I’m not even going to attempt a snarky caption, because this is just too beautiful: A kindly old man in Brazil opens his home to a hungry hummingbird. Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOeVhFV0zDc&rel=0
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So sweet. Can anyone translate?
A commenter on Youtube called Nisim Dahan has transcribed and translated it for us.
Hey, eat, eat, eat, eat here, we’re going to film here, come here, here, just here, let’s talk close up [to the videographer], see? That’s it. And, wait, come here, here now, [?], That’s it, just look, come here, come here, that’s it, that’s it, let’s go back to the video camera, there, s / he’s filming, s / he’s filming, that’s it, you sit on my finger, [? -something about honey],
look at that, he spends all day calling for me, shamelessly, he comes and circles and circles and circles me, I’ve been letting him call me for half an hour now, this is the grown son, his mother Introduced him to me here, and left him here on my windowsill there, and he’s used to this now, comes calling for here me all the team, all the team , right ?, so, that’s right, sit on my finger, come here, here come a little longer, sit here, eat, eat, eat, that’s it, a little longer,
to take advantage of the filming, do you see? , right there … that’s right, drink, right close to the camera, you do not want any more? You do not? I’ll put it away. Now. It’s put away. [He covers the feeder.] I leave it covered there, and he comes all the team, flying around me, calling, calling, and I get it, I come here, and I serve him.
Yeah, even though that translation is not totally accurate you get the gist. There’s not really anything about honey being said and where it reads team it should read time.
The accent and manner of speaking of Sr João and his way with the bird is simply delightful.
Such a lovely video
It’s wonderful! And that’s a pretty big honkin’ hummingbird! I wonder what kind it is. Sigh, if only more people were engaged with nature what a wonderful world it could be.
I totally agree, Murray.
We humans have felt ourselves to be the be-all
and end-all of the world for too long. Welp, maybe
that’s not a good phrase for what I mean. We could,
indeed, be the end-all. We were just marvelling
today about how the clematis somehow “knows”
where the trellis is and goes right to it. There is
way more going on out there that we are so far
incapable of understanding, much less even being
aware of. Nature is a never-disappointing marvel.
I too am amazed by vines reaching out to a specific spot. Possibly slight variations in temperature. It’s like the opposite of when your senses help you avoid furniture walking in a dark room.
I’m still amazed at how a seed turns into a specific plant! I remember my first garden and I planted morning glories, Bells of Ireland and a bunch of other flowers and was gobsmacked how each seed knew what to become and how different plants disperse their seeds – weeds in particular, the buggers. Ah, what would a garden be without weeds.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a hummingbird sit still for this long! He really must feel safe!
I’m surprised that he doesn’t have twenty swarming all over him! I guess hummingbirds are pretty shy.
He obviously have a special relationship with this little guy.
When the Hummingbird came in the second time the man called I gasped out loud. What great friends. The hovering in midair to interact on a human height level is beautiful. It is edifying to see the man appreciate the “small things” in life. We all rush around too much.
I’ve just unofficially adopted this man as my grandfather.
Nice!!
Yes, what a lovely man and what an amazing friendship he has formed with a tiny creature! Love it!
The guy adopted a penguin was also named “Joao” and was also from Brazil. Clearly Brazilians are awesome. 🙂
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Hey Nom Tom – you often refer to your comments as “snarky” which has always puzzled me.
According to the Google dictionary, “snarky” is an adjective that means “sharply critical; cutting; snide”
I’ve never thought of what you do in that way. I think what you do is add wit, charm and humor. But never snark.
(insert sharply critical, cutting, snide remark about the Google dictionary here.)
But point taken. 🙂
Hahaha!
What cuties! The both of them!