In CCTV footage from Brazil, a snooping turquoise-fronted amazon parrot was seen scrutinizing a highway camera.
When a curious parrot chose to examine a traffic camera, the phrase “bird’s eye view” took on a whole new meaning.
Now, a video of an avian playing peekaboo with a security camera in Brazil has gone viral, delighting internet users.
In Curitiba, the southern Brazilian state of Paraná, a turquoise-fronted amazon parrot took a break from flying and became inquisitive after discovering the electronic gadget.
In a charming photobombing incident, the bird was spotted looking into the lens on the busy BR-116 road near the city.
The clip, which was posted on Twitter and quickly disseminated across other platforms, shows the “special visitor” constantly “just-looking” through the lens, stopping the camera’s recording as vehicles drove by.
Here’s the link to the video:
While netizens were enthralled by the playful parrot’s antics, it is not the first bird to exhibit an interest in CCTV cameras installed on the Latin American country’s roadways in recent years.
In April, two toucans were caught on camera pecking at a camera mounted atop a traffic signal near Campinas, Sao Paulo. The ravenous couple even tried to “eat” the camera, as seen by footage showing them chewing it.
Curious toucans try to eat highway camera in Brazil #animal #oddities #brazil #campinas #toucans #birds #funny #cctv #camera #KameraOne pic.twitter.com/N7qe34I2O3
— KameraOne (@kamera_one) April 22, 2021
The situation of interested birds with highway cameras, however, is not limited to Brazil. A seagull checked out a CCTV camera in London earlier this year, causing quite a stir online.
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