The distant postcards are a weekly series in which international NPR correspondents share snapshots of moments of their lives and work around the world.
I admit that I am obsessed with the crazy blue feet. I saw the Avian accentuated turquoise for the first time during my recent trip to the Galápagos – the volcanic islands of the Pacific at around 600 miles from the equator, and houses many couples of world reproduction on the world.
I understand why almost two centuries ago, Charles Darwin was fascinated by these sea birds and gave them invoicing in his theory of evolution. I could not have enough – just as amused by their approach tagged on earth (their name comes from Spanish sore For “stupid”) while being also impressed by their precision diving skills at sea. I admit that I was also seduced by their omnipresent caricatures stuck in the cities of Galápagos, adorning walls and panels and all kinds of kitsch on the theme of the madmen.
My colleague NPR Aya Batrawy, based in Dubai, summed it up better after seeing a video that I had shared from a madman in a home, his incuba twisted in a pose at 180 degrees, reading his rear-brown cinnamon and her brilliant feathers. “Now it’s life,” she said, “to be born with perfect shoes and the ability to scratch your back.”
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