Photo by Mandi Fountain | Photo by Abby Sterling Photo by Mandi Fountain | Photo by Abby Sterling

For Captain Ahab, it was a white whale. For Quint from "Jaws," it was a great white shark. For Bonner Black , it was a roseate spoonbill , a wading bird with bright pink plumage and a long beak that resembles a piece of flatware. The Nashville-based musician was driving on the backroads of Costa Rica a couple months ago, eyes fixed on the surrounding greenery, when her friend in the driver's seat exclaimed "FLAMINGO!" Before she knew it, Black had jumped out of the moving car, catching only a passing glimpse of the roseate spoonbill — not even long enough to raise her phone for a picture — before it flew off.

"I love that that was how I saw it because I just got it for a second, one

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