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Continue reading →: The Burrowing Owls of Cape CoralA few poses from the burrowing owls of Cape Coral!
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Continue reading →: Refugio Paz de las AvesMany years before I visited Ecuador, I had heard about Refugio Paz de Las Aves, and its owner, Angel Paz, the “Antpitta whisperer”. You are probably wondering “And what exactly is an ant pitta?” Antpittas are forest birds that feed on ants and other insects on or near the ground.…
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Continue reading →: Boxed in by LandslidesHere’s the landslide at our lodge! Luckily no one was injured, and there were generators in the dining area so we were able to have normal meals. The lack of electricity in our rooms wasn’t too much of an issue since we were basically only there to sleep. Another landslide…
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Continue reading →: Dodging LandslidesTo find more of the Choco endemics, we left our lodge very early one morning for a two-hour drive to the Mashpi-Amagusa Reserve. The specific location of this forest makes it special since this area is the last foothill-forest that directly connects to the lower subtropical western forest of Ecuador,…
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Continue reading →: Ecuador Birding BonusOnce I decided on a trip to the Galapagos, I knew I also wanted to add at least a few days to bird and photograph on the mainland of Ecuador. I had heard about great birding in the cloud forests not too far from Quito, and after just little bit…
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Continue reading →: Learning about Boobies – Blue-footed, that is…I must admit that the one bird I was most eager to see in the Galapagos was the Blue-Footed Booby (Sula nebouxii). It’s brightly colored blue feet, to say nothing of its name, have made it an iconic symbol of the islands, but unlike many other species found here, it…
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