In my previous post I shared about birding in the Cloud Forests of Otun Quimbaya and Rio Blanco. In this post we head to higher altitudes to explore Andean Forests and Paramo habitats. Day 3 – Hacienda El Bosque (High Andean Forest) This site was, and still is, an active farm but they are pro-activelyContinueContinue reading “Birding the Central Andes Part 2”
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Birding the Central Andes Part 1
Is Colombia the best country for birding in the world? I just think it might be! Certainly, it has been the best country of this trip so far and any country I have ever birded in for that matter. It has more species than any other country in the world (over 1,900). It has someContinueContinue reading “Birding the Central Andes Part 1”
Birding Santa Marta Mountains
Carrying on our travel in Colombia we moved to Minca as the gateway to the legendary Santa Marta Mountains. Here we had booked three days with Cristian Manrique (Instagram Manrique Birding and WhatsApp +57 310 7364337). Cristian was recommended by Joel one of our best guides in Mexico and he was absolutely fantastic – greatContinueContinue reading “Birding Santa Marta Mountains”
Diving Tayrona National Park, Colombia
As I have shared in previous posts, my wife and I enjoy diving to see a different side of wildlife. Well we are finally in South America having worked our way down from Mexico City and before exploring wildlife on land we have been diving with Ocean Lovers in the Tayrona National Park to seeContinueContinue reading “Diving Tayrona National Park, Colombia”
Birding Pipeline Road
Before I left home I had spent a happy few hours scanning ebird hotspots and looking at some of the places I might visit. A rash of red spots crossing the central Panama belt caught my attention and led me to investigate Pipeline Road. An area close to Panama City but rich in resident andContinueContinue reading “Birding Pipeline Road”
Birding Bocas del Torro
We have moved on to Panama and just had a week diving the wrecks and reefs here. But we also took a day out to go birding visiting three key locations by boat – Changuinola Canal, Boca del Rio Changuinola and Isla Pajaros (Bird Island). We had arranged a boat captain (Enrique) and guide (Stacey)ContinueContinue reading “Birding Bocas del Torro”
Rich wildlife around Arenal
Our last post from the rich nature wonderland of Costa Rica focuses on birding around the Arenal Volcano. We had quite mixed weather including lots of rain but we were still pleased to see a range of birds and other wildlife. Arenal Observatory Lodge We had a very wet soggy morning at Arenal Observatory Lodge.ContinueContinue reading “Rich wildlife around Arenal”
Photography Feeders of North East Costa Rica
We continue our adventure through Costa Rica and this time we are travelling through the Arenal and La Selva birding regions. This region is particularly rich in photography hide setups so I will be reviewing a few of these in this post. A great resource for Costa Rica is Ground Cuckoo Hotspots although I bookedContinueContinue reading “Photography Feeders of North East Costa Rica”
Carara served three ways
If you go to an excellent restaurant you might find a dish on the menu which is Pork/Beef/Carrot/Asparagus (take your pick) “served three ways”. One or more of the offerings will look and taste nothing like the aforementioned ingredient which apparantly shows how clever the chef must be. Well in this post I offer theContinueContinue reading “Carara served three ways”
Birding the Talamanca Highlands
Moving on through the natural wonderland of Costa Rica we have moved into the Talamanca Mountains and the area around Los Quetzales National Park and the San Gerado D’ota Valley. These mountains which form the southern spine of Costa Rica and continue into Panama have a high number of regional endemics, birds only found hereContinueContinue reading “Birding the Talamanca Highlands”
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