Amazingly we have reached the end of our wonderful 8 month adventure travelling from Mexico to Rio via 17 countries. We have had some fantastic wildlife adventures along the way and I have really enjoyed sharing them on this blog. But all good things must come to an end so it came down to ourContinueContinue reading “Birding from Rio de Janeiro”
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Birding Iguazu Falls
So moving on in Argentina we went to Iguazu. Primarily this was to visit the amazing waterfall but we are trying to birdwatch everywhere too as each new area has some new birds. So we booked one day with Pocho of Birding Iguazu. Pocho was a lovely guy and a super-skilled guide who really knewContinueContinue reading “Birding Iguazu Falls”
Birding from Buenos Aires
As our big trip nears the end we are mainly managing single days birding around more touristy destinations. First up is a day birding from Buenos Aires. We chose to go to Ceibas a birding rich area north of the city. We also chose to go with Diego of Buenos Aires Birding. Another great guideContinueContinue reading “Birding from Buenos Aires”
Bolivian Highlands
We just spent four days travelling around the Bolivia Highlands from San Pedro de Atacama in Chile. This is really a hostile environment with us travelling between 3600-5000m and experiencing temperatures of -10C. However there is wildlife to be seen, sometimes in surprising abundance. A few pictures of the landscapes below. There were a lotContinueContinue reading “Bolivian Highlands”
Manu Road – Part 2 (Rainforest)
Having birded for two days in the Andes and Cloud forest we continued our birding adventure with the excellent Wild Watch Peru by descending into the bamboo and foothill rain forest around Manu Road. We stopped on the road at Conta Chaca as we descended and were pleased to see our first Macaws flying overContinueContinue reading “Manu Road – Part 2 (Rainforest)”
Manu Road – Part 1 (Andes and Cloud Forest)
Just over 900 bird species have been observed in my home continent of Europe – whilst over 1800 have been observed in the country of Peru (think about that)! One reason for this amazing diversity is the great variation in elevation from sea-level to the High Andes (at over 6,000m). One way to see thisContinueContinue reading “Manu Road – Part 1 (Andes and Cloud Forest)”
The Condors of Colca Canyon
In our journey from Mexico to Rio, we have made it as far as Arequipa. This meant we had the option for a two day side trip to visit the Colca Canyon and hopefully see Andean Condors. This is a bird I have always wanted to see since it is widely recognised as the largestContinueContinue reading “The Condors of Colca Canyon”
Boat trip to Ballestas Islands
So we are continuing our journey through Peru and have reached Paracas on the Pacific Coast. Here we took a two hour boat trip to Las Ballestas. The boat set off from Paracas Pier at 8am and was back by 10am but cost us only 30 soles per person plus port and national park entry.ContinueContinue reading “Boat trip to Ballestas Islands”
Birding from Huaraz, Peru
So this post is going to be a bit different from my usual post. Put simply, there will be no good bird photos in this post as I was primarily hiking in this region so didn’t carry my heavy camera! All the photos in this post were taken with an iPhone. We have just takenContinueContinue reading “Birding from Huaraz, Peru”
Birding Mindo, Ecuador, Part 2
Day3 – Reserva Amagusa Following our first two days in Mindo, we had something special planned for our third day. We set off early planning a full day in the more distant Reserva Amagusa and the Guayabillas Road. Arriving at the reserve it was raining and we were grateful for the cover of the lodgeContinueContinue reading “Birding Mindo, Ecuador, Part 2”
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