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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Birding Mindo, Ecuador, Part 1
So we have arrived in our 10th country of this epic birdwatching adventure – Ecuador. Due to the political and security uncertainty here we have restricted ourselves to a short trip of just over a week with one birding stop in Mindo. Here we secured the help of Danny of Mindo Birding (Instagram, Facebook, WhatsAppContinueContinue reading “Birding Mindo, Ecuador, Part 1”
Looking for Spectacled Bear around Bogota
Before leaving Colombia we had one free day in the Capital Bogota. There were a few birds we could see in this part of the country plus we had a chance of finding the bear species that Children’s favourite Paddington is based on – the Spectacled (or Andean) Bear. We had to go for it.ContinueContinue reading “Looking for Spectacled Bear around Bogota”
Birding the Central Andes Part 3
If I wanted to design the perfect country for birding what features would I include? Well I would give it two separate coastlines on different major oceans. Then throw in a dramatic narrowing choke point for migration between two continents. It would need to have a portion of the largest rainforest (and richest ecosystem) onContinueContinue reading “Birding the Central Andes Part 3”
Birding the Central Andes Part 2
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”
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”
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”
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”
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