29 Nov 2012
Green-cheeked Parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae)
The green-cheeked parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae) was quite hard to see up close, as it was usually in the dense canopy when in the valleys. Not in dead trees,…
29 Nov 2012
Mitred Parakeet (Aratinga mitrata)
Mitred parakeet (Aratinga mitrata) is perhaps the most numerous of the parakeet species here, and I saw many flocks of them escaping the various birds of……
27 Nov 2012
Military Macaw (Ara militaris)
As I'm photographing a Plumbeous Kite I hear the calls of Military Macaws! I've just entered the fringes of Amboro National Park in which Refugio Los Volcanses…
26 Nov 2012
Palicourea coriacea
As I visited at the end of the dry season, the plateau was lush and green. Many of the plants species were in full bloom, like this palicourea coriacea.…
26 Nov 2012
Palicourea coriacea
As I visited at the end of the dry season, the plateau was lush and green. Many of the plants species were in full bloom. Huanchaca Plateau is also called…
26 Nov 2012
Palicourea sp
As I got close to the Huanchaca Plateau I noticed many new types of plants compared to further down the slopes of the plateau, and it seemed to increase as I…
26 Nov 2012
Palicourea sp
As I got close to the Huanchaca Plateau I noticed many new types of plants compared to further down the slopes of the plateau, and it seemed to increase as I…
23 Nov 2012
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
My only sighting of black skimmer (Rynchops niger) was along the Tuichi River, so I never saw it hunting. Its peculiar beak is used as a kind of fishing rod,…
22 Nov 2012
Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna)
Yet another pair I was able to get quite close to - this is on the grounds of the neighboring Santa Rosa (no longer in business, unfortunately). As you can see…
21 Nov 2012
Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna)
Chalalan has a good population of both Blue-and-yellow and Red-and-green Macaws. If you are able to get in the canopy (usually most unlikely), on a hill or…