JL's Ecuador Pictures (Part 2)

JL's Ecuador Pictures (Part 1)

Some Photos

As promised:

Another abandoned puppy. 

To be fair, we also found an abandoned boot

Resplendent Quetzal

Fiery-throated Hummingbird

There's a bird in the cloud forest

Costa Rica: Day 14 - Savegre

Another good day today. A little pre-breakfast birding around.  Adopted a new abandoned puppy for about 30 minutes. I have a photo but it's not going up tonight. After breakfast we went up through the valley (where Dad got some great photos of the Quetzal) and to Cerro de la Muerte in the paramo high country.  Great views, and on clear days you can see both the Pacific and Carribean. Saw some birds up there.  Then back down the hill in the Parque Nacionale de Quetzales for lunch and some hummingbirds. After that, the rain settled in, and we had our first early night back at the lodge. So now it's 8:30, Dad's nearly asleep, and I'm hurrying through this to get some early sleep myself.

Photos of the day (and some from yesterday):

***These are Dad's favorites (they're great) that he took today and yesterday, other than the squash....that's kind of a joke***

Purple-throated Mountain-gem female

Grey-breasted Wood-Wren

Collared Redstart

Spot-crowned Woodcreeper

Tufted Flycatcher

Hepatic Tanager

Bare-shank Screech-Owl

Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush

Resplendent Quetzal

Resplendent Quetzal

Noel (Guide)

Volcano Junco

Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush

Fiery-throated Hummingbird

Fiery-throated Hummingbird

Costa Rica: Day 13 - Savegre

Up a little late this morning (5ish) to do some hiking around the lodge. Many birds by the cabins - hummingbirds, thrushes, parakeets, tanagers and the like. Once up in the cloud forest, the birds were a little more difficult to draw in. Photos were tough. We did get a look at the quetzal, but not a great chance for photos.

Fortunately, the afternoon and evening made up for it, including some owl hunting. 

Long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher

Yellow-thighed Finch

Acorn Woodpecker

Rufous-collared Sparrow

Bare-shanked Screech-Owl