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Mariposas Del Mangaloma

May 19, 2010 by Mike 11 Comments

Reserva Mangaloma in Ecuador isn’t just amazing for avifauna, but is absolutely burgeoning with amazing butterflies. From the foothills to the highlands, we were...

Trips

Mud and Birds at Mangaloma

May 16, 2010 by Mike 5 Comments

The third day of my Ecuadorean avian odyssey in the capable care of Renato and Paola of Pululahua Hostal was informally dubbed Chocó Endemics Day, as we...

Trips

Hummingbirds of Septimo Paraiso

April 18, 2010 by Mike 4 Comments

While I’ve long been aware of the existence of at least seven heavens, their distinguishing features, like those of the fabled seven seas, have always been...

Trips

Birding Seventh Heaven… Septimo Paraiso

April 7, 2010 by Mike 17 Comments

Looking back on it, I still cannot believe how action-packed my second day in Ecuador was. As dawn broke, I admired killer cloudforest birds...

Trips

Mindo Madness

March 24, 2010 by Mike 3 Comments

Remember how I asserted that one of the features that establishes Ecuador as one of the best countries for birdwatching in the world was a...

Birding

Benevolent ID Challenge: Mystery at Mangaloma

March 20, 2010 by Mike 7 Comments

I think I’ve done it, and by “it” I mean devised an ID challenge so… challenging that even our audience won’t be able to...

Trips

Refugio Paz de las Aves III: The Hummingbirds

February 28, 2010 by Mike 11 Comments

So there I was at Refugio Paz de Las Aves, teetering on the edge of sanity after a barrage of insane Ecuadorean avifauna. First came the famed...

Trips

Refugio Paz de las Aves II: The Antpittas

February 24, 2010 by Mike 11 Comments

As I was saying (see Part I), I, David, Renato & Paola, and birders from four different continents had just been treated to one of the most spectacular...

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