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Eagle Lakes Community Park, Naples, FL
Eagle Lakes Community Park, Naples, FL
Eagle Lakes Community Park, Naples, FL
Eagle Lakes Community Park, Naples, FL
Eagle Lakes Community Park, Naples, FL
Eagle Lakes Community Park, Naples, FL
Eagle Lakes Community Park, Naples, FL
Eagle Lakes Community Park, Naples, FL
Eagle Lakes Community Park, Naples, FL
Eagle Lakes Community Park, Naples, FL
Eagle Lakes Community Park, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
A.D.Barnes Park, Miami-Dade County, FL
A.D.Barnes Park, Miami-Dade County, FL
A.D.Barnes Park, Miami-Dade County, FL
A.D.Barnes Park, Miami-Dade County, FL
A.D.Barnes Park, Miami-Dade County, FL
A.D.Barnes Park, Miami-Dade County, FL
A.D.Barnes Park, Miami-Dade County, FL
A.D.Barnes Park, Miami-Dade County, FL
Brewer Park, Miami-Dade County, FL
Brewer Park, Miami-Dade County, FL
Brewer Park, Miami-Dade County, FL
Brewer Park, Miami-Dade County, FL
Brewer Park, Miami-Dade County, FL
Brewer Park, Miami-Dade County, FL
Brewer Park, Miami-Dade County, FL
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Mercedes Rivadeneira @ Puembo
Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Scrub Tanager
Blue-gray Tanager
Eared Dove
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Avocado Tree
Strreak-throated Bush-Tyrant
Croaking Grund Dove
Morning Glory
Lunch @ Puembo Birding Garden
Freshwater Salmon (Steelhead)
Shiny Cowbird
Tropical Mockingbird
Birding by Boat ~ Sani Lodge
Colonial Quito
Colonial Quito
Colonial Quito
El Alabado Museum
el San Francisco
el San Francisco
el San Francisco
Heladeria "San Agustin"
Heladeria "San Agustin"
Quito: Artisan's Market
Quito: Artisan's Market
Quito: Artisan's Market
Tawny Antpita
Mountain Velvetbreast
Equatorial Antpita
Tyrian Metaltail
White-bellied Woodstar
Sparkling Violetear
Masked Flowerpiercer
Chestnut-naped Antpita
White-bellied Woodstar
Andean Guan
Yellow-breasted Brushfinch
Buff-tailed Coronet
Sapphire-vented Puffleg
Red-crested Cotinga
Orange Mapwing Butterfly
Hooded Mountain Tanager
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Reserva Zuro Loma
White-booted Racket-tail
Red Angel's Trumpet
Black-capped Tanager
Red-headed Barbet
White-necked Jacobin
White-necked Jacobin
Purple-bibbed Whitetip
Purple-bibbed Whitetip
Flame-rumped Tanager
Purple-throated Woodstar
Collared Aracari
Andean Emerald
Bay-headed Tanager
Summer Tanager
Black Segmented Millipede
White-whiskered Hermit
Brown Violetear
Blue-necked Tanager
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Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan
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Buff-tailed Coronet
Dusky Chlorospingus
Swallow-tailed Kite
Brown Inca Hummingbird
Green and Black Fruiteater
Tiger Beetle
Guaycapi Lodge
Guaycapi Lodge
Guaycapi Lodge
Guaycapi Lodge
Guaycapi Lodge
Guaycapi Lodge
Guaycapi Lodge
Guaycapi Lodge
Guaycapi Lodge
Andean Cock-of-the-Rock
Crowned Woodnymph
Pacific Hornero
Swithcing Pastures - right-of-way to the cattle.
Cock-of-the-Rock Lek "Blind"
Cock-of-the-Rock Lek "Blind"
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Sickle-winged Guan
Strong-billed Woodcreeper
Velvet-purple Coronet
Swallow-tailed Kite
Violet-tailed Sylph
Violet-tailed Sylph
Swallow-tailed Kite
Ornate Flycatcher
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
White-necked Jacobin
White-lined Tanager
Dusky-faced Tanager
Thick-billed Euphonia
Palm Tanager
Why it's called a "Cloud Forest"
Buff-throated Saltator
Lineated Woodpecker
White-lined Tanager
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Palm Tanager
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Little Cuckoo
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Saffron Finch
Thick-billed Euphonia
Frutti Tour
Crowned Woodnymph
Green-crowned Brilliant
Tyra
Variable Seedeater
Milpe Lodge
Milpe Lodge
Feliz Cumpleaños, Señor Nick
Feliz Cumpleaños, Señor Nick
Metallic-green Tanager
Yellow-breasted Antpita
Thick-billed Euphonia
Golden Tanager
Golden-naped Tanager
Refugio Paz de Las Aves
Toucan Barbette
Crimson-rumped Toucanette
Crimson-rumped Toucanette
Red-headed Barbet
Rufous-breasted Antthrush
Montaine Woodcreeper
Refugio Paz de Las Aves
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Lady's Eardrops (fuchsia boliviana)
Lady's Eardrops (fuchsia boliviana)
Refugio Paz de Las Aves
Refugio Paz de Las Aves
Agouiti
Yellow-throated Toucan
Ecuadorian Thrush
Blue-necked Tanager
Flame-rumped Tanager
Velvet-purple Coronet
Velvet-purple Coronet
Flame-faced Tanager
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San Tadeo Birding Garden
San Tadeo Birding Garden
San Tadeo Birding Garden
San Tadeo Birding Garden
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Tree Tomatoe
Golden-collared Honeycreeper
Swainson's Thrush
Zeledon's Antbird
Bay-breasted Warbler
White-faced Coati
Slate-throated Redstart
Ochre-breasted Tanager
Smoke-colored Pewee
Black-striped Sparrow
Rose-faced Parrot
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Rufous-throated Tanager
Rose-faced Parrot
Glistening-green Tanager
Bay Wren
Cinnamon Becard
Tyra
Black-chinned Mountain Tanager
Northern House Wren
Giant Cowbird
Golden-bellied Flycatcher
Moss-backed Tanager
Dark-backed Wood-Quail
Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa
Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa
Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa
Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa
Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa
Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa
Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa
Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa
Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa
Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa
Oilbird
Red Junglefowl Rooster
Southern Lapwing
In Search of the Oilbird
The gate to the Oilbird Cave
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Moth Trap @ Sachatamia Lodge
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Masked Trogon
Masked Trogon
Masked Trogon
Three-striped warbler
Plain-brown Woodcreeper
Golden-bellied Flycatcher
Dusky Chlorospingus
Long-wattled Umbrellabird
Masked Water-Tyrant
Upon the Tower Sachatamia Lodge
Sachatamia Lodge Tower
Sachatamia Lodge Birding Trail
Repurposed Coke Crates
Bromiliad
Sachatamia Lodge
Shining Sunbeam
Giant Hummingbird
Giant Hummingbird
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Cinereous Conebill
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Band-winged Nightjar
Andean Condor
Plain-colored Seedeater
Many-striped Canastero
Stout-billed Cinclodes
Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant
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Andean Gull
Antisana Volcano
Antisana Volcano
Carunculated Caracara
Carunculated Caracara
Antisana Volcano
Antisana Volcano
Antisana Volcano
Antisana Volcano
Antisana Volcano
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Black Flowerpiercer
The REAL Equator
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White-chinned Thistletail
Andean Tit-Spinetail
Giant Conebill
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Papallacta Antennas
Papallacta Antennas
Papallacta Antennas
Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe
Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe
Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe
Papallacta Antennas
Papallacta Antennas
Papallacta Antennas
Agile Tit-Tyrant
Agile Tit-Tyrant
Agile Tit-Tyrant
Spectacled Redstart
Spectacled Redstart
Blue-backed Conebill
Antisana Volcano (Eastern View)
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Antisana Volcano (Eastern View)
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Pampallacta Lodge
Pampallacta Lodge
Pampallacta Lodge
Pampallacta Lodge
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Tapir
Green Jay
Cinnamon Flycatcher
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher
San Isidro Lodge
Montane Woodcreeper
San Isidro Lodge
Torrent Duck
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Gorgeted Woodstar
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Chestnut-breasted Coronet
Long-tailed Sylph (Eastern)
Tawny-bellied Hermit
Peruvian Racket-tail
Green-backed Hillstar
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
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Fawn-breasted Brilliant
El Quetzal Protected Forest
El Quetzal Protected Forest
Pale-edged Flycatcher
Canada Warbler
Green Jay
Black-billed Peppershrike
Canada Warbler
Golden-bellied Flycatcher
Blue-gray Tanager (east)
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White-capped Dipper
Brown Violetear
Brazilian Red Cloak
Outdoor shower @ Trucker's Stop
Roadside Orchid
Olive-chested Flycatcher
Ashanti Blood
Lipstick Tree
Birding a Highway Bridge
Edwin Purchasing Rambuton
Our intro to Wild Sumaco Lodge
Miconia calvescens
Short-tailed Antthrush
Black-streaked Puffbird
Black-streaked Puffbird
Collared Trogan
Plain-backed Antpitta
Russet-backed Oropendola
Birding the Wild Sumaco forest
Yellow-throated Toucan
Calling the Plain-backed Antpita
Ruddy Pigeon
Gould's Jewelfront
Porterweed (stachytarpheta indica)
Wild Sumaco Lodge & Reserve
Gusmania Bromeliad
Justicia Aurea
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Quilts @ Wild Sumaco Lodge
Blackish Rail
Beehive Ginger
Magpie Tanager
Chestnut-bellied Seedeater
Tufted Airplant
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Roadside Orchid
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Green-backed Trogon
Sumaco Volcano
Birding Wild Sumaco Lodge & Reserve
Birding Wild Sumaco Lodge & Reserve
Birding Wild Sumaco Lodge & Reserve
Western Wood Pewee
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Cattle Tyrant
White-winged Swallow
Bare-faced Ibis
Coca: Gateway to the Amazon Basin
Coca: Gateway to the Amazon Basin
The motorized launch to Sani Lodge
Pied Plover
Sani Lodge "Box Lunch"
Wattled Jacana
Hoatzin
Hoatzin
Yellow-crowned Tyrannuylet
Motoring along the Napo River
Sani River: Where black meets muddy.
The "dock" @ Sani Lodge
The Trail to Sani Lodge Paddle Canoes
Into to Cacao Beans
Paddle Canoe: Sani Lodge
Sani Lodge Lagoon
Paddle Canoe: Sani Lodge
Paddle Canoe: Sani Lodge
Sani Lodge: Amazon Basin
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Sani Lodge: Amazon Basin
Sani Lodge Lagoon
Sani Lodge: Python
Cayman @ Sani Lodge
Paddling to the Sani Tower
Sani Lodge Tower in Kapok Tree
Sani Lodge Tower in Kapok Tree
Sani Lodge Tower in Kapok Tree
White-vented Euphonia
Amazonian Trogon
Green-backed Trogon
White-necked Puffbird
Spangled Cotinga
Rufous-bellied Euphonia
Many-banded Aracari
Squirrel Cuckoo
Ivory-billed Aracari
Sani Lodge Tower in Kapok Tree
Sani Lodge Tower in Kapok Tree
Sani Lodge Tower in Kapok Tree
Sani Lodge Tower in Kapok Tree
White-winged Becard
Black-capped Becard
Unidentified nestling in Kapok Tree
Wire-tail Manikin
Sani Lodge Tower in Kapok Tree
Birding the Sani Lodge Tower
Birding the Sani Lodge Tower
Sani Lodge Tower in Kapok Tree
View to Forest Floor from 125'
Hoatzin
Large-billed Tern
Sani Lodge Tower in Kapok Tree
Sani Lodge Tower in Kapok Tree
Stanhopea grandiflora Orchid
Our Sani Guide, Carlos
Birding the Sani Lodge Forest
Birding the Sani Lodge Forest
Birding the Sani Lodge Forest
Refreshments before ascending the Sani Tower.
Miguel, our paddler & refreshment guy.
River Otter
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Burrowing Owl
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Rock Pigeon
Scarlet-crowned Barbet
Scarlet-crowned Barbet
Magpie Tanager
Paddle Canoe en-route to Sani Lodge
Along the Route to Sani Lodge
Along the Route to Sani Lodge
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Motorized Canoe to Clay Licks
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Mealy Amazon Parrot
Blue-headed Parrot
Ringed Kingfisher
White-banded Swallow
Orange-backed Troupial
White-eared Jacamar
Scarlet Macaw
Lunch Spot Along the Napo Rivcer
Lunch Spot Along the Napo Rivcer