Birds
India
Ecuador
Feb 24 2026
The Las Cotingas Reserve was simply spectacular. Hard to keep up with the bird activity.
Mar 7
21
Feb 24 2026
Tricky species in the underbrush and took some time to ID. Las Cotingas Reserve
Mar 7
25
Feb 24 2026
One of great advancements in birding has been via Merlin - where even high up, far away in the canopy you can have an idea what is calling with the sound recordings. Las Cotingas Reserve.
Mar 7
20
Feb 25 2026
At the Milpe Reserve east of Los Bancos
Mar 7
21
Feb 24 2026
male
Las Cotingas - the jewels of Ecuador
Mar 7
23
Feb 25 2026
At the Milpe Reserve - only chance to photograph this species up close, as all other encounters were with birds high up in trees
Mar 7
19
Feb 25 2026
Thanks to Sue and Ahmad later for the ID - another bird moving in a flurry of activity at the Milpe Reserve.
Mar 6
23
Feb 25 2026
At the same time as several other species were moving through, I thought this might have been a female redstart but only after returning to Canada did I realize it was a new species. Milpe Reserve.
Mar 6
25
Feb 25 2026
Having caught a large lunch. Milpe Reserve during a mixed flock pass-by.
Mar 6
25