![lunch](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6666494609_175d2e62f1.jpg)
It was nice enough but not that special.
Day 8:
We started the second part of our Ecuador trip by spending a day in the high Andes looking for wildlife that live only at high altitude, including the Andean Condor:
![andean condor](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6666563095_a40bddeb2c.jpg)
![andean condors](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6666564325_04c7243877.jpg)
At one point we saw 15 condors in the air at once!
Checking out distant birds through a spotting scope:
![the group](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6666561489_29b9ae4dd4.jpg)
The scenery in the high Andes was magnificent. Here are a few photos of the dry paramo:
![dry paramo](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6666563261_19f1d6cea1.jpg)
![antisana volcano](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6666564069_0cbe3de9bb.jpg)
![dry paramo](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6666563809_2f5a2fd030.jpg)
The snow-covered peak is Antisana volcano.
A species found only in the dry paramo is the Carunculated Caracara:
![carunculated caracara](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6666563911_5bfba920e1.jpg)
After the dry paramo we moved on to the wet paramo habitat:
![wet paramo](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6666562015_18480d0a51.jpg)
![wet paramo](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6666561853_91da265b9d.jpg)
![looking for seedsnipe](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6666562193_6c9c7dc435.jpg)
![wet paramo](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6666564571_4a0aeb251d.jpg)
![looking for seedsnipe](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6666562091_a3ef8fe57f.jpg)
A species found only in the wet paramo habitat is the Paramo Ground-tyrant:
![paramo ground-tyrant](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6666564637_a51d76c7fe.jpg)
The night of our 8th day was spent in a fancy natural hot spring resort called Termas Papallacta:
![Termas Papallacta](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6666691907_bd48b338c0.jpg)
![wrist band](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6666562893_62e759ff3d.jpg)
![cabin](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6666564729_38e476628a.jpg)
Day 9:
Antisana volcano at dawn:
![Antisana volcano at dawn](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6666692103_570d2a9a7c.jpg)
We caught up with a Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe, which we missed on day 8:
![rufous-bellied seedsnipe!](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6666692371_66909fd727.jpg)
Cream-winged Cinclodes:
![cream-winged cinclodes](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6666692461_8f04373dc0.jpg)
Giant Conebill:
![giant conebill](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6666692805_5c62f73806.jpg)
Guango lodge hummingbird feeders were fun to watch:
Chestnut-breasted Coronet:
![chestnut-breasted coronet](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6666693065_c07dd8b2cd.jpg)
White-bellied Woodstar:
![white-bellied woodstar](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6666693201_01359c4586.jpg)
Sword-billed Hummingbird:
![sword-billed hummingbird](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6666693935_6653979284.jpg)
One of the coolest birds we saw was the Torrent Duck:
![torrent duck (male)](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6666694357_0c3e4e2c9c.jpg)
They have a strange affinity for white-water rivers!
San Isidro mystery owl:
![San Isidro mystery owl](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6666694873_0e25e21354.jpg)
It's thought that this owl belongs to a previously undescribed species.
Our 9th day was nicely capped by a warm glass of an Ecuadorian drink called a canalazo:
![canelazo](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6666694805_2c46991e87.jpg)
Day 10:
One of my favourite birds, the Inca Jay:
![inca (green) jay](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6667474147_c3a44ffb92.jpg)
We saw two fairly rare bird species at San Isidro lodge:
This is a Peruvian Antpitta:
![peruvian antpitta](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6667474499_7e17c71fb0.jpg)
and this is a White-breasted Antpitta:
![white-breasted antpitta](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7145/6667474323_39b72687a2.jpg)
Biggest earthworm ever!
![Jose with giant earthworm](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6667475155_4cd0b0dc2d.jpg)
![giant earthworm](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6667475015_6f03b67401.jpg)
A few butterfly photos:
![butterfly - clearwing](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6667475247_cd91d92139.jpg)
![butterfly](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6667475341_0ff311d7d3.jpg)
![Liz with butterfly](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6667475663_78628f2fe2.jpg)
![butterfly](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6667475475_8068507da7.jpg)
![Liz with butterfly](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7142/6667475735_3eefe01331.jpg)
and here's a damsel fly of some sort:
![damsel fly](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6667475833_c875955ec3.jpg)
Here's my soaked camera in a plastic protective wrap. Ecuador was quite wet and my camera got wet pretty often.
![soaked camera](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6667476649_09cea5ee46.jpg)
View from our cabin at San Isidro:
![view from cabin](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6667476335_2e96f62b69.jpg)
Day 11:
The red building is our cabin at San Isidro:
![our cabin, San Isidro](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6667563279_4cb1b708b9.jpg)
Jose, our guide, looking for the next amazing bird:
![Jose](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6667563741_799e155ced.jpg)
Here's a clearwing butterfly:
![clearwing](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6667563977_5c00a2d277.jpg)
Bag lunch on day 11:
![pack lunch](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6667564553_d501009310.jpg)
We suspect this is where Liz's food poisoning came from, though no one else got sick.
A cool looking moth right outside our door at Wild Sumaco lodge:
![moth](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6667565297_2cf9ab4e49.jpg)
Before going to bed on day 11 I found this little frog jumping around in our room:
![frog](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6667565693_6e6640bf6f.jpg)
Here it is on Liz's shoe. I caught the frog in a cup and safely escorted him outside.
Day 12:
View at dawn from the Wild Sumaco deck:
![view from the deck](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6671202921_844affa03a.jpg)
Sumaco volcano:
![Sumaco volcano](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6671203779_72561089e2.jpg)
Chestnut-mandibled toucan:
![chestnut-mandibled toucan](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6671204273_26f5392f65.jpg)
![chestnut-mandibled toucan](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7008/6671204333_fc833ca1bb.jpg)
![chestnut-mandibled toucan](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6671204411_f6dc4b720e.jpg)
Golden-tailed Sapphire:
![golden-tailed sapphire](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6671204675_691e50c959.jpg)
Wire-crested Thorntail:
![wire-crested thorntail](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6671204817_f77022cd3c.jpg)
Found a cicada in our room at Wild Sumaco lodge:
![cicada](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6671204607_32c86599cf.jpg)
Jose giving photography a try:
![Jose](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6671204983_95db9cc217.jpg)
Martin, Liz, Lea, watching hummingbird feeders:
![hummingbird feeder watching](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6671205109_9437460b04.jpg)
Day 13:
Mating Chestnut-mandibled Toucans:
![mating chestnut-mandibled toucans](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6671256997_a05bb9776a.jpg)
Jose bushwacking:
![Jose bushwacking](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6671257261_1c57dcf4bd.jpg)
We picked up lots of chiggars during this expedition!
By this day Liz was pretty sick with food poisoning:
![sick Liz](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6671257509_2c34347e92.jpg)
![sick Liz](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6671257685_f9ac6b5f16.jpg)
Her tummy troubles continued on and off for the rest of the trip, but in retrospect they were probably due to the anti-malaria pills.
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