Ecuador trip - part 4

The last part of our Ecuador tour began with a visit to a couple of parrot clay licks before traveling by boat to the Napo Wildlife Center.



Scarlet Macaw and parrots:


Parrots knew to clear out when the two Macaws flew in:




Here are a few photos taken from the boat on the way to Napo Wildlife Center:

Fishing spider:


A dragon!


Lesser Kiskadee:


Slender-billed Kite (sans tail):


White-chinned Jacamar:


Cream-colored Woodpecker:


Black-capped Donacobius:


Striated Heron:


Yellow-rumped Cacique:


After a couple hours on the boat we arrived at the beautiful Napo Wildlife Center:


View from our cabin porch:


Day 18:

Napo Wildlife Center canopy tower:


Seen from the canopy tower:

Rainbow!





The three towers in the distance are the Sacha lodge canopy walkway.

Another Ivory-billed Aracari:


White-necked Puffbird:



Napo Wildlife Center cabins:


Found this cool moth in our room:



More boat birding:

Black-capped Donacobius:


Capped Heron:


White-eared Jacamar:


Barn Swallow:

This species spends summers throughout USA so it was a familiar sight for us.

Red-capped Cardinal:


Hoatzins:


Rufescent Tiger-heron:


Black Caiman:


Squirrel Monkey with young:


Back on land:

Mushroom growing on a dead leaf:


This butterfly thought my boot would be a good source for minerals:


Day 19:

It rained all night before our 19th day in Ecuador so this morning we spent a few hours walking through flooded paths looking for, and finding, some elusive species.


Rubber boots were initially useful.

Jose trying not to get water in his boots:


Soon the water was too high for rubber boots to be useful:


Liz photographing/videoing some termites:


Termites:


There used to be a bridge here but was washed away by the flood:


The prize!

Black-necked Red-cotinga. One of the elusive species we saw during our morning of flood birding.

We were back on dry land for the afternoon.

Golden-mantled Tamrin:


Collared Treerunner:


We went back up the canopy tower late in the day.

Laughing Falcon:


Blue-and-yellow Macaw:


Great Potoo:

This nocturnal bird has a terrifying call. It was a big treat to see it!

Sunset on our last full day of birding in Ecuador:

The peak in the lower left is the Sumaco volcano.

Jose spotted a Great Tinamou as we walked back to the cabins in complete darkness:


Day 20:

We took a boat back to Coca:


From Coca we flew to Quito.

Back in Quito:


Jose tallying species after dinner:


Jose and family:


Lia and Martin:


We left for home next day early in the morning and after a stressful airport experience made it to our flight to Miami:


Goodbye Quito:


Hello Miami:


Back at home!