![parrots eating water/clay](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6678904081_e5cc0d822d.jpg)
Scarlet Macaw and parrots:
![scarlet macaw](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6678904219_240f818e31.jpg)
Parrots knew to clear out when the two Macaws flew in:
![scarlet macaws](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6678904429_53ca66f937.jpg)
Here are a few photos taken from the boat on the way to Napo Wildlife Center:
Fishing spider:
![fishing spider](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6678904563_5041553662.jpg)
A dragon!
![dragon!](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6678904695_854938627b.jpg)
Lesser Kiskadee:
![lesser kiskadee](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6678904771_20f17e4bc5.jpg)
Slender-billed Kite (sans tail):
![slender-billed kite](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6678904877_99bd6c5dfe.jpg)
White-chinned Jacamar:
![white-chinned jacamar](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6678904969_fe48a23d04.jpg)
Cream-colored Woodpecker:
![cream-colored woodpecker](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6678905051_c8e9c771e5.jpg)
Black-capped Donacobius:
![black-capped donacobius](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6678905113_e730de395e.jpg)
Striated Heron:
![striated heron](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6678905359_8bd08fc543.jpg)
Yellow-rumped Cacique:
![yellow-rumped cacique](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6678905449_58ec1c97ba.jpg)
After a couple hours on the boat we arrived at the beautiful Napo Wildlife Center:
![Napo Wildlife Center](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6678905591_0069287428.jpg)
View from our cabin porch:
![view from our porch](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6678905667_bd4c1cbb0f.jpg)
Day 18:
Napo Wildlife Center canopy tower:
![canopy tower](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6679095043_978b254b70.jpg)
Seen from the canopy tower:
Rainbow!
![rainbow](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6679095187_92902859f6.jpg)
![Liz on the canopy tower](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6679095117_4ff9ed60d9.jpg)
![view from canopy tower](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6679095383_c72a4756d7.jpg)
The three towers in the distance are the Sacha lodge canopy walkway.
Another Ivory-billed Aracari:
![ivory-billed aracari](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6679095881_3a7fcdc47e.jpg)
White-necked Puffbird:
![white-necked puffbird](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6679095983_29d5ee8df3.jpg)
![white-necked puffbird](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6679096125_14ee0e8f2a.jpg)
Napo Wildlife Center cabins:
![Napo Wildlife Center](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6679096281_3c218026b9.jpg)
Found this cool moth in our room:
![moth in our room](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6679096475_405f2b7e9b.jpg)
More boat birding:
Black-capped Donacobius:
![black-capped donacobius](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6679096739_d0c2e70730.jpg)
Capped Heron:
![capped heron](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7008/6679096829_8b2a048e78.jpg)
White-eared Jacamar:
![white-eared jacamar](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6679096955_61a8ce8752.jpg)
Barn Swallow:
![barn swallow](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6679096983_2e372ae2dc.jpg)
This species spends summers throughout USA so it was a familiar sight for us.
Red-capped Cardinal:
![red-capped cardinal](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6679097139_dc846853fd.jpg)
Hoatzins:
![hoatzin](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6679097249_f0b2b6b824.jpg)
Rufescent Tiger-heron:
![rufescent tiger-heron](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7145/6679097427_c6dca62bfd.jpg)
Black Caiman:
![black caiman](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6679097053_ff81d2abaa.jpg)
Squirrel Monkey with young:
![squirrel monkey](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6679097345_715a8e719b.jpg)
Back on land:
Mushroom growing on a dead leaf:
![mushroom](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7008/6679097645_ba72312343.jpg)
This butterfly thought my boot would be a good source for minerals:
![butterfly](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6679097773_f1b5e7f383.jpg)
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.
![flood birding](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6679184715_dd0b86c3c6.jpg)
Rubber boots were initially useful.
Jose trying not to get water in his boots:
![flood birding](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6679184809_02bd9e29c4.jpg)
Soon the water was too high for rubber boots to be useful:
![flood birding](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6679184921_7c3cca5a9b.jpg)
Liz photographing/videoing some termites:
![Liz taking a video of termites](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6679185063_936c5f170d.jpg)
Termites:
![termites](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6679184989_bb781d27f1.jpg)
There used to be a bridge here but was washed away by the flood:
![flood birding](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6679185249_c2fa7129b4.jpg)
The prize!
![the prize!](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6679185485_f82942d7e6.jpg)
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:
![golden-mantled tamrin monkey](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6679185629_5528b16190.jpg)
Collared Treerunner:
![collared treerunner](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6679185739_f90869f489.jpg)
We went back up the canopy tower late in the day.
Laughing Falcon:
![laughing falcon](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6679185949_7746242ba1.jpg)
Blue-and-yellow Macaw:
![blue and yellow macaw](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7146/6679186011_f85e1ba576.jpg)
Great Potoo:
![great potoo](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6679186187_9570df49c3.jpg)
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:
![sunset from canopy tower](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6679186057_05a3b698cb.jpg)
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:
![great tinamou](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6679186271_feb09a00a7.jpg)
Day 20:
We took a boat back to Coca:
![Napo river](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6679215975_175121dced.jpg)
From Coca we flew to Quito.
Back in Quito:
![back in Quito](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6679216183_42a8faa2ae.jpg)
Jose tallying species after dinner:
![Jose counting](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6679216353_4bc8a82be5.jpg)
Jose and family:
![Jose and family](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6679216437_9cc04ca968.jpg)
Lia and Martin:
![Lia and Martin](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6679216535_83e34b0d22.jpg)
We left for home next day early in the morning and after a stressful airport experience made it to our flight to Miami:
![finally on plane in Quito airport](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6679216629_f1e5858283.jpg)
Goodbye Quito:
![leaving Quito](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6679216685_0f78e0538b.jpg)
Hello Miami:
![Miami airport](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6679216745_408bdc70f9.jpg)
Back at home!
![home](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6679216853_d1fa4a0676.jpg)
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