The final days in Peru – June 29-July 6 2015

Our final 8 days in Peru were spent in the north and were certainly a race to the finish. It went a little something like

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Oh, The Places You’ll Go….To See Birds – The Scarlet-banded Barbet Excursion – June 27-28, 2015

Barbets are small to medium-sized, usually brightly colored birds with disproportionately large heads and thick bills. There are 83 known species dispersed throughout tropical environments

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Whack-a-bug – Cliff Flycatcher Style

While up in Abra Patricia we had great looks at this adorable Cliff Flycatcher at a nest, who snagged a bug, proceeded to whack it

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The World’s Tiniest Owl – June 21-26, 2015 – Updates from North Peru

The morning of June 21st we woke up super early (AKA 4:30 AM) to make sure we’d be at our intended destination before dawn, because

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The Start of the North – June 15-20, 2015 – Tracking Down Endemics and Putting Up With A New Driver

The next portion of our Peru trip, really just an extension of what we were already doing, involved utilizing our vehicle to visit as many

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Drama with our Driver – Peru – June 10-14, 2015 – Huanaco, Bosque Unchog, Pueblo Libre

After leaving Oxapampa, we arrived in the Huanaco area, an area with pleasant temperatures (warm days and cool nights) due to its elevation, which was

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Finding a Cloud Forest Screech Owl – June 8-10, 2015 – Villa Rica & Ulcumano Ecolodge

Villa Rica, an area dominated by shade-grown coffee plantations, makes for surprisingly good birding. Located in the central part of the Peruvian Selva, Villa Rica

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The Start of Birding Peru with a Driver – June 2-7, 2015 – Santa Eulalia Valley, Lake Junin & Satipo Road

While planning our six month long worldwide adventure, Ross and I made the decision to hire a driver for the majority of our Peru trip.

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The Amazon with Muyuna Lodge & AMR – May 26-June 1, 2015

The Wattled Curassow, a game-type bird that was nearly hunted to extinction. Found in remote rain forests in the western Amazon Basin, this particular bird

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Part II of Peru – The Amazon – May 20-25, 2015

Picture being in the middle of the Amazon Jungle in a very remote place. As I write this, (and if you are reading this, know

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