Madagascar: A place where you walk finely stamped trails and are shown birds at staked out locations. There is so little forest remaining that the
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The Beginning of the End – Ecuador – July 7-18, 2015
Our hired van for Peru was scheduled to end on July 6th. We were dropped off in the city of Chiclayo and had planned to
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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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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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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 last of Bolivia –
After a very bizarre day entering La Paz, (which you can read about here) Ross and I slept in and took advantage of the complimentary
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Bolivia Saga Part II – May 6-10 2015
Picking up where I left off (Click here to read about our first week) … We arrived in Cochabamba early evening and were very fortunate
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