2017 July Ecuador
In July 2017 Bill and I travelled to Ecuador with four friends ~ Cathy French, Clay Chianese, Paul Maguire and Derek Pittman, it was a wonderful trip, we stayed in San Jorge Eco Lodges in Quito Cloud Forest, Tandayapa sub-tropical Rainforest and Milpe Rainforest, and our tour Company was The Magic Birding Circuit, our guides were wonderful, the lodges were lovely with great staff and lovely food. The last few days we stayed in the Real Andalucia Hotel in Quito and visited Cotopaxi Volcano, Antisana Volcano and the Middle of the World City getting the "must have" photo on the Equator Line.

Eared Dove

Pale-mandibled Aracari

Stout-billed Cinclodes

Shining Sunbeam Hummingbird

Spectacled Redstart (Whitestart)


Sierra Finch

Cloud Forest above Quito

Spectacled Redstart (Whitestart)

San Jorge Eco Lodge de Milpe

Caranulated Caracara

Sapphire-vented Puffleg

Plate-billed Mountain-toucan

San Jorge Eco Lodge de Milpe

Andean Lapwing

Glossy Flowerpiecer

Booted Racket-tail

Masked Water Tyrant

Black-faced Ibis

Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager

Andean Emerald Hummingbird

Masked Water Tyrant

White-tailed Deer

Yellow-breasted Brush-finch

Masked Trogon

Velvet-purple Coronet

Andean Deer

Sparkling Violetear Hummingbird

Violet-tailed Sylph

Flame-faced Tanager

Quito

Sparkling Violetear Hummingbird

Blue-winged Tanager

Golden Tanager

Quito

Masked Flowerpiercer


Orange-bellied Euphonia

Quito

Rufous-naped Brush-finch ~ Juvenile


Crimson-rumped Toucanet

Cathy, April, Bill, Paul, Derek & Clay

Great Thrush


Lyre-tailed Nightjar

Cotopaxi National Park

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

Early morning, San Jorge Eco Lodge Quito

Toucanet Barbet

Andean Gull

Black-chested Mountain Tanager

Nono Mindo Road, Tandayapa

Moss-backed Tanager

Slaty-backed Coot

Gray-browed Brush-finch

San Jorge Eco Lodge Tandayapa

Smooth-billed Ani

Yellow-billed Pintail

Sword-billed Hummingbird

San Jorge Eco Lodge Tandayapa


Bar-winged (Buff-winged) Cinclodes

Andean Guan

Golden-crowned Flycatcher

Andean Condor

Wild Horses ~ Cotopaxi National Park

Andean Guan

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

Andean Condor

Ecuadorian Hillstar

San Jorge Eco Lodge Quito

Cloud Forest Pygmy-owl

Andean Condor

Cotopaxi Volcano

Brown-bellied Swallow

Booted Racket-tail

Andean Condor

Cotopaxi Volcano

Fawn-breasted Brilliant Hummingbird

Cotopaxi Volcano

Oilbird

Cotopaxi from Pinchincha Volcano

Oilbird Cave

Cotopaxi from Pinchincha Volcano

Bat Falcon

Black-billed Shrike-tyrant

San Jorge Eco Lodge Tandayapa

Black-billed Shrike-tyrant

White-breasted Wood-wren

Cable Car Pinchincha Volcano



Red-headed Barbet (Fem)

Pinchincha Summit

Buff-throated Foliage Gleaner

Middle of the World

Green-crested Woodnymph

Middle of the World

Agouti

Middle of the World

Lightening Bug at San Jorge Eco Lodge de Milpe

Quito ~ Changing of the Guard celebrations

Rufous Motmot

Quito ~ Changing of the Guard celebrations

Rufous Motmot

Quito ~ Changing of the Guard celebrations

Rufous Motmot

22nd #12 ~ Rufous-breasted Chat-tyrant

San Jorge Eco Lodge de Milpe

Yellow-breasted Antpitta

Chestnut-crowned Antpitta

