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Ecuador 2025 Euphonias Orange-bellied (F,M) and Thick-billed. #birds

Ecuador 2025 Brushfinches: Yellow-breasted, Choco, and Chestnut-capped. #birds

Ecuador 2025 Moving down the list to sparrows. Rufous-collared, Orange-billed, and Black-striped Sparrows. #birds

Ecuador 2025 More flycatchers. Tropical Kingbird and Tawny-breasted and Boat-billed Flycatchers. #birds

Ecuador 2025 More flycatchers and coati. Golden-bellied, Social, and Rusty-margined Flycatchers. #birds

Ecuador 2025 Flycatchers Dusky-capped, Smoke-colored, Ornate, and Masked Water-Tyrant. #birds

Ecuador 2025 Orange-breasted Fruiteater and Andean Cock-of-the-rock. #birds

Ecuador 2025 Woodpeckers Powerful, Cinnamon, Lineated, and Golden-olive. #birds

Ecuador 2025 Toucan Barbet and Tayra. # birds. #mammals

Ecuador 2025 Spectacled Bear through scope while watching the Condors. #mammals #birds

Ecuador 2025 Parrots Red-billed, Blue-headed, Bronze-winged, and Rose-faced. #birds

Ecuador 2025 Red-headed Barbet: Male, Female, Immature. #birds

Ecuador 2025 Broad-billed Motmot, Rufous Motmot, White-faced Nunbird. #birds

Ecuador 2025 Mottled Owl, Common Pootoo, Masked Trogon, Squirrel Cuckoo #birds

Ecuador 2025 Dark-backed Wood-Quail, White-throated Quail-Dove, and Band-tailed Pigeon. #birds

Superb Owl Sunday In February 2006 I saw my lifer Snowy Owl and posted on the local list serve the above title. Then for several years I led field trips on said Sunday in search of Owls. In honor of the day here are some old pics. #birds. #owls

Ecuador 2025 Guans Andean and Crested. #birds

Ecuador 2025 More Toucan family. Crimson-dumped Toucanet and Collared Aracari. #birds

Ecuador 2025 Toucans Yellow-throated, Choco, and Plate-billed Mountain. #birds. #toucans

Ecuador 2025 Other (Ant) birds. Rufous-breasted Antthrush, Zeldon’s Antbird, and Uniform Antshrike. #birds

Ecuador 2025 More Paramo Birds Paramo: grassland and scrubland ecosystems above tree line and below snow line. 3000-5000m. Andean Lapwing, Plumbeous Sierra Finch, Stout-billed Cinclodes, Chestnut-winged Cinclodes. #birds

Ecuador 2025 More Paramo birds. Aside from the raptors and the Tawny Antpitta we saw Andean Ibis, Andean Gull, and Paramo Pipit which was flushed by a Culpeo aka Andean fox, Paramo wolf, Andean zorro, etc. It is not a true fox and is more closely related to wolves and jackals. #birds

Ecuador 2025 More Antpittas Most are found hopping around on the forest floor and are difficult to see. These have been lured out of hiding with worms. Except for the Tawny which is found in paramo regions above tree line. Yellow-breasted, Chestnut-crowned, Giant, and Tawny. #birds #antpitta

TICK, TICK, TICK, ……. The Doomsday Clock getting closer to midnight. #moronica**holesgoingapes**t

Primary Colors Home in DuPage County I captured this young Bald Eagle perched along the Des Plaines River. Most of my Eagle pics are flight shots as they go over the hawkwatch. I was gobsmacked by the color in the primaries. #birds, #raptors, #eagles

Ecuador 2025 Antpittas Equatorial and Chestnut-naped from Reserva Zuro Loma. #birds

Ecuador 2025 Raptors Variable Hawk, Aplomodo Falcon, Andean Condor. Also seen from Tambo Condor was a Spectacled Bear foraging along the far ridge. #raptors. #birds

Ecuador 2025 Last of the Hummingbird pics. All at higher elevation (3520m). Great Sapphirewing, Giant Hummingbird, Shining Sunbeam, Sparkling Violetear.

Ecuador 2025 Kites Swallow-tailed, Hook-billed, and Plumbeous(2) #birds, #raptors

Ecuador 2025 Speckled Hummingbird, Andean Emerald, Green-fronted Lancebill, White-whiskered Hermit. #birds. #hummingbirds

Ecuador 2025 Raptors Carunculated Caracara in Antisana area. #birds, #raptors

Ecuador 2025 Velvet-purple Coronet (front), (back), Green-crowned Brilliant, Gorgetted Sunangel. #birds, #hummingbirds

Ecuador 2025 White-booted Racket-tail, White-necked Jacobin, Purple-bibbed Whitetip, Green Thorntail. #birds #hummingbirds

Ecuador 2025 Fawn-breasted Brilliant, Violet-tailed Sylph, Tawny-bellied Hermit, Brown Inca.

Ecuador 2025 More Hummingbird pics. Green-tailed Trainbearer, Tyrian Metaltail, Buff-winged Starfrontlet, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird. #birds, #hummingbirds

Ecuador 2025 A couple of Hummingbirds. Mountain Velvetbreast, Collared Inca, White-bellied Woodstar, Sword-billed Hummingbird.

“I can drink you under the feeder any day of the week” #addBirder