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Protect Ansenuza National Park’s Flamboyant ...

Posted by Angie Drake | Dec 2, 2022 | Argentina, Wildlife | 0 |

Protect Ansenuza National Park’s Flamboyant Flamingos

by Angie Drake | Dec 2, 2022 | Argentina, Wildlife | 0 |

The wild flamingos of the newly created Ansenuza National Park in Cordoba, Argentina need our help. Despite living in a protected habitat, these striking birds are in peril.

4 Great Spots for Birdwatching In Papallacta, Ecuador

by Angie Drake | Feb 14, 2022 | Birds, Ecuador, Hiking, The Andes, The North, Wildlife | 4 |

Hotsprings and birdwatching in Papallacta, Ecuador? Yes, it is possible to do both! Most people...

Global Big Day Ecuador 2020

by Jacqueline Granda | May 20, 2020 | Birds, Ecuador, Resident Voices, Wildlife | 0 |

Global Big Day is the most important event for the identification and registration of birds in the...

The Exclusive Beach and Trails at Chirije Lodge

by Angie Drake | Feb 15, 2020 | Birds, Central Ecuador, Ecuador, Lodges, The Coast, Wildlife | 6 |

Unfortunately, Chirije Lodge is closed for business. The following article was originally written...

A Hop, Skip, and a Jump from Quito – Yanacocha Reserve

by Angie Drake | Feb 10, 2020 | Birds, Ecuador, Hiking, The Andes, The North, Wildlife | 10 |

The Yanacocha Reserve protects a small slice of high altitude cloud forest about an hour outside...

The Bizarre Umbrellabird

by Angie Drake | May 2, 2019 | Birds, Ecuador, Southern Ecuador, The Andes, Wildlife | 0 |

When we arrived at the Umbrellabird Lodge on the Jocotoco Foundation’s Buenaventura Reserve,...

The Quirky Jocotoco Antpitta

by Angie Drake | Mar 4, 2019 | Birds, Ecuador, Southern Ecuador, The Andes, Wildlife | 2 |

When the General Manager of Jocotours, Adela Espinosa, told me that I would fall in love with the...

Birdwatching at the Quito Botanical Garden

by Angie Drake | Nov 23, 2018 | Birds, Ecuador, Photography, Quito, The Andes, The North, Wildlife | 0 |

Birding might not be the first thing you think of when you visit the second largest city in...

Hummingbirds and More at Tambo Condor

by Angie Drake | Nov 11, 2018 | Birds, Ecuador, Lodges, The Andes, The North, Wildlife | 0 |

On the advice of friends, we decided to stop at Tambo Condor last week. We were on our way to...

10 Quick Quito Day Trips

by Angie Drake | Jun 6, 2017 | Ecuador, Quito, The Andes, The North | 0 |

Only have a few hours to kill but want to see something worthwhile? Here are 10 quick Quito day...

Laguna Paikawe: Wildlife Near Tena

by Angie Drake | May 17, 2017 | Amazon, Birds, Ecuador, The North, Wildlife | 0 |

The Laguna Paikawe is a tiny paradise. A simple canoe, a 1000-meter loop around a unpopulated...

Pichincha Province, Tandayapa

by Angie Drake | Nov 23, 2016 | Birds, Ecuador, Photography, The Andes, The North, Wildlife | 1 |

I have a love affair with the Tandayapa Valley. It was the first place we visited after moving to...

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