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Tag Archives: Buenaventura
More Buenaventura Birds
What a great place for birds! It was great to be back in Buenaventura Reserve. Following up on my post from last year, here are a few more birds from Jocotoco Foundation’s. Buenaventura Reserve in the southern foothills of the … Continue reading
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Tagged bird, birds, Buenaventura, Ecuador, Jocotoco Foundation, kite, lek, long-wattled umbrellabird, manakin, parrot, photography, toucan, umbrellabird
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Buenaventura Snakes
Though there is a lot of talk about venomous snakes in Buenaventura, I was disappointed (Debbi wasn’t) not to see any in our five weeks there. Here are some of the second-class snakes:
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Tagged Buenaventura, Chironius, Dendrophidion, Ecuador, Leptophis, non-venomous, Pseustes, reptile, Reserve, shropshire, snake
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Buenaventura Birds – Part Two
Jocotoco Foundation’s Buenaventura Reserve hosts at least 315 species of birds. Here are a few key species: El Oro Parakeet is the flagship species for Buenaventura reserve. The bird was first discovered there in the 1980’s. The Jocotoco Conservation Foundation … Continue reading
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Tagged bird, Buenaventura, conservation, Ecuador, el oro, flycatcher, gray-backed, hawk, parakeet, Reserve, royal flycatcher, umbrellabird
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Buenaventura Birds – Part One: Hummingbirds
About 30 species of hummingbirds inhabit Jocotoco Foundation’s Buenaventura Reserve in southern Ecuador. Here is a sampling of the hummers:
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Tagged Buenaventura, Ecuador, hummingbird, Prov. El Oro, Reserve
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Buenaventura Adventure
We spent five weeks at Buenaventura. It is mostly second growth forest becoming cloud forest at the upper elevations an not quite as misty at lower elevations. The sun is not a common sight, but the birds are more active … Continue reading
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Tagged Buenaventura, forest, lodge, rainforest, Reserve, tropical
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