Tag Archives: Ecuador

Monkeying Around at Copalinga

Posted on December 19, 2018 by admin

White-fronted Capuchin Monkeys at Copalinga Reserve don’t seem too happy to see me. That’s OK, I was happy to see them. Photographed at the Copalinga Reserve of the Jocotoco Conservation Foundation.

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More Buenaventura Birds

Posted on March 17, 2018 by admin

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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Seeing Red in Tapichalaca

Posted on February 5, 2018 by admin

Take a look around the cloud forest and you will notice a lot of red accents in the dark green world. Here you can see a few of those red eye-poppers from Tapichalaca Reserve in southern Ecuador. Young leaves often start … Continue reading →

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Copalinga: Moth Mania

Posted on January 15, 2018 by admin

As promised at the end of my butterfly post, I am presenting a small selection of the countless moths of Copalinga Reserve of the Jocotoco Foundation. We heard many oohs and ahs when people came to look at the moths … Continue reading →

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Jorupe Birds and More

Posted on March 4, 2017 by admin

In February my wife Debbie and I served as volunteer hosts once again at Jorupe Reserve.  The reserve, located on the southern border of Ecuador, is owned by the Jocotoco Conservation Foundation. We noticed a number of changes since our … Continue reading →

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Return to Tapichalaca

Posted on February 3, 2017 by admin

It’s great to get back to Tapichalaca Reserve of the Jocotoco Conservation Foundation on the eastern slope of the Andes in Southern Ecuador (map). Here in 1997, the Jocotoco Antpitta made its debut in the world of ornithology and birding. … Continue reading →

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Antisanilla—Great Wildlife High in the Andes

Posted on December 21, 2016 by admin

I spent my first week back in Ecuador photographing in the Jocotoco Conservation Foundation’s Antisanilla Reserve. Just 30 miles SE of Quito, it sits on the western slopes of Antisana Volcano. Most of the reserve is paramo, high-elevation Andean grassland. … Continue reading →

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The Bird That Started It All

Posted on April 18, 2016 by admin

The discovery of a new species, Grallaria ridgelyi, set off a series of events that snowballed into  founding of the Jocotoco Conservation Foundation and the creation of eleven reserves (so far). The bird that started it all, the Jocotoco Antpitta, … Continue reading →

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Cloud Forest Flowers

Posted on April 11, 2016 by admin

Jocotoco Conservation Foundation‘s Tapichalaca Reserve in southern Ecuador, with its overwhelming diversity of epiphytes, supports a beautiful assortment of flowering plants. The flowers in this cloud forest feed the diverse hummingbirds and other nectivores (see future post).

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Buenaventura Snakes

Posted on March 17, 2016 by admin

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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