Monthly Archives: April 2016

The Bird That Started It All

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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Tapichalaca Birds Minus One

I am saving the best bird until last. Meanwhile here are a few other birds from Tapichalaca. The most common hummingbird at Tapichalaca feeders, the Chestnut-breasted Coronet, lifts it wings when it lands. One of the most common calls on … Continue reading

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Cloud Forest Flowers

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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Cloud Forest of Tapichalaca Reserve

Debbi and I spent most of our four weeks at Tapichalaca Reserve in a cloud. A real cloud. This makes for a very lush forest. Epiphytes of all sorts–bromeliads, ferns, mosses, orchids, etc. cover the branches and trunks of many … Continue reading

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