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Dry Forest Birds at Jorupe Reserve

Posted on February 11, 2016 by admin

Jorupe Reserve protects habitat for a number of regional endemic (restricted range) species that are only found in the dry Tumbesian Region of SW Ecuador and NW Peru. Currently about 1,450 hectares are protected. Some of these birds can be … Continue reading →

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Frogs in Dry Forest

Posted on February 6, 2016 by admin

When the heavy rains finally come to Jorupe Reserve, frogs hop to temporary wetlands to breed. Puddles, small seasonal ponds and rice paddies swarm with frogs and the air fills with their calls. Diversity is limited, but the numbers and … Continue reading →

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Dry Forest in Wet Season

Posted on February 1, 2016 by admin

Although Jorupe Reserve is a dry forest, it has been quite moist during the end of February. Here are some views of the forest.

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Butterflies in Dry Forest

Posted on February 1, 2016 by admin

With increasing rain, the butterflies seem to be on the rise in the dry forest of the Jorupe Reserve of the Jocotoco Foundation on the southern border of Ecuador.   Help! Someone tell me what this butterfly is.  

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The grand ceiba

Posted on January 14, 2016 by admin

Ceibo, Ceiba trichastandra, or ceiba in English, is the grand tree of Jorupe Reserve. Because the wood rots easily and is of little value, these grand trees dominate this reserve where many of the more valuable trees were cut. The … Continue reading →

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Conservation in Southern Ecuador

Posted on January 14, 2016 by admin

Here is our first stop for our winter stay in southern Ecuador. Debbi and I will be working as volunteers for the Jocotoco Conservation Foundation to make visitors more aware of the great work of that organization. We will be … Continue reading →

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Journey to the Edge of the Continent

Posted on September 4, 2015 by admin

It was great to get back to the other edge of the continent, including a visit to the NW tip of the lower 48: Photos from the Olympic Coast and Cape Flattery.

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Adirondack Apparitions

Posted on August 8, 2015 by admin

Paddling on an Adirondack wilderness lake brings revelations: At first they looked like tadpoles, but at closer inspection, I could see fins. The school circled, split and reunited, always staying in shallow water, presumably out of reach of hungry bass. … Continue reading →

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Unloved but not Unimportant: Poison Ivy and Other Lianas

Posted on March 23, 2015 by admin

Behold the lovely liana. Hairy, muscular, handsome, snaking up the tree, Enduring through the seasons, Reaching for the canopy,   A sturdy climber, Vulnerable,   Killed with a saw. Depriving Yellow-rumped Warblers, Robins, Bluebirds, Wild Turkeys and many other creatures … Continue reading →

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A Day at the Jetty: Barnegat Light

Posted on March 21, 2015 by admin

See more Harlequin Duck photos.

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