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Face to Face with Tanagers at Copalinga

Tanagers are an easy group to face in the tropics.  Most display colorful and distinctive patterns that make them easy to ID.  However, their markings can repeat certain themes, so it can still take some concentration to identify them. Copalinga … Continue reading

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Copalinga: Moth Mania

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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Copalinga Butterfly Bonanza

Happy New Year!  I’m sending this greeting from beautiful Copalinga Reserve, the twelfth addition to the Jocotoco Conservation Foundation reserve network. The reserve was originally established by Catherine Vits and Boudewijn De Roover 20 years ago, but only recently passed … Continue reading

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Copalinga

Copalinga, a delightful ecolodge, sits above the Rio Bombuscaro near the eastern base of the Andes in southern Ecuador. The lodge is owned and run by Catherine and Boudewijn, who built it after moving there from Belgium in 1998. Debbie … Continue reading

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