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EB62 – Cloud‑Forest Contrasts: Pygmy‑Owls and Giant Antpittas
In a single enchanted morning, the cloud forest revealed its contrasts through …
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Tracking Down a Cattle Egret: A Morning of Tech, Teamwork, and a Thriving Heron Rookery
A tech‑powered search for a Western Cattle Egret led Jim Ross and me to a thriv…
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EB61 – The Farmer Who Saved a Forest: Angel Paz’s Living Legacy
Through the eyes and calls of Angel Paz, the cloudforest became a living conver…
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EB60 – Between Hemispheres: A Stop at Mitad del Mundo on the Way to Tandayapa Lodge
Leaving Tambo Cóndor carried us from condor cliffs to the equator itself, where…
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EB59 – Final Gems of the High Andes at Tambo Condor
A distant silhouette soon became a breathtaking, overhead encounter as Andean C…
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The Spark That Catches: How a Birder Is Born
From a hawk in the yard to a fallen magpie‑jay in Chiapas, it was a roadrunner …
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EB58 – A Titan Among Hummingbirds: The Giant Hummingbird Reveals Itself
The Giant Hummingbird’s arrival at Tambo Cóndor felt like the Andes unveiling a…
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EB57 – A Sapphire Flash in the Clouds: Meeting the Great Sapphirewing
The Great Sapphirewing’s arrival at Tambo Cóndor felt like a shift in the very …
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EB56 – The High Andes Unfold: Our First Moments at Tambo Cóndor
Our arrival at Tambo Cóndor unfolded as the high Andes revealed themselves in s…
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EB55 – Leaving Guango Behind: Birds, Volcanoes, and the Long Drive to Tambo Cóndor
A quiet final morning at Guango Lodge eased us from the familiar rhythm of clou…
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EB54 – Life in the Whitewater: Torrent Ducks of the Papallacta River
A breathless, high‑altitude chase along the river turned into a triumphant, har…
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