EB73 – Colors in the Canopy: Meeting the Toucan Barbet at Tandayapa
A single, resonant call drew us from the moth‑light quiet into the vivid presen…
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EB72 – Drawn to the Flame: Photographing New Birds at Tandayapa’s Moth Light
At dawn beneath the moth lights at Tandayapa Lodge, we shifted from the previou…
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EB71 – Freezing Wings in Mid‑Air: An Afternoon Flash Photography Class
Our late afternoon at Tandayapa Lodge transformed into a masterclass in high‑sp…
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EB70 – Behind the Scenes: My Photo Processing Process — From Download to Gallery Display
This behind‑the‑scenes look walks through my complete post‑processing workflow—…
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EB69 – Illuminating the Iridescence: Hummingbirds of Tandayapa Lodge Through Forest Light
A late‑afternoon return to Tandayapa Lodge offered the perfect chance to captur…
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EB68 – More Colorful Songbirds at Guaycapi
As the hummingbirds faded into the background, a fresh wave of brilliantly colo…
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EB67 – Brilliants, Woodstars, Coronets and More: A Hummingbird Spectacle at Guaycapi
A late‑morning surge of iridescent wings transformed Guaycapi Lodge into a livi…
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EB66 – Feathers and Fog: Tanagers and the Majestic Cloud-Forests of Guaycapi
Our journey from Refugio Paz de los Aves to Guaycapi Lodge unfolded as a tapest…
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EB65 – Behind the Scenes: How I Create Each Ecuador Birding Post
My posts are created from the ground up using my chronological scenery photos a…
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EB64 – The Grand Finale at Ángel’s Refuge: Hummingbirds in Full Flame
A dazzling parade of hummingbirds and a long‑awaited meeting with Ángel Paz bro…
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EB63 – Where the Forest Breathes: Tanagers, Antpittas, and the Quiet Work of the Woodcreeper
A morning of antpittas, tanagers, and woodcreepers at Refugio Paz de los Aves r…
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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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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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