(October 8)
As always, click on the photos to see a larger view.
I was able to get a few birds at the entrance…
Capped Conebill
Western Emerald (female) and White-necked Jacobin (male.)
This appears to be some sort of oriole, though I can’t quite match it to any of the pictures in my fieldbook.
This is tropical forest (i.e. “jungle”) which turns out to be a frustrating place to use a telephoto lens. Most of my attempts to shoot birds were foiled by intervening branches.
But there are always the hummingbird feeders near the entrance.
This one’s being occupied by an Bananaquit.
Here he is again in the bushes.
Back home you can watch a hummingbird feeder for hours and maybe see one hummingbird. In Ecuador if you watch a hummingbird feeder for 5 minutes you’ll probably see 5 or 6 different kinds fighting over it.
Wire-crested Thorntail (female.)
The reserve includes a cultivated garden of tropical plants.
