Birds from Ecuador, 2011 Photo Gallery by Rich Miller at pbase.com

Birds from Ecuador, 2011

Photography from a trip to Andean Ecuador in January 2011, under the guidance of Glenn Bartley and David Hemmings. Three days at Tandayapa, two at Mindo Loma, four at Guango Lodge (including an excursion to the highlands.) Some of the photos were made using a high-speed multiflash setup to "freeze" the hummingbirds in flight, one of Glenn's (many) specialties.

I am grateful to Allen Chartier for his help in identifying species new to me, and correcting some errors in the original designations, as well as to Glenn and David for this exceptionally well-run tour.

Fawn-breasted Brilliant	Booted Racket-tails in a tiff	Fawn-breasted Brilliant	Squirrel Cuckoo
Western Emerald	Fawn-Breasted Brilliant	Fawn-Breasted Brilliant	Andean Emerald
Golden-Naped Tanager	Red-headed Barbet	Blue-winged Mountain Tanager	Blue-gray Tanager
Masked Trogon (female)	Toucan Barbet	Orange-breasted Fruiteater (male)	Red-headed Barbet (female)
Swordbilled Hummingbird	Collared Inca	Purple-throated Woodstar (female)	Booted Racket-Tail
Purple-bibbed Whitetip (female)	Purple-bibbed Whitetip (male)	Brown Violetear	Green Thorntail (rear end)
Collared Inca	Tourmaline Sunangel	Fawn-breasted Brilliant	Andean Emerald
Crimson-rumped Toucanet	White-capped Dipper	White-capped Dipper	Torrent Duck
Red-headed Barbet	Red-headed Barbet (female)	Red-headed Barbet	Eviction notice (w/ Blue-gray Tanager)
Dark-backed Wood Quail	Moustached Antpitta	Orange-breasted Fruiteater (female)	Not sure
Silver-throated Tanager	Golden Tanager	Palm Tanager	Flame-faced Tanager
Black-chinned Mountain Tanager	Black-chinned Mountain Tanager	Shining Sunbeam	Shining Sunbeam
Tourmaline Sunangel	Chestnut-breasted Coronet	Green-crowned Brilliant	Speckled Hummingbird
Thick-billed Euphonia	Thick-billed Euphonia	Orange-bellied Euphonia (?)	Thick-billed Euphonia
Andean Tit-spinetail	Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe	Sunbittern calm	Sunbittern not calm
Velvet-purple Coronet	Velvet-purple Coronet	Velvet-purple Coronet	Velvet-purple Coronet
Western Emerald	Sword-billed Hummingbird	Collared Inca	Purple-throated (or Amythest?) Woodstar
Lemon-rumped Tanager	Masked Flowerpiercer	White-lined Tanager	Violet-tailed Sylph
Tawny Antpitta	Tawny Antpitta w/ unknown worm	Many-striped Canastero	Many-striped Canastero
Tourmaline Sunangel	Collared Inca	Purple-throated Woodstar	Velvet-purple Coronet
Green Thorntail (male)	Green Thorntail (female)	Andean Emerald	Andean Emerald
Booted Racket-tail	Ecuadorian Hillstar, Andean Tit-spinetail	Confrontation (Velvet-purple Coronet)	Swordbilled Hummingbird
Empress Brilliant	Rufous-tailed Hummingbird	Fawn-breasted Brilliant	Fawn-breasted Brilliant

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Artist		09-Mar-2012 06:35
Wow what a gallery! BV

Marjorie Levinson		08-Feb-2011 19:44
brilliant, fig'ly and lit'lly -- now i have to choose the one with the most character, the most eccentric of your jeweled creatures. i'll come back, THANKS, marjorie

Rosemary Harris		06-Feb-2011 23:12
Enjoyed looking at your photos of the trip and it was a pleasure meeting and photographing with you. Thanks for the Lightroom tips, hopefully I can put it all together for a website, after seeing your beautiful photos.

Lori		06-Feb-2011 18:42
Stunningly beautiful Rich, you are a very, very talented and proficient photographer indeed. I would love a copy of each of them to hang in office where there is plenty of bare wall space...........

Guest		06-Feb-2011 17:57
Hi Rich, Thanks for the kind words. You have put together a wonderful portfolio from Ecuador. It was a pleasure having you on this trip, hop to see you again soon. I think my favorite image might be the close up of the Purple-bibbed Whitetip. David

Linda & Paul Armstrong		06-Feb-2011 17:17
terrific shots Rich! Thanks for sharing. Enjoyed the tour with you. It's terrific to reminisce by looking at these wonderful images!

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