Galana's Seventh. Lucky numbers.

[Kitsafari]

belated congrats on the 500th. brilliant seeing the potoo and the chick through your shots photos. you had an excellent haul down south. 

[Peter Connan]

Fasciated? Fascinating...

 

Some really interesting birds and magnificent sightings!

[michael-ibk]

Ooh, baby Potoo, how cool! 

[Galana]

13 hours ago, michael-ibk said:

Ooh, baby Potoo, how cool! 

True. What really impressed me was knowing/wondering what the chick did at night while 'mum' was off hunting. Does 'he' just sit tight on that stump? I suppose if the weather is rotten she won't leave him but he was ringing wet on our first visit. Drying out nicely when we went by the next afternoon as you can see.

Given the rarity of the species it was a 'mega' moment for us.

As @Peter Connansays 'Fascinating'.

More to come later but can't promise anything as exciting. (unless you like Hummers.)

[Galana]

Today's batch as we move on around the lower altitude of 1700 at Sani Lodge..

 

551. Spotted Sandpiper. Rio Quijos.

 

552. Fawn-breasted Brilliant. Rio Quijos.

 

553. Roadside Hawk, Well named for where we saw it.

 

554. Olivacious Siskin.  On a track somewhere.

 

555. Southern Lapwing. Same track. Indeed if I recall it was why we went up that track.

 

556. Green and Black Fruiteater. Summit of road pass south. Female and male.

 

 

557. Broadwinged Hawk. By the roadside.

 

558. White-vented Euphonia.

 

559. Black-throated Mango.

 

and finally..

560. Glittering throated Emerald.  Who names these things?

[PeterHG]

Quite a few in the last batch I remember from our Colombia trip a few years ago. Yes, those hummingbird names have a poetic ring to them

[Galana]

2 hours ago, PeterHG said:

Yes, those hummingbird names have a poetic ring to them

Glad you enjoy them.

 

More below including an oddity.

Here we go.... A lot of these were at another 'private' feeding station. Called something like 'Waynes world" I think.

561. Orange-billed Sparrow. NB How this keeps to my rule. Describe it - tick it.

 

Next the oddity. My book says it does not occur in Ecuador other than around the Rio Mananon.

My cameras says otherwise..

562. Red-pileated Finch . Sometimes called 'Crested Finch. Call it what you like. It is a cute little beggar.

 

563. White-throated Quail-Dove.

 

564. Buff-fronted Foliage-cleaner.

 

565. White-tipped Dove.

 

566. White-lined Tanager. No doubt a bird that keeps to the middle of the road.

 

567. Yellow-throated Bush Tanager.

 

568. Gorgretted Woodstar.

 

569. Olive-striped Flycatcher, Shot at about 200 metres.

 

570. Swallowtailed Kite. I wanted this bird but it did its best to deny me.

 

 

[Peter Connan]

You are certainly right about the bird names in the new world...

Foliage cleaner? Gorgretted?

Really interesting birds, many so beautiful. I guess even a bird can't have it all?

Edited November 11, 2023 by Peter Connan

[Galana]

4 hours ago, Peter Connan said:

Gorgretted?

Gorgetted. OOps.

I think of you often when typing these names. Heaven knows how they would sound in Afrikaans.

[Peter Connan]

Now there's a scary thought!

 

 

 

[Galana]

Time for some more.

We move down lower to the Rio Napo and the lovely Eden Eco Lodge.

First we drive towards Archidona around the looming twin bulk of Sumaco as it abuts Antisana NP where we see our first Lowland birds.

 

571.  Eastern Wood Peewee. A windscreen shot I am afraid,

 

and feeding on carrion in the street ...

572. Black Caracara. Archidona.

And as we hit river level we just have to see

 

573. Boat-billed Flycatcher. Rio Napo.

and

 

574. Lowland Oropendola. Eden.

 

575. Coqui Heron. Yasuni NP. Our only sighting of the trip and that a distant one.

 

576. Greater Yellow-headed Vulture. Eden Lodge lagoon.

 

577. Smooth-billed Ani.  Eden Lodge.  She sounds like a female outlaw in a Western.

 

578. Hoatzin. Eden Lodge. Lots of these strange birds around.

 

579. Horned Screamers. Obviously a Lifer for me and one I never thought I would see but at Eden there were at least four nesting pairs.

 

580. Anhinga. Eden Lodge.

 

There are more to come.

 

 

Edited November 15, 2023 by Galana
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[PeterHG]

Great shots of the Hoatzin! A strange bird, indeed.

[Soukous]

22 hours ago, Galana said:

There are more to come.

 

I never doubted it 

[xelas]

Look, there is a Unicorn Bird!! The Hoatzin is an outstanding photo.

[Galana]

On 11/16/2023 at 3:42 PM, xelas said:

The Hoatzin is an outstanding photo.

Thanks. Darn camera failed me again.

Those birds are quite photogenic with their crazy haircut.

 

Today's offering as promised. All from the steamy Amazonian jungle.

 

581. Yellow-rumped Caique. Much more yellow that it's mountain cousin and an Ivory bill.

 

582. White-winged Swallow. Often perched around the lagoon.

 

583. Wattled Jacana. Common amongst the lily pads.

 

584. Tropical Screech Owl.  A lucky find.

 

585. Common Pottoo. Much lighter than the Andean cousin seen at San Isidro.

 

586. Greater Kiskadee. Eden ecoLodge.. It was raining.

 

587. Pale-vented Pigeon. Eden.

 

588. Amazonian White-tailed Trogon. Could I heck get it in focus. Eden Lodge.

 

589. White-throated Toucan. Eden Lodge. Minutes after the Trogon but what a difference a bit of light makes.

 

590. Ringed Kingfisher. The only one we saw and this played hard to get too.

 

Can't find these in my bird book.

 

 

[TonyQ]

Such a wonderful selection of birds and photos 

The baby Pootoo is an exceptional sighting. You had a really productive trip

[Kitsafari]

are those bats? or feathered insects? a real mystery I hope you will answer in the next post @Galana

 

Your collection is coming along very nicely. think the horned screamers are even weirder looking - so weird that they are quite fascinating. 

[Galana]

Thanks. @Kitsafari

They are Bats.

Really funny to watch when they land back after being accidentally flushed. Due to lack of 'wing room' they drop on anywhere and then shuffle up and backwards to get back together in a bunch.

They are Proboscis Bats, (Rhynchonycteris naso )  some times called Sharp-nosed Bats. The species is characterized by its long, fleshy, and pointed nose. Its fur is soft and dense and is brownish-grey in colour, with two white stripes down the back. Whether these stripes serve a purpose, such as camouflage or attraction of mates, is unknown.

Really cute.

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[Galana]

Apologies for getting distracted from my BY but I got lured to Umpire our local Wallabies Cricket match at the weekend.

We won the toss.

 

Boundary marker.

 

Silly Mid On.

 

Maiden Over.

 

Stumped!

 

Deep cover.

 

Run out.

 

[Galana]

Time to get back to the business in hand.

My Big Year as we only have six weeks left..

Where was I?

 

591. Plumbeous (NB @Peter Connan) Pigeon. Eden.

 

592. Western Osprey. Eden.

 

593. Gtreen-backed Heron. Eden.

 

Gosh! What are these?

 

594. Sand-coloured Nighthawks. Eden. Something I never thought to see in daylight.

 

595. Green Kingfisher. Eden. Brownie points to Lady Galana for her sharp eyes finding this.

[michael-ibk]

Very cool to see the Nighthawks line that! 

[Kitsafari]

21 hours ago, michael-ibk said:

Very cool to see the Nighthawks line that! 

 

 

X2!

[Galana]

I was hoping for more progress but things conspire against me so I offer the end of my Ecuador trip.

 

596. Amazon Kingfishers. It was perched nicely but as the button got pressed it was chased off.

It could be B.I.Fight. Sadly the only view we got of it/them.

 

and finally a review of photo for trip report revealed that Gabo was actually looking at a Pipit.

Gottit.

597. Paramo Pipit. Mica lake. Just before my battery gave out or I would have got Andean Coot, Andean Ruddy-duck and Silvery Grebe which were around those small islets ahead.

So that is all for now.

Close enough to 600 to be reasonably confident of getting there especially as on our Friday's shopping trip we could hardly get by the Bakers for a load of Tripods blocking the pavement.

A sharp return for my camera provided #598.

Not seen since 2018 so please indulge me..

598. Waxwing Ramsey Bakery. IOM54.

 

Thanks.

 

Edited November 26, 2023 by Galana
Name of Bird.

[TonyQ]

Well done on your Ecuador total, wonderful birds.

Beautiful Waxwings (though not named yet??)

[kittykat23uk]

Nice, we've had good numbers here too