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In the cloud forests on the western slopes of the Andes, near the town of Mindo, Ecuador is Las Tangaras Preserve. In July 2007 we spent almost two weeks volunteering on a bird ecology study there. The project is sponsored by LifeNet and is the work of Dr. Dusti Becker with the help of two Ecuadorian assistants and small groups of volunteers. As the days were spent working with mistnets, hummingbird feeders and data collection, our photography was of the project. The highlight for us was getting to photograph and record sound and behavioral notes of the Andean Cock of the Rock at an almost vertical mountainside lek. Here is a sample of the 169 species seen and/or heard during the session at "The Tanagers." |
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Banding Station |
Las Tangaras Chalet |
Mauricio Torres & Pascual Torres - research assistants |
Crimson-rumped Toucanette |
Andean Cock of the Rock |
Andean Cock of the Rock |
Red-headed Barbet male |
Red-headed Barbet female |
Rufous Motmot |
Strong-billed Woodcreeper |
Glistening Green Tanager |
Metallic Green Tanager |
Green-crowned Brilliant immature |
White-necked Jacobin |
Sparkling Violet-ear |
Booted Raquet-tail |
Scaly-throated Foliage-Gleaner |
Green-crowned Woodnymph |
Dr. Dusti Becker |
The Cloud Forest |
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