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Images by Jon Feenstra (jf) and Steve Howell (sh) unless otherwise noted
![On our first day we’ll bird near treeline at Yanacocha, in the shadow of Volcan Pichincha… (rw)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6204%2F6042958767_17bde4ee80_b.jpg?)
On our first day we’ll bird near treeline at Yanacocha, in the shadow of Volcan Pichincha… (rw)
![…where we may find the world’s longest-billed hummingbird, the aptly named Sword-billed… (sh)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6139%2F6033039445_47352365c6_b.jpg?)
…where we may find the world’s longest-billed hummingbird, the aptly named Sword-billed… (sh)
![…and the shortest-billed, Purple-backed Thornbill. (sh)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6135%2F6033039669_7fb0a11932_b.jpg?)
…and the shortest-billed, Purple-backed Thornbill. (sh)
![We'll pass through fantastic mountainous cloud forest on our way to... (jf)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49507242577_d37ba75ac1_b.jpg?)
We’ll pass through fantastic mountainous cloud forest on our way to… (jf)
![…our lodge, Septimo Paraiso, set in a valley amid lush primary cloud forest. (jf)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6121%2F6038589927_bf166741cc_b.jpg?)
…our lodge, Septimo Paraiso, set in a valley amid lush primary cloud forest. (jf)
![Birds on the grounds here include the handsome Ornate Flycatcher… (sh)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6149%2F6033603106_7a015c8e02_b.jpg?)
Birds on the grounds here include the handsome Ornate Flycatcher… (sh)
![…and the local specialty, Toucan Barbet. (jf)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6062%2F6036158074_2301c5e94f_b.jpg?)
…and the local specialty, Toucan Barbet. (jf)
![We'll pass through fantastic mountainous cloud forest on our way to... (jf)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53511566019_42d4e2bb1a_b.jpg?)
We’ll pass through fantastic mountainous cloud forest on our way to… (jf)
![…from which we’ll search for Crimson-mantled Woodpecker… (sh)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6130%2F6033604596_8b1071ca64_b.jpg?)
…from which we’ll search for Crimson-mantled Woodpecker… (sh)
![…the multicolored Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan… (sh)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6190%2F6033603788_9e4a79a483_b.jpg?)
…the multicolored Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan… (sh)
![…or perhaps a dozing Common Potoo, among others. (jf)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6149%2F6036100672_415bc1a3b2_b.jpg?)
…or perhaps a dozing Common Potoo, among others. (jf)
![Butterflies also abound and are easily seen on the roadsides… (sh)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6182%2F6033599268_2ec40f0a9b_b.jpg?)
Butterflies also abound and are easily seen on the roadsides… (sh)
![…which are quiet enough for us to have the occasional picnic lunch! (sh)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6087%2F6033043589_4c22b9d67c_b.jpg?)
…which are quiet enough for us to have the occasional picnic lunch! (sh)
![Other birding will be done from level trails through the forest – some with outstanding giant vegetation… (Amy Levanthal)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6141%2F6039274518_4efd7973a0_b.jpg?)
Other birding will be done from level trails through the forest – some with outstanding giant vegetation… (Amy Levanthal)
![…and peculiar fauna like the local Proboscis Anole. (jf)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F7832%2F47168097301_d6395b3289_b.jpg?)
…and peculiar fauna like the local Proboscis Anole. (jf)
![Sometimes our birding will even be done from a porch… (jf)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6085%2F6036214518_beb59ba139_b.jpg?)
Sometimes our birding will even be done from a porch… (jf)
![…where up to twenty hummingbird species can be seen in an hour… (jf)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6088%2F6035535963_73c8b9999c_b.jpg?)
…where up to twenty hummingbird species can be seen in an hour… (jf)
![…including Green Thorntail. (jf)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F768%2F32717447591_2a13ffed43_b.jpg?)
…including Green Thorntail. (jf)
![We’ll also bird from a canopy tower in the lowlands at Rio Silanche Reserve…” (jf)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6144%2F6039273878_fe04ee7864_b.jpg?)
We’ll also bird from a canopy tower in the lowlands at Rio Silanche Reserve…” (jf)
![…where we will encounter rainforest birds possibly including the namesake Choco Toucan… (jf)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6074%2F6035556463_3ceef3a955_b.jpg?)
…where we will encounter rainforest birds possibly including the namesake Choco Toucan… (jf)
![…or a noisy group of Purple-throated Fruitcrows. (jf)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6122%2F6035491019_0d6718c1c9_b.jpg?)
…or a noisy group of Purple-throated Fruitcrows. (jf)
![Mixed flocks occasionally pass the tower and might include the feisty Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo… (jf)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6071%2F6036067956_1df5fe4ba6_b.jpg?)
Mixed flocks occasionally pass the tower and might include the feisty Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo… (jf)
![…the sharp-looking Scarlet-browed Tanager… (jf)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6079%2F6035502419_71b479786a_b.jpg?)
…the sharp-looking Scarlet-browed Tanager… (jf)
![…or sneaky Plain-brown Woodcreeper. (jf)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49507172773_35509b5b30_b.jpg?)
…or sneaky Plain-brown Woodcreeper. (jf)
![One morning we’ll visit an Andean Cock-of-the-rock lek… (jf)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53511414373_8f24d0415d_b.jpg?)
One morning we’ll visit an Andean Cock-of-the-rock lek… (jf)
![… to watch and listen to the noisy displays of this big, bright, and iconic bird of the Andes. (sh)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6187%2F6033045123_3ced595e1c_b.jpg?)
… to watch and listen to the noisy displays of this big, bright, and iconic bird of the Andes. (sh)
![We also might see Angel Paz coax into the open shy forest birds such as Dark-backed Wood-Quail… (jf)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6130%2F6035632385_165bc0e2dc_b.jpg?)
We also might see Angel Paz coax into the open shy forest birds such as Dark-backed Wood-Quail… (jf)
![…or “Maria,” the famous Giant Antpitta.” (sh)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6200%2F6033602912_e4bdab4a6b_b.jpg?)
…or “Maria,” the famous Giant Antpitta.” (sh)
![All this, and every night we return to Séptimo Paraiso for dinner and drinks. (jf)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F49507873902_507823195a_b.jpg?)
All this, and every night we return to Séptimo Paraiso for dinner and drinks. (jf)
![Time will pass quickly but it will leave plenty of fabulous memories. (sh)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F6147%2F6036223100_ce245b61e9_b.jpg?)
Time will pass quickly but it will leave plenty of fabulous memories. (sh)