Gray-breasted Seedsnpe, 24.01.08
Puna Plover, 06.01.08
Golden-spotted Ground-Dove, 24.01.68All the birds seen above 4300 m along the Arequipa - Juliaca road.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Some Andean birds
Gray-breasted Seedsnpe, 24.01.08 Puna Plover, 06.01.08 Golden-spotted Ground-Dove, 24.01.68All the birds seen above 4300 m along the Arequipa - Juliaca road.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Trip to Capachica, Lake Titicaca 20.01.08
Puna Yellow-Finch, along the road to Capachica
Bright-rumpet Yellow-Finches having a bath in the lake.
Andean Hillstar
Plain-breasted Earth-creeper
Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Some common birds around Mejía
Peruvian Meadowlark male, 02.01.08
Shiny Cowbird male, 01.01.08. Now common along the southern coast!Blue-black Grassquit male (showing albinism), 30.12.07
Chestnut-throated Seedeater male, 31.12.07
Mejía Wetlands 2
It is not usual to publish photos of passerines from the Sanctuary. Well, here you have some of the more common. I also added a photo of a seldom seen bird along the coast.
House Wren, quite common in the Sanctuary, 30.12.07.
Grassland Yellow-Finch, 30.12.07.
Yellowish Pipit, 02.01.08
Wren-like Rushbird, 30.12.07. Well, thats how you are going to see it!
Giant Coot, Tambo River (Boca del Rio), 30.12.07. Not common along the coast.
House Wren, quite common in the Sanctuary, 30.12.07.
Grassland Yellow-Finch, 30.12.07.
Yellowish Pipit, 02.01.08
Wren-like Rushbird, 30.12.07. Well, thats how you are going to see it!
Giant Coot, Tambo River (Boca del Rio), 30.12.07. Not common along the coast.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Mejía Wetlands
Peruvian Thick-Knee protecting a chick in the middle of the road, Sanctuary of Mejía 30.12.07.
Black-necked Stilt (subspecies melanurus) in the Sanctuary of Mejía 30.12.07.
Least Sandpiper 02.01.08
Little Blue Heron 02.01.08
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Some hummingbirds from Mejía, Arequipa
Purple-collared Woodstar,27.12.07
Purple-collared Woodstar
Oasis Hummingbird,male (imm) 01.01.08
Oasis Hummingbird,female 29.12.07
