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Southern Ecuador 2016

Mass Audubon / Joppa Flats birding trip from Guayaquil through Buenaventura Reserve, Jorupe Reserve, Cerro Toledo, Tapichalaca, Yankuam, Copalinga to Cuenca and back through El Cajas National Park.
Led by David Larson and José Illanes.
See also all my observations on iNaturalist
Flooded fields outside Guayaquil
Flooded fields outside Guayaquil		 Donna, Jose & Carol
Donna, Jose & Carol		 Lynx spider with hoverfly
Lynx spider with hoverfly		 Beetle; Spider & Fly
Beetle; Spider & Fly		 Fungus Guttation
Fungus Guttation		 Snail Eye
Snail Eye		 little white butterfly
little white butterfly		 Pompilid wasp digging between tiles
Pompilid wasp digging between tiles
Ants communicating antenna-to-antenna
Ants communicating antenna-to-antenna		 Dense swarm of gnats
Dense swarm of gnats		 Is this hoverfly pregnant?
Is this hoverfly pregnant?		 Blue-tailed skink?
Blue-tailed skink?		 Hamadryas butterfly
Hamadryas butterfly		 Jumping spider got ant!
Jumping spider got ant!		 Lttle brown grasshopper
Lttle brown grasshopper		 Skipper
Skipper
Tough life for a butterfly
Tough life for a butterfly		 Crescent
Crescent		 South American Coati (Nasua nasua)
South American Coati (Nasua nasua)		 Juicy Spadix
Juicy Spadix		 Treefrog
Treefrog		 Semiotus click beetle
Semiotus click beetle		 Tiger Beetle (Pseudoxycheila chaudoiri?)
Tiger Beetle (Pseudoxycheila chaudoiri?)		 Velvet Ant
Velvet Ant
Velvet Ant (Hoplognathoca)
Velvet Ant (Hoplognathoca)		 Beetles mating
Beetles mating		 Anthony's Poison Arrow Frog (Epipedobates anthonyi)
Anthony's Poison Arrow Frog (Epipedobates anthonyi)		 Caterpillar oval formation on tree
Caterpillar oval formation on tree		 Cryptic Poison-Dart Frog?
Cryptic Poison-Dart Frog?		 The brown splotch on her back has eyes!
The brown splotch on her back has eyes!		 Mama Frog with Tadpoles
Mama Frog with Tadpoles		 Skipper Butterfly
Skipper Butterfly
Hairy Caterpillar
Hairy Caterpillar		 Wasp-waist fly with mite
Wasp-waist fly with mite		 Wasp-waist fly with mite
Wasp-waist fly with mite		 longwing butterfly
longwing butterfly		 Stick bug
Stick bug		 Green Stick Insect
Green Stick Insect		 Damselfly munching on hopper
Damselfly munching on hopper		 Butterfly on Bloom
Butterfly on Bloom
blue and black butterfly
blue and black butterfly		 skipper on composite
skipper on composite		 damselfly face
damselfly face		 tree cricket
tree cricket		 purple-flowered tillandsia on acacia
purple-flowered tillandsia on acacia		 Moth on Dr. Weaver's Door
Moth on Dr. Weaver's Door		 Crescent
Crescent		 brown butterfly on boraginaceae
brown butterfly on boraginaceae
Spiky cat with orange
Spiky cat with orange		 striped skipper
striped skipper		 butterfly
butterfly		 Spiky cat
Spiky cat		 Lunch at Urraca Lodge
Lunch at Urraca Lodge		 Heliconius peruvianus
Heliconius peruvianus		 Robber fly has wasp
Robber fly has wasp		 Robber Fly
Robber Fly
Chestnut-collared Swallows (Petrochelidon rufocollaris)
Chestnut-collared Swallows (Petrochelidon rufocollaris)		 butterfly
butterfly		 bug got midge
bug got midge		 fuzzy beetle
fuzzy beetle		 Dave Larson on bus
Dave Larson on bus		 Birding at the Roadwork
Birding at the Roadwork		 Mating Moths
Mating Moths		 Mating Moths
Mating Moths
Beetle mouthparts from below
Beetle mouthparts from below		 Beetle side view
Beetle side view		 brushfoot
brushfoot		 Dave and Jose
Dave and Jose		 Donna
Donna		 Birding in the mist
Birding in the mist		 Mary and Dave W
Mary and Dave W		 Cloud Forest Cascade
Cloud Forest Cascade
Tree Frog in Bromeliad
Tree Frog in Bromeliad		 Jocotoco Antpitta (Grallaria ridgelyi)
Jocotoco Antpitta (Grallaria ridgelyi)		 Young Gunnera Leaf
Young Gunnera Leaf		 Roadside Birding
Roadside Birding		 Cloud Forest
Cloud Forest		 Cloud Forest near Tapichalaca
Cloud Forest near Tapichalaca		 lepidopteran
lepidopteran		 Dewy Orange Beetle
Dewy Orange Beetle
Chestnut-breasted Coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii)
Chestnut-breasted Coronet (Boissonneaua matthewsii)		 Sickle-winged Guan Chamaepetes goudotii
Sickle-winged Guan Chamaepetes goudotii		 Dave, Donna and the Guan
Dave, Donna and the Guan		 Is that the road, Jaime?
Is that the road, Jaime?		 Police check
Police check		 Shaman on toucan bridge over Río Nangaritza
Shaman on toucan bridge over Río Nangaritza		 Elegant tuxedo from the back...
Elegant tuxedo from the back...		 Polka-dot onesy from the side
Polka-dot onesy from the side
biting fly
biting fly		 black bug with yellow triangle
black bug with yellow triangle		 hopper
hopper		 grasshopper face
grasshopper face		 Katydid
Katydid		 Jumper
Jumper		 Funnel-web spider
Funnel-web spider		 Colorful grasshopper
Colorful grasshopper
Hopper
Hopper		 Grasshopper
Grasshopper		 Grasshopper
Grasshopper		 Long aerial root
Long aerial root		 brushfoot butterfly
brushfoot butterfly		 hopper
hopper		 +-shape grasshopper
+-shape grasshopper		 unknown bug
unknown bug
hopper
hopper		 bug with mites and ...
bug with mites and ...		 bug with mites and wasp
bug with mites and wasp		 gold bee with white pollen
gold bee with white pollen		 Birding in the Rain
Birding in the Rain		 Roadkill Andean Coral Snake
Roadkill Andean Coral Snake		 Cattleya
Cattleya		 Tiny Mushrooms
Tiny Mushrooms
deer fly
deer fly		 Fruitful Ficus
Fruitful Ficus		 ant nest under ginger leaf
ant nest under ginger leaf		 Birding Río Nangaritza
Birding Río Nangaritza		 Little Wasp
Little Wasp		 blue-and-white hopper
blue-and-white hopper		 Wasps
Wasps		 blue antennae
blue antennae
Lush roadside
Lush roadside		 brown butterfly
brown butterfly		 ragged butterfly
ragged butterfly		 yet another brushfoot
yet another brushfoot		 butterfly with flies
butterfly with flies		 hairstreak butterfly with fake antennae
hairstreak butterfly with fake antennae		 bluish skipper
bluish skipper		 Titan Beetle
Titan Beetle
Moth with blue tint
Moth with blue tint		 stylish little jumper with trichomes
stylish little jumper with trichomes		 Ancyluris aulestes butterfies at a mineral lick
Ancyluris aulestes butterfies at a mineral lick		 butterflies at lick
butterflies at lick		 ant-cow hoppers with fringed backs
ant-cow hoppers with fringed backs		 Circinate Vernation
Circinate Vernation		 Fruiting Liverwort
Fruiting Liverwort		 So our bus is just driving on sand?
So our bus is just driving on sand?
So our bus is just driving on sand?
So our bus is just driving on sand?		 Zamora
Zamora		 Dave and Carol
Dave and Carol		 Rushing River outside Zamora
Rushing River outside Zamora		 Scary-Looking Stick Insect
Scary-Looking Stick Insect		 Pig
Pig		 Dave Larson
Dave Larson		 James Timmons
James Timmons
Dave Weaver
Dave Weaver		 Brushfoot Butterfly - Ventral
Brushfoot Butterfly - Ventral		 Brushfoot Butterfly - Dorsal
Brushfoot Butterfly - Dorsal		 Cuenca City Park and Cathedral
Cuenca City Park and Cathedral		 Cuenca Flower Market
Cuenca Flower Market		 Carol at Hosteria Durán
Carol at Hosteria Durán

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joseantonio26-Mar-2016 13:10
such an interesting trip report.Thank you for sharing.V.
Ann Pettigrew16-Mar-2016 00:57
This is a gorgeous gallery with some amazing macros! Wondering what lens you used for your macros. Looks like a wonderful trip! V
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