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reen heron and the eastern kingbirds must use some type of travel handbook that suggests they visit parque las vegas on their winter vacations higher up will be pacific parrotlets perhaps the endangered gray cheeked parakeet euphonias kingbirds and flycatchers it s my hope that the administrators continue designing more bird friendly spaces that connect the humans to nature what might we see on saturday purple gallinules common gallinules nesting masked water tyrants and nesting striated herons loud mouthed yellow rumped caciques and perhaps even the tiny yellow warbler that flits through the cattails look up what s that a yellow crowned night heron look down a purple gallinule look there from the bridge a striated heron thanks portoparques for more refuge walk to the back side of the pond and an careful study will allow a glimpse of another nest two striated herons are in the tiny islita in the pond with luck the eggs will have hatched by saturday april 16 2022 eggs a lovely espina tierra tree along the pond has low branches yay the white browed gnatcathers were in the lower limbs of the espina tierra last week the streak headed woodcreeper makes its rounds here the yellow warbler often peruses the food options here the southern beardless tyrannulet stopped in recently as did the blue gray tanager tropical kingbird waiting for its next appetizer tropical and eastern kingbirds earlier this year one yellow warbler claims one side of the pond as its own domain look for it in the cattails an easy walk along rio portoviejo might provide views of seedeaters anis golden grosbeak and many of the same birds that are at the laguna looping back to the laguna we will look for the resident burrowing owls which are usually quite predictable can you spot the burrowing owl in this image find out where the burrowing owl lurks in the shadows or presides over the park from a roof top perch to find an event in your area check the world map world migratory bird day in february ebird moderator daniel arias hosted cullen hanks from ebird s home base in ithica cullen is not only a walking ambassador for ebird but for the human race as well ebird s cullen hanks visited the park and we were discussing the burrowing owl s reasons for choosing its predictable perch pacific parrotlets nothing listed in your area well giddye up it s not too late to organize an impromptu event what s most important is to go out and celebrate the birds of your area you might get lucky and stumble upon a rare bird happy birding love lisa share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading ceibo day dia del ceibo yes 28 thursday apr 2022 posted by playamart zeebra designs in travel latin america 42 comments view of portoviejo ecuador from a trail on la tomatera portoviejo ecuador my friend dady sent a reminder this morning that april 27 is dia del ceibo in manabi province dia del ceibo really yahoo yay for manabi this post will be a little tardy but the ceibos and their special realm deserve some recognition ceibo loco watercolor y acrylic copyright lisa brunetti jardin botanico jardin botanico portoviejo ecuador ceibo y iguana hojas de jaboncillo portoviejo ecuador a large ceibo at hojas del jaboncillo portoviejo ecuador oftentimes a person is needed to show the scale of a tree like the above and that same tree seems to dwarf my friend giovanni in the next image only a few kilometers from the city of portoviejo i have been blessed to bask in the presence of some powerful specimens of this species the rainy season prompts the vegetation into jack in the beanstalk growth and clouds of mosquitoes guard seldom used trails after two weeks of heavy rains the rank growth at the refuge and bike park la tomatera had all but claimed my favorite trail la pika ignoring both challenges i embark on bird finding treks several times each week and am almost instantly immersed in the magical realm of the ceibos no city sounds intrude no taxis blaring their horns no sirens not even sounds of chain saws whittling away this impressive refuge one slow step at a time i ponder what the early botanists and naturalists thought when they first viewed similar scenes ceibos vasconcellea parviflora matchstick tree vasconcellea parviflora an ancient relative of the papaya i have no idea what this is inaturalist will surely provide some answers cousin to the grape cissus did someone say grape peering beyond a ceibo peace lives here every few weeks the botanicals rotate shifts a petite and spindly and endangered hibiscus apply your mosquito repellent put on your mud boots and let s go see some great ceibo trees warning we won t walk far but a kilometer usually takes me several hours vamos pacific parrotlets say let s go seven or eight trails spider from the cyclists second refugio rest stop and i was happy to see that my favorite route offered ample space for inspecting high and low a ceibo anchors a y where one cyclists trail drops toward the valley at a severe angle thank you but i ll keep walking forward the hole in the tree captures my interest and i wonder what species has sculpted that new home do you see the eye in that tree above below ceibos often have eyes or at least that is what my imagination sees vasconcellea parviflora matchstick tree ah nice birds were high and low while anoles and whiptails skulked in and out of sun and shadow grey capped cuckoo scarlet backed woodpecker did you make that hole mr woodpecker aha la pika veers to the right the pale browed tinamou whistles often from the area behind the sign as if the terrestrial bird has no fear of revealing its hiding place only ten or so steps and the trails reverts back to wild and rank is everyone ready to move forward of course let s go intrepid trail mates hmmm what s ahead last saturday something in that dense growth began to growl at me barely moving forward i set the camera on video and recorded the rrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr and hoped for a glimpse of the mystery animal i was able to spot it briefly and i laughed it was a male collared antshrike the one that growled at me was about a foot from the ground there are various options of refuge and biodiversity from filtered sun to dense shade scrubby open areas thickets of small trees and the ever changing samples of botanicals it s human nature to want to whack it all back into submission but this is a very fragile and rapidly vanishing ecosystem birds flit and chatter some seem comfortable with the human presence while others are skittish look high peer low attempt to see what s hiding in those deep shadows and then one catches a glimpse of the elders immense they need no vocal chords to speak to us one stands and gapes skyward in humble appreciation no words are needed to acknowledge their presence they surely feel our awe our respect yet look even out here in the presence of a thriving paradise someone has scrawled his her initials on this magnificent tree moving closer i touch the tree with the back of my hand and offer silent apologies just beyond this monster is the hiding place of the black billed cuckoo the grey capped cuckoo the black and white tanager three jackpot species that bask in the protective energy of this grand tree the tree has cousins family dotted along the trail what have these ancients witnessed it s no surprise that on every outing there seems to be a new species of bird that tolerates a few seconds or minutes for photos to help identify and sometimes confirm the sightings adorable ecuadorian piculets equally adorable necklaced spinetails they are quite chatty the chivi vireo and yes it repeats over and over chivi chivi chivi split from red eyed vireo and butterflies which will provide caterpillars for the cuckoos this past monday a buzz of activity proved that my camera gets poor results in low light in the midst of at least eight different species one i have no clue mystery bird allowed a few photos before it moved out of sight i wondered if the bird belonged to that nest can you see the nest but no the owner of the nest is a bran colored flycatcher a streaked flycatcher was near maybe i did not see it well that s why i try to photograph every bird then confirm when at home vip birds continue to bless my outings the eye ring was strange as were the white bars on the wings a few days later after daniel arias politely helped with identification he stated amazing another new species for manabi the i have no clue bird was a blackpoll warbler which usually vacations on the eastern side of the andes ebird cornell states known for its exceptional fall migration over the atlantic ocean can travel from east coast of u s to south america in one nonstop flight my ebird report stated time of sighting 4 33 pm the trail is rank and rarely traveled by cyclists during the rainy season tropical gnatcatcher elegant crescentchest female black and white becard southern beardless tyrannulet necklaced spinetails collared antshrike all competing for which one to try to photo as most were darting around in perpetual motion and then a streaked flycatcher started its normal loud mouth calls and i switched to it to confirm yes click click and then it flew away and i saw the mystery bird and managed to take several photos and a short video before the bird moved away and i then saw a nest hanging from the tip of a supple limb about fifteen feet from where the warbler had been perched so i froze and watched the nest and yes movement but it was the bran colored flycatcher tending that nest this is the same area as the black billed cuckoo the gray capped cuckoo and where cullen and daniel reported the black and white tanager a true magical spo t so we wean back to the magic of the spot and it s starting to get dark so we d better turn around can you see the trail several birds conspire to lure me off the trail with their mystery calls what was that sound but the sun setting toward the horizon waits for no one vamos we pause to tell the elders goodbye in a silent communication only they receive ugh when mother earth hurls her temper on our species can you blame her oh another necklaced spinetail almost back and the tinamou calls from its hiding place tinamou tinamou where are you ah back on the good trail and a brief glimpse of the city and back to reality the burrowing owl welcomes us back to the city but a part of me remains behind with those grand ceibos share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading earth day 2022 from the middle of the world 22 friday apr 2022 posted by playamart zeebra designs in travel latin america 34 comments from the middle of the world scarlet tanager ecuador the lovely scarlet tanager joins the list of rare birds that drop in for a photo session then move on this one visited parque las vegas on march 31 at first glance i thought it was the common vermillion flycatcher vermillion flycatcher scarlet tanager this bird was quite patient with the impromptu photo session but it was not until that night that i realized how rare this beauty was in this area it was the third time for this species to be reported in manabi province on ebird ebird scarlet tanager manabi ecuador this slideshow requires javascript in nearby la tomatera a new ebird hotspot several more vip birds have provided special glimpses and i continue to find myself blessed by birds the quite rare black billed cuckoo continues to multiply first there was one sighting thanks to luis saltos then another visit to la tomatera resulted in two sightings and last saturday three black billed cuckoos revealed their hideouts in three different locations sha zam thank you mother earth grey capped cuckoo in addition to the black billed cuckoos the lovely gray capped often shows up near the former double thank you triple thank you this morning i visited a group of urbiarbol activists who work every friday or saturday along a canal cleaning trash and planting trees i watched for birds while they worked in harmony little by little the planet becomes a better place because of quiet people doing selfless work enjoy the slide show this slideshow requires javascript the finale as we were parting at noon a lovely long snake with a green head was trying to raid a bird nest in the tall grasses we were as rapt trying to see the snake as are spectators in a world cup championship game a snake is somewhere we saw it but then it vanished tropical herping sent a lovely earth day newsletter update for a glimpse of ecuador s stunning beauty and diversity as well as some serious environmental concerns please take time to visit their post earth day 2022 i sent the photos of the laughing falcon s unlucky snake to alejandro arteaga also part of the tropical herping team he mentioned that it was a great sighting this is certainly the first time a predator is confirmed for the snake mastigodryas reticulatus so it is very exciting and that he would include the data in the soon to be published reptiles of ecuador for information about that book or to help sponsor the printing costs go here reptiles of ecuador com that s the update between events on this busy day in portoviejo ecuador please take time to tip your hat to our beautiful planet and to those who are quietly working to restore what we ve lost love lisa the newest generation of the golden grosbeak share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading i thought it was the end of the world 16 saturday apr 2022 posted by playamart zeebra designs in travel latin america 36 comments april 16 2022 portoviejo ecuador tonight while having a coffee and a milkshake and a corviche with a friend i had been birding all day and was hungry i noticed that he kept looking at his phone we had discussed this historic date one that is branded in every cell of every person who experienced the 7 8 earthquake of 2016 that killed over 600 people arturo a university student aiming for a degree in marine biology wildlife picks up trash wherever he goes each person has a unique story and arturo said that when the earthquake hit he had been playing futbol with friends a three story building crashed to the ground and barely missed them he ran home to check on his mother who was alone the door was jammed and he kicked it open she was safe to his immense relief he told of earthquake lights in the sky and said i thought it was the end of the world various people from jama 130 kilometers north told me similar stories about the sky appearing strange just before the earthquake hit they also thought it was the end of the wo...