birdwatching trip report - Ecuador - surfbirds.com
Next came one of the most memorable periods of the trip. The hummingbird feeders there were empty and the hummers were behaving very aggressively to one another. The lack of food also made them extremely inquisitive and the
Velvet-purple Coronets
were quite prepared to land on an outstretched finger. In fact whilst photographing one bird another landed on my camera strap.
Empress Brilliant
We moved on to Mindo where we ate our packed lunch at the Hummingbird Restaurant whilst watching yet more hummers,
White-whiskered Hermits, White-necked Jacobins
and
Green-crowned Woodnymphs
were all new.
After lunch we walked down to the river, preceded by a mangy dog, until Jose demonstrated his powers of persuasion making it return the way it had come. Several |
