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Ecuador Birding – The place Each Feather Tells a Story
From October 26, 2025 via November 8, 2025 I joined 5 different adventurers and an excellent photographer and birding information (Liron Gertsman) with Eagle-Eye Excursions to Ecuador. This weblog sequence highlights the animals (principally birds), individuals and areas we encountered over the 14 full days on this lovely land.
A Reflections of the Pure World Weblog Put up Sequence by Jim Acquire
DAY 6 – Morning
The subsequent morning, after heartfelt goodbyes to the Sani Lodge workers who had grow to be a part of our Amazon household, we boarded the canoe one final time and made a quick cease alongside the south financial institution of the Napo River at Yasuní Nationwide Park.
There, a small household of Pink Howler Monkeys lounged within the treetops, their deep russet coats glowing warmly within the early gentle. The adults sat like statues, chewing leaves with sluggish deliberation, whereas a teen clambered awkwardly alongside a department, its comfortable, plaintive calls drifting throughout the water. It was a mild farewell from the rainforest.
From there, the journey upriver grew to become unexpectedly fascinating. The captain zigzagged continuously, weaving throughout the broad expanse of the Napo in a sample that appeared virtually erratic—till we realized why. The torrential rains of the earlier three days had reshaped the river’s underwater terrain, creating shifting sandbars and submerged obstacles invisible from the floor. Although the river appeared deep and extensive, the captain’s practiced eyes learn delicate adjustments within the water’s colour and circulate, guiding us safely upstream towards Coca.
As we arrived in Coca, the sky darkened once more and a contemporary curtain of rain started to fall. Whereas attempting to outpace the downpour, I managed to seize a number of lengthy‑awaited photographs of the White‑banded Swallow—a smooth, sharply dressed species with crisp white breast band and shiny blue‑black upperparts that had eluded my digicam for the earlier 4 days. It felt like a small triumph amid the frenzy of journey.
We stated our goodbyes to the Mama Lucy and have been launched to José Gallardo, who can be our driver for the subsequent chapter of the journey. Leaving the city bustle of Coca behind, we quickly observed the panorama shifting. The dense Amazonian lowlands regularly gave strategy to taller timber, cooler air, and a rising, rolling terrain. The vegetation modified subtly at first—extra palms, extra epiphytes, extra layers of inexperienced—after which unmistakably as we climbed into the low foothills of the Andes.
By late morning we have been winding our manner towards our subsequent vacation spot: WildSumaco, perched within the decrease montane area the place Amazonian humidity meets Andean elevation. A brand new ecosystem awaited us, and with it, a completely new solid of birds and wildlife to find.
NEXT UP: EB#36 “A Wild Time at WildSumaco within the Japanese Andes Foothills“
Earlier Ecuador Birding Weblog Posts:
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EB35 – Leaving the Amazon Behind, Rising into the Japanese Andes
by Jim Acquire
In October 2025, Jim Acquire joined a birding tour in Ecuador, exploring its wealthy biodiversity and gorgeous landscapes over 14 days. The weblog sequence chronicles his experiences with birds and nature.
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EB34 – One Final Cruise Across the Calluacocha Lagoon
by Jim Acquire
In October 2025, Jim Acquire joined a birding tour in Ecuador, exploring its wealthy biodiversity and gorgeous landscapes over 14 days. The weblog sequence chronicles his experiences with birds and nature.
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EB33 – A Quiet Afternoon Spent Taking pictures on the Sani Lodge Grounds
by Jim Acquire
In October 2025, Jim Acquire joined a birding tour in Ecuador, exploring its wealthy biodiversity and gorgeous landscapes over 14 days. The weblog sequence chronicles his experiences with birds and nature.
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EB32 – Afternoon Birds, Bats, Butterflies and a Actually Cool Pair of Owls at Sani Lodge
by Jim Acquire
In October 2025, Jim Acquire joined a birding tour in Ecuador, exploring its wealthy biodiversity and gorgeous landscapes over 14 days. The weblog sequence chronicles his experiences with birds and nature.
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EB31b – An Avian Hodgepodge of Misplaced Species at San Roque
by Jim Acquire
In October 2025, Jim Acquire joined a birding tour in Ecuador, exploring its wealthy biodiversity and gorgeous landscapes over 14 days. The weblog sequence chronicles his experiences with birds and nature.
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EB31 – Surprising Sentinel: Burrowing Owl on a Floating Forest Island
by Jim Acquire
In October 2025, Jim Acquire joined a birding tour in Ecuador, exploring its wealthy biodiversity and gorgeous landscapes over 14 days. The weblog sequence chronicles his experiences with birds and nature.
*This Ecuador Birding weblog publish was formed and polished with the help of Microsoft Copilot, serving to convey readability and a constant circulate to my subject notes and dictated recollections.
**Except in any other case indicated within the picture caption, all images (>99%) are mine.