Ecuador Birding – The place Each Feather Tells a Story
From October 26, 2025 by November 8, 2025 I joined 5 different adventurers and an impressive photographer and birding information (Liron Gertsman) with Eagle-Eye Excursions to Ecuador. This weblog collection highlights the animals (principally birds), individuals and places we encountered over the 14 full days on this lovely land.
*Except in any other case indicated within the picture caption, all pictures (>99%) are mine.
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Ecuador Birding: Weblog Put up #6
“When Antpittas Come Calling“
A Reflections of the Pure World Weblog Put up Collection by Jim Achieve
DAY 1 – Morning (9:00 am)
At a chosen time, one of many staff introduced he can be putting worms on the antpitta feeding spot. We adopted him to a small clearing along side the shelter the place he scattered dwell worms and performed the decision of our first goal antpitta: the EQUATORIAL ANTPITTA. It took not more than twenty seconds for a fowl to reply, and inside moments we have been gazing one just some ft away—spherical, alert, and impossibly charismatic. Its cinnamon‑brown plumage blended completely with the leaf litter, however its massive, expressive eyes and upright posture gave it a presence that was nearly theatrical.
As we admired it, a sudden motion to our left caught my eye: our first glimpse of the legendary SWORD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD. True to its repute, it appeared solely briefly, hovering for a heartbeat with its impossibly lengthy invoice—longer than its total physique—pointing straight forward like a rapier. Then, simply as shortly, it vanished again into the forest, leaving us surprised.
The groundskeeper who had positioned the worms earlier, informed us he would attempt calling in one other species—the CHESTNUT-NAPED ANTPITTA. Whereas he ready, we have been handled to spectacular views of a BUFF-WINGED STARFRONTLET, its glittering inexperienced physique and golden wing patches catching the sunshine because it hovered close to the feeders.
A feminine GREEN-TAILED TRAINBEARER adopted, its slender, iridescent tail streaming behind it like a ribbon because it perched delicately on a mossy department.
The groundskeeper whispered that the CHESTNUT-NAPED ANTPITTA was getting nearer, and shortly sufficient it hopped into view. Its wealthy chestnut nape and olive‑brown physique gave it a heat, earthy look, and it paused simply lengthy sufficient for us to admire its portrait‑excellent pose earlier than slipping again into the undergrowth.
It was a morning of magic—of uncommon birds, fleeting glimpses, and the quiet thrill of being precisely the place you have been meant to be.
NEXT UP: EB#7 “And Nonetheless Extra Hummingbirds“
Further Images and Video
Earlier Ecuador Birding Weblog Posts:
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EB6 – WHEN ANTPITTAS COME CALLING
In October 2025, Jim Achieve joined a birding tour in Ecuador, exploring its wealthy biodiversity and beautiful landscapes over 14 days. The weblog collection chronicles his experiences with birds and nature. This put up focuses on two species of antpittas photographed and the primary sighting of Sword-billed Hummingbird, the highest goal fowl on the Zuro Loma Birding Reserve on the Western aspect of the Andes.
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EB5 – THE ECUADOR SPECIES LIST GROWS
In October 2025, Jim Achieve joined a birding tour in Ecuador, exploring its wealthy biodiversity and beautiful landscapes over 14 days. The weblog collection chronicles his experiences with birds and nature. This put up focuses on the altering landscapes and the primary batch of birds on the Zuro Loma Birding Reserve on the Western aspect of the Andes.
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EB4 – UNOFFICIAL SIDETRIP TO ZURO LOMA
In October 2025, Jim Achieve joined a birding tour in Ecuador, exploring its wealthy biodiversity and beautiful landscapes over 14 days. The weblog collection chronicles his experiences with birds and nature. This put up focuses on the drive by Quito upwards to the Zuro Loma Birding Reserve on the Western aspect of the Andes.
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EB3 – FIRST LIGHT BIRDING AT PUEMBO BIRDING GARDEN
In October 2025, Jim Achieve joined a birding tour in Ecuador, exploring its wealthy biodiversity and beautiful landscapes over 14 days. The weblog collection chronicles his experiences with birds and nature. This put up focuses on the early morning birds encountered at Puembo Birding Gardens.
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EB2 – AN AIRPORT WELCOME AND ARRIVAL AT PUEMBO BIRDING GARDEN
From October 26 to November 8, 2025, Jim Achieve joined a birding tour in Ecuador with Eagle-Eye Excursions. Together with his ft now on the bottom, this put up begins from his arrival at Mariscal Sucre Worldwide Airport and his arrival at Puembo Birding Backyard.
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EB1 – PROLOGUE TO MY TRIP OF A LIFETIME TO ECUADOR
In October 2025, Jim Achieve joined a birding tour in Ecuador, exploring its wealthy biodiversity and beautiful landscapes over 14 days. The weblog collection chronicles his experiences with birds and nature.
