Birds, Animals, Insects
Puerto Lopez is on the coast and I was overawed by the wonderful acrobatic displays of the humpback whales. This is their mating ritual and they come to the coast of Ecuador to mate in June and by September you can see them with their babies. Every year from late June till early October, the […]
Read MoreMindo is a small village in a cloud forest in Ecuador and has it’s own micro climate. The village is a wonderful place to relax with orchids and humming birds and toucans in the luscious gardens of the many hostels and Pousadas. I love going there and my favourite place is Rodney’s El Descanso a […]
Read MoreMindo is a cloud forest about 2 hours from Quito. It has it’s own micro climate and attracts wonderful birds like Hummingbirds, Toucans and Tanagers which are seen regularly. Nearby you can also find the Cock of the Rock a beautiful red crested bird. Each lodge in Mindo seems to have it’s own particular birds […]
Read MoreBeautiful Ecuadorian flowers. Caroline Park is a huge park with a cycle track, fitness equipment, skateboard and biking areas, lots of beautiful open spaces and shady trees where you can spot the occasional hummingbird, football pitches and a small botanic garden and a reptile house. On Sundays it seems that all of Quito come and […]
Read MoreIsla la Plata is called the poor man’s Galapagos and is well worth a visit. My favourite bird is the blue footed boobie who does a mating dance to attract his much larger female partner. He hops on one foot then the other and stick his tail feathers out. I am sure it is the […]
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Photography, Travelling, Dancing,..
