13 September 2011

Day of the Finch...ECUADOR (10 Sept..)





The last trip Andrew and I did just a week or so ago, we were stunned by the high numbers of White-rimmed Brush-Finches we racked up in a day. On this day (La Guatamala Trail, eastern Ecuador) the "bumper bird" turned out to be Olive Finch. While not as rare as the brush-finches, it is still a scarce bird and one you do not think of as a double figure species. However, by early afternoon we had managed to see ten different Olive Finches, many of which posed time and again for photos...Here are some of the "perfect ten" for you to admire...

Lots more to come from our weekend in the foothills of the Andes...

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