December 2008
December was dominated by a 3-week trip to southern Peru. A full trip report will be published just as soon as I can finish ploughing my way through the 1000's of photos I took during the trip. In the meantime, here is a small, more or less random selection of a few of my favourites.
Male Andean Cock-of-the-Rock (Rupicola peruvianus saturatus) - Manu, Peru
Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans) - Manu, Peru
Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas) - Colca Canyon, Peru
Paracas National Park, Peru
Guanay Cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvillii) - Islas Ballestas, Peru
Surfbird (Aphriza virgata) - Paracas, Peru
Bearded Mountaineer (Oreonympha nobilis) - Huacarpay Lake, Peru
Many-coloured Rush-Tyrant (Tachuris rubrigastra) - Huacarpay Lake, Peru
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) - Tambopata, Peru
Least Treefrog (Hyla minuta) - Tambopata, Peru
Ringed Antpipit (Corythopis torquatus) - Tambopata, Peru
Wandering Spider (Ctenidae) - Tambopata, Peru
Bushcricket (Orthoptera) - Tambopata, Peru
Machu Picchu, Peru