The bird photography group I was with during my trip to Ecuador got a lot of looks at a family or two of Gray Breasted Mountain Toucan so I think we all felt a grateful for that.

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My wife will enjoy this photograph because it includes Mushrooms. But I happen to think the Scaly Throated Foliage Gleaner is special as well. It certainly has one of the craziest names of any bird I’ve discovered.

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A classic look for this classic looking Smoke Colored Peewee.

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I’ve seen a Green Fronted Lancebill twice in my life. The first time was in Costa Rica about a year ago and a half ago and the second time was during my recent Ecuador trip. Both of those were at locations featuring water. The Lancebill in Costa Rica was always perched on a rock in the middle of a large stream. And the Lancebill in Ecuador that is featured in my photograph is in front of a small waterfall. If the waterfall was in focus then this would not be an impressive looking photo. The Lancebill would be just as sharp as the waterfall and there wouldn’t be a good separation. But, it’s a little harder to tell that there is a waterfall behind it.

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Capturing birds while jumping is a fun challenge for me.

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I like this pose from the Tyrian Metaltail.

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Another shot of a Sword Billed Hummingbird found at Zuro Loma Reserve in Ecuador.  Our local Guide, Dario, took us to this property which is actually owned by his family. The property used to be used for cattle grazing but the family is working hard to plant more plants and attract more wildlife and birds. Even you can go visit this property and support their efforts. I would recommend it!

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I would imagine that the Ecuadorian Rabbit doesn’t get a lot of attention from photographers. But it took me about two days of travel and four different airports to get to Ecuador and then it took a few long car rides to eventually run into this Rabbit so I did what I could to get a nice portrait of it.

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This Andean Emerald looks tiny on the giant leaf it’s perched on.

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