{"id":2680,"date":"2012-02-08T19:52:32","date_gmt":"2012-02-08T18:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=2680"},"modified":"2014-11-23T20:44:56","modified_gmt":"2014-11-23T19:44:56","slug":"birds-of-peru-around-lago-huacarpay-stage-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/birds-of-peru-around-lago-huacarpay-stage-01\/","title":{"rendered":"Birds of Peru around Lago Huacarpay"},"content":{"rendered":"

Part 01\/11 of Glenn Bartley’s 3-month trip around Peru – On the first of September I traveled from my home in Victoria, BC to Lima Peru for a 3 month bird photography expedition. My plan was to travel around the country in search of as many of the most beautiful and endemic birds that I could find.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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White-tufted Grebe (Rollandia rolland) in a wetland in Peru.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Why Peru? The answer is simple. Peruis a country that is perhaps unsurpassed in terms of “quality” birds. While Columbia boasts a higher total number of species it is tough to beatPeru’s endemic birds like the Marvelous Spatuletail, Long-whiskered Owlet, Royal Sunangel and about 120 other birds that are found nowhere else on Earth except within the border ofPeru.<\/p>\n

My search for these birds took me from sea level to 4850m above sea level (ASL). From deserts, to lowland rainforests. From cloud forests to high elevation grasslands. And down many a bumpy road… I slept in towns where I swear no tourists had ever been. I slept in the back of my truck for two of the coldestwettestnights I can remember. I slept wherever I had to in order to be able to have a reasonable chance at photographing these birds. To me…it was all worth it… This is truly what I live for…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Plumbeous Rail (Pardirallus sanguinolentus) perched in a wetland in the highlands of Peru.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Cusco and ManuNational Park<\/p>\n

After a quick stopover in Lima I took an internal flight to the lovely city of Cusco. Cusco is a city full of culture and history and it makes a great base to visit several local ruins and cultural sites. Nearby there is a high elevation lake called Lago Huacarpay. It was here where I would begin my search for endemic birds.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Bearded Mountaineer (Oreonympha nobilis) flying while feeding at a flower in Peru.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Those of you that know me know that I love hummingbirds. One of the really special ones in Peru is called the Bearded Mountaineer. It is endemic to Peru and found only in a small area in the southeast. Huacarpay is definitely the best place to see it and it was a great start to the trip to find this beauty feeding on some Nicotina flowers near the lake. In addition to the Mountaineer, Lago Huacarpay produced a beautiful White-tufted Grebe and the strange looking Plumbeous Rail.<\/p>\n

If you think that a bird photography adventure to Peru might interest you make sure to e-mail me to sign up for the wish list for my workshops that will begin in the fall of 2013.<\/p>\n

Article written and images fully copyrighted by Glenn Bartley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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