{"id":4478,"date":"2012-03-09T08:06:13","date_gmt":"2012-03-09T07:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=4478"},"modified":"2019-12-22T22:12:27","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T09:12:27","slug":"birds-of-ecuador-near-the-antisana-volcano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/birds-of-ecuador-near-the-antisana-volcano\/","title":{"rendered":"Birds of Ecuador near the Antisana Volcano"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p class=\"none\" style=\"clear:both;\"><figure id=\"attachment_4449\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 468px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Sword_billed_Hummingbird_10.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Sword_billed_Hummingbird_10.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Sword_billed_Hummingbird_10.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Sword_billed_Hummingbird_10.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Sword_billed_Hummingbird_10.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Sword_billed_Hummingbird_10.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Sword_billed_Hummingbird_10.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, 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width=\"458\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) perched on a branch in Ecuador.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>Part 04\/8 of Glenn Bartley&#8217;s month-long trip around Ecuador.<\/p>\n<p>After a drive across the central valley and up and over the Papallacta Pass (where on one of the trips we had spectacular views of the Antisana Volcano) we arrived at our third lodge of the trip.<\/p>\n<p>From Sword-billed Hummingbirds to Torrent Ducks and from Rufous-bellied Seedsnipes to Turquoise Jays it was hard to know where to point our lenses.<\/p>\n<p>If you think that a bird photography adventure to Ecuador might interest you make sure to e-mail me to sign up for the wish list for my workshop that will begin in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Article written and images fully copyrighted by Glenn Bartley.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"none\" style=\"clear:both;\"><figure id=\"attachment_4448\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 760px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Torrent_Duck_04.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Torrent_Duck_04.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Torrent_Duck_04.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Torrent_Duck_04.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Torrent_Duck_04.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, 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https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Torrent_Duck_04.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4448 size-full\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Torrent_Duck_04.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"750\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata) perched on a rock alongside a rushing stream<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"none\" style=\"clear:both;\"><figure id=\"attachment_4446\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 760px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Turquoise_Jay_05.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" 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wp-caption-text\">Turquoise Jay (Cyanolyca turcosa) perched on a branch in Ecuador.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"none\" style=\"clear:both;\"><figure id=\"attachment_4447\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 760px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Rufous_bellied_Seedsnipe_07.1.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Rufous_bellied_Seedsnipe_07.1.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Rufous_bellied_Seedsnipe_07.1.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, 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https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Rufous_bellied_Seedsnipe_07.1.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Rufous_bellied_Seedsnipe_07.1.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Rufous_bellied_Seedsnipe_07.1.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4447 size-full\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Rufous_bellied_Seedsnipe_07.1.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"750\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe (Attagis gayi) feeding on seeds in the highlands of Ecuador.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part 04\/8 of Glenn Bartley&#8217;s month-long trip around Ecuador. After a drive across the central valley and up and over the Papallacta Pass (where on one of the trips we had spectacular views of the Antisana Volcano) we arrived at our third lodge of the trip. 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