Montañas de los Andes
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La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Ortalis columbiana (Colombian Chacalaca / Guacharaca)
Endemic to Colombia, as its name would suggest, and the only chachalaca within its now relatively limited range in the central (Cauca and Magdalena) valleys of the country. It is found in both humid and deciduous forests, but the species’ range and population are both almost certainly declining, and it survives only in pockets.
Source: Neotropical Birds Online: neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
Finca Alejandria, Km 18 Via Cali-Buenaventura, Cali, Colombia.
Aglaiocercus kingi (Long-tailed Sylph / Cometa verdiazul)
Sylphs (Aglaiocercus) are short-billed, long-tailed hummingbirds of humid montane forests of the Andes. The Long-tailed Sylph is the most widespread member of the genus, and occurs from Venezuela south to Bolivia.
This is the only species of sylph on the east slopes of the Andes. In Colombia and Ecuador, it also is found on the western slopes of the Andes. This species forages at all heights in the forest, and at forest edge.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/overview...
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
The Carib grackle (Quiscalus lugubris) is a New World tropical blackbird, a resident breeder in the Lesser Antilles and northern South America from Colombia east to Venezuela and northeastern Brazil. There are eight subspecies.
The adult male Carib grackle is 27 cm (11 in) long with a long wedge-shaped tail, although the latter is not so long as other grackles. Its plumage is entirely black with a violet iridescence.
this is just one of the incredibly beautiful mountainscapes I had the chance to see after coming back from a hike in the Andes, right at the Argentina-Chile border. The car was moving but the landscape was unique, so I did my best to get it right. no time for tripods nor for second chances, think fast and shoot fast. special thanks to the bus driver whom kindly slowed down a bit to help me out.
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Saltator atripennis
(Black-winged Saltator / Saltador de alas negras)
The Black-winged Saltator is a fairly common resident of humid montane forest on the west slope of the Andes from southern Ecuador to northern Colombia. It is more difficult to see than some other species of saltator, perhaps due to its preference for the canopy and its avoidance of clearings.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/...
Araucaria solitaria al final del valle del estero Trapa Trapa, llegando al portezuelo que conecta las cuencas del Laja con el Queuco.
TravesÃa Antuco - Trapa Trapa
Región del BiobÃo, Chile central.
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The Patagonian Andes guard the entrance to the Southern Ice Field as the Perito Moreno Glacier slowly makes its way down to the lower ground of Argentino Lake. At its end the Perito Moreno Glacier has an average thickness of 170m (558ft) with 74m (240ft) visible above the water line above the lake. With over 250 km2 (97 sq mi) of ice the glacier spans 30 km (19 mi) in length and a width of 5km at its terminus. Since 1968 rupturing ice has taken the lives of 32 people who were hit by flying ice. One of 48 glaciers that form part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, the high altitude field has a total area of 12,363 km2 (4,773 sq mi) of ice. Los Glaciares National Park, Santa Cruz , Argentinean Patagonia, Argentina.
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View from Vinicunca (just above 5000 m above sea level) towards surrounding Andean Peaks, Peru.
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Vista aérea desde el sur del cerro Castillo, pasando justo sobre le laguna Diaamante. Atrás se divisan el volcán San José y cerro Marmolejo, cerro Alto o Nevado Piuquenes y Tupungato. Muy al fondo, con una nube alrededor, el Aconcagua.
Chile - Argentina
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Blackburnian Warbler
(Setophaga fusca, formerly Dendroica fusca)
The Blackburnian Warbler is a small New World warbler. They breed in eastern North America, from southern Canada, westwards to the southern Canadian Prairies, the Great Lakes region and New England, to North Carolina.
Blackburnian Warblers are migratory, wintering in southern Central America and in South America. These birds were named after Anna Blackburne, an English botanist.
Source: Wikipedia
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This is possibly my favourite photo from my recent (and last-minute) trip to Ecuador for the Ministry of Tourism as part of their Feel Again Project. This particular shot was taken at the amazing Hacienda Zuleta in the Andes.
Sorry I haven't been as active on Flickr as usual; I didn't have much internet access over the last month or two.
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Nikon D800 / ISO 2000 / f/2.8 / 25s / Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED @ 16mm / Location: Cayambe, Ecuador