Cloudforest path on the trail to Machu Picchu

*nod to Russell Hoban*

Monteverde cloudforest, Costa Rica. Most of the mosture reach the forest as clouds, mist and fog rather than rain. This is a habitat with a huge bio diversity e.g 100 mammal species, 400 birds and 420 orchids species

Luxuriant vegetation seen in Selvatura cloudforest walkway, Monteverde, Costa Rica.

Seen in Bellavista Cloudforest Reserve.

Lemon-Rumped (black and yellow birds) and Blue-Grey Tanagers feeding on bananas. The owner of the garden said he puts out one hundred bananas a day to keep the birds coming.

A tree fern. Taken from the Skywalk hanging bridges at Sky Adventures, a bumpy ride from the town of Santa Elena in the Monteverde area.

Monteverde cloudforest, Costa Rica. Most of the mosture reach the forest as clouds, mist and fog rather than rain. This is a habitat with a huge bio diversity e.g 100 mammal species, 400 birds and 420 orchids species

Near Paquisha, Ecuador

Tayra

Savegre River valley, Talamanca Mtns., Costa Rica. 13 February 2019. © Frank Mantlik

fairytale forest with the smallest bamboo I´ve ever seen, cloud forest at Volcano Poas

Inside the cloud forest

Savegre Hotel, San Gerardo de Dota, San José province, Costa Rica | July 9, 2017.

Savegre Hotel, San Gerardo de Dota, San José province, Costa Rica | July 9, 2017.

I have to look up the names of each type of hummingbird, but for now here are the pics.

One of our most popular residents. A group of nine were seen near the tower last week. (Oct.'11)

Mashpi Torrenteer

Tandayapa Bird Lodge, Pichincha, Ecuador

© Mashpi Lodge

Vandfalds-badning.

The Pale-Mandibled Aracari (or a friend) came back 25 minutes later for a little more. P1030242

Tarabita, or cable car that rides across a valley to the entrance of the mountainous cloud forest reserve of Bosque Protector Mindo-Nambillo. It is a nice place to experience Andean cloud forest for a few hours. Lots of cool waterfalls and maintained trails. You can tube down the river too.