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La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.

 

Cyanocorax yncas galeatus (Inca Jay / Carriquí)

 

The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is endemic to the Andes of South America.

 

Their basic diet consists of arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit.

 

The range extends southwards in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

 

Wikipedia

 

National Aviary, Pittsburgh PA

Aztec Inca statue in Selby Gardens, Sarasota Florida. Hasselblad X1D.

Cyanocorax yncas galeatus (Inca Jay / Carriquí)

 

La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.

 

The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is endemic to the Andes of South America.

 

Their basic diet consists of arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit.

 

The range extends southwards in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

 

Wikipedia

 

La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.

 

Cyanocorax yncas galeatus (Inca Jay / Carriquí)

 

The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is endemic to the Andes of South America.

 

Their basic diet consists of arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit.

 

The range extends southwards in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

 

Wikipedia

 

Cyanocorax yncas galeatus (Inca Jay / Carriquí)

 

La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.

 

The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is endemic to the Andes of South America.

 

Their basic diet consists of arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit.

 

The range extends southwards in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

 

Wikipedia

 

 

A spectacular little trail near Machu Picchu takes us in half an hour to the Inca Bridge. This suspension bridge could be raised or lowered to control access to the citadel.

 

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Le pont de l'Inca

 

Un petit sentier spectaculaire à proximité du Machu Picchu nous amène en 1/2 heure au Pont de l'Inca. Ce pont suspendu pouvait être levé ou baissé pour contrôler l'accès à la citadelle.

  

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Machu Picchu - Pont de l'Inca - Pérou / Machu Picchu - Inca Bridge - Peru

Brookfield Zoo

Chicago, IL

May 2019

 

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Cyanocorax yncas galeatus (Inca Jay / Carriquí)

 

La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.

 

The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is endemic to the Andes of South America.

 

Their basic diet consists of arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit.

 

The range extends southwards in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

 

Wikipedia

 

Cyanocorax yncas galeatus (Inca Jay / Carriquí)

 

La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.

 

The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is endemic to the Andes of South America.

 

Their basic diet consists of arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit.

 

The range extends southwards in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

 

Wikipedia

 

This is an Inca dove. These are very small doves somewhere between the size of a sparrow and an American robin. They like it warm and inhabit southern states from Texas over to California and throughout Mexico. If temperatures drop too low at night, they'll do what's called pyramid roosting, huddling in a group up to 3 doves high. That'll keep you toasty 😁

This species of dove is quite a bit smaller than some of its cousins like the Mourning Dove and Collared Dove. Its small size and "scaled" plumage make it quite distinctive and easy to identify.

We found this one in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas.

 

Cold rainy, snowy day made for lots of time to re-edit images of years past. Built around 1450 and still looks amazing.

Machu Picchu Nine images stitched .

Cyanocorax yncas galeatus (Inca Jay / Carriquí)

 

La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.

 

The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is endemic to the Andes of South America.

 

Their basic diet consists of arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit.

 

The range extends southwards in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

 

Wikipedia

 

One of four Inca Doves finds a sunlit spot near my campsite at Goose Island State Park, Lamar, Texas.

The Inca Road is one of the most extraordinary feats of engineering in the world. By the 16th Century it had helped transform a tiny kingdom into the largest empire in the Western hemisphere.

 

But ironically, it was the Inca Road that hastened the demise of its creators.

 

When the Spanish reached the Pacific coast in 1532 the empire was weakened by internal fighting and smallpox. And the same road that had given the Inca unprecedented access to every part of their kingdom now did the same for the conquistadors.

 

Ollantaytambo is known to be the last Inca stronghold before the fall.

One of the most visually stunning Inca ruins is at Moray. The circular terraces are thought to have been used as an agricultural research station. Their depth, design, and their orientation are designed around the position of the sun at various times of the year.

The Collared Inca is a large hummingbird and an extremely quick flier that generally stays below the canopy of moss-laden cloudforests. Both males and females have white outer tail feathers and large white chest patches, both in strong contrast to its otherwise dark plumage. While haunting its dark, understory habitat, its generally dark plumage keeps it well hidden, and the first sign of its presence is the flashing open of its mostly white tail. identifies itself in the forest by flashing open its mostly white tail. It prefers long, pendulous, tubular flowers, hovering underneath to feed. Unlike the majority of hummingbirds, the Collared Inca appears especially prone to join mixed species foraging flocks of passerines, at least for short periods of time. Several studies have investigated its reproductive biology, but there is much to learn about this large, flashy, Andean hummingbird. Picture taken at Zuro Loma, Ecuador.

 

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Cyanocorax yncas galeatus (Inca Jay / Carriquí)

 

La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.

 

The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is endemic to the Andes of South America.

 

Their basic diet consists of arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit.

 

The range extends southwards in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

 

Wikipedia

 

Inca Bronceado, Bronzy Inca, Coeligena coeligena.

 

Especie # 1.555

 

Reserva Río Blanco

Departamento de Caldas

Colombia

Sacsahuaman Fortress - Cuzco - Peru

This statue at the top of a fountain in the center of the Plaza de Armas of Cuzco represents the Inca Pachacutec, 9th Inca emperor, and one of the greatests (reign : 1438 - 1471).

It dominates the ancient capital of the Incas, before this great empire was destroyed by those highwaymen who were called the Conquistadors.

 

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Le fier Inca

 

Cette statue au sommet d'une fontaine au centre de la Place d'Armes de Cuzco représente l'Inca Pachacutec, 9ème empereur Inca, et l'un des plus grands (règne de 1438 - 1471).

Elle domine l'ancienne capitale des Incas, avant que ce grand empire ne soit détruit par ces bandits de grand chemin qu'on a appelé les Conquistadors.

 

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Cuzco - Pérou /Peru

 

Up-loaded for 7DWF and Fence Fridays

 

Inca Lilies (thanks Kasia for the id) in perfect harmony with a garden fence.

Inca Acollarado, Collared Inca, Coeligena torquata.

 

Reserva Río Blanco

Departamento de Caldas

Colombia

Cyanocorax yncas galeatus (Inca Jay / Carriquí)

 

La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.

 

The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is endemic to the Andes of South America.

 

Their basic diet consists of arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit.

 

The range extends southwards in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

 

Wikipedia

 

Cyanocorax yncas galeatus (Inca Jay / Carriquí)

 

La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.

 

Like all animals, birds need water to survive. Though they can extract some moisture from their food, most birds drink water every day. Birds also use water for bathing, to clean their feathers and remove parasites. After splashing around in a bath for a few minutes, a bird usually perches in a sunny spot and fluffs its feathers out to dry. Then it carefully preens each feather, adding a protective coating of oil secreted by a gland at the base of its tail.

 

For these reasons, a dependable supply of fresh, clean water is attractive to most birds. In fact, a birdbath will even bring to your yard birds that don’t eat seeds and wouldn’t visit your feeders. Providing water for birds can also improve the quality of your backyard bird habitat and should provide you with a fantastic opportunity to observe bird behavior.

 

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Esta figura facial de un Inca se puede apreciar sobre la ladera derecha del camino que va al Fuerte de Samaipata. Por el momento no se sabe si es una figura hecha por la mano del hombre o es un accidente natural.

Located behind the colonial church, the archaeological site of Chinchero also includes well preserved Inca terraces.

Cyanocorax yncas galeatus (Inca Jay / Carriquí)

 

La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.

 

The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is endemic to the Andes of South America.

 

Their basic diet consists of arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit.

 

The range extends southwards in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

 

Wikipedia

 

Cyanocorax yncas galeatus (Inca Jay / Carriquí)

 

La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.

 

The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is endemic to the Andes of South America.

 

Their basic diet consists of arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit.

 

The range extends southwards in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

 

Wikipedia

 

@ bits'n'pieces 2012

Canon EOS 6D - f/3.5 - 1/125sec - 100 mm - ISO 100

 

Brookfield Zoo

Chicago, IL

May 2019

 

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Costa Rica

The Inca dove or Mexican dove is a small New World dove. Inca doves reach a length of 16.5–23 cm and weigh 30–58 g. They are slender, with a gray-brown body covered in feathers that resemble a scaled pattern. The tail is long and square and edged with white feathers that may flare out in flight. Wikipedia

Incan ruins which lie atop a hill at the entrance to the Sacred Valley

Canon FD lens adapted via Metabones

Herb and Nada Mahler Family Aviary, Milwaukee County Zoo

Milwaukee, WI

December 2021

 

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Lincoln Park Zoo

Chicago, IL

April 2019

 

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Cyanocorax yncas galeatus (Inca Jay / Carriquí)

 

La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.

 

The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is endemic to the Andes of South America.

 

Their basic diet consists of arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit.

 

The range extends southwards in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

 

Wikipedia

 

Cyanocorax yncas galeatus (Inca Jay / Carriquí)

 

La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.

 

The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is endemic to the Andes of South America.

 

Their basic diet consists of arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit.

 

The range extends southwards in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

 

Wikipedia

 

La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.

 

Cyanocorax yncas galeatus (Inca Jay / Carriquí)

 

The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is endemic to the Andes of South America.

 

Their basic diet consists of arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit.

 

The range extends southwards in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

 

Wikipedia

 

Lincoln Park Zoo

Chicago, IL

December 2018

 

Follow on Instagram @dpsager

La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.

 

Cyanocorax yncas galeatus (Inca Jay / Carriquí)

 

The Inca jay (Cyanocorax yncas) is a bird species of the New World jays, which is endemic to the Andes of South America.

 

Their basic diet consists of arthropods, vertebrates, seeds, and fruit.

 

The range extends southwards in the Andes from Colombia and Venezuela through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

 

Wikipedia

 

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