Just two days short of the anniversary of my birding trip to Ecuador, I finally finished going through all my photos! After a few corrections (Thanks Steven!), I ended up with photos of 281 different species of birds, which brings my life list up to 731.
Shot I was happiest with:
You often cannot see this bird’s beak because its large crest usually obscures it. I was hoping to get a photo with the beak visible, and I did it!
Shot I was unhappiest with:
I had just been taking some photos in a lower light situation, and forgot to zero my settings again before taking a photo of this beautiful toucan. By the time I realized it, the toucan had flown away. This was the best shot I could salvage.
Prettiest bird I don’t remember seeing:
What I nice surprise to come across this photo! I don’t remember it at all. It was on the second last day of the trip, so I may just have been in overload by then. This bird reminds me of those Mexican wrestlers that wear the masks. 🙂
Bird with the best name:
This little hummingbird has a rainbow on its back when the light hits it just the right way. I was happy to get a shot of the rainbow effect.
Most interesting variation:
These are the same species of bird, but in the west the “boots” are white and in the east the “boots” are orange.
First photo I took (that I kept):
Taken on Nov. 30th at 9:08 am.
Last photo that I took (that I kept):
Taken on Dec. 14th at 1:33 pm.
Coolest hummingbird (in my opinion):
I photographed 51 species of hummingbirds, but this one was my favourite. So beautiful and so ridiculous at the same time!
Best family shot:
We got to watch this family of white-water ducks travel down the river together. I thought those ducklings would drown, but they made it!
It was an amazing trip! If you’d like to see my other bird photos from Ecuador, click here.
