Before leaving Colombia we had one free day in the Capital Bogota. There were a few birds we could see in this part of the country plus we had a chance of finding the bear species that Children’s favourite Paddington is based on – the Spectacled (or Andean) Bear. We had to go for it.Continue reading “Looking for Spectacled Bear around Bogota”
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Birding the Central Andes Part 3
If I wanted to design the perfect country for birding what features would I include? Well I would give it two separate coastlines on different major oceans. Then throw in a dramatic narrowing choke point for migration between two continents. It would need to have a portion of the largest rainforest (and richest ecosystem) onContinue reading “Birding the Central Andes Part 3”
Birding the Central Andes Part 2
In my previous post I shared about birding in the Cloud Forests of Otun Quimbaya and Rio Blanco. In this post we head to higher altitudes to explore Andean Forests and Paramo habitats. Day 3 – Hacienda El Bosque (High Andean Forest) This site was, and still is, an active farm but they are pro-activelyContinue reading “Birding the Central Andes Part 2”
Birding the Central Andes Part 1
Is Colombia the best country for birding in the world? I just think it might be! Certainly, it has been the best country of this trip so far and any country I have ever birded in for that matter. It has more species than any other country in the world (over 1,900). It has someContinue reading “Birding the Central Andes Part 1”
Birding Santa Marta Mountains
Carrying on our travel in Colombia we moved to Minca as the gateway to the legendary Santa Marta Mountains. Here we had booked three days with Cristian Manrique (Instagram Manrique Birding and WhatsApp +57 310 7364337). Cristian was recommended by Joel one of our best guides in Mexico and he was absolutely fantastic – greatContinue reading “Birding Santa Marta Mountains”
Diving Tayrona National Park, Colombia
As I have shared in previous posts, my wife and I enjoy diving to see a different side of wildlife. Well we are finally in South America having worked our way down from Mexico City and before exploring wildlife on land we have been diving with Ocean Lovers in the Tayrona National Park to seeContinue reading “Diving Tayrona National Park, Colombia”
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