Rising above the Amazon Basin, Ecuador’s eastern Andes are cloaked in lush montane and cloud forest, where steep valleys disappear into mist and extraordinary biodiversity changes with every climb in elevation.
WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS FROM THE EASTERN ANDES, ECUADOR
Earlier species-focused stories from my travels in Ecuador
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EB42 – The Day the Photos Disappeared at Cabañas San Isidro
A day defined by illness, small mistakes, and the devastating loss of an entire set of photos ultimately became a…
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EB40 – Early Morning Wings at the Moth Light Feeders of Cabañas San Isidro
In the misty dawn of Cabañas San Isidro, a night of mystery—echoing owls, unseen guans, and a forest waking at…
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EB39 – Wildlife and Mountain Mists on the Road to San Isidro
The winding road toward San Isidro revealed extraordinary Andean wildlife, from a ghostlike Great Potoo chick and a pair of…
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EB38 – Sunlit Surprise: The Golden‑Tailed Sapphire’s Rainbow Glow
DAY 6 – Lunchtime My Ecuador Species Count including WildSumaco jumps up to: 208 (145 lifers) Primary eBird Public Hotspots:…
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EB37 – The Numbers Keep Climbing: WildSumaco’s Hummingbird Explosion Continues
The midday hummingbird rush at WildSumaco brought another dazzling parade of Andean jewels, from the fiery Gould’s Jewelfront and powerful…
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EB36 – From Farmland to Sanctuary: WildSumaco’s Rebirth and Its Earliest Arrivals
On the eastern slopes of Ecuador’s Andes, WildSumaco Lodge offered an extraordinary introduction to the hummingbirds of the Amazonian foothills.…