| Hummingbirds and Antpitta in Ecuador Tandayapa Lodge |
There are approximately 240 species of hummingbirds in the world, and almost half of those species exist in Ecuador.
At the Tandayapa Lodge there have been has many as twenty-four species of hummingbird identified in one day, and
they were averaging sixteen a day when we were there.
At the Tandayapa Lodge there have been has many as twenty-four species of hummingbird identified in one day, and
they were averaging sixteen a day when we were there.
It was amazing having
hundreds of
hummingbirds flying
around. There was a
constant buzzing or
whirring sound.
Frequently they would
fly by within inches of
our heads and body.
hundreds of
hummingbirds flying
around. There was a
constant buzzing or
whirring sound.
Frequently they would
fly by within inches of
our heads and body.
Our guide, Jose, told us an amazing story. It had taken him three years to see an
Antpitta. This bird is very shy and skirts around on the ground. He was told of a
farmer who had learned to dig up worms to use to get the Antpitta to come to him.
He gave them names and called them by their names. Our guide scoffed at the
story but went to the farmer's place. The farmer went into the woods, dug up
worms, called the Antpitta by name and they came to eat out of his hand.
The day we went to this place, the farmer was having a difficult time, apparently
because the Antpitta were nesting. However, after much effort he got this juvenile
to come for a feeding! And so we were afforded a short view of this very rare bird.
Antpitta. This bird is very shy and skirts around on the ground. He was told of a
farmer who had learned to dig up worms to use to get the Antpitta to come to him.
He gave them names and called them by their names. Our guide scoffed at the
story but went to the farmer's place. The farmer went into the woods, dug up
worms, called the Antpitta by name and they came to eat out of his hand.
The day we went to this place, the farmer was having a difficult time, apparently
because the Antpitta were nesting. However, after much effort he got this juvenile
to come for a feeding! And so we were afforded a short view of this very rare bird.
