Eric Gofreed
Well-Known Member
I am sleep-deprived and still exhausted from my 20 days in Columbia but I wanted to post today's Winged Wednesday with a few photos from my last day on the trip. Why the last day? Those photos were still in my camera and all the others were on portable hard drives.
One of the iconic birds of the Andes is the Andean Cock-of-the-Rock. They live in a small area where they eat and play and pick a mate. Leeks are hard to find. However, a biologist bought a few acres near the town of Jardin, Columbia, to preserve the Cock-of-the-Rock leek. 35 years later, it is a huge tourism draw, especially for birders and bird photographers. The jungle is very dark, making photography a real challenge. I may do a severe crop on just the eye and title it, "cock-eyed."
Thick-billed euphonia
Spot-breasted woodpecker
One of the iconic birds of the Andes is the Andean Cock-of-the-Rock. They live in a small area where they eat and play and pick a mate. Leeks are hard to find. However, a biologist bought a few acres near the town of Jardin, Columbia, to preserve the Cock-of-the-Rock leek. 35 years later, it is a huge tourism draw, especially for birders and bird photographers. The jungle is very dark, making photography a real challenge. I may do a severe crop on just the eye and title it, "cock-eyed."
Thick-billed euphonia
Spot-breasted woodpecker
