{"id":5592,"date":"2016-08-16T20:13:27","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T20:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=5592"},"modified":"2016-08-17T13:57:53","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T13:57:53","slug":"birds-of-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=5592","title":{"rendered":"BIRDS OF PERU"},"content":{"rendered":"

While my recent trip to Peru was \u00a0not a birding trip per se, I was able to find some time at the end of each day just before dark and therefore in poor light to pursue some bird photography. Images below are more for “identity” rather than quality as our hike did not allow the weight penalty of better telephoto lenses nor did group dynamics allow much time for the necessary patience \u00a0for this endeavour. Many, many life birds for me were spotted but will have to remain etched in my memory. I have attempted to identify the birds as best I can. \u00a0Please feel free to contact me with any errors or omissions.\u00a0<\/strong>\"PERUVIAN<\/a>PERUVIAN OR RUFOUS-COLLARED SPARROW<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"unknown-1\"<\/a>\u00a0MOUSTACHED FLOWERPIERCER<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"PERUVIAN<\/a>ANDEAN LAPWING<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"unknown-1-2\"<\/a>WHITE-TAILED HAWK<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Bare<\/a>BARED FACED GROUND DOVE<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"UNKNOWN<\/a>\u00a0CHIGUANCO THRUSH<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"UNKNOWN<\/a>STRIPE- HEADED ANTPITTAS<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"MOUNTAIN<\/a>MOUNTAIN CARACARA\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

During our hike Machu Picchu, as many as 20 immature Mountain Caracaras could be seen at one time swirling above our heads. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"FLAMINGOS-1\"<\/a>\u00a0FLAMINGOS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Flamingos at nearly 12,000 feet elevation!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"WHITE-TUFTED<\/a>WHITE-TUFTED GREBE, LAKE TITICACA<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"ANDEAN<\/a>ANDEAN SEAGULL, LAKE TITICACA<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"PUNA<\/a>PUNA TEAL, LAKE TITICACA<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"CHESTNUT-WINGED<\/a>CHESTNUT-WINGED CINCLODES<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"kingfisher<\/a>\u00a0KINGFISHER, MACHU PICCHU<\/strong><\/p>\n

Were the Inca’s interested in bird imagery? Try and spot the depiction of a Kingfisher in the stonework of a wall at Machu Picchu. This artistic effort would have taken hundreds of hours of cutting and polishing with crude stone tools. Lucky me, I only have to polish pixels with Photoshop!!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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