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Quest Nature Tours
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Peru |
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October to 13 November 2013 |
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I thank Laurielle Penny and Justin Peter of
Quest Nature Tours
for inviting me to lead this fabulous trip to Peru. Our keen and
energetic Quest group was excellent at spotting wildlife. |
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Andean Cock-of-the-Rock is the
national bird of Peru near Machu Picchu on 8 November 2013. |
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See
Video of Andean Cock-of-the-Rock |
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Peruvian Pygmy-Owl on
29 October 2013 near our hotel in Lima. The Sonesta el Olivar Hotel adjoins a large city park with many
old olive trees. |
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Pacific Parrolets were
common. This one ate grass seeds in the park. Lima
on 12 November 2013. |
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Male Vermilion
Flycatcher at Las Dunas Hotel near Pisco on 30 October 2013. |
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A sooty morph Vermilion
Flycatcher near our hotel in Lima on 30 October 2013. This morph occurs in both males and females. "Sooty morphs represent roughly half the
population in and near the city of Lima but rarer farther south." (Birds
of Peru 2007). |
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Croaking Ground-Doves
were common. Lima on 12 November 2013. |
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West Peruvian Doves
were also common. Lima on 12 November 2013 |
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Quest group at Paracas
National Reserve on 1 November 2013 |
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