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Please use the options below to view photos from specific places or of particular creatures. Alternatively, scroll though the pictures using the arrows at the bottom of the page.
Welcome to Birdquest
Please use the options below to view photos from specific places or of particular creatures. Alternatively, scroll though the pictures using the arrows at the bottom of the page.
The strange and awkward Hoatzin, one of the many highlights in this series of photographs by participants Simon and Pat Cox from the 2009 Amazonian Peru tour.
A mixed flock led by a family group of White-fronted Nunbirds passed through our platform as we birded the canopy walkway at ACTS. Photos by participant Simon Cox
A group of Many-banded Aracari visited our actual canopy tree at ACTS. Photos by participant Pat Cox
This Many-banded Aracari came in for a closer look. Photos by participant Pat Cox.
The incredible Inca Tern from our day along the coast at the colourful fishing village of Pucusana. Photos by participants Simon and Pat Cox.
We finished our very enjoyable boat ride around the sea cliffs of Pucusana by feeding bait fish to a multitude of Inca Terns. Photos by participant Pat Cox
Inca Terns hovered over our heads to practically feed out of our hands. Photo by participant Pat Cox
A female Vermillion Flycatcher from our coastal birding. Photo by participant Simon Cox
The Bearded Mountaineer, named for its iridescent gorget, is one of the exciting endemics of the Cuzco area. Photos by participant Simon Cox.
The Rusty-fronted Canastero is a Peruvian endemic that is somewhat common in arid montane scrub in the Cuzco area. Photos by participant Simon Cox.