Kannan Devan Hills Tea garden

Kannan Devan Hills Tea garden

Some tea plantations are like artwork, with countless shapes, patterns and variations of green, creating a living gallery of abstracts to the beholder.…


Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

In the waters around the fishing village of Pucusana you'll encounter many birds of several bird species, and some are used to humans like the brown pelican…


Red-legged Cormorant (Poikilocarbo gaimardi)

Red-legged Cormorant (Poikilocarbo gaimardi)

Red-legged cormorant (Poikilocarbo gaimardi) is the second of the regional species of cormorant I encountered, also this one becoming more and more rare - just…


Inca Tern (Larosterna inca)

Inca Tern (Larosterna inca)

In the harbor and waters around the fishing village of Pucusana in Peru I found lots of inca terns, and some places they were so tame that I could walk among…


Yellow-breasted Antpitta (Grallaria flavotincta)

Yellow-breasted Antpitta (Grallaria flavotincta)

According to Angel Paz we arrived a bit late (09:00 being the latest this Antpitta would respond to "hails", which was our time of arrival at this location).…


Dark-backed Wood Quail (Odontophorus melanonotus)

Dark-backed Wood Quail (Odontophorus melanonotus)

Dark-backed Wood Quail (Odontophorus melanonotus) is yet another species of bird that Angel Paz has connected with so that visitors can see what is usually…


Giant Antpitta (Grallaria gigantea)

Giant Antpitta (Grallaria gigantea)

Not far from Tandayapa - about 45 minutes by car - the Paz family changed their ways from tradition to bird and eco-tourism. Something that would not have been…