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A male Purple-throated Euphonia shows off the source of its name in the evening light. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:35:02 -0700

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A male Purple-throated Euphonia shows off the source of its name in the evening light. [Photo © Dan Lane]

A modestly-dressed Bolivian Earthcreeper pops up to defend its territory. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:33:19 -0700

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A modestly-dressed Bolivian Earthcreeper pops up to defend its territory. [Photo © Dan Lane]

Laguna Volcan is perhaps the most reliable place to see Masked Ducks such as this fine male. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:09:36 -0700

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Laguna Volcan is perhaps the most reliable place to see Masked Ducks such as this fine male. [Photo © Dan Lane]

The view out the window at the Camino Real Hotel in Santa Cruz. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:08:04 -0700

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The view out the window at the Camino Real Hotel in Santa Cruz. [Photo © Dan Lane]

Another view from the plane: The Cordillera Real in the foreground, with Lake Titicaca in the back. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:06:17 -0700

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Another view from the plane: The Cordillera Real in the foreground, with Lake Titicaca in the back. [Photo © Dan Lane]

Follow along with guide Dan Lane's images and captions from our 2009 BOLIVIA'S AVIAN RICHES tour. We begin our virtual visit with Bolivia's two major features: mountains and a famous lake. ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:05:32 -0700

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Follow along with guide Dan Lane's images and captions from our 2009 BOLIVIA'S AVIAN RICHES tour. We begin our virtual visit with Bolivia's two major features: mountains and a famous lake. ...

The common tanager of the dry montane habitats of Bolivia, this male Blue-and-yellow Tanager is quite eye-catching. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:35:40 -0700

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The common tanager of the dry montane habitats of Bolivia, this male Blue-and-yellow Tanager is quite eye-catching. [Photo © Dan Lane]

Sitting quietly beside the highway, this Spot-backed Puffbird nearly escaped detection. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:35:27 -0700

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Sitting quietly beside the highway, this Spot-backed Puffbird nearly escaped detection. [Photo © Dan Lane]

Although usually seen in trees, in the arid Bolivian intermontane valleys Narrow-billed Woodcreepers are frequently seen perched on far-less-comfortable-looking cacti. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:35:18 -0700

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Although usually seen in trees, in the arid Bolivian intermontane valleys Narrow-billed Woodcreepers are frequently seen perched on far-less-comfortable-looking cacti. [Photo © Dan Lane]

A pair of the endemic Bolivian valley form of Blue-crowned Parakeet (subsp. neumanni) show off their distinctive pink bills and orange orbital skin. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:35:13 -0700

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A pair of the endemic Bolivian valley form of Blue-crowned Parakeet (subsp. neumanni) show off their distinctive pink bills and orange orbital skin. [Photo © Dan Lane]

Ok, so it's not the world's best shot.. but it is a world-class bird: a trio of Red-fronted Macaws allowed us to scope them for an extended period. Even better, a pair flew right over our he ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:35:09 -0700

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Ok, so it's not the world's best shot.. but it is a world-class bird: a trio of Red-fronted Macaws allowed us to scope them for an extended period. Even better, a pair flew right over our he ...

A Rufous-capped Antshrike pops up in the morning sun in response to playback, his orange eye glowing! [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:35:02 -0700

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A Rufous-capped Antshrike pops up in the morning sun in response to playback, his orange eye glowing! [Photo © Dan Lane]

The endemic Bolivian Blackbird is quite common around the city of Cochabamba in central Bolivia. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:34:56 -0700

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The endemic Bolivian Blackbird is quite common around the city of Cochabamba in central Bolivia. [Photo © Dan Lane]

A Brown-backed Mockingbird perches up and sings snippets of song. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:34:46 -0700

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A Brown-backed Mockingbird perches up and sings snippets of song. [Photo © Dan Lane]

A male Band-tailed Fruiteater shows off his band to us... now, is it the black one or the white one for which it's named? [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:34:37 -0700

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A male Band-tailed Fruiteater shows off his band to us... now, is it the black one or the white one for which it's named? [Photo © Dan Lane]

Perhaps the bird of the trip for me (and a plumage never before documented, as far as I know!): a juvenile Scimitar-winged Piha! Great spotting Greg! [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:34:34 -0700

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Perhaps the bird of the trip for me (and a plumage never before documented, as far as I know!): a juvenile Scimitar-winged Piha! Great spotting Greg! [Photo © Dan Lane]

Another view of the Scimitar-winged Piha. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:34:31 -0700

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Another view of the Scimitar-winged Piha. [Photo © Dan Lane]

A Chestnut-crested Cotinga shows off for us from the canopy of a roadside tree. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:34:28 -0700

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A Chestnut-crested Cotinga shows off for us from the canopy of a roadside tree. [Photo © Dan Lane]

This Cinnamon Flycatcher puts on its best "doe-eyed" face as if to ask "ain't I jes' the cutest?" [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:34:21 -0700

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This Cinnamon Flycatcher puts on its best "doe-eyed" face as if to ask "ain't I jes' the cutest?" [Photo © Dan Lane]

An Orange-browed Hemispingus sits up and sings his heart out at dawn! A great look at what can be a difficult bird! [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:34:16 -0700

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An Orange-browed Hemispingus sits up and sings his heart out at dawn! A great look at what can be a difficult bird! [Photo © Dan Lane]

What does this Light-crowned Spinetail's facial expression say to you? To me it seems to contain a veiled threat. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:34:09 -0700

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What does this Light-crowned Spinetail's facial expression say to you? To me it seems to contain a veiled threat. [Photo © Dan Lane]

A Scribble-tailed Canastero watches from atop a rock. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:34:06 -0700

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A Scribble-tailed Canastero watches from atop a rock. [Photo © Dan Lane]

An Ornate Tinamou takes a chance in the late afternoon and wanders out into an open field to forage. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:33:59 -0700

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An Ornate Tinamou takes a chance in the late afternoon and wanders out into an open field to forage. [Photo © Dan Lane]

A Giant Conebill visits a nearby Polylepis tree and commences to search every crevice for morsels! What a fantastic view! [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:33:56 -0700

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A Giant Conebill visits a nearby Polylepis tree and commences to search every crevice for morsels! What a fantastic view! [Photo © Dan Lane]

A female Wedge-tailed Hillstar takes a rest in the shade of a Polylepis. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:33:41 -0700

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A female Wedge-tailed Hillstar takes a rest in the shade of a Polylepis. [Photo © Dan Lane]

A blur of color as it pulls away from a flower, this Black-hooded Sunbeam shows off its stupefying aqua rump! [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:33:32 -0700

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A blur of color as it pulls away from a flower, this Black-hooded Sunbeam shows off its stupefying aqua rump! [Photo © Dan Lane]

La Paz at dawn takes on a surreal atmosphere what with Mount Illimani there in the background. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:33:26 -0700

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La Paz at dawn takes on a surreal atmosphere what with Mount Illimani there in the background. [Photo © Dan Lane]

Lake Titicaca with Peru in the back right. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:33:22 -0700

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Lake Titicaca with Peru in the back right. [Photo © Dan Lane]

A misty scene along the Old Coroico Road. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:33:10 -0700

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A misty scene along the Old Coroico Road. [Photo © Dan Lane]

Jay and group are faced with a mixed-flock at—amazingly!—eye level. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:33:04 -0700

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Jay and group are faced with a mixed-flock at—amazingly!—eye level. [Photo © Dan Lane]

A foreboding place: the Bolivian altiplano. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:32:59 -0700

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A foreboding place: the Bolivian altiplano. [Photo © Dan Lane]

A flock of "seagulls" at 15,000 feet at La Cumbre. My nose is bleeding just looking at them! [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:32:53 -0700

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A flock of "seagulls" at 15,000 feet at La Cumbre. My nose is bleeding just looking at them! [Photo © Dan Lane]

The altiplano lives up to its name—high and flat. It looks much like the western Great Plains, even down to the towering dustdevils, like the one just left of center. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:32:49 -0700

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The altiplano lives up to its name—high and flat. It looks much like the western Great Plains, even down to the towering dustdevils, like the one just left of center. [Photo © Dan Lane]

Astounded by the views of Giant Conebill we've just had, folks don't know where to turn next... [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:32:42 -0700

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Astounded by the views of Giant Conebill we've just had, folks don't know where to turn next... [Photo © Dan Lane]

As we return to Cochabamba at dusk, the Christ-on-the-hill seems to welcome the night. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:32:32 -0700

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As we return to Cochabamba at dusk, the Christ-on-the-hill seems to welcome the night. [Photo © Dan Lane]

Breakfast in the Yungas of the Chapare region (on the north slope near Cochabamba city). Dig in! [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:32:23 -0700

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Breakfast in the Yungas of the Chapare region (on the north slope near Cochabamba city). Dig in! [Photo © Dan Lane]

The Polylepis woodland on the middle-elevation slopes of Cerro Tunari is an important birding site for us on our tour. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:32:16 -0700

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The Polylepis woodland on the middle-elevation slopes of Cerro Tunari is an important birding site for us on our tour. [Photo © Dan Lane]

As one views the Sierra Siberia, one can see the forest changing from humid (on the left) to much drier (on the right). [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:32:11 -0700

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As one views the Sierra Siberia, one can see the forest changing from humid (on the left) to much drier (on the right). [Photo © Dan Lane]

Typical intermontane dry woodland scrub on the drive to Comarapa. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:31:47 -0700

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Typical intermontane dry woodland scrub on the drive to Comarapa. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:31:42 -0700

Lomas de Arena is an interesting formation of sand that has, apparently, been blowing up from Argentina for thousands of years. It provides an interesting morning of birding amid campos, lak ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:31:30 -0700

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Lomas de Arena is an interesting formation of sand that has, apparently, been blowing up from Argentina for thousands of years. It provides an interesting morning of birding amid campos, lak ...

The "Muela del Diablo" (Devil's Molar) is an awe-inspiring sandstone formation in the Bermejo area of the foothills near Santa Cruz. Looks like the Devil needs to brush better... [Photo © ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:31:26 -0700

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The "Muela del Diablo" (Devil's Molar) is an awe-inspiring sandstone formation in the Bermejo area of the foothills near Santa Cruz. Looks like the Devil needs to brush better... [Photo © ...

A modestly-plumaged female Black-backed Grosbeak pauses for a portrait at the Santa Cruz Botanical Gardens. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:31:22 -0700

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A modestly-plumaged female Black-backed Grosbeak pauses for a portrait at the Santa Cruz Botanical Gardens. [Photo © Dan Lane]

Like Velociraptors from Jurassic Park, this pair of Red-legged Seriemas came in close to see who was singing in their territory. Their own duet soon followed (much to our delight!). [Photo ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:31:15 -0700

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Like Velociraptors from Jurassic Park, this pair of Red-legged Seriemas came in close to see who was singing in their territory. Their own duet soon followed (much to our delight!). [Photo ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:31:10 -0700

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Small but very eye-catching is this Pearl Kite...who seemed completely unaware of our presence. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:30:43 -0700

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:30:35 -0700

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Like someone who put on too much makeup, this Whistling Heron shows some amazing face colors! [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:30:10 -0700

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nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:29:44 -0700

No slouch in the scenery department, Bolivia can hold its own. Here, a view from the plane headed into La Paz: the Cordillera Real over the altiplano. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:34:02 -0700

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No slouch in the scenery department, Bolivia can hold its own. Here, a view from the plane headed into La Paz: the Cordillera Real over the altiplano. [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:20:33 -0700

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:14:28 -0700

You can almost hear the "Wickop! Wickop!" from these two displaying Golden-breasted or Green-barred Woodpeckers (the English name depends on your favored taxonomy). [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:55:46 -0700

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You can almost hear the "Wickop! Wickop!" from these two displaying Golden-breasted or Green-barred Woodpeckers (the English name depends on your favored taxonomy). [Photo © Dan Lane]

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:53:55 -0700

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A Brown Brocket Deer shows no fear of us as we pause to watch him scale the hill above the highway. [Photo © Dan Lane]

[And to wrap up our images from the 2009 tour and to give a nod to the very productive pre-trip extension, how about this one—gotta love Dan's perspective!]Overlooking our breakfast at our ...

nobody@smugmug.com (fieldguides) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:25:56 -0700

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[And to wrap up our images from the 2009 tour and to give a nod to the very productive pre-trip extension, how about this one—gotta love Dan's perspective!]Overlooking our breakfast at our ...