Recently received photos - December 2008
Read More![Yellow-browed Woodpeckers are among a good variety of colorful woodpeckers to be discovered in the Atlantic Forest.<div id="caption_tourlink" align="right">Link to: <a id="caption_tourlink" href="http://www.fieldguides.com/brazilshort.htm" target="_blank">SERRA DOS TUCANOS, BRAZIL</a><br>[photo © participant Hop Hopkins]</div>](https://photos.smugmug.com/SHOWS/Recent-Tour-Photos/Recently-received-photos/i-V2WQz4s/1/2ec7a44e/M/Yellow-browed%20Woodpecker-M.jpg)
Yellow-browed Woodpeckers are among a good variety of colorful woodpeckers to be discovered in the Atlantic Forest.
Link to: SERRA DOS TUCANOS, BRAZIL
[photo © participant Hop Hopkins]
[photo © participant Hop Hopkins]
![Our group enjoyed a fine view of Hoy's Screech-Owl.<div id="caption_tourlink" align="right">Link to: <a id="caption_tourlink" href="http://www.fieldguides.com/argentnorthwest.htm" target="_blank">NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA</a><br>[photo © guide Dave Stejskal]</div>](https://photos.smugmug.com/SHOWS/Recent-Tour-Photos/Recently-received-photos/i-gBRvMVQ/1/2e62eaa4/Ti/HoyScreechOwl2-Ti.jpg)
![Any scythebill is a treat, and this Red-billed was no exception!<div id="caption_tourlink" align="right">Link to: <a id="caption_tourlink" href="http://www.fieldguides.com/argentnorthwest.htm" target="_blank">NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA</a><br>[photo © guide Dave Stejskal]</div>](https://photos.smugmug.com/SHOWS/Recent-Tour-Photos/Recently-received-photos/i-98B7HBg/0/afc63684/Ti/RedBillScythebill11-Ti.jpg)
![It's true...a tinamou out in the open where you can see it! This Ornate Tinamou at Pozuelos put on a great show.<div id="caption_tourlink" align="right">Link to: <a id="caption_tourlink" href="http://www.fieldguides.com/argentnorthwest.htm" target="_blank">NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA</a><br>[photo © guide Dave Stejskal]</div>](https://photos.smugmug.com/SHOWS/Recent-Tour-Photos/Recently-received-photos/i-sbn4rT7/0/d86818a2/Ti/OrnateTinamou%3APozuelos17-Ti.jpg)
![Rufous-capped Antshrike, an attractively patterned species of the large and widespread genus <i>Thamnophilus</i>.<div id="caption_tourlink" align="right">Link to: <a id="caption_tourlink" href="http://www.fieldguides.com/argentnorthwest.htm" target="_blank">NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA</a><br>[photo © guide Dave Stejskal]</div>](https://photos.smugmug.com/SHOWS/Recent-Tour-Photos/Recently-received-photos/i-864Z2DR/0/61d8b8d5/Ti/RufousCapAntshrike2-Ti.jpg)
![Stripe-backed Antbird, a striking inhabitant of the <i>chaco</i>, a special region comprised of dry, thorny habitats.<div id="caption_tourlink" align="right">Link to: <a id="caption_tourlink" href="http://www.fieldguides.com/argentnorthwest.htm" target="_blank">NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA</a><br>[photo © guide Dave Stejskal]</div>](https://photos.smugmug.com/SHOWS/Recent-Tour-Photos/Recently-received-photos/i-D6kzmL9/0/407d9d87/Ti/StripeBackAntbird2-Ti.jpg)
![Brown-capped Redstart, a charming sprite of the <i>yungas</i>, characterized by epiphyte-laden forest.<div id="caption_tourlink" align="right">Link to: <a id="caption_tourlink" href="http://www.fieldguides.com/argentnorthwest.htm" target="_blank">NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA</a><br>[photo © guide Dave Stejskal]</div>](https://photos.smugmug.com/SHOWS/Recent-Tour-Photos/Recently-received-photos/i-r4J7cGV/0/57093429/Ti/BrownCapRedstart1-Ti.jpg)
![Black-hooded Sierra-Finch, a common bird in the highland valleys, especially in Jujuy.<div id="caption_tourlink" align="right">Link to: <a id="caption_tourlink" href="http://www.fieldguides.com/argentnorthwest.htm" target="_blank">NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA</a><br>[photo © guide Dave Stejskal]</div>](https://photos.smugmug.com/SHOWS/Recent-Tour-Photos/Recently-received-photos/i-MkPvdfc/0/0d2d8078/Ti/BlackHoodSierraFinch1-Ti.jpg)
![Giant Hummingbird, which displays great size rather than brilliant plumage, frequents tree tobacco in the inter-Andean valleys.<div id="caption_tourlink" align="right">Link to: <a id="caption_tourlink" href="http://www.fieldguides.com/argentnorthwest.htm" target="_blank">NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA</a><br>[photo © guide Dave Stejskal]</div>](https://photos.smugmug.com/SHOWS/Recent-Tour-Photos/Recently-received-photos/i-HKMGQDv/1/8b26913e/Ti/GiantHummingbird2-Ti.jpg)
![The handsome Many-colored Chaco-Finch.<div id="caption_tourlink" align="right">Link to: <a id="caption_tourlink" href="http://www.fieldguides.com/argentnorthwest.htm" target="_blank">NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA</a><br>[photo © guide Dave Stejskal]</div>](https://photos.smugmug.com/SHOWS/Recent-Tour-Photos/Recently-received-photos/i-sFWpZ4N/1/cc0496ea/Ti/ManyColorChacoFinch1-Ti.jpg)
![Olrog's Cinclodes in the Cordillera Central.<div id="caption_tourlink" align="right">Link to: <a id="caption_tourlink" href="http://www.fieldguides.com/argentnorthwest.htm" target="_blank">NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA</a><br>[photo © guide Dave Stejskal]</div>](https://photos.smugmug.com/SHOWS/Recent-Tour-Photos/Recently-received-photos/i-wddDRHq/0/d2f7bf89/Ti/OlrogsCinclodes7-Ti.jpg)
![Part of our group birding at dramatic El Castillo (The Castle) in the Quebrada de Cafayate.<div id="caption_tourlink" align="right">Link to: <a id="caption_tourlink" href="http://www.fieldguides.com/argentnorthwest.htm" target="_blank">NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA</a><br>[photo © guide Dave Stejskal]</div>](https://photos.smugmug.com/SHOWS/Recent-Tour-Photos/Recently-received-photos/i-kpmKQvt/0/af0f898a/Ti/ElCastillo%3AQuebrDeCafayate6-Ti.jpg)
![...and more of the dramatic and multicolored landscape of the Quebrada de Cafayate.<div id="caption_tourlink" align="right">Link to: <a id="caption_tourlink" href="http://www.fieldguides.com/argentnorthwest.htm" target="_blank">NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA</a><br>[photo © guide Dave Stejskal]</div>](https://photos.smugmug.com/SHOWS/Recent-Tour-Photos/Recently-received-photos/i-g83ddpQ/0/8d7035e6/Ti/QuebrDeCafayate9-Ti.jpg)
![Finally, we move from Argentina northward to a couple of hours outside Rio de Janeiro, where John Rowlett guided our Serra dos Tucanos trip this fall. What's that partly concealed among the leaves? A Gray-winged Cotinga photographed by participant Hop Hopkins! Highly sought and seldom seen, this highly localized specialty was a real prize for the group. Hop provided all of the remaining photos in this month's selection...thanks, Hop!<div id="caption_tourlink" align="right">Link to: <a id="caption_tourlink" href="http://www.fieldguides.com/brazilshort.htm" target="_blank">SERRA DOS TUCANOS, BRAZIL</a><br>[photo © participant Hop Hopkins]</div>](https://photos.smugmug.com/SHOWS/Recent-Tour-Photos/Recently-received-photos/i-V5LvLbR/0/4a92f3c6/Ti/Gray-winged%20Cotinga%203-Ti.jpg)
![Southeastern Brazil is a great region for some specialty hummingbirds, and many lodges and hotels have great feeders that actively draw in the hummers. Here, Violet-capped Woodnymph at Serra dos Tucanos Lodge.<div id="caption_tourlink" align="right">Link to: <a id="caption_tourlink" href="http://www.fieldguides.com/brazilshort.htm" target="_blank">SERRA DOS TUCANOS, BRAZIL</a><br>[photo © participant Hop Hopkins]</div>](https://photos.smugmug.com/SHOWS/Recent-Tour-Photos/Recently-received-photos/i-JdZhgnW/0/cf856ec2/Ti/Violet-capped%20Woodnymph-Ti.jpg)
![Bertoni's Antbird is one of several small, attractive bamboo specialists in the genus <i>Drymophila</i> that are common and widespread in the Atlantic Forest of SE Brazil.<div id="caption_tourlink" align="right">Link to: <a id="caption_tourlink" href="http://www.fieldguides.com/brazilshort.htm" target="_blank">SERRA DOS TUCANOS, BRAZIL</a><br>[photo © participant Hop Hopkins]</div>](https://photos.smugmug.com/SHOWS/Recent-Tour-Photos/Recently-received-photos/i-fFGjM9h/0/594fd7e4/Ti/Bertoni%27s%20Antbird-Ti.jpg)
![Yellow-browed Woodpeckers are among a good variety of colorful woodpeckers to be discovered in the Atlantic Forest.<div id="caption_tourlink" align="right">Link to: <a id="caption_tourlink" href="http://www.fieldguides.com/brazilshort.htm" target="_blank">SERRA DOS TUCANOS, BRAZIL</a><br>[photo © participant Hop Hopkins]</div>](https://photos.smugmug.com/SHOWS/Recent-Tour-Photos/Recently-received-photos/i-V2WQz4s/1/2ec7a44e/Ti/Yellow-browed%20Woodpecker-Ti.jpg)
![Giant Antshrike, ranging south to northern Argentina and west to Bolivia, is an exciting find on any tour -- and at 12 inches long, it's an eyeful!<div id="caption_tourlink" align="right">Link to: <a id="caption_tourlink" href="http://www.fieldguides.com/brazilshort.htm" target="_blank">SERRA DOS TUCANOS, BRAZIL</a><br>[photo © participant Hop Hopkins]</div>](https://photos.smugmug.com/SHOWS/Recent-Tour-Photos/Recently-received-photos/i-m273gcc/1/6089294a/Ti/Giant%20Antshrike%201-Ti.jpg)
![Red-necked Tanager, is one of numerous fancy <i>Tangara</i> tanagers in the region. Sometimes it can even be seen right in Rio, at famous Corcovado (the Christ statue) or elsewhere.<div id="caption_tourlink" align="right">Link to: <a id="caption_tourlink" href="http://www.fieldguides.com/brazilshort.htm" target="_blank">SERRA DOS TUCANOS, BRAZIL</a><br>[photo © participant Hop Hopkins]</div>](https://photos.smugmug.com/SHOWS/Recent-Tour-Photos/Recently-received-photos/i-ngtnspN/1/d9d96220/Ti/Red-necked%20Tanager%202-Ti.jpg)
![A Variegated Antpitta in Serra dos Orgaos NP -- the low hooting song of this species is heard regularly at dawn, but actually seeing one is a special occasion...amazing that Hop got an image!<div id="caption_tourlink" align="right">Link to: <a id="caption_tourlink" href="http://www.fieldguides.com/brazilshort.htm" target="_blank">SERRA DOS TUCANOS, BRAZIL</a><br>[photo © participant Hop Hopkins]</div>](https://photos.smugmug.com/SHOWS/Recent-Tour-Photos/Recently-received-photos/i-TPnv8P7/1/3e003625/Ti/Variegated%20Antpitta-Ti.jpg)
![Tropical Screech-Owl at Guapi Assu: this species is widespread and often common, but it's always great to find a pair during the day at a roost.<div id="caption_tourlink" align="right">Link to: <a id="caption_tourlink" href="http://www.fieldguides.com/brazilshort.htm" target="_blank">SERRA DOS TUCANOS, BRAZIL</a><br>[photo © participant Hop Hopkins]</div>](https://photos.smugmug.com/SHOWS/Recent-Tour-Photos/Recently-received-photos/i-q7B2sDB/0/f503245f/Ti/Tropical%20Screech-Owl-Ti.jpg)