Some Peru Birds

featherweight · **Posted:** Jun 12 4:01 pm

While visiting family in Winnipeg, we've had some lousy weather so I've finally had a chance to work on my Peru photos. Thought I'd share some of the highlights with you all.
We spent 1 of our days in Lima with a bird guide who took us to the Villa Marshes, a protected bird area just outside of Peru as well as to Pucasana, a small fishing village a few miles south (?) of Peru:

Gray-headed Gull by featherweight2009, on Flickr

Gray Gull by featherweight2009, on Flickr
These guys were everywhere!

Black Vulture by featherweight2009, on Flickr

Black Skimmer by featherweight2009, on Flickr

Many-Coloured Rush Tyrant by featherweight2009, on Flickr
I know these guys can be seen here, but I've never been so close (in a boat) to one in breeding colours!

Ruddy Turnstone by featherweight2009, on Flickr

Guanay Cormorant pair by featherweight2009, on Flickr

Guanay Cormorant by featherweight2009, on Flickr

Inca Tern by featherweight2009, on Flickr

Peruvian Booby by featherweight2009, on Flickr
From Lima we flew to Puerto Maldonado & thru various modes of transportation including a 3 hour boat ride up the Madre de Dios River ended up at the Manu Wildlife Lodge in the Amazon:

Jabiru-1 by featherweight2009, on Flickr

White Caiman by featherweight2009, on Flickr
I know this is a lousy, very distant, highly cropped shot, but a Swallow-tailed Kite! :wink:

Swallow-Tailed Kite by featherweight2009, on Flickr

Macaw Clay Lick by featherweight2009, on Flickr

Red & Green Macaw by featherweight2009, on Flickr

Bluish-Fronted Jacamar by featherweight2009, on Flickr

Blue-Crowned Trogon by featherweight2009, on Flickr
I don't have my "Birds of Peru" book with me, so haven't figured out which Motmot this is yet!

Motmot by featherweight2009, on Flickr

Saddleback Tamarind by featherweight2009, on Flickr
I know I snuck a few "non-birds" in there, hopefully you'll enjoy other wildlife too!

Deon · **Posted:** Jun 12 4:07 pm

Awesome! Almost looks as if you were at a Zoo!

Keithmac · **Posted:** Jun 12 5:14 pm

Great series, some wonderful birds to photograph.

edlai · **Joined:** Feb 13 8:01 pm **Posts:** 91

Fantastic photo! We came back from Machu Picchu and Lima in April but didn't see many Peruvian birds as the focus of the tour was more on historical sites.

Canonshooterman · **Posted:** Jun 12 11:12 pm

Looks like you really had a good time and came away with lots of keepers! Some real cool birds!

Some Peru Birds

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