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Wings, water and páramo

From tiny perched birds to caracaras and waterbirds in the highlands.

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A caracara beside a fallen branch
A caracara beside a fallen branch
A tiny bird on a lichen-covered perch
A tiny bird on a lichen-covered perch
White birds crossing dark water
White birds crossing dark water
A small bird on a lichen-covered branch
A small bird on a lichen-covered branch
A bird against the mountain backdrop
A bird against the mountain backdrop
Yellow-faced bird beside fallen wood. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Yellow-faced bird beside fallen wood
A bird among grasses and fallen wood
A bird among grasses and fallen wood
Yellow-faced bird among tussock grasses. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Yellow-faced bird among tussock grasses
Birds beside a fallen branch
Birds beside a fallen branch
A caracara among the grasses
A caracara among the grasses
Wings spread above the grass
Wings spread above the grass
A bird lifting from a branch
A bird lifting from a branch
Yellow-faced bird perched on fallen wood. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Yellow-faced bird perched on fallen wood
A caracara standing on a log
A caracara standing on a log
Bird spreading its wings beside the ground. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Bird spreading its wings beside the ground
A dark bird above the lakeshore
A dark bird above the lakeshore
A dark bird with a yellow face
A dark bird with a yellow face
Yellow-faced bird on a rocky perch. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Yellow-faced bird on a rocky perch
Pale-bodied waterbird on a highland lake. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pale-bodied waterbird on a highland lake
Dark waterbird on rippled lake water. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Dark waterbird on rippled lake water
Wings above the lake surface
Wings above the lake surface
Wings over rippled water
Wings over rippled water
Two waterbirds among dark rocks
Two waterbirds among dark rocks
A bird carrying plant material
A bird carrying plant material
Waterbirds beside a sheltered shore
Waterbirds beside a sheltered shore
Two white waterbirds on quiet water. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Two white waterbirds on quiet water
A white bird on quiet water
A white bird on quiet water
A white bird and its reflection
A white bird and its reflection
Waterbirds beneath reflected trees
Waterbirds beneath reflected trees
A dark waterbird on a rippled lake
A dark waterbird on a rippled lake
A small waterbird on rippled water
A small waterbird on rippled water
A bird among shrubs and lichen
A bird among shrubs and lichen
Small bird among rocks and grasses. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small bird among rocks and grasses
Small bird on a branch above tussock grass. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small bird on a branch above tussock grass
A small bird above a mossy rock
A small bird above a mossy rock
Small bird beside a mossy rock. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small bird beside a mossy rock
Yellow-faced caracara beside a fallen log. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Yellow-faced caracara beside a fallen log
Gaviota andina reposando en una roca en la laguna largartococha.
Gaviota andina reposando en una roca en la laguna largartocochaLagarto Cocha
Curiquingue scavenging the remains of a trout.
Curiquingue scavenging the remains of a trout
Bird detail
Bird detail
A bird flies above or near a rocky mountain peak against blue sky.
Bird flying near rocky peak
Bird perched on rocky summit. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Bird perched on rocky summit

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