Gunnar Engblom – Kolibri Expeditions – More Than Birds – Episode 9
Gunnar Engblom is a Swedish expat who has made Peru his birding home. Gunnar has been leading birding tours in South America for more than 20 years. Also, he has a killer pisco sour recipe, and remember use only Peruvian pisco, not that Chilean stuff. Please subscribe/rate/review More Than Birds via iTunes Pisco Sour Ingredients: 3 ounces pisco 1 ounce simple syrup 1 ounce key lime juice 1 egg white Angostura bitters (2-3 dashes) Ice cubes Preparation: Mix the pisco, lime juice, simple syrup, and egg white in a cocktail shaker. Add ice to fill, and shake vigorously. Strain into an...
Read MoreReview: Birds of Peru
Sometimes I dream of South America and the adventures that still exist there. It seems to last continent for the adventure birder. A place where species are still be discovered and new birding areas revealed. Birding along an oxbow lake in Manu or finding Inca Wrens among the ruins of Machu Picchu are some the locales that I see through my mind’s eye. Peru seems like an inevitability in my life at some point. This country is a shining jewel in my personal birding world, my personal El Dorado. Alas, I have not been to Peru (yet), but I can come close to being there though Birds of Peru from...
Read MorePeru Friday – Sage Grouse to Seedsnipes
Later today, I will be cruising down the highway toward Dillon, Montana to observe the spring spectacle of Greater Sage-Grouse displaying on the lek. The booms and the raspy wing scraps combined with the orange inflated air sacs and ornate head plumes make for quite a show. The males strut and posture awaiting the selection of a female. With all this pageantry. I got to thinking about the grouse of the South America (well, they are actually waders, but they behave like grouse), the seedsnipe. In Peru, there are 3 species of seedsnipe belonging to 3 different genuses; Least Seedsnipe,...
Read MorePeru Friday – Birder Fitness
As my Peru trip looms closer, I realize that the trip is going to take a certain level of fitness to make it enjoyable. So, I have began to think about what I should do to get into the right shape for the 16,000 feet elevations of Peru. I decided that effective birding is most akin to hiking, so I have tailored a program based around a traditional hiking fitness program. Remember, the key to training is slow but steady progress. There is no fun in draining yourself to the point of collapse. Remember that enjoyment is important, so it is alright to push your boundaries but do not go too far....
Read MorePeru Friday – Birding Peru via YouTube
Miners, motmots and tinamous…oh my. I have been dreaming more and more about birding Peru this coming June and July. Mirages of giant otters and Hoatzin dance in my head nightly. To satiate this tropical hungry, I have been consuming YouTube videos at an incredible rate. There are many fine videos from various birders as they have toured this wonderful country. It is invaluable to see the places that I am going to visit and the species I plan to observe. I think that seeing a creature in motion with audio is critical to solid identification. The Best Peru Birding YouTube Channels...
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