Alphabetical list

There are many reasons to be satisfied after my returning from Tanzania. One of them are new galleries of sandgrouses. I remember how hard it was to photograph my first sandgrouses in Fuerteventura or Pallas's Sandgrouse in Mongolia, then taking photos of those birds in Tanzania was a piece of cake. Well, maybe not just like that, because you have to find them, but when driving all day, watching closely it is possible as you can see. It did not happen too often, but only when the birds were found  they made an easy object for us to photograph at least for a moment.

Hummingbirds-text common to species photographed in Ecuador

It occurs in the northern and north-eastern Australia, Indonesia and New Guinea. It may congregate in large flocks. I managed to meet two munias in the area of Townswille. The munias feed on seeds of cereal crops, they prefer those of larger seeds. Because of their beauty those birds are also bred in cages and aviaries by breeders.

Costa Rica
Last minute news- 9/2023- Ecuador

My output from this family of birds so far is two species, photographed in Thailand and Srilanka (chickadees). So not much. In Ecuador, I managed to photograph 8 species (antpittas)! They are difficult to photograph and without the help of local guides it would have been impossible. The guides had to spend a lot of time beforehand to make them an attraction for observers, photographers. They live naturally on the bottom of a tropical moist forest. They are small, secretive and difficult to see, let alone photograph.

Arasari is the second species in the toucan family, which I was able to photograph in the vicinity of Iguazu waterfalls. It is much smaller than the toco toucan as its weight does not exceed 300 grams, but its coloration is much more varied. Despite I could watch it several times, unfortunately, I was not able to take more interesting pictures. It always kept a considerable distance and was often seen high in the treetops, so against the sky. Well, too bad, the bird so "blissfully" colored has such a modest  initial gallery on my website.