Having a full time job has slowed my rate of travel considerably but I still manage to get away occasionally. Back in April I spent two weeks in Peru, not on a hardcore birding trip but still managing to see a few nice things.
We started off in the North, at Tarapoto for a few days then at the very nice Pumarinri Lodge on the banks of the Huallaga River. The highlight here was a morning boat trip on the river, giving superb close views of the incomparable Hoatzin (one of the best birds on the planet!) and some other good stuff:
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| Gilded Barbet |
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| Yellow-headed Caracara |
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| Three-toed Sloth |
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| Hoatzin |
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| Brown-chested Martin |
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| Pied Lapwing |
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| Sand-coloured Nighthawk |
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| Hoatzin |
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| White-banded Swallow |
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| Cocoi Heron |
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| Drab Water Tyrant and Southern Rough-winged Swallow |
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| Oriole Blackbird |
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| Smooth-billed Ani |
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| San Martin Titi Monkey |
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| Crimson-crested Woodpecker |
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| Black-fronted Nunbird |
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| Three Striped Poison Dart Frog |
