The caravan that sets off from Chailo over a swaying suspension bridge could be perfectly captured in any slave film. It is a humid midday heat when we arrive on an November day at the place that lies at the entrance to the Tunquini Field Station – Chailo. But the legendary Andean Cock-of-the-rock is said… Continue reading Andean Cock-of-the-rock at Tunquini Field Station near La Paz
Tag: Bolivia
A Rufous-thighed Hawk in the Refugio Los Volcanes in south-eastern Bolivia
One afternoon we almost finished our hike through the forest of Refugio Los Volcanes in Santa Cruz province in south-eastern Bolivia. Already almost back to the accomodation, we spotted a female Rufous-thighed Hawk (Accipiter erythronemius) – a close relative to the Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), an ecological counterpart, in structure and plumage, and, to a… Continue reading A Rufous-thighed Hawk in the Refugio Los Volcanes in south-eastern Bolivia
Schwanzbindenpipra auf Balzplatz in Bolivien
In einem kleinen Ufergehölz der San Sebastien Forschungsstation, auch Forschungsstation Chiquitos genannt, in der Provinz Santa Cruz/Bolivien filtert das dichte Blätterdach das Sonnenlicht zu einem sanften, grünen Schimmer. Hier bereitet sich ein kleiner, aber lebhafter Vogel auf eine besondere Darbietung vor. Es ist eine männliche Schwanzbindenpipra (Pipra fasciicauda), bekannt für ihre leuchtend rote Krone, seine… Continue reading Schwanzbindenpipra auf Balzplatz in Bolivien
Andean Cock-of-the-rock at Tunquini Field Station from a camouflage tent
A beautiful day announces itself with a perfect starry sky. So I can really throw myself into the adventure. First I try my luck with the Nikon Nikkor AF-I 4.0/ 600 on the Nikon F 5 set up on the fruiting single tree on the slope where I couldn’t find anything yesterday. I’ve barely taken… Continue reading Andean Cock-of-the-rock at Tunquini Field Station from a camouflage tent
Expedition zur Tunquini Field Station in Bolivien
Die Karawane, die sich da von Chailo aus über eine schwankende Hängebrücke in Bewegung setzt, könnte in jedem Sklavenfilm perfekt eingespielt werden. Es herrscht eine schwüle Mittagshitze als wir an einem Oktobertag an dem Ort ankommen, der am Eingang zur Tunquini Field Station liegt – Chailo. Aber hier soll ja der Andenklippenvogel (Rupicola peruviana) vorkommen.… Continue reading Expedition zur Tunquini Field Station in Bolivien
Andean Motmot at the nest in Tunquini Field Station
After a successful morning, I try my luck as a photographer with the Nikon Nikkor AF-I 4.0/ 600 on the Nikon F 5 on another slope. First I try to photograph a few birds with the 600 set up directly at the houses of the Tunquini Biological Station. I do see a Andean Motmot or… Continue reading Andean Motmot at the nest in Tunquini Field Station
Photographing at Common Bush-Tanager’s nest
A Common Bush-Tanager (Chlorospingus flavopectus) of the subspecies fulvigularis of southern Bolivia has built a nest in a clay quarry along a shady forest trail. 4 hungry beaks are fed intensively in the Yungas of Bolivia near Remates. I had already found the nest yesterday during an afternoon stalk. I now decide to set up… Continue reading Photographing at Common Bush-Tanager’s nest
Latin America Symposium 2011
The 4th Latin America Symposium was held on Dec.9th/10th 2011 in Bonn at the Zoologische Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK). The Latin-America Symposium “Monitoring and Securing Biodiversity”, organized by ZFMK and the ILZ, Bonn, Participants were from all over the world. The AmiBio consortium was well represented by Dr. Olaf Jahn and Prof.Dr. Karl-L. Schuchmann (ZFMK),… Continue reading Latin America Symposium 2011