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October 15, 2024

The Caribbean Coast, Santa Marta Mountains and a touch of the Mid-Magdalena Valley

A birding trip with LEA SCHELLHOUS. October 2023 Lea Schellhous’s first trip to Colombia was a birding adventure in the southern region, which introduced her to the country’s incredible biodiversity. This time, she wanted to head north to explore the rich birdlife of the Santa Marta Mountains and the Caribbean coast. We also added a...

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July 1, 2023

Inirida and the Mid-Magdalena Valley of Colombia

December 2021 Deidre Absjorn returned to Colombia for a second visit, this time to the Mid-Magdalena Valley and Inirida in the far east of the country. She was accompanied by Lisa Wolf, who would provide the best photos of the trip. The journey began in Bogotá, where they visited the outskirts of the Chingaza National...

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October 16, 2022

The Chiribiquete emerald, the search for a dream hummingbird

– English version of our original post in Spanish from our January 2021 expedition Acknowledgments and Introduction This trip and experience would not have been possible without the help of Peter Hobbs, one of the most daring people I’ve ever met. My wife, Viviana Tapasco, provided invaluable accompaniment and assistance. We would not have been...

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October 11, 2022

Return to the Harpy Eagle nest

We were on our way to visit the active Harpy Eagle nest in Vista Hermosa, Meta, for the first time in July of this year, a place that had been completely inaccessible for years due to the control of illegal armed groups and the constant war that had desolated this region of eastern Colombia. Today,...

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August 4, 2022

Colombia, a tailor-made birding adventure

A short report about our February-March 2022 26-day birding trip At The Andean Birder, we specialize in creating custom trips. Whether it’s a short trip highlighting the best of a region or a longer trip based on a specific list of species to see. This has been our method of operation since our inception, and...

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July 20, 2022

The Harpy Eagle birding trip

A new Harpy Eagle active nest was found in Colombia and we organized one of the first birding trips to see this amazing bird in its natural habitat. A birding trip by #TheAndeanBirder. Camilo Orjuela, a talented birder and guide from Colombia’s Meta department, discovered with the invaluable assistance of locals, an active nest of...

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