by pepereds | Mar 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
Birding around Lima After all these years leading birding tours, I have met many people who had no idea of how productive and rewarding birding is around Lima. That’s right, you are reading well…..around Lima! Despite the fact that it is located in the desert,...
by pepereds | Mar 15, 2019 | Bamboo Birds, birdwatching, birdwatching in Peru, Manu, Peru, Tambopata, Uncategorized
Blue-headed Macaw, Tambopata During all my 25+ years guiding birding trips and doing field work, I’ve been asked countless times whether the birding is better in Manu or the Tambopata lowlands. The truth is that...
by pepereds | May 31, 2018 | birdwatching, birdwatching in Peru, Peru, Uncategorized
Foto: Pepe Rojas Peru is one of the countries with some of the highest levels of biodiversity in the world. Not in vain has it been recognized as part of a group of 17 countries (known as megadiverse countries) where the greatest biodiversity of the world is...
by pepereds | Oct 11, 2017 | Manu, Peru, Tambopata
During my seven years living in and researching the birds of Peru’s southeastern Amazon, I explored one of the more fascinating habitats in this mega-diverse ecosystem. The bamboo forests of Tambopata provide a unique home for a highly specialized group of birds. The...
