Tuesday 24 December 2013

Colombia (sic) - Oasis

Just simply change one letter and it fits!
It wasn't realised until well after the event the full effect Colombian man and wife
 CONSTANTINO and CONSTANZA
had on me at that lovely family dinner in Kingston upon Thames last Sunday. Not only as knowledgeable, well travelled individuals and a joy to talk with over dinner, but also like myself a member of our now well extended family, since the Australian Division arrived. At the time I decided to dig out some photographs of my travels in their beautiful, diverse and eclectic country, but there have been difficulties. There are so many decent images it has been difficult to decide which to Post, but during this holiday period and more particularly as the weather is predicted to be bad with little to report locally, it looks like Colombia is about to 'star' in at least 3 issues! 
These Posts are dedicated to those 2 lovely people and their son Pablo.
 There we were, now here we are
All this confusion, nothings the same to me
There we were, now here we are
All this confusion, nothings the same to me
 Starting just outside the capital Bogota, this is the only area in the 
world where can be found the elusive, secretive and endemic
BOGOTA RAIL
photographs were by no means easy.
PINNATED BITTERN
YELLOW-CROWNED REDSTART
 I can't tell you the way I feel
Because the way I feel is, oh so, new to me
I can't tell you the way I feel
Because the way I feel is, oh so, new to me
RUFOUS-BREASTED CHAT-TYRANT
 
CHAUCO GUAN
APOLONER'S MARSH WREN
MOUSTACHED PUFFBIRD
 This is confusion, am I confusing you?
This is peculiar we don't want to fool you!
TODY MOTMOT
BLACK-and-CHESTNUT EAGLE
GOLDEN-HEADED QUETZAL
 WHITE-TAILED STARFRONTLET
PALE-EYED PYGMY-TYRANT
 GOLDEN-FRONTED REDSTART
SAN LORENZO
PURPLISH-MANTLED TANAGER
RUFOUS-BROWED CONEBILL
 ANDEAN EMERALD
PALE-NAPPED BRUSH-FINCH
NOT-SURE MOUNTAIN
DUSKY STARFRONTLET
We will continue in days to come!
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