All Our Yesterdays - Part II

 Across these mostly lacklustre days we will add a little padding with a few of the sparkling birds of

ECUADOR

to compliment yesterday's Post. Alighting the bus at Machala we fell straight into the arms of

Britsh Ex-Pats Richard and Deirdre and later son Thomas who invited me to their home opening their garden to me, wined me and dined me and gave me shelter through a couple of nights. Most, but not all of the Birds were found in or around that garden.

CRIMSON-RUMPED TOUCANET

TOUCAN BARBET

GOLDEN TANAGER

TRANSPARENT BUTTERFLY

VELVET-PURPLE CORONET
while on a morning visit to the coast

SURFBIRDs

a young
WAVED ALBATROSS

swarms of the superb

INCA TERNs
and lastly before returning to the homestead a

TRICOLOURED HERON
and back at base

RUFOUS MOTMOT
and

INCA JAY
Such Happenings and Kindnesses take some pulling away from!!