I first visited Venezuela in 1992 with a couple of birding mates. Harpy Eagle was our main quarry then and we stayed at the Pirador Taguapire and to this day it's still the place to stay. We checked in at the "hotel" after a lengthy drive and met Francisco our local guide to make arrangements for the following day. Early the following morning we headed out to the forests of the Imataca Reserve in our high-clearance vehicles to a c;earing where we stopped by a large tree. There in the lower section sat this magnificentyear-old Harpy Eagle. Plenty of other stuff around too - Violaceous Trogons, Black Nunbirds, Golden-collared Woodpeckers and White-bellied Antbirds. After this we headed out to the forests of the Rio Grande area where we saw the splendid Ferruginous-backed Antbird amongst other things.
