ECUADOR 2009: Yanacocha.

Andean Pygmy-Owl, Yanacocha January 2009.

Buff-winged Starfrontlets.

Sapphire-vented Puffleg.

So here we are in the temperate zone of the western Andes near Quito in Ecuador. Once again the rare Black-breasted Pufflegs evades me (I get the feeling it's a seasonal visitor here and not present during "our" winter), but there's plenty to see anyway.