The second stop on the Ecuador trip was a resort/biological station called Wild Sumaco. Its at the base of the Sumaco volcano. The place is owned by a couple of Americans and the place is amazing. It has a great mix of lowland and highland species. Here are a few pics:
Cute humming bird.
Tree frog.
This is an amazing katydid. Note how its wing covers look exactly like a leaf, even looks like a leaf that has been eaten a bit by a caterpillar. Too cool!
Glass frog! Genus Centrolinidae. This is a very rare group of frogs that are named after their clear skin. If you flip them over your can see their heart beating because their skin is so transparent.
Toucan! This was shot through the spotting scope.
Nice waterfall. The water was quite cold but the students decided to 'shower' in it anyways.
At the lodge they had set up nearly a dozen hummingbird feeders and there were often dozens of hummers zooming around between them. Here are three species feeding at one time!
This was the view from the porch of the lodge... very nice!
Bill and I, teaching.
Terrestrial planarian worm. Yes, a giant flat worm! Doesn't get much more amazing than that.
Each morning we got a nice view of the Sumaco Volcano. We were at about 5000ft and looking up. It wasn't far away and very impressive.
View of the research station. The rooms were bunkhouses and there was a larger general use room that also served for dining.
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