Although the wonderful birds claim most of our attention, I’ll admit that the butterflies and flowers are just a little distracting. Cracker butterflies live only in the Neotropics. The males make a cracking sound with their wings as part of their territorial display, thus giving … Continue readingFlowers and Butterflies at Jorupe Reserve
Jorupe Reserve, small as it is, protects endemic species of the Tumbesian tropical deciduous forest in southwestern Ecuador. A number of the region’s birds are globally threatened because so much of their habitat has been cleared or degraded. The Jocotoco Foundation stepped in to buy … Continue readingBirds at Jorupe Reserve
Deciduous dry forest, Tumbesian style, at Jorupe Reserve (Photos by Narca) Jorupe Reserve in extreme southwestern Ecuador is only a stone’s throw from Peru. One of the reserves under the aegis of the Jocotoco Foundation, Jorupe protects tropical deciduous forest, a habitat that has nearly … Continue readingHeading for Jorupe