Check out the fotos; the pond is now officially excavated: all 50 mts. of it! Let's see if the money holds out so I can buy the membrane... Associated developments include several contiguous decks, a bathroom and sauna. Mateo Hernandez has supplied a list of appropriate aquatic flora and fauna. Our hopes are that several [...]

   Photo: D. Knapp          Yellow-eared Parrot: Shot right in front of CABIN#1 BALCONY. . .

Yesterday saw the filming of a 2-minute short on a Colombian program called "Turistiando". This show is broadcast in 28 countries on Une. We are proud to show ourselves off to the world because we think we have something unique going here; in very few places will you find the same combination of outstanding birding, [...]

Wow! Valerie Corey, Erwin Rendón and I saw a new mammal for La Esperanza day before yesterday: OLINGO! What a neat creature! It actually ZOOMS through the trees, but I managed to see two individuals that clearly met the bill. Makes me want to go a bit higher and find the new related species discovered [...]

Hens are laying real regular. Come here for a REAL fried egg! Also real regular is the Mustached Wren. Am now familiar with several shorter whistle combinations they make, as well as the more typical, Thryothorus-like cheerful sequences. I find that "regional endemic" to be much more spread out over the property than before, which [...]