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About Renato

Renato was born in Quito, Ecuador and quickly flew to the USA to learn all about engineering and climbing company ladders. After getting his engineering degree from the University of Minnesota he worked in the Standard-American-Rat-Race-Company for fifteen years. After climbing the ladder to where he could no longer see the ground, he decided to jump off the ladder and migrate south like all normal birds do. To his surprise home did not look like it did when he left as a young fledgling; the towns were bigger, most of his friends had nests of their own, and the countryside was changed. Shocked by all the change he searched for a new life and a new wife. He stumbled across a vivacious young chick who would accompany him inside a volcanic crater to set up a love nest. So, after eight years of nesting inside the crater a new love for nature and birds has sprung a career in environmental conservation and birding tours. Finally this bird has come home to roost!

Birding in Ecuador 2013

Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve If you are planning a birding trip to 2013 maybe you should consider Ecuador, my home country!…

Andean Cock-of-the-Rock Nesting

If you are near Quito, Ecuador and want to see the female Andean Cock-of-the-Rock nesting then you must go to…

Stygian Owl in Ecuador

The Stygian Owl (Asio stygius) is very difficult to see but I can hear it regularly calling near my home…

Tumbesian Endemics at Cerro Blanco Ecuador

If you are interested in seeing some Tumbesian Endemics, very close to the Guayaquil Airport in Ecuador, then you must…

Aguas Blancas in Machalilla National Park

Aguas Blancas is a small community inside the Machalilla National Park which is located in the central coast of Ecuador…

Birds of Pantanal

Although 99% is privately owned, the Pantanal (swamp in Spanish) was my favorite place in Brazil.  I visited in September…

Endemic Birds of Brazil

My first birding trip outside Ecuador was fantastic and added nearly 200 new birds to my list.  My wife and…

Banded Ground Cuckoo – Neomorphus radiolosus – in Ecuador

Ecuador was made for birdwatchers!  A tiny country filled with biodiversity which can be easily reached in a short drive… …

Black Solitare-Entomodestes coracinus-in Ecuador

Another great reason to  visit the 23 de Junio besides the Long-wattled Umbrellabird is the Black Solitare (Entomodestes coracinus).  This…

Golden-collared Toucanet Selenidera reinwardtii

The beauty of Amazonian birds is always a welcome element of surprise.  Many birds are very secretive and this has…

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