Then we walked down to the Metropolitan Cathedral to see the famous Last Supper with guinea pig (it’s on the serving tray) and nativity with llama. We’d missed the Last Supper when we went before — and it turns out that was because Phil had mistaken the church of Santo Domingo for the Metropolitan Cathedral. Quito has a LOT of churches.
Back to the Casa Anabela, which allowed us to stay as long as we needed. Then to the airport, back to JFK, and home--by 4 am, we hope.* **
Ecuador has been marvelous, full of challenge and adventure, pleasure and exhaustion, astonishing animal life and gracious, kind people who have forgiven our nearly nonexistent Spanish (though Ben saved the day several times with remnants of high school language class). We’ll be glad to be home, but we’re very glad we went.Darwin’s Finch
Chilean
Flamingo
Common Moorhen
Brown Pelican
Great Frigate
Bird
Magnificent
Frigate Bird
Long-tailed
Mockingbird
Blue-footed
Booby
Nazca Booby
Grey Gull
Swallow-tailed
Gull
Lava Gull
Great Blue
Heron
Cattle Egret
Shearwater
Tropicbird
Galapagos
Yellow Warbler
Andes
Salvin’s
Curassow
Blue Grey
Tanager
Ecuadoran Black
Vulture
Redheaded
Barbet
Great Thrush
Grassland
Yellow Finch
Brown Inca
Hummingbird
Violet-tailed
Sylph
Booted Racquet Tail
Violet-headed
Hummingbird
Green-Crowned
Brilliant
Velvet-purple
Coronet
Emerald
Toucanet
Amazonia
White-tailed
Toucan
Bronze -winged
Amazon Parrot
Blue-headed
Parrot
Black-headed
Parrot
Many-banded
Aracari
Chestnut-eared
Aracari
Cobalt-winged
Parakeet
Dusky-headed
Parakeet
Russet-headed
Oropendola
Crested
Oropendola
Palm tanager
Opal-crowned
Tanager
Opal-rumped
Tanager
Blue-grey
Eastern Tanager
Green and Gold
Tanager
Turquoise
Tanager
Silver-billed
Tanager
Gilded Barbet
Back-tailed
Tityra
Piratic
Flycatcher
Flame-Crested
Flycatcher
Great-crested
Flycatcher
Grey-capped
Flycatcher
Great Tinamou
Ringed
Kingfisher
Amazon
Kingfisher
Pygmy
Kingfisher
Hoatzin (stinky
turkey)
Violaceous Jay
Lesser Kiskadee
Greater Ami
Green
Honeycreeper
Roadside Hawk
Plumbeous Kite
Snail Kite
Double-toothed
Kite
Laughing Falcon
Crested Owl
Yellow-tailed
Woodpecker
Cream-colored
Woodpecker
White-winged
Swallow
Black-winged
Swallow
Neo-tropical
Palm Swift
Fruit Crow
Snowy Egret
Boat-billed
Heron
Pied Plover
Yellow-rumped
Cacique
Oriole
Blackbird
Moriche Oriole
Spangled
Cortinga
Tropical
Kingbird
Black-faced
Dacnis
THE OTHER STUFF WE SAW
Reptiles and Amphibians
Galapagos Land Iguana
Galapagos Marine Iguana
Galapagos Tortoise
Yellow-footed Amazon Tortoise
Volcano Lizard
Caiman Lizard
Black Caiman
Grey Sea Turtle
Green Sea Turtle
Yellow Spotted Amazon Turtle
Poison Dart Frog
Smoky Jungle Frog
Pacific Big-mouthed Frog
Rain Frog
Slender-legged Tree Frog
Mammals
Galapagos Sea Lion
Amazon River Otter
Agouti
Fishing Bat
Four-eyed Opossum
Common Opossum
Spider Monkey
Squirrel Monkey
Capuchin Monkey
Howler Monkey
Owl Monkey
Dusky Titi
Some
Fish and Crustaceans
Black-tipped reef Shark
Galapagos Shark
Common Ray
Sally Lightfoot Crab
Insects,
Bugs, Etc.
Galapagos Scorpion
Leaf-cutter Ant
Bullet Ant
Scorpion Spider
Wolf spider
Golden Orb Spider
Blue Morpho Butterfly
Owl-eye Butterly
Tiger Butterfly
Imperial Moth
Flat-shelled Snail
Amazon Millipede
Amazon Walking Stick
Flying Walking Stick
Various Katydids
Various Grasshoppers