SHARED LINKS
amazoniaporlavida.org - The Amazon for Life Campaign is a coalition of people and organisations that individually or collectively work on attaining conservation for the Yasuní.
andes-spirit.com - is an Ecuadorian-Belgian Tour Operator based in Riobamba city. They have ample experience discovering Ecuador by foot and on two wheels.
avesecuador.com - This website is meant for all the birders and ornithologists that are interested in sharing the latest news on birds and birding in Ecuador. The main goal of Aves Ecuador is to stimulate birdwatching in a serious and popular scientific manner.
bikingspirit.com - is the mountain biking division of “Andes Spirit”.
decoin.org - was founded in January 1995 as a grass-roots environmental organization to find ways to conserve the unique biodiversity in the Intag area of northwestern Ecuador. The area is part of two of the world's most important biotic regions, the Tropical Andes and the Northern Chocó Ecuadorian Biological Hotspots. Their website is constantly updated with news on their fight against the mining enterprises and other conservation work.
fatbirder.com - Fatbirder is the premier web resource about birds, birding & birdwatching for birders. There are hundreds of pages & tens of thousands of links about birding everywhere in the world; a page for every country & state & every bird family.
goldlibrary.com - Tayos Gold Library The Odyssey of Stan Hall (1936 - 2008). Architect of the 1976 Tayos Cave Expedition. Clandestine Bird is helping with the realisation of an Online Museum of pre-Columbian that will form part of the investigation into the missing history of South America.
guidedbirdwatching.com
- Guided Birdwatching is the link between the travelling birder and birding guides all around the world. Our aim is to index all amateur birding guides, birding companies, field trips and bird walks.
neotropicalbirdclub.org - The Neotropical Bird Club has been established to: foster an interest in the birds of the Neotropics amongst birdwatchers throughout the world, increase awareness of the importance of support for conservation in the region, mobilise the increasing number of enthusiastic birdwatchers active in the region to contribute to the conservation of Neotropical birds, provide a forum for the publication of articles and notes about Neotropical birds, their identification and conservation, channel efforts towards priority species and sites, publicise the activities of local groups and individuals, and improve their liaison and collaboration with other birdwatchers.
realnaturetravel.com - is an International Tour Operator and Travel Agency based on the East Slope of the Andes in Macas, Morona-Santiago, footsteps from the Ecuadorian Amazon Basin.
rio guaycuyacu reserve - is a family farm in the rainforest foothills of northwest Ecuador. They are active in local community activities and work for environmental conservation. They are founding members of the National Private Forests Network "RED de bosques" and Conservation & Defense of Northwest Pichincha (CODECONO)
the-soc.org.uk - The Scottish Ornithologists' Club plays a central role in Scottish birdwatching, bringing together amateur birdwatchers, keen birders and research ornithologists with the aims of documenting, studying and, not least, enjoying Scotland's varied birdlife.
yanayacu.org - Biological Station and Center for Creative Studies (research and teaching facility). Cosanga, Napo Province, North-eastern Ecuador, South America.
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ARTICLES - In this section you will find articles which have inspired us, we have also added articles in which we have been featured. Enjoy!
Birdwatching Philosophy
Bird watching in certain places in Europe and the USA is recognised with organisations, clubs, networks and others, but, as much as it might sound controversial this has not entirely help the risk of extinction that some species face. Obviously birders do not hold all the responsibility, but, much more can be done.
The following articles reflect on the future of bird watching, the writers share thoughts about who will be the next generation of big birders, how we can become better birders and other things we can do to help…
We have translated the articles into Spanish, including some birding rules for bird watchers.
We think there is still much more to be said and done, most bird watchers are English speakers but if we consider that South America contains the countries with the most amount of birdlife and that Spanish is our official language, we think it is time to pave the way for more latinamericans to start paying more attention to birds and understand them so as to hopefully stop their extinction.
We hope you enjoy the thoughts and reflections in the following articles:
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RULES FOR BIRDERS
1.- Don't dress in vivid clothing and uproar. The only way to enjoy the splendid sound of nature is to keep quiet.
2.- Don’t get too close to the birds and keep an appropriate distance for birdwatching. By using a binocular to get closer to the birds, listening to the birds chirping. You will be surprised at what you can get.
3.- To protect birds’ habitat by walking only in the track neither to abuse it by making a short-cut route yourself nor to plunk and break off flowers and twigs.
4.- Keep away from nesting or incubating nests to avoid disturbing bird’s breeding. If one finds a baby bird falling off nest, please put it back to the nest or a safer place for the feeding parents birds. Collecting bird eggs or carrying the chicks away is prohibited.
5.- Some birds are too shy to show themselves up; it’s not easy to find their lurked trace. Don’t attempt to throw stones or play the tape of bird songs to discover them. People should see into that there is no obligation for them to jump up in front of people.
6.- Keep an eye on oneself on bird-watching. Don’t wondering around at the hazardous area and watch out for poisonous snakes, bees and plants.
7.- Do respect for life-being and mighty nature on bird-watching.
Reference: This rules were obtained from a Publication on Facebook, shared By Susan Myers (author of Birds of Borneo). The rules where located in Aowanda National Forest Recreation Area in Taiwan.
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