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Donald Hobern<p>Short <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a> on <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Flickr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flickr</span></a> of a lovely <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/bird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bird</span></a> I hadn't expected to see while I was in <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Colombia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Colombia</span></a> in March.</p><p>A White-capped <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Dipper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dipper</span></a> in a stream in <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Sumapaz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sumapaz</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/P%C3%A1ramo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Páramo</span></a> near <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Bogot%C3%A1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bogotá</span></a>, 31 March 2025: </p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2rggcHc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flic.kr/p/2rggcHc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Donald Hobern<p>Short video panning over the <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/landscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landscape</span></a> in <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Sumapaz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sumapaz</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/NationalPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalPark</span></a>, <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Colombia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Colombia</span></a>. This is around 3,700 m above sea level in one of the largest remaining areas of the <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/P%C3%A1ramo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Páramo</span></a> ecosystem. The swamp in the middle of the scanned area contained lesser <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/yellowlegs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yellowlegs</span></a>, Andean <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/teal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teal</span></a> and American <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/coot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coot</span></a>. The surrounding areas held Boyaca <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/antpitta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antpitta</span></a>, Apolinar's <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/wren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wren</span></a>, green-throated <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/helmetcrest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>helmetcrest</span></a>, many-striped <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/canastero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canastero</span></a> and Brazilian <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/GuineaPigs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GuineaPigs</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a></p>
Donald Hobern<p>I spent the weekend visiting <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/NationalParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalParks</span></a> outside <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Bogot%C3%A1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bogotá</span></a>, <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Colombia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Colombia</span></a>, mainly for <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a>. There was plenty of rain, and the light wasn't great, but it was wonderful to explore new ecosystems (Páramo and Bosque Alto-Andino) and see some distinctive species.</p><p>Andean <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Condor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Condor</span></a> (one of two soaring and then on a cliff in <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Chingaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chingaza</span></a> NP)</p><p>Female Torrent <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Duck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Duck</span></a> (<a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/BosqueGuajira" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BosqueGuajira</span></a> Reserva Natural)</p><p>Black-billed Mountain-<a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Toucan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toucan</span></a> (Bosque Guajira)</p><p>Boyaca <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Antpitta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antpitta</span></a> (<a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Sumapaz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sumapaz</span></a> NP)</p>