Department of Biological Sciences
Cloud Forests
Mindo (~ 6000 feet a.s.l.) and Pappallacta (~10,000 feet a.s.l.), Ecuador
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| Orchids are common in the moist habitats of cloud forests | Our lodging at Mindo Biological Station | Our lodging at Mindo Biological Station |
Harold Greeney, our biology guide |
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| Cloud forest around Mindo | Sunrise over the Andes | One of many waterfalls along the trails | Umbrella plants are handy in the cloud forest |
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| Sometimes getting there is half the fun | Guzmania sp. can be found everywhere | Hard at work but still smiling! | Getting down the mountain is much more fun than hiking up! |
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| Green fronted lancebill nest along river at Mindo Biological Station | Manakin nest at Mindo | Pappallacta, a very different experience compared to Mindo but no less spectacular | Solanaceae flower |