Short #video on #Flickr of a lovely #bird I hadn't expected to see while I was in #Colombia in March.

A White-capped #Dipper in a stream in #Sumapaz #Páramo near #Bogotá, 31 March 2025:

https://flic.kr/p/2rggcHc

Short video panning over the #landscape in #Sumapaz #NationalPark, #Colombia. This is around 3,700 m above sea level in one of the largest remaining areas of the #Páramo ecosystem. The swamp in the middle of the scanned area contained lesser #yellowlegs, Andean #teal and American #coot. The surrounding areas held Boyaca #antpitta, Apolinar's #wren, green-throated #helmetcrest, many-striped #canastero and Brazilian #GuineaPigs.

#birds #nature

I spent the weekend visiting #NationalParks outside #Bogotá, #Colombia, mainly for #birds. 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.

Andean #Condor (one of two soaring and then on a cliff in #Chingaza NP)

Female Torrent #Duck (#BosqueGuajira Reserva Natural)

Black-billed Mountain-#Toucan (Bosque Guajira)

Boyaca #Antpitta (#Sumapaz NP)

Sumérgete en la magia del páramo de Sumapaz y descubre por qué debemos protegerlo a toda costa. 🌿💚
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#Contaminacion #CambioClimatico #Agua #Colombia #GabrielHilsaca #Sumapaz #SalvemosElSumapaz #SalvemosNuestroParamo

https://gabrielhilsaca.quora.com/Gabriel-Hilsaca-remarca-la-importancia-de-El-P%C3%A1ramo-de-Sumapaz-Un-ecosistema-%C3%BAnico-en-peligro