All along our our of the eastern and western slopes of Ecuador's Andean range we ate at small family owned restaurants.  Most of these were part working farm, part restaurant and part viewing area for a multitude of hummingbirds, song birds and butterflies galore.  Here is a small sampling of what we saw.

Black-tailed Trainbearer

Shining Sunbeam

Great Sapphirewing

Sparkling Violetear

Giant Hummingbird

Great Sapphirewing

Tyrian Metaltail

Rufous-collared Sparrow

Giant Hummingbird

Black-tailed Trainbearer

Shining Sunbeam

Sparkling Violetear

Red-headed Barbet

Sparkling Violetear

Black-capped Tanager

Andean Emerald

Silver-thoated Tanager

Blue-necked Tanager

Flame-rumped Tanager

White-lined Tanager

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Thick-billed Euphonia

Buff-throated Saltator

White-necked Jacobin

White-necked Jacobin

Golden-olive Woodpecker

Swallow Tanagers

White-lined Tanager

White-necked Jacobin

Fawn-breasted Brilliant

Masked Tityra

White-necked Jacobin

Crowned Woodnymph

White-winged Brush-Finch

Thick-billed Euphonia

White-lined Tanager

White-whiskered Hermit

White-necked Jacobin

Red-headed Barbet

Purple-throated Woodstar

White-necked Jacobin

Purple-throated Woodstar

Palm Tanager

White-whiskered Hermit

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