Cloud forest of Ecuador

[reptileexperts]

Hi guys and gals,

Just returned from co-leading / guiding a photography workshop in South America this past week with my better half, while the purpose of the trip was high speed hummingbird photography, we managed to get a few nights of herping in when we decended to lower elevations in the Cloud forest of Mindo, Ecuador. Mindo is sutated on the Western Slopes of the Andes mountains, and is sitting around 5,500 ft in elevation. Temperatures are moderate during the day staying no warmer than 80 F usually, and at night dropping to about 60-70 F. Gem Anoles were the most common reptile while amphibians were represented across two species; Spring Rainfrog, found with much abundance (n=9), and Pepper Glass Frog (n=1). I have not managed to finish all the photos from this trip, but I wanted to start a post and get a couple shots out there to share. Enjoy, and look for Costa Rica photography workshops soon :-)


Pepper Glass Frog


Pepper Glass Frog on glass, lungs visible in this image view.


Habitat

And a shot from the workshop to show what I was doing down there . . .


Fawn-breasted Brilliant, 1/20,000 of a second exposure to freeze wing beats, high speed photography.

Will add anole and Rainfrog shots in the next couple of days.

Cheers all images available to see at the pbase - www.pbase.com/codyconway/mindo