This will turn out to be one of the shortest posts, I think. Aside from the huge number of tropical birds I heard and viewed (but never got any good photos) the critters we saw in Ecuador were mostly the domestic kind. The San Jose de Puembo had a neat checklist at the front desk that showed all the birds that are typically seen on their property.

On their grounds they had llama, ducks, geese, peafowls, giant bugs, a few cats and small mammals at the petting zoo.

The llamas were pretty docile everywhere we went but we all knew of their ability to spit, at very long distance so we gave them their space!

There were a LOT of stray dogs, similar to what I had seen in Nepal and Bolivia. They didn’t look especially unhealthy or malnourished but were always on the lookout for handouts.

Most of the homes that we passed in the country (and some in the town limits) had a couple cows.

One of the hotels we stopped by, but didn’t stay at, is called the “Hummingbird Hotel” by the locals. They cater to the bird watching tourists and we easily saw at least 10 different kinds of hummingbirds in about a half an hour.

Horses rounded out the animals that we saw. Most were found at the hotels or refugios that had horseback riding as one of the amenities you could pay for.