We spent two days at the lovely Hacienda Cusin in Otovalo, Ecuador before departing for the Galapagos Islands, and among the things we experienced was a visit to Parque Condor, a raptor rehabilitation facility located on the slopes of the Imbaburra volcano.
I was particularly excited to see a Harpy Eagle - we had looked for those fierce predators on our Amazon trip the year before. They prey on tree sloths but are rarely seen - only one of our guides had ever seen one in the wild.
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| Harpy Eagle |
We also got to see owls, hawks, Andean eagles, a Bald Eagle, and the iconic Condor.
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| Stygian Owls |
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| Black-chested Buzzard Eagle |
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| Harris Hawk |
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| Bald Eagle |
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| Andean Condor |
In addition to seeing dozens of raptor species, we were treated to an exhibition of Falconry, using birds that live permanently at the center.
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