About: Alvaro Jaramillo
Binocular: Leica 10x42 Ultravid HD
Spotting Scope: Leica APO-Televid 65 (angled)
- Website
- http://alvarosadventures.com
- Alvaro (Al) Jaramillo was born in Chile but began birding in Toronto, where he lived as a youth. He studied ecology and evolution in Canada, earning a master's degree studying co-evolution in Argentine cowbirds. Research forays and backpacking trips introduced Alvaro to the riches of the Neotropics, where he has traveled extensively. His recent Birds of Chile is now the standard field guide for that country. His New World Blackbirds: The Icterids deals with the biology and identification of this fascinating group of birds. He has also contributed both popular and scientific articles in various publications and wrote the icterid chapter for The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior. Most recently Al finished co-editing a Spanish translation of A Neotropical Companion for Birder's Exchange. With no book projects on tap, he has more time to spend with his wife Katja, raising their son, Pablo, and daughter, Bianca, in the cozy coastal town of Half Moon Bay, California. Ecologically, it's very much like Chile but the people speak English! Al enjoys teaching and incorporating gee whiz facts from his great internal database of bird info into the day's birding. Al's great enjoyment of humor is also part of the package. http://alvarosadventures.com
Posts by Alvaro
- My Favorite Binocular – Alvaro Jaramillo 24 Jul 2014
- Birding Where There Are No Birds 21 Apr 2014
- Leica Birding Team: J. Drew Lanham 24 Mar 2014
In 2013 you followed the trials and tribulations of a pair of Leica Trinovid 8x42 binoculars passed from hand to hand across the Americas on a “big year” quest to see as many bird species as possible!
In 2014 we have a sleek 7x42 Ultravid HD binocular traveling the globe and soaking in many spectacular sights! Follow along with us vicariously here.
