The world is full of magical creatures, from tiny beetles, bees and butterflies to magnificent whales and soaring birds. I grew up enamoured with whales and dolphins, and was introduced to the wonder of birds when I went to University and met Lee. As the years have passed I have been entranced by all our … More Wild Barley Rewind: Care of Magical Creatures
It was not just around the Lodge at Taricaya Ecological Reserve that we encountered wildlife. Each day whether we were walking to and from observation platforms, flower cutting, weeding, maintenance or even clearing trails, we were immersed in jungle wildlife. Of course we also went out on specific walks looking for wildlife. The first of … More Wild Barley Rewind: Jungle Trails
After arriving at Taricaya Ecological Reservein the Peruvian jungle back in 2006 we quickly settled into a routine. Each morning breakfast was at 7:30am. 8am and we would head off in teams to undertake one of the projects, planting and weeding flowers, maintenance, building or looking after the animals in the rehabilitation programme. Three days … More Wild Barley Rewind: Jungle Lodge
