Birding central Chile between the Andes and the coast at Viña del Mar, January 2017.

Touring Santiago and the Casablanca Valley, January 2017.

Cycling the lakes and volcanoes district of southern Chile with Bicycle Adventures, January 2017.

Birding the lakes and volcanoes district around Puerto Varas, February 2017.

Some of the birds (and a couple of mammals) seen in central and southern Chile, January-February 2017, with Rodrigo Reyes of Birdwatching Chile.

Since I was a good bison and did not get into any trouble last year in Brazil, I got to go international again, this time to Chile! While the folks around me were birding and cycling, I just enjoyed the scenery in the Chilean national parks and made some new friends! Here are some of my highlights.