Pete Oxford / Guayaquil / Buffon's macaw {Ara ambigua}, Western Ecuador, South America Sub-species of Great Green Macaw.

Murray Cooper / Guayaquil Woodpecker (Campephilus gayaquilensis), South America

Doug Wechsler / Guayaquil squirrel (Sciurus stamineus) Province Loja, Jorupe Biological Reserve, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Guayaquil Woodpecker (Campephilus gayaquilensis) parent at nest cavity with chick, Choco Rainforest, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Guayaquil Woodpecker (Campephilus gayaquilensis), Choco Rainforest, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Guayaquil Woodpecker (Campephilus gayaquilensis) pair, Choco Rainforest, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Guayaquil Squirrel (Sciurus stramineus), Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Guayaquil Squirrel (Sciurus stramineus) feeding on fruit, Ecuador

Lucas Bustamante / Grey-cheeked parakeets (Brotogeris pyrrhoptera) perched and grooming on a branch. Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador.

Lucas Bustamante / Green iguana (Iguana iguana) perched on a branch in a city park. Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador.

Roland Seitre / Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu) piglets, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Michele Westmorland / View from Las Penas galleries, Santa Ana Hill, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Michele Westmorland / View from Las Penas galleries, Santa Ana Hill, Guayaquil, Ecuador, August 2010.

Michele Westmorland / El Faro - City Lighthouse at the top of Santa Ana Hill. Guayaquil, Ecuador

Michele Westmorland / Numbered steps in Las Penas galleries, with cafes and shops. Guayaquil, Ecuador

Michele Westmorland / View from Las Penas galleries, Santa Ana Hill, Guayaquil, Ecuador, August 2010.

Michele Westmorland / Steps and Las Penas galleries, with cafes and shops Guayaquil, Ecuador, August 2010.

Michele Westmorland / El Faro - City Lighthouse at the top of Santa Ana Hill, Guayaquil, Ecuador, August 2010.

Roland Seitre / Guayaquil Woodpecker (Campephilus gayaquilensis). Chaparri reserve, Chiclayo, Lambayeque, July.

Pete Oxford / Guayaquil Squirrel (Sciurus stramineus) sitting in tree, Cerro Blanco Reserve, Pacific dry forest, Guayas Province, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) flaring dewlap in threat display, Seminario Park, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) flaring dewlap in threat display, Seminario Park, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) flaring dewlap in threat display, Guayaquil, Seminario Park, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) portrait, Seminario Park, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Guayaquil Squirrel (Sciurus stramineus) climbing down tree, Cerro Blanco Reserve, Pacific dry forest, Guayas Province, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) on tree root, Seminario Park, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) with large growth on it's nose, Seminario Park, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) side view, Seminario Park, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Common Green Iguana {Iguana iguana} living wild in Parque Seminario, Guayaquil, Ecuador. 2005

Pete Oxford / Common Green Iguana {Iguana iguana} living wild in Parque Seminario, Guayaquil, Ecuador. 2005

Pete Oxford / Common Green Iguana {Iguana iguana} being fed banana, living wild in Parque Seminario, Guayaquil, Ecuador. 2005

Pete Oxford / Buffon's / Guayaquil / Great Green macaw {Ara ambigua} at nest, West Coast, Ecuador. Cerro

Pete Oxford / Buffon's macaw {Ara ambigua} at nest in tree, Cerro Blanco, Ecuador, South America

Murray Cooper / Guayaquil Squirrel (Sciurus stramineus), Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Guayaquil Squirrel (Sciurus stramineus) feeding on fruit, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Buffon's macaws {Ara ambigua} (Guayaquil) at nest, Cerro Blanco, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Male feeding female Buffon's macaw {Ara ambigua} at nest, Ecuador

Roland Seitre / Guayaquil squirrel (Sciurus stramineus) looking up, portrait, Saraguro, Loja, Ecuador.

Doug Wechsler / Guayaquil squirrel (Sciurus stramineus) Jorupe Reserve, Ecuador.