Hiking in Patagonia - Chile and Argentina
February 2-18, 2013
Part One - Chile
Page Eight - Grey Lake and departing Torres del Paine National Park
Paine Grande and Cerros del Paine above Lago Grey
Cuernos del Paine and Lago Grey
Austral Parakeet (Cachana) - is a parrot found on the southern tip of South America -
further south than any other parrot. It is primarily green, with some dull red on the forehead
and belly, and upper tail. It appears mostly in wooded country, but also shrubland and farmland.
It stays near sea level in the extreme south. It eats grass and bamboo seeds, nuts and small fruit,
and nests in tree cavities.
Not sure what this bird is, but the parakeets vacated this tree when they flew in. It could be a rusty blackbird.
2 Austral parakeets in another tree near the Hosteria Grey
Sunset over Lago Grey and Grey Glacier from Hosteria Grey
Sunset over Lago Grey
Patagonian Ice Field and Grey Glacier with Lago Grey in the foreground
Paine Grande and Cuernos del Paine as seen while we were driving to El Calafate,
Argentina but still in Chile. We often saw fabulous cloud formations.
Closeup of Paine Grande from a different angle than we saw from the boat on Lago Grey
Lago Pehoe
Cuernos del Paine Closeup
Famous viewpoint from which you can see Lago Pehoe, Paine Grande, and Cuernos del Paine
A somewhat different view from the same viewpoint
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