Good Birding
Tony
Greenfield / Contributing Writer
NOVEMBER 16, 2017 11:28 AM
The fall monsoon is underway on
the Sunshine Coast with torrents of rain, falling leaves and declining
temperatures. I have just returned to the above from a trip to the southern
hemisphere where the seasons are reversed.
I was in Peru, both in the Amazon
and the Andes, where seasons are more defined as wet and dry periods rather
than by temperature. November in Peru is a good month to visit as it precedes
the rainy season which begins in December.
From a climate perspective, it is
questionable whether there is any good time to visit the Peruvian Amazon as it
is hot and humid beyond belief. It is the first time I have ever stood or sat
perfectly still and yet sweated profusely. After visiting the Amazon, a day
later we were in the Andes at 4,400m (about 14,000 feet) in cloud and drizzle
and wind, and I was really cold. The switch from heat to cold was difficult to
comprehend.
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