Bibiana Marín, the photographer who helped document nearly 320 birds in Bello: this is her story
On the third floor of a house in the Rosalpi neighborhood, in Bello, a woman discovered not only her innate talent in photography but also the immense diversity of birds that inhabit this municipality...
TL;DR
- Bibiana Marín started bird photography in 2014, leading to the documentation of approximately 320 bird species in Bello.
- What began as a hobby became a discipline of researching, organizing, and documenting avian diversity for conservation.
- Bello is home to resident birds, 43 boreal migratory species, and two austral migratory species.
- Marín developed Bello Birding, an environmental education platform and birding route initiative.
- The municipality hosts unique and endangered species, such as the Montañerito paisa, which was once thought extinct.
- Birdwatching ('pajarear') in Bello is presented as a way to name, register, and protect local biodiversity and rediscover the territory.