Ecuador - 2014

Ecuador has a wide range of ecosystems, from warm coastal regions to the cool high Andean mountains.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Crimson-rumped Toucanet

Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe

Violet-tailed Sylph

Stout-billed Cinclodes

Booted Racket-tail (male)

Green-crowned Woodnymph

Crimson-rumped Toucanet (on nest)

Canada Warbler

Red-headed Barbet

Pale-edged Flycatcher

White-bellied Antpitta

Montane Woodcreeper

Golden-crowned Flycatcher

Masked Trogon (female)

Club-winged Manakin

Azara's Spinetail

Masked Flowerpiercer

Golden Tanager

Turquoise Jay

Masked Trogon (male)

Torrent Duck (female)

Black-banded Owl

Texas - 2014

The pictures in this portfolio are a direct result of a recent South Texas workshop with Alan Murphy who is one of the most talented contemporary bird photographers around. Alan not only teaches you his tricks and techniques, he makes it fun. Knowing bird behavior, as Alan does. allows his setups to produce these incredibly beautiful bird shots.

Green Jay

Harris's Hawk

Crested Caracara

Yellow-rumped warbler

Black-crested Titmouse

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Northern Cardinal (female)

Northern Cardinal

Northern Mockingbird

Long-billed Thrasher

Pyrrhuloxia (male)

American Kestrel

Pine Warbler

Olive Sparrow

Costa Rica-2014

We have visited Costa Rica on a number of occasions under the guidance of Greg Basco of Foto Verde Tours. Greg's experience and knowledge of Costa Rica birds makes photography fun and interesting. Here are some of the beautiful birds of Costa Rica. Thanks Greg and Jose.

Olive-backed Euphonia (female)

Olive-backed Euphonia (male)

Blue Dacnis (male)

Blue Dacnis (female)

Crimson-collared Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

Keel-billed Toucan

Chestnut-mandibled Toucan

Collared Aricari

Peru - 2015

Guided by our good friends and extremely capable photographers Glenn Bartley and Jess Findley, we visited several lodges from the high Andean mountains to the lowland of the Amazon in September of 2015.