Birds Archives - Take Me To The Wild

Torrent duck (Merganetta armata) male standing over a rock in the last hours of the day at the highlands of Colombia

Torrents and Ducks

Living in the most powerful and fast flowing rivers in the Andes.

Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) with beetle at the low lands of Costa Rica, Guapiles

A Quest To Save Wood Thrush And Jaguars In Nicaragua’s Largest Remaining Forest

A few weeks ago, American Bird Conservancy run a pretty nice article featuring one of my images of the Wood Thrush in the tropical Rainforest of Costa Rica.

Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) feeding chick in nest Feature

At the “Augsburger Allgemeine” German Newspaper

A couple of weeks ago a few of my Resplendent Quetzals images appeared at the Augsburger Allgemeine, in the Mensch & Tier section. Maybe you saw it in person if you live in the south of Germany.

Raptors of Mexico and Central America Book

Raptors are among the most challenging birds to identify in the field due to their bewildering variability of plumage, flight silhouettes, and behavior. Raptors of Mexico and Central America is the first illustrated guide to the region’s 69 species of raptors, including vagrants.
It features 32 stunning color plates and 213 color photos and I was lucky to contribute with several of my own.

White-collared Manakin (Manacus candei) male feeding from fruits at the lowlands of Costa Rica.

Cover of Oecologia

Nice to see my image of a White-collared Manakins (Manacus candei) on the cover of Oecologia.

In this issue, Wolfe et al. show that dry El Niño events were associated with strikingly low manakin survival in young forests, while El Niño events had little effect on survival in mature forests. These results suggest that mature forests may serve as refugia for fruit-eating birds during periods of climatic instability.

A little more info can be found at here

Barn Owl (Tyto alba) hunting at a church bell tower at Heredia Costa Rica. Barn Owls are nature's best pest control. It was recorded that after two years, 18 mating pairs of owls had moved in and removed over 25,000 rodents from the property. One reason barn owls in particular make good pest removers is their wide range of habitats. The owls are found from fields to forests in the Americas, Europe, Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia.

Behavior Ecology

Oxford University it’s using some of my images for Januaries edition of Behavioral Ecology. It’s always nice to see my images put to good use.

In the National Geographic Complete Birds of North America!

National Geographic Complete Birds of North America, 2nd Edition is an astonishing resource that covers every bird species found in North America as well as all the seasonal visitors.

Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) male perched on a branch at the highlands of Costa Rica

Hummingbird speed drawing

Nirja Desai a great illustrator decided to pick one of my images for her work.
Check out a video of the speed painting

Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) with cricket at the highlands of Costa Rica, Cerro de la muerte, San Gerardo de Dota

Great bird photography destinations in Costa Rica, the Cloud Forest

The Cloud Forest… the cold breeze, great landscapes, and the amazing birding. It’s probably one of my favorite places in the world.

Stripe-throated Hermit (Phaethornis striigularis) Hummingbird defending its territory against Praying Mantis at the lowlands of Costa Rica.

Great bird photography destinations in Costa Rica, the Lowlands

I’m frequently asked if I can recommend any bird photography destination in Costa Rica.

I don’t always have the opportunity to give an answer as precise as I would like, so I thought a series of post describing some places that have work for me would be helpful for all you guys.