Author: David Ascanio

Our first day in Costa Rica seemed to have a brighter blue sky. That was because we were ready to raise our binoculars and look for wonderful neotropical birds. The colorful gardens of the Hotel Bougainvillea received us with Rufous-naped […]

A special departure supporting the red siskin initiative

The rich mudflats of coastal Georgetown where our first stop in our full day of birding in the capital city of wonderful Guyana. Among Whimbrels, American Golden Plovers, Ospreys, Magnificent Frigatebirds and dozens of Greater Yelllowlegs, we enjoyed views of […]

INTO THE HEART OF THE HARPY EAGLE

The concept of beauty has different perspectives for humans. To some, it means enormous architecture, fine styled landscaping, or astonishing clothing. For a birdwatcher or a nature lover it has a different meaning, surely more profound. For us, beauty is […]

If there is a place in Planet Earth where the power of nature shows in unimaginable ways, that is the Iguacu Falls. Draining from the Parana River, a series of waterfalls plunges down with such power that one must see […]

Wonderful Colombia welcomed us in Cantos de Aves, an incredible project where Mrs. Nora Eleña Londoño and Don Jorge Iván Toro Uribe have reforested a land that used to be a pasture.

A perfect birding weather in San Jose welcomed us with views of Cinnamon Hummingbird, Hoffman’s Woodpecker, Gray Hawk (nesting), Yellow-naped Parrot (in flight) and Cinnamon-bellied Saltator (a recent split from Grayish Saltator). Also, we observed some neotropical migrants such as […]

Misterious, warm, wild, at times seeming unwelcoming but ready to be discovered. As soon as the plane started descending to Puerto Inirida we noticed a green expansed of forest, sinuous rivers with oxbow lakes, sandy beaches and clearings for subsistence […]

And the much-expected day arrived. We had been waiting for this moment since the pandemic blew-up in 2020. And now, we were back guiding into the greatest nature realm on earth, the Amazon. Getting on the skiffs to smell the […]