A common bird at Yanacocha, some times you can see it feeding at its regular source of food: the Brugmansia sp.

A unique hard to find bird of the High Andes.

An skulker from the high Andes.

A beautiful uncommon tanager of the high Andes

With a group of birders on the Yanacocha trail.

A common bird at Yanacocha.

A common species at Yanaocha.

An uncommon Species at Yanacocha.

A common bird in the mountains of Ecuador.

An uncommon bird at Yanacocha.

An endemic bird to the northern mountains of Ecuador.; hard to see.

A commonly heard bird, some times seeing running across the path.

An uncommon bird at Yanacocha.

A commonly heard bird but hard to see at Yanacocha.

A common bird at Yanacocha.

An uncommon bird at Yanacocha, usually heard, hard to see.

An uncommon bird at Yanacocha.

A common bird at Yanacocha.

An uncommon encounter, commonly heard at night.

One of the most colorful birds, endemic to the Choco region.

After the “White-faced Nunbird” near Bellavista

A common bird at Bellavista area.

A fantastic quite common bird of the Choco region.

A common bird of the cloud forest.

One of the most spectacular species in America is this “Ocellated Tapaculo”, skulkers of the upper “Mountain Forest”

A well camouflage bird usually perching by roads

A common very vocal flycatcher of the cloud forest.

An uncommon encounter in the cloud forest.

This endemic hummingbird is one of the specialties in Bellavista area.

A beautiful quite common bird of the cloud forest.

A gorgeous uncommon bird endemic to the mountain forest.

A quite common little flycatcher, usually in mixed flocks.

An uncommon bird at Bellavista.

A striking quite common bird of the cloud forest.

A pretty, quite common Choco endemic bird from the cloud forest.

This is a new species for science, just recently describe (2016). A common visitor to the bananas at Bellavista.

A rare encounter in the cloud forest.

This is probably the most characteristic species from the cloud forest. Easy to see when you visit a lek.

A keen bird photographer in the Mindo area, where birds are getting so familiar with people that some times they get too close for such a long lens.

This is one of the many waterfalls that the Mindo-Choco area offers for the nature adventurer.

One of the most exotic birds in tropical America, quite easy to find in the Mindo area.

A very difficult to find bird, when not at Angel Paz place.

A commonly heard bird of the cloud forest.

A quite common bird in the Mindo area.

This is a fantastic species, found very locally and endemic to the Choco region.

A fantastic quite common bird endemic to the Choco region.

One of the common woodpeckers on both sides of the Andes.

Another fantastic bird endemic to the Choco region.

A quite common species found in the Mindo area.

A beautiful common bird in Mindo area.

A quite common but inconspicuous bird of the cloud forest.

A fantastic quite common bird of the Mindo Area.

A difficult bird to find but a great reward when encounter.

This fantastic female can be seen mostly at a fruiting tree of its preference.

An uncommon butterfly of the Mindo Area.

A common mammal of the cloud forest.

This very rare spectacular species is now possible during the months from August to November.

A common bird in the surroundings of Mindo.

An uncommon Rainfrog found in Mindo area.

A quite common bird in the Mindo area.

A Choco endemic striking small Tanager.

A very local Choco endemic Tanager.

A beautiful common species in the Mindo area.

This Opossum is quite common during the night at banana plantations.

The most common Owl in the Mindo area.

An uncommon butterfly from the Mindo area.

A common tanager in Mindo area.

An uncommon hawk from the cloud forest.

A quite common fantastic bird of the Mindo area.

Mindo Area is such an easy place to bird and photograph that your physical condition does not really matter.

The most common tanager in Mindo area.

Probing into moss is characteristic of this fantastic bird.

The only nocturnal fruit eating bird in the world

A hard bird to see in the Cloud Forest.

One of the Hardest Guans to see in Tropica America.

Torrent Ducks are a common encounter in clean rivers of the west slopes of the Andes.

Cock of the Rock at lek

A spectacular Choco endemic, found in the lowlands of this bioregion.

One of the most spectacular forests in northwest Ecuador.

This Choco endemic bird is found only in the interior of a pristine lowland forest.

Birders inside the fantastic forest of “Playa de Oro”

An uncommon Choco endemic bird found only in a pristine forest.

The rarest bird of the Choco bioregion.

A local bird in the Choco Region.

A common bird usually only heard in the far northwest.

One of the most striking Choco endemic birds is this skulker "Purple Quail-Dove.

A beautiful bird found at leks. Click here to see a video of this fantastic bird.

To get to the Awa community and their spectacular forest, we need to hike on a muddy trail for about two hours seeing spectacular birds along our way.

This is one of the communities we support since their goal is to protect the forest that we can see on the background of this picture.

One of the most spectacular true ant followers is this fantastic Choco endemic.

A common bird of the lower cloud forest.

An uncommon bird in northwest Ecuador.

A quite common bird of the primary forest and clearings.

A hard-to-find understory Choco endemic bird.

A common hummer outside the forest.

An uncommon encounter in the Choco lowlands.

A common Choco endemic bird in the northwest of Ecuador.

A common bird of the tropical lowlands.

A not uncommon bird of the western lowlands.

An uncommon Choco endemic bird in Ecuador.

A common bird in the western lowlands.

A common encounter on the Chical road.

A common encounter in the Choco Lowlands.

A common giant lizard of the interior forest.

A common poison frog of the interior forest, usually only heard.

Interesting creatures show up when you go birding or photographing inside the tropical forest.

Amazing sunsets that you can get over the forest.

An uncommon encounter, usually only heard at night.

A common bird of the western lowlands.

A common bird of the western lowlands.

A common bird of the lowland forest.

An uncommon bird of the tropical forest.

An uncommon bird of the tropical lowland forest.

Our national bird, the largest nonpelagic flying bird on earth.

Antisana is a beautiful National Park just one hour away from Quito, is the best place in Ecuador to see Andean Condors and High Andes flora & fauna.

After the “Spectacled Bear” in Antisana reserve.

The largest not pelagic flying bird on earth, The “Andean Condor” can be found and seen at eye level in the Antisana area, which is the closest national park near Quito.

An uncommon encounter on Paramo and high land grasses.

These fantastic birds can be found in Antisana reserve and in a very few other places of the high Andes in South America.

The largest hummingbird in the world can be found in the surroundings of Quito on the way to Antisana or Papallacta.

One of the most common birds when visiting Antisana National Park.

One of the most striking hummingbirds on earth, is this high Andes species, come and discover it with us.

The most common water bird of the High Andes.

A common bird of the high Andes.

A casual encounter at Antisana & Papallacta

A common duck of the high Andes.

A quite common bird but very flushy

Waiting for a Giant Hummingbird that usually feeds on this Puya flower, this other bird showed up helping with a better composition for a photograph.

At “La Mica” lake in Antisana National Park, this unique bird of the high Andes can be found.

A local bird around Quito.

A cryptic beautiful bird from the high Andes.

An unusual encounter in the paramos of Antisana.

A difficult bird to see on the high Andes.

A common bird seeing and heard on every trip to the high Andes.

One of the most beautiful tanagers of the high Andes.

A rare encounter on the High Andes.

A difficult bird to see on the high lands.

A common encounter in the páramos and high grasslands specially at national parks where protected.

Another casual encounter in the high Andes.

An endemic bird from the Polylepis andean forest

When visiting the national parks and protected areas, there are very good chances for macro photography.

An uncommon encounter in the high Andes.

Close encounters with bears are getting more common in the Ecuadorian Andes.

An uncommon encounter of the mountain forest.

An uncommon encounter on the eastern slopes of the Andes.

A common encounter if you know where to find them.

A common encounter on the eastern side of the Andes.

A common bird on the east slopes.

An uncommon bird on the east slope.

A difficult bird to find on the east slope of the Andes; here a juvenile of this fantastic species.

A spectacular waterfall with amazing birding in the surroundings.

A common encounter on the eastern slopes.

Another jewel of the eastern slope cloud forest, not uncommon at feeders.

A common wood creeper found on both slopes of the Andes.

A Beautiful common woodpecker of both Andean slopes

A fantastic bird of the east slope with is orange sub species color.

A common bird both sides of the Andes.

A beautiful bird of both slopes of the Andes.

A fantastic common bird on both slopes of the Andes.

After seeing the “Torrent Ducks” on the eastern Slopes.

Common birds of clean running waters.

A common bird by streams of water.

The Mountain or Andean Tapir is one of the rarest mammals to find in the High Andes.

A common bird found usually in flocks.

An uncommon bird of the east slope.

A common bird at feeders on the east slope.

A common bird on the east slope.

A common bird at San Isidro Lodge

A common heard but hard to see bird on both slopes of the Andes.

A quite common bird on the east slope.

A common bird on the east slope.

A common bird on the east slope.

A common bird usually seen at night by the cabins, probably a subspecies of “Black-banded Owl”

An uncommon bird to find on our outings.

A basically walking bird found in desertic areas of Santa Elena Peninsula in Southern Ecuador.

After the Necklaced Spinetail in the Pacific Dry Forest of southern Ecuador.

A common bird of the dry bushes in south west Ecuador.

A common Pigmy Owl usually found in day light when active.

South west Ecuador is a great place to observe these species.

A common bird at “La Plata Island”

This second smallest hummingbird in the world is a very local bird on the coasts of Ecuador.

This Parrotlets are a common encounter along the southern coast of Ecuador.

A fantastic common bird of the Tropical Dry Forest in Southern Ecuador.

A very local bird in the mountains near Guayaquil.

A conspicuos bird from the Tumbesian Dry Forest.

A commonly heard bird of the tropical dry forest.

One of the most common raptors found in Southern Ecuador.

A common noisy bird from the tropical dry forest.

A bird found only in the Tumbesian Tropical Dry Forest.

An unusual encounter in southern Ecuador.

A wide spread flycatcher quite tame in southern Ecuador.

A common Thrush in Tumbez area.

A beautiful bird from the lowlands of south west.

A very local and interesting bird found in northern Peru.

A common Antpitta of the Tumbesian dry forest.

A common parakeet of southern Ecuador.

An Ecuadorian endemic bird found very locally in southern Ecuador

An interesting bird found very locally in South Ecuador.

A common bird is usually only heard in southern Ecuador.

Usually a common encounter with this fantastic Tumbesian Endemic.

A common bird of the dry forest.

A very local bird in the Tumbes Mangroves on the border between Ecuador & Peru.

An uncommon encounter in the tumbesian area.

A quite recently discover species found in bamboo forest in Southern Ecuador.

On the way to see the local Orange-throated Tanager in Southern Ecuador

A pro photographer in southern Ecuador.

One of the cutest hummers in southern Ecuador

A commonly heard bird but hard to see on the eastern slopes.

This is a shy bird from the eastern slopes of the Andes.

The male of this sp. is one of the most spectacular hummers in southern Ecuador. This is a female at Copalinga verbena flowers.

A very local bird in the south eastern mountains of Ecuador

A very restricted range species.

A common sp. in southern Andean slopes.

Common Hummingbirds of the southern Ecuadorian mountains

The dry valleys of marañon are home to some unique incredible birds like the Marvellous Spatuletail 

A very hard-to-find bird in Ecuador.

An uncommon owl found very locally on the Marañon Valley.

A common Thrush in Marañon area.

A locally common bird in the Marañón Drainage.

A very local bird in the mountains of southern Ecuador.

A common encounter in southern Ecuador.

An uncommon bird, usually found at clay licks in Amazonia.

This is one of the most difficult birds to find in Amazonia.

The most powerful bird of prey in the world. Click here to see a video of how we work with the local people so they help us carrying our big lenses to photograph this amazing creature.

A fantastic clay lick that we visit during our Amazon trips.

This is an uncommon bird by black water streams.

It is a common encounter on an Amazon rip.

In the Amazon with some of my Indian friends & photographers and the local people taking us in canoes around this fantastic lake.

In the dry season usually by February, it is common to see this unique creature of Amazonia.

One of the uncommon woodpeckers in Amazonia.

A common Encounter in the Amazon and nearby slopes.

One of the lakes t we visit on our trips to the Amazon Rain Forest.

One of the rarest birds of tropical America.

This amazing clay lick with Mealy and Yellow-crowned Amazons & Blue-headed Parrots is a common visit in our Amazon trips.

One of the hardest to find birds in Amazonia, due to its crepuscular habits.

Amazonian sunset, we are usually taking advantage of this golden hour to see wild life and photograph animals, birds and landscapes.

On the Amazon basin with Simon & Priscila, birders and friends sharing with the Huaorani native community who are taking care of a Harpy Eagle nest.

A fantastic species from the Ecuadorian Amazon Basin.

A common encounter during our outings at sunset.

A common bird on amazon lakes & rivers.

Consider a rare species in Ecuador, traveling with us will take you to see & photograph this fantastic birds.

One of the most striking raptors of the interior forest.

An amazing raptor from the lowland tropical Rain Forest.

This is a common encounter in our Amazon trips.

The hardest species to see and photograph on the Amazon of Ecuador.

A common encounter on our Amazon Trips.

This is one of the most striking little birds from the Amazon Rain Forest, a common encounter on our outings.

An uncommon bird in Amazonia, easy to spot at licking trees.

This species can some times be difficult to localize.

A fantastic species found only south of the Napo river.

A common bird that is usually seen in flight from observation towers or at licking sights like in this photo.

This is a common species from the Amazon rain forest.

An uncommon creature on lakes an black water rivers.

The most common Wood Pecker in the Amazon Rain Forest

A beautiful raptor from tropics and subtropics, both sides of the Andes.

Usually, it is quite common to encounter this smallest monkey in the world.

An uncommon bird on Ecuadorian amazon.

A common bird on rivers and lakes on the Amazon Rain Forest.

This nocturnal bird is one of the most look for birds in the Amazon, very local and range-restricted.

This is an uncommon but always possible encounter when we visit the Amazon Rain Forest. 

This is a very local bird by black water streams.

A common bird at observation towers.

An uncommon encounter when visiting the rain forest.

This is a common encounter in our amazon trips

A very local hummingbird found by black water streams.

One of the million sp. of insects from the rain forest.

At the top of a Canopy tower in Ecuadorian Amazon.

An uncommon encounter when visiting the Amazon.

The most common encounter of a poison frog in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

A common encounter in our nocturnal outings.

A hard to see cute creature of the tropical forests

A friendly encounter when visiting the rain forest.

A very inconspicuous bird of the Amazon Rain Forest.

A beautiful butterfly from the Amazon basin.

Another beautiful reptile from the Amazon basin.

One of the skulkers in the Amazon Rain Forest.

An uncommon encounter in our Amazon expeditions.

An uncommon encounter, commonly heard at night.

An uncommon encounter, commonly heard at night.

A rare encounter on the Amazon Rain Forest.

A local resident of these marshes.

An uncommon bird along these marshes.

Very common in these marshes.

A very common bird on this area.

A common bird of this area.

A very common bird of these marshes.

A common bird along roads on this area.

A common bird of these marshes.

A common resident of these marshes.

A common resident of these marshes.

Thsi is a common bird on any wetland in Tropical Ecuador.

Giant tortoises can be found only in two places on earth, Galapagos is one of those places, come and visit these fantastic islands with us, the experts of the natural world.

Common in all Islands.

A common bird by cliffs on the Galapagos.

No bird and no place on earth would let you get so close to the wildlife, only in the Galapagos Islands.

Common in most of the Islands.

Puerto Ayora is the starting point of any adventure in the Galapagos Islands.

The Short-eared Owl is a common bird in most of this Archipelago, it is a bonus to see it hunting for Wedge-rumpped Storm Petrels in Genovesa island.

Easy to find on Isabella Island.

One of the most common bird encounters on the Galapagos Islands, when traveling with us will take you to this fantastic landscape to meet with them.

This species is found in Santa Cruz Island, we´ll go to find them in the wild on their natural habitat.

A close up of a Sea Lion is not difficult in the Galapagos Islands.

The largest animal found on the islands, a very common encounter on most island beaches.

A common encounter when traveling on the open sea in the Galapagos Islands.

A subspecies of the larger "White´cheeked Pintail". Widespread on the Galapagos.

An endemic common bird of the Galapagos Islands.

A common encounter in most of the islands with vegetation.

This small town is the capital of the Galapagos Province in Ecuador.

Getting close to the wildlife on the Galapagos is not a problem.

One of the most common Storm Petrels in Galapagos.

The Brown Noddy is a widespread bird that feeds on small fish plucked from the surface of the sea. This picture was taken on the coast of Baltra Island.

This amazing bird can be found in several Islands of the Galapagos, here this male is showing off his inflated pouch, trying to attract some females to his harem.

Another fantastic male but of an uncommon species in the Galapagos.

Probably the most common bird on the Galapagos Islands.

Common on certain islands; here amongst the Common carpetweed.

This is an island with a fantastic landscape, excellent for snorkeling and a good place to find the Galapagos Penguins.

This is a beautiful common resident of the Galapagos Islands.

A common encounter during the northern migration.

The Red-footed Booby is the smallest of the three boobies of the Galapagos, it is the only one that nests and perches on trees and feeds on the open ocean far away from the coast.

A common encounter on the dry parts of most of the visited islands.

The American Oystercatcher is a widespread bird on the Galapagos, its red bill is laterally flattened in order to open oysters and other bivalves.

These fantastic birds are known by the fisherman as "Ocean swallows" are following a playful juvenile of a Hump-backed Whale.

Close to San Cristobal Island, this is one of the highlight destinations for snorkeling and scuba diving on the Galapagos.

After some hours of hard core Birding & Photography we can do what my wife and my friend are doing: Enjoying the beach.

The Waved Albatross is the largest bird of the Galapagos Islands; here you can see a courtship preceding to the breeding season.

Common encounters when sailing.

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Galapagos must be one of the best places on earth for the Wildlife Photographer Above and bellow the water.

This is a common encounter on the dry areas of the islands.

This Lava Gull is an endemic species to the Galapagos Islands, is one of the rarest gull in the world it can be found on most of the islands of this archipelago.

A fantastic Galapagos endemic found on open ocean.

These amazing creatures can be found only on certain islands of the Galapagos, when traveling with us you can be certain that we´ll do our best to show you this fantastic species. Photo capture in "Los Tuneles" on Isabela Island.

Tis fantastic lava formation on Isabella island provides excellent views of Galapagos Sharks, penguins and Green Turtles even from the cliffs.

The Galapagos Marine Iguana is the only lizard that goes into the ocean; it is very common on certain Islands.

A unique bird found on a few islands in the Galapagos.

The most common of the Mockingbirds in the Galapagos.

This is an endemic species restricted to San Cristobal Island in Galapagos.

An uncommon bird on most of the big Islands.

The most common of the Galapagos Finches.

A common bird restricts to Genovesa Island.

A common bird in most of the islands.

A common encounter in most of the islands.

A common bird on Santa Cruz Highlands.

Restricted to the eastern Islands.

An uncommon encounter in the Galapagos Islands.

One of the most common birds where there are cactus plants.

A common bird restricted to Genovesa Island.

A common bird of Floreana Highlands.

A common bird only on Floreana Island.

An uncommon bird in most of the big Islands.

The sea Iguanas are a common encounter on the Galapagos Islands.

This small hill from where the picture was taken, is a fantastic place to see Frigatbirds and Boobies flying; and the bay you can see on the picture is one of the best aquariums in the Galapagos Islands.

One of the fantastic activities on the Galapagos is to photograph this amazing creatures on land or underwater.

Common encounters at Los tunnels on Isabela Island.

The underwater wildlife in Galapagos is probably the most abundant in the planet, this schools of fish are very common to see in the Galapagos when you do some snorkeling.

A common encounter when snorkeling.

Common encounter when snorkeling.

Common when snorkeling in the Galapagos.

Quite common encounter int he Galapagos underwaters.

One of the most common encounters in the Galapagos.

This is an endemic species to the Galapagos, Quite common when snorkeling.

A common encounter when snorkeling.

A common encounter on Isabella waters.

Common in all the Islands.

Common in Galapagos.

Very common in all islands.

This amazing Hummingbird is found very locally in the mountains of Northeast Peru.

A fantastic archaeological site of the Chachapoyas people in northern Peru.

A very local bird on the mountains of northern Peru.

A common bird on open areas near towns.

A common Bird with very conspicuous nests.

A common bird at feeders in northeast Peru.

One of the tallest waterfalls on the planet, located in this remote area of Perú”

Commonly heard, hard to see.

These birds are easy to see on the Paracas Peninsula.

The city of Lima is the starting point of many exciting Birding & Wildlife Photography tours.

A fantastic bird along Peru´s coastline.

A fantastic bird that is found along the coast of Peru.

Photographing the “Inca Tern” on a coastal town near Lima.

A common bird along the Pacific coast of Peru

A common bird on the marshes in Lima.

An uncommon bird in the dessert near Lima

A common bird in the marshes in Lima.

Common birds along the Peruvian coast.

Common birds along the Peruvian coast.

This site is the best place to see and photograph Andean Condors at eye level; this is the scenery of one of the deepest canyons on our planet.

The Colca Canion is the easiest place to see and photograph Condors in South America.

One of the big mysteries of our planet is the Nazca Lines, we will have the chance to visit this fantastic archaeological site on our birding trips in southwest Peru.

The amazing millenary culture in Peru can be witness all over the country, from the Andes to the Amazon, this is by the Colca Canyon in southern Peru.

This fantastic site can not be missed when traveling in southeastern Peru; there is also very good birding in the surroundings of this archaeological site.

Cuzco is one of the most amazing cities in Latin America due to the mixture of colonial and Inca cultures; It is also the gate to the Peruvian Amazonia & Manu National Park.

A very common bird near Cusco

A very localized hummingbird near Cusco.

Common birds near Cusco.

A common hummingbird near Cusco

A common bird near Cuzco

A common bird near Cusco

Common birds near Cusco

A common bird near Cusco.

A common bird near Cusco.

A common bird near Cusco.

A common bird near Cusco.

A quite common bird near Cusco.

This amazing animal is a common encounter inside Manu National Park.

This huge rodent is quite common inside Manu National Park.

A common bird near Cusco.

A common bird near Cusco.

A common bird in the mountains near Bogota.

A difficult bird to see except on this particular type of forest.

An uncommon bird except on this type of forest.

An uncommon bird else where.

A quite common endemic bird.

This fantastic Colombian endemic is only found in this region.

The fantastic forests along this area are home to many endemic birds of the Colombian Western Andes.

A fantastic Colombian endemic easy to see if you know where to find it.

A common endemic only on this region.

A common bird on their area.

A quite common bird in certain locations.

This Choco endemic bird is an uncommon encounter in the Choco region.

An uncommon encounter in the Cloud Forest.

An uncommon bird of the west slopes.

A common endemic on this part of Colombia

A common bird in Colombia.

An uncommon encounter in Colombia.

A common bird in and around Cali.

An uncommon encounter in mature forest.

A common endemic bird if you know where to find it.

Another fantastic Colombian endemic, easy to find where primary forest remains.

A common bird at leks.

A common bird at a lek site.

This creek during the rainy season is considered one of the most beautiful rivers in the world.

A common encounter in grasslands on the Amazonas.

Coccoi Herons are common in the Amazonas, here it has spread a catfish.

A common encounter in Amazonas.

An uncommon encounter in Amazonas.

This is one of the best places to see the “Lesser Rhea” after you find the rare “Diademed Sandpiper plover” in Chile.

A difficult bird to find elsewhere but uncommon at Lauca National Park.

It is a common encounter when birding in Iguazu area.

One of the most fantastic spectacles in South America

In Camarones, near Península de Valdez you are amidst hundreds of Guanacos and thousands of Humboldt Penguins 

A common bird at Costanera park in Buenos Aires

A common bird in Patagonia Grasslands

The only place in the world where you can see Killer Whales surfing to catch Elephant Seals

A common encounter at Peninsula de Valdez

A beautiful bird of the wet lands

An uncommon bird in Argentina

Many specialities of Tierra del Fuego can be found Here

A common bird in Ushuaia

The tip end of South America

A common bird of the pine forest in Tierra del Fuego National Park

This is a common encounter in the national parks in Kenya.

A Maasai person starting a fire.

Elephants are commonly encountered in the Mara Reserve.

A common encounter on the Mara Nationa Park.

A common encounter in the Mara Nationa Park

A common encounter in Amboseli National Park

A common encounter at Mara National Park.

A common encounter at Nakuru Lake.

A common encounter at Mara National Park.

A common encounter in the Mara National Park

A common encounter in the Mara National Park.

A common encounter at Nakuru Lake”.

A common bird at Los Baños.

Fantastic sunset at the Bay

An uncommon bird in Manila.

A common bird at Los Baños

An uncommon bird in Manila

An uncommon bird at Los Baños

A common bird at Los Baños

An uncommon bird in the Philippines.