
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker

Toucan Barbet

Empress Brilliant

Black and Gold Tanager

Lanceolated Monklet

Oncilla

Purplish-mantled Tanager

Chrestnut-breasted Chlorophonia

Indigo-capped Hummingbird

Black-collared Jay

Bar-crested Antshrike

Bay-headed Tanager

Collared Inca

Greenish Pufflegs

Velvet-purple Coronet

Red-bellied Grackle

White-crowned Manakin

Brown-billed Scythebill

Common Potoo

Gold-ringed Tanager

Gray-breasted Mountain Toucan

White-throated Quail Dove

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Barred Fruiteater

Crimson-backed Tanager

White-bellied Antpitta

Crescent-faced Antpitta

Hooded Antpitta

Schwartz's Antthrush

White-vented Plumeleteer

Crowned Woodnymph

Scaled Antpitta

Hooded Mountain Tanager

Crimson-mantled Woodpecker

Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager

SOUTHERN ECUADOR
From Colombia I headed
straight to South Ecuador to lead another tour. We had a great trip and I
picked off a few shots here and there. It was great to improve my shots of
the Black-crested Tit Tyrant and finally get some images of Red-hooded
Tanagers!
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Black-crested Tit Tyrant

Purple-throated Sunangel

Wire-crested Thorntail

Band-bellied Owl

Spangled Coquette

Chestnut-breasted Coronet

Red-hooded Tanager
SPRING IN APPALACHIA ONTARIO & VANCOUVER ISLAND
Unlike last year where I
barely took any pictures in North America, this year I had several fun
domestic shoots. During a family visit to Ontario I finally managed to
get some nice images of Bohemian Waxwings. I spent a week camping out down
in Appalachia and was really happy with the portfolia I was able to create
from there. And I also snapped a few nice frames during my annual Vancouver
Island photo workshops...
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Worm-eating Warbler

Prothonotary Warbler

Kentucky Warbler

Prairie Warbler

Hooded Warbler

Indigo Bunting

Blue Grosbeak

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Eastern Bluebird

Eastern Screech Owl

Hooded Warbler

Bohemian Waxwing

Northern Flicker

California Quail

CHURCHILL
Later on on June I had the
pleasure of leading a group of photographers around Churchill, Manitoba.
I always love visiting this area. Spending time out on th Tundra and along
the shore of the Hudson's Bay is such a treat. We had great success with the
birds and I was finally able to track down a nice Harris's Sparrow. These
guys were my nemesis up there!!
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Hudsonian Godwit

Pacific Loon

Black Scoter

Blackpoll Warbler
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Common Merganser

Harris's Sparrow
Red-throated Loon

Hudsonian Godwit
Long-tailed Duck

Palm Warbler
Red-throated Loon
Snow Bunting

Willow Ptarmigan
SAINT PAUL ISLAND
The streak of North
America photo shoots continued in July with a trip to the remote Island of
Saint Paul in Alaska. What a crazy place to visit and what a cool exerience.
I had always wanted to se these Seabirds on their nesting cliffs and the
experience did not dissapoint. Afterwards I spent a few days in mainland
Alaska to pick off a few more birds.
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Crested Auklet

Tufted Puffin

Rock Sandpiper

Tufted Puffin

Thick-billed Murre

Least Auklet

Parakeet Auklet

Thick-billed Murre

Tufted Puffin

Black-billed Magpie

American Three-toed Woodpecker

Northern Hawk Owl

Crested Auklet

Tufted Puffin

Red-faced Cormorant

Tufted Puffin

Thick-billed Murre

Tufted Puffin

Red-legged Kittiwake

Tufted Puffin

Grey-crowned Rosy Finch

Tufted Puffin

Horned Puffin

Tufted Puffin

Horned Puffin

Tufted Puffin

Parakeet Auklet

Tufted Puffin

Rock Sandpiper

Tufted Puffin
AUSTRALIA
Before long it was time to head off again. My big
international trip for 2024 was a month in Australia. This time around I
focussed on the areas in tropical North Queensland, the Darwin area and also
further West near Kununarra. The birds in Australia can be tricky and really
make you work for your opportunities. But in the end I was happy with the
portfolio I was able to create.
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Victoria's Riflebird

Double-eyed FIg Parrot

Gouldian Finch

Rainbow Pitta

Blue-winged Kookaburra

Australian King Parrot

Azure Kingfisher

Southern Cassowary

Shining Flycatcher

Australian Figbird

Sahul Sunbird

Laughing Kookaburra

Metallic Starling

Blue-faced Honeyeater

Double-eyed Fig Parrot

Red-collared Lorikeet

Straw-necked Ibis

Masked Lapwing

Comb-crested Jacana

Star Finch

White-bellied Sea Eagle

Black Bittern

Little Kingfisher

Rainbow Pitta

White-browed Crake

Green Pygmy Goose

Golden Bowerbird

Metallic Starling

Crimson Rosella

Spotted Catbird

Victoria's Riflebird

Red-winged Parrot

Great Bowerbird

Australian Bustard

Southern Cassowary
COSTA RICA AND PANAMA
To finish up this busy year I had back-to-back photo
tours in Costa Rica and Panama. These are always lovely countries to visit and
our groups had fantastic opportunities. I reached for my camera here and
there when some of the really special opportunities presented themselves.
Definitely the highlight for me had to be getting good images of the
Maroon-chested Ground Doves in the highlands of Panama. What a great wy to end
the year!
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Fiery-throated Hummingbird

Flame-throated Warbler

Violet-bellied Hummingbird

Long-billed Starthroat

Black-bellied Hummingbird

Magenta-throated Woodstar

Keel-billed Toucan

Collared Aracari

Keel-billed Toucan

Montezuma Oropendola

Maroon-chested Ground Dove

Fiery-throated Hummingbird
Overall 2024 was another fantastic year
of photography and I'm proud of the work I put in and the images I was able
to capture. It's always nice to look back through the photos and
remember all the beautiful places that I am lucky enough to visit.
I'm plannin for a bit of a quieter year
for 2025. But I still have a few shoots in the works.
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