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We are expert birders and naturalists who offer private birding tours in the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC, multi-day tours to amazing locations across the US, and small group tours to the most amazing places in Costa Rica.

I just got back to NC from a great tour to Southern Arizona. It was a quick 4 day tour, but with only 3 days of birding ...
11/11/2024

I just got back to NC from a great tour to Southern Arizona. It was a quick 4 day tour, but with only 3 days of birding we saw 126 species plus a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake! Feathered highlights included Greater Roadrunner, Canyon Wren, Beryline Hummingbird, Violet-crowned Hummingbird (plus 6 additional Hummingbird species), Rufous-winged Sparrow, Mexican Duck, Violet-green Swallow, and tons more!

How did they know...???
03/07/2024

How did they know...???

30/06/2024

We witnessed a miniature battle of the titans today in Costa Rica - a Tarantula Hawk Wasp attacking a Brazilian Wandering Spider! The Tarantula Hawk has the second most painful sting of any insect on earth, and the Wandering Spider is the most venomous spider in Costa Rica.

The sting from the wasp instantly paralyses the spider, and she proceeds to drag the still living spider to her burrow, where she will deposit a single egg on it and then bury the spider and egg both. When the egg hatches, the larva begins to eat the paralysed spider alive. It starts with non-essential tissue, so the spider will be alive for a month as it is slowly consumed by the wasp larva.

The Turriabla Volcano irrupting in the distance, seen from the summit of Irazu Volcano. The small cloud just above the m...
28/06/2024

The Turriabla Volcano irrupting in the distance, seen from the summit of Irazu Volcano. The small cloud just above the mountain is Volcanic ash. The calderas of these volcanos are an amazing mix of lush vegetation and barren desolation. Even in the moonscape of Volcanic rock and ash there are beautiful flowers thriving in this harsh environment.

An ancient tomb, deep in the jungle, from a lost city so old we don't even know its name. A tree long since took the pla...
27/06/2024

An ancient tomb, deep in the jungle, from a lost city so old we don't even know its name. A tree long since took the place of a headstone. While the person entombed so many centures ago was no doubt important, we will never know who they were. The jade and gold laid to rest with them now sits in a museum far from here. The tree that replaced the long lost headstone has since been taken over and replaced by a massive Strangler Fig - the vine is now so massive it is a tree itself - with a hollow center where its old host once stood. Its roots wrap around the old tomb, the current resident of this ancient place seeming to embrace the history upon which it stands. Its branches are home to flocks of birds and countless other wild creatures, none of whom know or care what lies at the base of their home.

28/04/2024

Co-host Leoneda Inge sits down with Susan Campbell, longtime hummingbird researcher and co-founder of the Cape Fear Bird Observatory.

I was lucky enough to come across a great army ant swarm the other day at Carara National Park in Costa Rica. We saw at ...
27/03/2024

I was lucky enough to come across a great army ant swarm the other day at Carara National Park in Costa Rica. We saw at least a dozen species of birds at the same time, including the normaly hard to find Bicolored Antbird. In an army ant swarm these usually secretive birds will hangout a few feet from you along the edge of the ant swarm!

A Northern Emerald Toucanet flew in to send us off this morning on our departure from El Toucanet Lodge , Copey.
10/02/2024

A Northern Emerald Toucanet flew in to send us off this morning on our departure from El Toucanet Lodge , Copey.

It’s been an Epic 10 days on the Osa to Cloud Forest Tour of Costa Rica. We feel so lucky to be able to share these amaz...
10/02/2024

It’s been an Epic 10 days on the Osa to Cloud Forest Tour of Costa Rica. We feel so lucky to be able to share these amazing experiences with such a great group of birders. The wildlife on this trip has been spectacular! From hummingbirds, sloths, monkeys and Macaws to Quetzals, Tanagers, and Tapirs. Pura vida! 🇨🇷

09/02/2024

It’s important to have all of your Coatis in a row!

The Osa to Higlands Tour is already off to a great start! We are already seeing a fantastic variety of birds and other w...
03/02/2024

The Osa to Higlands Tour is already off to a great start! We are already seeing a fantastic variety of birds and other wildlife. More to come!

Bird watchers tend to spend a lot of time looking up, but sometimes it's good to look deeper into the bushes, you never ...
31/01/2024

Bird watchers tend to spend a lot of time looking up, but sometimes it's good to look deeper into the bushes, you never know who you might find! This baby Green Iguana was hanging out about three feet into the underbrush off a trail.

I just wrapped up an Epic 15 day private birding tour. Bob wanted to see as many birds as possible, and we ended the tri...
28/01/2024

I just wrapped up an Epic 15 day private birding tour. Bob wanted to see as many birds as possible, and we ended the trip with 401 species! Here are some cell phone photos of the more cooperative birds

We found our 300th bird of the trip today (day 9 of the tour) in the caldera of the Irazu Volcano - a stunning pair of F...
22/01/2024

We found our 300th bird of the trip today (day 9 of the tour) in the caldera of the Irazu Volcano - a stunning pair of Flame-throated Warblers! These beautiful birds are endemic to the highlands of Costa Rica and Western Panama. The other highlight of the day was finding five Resplendant Quetzals in a tree on the trails at Noche Buena.

Photo from www.birdsoftheworld.org

21/01/2024

This is just a few of the incredible hummingbirds at Dave and Dave's Nature Park. We saw lots of White-necked Jacobins, as well as Purple-crowned Woodnymphs, Scaly-breasted Hummingbirds, Rufous-tailed Hummingbirds, and a Bronze-tailed Plumleteer, a Green-breasted Mango, and a Violet-headed Hummingbird.

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Monday 07:00 - 19:00
Tuesday 07:00 - 19:00
Wednesday 07:00 - 19:00
Thursday 07:00 - 19:00
Friday 07:00 - 19:00
Saturday 07:00 - 19:00
Sunday 07:00 - 19:00

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We witnessed a miniature battle of the titans today in Costa Rica - a Tarantula Hawk Wasp attacking a Brazilian Wandering Spider! The Tarantula Hawk has the second most painful sting of any insect on earth, and the Wandering Spider is the most venomous spider in Costa Rica. The sting from the wasp instantly paralyses the spider, and she proceeds to drag the still living spider to her burrow, where she will deposit a single egg on it and then bury the spider and egg both. When the egg hatches, the larva begins to eat the paralysed spider alive. It starts with non-essential tissue, so the spider will be alive for a month as it is slowly consumed by the wasp larva.

Coatis at La Sirena, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
Coatis at La Sirena, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica

It’s important to have all of your Coatis in a row!

This is just a few of the incredible hummingbirds at Dave and Dave's Nature Park. We saw lots of White-necked Jacobins, as well as Purple-crowned Woodnymphs, Scaly-breasted Hummingbirds, Rufous-tailed Hummingbirds, and a Bronze-tailed Plumleteer, a Green-breasted Mango, and a Violet-headed Hummingbird.

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