Uncertainty breeds fear. As we sit quarantined in our homes, waiting for the all-clear to once again mingle with our fellow humans, the uncertainty of thing...

In the span of three weeks, I will be visiting the Panamanian Highlands twice with my groups. This presents a wonderful opportunity to observe the variabilit...

About a year ago, I had a client accompany me to Panama and while she was overwhelmed with the teeming bird life in every corner of the country, she remarked...

Meet the Gartered Trogon (Trogon caligatus). This species, formerly called the Violaceous Trogon, was renamed after a recent taxonomic split and is one of th...

Although small, to a discerning eye the country of Panama can be thought of as three completely different worlds. The central lowlands, with its ease of acce...

The Darien is one of the most wild spaces in all of the Americas. Untamed tropical rainforest reigns supreme and new surprises are in store for anyone brave ...

This is Ivan Rodrigo Ortiz: Ivan is a good friend, the owner and operator of Ivan's Bed and Breakfast and the host to many of the groups that I bring to Pana...

We are in the midst of Spring migration here in New England. Millions of birds are streaming in from their Southerly wintering grounds, hoping to arrive and ...

I've been meaning to create a blog for my website for quite some time. Life and the pull to do anything but sit in front of a computer screen has derailed my...