Our Costa Rica Birding Tour

Birding tour Costa Rica

Our guided birding tour in Costa Rica included stops in varying climates, from the dry savanna habitat of Santa Rosa National Park, to the rain forest of Santa Anita. In total, we saw over 100 species of birds in Costa…

Bird Photography at Point Pelee National Park

Point Pelee Bird Photography

Early May is our absolute favorite time of year because it means enjoying bird photography at Point Pelee National Park. From taking a tram to the southernmost tip of mainland Canada to walking along the picturesque marsh boardwalk at sunset…

Photographing a Great Grey Owl in Ottawa

Great grey owl

In February 2017, we set out to find the Great Grey Owl in Ottawa, Ontario. This “Phantom of the North” was the subject of our vlog on the Bird Nerds YouTube Channel. This is the world’s largest Owl by length,…

Bird Photography at Point Pelee National Park

Cape may warbler

We have not made a post on the blog in quite some time. In fact, we haven’t been doing much bird photography at all with such a scorching hot summer! With that being said, we had lots of time to…

Preparing for the 2016 Festival of Birds

Warblers at Point Pelee

The Best Place for Bird Watching in Ontario We have just over 2 days until we leave for our 4th year of travelling to Point Pelee National Park for the Festival of Birds (aka spring songbird migration). Point Pelee is…

Birding In the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Our trip to Mexico was a first for the two of us. Having only travelled as far south as Florida, we had no idea what to expect for our first all-inclusive vacation except that we wanted to devote a part…