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Category: Panama 2010

Digiscoped Daggerwing

Digiscoped Daggerwing

After a solid week of some of the most intense photographic training and practice I have ever experienced in my life, I now lo longer find digiscoping an inapplicable technique for butterflies.

Stalking the Antpitta

Stalking the Antpitta

I was personally so thrilled at being given the opportunity to see and digiscope an image of this secretive little creature that I didn’t even bother to straighten the camera before depressing the shutter.

Philosophy at Sunset

Philosophy at Sunset

Those who have not visited Canopy Tower might be tempted to think that is it solely a place where avid bird watchers go to enlarge their respective life lists.

To the Observation Deck!

To the Observation Deck!

I was down in the dining room pouring my second glass from the pitcher of fresh papaya juice to which I have now become addicted when a voice was heard from above – “Long-billed Gnatwren heard calling!”

Hitting The Ground Running

Hitting The Ground Running

Then the call came in. It was Carlos, the chief guide at Canopy Tower. He was up on Pipeline Road where he had spotted a group of Western Night Monkeys huddled in a tree and knew I’d want to get a look at them.

Required Reading

Required Reading

Regardless of where your travels might take you in this world, it’s always a good idea to read-up on your destination before you go. For travelling naturalists and wildlife photographers, such preliminary study is not just a good idea, its of paramount importance.