Central America
“There are distant worlds on our own planet.”
HANG IN THERE – (National Wildlife Federation Finalist & Int'l Photography Awards Winner) A symbol of the precarious position of today's wildlife in rainforests around the world, this Strawberry poison-dart frog clings to a Bromeliad leaf on Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, Panama.
RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD – (Int'l Photography Awards Official Selection) A Red-billed tropicbird flies amidst the lush, dark foliage of Bird Island, Panama. It was extremely challenging to capture these elegant birds in flight while being bounced in small skiff by 3-foot swells.
SINGING ORCHIDS - These micro-orchids, less than the size of a fingernail, look like a vocal chorus harmonizing in the murky bayous of Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park, Panama.
BIRD ISLAND – Off the Atlantic Coast of Panama lies a lush, uninhabited outcropping known as Isla de Pajaros (Bird Island). Reminiscent to a scene out of The Lost World, Bird Island is a paradise to tropical and migratory birds, and one of only three places in the Caribbean where one can witness Red-billed tropicbirds circling with their flowing tail streamers.
TROPICBIRD FANCY – (Int'l Photography Awards Official Selection) Red-billed tropicbirds fly directly towards the precipices of Bird Island then expand their feathers like a parachute to halt abruptly before crashing into the walls.
ANGLE OF FLIGHT - (Bird Photographer of the Year Finalist) Rufous-tailed hummingbirds beat their wings between 50-60 times per second. I captured this acrobatic flyer at 1/3200 of second outside my lodge in Tranquilo Bay, Panama.