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You can find a mouth-watering slideshow of the birds, wildlife, and scenery we see for nearly every tour we run (look on the webpage for that specific tour).

Here are slideshows from some of our favorite trips:

ECUADOR: The Andes Intro Tour

A guest room at Tandayapa Bird Lodge

Birding on the deck at Tandayapa Bird Lodge

The cute Rufous-throated Tanager is pretty common at Milpe

The loud Bay Wren is heard much more often than seen! We often get it at Milpe

The lounge in Tandayapa Bird Lodge

The outrageous Toucan Barbet is one of the star birds of this tour

We usually see Choco Trogon in either Milpe or Rio Silanche

Birding the Upper Tandayapa Valley

A view of the Pichincha Volcano from the Upper Tandayapa Valley

Red-headed Barbets often drop in to munch on Papaya at Tandayapa Bird Lodge

Black-faced Ibis is a target on the High Andes Extension

Hummingbirds are also a big feature of this tour, like Golden-breasted Puffleg

The dapper Masked Water-Tyrant can often be found around Milpe

Up to five species of toucan are possible, including Pale-mandibled Aracari

Blue-necked Tanagers are delightfully common at Milpe

Scores of Carunculated Caracaras patrol the paramo at Antisana on the extension

Sedge Wrens can be found on the High Andes Extension

Andean Condor is a major target on the High Andes Extension

We'll visit the best cock-of-the-rock display site in the country

Andean Lapwing is rare on the main tour, but regular on the extension

Chestnut-winged Cinclodes inhabits the high Andean paramo on the extension

Many-striped Canastero is a high Andean species found on the extension

Pearled Treerunner is common in mixed feeding flocks

Torrent Ducks are often found near Guango Lodge

Yellow-breasted Antpitta can often be found at Paz de Aves

Bar-bellied Woodpeckers can sometimes be found in mixed flocks with mountain-tanagers at Yanacocha

Barred Becard occurs around Tandayapa

Fruit feeders in the area can attract birds like this Crimson-rumped Toucanet

Sword-billed Hummingbirds usually come to the feeders at Yanacocha as well as Guango on the extension

Scaled Antpittas sometimes come in to eat worms at the Tandayapa forest blind

The scintillating Swallow Tanager regularly pops up at Milpe

This region is packed with an array of dazzling tanagers, like this Flame-faced

"Tuxedo-wearing" Collared Inca are regular at the Guango feeders on the extension

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanagers are common around Tandayapa

In the winter months the birdlife in the region is boosted by northern migrants like this Summer Tanager

Golden Grosbeak can be found in the Central Valley

One of the most commonly recorded tanagers on this tour, the Golden Tanager

The spectacular, though not uncommon, Golden-naped Tanager

We'll look for Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe at Papallacta on the extension

One of the most abundant species at the Tandayapa feeders, the Purple-throated Woodstar

Olive-crowned Yellowthroat inhabits open grassy areas

A Yellow-faced Grassquit poses at Silanche

The spectacular Velvet-purple Coronet

A male Barred Fruiteater in the temperate forest at Yanacocha

Choco Toucans sometimes come to feeders in Milpe

The Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan occurs in the cloudforest of the Tandayapa Valley

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AUSTRALIA’S TOP END: Victoria River to Kakadu

A male Australian Bustard feeling lucky

Aboriginal art at Nourlangie Rock

Black-banded Fruit-Dove has an extremely limited range on the edge of the Arnhem Escarpment

Huge Rufous Owls, even juveniles, are enough to scare the heck out of a possum

Northern Rosellas are much shyer than the rosellas of Eastern Australia

Nourlangie Rock is one of the few Aboriginal sacred sites open to tourists

Pied Butcherbird fills the niche of the shrikes in the Northern Territory

Pied Heron - watch your fries with this guy in Cooinda

Rainbow Bee-eater, the only one of its family in Oz

The Aboriginals still eat Magpie-geese by the thousands

The very noisy Sandstone Shrike-Thrush is an outcrop specialist

Torresian Imperial-Pigeons invade Darwin around August and stay through Christmas

Whistling Kites are very common

Birding at Yellow Waters

Hooded Parrots can be seen on the main street in Pine Creek

A Giant Frog, common around water pools at night

The normally shy and nocturnal Nankeen Night-Heron can be seen on Yellow Water

Blue-winged Kookaburras are a common Outback kingfisher

The "Jewel of the Top End"; Rainbow Pitta

One of the country's most ubiquitous birds: Black-faced Cuckooshrike

The most revered of all Australian predators, the Saltwater Croc, is often seen on the Yellow Waters Cruise

Agile Wallabies are easy to find in the Top End

Azure Kingfisher is easy on Yellow Waters Cruise

A colorful variety of kingfishers (like this Forest) await in northern Australia

Little Kingfisher, one of the toughest kingfishers in Aus, is realiably found on the Yellow Waters cruise

Diamond Dove is an erratic inland species we'll search for around Vic River

Brown Goshawks are usually seen in flight!

Great Bowerbirds are abundant in northern Aus

The mangroves around Darwin hold a number of specialties, like this Mangrove Fantail

The dashing Red-collared Lorikeet is restricted to northern Australia

The apex avian predator in Australia: "Wedgie" or Wedge-tailed Eagle

Masked Lapwing is one of Australia's most familiar birds

Black Kites are known to attend bush fires in Australia

The largest waterbird in Australia is the Australian Pelican

Rufous-throated Honeyeater is common, but confined to northern Australia

Orange-footed Scrubfowls build huge earth mounds in which to incubate their eggs

Silver-backed Butcherbird is a Top End endemic

Australia really is the "Land of the Parrots"

The outrageous Gouldian Finch, a Top End specialty

The Top End is finch country; Pictorella Mannikin is one of the scarcer species

Rainbow Pitta can be found on the outskirts of Darwin

Kingfishers are prominent on the Yellow Waters Cruise in Kakadu

Another fancy finch: Zebra Finch

Double-barred Finches often mix with other finches in the Timber Creek area

Buff-sided Robin is confined to northern Australia

Comb-crested Jacanas are readily found in Kakadu

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ASIA: Borneo

Bornean Fruithunter is a nomadic and unpredictable frugivore of the island mountains

The magnificent but elusive Great Argus is one of our big targets at Danum

Buffy Fish-Owls are easy to find around Sukau

Oriental Bay Owl: One of the scarcer nightbirds on Borneo

The dapper Whiskered Treeswift is easily found at Danum

Green Iora is found in the lowlands

The portly Proboscis Monkey is easy to find along the Kinabatangan River

Borneo is home to some great nightbirds, like this Barred Eagle-Owl

The gorgeous forest surrounding Borneo Rainforest Lodge

There are now 5 endemic barbet species in Borneo; this is the Golden-naped Barbet

Sunda Leopard Cat can be seen on the night drives in Danum

Pig-tailed Macaques can be devious around human homes!

Blyth's Frogmouth is a scarce nightbird found in Danum Valley

Mount Kinabalu is home to the majority of the endemic birds on this tour

Asian Water Monitor on the muddy banks of the Kinabatangan River

Bornean Banded Kingfisher a recenty proposed split

It's not only the endemics that are worth seeing - Black-and-yellow Broadbill

Bornean Gibbon is one of the more elusive of the many primates possible on this tour

Bornean Green-Magpie is an electric endemic

Bornean Crested Fireback has a funny little tufty crest

Crested Serpent-Eagle, a common but beautiful raptor

Dusky Broadbill has the broadest bill of the broadbills

Everett's Thrush, a shy and rare endemic

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo is a widespread but spectacular bird

Snowy-browed Flycatcher is only found in montane forest

Big male Proboscis Monkey

Red-breasted Partridge is a gorgeous montane endemic

Stork-billed Kingfisher is regular along the Kinabatangan River

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch. The black above the bill is hardly the most striking thing about this bird!

Black-throated Babbler is one of the prettier babblers that we seek out

Bornean Bristlehead is perhaps the top avian target on this tour. It is in a monotypic family that is endemic to Borneo

Buff-rumped Woodpecker is a tiny little woodpecker

Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush is one of three laughingthrushes on Kinabalu

Gray-bellied Bulbul is one of the rarest of the huge range of bulbuls in Borneo

Hooded Pitta, one of 6 pitta species possible on this tour

Playful young Orang-utan

Rufous-collared Kingfisher, a gorgeous forest-dwelling kingfisher

Saltwater Crocodiles sun themselves on the banks of the Kinabatangan

Temminck's Sunbird is the most common highland sunbird

White-crowned Hornbill - quite a striking bird in flight

Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker

Yellow-eared Spiderhunter, just one of a bevy of spiderhunters possible on this tour

Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker is a common Bornean endemic

No visit to Borneo would be complete without seeing a wild orangutan

Bornean Leafbird is a regular flock member

Dulit Frogmouth has an imposing presence and is well worth the effort

The endemic Mountain Barbet is common

Mountain Serpent-Eagle is more easily seen on the extension

Bornean Banded-Pitta is a secretive resident of the Kelabit highlands (extension)

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AFRICA: Rwanda & Uganda

The male African Jacana tends his brood

The mysterious vales of Nyungwe National Park

The Nile River flows over the Murchison Falls

When you watch mountain gorillas, you're also being watched yourself

A mountain gorilla mother and child, many people's main highlight on this tour

The collection of butterflies that gather at mineral licks in Uganda defy description

There is an option to track down Chimps in Kibale

While we spend plenty of time in forests on this tour, some of Africa's most iconic animals also feature

Sooty Chats can be found close to Uganda's capital

The mighty Shoebill is one of Africa's top birds

Banded Prinia, a montane sprite

Blue-headed Sunbird is endemic to the Albertine Rift

Black-headed Gonolek can be seen near our lodge near Queen Elizabeth NP

Gray-capped Warbler prefers marshes and damp scrub

Mountain Greenbul is a common bird in Bwindi and Nyungwe

Mountain Yellow Warbler in Bwindi NP

Mountain Masked Apalis is yet another Albertine Rift endemic

Regal Sunbird, a real gem, and an endemic to boot

Ruwenzori Apalis is a thicket skulker

White-tailed Crested Flycatcher. Easy to see how it got that name!

Yellow-whiskered Greenbul, just one of a swarm of greenbuls possible on this trip

African Wattled Lapwing has exquisite details when seen up close

Kivu Ground-Thrush, a very shy Albertine Rift endemic

It takes luck to see the scarce White-collared Oliveback

Goliath Heron, the world's largest heron, is easy to see in Uganda

L'Hoest's Monkey can be quite inquisitive

African Green Broadbill is a major target in the mountains of western Uganda

We spend time with the whole Gorilla family including the "teenagers"

Lions are more prone to sleep in trees in western Uganda

One of the most wanted birds in Africa is the Green-breasted Pitta

Lowland Masked Apalis is a difficult bird of the Congo forests

Waterbuck are usually seen in dry regions but the mothers take their foals to the riverside for protection

Nile Monitor along the banks of the Nile

Rock Pratincoles are surprisingly confiding along the Nile

Speckle-fronted Weaver is a common bird of the drier parts of Uganda

We try for Giant Kingfisher on multiple boat trips

A Gorilla mother chooses her child's meal carefully

Oribi is best looked for in Uganda

Uganda is not only about birds.

Yellow billed Stork and African Skimmers are easily seen on Nile boat trips

A Black-bellied Bustard shows his stuff

Shoebill has to be seen to be believed. But don't expect it to move around much

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US & CANADA: The Great Lakes

Chestnut-sided Warblers are a crowd favorite at Magee Marsh

The Magnolia Warbler is one of the star birds of North America

Northern Parula are common on the boardwalk

Prothonotary Warblers call in the flooded woods of Ottawa NWR

The Baltimore Orioles may be common, but they are still spectacular

Magee Marsh is a great place to get your lifer American Woodcock

Magee warblers do not read the rulebook, and make use of the handrail to forage

A male Nashville Warbler comes down low

Ovenbirds typically show well at Magee

Tennessee Warbler poses by the photo tower at Magee

Mourning Warblers are readily found along the Magee Marsh boardwalk

We'll keep a keen eye at Magee for dayroosting Eastern Whip-poor-wills

Black-throated Blue Warblers often feed low

Blackburnian Warbler is always a crowdpleaser

Black-throated Green Warblers are one of the tamest warblers

The rarest breeding warbler in the region is the Kirtland's

A Yellow-rumped Warbler comes in for a close up

Bay-breasted Warblers; just one of around 30 warblers on offer on this special tour

Our best chance of the scarce Golden-winged Warbler will be at a Michigan breeding site

Shawnee State Forest is home to breeding southern warblers like this Hooded

Canada Warbler poses in the open at Magee Marsh

Kirtland's Warbler is one of the star attractions of this tour.

Blue-winged Warblers breed at several sites on the tour

Canada Warbler are not often this photogenic!

A Chestnut-sided Warbler poses beside the Magee boardwalk

Golden-winged Warblers are always one of the most wanted of all US warblers

American Woodcocks are an almost daily sight on the Magee boardwalk

Warblers are the focus, but we'll always find time to stop for other migrants too

Grasslands in northern Kentucky may yield Dickcissel

Kirtland's Warbler is one of the rarest breeding warblers in North America

Yellow-throated Warblers are abundant in Shawnee

Shawnee State Forest is an excellent place to see Cerulean Warblers

Shawnee is home to breeding Kentucky Warblers

Prairie Warblers are conspicuous in southern Ohio

Southern Ohio gives us a good shot at Worm-eating Warbler

Swainson's Warblers inhabit rhododendron thickets in Kentucky

This trip goes after southern breeders like this Kentucky Warbler, while in that state

American Redstart is a common migrant in this season

We could see Cape May Warblers nectaring low down at Magee Marsh, as they stop over for the north into the boreal forests

The buzzing sound of Northern Parulas will be heard at multiple locations

Ovenbirds look more like thrushes than warblers

Palm Warblers are typically common during the first wave of Midwest migration

Prothonotary is the only eastern warbler to nest in cavities

Waves of thrushes are often evident late in the season at Magee, with Veery often among them

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MEXICO: Oaxaca

Any birder visiting the Isthmus of Tehuantepec has Rosita's Bunting at the top of the hit list

Beautiful Red Warblers inhabit the pine oak forests of the mountains

Bridled Sparrows are found in the dry, interior Oaxaca Valley

Crunchy Pacific slope thornforest is home to the striking Orange-breasted Bunting

Hard to believe that's a Northern Cardinal with that crest. It used to be split as Long-crested Cardinal

If skies are clear, you can see the 18,490 ft (5636 m) Pico de Orizaba, the 3rd tallest mountain in North America

Male Long-tailed Manakins gather at leks to sing and dance for females

Russet-crowned Motmots will sometimes sit on exposed branches to sing

The endemic Oaxaca Sparrow is a key target in the arid Oaxaca Valley

The Gray Silky-flycatcher is a common sight in Mexico's pine covered highlands

The largest wren in the world, the Giant Wren is only found along the Pacific Coast of Chiapas. It's a main target on the extension

The limestone loving Sumichrast's Wren, a very local Mexican endemic

The picturesque mountain village of San Miguel Suchixtepec

This little guy will test our luck. Pileated Flycatcher is one of the toughest endemics around Monte Alban

We'll try to find the endemic Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow on the extension

The stunning Pink-headed Warbler is one of our main targets on the extension

Blue Mockingbird can be found close to Oaxaca City

The stunning Blue-capped Hummingbird is found in the Sierra de Miahuatlán

We'll search for Bridled Sparrows in the dry Oaxaca Valley

Collared Towhees are readily found around the ruins of Monte Alban just outside Oaxaca City

Warblers like this Crescent-chested, abound in Oaxaca's cool montane forests

Dusky Hummingbird sometimes turns up right in our hotel garden in Oaxaca City

Playback of Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl can get a response from both the owl, and a mobbing horde of songbirds

Yet another hyper colorful warbler: Golden-browed Warbler

Gray Silky-Flycatcher is related to North America's Phainopepla

Never glum; Happy Wren

Mexico is the epicentre of wren diversity; up to 20 species can be found in this area!

Oaxaca Sparrows, along with Bridled Sparrows, can be found in the Oaxaca Valley

The beautiful Orange-fronted Parakeet is a common and confiding species

Streak-backed Oriole only just makes it into the US, but is easily found in Oaxaca

A White-fronted Parrot poses for photos on a recent tour

The White-throated Magpie-Jay is dramatic whether on the ground, or in the air

Boucard's Wren can be found in arid areas near Teotitlán del Valle

The rare Flammulated Flycatcher is sometimes seen at Huatuclo and Sumidero

Green-fronted Hummingbird occurs at several arid sites on the tour

Nava's Wren is a difficult target bird at El Ocote

Pheasant Cuckoo was unusually co-operative on our 2015 tour!

The beautiful Pink-headed Warbler is often the highlight of our time in Chiapas

The gorgeous Red-breasted Chat is found in dry thornscrub

Rosita's Bunting; reason alone to join the extension!

We visit at the best time of year to track down specialties like Slaty Vireo

White-striped Woodcreeper is a pine forest species

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