THE BEST OF 2023

COLOMBIA + LA GUAJIRA

Vermilion Cardinals Velvet Purple Coronet Andean Motmot Black-billed Mountain Toucan Black-headed Tanager Blue-naped Chlorophonia Booted Racket Tail Buffy Hummingbird Chestnut Piculet Collared Inca Golden-naped Tanager Golden Olive Woodpecker Hooded Mountain Tanager Lazuline Sabrewing Multicolored Tanager Russet-throated Puffbird Santa Marta Mountain Tanager Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager  Violet-tailed Sylph SPRING IN CANADA I didnt shoot much domestically this year. But while testing out a few cameras in the Spring I did shoot a few nice birds around Vancouver Island and also on a quick family visit in Ontario.     Baltimore Oriole Rufous Hummingbird Bufflehead Cerulean Warbler Great Horned Owl Harlequin Duck Louisiana Waterthrush Red-breasted Sapsucker Rose-breasted Grosbeak American Dipper Yellow-bellied Sapsucker BRAZIL In July I headed down to Brazil to lead my photo workshop down there. I had changed up the itinerary quite a bit for this year so it was fun to visit a few new sites.  We had an incredible trip with so many great birds!!     Hyacinth Macaw Toco Toucan Red-necked Tanager Ringed Kingfisher Amazon Kingfisher Black-collared Hawk Blond-crested Woodpecker Brassy-breasted Tanager Brazilian Ruby Capybara Chestnut-eared Aracari Gilt-edged Tanager Green-headed Tanager Helmeted Manakin  Hyacinth Macaw Jaguar Jaguar Maroon-bellied Parakeet Orange-winged Amazon Pied Plover Ringed Kingfisher Saw-billed Hermit Scale-throated Hermit Southern Screamer  Whistling Heron White-faced Whistling Ducks Yellow-fronted Woodpecker PATAGONIA After a relaxing August and September it was time for some serious shooting!  I had an epic 5 week trip to Chile, the Falkalnd Islands, South Georgia and Antarctica.  What an adventure!!!   Puma Tawny-throated Dotterel Mom and cub  Puma Kitten Guanaco Guanaco Patagonia! Torres del Paine FALKLAND ISLANDS, SOUTH GEORGIA King Penguins Black-browed Albatross Black-browed Albatross Cape Petrel  Falkland Island Steamer Duck Fur Seal Gentoo Penguin Penguin Iceberg Gray-headed Albatross Iceberg Kelp Goose Kelp Goose King Penguin A few King Penguins  King Penguins Beach scene Iceberg South Georgia Iceberg Sunset South Georgia South Georgia Patagonian Crested Duck Rock Cormorant Rockhopper Penguin Snow Petrel South Georgia Pintail Southern Giant Petrel Southern Giant Petrel Speckled Teal ANTARCTICA Gentoos Jumping! Adelie Penguin  Southern Fulmar Chinstrap Penguin Adelie Penguin   Black-browed Albatross Brown Skua Cape Petrel Chinstrap Penguin Gentoo Penguin Gentoo Penguin Gentoo Penguin Gentoo Penguin Madness!!! Gentoo Penguin  Gentoo Penguin Gentoo Penguin Gentoo Penguin Gentoo Penguin Adelie Penguin   Antarctic Landscape Antarctic Landscape Slender-billed Prion Snow Petrel Snow Petrel Snow Petrel Snow Petrel Southern Fulmar Antarctic Landscape ARGENTINA To finish up this busy year I visited Northwest Argentina for an incredible 3-week shoot. I had amazing weather and super good luck with almost all of the birds I was looking for.  It was a fantastic trip!  Blue-tufted Starthroat Buff-fronted Owl Andean Flamingo Andean Hillstar Red-tailed Comet Aplomado Falcon Spot-winged Falconet Strange-tailed Tyrant Black-crested Finch Black-hooded Sierra Finch Blue and Yellow Tanager Blue-tufted Starthroat  Brazilian Teal Brown-capped Redstart  Burrowing Parakeet Cattle Tyrant Chaco Owl Chilean Flamingo Cream-backed Woodpecker Giant Wood Rail Golden-billed Saltator Grass Wren James's Flamingo Many-colored Chaco FInch Marsh Seedeater Red-crested Cardinal Red-tailed Comet Red-tailed Comet Ringed Warbling FInch Rufous-rumped Seedeater Rufous-throated Dipper Sandy Gallito Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper Silver Teal South American Painted Snipe Tawny-bellied Seedeater Ultramarine Grosbeak Vermilion Flycatcher Wedge-tailed Hillstar Yellow-striped Brush Finch Red-tailed Comet...Maybe my favourite of the entire year!!   Overall 2023 was another fantastic year of photography and I'm proud of the work I put in and the images I was able to capture.  It's always nice to look back through the photos and remember all the beautiful places that I am lucky enough to visit. I've got some fun plans in the works for 2024 so hopefully by this time next year I'll have another exciting gallery to share with you. In the meantime, check back often for the latest news and images. And you can stay tuned to all the latest news by signing up for my newsletter - HERE