Tom Brown grew up in the high desert area of Central Oregon. His love for birds and photography started at a young age. Thru...

Costa Rica is one of those places that people visit to “see the rainforest”. Although there’s no such thing as “the one and only rainforest”,...

Complain on a birding trip to Costa Rica? What?! Not possible! Yes, and as much as I love taking in all of that biodiversity,...

When Costa Rica becomes a topic of conversation, we don’t usually hear the word “extinction” being thrown around. You might hear talk about beaches,...

I first met Robert Gallardo on my first trip to the neotropics, a wonderful experience at the first Mesoamerican Bird Festival in Honduras in...

Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, Honduras, March 2009 After our trip to the Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge was rained out on our first...

Copan, Honduras, February 2009 A word of warning: this is going to be a rather long post so go grab a snack and make...

Before arriving in the town of Copan Ruinas, Honduras, on February 27, 2009, I had only ever heard Inca Doves.  Their melancholy “no hope,...