On October 10, 2026, I visited Costa Rica Island in the Jambelí Archipelago, El Oro Province, Southern Ecuador, for a personal birdwatching outing during October Big Day. The visit offered an opportunity to observe the diversity of coastal birds in this little-known birding destination.

For World Migratory Bird Day 2026, a personal birdwatching visit to Costa Rica Island in Ecuador’s southern coast revealed the diversity of coastal birds and the region’s potential for birdwatching and wildlife photography

An upcoming 10-day private bird photography journey through Limoncocha, the Yasuní region and the Sani area of the Ecuadorian Amazon.

Discover Mindo as a bird photography destination, with opportunities to photograph Andean Cock-of-the-rock, toucans, hummingbirds and other cloud forest birds.