Nature Safaris

Crested Caracara © Laurie ExcellSouth Texas Birds - May 5-9, 2008
Raptor Extension - May 10-13, 2008

The bird photography in so Texas is hot, and I mean hot!  So are the temperatures…which is why the photography is so hot.  You know the saying “If you build it, they will come.”  Well, it is true in So. Texas as well where several ranches have joined together to create a haven for birds to come to in the hot weather and where photographers flock to photograph the birds.  Photographing from blinds, we are able to be very close to our subjects and capture some prize winning images for our efforts.  Join me for a week of photographing some of the most colorful and amazing birds in No America in this little corner of So. Texas.  Located right in one of the migratory flyways, birds stop over to rest, eat and refresh themselves in preparation for the long flight north in the spring.  Shooting every morning and evening from the comfort of blinds the chances of adding many new and varied birds to your files is a no brainer.  Let me share this birders paradise with you and help you to capture some outstanding images in the process. 

Green Jay C Laurie ExcellLikely species include but are not limited to: Plain Chachalaca, Green Jays, Scaled Quail, Harris’s Hawks, Crested Caracara, Long-billed and curve-billed Thrashers, Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Great Kiskadee, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and too many more to name. 

The $1950.00 fee includes: transportation to and from locations and instruction both in the field and during breaks.  Limited to five photographers. 

An additional “raptor shoot” can be combined or separate from the regular safari for $1650.00 and includes: transportation to and from locations, instruction in the field and at breaks, lodging and meals at a very comfortable lodge nearby.  The raptor extension is geared around regular morning shoots followed by afternoons spent at the raptor blinds with a focus on photographing Harris’s Hawks and Crested Caracara as well as any number of other visitors.  Limited to three photographers.

For more information or to sign up contact Laurie Excell via email or 503-703-3872.