{"id":21,"date":"2025-06-21T12:29:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T12:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2025-07-17T10:09:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T10:09:05","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21\" class=\"elementor elementor-21\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f390bab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f390bab\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ed1dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"37ed1dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"271\" class=\"elementor elementor-271\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-945163d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"945163d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-144feda elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"144feda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/inner-banner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-374\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/inner-banner.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/inner-banner-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/inner-banner-1024x293.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/inner-banner-768x220.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/inner-banner-1536x440.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/inner-banner-1568x449.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eee28cd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eee28cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6a70c1 mgra e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f6a70c1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-638c439 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"638c439\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-057a4eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"057a4eb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8943bdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8943bdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Organizational Philosophy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc0ddde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc0ddde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our focus is on appreciation of nature and understanding the organisms that share our planet with us. Tour profits support organizations working to understand and protect the natural ecosystems of our planet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b09d58b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b09d58b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d578818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d578818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Our Guides<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-addaa7d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"addaa7d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5794d5b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5794d5b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7307d41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7307d41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/nick-komar.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-389\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/nick-komar.png 183w, https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/nick-komar-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18bcf40 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18bcf40\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bab93e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bab93e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nick Komar<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb9a63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fb9a63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COLORADO<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72cbcb1 team-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72cbcb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nick is a career biologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Fort Collins, Colorado, and founder of Quetzal Tours. He has led field trips and workshops in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cobirds.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorado for Colorado Field Ornithologists<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortcollinsaudubon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fort Collins Audubon Society<\/a><\/strong>. He has birded on five continents, and is fluent in Spanish. His photographic work is displayed <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbase.com\/quetzal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>. He also co-authored <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/outskirtspress.com\/webpage?isbn=9781432771034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wild Birding Colorado: The Big Year of 2010.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e11d987 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e11d987\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d1d921 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d1d921\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa6a128 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa6a128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/john-vanderpoel.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-424\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/john-vanderpoel.png 183w, https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/john-vanderpoel-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c89faad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c89faad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f286ed8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f286ed8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">John Vanderpoel<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bbf294 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bbf294\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COLORADO<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd3348 team-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dd3348\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Owner of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peregrinevideo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peregrine Video Productions<\/a><\/strong> and the creator of The Advanced Birding Video Series with Jon Dunn that includes: The Large Gulls of North America, The Small Gulls of North America and Hummingbirds of North America, John is a lifelong birder. He holds the second highest ABA-area year list (744 species), which he accomplished in 2011. Watch for his upcoming book that describes his big year, called Full Chase Mode.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bbcf60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8bbcf60\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2995d97 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2995d97\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d93f60f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d93f60f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cole-wild.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-420\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cole-wild.png 183w, https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cole-wild-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-886912f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"886912f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284e16f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"284e16f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cole Wild<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30720f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30720f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COLORADO<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8fd334 team-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8fd334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cole is a native Coloradoan whose passions are birds, birding, bird photography, and anything else related to birds. He recently published a book (together with Nick Komar) called <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/outskirtspress.com\/webpage?isbn=9781432771034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wild Birding Colorado<\/a><\/strong> that provides the account of his record-breaking Colorado Big Year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8a394 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b8a394\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-464da72 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"464da72\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba0210e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba0210e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/scott-rashid.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-416\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/scott-rashid.png 183w, https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/scott-rashid-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5876a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5876a5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e274b91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e274b91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scott Rashid<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25eaea2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25eaea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COLORADO<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ea052 team-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51ea052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Originally from Wisconsin, Scott call\u2019s Estes Park, CO home. As a rehabilitator, bander, artist, illustrator and author, birds are Scott\u2019s passion. Scott illustrated Birding Rocky Mountain National Park by Scott Roederer (2002), and he authored Small Mountain Owls (2009). In the fall, Scott hosts visitors to his banding station to view Boreal Owls and Northern Saw-whet Owls in Northern Colorado.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326ae62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"326ae62\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66cc13f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66cc13f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6eb732 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6eb732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/eric-defonso.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-422\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/eric-defonso.png 183w, https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/eric-defonso-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf547d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cf547d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8f63ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8f63ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eric DeFonso<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66949d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66949d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COLORADO<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a474905 team-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a474905\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eric is a self-taught naturalist, a birder, writer, and wildlife photographer. He has a strong affinity for raptors and even helps rehabilitate injured ones for the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmrp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rocky Mountain Raptor Program<\/a><\/strong> in Fort Collins, Colorado. He has also birded extensively in Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. He now lives in Boulder, and works for the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdconservancy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ada37d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ada37d1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6089d68 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6089d68\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-965d66b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"965d66b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/forrest-luke.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-423\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/forrest-luke.png 183w, https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/forrest-luke-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-230193a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"230193a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94fbc04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94fbc04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Forrest Luke<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-254d8b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"254d8b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COLORADO<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2027e32 team-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2027e32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A biologist by training with a focus on range ecology and wildlife management, Forrest resides on Colorado\u2019s west slope. He has served as a regional compiler for the American Birding Association and Colorado Field Ornithologists and as regional editor of the Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas. He has also served on the Wyoming rare bird records committee.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecd79e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ecd79e8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b0b57f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b0b57f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d003e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66d003e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/knut-eisermann.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-413\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/knut-eisermann.png 183w, https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/knut-eisermann-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc91e3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc91e3a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4518a5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4518a5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Knut Eisermann<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3015a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f3015a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GUATEMALA<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3629e45 team-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3629e45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Knut has been active as a birding guide in Guatemala since 1998. Knut speaks fluent English, German, and strongish. More about his activities you may read at his personal web site <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knut-eisermann.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ornithological research and wildlife photography in Guatemala<\/a><\/strong>. Currently Knut is directing the PROEVAL RAXMU Bird Monitoring Program and he is the country coordinator for the compilation of bird records in Guatemala, published in \u201cNorth American Birds\u201d. Knut is co-owner of CAYAYA BIRDING.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d85a67f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d85a67f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b33cf69 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b33cf69\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db7340 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6db7340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/claudia-avendano.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-419\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/claudia-avendano.png 183w, https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/claudia-avendano-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1745199 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1745199\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98986fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98986fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Claudia Avenda\u00f1o<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe8910e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe8910e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GUATEMALA<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-622ff40 team-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"622ff40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Claudia has been active as a birding guide in Guatemala since 1999. She speaks fluent English and strongish. She studied at San Carlos University in Guatemala and wrote her thesis on the avifauna of Laguna Lachu\u00e1 National Park in Guatemala\u2019s northern, tropical rainforest. Claudia is co-owner of CAYAYA BIRDING.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9692db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9692db\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4554c70 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4554c70\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a1939 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30a1939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xavier-contreras.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-417\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xavier-contreras.png 183w, https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xavier-contreras-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07f92ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07f92ce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5274b0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5274b0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Xavier Mu\u00f1oz-Contreras<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9dd097 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9dd097\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ECUADOR<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42a339f team-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42a339f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Xavier is Neblina Forest founder, owner and guide. He has been working as Board Member and has been mentor for both AVES &amp; CONSERVACION (previously known as CECIA) and Jocotoco Foundation. Guiding Ecuador since 1997, Xavier also guides for birding trips in Peru and Guyana.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdcbb34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bdcbb34\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8503746 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8503746\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c769e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c769e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/noel-urena.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-415\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/noel-urena.png 183w, https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/noel-urena-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe33177 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe33177\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8c90c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e8c90c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Noel Ure\u00f1a<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-219fe30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"219fe30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COSTA RICA<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff50290 team-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff50290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Noel Ure\u00f1a is Tropical Feathers co-owner and guide since 1997. A lifetime in direct contact with the natural environment of Costa Rica has helped him to develop sharp birding skills. He will be delighted to share Costa Rica\u2019s bird life with you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b05de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04b05de\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5f326e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5f326e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d061786 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d061786\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/liliana-chavarria.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-414\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/liliana-chavarria.png 183w, https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/liliana-chavarria-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb228b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fb228b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b02d1c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b02d1c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Liliana Chavarr\u00eda<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-445a153 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"445a153\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NICARAGUA<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df552c5 team-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df552c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Liliana is the trilingual (strongish\/English\/French) biologist and co-owner at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jaguarreserve.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reserva El Jaguar<\/a><\/strong> cloud forest and ecofriendly coffee plantation, and a leading field ornithologist in Nicaragua. She is the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ebird.org\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ebird<\/a><\/strong> reviewer for Nicaragua. Her Nicaragua tours are accompanied by husband and French-speaking birder Georges Duriaux.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9875be3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9875be3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2f7f45 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2f7f45\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58826ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58826ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bradley-davis.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-418\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bradley-davis.png 183w, https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bradley-davis-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2c82c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2c82c1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23b8131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23b8131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bradley Davis<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c85c763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c85c763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BRAZIL<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e6c31 team-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63e6c31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bradley has been guiding birders since January 2004, and organized and guided his first birding tour to Brazil in November 2005, through his company <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdingmatogrosso.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Birding Mato Grosso<\/a><\/strong>. He is dedicated to promoting birdwatching tourism in his home state of Mato Grosso in west-central Brazil, but is experienced in all parts of Brazil. Brad is a self-taught naturalist and has published research articles in Brazilian ornithology and is working on a field guide to Brazilian amphibians. Brad is also an <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ebird.org\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ebird<\/a><\/strong> reviewer for Brazil.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a376c75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a376c75\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdd1b7f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fdd1b7f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0125d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0125d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dwayne-sawby.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-421\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dwayne-sawby.png 183w, https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/quetzal-tours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dwayne-sawby-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f85770 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f85770\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80ac8ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80ac8ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dwayne Sawby<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa3fc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fa3fc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JAMAICA<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-104a4d1 team-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"104a4d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dwayne is licensed with the Jamaica Tourism Board, and is employed by Green Castle Estate. 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