Posts by Kevin Loughlin

Wildside Connect is a community of Wildside Nature Tours, bringing like-minded people together in a more private and focused setting… away from the typical social media noise! Whether you are new to birding, photography or travel, the Wildside Family is online and ready to answer your questions, share stories and photos from recent trips and…

Galapagos: A Natural History 2nd Edition from Princeton University Press by John Kricher & Kevin Loughlin A richly illustrated nature tour of Galápagos now expanded, thoroughly updated, and with more than 650 color photographs by Wildside Nature Tours’ owner, Kevin Loughlin! Galápagos: A Natural History is a comprehensive, up-to-date, and profusely illustrated natural history of this…

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! [CLICK HERE] Wildside is proud to be a major supporter of this event… and though we would prefer to be with you in person, we still want to share the fun and excitement of migration! From the Biggest Week website… With so much uncertainty surrounding the status of travel and in…

EARTH DAY PRESENTATION: CELEBRATE NATURE IMAGES FROM BEFORE & THROUGH THE PANDEMIC APRIL 24 @ 7:00 PM Each year, around Earth Day, Kevin Loughlin offers a community presentation of his travels in the prior year. Held annually at Ascension Lutheran Church in Newtown, PA, we would collect non-perishable foods as and entrance “fee,”, however, in…

Introducing our brand new fine art gallery of images from the Wildside leaders! For many years our tour participants have been asking, “do you sell your photographs?” The answer was, “yes, but mainly for use in books and magazine articles.” However, now you can “Nail Your Trip to the Wall” with a canvas or metal…

Congratulations to Philip Stollsteimer! For his wonderful image of the American Oystercatcher making a ‘splash’ in beautiful light, Phil has won our prize package that includes an Olympus TG-6 Tough Camera ($400 value), a $250 Wildside Travel Certificate and a $100 Allen’s Camera gift card! Phil is our top prize winner, however, the wildside photo…

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As I talk about the Galapagos Islands to camera clubs, birding clubs and other organizations on a regular basis, I inevitably have folks tell me, “they shouldn’t allow tourism in the Galapagos because it is destroying the environment.” Mind you, none of the people saying this have ever actually been there, so have no idea…

Wildside is a family, and the work we do together is joyful. When we are together, in person or online, we share laughter, celebration, and that feeling of awe for all the places we visit and the beautiful birds we see. The past few weeks, however, we have shared tears, heartbreak and outrage. We have…

Stay-at-home orders are beginning to relax across the country and the Wildside family is eager to get back to doing what we love… sharing nature with others! However, this not a race. We do not need be the first tour company to rush back to work. Instead, we will return to leading trips with immense…