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WILDSIDE CONNECT is Live!

Wildside Connect is a community of Wildside Nature Tours, bringing like-minded people together in a more private and focused setting……

[NEW BOOK] GALAPAGOS: A NATURAL HISTORY

Galapagos: A Natural History 2nd Edition from Princeton University Press by John Kricher & Kevin Loughlin A richly illustrated nature…

Welcome Alyce Bender (Tamron Ambassador) to the Wildside Team!

Who knew that an Instagram comment would lead to our next new photography workshop leader at Wildside! I posted a…

Welcome Emilie Talpin to the Wildside Team

I first had the pleasure of becoming acquainted with Emilie Talpin during a Facebook Live macro photography discussion and contest…

The Biggest Week in American Birding Goes Virtual

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! [CLICK HERE] Wildside is proud to be a major supporter of this event… and though we…

Celebrate Nature! [Free Webinar]

EARTH DAY PRESENTATION: CELEBRATE NATURE IMAGES FROM BEFORE & THROUGH THE PANDEMIC APRIL 24 @ 7:00 PM Each year, around…

Spring is coming!

Spring is on its way, and with it comes a glimmer of light and hope that we will be getting…

SPACE COAST BIRDING & WILDLIFE FESTIVAL – Jan 29-31, 2021

The 24th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival is on… virtually… January 29 – 31, 2021! Register Now! We…

Seasons Greetings

From all of us at Wildside Nature Tours we wish you Happy Holidays and a Joyous New Year. We look…

The new Wildside Fine Art Gallery!

Introducing our brand new fine art gallery of images from the Wildside leaders! For many years our tour participants have…

WILDSIDE CONNECT is Live!

Wildside Connect is a community of Wildside Nature Tours, bringing like-minded people together in a more private and focused setting……

[NEW BOOK] GALAPAGOS: A NATURAL HISTORY

Galapagos: A Natural History 2nd Edition from Princeton University Press by John Kricher & Kevin Loughlin A richly illustrated nature…

Welcome Alyce Bender (Tamron Ambassador) to the Wildside Team!

Who knew that an Instagram comment would lead to our next new photography workshop leader at Wildside! I posted a…

Welcome Emilie Talpin to the Wildside Team

I first had the pleasure of becoming acquainted with Emilie Talpin during a Facebook Live macro photography discussion and contest…

The Biggest Week in American Birding Goes Virtual

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! [CLICK HERE] Wildside is proud to be a major supporter of this event… and though we…

Celebrate Nature! [Free Webinar]

EARTH DAY PRESENTATION: CELEBRATE NATURE IMAGES FROM BEFORE & THROUGH THE PANDEMIC APRIL 24 @ 7:00 PM Each year, around…

Spring is coming!

Spring is on its way, and with it comes a glimmer of light and hope that we will be getting…

SPACE COAST BIRDING & WILDLIFE FESTIVAL – Jan 29-31, 2021

The 24th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival is on… virtually… January 29 – 31, 2021! Register Now! We…

Seasons Greetings

From all of us at Wildside Nature Tours we wish you Happy Holidays and a Joyous New Year. We look…

The new Wildside Fine Art Gallery!

Introducing our brand new fine art gallery of images from the Wildside leaders! For many years our tour participants have…

Birders Bucket List Bash – Virtual Journey to the Galapagos

Wildside Nature Tours is pleased to participate in the Birders Bucket List Bash, November 11-14, 2020. During this virtual experience,…

October Photo Contest Winner!

Congratulations to Philip Stollsteimer! For his wonderful image of the American Oystercatcher making a ‘splash’ in beautiful light, Phil has…

New Photo Contest… Make It Splash!

  Enter the contest now!  

Galapagos under environmental attack by 260 Chinese fishing vessels

As I talk about the Galapagos Islands to camera clubs, birding clubs and other organizations on a regular basis, I…

BACK YARD BIRDS PHOTO CONTEST

WILDSIDE NATURE TOURS is proud to present our North American Back Yard Birds Photo Contest! We are accepting entries (3…

BLACK LIVES MATTER

Wildside is a family, and the work we do together is joyful. When we are together, in person or online,…

Getting Back to Travel… It’s a Stroll, Not a Race

Stay-at-home orders are beginning to relax across the country and the Wildside family is eager to get back to doing…

Missing MAGEE MARSH

Spring is a spectacular season for birders and photographers. We get to admire a great variety of colourful species, including…

Keep on Keeping On!

How are you doing? We just wanted to check in. These have certainly been strange times for us all. However,…

IN THE BACKYARD: Philadelphia early April

Being homebound in this strange time has given me an opportunity to spend more time watching my backyard in suburban…

The DRY TORTUGAS – Paradise Islands for Birders

While we are not able to visit the Dry Tortugas this month, we are already looking forward to returning next…

Wildside At Home

We’ve been home for a few weeks now. The world is trying to catch its balance in the midst of…

Update… COVID-19

This month marks the 27th anniversary of my life-changing adventure to Belize. I returned home with such a desire to…

Return from the Wildside

In the last week or so our family of guides and clients headed home from numerous adventures. Some returned simply…

COVID-19 UPDATE

Dear Friends, At Wildside Nature Tours, your safety and well-being continues to be a top priority. It has been our…

World Wildlife Day: “Do one thing today”

March 3rd is World Wildlife Day! Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2013, the theme this year is…

Wildside Scholarship to Coastal Maine Bird Studies Recipient Announced!

The Wildside Nature Tours Scholarship to Coastal Maine Bird Studies recipient has been announced! Wildside’s $1,000 scholarship provides financial assistance…

Why Travel With Wildside?

At Wildside we pride ourselves on providing exceptional leaders and outstanding experiences. Whether the tour is 3 days or 3…

World Wetlands Day

World Wetlands Day is observed each year on February 2nd. This celebration helps raise awareness about the importance of wetlands for…

2 Things We Love About Space Coast

Every January the Wildside team heads to Florida to attend the North Shore Birding Festival, and the Space Coast Birding…

Where on the WILDSIDE are we?

Any given week of the year, it is probable that at least one of our Wildside guides are leading a…

2019 “BIG YEAR” RESULTS!

Compiled and written by Alex Lamoreaux and Chris Brown, with Sally Ingraham A new year (and new decade!) has come…

Thank You & HAPPY NEW YEAR!

THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL 2019! Looking back on the adventures and friendships of 2019, we are incredibly grateful that…

WILDSIDE PRESENTS: Photography Workshops at Space Coast

The 23rd Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival features a full program of photography workshops. These workshops are presented and…

WILDSIDE at SPACE COAST

Join Wildside Nature Tours at the 23rd Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival, in Titusville, FL – January 22-27 2020!…

BOTSWANA – INCREDIBLE ADVENTURE, UNPRECEDENTED PRICE

From the Okavango Delta to the Kalahari Desert, Botswana showcases stunning landscapes, extraordinary experiences, and an abundance of wildlife. Within…

GALAPAGOS OFFER: Free Olympus TG-6

Join our August 23 – September 2, 2020 Galapagos tour and receive a new Olympus TG-6 waterproof camera! We do…

Stay Warm in Cold Weather

Looking to stay warm on our upcoming cold weather photography trips to Yellowstone, Alaska or Antarctica? Check out The Heat…

WILDSIDE at RIO GRANDE VALLEY BIRDING FESTIVAL

We are headed to the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival in November! This festival takes place Nov. 6-10 2019, in…

NEW LEADER PROFILE: Lee Hoy

Introducing Lee Hoy If you come across Lee Hoy and his camera anywhere in the world (Texas, the Amazon River, Costa…

NEW TRIP: Antarctica

Let’s Head South Let’s head all the way south. As far as we can go, south. Bottom of the world, south. Antarctica is…

GALAPAGOS OFFER: Olympus TG-6

Join either our September 2019 or October 2019 between August 5 and August 31, 2019 and receive a new Olympus…

GALAPAGOS: What you MUST know before you go!

Originally presented live on March 21, 2019, this webinar is full of great information to help you plan your trip…

John Kricher Interview

John Kricher, author, educator, naturalist (in no particular order) was Bird Calls Radio‘s 150th guest! John is probably best known…

Olympus Camera Review

“The first time Olympus offered to let me try their latest Micro Four Thirds (MFT), mirrorless system cameras and lenses,…

A Galaxy of Falcons

The title above accurately describes what was witnessed in the fall of 2017, and is the title of Scott Weidensaul’s…

Wildside’s New Website!

The internet is ever-evolving and with these changes comes new capabilities. Wildside has been working hard to get this new…