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… 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…
[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 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…
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 Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine cover I was given for January/February 2022 and Alyce [pronounced Uh-lease] left a lovely comment. Not recognizing her name, I clicked on her Instagram profile and found a wonderful portfolio…
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 for OM-D System and I selected her amazing image of a lady bug with water drops as the contest winner [see image below]. Her water drop photography is amazing and you can see more of…
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 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…
Celebrate Nature! [Free Webinar]
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…
Spring is coming!
Spring is on its way, and with it comes a glimmer of light and hope that we will be getting back to travel very soon! Although we must still follow many safety precautions, the vaccines should allow us to gather and enjoy in-person social opportunities. Our Wildside Family is excited to be scheduling a number…
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 will have an incredible host of speakers, webinars, videos and workshops… over 60 presentations are available, depending on the registration level chosen! You won’t miss anything because everything will be recorded and available through July…
Seasons Greetings
From all of us at Wildside Nature Tours we wish you Happy Holidays and a Joyous New Year. We look forward to traveling in 2021 and hope that you will join us. Photos: Top left to right – Mt. Kilimanjaro Two-horned Chameleon (Tanzania/AB); Pallid Harrier (Tanzania/AB); Bank Myna (India/AB) Center clockwise from upper left…
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 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…
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, birders are invited to a 4-day, virtual whirlwind tour of myriad international birding destinations, each highlighted by seasoned travel experts. The Birders Bucket List Bash is hosted by New Jersey Audubon/Cape May Bird Observatory, and…
October Photo Contest Winner!
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…