Sponsor Endangered Hummingbird Expeditions

Help to finish a once-in-a-lifetime effort to photograph every threatened hummingbird species I have not photographed yet, including the Critically Endangered Blue-throated Hillstar and Endangered Black-breasted Puffleg. Your sponsorship supports expeditions to document the 23 remaining priority targets and helps raise awareness of species at risk.

Why Sponsor

Over the last decade, I have chased and photographed 245 hummingbird species, about 67 percent of all known species, across the Americas, from Mexico’s cloud forests to Brazil’s Amazon lowlands to Chile’s Atacama deserts, Colombia’s high Andes, and Argentina’s remote Patagonian valleys. Each expedition has revealed both beauty and urgency.

My current focus is on the 58 hummingbird species on the IUCN Red List. I have photographed 28 of them so far, and each trip becomes a small story about one bird, one place, and the people connected to it. Through these stories, my goal is to highlight conservation efforts and use photography to put a spotlight on hummingbirds that most people will never see in person, except through my work.

Until now, I have funded this project with my life savings. Now I am working to reach the final 23 critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable, and near threatened species in hard-to-access locations, and I need support to keep this work going. Your sponsorship will directly fund these expeditions and the storytelling that follows. Depending on the tier you choose, you will receive enamel pins, metallic prints, signed books, note card sets, and store discounts as a thank-you for helping to bring these birds’ stories to the world.

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