Sponsor Endangered Hummingbird Expeditions

Until now, I've poured my life savings into this purpose as an independent photographer and conservation advocate, not a nonprofit. These expeditions have been my life's passion, chasing beauty and urgency across the Americas. Now I need your help to reach the final 23 critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable, and near threatened species in hard-to-access locations.

Your sponsorship tiers come with enamel pins, prints, signed books, and discounts, as my personal thank-you for helping me reach these birds and share their stories.

Why Sponsor

Over the last decade, I've photographed 245 hummingbird species, about 67% 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. Species most people will never see except through my lens.

That's why my focus is on the 58 hummingbird species on the IUCN Red List. I've reached 28 so far. Each expedition becomes one small story: one bird, one place, the people who live alongside it, highlighting conservation efforts through photography.

Upcoming Expeditions

Transparency in sponsorship investment
These expeditions target my 23-species priority list. Your sponsorship covers logistics, permits, guides, and remote access (airfare separate). Every dollar funds ground expenses and in-country flights, not international travel.

Table listing bird species, their target status, and estimated costs for various countries in Latin America.
Sponsorship Tiers
3% Cover the Fee

Includes: - Enamel/lapel pin of your choice - 1 endangered 5X7 note card

Colorful hummingbird with iridescent feathers perching on a thin branch.
Illustration of a pink and blue bird with a long beak, perched on a branch, surrounded by images of various real birds and nature scenes.

Bee Hummingbird
Sponsorship $100

Includes:
- Enamel/lapel pin of your choice
- 1 endangered 5X7 note card

A hummingbird with iridescent blue and green feathers perched on a thin branch, with two dark leaves on long, curved stems in a blurred natural background.

Marvelous Spatuletail
Sponsorship $250

Includes:
- Enamel/lapel pin of your choice
- Marvelous Spatuletail 5X7 print
- 2 endangered 5X7 note card

Illustration of various hummingbird species and a photograph of a hummingbird on a branch. The illustration includes a stylized hummingbird drawing, with individual photos or cards of different hummingbirds featuring their distinctive colors and features.
A hummingbird feeding from pink and white flowers on a green blurred background.

Mangrove Hummingbird
Sponsorship $500

Includes:
- Enamel/lapel pin of your choice
- Mangrove Hummingbird 5x7 print
- 3 endangered 5X7 note card
- 10% store discount

A collage of various hummingbird illustrations and photos, featuring one large digital drawing of a hummingbird, a photograph of a hummingbird near flowers in a leafy background, three smaller illustrated birds with different backgrounds and poses, and three photos of real hummingbirds on branches.
A small bird with a crest perched on a flowering shrub with pink and green leaves, in a natural setting with a blurred background.

Blue-bearded Helmetcrest
Sponsorship $1,000

Includes:
- Signed Endangered Hummingbirds 8.5×11 Hardcover Book
- Blue-bearded Helmetcrest 8x10 print
- Enamel/lapel pin of your choice
- 4 endangered 5X7 note card
- 15% store discount

Collection of images of hummingbirds and their related cards, including a book cover titled 'Endangered Hummingbirds: Seeing the Crisis Through My Lens' and photographs of various hummingbirds among flowers and branches.
A colorful bird with a prominent crest perched on a thin branch against a blurred green background.

Short-crested Coquette
Sponsorship $2,500

Includes:
- Signed Endangered Hummingbirds 8.5×11 Hardcover Book
- Short-crested Coquette 8x10 print
- Short-crested Coquette enamel/lapel pin
- Additional Enamel/lapel pin of your choice
- Set of 6 endangered 5X7 note card
- 20% store discount

Educational poster on endangered hummingbirds featuring a colorful drawn Hummingbird, a real photograph of a hummingbird, trading cards with illustrations of various bird species, including kingbird, cardinal, bluebird, hummingbird, mountain chickadee, and a chickadee, and a cartoon illustration of a hummingbird.
A hummingbird perched on a thin branch with its beak pointed upward. The bird has iridescent purple and pink feathers on its throat, a grayish body, and a blurred green background.

Chilean Woodstar
Sponsorship $5,000

Includes:
- Signed Endangered Hummingbirds 8.5×11 Hardcover Book
- Chilean Woodstar 8x10 print
- Chilean Woodstar enamel/lapel pin
- Additional Enamel/lapel pin of your choice
- Set of 6 endangered 5X7 note card
- 30% store discount

Illustration and photographs of hummingbirds and various bird species, including an endangered hummingbird with purple throat, perched on branches and fluttering among leaves.