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Champions of the Flyway
The Birders Show production team will be the first-ever Colombian and South American team to compete at the Champions of the Flyway bird race in Eilat, Israel, on March 27. The event is raising money to help save the Red-breasted Goose.
Top 10 Hummingbirds You Can Only Film in Colombia
Colombia is the most bird-diverse country on earth, and it’s also the most hummingbird-diverse. Of the roughly 360 hummingbird species found on earth, almost 170 are found in Colombia.
Kowa
WhereNext has entered into a strategic partnership with the multinational optics company Kowa to support our in-house YouTube series, The Birders Show.
The Best Locations to Film Birds in Costa Rica
Our location scout visits Costa Rica, where he discovers the highlights of the country’s ecotourism infrastructure and the best places for filming birds.
Filming the King Vulture in Mexico
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) hired our Mexican production company to work on a project at the Ejido Nuevo Becal in the southern state of Campeche. This project showcased our agency's passion for sustainability, conservation, and storytelling.
The Birders Show, Panama
Taking our passion project, The Birders Show, on the road for the first time to Tranquilo Bay Ecolodge in Bocas del Toro, Panama.
Tips for Filming a Birding Documentary
Learn what it takes to successfully execute a birding documentary production, from what to pack to the best gear for filming wild birds in natural conditions.
Scouting in Mexico City
Our local Mexican production team does some location scouting in our own backyard, Mexico City’s beautiful urban park of Chapultepec Forest.
The Birders Show Interviews New York Times Bestselling Author Jennifer Ackerman
We welcome Jennifer Ackerman, the distinguished author of ‘The Genius of Birds’ and ‘The Bird Way,’ to our YouTube birding series “The Birders Show.”
The Top 10 Reserves for Filming Birds in Colombia
Colombia is a paradise for nature filmmaking and photography. As the world's second most biodiverse country, there are a wealth of wildlife and spectacular landscapes to be filmed. Colombia is especially bird-diverse: no other country has recorded more bird species; with almost 2,000 registered.
Ten Owls You Can Film In Colombia
Discover more about the diverse species of owls that can be filmed in Colombia and how you can film them for your natural history production thanks to our Colombian production company’s expertise and experience in the world of Colombian birding.
Our Storytelling Agency’s Top Birding and Wildlife Productions
Our storytelling agency has created birding and wildlife video productions around the world, for clients including ProColombia, Cat Footwear, Awake Travel, USAID, World Nomads, and Discovery Channel. From filming penguins in Antarctica to lions in South Africa, here are our top birding and wildlife productions.
WhereNext Live: The Joy of Birding from Home
For our latest WhereNext Live video, we present our resident bird expert Chris Bell in conversation with the National Audubon Society and the Colombian Embassy in Washington DC.
Birding From Home: The Birders Documentary Goes Global
WhereNext’s stay-at-home interactive documentary film The Birders has now been featured by BBC Wildlife Magazine, AFAR, Sierra Club, El Tiempo newspaper, and Bird Watcher's Digest. This global coverage has inspired thousands to download the checklist, bird the film, and dream about birding in Colombia once travel becomes possible again.
Birding 'The Birders' - The Colombian Pacific Coast
Bird from home! We've prepared a comprehensive birding checklist to accompany our storytelling agency’s documentary "The Birders: A photographer’s view of Colombia’s Pacific Coast." Identify colorful trogons and tanagers in the Pacific jungle from the comfort of your armchair, sofa, or hammock. No binoculars required!
Birding 'The Birders' - The Colombian Andes
Bird from home! We've prepared a comprehensive birding checklist to accompany our storytelling agency’s documentary "The Birders: A family’s nest in the Colombian Andes." Identify some of the region's most beautiful endemic species from the comfort of your armchair, sofa, or hammock. No binoculars required!
Birding 'The Birders' - The Colombian Amazon
Bird from home! We've prepared a comprehensive birding checklist to accompany our documentary "The Birders: A feathered adventure in the Colombian Amazon." Identify some of the region's most spectacular and unusual birds from the comfort of your armchair, sofa, or hammock. No binoculars required!
Birding 'The Birders' - Colombia's Eastern Plains
Bird from home! We've prepared a comprehensive birding checklist to accompany our documentary "The Birders: A winged safari through the grasslands of Colombia's Orinoquia." Identify more than 30 of the Colombian Plains region's most spectacular birds from the comfort of your armchair, sofa, or hammock. No binoculars required!
Chris’s Tips for Birding From Home
Our Colombian production company has a strong connection with birding: we produced a feature-length documentary about birding in Colombia and our office is filled with bird-lovers. For the latest in our series of “work from home” tips, our resident hardcore birder Chris Bell shares his top tips for birders stuck at home.
Quarantine Birding? We’ve Made It Easy to Bird Our Documentary Film “The Birders”
Bird from home! We’ve prepared a comprehensive birding checklist to accompany our feature-length documentary film “The Birders.” Identify more than 100 Colombian bird species, both resident and migratory, from the comfort of your armchair, sofa, or hammock. No binoculars required!