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Focus On Nature Tours 
Worldwide

Tours for Birds, Butterflies, and Other Nature
to a number of destinations

(A Geographical Listing in Alphabetical Order)


Links to itineraries, lists of birds & other nature, 
photo galleries, and previous tour highlights.

Tours in 2012

Tours in 2013

 

Tour Itineraries
Dates/Year

 

 Related Tour Summaries,
Lists of Birds 
& Other Nature

ARGENTINA
Northeast &
North-central
Argentina
with habitats
of chaco
& vast marshes
and with
Iguazu Falls
(Tour FON/AR-1'11)
Nov 3-16, '12
 



ARGENTINA
Southern 
Argentina
(Patagonia)
(tour FON/AR-2'11)
Nov 16-29, '11

 

 


A Complete List of
Argentina Birds
(958 birds)
(some with photos)

Part 1: Tinamous
to Flycatchers

Part 2: Antshrikes
to Grosbeaks

Argentina
Mammals
& other wildlife
(with some photos)

South American
Mammals
(with some photos)

Butterflies
of Argentina
& Brazil,
notably
Iguazu Falls
(with some photos)

 


NORTHERN
& southern
ArizonA, USA
(
tour AZ-2)
Aug 28 - Sep 9, '12

at a very good time 
for hummingbirds
& butterflies

and with condors
at the
Grand Canyon











Arizona Birds
Part #1
Quails to Becard
(with some photos)

Arizona Birds
Part #2
Flycatchers 
to Buntings
(with some photos)

Arizona 
Mammals
(with some photos)

Arizona 
Amphibians 
& Reptiles
(with some photos) 

Arizona Butterflies
(with some photos)
 

Desert Plants
(with some photos)

Arizona
Past Tour Highlights




BELIZE
in the interior
& along the coast
(tour FON/BZ-1 '13)
Mar 1-10, '13











 


Belize Birds 
during FONT tours

List & Photo Gallery
of Central American Birds
(in 4 parts)

Central American
Mammals
(with some photos)

Central American
Butterflies
(with some photos)

Marine Life 
of Belize &
eastern Mexico
sea turtles, fish, corals,
jellyfish, mollusks,
arthropods
(with some photos)



BRAZIL
AMAZONAS
(starting & ending 
at Manaus)
A special tour for 
Amazonian
specialty birds
including antbirds, 
parrots & potoos,
cotingas & coquettes,
manakins & more

(tour FON/BR-41 '12)
Jul 14 -24, '12





Brazil
in the state of
RIO GRANDE DO SUL
for birds & other nature
of far-southern Brazil
(tour FON/BR-2 '12)
Jul 31-Aug 11, '12
can be combined with
the following tour 

SOUTHEAST BRAZIL
(tour FON/BR-3 '12) 
Aug 12-20, '12
including an 
optional extension to
IGUAZU FALLS
for butterflies, birds
& other nature
(tour FON/BR-3A '12)
Aug 12-24, '12 

Brazil
in the state of
MINAS GERAIS
for endemic & 
specialty birds,
 & mammals 
& other nature
(tour FON/BR-4 '12)
Oct 29 - Nov 8, '12
with the following
optional extension: 

The Pantanal in
MATO GROSSO DO SUL
(tour FON/BR-4A '12) 
Nov 8-13, '12



Brazil 
IGUAZU FALLS & 
MATO GROSSO
including the Pantanal
(tour FON/BR-3 '13)
Aug 4-18, '13
 














Above: an Owl in Brazil,
Below: an Owl Butterfly,
Caligo brasiliensis

 


A Complete List 
and a Photo Gallery 
of Brazil Birds
 in 3parts:


Part 1: Tinamous
to Doves


Part 2: Macaws
to Flycatchers

Part 3: Antshrikes 
to Grosbeaks

Regional Bird-Lists:

Mato Grosso

Southeast Brazil


Rio Grande do Sul

Amazon Basin

 Brazil Rare Birds
(with some photos)




Brazil
Mammals
& Other Wildlife
(with some photos)

Brazil Butterflies
(including those at
Iguazu Falls)

(with some photos)

Brazil
Amphibians
& Reptiles

Brazil
Past Tour Highlights

Photo Galleries
of Brazilian 
Birds, Animals.
Sights, & Scenes
(from previous 
FONT tours )

 

 



California, USA
(during our annual 
West Coast Tour)

(tour FON/WC-1)
Sep 9-18, '12
with a visit
to Point Reyes,
a birding hot spot
renowned 
for migration





California 
Birds & Mammals
(with photos)

West Coast Tour Bird-List
(327 birds)

West Coast Tour 
Mammal List
(59 species)
& some other wildlife
(with some photos)

West Coast Butterflies
(with some photos)

West Coast
Past Tour 
Highlights

Canary Islands (Spain)
(tour FON/SP-3)
Jun 30 - Jul 5, '13
This tour can be combined 
with the
Spain tour SP-2.

 


Spain Birds 
during FONT tours
(incl. Canary Islands)
 

Canary Islands
Bird-List

Canary Islands 
Mammals &
Marine Life

Canary Islands
Butterflies

Canary Islands
Amphibians
& Reptiles

Interesting Plants
of the
Canary Islands 

Cayman Islands
(tour FON/WI-5a)
Nov 28 - Dec 1, '12

This tour can be done
individually, or
in combination with our 
Jamaica tour, Dec 1-7, '12.
 

Cayman Islands Birds
during FONT tours 

List & Photo Gallery
of Caribbean Birds
(in 2 parts)

Rare Birds of the Caribbean

Butterflies of the Caribbean
(other than Trinidad & Tobago)

Mammals of the Caribbean

Fish of the Caribbean

Cayman Islands
Past Tour Highlights
 








Chile
(tour FON/CH-1 '13)
in central &
southern Chile
Jan 18-27, '13
with the Andes,
the Lake District 
& Chiloe Island 



CHILE
(tour FON/CH-2 '13)
in central &
northern Chile
Feb 18-27, '13
 with the Andes,
Pacific Coast,
desert, saline lakes,
and volcanoes






 

 



A Complete List
of Chile Birds
(450 birds)
(with some photos
)

Chile 
Pelagic Birds
(with some photos)



Chile Mammals
(with some photos)

Chile Butterflies
(with some photos)

Chile Amphibians
& Reptiles
(with some photos)


Diverse Plant-life
of Chile
(with some photos) 

Chile
Past Tour 
Highlights





Colorado &
adjacent 
NEBRASKA & 
Wyoming, USA

("the Grouse Tour")
(tour: FON/Grouse 2013)
Apr 16-25, '
13
 



Black Rosy Finch, 
FONT April 2009 Colorado Tour 








Colorado
Bird-List
for April
(226 birds)
& Other Nature

Colorado
Bird-List
(253 birds)
(with some photos)

Colorado
Mammals &
 Other Wildlife
(incl 40 mammals)
(with some photos)

Colorado 
Past Tour Highlights

 

 


  


Costa Rica
(Northern)
(tour: FON/CR-1)
Mar 9-17, '12

tour filled

 

COSTA RICA
(Southern)
(tour FON/CR-2)

Mar 17-25, '12

tour filled

 

COSTA RICA
(a Summer Tour)
(tour FON/CR-3)

Jul 9-22, '12








A Complete List of
Costa Rica Birds

List & Photo Gallery
of Central American
Birds
(in 4 parts)

Costa Rica
Mammals
(with some photos)

Amphibians 
& Reptiles of
Costa Rica & Panama
(with some photos)

List of 
Central American
Butterflies,
(in 5 parts)
(with some photos)

Costa Rica Birds
& Other Nature
(in the summer)
(with some photos)

Costa Rica
Past Tour Highlights

A Feature: 
"Alexander Skutch
- A Naturalist 
in Costa Rica" 


Dominica 
during our 
Lesser Antilles Tour
(tour FON/WI-1)

Mar 16-24, '13
 

Dominica 
during our 
Lesser Antilles Tour
(tour FON/WI-4)

Apr 6-14, '13
 


Lesser Antilles Birds

List & Photo Gallery
of Caribbean Birds
(in 2 parts)


Caribbean Rare Birds

Caribbean Mammals

Caribbean Marine Life
sea turtles, fish, corals,
jellyfish, mollusks, 
arthropods

Lesser Antilles
Past Tour Highlights

Dominican Republic
(tour FON/WI-4A)
Jun 25 - Jul 2, '12

 

Dominican Republic
(tour FON/WI-6)
Dec 12-19, '12

 

Dominican Republic
(tour FON/WI-3)
Mar 30 - Apr 6, '13


Dom Rep Birds
during FONT tours

List & Photo Gallery
of Caribbean Birds
(in 2 parts)

Caribbean Rare Birds

Caribbean Butterflies

Caribbean 
Amphibians
& Reptiles
  

Dominican Republic Nature
(Mammals,  Amphibians, Reptiles,
Butterflies, Dragonflies)

Dom Rep
Past Tour Highlights

guadeloupe 
during our 
Lesser Antilles Tour
also including

ANTIGUA, BARBUDA,
MONTSERRAT, 
& DOMINICA
(tour FON/WI-4)

Apr 6-14, '13

 

 


Lesser Antilles Birds

List & Photo Gallery
of Caribbean Birds
(in 2 parts)

Caribbean 
Rare Birds

Lesser Antilles
Past Tour Highlights




Guatemala
Our Festive 
Holiday Tour
in the Highlands & Lowlands,
incl. Tikal
(tour: FON/GU-2)
Dec 26 '12--Jan 5 '13 

 



 

 


Guatemala 
Bird-List
& Other Nature

List & Photo Gallery
of Central American Birds
(in 4 parts)

Central America
Mammals
(with some photos)

A List of
Central America
Butterflies
(in 5 parts)
(with some photos)

Guatemala
Past Tour Highlights

Guatemala Photos

Photo Feature 
from the FONT 
Guatemala Holiday Tour Dec'06-Jan'07 

HONDURAS
(north & east)

incl the Caribbean coast,
Pico Bonito & Copan
(tour FON/HN-1)
Jan 5-15, '13

 


Honduras Birds
during FONT tours

Honduras
Bird-List
complete

List & Photo Gallery
of Central American Birds
(in 4 parts)


Honduras
Past Tour Highlights



Iceland 
in the Late-Spring
for Geysers, Gyrfalcon,
& More
Oceanic Birds,
Marine Mammals,
other nature
(tour FON/ IC-1)
Jun 8-17, '12

2 places still available 






Iceland
in the Fall
for Birds & 
the Northern Lights

(tour FON/IC-2)
Sep 22 -28, '12

This Iceland tour can be combined with our Sweden tour
 which precedes it, 
Sept 28 - Oct 6, '12.


 




Iceland Birds 
during FONT tours

Iceland Bird-List
Complete
(380 species,
with vagrants from
mainland Europe, Asia,
& North America)

Europe Bird-List
& Photo Gallery
Part 1: Grouse
to Puffin

Europe Bird-List
& Photo Gallery
Part 2: Sandgrosue
to Buntings

Iceland
Past Tour Highlights

Iceland Wildflowers

Photos of Iceland 
Birds & Scenery
from a June Tour

More Iceland Photos


jamaica
(tour FON/WI-5b)
Dec 1-7, '12

This tour can be done
individually, 
or in combination
 with our preceding 
Cayman Islands tour, 
Nov 28 - Dec 1, '12.





Jamaica Birds 
during FONT tours

List & Photo Gallery
of Caribbean Birds 
(in 2 parts)


Rare Birds of the Caribbean

Butterflies of the Caribbean
(other than Trinidad & Tobago)

Mammals
of the Caribbean

Marine Life 
of the Caribbean
sea turtles, fish, corals.
jellyfish, mollusks,
arthropods

Jamaica
Past Tour Highlights


Japan Birding Tours

One of our Specialties, 
in our 2nd Decade!

 


JAPAN
in the Fall
on mostly
the northern island of 
HOKKAIDO 
(tour FON/JA-3)
Oct 12-26, '12
for cranes,
eagles, migrants,
& the Blakiston's Fish Owl,
with a pelagic trip
for  albatrosses & more 

Japan
in the Winter
HONSHU, HOKKAIDO, 
 KYUSHU
(tour FON/JA-1a)
Jan 31 - Feb 12, '13

Japan
in the Winter
HONSHU, HOKKAIDO, 
 KYUSHU, AMAMI 
(tour FON/JA-1a&b)
Jan 31 - Feb 16, '13

Japan, 
in the Spring 
HONSHU 
KYUSHU, & 
the OGASAWARA
ISLANDS
a special tour for
endemic, specialty
& pelagic birds
(tour  FON/JA-2)
May 16-30, '13

JAPAN
in the Fall
on mostly
the northern island of 
HOKKAIDO 
(tour FON/JA-3)
Oct 11-25, '13
for cranes,
eagles, migrants,
& the Blakiston's Fish Owl,
with a pelagic trip
for  albatrosses & more 







 



 







List & Photo Gallery
of Japan Birds
Part 1: Pheasants 
to Pittas

List & Photo Gallery
of Japan Birds
Part 2: Minivets
to Buntings 

Hegura Island:
its birds & migration
  

Japan Birds on Honshu

Amami Island Birdst

Okinawa Birds

Japan Birds
during FONT tours
in spring & summer

Japan Birds
during FONT tours
in fall & winter

Rare Birds In Japan
(with some photos)

Shorebirds in Japan
(with some photos)

Cranes in Japan
(with some photos)

Japan Mammals

Japan Butterflies

Photos of Japanese 
Culture & Scenery


Some Highlights
of previous FONT tours
in Japan

Lesser Antilles
(Saint Lucia,
Saint Vincent,
& Dominica)
(tour FON/WI-1)
Mar 16-24, '13

Lesser Antilles
(Antigua, Barbuda,
Montserrat, Dominica,
& Guadeloupe
(tour FON/WI-4)
Feb 6-14, '1
3


 


Lesser Antilles Birds

List & Photo Gallery
of Caribbean Birds
(in 2 parts)


Caribbean 
Rare Birds

Caribbean Butterflies 

Caribbean Marine Life
sea turtles, fish, corals,
jellyfish, mollusks,
arthropods

Lesser Antilles
Past Tour Highlights


MINNESOTA
& Wisconsin, USA
including the
International Crane
Foundation,
Birds in Art,
a "Hawk Watch"
and being out in the wild
with the
Timber Wolf Alliance
(tour FON/WM-1)

Oct 13-23, '12
List & Photo Gallery
of North American Birds
in 6 Parts

Mammals of 
North America

 

 

NEBRASKA, USA
with our 
Colorado tour 
("the Grouse Tour")
(tour: FON/Grouse 2013)
Apr 16-25, '13
  

 

Colorado & 
nearby Kansas
Bird-List for April
(226 birds)
& Other Nature

Nebraska Birds

Colorado & Kansas 
Past Tour Highlights


North CarolinA, USA
"Carolina Caper"
a Landbirding Tour
with also butterflies
and other nature
for speciality birds
such as
Red-cockaded Woodpecker,
Swainson's Warbler
(tour FON/NC-1)
May 31 - June 4, '12
 

 

North CarolinA, USA
"Carolina Caper"
a Landbirding Tour
with also butterflies
and other nature
for speciality birds
such as
Red-cockaded Woodpecker,
Swainson's Warbler
(tour FON/NC-1)
June 6-10, '13

 


North Carolina
Bird-List
(235 birds)
(with some photos)

North Carolina
Mammals 
(land & sea)
(with some photos)

North Carolina 
Butterflies, 
Dragonflies 
& Damselflies
(with some photos)

North Carolina
 Amphibians 
& Reptiles
(with some photos)

North Carolina
Past Tour
Highlights

Panama
(Central & Eastern)
in the Canal Basin
and into Darien
(tour FON/PN-4)
Jul 22-29, '12

 

Panama
(Central)
in the Canal Basin
(tour FON/PN-5)
Nov 30 - Dec 7, '1
2








Panama Birds
& Some Other Nature
during FONT tours

List & Photo Gallery
of Central American
Birds
(in 4 parts)

Central America
Mammals
(with some photos)

List & Photo Gallery
of Central America
Butterflies
(in 5 parts)


Amphibians
& Reptiles
of Panama
& Costa Rica
(with some photos)

Panama 
Past Tour Highlights

Puerto Rico
(tour FON/WI-2)
Mar 24-29, '13
to be our 28th PR tour  

Can be combined with 
our Lesser Antilles tour,
Mar 16-24, '13.

 




Puerto Rico Birds
during FONT tours

List & Photo Gallery
of Caribbean Birds
(in 2 parts)

Caribbean Rare Birds

Amphibians
&  Reptiles
of the Caribbean

Marine Life
of the Caribbean
sea turtles, fish, corals,
 jellyfish, mollusks, 
arthropods

Puerto Rico
Past Tour
Highlights

SAINT LUCIA 
during our 
Lesser Antilles Tour
(tour FON/WI-1)

Mar 16 -24, '13

 


Lesser Antilles Birds

List & Photo Gallery
of Caribbean Birds
(in 2 parts)

Caribbean 
Rare Birds

Amphibians
& Reptiles 
of the Caribbean

Lesser Antilles
Past Tour Highlights

SAINT VINCENT 
during our 
Lesser Antilles Tour
(tour FON/WI-1)

Mar 16- 24, '13
 



Lesser Antilles Birds

List & Photo Gallery
of Caribbean Birds
(in 2 parts)

Caribbean 
Rare Birds

Marine Life
of the Caribbean
sea turtles, fish, corals,
jellyfish, mollusks.
arthrpods

Lesser Antilles
Past Tour Highlights


Spain 
Birding in a Land of Castles,
Culture & Cuisine

(tours FON/SP-1 & 2)
Jun 16-30, '13
Do either or both.
SP-1 includes 
Extremadura
& Gredos Mtns

Jun 16-23, '13
SP-2 includes Pyrenees
& Ebro Delta

Jun 23-30, '13

Spain
(the Canary Islands)
(tour FON/SP-3)
Jun 30 - Jul 5, '13














Spain Birds
during FONT tours



Europe Bird-List
& Photo Gallery
Part 1: Grouse
to Puffin

Europe Bird-List
& Photo Gallery
Part 2: Sandgrouse
to Buntings

Europe 
Butterflies
& Moths

Europe Mammals

Spain
Past Tour 
Highlights


Canary Islands Birds

Canary Islands Mammals
& Marine Life

Canary Islands
Butterflies

Canary Islands
Amphibians 
& Reptiles

Interesting Plants
of the Canary Islands


      


SWEDEN
for a phenomenal 
bird migration

(tour FON/SW-1)
Sep 22-28, '12


This Sweden tour 
can be combined 
with our
Iceland tour
 which follows it 
Sep 28 -Oct 6.


Sweden Birds
during FONT tours

List & Photo Gallery
of Europe Birds
Part 1: Grouse 
to Puffin

List & Photo Gallery
of Europe Birds
Part 2: Sandgrouse
to Buntings 

Sweden 
Past Tour Highlights

TEXAS
A tour for birds,
butterflies, 
& other nature
in east, south & 
central Texas
(incl. the Gulf Coast,
the lower 
Rio Grande Valley,
& the Edwards Plateau) 

(tour: FON/TX-1)
Apr 26 - May 4, '13

 

 


List & Photo Gallery
of Texas Birds
Part 1:
Quails to Becard

List & Photo Gallery
of Texas Birds
Part 2:
Flycatchers
to Buntings

Texas Mammals
(with some photos)

Texas Butterflies
(with some photos)

Texas Dragonflies
(with some photos)

Texas Amphibians
& Reptiles
(with some photos)

Desert Plants
(with some photos)

Texas 
& nearby New Mexico 
Past Tour
Highlights

 

URUGUAY
during the tour
in BRAZIL 
in the state of
RIO GRANDE DO SUL
for birds & other nature
(tour FON/BR-42 '12)
Aug 5-15, '12

 

Bird List  for
Rio Grande do Sul
noting those
in Uruguay

Mammals of
South America

Butterflies of
South America



Washington State, USA
(during our annual 
West Coast tour)

(tour FON/WC-1)
Sep 7-16, '12
with a boat trip
on Puget Sound
for birds and
marine mammals,
Orcas and others.



West Coast Bird List
(327 birds)

West Coast Mammal List
(59 species)
& some other wildlife
(with some photos)

West Coast Butterflies
(with some photos)

West Coast
Past Tour
Highlights

WISCONSIN
& Minnesota, USA
including the
International Crane
Foundation,
Birds in Art,
a "Hawk Watch"
and being out in the wild
with the
Timber Wolf Alliance
(tour FON/WM-1)
Oct 13-23, '12

 

List & Photo Gallery
of North American Birds
in 6 Parts

Mammals of 
North America

 


Wyoming, USA
with our 
Colorado tour 
(for Grouse & 
other birds too)
(tour: FON/Grouse 2013)
Apr 16-25, '13

Colorado & 
nearby Wyoming
Bird-List for April
(226 birds)
& Other Nature


Colorado & Wyoming 
Past Tour Highlights

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