Our Guides

Richard Knapton has been an avid birder since his teen years in England, and has graduate degrees in bird research from UBC on Song Sparrows and the University of Manitoba on Clay-colored Spar

Dave grew up in Kent, UK and started birding from the age of 14. It became an all-consuming passion that would go on to change his life forever - a good thing it should be said!

David Brewer was born in western England, rather longer ago than he is now prepared to admit. He started bird-watching at about age eleven, and by fourteen was totally hooked.

Lucy Chang, a professional librarian with an MLIS from the U of Alberta, was with the Departments of Forestry, Fish, Wildlife and Environment before switching careers and pursuing full-time life-long interests in botany and gardening.

From an early age Robert was a nature lover who collected butterflies in the western U.S. and beyond.

Paul lives and works in Orkney, an archipelago of islands off the north coast of Scotland. Paul is the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) Warden on Shapinsay in Orkney where he manages the Mill Dam Wetland Reserve for birds and visitors. He has been a lifelong birdwatcher and naturalist and has a BSc Honours Degree in Zoology, and gained a teacher's qualification in Outdoor Education.

Colin Jones has been birding since he was a boy and has been leading tours for Eagle-Eye Tours since 1997. He takes great pleasure in sharing his love for nature with others.

Steve began his career as an ornithologist at the Long Point Bird Observatory in Ontario, close to where he grew up amongst the company of eastern migratory birds. He has since headed west to the Kootenay region of British Columbia but continues to exhibit an affinity for migration by traveling abroad on biology and photographic assignments.

Pierre Richard grew up in Quebec City and has been an avid naturalist since his teens.  He has vacationed in the Charlevoix region since childhood.  It is in that area that he developed a keen interest in marine life and, in particular whales, seals and seabirds.