about me

My name is Tyler Wenzel,
I’m a Photographer.

My passion is wildlife photography and videography, making educational content about the wildlife of Costa Rica. I also work doing commercial and promotional videos.

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Latest Articles

Redrawing the Map: A Galapagos Petrel Goes North (Part 2)

A Significant Sighting My first inkling of how the significance of the sighting was when Andrew Vallely (author of The Birds of Central America) commented that he thought this might be a new farthest north record for the species, which we helpfully confirmed with a copy of his book when we got back to shore.  […]

Redrawing the Map: A Galapagos Petrel Goes North (Part 1)

Despite what your parents probably told you growing up, meeting strangers on the internet so they can take you into international waters can be a good idea. In my case, this ‘three hour tour’ didn’t leave me a castaway on a desert island nor the subject of a true crime podcast, it turned into a […]

East Meets East: Newfoundland’s Asian Sea-Eagle

This article was originally posted to the Wild Bird Research Blog in 2025 and is reposted here in 2026. When I told friends and family that it was a total coincidence that my trip plans were taking me to the site of the rarest raptor in North America, understandably, no one believed me. In September […]

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