Brian E. Small is a full-time professional bird and nature photographer. For more than 30 years, he has traveled widely across North America to capture images of birds in their native habitats. He served as the photo editor for Birding magazine for 15 years. Small grew up in Los Angeles, graduated from U.C.L.A.in 1982, and still lives there today with his wife Ana, daughter Nicole, and son Tyler. Rick Wright is a widely published author and sought-after lecturer and field trip leader. Rick lived in Tuscon, Arizona for 11 years and guided extensively throughout the state. He currently lives with his family, Alison Beringer and Avril Huang, and their black lab, Quetzal, in northern New Jersey, where he offers private birding tours to the marshes, woodlands, and ocean beaches.