Long Way from Home

This photo is a production still from a recent trip to what we call "The Southern Front". We've been following the problems faced by our state's migratory songbirds in a series of reports for In Wisconsin. For example, check out the first and second installments in the bird strike series that details the problem of window collisions which kills millions of migrating songbirds every year.

Early this February, we travelled to the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica to document critical efforts to conserve these birds on their wintering grounds. If these birds aren't protected in Central and South America, all of our efforts are for naught. This shoot was funded through the generous help of a Wisconsin non-profit, the Stry Foundation. Next week I'll describe what we shot and what it means to our upcoming hour-long documentary, "Our Birds". The crew, parked in that big ole rainforest tree, consists of sound recordist Kerman Eckes, producer Jo Garrett, and videographer Frank Boll.

More next week!