Brian Bell
Brian H. Bell has birded for more than 30 years. He has lived in California, Louisiana and Washington, and his travels have taken him around North America and Australia. His experience as a geographer and an environmental and energy planner paved the way for his enthusiasm for birds. He began birding while visiting project sites during the preparation of environmental reports, but his interest quickly deepened into a keen desire to learn more about these colorful and fascinating feathered creatures.

Gregory Kennedy
Gregory Kennedy has been an active naturalist and adventurer since he was a young boy. He is the author of many books on natural history and has produced film and television work on environmental issues and indigenous concerns in southeast Asia, New Guinea, South and Central America and the high Arctic. His involvement in numerous research projects around the world range from studies in the upper canopy of tropical and temperate rainforests to deepwater marine investigations.