Daniel Byers Photography

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My photo being used by the Neotropical Raptor Network. Love seeing my work used to promote conservation causes =) #harpyeagle #raptors #panama #conservation https://www.instagram.com/p/CHL478zHc67/?igshid=krpxaogofab2

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Just carving pumpkins and being normal and quaintly autumnal #halloween #sword https://www.instagram.com/p/CGTlrmfHAD7/?igshid=p053fxv5kei9

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Playtime under the hammock - with the Emberá community at Playa Muerto. #photography #panama #darién https://www.instagram.com/p/CGDnJ1AnjTS/?igshid=uz1b1pox9d4

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Turtle hatchery at playa muerto, with its vigilant guardian! #panama #turtles https://www.instagram.com/p/CGAtq3lnTgb/?igshid=i8yaa2jytvu1

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Rangel Grajales - Emberá community leader in full traditional dress. A great man in an incredibly egalitarian and equitable society - ours could learn a lot from them. #photography #indigenous #panama #darién https://www.instagram.com/p/CF48CsPHJ4b/?igshid=h6vkgu4gvz3u

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Some Embera men chill out on the beach at sunset in Playa Muerto. Missing this beautiful place and great people! #panama #darién #sunset #photography https://www.instagram.com/p/CF2EbBxHYzf/?igshid=1i8vyw6q68wow

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My boy turtle clearly did not see the sign https://www.instagram.com/p/CFvH7A9HLiF/?igshid=m85fscdr0amw

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Met this prehistoric behemoth on my run today. Had to be 50lbs. Check out those claws and Godzilla tail ridges! https://www.instagram.com/p/CFsiOrJnKRh/?igshid=wjdjdoiiwz8w

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Papa’s back! This hungry lady’s patience pays off in the form of a howler monkey feast. Watching these gorgeous, powerful birds devour what looked a lot like a small human reminded me that the balance of power between species used to be very different, and we weren’t always the ones sitting at the dining table - rather than on it. So have some humility for your former and possibly future avian overlords! . . . . #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #naturephotography #harpyeagles #panama https://www.instagram.com/p/CFsA4gPnndO/?igshid=1v35710axan8l

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Spreading those wings! She’s not leaving the nest yet... but she sure seems ready for it! Doesn’t she know the freshman college dorms are all on lockdown? . . . . . #wildlife #wildlifephotography #harpyeagles #panama #darién #birdphotography #eagles https://www.instagram.com/p/CFpvD4KHNm-/?igshid=1jx4ldt5tdi6k

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Curioser and curioser! Is this nestling checking up on me as I’m observing her? I don’t know, but she’s got some great poses! . . . . . #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #panama #darién #harpyeagles https://www.instagram.com/p/CFkipw5n9n7/?igshid=11rd37nmoz3bp

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Streeeetch! She’s getting those wings ready for the big day! She looks exactly like me after months of quarantine, just can’t WAIT to fly away! . . . . #photography #wildlife #harpyeagle #wildlifephotography #stretching https://www.instagram.com/p/CFe-XVsHTqo/?igshid=u5zkvbdbbxuy

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Girl, you looking for a nest egg?Because you are too late, this chick has hatched and she is HUNGRY! At this stage the adults return once or twice a week with prey. This little lady was calling out for food - imagine the cute baby version of an epic eagle scream. #wildlife #wildlifephotography #babybirds #photography #panama #birdsofinstagram #birdphotography #birdlovers https://www.instagram.com/p/CFXvCMEnmnm/?igshid=7fmwpobqe4zm

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Learning to climb big trees from @jamzluce and @canopy_watch in Panama back in January, so I could film those beautiful eagles. I’ve never felt so free as up in those branches, and I won’t lie, it’s a little brutal to look back on it from life under the pandemic. But, when I get down, I often think of swaying in that glorious canopy! . . . #climbing #panama #treeclimbing #wildlife https://www.instagram.com/p/CFLWgINnq-D/?igshid=1rzxwy2yve41j

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Check it out! My photo on the current edition of Advances in Archaeological Practice <3 https://www.instagram.com/p/CFBDNIZnoLL/?igshid=1ushc8k84been

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Check it out, my new film is featured in Filmmaker Magazine! https://filmmakermagazine.com/110117-making-a-pandemic-horror-thriller-during-a-pandemic-the-quarantine-and-bubble-strategy-of-banishment/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CDt_giwH4M_/?igshid=q45ttu91e6vg

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Hanging with the mighty Tigre, Embera local leader, and the canopy wizards @jamzluce and @canopy_watch! Miss you, playa muerto! (at Darién Province) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9FBrK2nNtY/?igshid=1d1rtw10ot24z