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Ryan Dibala

Ryan Dibala, Ph.D. is a certified master naturalist, birding guide, and author of several peer-reviewed articles on ecology. In 2022, he founded Birding Man Adventures, a nature tourism operator based out of Arvada, Colorado where he currently guides. He began birding sixteen years ago when he worked as a wildlife researcher restoring Bald Eagles to Channel Islands National Park. Enamored by wildlife, he moved to Costa Rica where he studied avian distribution in Talamancan cloud forests and later found himself in Ecuador, where he spent two years working on conservation projects as a Peace Corps volunteer. Ryan returned to the States and received his M.S. in Biology from Ball State University studying the settlement patterns of Cerulean Warblers. Aware of the crucial connection between habitat conservation and species survival, Ryan later worked as a Forest Restoration Consultant for an environmental non-profit in Panama. This led to an opportunity to earn his Doctorate conducting research on agroforestry at the University of Missouri. Ryan has taught conservation biology to university students in South Africa and Chilean Patagonia. He is an experienced backcountry guide and is fluent in Spanish. His life-long passion lies at the intersection of education, ecology, and sustainable land use. He lives with his wife Angie and their dog Sushi in Arvada, Colorado.

Upcoming Programs by Ryan Dibala

The Art of Zen Birding

Also Ryan Dibala

May 30–June 1, 2025

There are birders and there are Zen birders. What’s the difference? Intention. Join naturalist and Birding Man Adventures Founder Dr. Ryan Dibala in a series of workshops that explore what could be considered the paradoxical worlds of birding and Zen birding. The breeding birds of the montane and subalpine ecosystems surrounding Drala provide a plethora […]

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