Marco Ramos was born in 1968 in Arequipa, Peru at the foothills of the Andes. University Graduate with a degree in art, he received the Unesco-Aschberg Prize in Paris for his art to preserve the Amazon Rainforest. His paintings capture the color and vibrancy of the stories and spirits of his ancestors, using his unique interpretation of the Amazon and Inka culture as a starting point. Marko's paintings have been featured in exhibitions though out the world; Nice, Limones, Tokyo, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Lima, New York and San Diego and his work has also been featured on Peruvian postage stamps. Marko's art is inspirational to many people and he uses his art to help adults and especially children understand the importance of saving the precious rainforest of South America.

Nicole Perretta has been drawing and painting birds since she was 9 years old; her interest in birds began at that time. She read every book she could on birds and observed the wild birds in her neighborhood, keeping a list of the birds that she identified. At the same time she became interested in falconry after her mother brought home a book on the subject. She wanted to become a falconer from that day forward. She realized that dream in 1992 and obtained a falconry license. Nicole has broadened her experience with birds by working as an ornithological field assistant and by volunteering at local wildlife rehabilitation centers. She has also worked professionally as an exotic bird caretaker, an avian behavioral consultant, and spent 6 years as a Zookeeper for the San Diego Zoo.

Nicole Perretta studied art in high school at the Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts. She enjoys working in many mediums but her favorites are watercolor, acrylic and prismacolor. Nicole is also a published artist. She has illustrated the books, "Understanding the Life of Birds", by Patrick G. Coyle, and "The Complete Bird Owner's Handbook" by Dr. Gary A. Gallerstein. A second edition of the latter mentioned book contains additional illustrations drawn by Nicole. She also illustrated the,"Taxonomy of the Marsh Wren", by Philip Unitt, Collection Manager of Birds and Mammals for the San Diego Natural History Museum. Nicole also illustrates for the museum's Bird Atlas newsletter, "Wrenderings", that is published every three months.

Nicole has another talent. She can imitate the calls of 121 species of birds. She learned to produce bird calls between the ages of 6 and 11 years of age. It was at time she discovered she could capture the attention of the birds around her. She could change the direction of a flying raven, have a dove follow her, or make a hawk dive bomb an invisible foe. Nicole has fine tuned this ability over the years and can now produce 146 birds calls. She was on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno in October of 2003 and the Ellen Degeneres Show in January of 2005. She has a CD with 130 of her recorded bird calls.