Aaron Steed
Aaron has been interested in birds and natural history his entire life. Originally from Wilmington, NC, Aaron holds a B.S. in General Biology from the University of North Carolina at Asheville and has worked numerous ornithological field positions in North Carolina, Texas, Kansas, California and Arizona, focusing primarily on endangered or imperiled species (such as the Black-capped Vireo and Lesser Prairie-Chicken).
Aaron began guiding for Ventures in 2013, and in the years since has taken groups birding throughout Central America as well as a multitude of destinations across the US, Caribbean, Europe, and South America. In addition to his guiding duties, he is also the Operations Manager for the company, and does almost anything and everything that needs doing behind the scenes!
As much as he loves traveling and birding new places, he’ll always be drawn back to the incredible biodiversity of the Southern Appalachians (specifically Asheville), where he lives with his wife and menagerie of pets.
Testimonials
"Aaron was our guide. He knows his birds! He is professional and accommodating, and he took us to amazing places. He always found us great food to eat!"
Aaron, our guide, is extremely knowledgeable and went above and beyond our expectations! He took great care to make sure that we all saw the birds that he had spotted and shared his knowledge and experiences with us. It was a very enjoyable trip and we look forward to future trips with Ventures Birding!
Thank You!
Aaron is an extraordinary bird guide; he is knowledgeable and he pointed out individual birds using his laser light and scope and that made the experience much more personal. He spotted quite a diverse collection of birds including those that I would not have seen on my own.
Ventures Birding guide, Aaron Steed was amazing at hearing, identifying and spotting well disguised birds, many of which we would never have located without him.