Sheryl Checkman Design

Sheryl Checkman Design Graphic Design Services for print and web. Prior to that she was an Art Director at the The Barton Gillet Company, a marketing communications firm.

Sheryl Checkman Design is a full-service design company specializing in corporate communications and creative solutions for both web and print design. Established in 1992, the firm is led by Sheryl Checkman, an award-winning designer with more than 25 years' experience in applying innovative yet pragmatic solutions to the full range of communications and design challenges. Before opening Checkman Design, Sheryl was Vice President & Manager, Design Services, for the public relations agency Burson-Marsteller from 1981-1992. Sheryl graduated from Cornell University and attended a Masters program in Communications Design at Pratt Institute as well as a three-month design program at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. She graduated from the High School of Music & Art in New York City. Sheryl is an avid skier and scuba diver. She swims, plays tennis, practices yoga and enjoys taking pictures, both above and below the water. She adds her creative signature to her photographs by creating Digital Fine Art which she currently exhibits in her online gallery. She recently launched a line of inspirational sports-themed T-shirts under the name Life is Balance®. In addition to her design work, Sheryl also creates custom photomontages for a variety of corporate and consumer clients.

Black-capped Donacobius. Historically, scientists struggled to classify this unusual bird, shifting it between thrushes,...
10/21/2026

Black-capped Donacobius. Historically, scientists struggled to classify this unusual bird, shifting it between thrushes, thrashers, and wrens. Today, it sits entirely in its own monotypic family, Donacobiidae, meaning it has no close living relatives. Seen on 9/23.

The Blueish-gray Saltator medium-sized, seed-eating songbird belonging to the tanager family. We saw these two when our ...
10/21/2026

The Blueish-gray Saltator medium-sized, seed-eating songbird belonging to the tanager family. We saw these two when our safari vehicle pulled over to the side of the road outside of Aymara Lodge. #

There were so many special moments captured on this trip. We stayed to watch the sunset at this beautiful spot near the ...
10/21/2026

There were so many special moments captured on this trip. We stayed to watch the sunset at this beautiful spot near the water in the late afternoon on 9/28. The birds and dozens of caimans joined us. Captured with OM 1 mk2 and mzuiko 50-200 f2.8/pro and mzuiko 12-100 f4.0/pro.

The Cocoi Heron also known as the white-necked heron or garça-moura, is the largest species of heron in South America. W...
10/21/2026

The Cocoi Heron also known as the white-necked heron or garça-moura, is the largest species of heron in South America. We saw this bird several times during our time in the Pantanal.

The Chaco Chachalaca is a large noisy bird, famous for loud, rollicking duets and raucous calls that sound like a rhythm...
10/20/2026

The Chaco Chachalaca is a large noisy bird, famous for loud, rollicking duets and raucous calls that sound like a rhythmic song or a low “cha-cha-cha”.

Chestnut-eared Aracari. We saw this bird on one of our Safari drives at Pousada Piuval on 9/27.
10/20/2026

Chestnut-eared Aracari. We saw this bird on one of our Safari drives at Pousada Piuval on 9/27.

Chestnut-bellied Guan. Seen a couple of weeks ago in the Pantanal of Brazil.
10/20/2026

Chestnut-bellied Guan. Seen a couple of weeks ago in the Pantanal of Brazil.

We saw many Black-collared Hawks in the Pantanal. The third and fourth photos show one eating a very large fish and the ...
10/20/2026

We saw many Black-collared Hawks in the Pantanal. The third and fourth photos show one eating a very large fish and the last 7 show the Hawk hunting in the river and about to make a catch (I missed that shot — or actually the Hawk did!).

Bare-faced Curassow, another   seen in the Pantanal. The first photo is the female, the second is the male. The last two...
10/20/2026

Bare-faced Curassow, another seen in the Pantanal. The first photo is the female, the second is the male. The last two are female. Seen at Aymara Lodge on 9/29. They both use the same hair stylist.
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The third Kingfisher that we saw was the Ringed Kingfisher. The last three shots show the kingfisher grabbing a fish tha...
10/19/2026

The third Kingfisher that we saw was the Ringed Kingfisher. The last three shots show the kingfisher grabbing a fish that our boat driver had tossed out for a hawk for a photo opp. The kingfisher came in and grabbed it first.

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