Long-tailed Duck is one of my favorite birds that we see on the Christmas Bird Count. For some reason, probably related to my having...

Rough-legged Hawks (or Buzzards) don’t seem to generate much excitement here in northern North America. I suppose I know the reasons why — they’re...

Wake up buzz at 5.30 am, breakfast at 6 (toast – who can eat at that ungodly hour?) and at 6.30 we’re already in...

On a day most seem happy to kill turkeys, few consider whether we should also be killing lions. Thankfully, Duncan’s thought the issue through...

To trot, or not to trot? Many Americans will spend part of their Thanksgiving holiday participating in “Turkey Trot” fun runs, followed by the...

  A European Starling in New Zealand made the news this week. This particular species is not native to New Zealand (similar to its...

Assuming you have a passing interest in wildlife, or at the least you know someone that does, and chances are in the last week...

Continued from: Birding Humauca and Abra Pampa – Northern Argentina Trip Report After a goodnight sleep in a simple and clean hostal in Abra...