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As you all know, “brown” can be quite good on a bird and it comes in all colours and sizes! For those of you familiar with shorebirds there is a lot of “grey” out there, so I thought I should share some “brown” with you. One of the best places to find “brown” around Broome [...]

“Self,” I said to myself, “it is Thursday. You have used up all your New York blogging material. You need something to write about.” “Well, self,” I replied, “it would probably help if you took your nose of your book and went outside.” This seemed sensible, so I did. A cold front had passed over [...]

The Bald Eagle is the national bird of the United States of America.  It was chosen as the national bird by dint of its inclusion in the National Seal of the United States, which happened by an act of the Continental Congress on 20 June 1782.  The seal had been through multiple iterations by the [...]

Birders are generally well aware of Bald Eagles on our regular outings into eagle country.  That’s why it may come as a surprise that few people in the general public – the “normies”, as I like to call them* – realize that Bald Eagles are actually pretty ubiquitous in any body of water of significant [...]

Light winds out of the north-northeast. Snow flurries. High temperature of 41 degrees Fahrenheit. What better forecast could I ask for when planning to stand on a ridgetop all day long looking for a Golden Eagle, a raptor that has avoided my gaze all year? I’d also have the chance to see my long-time friend [...]