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They have been doing the rounds of the net lately so apologies if we’re posting ‘old news’, but these unique images of albatross chicks taken - as the photographer, Chris Jordan, says - in “one of the world’s most remote marine sanctuaries” have to be seen to be believed. (Thanks to Monica Engebretson at Born [...]

Five days ago Daisy and I, staying busy doing our post-bar exam babymoon staycation, went on a whale watching trip on the Viking Star, a vessel based in Montauk Harbor at the eastern extremity of Long Island.  The trip, one of three weekly trips organized by CRESLI (Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island), [...]

‘When two Standard Oil tankers collided in 1971 beneath the Golden Gate Bridge spilling 900,000 gallons of crude oil. Little was known about oiled bird care at that time and despite the courageous, attempts of hundreds of volunteers, only 300 birds survived from the 7,000 birds collected.’
 
So begins the account on the History page of [...]

Terns have it tough.  Everyone in the world seems to know about gulls, but unless you’ve spent time in the company of seabirds or seabirders, you’ve probably missed out on the more lithe and lovely larids!
Terns are mostly medium-sized flying seabirds in the family Sternidae or subfamily Sterninae depending on your taxonomy.  Relatives of gulls [...]

The alarm went off at 3:30 AM and I woke up unsure of where I was but convinced I missed the boat. Of course I didn’t but it was a horrible time and way to awaken. I showered, brewed some coffee, and was off to Freeport for a See Life Paulagics trip on the boat [...]