In Germany, the last wild living Ural Owl was shot in 1926, though there has been a reintroduction program in Bavaria that started in...

Birdwatching is all about timing. Sometimes you get it right, but sometimes you don’t. Last week my companion Andrew and I set off for...

I first remember being introduced to the field of island biogeography in a dark, empty lecture hall at Oregon State University in an advanced...

Most birders refer to some bird species as their nemesis. That is what we call a bird we probably should have seen already, but...

As animal numbers plummet, we face difficult conversations with children about what it means to lose a species. The creative team of Tony Piedra...

  For human beings, watching large flocks of birds migrate is an awe-inspiring spectacle. But, should a bird stay or should it go? Whether...

In the Pronojiwo area of East Java, there is an unassuming hide at the edge of a village. It hosts two species of kingfishers....

What is your favorite bird species? Ahh, I have so many!  Being here on Bonaire in the Dutch Caribbean, we have many beautiful birds,...