Blog carnivals traditionally place the emphasis squarely on the contributors. The role of the host is to respectfully curate the contributions, adding sufficient panache...

I give up! Readers of this blog are simply TOO gifted in the arena of avian identification. Corey can continue to try to stump...

How was your weekend? Did you have a better one that the Arizona Cardinals or Baltimore Ravens, both of whom washed out of the NFL playoffs?...

You lords and ladies of armchair avian identification really feasted on our last ID challenge, didn’t you? Apparently, that duck wasn’t as tricky as...

Despite its epic species diversity, Ecuador possesses but a pittance of mainland endemics to its name. Sure, the Galapagos Islands own a veritable franchise...

I’ll admit it… you guys are good. Our ID quizzes have evolved over the years to contend with and challenge the arrogant (oh, did...

We’re three weekends into the new decade and I’m wondering how many well-intentioned resolutions have already been cast by the wayside. How many of...

Some readers may have noticed that I haven’t been myself lately, that my blogging output has diminished, to say the least. While the safe...