Wednesday was my birthday, one that has deposited me on the yawning precipice of the big 4-0. This year’s observance was low-key but Sara...

You’ve probably heard that old saw about how it’s better to give than to receive. What if you could do both? That’s what wheelers...

D.H. Lawrence was definitely on to something when he declared that, “Birds are the life of the skies, and when they fly, they reveal...

I just received an e-mail entitled “Emergency – Baby Bird” and since I’m not sure if my advice would be the best advice in...

One of the reasons I consider The Life of the Skies to be an Important Birding Book (caps to denote timeless majesty) is that...

How much time do you have on your hands? Besides today’s excellent I and the Bird, this week has delivered outstanding editions of Tangled...

Birding, on its face, seems to be a rather ecologically sensitive activity. What could be more environmentally sound than getting out into nature and...

Since I started blogging, my relationship with the many magazines in my life has become a lot more complicated. Sometimes I’ll finish reading one...