Summer’s here and the birding is easy. Actually, easy birding isn’t always good when it stems from a low diversity of local breeding birds....

Years of building, then burning giant, flammable wooden chickens gets one to wondering about the magical multiformity of the world’s most popular poultry. Farms...

The next edition of I and the Bird, hosted by Liza Lee at The Egret’s Nest, is nearing completion. Why aren’t you a part...

For millions of Americans, July conjures visions of beach parties and BBQs, but for me and mine, this month means only one thing: the...

Even after unparalleled birding in Bolsa Chica and San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Amy and I chose to press on. We eschewed further coastal wetlands...

After an outstanding circuit of San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, the intrepid Amy Hooper introduced me to the manifold wonders of the Bolsa Chica Ecological...

My visit with my friend Jay, fantastic as it was, couldn’t be about birding. That essential activity was reserved for the next day, when...

I’ve been on the road for business for a couple of days and finally have time to start unpacking the pleasure portion of my...