The national bird of Latvia is the White Wagtail which, it being Latvia, they call  Balta Cielava.*  It was affirmed as the national bird...

Though I will always question to some degree the motivation behind hunters’ conservation initiatives I find it fascinating that the current Republican Party, completely...

Mike is making hay down in Texas leaving me to mind the store until his return.  I am not the least bit bitter about...

The Ruffed Grouse is a bird of the forests across much of North America, from Alaska and the mountains of the west through Canada,...

A sad reminder of what is ultimately behind the birds you find in cages: birds being taken from the wild and subjected to horrible...

Mwahahahahaha!  My master plan is coming to fruition! Soon the Chicago Cubs will know the sting of not winning a World Series for over...

Because of my job I have, of late, been spending lots of time in southern New Jersey.  Of course I have not been spending...

Yes, it is that time again!  Now that I have added ten more birds to my Queens life list we must revisit the list and...