One tends to think of birding as an idyllic pastime.  One goes into the field, sees gorgeous creatures, identifies them, and then brags to...

Just yesterday, 3 July, I headed north out of the city by bus, met up with more birders in New Paltz, and continued all...

On the last day on Kazakhstan as we drove from oasis to oasis, birding spot to birding spot, I was amazed at how variable...

…but even if it did I still find it hard to believe that a duck refused medical treatment.

As we continued east from Almaty the air got drier and drier and the landscape got more and more desolate.  We passed a town...

How many birds will New York City want to kill now? American Airlines flight 1256 was forced into an emergency landing today after the...

Audubon Magazine’s Photo Contest is accepting submissions until mid-July.  Though there is an entry fee ($17 for non-members of Audubon and $10 for members),...

Or, at least he will be a boy when he is born.  Wait, what am I talking about?  Oh yeah, I might have neglected...