One of my favorite ducks is the Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata). Something about their namesake, absurdly long, shovel-like bills, elegant plumage, and cool vocalizations...

For the birds I saw in Meadows Park in Temecula, California, to count for my Anti-Global Warming Big Year I need to offset the...

Diabolical. Truly diabolical. That’s how I felt, anyway, when I made up the Diabolical Female Waterfowl Quiz. But, once again, some dedicated birders have...

Just down the street from Daisy’s sister’s and brother-in-law’s house in Temecula, CA, is a little tiny place called Meadows Park. It consists of...

If previous incarnations of the Diabolical ID Quiz left you scratching your head this one might leave you wanting to cut it right off...

Of all the birds one can see in southern California there is one that is a bit more special than the rest. The Island...

This past Sunday Andrew and I once again went looking for birds while the women did, well, women things I guess.  Because it was raining...

The Diabolical Waterfowl ID Quiz was both more and less diabolical than I had intended.  It’s surprising how drake ducks, with their bright colors,...