Forest doesn’t just grow in mountains, hills, and valleys. Give certain, special trees the right conditions and they also...

Snowcaps are simply surreal. Not the sublime chocolate ones crowned with sugar but the live feathered ones that look...

Grouse are the chickens we would love to lay eyes on. “Gamebirds” to some, cool, cryptic understory birds to...

Binoculars are like a magical optical portal. Without looking through polished sets of coated glass, birds can be itty-bitty...

If the avian realm had self-conscious, talking ambassadors, “spokebirds”, which species would partake in birding conferences? Which would travel...

Hummingbirds are natural attention getters. Small as a bug, decorated with iridescent lights, and always in the mood for...

Birding in Costa Rica wouldn’t be complete without a fine cup of coffee (or two). Smooth, tasty, and rejuvenating,...

In birding circles, Costa Rica is better known for protected areas, quetzal tours, and glittering displays of hummingbirds than...