One summer my father came to visit from his home in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. He is the handiest of...

There is no excuse for putting a banner photo like this on a renowned birding site. It’s just that...

Slang, code, and abbreviations: linguistic shorthand which can make speakers (and writers) incomprehensible to those outside their own group....

Glue traps: For compassion’s sake, please do not set, place, or hang them. Here’s why. Sentient people recoil at...

“Okay, fellow songbird rehabbers,” wrote Vonda Lee Morton of Laurens Wildlife Rescue on her FaceBook page. “Is this a Song...

This is a story of how an evil corporation … I’d like to say “was brought to its knees,”...

Birds have no boobs. Although it might look like they could have a pair or two lurking beneath all...

The first time I saw a puffin, it was a revelation. I’d seen pictures of them, of course –...