I settled into the wooden rocking chair on my parents’ porch at about 8 in the morning, early for some but hopelessly late for...

Balangshan is a mountainous area in Sichuan complete with a pass at an altitude of 4500 meters. And it is a great place for...

Shorebirds – or “shorbs” for the cuteness factor (as if that needed any enhancement) – remain one of the most fascinating families of birds...

Those infinitely patient saints who read all my ramblings know that over the past year I have been obsessed with the gradual disappearance of...

Weekends are like opinions: everyone has one, but you usually need to go online to find people who want to hear about yours. The...

We have always known that Pied Oystercatchers nest in the same areas that Sand Goannas roam. We have often suspected that the Sand Goannas...

Many birders find gull identification one of the more difficult aspects of this hobby and classifying gulls when they appear on cans of beer...

I wrote, a few weeks ago, about seeing my first Sedge (now Grass) Wrens through the kind invitation of a local biologist, and new...