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Birding

A Red-capped Plover nest

August 9, 2020 by Clare M 4 Comments

Although I have introduced you to the Red-capped Plover in the past I thought I should show you a nest that we found recently....

Birding

A Few Kingfishers

August 6, 2020 by Kai Pflug 2 Comments

In a way, kingfishers may be the poor man`s pittas – almost as colorful and exciting, but much easier to observe. Here are some...

Birding

Hawking for Nighthawks

August 5, 2020 by Faraaz Abdool 2 Comments

Just under a fortnight ago, I saw a report on the local bird alert of a sighting of a group of approximately 20 Nacunda...

Birding, Conservation

A Birder’s Guide to the Great American Outdoors Act

by Jason Crotty 2 Comments

Congress overwhelmingly passed (310-107 in the House and 73-25 in the Senate) and President Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act, a rare bipartisan...

Birding

More Favorite Things

by Paul Lewis 1 Comment

A couple of weeks ago, I shared some of my favorite photos from my several years of birding. They are certainly not good enough...

Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (First of August 2020)

August 3, 2020 by Mike 3 Comments

Another month, another movement of the world’s birds from one point to the next. Learn to read the signs, and you’ll be able to...

Birding

Third Cable Beach Pied Oystercatcher nest to hatch

August 2, 2020 by Clare M No Comments

Since last week another Pied Oystercatcher nest on Cable Beach has produced two chicks. The header photo above shows where the family rested shortly...