As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, birding in Michoacán has required that I find most of my own hotspots. As distancing has...

The checklist for a basic birding outing has become more complex during the COVID-19 crisis. Along with the usual optics and gear, you have...

Following on from my post 14 days ago when Australia was closed to international visitors there has been a lot happen in the world...

Lady Helen has often made the point that we get very little opportunity to spend quality time together. The old saying “be careful what...

Reviewed regularly on this blogsite are: (1) bird identification guides, visual and sonic; (2) books about living with birds or caring for rescued birds;...

Plagues of Biblical proportions can generally be counted on to provide plenty of zoological variety, from droves of frogs and lice to swarms of...

At Nanhui, all bird parents are working parents – with all the stress that this brings. This Long-tailed Shrike probably thinks that China`s one-child...

I’ve always birded from home for as long as I can remember. I remember seeing a Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl sitting on our fencepost just after...