During our three week visit to Singapore in March we spent a good part of each day walking and birding. By 17th March we...

Was it Shakespeare who asserted that a bird by any other name would sing as sweet? Perhaps he didn’t write those exact words, but...

Another phenological page has turned, landing us in what proves to be a fairly slow birding season from pole to pole… unless you actually...

If you haven’t noticed, there’s no shortage of articles about rosé wine this time of year. Whether their authors are scrutinizing this pink wine’s...

Fast becoming one of my all time “Go To” spots, Florida Canyon, just a few miles north of Madera Canyon has yielded yet another...

I confess, this post has a trick title. I actually have two eyes that both function perfectly well, when corrected for near-sightedness. But there...

Yesterday morning I spent some time visiting a few of of my favorite Queens birding spots, hoping to find one of the Black-bellied Whistling...

Mid-June means many things to many people, but much of its allure involves perfect weather. Unfortunately, without sunshine and high temps, this time of...