And so, here it is, the last story that I will be posting for 2016. I am scheduling this for next week at my...

The vibe of generosity that pervades the holiday season makes us imagine we’ll be showered with gifts everywhere we go. Yet the frenzy of...

Firstly I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas today if you are reading this first thing Sunday morning! Of course if...

Another year is about to come to an end and for us birders who can’t help but keep a year list, it means that...

Happy holidays one and all! Whether you’re indulging in the delights of a Christmas Bird Count or anxiously awaiting your annual freight of nature-themed...

Regular readers to the blog may have noticed Redgannet’s post on some delightful finchbills he saw in China. In the post he agonised about...

As the year begins to wind down, I have taken to a bit of reminiscing. From a professional stand point, this has been an...

What is sex? This is a simple question with a complicated answer. Part of the answer is this: The biological identity of an individual...