One of the many ancillary benefits of becoming a birder, apart from an elevated social status and encyclopedic knowledge of taxonomy, is a subtle...
The Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus is a large black and white shorebird that has distinctive long pink legs. It has a fine straight bill and...
Caribbean dry forests with trees such as Gumbo Limbo, Pigeon-Plum, and West Indies Mahogany; remote breeding colonies of Sooty Tern, Brown Noddy, and Masked...
The first weekend of May is not a time to ask if one will be birding; that avian observation will ensue is a foregone...
Like many birders in the online era, I’m a big fan of eBird. The program’s merits scarcely have to be repeated here, but needless...
Before the weekend began, I mentioned how swallows hadn’t invaded these northern latitudes yet. I was mistaken. Swallows are indeed here, which means spring...
The main highway south from Broome towards Port Hedland takes you through the middle of Roebuck Plains, which is a wide open flat area...
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