Birding tends to be an extremely freeform activity, demanding only we pursue our bliss to the best of our means and ability. But, every...
How I’d love to be pelagic birding in New Zealand right now! What could be (better/worse) than the last dregs of winter? How about...
You really should participate in The Great Backyard Bird Count this coming weekend, 15-18 February 2013. It’s an excuse to look at birds, you...
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) at Delevan NWR (click on photos for full sized images) The name Peregrine means “wanderer,” and northern-nesting Peregrines are among...
The Carolina Parakeet was extinct by 1918 and extinct in the wild by about 1904. The USA’s only truly indigenous parrot was wiped out...
February 12 is Darwin Day, the birthday of the brilliant author of On The Origin of Species. This year marks the 200th anniversary of...
I don’t know about you, but I’m exhausted. Must be from all that shoveling this weekend. But when life becomes most inconvenient, I become...
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