Kingbirds are named for their aggressive nature. A Kingbird will defend its territory and nest against all predators, even to the point of “riding”...

I’ve mentioned before that New Zealand is a great place for enjoying petrels. In particular the South Island destination of Kaikoura is world-renowned for...

Birds are a subset of dinosaurs (See: Honey, I Shrunk the Dinosaurs. Prior to the extinction of all of the other dinosaurs, resulting from...

The splendors of spring migration, much like any inundation of sheer bliss, cannot be enjoyed without reservations. No matter how happy, how breathless, how...

It was birdy this morning on the banks of the Hudson River in lower Manhattan. I’d seen nine warbler species, Baltimore Orioles, a brilliant...

Although we have now returned home to Broome and beautiful hot dry weather, which we were really missing the last few weeks, we were...

On a weekend like the one that lies ahead, when new birds filter through temperate climes in varied and variegated waves, the question can...

Quiet morning on the Danube, paddling again after too long a time. It is a workday morning and despite being inside the city of...