At the request of blog management, I’m embarking on a series of posts on the names of birds. Since we’ve covered some generalities already,...

This is the reason I’m birding in Tanzania with no field guide. The last time I visited my friend India, who lives in the...

One of the most impressive aspects of the Tropical Rainforests is the incredible array of sounds produced by animals. Interior forest animals, from invertebrates...

In the light of the (worrying) news that Corey is writing a field guide (yes, I’m up to date now), it struck me as...

Here in the United States, we are gripped by March Madness. While this epic basketball tournament can make people pretty crazy, the real madness...

Over the many years that I have done voluntary work I have corresponded with many people regarding shorebirds and some of these people I...

Most folks in the Northern Hemisphere feel a sense of exultation at the thought that spring officially arrives this weekend. Of course, spring weather...

While February offers some good birding (wintering waterbirds, gulls), it is a kind of an anticlimax after the intensive and hectic schedule of the...