The colorful Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) lives in wetlands from Portugal and Senegal all the way east to New Zealand and the Samoan Islands,...

Over the fifteen years that we have lived permanently in Broome we have never been north to our closest town, Derby, during December. Derby...

Is this all there is? Another year slipping away with but one more weekend to imbue 2014 with magical memories? With hope, you’ve carpe’d...

(All respectable publications should have their holiday traditions. This evergreen post, first written in 2004, has become a 10,000 Birds staple. Merry Christmas!) Everybody...

That’s Redgannet’s BBOTY at the top of the post. Read on to find out what it is! 2014 has been a good year for...

I have participated in something like twenty Christmas Bird Counts since I started birding in 2005. My first count was the Albany County Christmas...

So many people devoted serious time this weekend to acquiring gifts for family, friends, and strategic acquaintances. Hopefully, each of you found time to...

It must suck to be called “Brown Prinia“. Try as I might, I can’t think of a name that implies more boredom and more unattractiveness, and is...