It’s been a rough year for Michoacán, the state in which I live. The state government has now announced plans for cloud seeding, in...

A crest is a “comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head of a bird or other animal”. Birds use them...

I think we don’t give vultures all the love they deserve. When you consider all the nasty stuff they uncomplainingly dispose of, and what...

On a high after waking up in Guyana’s wild interior for the first time – with a spectacular morning of birding already under our...

“Did you put up your post today? How many times was it read?” is not what The Reds, Pinks & Purples ask in one...

As I noted in my last post, I recently found out that a Wallcreeper had been discovered already in December just outside Bonn, conveniently...

Serious birders may have an obsessive interest in birds, but one thing they universally don’t like are birds which, they believe, aren’t properly wild....

If, someday, you make your way to Morelia, and ask for me to show you some of our best birds, I will surely do...