Long-tailed Duck is one of my favorite birds that we see on the Christmas Bird Count. For some reason, probably related to my having...

Rough-legged Hawks (or Buzzards) don’t seem to generate much excitement here in northern North America. I suppose I know the reasons why — they’re...

On a day most seem happy to kill turkeys, few consider whether we should also be killing lions. Thankfully, Duncan’s thought the issue through...

To trot, or not to trot? Many Americans will spend part of their Thanksgiving holiday participating in “Turkey Trot” fun runs, followed by the...

  A European Starling in New Zealand made the news this week. This particular species is not native to New Zealand (similar to its...

Christmas Bird Count season is right around the corner, and if you’re anything like me you’re pretty excited about it. This year I get...

Did you find your weekend restful? Hope so, because the rest of the year tends to race to the finish line. We’ve all got...

We have been experiencing some monsoonal weather recently and many a day we are faced with the encroaching black sky as shown above. We...