New Zealand can generate some interesting yard birds. We may not have huge numbers of species, but we can find some real specialties. I’ve...

It is 6 May. We New York birders should be awash in migrating wood-warblers, flycatchers, vireos, tanagers, and a host of other birds right...

How’s May migration treating you so far? We’re early in the month, but many birds are late compared to last year, at least in...

To all but the greediest rice and spirulina farmers of Southeast Asia, any member of the genus Lonchura is a joy to watch. The munias, or...

Broome has huge tides and it is very hard to explain or for someone to understand the extremes unless they have experienced it for...

So as many of my loyal readers know, I have a very mixed relationship with vagrants and the chasing thereof. Nevertheless, when a Baikal...

No time to talk… it’s May! Birds are on the wing in a big way. Keep your eyes to the skies and you may...

I had an interesting email come in this winter: “I have been photographing birds for the past 8 years and have been confronted by...