The family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers, are found only in the New World. We’re truly lucky we have them if for no other reason...

Years ago it was pointed out by somebody, probably Tinbergen or Lack or Wynn-Edwards or one of the other great bird-savvy ethologists of the...

Here in the United States, April 15 is Tax Day, which means that countless Americans have toiled through the last 48 hours to prepare...

March is the month when everything generally bursts into life, migrants start arriving and by the end of the month everything in the British...

Where the Americas have hummingbirds, the Old World has sunbirds; brightly coloured jewels that flash in the light. The males often wear showy colours which makes identification...

The C-111E Canal, one of several canals crossing the main road into Everglades National Park, provides another point of access to the same block...

Dawn breaks over Kaikoura (where Duncan saw Sperm Whales!) If April showers bring May flowers, what does April sleet bring? Guess I’ll be finding out!...

Peripatetic ornithologist Nick Sly has long been a friend of the blog here and has contributed such classics as Green-rumped Parrotlets from Egg to Adult...