During the middle ages, a specialised vocabulary became popular in the sport of hunting. Known at the time as ‘terms of venery’, we know...

I’m sure you don’t need a reminder that the holidays are here or that all responsible individuals have completed their holiday shopping. But if...

Wednesday morning I woke up late, as I had been showing some Montana guests the highlights of the East Village bar scene on Tuesday...

If you haven’t noticed, the holidays are upon us.  Don’t worry… there’s still time to panic! But Yuletide celebrations herald more than just egg...

This is is the most magical time of the year, one filled with holiday cheer, festive celebrations, and… surveys of winter avifauna? That’s right!...

The Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) is truly a regal bird. Sporting a 56 inch wingspan, it is the largest of the Buteos. They inhabit...

One of the defining characteristics of birds, besides the obvious features of wings and feathers, is their bills. And they come in a wonderful...

Back in the 1980s, it became popular for biologists to consider plant secondary compounds in understanding inter-species relationships and other ecological matters. I was...