Over the past few months we have been observing our local Pied Oystercatchers attempt to breed along the coastline as we have done for...

If you read my mad scribblings here on 10,000 Birds with any regularity you probably know at least two things about me. I am...

One of the joys of being able to sit quietly for a few moments is the opportunity to enjoy birds going about their normal business....

Why can’t I shut up about this? In 1999, a woman named Jennifer Price published a fascinating — if since largely forgotten — book...

Hate to be the bearer of yule tidings, but the holiday season is almost upon us. At least, that’s the impression I’m getting from...

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) photos by Larry Jordan Nearly two years ago I wrote my second post as the West Coast Beat Writer on...

I seem to having my own mini petrel-event here on the blog recently, I think it must be anticipation of seeing some in a...

“Do they have owls?” was the first question I asked Mike Freiberg. Mike had just invited me to Nikon’s Prostaffer Retreat that was to...