Summer birding gets a bad rap, especially around here, but July offers one highlight. The further north of the equator one travels, the more...

Eurasian Wrens are very common in forests throughout Germany. They owe their awful name to the fact that the former holarctic “Wren” or “Winter Wren” was...

When most people think of Broome and Roebuck Bay they think of migratory shorebirds. There are thousands of shorebirds that visit Broome each year...

Somehow it seemed fitting that after our last theme week – Bird Love Week – that we should spend a full seven days examining...

Hot on the heels of recent mainstream birding movie The Big Year comes another new ‘birding’ movie A Birder’s Guide to Everything (ABGE). ABGE...

As soon as I knew that I was heading to Spain, my mind jumped to Lammergeyers. In fact, I believe that I may, possibly,...

I live near a small zoo. All of the animals, birds and reptiles who live there are native species who were once injured, have...

Ambrose Bierce, one of my literary heroes, crafted a supremely cynical lexicon called The Devil’s Dictionary. Though it’s over 100 years old, the work...