Many of us are in the midst of a winter that never was heading towards a Valentine’s Day that may never be. If you...

Hummingbirds are one of the joys of wintertime birding here in Louisiana. My friend Erik Johnson and I recently visited the home of Dr....

Sometimes hawks, in particular, Red-shouldered Hawks will go all Turdus migratorious, hop on the ground and nosh some slimy earth worms.  There’s even video...

Snowy Owls are iconic birds. You rarely find a person – birder or non – who doesn’t want to take a good long look...

Torrent Ducks are the thrill-seekers of the avian world. Very few birds – or animals for that matter – would plunge head-first into the churning...

Become a birder and you’re suddenly a litterateur, too.  It’s not much of a selling point, I suppose, but how else to explain the...

During my time in Florida I only saw two birds on nests, which is not terribly surprising considering that I was there at the...

Yee-haw! The New York Football Giants have won the Super Bowl for the second time in 4 years. Not too shabby! Not only does...