It’s a common call/email/text that most bird watchers get this time of year: “HELP! I just saved a baby bird! What do I do?...

Willets are a very bland shorebird until they open their wings and take flight. Then the flashing black-and-white is extremely eye-catching and makes you...

I must be home-sick because last weekend I found myself browsing through my “SASOL Birds of Southern Africa”. This prompted me to compile a...

Is May over already? I feel like we’ve waited all year for this mighty migratory month and how it’s nearly gone. Good thing those...

We are on the cusp of a massive influx of migrants. Well, massive being relative to where I am.  The trickle of new arrivals...

Last week the most amazing thing happened-a Striated Heron Butorides straita came into our garden! Now we don’t live far from the coast, especially...

Hey guys, how would you like to be chased by up to ten females, all seeking to mate with you? If this sounds good...

Rufous Hornero, Furnarius rufus is an ovenbird from South America. It is one of the most common birds seen in the parks and even...