The Ruffed Grouse is a bird of the forests across much of North America, from Alaska and the mountains of the west through Canada,...

The California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum) is endemic to coastal and foothill areas of California, extending into adjacent areas of northwest Baja California.  Yup, another California...

Doing the book review of “The Crossbill Guide to Extremadura” really piqued my interest in the author and founder of the Crossbill Guides Foundation...

Those of us with a keen appreciation for the natural world worry about how to instill the same passion in our children. We come...

Not all bird species are equally spectacular. Just as we malign the little brown jobs nature churns out with such fiendish facility, we exalt...

Yes, it is that time again!  Now that I have added ten more birds to my Queens life list we must revisit the list and...

When the Great Lakes region of the United States enjoys a long-awaited weekend of warmth and sunshine, it is fair to say that spring...

On a recent trip down memory lane in the form of searching through old photos from my trip to Honduras I serendipitously stumbled upon...