When it’s a Spindalis species tanager, obviously! Traveling these days is hardly the carefree, spontaneous, all-I-need-is-a-toothbrush-and-ten-bucks experience it used...

Call at The Clog Almanac did a search engine survey of various religious stereotypes based on the Google-powered Prejudice...

I didn’t realize that it was customary at year end to ruminate on one’s previous 52 weeks of avian...

I spotted the mangy female House Finch featured above at Ann’s feeders last week. Before you panic, this poor...

The Blue Crane Grus paradisea is truly a magnificent creature and worthy of being South Africa’s national bird.  It...

I just finished reading Malcom Gladwell’s remarkable book, Blink, subtitled The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. Gladwell’s writing really...

If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you already know that I’m no fan of...

Adversity is said to bring us closer together. This adage, though, isn’t usually meant in a literal sense! Last...