For far too long there has been a bird that North American birders have mocked, derided, persecuted, hated, and, perhaps worse of all, ignored. ...
New York City, June 2008 The title of this post pretty much says it all. A couple of weeks ago I watched and photographed...
This time of year we birders are all about firsts. The slow return of breeding birds to the higher latitudes has every one of...
Buteo lineatus, the Red-shouldered Hawk, is a gorgeous bird. Before January I had come across the very red birds of the western United States...
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, March 2010 Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus is a much-maligned and persecuted creature. Like cormorants and shags the world over they...
I had spent the morning with the celebrated Walter Kitundu and for the afternoon, we had Water Ousels in mind. Our plan was to head to...
When you spend a lot of time outdoors you get to see strange things happen. Birds are consumate improvisors and they are always open...
Yes, these things are all connected. Last weekend, Desiree Schell and I taped a segment of “Everything You Know Is (Sort of) Wrong” (apologies)...
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