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...
Not all bird species are equally spectacular. Just as we malign the little brown jobs nature churns out with such fiendish facility, we exalt...
On a recent trip down memory lane in the form of searching through old photos from my trip to Honduras I serendipitously stumbled upon...
The Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus is a very cute shorebird that is often seen scurrying along the shoreline around Australia. The estimated population is...
The following picture will show you a landscape feature you may find attractive or even peaceful and nice. A landscape form you will want...
Iceland Gulls do not breed in Iceland. They do winter there, as well as in northern parts of Europe, in eastern and central Canada,...
The national bird of Costa Rica is the Clay-colored Thrush, perhaps my favorite decision for a national bird of any country’s. The Yigüirro, as...
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