My daughter and I were exploring our yard the other day, which presented the perfect opportunity to introduce her to one of the coolest,...

First let me put forward my credentials for writing about butterflies. This is the second time that I have been butterfly watching and…..well, actually,...

Butterflies are often beautiful.  Flowers are often beautiful.  When both are together, as often happens, the level of beauty increases exponentially through some form...

Digiscoping is really hard. Isn’t that what everyone keeps saying? That it is almost impossible to get a good quality shot. That it is...

Unrest and revolution in Egypt has caught the international headlines this week. Mubarak’s ousting has left a military regime holding the reins until the...

The noisiest bird to visit our garden any time of year is the Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis and the family group is usually eight...

After each of my recent visits to the Fort Tilden hawkwatch platform I have paid a visit to the very busy butterfly bush near...

Long have I heard the members of the New York City Butterfly Club extol the virtues of Floyd Bennett Field in terms of the...