My friend Lorraine is awesome.  Her nickname is Fabulous Lorraine.  She’s not really a birder, but having been friends...

It’s hot.  Really hot. Sticky hot.  Painfully hot. Fried-egg-on-a-sidewalk hot.  Hate-the-sun hot. Disgustingly hot. Wander-the-apartment-in-just-underwear hot.  In other words,...

(This joke has apparently been making the rounds for years, but just came my way. I hope it goes...

So, I have now been living in the Alps for about 4 years. And I cannot claim that it...

There is a very distinctive smell found on seabird colonies, where thousands upon thousands of birds come to breed...

  or, How bird poop can get you a degree in Homeopathy. As a teenager, my uncle bought me...

The quote “What Is So Rare As A Day In June?” may be familiar to most readers (the sentiment...

That is, if you celebrate Easter.  Personally, I don’t believe in all of the religious stuff that goes with...