It’s been a head-scratcher for quite some time.  What’s with the yellow-shafted Northern Flickers in the eastern U.S. bearing some orange feathers?...

Or is that the rules of the air? (As demonstrated by the flock of Budgerigars, above and below, photographed earlier...

The news that bird flu is spreading to Antarctica isn’t quite as dire as you might expect. That is,...

While those of us in the United States are coping with a long, painful, crazy Presidential election process, our...

In the popular imagination, Hawaii is a tropical paradise. (No, not a magical place—you’re thinking of Tahiti, Agent Coulson.)...

Image by ChanduBandi/Wikimedia Commons The Greater Adjutant Stork is large, striking, and revered in Hindu mythology. It’s also endangered, with...

Snowy Owl at Breezy Point photographed by Corey Many North American birders have, over the last few years, received...

(With regards to The Smiths for the title inspiration) North American listers, if you haven’t already been following the...