As the wood warblers swarm north, it may seem odd to have a post that does not concern itself with birds at all. Instead...

When birding, as in life in general, it is important to stop occasionally and smell the metaphorical roses. This isn’t just because roses smell...

Highway 12, as it takes you from Montana into Idaho, has been the road to some of my greatest adventures during my time here....

It’s that time of year again. Sidewalks are speckled, cars are spattered. Flocks of Cedar Waxwings are buzzing everywhere, streaked juveniles mingling with creamy...

The world’s 17 megadiverse countries have either massive landmasses or are situated in tropical zones, thus supporting a very rich fauna and flora. However...

Kazakhstan, May 2009 During the two days spent out in the steppe in Kazakhstan I couldn’t help but notice the sheer number of flowers...

We were very keen to attract as many birds as possible to our garden when we first moved to Broome permanently and water is...

Yes this is a bird blog and this query is somewhat parochial but sometime this summer a bunch of big palm trees showed up...