I have to admit that, at first, I found the name of this week’s featured beer rather confusing. Eager to Share is an American...

One good thing about birding during a pandemic–the forced restrictions on place and time translate into more time to observe what birds do. And...

Birders are quite possibly the only hobbyists who get really excited about oncoming hurricanes, except maybe for the small number of severe weather enthusiasts...

There is a thing parents know very well – how important it is to choose the right name for a child. E.g. one Croat...

“A stick! A stick!” With the pure energy of an almost two-year-old freed from weeks of isolation, my granddaughter was running across an empty...

Like most North American birders, I never pay much mind to the European (Common) Starling (Sturnus vulgaris). Sure, they’re always a dependable, can’t-miss tick...

Juniper is a decidely wintery spice, and its piquant, piney flavor is generally used to season game, offal, and charcuterie, steaming heaps of sauerkraut,...

From its boreal forest to steppes which once trembled under the hooves of Genghis Khan’s hordes, and from the Gobi Desert to the Altai...