The acquisition of a new field guide is always a joyous occasion, signaling either an impending journey or impending answers to old questions. By...
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The ‘alala is a matte-black crow endemic to Hawaii’s Big Island. This noisy, social, and exceedingly clever corvid, classified by Western ornithology as the...
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The 3 Bs of birding, those items without which this activity just cannot be enjoyed fully, are Bins, Books, and Birds. That last B...
Reading a book is usually the closest we’ll ever come to interacting with its author. The experience of reading some books is akin to...
There’s more to bird watching than watching birds. Attempting to bird by eye alone is like driving home with only half your gears: even...
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