Ah, emerald! That brilliant beryl, birthstone of May and the most valuable gemstone, by weight, in the world, shines...

The idiomatic expression “for the birds“ is common enough to crop up in everyday conversation. One hears it all...

Readers of my recent disquisition of the color buff may have been surprised to learn of so many terms...

Of all the subtle shades and tones of the natural world, one of the most dominant yet least recognized...

Birding shares an inextricable connection to ornithology and taxonomy. Once you endeavor to put a species name to each...

When I demanded of my friend what viands he preferred, He quoth: “A large cold bottle, and a small...

The first two months of 2007 have showered one spectacular bird species after another upon a deserving New York...

There are sulphur-colored birds, and hideous intestines hanging over the doors of houses that I hate — Pablo Neruda,...