Pelagic birding is one of my favorite ways to bird. Being out on the open water looking for good birds and enjoying the camaraderie of...

I cajoled my friends into a trip up to Polson to see the Snowy Owls. Besides the owls themselves, I promised them the best...

Though it was first found last weekend the Gyrfalcon at Gilgo Beach was not known by the vast majority of New York birders until...

Point Samson is a small coastal town near Karratha that has a long history as a port for the north-west and the deep water...

My feature picture shows the view from the lookout at Cossack that looks across to Jarman Island and the lighthouse is a significant historic...

Back in December when my family and I were in southern California we planned a day trip out to Crystal Cove State Park in...

Kaikoura, in New Zealand’s South Island, is arguably the best place in the world to see albatrosses and petrels. Whereas much pelagic birding involves...

Swarovski Optik has proven their generosity to bird bloggers once again by thoughtfully allowing me the use of one of their marvelous new modular spotting scopes,...