After spending the first three days of the long Thanksgiving weekend in my hometown of Saugerties I decided I would spend Sunday morning in...

Do you ever have those moments when you’re supposed to be paying attention to something serious, but you’re immeasurably distracted by the bird species...

By the time this post publishes, I’ll be on an airplane heading back to the United States following a truly remarkable two week visit...

I was ostensibly taking a day off from birding. But I don’t think birders ever truly relax their watchfulness. Lady Gannet complains about my...

So, last time I promised to write about some of the other birding spots around Cape Town in South Africa. Rooi Els and Betty’s...

In terms of early morning birding, I’m the worst. I have the best of intentions: planning my trip, getting my gear ready, setting my...

Costa Rica is situated right between two oceans. To the north of this mountainous isthmus, we have the Atlantic. In the other direction, the...

I dipped a bird recently – possibly a lifer. While crossing Gramos Mountain in northern Greece, a Dendrocopos woodpecker flew over the road and...