The other day I was exploring a new area for the first time, birding the national park that I’ve watched only in BBC documentaries,...

Gulls have always been a challenge to me. Maybe it’s because I don’t see them often, or seek them out, or even try to...

A rare bird is one we don’t see very often. However, that doesn’t mean that the bird species in question is necessarily endangered. For...

Winding between the old Olives, the road ahead of me veers into the hills of the Pelion Peninsula, near the harbour town of Volos....

Sure, it’s been well over a month since I returned from my fun-filled, family vacation to Honduras but that doesn’t mean that it’s too...

I spent the early morning hours the last two days on the beach in the eastern Rockaways, taking advantage of slanted light and cooperative...

As with every tribe, we have our own set of sayings, slang, and “shop-talk”. Many of us talk about twitching, lifers, and sewage ponds...

One of the many things about birding that keeps us heading back into “the field” is the opportunity for the unexpected. No matter how...