Many years ago, when I was a young and stupid Masters student in Conservation Biology, I was given the opportunity to pick a location...

When I lived in Albany I used to get into the Adirondacks at all seasons. After all, it was only a couple of hours...

On June 12th, FIFA’s Football World Cup will kick off in Brazil, with the home side hosting Croatia for the opening match in Sao...

The first time I saw a puffin, it was a revelation. I’d seen pictures of them, of course – the stocky, flamboyantly-beaked little seabirds...

Kathi Borgmann and Josh Beck are living the dream of many a North American birder. They packed up in June of 2013 and headed...

Our bird guide, Georgos Spiridakis, is driving slowly along this dirt track, checking the mud all the time. And then he stops and leaves...

I was incredibly lucky to be invited –again- to participate on the second edition of the World Birding Rally Challenge in Northern Peru. I...

When birding, as in life in general, it is important to stop occasionally and smell the metaphorical roses. This isn’t just because roses smell...