Saturday was a day for birding. After looking for winter gulls along the Mohawk River upstream from its confluence with the Hudson and not...

Good thing many of us are in the midst of a three-day weekend because not one, but two nature-themed carnivals demand thorough review. If...

The Prairie Falcon flying off a power poll. A Belted Kingfisher making my record shot of the Bolsa Chica Reddish Egret much more interesting. ...

The ever-jubilant Julie Zickefoose recently shared some really honest thoughts about the Nature Blog Network and blogging in general. Her post and the MANY...

Holy cow! I’ve been blogging for a year and a day! Last Valentine’s Day during a major snowstorm I sat down and created lovely...

While many birders profess to adore avians more or less equally, Valentine’s Day is a good day to acknowledge that some birds are more...

Can you feel it? Love is the air. No, I’m not talking about Valentine’s Day but rather the approach of the Great Backyard Bird...

Alison Kent, also known as Pica, works as a designer, writer, and editor at the UC Davis Wildlife Health Center. She has been posting...