What is your favorite bird species? My favorite bird species is the Gray-throated Chat (Granatellus sallaei) an endemic bird of the Yucatan Peninsula. What...
What one thing do parents of younger children always need? Bedtime books. The best ones are interesting but soothing, familiar yet new. They are books that...
An Economist article published in February 2024 describes the rise of cuteness (“Small, but mighty: how cuteness has taken over the world“). It specifically...
The Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is a species that is widespread globally due to introductions by humans. In some places they have notoriously reached pest...
One of the highlights of my summer holidays was a week-long hiking trip with two birding friends I met last year while volunteering at...
I was amused to read Sara Jentsch’s recent diatribe on gulls: Why I despise Seagulls: A Tale of Humiliation. It was encouraging to discover...
Take a quick look at the breeding distribution of European birds and you will see that there are a surprising number of species that...
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