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Maybe You CAN Ask for an Aztec

April 4, 2024 by Paul Lewis 2 Comments

Two months ago, I wrote about seeing one of Mexico’s really special endemic birds: the Aztec Thrush. This bird beauty is quite subtle. But...

Conservation, Reviews

Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

April 2, 2024 by Donna 1 Comment

Endangered. Extinction. Research. Conservation. These are the words that define so much of our conversations about the natural world today. The chapter titles of...

Birding

Birding Shanghai in March 2024

April 1, 2024 by Kai Pflug 3 Comments

Birding Shanghai has its own specific annoyances apart from birds not showing up. One is the continuing destruction of much of its environment. Any...

Trips

El Pato Mexicano and more Monterrey marvels

March 30, 2024 by Peter 2 Comments

My company has an office in Monterrey so my trip wasn’t the first time to this industrial city, nor will it be the last....

Birding, Birds

The Cry of the Curlew

March 29, 2024 by David T 2 Comments

Curlews are birds of serious conservation concern in the UK, with numbers falling sharply this century. As usual, there are a number of reasons...

Birding

Famous Flamingos

March 28, 2024 by Paul Lewis 2 Comments

Back in 2016 one very unexpected bird appeared in the Mexican highlands: an American Flamingo. It took up residence for part of each year...

Birding

Dawn Over the Mighty Rupununi

March 27, 2024 by Faraaz Abdool 2 Comments

The millions of stars and galaxies twinkling over the Rupununi Savanna in Guyana seem to reluctantly fade into a gradually lightening sky as the...

Reviews

Birdwatching in Northern Greece by Steve Mills: Third Edition

March 25, 2024 by Dragan 2 Comments

If you’ve birded in Spain, possibly more than once, and are considering another Mediterranean country to quench your thirst, look to the east. Steve...

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