Jacamars live only in the neo-tropical rainforest of South America. Structurally, they resemble an oversize hummingbird, the coloring is more like that of kingfisher,...

Red-shouldered Hawks (Buteo lineatus) are one of my favorite raptors and I am fortunate to have them nesting near my property. I hear them...

So many sexy snow birds pop up this time of year: Snow Buntings, Snow Geese, Snowy Owls… But if you’re like me, you couldn’t...

First, before I get to the point of this post, I would like to say that no, there is no body. No mishap has...

So you’re a bird just minding your own business—feeding, nest-building, mating, that kind of thing. You’ve adapted fairly well to the presence of the...

At the moment in Broome there is an outbreak of the cyanobacteria called Lyngbya and it thrives in warm water, so the conditions are...

January kicks off the high season for birding in Costa Rica. The winds of the dry season keep the clouds away for half of...

As I had cause to observe last weekend, the great divide between birders and nonbirders is best expressed through gulls. Owls and eagles and...