I mentioned last week that the large Pied Oystercatcher family that had successfully raised three chicks this year for the first time may soon...

A campaign is underway to vote for Britain’s National bird. The incumbent Robin (for anyone living to the west of the Atlantic, this is a European...

“OOOOOOOklahoma where the birds come sweepin’ down the plain…” I know – it’s supposed to be the wind, not the birds. No matter. I recently traveled...

Did you survive the double-barreled assault of Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Before you judge rabid deal hunters and conspicuous consumers too harshly, imagine...

Black vultures (Coragyps atratus) are among the most polarizing birds. They fulfill and important ecological and sanitary role by consuming dead, often diseased animals,...

The Emu is the second largest living bird in the world by height, second only to the Ostrich.  It is also the largest bird...

Any birdwatcher who has traveled widely knows that the success of an birding expedition depends far more on who is charge of finding birds...

Well, this time next week I’ll be winging my way to Cape Town via Auckland and Singapore (air transport is weird sometimes), so this...