It was a week ago, at about 8 PM, that fifty-something birders boarded the Starstream VIII in Freeport and headed out over the deep...

Summer, by which I mean accepted as opposed to seasonal, surges towards its inevitable end and I find myself wondering when real summer, by which...

On two of our trips to Sydney we have made a visit to the Australian Botanic Gardens at Mount Annan. On the first trip...

What Chat is That? Part 1 To the south of Johannesburg is an isolated mountain which rises from the surrounding plain. It plays host...

Keep your eyes to the skies for scrappy little birds harassing bigger birds… more common that you’d think! Sometimes the weather and the calendar...

Glue traps: For compassion’s sake, please do not set, place, or hang them. Here’s why. Sentient people recoil at the idea of leg-hold traps,...

Can you remember the world before blogs? I’m tempted to say I’ve been blogging for all of my adult life, but if you’ve seen...

First, let’s start with the good: Scientific testing of drones near birding hotspot Cape May, NJ has been postponed to avoid messing with Red Knots...