Well, I have been away from this site, for far too long. I’m sorry. And since I suspect there may be others out there...

Though I find beauty in every season, winter isn’t my favourite time of the year. The days are too short, the weather often unpleasant,...

You might think that birds don’t change the world, birds are the world – but by his odd title, Ten Birds That Changed the...

Did you know that my wife actually invented the binocular spotting scope? I lack proof of this but she did, honestly. As a scout...

Right. I did not actually go to Afghanistan for birding. I had another reason for that, trying to support a local NGO and its...

Well, writing posts for 10,000 Birds is probably not the right way to get there. But if you are interested in birds and think...

Before anything else, a confession. Most of the lifers I saw in Denver were named after (in)famous people, so Messrs. Say, Bullock, Brewer, and...

Would you know a Firewood Gatherer if it landed in front of your binoculars? Or, come to that, a Greater Thornbird or a Buff-bellied...