Remember when Public Enemy proclaimed “Don’t Believe the Hype” to the masses? Wise counsel indeed, but sometimes hype deserves our trust.  Summer presents the...

Mousebirds (order Coliiformes) are one of the perennial puzzles in bird systematics. They do not look or act much like any other birds (my...

One of the most intriguing birds around Broome is the Great Bowerbird. We often see them flying from place to place collecting items for...

Apologies to amphibian-lovers everywhere. The scene that unfolded in Kent Ridge Park in Singapore was quite gruesome to watch. A pair of White-crested Laughingthrushes, Garrulax...

From Owls in the Family to Wesley the Owl, the narrative in which a human interacts with another species and learns a bit about...

When the birds of summer grow stale, a birder’s fancy turns to leps and odes. If you don’t know what those terms mean, think...

Mike photographed this Unmarked Dagger (Acronicta innotata) at his family’s annual “Chicken Inferno” in 2009. Wonder what he’ll find this year! Are you a birder who...

You may not realize it when you look at those bizarre looking waders with the massive bills and the vacant expression, but you’re looking...