When I read somewhere that Pygmy Geese were not actually geese at all I started doing some research. I discovered that there are actually...
The wonderful family Meropidae contains 27 dazzling species, of which Africa is endowed with no less than 20 species, the balance occurring across Asia...
When choosing a national bird many countries choose instantly recognizable members of their avifauna which is often a wise idea. After all, if a...
A man in Chicago was surprised to see Michael Jackson looking back at him from a dollop of bird poop that landed on the...
You’ve probably heard me observe once or twice how hot this summer has been in the U.S. But like so many things, evaluations of...
A proposed runway expansion to Sunshine Coast Airport in Queensland, Australia, threatens one of only two remaining populations of Eastern Ground Parrot in the...
Robert Mortensen just put together a matrix of Birder Personality Profiles. Think you fall into any of these types?
With the London Olympics almost over and by far the majority of the British public viewing them as a success (something of a feat...
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