Forest once covered much of the Atherton Tableland, but while much of that was cleared to create agricultural land some important parts remain. It...

In early May, I reluctantly accepted my parental obligation to bring my children to Orlando, Florida. The Disney mystique hasn’t entranced my brood the...

Seawatching is not my favorite way to bird. Standing on a boardwalk, a beach, or a jetty with my eye in a scope hoping...

Tyrannus tyrannus, better known as the Eastern Kingbird, is truly the King of Kings. Or, as you could choose to translate from the Latin...

What’s better than a two-day weekend? A three-day weekend, of course, unless you can swing four or more! Here in the United States, we’re...

It has been cold and it has been windy! This may well seem an odd statement from the tropics, but it is true. When...

Familiar birds across the European countryside are suffering precipitous declines. Why? In order to boost food production across Europe, the wholesale ripping up of...

Anna’s Hummingbird is resident in California, up through Oregon and into Washington and during the colder months will certainly be the most frequently seen hummer in the...