Several weeks of travel have wrapped up with our visit to Guadalajara, Mexico. This town, with its adjacent municipalities has a population of over...

The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) pictured above were photographed while the nestlings were still in the nest. One of the nestlings decided to test its flight...

When you conjure up thoughts of the desert oasis, you probably envision the towering white sand dunes of cinematic fame, with camels, brightly colored...

Christmas morning I looked out my window and saw something I had only seen once before in my backyard, a Phainopepla! I watched as...

Exploring the country side around our new (for now) home, La Paz, Mexico has been an interesting treat. We have found that road maps...

Why would I call these beautiful woodpeckers the “clowns of the avian world?” Besides the facial features of the Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) appearing...