Birding is arguably the most bookish outdoor hobby. We need field guides, ornithological papers and books, checklists, “where to finds” and stories from other...

We have been talking trash a lot lately. There was a post on trash birds and Kai recently really went for the knock-out by...

When you spot a brand new bird identification guide, especially for your home region – in this case, Europe – reaching for it comes...

Two reactions on hearing that Steve Howell and Brian Sullivan have written a guide entitled Peterson Guide to Bird Identification–in 12 Steps: (1) What? Another...

Stick birds. Rock birds. Plastic bag birds. Leaf birds. Stump birds. Branch birds. Snow birds. Lump birds. Pipe birds. Plastic birds. Every birder has...

There is no mistaking a Crossley ID Guide.  Larger, denser with avian information than your typical field guide, a Crossley Guide bursts with bird...

I was upstate again this past weekend, collecting Desi from his week with his grandparents, and took a couple of hours early Sunday morning to...

It’s bad. Very bad. Germany is currently experiencing its hottest June and July ever, and temperatures in the last few weeks have rarely been...