Down here in Mexico, many of the longest life lists belong to full- or part-time birding guides. Now, I’m...

I went absolutely crazy a couple of weeks ago. Since my botanist friend Nacho (Ignacio) was on vacation, I...

Well, it was a good run… I managed to write four weekly posts about the five days I spent...

An eternity ago, when our now-adult children were young enough to watch Sesame Street, that show used to have...

All right, I’ll admit it. I’m feeling pretty good about myself right now. I came back from a Monday...

Towhees are large, ground-hugging sparrows that occur only in North America. They belong to either the Pipilo or Melozone...

I bought my first plant for the garden, with my own money, when I was eight years old. I...

I would not normally choose driving to two of my furthest regular sites back-to-back. But when April came around,...