Once upon a time, bird field guides included nests. This may have been partly a leftover from the Victorian fascination with egg collecting (the...

The holidays started early this year, with the first night of Hannukah coming right at the end of Thanksgiving weekend! Here are the picks...

Collins Birds of the World is “a must for the travelling birder,” as the BBC Wildlife Magazine reviewer has put it. And I cannot...

Doug Futuyma believes in science and in the scientific basis of evolution. This shouldn’t have to be stated, especially in a book on bird...

When it comes to tropical birding, field guides regularly deal with well over a 1000 birds and tend to be on the hefty side....

Nature enthusiasts visiting Costa Rica have been blessed with a plethora of field guides and handbooks, from Richard Garrigues and Robert Dean’s The Birds...

Every now and then you read a book which you believe should be read by everyone on the planet. Nature’s Best Hope by American...

Some people read cookbooks though they have no intention of whipping up a mushroom risotto, some people read bird guide books, even when the...