Some of Great Britain’s most cherished seabirds just got an added layer of protection. Officials designated 12 miles along...

In June, I go to Nickerson Beach, a place of nesting Common Terns, American Oystercatchers, Piping Plovers, and, later...

Nickerson Beach is an amazing place to visit when the breeding birds are back. Though it is an active...

Nickerson Beach, Nassau County, New York, July 2011 Common Terns nest in colonies.  The sheer number of birds packed...

Birds make other birds.  This is a simple fact of life.  Birders watch birds.  This too is a simple...

There are foods that are not easy for the uninitiated to eat.  Pomegranate is one, especially if you don’t...

I could watch terns all day long.  Flying, hunting, calling, preening, or just sitting around, I find terns fascinating. ...