From time to time during the filming of our TV series we come across something totally unexpected. Mostly the unexpected event is caused by...

The American Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) does not only look evil; it is evil to the core. Horrid. American Black Vulture (thanks Redgannet for...

Costa Rica enjoys an international reputation as an iconic birding location, bursting with epic Neotropical species and breathtaking natural attractions.  The country blazed broad...

We’ve all heard the rough calculus equating a bird in the hand to two in the bush. One has to wonder, however, whether certain...

The national bird of Costa Rica is the Clay-colored Thrush, perhaps my favorite decision for a national bird of any country’s.  The Yigüirro, as...

The name says it all. Costa Rica. The “Rich Coast” is stuffed full of birds and has wonderful biological richness. For many US birders...

In the 1980s, single-species conservation projects abounded with concerned groups fighting to save the rhino, cheetah, tiger, blue whale, and many others. People ‘declared...

Scarlet Macaw feeding in a Beach Almond (Terminalia catappa) tree. Photo by (c) Frank Dziubak. Many moons ago, I worked for a conservation organisation...