This, 2022, has been a curious year for books about birds and birding. Despite the absence of two major publishers—Lynx and HMH–from the new...

When you think of the best birding in the south of Asia, it is Malaysia that comes to mind, although you are likely not...

“Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea” by James A. Eaton, Bas van Balen, Nick W. Brickle and Frank E. Rheindt is...

I bought a new rucksack yesterday and the first thing I checked when I brought it home was, how easily my spotting scope with...

Birding Fraser`s Hil Fraser`s Hill in peninsular Malaysia is another one of these almost legendary birding locations in Southeast Asia. Birdwatching being an activity...

Michael Herr (and other people before him) once stated that “War is long periods of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror.” When replacing...

Presuming that you want to bird Costa Rica, you would book a southbound flight (from N. America) or westbound (from Europe). Yet, for most...

To the north of Kuala Lumpur, is a section of forest, easily accessible from the city. A flight over the forest via Google Earth,...