Over the years I have been able to spend considerable time all over Portugal; birding, eating and drinking to...

Most birders are familiar with the Spanish dehesas. They might even have a visit to these Mediterranean steppes on...

Now that it’s officially summer (in the Northern Hemisphere, at least), it’s time to cool off with some lighter,...

Whether they hail from the New World or the Old, orioles are undoubtedly fond of fruit. Of the thirty...

Even though it’s late April, it was below freezing here in Albany, New York today as I stood in...

I originally reserved this week’s featured wine for a Hallowe’en review that I never got around to writing. The...

For much of its history, Portugal has sat secluded at what was long considered the very end of the...

I haven’t yet been birding in Europe but whenever I occasionally skim a field guide about the birds on...