Juniper is a decidely wintery spice, and its piquant, piney flavor is generally used to season game, offal, and charcuterie, steaming heaps of sauerkraut,...

Some days just turn out really well. On one gray, drizzly morning this week, I set out to bird my local patch in Albany,...

For all its enduring appeal as the perfect summer table fruit, the strawberry only seldom embarks on the hopeful journey to posterity undertaken by...

It is not every day that you get the chance to see a hummingbird’s nest. And it is even less frequent in New York...

A common question that I get from the eastern region of the US in midsummer is, “Where have my hummingbirds gone?” or “I only...

Ok, let’s admit that there are many people out there who think of birding as a weird and eccentric pastime. But we’re not alone....

What to do with this jar of nectar concentrate? In a fit of preparedness, I made a couple quarts of my special hummingbird nectar...