We felt awash in blues as our tour boat skirted the waves to anchor near a shallow sand flat off of Key West, Florida....

What exactly is our motivation, what drives us to admire, enjoy, defend and educate ourselves about these fine feathered beauties? I have no doubt...

Do you ever have those moments when you’re supposed to be paying attention to something serious, but you’re immeasurably distracted by the bird species...

In terms of early morning birding, I’m the worst. I have the best of intentions: planning my trip, getting my gear ready, setting my...

My last blog has created quite a discussion among the readers, mostly from US, but also southern and eastern Africa and Europe (apologies if...

Joining some travelling birders FB group, I’ve read a long list of dos and don’ts. One of many don’ts was: post no adverts. This...

Those of you that pay attention may have noticed that I haven’t been posting my rambling and incoherent thoughts much lately. In fact, I...

I travel for birding. A lot.  I’m about to head out to the Hula Valley Bird Festival and as I’m packing, I thought I...