I know this isn’t how you’re supposed to judge, but this book has a cover photo of a Jackdaw chowing down on chips* and...

White-tailed Eagles normally take flight silently, yet, while checking some Common Starlings and hoping for Rosy Starlings, I heard a few noisy wing-beats, enough...

Most birders of my acquaintance are also broader naturalists. They note butterflies, dragonflies, herps; they understand at least a bit about the ecosystems they...

Is Belgrade the New Berlin is a question recently raised in Vogue by Marry Holland. Her article starts with a bold claim that “no city...

Every year, there is a phenomenon that occurs here in La Paz, as well as many major cities across the planet. Carnival just before Lent....

I’m a big fan of city birding. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy getting away from it all out in some remote forest or...

And then, two canids appeared in my scope field of view… My plan was that the downpour should finally be over in the morning,...

When you talk about birding botanical gardens in South Africa, Kirstenbosch in Cape Town is perhaps what automatically comes to mind. This is by...