The month of June has passed, giving way to the first full month of summer in the northern hemisphere. Summer can be boring from...

What is so rare as a day in June? The Fireside Poet James Russell Lowell had some thoughts on the matter, but I recommend...

An interesting–or perhaps enervating–aspect of this time of year is how birding tends to run feast or famine. That is to say that, at...

At last, real summer settles in over the Northern Hemisphere. And around here, it definitely feels like summer! Are you folks south of the...

Happy belated Father’s Day to everyone who observed it this weekend. Just to keep that sweet paternal vibe going, I’m going to award double...

A long list of countries choose to observe Father’s Day on the third Sunday of June, an ideal time to celebrate dads being dads....

Let me be honest… I have no idea what my best bird of the weekend was. I mean, of course now that the weekend...

One aspect of summer I absolutely love is the break from the routine. Obviously, that means a lot of things in a lot of...