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The first Pied Oystercatcher chicks of 2018

Two weeks ago I introduced you to two pairs of our Pied Oystercatchers that were early egg layers this year…

When a young bird has to compete with the rest of its nest-mates for food they cannot afford to turn…

Summer weekends often mean summer road trips, mixed blessings at best. Of course, we love to visit new places and…

It is Tuesday night, and I am sitting in a historic hotel, just a kilometer or so north of the…

Jul 15, 2018 | 2 Comments

Two weeks ago I introduced you to two pairs of our Pied Oystercatchers that were early egg layers this year...

Jun 29, 2018 | 2 Comments

I know we all hate European Starlings; I know that as environmentalists, this is part of our job. But come...

Jul 11, 2018 | 4 Comments

It is Tuesday night, and I am sitting in a historic hotel, just a kilometer or so north of the...

Jul 5, 2018 | No Comments

As you know, I started to bird from a canoe, exploring the Danube backwaters in Belgrade, Serbia. Those foreland backwaters...

Jul 3, 2018 | 2 Comments

There’s more than one obsession in The Feather Thief, and though the mind boggles at the lengths to which the...