Birding

Hallowe’en was two days ago, but today is All Souls’ Day and the Day of the Dead, so let’s continue…

Nothing much tops birding in autumn. The days are crisp and cool. There are more birds in autumn than at…

A lot of thrill seekers immerse themselves in mock terror the weekend before Halloween. If you want to hear something…

In recent weeks Little Curlews Numenius minutus have returned to Broome from their migration to the northern hemisphere. We used to…

As October winds down, dark minds turn to bats and other creatures of the night. But don’t spend all weekend…

Autumn in New York blazes with abundant charms, but the flaming foliage and delicious fall harvest comes with some downsides,…

Over the years that I have been writing here you may well have noticed that we often come across Great…

These rails were featured in a 10,000 Birds post a few weeks ago. The Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail, Aramides saracura, was seen…

We’re at that point where the season to come seems more present than the one just passing. Case in point,…

Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama make up Central America. Notice that had I not used…