Birds

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

This year wasn’t so bad, especially compared to what had to be endured in the early to mid 2010’s.  Just…

Who is eyeing gulls? I sure didn’t, for many years. Too simple. White and grey? Colouristically mediocre. Not even 60…

Let us begin by establishing the following facts as true: – I am not a monkey’s uncle, yet, in a…

It was the Pink Pigeons (Nesoenas mayeri) that got me thinking. Pink Pigeons were featured on episode four of the second…

Owls are mystical beasts that are well loved by both birders and those who casually look at birds. There are…

‘Tis the season when young birds fledge and take to the wing, or more commonly plunge to the ground where…

A light rain had begin to fall on the valley between steep slopes that held the headquarters of HJ Andrews…

On a visit home to my folks’ house in Saugerties, New York, on Mother’s Day weekend (12-13 May, 2018) I…

The Common Raven (Corvus corax) Any questions?