Reviews

The acquisition of a new field guide is always a joyous occasion, signaling either an impending journey or impending answers…

I’ve spent quite a few hours lately reading and paging through my recently arrived field guide, Birds of Europe. With…

This seems an optimal time to repost last year’s birdPod review for three important reasons: 1. They’ve renamed this wondrous…

The ‘alala is a matte-black crow endemic to Hawaii’s Big Island. This noisy, social, and exceedingly clever corvid, classified by…

Along with the expected assortment of bird books for Christmas, I received a butterfly guide, specifically the National Audubon Society…

The 3 Bs of birding, those items without which this activity just cannot be enjoyed fully, are Bins, Books, and…

Reading a book is usually the closest we’ll ever come to interacting with its author. The experience of reading some…

There’s more to bird watching than watching birds. Attempting to bird by eye alone is like driving home with only…

Don’t you just love Julie Zickefoose? If your answer is “no” it probably means that you’re not acquainted with Julie…

A great journal does not necessarily make a great book. This simple truth, one that countless bloggers will inevitably, obstinately…