Africa

Summer is normally the vacation season, for ordinary tourists at least. Birders follow different patterns of bird migration and their…

The beginning of the northern summer is a good time (as any) to dream of some of the most biodiverse…

Starting in the mid-1990s, there was a “where to watch birds in…” series of five site guides written by Nigel…

East Sinai – Bay of Aqaba, Taba Resort Morning Some three dozen migrating Barn Swallows fly above the hotel garden…

The Sanetti Plateau in Ethiopia is a one of Africa’s greatest birding locations. High above the great Rift Valley, endless…

By the time this post publishes, I’ll be on an airplane heading back to the United States following a truly…

Late last month, while searching for bears, woodpeckers and spirits of Greece, I deliberately avoided checking any news, especially from…

It’s hot outside and inside… I am drinking the WHE brew, a Belgrade beer made upon a Neolithic Turdas-Vinca culture…

Today is the United Nations World Wildlife Day, a time to celebrate and raise awareness of the living world around…

What are the best countries for a passionate birder to move to? And why? I discovered this map a while…