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North America is aflame with eclipse fever right now, which provides yet another opportunity to wonder what life would be…

We birders share common cause with farmers in our obsession with seasons, always wondering what new crop of avifauna is…

The first week of August marks that point in the year where most people I know start to bemoan the…

Rumor has it that we’ve turned a seasonal corner and can expect gradual cooling north of the Equator with commensurate…

Summer may be the season that best illustrates the stark difference between being outside and being in position to see…

Summer means different things to different communities across the world. The closer to the poles you live, the more likely…

Weekends, you may have noticed, exhibit remarkable elasticity, capable of being stretched far beyond their normal boundaries. Many of you…

Add this weekend to the lengthening list of those that seem to encompass more than one season. While I enjoyed…

While we in the United States celebrated Father’s Day this weekend, the rest of the world just celebrated the weekend….

June may be the gateway to summer in the Northern Hemisphere, but the birding still delivers the thrills of spring…