book review

I’m not a larophile*, but some of my favorite birders are.  It’s hard to escape the mystic pull of wanting…

Mrs. Moreau’s Warbler: How Birds Got Their Names is a bit different than earlier efforts I’ve seen in this line….

One field guide, seven countries. It actually makes a lot of sense, the geographic features of the isthmus between North…

I know this isn’t how you’re supposed to judge, but this book has a cover photo of a Jackdaw chowing…

Speckled Woods are found through most of Palearctic. Two inches across, they are grey-brown with creamy spots, which are brighter…

There are 35 raptor species that have a presence in the United States and Canada, 56 (more or less) if…

There’s more than one obsession in The Feather Thief, and though the mind boggles at the lengths to which the…

Every once in a while you stumble on a new natural history book that seems destined to be a classic….

If you like birds and you also like . . . Oh, wait. I already know that you like birds…

Gulls make my head spin. You know why. To borrow from the Patty Duke Show theme song (I’m dating myself,…