book review

Forget the old news, Rwanda of today is one of Africa’s safest, cleanest and most stable countries. Slightly larger than…

It is vexing to see (even more, to hear) three crows, common as dirt, chasing a red-tailed hawk out of…

The full title of this exceptional book by Marie Read is Mastering Bird Photography: The Art, Craft, and Technique of Photographing…

Perhaps you don’t know it yet, but with more than 1000 bird species, palm-fringed sandy beaches, developed tourism infrastructure, moderate…

I’m hardly the first person to observe that it’s all too easy to get overwhelmed by bad environmental news, and…

In the e-era now, print magazines are going the way of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker.  Take a moment, then, to give…

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…