gulls

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

Who is eyeing gulls? I sure didn’t, for many years. Too simple. White and grey? Colouristically mediocre. Not even 60…

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

In North American birding this week, excitement over what might forever be known as “The Checklist” – a stupefying spring…

It’s been almost exactly four years since the last time I was bored enough with my local avifauna to focus…

Do you ever feel that you do not know your birds anymore? I had that feeling today. Usually I do…

In the summer time before the shorebirds come back the birding can seem a bit slow. Sure, birds are around,…

Every year, there is a phenomenon that occurs here in La Paz, as well as many major cities across the planet….

Did you ever get a message in a bottle? Completely meaningless gibberish from an entirely unknown guy (from my experience,…

As usual at this time of year, I visited the city landfill to look for gulls. To be honest, mostly…