A few days ago I had the opportunity to visit the Schliffkopf, one of the highest summits of the northern Black Forest, in order...

This is all Dale’s fault, with his defection to team Dendroica just because he saw a couple’ colourful birds at the Biggest Week. Surely,...

    At the onset of this post, let me firmly state that I love taxonomy. I even attended taxonomy classes at university. Biogeography,...

I have started a little project a few weeks ago. More precisely, I have started a project with a small goal (hence my calling...

Over much of North America, the Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis is more than just common.  Rather, it could be considered the aythyian background noise against...

Okay, I meant to write an entertaining post. I honestly did. But I have been sick with different kinds and forms of cold since the...

A Birdy New Year! This article is about the parrots we have, not the ones we wish we had. Here in Germany, we don’t...

The three hundred and seventy-two injuries of Corey Finger I had borne as best I could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.  ...