Marabou Storks are ugly/lovely. They have character. They are unmistakeable. I won’t expend too much energy trying to describe them… I’ll just let the...
Tanzania has an enormous variety of exquisite birds but unfortunately it has an equal number of distractions that can interrupt your birding experience. Take...
WONDERFUL WEAVERS There are many different Weavers in the world and as far as I can tell they share the skill of masterful nest...
STELLAR SHRIKES Shrikes (like this Grey-backed Fiscal) are little wannabe raptors. They are quick and intense, with the requisite taste for lizards, snakes, and...
SUPER STARLINGS Tanzania plays host to a wide variety of Starlings, over twenty species in fact. In California we have the feisty intelligent generalist...
A nice thing about spending 7 months with the same bird, particularly a second year bird, is getting to watch it molt and acquire...
(Check out Part 1 here) (Check out Part 2 here) This hawk was a fierce hunter. I’ve seen young Red-tailed Hawks who just don’t...
(Check out Part 1 here) The city can be a tough place to make a living but San Francisco offers raptors a number of...
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