During our visit to the UK last year we were able to make two visits to Spurn National Nature...

The Western Reef-Heron, Egretta gularis, sits neatly between Little Egret and Snowy Egret in Clements taxanomic checklist. The slim,...

Northern Cardinals are known for their plumage. Bold red or subtle pink and brown, on a background of snow...

Yesterday, a small gang of Common Grackles rolled up to my bird feeder. For the rest of the day,...

Last Sunday was my lovely wife’s birthday, so the decision on what to do for the day was entirely...

The third weekend of February seems fairly uneventful, but birders and nature lovers know how to make these days...

Over the years that we have birded we have observed some variation in the plumage of birds including a...

Many people I know are taking vacations this week, partially because schools in my area observe Winter Recess and...