It stood like a sentinel at the entrance, lonely, waiting. I was running late, and yet I slowed the...

September sharpens one’s priorities, in that every weekend offers so much to do that only the most attractive or...

The Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) — that towering icon of modern anthropogenic extinctions — was a pigeon. Not, as Linneaus...

Australia is a vast country with a very small human population, which mostly clings to the edge of the...

Parking lots in Miami-Dade county offer a mostly standard assortment of birds compared to the rest of the United...

American fashion dictates that we retire our white shoes and frocks once the sun sets on Labor Day. Most...

Not all birding sites are created equal. Some sites have birds in such abundance you’re left shell-shocked, others are...

[If you are looking for my first-Tuesday-of-the-month book review, it will be in this spot next week. For now,...