Here is my contribution to Bird Love Week from the tropics.  The Maroon-tailed Parakeet lives in northern South America. ...

Most encounters people have with turkeys either involve a dead, roasted bird on a dinner table or sliced turkey...

The Great Bustard (Otis tarda) is one of the largest flying birds on the planet, topped only by the...

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See the note at the end if you want to know more about birds … Warning, if you can’t...

Whilst leading a birding tour to Sri Lanka, I spotted a flash of bright white in a lily-choked wetland...

American Oystercatchers, with their orange, carrot-like bills and piercing cries, are a familiar sight on the east coast of...

Yesterday marked the celebration of Earth Day, a holiday most of our readers observe every day. Here’s a question...