On Independence Day, the 4th of July, I was sitting in the kitchen of my parents’ house drinking some...

July, as all northern hemisphere birders appreciate, is the month when the egg timer flips and everything starts pouring...

I recently had a bit of a revelation. It concerns how I watch birds. And it’s kind of neat,...

Picus viridis, the European Green Woodpecker is a bird that I longed to see during my early days as...

Or, to be more specific, how many American Goldfinch can you find in this picture?  It was taken up...

Settling into the season yet? I find myself in that sweet spot of summer with many weeks of gorgeous...

The Great Egret is a great bird.  With a dagger attached to a head that has glaring eyes and...

Western Grebes (Aechmophorus occidentalis) and Clark’s Grebes (Aechmophorus clarkii) are probably best known for their elaborate courtship displays.  These ceremonies are...