It should come as no surprise to readers of 10,000 Birds that I do not love gulls.  Though we...

For as long as I can remember I’ve been fascinated by shorebirds. Growing up within an hour of one...

Sometimes we watchers see birds do things that surprise us—things birds are not supposed to do. This happened to...

We’re already a week into March, but I’m still shoveling snow. WTF. This cruel, cruel fate we endure in...

Now that you’re acquainted with the sublime madness of manky mallards and manky muscovies, perhaps you’re ready to be...

The Orange-headed Thrush, Zoothera citrinus, is common across much of India and south-east Asia. It likes well wooded areas...

The Redhead is one of the sexier of our ducks, if searches on Google for “sexy redhead” are any...

Back in the States, identifying different species of gulls was a manageable task, and mediocre birdwatcher though I was,...