The California Central Valley is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. According to Wikipedia: “On less than 1 percent of...

My very first Rose-ringed Parakeet was sitting in my dad’s plane tree in the middle of “the winter of discontent”. The Iron Lady was...

One of the most annoying qualities of sustainability-conscious people – lovingly called “unwashed, long-haired greenies” by right-wing politicians – is the tendency to tell...

Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY) is a competition that has been around since 2016; its eponymous British sponsor works with a partner charity,...

You wrote a book about a year in the life of a Little Tern colony, “Clinging to the Edge”. Can you tell us a...

Guest post by Kerenza Vlastou, Outreach Manager, Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) Love dogs? Love birds? Guess what—they can coexist peacefully, but it...

Oh no, not another sparrow story! Do not worry: Worthen’s Sparrow is a bunting – although New World Sparrow is apparently “en vogue” too....

It is funny the lengths that some of us choose to go to see birds.  You may have heard tales of “big year birders”...