As far as countries go, Costa Rica is at the smaller end of the spectrum. A bit larger than...

In August, we took a family trip to beautiful San Diego, seeing SeaWorld, LegoLand, and the San Diego Zoo....

“To the sea their hearts they vow. They will not come again. And even if they came, would you...

I saw a redstart the other morning, my first of fall migration. If I lived in another hemisphere, I...

In the northern temperate zone, August is a time of hazy, lazy dog days, a month when you soak...

That first field trip to Djerdap Gorge National Park, eight years ago, was made as a part of an...

Every place has its common birds, the species that do very well in a given habitat. As we like...

Hot summer days, often reaching 40C/104F, time to open another beer and dream of birding some cooler place, a...