The Galapagos Islands, some 600 km off the Pacific coast of Ecuador, are best known for the species that...

Frankly, some part of my brain still thinks of the Indian Peafowl as not being a real, wild bird...

As a birder, I am constantly thinking of places to go birding. In the past, I would have to...

A memoir is a very special type of book, the stories of a life told with a particular goal...

This post was originally published on December 25, 2022. It is republished in our “From the Archives” series, by...

I first remember being introduced to the field of island biogeography in a dark, empty lecture hall at Oregon...

For some collaborative posts, it seems to be difficult to find writers. For one on kingfishers, it is not....

It’s a common birder story–stuck in a city on your way to another city with time to bird but...