The Spanish Imperial Eagle (Aquila adalberti) is a raptor that I am familiar with. It is a large eagle,...

Juvenile Cinereous Vultures are wimps, or to use a German word, “Warmduscher”. While the breeding adults stay near their...

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

Made it with 30 days to spare: on 1 December I notched up my 200th species of the year...

See the note at the end if you want to know more about birds … I vaguely remembered how...

So I haven’t had much birding excitement to write about in the past couple of weeks. But I have...

Several years ago, after traveling for a couple weeks on a birding trip, I returned to my native Trinidad...

Britannica defines winter as the coldest season of the year, extending from the winter solstice, December 21 or 22,...