Zimbabwe is last in the alphabetical atlas of countries of the world. And, given the unstable political situation (slightly...

I’ve never done a year list before, beyond noting how many I have in a year due to eBird,...

All twitchers will experience it at some stage or another. That most dreaded of disappointments. The dip. For those...

Last month, I wrote about hypothesized relationships between passerines, parrots, falcons, and seriemas, noting a need for further research...

One of the joys of blogging for a widely read blog is that it gives one a platform on...

Mallards can be dirty ducks.  Very, very, dirty ducks.  And while ducks in general are known for their hybridizing...

Waxwings are among the most beautiful of passerines and when one gets good looks at any of the three...

We have just returned from a 3-week camping holiday in Tasmania and it was every bit as good as...