The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) declares Slimbridge Wetland Centre in Gloucestershire to be the birthplace of modern conservation. That may well be true. All I can say is...
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I think I’ve done it, and by “it” I mean devised an ID challenge so… challenging that even our audience won’t be able to...
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At last, I believe I’ve found an ID challenge too diabolical for even the crack cadre of avian savants that tend to respond to...
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I give up! Readers of this blog are simply TOO gifted in the arena of avian identification. Corey can continue to try to stump...
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You lords and ladies of armchair avian identification really feasted on our last ID challenge, didn’t you? Apparently, that duck wasn’t as tricky as...
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I’ll admit it… you guys are good. Our ID quizzes have evolved over the years to contend with and challenge the arrogant (oh, did...
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Empidonax flycatchers… you can’t live with them, you can’t build a complete life list without them. As countless as the stars above have been...
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