Happy May Day! Here in New York City, May is a magic time for birders as the migration floodgates open. To celebrate spring migration,...
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Mike photographed this Unmarked Dagger (Acronicta innotata) at his family’s annual “Chicken Inferno” in 2009. Wonder what he’ll find this year! Are you a birder who...
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National Moth Week is just one month away and I still don’t know what I’m going to wear! As you might surmise, National Moth...
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My daughter and I were exploring our yard the other day, which presented the perfect opportunity to introduce her to one of the coolest,...
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This week has been dominated by one bird over this side of the pond, early Monday morning, not the sort of time you want...
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I spent a great day on Saturday, 29 May, visiting a variety of parks in Orange County and Rockland County in downstate New York...
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I’ve raved about the birds (and beaches) of Jamaica, even highlighting the island’s lovely lizards, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention how...
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As I mentioned in my breakdown of the Birds of Chicken Inferno 2009, such as they were, moths were where the real action was....
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