As I have mentioned before, my absolute favourite birds are hummingbirds. My next favourites are the other flying jewels:...

There’s hardly a more magnificent spectacle than flying into LaGuardia Airport at night. Coming in for the landing over...

Naturally, I am thinking of Shakespeare’s play while the ferry approaches Helsingør’s Kronborg Castle (Elsinore). The sea is frothing...

Once upon a time, there was an adventurous Mexican young woman called Miriam. She packed her bags, waved her...

Times flies. So do birds. Well, most birds do. Penguins don’t. I had a nice double IPA with a...

With spring migration near (though for some nearer than others, looking at you birders in the south), I thought...

This time of year the canopies of the Neotropics are alive with countless warblers escaping the cold grip of...

Dear U.S. and Canadian birding friends: I feel your pain. I understand that my gain is your loss. Although,...