Birding Nonggang, Guangxi, China
“Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I don’t know.” This is how blog posts would ideally start. Unfortunately, they rarely...
Read MorePressing On
One of the reasons that I usually start each year’s species list with a visit to the wetlands of Lake...
Read MoreTrinidad’s Coastal Forest
While the combination of the words “coast” and “forest” may conjure images of tidal mudflats and mangroves or even coconut...
Read MoreWatch a penguin’s amazing agility as it feeds on a school of fish
New footage shows a penguin repeatedly diving and twisting through schools of sardines with startling speed and agility. Read More...
Read MoreWeather and bird-watching at the Port of Broome
It’s that time of year when we are always watching for build-up clouds in the afternoon that will hopefully eventuate...
Read MoreEnding 2021 with the Steller’s Sea Eagle
Steller’s Sea Eagle photos through a scope by Gwenne Oberg. It was perhaps the most important text my Aunt Gwenne...
Read MoreLead ammo stunts Bald Eagle recovery
Despite rising numbers of Bald Eagles, poisoning from eating carcasses contaminated by lead shot has reduced population growth. Read More...
Read MoreCastellare di Castellina: Chianti Classico (2019)
Despite being debased and reduced to a mere gastronomic buzzword by American chains of Italian-esque eateries, the offerings of dubious...
Read MoreBirding Inirida, Colombia: practicalities, part 3
Technically, we were in the Orinoco River Basin of wider Amazonia. Yet, unlike the black shoe-sucking mud of Amazon further...
Read MoreAnd So It Begins
I can’t resist loving my first week of birding each year. While I can’t convince myself to be excited about...
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