The weather around Bonn was unpredictably volatile in May, with some extremely sunny days followed by a series of cold and wet ones. This made being outside slightly tricky, and I got me caught in the rain by surprise several times. I suppose it’s normal for weather to vary unexpectedly (and for the varied rain … Read more
Looking for a bird book that has appeal to cross the generations, one that can delight each the preschooler and the seasoned birder? Try New York Times Bestselling writer and illustrator Rachel Ignotofsky’s What’s Inside a Bird’s Nest? and Other Questions and Answers about Nature & Life Cycles. Ignotofsky is best known for her 2016 book Women in … Read more
Although I’ve been a birder for nearly twenty years, nothing had prepared me for experiencing a Sandhill Crane migration along Nebraska’s Platte River, one in every of the most important wildlife migrations on Earth. But there I used to be, trying to absorb the sound of intense bugle calls and countless feathers flapping, combined with … Read more
The Birds That Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire within the American Wilderness is about birds and taxonomy, history and art, the birding god now we have revered and torn down, the ornithological originals we’ve ignored or just don’t know. It’s also about personal journeys, where knowledge comes from and the way it’s shared, investigating the … Read more
Seabird cities are all the time spectacular. The sight, the sound and the smell, coupled with the sheer spectacle of seeing so many birds without delay, makes viewing a giant seabird colony an avian experience that may’t be compared with another. Here within the British Isles we’re lucky enough to have a few of the … Read more
The mission of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is “to interpret and conserve the earth’s biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds.” For an outline of Cornell Lab’s worldwide impact and contributions to bird conservation, education, and research within the last yr, see our Annual Report. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducts … Read more
Though the birding around Lake Kerkini could also be outstanding, it’s inevitably the lake itself that’s the centre of interest. It’s a reservoir, not a natural lake, and was formed by damming the Striminos river, which flows into Greece from neighboring Bulgaria (unfortunately bringing with it huge amounts of plastic rubbish, creating problems for the … Read more
I hereby confess that last week I failed to jot down a post, although I should accomplish that each week. In my defense, I spent my Thursday morning “deadline” three hours away from my home, within the eastern Michoacán town of Zitácuaro. I used to be participating as a speaker and guide within the Third … Read more
Originating from the word “Rapon” which translates to Black-bellied Whistling Duck within the Makushi language, the Rupununi River flows north after which east, where it then joins the mighty Essequibo River that flows northward through the remainder of Guyana, ultimately meeting its end on the country’s (only) Atlantic coast. During the rainy season the Rupununi … Read more
Originally published April 2022. Updated May 2024 to reflect further developments within the outbreak. Many persons are concerned in regards to the outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, that began in 2022 and has affected domestic poultry, waterfowl, raptors, shorebirds, other species of birds, and a few mammals in lots of parts of the … Read more