During my vacation with friends close to Cannes in southern France, my priority was of course to catch up and spend some quality time with my friend group ...

Note to self: Try not to panic this year! The clock is ticking and Christmas is looming larger on the horizon, and many of us are trying hard to keep the ...

On a winter’s day, a Pileated Woodpecker chops away at a fallen log. Its audience consists of a Hairy Woodpecker and a Downy Woodpecker. Once it leaves, the ...

Note to self: Try not to panic this year! The clock is ticking and Christmas is looming larger on the horizon, and many of us are trying hard to keep the ...

Oh no, not another sparrow story! Do not worry: Worthen’s Sparrow is a bunting – although New World Sparrow is apparently “en vogue” too. Whatever you want ...

Note to self: Try not to panic this year! The clock is ticking and Christmas is looming larger on the horizon, and many of us are trying hard to keep the ...

Over the years I have been able to spend considerable time all over Portugal; birding, eating and drinking to my heart’s delight. Well, the eating may have ...

Note to self: Try not to panic this year! The clock is ticking and Christmas is looming larger on the horizon, and many of us are trying hard to keep the ...

The “clickbait” title for this post could well have been “The gays are making our bears queer” but no, this is a book review, not a cable news show. It is ...

Note to self: Try not to panic this year! The clock is ticking and Christmas is looming larger on the horizon, and many of us are trying hard to keep the ...

While spending nearly two weeks in southern France for a vacation with my university friends, I could not resist the temptation to sneak away one morning for ...

Note to self: Try not to panic this year! The clock is ticking and Christmas is looming larger on the horizon, and many of us are trying hard to keep the ...