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My Personal Top Conservancies
Living in, on and around cactus
Skylark: the blithe spirit
Whooping Cranes
Species Spotlight: Taiwan Rosefinch
Your Call Is Important to Us
Birding with macular degeneration
Ten Euphemisms for Bad Birding Experiences
Demotivational Posters for Birds (XXII)
One Country, Two Islands, Three Life Birds
Ask a Bird Guide: Which non-bird aspect of birding trips do your guests value most?
Electric Birds of Pothakudi: A KidLit Bird Book Review
Birding Lodges of the World: Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador
Bird Guides of the World – Guillermo Menéndez, Paraguay
Birding Lodges of the World: Urraca Lodge – Reserva Jorupe, Ecuador
Birding the Lung Sin Hide, Kaeng Krachan, Thailand
Three Photos: Shorebirds on Tobago
The Chemistry of Birds (36): Urban Pollution
Chasing the African Pitta in Malawi
Mislead by Murmurations: Birding Otmoor RSPB, England
Homage to Catalonia
Starlings: Spivs of the Bird World
Species Spotlight: Eurasian Wren
Demotivational Posters for Birds (XXI)
20 Birds Named After Other Animals
Tigertail Beach
Ask a Birder: How Did Killing Sparrows Contribute to Mass Starvation?
Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Profile for Birders
Birding the Biomuseo, Panamá
SPECIALIZATION: A Limited Edition Mug
The Penguin Book of Penguins: A Book Review by a Penguinista
Bird Guides of the World: David Lindo (The Urban Birder), Spain
Namibia – Profile for Birders
Birding Shanghai in February 2026
Birding Lodges of the World: The Nest, South Africa
The Year of the Gang-gang Cockatoo
The Chemistry of Birds (35): Alcohol
Three Photos: Sri Lanka Woodpeckers
Why Birders Are Suddenly Showing Up at Protests
Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil – Profile for Birders
A huge gathering of Galahs
Scoring a century
Species Spotlight: Oriental Pied Hornbill
Our Dream Birding Locations (Collaborative Post Part 2)
My Case for the Colima Pygmy-Owl
Poem: Lunchtime Birding
Vietnam – Profile for Birders
Demotivational Posters for Birds (XX)
The Image Stabilising Swarovski ST Balance 14-35×50 Spotting Scope
Ask A Birder: What is the IUCN Red List, and what does it say about birds?
Interviews with 10,000 Birds Writers: Sanjana Raj
Are Woodpeckers Colonizing the Suburbs? A Look at Range Shifts and Human Habitat
Kiskunsag National Park and Bukk National Park, Hungary – Profile for Birders
Bird Guides of the World: Patrick O’Donnell, Costa Rica
Birding Lodges of the World: Finfoot Lake Reserve, South Africa
Birding Baan Maka Lodge, Kaeng Krachan, Thailand
Costa Rica – Profile for Birders
The Chemistry of Birds (34): Waterproofing of Feathers
Three Photos: Accentors
Locations – Profiles for Birders
It’s Agave Time
Garden Birds in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Heronry at Sultanpur
Aswan, Egypt – Profile for Birders
Scoping the future
Species Spotlight: Malayan Night Heron
How to Find the Small and Fierce Western Screech Owl
Florida’s Central East Coast- Profile for Birders
Demotivational Posters for Birds (XIX)
Things That Make Birds Cringe
Florida Scrub-Jay: Poem
Nemesis No More!
Ask a Bird Guide: What makes birding in your region unique compared to elsewhere?
On a Caribbean Cruise
Intervales State Park, Ribeirão Grande, Brazil – Profile for Birders
Bird Guides of the World: Jason Lara, Panama
Birding Lodges of the World: Choco Lodge – Reserva Canandé, Ecuador
Birding Kraeng Krachan National Park, Thailand (Part 2)
Point Reyes/Bodega Bay, California – Profile for Birders
The Chemistry of Birds (33): Chemical Defences of Bird Eggs
Three Photos: Treepies
See the Miraculous in the Common
Puffin Trip in Maine
Women Birders (Happy Hour): Asherita Viajera
2025: My BirdTrack year
Lowland Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro State (Silva Jardim, Casimiro de Abreu & Macaé), Brazil – Profile for Birders
Purple Martins
Species Spotlight: White-whiskered Laughingthrush
Our Favorite Birding Locations (Collaborative Post Part 1)
Demotivational Posters for Birds (XVIII)
A Rollicking Return to the Rupununi
Argentina’s Atlantic Forest – Profile for Birders
Ask a Birder: Why Don’t Birds Have Three or More Eyes?
Bird Guides of the World: David Casas Lopez, Colombia
Anyone Else Awake? A KidLit Bird Book Review
Peter Matthiessen’s Pilgrimages: a book review
Birding Lodges of the World: Inala Country Accommodation
Birding Kraeng Krachan National Park, Thailand (Part 1)
Parque Nacional da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Profile for Birders
Three Photos: Rainbow Bee-eater
The Chemistry of Birds (32): Magnetic Sense
Sulawesi, Indonesia – Profile for Birders
Butterflies of Britain and Western Europe and Their Caterpillars: an identification guide – a Book Review
Urban Birding in Colombo – Attidiya Bird Sanctuary
Urban Birding in Costa Rica
A delight of Demoiselles
Hannah and Erik Go Birding: Endemic Species in Cozumel
Interview with David Lindo, the Urban Birder
Species Spotlight: Swinhoe’s Pheasant
Nineteen Endemic Species
Demotivational Posters for Birds (XVII)
10 Bird Species with Difficult-to-pronounce Names
Global Bird Count 2026
Ask a Bird Guide: If you could protect just one bird species in your region, which would it be — and why?
White Ibis in Florida
Is Urban Birding the Future of Bird Conservation?
Enchantment by Birds: A History of Australian Birdwatching in 22 Species–A Book Review
Bird Guides of the World: Dominic Rollinson, Cape Town, South Africa
The early-year storms
Birding Shanghai in January 2026
Birding Lodges of the World: Dunes de Dovela Eco-Lodge, Mozambique
The Chemistry of Birds (31): Hummingbird Metabolism and Fuel Switching
Three Photos: The Beauty Of Most Cranes
Inspiration from Musings
Birding Maricao, Puerto Rico
Bigger magnification: better birding?
Species Spotlight: Mountain Scops Owl
Bird Nerd Book Club: The Bird-Friendly City
Interviews with 10,000 Birds Writers – Mary Alice Hayward
Ten Subtle Species Differences That May Not Help You in the Field
Demotivational Posters for Birds (XVI)
Missing in Action
Ninety-three Species
Birding in Bwindi
Ask A Birder: Do Birds Play?
An Interview with Andrea Howey, Bird Life Rehabilitator
Habitats of Europe
Mycotoxins in Grain Crops: Understanding the Threat to Wild Bird Populations
Bird Guides of the World: Mihaja Randrianjaka, Madagascar
Birding Lodges of the World: Casa Simpson Lodge – Reserva Tapichalaca, Ecuador
Birding Rot Fai Park, Bangkok
Africa in Europe
A Ross’s Goose Inspired a Haiku!
Phillip Island: Where the Little Penguins Come Home
The Chemistry of Birds (30): Chemical Health Signalling
Three Photos: Black and White
Urban Birding in Colombo – Thalangama Lake
Endemic Seychelles
Musings on a lifelist
Hannah and Erik Go Birding: One Day in Grand Cayman
Species Spotlight: Von Schrenck’s Bittern
10 Birds in World Literature
Demotivational Posters for Birds (XV)
What a crowd!
Ask a Birder: Is Birding Addictive?
Christmas Bird Count – Sunriver, Oregon
Book Review: Bird Brains and Behavior by Georg F. Striedter and Andrew N. Iwaniuk
Bird Guides of the World: Derek Lovitch, USA
Birding Lodges of the World: Blue Zebra Island Lodge, Malawi
Birding Baluran NP, East Java
“Return” of the White-tailed Eagle to southern Iberia?
Three Photos: Toucans of Paraguay
The Chemistry of Birds (29): Nectar
Deadlines
Lesser Goldfinch
South East Arizona’s Madera Canyon
The beauty of birding
Pines to Oaks: Tracking Arizona’s Two Beloved Songbirds
Species Spotlight: Plumbeous Water Redstart
Demotivational Posters for Birds (XIV)
Dial A Cliche 2: 15 Annoying Bird-related Adjectives
Storks of the New World
Ask a Birder: How Do Plants Arrive on a New Island?
Fly Like a Bird: A Kidlit Bird Book Review
Duck Time – the Rare Black-Headed Gull
Bird Guides of the World: Sande David, Uganda
Birding Lodges of the World: Kurumbo Lodge, Gambia
Birding Denpasar, Bali
The Chemistry of Birds (28): Oil Spills
Three Photos: Apples
Urban Birding in Colombo – Beddagana Park
Botswana’s Private Reserves
Enjoying the winter birds
Species Spotlight: Black-faced Laughingthrush
Our Favorite Bird Books of All Time (Collaborative Post)
New Britain Birding, November 2025
Demotivational Posters for Birds (XIII)
Bird Books for a Winter’s Day: The Raptor Edition
Ask a Bird Guide: What skill or habit do you wish more visiting birders developed?
The Stigma of “Common” Birds, and Why It Never Quite Holds Up
The Seabirds of Greenland: A Book Review
Bird Guides of the World: Luis Gonzalez, Miami, Florida, USA
Birding Shanghai in December 2025
Birding Lodges of the World: Umbrellabird Lodge – Reserva Buenaventura, Ecuador
On the Wall
Three Photos: Sunbirds of Cape Town
The Chemistry of Birds (27): Heat Shock Proteins
2025: Missing the Targets
Red-necked Grebes in Germany
It’s not just the birds – the butterflies of 2025
Species Spotlight: Wallcreeper
Our Favorite Birds (Collaborative Post)
Demotivational Posters for Birds (XII)
A Tale of Two Kites
It’s not just birds – the mammals of 2025
Ask a Birder: How can the Intelligence of Different Bird Species be Measured?
Why Do Birds Sing: A Book Review
An Interview with Anthony Kaduck, Host of “For the Birds” on Amherst Island Radio
Bird Guides of the World: Grace Watchanapon, Thailand
A Strange Apparition
Birding Udawala NP, Sri Lanka
Birding Lodges of the World: The Birder’s Inn, India
Birds of the Mornington Peninsula
Three Photos: Chickens of the Jungle
The Chemistry of Birds (26): Chemical Defense in Avian Prey
Panamá – Profile for Birders
Urban Birding in Colombo – Diyasaru Wetland Park
Why Birders Dig Darwin
2025: Hitting the Targets
Species Spotlight: Lady Amherst’s Pheasant
Interviews with 10,000 Birds Writers: Faraaz Abdool, Trinidad&Tobago
Demotivational Posters for Birds (XI)
5 Reasons To Love Cats And Birds
Cooper’s Hawk: A fearsome hunter
Ask a Birder: What is the Difference between a Bill and a Beak?
Review – In the Company of Owls by Polly Atkin
The Canary in the Coal Mine: Global Bird Populations as Environmental Barometers
Bird Guides of the World: Demi Wasage, Papua, Indonesia
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Birding Lodges of the World: Arte de Plumas, Costa Rica
Looking for Rare Endemics at Sinharaja Forest Reserve in Sri Lanka
Three Photos: Tasmanian Endemics
The Chemistry of Birds (25): Mercury
Polder
Cemeteries
Antipodean Albatrosses
A Partridge in a Pear Tree
Blue Jays of the High Country
Species Spotlight: Black-naped Monarch
Demotivational Posters for Birds (X)
7 Ways to Make Birders Cry
Hawk Conundrum
China – Profile for Birders
Ask a Bird Guide: What’s the most surprising or memorable reaction you’ve seen from a guest while birding?
Snowy Owl Chase in Oregon
Book Review: Crossbills and Conifers: One Million Years of Adaptation and Coevolution By Craig W. Benkman
Bird Guides of the World: Spyros Skareas, Athens, Greece
Birding Lodges of the World: Copalinga Lodge – Reserva Copalinga, Ecuador
Birding Victoria Park / Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
The Chemistry of Birds (24): Turning Pink
Three Photos: Asian Houbara
Netherlands – Profile for Birders
Birding Port Meadow, Oxford
Photogenic Birding in San Vito, Costa Rica
Farewell to Arms
Hannah and Erik Go Birding: Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival 2025
Species Spotlight: Bearded Bee-eater
An Interview with Bo Beolens of the Fatbirder birding site
Best Retirement Countries for Birders
Demotivational Posters for Birds (IX)
Birding Playa de los Lances in Southern Spain
Chasing Rarities
Ask a Birder: Why do some birds have forward-facing eyes while others have sideways ones?
Bird Girl: Gene Stratton-Porter Shares her Love of Nature with the World: A KidLit Bird Book Review
Spoon-billed Sandpiper in Quanzhou
Bird Guides of the World: Ivan Phillipsen, USA
Birding Lodges of the World: Leleana Resort Kolombangara, Solomon Islands
Birding Bundala NP, Sri Lanka
Three Photos: Trash
The Chemistry of Birds (23): Water Conservation
Birding at the Movies
Non-birds Non Sequitur
Living on sugary water: the life of nectar-feeding birds
The Bird Way: A Book Review
Flocking time: a winter treat
Species Spotlight: Collared Owlet
Our Favorite Bird Books of 2025
Demotivational Posters for Birds (VIII)
Kenya’s Dry Country – Samburu
How Can You Help Conserve North America’s Hummingbirds?
Ask a Birder: What is the difference between bird songs and bird calls?
Flavours, Feathers and Forests
Habitats of North America: A Book Review
An Interview with Christine Webb, Author of “The Arrogant Ape”
Bird Guides of the World: Ardhy, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Birding Shanghai in November 2025
Birding Lodges of the World: Mela Kothi-Chambal Safari Lodge, India
Three Photos: Nesting Season of the Harpy Eagle in Colombia
The Chemistry of Birds (22): UV Protection
“What Was That?”
Cuckoos, Woodpeckers and Armchairs: Serendipitous Birding in Nilgala, Sri Lanka
Panama Trip Report: April 2017
Birding Barcelona
A touch of luck
Species Spotlight: Taiwan Yuhina
Interviews with 10,000 Birds Writer: Fitzroy Rampersad
Demotivational Posters for Birds (VII)
Another 10 Cute Birds
Join a Christmas Bird Count
Ask a Bird Guide: What’s one common misconception people have about the birds in your country or region?
In The Shadow Of The Bridge: Birds of the Bay Area
Why Deep Forest Birds Can’t Cross Roads
Bird Guides of the World: Ismael Khalifa, Egypt
Birding Kangding and Wenchuan, Sichuan, China
Birding Lodges of the World: Rusty Gate Mountain Retreat, South Africa
The Vivacious Life of the Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
The Chemistry of Birds (21): Feather Upkeep
Three Photos: Laughing At You, Not With You
The Pilgrim Falcon
Industrial Birding At Its Best
The Chukar Situation
Birds for wine lovers (or wines for bird lovers)
Species Spotlight: Taiwan Barwing
Three Countries, Three Birds: How Migration Taught Me to See
Interview with bird bander Allen Chartier
Demotivational Posters for Birds (VI)
Feathered Foes: Ten Reasons To Hate Birds
Shorb Season
A New Birding Buddy Is Exciting As A Lifer
Ask A Birder: What causes rare birds to show up?
Detour for the Ouvea Parakeet
Book Review: No Island Too Far by Michael Brooke
Bird Guides of the World: Niky & Mauro, Colombia
Birding Lodges of the World: Zomba Forest Lodge, Malawi
Birding Horton Plains, Sri Lanka
Three Photos: Fairy-wrens
The Chemistry of Birds (20): Energy Storage
Durban Botanical Gardens
On Goosander Hunting and Waterf(owl): Munich’s (Un)Popular Birds
Grey days and grey birds
Species Spotlight: Blue-winged Pitta
Fishermen, What to do if You Hook a Bird
Demotivational Posters for Birds (V)
Four Ugly Birds
Winter Wanderers
Ask a Birder: Which Countries are Best to See Pittas?
The Birds of Christmas: A KidLit Bird Book Review
Bird Guides of the World: Michael Klotz, Canada
Moroccan Birds Are Cool
Birding Lodges of the World: Hotel Heliconia, Panama
Birding the Tissamaharama area, Sri Lanka
Mild “autumn”
Three Photos: Winter in Liaoning, China
The Chemistry of Birds (19): Bird Bones
Love At First Sight
At Sea With the Marine Birds of the Raincoast: A Book Review
A confusion of LBJs
Species Spotlight: Great Hornbill
Demotivational Posters for Birds (IV)
10 More Cute Birds
Someone Asked for More LBJs?
Ask A Bird Guide: What’s the hardest birding skill you’ve had to master — and how did you get better at it?
We Missed the Fall Migration: But Rock Creek Park Still Delivered
Bird City–An Author Interview
The rediscovery of Uganda’s endemic Fox’s Weaver
Bird Guides of the World: Iván Mota, Dominican Republic
Birding Shanghai in October 2025
Birding Lodges of the World: Sadiri Lodge, Bolivia
Three Photos: Endemic and Near Endemic Colombian Hummingbirds
The Chemistry of Birds (18): Forever Chemicals
The Ten Best Birds of Zambia
Birding Highlights of Northern Botswana
Hong Kong Trip Report: February 2014
Invaders from the Continent
Species Spotlight: Spotted Owlet
Book Review: The Merlin: The Ecology of a Magical Raptor by Frank Rennie
Ornithological history and a confluence of events
Ornithological history and a confluence of events
Demotivational Posters for Birds (III)
5 Wrens I’ve Met (So Far) on My Birding Adventures.
Bird Brains
Don’t Bird and Bike
Those Busy Little Birds
Ask A Birder: What Is Each Continent’s Most Popular Bird?
Book Review: Birding with AI by Ronald T. Kneusel
Bird Guides of the World: Chubzang Tangbi, Bhutan
Birding Lodges of the World: Birder’s Haven, Pabala Nature Reserve, South Africa
Open Country Birding around Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
The Chemistry of Birds (17): Chemicals in Bird Conservation
Three Photos: Singapore Sunbirds
October 2025 Global Big Day – 10,000 Birds Edition
Wisconsin’s Willow River State Park
Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
Getting the Zitters
Species Spotlight: Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Interviews with 10,000 Birds Writers: Dragan Simic, Serbia
Demotivational Posters for Birds (II)
5 Reasons To Write For 10,000 Birds (Collaborative Post)
Ecuador’s Andean Chocó: Birding Across Altitudes
Ask A Birder: Photograph Or Illustration?
The delights of urban birding
Layover in Fiji
An Interview with Kelly Isley, Author of “Amazing Hummingbirds You Can Find in Arizona”
Bird Guides of the World: Matthew Kwan, Hong Kong
Birding Yibin, Sichuan (again)
Birding Lodges of the World: Mapesu Private Game Reserve
How Birdy is South Florida during a Global Big Day?
Three Photos: Shanghai
The Chemistry of Birds (16): DDT
Interview with Derek Lovitch, Bird Book Author, Bird Guide and Bird Store Owner
Exploring the Lagoa dos Salgados
Birding by Bicycle: Around Lake Naivasha, Kenya
The Top 25 Target Birds to Look for in Costa Rica
Three Ducks
Species Spotlight: Rose-ringed Parakeet
Mopping Up: Every Lister’s Final Act
Demotivational Posters for Birds (I)
Tres Cerritos, Michoacán
The Bully in my Backyard
Ask A Bird Guide: What Conservation Challenge Most Directly Affects Birds In Your Region?
Book Review – Amazing Hummingbirds You Can Find in Arizona
I Am We: A KidLit Bird Book Review
Mountain Birds Running Out of Sky
Bird Guides of the World: Quy, Vietnam
Birding Bali Barat, Indonesia
Birding Lodges of the World: Mosaic Lagoon Lodge, South Africa
Fruit Eaters
The Chemistry of Birds (15): Bird Feathers as Bioindicators
Three Photos: Critically Endangered
The Perils of Modern Birding Tours
10 Reasons Why Birds Win the Species Competition With Humans
Wyoming!
Seabirds: The New Identification Guide: An ID Guide Review
Real birds eat fish
Species Spotlight: White-throated Kingfisher
Buzzard Unbothered
5 Dream Birds of our Writers (Collaborative Post)
Educating Cuban bird guides, protecting Cuban endemics
A Course in Coursers
Ask a Birder: Why do I find baby birds cute but not human babies?
Comederos en las Nubes: A Birding Paradise in the Hills Above Panama City
Bird Guides of the World: Carlos Henrique Almeida, Brazil
Flight of the Godwit: Tracking Epic Shorebird Migrations
Book review: Field Guide of Birds? Maybe?
Birding Shanghai in September 2025
Birding Lodges of the World: Casa Cubuy, Puerto Rico
Finding Africa’s most elusive skulkers, the nine flufftail species
Species Turnover
The Chemistry of Birds (14): Oxygen Transport
Three Photos: Tern Tern Tern (Lame Byrds Joke)
Afforestation 2025
Writers Wanted (Still)
Birding by Bicycle: Near Lake Natron, Tanzania
The Kung Fu Approach to Birding
A stroll in the park
Species Spotlight: Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill
Most Photogenic Birds
Birds and Bears
Ask a Birder: “Who do you think clears up after Glastonbury?”
Florence Nightingale and her Little Owl