“Christmas in June” - Brasserie au Baron: Saint-Médard Cuvée de Noël

1 day ago | 10,000 Birds

True, it's not even yet midsummer and we're still more than half a year away from Christmas. But I do have a perfectly valid reason for celebrating Christmas in June with this...
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The popstars of Shanghai

2 days ago | 10,000 Birds

In Shanghai, May is the month with a chance to see the regional popstars of the birding world - male Japanese and Amur Paradise Flycatchers. Why anyone would want to undertake...
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Who's watching whom?

3 days ago | 10,000 Birds

May 29th was my 63rd birthday, and I got the best birthday present possible. It rained! And it wasn't a passing shower; no, it was the kind of rain that suggested that our...
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Flights of Passage: a book review

3 days ago | 10,000 Birds

Last year there was a spate of books specifically about bird “behavior” - though one might well say that every book about birds, from field guides on up, is about behavior in...
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Another Trio

3 days ago | 10,000 Birds

In my last post here , I spoke of a rather odd trend permeating the birdlife here in Trinidad & Tobago. Many species seemed to come in threes, and today I shall continue my...
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How Many Birders are There, Really?

4 days ago | 10,000 Birds

I have previously written about the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's estimates regarding the number of birders in the United States. The most recent report was issued in...
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The First Frontier

4 days ago | Ornithology

I am reading the The First Frontier by Scott Weidensaul, prolific nature writer and eminent ornithologist. A synopsis of the book reads: “Frontier: the word carries the...
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A Quick Visit to a Mud Puddle

4 days ago | 10,000 Birds

Oh my goodness! I'm writing a blog post! I know, I know, it's been a long time. But after a couple of exciting visits to mud puddles, which long-time readers of this blog will...
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Best Bird of the Weekend

5 days ago | 10,000 Birds

June can be a hit-or-miss month for birding. You may, if fortune favors you, hit good weather or birds. On the other hand, if fate turns fickle, you'll miss the good stuff...
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For Wildlife Emergencies, Contact Animal Help Now

6 days ago | 10,000 Birds

Help is not just on the way, it's here. If you've had an encounter with a wild animal - a bird stunned by hitting a window, a fox hit by a car, or a family of raccoons...
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“Christmas in June” - Brasserie au Baron: Saint-Médard Cuvée de Noël

True, it's not even yet midsummer and we're still more than half a year away from Christmas. But I do have a perfectly valid reason for celebrating Christmas in June with this... Read more ...