A monthly review in 27 photos: Kentish Plovers, Eurasian Moorhen, Black-winged Stilts, a Mute Swan family and more.
Continue readingEmbouchure du Var Birding Report #5 – June 2026
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Strolling With Magellanic Penguins on Martillo Island
A visit to an island colony that’s the seasonal home for more than 3,000 pairs of mating Magellanic Penguins.
Continue readingOKDiario: Solar panels were blamed for wiping out fields, but birds and insects are now rewriting the story beneath them
Done right, fields where solar panels are now being installed are coming back, healthier, and supporting numerous kinds of wildlife, birds included.
For years, the fear around solar farms has been easy to picture. Rows of dark panels, wide open fields, hot metal under the sun, and barely a bird in sight.
New data from Spain is now pushing back against that image. In several solar plants studied in 2025, researchers found more bird species inside the facilities than in nearby agricultural control areas, suggesting that well-managed solar farms can sometimes become unexpected refuges for wildlife rather than empty industrial spaces.
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CTV: Woman who rescued injured crow keeps getting ‘thank-you gifts’ from other birds
Exactly what the headline says.
“When we are aware of what is happening around us there is so much potential to come together and beautiful things can happen.”
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Embouchure du Var, Nice – Birding Notebook #4, May 2026
Where the Var River meets the Mediterranean. This month: Whimbrels, Squacco Herons, Stilts and more.
Continue readingCleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve – an Introduction and May Birding Report
An introduction to one of Cleveland, Ohio’s best kept secrets.
Continue readingEastern Warbling Vireo, in Ohio
A leisurely stare-off in a Cleveland suburban park.
Continue readingA House Sparrow, With Leucism
Or is it albinism?
Continue readingLausanne Birding: 90 Minutes at Ouchy Port
Red-crested Pochards, Great Crested Grebes, a pair of Eurasian Coots, Carrion Crows, a Greater Cormorant, Yellow legged Gulls and a Mute Swan on the Lake Geneva shore line.
Continue readingWhite-Necked Jacobin, in Ecuador
A pair of hummingbirds in Mindo.
Continue readingHamerkop, in Western Uganda
A one-of-a-kind Ibis-like creature with a hammerhead.
Continue readingMiejski Park, Torun – Early Spring Birding Report
Park Miejski in the central Polish city of Toruń has two claims to fame: it is one of the oldest public city parks in Poland and was, prior to the First World War, the largest recreational area in West Prussia. It now has a third: the sight where I spotted my first Mandarin Duck.
Continue reading49 Raptor Portraits from the Parque Condor in Otavalo, Ecuador
From a visit to a bird rescue and rehabilitation center in Imbabura province, 90km north of Quito.
Continue readingSandwich Tern, in Nice
A stare-off on the Promenade des Anglais. He didn’t seem too impressed with what he saw.
Continue readingBirds and Hikes: Last Week in Kranjska Gora – February 15, 2026
My first Great Spotted Woodpecker and White-Throated Dipper.
Continue readingEuropean Goldfinch, in Kranjska Gora
For now, the European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) is my favorite bird on the continent. It flaunts beautiful vibrant colors, wears a cool and confident stare, is playful, and just shy enough to make chasing them an entertaining and informative challenge.
Continue readingEurasian Blackcap, Nice
This is a recent snap of a male Eurasian Blackcap that I added to my small (but growing!) Eurasian Blackcap gallery today. We crossed paths at the Jardin Alsace Lorraine Park during a midday break one month ago. In this shot I really like how his colors are nearly identical to the branches he’s resting… Continue reading
Tacen Sava River Loop – Ljubljana Birding
My favorite birding loop in Ljubljana. For now.
Continue readingWillets, in North Carolina
A 22 image gallery.
Continue readingWillet on the Shore
A Willet wading at sunset in Emerald Isle on Bogue Banks Island, North Carolina.
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