Category: Encounters
Birding: In Praise of Little Brown Jobs
Don’t beat yourself up about ’em.
The Pacific Great Blue Heron: An Uncommon Majesty
How can a bird this easy to find be a species at risk?
Buffleheads and the Kindness of Strangers
The bufflehead’s size is the result of an unlikely relationship.
Wild About Wigeons
Welcome to winter’s winsome waterfowl.
Bushtits: Teeny Architects with an Alternate Lifestyle
Tiny, fluffy, industrious. What’s not to love?
The (Adorable) Harlequin Ducks of Winter
It’s a tiny thing the shape of a bathtub toy, but it’s tough.
Barred Owls: The Handsome, Strong, Silent Type
An evening encounter with a mystical creature of the night
The Piping Plovers of Nova Scotia
Piping plovers have the cutest toe-tapping thing going on.
Beautiful Boobies (of the Bird Kind)
Three powerful diving birds (who really deserve a better name.)
The Frigatebird Whisperer
Frigatebirds are the big black soaring birds you see everywhere along Caribbean coasts.
