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Places
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North America Birding Tours
Point Pelee birding tour – May 4-15, 2018
Alberta birding tour amid dinosaur fossil sites, May 26-30, 2018
Baffin Island floe edge birding – narwhals and polar bears – June 14-21, 2018
Haida Gwaii birding voyage – August 2018
New Brunswick birding tour – August 2018
British Columbia Great Bear Rainforest birding tour – August 2018
Nova Scotia whales and seabirding tour – September 2018
Quebec birds and whales tour – September 2018
Tropical Western Mexico birding tour – January 2019
Alberta prairie birds tour – May 2019
Cape May Cornucopia
Photography Workshops & Tours
Alaska fishing bears of Katmai photo tour, Sept 13-22, 2017
Japan Snow Monkey Photography Tour, Oct 10-20, 2017
Madagascar endemic wildlife photo tour, Oct 15-24, 2017
Nepal – Kathmandu Valley Photo Tour, Oct 17-23, 2017
Antarctica, Falklands and South Georgia photo expedition, Oct 18 – Nov 6, 2017
Madagascar Morondava & Kirindy Photo Tour, Oct 25-29, 2017
Ethiopia vanishing tribes of the Omo Valley photo tour, Nov 1-13, 2017
Wild Aperture Kenya Photography Safari, Nov 1-8, 2017
Wild Aperture South Africa Photography Safari, Nov 3-9, 2017
Japan Mt Fuji Photography Tour, Nov 6-13, 2017
Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Photo Tour , Nov 10-14, 2017
Antarctic Peninsula Photo Expedition , Nov 14-27, 2017
Ethiopia Danakil Depression adventure photo tour, Dec 9-16, 2017
Ethiopia Vanishing Tribes of the Omo Valley Photo Tour, Jan 21 – Feb 2, 2018
Norway Lofoten Landscapes & Northern Lights Photo Tour, Feb 2-9, 2018
Wild Aperture Zimbabwe Photography Safari, Feb 2-10, 2018
Kenya Lake Turkana photo safari, Feb 4-12, 2018
Japan Snow Monkeys & Hokkaido photography tour, Feb 5-17, 2018
India Varanasi ‘Maha Shivratri’ & Taj Mahal Photo Tour, Feb 12-18, 2018
Japan winter wildlife photography tour, Feb 21 – March 3, 2018
Land of the Thunder Dragon Bhutan photo tour, Feb 21-28, 2018
Ethiopia vanishing tribes of the Omo Valley photo tour, Feb 25 – Mar 9, 2018
‘Land of Giants’ India Kaziranga photo tour, March 24-29, 2018
Tigers of India photo tour 1, March 29 – April 5, 2018
Svalbard winter photo expedition, April 4-11, 2018
Tanzania migration and predators photo safari, April 9-15, 2018
Svalbard winter photo expedition, April 11-19, 2018
Japan cherry blossoms and Snow Monkeys photography tour, April 14-25, 2018
Finland Photo Tour, April 16-27, 2018
Tanzania migration and predators photo safari, April 16-22, 2018
Tigers of India photo tour 2, April 21-28, 2018
Borneo mammal and bird photography tour, May 13-25, 2018
Svalbard Classic Photo Expedition, July 15-25, 2018
Japan Mt Fuji Nikko photography tour, July 17-24, 2018
Svalbard Classic Photo Expedition, Aug 14-24, 2018
Kenya best of the Mara migration photo safari, Sept 8-14, 2018
Alaska fishing bears of Katmai photo tour, Sept 11-20, 2018
Alaska fishing bears of Katmai photo tour, Sept 17-26, 2018
Madagascar endemic wildlife photo tour, Oct 15-24, 2018
Madagascar Morondava & Kirindy Photo Tour, Oct 25-29, 2018
South Georgia photo expedition, Nov 3-17, 2018
Ethiopia Bale & Simien Mountains photo tour, Nov 6-17, 2018
Ethiopia Surma Tribe photo tour, Dec 1-9, 2018
Birds of Africa
Great Egret symbol of conservation movement moving north
No escape: Eleonora’s Falcon nabs songbirds with ease
African scientists watch Bat Hawk gorge at Zambia cave opening
Invasive mussel helps African Oystercatcher rebound
Greater Kestrel energy-efficient predator of inhospitable Africa
European Bee-eater’s complex relationship with honeybees
Male Long-tailed Widowbirds with longest tails win most females
Fearsome Gabar Goshawk One of Africa’s Top Raptors
Common Sunbird-asity a brilliant blue Madagascar gem
Crimson-breasted Shrike & Babbler chicks race to survive
Kalahari Desert hornbills keep their cool with temperature-control beaks
Inbred Seychelles Warbler chicks born with shortened telomeres
Papua New Guinea pigeons play key role in forest regeneration
Sickle-billed Vanga – a recently evolved Madagascar beauty
Abyssinian Scimitarbill a curved-bill specialist of East Africa
Spring a kaleidoscope of avian breeding strategies
White-necked Rockfowl Highlight of Ghana Birding
Crowned Eagle link with Australopithecus
Uganda home of beauty-&-beast Starling
Cream-colored Courser highlight of Morocco birding tours
Woodland Kingfisher – Botswana & Kenya locust specialist
Grey Crowned-crane Africa’s Persecuted Glamour Bird
African Sacred Ibis revered by pharaohs & birders
Some female birds ‘cross-dress’ with male feathers
Red-crested Pochard Lakeside Beneficiary of Warmer Winters
Northern Gannet Numbers Soar at Atlantic Nest Colonies
Jackson’s Francolin One of Many Mount Kenya Birds
Southern Ground Hornbill Defying Long Odds Against Survival
Insectivorous Giant Coua Cozy With Plant-Consuming Lemurs
Lappet-faced Vulture a Decaying Carcass Glamour Species
Madagascar Paradise-flycatcher Color-morph Riddle Solved
African Emerald Cuckoo Flashy Feathers and Nest Parasitism
Scaly Ground-roller, handsome vanishing species of Madagascar
Note to Secretarybird: Eat Snake Lunch, Kill with Kick
Southern Africa’s Blue Crane puts on courtship show
Red-billed Oxpecker – Parasite and Parasite-Remover
Southern Africa’s Stunning Pale Chanting Goshawk
Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Ortolan Bunting
Chabert Vangra
October – December Birding Festivals
Ding Darling Days, mid-October
Festival of the Cranes, New Mexico
Sandhill Crane and Art Festival, Michigan
Wings over Water Wildlife Festival, North Carolina
Yellow Rails and Rice Festival, Louisiana
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival, Texas
California Swan Festival
Alaska Bald Eagle Festival, Alaska
Observing birds in natural habitats will give you a feeling of joy.
Birds of South America
Ruddy-headed Goose exterminated in Argentina, flourish on Falklands
Swallow Tanager ‘lenticular’ feathers dazzling blue, camouflaged green
Seed-sowing Red-headed Barbet – birdwatching favorite, forest regenerator
Guianan Cock-of-the-rock illustrates revolution in ‘bird’s-eye view’
Cerulean Warblers dying out in ‘perfect’ US forests
Red-crested Cardinals defeat botflies, cowbirds & avian predators
Swallow-tailed Hummingbird common around Rio de Janeiro
Spectacled Owls look bookish, but bad-ass Neotropical predator
Flame-faced Tanager nesting secrets revealed in Andes forests
Red-tailed Comet part of Argentina bird, wine & Inca ruins appeal
White-plumed Antbird – army ant follower in Amazon rainforests
Organized crime eradicating parrots like the Bronze-winged
Scarlet-banded Barbet – red, white & blue gift from Peru
Black-fronted Piping-guan – Tyler Glenn of endangered birds
Red-legged Seriema – zoo charmer & snake-killing songster
El Niño triggers Andean Condor reproduction
American Black Vulture, protector of health lynched by extremists
Andean Condor still avian master of Patagonia
Immigrant Parrots Merit U.S. Birding Citizenship
Hyacinth Macaw Brazil’s endangered glamour bird
Andes birding for Chilean Andean & Puna Flamingos
Ecuador birding celebrity – Ecuadorian Hillstar
Bird Families of the World – Rusty-backed Antwren
South America’s Rheas – masters of ‘Groucho running’
Blue-footed Booby wins Galapagos birds poll
Amazon Kingfisher best seen, photographed by boat
Orange-bellied Trogon delights in Central & South America
Short-eared Owl’s unique courtship aeronautics
Amazon’s Green Kingfisher breeding in Texas, Arizona
Galapagos Hawk Species Diverging on Galapagos Islands
Palm Tanagers – drab plumage, versatile lifestyle
Florida Audubon Buys Reserve for Roseate Spoonbill
Pale-billed Araçari huddle for warmpth in communal cavities
Horned Screamer – Oddball Goose Wannabe That Can’t Swim
Sickle-winged Guan – Strange and Secretive Andean Bird
Santa Marta Brush-finch One of Colombia’s Many Endemics
Dark-backed Wood-quail Chorus an Investment Opportunity
Northern Surucua Trogon Displays Evolution of Bird Feet
Frilled Coquette Females Secretive, Males Flashy
Bat Falcon Nabs Favorite Prey at Dawn & Dusk
Spectacled Owl Top Nighttime Forest Predator of Americas
Blue-winged Mountain-tanager Boosts Ecuador’s Bird Colors
Blond-crested Woodpeckers secretly sip nectar in canopy
Jocotoco Antpitta – Endangered Forest Worm Eater
Yellow-headed Caracara superb omnivorous opportunist
Violet-crowned Woodnymph gets yeast with flower nectar
White-capped Tanager – jay-like fruit eater
Long-tailed Sylph an opportunistic long-distance hummingbird
Black-and-white Owl a specialist predator of flying bats
Shy Black-faced Hawk One of World’s Most Enigmatic Raptors
Evolution of Violet-tailed Sylph Leads to Andes Cloudforest
Yellow Oriole Entertains Caribbean Birders
Double-toothed Kite Likes Monkeys – Not Why You Think
Nomadic Black-headed Parrot Seeks Amazon Nuts, Seeds
Guianan Cock-of-the-rock Males Fearful of Predators at Lek
Red-winged Tinamou – Sex Roles Reversed or Ancestral?
Booted Racket-tail Busted as ‘Nectar Thief’
Guianan Trogon a Beautiful Tropical Bird that ‘Ants’
Hoatzin a Living Fossil with Controversy and Wing Claws
Masked Flowerpiercer – Cohesive Force of Mixed-Species Flocks
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Birds of Oceania
Spotted Pardolote – Australia’s pretty pipsqueak – uses bifocal vision
Lumbering Galapagos tortoises help ocean-soaring Waved Albatross
Color vision of Emu, dinosaur-like Australian bird, surpasses humans
Indecisive pre-nuptial female Satin Bowerbirds nervously nibble
Superb Fairy-wren promiscuity a blend of mixed color and song signals
Hawaiian Petrel battles for life on world’s ‘extinction capital’
Blue-footed Booby high-stepping, high-diving Galapagos glamour
Southern Cassowary know for ornaments, valued as seed spreader
Endangered Galapagos bird must avoid 22 wind turbines
Papua New Guinea pigeons play key role in forest regeneration
‘Kiwi pilgrimage’ to New Zealand’s island reserves inspiring
Blue-faced Honeyeater One of Australia’s Beauties
Six-plumed Bird-of-paradise a top New Guinea bird
Cruise South Pacific for Common White Terns
King Penguins chicks rugged ultra-survivalists
Papuan Hornbill a Charismatic New Guinea Bird
Southern Giant Petrel Bad-Boy Antarctic Scavenger Bully
Black-capped Lory – Plenty to Eat, Nest-Site Shortage
Belford’s Honeyeater Secret Morning Nectar Indulgence
Pacific Baza – Most Beautiful Raptor With Odd Diet
Eyewitness to Extinction: Victoria Crowned-pigeon
Lava Gull a scavenging, thieving Galapagos survivor
Stephanie’s Astrapia a royal New Guinea performer
Eclectus Parrots – Most Complex Reproductive Life of Any Bird
King Penguins Reign in Sub-Antarctic Water and Land
See them Soon – Beautiful Swift Parrots Swiftly Vanishing
Cat Kills Nearly Extinct Night Parrot in Australia
Laysan Albatross – One of Many Vanishing Albatrosses
Wandering Albatross
Greater Bird-of-Paradise
Birding changes your perspective and benefits the communities you visit.
Birds of North America
Atlantic Puffin’s wing – amazing innovation of a glamour species
Q: What’s worse for migratory songbirds – hurricanes or deer?
American Black Oystercatcher rebounding thanks to dedicated group
Great Egret symbol of conservation movement moving north
Greater Sage-grouse winter feast, year-round ‘habitat fracking’ struggle
Secret life of Black-headed Grosbeak revealed – Mexican molting vacation
Fickle Lark Bunting females keep males guessing on sexy colors
White-throated Sparrow – 1 supergene, 2 color morphs, 4 sexes
eBirders & banders reveal secret of Palm Warbler subspecies migration
Cerulean Warblers dying out in ‘perfect’ US forests
Cliff-climbing biologists, zoos & nest cams helping California Condors
Violet-crowned Hummingbird highlights Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
Red-winged Blackbird has promiscuous back-story
White-tailed Ptarmigan – Rocky Mountain ‘signature species’
Gyrfalcons rule snowy Arctic – ‘color morphs’ remain mystery
Canyon Wren Song echoes Western romance with nature’s beauty
Captive-bred Whooping Cranes may never be self-sustaining in wild
Spectacled Eider shifts north in warmer Arctic
Migrating spring warblers battle-of-the-bulge fat strategy
Wood Duck ‘super moms’ extremely vulnerability to hunters
‘Pretty gene’ discovery shows why female birds prefer reddest males
Montana Spruce Grouse thrill West’s grousers
‘Resurrection bird’ – California Condor back from brink
American Black Vulture, protector of health lynched by extremists
Elegant Trogon a U.S. birding festival glamour species
4 Whooper hotspots on Canada-Nebraska-Texas Route
Immigrant Parrots Merit U.S. Birding Citizenship
Winter birding mystery – Great Gray Owls
See Black Skimmers at these 4 birding festivals
Cool Cactus Wrens’ Use Poop and Engineering
South Florida Birding Tour features the White Ibis
Least Bittern Star of Palm Coast Birds of a Feather Fest
Golden-cheeked Warbler beautiful symbol of Texas toughness
Arizona Cardinal star of Super Birding Fesival
Arctic Tern, Other Birds – Mixed Global Warming Effects
Short-eared Owl’s unique courtship aeronautics
Wild Turkey back from brink, thriving in U.S.
Amazon’s Green Kingfisher breeding in Texas, Arizona
Canada’s Boreal Owls ‘irrupt’ south every 4 years
Sandhill Cranes’ Beautiful Bugle Opens Birding Festival
Leach’s Storm-petrels’ monogamy prevails over predators
Northern Hawk-owl star of Minnesota birding festival
Sable Island – unique birding hotspot with tragic history
8 Greater Sage-grouse Colorado Tours in April
Snowy Owls navigate along coasts, Arctic ice
Florida Audubon Buys Reserve for Roseate Spoonbill
Western Scrub-jay plans meals, senses larcenous intent of others
Bald Eagle ‘Diet Plasticity’ Creates Varied Photo Opportunities
Yellow Rail – North America’s ‘Ghost Bird’ a Halloween Icon
Northern Gannet Numbers Soar at Atlantic Nest Colonies
Crested Auklets Crowd-loving and Crowd-pleasing Seabirds
Bald Eagle Rising, Thriving in Canada and U.S.
Snow Geese Noisy Stars of Winter Wings Festival
Wilson’s Warbler Mystery Solved by Avian Detectives
Introduced Chukar now western U.S. glamour species
Hooded Merganser Displays Highlight Festival
Colorado River’s Sublime National Park Birding Experiences
Northern Parula – Smallest Prized Warbler
Five-striped Sparrow Star Species of Arizona in August
Roseate Spoonbill – Florida & Texas Bird Festival Icon
Birds of Asia
Mrs. Gould’s Sunbird adapted to curved flowers, bitter nectars
Non-kin communal nests of Taiwan Yuhina don’t fit evolution model
Courting Male Great Bustard: Sex, Lies & Poison Beetles
One of world’s smartest animals, Eurasian Magpie uses iridescent signals
Colorful secret of Peacock feathers – high-tech photonic crystals
White-throated Dipper – Europe’s avian climate-change barometer
Gyrfalcons rule snowy Arctic – ‘color morphs’ remain mystery
Lady Amherst’s Pheasant males strut in vanishing Asian forests
Male Temminck’s Tragopan’s courtship display a visual triumph
Spectacled Eider shifts north in warmer Arctic
Taiwan Partridge emigrated from SE Asia, not China
Spring a kaleidoscope of avian breeding strategies
Endangered Black-faced Spoonbill rebounding, fate still clouded
Fairy Pitta Prompts Birding ‘Mania’ in East Asia
Steller’s Sea-eagle edges Harpy as Most Powerful
Dapper diver Pied Kingfisher male’s nest apprenticeship
Stork-billed Kingfisher’s bill an orange lightsaber
Indochinese Green Magpie inflatable eye-ring trick
Northern Hawk-owl star of Minnesota birding festival
Red-crested Pochard Lakeside Beneficiary of Warmer Winters
Painted Stork an Indian icon of avian conservation
Crested Auklets Crowd-loving and Crowd-pleasing Seabirds
Grey Treepie, Rhymes with Creepy, Key to Corvid Evolution
Common Scaly Thrush – Beautiful Asian Forest Singer
Malabar Whistling-thrush – UV-feather-flashing, high-pitched songster
Mystery (Nearly) Solved of Novel Cuckoo Egg Parasite Defense
Eurasian Eagle-owls Moonlight Serenades
Red-crowned Crane
Ortolan Bunting
Birds of Europe
No escape: Eleonora’s Falcon nabs songbirds with ease
Blue Tit sees world & self much better than we do
Courting Male Great Bustard: Sex, Lies & Poison Beetles
One of world’s smartest animals, Eurasian Magpie uses iridescent signals
European Bee-eater’s complex relationship with honeybees
White-throated Dipper – Europe’s avian climate-change barometer
Gyrfalcons rule snowy Arctic – ‘color morphs’ remain mystery
Black Sea winter waterfowl surprise: Red-breasted Goose
Leach’s Storm-petrels’ monogamy prevails over predators
Northern Hawk-owl star of Minnesota birding festival
Red-crested Pochard Lakeside Beneficiary of Warmer Winters
Northern Gannet Numbers Soar at Atlantic Nest Colonies
Introduced Chukar now western U.S. glamour species
Eurasian Eagle-owls Moonlight Serenades
Ortolan Bunting
