Nevertheless, nature still has the ability to surprise us. Take the shoebill, for example: a bird so bizarre, it almost ...

I was in a jungle where no humans set foot, and was wearing a black safari hat. My eccentric, mad hatter presence had alarmed, and at the same time, intrigued a male robin ...

You’re outside when suddenly you hear an unfamiliar chirp. Looking around, you wonder, “Is it a squirrel?” “Is it a bat?” And ...

More often heard than seen, a great crested flycatcher is a master insect-catcher of the high canopy. Here's how to spot this ...

Wait for a bird to turn around or fly away from you to get a good look at its gleaming keister and underwing patches (which always remind me of armpit stains, sorry for the visual), and you know ...