If you’ve spent any time in the field around passionate birders, you’ve undoubtedly heard them make a raspy sound that seems like they’re shushing. What the heck are they doing?…
Timothy Martinez Jr. is a writer and freelance journalist. His work has been published in The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, Remapping Debate in New York City and other publications. He’s been a bird lover since he was young and currently lives in New Orleans, L.A.
It’s brutal out there. We’re in the dog days of summer and the heat is suffocating. I’ve been going anywhere I can that has air conditioning, so I can only…
The Droll Yankees Yankee Flipper is easily the most entertaining and effective method for foiling potential seed-stealing, bird-scattering squirrels. Now a staple of backyards everywhere, the Yankee Flipper captured…
In September 2011, three Alpine Swifts took flight from Africa and didn’t reach their destination in the Mediterranean until April 2012. For more than 200 days, the birds journeyed across harsh…
Sometimes we all have those days when we no longer give a hoot. This viral video of an owl nonchalantly sitting on a branch as small birds dive-bomb its head…
