10+ hour, 21+ min ago  (76+ words) Kai has lived in Shanghai for 22 years. He only started birding after moving to China, so he is far more familiar with Chinese birds than the ones back in his native Germany. As a birder, he considers himself strictly average…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (367+ words) When we want an easy road trip from our base in Naples, we visit Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve in Fort Myers, Florida. A slough (pronounced sloo) is a swampy, muddy, or marshy inlet/backwater. It is connected to a…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (286+ words) What is your favorite bird species? Rather than a species, I can say a family: woodpeckers, the Picidae. What are the main regions or locations you cover as a bird guide? Mainly Central and Eastern Europe: Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Romania,…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (556+ words) Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)? The Lovely Cotinga: The Lovely Cotinga is not simply a bird " it is a living jewel of the rainforest. With…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (93+ words) Short-eared Owl, Nanhui, Jan 2017 Short-eared Owl, Nanhui, Jan 2017 Short-eared Owl, Fengxian, Mar 2022 Long-eared Owl, Yancheng, Jan 2016 Long-eared Owl, Yancheng, Jan 2016 Long-eared Owl, Nanhui, Oct 2017 Photos by Kai Pflug Short-eared Owl, Nanhui, Jan 2017 Short-eared Owl, Fengxian, Mar 2022 Long-eared Owl, Yancheng, Jan…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (114+ words) Some birds are described as "rare," others as "difficult," and some as "unlikely." But birding brochures tend to prefer the word "elusive," which sounds much more promising. So this is what the brochure might say: "We will search for several…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (137+ words) This post is republished in our "From the Archives" series, featuring highlights of our vast back catalogue of more than 10,000 birding-related posts published over the last 15 years or so." 2. It is very, very enthusiastic. Lindo's personality, often slangy and joking,…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (512+ words) To illustrate this post, I asked Kai Pflug for some pictures of a Reed Bunting. "Sure, which Reed Bunting?", came the rapid reply (he's very responsive). Me: "Is there more than one?" followed immediately by Kai's "OMG". I have been…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (162+ words) In this episode of the Bird Nerd Book Club, Hannah chats with James H. McCommons about his recently published book, The Feather Wars. This book is an entertaining and expansive work of American history, an incredible story about how disparate characters'progressive…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (133+ words) I have never encountered the word "denizen" anywhere other than in birding brochures. It seems to live there, alongside several other terms that have found a safe habitat in this particular corner of marketing literature. Here is an excerpt from…...