Photos: Middle Eastern birds, landscapes, and culture
Photo galleries The Middle East: Birds, landscapes, and culture Cover photo: Panama’s western highlands at sunset What got us to the heart of Chiriqui for
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Birding Behind Bars: on teaching nature courses in prison
This is about birds, but only marginally. Really, it’s a talk about federal prisons, sharing nature with unconventional audiences, and even, as controversial as it might sound, finding ways to celebrate invasive species. Consider yourself warned.
What It’s Like to Bird Northern Minnesota in Winter
Wintertime birding in Minnesota is something special and unique. Here are things to know before you go birding Up North.
Christmas in Trinidad at Asa Wright Nature Center
We had a very special Christmas at Asa Wright Nature Center in Trinidad — read about our birdy holiday adventures in this full trip report.
The Search for Diademed Sandpiper-Plover: Lessons from a Quest Bird
Maybe quest birds don’t earn their title for their elusiveness and beauty, but because finding them seems to change something in us. This excerpt from my full Chile travelogue is about a long day of searching for the mystical Diademed Sandpiper-Plover.
Recap: Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival Mini Trip Report NOVEMBER 2025 I can’t overstate how fun it is to go to the Rio Grande Valley Birding
Recap: Birding in Bogota: A Small World Story
In a Snapshot Birding in Bogota: A Small World Story NOVEMBER 2025 A “small world” story: I live in Bruceton Mills, a tiny rural town
Recap: Birding the Border
Birding the Border 2025 Mini Trip Report Recap coming soon. eBird Trip Report Birding the Border Photo Gallery
Western Panama in Pictures
Western Panama is a misty cloud-forest paradise filled with colorful and cryptic Neotropic birds—plus gorgeous scenes, great food, and spectacular lodges and reserves. This tour took a relaxed approach to an immersive week of birding the highlands. Follow along in the birding adventures we had throughout our journey.