2+ hour, 53+ min ago  (512+ words) The day I spent at Wuling National Forest Recreation Area in Taiwan, the weather was miserable all day " fog and rain. And while I am generally not a positive person at all, maybe the birds there made it worth it…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (137+ words) Birding brochures rarely say that there are "some birds." Instead, places tend to be "teeming." The wetlands are teeming with birdlife, offering exceptional opportunities to observe a wide variety of species. What it means: There can be quite a few…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (98+ words) Spectacled Barwing, Napo, Guangxi, Dec 24, 2022 Spectacled Fulvetta, Laojunshan, Yunnan, China, Oct 24, 2025 Spectacled Laughingthrush, Fraser's Hill, Malaysia, Nov 17, 2019 Spectacled Weaver, Bateleur, Kruger Park, South Africa, Nov 2018 Photos by Kai Pflug Spectacled Barwing, Napo, Guangxi, Dec 24, 2022 Spectacled Fulvetta, Laojunshan, Yunnan, China, Oct…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (424+ 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." When for whatever reason you may no longer be much of…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (125+ words) Recognition remains a popular topic, despite a consistent lack of lasting results. Many birds engage in displays that appear designed to attract attention. Some succeed, briefly. Most do not. We continue to document these efforts, partly out of habit, and…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (315+ words) To be clear: birds do not bring luck or make your day better. Anyone who tells you a robin is lucky or a swallow brings fortune is just having fun with folklore " or you " or is being plain silly. Still,…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (441+ words) Iberian Grey Shrike, an Iberian endemic Carles, what prompted you to build your first hide, and where and when was it?" Bee-eaters, one of Europe's most colourful birds Do all of your hides have one-way glass? Not all of them,…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (214+ words) Apparently, yes " although scientists tend to avoid the word personality and prefer something more grantworthy like "consistent individual behavioral differences. For a long time, birds were mostly treated as identical representatives of their species. Differences between individuals were seen just…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (625+ words) The Verdin is one of the smallest and most captivating songbirds of the American Southwest. They are resilient desert dwellers wrapped in soft gray feathers and crowned with a flash of brilliant yellow. At just four inches long, it's easy…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (228+ words) The Japanese Waxwing is one of the three species in the waxwing family, along with the Cedar Waxwing (Americas) and the Bohemian Waxwing (Eurasia). The Japanese Waxwing is much more range-restricted than the other two waxwings- it can only be…...