You have been annoyed by a seagull. I’m not going to preface that statement with an “if you’ve been to the beach” or an “if you live near the ocean” or any such fluff. No. I’m confident that you, dear reader, whether you live in Honolulu, Hawaii or Madison, Wisconsin, have, at some point in…
Did you know that birds can smell? Maybe to you this seems like an obvious question; birds have noses, they must be able to smell. Or maybe you’re like me and genuinely never connected the idea of smelling and a strange, static bird beak. And, look, I grew up raising chickens, I’ve cleaned out my…
This past weekend, I made a day trip to central park to do some early spring birding. My goal for the day was to see a Winter Wren, which I not only failed to do, but every birder I spoke to also informed me that they had yet to see or hear one all year.…