Tropicbirds of Grand Turk
I stood on the deck of the tiny vacation home and gazed dreamily at the turquoise ocean that rolled out […]
Sydney Swans – Also Available in Black
All swans are white, right? Majestic snow-white angels of the lake. Wrong! It was during a 1980s summer holiday to […]
Where to see a Woodcock in Manhattan
Monolithic skyscrapers burst from every inch of land on New York’s iconic Manhattan island. They stand like great tombstones for […]
Winter Ruddy Ducks on the Hudson River
The fierce wind sliced through my jacket as I stepped outside the door of my apartment building. Winter had wrapped […]
The Rise of the Stonechat
Sunday afternoons were a sad time for me as a kid. It meant the weekend was nearly over and I […]
Duck Life – The Ubiquitous Mallard
Why Mallards? A common duck that can be seen in vast numbers all over the world. It isn’t difficult to photograph. […]
Hovering over Essex – The Kestrel
Growing up in the south of Essex in England, a car journey wasn’t complete without spotting an European Kestrel hovering above […]
A Life in the Freezer – Tundra Swan
I arrived at the lake at Cape May lighthouse before sunrise. The temperature was well below freezing and the glass […]
Coffee with Hummingbirds
Three Years ago today I launched IncidentalNaturalist.com with a post about my encounter with Hummingbirds in San Francisco. Today I […]
Angels of Death – Turkey Vulture
I am patiently waiting for a chance to see one of the Old World’s great scavengers of the air, such […]
Red-winged Blackbird
If you are reading this in the United States of America, you might be wondering what is so special about the […]
The Wading Willet
Bird watching is never more challenging than when trying to distinguish between the distant, scuttling dots that are wading birds. […]
North American Icon – The Bald Eagle
It was late September, and the salmon run was nearing its end. Heavy rains lashed the southern borders of the Great Bear […]
Royal Tern – The Greatest Fisherman
The warm, talc sands of Florida’s Gulf Coast are a wintering hot spot for thousands of migrant birds, as well […]
American White Ibis
Sitting by the warm azure sea, while on vacation, watching a small flock of American White ibis feeding is what […]
Rufous Treepie – Tiger Bird
India’s Ranthambhore National Park is an extraordinary place. Maintained as the private hunting preserve of the Maharajahs of Jaipur, in […]
incidental naturalist 