Serene Beauty – The Mute Swan
The Mute Swan represents the essence of elegance and serenity. From Tchaikovsky’s master piece ballet ‘Swan Lake’ to Hans Christian […]
Harbinger of Spring – American Robin
The soft rays of April sun release the Northern United States from winter’s bite. It is now that we see […]
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 […]
Kookaburra – The Laughing Kingfisher
In Britain we are accustomed to seeing the idyllic scene of a kingfisher holding a tiny fish in its beak, perched on […]
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 […]
Paint Splashed – The Rainbow Lorikeet
Australia is blessed with a veritable jewel box of birds. Parrots, kingfishers, wrens to name but a few, are bursting […]
Sharing the beach – Snowy Plover
Over the years I have had the opportunity to be on many beaches, sometimes for swimming and sometimes just for walking […]
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 […]
The flying fisher – Black Skimmer
Before arriving at my new home city, New York, I had already undertaken some research into the local wildlife that […]
The crab crunching Yellow-crowned Night heron
I have talked in previous articles about the sprawling, tropical wetlands of Florida; North America’s premier habitat for egret, heron and […]
Surviving The Big Apple – Canada Geese
The Hudson River slices a border between New York and New Jersey. On the Manhattan side is the concrete grid […]
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