Hiking in Canada: Gairloch Road Trail, Prince Edward Island

Gairloch Road Trail offers an enticing variety of birds and an excellent hike through diverse woodland that’s reverting to Prince Edward Island’s original Acadian forest.  Gairloch Road T...

South African Birds: Double-collared Sunbird

Petite and agile, the southern double-collared sunbird and greater double-collared sunbird are avian jewels and nectar feeders extraordinaire in Southern Africa.   Since I missed last week’...

Australian Birds: Crested Pigeon

Australia’s gorgeous crested pigeon has a slim, black crest, bright red feet, and uses wing whistles to warn flock members of danger.   This week we return to Australia for our featured bir...

Australian Birds: Southern Cassowary

Stocky and shaggy, the southern cassowary sports a casque atop its head and disperses fruit and berry seeds in Australian wet tropics rainforests.   For this week’s featured bird, we’...