John E. Riutta

For all the readers of Birds Illustrated, an introduction of Bo Beolens is entirely unnecessary. It is also unnecessary for all those who know, love, and use the Fatbirder website. Should there be anyone left after these two categories have been exhausted who is still unfamiliar with Bo, I direct them to his own autobiographical […]

Because, like so many of the fine and intelligent readers of Born Again Bird Watcher, I too consider myself as much of an overall naturalist as I consider myself a bird watcher, just about any nature-related current event catches and generally holds my attention. When news of such events comes to me through the channels […]

While sitting at my desk in the library this afternoon, I heard a squeaking sound from just outside the slightly opened window. Deep within the barberry bush that grows there was a Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) busily foraging amongst the thorny branches and sounding for all the world like a small squeeze toy. My wife has […]

While listening to BBC 4 Radio’s wonderful “World on the Move” program (on podcast, of course), I discovered the existence of an organization with which I was not previously familiar: Froglife. Froglife is a UK wildlife charity based in Peterborough that is committed to the conservation of amphibians and reptiles. With the spring migration underway […]