This marks the first recorded sighting of a European Bee-eater in Chennai -- a migratory species typically wintering in and ...

Honey buzzards, also known as crested honey buzzards, have a uniquely dangerous diet. While most animals would stay far away from the buzzing nests of bees, these birds fly into the fire. This ...

Chennai: Birders R V Ramanan and his son Shreyas set out for a walk at Adyar estuary early this week with a goal in mind— to spot the Eurasian wryneck, which had been sighted multiple times. Instead, ...

My friend Trip Lamb’s recent photographs from Africa reinforced for me the value of vicarious ecology, which I define as enjoying someone else’s outdoor experiences. Vicarious ecology offers ways to ...

The migratory birds from Africa, bee-eaters, are back in Norfolk to nest. Chaideer Mahyuddin / Getty Images ...

One of the more fascinating and beautiful families of birds in Africa is one we don’t see in the Western Hemisphere, Meropidae, the family of Bee-eaters. The name Meropidae is derived from Merops, ...

It rained for the entire time during our visit to Nyerere National Park in November, 2023, but there were periods of sun every once in a while between the showers. It was actually wonderful for bird ...

Learn about the remarkable journeys of South Africa's summer migrants and why protecting wetlands and coastal habitats ...