Culture

A flock of pigeons takes off from a city street.
A New Book Explores Our Disdain for Pests
February 09, 2023 — Journalist Bethany Brookshire argues that the idea of a 鈥減est鈥 is more about humans鈥 view of unwanted animals than the critters themselves.
Books
A woman and young girl in raincoats stand outside smiling at the camera.
Everyone Should Have a Mother's Day Birding Tradition Like This
January 30, 2023 — Mother, daughter, and granddaughter take joy in learning the spring migrant birds who show up to their annual May ritual.
Essay
The book cover of Low-Carbon Birding, an illustration of a woman lying on a beach with a bicycle and binoculars and birds flying overhead.
Javier Caletr铆o Says It鈥檚 Time for Birders to Move Away from High-Carbon Birding
January 09, 2023 — A new book 鈥楲ow-Carbon Birding鈥 challenges birders to give up air travel and twitching and instead enjoy their local species.
Climate
A painting of a flock of robins in flight.
An Abundance of American Robins
December 13, 2022 — Mayuko Fujino鈥檚 flock in flight celebrates a common species threatened by climate change.
The Aviary
Six Books for Bird Nerds and Nature Lovers
November 18, 2022 — These new titles make ideal gifts鈥攐r go ahead and treat yourself.
Eight Fantastic New Birdy and Nature-Themed Books for Kids
November 18, 2022 — Winter is prime time to delve into the rich, thrilling, and instructive worlds evoked by the written word.
A man looks at a disheveled raptor standing on a table looking back at him.
A Poetic New Film Follows Two Dedicated Brothers Saving Delhi鈥檚 Black Kites
October 25, 2022 — In director Shaunak Sen鈥檚 acclaimed documentary 鈥淎ll That Breathes,鈥 the lives of the Indian brothers and the city鈥檚 ubiquitous raptors are set against a backdrop of pollution and political unrest.
News
A man with glasses, wearing a blue t-shirt, stands in a forest.
Best-Selling Author Jeff VanderMeer Finds That Nature Is Stranger Than Fiction
September 21, 2022 — The novelist attained fame with gripping works of eco-fiction. How hard could it be to rewild his own backyard?
From 探花精选 Magazine
An oil painting of rocky expanse, a blue sky in the background. A barren branch extends from the top left to bottom right side of the image. In the center is a creature with gray legs and a red and yellow head with a beak, carrying a smaller bird whose head, with a splash of yellow, points directly to the right.
The Western Tanager of Tomorrow
September 19, 2022 — George Boorujy鈥檚 evocative artwork depicts a colorful songbird in a climate-devastated future.
The Aviary
A Long-Running Ode to the All the *&#% Birders See
August 11, 2022 — A 10-year-old Facebook group celebrates the surprising and weird sightings that can mark a birding trip鈥攏o actual birds required.
News