This year travel began again! Though slow, daunting, halted at points, and cumbersome for a variety of reasons, I was lucky enough to get vaccinated early and visit South Africa, Colombia, and host a few tours in my home region of Montana, USA. I had almost forgotten how much I enjoyed sharing experiences and...
The White-winged Flufftail is one of the rarest, least known, and most threatened birds on Earth. Kyle Lloyd at BirdLife South Africa is Rockjumper Fellow of White-winged Flufftail Conservation, overseeing the research and conservation of the Critically Endangered species. Rockjumper is proud to be The Species...
A fortuitous tale of a chance encounter between two Rockjumper leaders, and a mythical bird! Stephan Lorenz I decided to use some spare time at the end of 2020 and start of the new year to travel to Costa Rica to seek two dozen lifers and enjoy the amazing birds I had not seen in some years. The steps to...
Text and photos by Stephan Lorenz Truth be told, we are not chasing any chickens in the sense of Gallus gallus domesticus as there are in fact no Gallus or wild junglefowl in Colorado. If anyone fancies the antics of feral Red Junglefowl in North America, one must travel to warmer climes, either Key West in...
White-crested Turaco by Keith Valentine Perhaps now more than ever before, we (all of us) are so thankful for nature and birds. Many of us gave our backyards, gardens, and neighborhoods more scrutiny than ever before. And some of us enjoyed remarkable sightings and discoveries right at or near our homes....