Antigua and Barbuda, W.I.

When I first started planning a December trip back 8 months ago or so, I had hoped to visit Central America.  I decided that was not a trip I’d feel…

Nova Scotia’s hatch year birds

Hatch year birds are confusing as they include two plumages, juvenile and immature.  Juvenile plumage is the first set of downy feathers, and the immature plumage comes in shortly afterward. …