Weekly Articles by Eric Moore

By the time you read this column I will be back in the store. Tired and bug bitten, but very happy! My time in Brazil was life changing and I hope that I never forget how incredibly blessed I am. As much as I like birding, what is most important to me is people - and...

Arriving in the Pantanal was almost a spiritual experience - seeing so much wildlife moved me. At one point, we stopped at a shrinking pool of water that was teeming with wildlife. Caimans by the hundreds, and Capybara, herons, egrets, storks, ibis, stilts and jacanas...

Our group left Itatiaia National Park on Sunday, retracing our route to where our journey began just three days earlier - the Rio de Janeiro Airport. We flew from Rio to Brazilia, changed planes and then flew into Cuiaba where we picked up a rental car and started...

Last week's column discussed elements of bird migration. This week I will be flying south on a big bird - Delta Airlines! I am excited to announce that, about the time you are picking up your copy of the Daily Courier from your driveway, I will be arriving in Brazil!...

This week, my wife and I experienced mixed emotions as yet another son - our last - left "the nest." In the bird world, this happens millions - perhaps even billions - of times each year. Whether human or bird, parents raises their young in anticipation that their...

Prescott is home to many non-profit organizations that focus on preserving open spaces, restoring habitat, protecting wildlife and educating the community on these issues. A few examples of these organizations are the Highlands Center for Natural History, the Prescott...

I do a lot of birding by ear, whether at home or out in the field. Over the years I have learned to recognize bird songs, and I can identify most of the birds that occur in this part of Arizona just by hearing them. This ability causes a lot of people to marvel, while...