The Taurid meteor showers are in full swing.

Photographing birds and sharing them with others can lead to correctly identifying a bird.

It should have been as clear as black and white. But it wasn’t. The dead black beast that presented itself along a trail in West Tisbury last week caused quite a stink.  

A thin crescent moon appears low in the southwestern sky, right next to the bright star Antares, in the zodiacal constellation Scorpius.

It is one tough nut to crack.

Surely birding at known hotspots – places frequently mentioned in this column - the Gay Head Cliffs, Norton Point, Katama Farm, and Little Beach – will help us find birds.