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That’s why we design high-quality apparel specifically for birders, blending protection, comfort, and performance in every piece.

Today is International Vulture Awareness Day—a day to celebrate some of the most fascinating, important, and often under...
09/05/2026

Today is International Vulture Awareness Day—a day to celebrate some of the most fascinating, important, and often underappreciated birds in the world.

The first photo is one of my favorite vulture encounters: a gathering in South Africa that included White-backed, Hooded, and White-headed Vultures all in the same scene.

Swipe through for a few more vultures I’ve been fortunate enough to photograph around the world: a Turkey Vulture, a Himalayan Griffon, and an Egyptian Vulture.

Vultures are nature’s cleanup crew, consuming carrion and playing an important role in keeping ecosystems healthy. And beyond the job they do, they’re simply remarkable birds.

Today seems like a good day to give them a little more appreciation.

Which vulture species have you seen? 🦅

09/03/2026

Yesterday morning at Tigertail Beach on Marco Island. 🌴🐦

Sometimes you don’t need a big trip or a rare bird—just a morning outside, binoculars in hand, and a good place to explore.

A Reddish Egret, shorebirds, and plenty of activity made for a pretty great start to September.

Where have you been birding lately?

The birds are only part of the story. 🐦August took me to Southeast Arizona, where a morning of birding can lead down a m...
08/31/2026

The birds are only part of the story. 🐦

August took me to Southeast Arizona, where a morning of birding can lead down a mountain road, to an unexpected encounter, or into a conversation with someone who loves birds just as much as you do.

There were great birds, beautiful places, old friends, new friends, and the Southeast Arizona Birding Festival—all reminders of how much more there is to birding than the birds themselves.

The birds get us out the door. The places they take us and the people we meet along the way are what make the journey memorable.

Thanks for coming along this month. Here’s to wherever the birds take us next. 🐦

08/29/2026

Come birding with me at Sweetwater Wetlands. 🐦

While I was in Tucson for the Southeast Arizona Birding Festival, I spent a morning exploring Sweetwater Wetlands with a group of fellow birders.

A Song Sparrow, Gambel's Quail, and plenty of time spent seeing what would turn up along the way.

Sometimes that's all you need for a pretty great morning of birding.

Where should I take you birding next?

Something special is coming together for Aransas Pathways. 🐦🌿I've been working with Aransas Pathways to help bring their...
08/28/2026

Something special is coming together for Aransas Pathways. 🐦🌿

I've been working with Aransas Pathways to help bring their new shirt design to life for the upcoming HummerBird Celebration in Rockport-Fulton, Texas.

The Aransas Pathways team came up with the concept and design, built around their message “Kindness Makes the Journey Better,” along with the hummingbirds, native plants, and other elements that reflect their organization and this special part of the Texas coast.

Raven Birding Apparel's role is to take their vision and turn it into a performance sun shirt that their staff and volunteers can wear during the festival.

Here’s a sneak peek at what we’ve been working on together. I think their design is going to look fantastic on the finished shirts!

Bird ID Challenge Answer! 🐦🔎The answer is a Lesser Goldfinch!So what gives it away?🔎 Small, compact finch with a short, ...
08/28/2026

Bird ID Challenge Answer! 🐦🔎

The answer is a Lesser Goldfinch!

So what gives it away?

🔎 Small, compact finch with a short, conical seed-eating bill.
🔎 The lack of bright yellow and black coloration rules out a male.
🔎 Yellowish wash on the undertail separates this from a female American Goldfinch.
🔎 Narrow whitish wing bars also points to Lesser versus American.
🔎 White patch at the base of the primaries also points to Lesser versus American.

Lesser Goldfinches can look quite different depending on s*x, age, and plumage, so birds like this can be considerably trickier than the bright yellow-and-black males many birders picture when they hear “Lesser Goldfinch.”

Great job if you got this one! How did you know?

Bird ID Challenge! 🐦🔎Take a close look at the field marks. Think you know what it is?Drop your answer in the comments 👇 ...
08/27/2026

Bird ID Challenge! 🐦🔎

Take a close look at the field marks. Think you know what it is?

Drop your answer in the comments 👇 — and no peeking at everyone else's answers first!

I'll reveal the answer tomorrow.

Sometimes you just have to go looking. 🐦Send this to someone you’d like to be birding with right now.
08/24/2026

Sometimes you just have to go looking. 🐦

Send this to someone you’d like to be birding with right now.

08/22/2026

Inspired by the canyons of Southeast Arizona. 🌿🐦

Canyon Canopy brings together five iconic birds of this remarkable region—the Elegant Trogon, Painted Redstart, Arizona Woodpecker, Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, and Red-faced Warbler—in one original Raven design.

After making its debut at the Southeast Arizona Birding Festival, Canyon Canopy is now available online.

Wear the birds. Remember the place. Keep exploring.

08/18/2026

Parenthood means feeding the kids…and taking out the trash. 😂🐦

While birding in Southeast Arizona, I got to watch this Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher tending to two nestlings—and caught the adult removing a f***l sac from the nest.

Nestlings produce f***l sacs that allow the parents to easily carry waste away, helping keep the nest clean.

It’s these little glimpses into bird behavior that make spending time in the field so rewarding.

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