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Jumeirah Mosque – Exploring the Islamic Architecture and Culture in Dubai
Jumeirah Mosque is rising proudly above Jumeirah Road, the imposing Fatimid-style is one of the city’s most impressive and attractive Masjid. It is a...
Passenger Pigeon: Existed in Colossal Numbers That No Longer With Us
Passenger Pigeon—No Longer with Us
Once the most numerous bird on the planet, the graceful passenger pigeon was a very fast flyer.
When did it become...
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
The tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) is a small songbird in the tit and chickadee families (Paridae). The North American bird black-crested titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus),...
Striated fieldwren (Calamanthus fuliginosus)
Family: Known as the Striated fieldwren (Calamanthus fuliginosus), it is a species of bird native to Australia that belongs to the family Acanthizidae.
Behavior and...
Eye of IJssel – Huge Circular Pit in Ketelmeer Lake
IJsseloog, or the Eye of IJssel, is a huge circular pit in the middle of Ketelmeer Lake at the mouth of the river IJssel,...
Speckled Warbler (Sericornis sagittatus)
Family: The speckled warbler (Pyrrholaemus sagittatus) belongs to the family Acanthizidae. In 1801, English physician and ornithologist John Latham described the speckled warbler for...