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The Red-billed Streamertail

The enchanting Red-billed Streamertail, or “Trochilus polytmus,” also known as the doctor bird, scissor-tail, or scissorstail hummingbird, is indigenous to Jamaica. The red-billed streamertail is the most abundant and...

Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher

In early November each year, buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera sylvia) arrive in northern Queensland to breed. A forest will...

Hooded Robin (Melanodryas cucullata)

Among Australian robins, the Hooded Robin (Melanodryas cucullata) is the most widespread. The Robins of the Cape York Peninsula and...

The Bagworm Moth Caterpillar builds Log House like Cocoon

This article talks about the bagworm moth caterpillar, which builds a cocoon around itself that looks like a...

ALDERS, Alnus species

ALDERS, Alnus species Alders belong to the birch family Betulaceae and belong to the genus Alnus. Around 35 monoecious...

Centum Cellas – Best Preserved Roman Monuments in Portugal

In Belmonte, Castelo Branco District, Portugal, Centum Cellas is a Roman villa rustica dating back to the 1st century AD. In Portuguese it is...

The Historical Fátima Shrines in Portugal

A very interesting history of Fatima Shrines in Portugal. As World War I was devastating Europe, three illiterate children in a poor village started...

The Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park Belarus

The Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park has located 340 km southwest of Minsk in the Brest region of Belarus. It is one of five National...

Loch Torridon – A Sea Loch on the West Coast of Scotland

Loch Torridon is also called (Loch Thoirbheartan) actually a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland in the Northwest Highlands. The stunning loch...

Sail Rock – Strange Natural Sandstone on the Shore of Black Sea

A sheer vertical slope in Krasnodar Krai in Russia is known as Sail Rock, Skala Parus, or Parus Rock. The strange natural sandstone is...

Kummakivi – The Strange Balancing Rock of Ruokolahti Finland

Nature makes its own ways. There are many things that make a person wonder how it happened. Like a seven-meter-long boulder perplex visitors how...

Exploring Portugal on Foot: A Hiker’s Paradise

Exploring Portugal on Foot: A Hiker's Paradise Despite its compact size, Portugal brims with diverse landscapes and breathtaking vistas that make every step of the...

Purton Ships’ Graveyard

In the Purton Ships' Graveyard, thousands of old trows and barges were deliberately sunk to create one of the largest ship graveyards in mainland...

Standing Stones of Callanish: The Mystery of Scotland’s Ancient Wonder

Standing Stones of Callanish are an arrangement of cruciform pattern with a central stone circle nestled on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, Outer Hebrides....

Laguna Miñiques – The Ultimate Retreat for Soulful Travelers

Laguna Miñiques is a lake and volcano in Chile. This area is located south of Laguna Miscanti and near Cerro Miscanti. Seepage from Laguna...