Europe

Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis)

Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis) announces their arrival to breeding in spring by giving a mournful descending whistle. This lovely whistle is often repeated, and uttered from exposed perches...

White-faced Robin (Tregellasia leucops)

Well, like the Pale-Yellow Robin, the White-faced Robin (Tregellasia leucops) is confined to rainforest and forages within its...

Portulaca Gandiflora – The Rock Garden Plant

Portulaca Gandiflora is often thought of as rock garden plants because they do so well in that setting....

Freaky Flowers – Echinopsis Cacti Showing Incredible Colors

A montage of a dozen types of “Echinopsis cactus” flowers blooming and showing off their incredible colors. Echinopsis...

Photographer Silhouetted Selfies in Spectacular Landscapes

The photographer prepares his camera on its tripod. He sets the timer and quickly runs into the shot...

Brimham Rocks – Balancing Rock Formation of Yorkshire

Brimham Rocks are a collection of weird and wonderful balancing rock formations on Brimham Moor in North Yorkshire, England. The rocks stand at a...

The Majestic Sizir Waterfall – Sivas Turkey

Sizir Waterfall is located on Goksu Creek, near the large village of Sizir in Gemerek town of Sivas province in Turkey. This waterfall has...

Rapa River – Splendid Piece of Unspoiled Wilderness

The Rapa River, also called Rapaätno, flows through the Sarek National Park. It is winding through wonderful mountain ranges and narrow valleys, in north...

Sgùrr nan Gillean – High Mountain in The Isle of Skye

Sgùrr nan Gillean is a 3162 feet (964 m) high mountain in the northern section of the Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye...

Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque Grozny, Russia

Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque Grozny is one of the most beautiful mosques in Russia. In 1818, Grozny was founded, when the defensive line was no...

Giethoorn Village Netherland – The Little Venice

Giethoorn is also famous as “Venice of the North” or “Venice of the Netherland”. It is a small town that has no roads and...

The Mysterious Petrifying Well of Knaresborough

On the banks of the River Nidd, near the town of “Knaresborough” in North Yorkshire. One of the oldest “entrance charging” tourist attractions in...

Ruins of Herculaneum – Better Preserved Than Those in Pompeii

Herculaneum which neighbors Pompeii was destroyed in the same volcanic eruption in A.D. 79. So, there are in a lot of ways it is...

Maison de Jeanne: One of the Oldest House in France

The late 15th-century home Maison de Jeanne is located in Sévérac-le-Château, Aveyron, France. It is believed to be one of the oldest houses in...

The Alnwick Garden Poisonous Plants

The Alnwick Garden features intoxicating and poisonous plants.  A sign at  Alnwick Garden Gate reads! “These Plants Can Kill”.  Alnwick’s boundaries are kept behind...