Nature

How do Sand Dunes Build Up?

How do Sand Dunes Build Up? A clump of rotting seaweed can start the whole process of dune buildings as sand forms around them. Plants take root and Marram...

Stevia rebaudiana – An Incredibly Versatile Food Ingredient

Stevia rebaudiana No plant offers as much sweetness as stevia, and no plant produces as safe a sugar substitute...

Black-winged Monarch (Monarcha frater)

Family: The black-winged monarch (Monarcha frater) belongs to the family Monarchidae. Range: Australia and New Guinea are home to this species....

Merriam’s Teratorn: The Giant Bird That Once Ruled the Skies

When did Merriam's Teratorn become extinct? Merriam’s Teratorn died out around 10,000 years ago. Where did Merriam’s Teratorn live? The remains...

Blue-winged Parrot (Neophema chrysostoma)

It is still unclear how blue-winged parrots or blue-banded grass parakeets migrate. Blue-winged parrots are about 210 mm...

How do Sand Dunes Build Up?

How do Sand Dunes Build Up? A clump of rotting seaweed can start the whole process of dune buildings as sand forms around them....

White-fronted Honeyeater (Phylidonyris albifrons)

Living in Australia’s arid zone, with its erratic rainfall, White-fronted Honeyeaters (Phylidonyris albifrons) are nomads. White-fronted Honeyeaters arrive in large numbers where nectar-rich shrubs...

Rufous Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)

The nocturnal habits and chunky, cinnamon-toned form set the Rufous Night Heron apart from other Australian herons. There is a higher percentage of them-up...

Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)

Behavior and Habitats: In the underparts of the Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii), there is a faint but evanescent rosy coloration that gives the species its...

White-fronted Tern (Sterna striata)

Habitats & Behaviour: In Australia, the White-fronted Tern is an endemic marine species, never found inland; in contrast, in New Zealand, where it breeds, the...

The White-winged Dove Call

The white-winged dove call observed as a hhhhHEPEP poou pooooo, seems to be the word "who cooks for you.". They also make a pep-pair...

Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo zeachii)

The closest relative of the Laughing Kookaburra, the Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo zeachii) lives in the northern and northeastern coastal fringes of Australia as well...

Red-backed Button-quail (Turnix maculosa)

The female of Red-backed Button-quail is, as with other buttonquail, polyandrous, mating with itinerant males each breeding season and never pairing with any. She...

The fire-tailed Myzornis

The fire-tailed myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura) is a bird species formerly placed in the Old World babbler family (Timaliidae). Its genus Myzornis is monotypic and...

Hume’s wheatear: A Rare Enigmatic Beauty In the Wild

Family: Hume's wheatear (Oenanthe albonigra) is a member of the Old-World flycatcher family Muscicapidae in the genus Oenanthe that a French ornithologist, Louis Vieillot,...