Birds

Verzasca River – Turquoise, Crystal Clear Water River

The Verzasca River is famous for its crystal clear, turquoise water, vibrant colored rocks, and treacherous currents. It is located in the heart of the Swiss Alps and its...

The Thinking Tree: A Strange Ancient Tree in Puglia Italy

In Puglia, Italy, there is a strange old olive tree that is thought to be at least 1500...

The Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)

Description The spotted sandpiper is a member of the family, Scolopacidae. It includes numerous species of shorebirds, e.g., sandpipers,...

Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei)

The Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei) could have been a lost species as well. However, the Black Grasswren was...

Japanes Farmers Produced Pentagon Shaped Iyokan Citrus Fruits

Japanes Farmers Produced Pentagon Shaped Iyokan Citrus Fruits. It is well believed all over the world, that the...

Grey Currawong (Strepera versicolor)

Diet: The Grey Currawong explores the forest from upper branches to the ground in search of food, picking up insects, small vertebrates, eggs, and young...

Trumpet Manucode (Manucodia keraudrenii)

Trumpet Manucode are aberrant birds of paradise that breed in monogamous pairs, lack patches of metallic color, and have, in males, a long coiled...

Wandering Albatross – The Largest Flying Bird

Wandering Albatross (Diornedea exulans) is the largest flying bird with a wingspan of nearly three-and-a-half meters. True to its name it wanders around the...

Striated Heron (Butorides striata)

Family: The striated heron (Butorides striata) is a member of the heron family Ardeidae in the genus Butorides. Habitat: The striated heron lives in mangrove...

Minute Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)

Family: The minute bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) is a member of the heron family Ardeidae in the genus Ixobrychus. Identification: The male minute bittern has black...

Australian Raven – A Resourceful and Intelligent Bird of the Outback

Family: The Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides) is the largest in the Corvidae family. First Described: Due to the abundance of carrion and frequent watering places...

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) flight is fast, slightly undulating, and direct with rapid wing beats—a typical warbler flight. The male and female Black-throated Blue...

Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)

The size of the lesser whitethroat is about 13.5cm in length. In all plumages and races, a combination of dull grayish-brown upper parts (greyer...

Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis)

Family: Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis) is a member of the family Ardeidae in the genus Ixobrychus. Identification: The male upper surface, wings, and face are...

Bobolink Bird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)

The size of Bobolink is 18 cm in length. It is a transatlantic vagrant. A plump, bunting-like bird (about the size of Corn Bunting,...