Birds

General Frank Canton: Lawman, Gunfighter, and Frontier Legend

The incredible untold life of Frank Canton, the feared lawman and hired gun tied to the Johnson County War. “Death Claims General Frank Canton, Noted Peace Officer and Former Adjutant...

Yellow-fronted Woodpecker

Identification:  Yellow-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes flavifrons) is colorful Mantle glossy black, streaked white, back and rump white. Uppertail black,...

The Golden-Hooded Tanager

The Golden-hooded Tanager, also called Tangara Larvata is a medium-sized passerine bird, is a resident breeder from southern...

Lesser Striped Swallow (Cecropis abyssinica)

Description: Lesser Striped Swallow (Cecropis abyssinica) is a common species, which is distributed along the coast and adjacent interior...

The Virgin Rainbow Gem

The Virgin Rainbow Gem - The incredible nature always produces an array of gems that look simply out...

The Melodious Crested Lark Singing and Other Facts

Vocalizations: As a bird lover, if you hear a melodious song in the dry fields, it is probably a crested lark singing nearby. The...

Steller’s Jay: The Aggressive Bird with a Fearless Attitude

The Steller's Jay is a familiar scavenger that mostly lives west of the Rocky Mountains, from Alaska to Mexico. The most noticeable difference from...

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (cacatua galerita)

Habitats: There is a relatively large white cockatoo known as the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, and it can be found throughout Australia, New Guinea, and on some...

Types of Osprey Calls – A Guide to Understanding Osprey Communication

Types of Osprey Calls Ospreys are one of the most captivating birds of prey to observe in the wild. Their striking appearance and distinctive vocalizations...

Pechora Pipit (Anthus gustavi)

The size of Pechora Pipit is (Anthus gustavi) 14 cm in length. It is found in the extreme northeast of our region only. This...

The Spectacular Palm Cockatoo

The majesty of the Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus) can be appreciated only by watching the bird in the wild. Its great size, black plumage,...

The White-whiskered laughingthrush

The white-whiskered laughingthrush or Formosan laughingthrush, ‘Garrulax morrisonianus’ is a species of bird in the family "Leiothrichidae". The white-whiskered laughingthrush is a large 26...

Great-billed Heron (Ardea sumatrana)

Family: The great-billed heron (Ardea sumatrana) is a member of the heron family Ardeidae in the genus Ardea. Habitat: Most of its habitats are around...

Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis)

The size of Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis) is about 10 cm in length. Graceful Prinia is a small, very long-tailed warbler of scrubby cover...

Eastern Ground Parrot (Pezoporus wallicus)

Habitats: There is a species of Eastern Ground Parrot (Pezoporus wallicus) found in swampy heaths and pastures around the southern coast of Australia that...