Birds

The Sunset Crater of Arizona

Sunset Crater Volcano is approximately one thousand years old. The last eruption took place sometime between about 1080 and 1150 AD. Sunset Crater, located in north-central Arizona, is the...

Saw-billed Hermit: Nature’s Most Mysterious Hummingbird!

Family: The saw-billed hermit (Ramphodon naevius) is a large, robust hermit placed in the subfamily Phaethornithinae. Description: This hummingbird...

Northern Scrub-robin (Drymodes superciliaris)

Throughout the Cape York Peninsula and the hills of New Guinea, the Northern Scrub-robin inhabits the vine-hung rainforest....

The Glowing Puffleg (Eriocnemis vestita)

Description: The Glowing Puffleg (Eriocnemis vestita) is a fairly small hummingbird species in the family Trochilidae. This hummingbird...

Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)

Since the introduction of the Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) from Europe to Australia in 1863–64, it has not...

Green kingfisher: Nature’s Emerald Jewel

Habitat: The green kingfisher lives around the forested edges of freshwater lakes, ponds, and streams. It enjoys still or slowly flowing water, and while...

Painted Honeyeater (Grantiella picta)

The painted honeyeater (Grantiella picta) plumaged is contrasting black, white, and yellow. It feeds almost exclusively on the drupes of mistletoe. It has been...

The American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

American Robin Facts The American robin (Turdus migratorius) occurs throughout most of the continental United States and Canada. This is a migratory songbird of the...

Stunning Black and White Wagtails

Pied wagtails are far more common than the two other species of wagtails in Britain and Ireland. On almost any area of turf, shingle,...

Black Drongo – Black Bird With a Distinctive Forked Tail

All black, the black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) is a small Asian passerine bird.  This blackbird belongs to the drongo family, Dicruridae. This bird is...

Brush Cuckoo Call: A Melodic Marvel of the Wilderness

The brush cuckoo call is a far-carrying, descending chromatic sequence of 6–8 melodic whistled notes. Also shrill repeated rising phrases by displaying males' Where's...

Rare Multicolored Bird Attracts Crowds of Avian Enthusiasts

Nature is unbelievably beautiful, and it is fully covered with beautiful things. No matter whatever things on planet earth. Everything is beautiful and plays...

The Mesmerizing Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron Facts Great Blue Herons, egrets, and bitterns are medium- to large-winged birds with long necks and spear-like bills. Nearly all species feed...

The Dunlin and Sanderling

The dunlin and sanderling are small, gregarious waders often seen on our mudflats and long sandy beaches in winter. The dunlin is one of...

Painted Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)

The Painted Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) is a brilliantly patterned bird with wings that are marked like the wings of a huge butterfly. It is...