Birds

Baba Vida – Best Preserved Medieval Fortress in Bulgaria

Baba Vida is the only completely preserved medieval fortress in Bulgaria, featuring both a fortification and royal castle in northwestern Bulgaria and it is the town's primary landmark. It...

Little Curlew (Numenius minutes)

The Little curlew (Numenius minutus) belongs to the large bird family Scolopacidae. In September and October, Little Curlews...

White-browed treecreeper (Climacteris affinis)

Habitat: The desert-dwelling white-browed Treecreeper (Climacteris affinis) is the quietest and least conspicuous of its group. Its core...

The Sweetly Scented Lily of the Valley

Lily of the Valley is every so often written lily-of-the-valley. Actually, its scientific name is “Convallaria majalis” and...

Controlling Erosion: 7 Effective Tips

Controlling Erosion Erosion can also be caused by natural events such as storms and floods. During periods of heavy...

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)

The Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata) is faced with a life of toil from the moment it hatches underground. The chick must struggle up through a...

Intermediate Egret (Ardea interrnedia)

Family: The Intermediate Egret (Ardea interrnedia) is a member of the heron family Ardeidae in the genus Ardea. Some authorities classify the intermediate egret...

Yellow-throated Scrubwren (Sericornis citreogularis)

In the eastern coastal area of Australia, you can find the passerine bird Yellow-throated scrubwren (Neosericornis citreogularis) which is in the family Acanthizidae.   The...

Swift Parrot “Lathamus discolor”

Swift Parrot is a tree-living bird and is usually seen in small parties feeding on blossoms among the topmost branches of eucalypts or flying...

Crested Shrike-tit (Falcunculus frontatus)

Behavior & Habitats: During foraging for spiders, larvae, beetles, and other insects, the Crested Shrike-tit uses its powerful bill in a variety of ways....

Yellow-legged Flycatcher (Kempiella griseoceps)

Family: The yellow-legged flycatcher (Kempiella griseoceps) belongs to the Petroicidae family of passerine birds. Behavior and Habitats: Yellow-legged Flycatcher is distinguished from Lemon Bellied Flycatcher...

Eastern Reef Egret (Ardea sacra)

Family: The Eastern Reef Egret (Ardea sacra) belongs to the heron family Ardeidae in the genus Egretta. Habitat: The eastern reef egret is an exclusively...

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...