Birds

Decorate Home and Garden with Balloon Flower

Balloon Flower or Platycodon grandiflorus is a fine old-fashioned plant with flowers the shape of open bells, some single and some double, in colors that are never garish blue,...

Mimosa pudica – The Shy Plants

Plants such as Mimosa pudica are also called sensitive plants, sleepy plants, action plants, touch-me-not, Shy Plants, and...

White-faced Robin (Tregellasia leucops)

Well, like the Pale-Yellow Robin, the White-faced Robin (Tregellasia leucops) is confined to rainforest and forages within its...

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...

Rue (Ruta graveolens)

Ruta graveolens, commonly known as Rue, sometimes called herb-of-grace, or common rue, is grown in gardens for its...

Red-bellied Pitta – A Vibrant Colorful Bird

The brightly colored Red-bellied Pitta (Pitta erythrogaster) breeds from October to December or January in the rainforest of the Cape York Peninsula and then...

Bald Eagle Sounds

Bald Eagle Sounds: Various vocalizations are made by bald eagles, including songs, calls, screaming, screeching, and alarm calls. Communication and social behavior are facilitated by...

Eskimo Curlew: The Lost Migratory Bird That Once Filled the Skies

Name: Eskimo Curlew Scientific name: Numenius borealis Scientific Classification Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae When did it become extinct? The Eskimo curlew is thought to...

Spotted Flycatcher Call

A spotted flycatcher call includes a thin, squeaky ‘zeee’, a sharp 'chick', and a ‘zee-zucc’ of alarm. Bill snaps when fly-catching. The Spotted Flycatcher...

Rare Multicolored Bird Attracts Crowds of Avian Enthusiasts

Rare Multicolored Bird Attracts Crowds of Avian Enthusiasts. Nature is fully covered with beautiful things. No matter whatever things on planet earth, everything is...

Paradise Parrot (Psephotus pulcherrimus)

The Paradise Parrot (Psephotus pulcherrimus) was discovered on the Darling Downs of Queensland in 1844 by John Gilbert, assistant to eminent ornithologist John Gould....

Hooded Parrot (Psephotus dissimilis)

Hooded Parrot (Psephotus dissimilis) and Golden-shouldered Parrot (Psephotus chrysopterygius) are closely related not only in appearance but also in feeding and breeding habits. The...

Golden-shouldered Parrot (Psephotus chrysopterygius)

Due to their rarity and elegance, Golden-shouldered Parrots (Psephotus chrysopterygius) have become so highly sought after by collectors they are smuggled out of Australia...

Crested Tern (Sterna bergii)

Crested tern is the second largest of Australia's terms, and it is also one of the most familiar and abundant, frequenting shores and inshore...

Asian Koel: Nature’s Musical Marvel

Family: The Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) is a member of the cuckoo family Cuculiformes in the genus Eudynamys. Habitat: Asian Koel is normally called common...