Birds

Mont Blanc and Great St. Bernard Pass – The enchanting snowcapped crown jewel of the Alps

In western Europe, MONT BLANC is the highest peak at 15,781 feet (4,810 meters) above sea level. For centuries, this Alpine behemoth, shaped as a dome and gouged by...

The Spectacular Birds of Latrabjarg Cliffs Iceland

The cliffs of Latrabjarg, in Iceland, are home to millions of birds. This includes puffins, northern gannets, guillemots,...

Benefits of Soursop Fruits

Benefits of Soursop Fruits. Soursop, also known as guanabana, is a tropical fruit known for its unique flavor and...

Northern bobwhite Call and Sounds

Northern Bobwhite Call and Sounds: This bird's distinctive whistling call gives it the name "bobwhite.". The Northern bobwhite...

Asian Great Barbet (Psilopogon Virens)

The Great Barbet, “Psilopogon virens” is an Asian barbet, a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide...

White-fronted Honeyeater (Phylidonyris albifrons)

Living in Australia’s arid zone, with its erratic rainfall, White-fronted Honeyeaters (Phylidonyris albifrons) are nomads. White-fronted Honeyeaters arrive in large numbers where nectar-rich shrubs...

Rufous Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)

The nocturnal habits and chunky, cinnamon-toned form set the Rufous Night Heron apart from other Australian herons. There is a higher percentage of them-up...

Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)

Behavior and Habitats: In the underparts of the Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii), there is a faint but evanescent rosy coloration that gives the species its...

White-fronted Tern (Sterna striata)

Habitats & Behaviour: In Australia, the White-fronted Tern is an endemic marine species, never found inland; in contrast, in New Zealand, where it breeds, the...

The White-winged Dove Call

The white-winged dove call observed as a hhhhHEPEP poou pooooo, seems to be the word "who cooks for you.". They also make a pep-pair...

Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo zeachii)

The closest relative of the Laughing Kookaburra, the Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo zeachii) lives in the northern and northeastern coastal fringes of Australia as well...

Red-backed Button-quail (Turnix maculosa)

The female of Red-backed Button-quail is, as with other buttonquail, polyandrous, mating with itinerant males each breeding season and never pairing with any. She...

The fire-tailed Myzornis

The fire-tailed myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura) is a bird species formerly placed in the Old World babbler family (Timaliidae). Its genus Myzornis is monotypic and...

Hume’s wheatear: A Rare Enigmatic Beauty In the Wild

Family: Hume's wheatear (Oenanthe albonigra) is a member of the Old-World flycatcher family Muscicapidae in the genus Oenanthe that a French ornithologist, Louis Vieillot,...

Ground Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina maxima)

Habitats: The Ground Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina maxima) is the only member of its family that walks and feeds on the ground. Due to its long legs,...