Birds

Jiaozhou Bay Bridge – The Marvel of Engineering

The T-shaped Jiaozhou Bay Bridge is a 26.7 km long roadway bridge in eastern China's Shandong province. Out of 25.9 km are over water representing the total length of...

Ajuga Reptans – A Fast Growing Plant

Ajuga Reptans is a fast-spreading plant, sometimes called “Bugle”, and has much to recommend it. Ajuga Reptans can...

Hummingbirds – The Little Jewels of Flight 2

A selection of Hummingbirds that occur in Ventura County, California either as resident breeders, or seen during their...

Jaguarundi: A Small and Beautiful South American Cat

The enigma is the jaguarundi (Puma Yagouaroundi). This small South American cat looks different from any other small...

“Sisters,” The Olive trees of Noah

The "Sisters," or the olive trees of Noah, are located in the Lebanon town of Bechealeh. It is...

American Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus)

Well, just like the Turaco, the American purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus), has an exceptional color combination of a red beak, blue body, green wings,...

Mangrove Gerygone: Unveiling the Demonstrative Elegance of Gerygone

Family: Mangrove Gerygone (Gerygone levigaster) belongs to the Australian Warbler family Acanthizidae Identification: Both adult sexes are alike. The head and upper parts are grey-washed...

Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus)

Eastern Bristlebirds (Dasyornis brachypterus) live and nest under dense heath and tussock undergrowth, moving through it like rats and feeding mainly on the floor....

Western Bristlebird (Dasyornis longirostris)

Western bristlebirds (Dasyornis longirostris) belong to the family Dasyornithidae. Western Australia's coastal heaths (east and west of Albany) are home to this endemic species....

The Honduran Emerald (Amazilia luciae)

The Honduran Emerald (Amazilia luciae) is a little-known hummingbird in Trochilidae. The bird is endemic to the dry forest of Honduras. The bird's natural...

Green-backed Gerygone (Gerygone chloronota)

Family: Green-backed gerygone (Gerygone chloronota) belongs to the family Acanthizidae in the genus Gerygone. Habitat: Green-backed gerygone is confined to the limited pockets of monsoon...

Rufous Calamanthus (Calamanthus campestris)

Family: Rufous Calamanthus (Calamanthus campestris) is an insectivorous bird in the family Acanthizidae, in the genus Calamanthus. Habitat: Rufous Calamanthus natural habitat is dry, low,...

White-browed scrubwren – Discover the Lives of Nature’s Orchestra

Habitats and Behavior: The white-browed scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis) is one of the most widespread, abundant, and familiar small ground-feeding birds, occurring from northern Queensland south...

Tropical Scrubwren: A Graceful Gem of Rainforest

Habitat: The tropical scrubwren (Sericornis beccarii) replaces the large-billed scrubwren (Sericornis magnirostra) in the rainforests and vine scrubs of the Cape York Peninsula and...

The prettiest Variegated Fairywren (Malurus lamberti)

Habitats: Among the fairywrens, the variegated fairywren is the most widespread. This species also occurs in a variety of habitats, making it one of...