Birds

Midnight Sun – The Sun Never Sets

Midnight Sun is a natural phenomenon occurring in the summer months north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle where the sun never fully sets and...

Neblina Metaltail (Metallura odomae)

Family: Neblina metaltail (Metallura odomae) is a rare species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. Identification: Both sexes are...

What Is Iguana Chum Used For?

What Is Iguana Chum Used For?  Don’t just bait your hook and cast your line off the stern! If...

The Baya Weaver Bird (Ploceus philippinus)

The variety that builds the most elaborate nest is the Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus). The Baya Weaver Bird...

The White woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus)

The size of the White woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus) is about 24–27 cm in length. The strikingly-plumed medium-sized woodpecker...

Common Rosefinch ‘Carpodacus erythrinus’

IDENTIFICATION - Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) is the only widespread rosefinch in Europe and Asia. Everyone is likely to be encountered this beautiful rosefinch...

Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (Gliciphila melanops)

DESCRIPTION - The Tawny-crowned Honeyeaters (Gliciphila melanops) is a passerine bird native to Southern Australia. The male Tawny-crowned Honeyeaters bird rises in spectacular song-flights...

Black-faced cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae)

Family: Black-faced cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae) belongs to the family Campephagidae in the order Passeriformes. Habitat: Cuckoo shrikes so named because of their cuckoo-like form and...

Richard’s Pipit (Anthus richardi)

Family: Richard’s Pipit (Anthus richardi) belongs to the family Motacillidae in the order Passeriformes. Habitat: Richard's Pipit resembles a lark, the result of converging adaptation...

Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel)

Family: The Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel) belongs to the swallow family Hirundinidae in the genus Petrochelidon. Habitat: Fairy Martins are the most communal swallows in...

Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans)

Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans) belongs to the family Hirundinidae, one of the few birds in Australia with a similar appearance to Swallows. Habitat: The Tree...

Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus)

A Sooty oystercatcher belongs to the oystercatcher family. It is an endemic-wading bird found along Australia's coastline. As its name suggests, the Sooty Oystercatcher...

The Vibrant Colors of Masked Crimson Tanager

Family & Name: The Masked Crimson Tanager (Ramphocelus nigrogularis) is a species of bird belonging to the family Thraupidae. Moreover, the bird name is derived...

Yellow Cardinal – One in a Million Bird

Did you see Yellow Cardinal ever? Jeremy Black, an Alabama wedding and wildlife photographer, spent almost five hours in a friend’s backyard with the...

The Facts of Andean Parakeet

IDENTIFICATION - Andean Parakeet (Bolborhynchus orbygnesius) is a 17.5 cm (7 in) stocky darker than the mountain parakeet, all-green parakeet with bluish-green under-wings seen...