Birds

John Hays Hammond Jr. – The Father of Radio Control

An "inventor's inventor," whose hundreds of patents underlie much of our modern technology. John Hays Hammond Jr. lives and works in a medieval-style castle, which he built on the...

Blue-winged Parrot (Neophema chrysostoma)

It is still unclear how blue-winged parrots or blue-banded grass parakeets migrate. Blue-winged parrots are about 210 mm...

Bourke’s parrot (Neopsephotus bourkii)

Behavior & Habitats: In contrast to early parrots, Bourke's Parrot is moderately common throughout the mulga woods of...

Tarragon – A Hardy Perennial Shrub

Tarragon is a hardy perennial that becomes a woody shrub, normally about three tall. Tarragon (Artemisia Dracunculus), is...

The Strandline – Whim of the Waves

Representatives of the great hidden storehouse of life in seas from the most primitive hydroid to an enormous...

Maroon Woodpecker (Blythipicus rubiginosus)

The size of the Maroon Woodpecker (Blythipicus rubiginosus) is approximately 22–24 cm in length. This woodpecker, though not brightly colored, is an eye-catching and...

Himalayan Bluetail: Gorgeous Small Passerine Bird

The Himalayan bluetail, Himalayan red-flanked bush-robin, or orange-flanked bush robin (Tarsiger rufilatus) is a small passerine bird. It was previously classified as a member...

Red-footed Booby: Nature’s Most Colorful Seabird

The red-footed booby is a stunning seabird due to its colorful appearance and fascinating behavior. Behavior: The red-footed booby (Sula sula) can be white, brown,...

The American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)

The American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus), also known as a water ouzel.  It is a fascinating dark gray bird found in fast-flowing, boulder-strewn streams in Costa Rica's mountains and...

Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis)

Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis) is a small passerine bird found on treeless grass plains and saltbush shrub steppes inland. This bird is also known as...

The Enchanting Beauty of the Red and Yellow Barbet

The Red and Yellow Barbet, also named “Trachyphonus erythrocephalus” belongs to the African barbet family. This bird can be found in eastern Africa, in...

Azure Kingfisher: Nature’s Living Jewel in Magnificent Detail

The Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus) can be found alone or sometimes in dispersed pairs. From its perch on a low branch, rarely higher than...

Grey Francolin Sound

Grey Francolin Sound Grey Francolin Sound is loud and high-pitched. It is normally found in open cultivated lands, scrub forests, and wild bush vegetation. In...

Nuttall’s Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii)

The size of Nuttall's Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii) is about 18–19cm in length. The woodpecker food and foraging is usually a solitary forager that probes...

The Ladder-backed woodpecker

The size of the ladder-backed woodpecker (Picoides scalaris) is about 17–18 cm in length. The diet of ladder-backed woodpeckers consists of foraging insects and...