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...

Rose of Sharon comes in Number of Varieties Shades

Rose of Sharon "Hibiscus syrfiacus" is the chief value of this shrub, also known as “shrub althaea,"  which...

Unalaska – The Town of Violent Bald Eagles

Unalaska is a famous town for violent bald eagles. The magnificent bald eagle is the national bird of...

Western Thornbill (Acanthiza inornate) Gould, 1841

Family: The western thornbill (Acanthiza inornata) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae in the order...

Lucifer Hummingbird (Calothorax lucifer)

Distribution: The northernmost representative of the woodstar–sheartail group, the striking Lucifer Hummingbird (Calothorax lucifer) is found in the desert...

Banded Pitta: A Kaleidoscope of Nature’s Brilliance”

This is one of three separate species of banded pittas that were lumped together as one. Due to their vocal and visual differences, the...

Black-backed Butcherbird (Cracticus mentalis)

The Black-backed Butcherbird (Cracticus mentalis) replaces the Grey Butcherbird on the Cape York Peninsula and in southeastern New Guinea. Like the Gray, it lives...

Banded Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus cinctus)

The banded fruit dove (Ptilinopus cinctus) was probably more widespread when rainforests covered more of northern Australia than they do now. Compared to other...

Little friarbird (Philemon citreogularis)

The beautiful Little friarbird (Philemon citreogularis) lives in Eucalypt woodlands alongside very noisy and Silver-crowned Friarbirds around much of eastern and northern Australia. The...

Little Eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides)

Behavior: In both light and dark color phases, the little eagle is a rather sedentary bird, with each pair spending much of the day...

The Black-crowned Tchagra

Description: The Black-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra senegalus) species are found in the ranges throughout the more humid parts of Africa in scrub, open woodland, semi-desert, and cultivations. Range: This...

Carolina Wren Call – Songs – Sounds

Carolina Wren Songs Carolina Wren's male birds sing a series of rapid, whistled notes, repeated a few times. Carolina Wren's song normally lasts less than...

Flame Bowerbird – Brilliant Colorful Rainforest Bird

The flame bowerbird is a rainforest bird distributed in and endemic to the rainforests of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the most...

Purple-crowned Lorikeet: A Visual Feast

Despite the stunning array of colors on the Purple-crowned Lorikeet (Parvipsitta porphyrocephala), it blends amazingly well with the foliage in which it feeds and...

Nests of a Bald Eagle

Being a bird enthusiast, are you searching for the nests of a bald eagle? When a young pair of Bald eagles want to build...