Birds

The Dunlin and Sanderling

The dunlin and sanderling are small, gregarious waders often seen on our mudflats and long sandy beaches in winter. The dunlin is one of our smallest wading birds, at...

The Facts of Bald Eagle

Facts of Bald Eagle Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) have long rounded wings, large hooked bills, sharp talons, and are...

Gloriosa Superba – A Precious Medicinal Plant

Gloriosa superba is an important medicinal plant in Asia and Africa. It is used in diseases and is...

Mesmerizing Photography of Freezing Flowers

Mesmerizing Photography of Freezing Flowers. Some ideas are unique when photographer Mo Devlin takes an interesting approach to...

Red-headed Woodpecker Call – Sounds

The red-headed woodpecker call consists of a tchur-tchur or drumming on its territory. The bird produced a variety...

Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera lunulata)

Little wattlebirds (Anthochaera chrysoptera) belong to the Meliphagidae family of honeyeaters. Little Wattlebirds have replaced Brush Wattlebirds in southwestern Australia; they have long been...

Lemon-bellied Flycatcher – A Pinnacle of Avian Elegance

Habitat: Lemon-bellied Flycatcher (Microeca flavigaster) habitat is forests across tropical northern Australia. It can be found in the semi-moist areas of paperbark Melaleuca, eucalypt...

Grey Honeyeater (Conopophila whitei)

A lesser-known bird in Australia, the Grey Honeyeater (Conopophila whitei) is most often overlooked.  Western central Australia's mulga belt is home to this honeyeater....

Little Shrike-thrush – The Bird That Stole Our Hearts

Habitat: Little Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla megarhyncha) is a sedentary bird of closed-canopied vine forests, such as rainforests in northeastern Queensland, monsoon jungles in northwestern Australia,...

White-breasted Whistler – Nature’s Melodic Maestro

Family: The white-breasted Whistler (Pachycephala lanioides) belongs to the family Pachycephalidae in the order Passeriformes. Habitat: The White-breasted Whistler is an imposing whistler and one...

Black-tailed Treecreeper (Climacteris melanura)

Black-tailed treecreepers (Climacteris melanurus) are endemic to north and northwestern Australia. It belongs to the family Climacteridae. Black-tailed treecreepers have pale wing stripes that...

Rufous Whistler – Nature’s Haunting Melody

Habitat: The Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) is common throughout much of its range, and there is scarcely a tract of open forest anywhere in...

Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)

The size of Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) is about 60–62 cm in length with a wingspan of 126–134 cm. Ural owls are large and elongated,...

Little Lorikeet – Nature’s Tiny Masterpiece

Habitat: The Little Lorikeet (Parvipsitta pusilla) is a bird of the treetops. This little parrot moves among the leaves with a remarkable degree of...

Bower’s shrikethrush (Colluricincla boweri)

In tropical mountain rainforests, Bower's shrikethrush (Colluricincla boweri) songs are a distinctive summer sound. The bird rarely occurs below 400 meters in elevation. This...