Birds

Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)

The collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis) is about 13 cm in length. The adult males in summer plumage are prominent black and white small birds (much more contrasting than European...

Tawny-breasted Honeyeater – Beyond Beauty of Melodic Marvel

Habitat: The tawny-breasted honeyeater (Xanthotis flaviventer) is one of the few honeyeaters of the Papua New Guinea tropical...

The Sea Bed Flatfishes

Sea Bed Flatfishes of great importance to the fishing industry are found in nearly every sea in the...

Licancabur – A Highly Symmetrical Stratovolcano

Licancabur is a highly symmetrical stratovolcano on the southernmost part of the border between Chile and Bolivia. But...

Paintings on Fallen Tree Logs Mirror

Gorgeous Paintings on Fallen Tree Logs Mirror Their Natural Origins. The skillful artist Alison Moritsugu captures the real...

Mistletoebird: A Hidden Gem in the Bird World

The lives of the Mistletoebird and mistletoes are inextricably linked. The bird mistletoebird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum) is Australia's only member of a widespread tropical family...

Blue-breasted Fairywren (Malurus pulcherrimus)

The blue-breasted fairywren (Malurus pulcherrimus) occurs in sand plains and heathy Mallee across central southwestern Australia and the Eyre Peninsula, regions now extensively cleared...

The British Redwing (Turdus iliacus)

The British Redwing ‘’Turdus iliacus” is a winter bird, and only very few pairs nest in the UK. The British breeding population of redwing...

Santa Marta sabrewing: The First Sighting in Over a Decade

There are some species that go extinct due to loss of their habitats. A glare hopes to catch a glimpse of the precious creatures...

White-cheeked Honeyeater (Phylidonyris nigra)

Warm, musical warbles fill the air as groups of male White-cheeked Honeyeaters (Phylidonyris nigra) advertise the onset of the breeding season. It is also...

Lucifer Hummingbird (Calothorax lucifer)

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

Redthroat: A Soberly Colored Bird

Redthroat (Pyrrholaemus brunneus) is a soberly colored bird of Australia's arid and semi-arid regions but it also occupies some coastal areas, as well as...

Marvelous Spatuletail: Nature’s Most Beautiful Bird

The Marvelous Spatuletail, or "Loddigesia Mirabilis," is the most beautiful bird in nature. It is only 15 cm long. The medium-sized hummingbird is adorned...

Large-billed Scrubwren: Charming Chirps of Melodic Masterpieces

Description: The large-billed scrubwren (Sericornis magnirostra) lives in dense temperate subtropical or tropical moist lowland rainforests, like other plain brown scrubwrens. It is the...

The Versatile Little Ringed Plovers

The Little Ringed Plovers (Charadrius dubius) plumage pattern serves two contrasting purposes: during nesting it is camouflage, and yet in the display, it is...