Birds

Common Stonechat (Saxicola torquata)

Habitat: Common stonechat is found in an open bushy country of all types, from mountainsides, moorland, and steppe to coastal cliffs and islands. Outside the breeding season, it is...

What is Pollination – Critical Moment of Flower Life

What is pollination? Pollen is the dust, usually yellow, produced by the stamens and made up of millions of...

Horned Melon and its Benefits

Horned Melon and its Benefits The horned melon, also known as the "kiwano," is a fruit native to Africa....

Jonathan – The World’s Oldest Tortoise

The world's oldest tortoise is starting over with a clean sheet at 184 years old and enjoying his...

Jasmine: The Evergreen Flower That Captivates Through the Seasons

Jasmines may twine to some extent, but as a group, they’re really in the category of shrubs. Some...

Grass Green Tanager – A Distinctive Small Passerine Bird

The striking Grass Green Tanager (Chlorornis riefferii) is a small passerine bird. This bird belongs to the tanager family. This is a beautifully distinctive...

Song Sparrow Call

The Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) is generally of medium build, though its size varies substantially, ranging from as large as a California Towhee in...

Painted Honeyeater Call

Painted Honeyeater call is a melodious undulating whistle; churr. However, the song of Painted Honeyeater is stridently whistled tort-tee, tort-tee, or et-tee, et-tee. At the...

Leaden Flycatcher – Nature’s Master of Adaptation

The leaden flycatcher is a species of passerine bird in the family Monarchidae. The bird is around 6 inches in length. While the male...

Brown Gerygone Call like what-is-it

Brown Gerygone Call consists of Three-to five-syllable soft twitter, diddle-it-did-dit, around the same pitch. That is repeated rapidly and incessantly throughout the day, even...

Everything You Wanted to Know About Brown Gerygone Nest

Brown Gerygone Nest Like other Australian Warblers, the Brown Gerygone (Gerygone mouki) builds its nest in three stages. First, it makes a hanging, solidly interwoven mass...

Differentiating between Winter Wren vs Pacific Wren

Winter Wren vs Pacific Wren If you are bird enthusiastic, but confused about Winter Wren vs Pacific Wren. That could be possible being a bird...

Bluebonnet Parrot – A Majestic Creature That Will Capture Your Heart

Behavior & Habitats: As the name implies, the Bluebonnet's face is blue, not its head. Bluebonnets are often observed on the ground, eating seeds in...

Nicobar Pigeon – The Coolest Pigeon in the World

The Nicobar pigeon is the closest living relative to the extinct Dodo bird, with stunning, colorful, iridescent feathers. It’s stunning, even though they’re relatives;...

The Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)

Description The strident staccato chatter of Masked Lapwings (Vanellus miles) is a familiar warning signal in the eastern Australian marshes and wet pastures. Masked Lapwings, with...