Birds

Cherries from the Orient

For hundreds of years, Cherries trees have been cultivated in the Far East for their ornamental blossoms. These same trees are now being planted in Britain there they bring...

Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus)

The Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus) is also known by the name of Himalayan black bulbul, or Asian black...

The Bullfrog (true frog family)

There are typical frogs with adults being truly amphibious. They tend to live at the edge of water...

Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

Family: Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) is a species of plover belonging to the Charadriidae family. Habitats: The Grey Plover...

Gas Plant ‘Dictamnus albus’: The Alluring Plant That Can Ignite Fire!

The gas plant “dictamnus albus” is a flowering plant species belonging to the Rutaceae family. It is also called...

Steller’s Jay: The Aggressive Bird with a Fearless Attitude

The Steller's Jay is a familiar scavenger that mostly lives west of the Rocky Mountains, from Alaska to Mexico. The most noticeable difference from...

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (cacatua galerita)

Habitats: There is a relatively large white cockatoo known as the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, and it can be found throughout Australia, New Guinea, and on some...

Types of Osprey Calls – A Guide to Understanding Osprey Communication

Types of Osprey Calls Ospreys are one of the most captivating birds of prey to observe in the wild. Their striking appearance and distinctive vocalizations...

Pechora Pipit (Anthus gustavi)

The size of Pechora Pipit is (Anthus gustavi) 14 cm in length. It is found in the extreme northeast of our region only. This...

The Spectacular Palm Cockatoo

The majesty of the Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus) can be appreciated only by watching the bird in the wild. Its great size, black plumage,...

The White-whiskered laughingthrush

The white-whiskered laughingthrush or Formosan laughingthrush, ‘Garrulax morrisonianus’ is a species of bird in the family "Leiothrichidae". The white-whiskered laughingthrush is a large 26...

Great-billed Heron (Ardea sumatrana)

Family: The great-billed heron (Ardea sumatrana) is a member of the heron family Ardeidae in the genus Ardea. Habitat: Most of its habitats are around...

Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis)

The size of Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis) is about 10 cm in length. Graceful Prinia is a small, very long-tailed warbler of scrubby cover...

Eastern Ground Parrot (Pezoporus wallicus)

Habitats: There is a species of Eastern Ground Parrot (Pezoporus wallicus) found in swampy heaths and pastures around the southern coast of Australia that...

Brown-backed Honeyeater (Ramsayornis modestus)

Brown-backed Honeyeater (Ramsayornis modestus) is widespread across southern New Guinea. It is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. The Brown-backed Honeyeater is...