Birds

The Sunset Crater of Arizona

Sunset Crater Volcano is approximately one thousand years old. The last eruption took place sometime between about 1080 and 1150 AD. Sunset Crater, located in north-central Arizona, is the...

Blyth’s Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)

Blyth's Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum) is a damp woodland in NE Europe. It is very similar to both...

The Health Benefits of Eating Fig

Brief Description The health benefits of eating figs have been a prized delicacy for at least 5,000 years....

Black-faced Woodswallow (Artamus cinereus)

Like other wood swallows, the Black-faced Woodswallow (Artamus cinereus) captures aerial insects. The bird is also known as...

King of Saxony – The Bird-of-Paradise

The King of Saxony, or Alberti, has been described in the 1894 bulletin of the British Ornithologist’s Club...

Rufous Treecreeper – The Tiny Charming Bird

The richly colored Rufous Treecreeper (Climacteris rufa) is the only member of its family Climacteridae. Southwestern Australia is home to this beautiful bird. This...

The Eye-feast Paradise Flycatcher

Paradise Flycatcher “Terpsiphone viridis” is common over the south and east of southern Africa, and also occurs more sparsely in parts of the western...

Common Myna Call

Common Myna call is noisy and varied, ranging from harsh gurglings and subdued chattering to liquid whistles. On taking flight, gives a weak, rather...

The Bar-tailed Desert Lark

DESCRIPTION Bar-tailed Desert Lark (Ammomanes cinctura) is like typical forms of the Desert Lark, but smaller, with a slightly shorter tail, thinner legs, smaller and...

Mesmerizing Photographs of Colorful Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds are famous for flapping their wings exceptionally fast. They create a distinct hum and appear as a blur of feathers right before you're...

Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker Call

Call/Voice/Drumming The Three-toed Woodpecker call (Picoides tridactylus) is not very vocal. The bird has a short but rather soft contact call, ‘kyeuk’ or ‘kyuk’, usually...

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...