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...

Hummingbirds – The Little Jewels of Flight 2

A selection of Hummingbirds that occur in Ventura County, California either as resident breeders, or seen during their...

Relaxing Nature Sounds: How to Create a Stress-Free Environment at Home

Relaxing nature sounds can be very effective in many circumstances and can help reduce stress and improve sleep....

Grass Owl (Tyto capensis)

Habitat: Grass owls live in large flocks and hunt small nocturnal ground mammals at night, similar to barn...

Superb Fairy-wren: A Jewel of Nature with Brilliant Blue Feathers

Description: The Superb Fairy-wren “Malurus cyaneus” has a lovely cocked tail, iridescent blue plumage, and boldness in adapting to...

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...

Are Dracula parrots Real?

Are Dracula parrots real? You may have seen several photographs circulate online. So, here are some interesting facts about Dracula Parrot, you would love...

Powerful Owl – A Strong and Shy Bird

Description The powerful Owl (Ninox strenua) is a shy bird. This bird of prey lives in pairs and keeps to large permanent territories of 800-...

Wandering Whistling-Duck

Behavior and Habitat: A feeding flock of Wandering Whistling Ducks (Dendrocygna arcuata) seems to roll forward across the water in a dense, continuously moving...

The Fabulous Indian Black-lored Tit

The Indian Black-lored Tit (Machlolophus aplonotus), Indian Yellow Tit, or Himalayan Black-lored is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. The closest relative...