Ocean Life

Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis)

The sustained fluted piping of the Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis) is one of the purest sounds uttered by any Australian bird. Ringing through the morning air, it is given...

Spotted Flycatcher Call

A spotted flycatcher call includes a thin, squeaky ‘zeee’, a sharp 'chick', and a ‘zee-zucc’ of alarm. Bill...

UK Shingle Beach Communities

UK Shingle Beach makes up a quarter of the coastline. Some of these are shifting and unstable, affording...

Night Parrot – The Most Famous Extinct Bird of Australia

Habitats: One of the most famous 'extinct' birds in Australia is the night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis). In spite...

Williamson’s Sapsucker: Beauty in the Bark

The Williamson’s Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus) is one of the four sapsucker species occurring in North America. Unlike other...

The Strandline – Whim of the Waves

Representatives of the great hidden storehouse of life in seas from the most primitive hydroid to an enormous whale may, on the whim of...

The Amazing Rock Drilling Shellfish

Boring bivalves, as science unkindly names these extraordinary Shellfish use their hard shells to cut their way into rocks and wood. A bivalve is...

Weever Fish – Danger on the Beach

Although the vast majority of Weever Fish throughout the world are harmless to man! There is a sizeable number with deadly stings, poisonous flesh,...

Aquatic Antagonists – Close Encounter with the Enviornment

Aquatic Antagonists: Indirect Nematocyst Entombment and Acute Allergy Contact Dermatitis triggered by Nudibranchs. It is well-known among divers, swimmers, and beach-goers who coelenterate like...

The Exocoetidae and Other Flying Fishes

How do the members of Exocoetidae and other flying fishes compare to other flyers? Researchers traditionally group flying fish with all the other vertebrate...

Flying Fish – How to Fly Fish?

Flying Fish Yes, you heard correctly, a fish can fly? But the question is how to fly fish? People flying in airplanes invariably think of...

Halitrephes maasi Jellyfish Facts

Here are some interesting Halitrephes maasi Jellyfish Facts. The Halitrephes Maasi, better known as the Firework Jellyfish, is a type of deep-sea hydrozoan that...

Gray Whales Along the Oregon Coast

On the West Coast of North America, gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) are the most commonly seen large whales from shore. There are few sights more...

7 Bass Fishing Tips that Will Make a Difference

When you're about to go bass fishing, you surely want to know the main things you must know for catching this particular fish. All...

Lungfish: A Fish Can Lives Without Water and Food

The Lungfish also known as “salamanderfish”, is a type of freshwater fish famous for its ability to live on land, without water, for months...