Ocean Life

Rufous-breasted wren: A Small Melodious Songbird

Habitat: Rufous-breasted wrens (Pheugopedius rutilus) live throughout the year in pairs that keep in contact by antiphonal singing as they forage through tall, lush, vine-laden thickets or the liana-draped...

Freaky Flowers – Echinopsis Cacti Showing Incredible Colors

A montage of a dozen types of “Echinopsis cactus” flowers blooming and showing off their incredible colors. Echinopsis...

Ficus Retusa Linn: The Oldest Bonsai Tree in the World

One of the oldest known bonsai trees is the Ficus Retusa Linn, which was brought from Taiwan and...

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

The size of the Eurasian Pygmy Owl is approximately 17–18 cm in length, with a wingspan of 35–36...

Lilac or Syringa – Flowering Woody Plants in Olive Family

Most lilac is not very graceful; they get tall and leggy, and their leaves are a magnet for...

UK Shingle Beach Communities

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

Limpets: Snails of Rocky Shores

Limpets attached to rocks are a familiar sight around our coastline. Their shells are exposed to the relentless pull of the tides. But the...

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...

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...