Tarragon – A Hardy Perennial Shrub
Tarragon is a hardy perennial that becomes a woody shrub, normally about three tall.
Tarragon (Artemisia Dracunculus), is a species of perennial herb in...
The Gorgeous Wilson Bird of Paradise
The Wilson Bird of Paradise (cicinnurus respublica) is a species of passerine bird belonging to the Paradisaeidae family. The bird lives on the hills...
The White-throated magpie-jay
One of the largest and most conspicuous songbirds in Guanacaste is the White-throated Magpie-Jay (Calocitta formosa). This social and vocal bird is normally seen...
The Amazing Northern Flying Squirrel
Northern Flying Squirrel
The Northern Flying Squirrel, “Glaucomys sabrinus yukonensis” is a gliding “volplaning” mammal that is unable to take true flight like birds and bats....
The Cloud Cisticola or tink-tink cisticola
The Cloud Cisticola or tink-tink cisticola is near-endemic in southern Africa and occurs in South Africa, Angola, Mozambique, Lesotho, and sparsely in Swaziland. However,...
Crested Francolin Bird
Description
The Crested Francolin (Dendroperdix sephaena) distribution extends over most of the savannas of eastern Africa south of the Sahara. In southern Africa, it occurs...
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...
Purple-crowned Fairywren (Malurus coronatus)
Family: The beautiful Purple-crowned fairywren (Malurus coronatus) belongs to the Australasian wren family (Maluridae).
Other Names: Also known as Lilac-crowned Wren, Purple-crowned Wren, or Crowned...
Tahiti Petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata)
Family: The Tahiti petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata) belongs to the family Procellariidae.
Behavior and Habitats: The Tahiti Petrel is a tropical gadfly petrel that has only...
The White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
Description
The white-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) is a tree kingfisher and a familiar and common resident, breeding bird of India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and...