The Brightly and Colorful Bee-eaters
Bee-eaters brightly colored birds of elegant form. They are characterized by having the median pair of tail feathers prolonged a couple of inches beyond...
White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)
Identification
The white-winged dove measures 25–31 cm long. It is also known as the Mesquite Dove. A medium-sized, heavy-bodied, broad-winged dove with a slightly graduated tail...
A Weird Dinobat Discovered in China
A strange new dinosaur (Dinobat) with bat-like wings has been discovered by a farmer in China. It is now helping to shed new light...
The Golden-Hooded Tanager
The Golden-hooded Tanager, also called Tangara Larvata is a medium-sized passerine bird, is a resident breeder from southern Mexico to western Ecuador. The adult...
The Amorphophallus Bulbifer
Amorphophallus bulbifer is ripening a lot of fruit these years, at the UConn EEB greenhouses. Despite Amorphophallus Bulbifer's appearance and the fact that birds...
Coleus Plant – Loved for its Dramatically Variegated Leaves
Coleus is a colorful perennial plant, whose flowers are grown as a tender annual.
This plant is loved for its dramatically variegated leaves in...
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,...
The Varied Tit (Sittiparus varius)
Appearance:
The Varied Tit (Sittiparus varius) adult males and females are similar in plumage coloration. The head is black with a fine cream streak from...
White’s thrush (Zoothera aurea)
Besides the Blackbird and the European Song Thrush, the White's thrush (Zoothera aurea) is the only true old-world thrush native to Australia. This species has...
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...