Nature

York: The City of Extraordinary Cultural and Historical Wealth

Nowhere in northern England says ‘medieval’ quite like York, a city of extraordinary cultural and historical wealth that has lost little of its preindustrial luster. Its medieval spider’s web...

Yellow-fronted Woodpecker

Identification:  Yellow-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes flavifrons) is colorful Mantle glossy black, streaked white, back and rump white. Uppertail black,...

Golden-headed cisticola (Cisticola exilis)

The stunning golden-headed cisticola (Cisticola exilis) inhabits taller, swampier grassland than Zitting. It is typically found near fresh...

Zinnia – The Flowers Come in Bright Colors

Zinnias Flower is tender annuals that all gardeners love because they make a great show and are easy...

Cauliflower is the Sweetest, Mildest Tasting Vegetable

Cauliflower Cauliflower is a flower; the big, lumpy white ‘head’ that we eat is a cluster of flower buds...

Growing the Perfect Pumpkin – Varieties, Pest Control and Climatic Requirement

Description: Pumpkin fall into two groups: one (Cucurbita pepo), includes the common summer and autumn pumpkins and the bush pumpkins, and the other (Cucurbita...

Common Rosefinch ‘Carpodacus erythrinus’

IDENTIFICATION - Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) is the only widespread rosefinch in Europe and Asia. Everyone is likely to be encountered this beautiful rosefinch...

The Perennial Blanket Flower

Gaillardia common name Blanket Flower is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, native to North and South America.  Blank Flower...

Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (Gliciphila melanops)

DESCRIPTION - The Tawny-crowned Honeyeaters (Gliciphila melanops) is a passerine bird native to Southern Australia. The male Tawny-crowned Honeyeaters bird rises in spectacular song-flights...

Black-faced cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae)

Family: Black-faced cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae) belongs to the family Campephagidae in the order Passeriformes. Habitat: Cuckoo shrikes so named because of their cuckoo-like form and...

Richard’s Pipit (Anthus richardi)

Family: Richard’s Pipit (Anthus richardi) belongs to the family Motacillidae in the order Passeriformes. Habitat: Richard's Pipit resembles a lark, the result of converging adaptation...

Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel)

Family: The Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel) belongs to the swallow family Hirundinidae in the genus Petrochelidon. Habitat: Fairy Martins are the most communal swallows in...

Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans)

Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans) belongs to the family Hirundinidae, one of the few birds in Australia with a similar appearance to Swallows. Habitat: The Tree...

Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus)

A Sooty oystercatcher belongs to the oystercatcher family. It is an endemic-wading bird found along Australia's coastline. As its name suggests, the Sooty Oystercatcher...

The Vibrant Colors of Masked Crimson Tanager

Family & Name: The Masked Crimson Tanager (Ramphocelus nigrogularis) is a species of bird belonging to the family Thraupidae. Moreover, the bird name is derived...