Nature

Blue-Footed Booby – Pride Due to Marvelous Feet

Blue-Footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) takes great pride in their marvelous feet. During mating rituals, male birds normally show off their feet to prospective mates with a high-stepping strut. The Blue-Footed Booby...

Ayam Cemani – A Black Chicken Inside and Outside

Have you heard about Ayam Cemani? Perhaps you may know it or not, black color is not an...

5 Reasons Why You Should Add Clay Soil to Your Garden

Add Clay Soil to Your Garden Clay is a thick, reddish soil, but it has a variety of nutrients....

The Varied Tit (Sittiparus varius)

Appearance: The Varied Tit (Sittiparus varius) adult males and females are similar in plumage coloration. The head is black...

Trumpet Manucode (Manucodia keraudrenii)

Trumpet Manucode are aberrant birds of paradise that breed in monogamous pairs, lack patches of metallic color, and...

Marine Iguanas – The Most Disgusting Clumsy Lizards

The much-maligned marine iguanas of the Galápagos Islands are so famously homely, and can be described as "hideous-looking" and "most disgusting, clumsy lizards." In...

Brussels Sprouts – The Ultimate Cool Weather Crop

Some vegetables, like lettuce and asparagus, are grown for the thrill of an early harvest of fresh-tasting produce for the table. Brussels sprouts are...

Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis)

The Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) is a member of the family Felidae. It is also called Loup Cervier, or Canadian Lynx. Its length is...

Ajuga Reptans – A Fast Growing Plant

Ajuga Reptans is a fast-spreading plant, sometimes called “Bugle”, and has much to recommend it. Ajuga Reptans can take more foot traffic than most...

Amazing Spider Webs Creates 25 feet in Height

Well, there’s a species of spider that grows and habitually lives in colonies and forms spider webs that can reach an astonishing 25 feet...

The Channel-Billed Toucan

The Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus) is a toucan that is found in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana and in tropical South...

Gouldian Finch (Erythrura gouldiae)

Gouldian Finch is bold coloring and has brought the brilliant finch fame as a caged bird and misfortune in the wild. Once widespread through...

Jonathan – The World’s Oldest Tortoise

The world's oldest tortoise is starting over with a clean sheet at 184 years old and enjoying his first-ever bath. The tortoise named Jonathan...

Aquilegia Flowers: Nature’s Most Underrated Blooms

The Aquilegia flowers and leaves of columbines have a dainty, airy quality. Several flowers have long spurs, and they come in every color. Including...

The Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)

In the right terms, "Sialia" is the Latinized, neuter plural version of the Greek word sialis, a noun meaning a "kind of bird." The...