Midnight Sun – The Sun Never Sets
Midnight Sun is a natural phenomenon occurring in the summer months north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle where the...
How do Sand Dunes Build Up?
How do Sand Dunes Build Up? A clump of rotting seaweed can start the whole process of dune buildings as sand forms around them....
White-fronted Honeyeater (Phylidonyris albifrons)
Living in Australia’s arid zone, with its erratic rainfall, White-fronted Honeyeaters (Phylidonyris albifrons) are nomads. White-fronted Honeyeaters arrive in large numbers where nectar-rich shrubs...
Rufous Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)
The nocturnal habits and chunky, cinnamon-toned form set the Rufous Night Heron apart from other Australian herons. There is a higher percentage of them-up...
Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)
Behavior and Habitats:Â In the underparts of the Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii), there is a faint but evanescent rosy coloration that gives the species its...
White-fronted Tern (Sterna striata)
Habitats & Behaviour:Â In Australia, the White-fronted Tern is an endemic marine species, never found inland; in contrast, in New Zealand, where it breeds, the...
The White-winged Dove Call
The white-winged dove call observed as a hhhhHEPEP poou pooooo, seems to be the word "who cooks for you.". They also make a pep-pair...
Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo zeachii)
The closest relative of the Laughing Kookaburra, the Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo zeachii) lives in the northern and northeastern coastal fringes of Australia as well...
Red-backed Button-quail (Turnix maculosa)
The female of Red-backed Button-quail is, as with other buttonquail, polyandrous, mating with itinerant males each breeding season and never pairing with any. She...
The fire-tailed Myzornis
The fire-tailed myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura) is a bird species formerly placed in the Old World babbler family (Timaliidae). Its genus Myzornis is monotypic and...