Nature

Hoopoe: A Distinctive Crown Feathers Bird

Hoopoes is a medium-sized colorful bird, almost 25 to 32 cm long, with a 44 to 48 cm wingspan. The bird weighs is approximately 46 to 89 g. The...

Grapes are Immensely Vigorous and Sturdy in Taste

Grapes are growing, which isn’t what it used to be. No more do voluptuous bacchantes run madly through...

Ficus – Most Popular House Plant

One of the most popular houseplants is the weeping fig, also called Ficus benjamina”, normally just called “ficus”....

Why Drunken Trees Behave in Mysterious Way

What are Drunken Trees? Drunken trees are a stand of trees displaced from their normal vertical alignment. This most...

Citrullus: Member of the Watermelon Family

Citron (Citrullus vulgaris, var. citroides), a member of the watermelon family, is eaten only in candied form and...

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...

Noisy Scrubbird (Atrichornis clamosus)

The Noisy scrubbird (Atrichornis clamosus) is a terrestrial bird, that spends most of its time on or close to the ground in the dense...

Slaty-backed thornbill (Acanthiza robustirostris)

Slaty-backed thornbill (Acanthiza robustirostris) belongs to the Acanthizidae family. The species is endemic to Australia. Mulga woodlands of central-western Australia are home to this...

Secrets of the Seashore

From dramatic wave-battered rocky shores to gently flowing brackish creeks and lagoons. Britain’s coastline provides over 5000 miles of varied habitats for a huge...