Nature

Tree like Dracaenas is Perfect When You Need a Strong Accent

Among the tallest of houseplants, the treelike dracaenas are perfect when you need a strong accent. They’ve sword-like leaves, often with attractive variegation. Although they are single-stemmed, several plants...

Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii)

Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii) is also known as Macleay's Kingfisher, Blue Kingfisher, and Bush Kingfisher. Forest Kingfisher call...

Difference Between a Tree Sparrow and House Sparrow

It is difficult to identify the difference between a Tree Sparrow and House Sparrow. The House Sparrow is...

Bell Miner Tale of Elegance

Habitat: The loud bell-like sound of the Bell Miner (Manorina melanophrys), inspired much poetry, is a result of...

Monstera Albo – The Rare White Monstera

If you're looking for a plant that is both rare and unusual, then you should consider growing a...

Celery: How to Grow, Plant and Harvest

Well, celery is a cheap vegetable to buy and fussy to grow. Few gardeners try to grow celery because it is cheap to buy...

Mangrove Golden Whistler (Pachycephala melanura)

Mangrove Golden Whistler (Pachycephala melanura) is endemic to mangrove forests, as its name suggests. The bird belongs to the family Pachycephalidae, which is a...

The Short-Tailed Shrew (shrews)

Most species are primarily vermivorous and insectivorous, but some also eat small birds and mammals. The northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) ranges throughout the north-central...

The Northern River Otter (Lutra canadensis)

River Otter Facts Mustelids have long, slender bodies, short legs, and anal scent glands. Throughout the family, the male is usually larger than the female. The...

Decorate Home and Garden with Balloon Flower

Balloon Flower or Platycodon grandiflorus is a fine old-fashioned plant with flowers the shape of open bells, some single and some double, in colors...

Red-bellied Pitta – A Vibrant Colorful Bird

The brightly colored Red-bellied Pitta (Pitta erythrogaster) breeds from October to December or January in the rainforest of the Cape York Peninsula and then...

World’s Oldest Individual Clonal Tree Discovered in Sweden

It is believed that the World’s Oldest Individual Clonal Tree is one of the longest-living organisms on earth, and this disheveled spruce is no...

Bald Eagle Sounds

Bald Eagle Sounds: Various vocalizations are made by bald eagles, including songs, calls, screaming, screeching, and alarm calls. Communication and social behavior are facilitated by...

Eskimo Curlew: The Lost Migratory Bird That Once Filled the Skies

Name: Eskimo Curlew Scientific name: Numenius borealis Scientific Classification Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae When did it become extinct? The Eskimo curlew is thought to...

Spotted Flycatcher Call

A spotted flycatcher call includes a thin, squeaky ‘zeee’, a sharp 'chick', and a ‘zee-zucc’ of alarm. Bill snaps when fly-catching. The Spotted Flycatcher...