Nature

Common Hawk-cuckoo Call

Common Hawk-cuckoo Call There is evidence to suggest some small birds resemble sparrow hawks, Accipiter nisus, when responding to common cuckoos, Cuculus canorus. Many of these old books incorrectly refer...

Powerful Owl – A Strong and Shy Bird

Description The powerful Owl (Ninox strenua) is a shy bird. This bird of prey lives in pairs and keeps...

Black Metaltail – A Shiny Black Head Hummingbird

Identification The black metaltail (Metallura phoebe) is the largest of the metaltails. This hummingbird species has a shiny black...

Tropical Scrubwren: A Graceful Gem of Rainforest

Habitat: The tropical scrubwren (Sericornis beccarii) replaces the large-billed scrubwren (Sericornis magnirostra) in the rainforests and vine scrubs...

Black-winged Monarch (Monarcha frater)

Family: The black-winged monarch (Monarcha frater) belongs to the family Monarchidae. Range: Australia and New Guinea are home to this species....

Tahiti Petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata)

Family: The Tahiti petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata) belongs to the family Procellariidae. Behavior and Habitats: The Tahiti Petrel is a tropical gadfly petrel that has only...

The White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)

Description The white-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) is a tree kingfisher and a familiar and common resident, breeding bird of India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and...

The Great Banyan Tree of India

The Great Banyan Tree also called (Ficus Benghalensis) belonging to the family Moraceae, is a more than 250 years old tree, which date of...

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...

King Clone – The Oldest Living Thing on Earth

It is believed that King Clone is the oldest creosote bush ring in the Mojave Desert, dating as far back as 11,700 years. Frank...

Mangrove Fantail (Rhipidura phasiana)

Family: Mangrove Fantail (Rhipidura phasiana) is replacing the Grey Fantail in the mangroves of northwestern Australia. It belongs to the family Rhipiduridae. Call & Song:...

Grey Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa)

Family: The Grey Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa) belongs to the family Rhipiduridae Behavior & Habitats: A Grey Fantail forages through the open mid-strata of forests and...

Nudibranch: Beautiful Jelly Bodied Sea Creature

The bottom-dwelling, jelly-bodied Nudibranch might look like an unlikely canvas for Mother Nature to express her wildest indulgences of color and form. But these...

Stemonitis Axifera – A Species of Slime Mold

Stemonitis axifera is a species of slime mold, and its fruits in clusters on dead wood, and has distinguishing tall reddish-brown sporangia, supported on...

Gang-gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum)

Family: Gang-gang Cockatoo inhabits eucalypt forests and heavily wooded areas of southeastern Australia. The cockatoo belongs to the family Cacatuidae. A single species of...