The American Basswood Tree
The American basswood tree is native to eastern North America. The species is found from southeast Manitoba to New Brunswick, south to south Carolina,...
Fritillaria Imperialis – A Commonly Grown Plant
Two types of fritillaries are very commonly grown in gardens. They’re like Mutt and Jeff. Fritillaria meleagris (checkered lily) has flowers shaped like little...
The Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Habitat: Grey partridge is the most widespread partridge in the European region, favoring flat or rolling open country, which it shares with red-legged partridge...
What is Pollination – Critical Moment of Flower Life
What is pollination?
Pollen is the dust, usually yellow, produced by the stamens and made up of millions of microscopic granules. The shape, size, and...
A Butterfly as Pests
A butterfly as pests causing concern in Europe is the Geranium Bronze (Cacyreus Marshalli) which is in the family Lycaenidae. Originally from South Africa,...
Spinach – Grow World’s Most Healthiest Food
Spinach is regaining its popularity as a garden vegetable because more people are using it in salads. I still love it best cooked just...
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Zanda funerea)
In the eucalypt forests and pine plantations of Southeast Australia, yellow-tailed black cockatoos call with long-carrying wailing cries as they fly slowly over the...
Yellow-eyed Cuckooshrike (Coracina lineata)
Campephagidae is the family to which the yellow-eyed cuckooshrike belongs. Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and eastern Australia are all home to the...
Amorphophallus Titanum – A Large and Unsual Shape Flowering Plant
The Amorphophallus titanum plant has been known for its large size and unusual shape. It is also called the corpse flower because of its...
Tasmanian Thornbill: A Gem of Temperate Rainforests
Habitat: The Tasmanian Thornbill (Acanthiza ewingii) is found in temperate rainforests and wet sclerophyll shrubberies in Tasmania and islands in the Bass Strait. However,...