Nature

Dubai Desert – A Haven of Adventure, Culture and Solitude

The Dubai desert offers something incredible to everyone – adventure by the gallon, a wonderful study in culture, and, for those who seek it, blissful solitude. The desert doesn’t...

Ficus – Most Popular House Plant

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

Lake Wales Ridge Wildlife and Environmental Area

Lake Wales Ridge is an important wildlife and environmental area. This is a unique, arid, oak scrub and...

Sun parakeet (Aratinga solstitialis)

FAMILY:  Sun parakeet (Aratinga solstitialis), also called sun conures in aviculture, is a medium-sized, vibrantly colored parrot native to...

Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)

Behavior and Habitats: In the underparts of the Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii), there is a faint but evanescent rosy...

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...

Blue-Footed Booby – Pride Due to Marvelous Feet

Blue-Footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) takes great pride in their marvelous feet. During mating rituals, male birds normally show off their feet to prospective mates with a...