Nature

The History of the Pequot Tribe

The History of the Pequot Tribe The southern part of New England was a preferred territory for early Indians. To begin with, corn, beans, and squash do well in this...

Band-tailed Barbthroat: A Tiny Hummingbird Like No Other

IDENTIFICATION: The Band-tailed Barbthroat (Threnetes ruckeri) takes its name from its striking black-and-white tail pattern and the dusky, bristly...

The Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)

Herring Gull is a medium-to-large-sized sea bird with long pointed wings, a stout, slightly hooked bill, and webbed...

Hall’s Babbler (Pomatostomus halli)

Surprisingly Hall’s Babbler (Pomatostomus halli) was not discovered until 1963. In spite of its abundance and wide range...

The Quite, and Shy Eastern Whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus)

DESCRIPTION The Eastern Whipbird is an insectivorous passerine bird that makes a recognizable sound in forests of eastern Australia....

Are Honey Bees Beneficial?

Are Honey Bees Beneficial? Of the many tiny animals that share the planet earth with us. However, there are only a few insects that...

Into The Atmosphere – Time-lapse Video of Nature

Into The Atmosphere - Time-lapse Video of Nature. This video was an ongoing project for a year using 12,400 images from about 75,000 taken,...

Midnight Sun – The Sun Never Sets

Midnight Sun is a natural phenomenon occurring in the summer months north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle where the...

How do Sand Dunes Build Up?

How do Sand Dunes Build Up? A clump of rotting seaweed can start the whole process of dune buildings as sand forms around them....

White-fronted Honeyeater (Phylidonyris albifrons)

Living in Australia’s arid zone, with its erratic rainfall, White-fronted Honeyeaters (Phylidonyris albifrons) are nomads. White-fronted Honeyeaters arrive in large numbers where nectar-rich shrubs...

Rufous Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)

The nocturnal habits and chunky, cinnamon-toned form set the Rufous Night Heron apart from other Australian herons. There is a higher percentage of them-up...

Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)

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

White-fronted Tern (Sterna striata)

Habitats & Behaviour: In Australia, the White-fronted Tern is an endemic marine species, never found inland; in contrast, in New Zealand, where it breeds, the...

The White-winged Dove Call

The white-winged dove call observed as a hhhhHEPEP poou pooooo, seems to be the word "who cooks for you.". They also make a pep-pair...

Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo zeachii)

The closest relative of the Laughing Kookaburra, the Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo zeachii) lives in the northern and northeastern coastal fringes of Australia as well...