Nature

Minoan Highway of Southern Crete, Greece

The Minoan Highway was discovered in southern Crete, Greece. Excavations revealed a significant road that is thought to have linked the southern harbor of Kommos and the Minoan metropolis...

Minute Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)

Family: The minute bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) is a member of the heron family Ardeidae in the genus Ixobrychus. Identification:...

Lamium – Excellent Ground Cover for Shade

Lamium is an excellent ground cover for shade. Because the common name is often given as “spotted dead...

Hyacinth Bulbs – Grow and Care Tips

Hyacinths are spring-flowering bulbs with long, narrow leaves that are folded lengthwise. Hyacinth Bulbs are highly fragrant flowers...

Matucana krahnii: Stunning little clustering cactus

Matucana krahnii is a species of matucana in the family CACTACEAE. There are more than five known locations...

Lobelia “lobelia inflata”

Lobelia inflata, is a species of Lobelia native to eastern North America COMMON NAMES: Lobelia has several other names, like Indian tobacco, emetic weed, poke...

Brown Treecreeper – The Largest Australasian Treecreeper

Habitat: The arresting staccato calls of the Brown Treecreeper (Climacteris picumnus) are characteristic of eastern Australia's eucalypt woodlands, mallee, and drier open forests. Brown...

The Spectacular Birds of Latrabjarg Cliffs Iceland

The cliffs of Latrabjarg, in Iceland, are home to millions of birds. This includes puffins, northern gannets, guillemots, and razorbills. Noteworthy: some 40% of...

Chrysopelea – The Flying Snake

Have you ever heard that a snake can fly? Chrysopelea is known as a flying snake. It belongs to the family Colubridae. Nature is...

White-browed treecreeper (Climacteris affinis)

Habitat: The desert-dwelling white-browed Treecreeper (Climacteris affinis) is the quietest and least conspicuous of its group. Its core habitats are the dense mulga and...

Gloxinia – Attention-Grabbing Flower

Gloxinia "Sinningia Speciosa" is a very beautiful plant when in bloom. It is apt to receive it as a gift—a cluster of large bell-shaped...

Rose Robin (Petroica rosea)

Behavior: Rose Robin lives in the dense forests of eastern Australia and is delicate in its form and toning. A rose robin can be...

Spectacular Yellow Flowering Golden Chain Tree

The spectacular springtime show of yellow flowers gives Laburnum its common name Golden Chain Tree or golden rain. But the laburnum also has its...

Cyprus Wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca)

Identification: The Cyprus wheatear is the smallest in the European region. It is smaller than Pied wheatear (wing 82–88 mm, as opposed to 90–99...

Black-faced Monarch (Monarcha melanopsis)

Family: The songbird Black-faced Monarch belongs to the family Monarchidae, and it can be found along the eastern coast of Australia as well as...