Nature

The Facts of Bald Eagle

Facts of Bald Eagle Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) have long rounded wings, large hooked bills, sharp talons, and are the largest birds of prey in the United States. They swoop...

Yellow Wattlebird – The World’s Largest Honeyeater

The largest of all honeyeaters is the Yellow Wattlebird (Anthochaera paradoxa), named for the pendulous orange-yellow wattles that...

Why the Green Oriole Should Be on Every Bird Lover’s Radar

In northern Australia, the Green oriole and Australasian yellow oriole (Oriolus flavocinctus) carry bubbling calls during the hottest...

Pied Heron (Egretta picata)

Pied herons, or pied egrets (Egretta picata) are exclusively tropical and locally abundant on the coastal flood plains...

The Striking Scarlet-backed Woodpecker

Scarlet-backed Woodpecker (Veniliornis callonotus) is a striking scarlet on its upper parts and wings, with some brownish tones....

Cicadabird (Edolisoma tenuirostre)

Habitat: Cicadabirds (Edolisoma tenuirostre) utter sporadic bursts throughout the day only when they advertise or signal their territory during breeding season. Often several hundred...

Hydrangea macrophylla

The wild Hydrangea macrophylla (syns. H. hortensis, H. opulordes) is a species of flowering plant, in the family Hydrangeaceae, which comes from Japan. In...

Aster Flower Information – Grow Gorgeous Colors of Falls

The glory of the fall garden, Aster Flower range in height from six tall to just above the ground. Colors are shades of purple,...

Yellow-spotted honeyeater (Meliphaga notate)

Yellow-spotted honeyeaters (Meliphaga notate) are endemic to northern and eastern Queensland in Australia. This bird is also known as Lesser Lewin Honeyeater which lives...

How to Grow Clematis

Mention climbing plants and the name that springs to most people’s minds is Clematis an extremely varied genus numbering about 150 species of almost...

Mangrove Robin (Peneothello pulverulenta)

Habitat: Mangrove Robin (Peneothello pulverulenta) lives primarily in mangroves along the coast and estuaries of northern Australia, where it prefers the denser, lower, mallee-like...

World’s Most Beautiful Tree Tunnels Revealed

Well, when true nature branches out, it is nothing short of magical. Whether they’re formed unintentionally, naturally, or with a slight helping hand, “Mother...

Southern Scrub-robin (Drymodes brunneopygia)

Habitat: A ground bird of heathier Mallee, the Southern Scrub-robin (Drymodes brunneopygia) is thrush-like in form and behavior. In fact, some recent classifications have...

Clematis ‘Jackmanti Superba’

Clematis ‘Jackmanti Superba’. This is the best-known and most popular of all hybrid clematis, and justly so. The eye-catching velvety dark purple, white-centered flowers...

Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera lunulata)

Little wattlebirds (Anthochaera chrysoptera) belong to the Meliphagidae family of honeyeaters. Little Wattlebirds have replaced Brush Wattlebirds in southwestern Australia; they have long been...