Green-and-black fruiteater: A Jewel of the Rainforest
The green-and-black fruiteater “Pipreola riefferii” is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae.
The green-and-black fruiteater has broad bills, hooked tips, rounded wings, and...
Cinnamon Quail-thrush: The Desert’s Silent Wanderer
Cinnamon Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma cinnamomeum) is a Saltbursh and blue bush shrub steppe on stony ground, whether hardpan, gibber plain, or low rolling ridges. It...
Eastern Wood-Pewee Song: The Melodic Sounds Captivates Bird Enthusiasts
Eastern Wood-Pewee Song, and then, after an unreasonably long pause, he adds, peer! Whistle with the acquainted run down the musical scale.
Birds songs,...
Broad-billed Hummingbird: The Dazzling Beauty of Tiny Jewel
Description: The stunning broad-billed hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) is a diurnal bird, that displays sexual dimorphism, also identified by its other common name, the Colibrí...
Butcher’s Broom: The Fascinating Plant with Fruits Growing on Its Leaves
The mysterious and rarely seen Butcher's Broom, "Ruscus aculeatus," is a low-growing permanent shrub.
It has hard, erect stems and very rigid leaves that...
Dusky Moorhen: Nature’s Charismatic Waterbird with a Unique Charm
The Dusky Moorhen, "Gallinula tenebrosa" is a larger size.
Its darker color and red legs make it a prominent Australasia and Eurasian moorhen. Dusky Moorhens...
Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata)
Antarctic Prion is often forced to dig through deep snow to clear a way into its burrow at its more southerly breeding sites. The...
Kinzua Viaduct: Remarkable Rise and Fall of Fallen Bridge Turned Icon
A railroad trestle bridge that spans Kinzua Creek in McKean County, Pennsylvania, was known as the Kinzua Bridge or Kinzua Viaduct.
The Kinzua Viaduct, referred...
Make Your Own Butterfly Garden
One of the most popular ways of assisting with butterfly conservation is by planting suitable food plants in the Butterfly Garden.
The most helpful...
New Britain Sparrowhawk: Habitat and Identification
DISTRIBUTION: New Britain Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brachyurus) is an Australasian species that is little known and generally regarded as rare, but may well be more...