Nature

Jade Belt – Traditional Design High Arched Bridge

Jade Belt Bridge is a high, arched bridge built with a traditional Chinese design. Originally, this design was made for very practical purposes. To give pedestrians access across canals...

Black Drongo – Black Bird With a Distinctive Forked Tail

All black, the black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) is a small Asian passerine bird.  This blackbird belongs to the...

Tooth-billed Catbird – Ailuroedus dentirostris

Mountain rainforests of northeastern Queensland ring with the brilliant song of male Tooth-billed Catbird (Ailuroedus dentirostris) during spring...

The Enchanting Beauty of the Red and Yellow Barbet

The Red and Yellow Barbet, also named “Trachyphonus erythrocephalus” belongs to the African barbet family. This bird can...

Lewis’s Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis)

The Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) measures approximately 26–29 cm in length. The bird was originally discovered by Meriwether...

Whiskered Treeswift: A Colorful Marvel of the Avian World

The Whiskered Treeswift (Hemiprocne comata) is a species of bird in the family Hemiprocnidae. The Whiskered Treeswift is found in Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia,...

10 Cool Facts of Rivoli’s hummingbird

Magnificent Hummingbird was formerly known as Rivoli's Hummingbird after François Victor Masséna, the second Duke of Rivoli, who was renowned as an amateur...

Mallee Emu-wren: A Lovable Feathered Marvel of Nature

The small, lovable Mallee Emu-wren (Stipiturus mallee) blend the plumage traits of Southern and Rufous-crowned Emu-wrens and are confined to stands of spiny spinifex...

The Amazing Arctic Hare: Nature’s Winter Wonder

The arctic hare (polar rabbit) is adapted largely to polar and mountainous habitats. The beautiful arctic hare survives with thick fur and frequently digs...

Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird: A Breathtaking Bird of Avian World

Any bird lover cannot ignore the beauty of Sapphire-bellied Hummingbird (Chrysuronia lilliae). Indeed very attractive hummingbird is unfortunately critically endangered. This hummingbird is known to...

Varied Triller: A Hidden Gem of the Bird World

Description: The Varied Triller (Lalage leucomela) is as unobtrusive as White-winged Trillers are conspicuous. They live within the canopy of dense forest, are fairly...

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 feathers of its chin and upper...

Pied Heron (Egretta picata)

Pied herons, or pied egrets (Egretta picata) are exclusively tropical and locally abundant on the coastal flood plains of northern Australia. They are dainty, gregarious...

Orange-Breasted Bunting: Nature’s Brightest Jewel

The colorful Orange-Breasted Bunting “Passerina leclancherii” is a species of bunting belonging to the family Cardinalidae. The orange-breasted bunting is endemic to Mexico, where...

White-tufted Sunbeam: A Rare Gem of the Hummingbird World

Identification: White-tufted Sunbeam (Aglaeactis castelnaudii) species is a typical sunbeam with a stocky outline, short bill, and mainly dark blackish-brown plumage, with a broad,...