Lucifer Hummingbird (Calothorax lucifer)
Distribution: The northernmost representative of the woodstar–sheartail group, the striking Lucifer Hummingbird (Calothorax lucifer) is found in the desert and arid interiors with agave plants...
Redthroat: A Soberly Colored Bird
Redthroat (Pyrrholaemus brunneus) is a soberly colored bird of Australia's arid and semi-arid regions but it also occupies some coastal areas, as well as...
Marvelous Spatuletail: Nature’s Most Beautiful Bird
The Marvelous Spatuletail, or "Loddigesia Mirabilis," is the most beautiful bird in nature.
It is only 15 cm long. The medium-sized hummingbird is adorned...
The Amazing Rock Drilling Shellfish
Boring bivalves, as science unkindly names these extraordinary Shellfish use their hard shells to cut their way into rocks and wood. A bivalve is...
Large-billed Scrubwren: Charming Chirps of Melodic Masterpieces
Description: The large-billed scrubwren (Sericornis magnirostra) lives in dense temperate subtropical or tropical moist lowland rainforests, like other plain brown scrubwrens. It is the...
The Versatile Little Ringed Plovers
The Little Ringed Plovers (Charadrius dubius) plumage pattern serves two contrasting purposes: during nesting it is camouflage, and yet in the display, it is...
The Beautiful Acrobatic Blue and Great Tits
Acrobatic blue and Great Tits
The colorful, agile little Blue and Great Tits which frequent our gardens in the winter area are a delight to...
Diamond dove: A Captivating Marvel in the World of Birds
Description: The diamond dove (Geopelia cuneata) is the smallest member of the pigeon family. The red-eye dove is widely distributed in Australia but is...
Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus)
It was not until 1913 that the Eclectus parrot was discovered in Australia, in the rainforests of the Cape York Peninsula. Eclectus is a...
Mindblowing Captures of Wayne Simpson
Ontario-based photographer Wayne Simpson captures some striking, picturesque landscapes of Canada. There is an uplifting quality of Simpson's work that is only heightened by...