North America

Eskimo Curlew: The Lost Migratory Bird That Once Filled the Skies

Name: Eskimo Curlew Scientific name: Numenius borealis Scientific Classification Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae When did it become extinct? The Eskimo curlew is thought to have become extinct around 1970. Where...

Figbird (Sphecotheres viridis)

The figbird is a large oriole with a warty buff face that reddens when excited, eats only fruit...

Monkey Tail Cactus: Growth Rate, Care, and Propagation

Monkey Tail Cactus Monkey Tail Cactus (Hildewintera colademononis) is an attractive, and low-maintenance plant that might be just what...

Lilac-breasted roller: Most Beautiful Bird in The World

The colorful lilac-breasted roller, "Coracias caudatus," is a member of the roller family of birds. It is widely...

Macropinna microstoma – Strange Fish With See Through Head

Ocean creatures are extremely wonderful when you see a new species and hard to know the head of...

Lanikai Beach The Best Beach in America

Lanikai Beach is ranked among the best beaches in the world. The half-mile strip of Lanikai Beach is located in Lanikai, in the town...

The Breathtaking Lassen Volcanic National Park

Lassen Volcanic National Park is 45 miles east of Redding, and 48 miles east of Red Bluff. Fissures and fumaroles burble and belch as...

The Wave at Coyote Buttes, Arizona

The Coyote Buttes, in a remote region on the Arizona-Utah border, were considered inaccessible and almost unknown. It has become easier to explore the...

The Mysterious Devil’s Kettle Falls

If you have ever worried that we have solved all the mysteries of nature, fear not. Minnesota’s Devil’s Kettle Falls has been perplexing hikers...

Athabasca Falls – An Influential Attractive Waterfall

Athabasca Falls is a waterfall in Jasper National Park on the upper Athabasca River. This is approximately 30 kilometers south of the townsite of...

Mapimi Silent Zone – Where Any Type of Communication Fails

The Mapimi Silent Zone is the popular name for a desert patch near the Bolsón de Mapimí in Durango, Mexico.  It is the subject...

The Sunset Crater of Arizona

Sunset Crater Volcano is approximately one thousand years old. The last eruption took place sometime between about 1080 and 1150 AD. Sunset Crater, located...

Digging Crystals at Oklahoma’s Great Salt Plains

When you first approach the crystal digging area on the west end of the Great Salt Plains. It looks like beautiful white water. The...

Trona Pinnacles – Most Unusual Geologic Wonders

The most fantastic, eerie, and unique geological landscape and worldly shapes are the Trona Pinnacles in the California desert. These are also known as...

Fort Ligonier Pennsylvania

This is an interesting event in building Fort Ligonier. The British garrison was built in 1758 during the French and Indian War (1754–1763) and...