North America

What is Difference Between a Butterfly and Moth?

What is the Difference Between a Butterfly and Moth? One of the most common questions any lepidopterist is asked by members of the public concerns the difference between a Butterfly...

Australian Hobby – A Fierce and Dashing Hunter

Habitat: The Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis) is a fierce and dashing hunter. A wide variety of open habitats,...

Licancabur – A Highly Symmetrical Stratovolcano

Licancabur is a highly symmetrical stratovolcano on the southernmost part of the border between Chile and Bolivia. But...

Little Raven (Corvus mellori)

Little Raven (Corvus mellori) is so similar to the Australian Raven in appearance that for many years the...

Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus notatus)

Description: Black-shouldered kite (Elanus notatus) is an elegant raptor of Australia. It is a member of a worldwide group...

Hot Lake – A Hypersaline, Meromictic Lake in Washington

Hypersaline, meromictic Hot Lake is located near Oroville, Washington in northern Okanogan County. Located in a small, glacially-carved basin surrounded by mafic, magnesian rocks,...

Killpecker Sand Dunes – Nature Largest Sandboxes

The Killpecker Sand Dunes are one of nature's largest sandboxes. There are 40 miles between Rock Springs and Killpecker Sand Dunes, 140 miles southeast...

The Ancient Bristlecone Pines of the Great Basin

At high elevations in a region of the western United States recognized as the Great Basin. Here is a species of Bristlecone Pines that...

Canyon de Chelly National Monument Chinle, Arizona

Canyon de Chelly is located in northeastern Arizona within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation. The National Monument was established on April 1, 1931,...

The Magical Colors of Painted Desert Arizona

The Painted Desert Arizona is a Badlands in the Four Corners area running from near the southeast into Petrified Forest National Park and east...

Turneffe Atoll in Belize

There are numerous uninhabited islands in Turneffe Atoll in Belize, which is the largest atoll in the world. The archipelago rises out of the...

Devil’s Slide – A Strange Geological Wonder

Devil’s Slide is a Strange Geological Wonder, a massive-size limestone chute. It is located on the south side of Interstate 84 in Weber Canyon,...

Where to Spot Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park

Where to Spot Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park - Among the most important wildlife habitats on earth, Yellowstone is considered to be one of...

Sunwapta Falls in Jasper National Park Canada

Sunwapta Falls is a waterfall of the Sunwapta River located in Jasper National Park, Canada. Sunwapta is a Stoney word, which means “turbulent river”....

Valley of Fire State Park Overton, Nevada

Valley of Fire State Park is a public recreation and nature preservation area. The park is covering approximately 46,000 acres located 26 km south...