North America

The American Kestrel (falcons)

American Kestrel Facts American kestrels are the more streamlined of the raptor species, with long, pointed wings bent back at the wrists and large tails that taper at the tips....

Little Eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides)

Behavior: In both light and dark color phases, the little eagle is a rather sedentary bird, with each...

The Fearless Dam Climbing Alpine Ibex

Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex) are big wild mountain goats that live among the peaks in the European Alps...

The Ultimate Secrets of Wild Herbs

The ultimate secrets of wild herbs were originally all wild plants; in fact, many of the plants now...

Make Your Own Butterfly Garden

One of the most popular ways of assisting with butterfly conservation is by planting suitable food plants in...

Lake Anjikuni – The Mysterious Vanishing Village

Lake Anjikuni is an incredible phenomenon when the entire village vanishes and is nowhere to be found. Lake Anjikuni is a lake in Kivalliq...

Eternal Flame Falls – Orchard Park, New York

Eternal Flame Falls is truly one of the most exclusive waterfalls in the United States and one of the few remaining natural areas that...

Devil’s Den Cave in Florida

Devil's Den Cave is a karst window, in which the roof over a subterranean river has collapsed, exposing the water to the open surface,...

Waffle Rock – A Big Attraction at Jennings Randolph Lake, Virginia

Waffle Rock is a large piece of rock is displayed just outside the visitor center of Jennings Randolph Lake, in Mineral County, in the...

Newspaper Rock – Covered with Hundreds of Ancient Indian Petroglyphs

Well, in San Juan Country, a 200 square-foot Newspaper rock surface is covered by hundreds of ancient Indian Petroglyphs, the rock art chiseled and...

The Petoskey Stones

The Petoskey Stones are composed of petrified skeletons of Hexagonaria percarinata. This is a type of coral from coral reefs that once well covered...

The Marvelous Engineering Feat Tehachapi Loop

The 1.17 km long Tehachapi Loop is an iconic spiral loop, that passes over itself as it expands height on the railroad main line...

Mount McKinley – Highest Mountain Peak in North America

Mount McKinley is the highest peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,237 feet above sea level. This is perhaps the single...

The Incredible Rustic Beauty of Sun Valley

Sun Valley is a perfect alternative to Colorado’s ritzy resort areas, especially in summer when costs and tourist numbers are lesser. The spectacular location...

Basalt Prisms – Ideal Picnic Place in Mexico

Los Prismas Basálticos also called “Basalt Prisms” is tall columns of basalt rock that line a ravine through which water runs from the San...