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The Glowing Puffleg (Eriocnemis vestita)

Description: The Glowing Puffleg (Eriocnemis vestita) is a fairly small hummingbird species in the family Trochilidae. This hummingbird has a short but deeply forked...

Blueberry: A Sweet and Mouth Watering Fruit

Blueberry is a wonderful plant. Not only do they live for decades and bear delicious fruits that need almost no care. But they are...

Regent Parrot: The Gleaming Gold Bird

When not breeding, Regent Parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus) gathers in flocks of 15 to 100 for communal roosts in the taller gum trees along streams...

The Beauty of Red-winged Parrot

The red-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus) closely related to the Australian King Parrot. Although Red-winged Parrots eat seeds, fruits, buds, and blossoms in trees and...

Wilson’s Warbler Songs and Other Cool Facts

Wilson's warbler Songs Wilson's warbler songs are made up of multiple loud descending notes that chatter together. Wilson's Warblers' songs consist of simple, sweet, and...

Glittering Purple-throated Woodstar: The Splendor Jewel in the Avian Kingdom

Introduction: The tiny, purple-throated woodstar (Calliphlox mitchellii) is a species of hummingbird that flies like bumblebees. It is one of the four Calliphlox species,...