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Red-winged fairywren (Malurus elegans)
There are many different species of Australasian wrens in the Maluridae family, but one of the most common is the red-winged fairywren (Malurus elegans)....
Fairyland Caverns – Breathtaking Homage to Rock City Gardens
Fairyland Caverns is a high outcropping atop the east face of Lookout Mountain in Walker County, Georgia. Fairyland Caverns is located at 1400 Patten...
Kalahari Desert of Africa
Kalahari Desert Location
The Kalahari Desert spans more than 360,000 square miles across South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana. The annual rainfall is a bit high,...
Gilbert’s Whistler (Pachycephala inornata)
Habitat: Despite being a Mallee bird, Gilbert's Whistler can be found in small pockets of mixed shrubbery—mostly Melaleuca—where they form dense stands. An established...
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater (Ptilotula flavescens)
Habitat: The Danish ornithologist “Finn Salomonsen,” in his revision of the world's honeyeaters, first realized that the 'Fuscous' and yellow-tinted honeyeaters (Ptilotula flavescens) were...
Cathay Quince – A Fruiting and Medicinal Tree
History and origin: Cathay quince (Chaenomeles cathayensis) is a fruiting and medicinal tree native to central China. Among the flowering quinces, this is the largest...