Wonderful colors make Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna) one of the most beautiful animals out there. This medium-sized bird belongs to the Trochilidae family and is native to the western coastal regions of North America. Anna’s hummingbirds have a shimmering bronze-green back with a pale grey chest and abdomen. The males take it one step further […]

Local photographer and author Maxwell Skinner present photos and stories of the bald eagles that are currently nesting on the American River in Sacramento.

Bald eagles are choosing to nest close to human activity, but no one knows why.

Tanagers are tropical, often brightly-colored songbirds. Some species of tanagers spend the warm months of the year in North America, then migrate south for the winter. Others live year-round in South America. A unique and colorful example is the Red-necked Tanager. Read on to learn nine facts about Red-necked Tanagers! 9 FACTS ABOUT RED-NECKED TANAGERS  […]

Dodo birds are a species that has faced extinction. However, their presence still lingers in this world all thanks to its closest relative, the Nicobar pigeon. Even though this colorful bird is related to the dodo bird, these two species are dissimilar in outward appearance. Some of the features that make the dodo bird stand […]

For centuries, the sacred ibis was a venerated bird in ancient Egypt. Millions of ibises were sacrificed as offerings to the Egyptian god Thoth. These birds were also revered by the ancient Greeks and Romans. And centuries later, they were introduced into parts of Europe, where they have become invasive. The African sacred ibis, Threskiornis aethiopicus, […]

Scientists have estimated the Earth to be more or less 4.54 billion years old, predating even human existence. Indeed, there’s a lot more to learn about our

Green is such an underrated color, even though we literally see it all around us. Green symbolizes life, health, nature, productivity, abundance, prosperity, freshness, balance—and just about any positive attribute we can think of in our lives. It’s one thing to see green in leaves of nature, but how about seeing it on a fluttery […]

The red-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) also known as Banksian- or Banks’ black cockatoo, is a large black cockatoo native to Australia. . Adult males have a characteristic pair of bright red panels on the tail that gives the species its name. It is more common in the drier parts of the continent. . Five […]