This summer, if you see a butterfly with wings that are blue on top with orange spots underneath, you may have crossed paths with a male European Common Blue (or Polyommatus icarus), a newly ...
I feel comfortable going out on a limb here and saying most everyone can identify at least one species of butterfly. Most folks could probably even make a positive ID on three or more. However, most ...
The bird family Ardeidae (ar-dee-ih-dee) includes the bitterns, egrets, and herons. Nearly 75 species wade waters worldwide, with representatives on every continent but Antarctica. An even dozen is ...