This genus contains about a dozen species of shrubs and small trees, each with fruits that can be used to make a lathering soap.

Known in some areas as a pest, the "rice bird" who feeds on rice and grains especially during migration, this New World Blackbird has...

These plants CAN be a nuisance, with some species having stinging hairs... BUT they are edible and highly nutritious, with various other uses as...

This relative of the European Robin nests across Eurasia, can sometimes be found in small numbers in North America, and overwinters in Africa.

The local Philippines call this woody vine "tayabak". Related to the green beans we grow in our gardens, this species' unique turquoise claw-shaped flowers...

This is the typical "red-breast" found in the United Kingdom and much of Europe, completely unrelated to the "red-breast" found in America.

This is one of the few birds that many residents of the USA know by name... but it is THAT NAME that makes many...

Birders in the eastern half of America welcome this bird as one of their most colorful and recognizable, with its classic blue plumage, contrasted...

This black-white-and-grey bird points its slender bill downwards - or tilts it comically upwards - as it spirals face-first down tree trunks and round...