David Coultham

Amazing Fun Facts About Waxwings

10 Amazing Fun Facts About Waxwings

David Coultham

This article covers 10 Amazing & Fun Facts about the Waxwing. Family: Bombycillidae FACT #1 There are three species of ...

Bird Identification Guide: European Grouse

Bird Identification: Common Grouse In Europe

David Coultham

Family: PhasianidaeAcross the wild uplands and forests of Europe, several species of grouse can be found. These plump birds, with ...

15 Amazing Fun Facts About Octopuses

15 Amazing Fun Facts About The Octopus

David Coultham

This article is 15 Amazing Fun Facts about the Octopus. Let’s jump straight in. Family: Octopodidae FACT #1 Octopuses have ...

How Plants Became Killers

How Carnivorous Plants Evolved: The Secret Science Behind Pitcher Plants

David Coultham

What if I told you plants on three different continents, completely unrelated, all evolved to eat bugs using almost the same molecular tricks? ...

Living In The Dark: Why Some Animals Lack Eyes

Living In The Dark: Why Some Animals Lack Eyes

David Coultham

Living In The Dark –  Why Some Animals Lack Eyes: The answer lies in the intriguing relationship between natural selection, ...

Evolution of Spider Webs

The Evolutionary Secret of Spider Webs

David Coultham

In the natural world, few creatures exhibit ingenuity quite like the spider. Small and unassuming, they are master architects. Their ...

Bats Sixth Sense?

The Bat’s Sixth Sense: How Bats Navigate Using Their Eyes

David Coultham

Throughout human history, we have depended on technology to help us navigate large distances. However, many animals possess an innate ability to navigate without any ...

Goldcrest Species Guide

Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) Species Guide

David Coultham

Species Guide: Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)Family: Regulidae APPEARANCE The Goldcrest is the smallest bird in Europe. They are rotund birds with ...

Gulls In The British Isles

Identifying Gulls In The British Isles (Part 1)

David Coultham

This article covers the most common gulls that you might see in the British Isles. Did You Know? There are over ...

Common Toad (Bufo bufo) Species Guide

David Coultham

Species Guide: Common Toad (Bufo bufo)Family: Bufonidae APPEARANCE The Common Toad has olive-brown skin. Their heads are broad with wide ...