There are all sorts of creative ways to give out healthy birdseed and bird food to your local wildlife. There are plenty of bird seeds and bird food out there… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
Nina is a writer at A-Z Animals, FIDIS Travel, and Giant Freakin Robot. Her focus is on wildlife, national parks, and the environment. She has been writing about animals for over three years. Nina holds a Bachelor's in Conservation Biology, which she uses when talking about animals and their natural habitats. In her free time, Nina also enjoys working on writing her novels and short stories.
As a resident of Colorado, Nina enjoys getting out in nature, traveling, and watching snow hit the mountains from her enclosed porch.
There are all sorts of creative ways to give out healthy birdseed and bird food to your local wildlife. There are plenty of bird seeds and bird food out there… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
Golden algae don't often change the color of the water, and the individual alga is impossible to see with the naked eye. One type of algae causing problems around the… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
Dolphins communicate with each other, and potentially with people, but what are they saying? By now, scientists know that dolphins communicate with each other. They are a highly social species… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
Snake bites in Alabama are pretty common, though they thankfully aren't very deadly. An encounter with a snake is a frightening experience, especially when it's a venomous one, catching you… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
Clouds look soft and delicate but does a cloud weigh more than you expect? Clouds tend to look fluffy, like cotton candy. It's easy enough to assume that clouds are… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
All wildlife, big and small, needs a little help from humans to continue to thrive, which is why these steps to support wildlife are so important. Wanting to start taking… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
Giraffe tongues may be a color you're not quite expecting to see. Have you ever seen a giraffe in the zoo and realized that its tongue doesn't quite look like… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
Bivalves are a subgroup of mollusks and are eaten as a delicacy around the world. Bivalves make up a large group of animals. It's estimated that there are well over… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
A green tide is visible from space if it gets large enough. There has been a huge increase in the number of algal blooms throughout the world in the last… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
Both predator and prey animals can have glowing eyes. If you've ever walked around at night, or have a furry friend as a pet, you've seen eyes glowing in the… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
These amazing types of white wildflowers are just as stunning, especially when next to dark green leaves. Bold pinks, purples, and reds usually gain people's attention the most when it… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), when fully grown adults, don't have any other natural predators except for humans. They are fierce and hard enough to catch to make them not worth… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
If you have limited space, try your hand at square foot gardening. Square foot gardening may sound rather technical. However, it's actually an easy gardening method to help you make… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
Flowers come in many different colors, from bright oranges to muted lavenders. Pink is one color that's common to find in flowers, wild or otherwise. If you want to know… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
You don't have to give up on gardening just because you have a small yard with these best gardening methods. It's an unfortunate truth that many people don't have a… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
California's largest ghost town used open-pit mining to gather iron. Once a bustling mining town, California's largest ghost town is now nothing more than a series of abandoned buildings. This… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
Bird feeders are a great way to bring a little life into your backyard or porch, and you don't need a lot of space. Have you thought about making your… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
If you enjoy water and adrenaline rushes, you'll want to try whitewater rafting at least once. Almost every state has rivers that offer rafting, and some even have man-made parks.… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
In high concentrations, brown tide can look a lot like a muddy river. The brown tide is something people are starting to hear about more and more. Before, other dangerous… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
Each cup of tea and tea leaf type produces slightly different colors and flavors. Have you ever grown camellias in your garden? If so, you may be somewhat familiar with… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
Animals and wildlife are found in abundance in the largest freshwater wetland in the world. Wetlands are found throughout the world. There are plenty of small wetlands out there that… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
Wetlands, swamps, and marshes are found all over the world and are often confused with one another. Make sure you understand what to look for when you see a wetland… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
Denver International Airport is home to a lot of conspiracy theories, and a blue horse, known as Denver International Airport's Blucifer. Have you ever driven to the Denver International Airport,… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
Thinking about making a garden full of useful plants? These are the 61 best plants to grow in your garden if you love tea. All of them make delicious drinks… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
Alligator eggs can survive under a wide variety of conditions, while at the same time being highly susceptible to certain changes in habitat. Have you heard about alligator egg hunting,… Read More
By Nina Phillips 6 months ago
You can find limpets all over the world in an intertidal zone along rocky shores. Have you ever watched a tide go out? You may have noticed that underneath the… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
You can find carbonate spires in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Mid-ocean ridges aren't something scientists and the general public know a lot about. Little research or even mapping of this area… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
Mount Everest would fit inside the Mariana Trench. the ocean's deepest point. Have you heard about the Mariana Trench? It's the deepest part of the ocean, and there are a… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
The importance of wetlands is quite varied. Wetlands are unique habitats that house a range of interesting flora and fauna. Wetland habitats are very important for people, animals, and the… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
This may be the prime human habitat, but animals are starting to learn how to adapt, which is why there's now a wide range of wildlife to see in urban… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
Eels are a fun and unique type of animal that you might not yet know a lot about, including the characteristics of freshwater vs. saltwater eel. Anyone a fan of… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
Early explorers and settlers brought hogs over from Europe to use as a food source. Eventually, some of the animals escaped and formed wild colonies. Wild hogs are no joke.… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
Red wine is high in tannins, but it's not the only drink that has them. A tannin is a naturally occurring compound. Though it's talked about most often in relation… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
Oil and trash cause huge issues in all bodies of water and are some of the most common water pollutants. Every year, trillions of gallons worth of pollutants and pounds… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
Alligator hunting in Louisiana is a popular sport. Louisiana is one of the several states that offer alligator hunting. Both residents and non-residents can partake in this sport, though it's… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
Humans and apes evolved from a similar ancestor. Convergent evolution is a common term in science fields. It's also something something that might pop up occasionally in documentaries or articles… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
Coastal salt marshes provide wonderful habitats for all sorts of wildlife but they have other benefits as well. Coastal salt marshes have a lot to offer people, the environment, and… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
When you go alligator hunting in Mississippi, the rules may be a little different for you than what you're used to with other hunting. There are some very specific rules,… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
Georgia doesn't have an alligator problem. The population is carefully controlled by the Department of Natural Resources. Limited tags are handed out every year to help keep the population steady,… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
South Dakota is a beautiful place to live, but it's not as cheap in some areas as you might expect, especially in the seven most expensive mountain towns in South… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
Seagrass beds are thick bunches of underwater plants that are usually close to the surface of the water. Seagrass beds are a terribly important habitat. Despite that, they aren't as… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
Alligator hunting in Texas is overall a simple process, as long as you own some land. Have you thought about catching an alligator? If you are thinking about catching one… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
Alligators this small may be fairly easy to catch, but the bigger beasts in the water put up quite a fight. Alligator hunting in Florida is a passion and a… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
There's no doubt that Yoho National Park is gorgeous, but that isn't the only reason it's the best park in Canada. When you think of National Parks in Canada, you… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
Lake Okeechobee offers stunning views at any time of the day. Polluted Lake Okeechobee may look stunning in pictures, but it isn't a place you'd want to visit. Lake Okeechobee… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
New South Wales is an Australian state that's on the east coast. When it comes to water in the area, most people tend to think about beaches first. However, there… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
Alligator hunting in Georgia is a sport many in the area participate in when they get the chance. So you've decided to try out alligator hunting in Georgia. Perhaps you've… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
There are plenty of birds in Florida to see while you're out and about. Florida is full of all sorts of diverse wildlife, including birds. Most of the larger birds… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
Blue-green algae can appear on the tops of rivers and lakes. Algal blooms are growing into a bigger and bigger deal every year. You've probably heard about them at some… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago
Much of Australia's interior is covered by desert, and the area surrounding Uluru is no exception. Uluru is a popular tourist destination. It's part of the Kata Tjuta National Park.… Read More
By Nina Phillips 7 months ago