Maltese Nature

Onion Weed - Asphodelus fistulosus   The onion weed is a spring-flowering plant of the lily family. It is found in Mediterranean coun...

The mason bee is common in spring. It can easily be identified by the thick layer of reddish brown hair that covers its thorax, the hairl...

Turtle dove There a many reasons for voting no in next Saturday’s referendum one of the main ones being that those who do not hunt wa...

The collared dove is a regular breeder in the Maltese islands. It bred for the first time in 2003 at Santa Marija Estate in Mellieħa. Now...

The scarlet pimpernel is a small indigenous plant with beautiful red or blue flowers. It is found in central and southern Europe, in Nort...

There can be no doubt that the bay laurel is an indigenous tree. Fossilised imprints of its leaves have been found in Pleistocene deposit...

This year it seems that spring will be coming late. At this time of the year the sun normally shines much more often and the temperature ...