Boring mosquitoes can actually ruin your summer fun. In addition, they may carry threatening diseases like malaria, West Nile, and encephalitis. However, most people say they fear mosquitos because of their itch especially if we are talking about children.

In fact, there are different mosquito repellents on the market you can buy. Yet, these over-the-counter products can be really nasty and even cause numerous side effects, especially if applied to sensitive skin.

Fortunately, if you really want to avoid using chemical-based products, you can easily prepare this natural and cheap solution to keep those awful mosquitoes away. Plus, they are safe for both adults and children.

Here’s how to prepare natural mosquito repellent spray for adults:

Ingredients:

• Dried mint
• Chamomile
• 1/2 cup of medicinal alcohol
• 1 cup of water

Instructions:

At first, put 3-4 tablespoons of the herbs in a cup of hot water. Cover the cup and let it cool aside, then add the medicinal alcohol. Store the liquid in a spray bottle and there your protection against mosquitoes is ready.

Children should avoid using this spray since the alcohol in it is not recommended for children. The spray is extremely efficient, just apply liberally to the skin, reapplying every 2 hours as needed.

Here’s another skin-friendly mosquito repellent for children:

Ingredients:

• 1-liter apple cider vinegar
• 10 tbsp herbal mixture (of your choice): rosemary, lavender, thyme, sage, and mint

Preparation:

Grab a larger large jar add your combination of herbs and apple cider vinegar. Keep the jar at room temperature for 2 to 3 weeks, make sure to stir the mixture once in a while. Afterward, strain the liquid and store it in a bottle. For best results and long-term use store the mixture in a fridge.

Use:

Every time you prepare these mosquito repellent sprays, mix the liquid with plain water in the same proportion. For instance, fill half a spray bottle with the liquid you have just prepared, then add regular water to the top. Now you have prepared spray that will efficiently keep those boring mosquitoes away.

The pompadour cotinga is an extraordinarily beautiful bird. It wears a charismatic burgundy coat that is hard to find in other birds. Wherever this bird appears, it comes into the spotlight.

As you can see, the whole body of this striking creature is covered with glossy, wine red, except for bright white wings, and yellow eyes.

Like many other bird species, male and female pompadour cotinga look different. While male birds have all the stunning features above, females are a pale grey color.

However, both sexes have a short beak and wide gape.

This bird can be found in the Amazonian rainforest. They distribute throughout the Amazon Basin, including Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, and the Guianas.

Pompadour cotinga’s main diet is fruits but they sometimes feed on insects.

When the mating season begins, male birds perform an elaborate dance to attract the females.

After finding mates, female cotingas build their nests, lay eggs and incubate them. They also feed the hatchlings until they are fully fledged. Noticeably, male birds didn’t join them in raising the chicks.

Watch the video of this bird below.

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There are many tiny chubby birds with stunningly beautiful plumage. The Blackburnian warbler is an example. Weighing only 8.5g at 11.5cm in length but this species always stands out from the crowd.

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One of the most striking features of this warbler is the bright flame-orange feathers on its throat and face. It can grasp the eyes of any people spotting them.

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This bird also has a dark brown crown, dark grey back with black streaks, and double white wing bars on both wings.

You can watch the video of this bird below.

Unlike male birds, the females, juveniles, and non-breeding males are duller.

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Blackburnian warblers distribute in eastern North America and southern Canada, southern Canadian Prairies, the Great Lakes region, New England, and North Carolina. They can be found in coniferous woodlands or mixed wooded areas.

These birds feed on insects found in treetops. They also eat berries, depending on the season.

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During the breeding season, female Blackburnian warblers build nests on a horizontal branch at an altitude of 5 – 80 feet.

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They then lay 4 – 5 eggs, incubate them and feed the hatchlings until they are fully fledged.

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If you love the beautiful blue shade of gemstones, you won’t keep your eyes off the black-naped monarch. Stretching to around 16cm long, but this chubby little bird can grasp your attention wherever they appear.

This striking bird wears an elegant and chic coat of blue gem color, making it stand out from the crowd. Not just that, white feathers on the belly and a distinctive black patch on the back of the head also make it more conspicuous.

The bill and legs of this species are even a bright blue color. That’s why they are dubbed stunning flying gems. Do you agree?

Like many other birds, the female black-naped monarch is duller than the male. They are greyish-brown and do not have a black patch.

The black-naped monarch distributes throughout the tropical areas of South Asia, from Iran to Sri Lanka to the Philippines.

They live in thick forests and habitats with a lot of wood.

This species joins in pairs and form foraging flocks of mixed species.

During the breeding season (from May to July), female black-naped monarch builds their cup-shaped nests. These nests are made from filaments of webbing and fungi. They not only produce antibiotics but also protect the hatchlings from infections.

Female birds then lay 2-3 eggs in the nest and incubate them. Male birds will join the female in feeding the chicks until they are fully fledged.

If you love this beautiful little blue bird, just share the article with your family and friends. The world of birds is so amazing!

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The world of birds is amazing! There are many strikingly beautiful birds whose plumage can mesmerize humans. They are too perfect to be true. Some people believe that they just jump out from fairy tales. Their coat seems to be the standard of color shades. But the answer may astonish them. These stunning flying creatures do exist in nature. The point here is you haven’t got an opportunity to see them. If you get one, make sure that you grasp it, guys.

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The blue vanga is among these outstanding birds. It has cornflower blue plumage with pure white underparts. Its bill is eye-catching with sky blue color. This bird also has black tips on the edges of the wings and tail.

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The female looks a bit different from the male even though she still has a blue coat. The first is her chest and belly. They are an off-white color with pale orange. This bird also has green tinges on its wings.

You can watch the video of this beautiful bird below.

Like other members of the Vangas species, the blue vanga distributes on the island of Madagascar. But they also live in Comoros on Mohéli island.

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Their breeding season starts in October and ends in December. After finding mates, female blue vangas build their nests at an altitude of 12 meters. This cup-shaped nest is made from twigs and a pale down-like material and placed in a fork or on slender branches.

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The female then lays eggs in her nest and incubates them. She continues to feed the hatchlings until fully fledged

Regarding the diets, this bird feeds on insects, earthworms, millipedes, lizards, and amphibians. Sometimes, they eat fruit.

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Currently, the population of the blue vanga is quite stable and ranked as least concern on the IUCN Red List.

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Do you remember Arlo, the Sphynx cat in Los Angeles who is famous for his unusual knees? His knees are very human-like, which many people find to be unbearably sexy. For this reason, he becomes an internet sensation known to the world as the darkest hairless cat with unforgettable human-like knees. He has an account on Instagram nicknamed “The Dark Lord” with more than 170.000 followers.

Last year, Dark Lord’s mom, a professional dancer named Amanda Martinez, shared a video shows moment he sits in an unusual pose on the top of the fridge and stares down with a thoughtful look. The video quickly went viral, racking up nearly 763,000 views a day on Instagram. He took the Internet by storm with his distinctive knees and a hypnotizing look.

When Amanda Martinez accepted Arlo into her home, she had no idea he would become a celebrity. “I would have never thought posting the Lord’s sexy knees would have everyone going crazy,” she said.

And recently, his mom shared a creative video about Dark Lord’s anger when he was hungry and his mom was not home. Nobody gave him food, so he used FaceTime to call his mom and give her a serious threat. The video with brilliant idea has captured the imagination of the Internet, and people can’t get enough of it.

Watch the video below:

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An extremely fascinating and rare species of bird have been observed: a half-vermilion, half-turtledove cardinal. The anomaly is called ” bilateral gynandromorphism ” half of the animal’s body is male and the other half is female. This condition is thought to result from an imbalanced distribution of sex chromosomes in the early stages of embryonic development.

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Ginandromorphs can have both male and female genitals and are often sterile. Ginandromorphs are rare but not impossible to find. This phenomenon occurs in birds, many insects and crustaceans. They are probably present in many more species than we can imagine, but experts are not able to notice them in all the specimens because not all have such clear distinctions between the male animal and the female animal.

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Cardinals are the most well-known sexually dimorphic birds in North America, so the anomaly is immediately noticeable. What then makes these species so fascinating? Most animals affected by gynandromorphism are sterile, but this specimen may not be because the left side (where the ovary is located in birds) is female.

In profile, it looks like any other bird, but if you look at it from the front, you will see what nature is capable of.

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We can’t get enough of the cuteness of tiny and chubby birds. When they put on a one-of-their-kind coat, we can never our eyes off them. These birds are too perfect to be true. Their striking plumage makes them conspicuous whenever they turn up. Mother nature actually favors them.

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The long-tailed broadbill is among these outstanding birds. It has a fluorescent green coat and a yellow face and throat with a yellow patch behind each eye. Noticeably, it wears a black helmet-like cap with a beautiful blue patch on top. This enchanting blue shade also appears on the wings and tail, making this bird look like a flying gem.

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You can watch the video of this striking bird below.

Young birds do not get the beautiful coat of the adults. They have a shorter tail, green head, and generally overall duller plumage.

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The long-tailed broadbill is a non-migratory species. They are typically found in a region in the Himalayas, in Myanmar, South-East Asia, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo.

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These birds prefer living in forests, streams and creeds, tropical and subtropical lowland forests, and tropical, subtropical moist mountain forests.

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As this species distributes widely, their population is currently stable. It’s listed least concern on the ICUN Red list of threatened species.

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This bird’s main diet is mall insects. But they sometimes feed on frogs, berries and some fruits if there are available nearby.

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During the breeding season, female long-tailed broadbill builds her large pear-shaped nest. This nest is made from fine roots, dead leaves, creepers, and moss and is attached to the branch of a tall tree. She then lays 6 eggs in her nest, incubates them, and feeds the hatchlings until fully fledged.

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Samuel, an affectionate, black-and-white kitty, was rescued from a small carrier where the skinny cat had been trapped for most of his life. Samuel was brought into BARC Animal Shelter in Houston with badly malnourished. His eyes were swollen shut from mange and he was suffering from a long list of expensive medical issues. His skin was also flaking, and he had pressure wounds from being locked up. An employee who didn’t want to end Samuel’s life in this way posted a photo of him online.

Lucky for Samuel, Leslie Raines, a vet tech in the Houston area, was home sick that day and stumbled upon his picture. Soon, Samuel moved into a foster home with Leslie Raines and the slow process of his recovery began. Months later, Samuel’s thick black and white fur grew in but he still had fears to overcome. In just a year, Samuel transformed into the handsome, fluffy cat he meant to be.

After few years, Raines started looking for a new home for Samuel. After a rest of time for search. Raines met Bryan Smith. Leslie was impressed by Bryan’s ability to soothe Samuel, but she still wasn’t convinced he was the right owner until the kitty gave her a sign.The little kitten found his forever home with a man who had lost his 13-year-old cat to cancer.

Samuel started to be a Friend with Bryan. He has been living with Bryan for over a year now and everything’s been going great. He loves his new life.

The cat was also found to have pressure wounds from being confined to a small space for a long time.

Samuel went from death row to a veterinarian’s office.

 Under their tender care, Samuel gradually put on weight and regained his vision. But he still had to learn how to be a cat.

Months later, Samuel’s thick black and white fur grew in but he still had fears to overcome.

Samuel transformed into the handsome, fluffy cat he meant to be.

The cat disliked meeting potential adopters— but all that changed when he met Bryan.

Now the cat and his new dad are healing together and living happily with each other’s company.