by Rich Leighton | Oct 11, 2018 | American Southwest, Birds, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography
The bases of neck and body feathers of a Chihuahuan raven are white, not gray like those of other American crows and ravens. The white is difficult to see in the field, and is only revealed by wind blowing the feathers, or when a bird fluffs its feathers to display at...
by Rich Leighton | Sep 16, 2018 | American Southwest, Arizona, Interesting Nature Facts, Landscape, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
The Sonoran Desert is the hottest and most biodiverse of the North American deserts, and home to 60 species of mammals, more than 350 kinds of birds, 20 amphibians, around 100 reptiles and over 2000 native species of plants. MORE PHOTOS FROM THE SONORAN DESERT MORE...
by Rich Leighton | Sep 11, 2018 | American Southwest, Interesting Nature Facts, Landscape, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Utah
The Moab Desert in eastern Utah has a very interesting history and ecosystem. The human history can be traced back over 10,000 years, and the first signs of humans appeared as signs carved into indigenous rock formations found in several places. Hundreds of species of...
by Rich Leighton | Sep 6, 2018 | American Southwest, Interesting Nature Facts, Landscape, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, New Mexico
Only a handful of gypsum dunefields exist and New Mexico’s White Sands dunefield is by far the world’s largest, covering 275 square miles. MORE PHOTOS OF DESERTS MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series about the flora, fauna and places...
by Rich Leighton | Jul 8, 2018 | American Southwest, Amphibians, Frogs, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Spadefoots
As suggested by the name, the American spadefoot toads have hard, keratinous protrusions on their feet, which help them to dig backwards into the ground. MORE PHOTOS OF AMPHIBIANS MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series about the flora,...
by Rich Leighton | Jul 3, 2018 | American Southwest, Interesting Nature Facts, Mammals, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Bighorn sheep were once widespread throughout western North America. By the 1920’s, bighorn sheep were eliminated from Washington, Oregon, Texas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and part of Mexico. Today, populations have been re-established through...
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