by Rich Leighton | Jul 11, 2019 | Birds, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards and their wings can beat at up to 80 times per second. Also a hummingbird’s heart beats at over a 1,000 times a minute! MORE PHOTOS OF BIRDS MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series...
by Rich Leighton | Jul 6, 2019 | Birds, Florida Nature Photography, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
The killdeer has a clever strategy to keep intruders and unwanted predators away from its nest. It will mimic an injured bird while sounding like it is in distress and hopping clumsily to lure potential threats away from its hidden nest that it builds on the ground....
by Rich Leighton | Jun 21, 2019 | Birds, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Black skimmers “skim” the surface of the water with black-tipped, bright red bills that allow the bird to cut through the water and grab small fish near the surface. MORE PHOTOS OF BIRDS MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series...
by Rich Leighton | Apr 9, 2019 | Birds, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Northern Mockingbirds sing all through the day, and often into the night. Most nocturnal singers are unmated males, which sing more than mated males during the day, too. Nighttime singing is more common during the full moon. MORE PHOTOS OF BIRDS MORE INTERESTING...
by Rich Leighton | Mar 25, 2019 | Birds, Florida, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Brown-headed cowbirds are nest parasites and use red-winged blackbirds as a host to raise their young. These cowbirds will puncture one of the blackbird’s eggs and lay their own egg in the nest. The cowbird egg is then hatched and taken care of along side the...
by Rich Leighton | Mar 5, 2019 | Birds, Florida Nature Photography, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Woodpeckers have zygodactyl feet with four toes, the first and fourth facing backward and the second and third facing forward. This helps them grasp branches and tree trunks and enables them to walk vertically up a tree. MORE PHOTOS OF BIRDS MORE INTERESTING NATURE...
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