by Rich Leighton | Dec 18, 2020 | Birds, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
One of the very smallest of all of North America’s songbirds, the desert-loving, black-tailed gnatcatcher weighs about the same as a nickel. MORE PHOTOS OF BIRDS MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series about the flora, fauna and places...
by Rich Leighton | Nov 22, 2020 | Florida Nature Photography, Insects, Interesting Nature Facts, Invertebrates, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
These ferocious little relatives of dragonflies have been gorging on mosquitoes and other small flying insects for at least 300 million years. While they are often seen clinging to rocks, reeds and other structures near water, they cannot walk at all. Their legs are...
by Rich Leighton | Nov 23, 2019 | Cactus, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
The organ pipe cactus originated in the warm, dry tropics. When the global climate warmed at the end of the last Ice Age, the cactus slowly began migrating further north. It arrived in the Sonoran Desert only about 3500 years ago. MORE PHOTOS OF CACTI MORE INTERESTING...
by Rich Leighton | Nov 18, 2019 | Cactus, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Saguaro! Welcome to the next installment of a new series of nature photos that will be short & sweet, and all about the native and naturalized wildlife that is all around us with just one or two interesting nature facts that you might not know about. If you want...
by Rich Leighton | Mar 20, 2019 | Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Reptiles
Mating season for the gila monster starts in spring. This also happens to be the nesting season for ground-nesting birds, who are their favorite prey item. Coincidence? We think not. MORE PHOTOS OF LIZARDS MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a...
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