by Rich Leighton | Feb 8, 2019 | Birds, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography
Violet-Green Swallow! 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....
by Rich Leighton | Nov 30, 2018 | Birds, Florida Nature Photography, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography
The brown pelican is the only species of pelicans that feeds by plunge-diving. The other pelicans scoop fish into their bills while swimming on the surface of the water. MORE PHOTOS OF PELICANS MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series about...
by Rich Leighton | Nov 25, 2018 | Birds, Florida Nature Photography, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography
Unlike most birds, both sexes of doves and pigeons produce “crop milk” to feed to their young, secreted by a sloughing of fluid-filled cells from the lining of the crop. MORE PHOTOS OF BIRDS MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a...
by Rich Leighton | Nov 10, 2018 | Birds, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography
Bald eagles build the largest tree nests of any animal species, up to 4 m (13 ft) deep, 2.5 m (8.2 ft) wide, and 1 metric ton in weight. MORE PHOTOS OF BIRDS OF PREY MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series about the flora, fauna and places...
by Rich Leighton | Nov 5, 2018 | Birds, Florida Nature Photography, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography
Normal vision for people is 20/20. A hawk’s vision is equivalent to 20/5. This means that the hawk can see from 20 feet what most people can see from 5 feet. MORE PHOTOS OF BIRDS OF PREY MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series about...
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