by Rich Leighton | Mar 19, 2022 | Birds, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Texas
I’ve been trying to get a decent shot of a northern cardinal (I grew up calling them red cardinals in Florida) on camera for decades! Last week I was in near Weslaco, Texas and this handsome male dropped out the trees and landed right in front of me and stayed...
by Rich Leighton | Mar 11, 2022 | Birds, Corvids, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Texas
Last week I was finally able to get a green jay on camera. This has always been one of those vividly colorful tropical species I’ve always wanted to see in person, and now I’ve finally got to see a lifer up close and personal. This species can be a little...
by Rich Leighton | Jun 18, 2021 | Birds, Florida, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography
The endangered and endemic Florida scrub jay is a cooperative breeder. When the offspring leave the nest, they stay with their parents and help them raise next year’s brood instead of going off to raise young on their own. MORE PHOTOS OF BIRDS MORE INTERESTING...
by Rich Leighton | Jun 29, 2017 | Birds, Florida, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography
The anhinga is one of the most strange, beautiful and ancient birds of The Gulf Coast region of the Southeastern United States. When North America was split in half roughly 100 to 40 million years ago by a great inland sea called the Western Interior Seaway (...
by Rich Leighton | May 31, 2017 | Birds, California, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography
I’m adding this set of photos a few months after I made them in California because I just wasn’t positively sure what exactly species I was looking at until a very experienced birder friend of mine on Facebook pointed out all the reasons that this is a...
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