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 | 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 | Apr 29, 2018 | Birds, Florida Nature Photography, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History
Corvids are one of the world’s smartest birds. These include ravens, crows, jays and magpies. In fact, the American crow can not only recognize and remember a human’s face, but can teach other crows to recognize a specific person they haven’t seen...
by Rich Leighton | Sep 29, 2015 | American Southwest, Arizona, Birds, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography
One of the many pleasure on my last visit to Southern Arizona was seeing the Chihuahuan raven in its natural habitat. I didn’t even have to go look for it, this one found me and watched me for about 30 minutes! Slightly smaller than other raven species found...
by Rich Leighton | Apr 16, 2014 | Birds, NANP, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Travel
This was my first close-up encounter Southeastern Arizona corvids as I was photographing wildflowers in the Chiricahua Mountains when I ran into this Mexican jay (Aphelocoma wollweberi). These extremely smart relatives to magpies, crows and ravens are either very...
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