by Rich Leighton | Jun 10, 2019 | Interesting Nature Facts, Landscape, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Utah
The geologic term, hoodoo, lives on at Bryce Canyon National Park as perpetuated by early geologists who thought the rock formations could cast a spell on you with their magical spires and towering arches. MORE PHOTOS OF LANDSCAPES MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS...
by Rich Leighton | May 9, 2019 | Florida Nature Photography, Interesting Nature Facts, Landscape, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Mangroves have the potential to reduce wave and wind energy by 50%-75%. MORE PHOTOS OF LANDSCAPES MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series about the flora, fauna and places that make North America so amazing. Posts include nature photos that...
by Rich Leighton | Feb 3, 2019 | Florida Nature Photography, Interesting Nature Facts, Landscape, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography
Estuaries are the bridges to land and sea, and it’s here where life is most abundant. Twice a day these shallow water experience a change in salinity due to changing tides, and this attracts about 20 times the amount of biological mass than the open ocean...
by Rich Leighton | Sep 21, 2018 | Florida, Interesting Nature Facts, Landscape, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Trees
Sound fades in forests, making trees a popular natural noise barrier. The muffling effect is largely due to rustling leaves — plus other woodland white noise, like bird songs — and just a few well-placed trees can cut background sound by 5 to 10 decibels, or about 50...
by Rich Leighton | Sep 16, 2018 | American Southwest, Arizona, Interesting Nature Facts, Landscape, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
The Sonoran Desert is the hottest and most biodiverse of the North American deserts, and home to 60 species of mammals, more than 350 kinds of birds, 20 amphibians, around 100 reptiles and over 2000 native species of plants. MORE PHOTOS FROM THE SONORAN DESERT MORE...
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