by Rich Leighton | Apr 14, 2019 | Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Reptiles
American alligators have 78 to 82 teeth and may lose and replace 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime. MORE PHOTOS OF ALLIGATORS MORE FLORIDA NATURE FACTS Florida Nature Facts is a series about interesting facts about the flora, fauna and places that make Florida so...
by Rich Leighton | Apr 9, 2019 | Birds, Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Northern Mockingbirds sing all through the day, and often into the night. Most nocturnal singers are unmated males, which sing more than mated males during the day, too. Nighttime singing is more common during the full moon. MORE PHOTOS OF BIRDS MORE FLORIDA NATURE...
by Rich Leighton | Apr 4, 2019 | Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Orchids
To say that the number of wild native orchids found around the world is massive would be a massive understatement. Approximately 28,000 orchid species are found alive today which more or less equals the number of bony fish species found in the waters all over the...
by Rich Leighton | Mar 25, 2019 | Birds, Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Brown-headed cowbirds are nest parasites and use red-winged blackbirds as a host to raise their young. These cowbirds will puncture one of the blackbird’s eggs and lay their own egg in the nest. The cowbird egg is then hatched and taken care of along side the...
by Rich Leighton | Mar 5, 2019 | Birds, Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Woodpeckers have zygodactyl feet with four toes, the first and fourth facing backward and the second and third facing forward. This helps them grasp branches and tree trunks and enables them to walk vertically up a tree. MORE PHOTOS OF BIRDS MORE FLORIDA NATURE FACTS...
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