by Rich Leighton | Oct 31, 2018 | Birds, Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography
The great blue heron has a huge wingspan, but still 8 inches short of the bald eagle’s 80-inch wingspan. MORE PHOTOS OF BIRDS MORE FLORIDA NATURE FACTS Florida Nature Facts is a series about interesting facts about the flora, fauna and places that make Florida...
by Rich Leighton | Oct 26, 2018 | Birds, Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography
Why don’t we see a lot of dead animals in the wild? You can thank the reviled vulture. They eat the dead as fast as they can be found, protecting all of us from disease and sickness. MORE PHOTOS OF CARRION BIRDS MORE FLORIDA NATURE FACTS Florida Nature Facts is...
by Rich Leighton | Aug 12, 2018 | Birds, Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
With roughly 20 species of native woodpeckers and their sapsucker relatives found across North America, woodpeckers are nature’s loudest headbangers. Woodpeckers slam their beaks against wood with a force 1,000 times that of gravity. That’s 20 times more force...
by Rich Leighton | Jul 28, 2018 | Birds, Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Owls don’t have eyeballs. Rather, they’re more like eye tubes. They’re elongated and held in place by “sclerotic rings,” a bony structure in the skull. Because of this, owls can’t really move or roll their eyes. That’s why...
by Rich Leighton | Jul 23, 2018 | Birds, Florida, Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
The roseate spoonbill is a beautifully plumed wading bird with a long bill shaped like a spatula. They were almost driven to extinction by plume hunters at the turn of the century. Still rare, but recovering, they can be seen wading in coastal areas. MORE PHOTOS OF...
by Rich Leighton | May 14, 2018 | Birds, Florida, Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
The anhinga is barely buoyant with dense bones and non-waterproof feathers, but because of this it can stay underwater more easily and hunt for longer periods of time. Afterwards it will stand with spread wings to dry its feathers. MORE PHOTOS OF ANHINGAS MORE FLORIDA...
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