by Rich Leighton | Jan 1, 2022 | Florida, Florida Nature Photography, Herps, Reptiles
The green iguana, also known as the American iguana is a large attractive and often strikingly-colored lizard in the Iguanidae family that is native to the Caribbean Islands, Central America and most of the northern half of South America. Although they are are...
by Rich Leighton | May 15, 2021 | Florida, Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Herps, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Reptiles
Most people know garter snakes as common and mostly harmless, but they are in fact mildly venomous. These beautiful snakes are what is known as rear-fanged, meaning they have enlarged back teeth connected to what is called the Duvernoy’s gland that they use to help...
by Rich Leighton | Oct 28, 2019 | Florida, Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Orchids
Roughly 10 percent of all plant species are orchids, making them the largest plant family on Earth. MORE PHOTOS OF ORCHIDS 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 | Sep 21, 2018 | Florida, Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, 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 | Aug 27, 2018 | Carnivorous Plants, Florida, Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Nature & Wildlife
The Venus flytrap is a small carnivorous plant. The trap at the end of a leaf snaps closed on its prey, usually an insect, when sensitive hairs inside the trap have been triggered twice within 20 seconds. This way the plant does not waste energy on non-food objects....
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...
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