by Rich Leighton | Mar 13, 2020 | Butterflies, Florida Nature Facts, Florida Nature Photography, Insects, Invertebrates, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Most adult butterflies can’t bite or chew. They eat mainly liquids like nectar, sap, juices from fruits, and sometimes even fluids from carcasses. They have a long, tube-like tongue called a proboscis, which works like a straw to suck up liquid. When...
by Rich Leighton | Jul 1, 2014 | Butterflies, Florida Nature Photography, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Swallowtails
Today I’m going to do a short and sweet post with a lot of photos highlighting three of the most beautiful swallowtail butterflies of the genus Papilio found deep in the hot, humid American Southeast during summertime. The three species are the eastern tiger...
by Rich Leighton | Aug 28, 2009 | Florida, Florida Nature Photography, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Video
A couple of months ago, I was looking for independent musicians who were willing to share their original music with me to create a few slideshows in return for letting them use some of my work or the finished slideshows for their uses. I eventually settled on two...
by Rich Leighton | Dec 16, 2008 | Florida, Florida Nature Photography, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Orchids
After a considerable delay, and admitting that I may not find the Downey Rattlesnake Orchid (Goodyera pubescens) this year, I will continue with this second part of my North Florida native orchid-hunting blog without having photos of it to finish it off. It is...
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