animal kingdom has the best atmospherics in WDW, hands down. the imagineers went crazy cramming little details into the park and it really shows.
Yes they did. DAK is getting awfully close to being my favorite. Beastlieland might push it over the edge.
Leaf and its' reflection it appears to be. Here's a 100% loupe view from A2. [This attachment has been purged. Older attachments are purged from time to time to conserve disk space. Please feel free to repost your image.]