by Rich Leighton | Jan 25, 2023 | Birds, California, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Sandpipers
The black turnstone is a highly migratory species, breeding primarily in the Arctic tundra of Canada, Alaska, and northern Europe. During the winter months, it moves south to coastal areas along the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf Coasts of the United States. The black...
by Rich Leighton | Feb 22, 2022 | California, Landscape, Natural History, Nature Photography, Oregon, Pacific Northwest
On a trip to Southern Oregon and the Oregon Coast to photograph wild Pacific landscapes and a profusion of wild lilies and native bog orchids further inland, I ended up by accident in Medford, OR where I got this unexpected fantastic view of Mount Shasta from the top...
by Rich Leighton | Aug 14, 2019 | California, Interesting Nature Facts, Nature & Wildlife, Wildflowers
The long narrow leaves of the desert willow (Chilopsis linearis) give it its common name, but it is not a true willow. It is beautiful when in bloom, and provides valuable nectar for hummingbirds, butterflies, bees and other insects. MORE PHOTOS OF WILDFLOWERS MORE...
by Rich Leighton | May 31, 2017 | Birds, California, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography
I’m adding this set of photos a few months after I made them in California because I just wasn’t positively sure what exactly species I was looking at until a very experienced birder friend of mine on Facebook pointed out all the reasons that this is a...
by Rich Leighton | Mar 20, 2017 | California, Mammals, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Travel
A few days ago, I was traveling through Oregon and took a little dip into Northern California to spend some time in the wetlands of the Klamath Basin. My aim was to photograph migrating waterfowl as well as check out some of the local landscapes. It was sort of a...
by Rich Leighton | Nov 6, 2016 | Birds, California, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Travel
Large for a sandpiper, and of the four species of godwits in the world, marbled godwits are the biggest. This beautiful cinnamon-mottled shorebird breeds in the central North America’s Great Plains (Alberta, the Dakotas, Montana, Minnesota and Nebraska) and...
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