by Rich Leighton | Oct 31, 2017 | Colorado, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Rocky Mountains, Wildflowers
Following up on yesterday’s post in the Halloween theme, today’s post of another “spooky” bit of wildlife and nature – the mountain death camas. Over the summer I found myself in the Rocky Mountains looking for native orchids at around...
by Rich Leighton | Oct 30, 2017 | Arachnids, Invertebrates, NANP, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Spiders, Washington
Recently I was out on a day off from the photography studio, working on a side project that involved foraging of lots of wild apples in one of my favorite recreation places in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. While I did have a camera with me (just in case,...
by Rich Leighton | Oct 25, 2017 | NANP, News, Published Work
This is a post I’m really proud of. Earlier this year, I was contacted by the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society on Florida’s Sanibel Island about the possibility of one of my images being used for an installation at the J. N. “Ding” Darling...
by Rich Leighton | Aug 18, 2017 | Amphibians, Florida, Florida Nature Photography, Frogs, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Story, Tree Frogs
The Cuban treefrog is my #1 hated invasive species for a number of reasons ranging from ecological damage to personally anger-inducing events and even slightly barf-worthy situations. I’ll explain that last one in a moment. Cuban treefrogs are an invasive...
by Rich Leighton | Aug 9, 2017 | Colorado, NANP, Native Orchids, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Rocky Mountains, Travel
Last month I made a quick trip down to New Mexico and Colorado for a photography business trip and as I was coming over Independence Pass to the east of Aspen, I started spotting a lot of orchids on the side of the road. Because I had a free day or traveling set aside...
by Rich Leighton | Jun 29, 2017 | Birds, Florida, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography
The anhinga is one of the most strange, beautiful and ancient birds of The Gulf Coast region of the Southeastern United States. When North America was split in half roughly 100 to 40 million years ago by a great inland sea called the Western Interior Seaway (...
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