by Rich Leighton | Jan 25, 2024 | Colorado, Mammals, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Rocky Mountains, Squirrels, Uncategorized, Utah, Washington
The golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis) is a fascinating species found across most of the western United States and north into Alberta and British Columbia in Canada. With a distinctive striped appearance and several unique behaviors, this...
by Rich Leighton | Feb 25, 2022 | Landscape, Natural History, Nature Photography, Pacific Northwest, Rivers, Washington
Last winter as we were saying our goodbye to Washington State which had been our home for the past decade, we visited Icicle Creek in Washington’s Cascade Mountains, a place my family and I had hiked the previous summer and I was after one last hunt for winter...
by Rich Leighton | Jan 1, 2022 | Dragonflies, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Pacific Northwest, Washington
Perhaps the most strikingly beautiful of all of the large dragonflies of Western Canada and the United States, the eight-spotted skimmer (Libellula forensis) contrasts greatly with its environment, whether it is in lowland marshes and ponds or along desert creeks and...
by Rich Leighton | Jul 27, 2020 | Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Washington, Wildflowers
Sunflowers are known for their charm and brightness, and their name is actually very apt. Sunflowers love the sun, and their heads change direction to point toward the sun as it moves from east to west each day. MORE PHOTOS OF WILDFLOWERS MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS...
by Rich Leighton | Mar 23, 2020 | Interesting Nature Facts, Mammals, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Washington
Bears are the only mammals that do not pee or poop for the entire time they are in their winter sleep. In fact, by studying the way bears recycle urine, doctors have been able to help human patients with kidney failure. MORE PHOTOS OF MAMMALS MORE INTERESTING NATURE...
by Rich Leighton | Jul 16, 2019 | Birds, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Pacific Northwest, Washington
Mergansers feed mostly on fish and have serrated edges to their long and thin bills that help them grip their prey, hence the common name “sawbills”. MORE PHOTOS OF BIRDS MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series about the flora,...
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