by Rich Leighton | Jul 1, 2014 | Butterflies, NANP, 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 | May 27, 2014 | Birds, NANP, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Washington
Yesterday I was spending a nice family day/Memorial Day with my wife and kids and we went for a late afternoon/early evening hike through the old-growth forest around Deep Lake in Nolte State Park which is about 40 miles southeast from Seattle in the foothills of the...
by Rich Leighton | May 6, 2014 | NANP, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Travel, Washington
Not a title I’d ever believed in a millions years that I would write, but I couldn’t think of a better one. A week or so ago I was passing through Selah, WA and stopped at a rest area on Interstate 82 just outside of Yakima and within the circle formed by...
by Rich Leighton | Apr 30, 2014 | NANP, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Travel, Washington
“Those who charm scorpions and handle snakes only brand themselves with their own hands.” ~ Sri Guru Granth Sahib I’ve been spending a lot of time out in the desert and sagebrush country in Central Washington over the past couple of weeks, particularly in the...
by Rich Leighton | Apr 28, 2014 | NANP, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Travel, Washington
Yesterday I was in sagebrush country – that vast open wilderness that is Central Washington and is home to rolling hills covered with sagebrush and rabbitbrush, rattlesnakes and coyotes, crumbling basalt rock formations and wide open blue skies. Near Vantage,...
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