by Rich Leighton | Apr 14, 2018 | Cervids, Interesting Nature Facts, Mammals, Natural History
Elk are associated with love in many tribes, and Native American legends often credit elk with the creation of the first flute, an instrument used by men to woo women in many Native American cultures. MORE PHOTOS OF ELK AND OTHER MAMMALS MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS...
by Rich Leighton | Feb 3, 2015 | Birds, Landscape, NANP, Nature & Wildlife, Pacific Northwest, Washington
I recently took off for a few days out in the wide, wild wilderness between the Cascade Mountains and Rocky Mountains…. here’s a sample of what I brought home. Click any image to enlarge. Silent Forest in Winter A gorgeous winter day on Mount Spokane in...
by Rich Leighton | Sep 20, 2014 | NANP, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, News, Photography, Updates
Small change in the North American Nature Photography galleries! For the past 6 or 7 years, my images of mammals were divided into four sub-galleries. One for rodents, small mammals, large mammals and marine mammals. I’m not sure why I chose that odd system at...
by Rich Leighton | Feb 9, 2013 | NANP, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Travel, Washington
If you are a parent, then you know this face well – this very young elk calf is a sloppy eater! I photographed this wild herd yesterday in the Eastern Cascade Mountains near Yakima, Washington on a sunny, cold winter afternoon. Baby Elk ~ click to enlarge ~...
by Rich Leighton | Dec 1, 2012 | NANP, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Photography, Travel
Early last month I was driving through the mountains of Oregon heading to the coast when I spotted a small herd of elk in a meadow at the foot of a steep rise of one of the many heavily forested highlands in the region. There were about 30 females (cows) and about a...
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