by Rich Leighton | Dec 20, 2018 | Interesting Nature Facts, Mammals, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography
Foxes are digitigrade, which means they walk on their toes. Unlike most members of the Canidae family, foxes have partially retractable claws. MORE PHOTOS OF MAMMALS MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series about the flora, fauna and places...
by Rich Leighton | Oct 21, 2018 | Interesting Nature Facts, Mammals, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography
A red fox hones in on the Earth’s magnetic field to fine-tune its pounce, allowing it to target mice stirring 3 feet beneath the snow. Unlike its canine relative the wolf, the nocturnal red fox prefers a life of seclusion to one of roaming in packs. It can run as fast...
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 | Apr 19, 2012 | Landscape, NANP, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Washington
I’ve passed the nine-month mark as a Washington resident, and I thought it was time for me to plant my flag and give myself the hesitant yet inevitable title as a Washington nature photographer. Seems so strange after all those years of being known as “that crazy...
by Rich Leighton | Apr 13, 2012 | NANP, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Washington
Sometimes a photograph speaks more than words. Photographed this Cascade red fox on Mount Rainier a few days ago. I was completely fascinated by the golden ring of fur encircling its face, and the dark hairs around the eyes and neck plus the rich color of the...
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