by Rich Leighton | Dec 21, 2015
The round-tail horned lizard (Phrynosoma modestum) is a member the lizard family Phrynosomatidae, also known as the spiny desert lizards. Horned lizards also happen to be one of the most curious and interesting of the American Southwest desert spiny lizards, which are...
by Rich Leighton | Dec 16, 2015
“Sol Duc Falls” is my fifth entry into my new series, Ancient America which features a minimalistic, raw and unpolished look at black and white landscape photography from around North America from the viewpoint of what it would have looked like before...
by Rich Leighton | Nov 30, 2015
The Pacific Northwest is known for lots of things, but did you know its coastal region is also the mushroom capital of North America? Like any fungus, a mushroom or lichen thrives in wet, cool and damp places, especially if there is a lot of shade from conifer forests...
by Rich Leighton | Nov 18, 2015
A quick post because I’m supposed to be taking a vacation, and you know how it is with us workaholics, so I sort of cheated. Top photo and bottom video were shot with my phone, and only the male coho was shot with my work camera. Last week I was hiking along the...
by Rich Leighton | Oct 23, 2015
Most often, the most beautiful parts in nature are around us every day – except, nearly all of us aren’t paying attention. Today’s post is about 14 botanical species – wildflowers, mushrooms, ferns and mosses that are regularly seen (depending...
