by Rich Leighton | Mar 24, 2014
Easily the most beautiful of North America’s native pitcher plants, the white-topped pitcher plant (Sarracenia leucophylla), also known as the white trumpet or crimson pitcher plant, is found in the wild in the American Southeast in the states of Mississippi,...
by Rich Leighton | Mar 20, 2014
I found this breeding pair of ring-necked ducks on Trillium Lake last summer on a very cold, rainy summer morning on Oregon’s Mount Hood, 50 miles (80km) east of Portland. It was one of those typical Pacific Northwestern days and as I was about to give up on the...
by Rich Leighton | Mar 12, 2014
Growing up in Southwest Florida, air plants were just about as common to me as sea gulls. Over the years as I gradually fell into the role of a naturalist and wildlife photographer, I’ve heard, learned and picked up a lot of information about these unusual...
by Rich Leighton | Mar 2, 2014
In an effort to make sure I keep my posts current, regular and interesting, I’ve been thinking about this idea for a long time. I edit and post so many new images from all over the continent to the North American Nature Photography website that many of them...
by Rich Leighton | Jan 21, 2014
This week I’m mostly trying to catch up on years of unedited images that have been waiting to see the light of day. Today it’s been a lot of new wildflowers, the odd bird or other animal that’s been in my “unknown species/identify later”...
