by Rich Leighton | Mar 5, 2013
Last week I spent an absolutely freezing morning at the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge just outside of the capital city of Olympia, Washington. Located at the mouth of the Nisqually River, which originates far up Mount Rainier, it is made up of both precipitation...
by Rich Leighton | Feb 9, 2013
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 | Feb 4, 2013
Every once in a while I go through my old images and find one I can’t believe I missed….. but better late than never! American Alligator ~ click to enlarge ~ In some parts of the Fakahatchee Strand in the northwestern Florida Everglades, it is very common...
by Rich Leighton | Jan 23, 2013
The rocky coastline of Cape Flattery is located at the most extreme northwestern corner of the contiguous United States on the Olympic Peninsula, where the Pacific Ocean joins the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Millennia of pounding waves, tides and erosion have sculpted the...
by Rich Leighton | Jan 19, 2013
Quick post today. I’ve been having a series of videos made for me, and here is one I’m particularly happy with. These are images I’ve made over the years ranging from Key Largo in the Florida Keys to Cape Flattery on the Northwestern tip of the...
