List of Images |
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Since this blue whale was approximately 80-90' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27299
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20605
Photo of Breaking wave, fast motion and blur, The Wedge. :: Image #14355
Photo of Two blue whales, a mother and her calf, swim through the open ocean in this aerial photograph. The calf is blowing (spouting, exhaling) with a powerful column of spray. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth. :: Image #2304
Photo of Guadalupe fur seals, floating upside down underwater over a rocky reef covered with golden kelp at Guadalupe Island. :: Image #2113
Photo of Humpback whale breaching, near Molokai, Hawaii. Megaptera novaeangliae. It is suspected the breaching often has a communicative purpose which depends on the behavioral context of the moment. :: Image #205
Photo of North Pacific humpback whales, a mother and calf pair swim closely together just under the surface of the ocean. The calf will remain with its mother for about a year, migrating from Hawaii to Alaska to feed on herring. :: Image #140
Photo of Adelie penguins leaping into the ocean from an iceberg. :: Image #25005
Photo of Half Dome and storm clouds at sunset, viewed from Sentinel Bridge. :: Image #22744
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, floating upside down under the ocean's surface at Guadalupe Island, watching the photographer and looking for passing predators. :: Image #2114
Photo of Breaking wave, Moonlight Beach, Encinitas, morning, barrel shaped surf, California. :: Image #27975
Photo of The Second Wave at Sunset, North Coyote Buttes. The Second Wave, a curiously-shaped sandstone swirl, takes on rich warm tones and dramatic shadowed textures at sunset. Set in the North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah, the Second Wave is characterized by striations revealing layers of sedimentary deposits, a visible historical record depicting eons of submarine geology. :: Image #20606
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #17679
Photo of Panoramic photo of Crater Lake National Park :: Image #28675
Photo of Sunrise glints yellow on breaking wave, dawn surf. :: Image #27977
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19693
Photo of Brown pelican in flight against pastel-colored sky at sunrise. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #15122
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39155
Photo of Great White Shark, South Neptune Islands, South Australia :: Image #39141
Photo of Great White Shark, South Neptune Islands, South Australia :: Image #39140
Photo of Great White Shark, South Neptune Islands, South Australia :: Image #39139
Photo of Great hammerhead shark :: Image #31966
Photo of Two tiger sharks :: Image #31875
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in the calm waters of Reflection Lake, early morning :: Image #28703
Photo of Old Faithful geyser, sunrise. Reaching up to 185' in height and lasting up to 5 minutes, Old Faithful geyser is the most famous geyser in the world and the first geyser in Yellowstone to be named. :: Image #26939
Photo of Bald eagle, closeup of head and shoulders showing distinctive white head feathers, yellow beak and brown body and wings. :: Image #22582
Photo of Mule deer in tall grass, fall, autumn. :: Image #19577
Photo of A great white shark opens it mouth just before it attacks its prey with a crippling, powerful bite. After the prey has been disabled, the shark will often wait for it to weaken from blood loss before resuming the attack. If the shark looses a tooth in the course of the bite, a replacement just behind it will move forward to take its place. :: Image #19452
Photo of Full grown, mature male coastal brown bear boar (grizzly bear) in sedge grass meadows. :: Image #19134
Photo of Extended High Mountain pose, Utthita Tadasana, sunrise on Mesa Arch, Utah. An exuberant hiker greets the dawning sun from atop Mesa Arch. :: Image #18036
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17039
Photo of Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17031
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring (left) and Excelsior Geyser (right). Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13571
Photo of A rainbow appears in the mist of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from Lookout Point on the North side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. When conditions are perfect in midsummer, a midmorning rainbow briefly appears in the falls. :: Image #13319
Photo of Bull elk spar to establish harems of females, Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13151
Photo of Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring, with a rainbow appearing in the spray of the falls, viewed from the Mist Trail. :: Image #12634
Photo of Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12450
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7666
Photo of Horsetail Falls backlit by the setting sun as it cascades down the face of El Capitan, February, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7048
Photo of A Florida manatee, or West Indian Manatee, swims slowly through the clear waters of Crystal River. :: Image #2696
Photo of A kelp forest, with sunbeams passing through kelp fronds. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #2411
Photo of A whale shark swims through the open ocean in the Galapagos Islands. The whale shark is the largest shark on Earth, but is harmless eating plankton and small fish. :: Image #1520
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Mikako Kotani. :: Image #647
Photo of Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. :: Image #627
Photo of Yosemite Valley Tunnel View, Storm clouds at sunset, Yosemite National Park :: Image #34542
Photo of Milky Way and Shooting Star over Delicate Arch, as stars cover the night sky. :: Image #27854
Photo of Two Adelie penguins, holding their wings out, standing on an iceberg. :: Image #25007
Photo of Bald eagle makes a splash while in flight as it takes a fish out of the water. :: Image #22584
Photo of Portrait of a young brown bear, pausing while grazing in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. :: Image #19135
Photo of Sunrise breaking wave, dawn surf. :: Image #27993
Photo of Sunrise breaking wave, dawn surf. :: Image #27979
Photo of Humpback whale in Antarctica. A humpback whale swims through the beautiful ice-filled waters of Neko Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. :: Image #25646
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Mexico's Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and use it as a staging area before journeying farther into the Pacific ocean. :: Image #19465
Photo of Hiker in North Window, sunset, western face. North Window is a natural sandstone arch 90 feet wide and 48 feet high. :: Image #18159
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17547
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark swims over a reef in the Galapagos Islands. The hammerheads eyes and other sensor organs are placed far apart on its wide head to give the shark greater ability to sense the location of prey. :: Image #16246
Photo of Galapagos shark swims over a reef in the Galapagos Islands, with schooling fish in the distance. :: Image #16240
Photo of Tiny hikers atop Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. :: Image #15577
Photo of 2006 Mavericks surf contest champion Grant Twiggy Baker of South Africa. Final round, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15299
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside. :: Image #14628
Photo of Paradise Falls tumble over rocks in Paradise Creek. :: Image #13867
Photo of Full moon rises over Seattle city skyline at dusk, Space Needle at right. :: Image #13661
Photo of Venus comb murex. Scientists speculate that the distinctively long and narrow spines are a protection against fish and other mollusks and prevent the mollusk from sinking into the soft, sandy mud where it is commonly found. :: Image #12970
Photo of Yosemite Falls at peak flow in late spring, viewed from Cooks Meadow. :: Image #12631
Photo of Lembert Dome and late afternoon clouds rise above Tuolumne Meadows in the High Sierra, catching the fading light of sunset. :: Image #9938
Photo of Glory of the Sea cone shell, brown form. The Glory of the Sea cone shell, once one of the rarest and most sought after of all seashells, remains the most famous and one of the most desireable shells for modern collectors. :: Image #8732
Photo of Humpback whale breaching with pectoral fins lifting spray from the ocean surface. :: Image #3854
Photo of Ocean sunfish recruiting fish near drift kelp to clean parasites, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #3267
Photo of Galapagos sea lion pup, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1611
Photo of A SCUBA diver swims through a giant kelp forest which is tilted back by strong ocean currents. Giant kelp, the fastest plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #1107
Photo of Brown booby flying over Rose Atoll at sunset, with dark colorful storm clouds and other birds in the background. :: Image #914
Photo of A white tern, or fairy tern, alights on a branch at Rose Atoll in American Samoa. :: Image #871
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin and Olympic champion swimmer Matt Biondi. :: Image #18
Photo of The Tree of Eons, a spectacular dendritic formation in the Bentonite Hills of Utah. Fantastic colorful sedimentary patterns, ancient Bentonite layers are exposed through erosion in the Utah Badlands. The Bentonite Hills are composed of the Brushy Basin shale member of the Morrison Formation. This layer was formed during Jurassic times when mud, silt, fine sand, and volcanic ash were deposited in swamps and lakes. Photographed just before sunrise with soft pre-dawn illumination. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #37951
Photo of Tiger shark and horse-eye jacks :: Image #31880
Photo of Milky Way and stars at night above Mount Rainier. :: Image #28723
Photo of The Second Wave at Night. The Second Wave, a spectacular sandstone formation in the North Coyote Buttes, lies under a sky full of stars. :: Image #28627
Photo of The Wave at Night, under a clear night sky full of stars. Photographer is illuminating the striated rocks with a small handheld light. The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes is set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #28620
Photo of Milky Way over the Watchman, Zion National Park. The Milky Way galaxy rises in the night sky above the the Watchman. :: Image #28586
Photo of Light Beam in Upper Antelope Slot Canyon. Thin shafts of light briefly penetrate the convoluted narrows of Upper Antelope Slot Canyon, sending piercing beams through the sandstone maze to the sand floor below. :: Image #28570
Photo of Scripps Pier solstice, sunset aligned perfectly with the pier. :: Image #28475
Photo of Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #27396
Photo of Tiger shark and underwater photographer :: Image #31877
Photo of Full Moon over San Diego City Skyline, viewed from Point Loma. Mount San Miguel is in center while Lyons Peak lies to the left. :: Image #29116
Photo of Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California. :: Image #27999
Photo of Yosemite Falls and star trails, at night, viewed from Cook's Meadow, illuminated by the light of the full moon. :: Image #27733
Photo of John Moulton barn at sunrise with Teton Range, on Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. :: Image #26965
Photo of A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #17993
Photo of Bristlecone pine displays its characteristic gnarled, twisted form as it rises above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #17475
Photo of Bigeye trevally jacks, motion blur, schooling. :: Image #16347
Photo of Hawaiian spinner dolphin, resting herd swimming along reef. :: Image #108
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39156
Photo of Mother and calf southern right whales underwater, swimming over sandy shallow bottom. :: Image #38306
Photo of Tracy greets the dawn, with Turret Arch in the distance viewed through North Window at Sunrise :: Image #37860
Photo of The Milky Way arches over Half Dome, and the Yosemite High Country, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36386
Photo of South American sea lion underwater, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #35930
Photo of California sea lions underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34577
Photo of California sea lion framed by huge breaking wave in La Jolla :: Image #34272
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33186
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32663
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31883
Photo of San Diego Bay and Skyline at sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #30210
Photo of Light Painting and the Milky Way and Stars over Delicate Arch, at night, Arches National Park, Utah :: Image #29288
Photo of Little Corona Beach, at night under a full moon, waves lit by moonlight :: Image #28866
Photo of The Milky Way at Night over Sky Rock, panorama, spherical projection. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28799
Photo of Owachomo Bridge and Milky Way. Owachomo Bridge, a natural stone bridge standing 106' high and spanning 130' wide,stretches across a canyon with the Milky Way crossing the night sky. :: Image #28541
Photo of Fin whale underwater. The fin whale is the second longest and sixth most massive animal ever, reaching lengths of 88 feet. :: Image #27597
Photo of Fin whale underwater. The fin whale is the second longest and sixth most massive animal ever, reaching lengths of 88 feet. :: Image #27594
Photo of Blue whale underwater photo showing entire whale head (rostrum) to tail (fluke). This picture of a blue whale shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Specialized underwater camera gear, including an extremely wide lens, was used to capture the entire enormous whale in a single photograph. :: Image #27300
Photo of Breaking wave fast motion and blur at The Wedge. :: Image #27079
Photo of Enormous blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25950
Photo of Townsley Lake (10396'), a beautiful alpine lake sitting below blue sky, clouds and Fletcher Peak (right), lies amid the Cathedral Range of glacier-sculpted granite peaks in Yosemite's high country, near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. :: Image #23206
Photo of Two bald eagles on perch, one with wings spread as it has just landed and is adjusting its balance, the second with its head thrown back, calling vocalizing. :: Image #22583
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22581
Photo of A great white shark swims underwater through the ocean at Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21347
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20607
Photo of Don Gaunder, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17855
Photo of Carson Smith, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17828
Photo of The Teton Range is reflected in the glassy waters of the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing. :: Image #12982
Photo of Caribbean reef shark, ampullae of Lorenzini visible on snout. :: Image #10550
Photo of A blue shark swims through the open ocean in search of prey, backlit by the sunset. :: Image #2286
Photo of Blue shark underneath drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #1006
Photo of Mesquite Dunes sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes. :: Image #28689
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. :: Image #28333
Photo of Panorama of the Milky Way over Mesa Arch. :: Image #27824
Photo of California sea lion underwater playing with sea star. :: Image #27428
Photo of Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California, sunrise light just touching clouds and the Sierra Nevada. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #26979
Photo of San Diego city skyline at sunset, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Harbor Island. A panoramic photograph, composite of thirteen separate images. :: Image #22255
Photo of Portrait of a Southern Right Whale Underwater, Eubalaena australis. This particular right whale exhibits a beautiful mottled pattern on its sides. :: Image #38389
Photo of A large group of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36052
Photo of Young California sea lion pups underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31209
Photo of The Second Wave at Sunset, Vermillion Cliffs. The Second Wave, a curiously-shaped sandstone swirl, takes on rich warm tones and dramatic shadowed textures at sunset. Set in the North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah, the Second Wave is characterized by striations revealing layers of sedimentary deposits, a visible historical record depicting eons of submarine geology :: Image #28613
Photo of San Diego city skyline at sunrise, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Harbor Island :: Image #27889
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39164
Photo of Australian Sea Lions in Kelp, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39163
Photo of Mother and calf southern right whales underwater. The calf swims close to its mother but, if the mother is accepting, the calf will be allowed to come close to the photographer and check him out. :: Image #38309
Photo of Childrens Pool Reef Exposed at Extreme Low Tide, La Jolla, California. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #37946
Photo of The Milky Way arches over Half Dome and the Yosemite High Country. Each year there are a couple nights where the Milky Way arches perfectly over Half Dome and the faint light of the milky way is perfectly balanced with a partial moon. I try to shoot this image each year, partly to improve upon past renditions but also simply to sit alone at night atop Glacier Point and savor the view. :: Image #37132
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. Note the classic winter breeding plumage, with bright red throat, yellow and white head and neck, and brown hind neck. Other pelicans and cormorants at the periphery of the image hint at how crowded the cliff is with other birds. :: Image #36679
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36053
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36050
Photo of White southern right whale calf underwater, Eubalaena australis. About five per cent of southern right whales are born white due to a condition known as grey morphism and will gradually turn dark as they age. They are not albino (which is a complete lack of pigmentation). Sometimes referred to as "brindled", the white coloration is a recessive genetic trait and only lasts a few months. Typically, but not always, white calves will become much darker as they mature but will still be somewhat lighter than normal even as adults. :: Image #35908
Photo of Young California sea lions playing underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35854
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents :: Image #34707
Photo of Aerial View of Namena Marine Reserve and Coral Reefs, Namena Island, Fiji :: Image #34680
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32660
Photo of California sea lions underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31205
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way over ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, some exceeding 4000 years in age. :: Image #29407
Photo of Perseid Meteor Shower and Milky Way, Andromeda Galaxy and the Pleides Cluster, over Half Dome and Yosemite National Park :: Image #28746
Photo of Mount Rainier reflected in Tipsoo Lake :: Image #28740
Photo of Milky Way and stars at night above Mount Rainier. :: Image #28732
Photo of Mount Rainier sunset, viewed from Ricksecker Point. :: Image #28722
Photo of Milky Way and stars over Crater Lake at night. Panorama of Crater Lake and Wizard Island at night, Crater Lake National Park. :: Image #28641
Photo of The Second Wave at sunset. The Second Wave, a curiously-shaped sandstone swirl, takes on rich warm tones and dramatic shadowed textures at sunset. Set in the North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah, the Second Wave is characterized by striations revealing layers of sedimentary deposits, a visible historical record depicting eons of submarine geology :: Image #28614
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine trees at night, under a clear night sky full of stars, lit by a full moon, near Patriarch Grove. :: Image #28533
Photo of Approaching sunrise and star trails over the San Diego Downtown City Skyline. In this 60 minute exposure, stars create trails through the night sky over downtown San Diego. :: Image #28386
Photo of Landscape Arch and Milky Way, stars rise over the arch at night. :: Image #27868
Photo of Yosemite Falls and rainbow, Half Dome in distance, viewed from the Yosemite Falls trail, spring. :: Image #27742
Photo of Dusk settles on downtown San Diego with snow-covered Mount Laguna in the distance. :: Image #26716
Photo of Adams River sockeye salmon. A female sockeye salmon swims upstream in the Adams River to spawn, having traveled hundreds of miles upstream from the ocean. :: Image #26161
Photo of The Virgin River flows by autumn cottonwood trees, part of the Virgin River Narrows. This is a fantastic hike in fall with the comfortable temperatures, beautiful fall colors and light crowds. :: Image #26096
Photo of Bald eagle spreads its wings to land amid a large group of bald eagles. :: Image #22588
Photo of Ancient Douglas fir trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. :: Image #22456
Photo of Yaletown section of Vancouver at night, viewed from Granville Island. :: Image #21165
Photo of The British Columbia Parliament Buildings are located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and serve as the seat of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The main block of the Parliament Buildings combines Baroque details with Romanesque Revival rustication. :: Image #21048
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10648
Photo of The bright orange garibaldi fish, California's state marine fish, is also clownlike in appearance. :: Image #2416
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla, surfing huge waves close to shore at Boomer Beach. :: Image #38970
Photo of A perfect Brown Pelican Head Throw with Distant Ocean in Background, bending over backwards, stretching its neck and gular pouch, winter adult non-breeding plumage coloration :: Image #38935
Photo of A beautiful golden-brown female California Sea Lion at the Coronado Islands, posing on a carpet of purple marine algae, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #38559
Photo of Mother and calf southern right whales underwater. The calf swims close to its mother but, if the mother is accepting, the calf will be allowed to come close to the photographer and check him out. :: Image #38303
Photo of San Diego Bay and Downtown City Skyline at Dawn, spectacular clouds light up over the city. Mount San Miguel in the distance. :: Image #37636
Photo of Full Moon Rises over the San Diego City Skyline and Mount Laguna, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #36634
Photo of SCUBA Diver and Steller Sea Lions Underwater, underwater photographer, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36118
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #34715
Photo of Closeup view of colorful dendronephthya soft corals, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34713
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34708
Photo of Blue whales, adult and juvenile (likely mother and calf), swimming together side by side underwater in the open ocean. :: Image #34568
Photo of Half Dome and Clouds Rest, Sunset, Yosemite National Park :: Image #34541
Photo of Double side-eye from two young California sea lions resting on a reef in La Jolla :: Image #34273
Photo of Sunset light and acropora table coral on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. :: Image #31315
Photo of Killer whale attacking sea lion. Biggs transient orca and California sea lion. :: Image #30428
Photo of Milky Way at Night over Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park :: Image #30220
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in the calm waters of Reflection Lake, early morning :: Image #28705
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #28575
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine trees at night, under a clear night sky full of stars, lit by a full moon, near Patriarch Grove. :: Image #28535
Photo of Blue whale 80-feet long, full body photograph of an enormous blue whale showing rostrom head to fluke tail, taken at close range with very wide lens. :: Image #27967
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27772
Photo of Blue whales feeding on krill underwater closeup photo. A picture of a blue whale with its throat pleats inflated with a mouthful of krill. A calf swims behind and below the adult. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27314
Photo of Yosemite Falls reflected in flooded meadow. The Merced River floods its banks in spring, forming beautiful reflections of Yosemite Falls. :: Image #26887
Photo of San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island. San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, showing geologic terracing, underwater reefs and giant kelp forests :: Image #26003
Photo of Cathedral Range peaks reflected in the still waters of Townsley Lake at sunrise. :: Image #25756
Photo of Galapagos penguin, underwater, swimming. Bartolome Island. :: Image #16234
Photo of A northern elephant seal hovers underwater over a rocky bottom along the coastline of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #3505
Photo of California sea lion and diver consider each other, underwater in the clear ocean water of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #2251
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal at Children's Pool with La Jolla in the background :: Image #40697
Photo of Barrier Reef around Moorea Island, French Polynesia. Cook's Bay to the left, Opunohu Bay to the right. The outer reef slope is seen adjacent to deep blue oceanic water with white waves breaking against the reef edge. Next, a wide shallow reef flat occurs dotted with coral bommies. Inside of that, a shallow protected lagoon is formed against the island. Tall, rugged, eroded mountains are seen hinting at the age of the ancient volcano that originally formed the island and that is now sinking back down, leaving the encircling reef behind. :: Image #40676
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whales Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40655
Photo of Inquisitive Calf South Pacific Humpback Whale Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40638
Photo of Burrowing owl, Cape Coral, Florida, subspecies Athene cunicularia floridana. This 10-inch-tall burrowing owl is standing beside its burrow. These burrows are usually created by squirrels, prairie dogs, or other rodents and even turtles, and only rarely dug by the owl itself. :: Image #40585
Photo of Roseate Spoonbill in Flight, Platalea ajaja, Alafia Banks, Florida :: Image #40537
Photo of Scythe-mark butterflyfish, Prognathodes falcifer, Catalina Island :: Image #40516
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40475
Photo of SCUBA Divers at Night, Isla de la Guarda Island, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez. Dive boat Rocio del Mar is seen in the distance. Night diving is scary so I stay on the big boat and fly my drone. :: Image #40372
Photo of Perfect California brown pelican breeding plumage portrait, with brown hind neck, yellow head and bright red throat, perched on rock over the Pacific Ocean in La Jolla :: Image #40240
Photo of Mother sea lion teaches her young pup to bodysurf on waves :: Image #40169
Photo of California sea lion surfing in a wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40089
Photo of Brown Pelican Closeup Portrait Intense Stare :: Image #39815
Photo of A California Brown Pelican flying over the Pacific Ocean, spreads its large wings wide to slow down as it banks, turns in midair, to land on seacliffs in La Jolla. Winter adult non-breeding plumage. :: Image #39791
Photo of Giant Black Sea Bass with Distinctive Identifying Black Spots that allow researchers to carry out sight/resight studies on the animals distributions and growth. Black sea bass can reach 500 pounds and 8 feet in length. :: Image #39433
Photo of Two Giant Black Sea Bass in a Courtship Posture, in Kelp at Catalina Island. In summer months, black seabass gather in kelp forests in California to form mating aggregations. Courtship behaviors include circling of pairs of giant sea bass, production of booming sounds by presumed males, and nudging of females by males in what is though to be an effort to encourage spawning. :: Image #39432
Photo of Ocean Sunfish swimming at the ocean surface in the Open Ocean :: Image #39406
Photo of Australian Sea Lions, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39157
Photo of Great White Shark, South Neptune Islands, South Australia :: Image #39143
Photo of Great White Shark, South Neptune Islands, South Australia :: Image #39142
Photo of The leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques) is found on the southern and western coasts of Australia. Its extravagent appendages serve only for camoflage, since it has a nearly-invisible dorsal fin that propels it slowly through the water. The leafy sea dragon is the marine emblem of South Australia. :: Image #39137
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Mother and Pup Emerge from the Ocean, they will remain close for four to six weeks until the pup is weaned from its mother's milk. :: Image #39078
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Pup in La Jolla About Three Weeks Old, hauled out on a white sand beach along the coast of San Diego. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal. :: Image #39071
Photo of A California sea lions leap high out of the water, jumping clear of a wave while bodysurfing at Boomer Beach in La Jolla :: Image #38990
Photo of California sea lions bodysurfing and leaping way out of the water, in La Jolla at Boomer Beach. :: Image #38989
Photo of Brown Pelicans on Goldfish Point in La Jolla, time exposure blurs the large waves, aerial photograph. In the summer we used to jump off the cliff (the "Clam") in front of the twin cave entrances seen at middle-right. :: Image #38865
Photo of California Brown Pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow before landing on cliffs, Pelecanus occidentalis :: Image #38839
Photo of Huge California Sea Lion Male Underwater, a bull, patrolling his breeding harem and territory, Coronado Islands, Mexico. His sagittal crest, the bony bump on his head that distinguishes adult male sea lions, is clearly seen. This particular sea lion bears an orange tag on his left foreflipper, probably as a result of rescue and release as a young sea lion years earlier. :: Image #38655
Photo of Drift kelp paddy floating on the ocean surface, San Diego :: Image #38533
Photo of Red Gorgonians form a lush colorful garden below a submarine arch, while two scuba divers pass through the opening to the cavern. :: Image #38497
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are typically oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #38496
Photo of The Kelp Forest and Rocky Reef of San Clemente Island. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #38495
Photo of The Kelp Forest and Rocky Reef of San Clemente Island. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #38494
Photo of Parasitic zoanthid anemones cover, encrust and overwhelm a golden gorgonian. The gorgonian on the left has been completely parasitized by zoanthid anemones, while the gorgonian to the right remains free of zoanthids (for now). A garibaldi swims below the two sea fans. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #38493
Photo of San Clemente Island aerial photo, Pyramid Head and Balanced Rock (China Hat) at the southern end of the island. San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island, exhibits distinctive geologic terracing, underwater reefs and giant kelp forests :: Image #38483
Photo of Southern right whale eyeballing the camera up close, Eubalaena australis. Whale lice can be seen clearly in the folds and crevices around the whales eye and lip groove. :: Image #38401
Photo of Mother and calf southern right whales are seen here as part of a larger courtship group, with adult males interested in mating with the mother. The calf has no choice but to stay by her mother's side during the courting activities. :: Image #38381
Photo of Mature adult male South American sea lion and juvenile, hauled out on rocks to rest and warm in the sun, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38363
Photo of Mother and calf southern right whales underwater. The calf swims close to its mother but, if the mother is accepting, the calf will be allowed to come close to the photographer and check him out. :: Image #38313
Photo of South American sea lions underwater, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38269
Photo of South Carlsbad State Beach and campground, aerial photo :: Image #38228
Photo of Flat Rock and Torrey Pines Seacliffs at Sunset, aerial photo :: Image #38227
Photo of Aerial Panoramic Photo of Point La Jolla at sunset, La Jolla and Mount Soledad. People enjoying the sunset on the sea wall looking at sea lions on the rocks. :: Image #38207
Photo of South Casa Cove and Childrens Pool sea wall, with tourist crowds at sunset on a low tide, La Jolla :: Image #38188
Photo of Scripps Pier and Christmas Lights during holiday season, night exposure, La Jolla Coastline, Aerial view :: Image #38181
Photo of Sand Harbor Lake Tahoe at sunset, aerial photo :: Image #38131
Photo of Emerald Bay Lake Tahoe, aerial panoramic photo of the mouth of the bay, early morning :: Image #38130
Photo of Sunrise over The Mount Soledad Cross, a landmark in La Jolla, California. The Mount Soledad Cross is a 29-foot-tall cross erected in 1954. Aerial photo :: Image #38096
Photo of Olowalu reef and West Maui mountains, Maui, Hawaii, aerial photo :: Image #37979
Photo of Mother and calf gray whale, aerial photo, embryonic folds visible on the very young calf :: Image #37973
Photo of Batiquitos Lagoon and Ponto, stormy sunset, aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #37944
Photo of Western Grebes rushing in a courtship display. Rushiing grebes run across the water 60 feet (20m) or further with their feet hitting the water as rapidly as 20 times per second :: Image #37850
Photo of West Temple, The Sundial and the Altar of Sacrifice illuminated by soft alpenglow, about 20 minutes before sunrise. :: Image #37788
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. Adult winter non-breeding plumage. :: Image #37408
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray Tetronarce californica, amidst huge schools of fish and baitfish, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island. This electric ray will shock the hell out of you if you are not careful. :: Image #37231
Photo of California reef covered with purple hydrocoral (Stylaster californicus, Allopora californica), Farnsworth Banks. :: Image #37177
Photo of Western Grebes rushing in a courtship display. Rushiing grebes run across the water 60 feet (20m) or further with their feet hitting the water as rapidly as 20 times per second. Lake Hodges, San Diego :: Image #36888
Photo of California Sea Lion Resting in the Sun, on rocky reef :: Image #36860
Photo of Double-crested cormorant nuptial crests, tufts of feathers on each side of the head, plumage associated with courtship and mating :: Image #36845
Photo of Two adult female California Sea Lions, Portrait, La Jolla :: Image #36811
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, Shelter Island Yacht Club in the foreground, San Diego Bay, Mount San Miguel (right) and Lyons Peak (left) in distance. :: Image #36749
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, braking to land on seacliffs. :: Image #36726
Photo of Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. The Hotel Del is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977 :: Image #36617
Photo of California Sea Lions Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36467
Photo of Juvenile Northern Elephant Seal Underwater, Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #36465
Photo of North Peak (12,242') rises over lower Conness Lake, its water colored deep blue-green by glacier runoff. Mount Conness (12,589') towers in the upper left. Hoover Wilderness, Inyo National Forest :: Image #36427
Photo of Sunset light on Half Dome and Clouds Rest, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36397
Photo of Southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35906
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35284
Photo of Stars at night over Hurst Island, Gods Pocket Resort :: Image #35272
Photo of Red Irish Lord sculpinfish, Browning Pass, British Columbia :: Image #35256
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35255
Photo of Pink Soft Coral, Gersemia Rubiformis, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35254
Photo of Dive Boat Hurst Island, Browning Pass, Canada, aerial photo :: Image #35253
Photo of Browning Pass aerial photo, with Nigei Island (left) and Balackava Island (right). :: Image #35252
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35251
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35249
Photo of Anthias fishes school in strong currents over a Fijian coral reef, with various hard and soft corals, sea fans and anemones on display. Fiji :: Image #34741
Photo of Anthias fish school around green fan coral, Fiji :: Image #34740
Photo of Colorful and exotic coral reef in Fiji, with soft corals, hard corals, anthias fishes, anemones, and sea fan gorgonians. :: Image #34739
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #34738
Photo of Parrotfish detail, Fiji :: Image #34737
Photo of Fiji Barberi Clownfish, Amphiprion barberi, hiding among anemone tentacles, Fiji :: Image #34736
Photo of Bignose Unicornfish, Naso vlamingii, being cleaned by a small wrasse, Fiji :: Image #34735
Photo of Golden Damselfish, Fiji :: Image #34734
Photo of Cardinalfish, Fiji :: Image #34733
Photo of Blue ribbon eel, Rhinomuraena quaesita, leafnose moray eel, Fiji :: Image #34732
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #34731
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral polyp detail, close up view, Fiji. :: Image #34730
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #34729
Photo of Closeup view of colorful dendronephthya soft corals, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34728
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34727
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34726
Photo of Crinoid (feather star) extends its tentacles into ocean currents, on pristine south pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #34725
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral on coral reef, Fiji :: Image #34724
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34723
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34722
Photo of Anthias fishes school in strong currents above hard and soft corals on a Fijian coral reef, Fiji :: Image #34721
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34720
Photo of Anthias fishes school in strong currents above hard and soft corals on a Fijian coral reef, Fiji :: Image #34719
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians :: Image #34718
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34717
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34716
Photo of Spectacular display of pristine cabbage coral, Turbinaria reniformis, in Nigali Pass on Gao Island, Fiji :: Image #34714
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents :: Image #34712
Photo of Leather coral, Sinularia sp., Fiji :: Image #34711
Photo of Crinoid (feather star) extends its tentacles into ocean currents, on pristine south pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #34710
Photo of Closeup view of colorful dendronephthya soft corals, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34709
Photo of Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Colors, Asheville, North Carolina :: Image #34640
Photo of Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Colors, Asheville, North Carolina :: Image #34638
Photo of Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Colors, Asheville, North Carolina :: Image #34635
Photo of A huge blue whale swims through the open ocean in this underwater photograph. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth. :: Image #34567
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #34331
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #34327
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34326
Photo of Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food :: Image #33472
Photo of Sunlight streams through giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #33433
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33354
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33247
Photo of Cabo Pearce on Socorro Island, aerial photo, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico :: Image #32905
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32662
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32661
Photo of Steller Sea Lions and Bald Eagles atop Norris Rocks, Hornby Island and Vancouver Island, panoramic photo :: Image #32659
Photo of Fall Colors in the Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah :: Image #32634
Photo of Teton Range from Schwabacher Landing, Grand Teton National Park :: Image #32310
Photo of Milky Way over John Moulton Barn, Grand Teton National Park :: Image #32305
Photo of Loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32137
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over sponges and coral reef :: Image #31978
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #31977
Photo of Great hammerhead shark :: Image #31968
Photo of Tiger shark close up view, including nostrils and ampullae of Lorenzini :: Image #31901
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31897
Photo of Supermoon Eclipse at Moonrise over San Diego, September 27 2015 :: Image #31868
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31322
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #31321
Photo of Spectacular pristine tropical reef with vibrant colorful soft corals. Dendronephthya soft corals, crinoids, sea fan gorgonians and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31320
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31319
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31318
Photo of Crinoid (feather star) extends its tentacles into ocean currents, on pristine south pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31317
Photo of Colorful Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fish on coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31316
Photo of Spectacular display of pristine cabbage coral, Turbinaria reniformis, in Nigali Pass on Gao Island, Fiji :: Image #31314
Photo of Spectacular pristine tropical reef with vibrant colorful soft corals. Dendronephthya soft corals, crinoids, sea fan gorgonians and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31313
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with gorgonian sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #31312
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31311
Photo of Spectacular pristine tropical reef, including dendronephthya soft corals, sarcophyton leather corals and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31309
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31211
Photo of Sea lion blowing underwater bubbles as it stands on its flippers :: Image #31210
Photo of Sea lion underwater in beautiful sunset light :: Image #31208
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31207
Photo of California sea lion underwater at Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31206
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31204
Photo of Lunar Eclipse Sequence, the path of the moon through the sky as it progresses from being fully visible (top) to fully eclipsed (middle) to almost fully visible again (bottom), viewed through Arch Rock, April 4 2015 :: Image #30713
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way over ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are the oldest trees in the world, some exceeding 4000 years in age. :: Image #29406
Photo of Delicate Arch at Sunset, Arches National Park :: Image #29283
Photo of Lunar Eclipse and blood red moon sequence over Arch Rock, planet Mars above the moon, composite image, Joshua Tree National Park, April 14/15 2014. :: Image #29201
Photo of Full Moon rising over San Diego City Skyline, viewed from Harbor Island. Mount San Miguel is to the right, Lyons Peak to the left, in the distance. :: Image #29121
Photo of Sunrise over the San Diego City Skyline :: Image #28858
Photo of The Milky Way at Night over Sky Rock. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28817
Photo of Narada Falls cascades down a cliff, with the flow blurred by a time exposure. Narada Falls is a 188 foot (57m) waterfall in Mount Rainier National Park :: Image #28718
Photo of Milky Way over the Watchman, Zion National Park. The Milky Way galaxy rises in the night sky above the the Watchman. :: Image #28587
Photo of Elephant arch and stars at night, moonlight, Valley of Fire State Park :: Image #28435
Photo of Milky Way galaxy rises above the Fire Wave, Valley of Fire State Park :: Image #28428
Photo of Broken Hill and view to La Jolla, panoramic photograph, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise. :: Image #28397
Photo of Downtown Los Angeles at night, street lights, buildings light up the night. :: Image #27725
Photo of Rainbow and clearing storm clouds, sunrise light on Manly Beacon, Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California. :: Image #27660
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27418
Photo of Garibaldi and golden gorgonian, with a underwater forest of giant kelp rising in the background, underwater. :: Image #23432
Photo of Cardiff morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #23293
Photo of Fletcher Peak (11407') rises above Fletcher Lake (10174'), near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp in Yosemite's high country. :: Image #23208
Photo of Northern cardinal, male. :: Image #22891
Photo of El Capitan eastern face, sunrise. :: Image #22745
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, spreads its wings wide to slow before landing on a wooden perch. :: Image #22587
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, Kachemak Bay and the Kenai Mountains in the background. :: Image #22586
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, aloft, soaring. :: Image #22585
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This crane is one of over 5000 present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #21797
Photo of A great white shark swims underwater through the ocean at Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21348
Photo of A green wave breaking, with sunset light filtering through. :: Image #19395
Photo of Mesa Arch spans 90 feet and stands at the edge of a mesa precipice thousands of feet above the Colorado River gorge. For a few moments at sunrise the underside of the arch glows dramatically red and orange. :: Image #18040
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #17680
Photo of Steller sea lions (Northern sea lions) gather on rocks. Steller sea lions are the largest members of the Otariid (eared seal) family. Males can weigh up to 2400 lb., females up to 770 lb. :: Image #16977
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with throat pouch inflated, a courtship display to attract females. :: Image #16725
Photo of Hammerhead sharks swim in a school underwater at Wolf Island in the Galapagos archipelago. The hammerheads eyes and other sensor organs are placed far apart on its wide head to give the shark greater ability to sense the location of prey. :: Image #16271
Photo of Bull elephant seal exits the water to retake his position on the beach. He shows considerable scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15458
Photo of Cholla cactus, brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10975
Photo of Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from the famous and popular Artist Point on the south side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. :: Image #7771
Photo of Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from the famous and popular Artist Point on the south side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. :: Image #7770
Photo of Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from the famous and popular Artist Point on the south side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. :: Image #7769
Photo of A huge blue whale swims through the open ocean in this underwater photograph. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth. :: Image #3027
Photo of Spectacular Brown Pelican Head Throw Display. This California brown pelican is arching its head and neck way back, opening its mouth in a behavior known as a head throw or bill throw. :: Image #38675
Photo of California sea lion on drift kelp paddy, underwater. This adult female California sea lion was hanging out underneath a paddy of drift kelp, well offshore the coastline of San Diego. :: Image #38532
Photo of Brown Pelicans gather in large numbers on coastal cliffs, Goldfish Point near the Clam in La Jolla. Aerial photograph. :: Image #37954
Photo of Photographer Celia Kujala and Steller Sea Lions Underwater, underwater photographer, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36120
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #31453
Photo of Spectacular pristine tropical reef with vibrant colorful soft corals. Dendronephthya soft corals, crinoids, sea fan gorgonians and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31310
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. :: Image #30304
Photo of Clearing storm clouds over Broken Hill, overlooking La Jolla and the Pacific Ocean, Torrey Pines State Reserve :: Image #29416
Photo of Lunar Eclipse Sequence Over Broken Hill, Torrey Pines State Reserve. While the moon lies in the full shadow of the earth (umbra) it receives only faint, red-tinged light refracted through the Earth's atmosphere. As the moon passes into the penumbra it receives increasing amounts of direct sunlight, eventually leaving the shadow of the Earth altogether. October 8, 2014. :: Image #29412
Photo of The OVRO 40 meter Telescope, part of the Owens Valley Radio Observatory located near Big Pine, California, USA. The telescope is used to conduct interferometric observations along with the other telescopes in the observatory, as a Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) station and as a single dish instrument. Its main focus today is on the monitoring of blazars. :: Image #28796
Photo of Christine Falls :: Image #28717
Photo of Half Dome and sunset clouds, evening. :: Image #28693
Photo of Mount Whitney and Lone Pine Peak over the Alabama Hills :: Image #28691
Photo of The Second Wave at Sunset, Vermillion Cliffs. The Second Wave, a curiously-shaped sandstone swirl, takes on rich warm tones and dramatic shadowed textures at sunset. Set in the North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah, the Second Wave is characterized by striations revealing layers of sedimentary deposits, a visible historical record depicting eons of submarine geology :: Image #28619
Photo of Milky Way galaxy rises above the Fire Wave, Valley of Fire State Park :: Image #28554
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, softly lit by flash against pink predawn sky :: Image #28346
Photo of San Diego city skyline, dusk, clearing storm clouds. :: Image #28005
Photo of Mobius Arch at sunrise, framing snow dusted Lone Pine Peak and the Sierra Nevada Range in the background. Also known as Galen's Arch, Mobius Arch is found in the Alabama Hills Recreational Area near Lone Pine. :: Image #27644
Photo of Coyote, pausing to look for prey as it passes through Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. :: Image #21803
Photo of Mariner Mountain, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high, snow covered year-round and home to several glaciers. :: Image #21072
Photo of Aspen trees cover Bishop Creek Canyon above Aspendel. :: Image #17528
Photo of Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge. :: Image #14354
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6304
Photo of Barrier Reef around Moorea Island, French Polynesia. Motu Tiahura (left) and Motu Fareone (right) are the small islands in the foreground. The outer reef slope is seen adjacent to deep blue oceanic water with white waves breaking against the reef edge. Next, a wide shallow reef flat occurs dotted with coral bommies. Inside of that, a shallow protected lagoon is formed against the island. Tall, rugged, eroded mountains are seen hinting at the age of the ancient volcano that originally formed the island and that is now sinking back down, leaving the encircling reef behind. :: Image #40614
Photo of White headed morph of a California brown pelican in breeding plumage portrait, with brown hind neck and bright red throat but lacking yellow head. :: Image #40111
Photo of Brown pelican flying while entangled in plastic bag wrapped around its neck. I believe the pelican probably became entangled in the bag by mistaking the floating plastic for food and diving on it, spearing it in such a way that the bag has lodged around the pelican's neck. :: Image #40093
Photo of A mother California sea lion (left) and her pup (right), underwater at the Coronado Islands, Mexico. Mothers and pups spend much time together with the mother teaching her young padawan learner how to pursue prey. I spent a lot of time over 6 days watching this pair in Fall 2023. :: Image #39960
Photo of A perfect Brown Pelican Head Throw with Distant Ocean in Background, bending over backwards, stretching its neck and gular pouch. Note the winter breeding plumage, yellow head, red and olive throat, pink skin around the eye, brown hind neck with some white neck side detail, gray breast and body. :: Image #39873
Photo of Narcissis the Ocean Sunfish was So Handsome He Fell in Love with his Own Reflection, in the Open Ocean near San Diego :: Image #39460
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla, surfing huge waves close to shore at Boomer Beach. :: Image #38972
Photo of A perfect Brown Pelican Head Throw with Distant Ocean in Background, bending over backwards, stretching its neck and gular pouch, winter adult breeding plumage coloration :: Image #38888
Photo of California brown pelican breeding plumage portrait, with brown hind neck, yellow head and bright red throat. :: Image #38835
Photo of Sea Caves, the famous La Jolla sea caves lie below tall cliffs at Goldfish Point. Sunny Jim Cave. Sunrise. Sea gulls floating int he water blur in this time exposure. :: Image #37469
Photo of Self portrait in kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #37274
Photo of California Sea Lions Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36466
Photo of El Capitan reflected in Merced River, Yosemite National Park. Seriously, take a close look, the image as presented here is upside down! :: Image #36458
Photo of Vancouver Island hosts a profusion of spectacular anemones, on cold water reefs rich with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35250
Photo of Los Islotes, famous for its friendly colony of California sea lions, part of Archipelago Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32397
Photo of Tiger shark and underwater photographer :: Image #31876
Photo of Colorful Dendronephthya soft coral and schooling Anthias fish on coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31349
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head. :: Image #30336
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Adult winter non-breeding plumage. :: Image #30326
Photo of San Diego Bay and Skyline, viewed from Point Loma, Mount San Miguel rising in the distance, panoramic photograph :: Image #30203
Photo of Brown pelican flying over waves and the surf. Pelicans ride the updrafts of waves enabling them to glide long distances while minimizing the energy exerted by flapping wings. :: Image #30199
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. Adult winter non-breeding plumage. :: Image #28959
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. Adult winter non-breeding plumage. :: Image #28328
Photo of Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California. :: Image #27986
Photo of Waves rush in at sunset, Carlsbad beach sunset and ocean waves, seascape, dusk, summer. :: Image #27974
Photo of Half Dome and nighttime stars, viewed from Glacier Point. :: Image #27951
Photo of The Milky Way galaxy arches over Arch Rock on a clear evening in Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #26792
Photo of Archangel Falls in autumn, near the Subway in North Creek Canyon, with maples and cottonwoods turning fall colors. :: Image #26097
Photo of Aerial photo of the West End of Catalina Island :: Image #25978
Photo of Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's throat grooves are seen as its pleated throat becomes fully distended as the whale fills its mouth with krill and water. The water will be pushed out, while the baleen strains and retains the small krill. :: Image #25648
Photo of Blue whale skeleton in Antarctica, on the shore at Port Lockroy, Antarctica. This skeleton is composed primarily of blue whale bones, but there are believed to be bones of other baleen whales included in the skeleton as well. :: Image #25604
Photo of Bryozoan grows on a red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #25395
Photo of San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. Coronado Island is to the left, and downtown San Diego is to the right in this view looking north. :: Image #22288
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. :: Image #22285
Photo of Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10237
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal pup sits on brown rocks along the coastline of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #2441
Photo of California sea lions swim and socialize over a kelp-covered rocky reef, underwater at San Clemente Island in California's southern Channel Islands. :: Image #2158
Photo of A SCUBA diver swimming over a rocky reef covered with kelp, watches a brightly colored orange garibaldi fish. :: Image #1113
Photo of San Diego Convention Center Skyline and Waterfront at Sunrise. San Diego Convention Center, located in the Marina District of downtown San Diego. Built in 1989, the San Diego Convention Center offers 525,700 square feet of exhibit space. It is noted for its distinctive "sails" made of Teflon-coated fiberglass suspended over the central exhibition hall, aptly named Sails Pavilion. :: Image #40046
Photo of California Sea Lion and Underwater Photographer Celia Kujala at the Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #39954
Photo of Two Young California Sea Lions at Play Underwater in the Coronado Islands, Mexico. Pups spend much of their time playing with one another in the water, strengthening their swimming skills and mock jousting. :: Image #39953
Photo of Young Adult Male California Sea Lion Underwater, his sagittal crest (bump on his head) is starting to be visible. In another year or two he will be large enough to challenge for his own harem and begin mating with females. :: Image #39952
Photo of Holiday Christmas Lights on Scripps Pier, Blacks Beach and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, sunset, aerial :: Image #39879
Photo of A California Brown Pelican flying over the Pacific Ocean, spreads its large wings wide to slow down as it banks, turns in midair, to land on seacliffs in La Jolla. Winter adult non-breeding plumage. :: Image #39789
Photo of Aerial photo of the San Rafael Reef at dawn. A fold in the Earth's crust leads to this inclined section of the San Rafael Reef, at the eastern edge of the San Rafael Swell. Clearly seen are the characteristic triangular flatiron erosion patterns that typical this formation. The colors seen here arise primarily from Navajo and Wingate sandstone. :: Image #39787
Photo of Two Adult Male Lions Fight to Establish Territory, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya. Both of these large males emerged from the battle with wounds, and it was not clear who prevailed. :: Image #39699
Photo of Aerial Photo of Raplee Ridge near Mexican Hat, Utah. Raplee Ridge is a spectacular series of multicolored triangular flatirons near the San Juan River. Often called "the Raplee Anticline" the geologic structure is in fact better described as a monocline, according to the Utah Geological Survey. :: Image #39489
Photo of Ocean Sunfish Mola mola Swims in the Open Ocean, near San Diego. :: Image #39461
Photo of Aerial photo of blue whale near San Diego. This enormous blue whale glides at the surface of the ocean, resting and breathing before it dives to feed on subsurface krill. :: Image #39422
Photo of Yosemite Falls reflected in Flooded Sentinel Meadow, when the Merced River floods Yosemite Valley following a winter of historic snowfall in the Sierra Nevada, Yosemite National Park :: Image #39378
Photo of California sea lions bodysurfing and leaping out of the water, in La Jolla at Boomer Beach. :: Image #38988
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla, surfing huge waves close to shore at Boomer Beach. :: Image #38971
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult breeding plumage with black head cap, La Jolla :: Image #38946
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, La Jolla, wings outstretched, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. Adult winter breeding plumage colors. :: Image #38884
Photo of Brown Pelicans Flying Along Sheer Ocean Cliffs, rare westerly winds associated with a storm allow pelicans to glide along La Jolla's cliffs as they approach shelves and outcroppings on which to land. Backlit by rising sun during stormy conditions. :: Image #38867
Photo of California Brown Pelican Portrait With Twisted Neck, overcast light, winter adult breeding plumage, head twisted to face backwards as it preens, eyes locked on camera. :: Image #38861
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38713
Photo of California brown pelican winter breeding plumage portrait, this adult is gently clapping its jaws, showing brown hind neck with yellow head, red and olive throat pouch, white with yellow chevron on the breast. :: Image #38692
Photo of Brown pelican in flight with wings spread wide, slowing as it returns from the ocean to land on seacliffs, adult winter non-breeding plumage :: Image #38584
Photo of Southern right whale eyeballing the camera up close, Eubalaena australis. Whale lice can be seen clearly in the folds and crevices around the whales eye and lip groove. :: Image #38403
Photo of Courting pair of southern right whales underwater, Eubalaena australis. In this image, the male is below and inverted (belly up) and the female is at the surface. While the posture in this photo isn't quite mating, it is a courting behavior that often precedes mating. :: Image #38296
Photo of Male and female southern right whales mating underwater, Eubalaena australis. The male positions himself below the female and turns upside down, so the two whales are belly-to-belly and can mate. Sand has been stirred up by the courtship activities and the water is turbid. :: Image #38291
Photo of Breaching southern right whale, Eubalaena australis, Patagonia :: Image #38281
Photo of Makena Beach State Park aerial photo, Maui, Hawaii. Big Beach on the right, Little Beach on the left, Haleakala rising in the distance on the right, West Maui Mountains in the distance on the left. :: Image #38214
Photo of Dawn over the Skyline Rim, Factory Bench and Lower Blue Hills, Utah. The Henry Mountains are in the distance. :: Image #38025
Photo of Two Bodysurfing Sea Lions Side by Side. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is surfing extreme shorebreak at Boomer Beach, Point La Jolla. The original bodysurfer. :: Image #37750
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. :: Image #37682
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla :: Image #37661
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing at La Jolla Cove and Boomer Beach in La Jolla :: Image #37572
Photo of California reef covered with purple hydrocoral (Stylaster californicus, Allopora californica), Farnsworth Banks. :: Image #37184
Photo of Male Brandt's Cormorant Skypointing, Courtship Display, Breeding Plumage with blue throat and white pin-feathers, La Jolla. Skypointing is an interesting courtship behavior that many birds practice. Among Brandt's Cormorants the male performs this, likely as a way of attracting a mate to the nest he has built by showing off his striking blue throat. He tips his head backward showing off his striking blue throat, and partially raises his wings. Seen here on seacliffs above the ocean. :: Image #36801
Photo of California Sea Lion Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36471
Photo of Spectacular Horseshoe Bend sunrise. The Colorado River makes a 180-degree turn at Horseshoe Bend. Here the river has eroded the Navajo sandstone for eons, digging a canyon 1100-feet deep :: Image #35939
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach at Sunset, La Jolla, Mount Soledad and Blacks Beach in the distance :: Image #35061
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen and Elly with invertebrate life growing on it and fish swimming around :: Image #34654
Photo of Steller Sea Lions atop Norris Rocks, Hornby Island in the distance, panoramic photo :: Image #34467
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #34337
Photo of Submarine Reef with Hydrocoral and Invertebrates, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #34187
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33276
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33184
Photo of San Benedicto Island and Barcena crater, aerial photo, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico :: Image #32914
Photo of Isla San Francisquito, Aerial Photo, Sea of of Cortez :: Image #32441
Photo of Tiger shark close up view, including nostrils and ampullae of Lorenzini :: Image #31878
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #31455
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31214
Photo of Sunrise at San Clemente Island, south end showing China Hat (Balanced Rock) and Pyramid Head, near Pyramid Cove, storm clouds. Panoramic photo. :: Image #30855
Photo of San Diego Bay and Skyline at sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #30214
Photo of Milky Way and Stars over Broken Arch, Arches National Park, Utah. :: Image #29238
Photo of Torrey Pines State Reserve, Broken Hill at Dawn :: Image #29178
Photo of Ancient Bristlecone Pine Tree at night, stars and the Milky Way galaxy visible in the evening sky, near Patriarch Grove. :: Image #28782
Photo of Ancient Bristlecone Pine Tree at sunset, panorama, with storm clouds passing over the White Mountains. The eastern Sierra Nevada is just visible in the distance. :: Image #28781
Photo of Punta Norte, the northern point of Guadalupe Island, viewed from the north. Punta Desfiladero (Blunt Point) and Roca Elefante are just visible at far right, and Roca Piloto (Pilot Rock) is see to the left of the island against the distant sweep of the cliffs that comprise the northeastern bight of the island, actually the rim of an enormous caldera. :: Image #28760
Photo of Guadalupe Island at sunrise, panorama. Volcanic coastline south of Pilot Rock and Spanish Cove, near El Faro lighthouse. :: Image #28758
Photo of Blue Moon, Full Moon at Sunset over San Diego City Skyline, approaching jet with headlights appearing in front of the moon :: Image #28753
Photo of Mount Rainier and alpine wildflowers :: Image #28739
Photo of Mount Rainier reflected in Tipsoo Lake :: Image #28734
Photo of Moutain climbers light see upon Mount Rainier, Milky Way and stars at night above Mount Rainier. :: Image #28726
Photo of El Capitan and clouds lit by full moon, stars, evening. :: Image #28695
Photo of Mesquite Dunes sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes. :: Image #28680
Photo of Venus sets over Manley Beacon and the Panamint Mountains, viewed from Zabriskie Point, landscape lit by a full moon, evening, stars :: Image #28677
Photo of Crater Lake and Wizard Island at sunrise. :: Image #28669
Photo of Milky Way and stars over Crater Lake at night. Panorama of Crater Lake and Wizard Island at night, Crater Lake National Park. :: Image #28640
Photo of The Wave in the North Coyote Buttes, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #28601
Photo of Milky Way over the Watchman, Zion National Park. The Milky Way galaxy rises in the night sky above the the Watchman. :: Image #28590
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #28583
Photo of Milky Way over Tioga Lake, Yosemite National Park :: Image #28521
Photo of Star Trails over Sky Rock. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28498
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs and Pacific Ocean, Razor Point view to La Jolla, San Diego, California. :: Image #28487
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs lit at night by a full moon, low tide reflections. :: Image #28461
Photo of Quarter Moon over Broken Hill, Torrey Pines State Reserve :: Image #28366
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. Adult winter non-breeding plumage. :: Image #28356
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Adult winter non-breeding plumage. :: Image #28347
Photo of Stars over the Tower of Babel, starry night, Arches National Park, Utah. :: Image #27847
Photo of Sunset at Dead Horse Point Overlook, with the Colorado River flowing 2,000 feet below. 300 million years of erosion has carved the expansive canyons, cliffs and walls below and surrounding Deadhorse Point :: Image #27823
Photo of Sailing stone on the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter :: Image #27689
Photo of Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills, seen here at night with swirling star trails formed in the sky above due to a long time exposure. :: Image #27681
Photo of Racetrack sailing stone and star trails. A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter :: Image #27671
Photo of Fin whale underwater. The fin whale is the second longest and sixth most massive animal ever, reaching lengths of 88 feet. :: Image #27116
Photo of Water falling from the fluke (tail) of a humpback whale as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. :: Image #27029
Photo of The Fire Wave, a beautiful sandstone formation exhibiting dramatic striations, striped layers in the geologic historical record. :: Image #26473
Photo of California brown pelican, showing characteristic winter plumage including red/olive throat, brown hindneck, yellow and white head colors. :: Image #26462
Photo of Pacific harbor seal in shallow water, on sand at the edge of the sea. :: Image #26315
Photo of Sockeye salmon, migrating upstream in the Adams River to return to the spot where they were hatched four years earlier, where they will spawn, lay eggs and die. :: Image #26149
Photo of A sockeye salmon swims in the shallows of the Adams River, with the surrounding forest visible in this split-level over-under photograph. :: Image #26144
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #25393
Photo of Brittlebush blooms in spring, Palm Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #24304
Photo of California brown pelican, portrait in pink-purple predawn light, rests on sandstone seabluff. The characteristic mating plumage of the California race of brown pelican is shown, with red gular throat pouch and dark brown hindneck colors. :: Image #23646
Photo of Garibaldi swims in the kelp forest, sunlight filters through towering giant kelp plants rising from the ocean bottom to the surface, underwater. :: Image #23419
Photo of Vogelsang Peak (11516') at sunset, reflected in a small creek near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp in Yosemite's high country. :: Image #23202
Photo of Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #22287
Photo of SIO Pier, Scripps Pier, La Jolla. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography research pier is 1090 feet long and was built of reinforced concrete in 1988, replacing the original wooden pier built in 1915. The Scripps Pier is home to a variety of sensing equipment above and below water that collects various oceanographic data. The Scripps research diving facility is located at the foot of the pier. Fresh seawater is pumped from the pier to the many tanks and facilities of SIO, including the Birch Aquarium. The Scripps Pier is named in honor of Ellen Browning Scripps, the most significant donor and benefactor of the Institution. :: Image #22286
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. Adult winter non-breeding plumage. :: Image #22142
Photo of Blue whale. The sleek hydrodynamic shape of the enormous blue whale allows it to swim swiftly through the ocean, at times over one hundred miles in a single day. :: Image #21250
Photo of Blue whale, swimming through the open ocean. :: Image #21248
Photo of Yaletown section of Vancouver at night, including Granville Island bridge (left), viewed from Granville Island with sailboat in the foreground. :: Image #21169
Photo of Self portrait at sunrise, panorama of Crater Lake. Crater Lake is the six-mile wide lake inside the collapsed caldera of volcanic Mount Mazama. Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and the seventh-deepest in the world. Its maximum recorded depth is 1996 feet (608m). It lies at an altitude of 6178 feet (1880m). :: Image #19130
Photo of A large, powerful wave breaks with offshore winds at the Wedge in Newport Beach. :: Image #18706
Photo of Turret Arch through North Window, winter, sunrise. :: Image #18120
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult female on nest. :: Image #16726
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling over sand, Darwin Island, Galapagos. :: Image #16255
Photo of Enormous Ocean sunfish and freediving photographer, open ocean. :: Image #3491
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40471
Photo of Portrait of Two Sibling Lions of the River Pride, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39729
Photo of One of the male lions of the River Pride, Mara Triangle, Kenya :: Image #39704
Photo of Acorn Woodpecker Adult Feeding Chick at the Nest, Lake Hodges :: Image #39395
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal spyhopping, La Jolla :: Image #39365
Photo of Newborn harbor seal pup watches a Western seagull approach. The gull is trying to pick at placenta on the sandy beach as the seal pup, born just moments before, watches and tries to understand what is going on. Within an hour of being born, this pup had learned to nurse and had entered the ocean for its first swim. :: Image #39076
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult non-breeding plumage, La Jolla :: Image #38952
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing Boomer Beach in La Jolla :: Image #38943
Photo of California Brown Pelican Portrait, immature with head tucked into feathers, resting and staring at the camera, overcast light, immature/juvenile plumage :: Image #38862
Photo of Sandhill cranes in synchronous flight side by side, matching their wingbeats perfect as they fly over Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38723
Photo of Sandhill cranes landing in water ponds at dusk, spending the night standing in water as a protection against coyotes and other predators. Motion blur. :: Image #38716
Photo of Pelican yoga, Utthita Tadasana, extended mountain pose with backbend. A California brown pelican preening, rubbing the back of its head and neck on the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Adult winter breeding plumage showing brown hindneck and red gular throat pouch :: Image #38710
Photo of Brown pelican in flight with wings spread wide, slowing as it returns from the ocean to land on seacliffs, adult winter non-breeding plumage :: Image #38608
Photo of Brandts Cormorant and chick on the nest, nesting material composed of kelp and sea weed, La Jolla :: Image #38472
Photo of Rostrum and callosities of southern right whale, Eubalaena australis. Whale lice can be seen attached to the collosities, which are patches of thickened keratinized tissue, like calluses (thus the name). The pattern of callosities on a right whale are unique and serve as a way to identify individuals throughout their lifetime. :: Image #38450
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf, aerial photo, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38350
Photo of White southern right whale calf underwater, Eubalaena australis. About five per cent of southern right whales are born white due to a condition known as grey morphism and will gradually turn dark as they age. They are not albino (which is a complete lack of pigmentation). Sometimes referred to as "brindled", the white coloration is a recessive genetic trait and only lasts a few months. Typically, but not always, white calves will become much darker as they mature but will still be somewhat lighter than normal even as adults. :: Image #38279
Photo of Pre-Dawn over the Tree of Eons, Utah. The Tree of Eons is a spectacular geologic sight near the San Rafael Swell. Erosion has cut a "tree" through red, blue, purple and white layers of the Chinle formation. The Tree of Eons is a superb example of dendritic erosion and to really appreciate the complex fractal-like details it must be observed from above. Photographed here in the soft, predawn light, it takes on magenta, red and purple hues just before the sun reaches it. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #38027
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs, dark background caused by seacliffs in morning shadow :: Image #37411
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, soaring along sea cliffs above the ocean in La Jolla, California. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #37410
Photo of California Sea Lions, Mother nursing her pup :: Image #36861
Photo of San Diego and Tijuana City Skyline, panoramic photo, viewed from Mount Soledad :: Image #36657
Photo of California Sea Lion pup playing on top of its resting mother, La Jolla, California :: Image #36580
Photo of California Sea Lion mother with her pup, La Jolla, California :: Image #36570
Photo of Broken Hill by the first light of dawn, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #36567
Photo of Broken Hill in soft pre-dawn light, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Torrey Pines State Reserve. La Jolla and Mount Soledad in the distance. :: Image #36564
Photo of Photographer Celia Kujala and Steller Sea Lions Underwater, underwater photographer, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36129
Photo of Moon jelly, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35283
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35203
Photo of California sea lion wounded from entanglement in fishing line, La Jolla :: Image #35156
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34335
Photo of Fleshy Sea Pen, Ptilosarcus gurneyi, Vancouver Island :: Image #34334
Photo of Alabaster Nudibranch, white-lined dirona, Dirona albolineata, Vancouver Island :: Image #34329
Photo of Acorn Barnacle extends to feed in ocean current, amid colony of Corynactis anemones. :: Image #33455
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33285
Photo of Aerial panorama of Clipperton Island, showing the entire atoll. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32889
Photo of Los Islotes and Isla Partida, the northern part of Archipelago Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo. Islotes is famous for its friendly colony of California sea lions. :: Image #32402
Photo of Wananavu Beach Resort, Viti Levu Island, Fiji :: Image #31860
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians. :: Image #31361
Photo of Golden Damselfish and Red Gorgonian Sea Fan, Fiji :: Image #31337
Photo of Bigeye Barracuda schooling in Nigali Pass, Fiji :: Image #31329
Photo of Panoramic Aerial Photo of San Diego Coronado Bay Bridge :: Image #30789
Photo of Brown pelican flying over waves and the surf. :: Image #30193
Photo of Full Moon over San Diego City Skyline, viewed from Point Loma :: Image #29118
Photo of The Fire Wave by Moonlight, stars and the night sky, Valley of Fire State Park :: Image #28442
Photo of Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California. :: Image #27982
Photo of Sunrise breaking wave at the Wedge, dawn surf. :: Image #27978
Photo of Two surfers at sunset, blood red dusk, Encinitas. :: Image #27976
Photo of Upper Yosemite Falls and lunar rainbow, moonbow. A lunar rainbow (moonbow) can be seen to the left of Yosemite Falls, where the moon illuminates the spray of the falls. :: Image #27751
Photo of Earth shadow over Los Islotes Island, famous for its friendly colony of California sea lions, Espiritu Santo Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27364
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26690
Photo of Joshua Trees in early morning light. :: Image #22112
Photo of Snow geese at dawn. Snow geese often "blast off" just before or after dawn, leaving the ponds where they rest for the night to forage elsewhere during the day. :: Image #21806
Photo of Sandhilll cranes in golden sunset light, silhouette, standing in pond. :: Image #21798
Photo of A great white shark swims underwater through the ocean at Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21349
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20608
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19553
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18744
Photo of Sunrise light on Turret Arch viewed through North Window, winter. :: Image #18119
Photo of Nazca booby in flight. :: Image #16681
Photo of Yellow morph of the California brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #15371
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3562
Photo of Blue whale fluking up (raising its tail) before a dive to forage for krill, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3332
Photo of A huge blue whale swims through the open ocean in this aerial photograph. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth. :: Image #2169
Photo of Blue whale aerial photo, with the shadow of the survey plane providing scale as to how huge the whale really is. :: Image #2168
Photo of Inquisitive young California sea lion underwater, this is a pup-of-the-year born in June and only about five months old, Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40766
Photo of A mother California sea lion and her pup, underwater at the Coronado Islands, Mexico. Mothers and pups spend much time together with the mother teaching her young padawan learner how to pursue prey. :: Image #40729
Photo of Children's Pool Reef Exposed at Extreme Low King Tide, La Jolla, California. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #40717
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whale Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40662
Photo of Pink Whipray Stingray underwater, Pateobatis fai, in shallow lagoon, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40630
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #40608
Photo of Wood Stork in flight carrying nesting material, Mycteria americana :: Image #40566
Photo of Great egret, White Egret, Ardea alba, Florida :: Image #40561
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi, vibrant spots distinguish it from pure orange adult form. :: Image #40527
Photo of California sea lion entangled in fishing line, deep laceration around neck, Point La Jolla. :: Image #40486
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40474
Photo of Two Divers in Huge Cavern, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40389
Photo of California Sea Lions Surfing Waves at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40278
Photo of Whimbrel Foraging Amidst Spring Wildflowers on Coast Walk, La Jolla :: Image #40256
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult breeding plumage with black head cap :: Image #40241
Photo of California sea lion nuzzles a huge adult male bull. This is unusual behavior but the bull accepted the tiny pup and did not push it away or injure it. :: Image #40178
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant flying with wings spread wide as it slows to land at its nest on ocean cliffs. :: Image #40131
Photo of Mated pair of Brandt's Cormorants tend to the nest they have built on sea cliffs. Note the colors they assume during mating season: striking blue gular pouch (throat) along with faint blue-green iridescence in their plumage. :: Image #40130
Photo of Endangered Brown Pelican Flying with Wings Spread Ready to Land. The brown pelican's wingspan can reach 7 feet. :: Image #40094
Photo of This California Brown Pelican has its wings spread full wide as it flies over the ocean. The wingspan of the brown pelican can reach 7 feet wide. :: Image #40065
Photo of A California Sea Lion Bodysurfing on a Big Wave at La Jolla Cove :: Image #40050
Photo of Brown Pelican Diving For Food, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve :: Image #39887
Photo of Perfect Brown Pelican Head Throw in Winter Breeding Plumage, pelican leans its head way back to stretch its throat pounch and neck. :: Image #39884
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant Flying in La Jolla, lit by early morning sun, non-breeding plumage :: Image #39882
Photo of Study of a California brown pelican in winter breeding plumage, yellow head, red and olive throat, pink skin around the eye, brown hind neck with some white neck side detail :: Image #39870
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant in Flight Non-Breeding Adult, flying over the Pacific Ocean in La Jolla :: Image #39865
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant Flying in La Jolla, lit by early morning sun, non-breeding plumage :: Image #39831
Photo of Brown Pelican Performs a Head Throw Lit By Sun on Pedestal Rock, dark ocean from storm clouds on horizon :: Image #39820
Photo of Royal tern in flight, Thalasseus maximus, adult nonbreeding plumage, blue ocean water in the background, La Jolla :: Image #39774
Photo of Female California sea lion laying on pink marine algae, Coronado Islands, Mexico. Another female rests at the surface in the background, and two orange garibaldi fish swim around over the reef. :: Image #39767
Photo of California sea lions playing underwater, socializing at North Coronado Island, Baja California, Mexico. Much of the play and mock sparring young sea lions perform involves biting and mouthing because what else can they use - they have no hands, duh. :: Image #39762
Photo of Lion Cub Eight Weeks Old, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39655
Photo of Lilac-Breasted Roller, Coracias caudatus, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39640
Photo of Male Lion with Fresh Kill in Tall Grass, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39632
Photo of Cheetah in tall grass in the Masai Mara, Acinonyx jubatus, Kenya :: Image #39627
Photo of Ballooning in the Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39625
Photo of Ballooning over the Maasai Mara National Reserve and Mara River, Kenya :: Image #39615
Photo of Flamingos, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #39602
Photo of Solitary African Elephant at Sunset, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39598
Photo of A large herd of African elephants, composed of at least two familial groups, gathers at sunset to graze and socialize, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39595
Photo of African Elephants, Large Herd Gathers at Sunset, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39586
Photo of African Elephants, Large Herd Gathers at Sunset, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39585
Photo of African elephant herd crossing dry lake bed, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39560
Photo of Craig the Famous Old Male Tusker Elephant with the World's Largest Tusks, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #39557
Photo of Craig, the Famous Old Male Tusker Elephant with the World's Largest Tusks, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #39555
Photo of Red gorgonian Leptogorgia chilensis, purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, and yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthus giveni, at Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #39540
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant carrying surf grass nesting material, Phalacrocorax penicillatus :: Image #39512
Photo of Divers Swim Over the Wreck of the HMCS Yukon in San Diego. Deliberately sunk in 2000 at San Diego's Wreck Alley to form an artifical reef, the HMCS Yukon is a 366-foot-long former Canadian destroyer. It is encrusted with a variety of invertebrate life, including Cornyactis anemones which provide much of the color seen here. :: Image #39474
Photo of Closeup Portrait of the Face of a Giant Black Sea Bass, showing parasitic sea lice. These parasites find their nutrition from the skin and blood of the host giant sea bass. Smaller fishes such as senoritas and wrasses will commonly clean the sea lice off the giant sea bass. :: Image #39436
Photo of A male giant sea bass nudges a female giant sea bass to encourage spawning as they swim in a tight circle. This courting pair of giant sea bass is deep in the kelp forest at Catalina Island. In summer months, giant sea bass gather in kelp forests in California to form courtship and mating aggregations, eventually leading to spawning. :: Image #39435
Photo of Three Giant Black Sea Bass in a Courtship Posture, Hovering One Above the Other in Kelp at Catalina Island. In summer months, black seabass gather in kelp forests in California to form mating aggregations. Courtship behaviors include circling of pairs of giant sea bass, production of booming sounds by presumed males, and nudging of females by males in what is though to be an effort to encourage spawning. :: Image #39434
Photo of Aerial photo of blue whale near San Diego. This enormous blue whale glides at the surface of the ocean, resting and breathing before it dives to feed on subsurface krill. :: Image #39428
Photo of Aerial photo of blue whale near San Diego as it swims on its side turning and blows a bubble of air out of its blowhole. This enormous blue whale glides at the surface of the ocean, resting and breathing before it dives to feed on subsurface krill. :: Image #39427
Photo of Cathedral Rocks reflected in a meadow flooded by the Merced River, historical snowmelt following record snowfall floods Yosemite Valley in May 2023. :: Image #39375
Photo of Peregrine Falcon fledglings in flight over Pacific Ocean, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39300
Photo of The leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques) is found on the southern and western coasts of Australia. Its extravagent appendages serve only for camoflage, since it has a nearly-invisible dorsal fin that propels it slowly through the water. The leafy sea dragon is the marine emblem of South Australia. :: Image #39134
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla, surfing huge waves close to shore at Boomer Beach :: Image #39121
Photo of A newborn harbor seal pup in the water at the oceans edge, born just moments before in the ocean and immediately able to swim ashore. The pups placenta and mother are seen in the background. :: Image #39101
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Mother and Pup Emerge from the Ocean, they will remain close for four to six weeks until the pup is weaned from its mother's milk. :: Image #39091
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Pup About Two Weeks Old, hauled out on a white sand beach along the coast of San Diego. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal. :: Image #39089
Photo of A newborn harbor seal pup in La Jolla, only a few minutes old, is nuzzled by its mother shortly after birth. Blood is still on the tiny pups fur coat. The pair will nuzzle frequently to solidify the bond they must maintain as the pup is nearly helpless. In just four to six weeks the pup will be weaned off its mothers milk and must forage for its own food. :: Image #39077
Photo of Newborn harbor seal pup is protected by its mother from a seagull. The seagull most likely wants to feed on the placenta, but it may also peck at and injure the pup. The seal mother does a good job of keeping birds off its newborn pup. Within an hour of being born, this pup had learned to nurse and had entered the ocean for its first swim. :: Image #39075
Photo of A newborn harbor seal pup, only a few minutes old, is nuzzled by its mother shortly after birth. Blood is still on the tiny pups fur coat. The pair will nuzzle frequently to solidify the bond they must maintain as the pup is nearly helpless. In just four to six weeks the pup will be weaned off its mothers milk and must forage for its own food. :: Image #39073
Photo of A mother Pacific harbor seal nuzzles her pup, born only a few hours earlier. The pup must bond and imprint on its mother quickly, and the pair will constantly nuzzle and rub against one another in order to solidify that bond. :: Image #39070
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Pup About Three Weeks Old, hauled out on a white sand beach along the coast of San Diego. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal. :: Image #39069
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Pup About Three Weeks Old, hauled out on a white sand beach along the coast of San Diego. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal. :: Image #39068
Photo of A small harbor seal pup only a few hours old, resting on a sand beach in San Diego between episodes of nursing on its mother. Over 50 harbor seal pups were born in La Jolla during the 2023 birthing season. :: Image #39067
Photo of Harbor Seal Mother and Pup watch a Western Gull. The gull may be looking for placental material on the beach during pupping season. :: Image #39066
Photo of Young Pacific Harbor Seal pup splashed by a wave at the waters edge, on a white sand beach in San Diego. :: Image #39065
Photo of Harbor Seal Stares Down a Western Seagull :: Image #39062
Photo of California sea lions bodysurfing and leaping way out of the water, in La Jolla at Boomer Beach. :: Image #38998
Photo of Three California sea lions bodysurf together, suspended in the face of a big wave, Boomer Beach, La Jolla :: Image #38991
Photo of La Jolla Cove and Point La Jolla at Dawn, waves blur into abstract white, pre-sunrise soft light :: Image #38917
Photo of Pelican in Flight over Huge Waves in La Jolla, foamy ocean background, adult winter breeding plumage, wings spread wide. :: Image #38914
Photo of La Jolla Cove Big Surf, Saturday January 14 2023 :: Image #38896
Photo of Spectacular Sunrise over San Diego Bay and Downtown San Diego. Mount San Miguel and Mount Lyons in the distance. Shelter Island in the foreground. Viewed from Point Loma :: Image #38892
Photo of Young brown pelican performing yoga Warrior Three or Half Moon Pose Virabhadrasana, on one leg with wings raised and head tipped forward. Possible second or third year winter plumage, immature. :: Image #38881
Photo of A perfect Brown Pelican Head Throw with Distant Ocean in Background, bending over backwards, stretching its neck and gular pouch, winter adult breeding plumage coloration :: Image #38879
Photo of California Brown Pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow before landing on cliffs, Pelecanus occidentalis :: Image #38842
Photo of California Brown Pelican banking and turning as it flies over the ocean. :: Image #38809
Photo of California Brown Pelican Flying over the Ocean, wings outstretch, with a few other pelicans in the background :: Image #38807
Photo of Marichyasana, sage twist pose, pelican yoga. Brown pelican doing yoga, actually its preening, bending its neck back to spread preen oil on the back of the head and neck, likely second winter coloration :: Image #38805
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38727
Photo of Sandhill Cranes Fly Over Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38720
Photo of Spectacular Brown Pelican Head Throw Display. This California brown pelican extends its head and bill up and back, stretching its neck and pouch in a behavior known as a head throw or bill throw. Adult winter breeding plumage. Pelican yoga, High Mountain pose, Tadasan. :: Image #38691
Photo of California brown pelican orange morph, preening its feathers while on cliffs over the ocean. While this adult brown pelican exhibits the brown hind neck of a breeding adult, it displays an unusual orange throat rather than the more typical red. :: Image #38688
Photo of Adult California brown pelican in transition from non-breeding to breeding winter plumage. Note the brown hind neck of a breeding brown pelican is just filling in. This pelican already displays the red and olive throat and white and yellow head feathers of an adult winter brown pelican. :: Image #38679
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult non-breeding plumage, La Jolla :: Image #38669
Photo of Huge California Sea Lion Male Underwater, a bull, patrolling his breeding harem and territory, Coronado Islands, Mexico. His sagittal crest, the bony bump on his head that distinguishes adult male sea lions, is clearly seen. This particular sea lion bears an orange tag on his left foreflipper, probably as a result of rescue and release as a young sea lion years earlier. :: Image #38657
Photo of Beautiful golden female Calfornia sea lion on rocks at sunrise. This sea lion has hauled out of the ocean onto rocks near Point La Jolla to rest and warm in the morning sun. :: Image #38647
Photo of Brandts Cormorant portrait in shade, over the ocean :: Image #38603
Photo of California Brown Pelican claps its jaws, sometimes rapidly several times, perhaps to dislodge debris or simply because its fun and feels good. This is not the same as the "yawn" that precedes a head throw. Adult winter breeding plumage with brown hind-neck. :: Image #38590
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant in Flight :: Image #38581
Photo of California sea lion pup at the Coronado Islands, Mexico, inquisitive of the photographer, underwater :: Image #38558
Photo of Munds Mountain cliffs at sunset, Sedona, Arizona :: Image #38555
Photo of California sea lion on drift kelp paddy, underwater. This adult female California sea lion was hanging out underneath a paddy of drift kelp, well offshore the coastline of San Diego. :: Image #38540
Photo of California sea lion resting alongside a drift kelp paddy, underwater. This adult female California sea lion was hanging out underneath a paddy of drift kelp, well offshore the coastline of San Diego. :: Image #38535
Photo of Sunset at San Clemente Island, south end showing Pyramid Head. Panoramic photo. :: Image #38500
Photo of Red gorgonian and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #38499
Photo of Kelp fronds showing pneumatocysts, bouyant gas-filled bubble-like structures which float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface, where it will spread to form a roof-like canopy. :: Image #38498
Photo of San Clemente Island aerial photo, Pyramid Head and Balanced Rock at the southern end of the island. San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island, exhibits distinctive geologic terracing, underwater reefs and giant kelp forests :: Image #38485
Photo of Brandts Cormorant and chick on the nest, nesting material composed of kelp and sea weed, La Jolla :: Image #38461
Photo of Courting pair of southern right whales underwater, Eubalaena australis. While the posture in this photo isn't quite mating, it is a courting behavior that often precedes mating. The male is below, upside down and trying to access the female belly-to-belly. However, the female does not want to mate, so she has positioned herself upside down at the surface so that the males in the courting group cannot reach her genital slit. :: Image #38446
Photo of White southern right whale calf underwater, Eubalaena australis. About five per cent of southern right whales are born white due to a condition known as grey morphism and will gradually turn dark as they age. They are not albino (which is a complete lack of pigmentation). Sometimes referred to as "brindled", the white coloration is a recessive genetic trait and only lasts a few months. Typically, but not always, white calves will become much darker as they mature but will still be somewhat lighter than normal even as adults. :: Image #38438
Photo of White southern right whale calf underwater, Eubalaena australis. About five per cent of southern right whales are born white due to a condition known as grey morphism and will gradually turn dark as they age. They are not albino (which is a complete lack of pigmentation). Sometimes referred to as "brindled", the white coloration is a recessive genetic trait and only lasts a few months. Typically, but not always, white calves will become much darker as they mature but will still be somewhat lighter than normal even as adults. :: Image #38434
Photo of Magellanic penguin, bloodied following a fight with another male to defend its burrow, Spheniscus magellanicus, Patagonia :: Image #38433
Photo of Magellanic penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus, Patagonia :: Image #38432
Photo of Southern elephant seal, mother and pup, Mirounga leonina, Valdes Peninsula :: Image #38417
Photo of Southern elephant seal, adult male, Mirounga leonina, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina :: Image #38415
Photo of Breaching southern right whale, Eubalaena australis, Patagonia :: Image #38405
Photo of Southern right whale eyeballing the camera up close, Eubalaena australis. Whale lice can be seen clearly in the folds and crevices around the whales eye and lip groove. :: Image #38400
Photo of Mature adult male South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38395
Photo of South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38394
Photo of Portrait of a Southern Right Whale Underwater, Eubalaena australis. This particular right whale exhibits a beautiful mottled pattern on its sides. :: Image #38393
Photo of Portrait of a Southern Right Whale Underwater, Eubalaena australis. This particular right whale exhibits a beautiful mottled pattern on its sides. :: Image #38391
Photo of Portrait of a Southern Right Whale Underwater, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38387
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf, aerial photo, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38386
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf, aerial photo, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38385
Photo of Southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, Patagonia :: Image #38367
Photo of South American sea lions hauled out on rocks to rest and warm in the sun, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38365
Photo of South American sea lions hauled out on rocks to rest and warm in the sun, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38361
Photo of Courting group of southern right whales, aerial photo. Mating may occur as a result of this courting and social behavior. The white whale seen here is a serious player named El Copulador (the copulator) and is often seen in mating and courting groups of southern right whales at Peninsula Valdes. His light coloration is an indication that he was a white calf, but he did not darken as he aged in the way most white southern right whale calves do. :: Image #38357
Photo of Southern right whale raises its fluke tail out of the water prior to diving. :: Image #38341
Photo of Southern right whale fluke raised out of the water, tail slapping :: Image #38339
Photo of Southern right whale raises its fluke tail out of the water prior to diving. :: Image #38337
Photo of Seagull picks skin off a southern right whale, leaving a lesion that may become infected and which scientists have shown to be stressful to young calves. :: Image #38333
Photo of Whale hair on the rostrum and chin of a southern right whale, sidelit by the setting sun. These individual hairs provide sensor information to the whale as it swims through ocean currents or touches the ocean bottom. :: Image #38331
Photo of Southern right whale calf underwater, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38288
Photo of South American sea lions underwater, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38270
Photo of South American sea lions, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38264
Photo of White southern right whale calf underwater, Eubalaena australis. About five per cent of southern right whales are born white due to a condition known as grey morphism and will gradually turn dark as they age. They are not albino (which is a complete lack of pigmentation). Sometimes referred to as "brindled", the white coloration is a recessive genetic trait and only lasts a few months. Typically, but not always, white calves will become much darker as they mature but will still be somewhat lighter than normal even as adults. :: Image #38261
Photo of Fisher Towers at sunset, near Moab, Utah. Fisher Towers are a series of towers made of Cutler sandstone capped with Moenkopi sandstone and caked with a stucco of red mud located near Moab, Utah. :: Image #38225
Photo of Childrens Pool Aerial Panoramic Photo at Sunset, people enjoying the sunset on the sea wall and the protected beach, Coast Boulevard in the foreground, Mount Soledad in the distance :: Image #38208
Photo of Aerial Photo of Point La Jolla and Scripps Park, La Jolla Coastline :: Image #38152
Photo of Laguna Beach Coastline, north of Crescent Point, Aerial Photo :: Image #38150
Photo of Del Mar Coastline at Sunset, Aerial Photo :: Image #38139
Photo of Oceanside Pier aerial photo, Oceanside, California :: Image #38116
Photo of Laguna Beach Coastline including Views South to Three Arch Bay, Aerial Photo :: Image #38082
Photo of Fin whale showing distinctive white right jaw, aerial photo :: Image #38078
Photo of Childrens Pool seawall and Casa Cove aerial photo, La Jolla, California. Sunset. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #38077
Photo of Torrey Pines Golf Course over looking Blacks Beach and the Pacific Ocean, south course, summer, afternoon. :: Image #38050
Photo of Goldfish Point and La Jolla Caves aerial photograph, La Jolla. :: Image #38034
Photo of Self-portrait at dawn, Bentonite Hills, Utah :: Image #38028
Photo of Childrens Pool and La Jolla coastline at sunset, aerial panorama, showing underwater reef exposed at King Low Tide :: Image #37977
Photo of Twin Points and Shaws Cove Reef visible in aerial photo, showing underwater terrain of the famous scuba diving location. :: Image #37960
Photo of Surfers at La Jolla Shores Beach, aerial photo :: Image #37952
Photo of Molly's Castle, aerial view, Goblin Valley State Park. Curtis Formation whiteish caprock is on top, with reddish Entrada Sandstone below, both of Jurassic era. Molly's castle lies in the San Rafael desert near Goblin Valley, and drains into the Colorado River watershed. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #37950
Photo of Colorado River and Sorrel River Ranch, Moab, Utah. The Dome Plateau rises over the river on the left. :: Image #37949
Photo of Erosion patterns in the Utah Badlands, aerial abstract photo. :: Image #37948
Photo of Fantastic colorful sedimentary patterns of Bentonite layers, seen as striations exposed in the Utah Badlands. The Bentonite Hills are composed of the Brushy Basin shale member of the Morrison Formation formed during Jurassic times when mud, silt, fine sand, and volcanic ash were deposited in swamps and lakes into layers, now revealed through erosion. Aerial photograph. :: Image #37947
Photo of Stone Steps Beach at Sunset, Aerial Panorama, Encinitas, California :: Image #37945
Photo of Western Grebes rushing in a courtship display. Rushiing grebes run across the water 60 feet (20m) or further with their feet hitting the water as rapidly as 20 times per second :: Image #37854
Photo of Waves break on the Imperial Beach Pier pilings, at dawn with colorful sunrise clouds over the ocean. :: Image #37706
Photo of Scripps Pier, predawn abstract study of pier pilings and moving water :: Image #37554
Photo of California sea lion body surfing on large waves, shorebreak, La Jolla. Sea lions are the original body surfers and still the best. :: Image #37533
Photo of California sea lion body surfing on large waves, shorebreak, La Jolla :: Image #37532
Photo of California sea lion body surfing on large waves, shorebreak, La Jolla :: Image #37529
Photo of Full Moon Setting Over SIO Pier in the moments just before sunrise, Scripps Institution of Oceanography. :: Image #37509
Photo of Carlsbad Coast at Sunset, Terramar and the Oceanside Pier, with Camp Pendleton and the San Onofre power plant in the distance on this incredibly clean and crisp evening view. Rising in the distance is San Onofre Mountain (1722') topped by a tall signal tower, one of the southern peaks in the Santa Ana Mountains. :: Image #37482
Photo of Carlsbad Coast Highway Sunset, from Terramar and North Ponto to Oceanside and Camp Pendleton. The smoke stack that marked the old Encina Power Plant was removed in 2021. Oceanside Pier is seen beautifully lit in the distance. Rising in the distance is San Onofre Mountain (1722') topped by a tall signal tower, one of the southern peaks in the Santa Ana Mountains. :: Image #37479
Photo of The Children's Pool, also known as Casa Cove, in pre-dawn light, La Jolla. Seal Rock in the foreground. :: Image #37475
Photo of Point La Jolla at dawn. Pelicans, cormorants, sea birds, waves and sea cliffs. :: Image #37473
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, soaring along sea cliffs above the ocean in La Jolla, California. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #37412
Photo of Eye-to-eye with a brilliantly-colored Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, San Diego :: Image #37290
Photo of Red gorgonian Leptogorgia chilensis, purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, and yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthus giveni, at Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #37271
Photo of The rare yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthus giveni, in large aggregations on the Yellow Wall at Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #37270
Photo of Red gorgonian Leptogorgia chilensis, purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, and yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthus giveni, at Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #37251
Photo of Huge mixed schools of fish on Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California. A veritable fish storm of epic proportions centered on Farnsworth Banks was experienced by divers for a few weeks in 2021. :: Image #37244
Photo of Garibaldi swims in the kelp forest, sunlight filters through towering giant kelp plants rising from the ocean bottom to the surface, underwater. :: Image #37091
Photo of Purple-striped jellyfish, Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #37049
Photo of Western Grebes rushing in a courtship display. Rushiing grebes run across the water 60 feet (20m) or further with their feet hitting the water as rapidly as 20 times per second. Lake Hodges, San Diego :: Image #36889
Photo of Western Grebes rushing in a courtship display. Rushiing grebes run across the water 60 feet (20m) or further with their feet hitting the water as rapidly as 20 times per second. Lake Hodges, San Diego :: Image #36887
Photo of Double-crested cormorant nuptial crests, tufts of feathers on each side of the head, plumage associated with courtship and mating :: Image #36848
Photo of Clark's Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges, San Diego :: Image #36830
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #36762
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, Shelter Island Yacht Club in the foreground, San Diego Bay, Mount San Miguel (right) and Lyons Peak (left) in distance. :: Image #36748
Photo of A brown pelican preening, uropygial gland (preen gland) visible near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Note adult winter breeding plumage in display, with brown neck, red gular throat pouch and yellow and white head. This adult is just transitioning to the brown hind neck that characterizes breeding brown pelicans. :: Image #36682
Photo of Yellow morph California brown pelican preening, cleaning its feathers after foraging on the ocean, with distinctive winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers. Note the unusual yellow gular throat pouch. :: Image #36681
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #36680
Photo of UCSD University of California San Diego, viewed from Mount Soledad, Panoramic Photo :: Image #36667
Photo of California Sea Lions on Point La Jolla, San Diego, California :: Image #36573
Photo of Cute young California Sea Lion playing with its own tail, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36474
Photo of California Sea Lions Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36473
Photo of California Sea Lion Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36472
Photo of California Sea Lions Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36470
Photo of Zebra perch, Hermosilla azurea, Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #36469
Photo of Black oaks in autumn in Yosemite National Park, fall colors, Quercus kelloggii :: Image #36462
Photo of Mount Conness (12,589') over Lower Conness Lake, Hoover Wilderness :: Image #36424
Photo of Cathedral Peak and Upper Cathedral Lake at Sunset, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36419
Photo of Lupine bloom in burned area after a forest fire, near Wawona, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36366
Photo of El Capitan reflection mirrored in the Merced River, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36351
Photo of SCUBA Diver and Steller Sea Lions Underwater, underwater photographer, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36125
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36124
Photo of SCUBA Diver and Steller Sea Lions Underwater, underwater photographer, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36122
Photo of SCUBA Diver and Steller Sea Lions Underwater, underwater photographer, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36121
Photo of SCUBA Diver and Steller Sea Lions Underwater, underwater photographer, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36119
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36057
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36055
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36054
Photo of Teepee rocks at sunrise with the Vermillion Cliffs in the distance :: Image #36026
Photo of Horseshoe Bend Sunrise, Colorado River, Page, Arizona :: Image #36006
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, closely approaches cameraman, Argentina :: Image #35943
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, closely approaches cameraman, Argentina :: Image #35942
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona :: Image #35936
Photo of Mating pair of southern right whales underwater (on left), Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35923
Photo of Southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35917
Photo of Southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35907
Photo of La Sainte-Chapelle, The Holy Chapel, is one of the only surviving buildings of the Capetian royal palace on the Ile de la Cite in the heart of Paris, France. It was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns - one of the most important relics in medieval Christendom :: Image #35602
Photo of The Eiffel Tower with the Trocodero seen in the distance across the Seine, Paris, France. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world. :: Image #35601
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35286
Photo of Hurst Island and Gods Pocket Provincial Park, aerial photo :: Image #35285
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35282
Photo of Moon jelly, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35281
Photo of Yellow sulphur sponge and white metridium anemones, on a cold water reef teeming with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35280
Photo of Bull kelp forest near Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #35279
Photo of Pink Soft Coral, Gersemia Rubiformis, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35278
Photo of White metridium anemones fed by strong ocean currents, cover a cold water reef teeming with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35277
Photo of Fleshy Sea Pen, Ptilosarcus gurneyi, Vancouver Island :: Image #35276
Photo of Dendronotus iris swimming nudibranch, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35275
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35274
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35273
Photo of Red Nudibranch, Dendronotus rufus, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35271
Photo of Tiny fish, unidentified, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35270
Photo of Red Irish Lord eye detail, Browning Pass, British Columbia :: Image #35269
Photo of Vancouver Island hosts a profusion of spectacular anemones, on cold water reefs rich with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35268
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35267
Photo of Bull kelp forest near Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #35266
Photo of Anemones are found in abundance on a spectacular British Columbia underwater reef, rich with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35265
Photo of Vancouver Island hosts a profusion of spectacular anemones, on cold water reefs rich with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35264
Photo of Metridium senile anemones cover the reef below a forest of bull kelp, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35263
Photo of Metridium senile anemones cover the reef below a forest of bull kelp, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35262
Photo of Colorful starfish (sea stars) cling to the reef, covered with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35261
Photo of Pink Soft Coral (Gersemia Rubiformis), and Plumose Anemones (Metridium senile) cover the ocean reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35260
Photo of Orange Peel Nudibranch, Tochuina gigantea, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35259
Photo of Metridium senile anemones cover the reef below a forest of bull kelp, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35258
Photo of Metridium and proliferating anemones cling to bull kelp. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35257
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35115
Photo of Del Mar Beach at Sunset, northern San Diego County :: Image #35098
Photo of California sea lion with strange eyes, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35052
Photo of Golden Damselfish, Fiji :: Image #34779
Photo of Bigfin reef squid, sepioteuthis lessoniana, Fiji :: Image #34778
Photo of Spiral-gilled tubeworm, Christmas tree worm, Blue Christmas Tree Worm Spirobranchus giganteus, Fiji :: Image #34777
Photo of Three spot dascyllus crapping, Dascyllus trimaculatus, Fiji :: Image #34776
Photo of Bluestripe clownfish, Amphiprion chrysopterus, Fiji :: Image #34775
Photo of Pink Skunk Anemone Fish, Amphiprion perideraion, Fiji :: Image #34774
Photo of Lyretail Anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis, Fiji :: Image #34773
Photo of Reef lizardfish, Synodus variegatus, Fiji :: Image #34772
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #34771
Photo of Golden Damselfish, Fiji :: Image #34770
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34769
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34768
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34766
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34765
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34764
Photo of Colorful and exotic coral reef in Fiji, with soft corals, hard corals, anthias fishes, anemones, and sea fan gorgonians. :: Image #34763
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34762
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34761
Photo of Colorful and exotic coral reef in Fiji, with soft corals, hard corals, anthias fishes, anemones, and sea fan gorgonians. :: Image #34760
Photo of Blackside hawkfish on hard coral, Paracirrhites forsteri, close-up, Fiji :: Image #34759
Photo of Phyllidia coelestis nudibranch, Fiji :: Image #34758
Photo of Coral Hind, Cephalopholis miniata, also known as Coral Trout and Coral Grouper, Fiji :: Image #34757
Photo of Crinoid feather star closeup view of tentacles, which it extends into ocean currents, Fiji. :: Image #34756
Photo of Sinularia flexibilis finger leather soft coral, Fiji :: Image #34755
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34754
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34753
Photo of Branching whip coral (Ellisella sp) captures passing planktonic food in ocean currents, Fiji :: Image #34752
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34751
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents :: Image #34750
Photo of Closeup view of colorful dendronephthya soft corals, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34749
Photo of Red whip coral, Ellisella ceratophyta, Fiji :: Image #34748
Photo of Anthias fishes school over the colorful Fijian coral reef, everything taking advantage of currents that bring planktonic food. Fiji :: Image #34747
Photo of Pink Skunk Anemone Fish, Amphiprion perideraion, Fiji :: Image #34746
Photo of Bubble coral polyp detail, Plerogyra sinuosa, Fiji :: Image #34745
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #34744
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34743
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #34742
Photo of Aerial View of Namena Marine Reserve and Coral Reefs, Namena Island, Fiji :: Image #34686
Photo of Aerial View of Namena Island, Fiji :: Image #34685
Photo of Oil Rig Eureka, Underwater Structure. :: Image #34661
Photo of Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Colors, Asheville, North Carolina :: Image #34650
Photo of Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Colors, Asheville, North Carolina :: Image #34649
Photo of Early Snow and Late Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Colors, Asheville, North Carolina :: Image #34648
Photo of Early Snow and Late Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Colors, Asheville, North Carolina :: Image #34647
Photo of Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Colors, Asheville, North Carolina :: Image #34644
Photo of Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Colors, Asheville, North Carolina :: Image #34643
Photo of Early Snow and Late Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Colors, Asheville, North Carolina :: Image #34642
Photo of Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Colors, Asheville, North Carolina :: Image #34641
Photo of Early Snow and Late Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Colors, Asheville, North Carolina :: Image #34637
Photo of Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Colors, Asheville, North Carolina :: Image #34636
Photo of California sea lion, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34576
Photo of California sea lions underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34575
Photo of Green sea turtle foraging for algae on coral reef, Chelonia mydas, West Maui, Hawaii :: Image #34507
Photo of Browning Pass and Balaklava Island, location of the best cold water diving in the world, aerial panoramic photo. :: Image #34472
Photo of Colorful anemones and soft corals, bryozoans and kelp cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34333
Photo of Colorful anemones and soft corals, bryozoans and kelp cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34332
Photo of Pink Soft Coral (Gersemia Rubiformis), and Plumose Anemones (Metridium senile) cover the ocean reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #34330
Photo of Colorful anemones and soft corals, bryozoans and kelp cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34328
Photo of California sea lions, La Jolla :: Image #34274
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch :: Image #34196
Photo of Seal Rocks at Sunset, Panoramic Aerial Photo, Laguna Beach, California :: Image #34040
Photo of Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food :: Image #33476
Photo of Sunlight streams through giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #33438
Photo of Sunlight streams through giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #33437
Photo of Sunlight streams through giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #33436
Photo of Sunlight streams through giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #33435
Photo of Sunlight streams through giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #33434
Photo of Giant Black Sea Bass with Unique Pattern of Black Spots at Catalina Island. The giant sea bass is an endangered species reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33356
Photo of Three giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating/courtship aggregation amid kelp forest at Catalina Island. In summer months, black seabass gather in kelp forests in California to form mating aggregations. Courtship behaviors include circling of pairs of giant sea bass, production of booming sounds by presumed males, and nudging of females by males in what is though to be an effort to encourage spawning. :: Image #33355
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33313
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33310
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33291
Photo of Wildflowers along the La Jolla Cove cliffs, sunrise :: Image #33264
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33252
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33246
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33243
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33242
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33240
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33237
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33233
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33227
Photo of Purple owls clover, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33208
Photo of Chocolate lily growing among grasses on oak-covered hillsides. The chocolate lily is a herbaceous perennial monocot that is increasingly difficult to find in the wild due to habitat loss. The flower is a striking brown color akin to the color of chocolate. :: Image #33151
Photo of Wildflowers Bloom in Spring, Joshua Tree National Park :: Image #33144
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32678
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32677
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32676
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32675
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32674
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32673
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32672
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32671
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32670
Photo of Young Steller sea lions mock jousting underwater, a combination of play and mild agreession, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32669
Photo of Steller sea lion entanglement, line wrapped around the sea lion's neck, injury and infection from the wound can weaken and kill the animal, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32668
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32667
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32666
Photo of Young Steller sea lions mock jousting underwater, a combination of play and mild agreession, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32665
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32664
Photo of Fall Colors in Kanarra Creek Canyon, Utah :: Image #32639
Photo of Underwater Light and Sand, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32359
Photo of Underwater Light and Sand, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32358
Photo of Split view of Trees and Underwater Boulders, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32355
Photo of Split view of Trees and Underwater Boulders, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32353
Photo of Boulders underwater, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32349
Photo of Split view of Trees and Underwater Boulders, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32341
Photo of Split view of Trees and Underwater Boulders, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32339
Photo of Split view of Trees and Underwater Boulders, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32331
Photo of Underwater sand and boulders, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32329
Photo of Underwater Light, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32328
Photo of Underwater Light and Sand, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32327
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32298
Photo of Southern Stingrays, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32235
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32232
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32231
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32222
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32217
Photo of Beautiful Caribbean coral reef, sponges and hard corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32178
Photo of Southern Stingrays, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32171
Photo of Southern Stingrays, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32162
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32161
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32151
Photo of Lemon shark :: Image #32014
Photo of Caribbean reef shark with fishing hook :: Image #31982
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #31981
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over sponges and coral reef :: Image #31979
Photo of Great hammerhead shark :: Image #31967
Photo of Tiger shark and underwater cameraman Jonathan Bird filming for television documentary. :: Image #31882
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31881
Photo of Photographing down the throat of a tiger shark with a Gopro on a selfie-stick :: Image #31879
Photo of Jet Airliner Silhouetted Against Supermoon Eclipse, at Moonrise over San Diego, September 27 2015 :: Image #31869
Photo of Soft Corals and Diver in Cavern, Fiji :: Image #31372
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with gorgonian sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #31341
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31340
Photo of Pristine South Pacific tropical coral reef, with vibrant colorful dendronephthya soft corals, crinoids and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31339
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31338
Photo of Spectacular display of pristine cabbage coral, Turbinaria reniformis, in Nigali Pass on Gao Island, Fiji :: Image #31336
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31335
Photo of Colorful Dendronephthya Soft Corals and Black Coral, Fiji :: Image #31334
Photo of Sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31333
Photo of Red whip coral, Ellisella ceratophyta, Mount Mutiny, Bligh Waters, Fiji :: Image #31332
Photo of Acropora table coral on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. :: Image #31331
Photo of Beautiful tropical reef in Fiji. The reef is covered with dendronephthya soft corals and sea fan gorgonians, with schooling Anthias fishes swimming against a strong current. :: Image #31328
Photo of Symphyllia brain coral on tropical coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31327
Photo of Sinularia flexibilis finger leather soft coral, Fiji :: Image #31326
Photo of Bright red Plexauridae sea fan gorgonian and yellow sarcophyton leather coral on pristine coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31325
Photo of Branching whip coral (Ellisella sp) captures passing planktonic food in ocean currents, Fiji :: Image #31324
Photo of Manta Ray Feeding on Plankton, Fiji :: Image #31323
Photo of Gorgonians and invertebrate life covers a rocky reef, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31242
Photo of Gorgonians and invertebrate life covers a rocky reef, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31241
Photo of Boat M/V Ambar III at Isla Partida, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31229
Photo of Sea lion harem of females, underwater :: Image #31228
Photo of California sea lion and school of sardines underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #31227
Photo of Young sea lion hides in an underwater crevice :: Image #31226
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31225
Photo of Young California sea lion pup underwater, Sea of Cortez :: Image #31224
Photo of Young California sea lion pup underwater, Sea of Cortez :: Image #31223
Photo of Sea lion bubble streaming underwater :: Image #31222
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31221
Photo of California sea lion and school of sardines underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #31220
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31219
Photo of Sea lions underwater, adult male (left) and female (right) :: Image #31218
Photo of California sea lion and school of sardines underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #31217
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31216
Photo of Young California sea lion pup underwater, Sea of Cortez :: Image #31215
Photo of Blue-bronze sea chub schooling, Sea of Cortez :: Image #31213
Photo of Young California sea lion pup underwater, Sea of Cortez :: Image #31212
Photo of Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark. :: Image #31019
Photo of Milky Way during Full Lunar Eclipse over Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, April 4 2015. The arch and surrounding landscape are illuminated by the faint light of the fully-eclipsed blood red moon. Light from the sun has passed obliquely through the Earth's thin atmosphere, taking on a red color, and is then reflected off the moon and reaches the Earth again to light the arch. The intensity of this light is so faint that the Milky Way can be seen clearly at the same time. :: Image #30717
Photo of Full moon with 22-degree lunar halo, Joshua Tree National Park. The lunar halo (not to be cofused with lunar corona) forms when moonlight refracts through high altitude ice crystals. As no light is refracted at angles smaller than 22-degrees the sky is darker inside the halo. :: Image #30711
Photo of Aerial Photo of Tijuana River Mouth SMCA. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area borders Imperial Beach and the Mexican Border. :: Image #30660
Photo of Aerial Photo of Cabrillo State Marine Reserve, Point Loma, San Diego :: Image #30641
Photo of Aerial Photo of South La Jolla State Marine Reserve :: Image #30639
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave :: Image #30364
Photo of Spotted sandpiper :: Image #30318
Photo of Willet :: Image #30308
Photo of Royal tern in flight, winter adult phase. :: Image #30307
Photo of Brandt's cormorant cormorant in flight. :: Image #30306
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. :: Image #30289
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #30254
Photo of Hotel Del Coronado and Coronado Island City Skyline, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #30202
Photo of Scripps Pier solstice, surfer's view from among the waves, sunset aligned perfectly with the pier. Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset. :: Image #30150
Photo of Torrey Pines cliffs and storm clouds at sunset :: Image #29102
Photo of La Jolla Sunset :: Image #29100
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29017
Photo of Sunrise on Medano Beach, on the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28948
Photo of Aerial photograph of Land's End and the Arch, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28893
Photo of A fiery sunrise explodes over the La Jolla coastline. :: Image #28871
Photo of Big Corona Beach, aka Corona del Mar State Beach, at night lit by full moon, Newport Beach :: Image #28865
Photo of Cormorants and sea lions on Seal Rock, at night, waves lit by full moon. :: Image #28864
Photo of Hospital Point, La Jolla, dawn, sunrise light and approaching storm clouds. :: Image #28851
Photo of San Diego City Skyline viewed from Harbor Island, storm clouds at sunrise. :: Image #28844
Photo of The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193' by 43' foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall :: Image #28823
Photo of San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina, and Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel (left) viewed from the San Diego Embarcadero Marine Park, sunrise :: Image #28820
Photo of Ancient Bristlecone Pine Tree at night, stars and the Milky Way galaxy visible in the evening sky, near Patriarch Grove. :: Image #28786
Photo of Light Beam in Upper Antelope Slot Canyon. Thin shafts of light briefly penetrate the convoluted narrows of Upper Antelope Slot Canyon, sending piercing beams through the sandstone maze to the sand floor below. :: Image #28561
Photo of Star Trails over the San Diego Downtown City Skyline. In this 60 minute exposure, stars create trails through the night sky over downtown San Diego. :: Image #28383
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunrise :: Image #28379
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter non-breeding plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch but white hind neck. :: Image #28332
Photo of Downtown Los Angeles at night, street lights, buildings light up the night. :: Image #27727
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27423
Photo of Blue whale and San Onofre Nuclear Power generating station, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting its tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #27337
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27156
Photo of A humpback whale raises it fluke out of the water, the coast of Del Mar and La Jolla is visible in the distance. :: Image #27142
Photo of Mono Lake sunset, tufa and clouds reflected in the still waters of Mono Lake. :: Image #26977
Photo of Sunset and boulders, Joshua Tree National Park. Sunset lights the giant boulders and rock formations near Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree N.P. :: Image #26719
Photo of Double-crested cormorant drys its wings in the sun following a morning of foraging in the ocean, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #26529
Photo of Adams River sockeye salmon. A female sockeye salmon swims upstream in the Adams River to spawn, having traveled hundreds of miles upstream from the ocean. :: Image #26157
Photo of A male sockeye salmon, showing injuries sustained as it migrated hundreds of miles from the ocean up the Fraser River, swims upstream in the Adams River to reach the place where it will fertilize eggs laid by a female in the rocks. It will die so after spawning. :: Image #26147
Photo of Water rushes through a narrow crack, in the red sandstone of Zion National Park, with fallen autumn leaves. :: Image #26100
Photo of The Virgin River flows by autumn cottonwood trees, part of the Virgin River Narrows. This is a fantastic hike in fall with the comfortable temperatures, beautiful fall colors and light crowds. :: Image #26098
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25951
Photo of Giant redwood, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25795
Photo of Sunset on the Last Chance Mountain Range, seen from Eureka Valley Sand Dunes. :: Image #25238
Photo of Eureka Valley Dune Evening Primrose. A federally endangered plant, Oenothera californica eurekensis is a perennial herb that produces white flowers from April to June. These flowers turn red as they age. The Eureka Dunes evening-primrose is found only in the southern portion of Eureka Valley Sand Dunes system in Indigo County, California. :: Image #25237
Photo of California sea lion, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23418
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine tree, rising above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the Schulman Grove in the White Mountains at an elevation of 9500 above sea level, along the Methuselah Walk. The oldest bristlecone pines in the world are found in the Schulman Grove, some of them over 4700 years old. Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #23233
Photo of Hiker views Vogelsang Lake, and Vogelsang Peak (11516') at sunrise in Yosemite's High Sierra. :: Image #23201
Photo of Cactus wren. :: Image #23003
Photo of Mexican jay. :: Image #22959
Photo of House sparrow, breeding male. :: Image #22945
Photo of Hooded oriole, female. :: Image #22944
Photo of Canyon towhee. :: Image #22943
Photo of Bridled titmouse. :: Image #22941
Photo of Wild turkey. :: Image #22935
Photo of House finch, male. :: Image #22927
Photo of Brown-headed cowbird, male. :: Image #22916
Photo of Black-headed grosbeak, male. :: Image #22911
Photo of Acorn woodpecker, female. :: Image #22906
Photo of Curve-billed thrasher :: Image #22904
Photo of Greater roadrunner. :: Image #22902
Photo of Northern cardinal, female. :: Image #22897
Photo of Bullock's oriole, first year male. :: Image #22895
Photo of Pyrrhuloxia, male. :: Image #22894
Photo of Yosemite Falls and tall pine trees, viewed from Cook's Meadow. :: Image #22746
Photo of Bald eagle in flight spreads its wings and raises its talons as it prepares to grasp a fish out of the water. :: Image #22593
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, snow covered beach and Kachemak Bay in background. :: Image #22592
Photo of Five bald eagles stand together on wooden perch. :: Image #22591
Photo of Two bald eagles in flight, wings spread, soaring, aloft. :: Image #22590
Photo of Juvenile bald eagle, second year coloration plumage, closeup of head and shoulders, looking directly at camera, snowflakes visible on feathers. Immature coloration showing white speckling on feathers. :: Image #22589
Photo of Downtown San Diego and Petco Park, viewed from the southeast. :: Image #22300
Photo of New Point Loma Lighthouse, situated on the tip of Point Loma Peninsula, marks the entrance to San Diego Bay. The lighthouse rises 70' and was built in 1891 to replace the "old" Point Loma Lighthouse which was often shrouded in fog. :: Image #22295
Photo of Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach. Mission Bay and downtown San Diego are seen in the distance. :: Image #22294
Photo of Marriott Hotel towers, rising above the Embarcadero Marine Park and yacht marina. :: Image #22291
Photo of San Diego Convention Center, located in the Marina District of downtown San Diego. Built in 1989, the San Diego Convention Center offers 525,700 square feet of exhibit space. It is noted for its distinctive "sails" made of Teflon-coated fiberglass suspended over the central exhibition hall, aptly named Sails Pavilion. :: Image #22290
Photo of Downtown San Diego and USS Midway. The USS Midway was a US Navy aircraft carrier, launched in 1945 and active through the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm, as of 2008 a museum along the downtown waterfront in San Diego. :: Image #22289
Photo of Sunrise in Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #22100
Photo of Mobius Arch at sunrise, with Mount Whitney (the tallest peak in the continental United States), Lone Pine Peak and snow-covered Sierra Nevada Range framed within the arch. Mobius Arch is a 17-foot-wide natural rock arch in the scenic Alabama Hills Recreational Area near Lone Pine, California. :: Image #21729
Photo of Two satellite tags, below dorsal fin of great white shark. The tags record the sharks movements, relaying data to researchers via satellite. :: Image #21391
Photo of A great white shark swims underwater through the ocean at Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21346
Photo of Middle Coronado Island, viewed from the south. :: Image #21322
Photo of Blue whale. The entire body of a huge blue whale is seen in this image, illustrating its hydronamic and efficient shape. :: Image #21252
Photo of Blue whale. The entire body of a huge blue whale is seen in this image, illustrating its hydronamic and efficient shape. :: Image #21251
Photo of Monument Valley panorama, a composite of twelve individual photographs. :: Image #20901
Photo of Panorama of the Wave. The Wave is a sweeping, dramatic display of eroded sandstone, forged by eons of water and wind erosion, laying bare striations formed from compacted sand dunes over millenia. This panoramic picture is formed from thirteen individual photographs. :: Image #20700
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20083
Photo of Elk, bull elk, adult male elk with large set of antlers. By September, this bull elk's antlers have reached their full size and the velvet has fallen off. This bull elk has sparred with other bulls for access to herds of females in estrous and ready to mate. :: Image #19721
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19698
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19697
Photo of A male moose, bull moose, on snow covered field, near Cooke City. :: Image #19680
Photo of Grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park in autumn, fall, walking through brown grasses. :: Image #19614
Photo of A great white shark swims toward the photographer. Perhaps the shark is considering him as possible prey? The photographer, a "shark diver" is safely situated in a sturdy metal cage. The best location in the world to "shark dive" to view great white sharks is Mexico's Guadalupe Island. :: Image #19457
Photo of Latourelle Falls, in Guy W. Talbot State Park, drops 249 feet through a lush forest near the Columbia River. :: Image #19347
Photo of Ponytail Falls, where Horsetail Creeks drops 100 feet over an overhang below which hikers can walk. :: Image #19337
Photo of Triple Falls, in the upper part of Oneonta Gorge, fall 130 feet through a lush, beautiful temperate rainforest. :: Image #19326
Photo of Wahkeena Falls drops 249 feet in several sections through a lush green temperate rainforest. :: Image #19324
Photo of Horsetail Falls drops 176 feet just a few yards off the Columbia Gorge Scenic Highway. :: Image #19318
Photo of Multnomah Falls. Plummeting 620 feet from its origins on Larch Mountain, Multnomah Falls is the second highest year-round waterfall in the United States. Nearly two million visitors a year come to see this ancient waterfall making it Oregon's number one public destination. :: Image #19313
Photo of Young brown bear grazes in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. :: Image #19244
Photo of Coastal brown bear in sedge grass meadow. :: Image #19223
Photo of Coastal brown bear cub, one and a half years old, near Johnson River. This cub will remain with its mother for about another six months, and will be on its own next year. :: Image #19199
Photo of Juvenile female coastal brown bear walks on beach. :: Image #19164
Photo of Coastal brown bear on sand flats at low tide. :: Image #19163
Photo of A brown bear mother (sow) stands in tall sedge grass to look for other approaching bears that may be a threat to her cubs. :: Image #19162
Photo of Full grown, mature male coastal brown bear boar (grizzly bear) in sedge grass meadows. :: Image #19161
Photo of Lazy grizzly bear naps on a log, surrounding by the grass sedge grass that is typical of the coastal region of Lake Clark National Park. :: Image #19160
Photo of Coastal brown bear cub, one and a half years old, near Johnson River. This cub will remain with its mother for about another six months, and will be on its own next year. :: Image #19159
Photo of A brown bear mother (sow) stands in tall sedge grass to look for other approaching bears that may be a threat to her cubs. :: Image #19158
Photo of Portrait of a young brown bear, pausing while grazing in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. :: Image #19157
Photo of Young brown bear grazes in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. :: Image #19156
Photo of Coastal brown bear in meadow. The tall sedge grasses in this coastal meadow are a food source for brown bears, who may eat 30 lbs of it each day during summer while waiting for their preferred food, salmon, to arrive in the nearby rivers. :: Image #19155
Photo of Brown bear female sow in sedge meadow, with her three spring cubs hidden by the deep grass next to her. These cubs were born earlier in the spring and will remain with their mother for almost two years, relying on her completely for their survival. :: Image #19154
Photo of A brown bear mother (sow) stands in tall sedge grass to look for other approaching bears that may be a threat to her cubs. :: Image #19153
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19152
Photo of Full grown, mature male coastal brown bear boar (grizzly bear) in sedge grass meadows. :: Image #19151
Photo of Brown bear cubs. These cubs are one and a half years old and have yet to leave their mother. They will be on their own and have to fend for themselves next summer. :: Image #19150
Photo of Mature male coastal brown bear boar waits on the tide flats at the mouth of Silver Salmon Creek for salmon to arrive. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19149
Photo of Brown bears fighting or sparring. These are likely young but sexually mature males that are simply mock fighting for practice. :: Image #19148
Photo of Young brown bear grazes in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. :: Image #19147
Photo of Coastal brown bear walks in Silver Salmon Creek. :: Image #19146
Photo of Coastal brown bear (grizzly bear) walks sedge grass meadow near Silver Salmon Creek. :: Image #19145
Photo of Coastal brown bear walking on sand beach. :: Image #19144
Photo of Young brown bear stands in tall sedge grass to get a better view of other approaching bears. :: Image #19143
Photo of Coastal brown bear on sand flats at low tide. :: Image #19142
Photo of Juvenile female brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19141
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19140
Photo of A brown bear mother (sow) stands in tall sedge grass to look for other approaching bears that may be a threat to her cubs. :: Image #19139
Photo of Coastal brown bear in meadow. The tall sedge grasses in this coastal meadow are a food source for brown bears, who may eat 30 lbs of it each day during summer while waiting for their preferred food, salmon, to arrive in the nearby rivers. :: Image #19138
Photo of Juvenile female coastal brown bear (grizzly bear) grazes on sedge grass. :: Image #19137
Photo of Brown bear walks on tide flats. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19136
Photo of Panorama of the Teton Range reflected in the still waters of Schwabacher Landing, a sidewater of the Snake River. :: Image #19129
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18749
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18748
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18747
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18746
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18745
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18743
Photo of Black bear portrait. American black bears range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. They prefer forested and meadow environments. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18742
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18741
Photo of Western gulls, courtship behaviour. :: Image #18397
Photo of Western gull, early morning pink sky. :: Image #18394
Photo of California brown pelican spreads its wings wide as it slows before landing on seacliffs. :: Image #18228
Photo of Delicate Arch, dusted with snow, at sunset, with the snow-covered La Sal mountains in the distance. Delicate Arch stands 45 feet high, with a span of 33 feet, atop of bowl of slickrock sandstone. :: Image #18104
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17854
Photo of Tony Gatti, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17780
Photo of Tony Gatti, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17777
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17720
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17718
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17717
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. :: Image #17407
Photo of Brown bear waits for salmon at Brooks Falls. Blurring of the water is caused by a long shutter speed. Brooks River. :: Image #17047
Photo of Two mature brown bears fight to establish hierarchy and fishing rights. :: Image #17036
Photo of A tube, the inside of a breaking wave. :: Image #17007
Photo of A wave, breaking with powerful energy, at the Wedge in Newport Beach. :: Image #16992
Photo of A wave, breaking with powerful energy, at the Wedge in Newport Beach. :: Image #16988
Photo of Bridalveil Falls with a rainbow forming in its spray, dropping 620 into Yosemite Valley, displaying peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16160
Photo of Yosemite Falls rises above the Merced River, viewed from the Swinging Bridge. The 2425 falls is the tallest in North America. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16143
Photo of Yosemite Falls is reflected in a springtime pool in flooded Cooks Meadow, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16135
Photo of Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. :: Image #16114
Photo of Upper Yosemite Falls near peak flow in spring. Yosemite Falls, at 2425 feet tall (730m) is the tallest waterfall in North America and fifth tallest in the world. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16066
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15791
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts. :: Image #15784
Photo of Wood duck, male. :: Image #15694
Photo of Great egret (white egret). :: Image #15657
Photo of Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15521
Photo of Sol Duc Falls. Sol Duc Falls is one of the largest and most beautiful waterfalls in Olympic National Park, seen here from a bridge that crosses the canyon just below the falls. Surrounding the falls is an old-growth forest of hemlocks and douglas firs, some of which are three hundred years in age. :: Image #13747
Photo of A rainbow appears in the spray of Riverside Geyser as it erupts over the Firehole River. Riverside is a very predictable geyser. Its eruptions last 30 minutes, reach heights of 75 feet and are usually spaced about 6 hours apart. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13367
Photo of Fly fishing below Gibbon Falls. This flyfisherman hiked up the Gibbon River to reach the foot of Gibbon Falls. :: Image #13269
Photo of The bisons massive head is its most characteristic feature. Its forehead bulges because of its convex-shaped frontal bone. Its shoulder hump, dwindling bowlike to the haunches, is supported by unusually long spinal vertebrae. Over powerful neck and shoulder muscles grows a great shaggy coat of curly brown fur, and over the head, like an immense hood, grows a shock of black hair. Its forequarters are higher and much heavier than its haunches. A mature bull stands about 6 1/2 feet (2 meters) at the shoulder and weighs more than 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms). The bisons horns are short and black. In the male they are thick at the base and taper abruptly to sharp points as they curve outward and upward; the females horns are more slender. :: Image #13120
Photo of Adult female moose in deep meadow grass near Christian Creek. :: Image #13039
Photo of Mount Moran rises above the Snake River at Oxbow Bend. :: Image #13027
Photo of Mount Moran rises above the Snake River at Oxbow Bend at sunrise. :: Image #13026
Photo of Bridalveil Falls at sunset, with clouds and blue sky in the background. Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite drops 620 feet (188 m) from a hanging valley to the floor of Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12646
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12210
Photo of A great white shark underwater. A large great white shark cruises the clear oceanic waters of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #10110
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7723
Photo of A great white shark swims just below the rippled ocean surface of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. :: Image #7721
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7668
Photo of Gray whales, two males both with extended penis during courtship socialization, Laguna San Ignacio. :: Image #6431
Photo of California sea lions, socializing/resting, Webster Point rookery, Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. :: Image #6284
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, escort in competitive group makes fast close pass. :: Image #6057
Photo of Adult male humpback whale bubble streaming underwater. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims behind a mother and calf. The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby male whales interested in the mother. :: Image #5925
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale showing extensive scarring, almost certainly from a boat propeller, on dorsal ridge. This female North Pacific humpback whale was first seen with the depicted lacerations near the island of Maui in the Hawaiian Islands in the mid-90s, and is the original humpback to bear the name 'Blade Runner'. This female has apparently recovered, as evidenced the calf she was observed nurturing. A South Pacific humpback whale endured a similar injury in Sydney Australia in 2001, and bears a remarkably similar scar pattern to the above-pictured whale. :: Image #5909
Photo of A blue whale eating krill. This blue whale is seen feeding and surfacing amid krill with its throat fully engorged with krill and water. It will push the water back out with its tongue, trapping the krill in its baleen which acts like a filter. Aerial photo, Baja California. :: Image #5837
Photo of El Capitan and Merced River, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #5413
Photo of Ocean sunfish and freediving photographer, open ocean. :: Image #3325
Photo of California sea lion, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2920
Photo of Adult male humpback whale bubble streaming underwater. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims behind a female (left) during a competitive group. The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other male whales interested in the mother. :: Image #2828
Photo of Humpback whale mother, calf (top), male escort (rear), underwater. A young humpback calf typically swims alongside or above its mother, and male escorts will usually travel behind the mother. :: Image #2819
Photo of Adult male humpback whale singing, suspended motionless underwater. Only male humpbacks have been observed singing. All humpbacks in the North Pacific sing the same whale song each year, and the song changes slightly from one year to the next. :: Image #2796
Photo of Mangrove snapper schooling in the clear waters of Crystal River, with trees in the background. :: Image #2688
Photo of Three Sisters Springs depicted in an underwater landscape with sand, clear water and trees. :: Image #2673
Photo of A Florida manatee, or West Indian Manatee, hovers in the clear waters of Crystal River. :: Image #2654
Photo of A Florida manatee, or West Indian Manatee, hovers in the clear waters of Crystal River. :: Image #2653
Photo of Two Florida manatees, or West Indian Manatees, swim together in the clear waters of Crystal River. Florida manatees are endangered. :: Image #2629
Photo of Two Florida manatees, or West Indian Manatees, swim together in the clear waters of Crystal River. Florida manatees are endangered. :: Image #2628
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal mother and pup. :: Image #2440
Photo of Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. :: Image #2435
Photo of Ocean sunfish reflected on a glassy surface in bluewater, open ocean, southern California. :: Image #2413
Photo of Blue shark searching drift kelp for food, open ocean. :: Image #2288
Photo of Galapagos sea lion playing with puffer fish. :: Image #2252
Photo of A blue whale spouts at sunset. The blow, or spout, of a blue whale can reach 30 feet into the air. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on earth. :: Image #2217
Photo of California sea lions, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2160
Photo of California sea lions swim and socialize over a kelp-covered rocky reef, underwater at San Clemente Island in California's southern Channel Islands. :: Image #2159
Photo of California sea lions swim and socialize over a kelp-covered rocky reef, underwater at San Clemente Island in California's southern Channel Islands. :: Image #2031
Photo of A neonate gray whale calf, born just hours before, still exhbiting embryonic folds in the skin along its side. This baby gray whale was born in the cold waters of Big Sur, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #1135
Photo of Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean :: Image #1081
Photo of Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean :: Image #1078
Photo of Blue shark and yellowtail in the open ocean :: Image #1000
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin swimming offshore of Guadalupe Island, Mexico. :: Image #968
Photo of Northern fur seal swims through the cold waters and kelp forest of San Miguel Island, in California's northern Channel Islands. :: Image #966
Photo of Aggregating anemone opens its arms to passing ocean currents in an attempt to snag passing bits of food or unwary prey. :: Image #314
Photo of California sea lion at Guadalupe Island, wave breaking on Isla Afuera, from underwater. :: Image #248
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin carrying drift kelp. :: Image #43
Photo of Brown Pelican Performs Yoga Pose Baddha Virabhadrasana, also known as Devotional Warrior or Humble Warrior. Winter adult non-breeding plumage. :: Image #39794
Photo of A California Brown Pelican flying over the Pacific Ocean, spreads its large wings wide to slow down as it banks, turns in midair, to land on seacliffs in La Jolla. Winter adult non-breeding plumage. :: Image #39792
Photo of A perfect Brown Pelican Head Throw with Distant Ocean in Background, bending over backwards, stretching its neck and gular pouch, winter adult non-breeding plumage coloration :: Image #38937
Photo of Brown Pelican Head Throw with Distant Cliffs in Background, partially side lit at sunrise :: Image #38866
Photo of California sea lion watches an ocean sunfish, Mola mola, on drift kelp paddy, underwater. This adult female California sea lion was hanging out underneath a paddy of drift kelp, well offshore the coastline of San Diego. :: Image #38536
Photo of Childrens Pool Reef Exposed at Extreme Low Tide, Aerial View, La Jolla, California. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #37942
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #37414
Photo of The corallimorph Corynactis californica, similar to both stony corals and anemones, is typified by a wide oral disk and short tentacles that radiate from the mouth. The tentacles grasp food passing by in ocean currents. :: Image #37215
Photo of The corallimorph Corynactis californica, similar to both stony corals and anemones, is typified by a wide oral disk and short tentacles that radiate from the mouth. The tentacles grasp food passing by in ocean currents. :: Image #37212
Photo of Pyrosome drifting through a kelp forest, Catalina Island. Pyrosomes are free-floating colonial tunicates that usually live in the upper layers of the open ocean in warm seas. Pyrosomes are cylindrical or cone-shaped colonies made up of hundreds to thousands of individuals, known as zooids. :: Image #37166
Photo of Garibaldi and Brown Gorgonian Muricea fruticosa, Catalina Island, with giant kelp stands reaching from the reef to the surface of the ocean in the distance. The clown prince of the kelp forest, the Garibaldi, alternately poses for me and chirps at me to move away from his gorgonian. :: Image #37157
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy :: Image #36678
Photo of Basket Star and Giant Metridium anemone, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35287
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #35189
Photo of Oil Rig Eureka, Underwater Structure and invertebrate Life :: Image #34660
Photo of Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food :: Image #33474
Photo of Acorn Barnacle extends to feed in ocean current, amid colony of Corynactis anemones :: Image #33473
Photo of A corynactis anemone polyp, Corynactis californica is a corallimorph found in genetically identical clusters, club-tipped anemone :: Image #33453
Photo of Los Islotes, famous for its friendly colony of California sea lions, part of Archipelago Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32409
Photo of Staghorn coral on pristine Fijian coral reef :: Image #31394
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with gorgonian sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #31330
Photo of Broken Hill and view to La Jolla, panoramic photograph, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise :: Image #30469
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave :: Image #30353
Photo of California Pelican flying on a wave, riding the updraft from the wave. :: Image #30257
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. This adult is just transitioning to the brown hind neck characteristic of the brown pelican breeding plumage. :: Image #30255
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Adult winter non-breeding plumage. :: Image #30174
Photo of African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29531
Photo of Lunar eclipse sequence. While the moon lies in the full shadow of the earth (umbra) it receives only faint, red-tinged light refracted through the Earth's atmosphere. As the moon passes into the penumbra it receives increasing amounts of direct sunlight, eventually leaving the shadow of the Earth altogether. October 8, 2014. :: Image #29411
Photo of Milky Way and Stars over Broken Arch, Arches National Park, Utah :: Image #29237
Photo of Sunset over Flat Rock on Torrey Pines State Beach :: Image #29105
Photo of Sunrise Clouds and Surf, Hospital Point, La Jolla :: Image #28830
Photo of Radio telescope antenna, part of the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA). The Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) is a system of ten radio telescopes which are operated remotely from their Array Operations Center located in Socorro, New Mexico, as a part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). These ten radio antennas work together as an array that forms the longest system in the world that uses very long baseline interferometry. :: Image #28787
Photo of Milky Way and stars over Crater Lake at night. Panorama of Crater Lake and Wizard Island at night, Crater Lake National Park. :: Image #28643
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona :: Image #28559
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine trees in Patriarch Grove, display characteristic gnarled, twisted form as it rises above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest :: Image #28526
Photo of Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible. :: Image #27955
Photo of Milky Way arches over Delicate Arch, as stars cover the night sky. :: Image #27850
Photo of King angelfish in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. :: Image #27470
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27424
Photo of California brown pelican preening, beak and feather detail. :: Image #27261
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona. :: Image #26628
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. This bull elk has recently shed the velvet that covers its antlers. While an antler is growing, it is covered with highly vascular skin called velvet, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone; once the antler has achieved its full size, the velvet is lost and the antler's bone dies. This dead bone structure is the mature antler, which is itself shed after each mating season. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25890
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23429
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Mexico's Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and use it as a staging area before journeying farther into the Pacific ocean. :: Image #19454
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17784
Photo of Female Guadalupe fur seal resting underwater :: Image #10359
Photo of Northern elephant seal, San Benito Islands. :: Image #942
Photo of A perfect Brown Pelican Head Throw with Distant Ocean in Background, bending over backwards, stretching its neck and gular pouch, winter adult nonbreeding plumage coloration :: Image #38880
Photo of Young sea lions at the Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #37319
Photo of A beautiful golden-brown female California Sea Lion at the Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico. The huge male bull that formed the harem of which she was a part allowed her to hang out with me for a while, even while he continued patrolling just over my head. :: Image #37318
Photo of The corallimorph Corynactis californica, similar to both stony corals and anemones, is typified by a wide oral disk and short tentacles that radiate from the mouth. The tentacles grasp food passing by in ocean currents. :: Image #37208
Photo of The corallimorph Corynactis californica, similar to both stony corals and anemones, is typified by a wide oral disk and short tentacles that radiate from the mouth. The tentacles grasp food passing by in ocean currents. :: Image #37201
Photo of California Sea Lion pup nursing on its mother, La Jolla, California :: Image #36581
Photo of Radio Tower Rock at Sunset, Page, Arizona :: Image #36023
Photo of Portrait of a young California sea lion underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35875
Photo of Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food :: Image #33475
Photo of Aerial panorama of Clipperton Island, showing the entire atoll. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32835
Photo of Brain and staghorn corals on pristine Fijian coral reef :: Image #31434
Photo of California Pelican flying on a wave, riding the updraft from the wave. :: Image #30313
Photo of San Diego Bay and Skyline at sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #30211
Photo of Brown pelican flying over waves and the surf. :: Image #30185
Photo of North Coronado Island, Mexico, northern point looking south with Middle and South Islands in the distance, aerial photograph. :: Image #29052
Photo of Scripps Pier and moving water, pre-dawn light, La Jolla :: Image #28984
Photo of California brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage :: Image #28968
Photo of California brown pelican on Oceanside Pier, sitting on the pier railing, sunset, winter. :: Image #27607
Photo of Blue whale underwater with mouth full of krill, calf is partially seen below the mother. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27317
Photo of Flama de la Amistad, a statue by Leonardo Nierman. Installed in the San Diego Convention Center’s outdoor amphitheater, Flame of Friendship is a polished, stainless-steel statue set against San Diego Bay weighing 3,700 pounds and standing 20 feet tall and eight feet wide.
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Photo of Brown pelican preening, cleaning its feathers after foraging on the ocean, with winter breeding plumage including distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #22527
Photo of San Diego city skyline, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Point Loma at sunset, with mountains of the Cleveland National Forest rising in the distance. A panoramic photograph, composite of six separate images. Mount San Miguel is on right and Lyons Peak to the left. :: Image #22252
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21361
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21253
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20257
Photo of Juvenile double-crested cormorants sparring with beaks. :: Image #19932
Photo of A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18009
Photo of Clouds light up with blazing colors at sunset. :: Image #4819
Photo of California sea lion, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2923
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, peduncle throw. :: Image #2153
Photo of Royal tern in flight, Thalasseus maximus, adult nonbreeding plumage, ocean water in the background, La Jolla :: Image #40687
Photo of Barrier Reef around Moorea Island, French Polynesia. Nu'urua and Iumaru communities along the coast. The outer reef slope is seen adjacent to deep blue oceanic water with white waves breaking against the reef edge. Next, a wide shallow reef flat occurs dotted with coral bommies. Inside of that, a shallow protected lagoon is formed against the island. Tall, rugged, eroded mountains are seen hinting at the age of the ancient volcano that originally formed the island and that is now sinking back down, leaving the encircling reef behind. :: Image #40666
Photo of Aerial photo of blue whale near San Diego. This enormous blue whale glides at the surface of the ocean, resting and breathing before it dives to feed on subsurface krill. :: Image #40611
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40469
Photo of Isla San Pedro Martir at sunset with extensive forest of Cardon Cactus seen on the summit ridge of the island, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. San Pedro Martir Island and its marine life are, since 2002, part of the San Pedro Martir Biosphere Reserve, and is regarded as a natural laboratory of adaptive evolution, similar to that of the Galapagos Islands. It is home to 292 species of fauna and flora (both land-based and aquatic), with 42 species protected by Mexican law, and 30 listed on the Red List of Threatened Species. San Pedro Martir is also unique in the area for its year-round quantity of birds. The island is the only island in the area with a perpetually swirling cloud of sea birds. This is because the water around the island, has some of the most successful marine productivity in the world :: Image #40397
Photo of Cardon Cactus grow on Isla Angel de la Guarda at Sunset, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Guardian Angel island is part of the Midriff Islands in Mexico's Sea of Cortez :: Image #40340
Photo of Endangered Brown Pelican Flying with Wings Spread Ready to Land. The brown pelican's wingspan can reach 7 feet. :: Image #40096
Photo of Aerial photo of Crystal Pier with Holiday Christmas Lights at night. The Crystal Pier, Holiday Lights and Pacific Ocean at sunset, waves blur as they crash upon the sand. Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach. :: Image #40000
Photo of Study of a California brown pelican in winter breeding plumage, yellow head, red and olive throat, pink skin around the eye, brown hind neck with some white neck side detail :: Image #39871
Photo of Aerial photo of the San Rafael Reef at dawn. A fold in the Earth's crust leads to this inclined section of the San Rafael Reef, at the eastern edge of the San Rafael Swell. Clearly seen are the characteristic triangular flatiron erosion patterns that typical this formation. The colors seen here arise primarily from Navajo and Wingate sandstone. :: Image #39784
Photo of Aerial Photo of Raplee Ridge near Mexican Hat, Utah. Raplee Ridge is a spectacular series of multicolored triangular flatirons near the San Juan River. Often called "the Raplee Anticline" the geologic structure is in fact better described as a monocline, according to the Utah Geological Survey. :: Image #39490
Photo of Aerial photo of three blue whales socializing near San Diego. :: Image #39429
Photo of Aerial photo of blue whale near San Diego. This enormous blue whale glides at the surface of the ocean, resting and breathing before it dives to feed on subsurface krill. :: Image #39421
Photo of Two Adult Acorn Woodpeckers in their Nest Hole, Lake Hodges :: Image #39397
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult breeding plumage with black head cap, La Jolla :: Image #38954
Photo of Brown Pelican Flying Along Sheer Ocean Cliffs, rare westerly winds associated with a storm allow pelicans to glide along La Jolla's cliffs as they approach shelves and outcroppings on which to land. Backlit by rising sun during stormy conditions. :: Image #38871
Photo of California Brown Pelican Flying over the Ocean, early morning light just after sunrise. :: Image #38810
Photo of Snow geese fly in huge numbers at sunrise. Thousands of wintering snow geese take to the sky in predawn light in Bosque del Apache's famous "blast off". The flock can be as large as 20,000 geese or more. :: Image #38742
Photo of Sandhill Cranes in Flight at Sunrise, Bosque del Apache NWR. At sunrise, sandhill cranes will fly out from the pool in which they spent the night to range over Bosque del Apache NWR in search of food, returning to the pool at sunset. :: Image #38733
Photo of Sandhill cranes landing in water ponds at dusk, spending the night standing in water as a protection against coyotes and other predators. Motion blur. :: Image #38731
Photo of Snow Geese in Flight, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38717
Photo of Snow geese fly in huge numbers at sunrise. Thousands of wintering snow geese take to the sky in predawn light in Bosque del Apache's famous "blast off". The flock can be as large as 20,000 geese or more. :: Image #38715
Photo of Huge California Sea Lion Male Underwater, a bull, patrolling his breeding harem and territory, Coronado Islands, Mexico. His sagittal crest, the bony bump on his head that distinguishes adult male sea lions, is clearly seen. This particular sea lion bears an orange tag on his left foreflipper, probably as a result of rescue and release as a young sea lion years earlier. :: Image #38652
Photo of Self portrait, Kelp Forest, Catalina Island :: Image #38479
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf underwater, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38305
Photo of Courting pair of southern right whales underwater, Eubalaena australis. In this image, the male is below and inverted (belly up) and the female is at the surface. While the posture in this photo isn't quite mating, it is a courting behavior that often precedes mating. :: Image #38295
Photo of Dawn breaks over the Bentonite Hills in the Utah Badlands. Striations in soil reveal layers of the Morrison Formation, formed in swamps and lakes in the Jurassic era. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #38062
Photo of Fremont Cottonwood Tree in winter sillhouette against red Zion Canyon walls :: Image #37795
Photo of Belt of Venus over Horseshoe Bend on the Colorado River. The Colorado River makes a 180-degree turn at Horseshoe Bend. Here the river has eroded the Navajo sandstone for eons, digging a canyon 1100-feet deep. The Belt of Venus, or anti-twilight arch, is the shadow of the earth cast upon the atmosphere just above the horizon, and occurs a few minutes before sunrise or after sunset. :: Image #37781
Photo of Royal tern, winter adult phase :: Image #37723
Photo of Ghostly California brown pelican glides over breaking surf, abstract with motion blur and pastel pre-dawn colors :: Image #37676
Photo of San Diego Sheraton Hotel on San Diego Bay, at dawn :: Image #37637
Photo of Brandt's cormorant cormorant in flight :: Image #37628
Photo of Parasitic zoanthid anemones cover and encrust and overwhelm a golden gorgonian, Catalina Head :: Image #37293
Photo of Giant Kelp Forest, West End Catalina Island, rendered in the round by a circular fisheye lens. :: Image #37279
Photo of Red gorgonian Leptogorgia chilensis. The lower sea fan has its polyps retracted while the upper sea fan has all of its polyps extended into the current. Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37266
Photo of The corallimorph Corynactis californica, similar to both stony corals and anemones, is typified by a wide oral disk and short tentacles that radiate from the mouth. The tentacles grasp food passing by in ocean currents. :: Image #37202
Photo of Gorgonian (yellow) that has been parasitized by zoanthid anemone (Savalia lucifica), and red gorgonian (Lophogorgia chilensis), Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #37185
Photo of Hickman Bridge, Capitol Reef National Park :: Image #37011
Photo of Scripps Pier at Sunset with Christmas Lights :: Image #36677
Photo of San Diego and Tijuana City Skyline, viewed from Mount Soledad :: Image #36661
Photo of San Diego Convention Center and its waterfront at Night :: Image #36646
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head :: Image #36606
Photo of California Sea Lion mother with her pup, mother has injury, open wound, La Jolla, California :: Image #36583
Photo of California Sea Lions Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36492
Photo of Sargassum and Marine Algae, Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #36491
Photo of Garibaldi and Marine Algae, Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #36490
Photo of California Sea Lion hunting Zebra Perch, Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36484
Photo of California Sea Lions Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36480
Photo of Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36437
Photo of Half Dome and the Glacier Point Road, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36380
Photo of Typical vibrant invertebrate life, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35311
Photo of California Poppies in Bloom, Elsinore :: Image #35225
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen and Elly with invertebrate life growing on it and fish swimming around :: Image #34658
Photo of California sea lions underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34580
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #34564
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #34560
Photo of Half Dome at Sunset, Yosemite National Park :: Image #34545
Photo of Steller Sea Lions atop Norris Rocks, Hornby Island and Vancouver Island, panoramic photo :: Image #34468
Photo of California sea lion in breaking wave and whitewater foam, La Jolla :: Image #34280
Photo of California sea lions, La Jolla :: Image #34275
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #32998
Photo of Clipperton Rock, a 95' high volcanic remnant, is the highest point on Clipperton Island, a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32940
Photo of Barcena volcano crater, highest point on San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #32922
Photo of Plumose Anemone, Metridium farcimen, Hornby Island, British Columbia :: Image #32811
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater bubble display, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32802
Photo of Dive Boat Naia, M/V Naia, at anchor off Wakaya Island, Fiji :: Image #31856
Photo of Spectacular pristine tropical reef with vibrant colorful soft corals. Dendronephthya soft corals, crinoids, sea fan gorgonians and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31367
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31353
Photo of Branching whip coral (Ellisella sp.) captures passing planktonic food in ocean currents, Fiji :: Image #31345
Photo of California sea lion at oil rig Eureka, underwater, among the pilings supporting the oil rig. :: Image #31088
Photo of California sea lion at oil rig Eureka, underwater, among the pilings supporting the oil rig. :: Image #31087
Photo of Aerial Panoramic Photo of Point La Jolla and La Jolla Cove, Boomer Beach, Scripps Park. Panoramic aerial photograph of La Jolla Cove and Scripps Parks (center), with La Jolla’s Mount Soledad rising above, La Jolla Shores and La Jolla Caves to the left and the La Jolla Coast with Children’s Pool (Casa Cove) to the right. The undersea reefs of Boomer Beach are seen through the clear, calm ocean waters. This extremely high resolution panorama will print 50″ high by 130″ long with no interpolation :: Image #30773
Photo of Aerial Photo of Tijuana River Mouth SMCA. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area borders Imperial Beach and the Mexican Border. :: Image #30649
Photo of Aerial photo of San Dieguito Lagoon and Dog Beach. San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County. :: Image #30604
Photo of Gray whale raising fluke before diving, on southern migration to calving lagoons in Baja. :: Image #30463
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave :: Image #30374
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head. :: Image #30339
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head. :: Image #30327
Photo of California Pelican flying on a wave, riding the updraft from the wave. :: Image #30277
Photo of California Pelican flying on a wave, riding the updraft from the wave, La Jolla coastline in the distant background :: Image #30262
Photo of Brown pelican flying over waves and the surf. :: Image #30187
Photo of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, viewed from Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29540
Photo of Full Moon Rising over Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #29420
Photo of Milky Way over Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, Inyo National Forest :: Image #29318
Photo of Mesa Arch Sunrise, Canyonlands National Park, Utah :: Image #29304
Photo of Milky Way and Stars through Wilson Arch. Wilson Arch rises high above route 191 in eastern Utah, with a span of 91 feet and a height of 46 feet. :: Image #29275
Photo of Lunar Eclipse and blood red moon sequence, over Juniper and Standing Rock, composite image, Joshua Tree National Park, April 14/15 2014. :: Image #29204
Photo of Torrey Pines cliffs at sunset :: Image #29112
Photo of California brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #29086
Photo of Milky Way and stars at night above Mount Rainier. :: Image #28731
Photo of Milky Way and stars at night above Mount Rainier. :: Image #28728
Photo of Narada Falls cascades down a cliff, with the flow blurred by a time exposure. Narada Falls is a 188 foot (57m) waterfall in Mount Rainier National Park :: Image #28720
Photo of Paradise Meadows, wildflowers and Mount Rainier, summer :: Image #28715
Photo of Yosemite Valley and stars lit by full moon, evening. :: Image #28702
Photo of Yosemite Valley and stars lit by full moon, evening. :: Image #28697
Photo of Mesquite Dunes sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes. :: Image #28688
Photo of Full moon over Zabriskie Point landscape :: Image #28676
Photo of Crater Lake National Park :: Image #28672
Photo of Crater Lake and Wizard Island at sunrise. :: Image #28668
Photo of Milky Way and stars over Crater Lake at night. Panorama of Crater Lake and Wizard Island at night, Crater Lake National Park. :: Image #28635
Photo of Panorama of Crater Lake from Watchman Lookout Station, panoramic picture. The Watchman Lookout Station No. 168 is one of two fire lookout towers in Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon. For many years, National Park Service personnel used the lookout to watch for wildfires during the summer months. It is also a popular hiking destination because it offers an excellent view of Crater Lake and the surrounding area. :: Image #28633
Photo of The Wave at Night, under a clear night sky full of stars. The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #28621
Photo of Monument Valley panorama :: Image #28597
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #28579
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #28578
Photo of Sky Rock at night, light by moonlight with stars in the clear night sky above. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28505
Photo of Newport Pier, underneath the pier, pilings and ocean. :: Image #28471
Photo of Scripps Institution of Oceanography Research Pier at night, lit with stars in the sky, old La Jolla town in the distance. :: Image #28451
Photo of Live Oak and Milky Way, rocks and stars, Joshua Tree National Park at night :: Image #28417
Photo of Joshua Tree National Park, Milky Way and Moon, Shooting Star, Comet Panstarrs, Impending Dawn. :: Image #28408
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, scratching throat pouch, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch but not yet displaying the brown hind neck feathers. :: Image #28329
Photo of Delicate Arch and the Moon at Sunset. The moon and clouds, with stars showing faintly in the sky, as sunset fades into night. :: Image #27859
Photo of Balanced Rock and Milky Way stars at night. :: Image #27835
Photo of The Milky Way Galaxy shines in the night sky with a Joshua Tree silhouetted in the foreground. :: Image #27805
Photo of Star trails and Arch Rock. Polaris, the North Star, is at the center of the circular arc star trails as they pass above this natural stone archway in Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #27709
Photo of Mobius Arch at sunrise, framing snow dusted Lone Pine Peak and the Sierra Nevada Range in the background. Also known as Galen's Arch, Mobius Arch is found in the Alabama Hills Recreational Area near Lone Pine. :: Image #27627
Photo of Oceanside Pier at sunset, clouds with a brilliant sky at dusk, the lights on the pier are lit. :: Image #27614
Photo of Panamic Green Moray Eel, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27466
Photo of California brown pelican preening, the tip of the bill seen spreading preen oil on feathers. :: Image #27262
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27248
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27159
Photo of Coronado Bridge, linking San Diego to Coronado, sunrise, viewed from Coronado Island. San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. :: Image #27101
Photo of Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres professional baseball team, overlooking downtown San Diego at dusk. :: Image #27049
Photo of The Milky Way galaxy arcs above Arch Rock, panoramic photograph, cylindrical projection. :: Image #26848
Photo of Boulders and sunset in Joshua Tree National Park. The warm sunlight gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California. :: Image #26726
Photo of Scripps Pier, sunrise. :: Image #26456
Photo of Sunset falls upon Torrey Pines State Reserve, viewed from the Torrey Pines glider port. La Jolla, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Scripps Pier are seen in the distance. :: Image #26436
Photo of Snow geese in flight, wings are blurred in long time exposure as they are flying. :: Image #26211
Photo of Sandhill crane in flight, wings extended. :: Image #26197
Photo of Snow geese in flight. :: Image #26196
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25953
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #25396
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #25394
Photo of Racetrack Playa, an ancient lake now dried and covered with dessicated mud. :: Image #25263
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25250
Photo of Brown pelican, golden sunrise light, winter adult breeding plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning :: Image #23624
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23422
Photo of Cardiff morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #23295
Photo of Bald eagle, appears to be calling vocalizing, actually is swallowing a fish, a bit of which is just visible in the eagles mouth. :: Image #22603
Photo of Two bald eagles in flight, wings spread, soaring, aloft. :: Image #22602
Photo of Bald eagle standing on perch, talons grasping wood, wings spread as it balances. :: Image #22601
Photo of 30 bald eagles, part of a group of several hundred, perch on driftwood and stand on the ground waiting to be fed frozen herring as part of the Homer "Eagle Lady's" winter eagle feeding program. :: Image #22600
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22599
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, snow falling, trees and Kenai Mountains in background. :: Image #22598
Photo of Two bald eagles on wooden perch. :: Image #22597
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, sidelit, cloudy sky and Kenai Mountains in the background. :: Image #22596
Photo of Bald eagle, closeup of head and shoulders showing distinctive white head feathers, yellow beak and brown body and wings. :: Image #22595
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, Kachemak Bay in background. :: Image #22594
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #22529
Photo of Joshua Trees silhouetted against predawn sunrise light. :: Image #22115
Photo of Snow geese at dawn. Snow geese often "blast off" just before or after dawn, leaving the ponds where they rest for the night to forage elsewhere during the day. :: Image #21800
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21362
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21249
Photo of Dawn patrol morning surf, hollow wave. :: Image #20797
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. Adult winter breeding plumage. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. Adult winter breeding plumage showing brown hindneck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20073
Photo of Brown pelican slows to land, spreading its large wings wide to brake. :: Image #20052
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #15125
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi in motion. :: Image #2343
Photo of Salema schooling amid kelp forest. :: Image #1022
Photo of Cruising Sailboats at anchor in lagoon, Moorea, French Polynesia, aerial view. Opunohu Bay in the distance. :: Image #40671
Photo of Aerial photo of blue whale with a rainbow in its blow (spout), near San Diego. This enormous blue whale glides at the surface of the ocean, resting and breathing before it dives to feed on subsurface krill. :: Image #40612
Photo of Hungry Black-Backed Jackal Kits Greet Adult at the Den, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39721
Photo of Dorsal and Caudal fins of the Ocean Sunfish Mola mola, as it Swims in the Open Ocean, near San Diego. The caudal fin is not a true tail but is a tail-like structure called a clavus that serves as a rudder. The dorsal (top) and anal (bottom) fins are used for propulsion. :: Image #39407
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, breaking waves and surf in the background, adult non-breeding plumage, La Jolla :: Image #38953
Photo of Juvenile California Brown Pelican Flying over the Ocean, early morning light just after sunrise. :: Image #38808
Photo of California Brown Pelican claps its jaws, sometimes rapidly several times, perhaps to dislodge debris or simply because its fun and feels good. This is not the same as the "yawn" that precedes a head throw. Adult winter non-breeding plumage. Mandible clap, jaw clap. :: Image #38593
Photo of Brown pelican head throw in soft pre-sunrise light, adult winter non-breeding plumage :: Image #38586
Photo of Brown pelican head throw in soft pre-sunrise light, adult winter non-breeding plumage :: Image #38585
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf underwater, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38310
Photo of Bass Lake, Aerial Panoramic Photo :: Image #38216
Photo of Belt of Venus over Grand Canyon at sunrise, viewed from Hopi Point on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park. The Belt of Venus, or anti-twilight arch, is the shadow of the earth cast upon the atmosphere just above the horizon, and occurs a few minutes before sunrise or after sunset. :: Image #37765
Photo of Parasitic zoanthid anemones cover and encrust and overwhelm a golden gorgonian, Catalina Head :: Image #37294
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Catalina Island, California :: Image #37282
Photo of Rattlesnake Canyon, a beautiful slot canyon that is part of the larger Antelope Canyon system. Page, Arizona. :: Image #36039
Photo of Northern elephant seals, Piedras Blancas :: Image #35136
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch :: Image #34198
Photo of Brittlebush bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33193
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33168
Photo of Blotcheye soldierfish and Clipperton Island coral reef, Porites sp. :: Image #32951
Photo of The French tricolor flag flies over Clipperton Island at sunset. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32902
Photo of Plumose Anemone, Metridium farcimen, Hornby Island, British Columbia :: Image #32809
Photo of Fijian Sunset, South Pacific Sunset :: Image #31859
Photo of Fijian Sunset, South Pacific Sunset :: Image #31857
Photo of Pink Soft Corals and Pristine Hard Corals on South Pacific Reef, Fiji. Large coral head is Platygyra lamellina. :: Image #31416
Photo of Various hard corals on pristine Fijian coral reef :: Image #31375
Photo of Bigeye Trevally Jacks, Schooling, Fiji :: Image #31365
Photo of Crinoid (feather star) extends its tentacles into ocean currents, on pristine south pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31362
Photo of Gorgonians and Stony Corals, Tropical Coral Reef, Fiji :: Image #31360
Photo of A Large Dendronephthya Soft Coral extends into ocean currents to grasp passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31356
Photo of Humpnose Bigeye Bream, Monotaxis grandoculis, Fiji :: Image #31348
Photo of Freckled Hawkfish (Black-sided Hawkfish), Paracirrhites forsteri, Fiji :: Image #31347
Photo of Corynactis anemones on Oil Rig Elly underwater structure :: Image #31121
Photo of The Kelp Forest offshore of La Jolla, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #30986
Photo of California Pelican flying on a wave, riding the updraft from the wave. :: Image #30279
Photo of Milky Way and Stars over Delicate Arch, at night, Arches National Park, Utah :: Image #29294
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy :: Image #29085
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #28962
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage :: Image #28357
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. :: Image #28336
Photo of Waves rush in at sunset, Carlsbad beach sunset and ocean waves, seascape, dusk, summer. :: Image #27971
Photo of Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible. :: Image #27958
Photo of Yosemite Falls reflected in a meadow pool, spring. :: Image #27745
Photo of Oceanside Pier at sunset, clouds and palm trees with a brilliant sky at dusk. :: Image #27610
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. :: Image #27331
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. :: Image #27324
Photo of The Grand Tetons, reflected in the glassy waters of the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing, on a beautiful summer morning. :: Image #26923
Photo of Panoramic photo of San Diego embarcadero, showing the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina (center), Roy's Restaurant (center) and Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel (left) viewed from the San Diego Embarcadero Marine Park. :: Image #26568
Photo of Rising sun creates the photographers shadow on a sandstone wall. :: Image #26474
Photo of California brown pelican, showing characteristic winter plumage including red/olive throat, brown hindneck, yellow and white head colors. :: Image #26463
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. This bull elk has recently shed the velvet that covers its antlers. While an antler is growing, it is covered with highly vascular skin called velvet, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone; once the antler has achieved its full size, the velvet is lost and the antler's bone dies. This dead bone structure is the mature antler, which is itself shed after each mating season. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25878
Photo of A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter. :: Image #25239
Photo of King penguin, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. :: Image #24581
Photo of Paraglider soaring at Torrey Pines Gliderport, sunset, flying over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #24286
Photo of Wandering albatross in flight, over the open sea. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip. It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop. The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years. They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear. :: Image #24071
Photo of Magellanic penguins, coming ashore on a sandy beach. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23924
Photo of Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage shown: red throat, yellow head and dark brown hindneck. :: Image #23647
Photo of A California brown pelican entangled in a plastic bag which is wrapped around its neck. This unfortunate pelican probably became entangled in the bag by mistaking the floating plastic for food and diving on it, spearing it in such a way that the bag has lodged around the pelican's neck. Plastic bags kill and injure untold numbers of marine animals each year. :: Image #22562
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21360
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight in the surf for access for mating females that are in estrous. Such fighting among elephant seals can take place on the beach or in the water. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20369
Photo of Brown pelican in flight in golden early-morning light. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #20293
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20258
Photo of Brown pelican, non-breeding winter plumage. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #20087
Photo of Brown pelican, winter adult breeding plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #20074
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19535
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19534
Photo of Cormorants rest on sandstone seacliffs above the ocean. Likely Brandts and double-crested cormorants. :: Image #18345
Photo of Tube, Cylinders, the Wedge. :: Image #16996
Photo of Bubble ring. :: Image #6998
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #3741
Photo of Ocean sunfish and photographer, open ocean. :: Image #3324
Photo of Inquisitive young California sea lion underwater, this is a pup-of-the-year born in June and only about five months old, Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40772
Photo of Inquisitive young California sea lion underwater, this is a pup-of-the-year born in June and only about five months old, Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40770
Photo of Inquisitive young California sea lion underwater inspects my glove by gently mouthing it. This is a pup-of-the-year born in June and only about five months old. Sea lions are tactile creatures and learn about objects and their surroundings by biting on them. Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40767
Photo of Inquisitive young California sea lion underwater, this is a pup-of-the-year born in June and only about five months old, Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40765
Photo of Huge California Sea Lion Male Underwater, a bull, patrolling his breeding harem and territory, Coronado Islands, Mexico. His sagittal crest, the bony bump on his head that distinguishes adult male sea lions, is clearly seen. :: Image #40761
Photo of Two male California sea lions mock joust and fight underwater, not yet full grown, they are learning how to contend with one another when they become bulls and gather their own harems of females. Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40760
Photo of California sea lion pup with open mouth inspecting the dome port on my underwater camera, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40757
Photo of Young California Sea Lions at Play Underwater in the Coronado Islands, Mexico. Pups spend much of their time playing with one another in the water, strengthening their swimming skills and mock jousting. :: Image #40755
Photo of A beautiful golden-brown female California Sea Lion at the Coronado Islands, posing on a carpet of purple marine algae, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40740
Photo of A mother California sea lion (right) and her pup (left), underwater at the Coronado Islands, Mexico. Mothers and pups spend much time together with the mother teaching her young padawan learner how to pursue prey. :: Image #40739
Photo of Young California Sea Lions at Play Underwater in the Coronado Islands, Mexico. Pups spend much of their time playing with one another in the water, strengthening their swimming skills and mock jousting. :: Image #40738
Photo of Huge California Sea Lion Male Underwater, a bull, patrolling his breeding harem and territory, Coronado Islands, Mexico. His sagittal crest, the bony bump on his head that distinguishes adult male sea lions, is clearly seen. :: Image #40737
Photo of California sea lion laying on pink marine algae and eyeing the photographer, Coronado Islands, Mexico. :: Image #40735
Photo of California sea lion laying on pink marine algae and eyeing the photographer, Coronado Islands, Mexico. :: Image #40733
Photo of A mother California sea lion (bottom) and her pup (top), underwater at the Coronado Islands, Mexico. Mothers and pups spend much time together with the mother teaching her young padawan learner how to pursue prey. :: Image #40732
Photo of California sea lions swimming underwater, Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40727
Photo of California Sea Lions and Underwater Photographer Celia Kujala at the Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #40726
Photo of Young California Sea Lions at Play Underwater in the Coronado Islands, Mexico. Pups spend much of their time playing with one another in the water, strengthening their swimming skills and mock jousting. :: Image #40725
Photo of Young California Sea Lions at Play Underwater in the Coronado Islands, Mexico. Pups spend much of their time playing with one another in the water, strengthening their swimming skills and mock jousting. :: Image #40724
Photo of Young California Sea Lions at Play Underwater in the Coronado Islands, Mexico. Pups spend much of their time playing with one another in the water, strengthening their swimming skills and mock jousting. :: Image #40723
Photo of Children's Pool Reef Exposed at Extreme Low Tide, La Jolla, California. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #40711
Photo of California sea lions swimming underwater, Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40685
Photo of Inquisitive young California sea lion underwater, this is a pup-of-the-year born in June and only about five months old, Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40681
Photo of California sea lions swimming underwater, Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40680
Photo of Mother, Calf and Escort South Pacific Humpback Whales Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40679
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whales Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40661
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whales and Short Finned Pilot Whales Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40652
Photo of Inquisitive Calf South Pacific Humpback Whale Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40650
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whale Underwater, showing all-white underside of the fluke and ventral caudal stem, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40647
Photo of Inquisitive Calf South Pacific Humpback Whale Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40643
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whale Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40636
Photo of Tracy Meets a South Pacific Humpback Whale Calf Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia. Interspecies diplomacy. :: Image #40620
Photo of Aerial photo of blue whale near San Diego. This enormous blue whale glides at the surface of the ocean, resting and breathing before it dives to feed on subsurface krill. :: Image #40610
Photo of Newborn Baby Common Dolphin Leaping. This tiny newborn dolphin is so young embryonic folds are still visible on its sides. :: Image #40606
Photo of Common Dolphin Leaping, Breaching the Ocean Surface :: Image #40604
Photo of Great egret, White Egret, Ardea alba, Florida :: Image #40601
Photo of Black-crowned Night Heron in Flight, Nycticorax nycticorax, Venice Rookery, Florida :: Image #40592
Photo of Burrowing owl, Cape Coral, Florida, subspecies Athene cunicularia floridana. This 10-inch-tall burrowing owl is standing beside its burrow. These burrows are usually created by squirrels, prairie dogs, or other rodents and even turtles, and only rarely dug by the owl itself. :: Image #40587
Photo of Burrowing owl, Cape Coral, Florida, subspecies Athene cunicularia floridana. This 10-inch-tall burrowing owl is standing beside its burrow. These burrows are usually created by squirrels, prairie dogs, or other rodents and even turtles, and only rarely dug by the owl itself. :: Image #40586
Photo of Osprey in Flight with Fish Prey, Fort De Soto, Florida :: Image #40582
Photo of Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres, Fort De Soto, Florida :: Image #40572
Photo of Greater Yellowlegs at sunrise, Tringa melanoleuca, Fort De Soto, Florida :: Image #40568
Photo of Wood Stork in flight, Mycteria americana :: Image #40562
Photo of Wood Stork, mated pair courting at the nest, Mycteria americana :: Image #40555
Photo of Roseate Spoonbill in Flight, Platalea ajaja, Alafia Banks, Florida :: Image #40548
Photo of White Ibis in flight, Eudocimus albus, Alafia Banks, Florida :: Image #40546
Photo of Roseate Spoonbill in Flight, Platalea ajaja, Alafia Banks, Florida :: Image #40542
Photo of Giant kelpfish in underwater kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #40523
Photo of The bright orange garibaldi fish, California's state marine fish. :: Image #40513
Photo of The bright orange garibaldi fish, California's state marine fish. :: Image #40512
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #40506
Photo of Whale shark opens mouth wide to slurp clouds of mysid shrimp and krill, Rhincodon typus, Bahia de los Angeles, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40478
Photo of Barspot Cardinalfish, Apogon retrosell, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40445
Photo of Acanthemblemaria crockeri, Brown-cheek barnacle-blenny, Islas San Lorenzo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40444
Photo of Barspot Cardinalfish, Apogon retrosell, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40442
Photo of Aerial photo of Islas San Lorenzo in the Sea of Cortez. San Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National Park is a national park of Mexico located on San Lorenzo Island part of an archipelago in the Gulf of California off the eastern coast of Baja California. The San Lorenzo Archipelago is considered one of the most important ecological areas of the Gulf of California. The Island and surrounding areas are part of a rich ecosystem comprised by a grand variety of flora and marine fauna. This area is protected by the Mexican federal government Norma Oficial Mexicana because of its importance as a habitat for several endangered species. :: Image #40441
Photo of Gorgonians on Lush Rocky Reef, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez. Gorgonians are colonial filter feeders, spreading their branches into the currents flowing over the reef in order to gather passing bits of food. :: Image #40415
Photo of Black Coral on Rocky Reef, Unidentified species, isla San Pedro Martir, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40411
Photo of Gorgonians on Lush Rocky Reef, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez. Gorgonians are colonial filter feeders, spreading their branches into the currents flowing over the reef in order to gather passing bits of food. :: Image #40408
Photo of Pink Sponges Encrusting Rocky Reef alongside various species of algae and gorgonians, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40374
Photo of Dive boat Rocio del Mar anchored at Isla Angel de la Guarda at Sunset, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Guardian Angel island is part of the Midriff Islands in Mexico's Sea of Cortez :: Image #40370
Photo of Blue-banded goby in the Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40364
Photo of Tambja eliora nudibranch, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40362
Photo of Tambja eliora nudibranch, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40360
Photo of Norris' Chromodorid, Felimida norrisi, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40356
Photo of Barberfish, Black-Nosed Butterflyfish, Johnrandallia nigrirostris, Isla de la Guarda, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40344
Photo of Cardon Cactus grow on Isla Angel de la Guarda at Sunset, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Guardian Angel island is part of the Midriff Islands in Mexico's Sea of Cortez :: Image #40338
Photo of The blue-spotted jawfish is a species of jawfish native to the Gulf of California. It is an inhabitant of reefs where it is found in large colonies at depths of around 12 metres. This species hides in its burrow at night, completely sealing the entrance. Every morning, it rebuilds the burrow entrance. :: Image #40315
Photo of Allen's Hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin, La Jolla :: Image #40309
Photo of Spring Wildflowers Bloom in an Colorful Bouquet in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Dune evening primrose (white) is mixed with sand verbena (purple) and desert sunflower (yellow) near Henderson Canyon Road, Spring 2024. :: Image #40294
Photo of Desert Lily Blooming in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. While the Desert Lily is typically an uncommon or rare flower, in Spring 2024 it was present in enormous numbers. 2024 was the Year of the Desert Lily. :: Image #40293
Photo of A California Sea Lion Surfing a Big Wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40279
Photo of Spring Wildflowers Bloom in an Colorful Bouquet in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Dune evening primrose (white) is mixed with sand verbena (purple) near Henderson Canyon Road, Spring 2024. Sunrise light barely illuminating the flowers. :: Image #40271
Photo of Rufous Hummingbird Brilliant Gorget Display While Perched, Coast Walk, La Jolla :: Image #40260
Photo of A perfect Brown Pelican Head Throw with Distant Ocean in Background, bending backwards, stretching its neck and gular pouch, winter adult breeding plumage coloration :: Image #40252
Photo of Orange-Crowned Warbler Amid Spring Flowers, Coast Trail, La Jolla :: Image #40249
Photo of Orange-Crowned Warbler Amid Spring Flowers, Coast Trail, La Jolla :: Image #40243
Photo of California Brown Pelican claps its jaws mandibles, sometimes rapidly several times, perhaps to dislodge debris or simply because its fun and feels good. This is not the same as the "yawn" that precedes a head throw. Adult winter breeding plumage with brown hind-neck. :: Image #40239
Photo of California sea lion surfing in a wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40232
Photo of A small harbor seal pup only a few hours old, resting on a sand beach in San Diego between episodes of nursing on its mother. :: Image #40218
Photo of Sunrise Portrait of California Sea Lion at La Jolla Cove on the Point La Jolla Reef :: Image #40190
Photo of Royal Tern in Flight over the Ocean in La Jolla :: Image #40182
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult breeding plumage with black head cap, sea lions and waves in the background :: Image #40181
Photo of Heermann's Gulls in Flight with Ocean Background :: Image #40164
Photo of Ring-Billed Gull in Flight, top view :: Image #40162
Photo of California ground squirrel, Otospermophilus beecheyi, La Jolla :: Image #40160
Photo of Male Brandt's Cormorant Skypointing, Courtship Display, Breeding Plumage with blue throat and a few white pin-feathers, La Jolla. Skypointing is an interesting courtship behavior that many birds practice. Among Brandt's Cormorants the male performs this, likely as a way of attracting a mate to the nest he has built by showing off his striking blue throat. He tips his head backward showing off his striking blue throat, and partially raises his wings. Seen here on seacliffs above the ocean. :: Image #40133
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant In Flight Carrying Nesting Material in its Beak :: Image #40132
Photo of Endangered Brown Pelican Flying with Wings Spread Ready to Land. The brown pelican's wingspan can reach 7 feet. :: Image #40097
Photo of Endangered Brown Pelican Flying with Wings Spread Ready to Land. The brown pelican's wingspan can reach 7 feet. :: Image #40095
Photo of California sea lions surfing in a wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40088
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant Spreading Wings to Land on sea cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean :: Image #40084
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. Note the classic winter breeding plumage, with bright red throat, yellow and white head and neck, and brown hind neck. Other birds at the periphery of the image hint at how crowded the cliff is. :: Image #40069
Photo of California brown pelican carrying nesting material as it flies over the ocean with its wings spread wide. :: Image #40068
Photo of This California Brown Pelican has its wings spread full wide as it flies over the ocean. The wingspan of the brown pelican can reach 7 feet wide. :: Image #40066
Photo of A California Sea Lion Bodysurfing on a Big Wave at Boomer Beach in La Jolla :: Image #40052
Photo of A California Sea Lion Bodysurfing on a Big Wave at La Jolla Cove :: Image #40051
Photo of Downtown San Diego Skyline and Waterfront at Sunrise. :: Image #40048
Photo of Royal Tern in Flight over the Pacific Ocean :: Image #40042
Photo of Royal Tern in Flight over the Pacific Ocean :: Image #40041
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Adult winter breeding plumage. :: Image #40020
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. Adult winter non-breeding plumage. Brown pelicans were formerly an endangered species. In 1972, the United States Environmental Protection Agency banned the use of DDT in part to protect bird species like the brown pelican . Since that time, populations of pelicans have recovered and expanded. The recovery has been so successful that brown pelicans were taken off the endangered species list in 2009 :: Image #40011
Photo of North Coronado Island with Middle and South Coronado Islands in the Distance, near Tijuana, Mexico, aerial photograph. Islas Coronado :: Image #39989
Photo of Large Adult Male California Sea Lion Bull Underwater, Mexico. His sagittal crest, the prominent bump on the top of his head, is clearly seen. A few bubbles trail behind him because he typically barks underwater as he swims. This bull had assembled a large group of adult females and remained in a 75-yard stretch of rocky shoreline to guard them from other males. Here he is seen patrolling the underwater perimeter of his harem territory, something he does often. :: Image #39986
Photo of A young California sea lion pup hovers upside down, looking down curiously at the photographer below it, in the shallows of the sea lion colony at the Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #39967
Photo of Young Adult Male California Sea Lion Underwater, his sagittal crest (bump on his head) is starting to be visible. :: Image #39966
Photo of Inverted California Sea Lion Checks Out the Underwater Photographer taking its picture at the Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #39965
Photo of Two Young California Sea Lions at Play Underwater in the Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #39964
Photo of A young California sea lion pup hovers upside down, looking down curiously at the photographer below it, in the shallows of the sea lion colony at the Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #39963
Photo of Young California Sea Lion Pup Looks at the Underwater Camera That Is Taking Its Photograph, in the Coronado Islands, Baja, Mexico. In this shallow cobblestone-strewn cove, sea lions often chase zebra perch two of which are seen in the background. :: Image #39962
Photo of Two Young California Sea Lions at Play Underwater in the Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #39961
Photo of Female California Sea Lion with Severe Fishing Line Entanglement Injury, in the Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico. The line is buried in the sea lion's tissue so far that is difficult to see. It is possible this synthetic line will continue to cut into the skin of this sea lion until it succumbs to infection or blood loss. I have never seen any marine mammal rescue teams at the Coronado islands and suspect this poor animal will not live long. :: Image #39959
Photo of Young Adult Male California Sea Lion Underwater, his sagittal crest (bump on his head) is starting to be visible. :: Image #39958
Photo of Adult Male California Sea Lion with Several Young Pups, Mexico. This male sea lion is not yet large and mature enough to form his own harem so he swims at the underwater periphery of the territories of the more established males to see what females he can approach without being challenged and chased off by a bigger male. :: Image #39957
Photo of A young California sea lion pup hovers upside down, looking down curiously at the photographer below it, in the shallows of the sea lion colony at the Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #39956
Photo of A young California sea lion pup hovers upside down, looking down curiously at the photographer below it, in the shallows of the sea lion colony at the Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #39955
Photo of Sunset at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Spectacular sunsets at Bosque del Apache, rich in reds, oranges, yellows and purples, make for striking reflections of the thousands of cranes and geese found in the refuge each winter. :: Image #39951
Photo of Sandhill cranes, flying across a colorful sunset sky :: Image #39949
Photo of Sandhill cranes, flying across a colorful sunset sky :: Image #39945
Photo of Snow geese resting, on a still pond in early morning light, in groups of several thousands :: Image #39938
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #39936
Photo of Snow geese fly in huge numbers at sunrise. Thousands of wintering snow geese take to the sky in predawn light in Bosque del Apache's famous "blast off". The flock can be as large as 20,000 geese or more. :: Image #39931
Photo of Snow Geese in Flight in Large Flock, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #39921
Photo of Snow Geese Take Flight at Sunrise, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #39913
Photo of Snow geese fly in huge numbers at sunrise. Thousands of wintering snow geese take to the sky in predawn light in Bosque del Apache's famous "blast off". The flock can be as large as 20,000 geese or more. :: Image #39905
Photo of Snow geese fly in huge numbers at sunrise. Thousands of wintering snow geese take to the sky in predawn light in Bosque del Apache's famous "blast off". The flock can be as large as 20,000 geese or more. :: Image #39904
Photo of California Brown Pelican with Wings Outstretched Ready to Land on Ocean Cliffs in La Jolla, early morning light. :: Image #39886
Photo of Brown Pelican with Identification Tags on Legs, blue on left leg and metal alloy on right leg. These tags aid scientists in understanding how the birds travel and recover if they have been rehabilitated. :: Image #39885
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant Flying in La Jolla, lit by early morning sun, non-breeding plumage :: Image #39883
Photo of Holiday Christmas Lights on Scripps Pier, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, sunset, aerial :: Image #39880
Photo of Big Surf Breaking at Boomer Beach, La Jolla, Scripps Institute of Oceanography in the distance :: Image #39874
Photo of California Sea Lion on Golden Sand Beach La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #39852
Photo of Chonky Pacific harbor seal on wet gold-colored sandy beach in La Jolla :: Image #39833
Photo of Young Red Shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus in La Jolla :: Image #39829
Photo of Large Flock of Brown Pelicans Take Flight From Ocean Cliffs :: Image #39819
Photo of Sunrise Portrait of Brown Pelican Perched Over the Pacific Ocean, non-breeding adult winter plumage :: Image #39814
Photo of Brown Pelican Spreads Wings to Land on Sea Cliffs over the Pacific Ocean :: Image #39813
Photo of Brown Pelican on Pedestal Rock Portrait at Sunrise, adult non-breeding winter plumage :: Image #39810
Photo of California sea lions hauled out on rocks in La Jolla Cove, splashed by huge waves. :: Image #39790
Photo of Royal tern in flight, Thalasseus maximus, adult nonbreeding plumage, breaking waves in the background, La Jolla :: Image #39773
Photo of Royal tern in flight, Thalasseus maximus, adult nonbreeding plumage, breaking waves in the background, La Jolla :: Image #39772
Photo of California sea lions playing underwater, socializing at North Coronado Island, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #39770
Photo of Portrait of Solitary Lion in Soft Light and Tall Grass, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39727
Photo of Lioness with Fresh-Killed Thomson's Gazelle, Mara North Conservancy :: Image #39723
Photo of Bataleur Eagle in flight, Terathopius ecaudatus, Mara North Conservancy :: Image #39716
Photo of Young Lions Playing and Socializing, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39713
Photo of Young Lions Playing on a Dead Tree, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39710
Photo of Nursing lion cubs, Mara Triangle, Kenya :: Image #39706
Photo of Adult Male Lion with Fresh Wounds to Face and Leg, Greater Masai Mara, Mara North Consevancy. :: Image #39703
Photo of Two Adult Male Lions Fight to Establish Territory, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya. Both of these large males emerged from the battle with wounds, and it was not clear who prevailed. :: Image #39701
Photo of African Crowned Crane in Flight, Balearica regulorum, Mara Triangle, Kenya :: Image #39695
Photo of Two lions alongside a downed tree, Mara Triangle, Kenya :: Image #39692
Photo of Yellow-Billed Oxpecker, Buphaga africana, on Cape Buffalo, Mara North Conservancy :: Image #39679
Photo of Pride of lions traveling, older lioness leading younger lions, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39672
Photo of Pride of lions traveling, older lioness leading younger lions, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39667
Photo of Adult lioness traveling with younger lions in her care, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39665
Photo of Pride of lions traveling, older lioness leading younger lions, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39664
Photo of African Elephant Family at Sunrise, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39660
Photo of Lion Cub Eight Weeks Old, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39656
Photo of Cheetah, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39651
Photo of Hippos, Mara River :: Image #39649
Photo of African Elephants Drinking from the Mara River, Mara Triangle, Kenya :: Image #39648
Photo of Sunrise over the Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39644
Photo of Lioness at Sunset in the Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39643
Photo of Baby Warthog in Marsh, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39638
Photo of Mating pair of African lions, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39635
Photo of Adult and calf African Elephants, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39630
Photo of Cheetah in tall grass in the Masai Mara, Acinonyx jubatus, Kenya :: Image #39628
Photo of Ruppells Long-Tailed Starling, Lamprotornis purpuroptera, Masai Mara :: Image #39622
Photo of Wildebeest Migration in the Maasai Mara Reserve, Kenya :: Image #39618
Photo of Ballooning over the Maasai Mara National Reserve and Mara River, Kenya :: Image #39614
Photo of Olive Baboon, Papio anubis, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39608
Photo of Flamingo in flight mirrored over Lake Amboseli, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #39605
Photo of Stars and Magellanic Clouds over Mount Kilimanjaro before Sunrise, from Tortilis Camp :: Image #39599
Photo of African elephants, small adult group grazing in grass, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39597
Photo of A large herd of African elephants, composed of at least two familial groups, gathers at sunset to graze and socialize, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39594
Photo of African elephants, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39591
Photo of A large herd of African elephants, composed of at least two familial groups, gathers at sunset to graze and socialize, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39590
Photo of Adult and young African elephant, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39588
Photo of African Elephants, Large Herd Gathers at Sunset, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39583
Photo of Secretary Bird in Flight, Sagittarius serpentarius, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39581
Photo of Elephant herd crossing Lake Kioko, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39574
Photo of Solitary African Elephant at Sunset, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39566
Photo of African elephant herd crossing dry lake bed, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39559
Photo of African elephant herd crossing dry lake bed, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39558
Photo of Craig, the Famous Old Male Tusker Elephant with the World's Largest Tusks, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #39556
Photo of African elephant on dry lake bed at sunrise, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39554
Photo of Mount Kilimanjaro at Sunset, from Amboseli National Park :: Image #39550
Photo of African elephant matriarch and young crossing dry lake bed, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39548
Photo of Cheetah mother and cub, Nairobi National Park, Kenya :: Image #39544
Photo of Red gorgonian Leptogorgia chilensis, purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, and yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthus giveni, at Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #39539
Photo of Western Gull Chick on Sea Cliff over the Ocean, Larus occidentalis, La Jolla Cove :: Image #39517
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant carrying surf grass nesting material, Phalacrocorax penicillatus :: Image #39513
Photo of American Flag Flying Over The Wreck of the HMCS Yukon in San Diego. Deliberately sunk in 2000 as part of San Diego's Wreck Alley to form an artifical reef, the HMCS Yukon is a 366-foot-long former Canadian destroyer. It is encrusted with a variety of invertebrate life, including Cornyactis anemones which provide much of the color seen here. :: Image #39476
Photo of Divers Swim Over the Wreck of the HMCS Yukon in San Diego. Deliberately sunk in 2000 at San Diego's Wreck Alley to form an artifical reef, the HMCS Yukon is a 366-foot-long former Canadian destroyer. It is encrusted with a variety of invertebrate life, including Cornyactis anemones which provide much of the color seen here. :: Image #39475
Photo of Ocean Sunfish Mola mola Swims in the Open Ocean, near San Diego. :: Image #39463
Photo of Giant black sea bass in the kelp forest at Catalina Island. An Endangered Giant Sea Bass can reach up to 8 feet in length and 500 pounds, seen here amid the giant kelp forest of Catalina Island. Once nearly fished to extinction and now thought to be at risk of a genetic bottleneck, the giant sea bass is slowly recovering and can be seen in summer months in California's kelp forests. :: Image #39439
Photo of Broad Tail of a Black Sea Bass in the California Kelp Forest showing distinctive unique black spots that allow researchers to identify individual giant sea bass. :: Image #39438
Photo of Giant Black Sea Bass with Distinctive Identifying Black Spots that allow researchers to carry out sight/resight studies on the animals distributions and growth. Black sea bass can reach 500 pounds and 8 feet in length. :: Image #39437
Photo of Aerial photo of blue whale exhalilng with a giant blow at the ocean surface near San Diego. This enormous blue whale glides at the surface of the ocean, resting and breathing before it dives to feed on subsurface krill. :: Image #39424
Photo of Acorn Woodpecker Adult Feeding Chick at Nest :: Image #39413
Photo of Acorn Woodpecker Adult Feeding Chick at the Nest, Lake Hodges :: Image #39396
Photo of House on Fire Ruin in Mule Canyon, Utah. Part of the Bears Ears National Monument, House on Fire Ruin is an ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames when reflected sunlight hits the ceiling above the ruin. :: Image #39373
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight seen through tall grasses, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39306
Photo of Peregrine Falcon fledglings on perch, female on left, male on right, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39305
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight along Torrey Pines sandstone cliffs, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39304
Photo of Peregrine Falcon on perch over Pacific Ocean, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39303
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39302
Photo of SCUBA Diver Underwater at Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39216
Photo of Wreck of the Portland Maru, some structure still visible, Kangaroo Island, South Australia. The Portland Maru was a 117-meter Japanese cargo ship which struck a submerged object and was beached near Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island, on March 19, 1935. :: Image #39215
Photo of Western Blue Groper, Achoerodus gouldii, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39214
Photo of Sunrise on the North Coast of Kangaroo Island, near Western River, South Australia :: Image #39213
Photo of Longsnout Boarfish, Pentaceropsis recurvirostris, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39212
Photo of Horseshoe Leatherjacket, Meuschenia hippocrepis, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39211
Photo of Rapid Bay Jetty Aerial Photo, South Australia. The now-derelict jetty (wharf, pier) at Rapid Bay is famous for great SCUBA diving, including opportunities to see leafy sea dragons. :: Image #39210
Photo of Yellowtail Kingfish at the South Neptune Islands :: Image #39199
Photo of Australian Sea Lions in Kelp, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39162
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39161
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39160
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39159
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39158
Photo of Great White Shark, South Neptune Islands, South Australia :: Image #39145
Photo of Great White Shark, South Neptune Islands, South Australia :: Image #39144
Photo of A young Pacific Harbor Seal pup with milk on its face from nursing. Mother harbor seals will only nurse their pups for about four to six weeks, at which point the small seal is weaned and must begin to forage and fend for itself. That short period of time is crucial for the young seal to learn how to hunt, socialize and swim. :: Image #39130
Photo of California Sea Lion Amidst Crashing Waves on Point La Jolla :: Image #39126
Photo of Two male California Sea Lions mock jousting, on Point La Jolla :: Image #39125
Photo of California Sea Lions jumping into the ocean, from seaside cliff on Point La Jolla, while waves crash below :: Image #39123
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla, surfing huge waves close to shore at Boomer Beach :: Image #39122
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Mother and Pup Emerge from the Ocean, they will remain close for four to six weeks until the pup is weaned from its mother's milk. :: Image #39118
Photo of Pacific harbor seal pup with umbilical cord. Only a few days old, this seal pup still has a remnant umbilicus that will fall off in a few more days. :: Image #39114
Photo of Pacific harbor seal pup with umbilical cord. Only a few days old, this seal pup still has a remnant umbilicus that will fall off in a few more days. :: Image #39113
Photo of A mother Pacific harbor seal nuzzles her pup, born only a few days before. The pup must bond and imprint on its mother quickly, and the pair will constantly nuzzle and rub against one another in order to solidify that bond. :: Image #39112
Photo of A Western seagull picks at placenta on sand beach, as the seal pup born just moments before watches and tries to understand what is going on. Within an hour of being born, this pup had learned to nurse and had entered the ocean for its first swim. :: Image #39111
Photo of A newborn harbor seal pup rests alongside its mother, as placenta is born from the mother just a few moments after the pup was born. Within an hour of being born, this pup had learned to nurse and had entered the ocean for its first swim. :: Image #39110
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Mother and Pup Emerge from the Ocean, they will remain close for four to six weeks until the pup is weaned from its mother's milk. :: Image #39108
Photo of A mother Pacific harbor seal nuzzles her pup, born only a few hours earlier. The pup must bond and imprint on its mother quickly, and the pair will constantly nuzzle and rub against one another in order to solidify that bond. :: Image #39107
Photo of A young Pacific Harbor Seal pup nursing. Mother harbor seals will only nurse their pups for about four to six weeks, at which point the small seal is weaned and must begin to forage and fend for itself. That short period of time is crucial for the young seal to learn how to hunt, socialize and swim. :: Image #39105
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Pup About Two Weeks Old, hauled out on a white sand beach along the coast of San Diego. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal. :: Image #39104
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Pup About Two Weeks Old, hauled out on a white sand beach along the coast of San Diego. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal. :: Image #39103
Photo of Newborn harbor seal pup just a few minutes old, has already taken to the water to learn to swim and forage. Here it is coming ashore on a sand beach, splashed by small wave as it emerges from the ocean. :: Image #39102
Photo of A newborn harbor seal pup in the water at the oceans edge, born just moments before in the ocean and immediately able to swim ashore. The pups placenta and mother are seen in the background. :: Image #39100
Photo of A mother Pacific harbor seal nuzzles her pup, born only a few hours earlier. The pup must bond and imprint on its mother quickly, and the pair will constantly nuzzle and rub against one another in order to solidify that bond. :: Image #39099
Photo of A mother Pacific harbor seal nuzzles her pup, born only a few hours earlier. The pup must bond and imprint on its mother quickly, and the pair will constantly nuzzle and rub against one another in order to solidify that bond. :: Image #39098
Photo of A mother Pacific harbor seal nuzzles her pup, born only a few hours earlier. The pup must bond and imprint on its mother quickly, and the pair will constantly nuzzle and rub against one another in order to solidify that bond. :: Image #39097
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Pup About Two Weeks Old, hauled out on a white sand beach along the coast of San Diego. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal. :: Image #39096
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Mother and Newborn Pup Emerge from the Ocean, they will remain close for four to six weeks until the pup is weaned from its mother's milk. :: Image #39094
Photo of A small harbor seal pup only a few hours old, explores a sand beach in San Diego :: Image #39092
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Pup looks at neighboring seals between bouts of nursing on its mothers milk. :: Image #39090
Photo of Young Harbor Seal Pup Watches Approaching Sea Gull :: Image #39088
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Pup About Two Weeks Old, hauled out on a white sand beach along the coast of San Diego. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal. :: Image #39083
Photo of A young Pacific Harbor Seal pup nursing. Mother harbor seals will only nurse their pups for about four to six weeks, at which point the small seal is weaned and must begin to forage and fend for itself. That short period of time is crucial for the young seal to learn how to hunt, socialize and swim. :: Image #39082
Photo of Adult Pacific Harbor Seal splashed by a wave at the waters edge, on a white sand beach in San Diego. :: Image #39064
Photo of A young Pacific Harbor Seal pup nursing. Mother harbor seals will only nurse their pups for about four to six weeks, at which point the small seal is weaned and must begin to forage and fend for itself. That short period of time is crucial for the young seal to learn how to hunt, socialize and swim. :: Image #39063
Photo of Desert Sand Verbena in the Coyote Canyon Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023 :: Image #39041
Photo of Desert Sand Verbena in the Coyote Canyon Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023 :: Image #39040
Photo of Desert Sand Verbena During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023 :: Image #39039
Photo of Mixed Wildflowers in the Coyote Canyon Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023 :: Image #39038
Photo of Desert Sunflower in the Coyote Canyon Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023 :: Image #39037
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose in the Coyote Canyon Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023 :: Image #39036
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose in the Coyote Canyon Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023 :: Image #39035
Photo of Desert Sunflower in the Coyote Canyon Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023 :: Image #39034
Photo of Desert Sand Verbena near Henderson Canyon Road During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023 :: Image #39033
Photo of California sea lions gather on Point La Jolla with waves crashing around them :: Image #38993
Photo of California sea lions bodysurfing and leaping way out of the water, in La Jolla at Boomer Beach. :: Image #38992
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla, surfing huge waves close to shore at Boomer Beach. :: Image #38976
Photo of Two Bodysurfing Sea Lions. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is surfing extreme shorebreak at Boomer Beach, Point La Jolla :: Image #38975
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla, surfing huge waves close to shore at Boomer Beach. :: Image #38974
Photo of Mother and Pup Bodysurfing Sea Lions Side by Side. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is surfing extreme shorebreak at Boomer Beach, Point La Jolla :: Image #38973
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, breaking waves and surf in the background, adult non-breeding plumage, La Jolla :: Image #38951
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing Boomer Beach in La Jolla :: Image #38944
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, La Jolla, wings outstretched, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. Adult winter breeding plumage colors. :: Image #38938
Photo of Brown Pelican with open mouth and throat pouch, with Distant Ocean in Background, stretching its neck and gular pouch, winter adult non-breeding plumage coloration :: Image #38936
Photo of Spectacular Red and Magenta Sunrise Cloud Colors, San Diego :: Image #38918
Photo of La Jolla Cove and Point La Jolla at Dawn, waves blur into abstract white, pre-sunrise soft light :: Image #38916
Photo of Spectacular Sunrise over San Diego Bay and Downtown San Diego. Mount San Miguel in the distance. :: Image #38908
Photo of Spectacular Sunrise over San Diego Bay and Downtown San Diego. Mount San Miguel in the distance. :: Image #38907
Photo of La Jolla Cove Big Surf, Saturday January 14 2023 :: Image #38898
Photo of La Jolla Cove Big Surf, Saturday January 14 2023 :: Image #38897
Photo of A perfect Brown Pelican Head Throw with Distant Ocean in Background, bending over backwards, stretching its neck and gular pouch, immature plumage :: Image #38882
Photo of Brown Pelican Flying Along Sheer Ocean Cliffs, rare westerly winds associated with a storm allow pelicans to glide along La Jolla's cliffs as they approach shelves and outcroppings on which to land. Backlit by rising sun during stormy conditions. :: Image #38872
Photo of Brown Pelicans Flying Along Sheer Ocean Cliffs, rare westerly winds associated with a storm allow pelicans to glide along La Jolla's cliffs as they approach shelves and outcroppings on which to land. Backlit by rising sun during stormy conditions. :: Image #38869
Photo of Brown Pelican Flying Along Sheer Ocean Cliffs, rare westerly winds associated with a storm allow pelicans to glide along La Jolla's cliffs as they approach shelves and outcroppings on which to land. Backlit by rising sun during stormy conditions. :: Image #38868
Photo of Two California Brown Pelicans Side by Side Portrait, in overcast light, both transitioning to winter adult breeding plumage :: Image #38859
Photo of California Brown Pelican Head Throw, Pelecanus occidentalis :: Image #38840
Photo of Vrksasana, Tree Pose, pelican yoga. Unusual Brown Pelican Coloration. This California brown pelican has an unusual man bun (or samurai top knot) of brown feathers as opposed the usual back of the neck coverage. Note also the unusual mottling and spots on the head feathers. Odd bird, perhaps a sub-adult transition to adulthood? :: Image #38838
Photo of California Brown Pelican Flying over the Ocean, its wings can span over 7' :: Image #38832
Photo of California Brown Pelican in flight over the Pacific Ocean, wingspan can reach 7' or more. :: Image #38829
Photo of California Brown Pelican Flying over the Ocean, its wings can span over 7' :: Image #38828
Photo of California Brown Pelican Flying over the Ocean, its wings can span over 7' :: Image #38823
Photo of California Brown Pelican wings spread wide and it turns and glides over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #38817
Photo of Many California Brown Pelicans Flying over the Ocean in a large gathering. :: Image #38816
Photo of California Brown Pelican Flying over the Ocean, its wings can span over 7' :: Image #38815
Photo of California Brown Pelican Flying over the Ocean, its wings can span over 7' :: Image #38814
Photo of California Brown Pelican glides over the ocean in La Jolla :: Image #38812
Photo of California Brown Pelican soars over the ocean, with Point La Jolla in the background. :: Image #38811
Photo of Snow Geese in Flight, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38741
Photo of Sandhill crane and corn fields, Bosque del Apache :: Image #38740
Photo of Sandhill Cranes Fly Over Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38739
Photo of Snow geese fly in huge numbers at sunrise. Thousands of wintering snow geese take to the sky in predawn light in Bosque del Apache's famous "blast off". The flock can be as large as 20,000 geese or more. :: Image #38738
Photo of Snow geese resting, on a still pond in early morning light, in groups of several thousands :: Image #38737
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38736
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38735
Photo of Sandhill cranes landing in water ponds at dusk, spending the night standing in water as a protection against coyotes and other predators. Motion blur. :: Image #38730
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38726
Photo of Sandhill cranes landing in water ponds at dusk, spending the night standing in water as a protection against coyotes and other predators. Motion blur. :: Image #38725
Photo of Snow Geese in Flight, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38724
Photo of Northern Shoveler in flight, Bosque del Apache :: Image #38721
Photo of Sandhill cranes in synchronous flight side by side, matching their wingbeats perfect as they fly over Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38718
Photo of Snow Geese in Flight, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38714
Photo of A juvenile brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Adult winter non-breeding plumage. Pelican yoga. :: Image #38693
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult non-breeding plumage, La Jolla :: Image #38668
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult non-breeding plumage, La Jolla :: Image #38666
Photo of Huge California Sea Lion Male Underwater, a bull, patrolling his breeding harem and territory, Coronado Islands, Mexico. His sagittal crest, the bony bump on his head that distinguishes adult male sea lions, is clearly seen. This particular sea lion bears an orange tag on his left foreflipper, probably as a result of rescue and release as a young sea lion years earlier. :: Image #38653
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult non-breeding plumage, La Jolla :: Image #38641
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult non-breeding plumage, La Jolla :: Image #38640
Photo of California brown pelican full body portrait, perched on rock over the ocean in sunlight, adult winter non-breeding plumage :: Image #38591
Photo of Brown pelican in flight with wings spread wide, slowing as it returns from the ocean to land on seacliffs, juvenile plumage :: Image #38589
Photo of Brown pelican in flight with wings spread wide, slowing as it returns from the ocean to land on seacliffs, adult winter non-breeding plumage :: Image #38588
Photo of Brown pelican close-up portrait, orange-red bill with pink tissue surrounding eyes, yellow and white head feathers, adult winter non-breeding plumage :: Image #38587
Photo of A beautiful golden-brown female California Sea Lion at the Coronado Islands, posing on a carpet of purple marine algae, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #38566
Photo of California sea lion pup at the Coronado Islands, Mexico, inquisitive of the photographer, underwater :: Image #38565
Photo of California sea lion pup at the Coronado Islands, Mexico, inquisitive of the photographer, underwater :: Image #38564
Photo of California sea lion pup at the Coronado Islands, Mexico, inquisitive of the photographer, underwater :: Image #38563
Photo of California sea lion pup at the Coronado Islands, Mexico, inquisitive of the photographer, underwater :: Image #38562
Photo of California sea lion pup at the Coronado Islands, Mexico, inquisitive of the photographer, underwater :: Image #38561
Photo of California sea lion hanging upside-down underwater, watching the photographer, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #38560
Photo of Capital Butte panorama, the town of Sedona spreadout in the valley below, Arizona :: Image #38552
Photo of Capital Butte night panorama, the town of Sedona lighting up valley below, Arizona :: Image #38551
Photo of Garibaldi and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #38510
Photo of Garibaldi and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #38509
Photo of Various marine algae, San Clemente Island :: Image #38508
Photo of SCUBA divers, San Clemente Island :: Image #38507
Photo of Sunrise at San Clemente Island, south end showing China Hat (Balanced Rock) and Pyramid Head, near Pyramid Cove. Panoramic photo. :: Image #38506
Photo of Spectacular underwater rocky reef topography at San Clemente Island, typified by crevices, walls and profuse vertical relief on the rocky ocean bottom below the kelp forest. :: Image #38505
Photo of Garibaldi and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #38504
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are typically oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #38503
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are typically oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #38502
Photo of Garibaldi and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #38501
Photo of Giant Kelp Forest, West End Catalina Island, rendered in the round by a circular fisheye lens. :: Image #38481
Photo of Giant Kelp Forest, West End Catalina Island, rendered in the round by a circular fisheye lens. :: Image #38480
Photo of Rostrum and callosities of southern right whale, Eubalaena australis. Whale lice can be seen attached to the collosities, which are patches of thickened keratinized tissue, like calluses (thus the name). The pattern of callosities on a right whale are unique and serve as a way to identify individuals throughout their lifetime. :: Image #38459
Photo of Southern right whale raises its fluke tail out of the water prior to diving. :: Image #38458
Photo of Rostrum and callosities of southern right whale, Eubalaena australis. Whale lice can be seen attached to the collosities, which are patches of thickened keratinized tissue, like calluses (thus the name). The pattern of callosities on a right whale are unique and serve as a way to identify individuals throughout their lifetime. :: Image #38456
Photo of Rostrum and callosities of southern right whale, Eubalaena australis. Whale lice can be seen attached to the collosities, which are patches of thickened keratinized tissue, like calluses (thus the name). The pattern of callosities on a right whale are unique and serve as a way to identify individuals throughout their lifetime. :: Image #38455
Photo of Rostrum and callosities of southern right whale, Eubalaena australis. Whale lice can be seen attached to the collosities, which are patches of thickened keratinized tissue, like calluses (thus the name). The pattern of callosities on a right whale are unique and serve as a way to identify individuals throughout their lifetime. :: Image #38453
Photo of Rostrum and callosities of southern right whale, Eubalaena australis. Whale lice can be seen attached to the collosities, which are patches of thickened keratinized tissue, like calluses (thus the name). The pattern of callosities on a right whale are unique and serve as a way to identify individuals throughout their lifetime. :: Image #38452
Photo of Rostrum and callosities of southern right whale, Eubalaena australis. Whale lice can be seen attached to the collosities, which are patches of thickened keratinized tissue, like calluses (thus the name). The pattern of callosities on a right whale are unique and serve as a way to identify individuals throughout their lifetime. :: Image #38451
Photo of Rostrum and callosities of southern right whale, Eubalaena australis. Whale lice can be seen attached to the collosities, which are patches of thickened keratinized tissue, like calluses (thus the name). The pattern of callosities on a right whale are unique and serve as a way to identify individuals throughout their lifetime. :: Image #38449
Photo of Southern right whale fluke raised out of the water, tail slapping :: Image #38445
Photo of Mother and calf southern right whales underwater. The calf swims close to its mother but, if the mother is accepting, the calf will be allowed to come close to the photographer and check him out. :: Image #38444
Photo of South American sea lions hauled out on rocks to rest and warm in the sun, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38436
Photo of Southern right whale fluke raised out of the water, tail slapping :: Image #38435
Photo of Magellanic penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus, Patagonia :: Image #38431
Photo of Magellanic penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus, Patagonia :: Image #38430
Photo of Magellanic penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus, Patagonia :: Image #38428
Photo of Magellanic penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus, Patagonia :: Image #38426
Photo of Magellanic penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus, Patagonia :: Image #38425
Photo of Magellanic penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus, Patagonia :: Image #38424
Photo of Patagonian burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina :: Image #38423
Photo of Hairy armadillo, Peludo, Chaetophractus villosus, Patagonia :: Image #38421
Photo of Southern elephant seal pup taking its first breath. Just moments before the pup was still wrapped in placenta and had to free its head in order to breathe, Mirounga leonina, Valdes Peninsula :: Image #38420
Photo of Southern elephant seal, mother and pup, Mirounga leonina, Valdes Peninsula :: Image #38418
Photo of Southern elephant seal, mother and pup, Mirounga leonina, Valdes Peninsula :: Image #38414
Photo of Magellanic penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus, Patagonia :: Image #38412
Photo of Magellanic penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus, Patagonia :: Image #38411
Photo of Long-tailed meadowlark, Leistes loyca, Patagonia :: Image #38410
Photo of Rostrum and callosities of southern right whale, Eubalaena australis. Whale lice can be seen attached to the collosities, which are patches of thickened keratinized tissue, like calluses (thus the name). The pattern of callosities on a right whale are unique and serve as a way to identify individuals throughout their lifetime. :: Image #38407
Photo of Breaching southern right whale, Eubalaena australis, Patagonia :: Image #38406
Photo of Southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, Patagonia :: Image #38404
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf underwater, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38402
Photo of Southern right whale calf underwater, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38399
Photo of Southern right whale opens blowholes as it breathes at the ocean surface :: Image #38398
Photo of Mature adult male South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38396
Photo of Portrait of a Southern Right Whale Underwater, Eubalaena australis. This particular right whale exhibits a beautiful mottled pattern on its sides. :: Image #38392
Photo of Portrait of a Southern Right Whale Underwater, Eubalaena australis. This particular right whale exhibits a beautiful mottled pattern on its sides. :: Image #38390
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf, aerial photo, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38382
Photo of Mother and calf southern right whales are seen here as part of a larger courtship group, with adult males interested in mating with the mother. The calf has no choice but to stay by her mother's side during the courting activities. :: Image #38380
Photo of Mother and calf southern right whale stir up sand in shallow water, aerial photo. The water is so shallow that just by swimming the mother and calf can stir up the sand beneath them. :: Image #38377
Photo of Mother and calf southern right whale stir up sand in shallow water, aerial photo. The water is so shallow that just by swimming the mother and calf can stir up the sand beneath them. :: Image #38376
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf, aerial photo, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38373
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf, aerial photo, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38372
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf, aerial photo, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38370
Photo of Southern right whale eyeballing the camera up close, Eubalaena australis. Whale lice can be seen clearly in the folds and crevices around the whales eye and lip groove. :: Image #38369
Photo of Southern right whale eyeballing the camera up close, Eubalaena australis. Whale lice can be seen clearly in the folds and crevices around the whales eye and lip groove. :: Image #38368
Photo of South American sea lions hauled out on rocks to rest and warm in the sun, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38364
Photo of South American sea lions hauled out on rocks to rest and warm in the sun, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38362
Photo of Courting group of southern right whales, aerial photo. Mating may occur as a result of this courting and social behavior. The white whale seen here is a serious player named El Copulador (the copulator) and is often seen in mating and courting groups of southern right whales at Peninsula Valdes. His light coloration is an indication that he was a white calf, but he did not darken as he aged in the way most white southern right whale calves do. :: Image #38360
Photo of Courting group of southern right whales, aerial photo. Mating may occur as a result of this courting and social behavior. The white whale seen here is a serious player named El Copulador (the copulator) and is often seen in mating and courting groups of southern right whales at Peninsula Valdes. His light coloration is an indication that he was a white calf, but he did not darken as he aged in the way most white southern right whale calves do. :: Image #38359
Photo of Courting group of southern right whales, aerial photo. Mating may occur as a result of this courting and social behavior. The white whale seen here is a serious player named El Copulador (the copulator) and is often seen in mating and courting groups of southern right whales at Peninsula Valdes. His light coloration is an indication that he was a white calf, but he did not darken as he aged in the way most white southern right whale calves do. :: Image #38356
Photo of Courting group of southern right whales, aerial photo. Mating may occur as a result of this courting and social behavior. The white whale seen here is a serious player named El Copulador (the copulator) and is often seen in mating and courting groups of southern right whales at Peninsula Valdes. His light coloration is an indication that he was a white calf, but he did not darken as he aged in the way most white southern right whale calves do. :: Image #38355
Photo of Southern right whale fluke raised out of the water, tail slapping :: Image #38354
Photo of Aerial panorama of sea cliffs and Golfo Nuevo, near Puerto Piramides, Argentina :: Image #38352
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf, aerial photo, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38351
Photo of Southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, Patagonia :: Image #38346
Photo of Courting pair of southern right whales underwater, Eubalaena australis. While the posture in this photo isn't quite mating, it is a courting behavior that often precedes mating. The male is below, upside down and trying to access the female belly-to-belly. However, the female does not want to mate, so she has positioned herself upside down at the surface so that the males in the courting group cannot reach her genital slit. :: Image #38345
Photo of South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38343
Photo of The Pyramid for which Puerto Piramides was named, with full moon rising as the sun sets. Patagonia. :: Image #38342
Photo of Southern right whale raises its fluke tail out of the water prior to diving. :: Image #38340
Photo of Southern right whale fluke raised out of the water, tail slapping :: Image #38336
Photo of Southern right whale raises its fluke tail out of the water prior to diving. :: Image #38335
Photo of Seagull picks skin off a southern right whale, leaving a lesion that may become infected and which scientists have shown to be stressful to young calves. :: Image #38334
Photo of Rostrum and callosities of southern right whale, Eubalaena australis. Whale lice can be seen attached to the collosities, which are patches of thickened keratinized tissue, like calluses (thus the name). The pattern of callosities on a right whale are unique and serve as a way to identify individuals throughout their lifetime. :: Image #38330
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale visits a boat, Eubalaena australis, aerial photo :: Image #38327
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale visits a boat, Eubalaena australis, aerial photo :: Image #38324
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf underwater, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38320
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf underwater, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38319
Photo of Mother and calf southern right whales underwater. The calf swims close to its mother but, if the mother is accepting, the calf will be allowed to come close to the photographer and check him out. :: Image #38315
Photo of Mother and calf southern right whales underwater. The calf swims close to its mother but, if the mother is accepting, the calf will be allowed to come close to the photographer and check him out. :: Image #38314
Photo of Mother and calf southern right whales underwater. The calf swims close to its mother but, if the mother is accepting, the calf will be allowed to come close to the photographer and check him out. :: Image #38312
Photo of Mother and calf southern right whales underwater :: Image #38307
Photo of Mother and calf southern right whales underwater. The calf swims close to its mother but, if the mother is accepting, the calf will be allowed to come close to the photographer and check him out. :: Image #38304
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf underwater, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38289
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf underwater, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38287
Photo of Southern right whales very close to shore, people watching from the beach, aerial photo, Playa El Doradillo, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38286
Photo of Kelp gull, Larus dominicanus, Dominican gull, large flock in flight over the ocean, Patagonia :: Image #38285
Photo of Breaching southern right whale, Eubalaena australis, Patagonia :: Image #38282
Photo of Breaching southern right whale, Eubalaena australis, Patagonia :: Image #38280
Photo of White southern right whale calf underwater, Eubalaena australis. About five per cent of southern right whales are born white due to a condition known as grey morphism and will gradually turn dark as they age. They are not albino (which is a complete lack of pigmentation). Sometimes referred to as "brindled", the white coloration is a recessive genetic trait and only lasts a few months. Typically, but not always, white calves will become much darker as they mature but will still be somewhat lighter than normal even as adults. :: Image #38278
Photo of White southern right whale calf underwater, Eubalaena australis. About five per cent of southern right whales are born white due to a condition known as grey morphism and will gradually turn dark as they age. They are not albino (which is a complete lack of pigmentation). Sometimes referred to as "brindled", the white coloration is a recessive genetic trait and only lasts a few months. Typically, but not always, white calves will become much darker as they mature but will still be somewhat lighter than normal even as adults. :: Image #38277
Photo of White southern right whale calf underwater, Eubalaena australis. About five per cent of southern right whales are born white due to a condition known as grey morphism and will gradually turn dark as they age. They are not albino (which is a complete lack of pigmentation). Sometimes referred to as "brindled", the white coloration is a recessive genetic trait and only lasts a few months. Typically, but not always, white calves will become much darker as they mature but will still be somewhat lighter than normal even as adults. :: Image #38276
Photo of South American sea lions hauled out on rocks to rest and warm in the sun, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38275
Photo of South American sea lions hauled out on rocks to rest and warm in the sun, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38274
Photo of South American sea lions hauled out on rocks to rest and warm in the sun, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38273
Photo of South American sea lions underwater, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38272
Photo of South American sea lion underwater, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38271
Photo of South American sea lions underwater, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38268
Photo of South American sea lions underwater, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38267
Photo of South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38265
Photo of South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38263
Photo of Southern right whale fluke tail, underwater :: Image #38262
Photo of Southern right whale calf underwater, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38260
Photo of Aerial panorama of sea cliffs and Golfo Nuevo, near Puerto Piramides, Argentina :: Image #38259
Photo of Emerald Bay Lake Tahoe, aerial panoramic photo of the mouth of the bay, early morning :: Image #38256
Photo of Sandstone Fins at sunset, near Moab Utah. Fins like these form in sandstone and eventually some will continue to erode until they form natural stone arches, such as those in Arches National Park. :: Image #38224
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach at Sunset, La Jolla, Mount Soledad and Blacks Beach in the distance :: Image #38220
Photo of Fletcher Cove and Pillbox Beach at sunset, panoramic aerial photograph :: Image #38219
Photo of Cascade Lake near Lake Tahoe, aerial photo :: Image #38211
Photo of Water Tower Hill and Denk Mountain, and view to the west, highest point in Carlsbad :: Image #38203
Photo of Boat Horizon at San Clemente Island, anchored near Balanced Rock and Pyramid Cove point :: Image #38199
Photo of SIO Scripps Pier at sunset, aerial photo :: Image #38178
Photo of Fantastic colorful sedimentary patterns, Bentonite layers are seen as striations exposed in the Utah Badlands, part of the Chinle Formation formed during the Upper Triassic Period. Aerial photograph. :: Image #38177
Photo of Boat Horizon at San Clemente Island :: Image #38176
Photo of Boat Horizon at San Clemente Island :: Image #38174
Photo of Childrens Pool Reef Exposed at Extreme Low Tide, La Jolla, California. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #38169
Photo of Batiquitos Lagoon and Ponto, stormy sunset, aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #38168
Photo of Spring Flowers and Grasses above Lake Hodges, aerial panoramic photo, Del Dios and Lake Hodges, San Diego :: Image #38164
Photo of Olowalu reef and West Maui mountains, Maui, Hawaii, aerial photo :: Image #38163
Photo of Olowalu reef and West Maui mountains, Maui, Hawaii, aerial photo :: Image #38160
Photo of Aerial Panoramic Photo of Children's Pool, Casa Cove and La Jolla Coastline. The underwater reef is exposed by extreme low tide. :: Image #38158
Photo of Honolua Bay in West Maui aerial photo, morning, with snorkel boat at anchor, panorama :: Image #38156
Photo of La Quinta and Coachella Valley, aerial view, panorama :: Image #38154
Photo of Three Arch Bay, Mussel Cove and Three Arch Rock, Laguna Beach Coastline, Aerial Photo. The Whale / Turtle Rock is front and center. :: Image #38149
Photo of Abalone Point and Cameo Cove, Laguna Beach, Aerial Photo :: Image #38146
Photo of La Jolla Caves and Coastline, Goldfish Point, Aerial Panoramic Photo :: Image #38144
Photo of Aerial Photo of Point La Jolla and Scripps Park, La Jolla Coastline :: Image #38143
Photo of San Elijo Lagoon aerial photo, panorama :: Image #38138
Photo of Sand Harbor Lake Tahoe at sunset, aerial photo :: Image #38134
Photo of Balboa Pier in Newport Beach, aerial photo :: Image #38124
Photo of Balboa Pier in Newport Beach, aerial photo :: Image #38123
Photo of Gray whale blowing at the ocean surface, aerial photo :: Image #38085
Photo of Aerial Photo of Point La Jolla and Scripps Park, La Jolla Coastline :: Image #38083
Photo of Twin Points, Crescent Bay and Shaws Cove, Laguna Beach Coastline, Aerial Photo :: Image #38081
Photo of Point La Jolla and Scripps Park aerial photo, sunset, sea lions and sea gulls and tourists looking down on Boomer Beach. Aerial panoramic photo. :: Image #38073
Photo of Goldfish Point and La Jolla Caves aerial photograph, La Jolla. :: Image #38068
Photo of Factory Butte at sunrise. An exceptional example of solitary butte surrounded by dramatically eroded badlands, Factory Butte stands alone on the San Rafael Swell. :: Image #38054
Photo of Childrens Pool Reef Exposed at Extreme Low Tide, La Jolla, California. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #38038
Photo of Childrens Pool seawall and Casa Cove aerial photo, La Jolla, California. Sunset. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #38037
Photo of Lower Blue Hills Badlands, sunrise, Utah :: Image #38031
Photo of Fantastic colorful sedimentary patterns, Bentonite layers are seen as striations exposed in the Utah Badlands. The Bentonite Hills are composed of the Brushy Basin shale member of the Morrison Formation. This layer was formed during Jurassic times when mud, silt, fine sand, and volcanic ash were deposited in swamps and lakes. Aerial photograph. :: Image #38029
Photo of Molly's Castle, aerial view, Goblin Valley State Park :: Image #38016
Photo of La Jolla Underwater Park visible at Extreme Low Tide, La Jolla, California :: Image #38008
Photo of Los Penasquitos Lagoon and Torrey Pines State Beach, aerial photo :: Image #38007
Photo of South Carlsbad State Beach and campground, aerial photo :: Image #38006
Photo of Batiquitos Lagoon and Ponto, stormy sunset, aerial photo :: Image #38005
Photo of Grandview Beach, Aerial Photo, Encinitas and Carlsbad :: Image #38004
Photo of La Jolla Shores Beach and La Jolla Submarine Canyon, aerial photo :: Image #38000
Photo of Childrens Pool Reef Exposed at Extreme Low King Tide, La Jolla, California. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #37997
Photo of Childrens Pool Reef Exposed at Extreme Low King Tide, La Jolla, California. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #37994
Photo of Childrens Pool Reef Exposed at Extreme Low King Tide, La Jolla, California. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #37986
Photo of La Jolla Underwater Park visible at Extreme Low Tide, La Jolla, California :: Image #37985
Photo of Childrens Pool Reef Exposed at Extreme Low King Tide, La Jolla, California. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #37982
Photo of Laguna Beach Coastline including Views South to Three Arch Bay, Aerial Photo :: Image #37978
Photo of Dana Point harbor and marina, with lots of boats, aerial photo :: Image #37976
Photo of Exposed reef near Windansea, seen during King Low Tide, aerial panoramic photo :: Image #37972
Photo of Swamis Reef viewed from above, Encinitas, California :: Image #37969
Photo of Solana Beach and Del Mar dog beach, aerial panoramic photo :: Image #37968
Photo of Fletcher Cove and Solana Beach Aerial Photo, aerial panorama of Pillbox and Solana Beach coastline :: Image #37965
Photo of Blacks Beach and Mushroom House, aerial photo :: Image #37964
Photo of Amtrak train over San Elijo Lagoon, Encinitas :: Image #37961
Photo of Seal Rocks and Laguna Beach Coastline :: Image #37959
Photo of Glass Rock overlooking Bass Lake, California. Sierra Nevada. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #37955
Photo of La Jolla Caves and the Coast Walk, La Jolla. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #37953
Photo of The Windows at sunset, Arches National Park :: Image #37868
Photo of The Organ at sunrise, Courthouse Towers, Arches National Park :: Image #37859
Photo of Clark's grebe, Aechmophorus clarkii, Lake Hodges, San Diego :: Image #37857
Photo of Western Grebes rushing in a courtship display. Rushiing grebes run across the water 60 feet (20m) or further with their feet hitting the water as rapidly as 20 times per second :: Image #37852
Photo of California sea lion entangled in fishing line, deep laceration around neck, Point La Jolla. :: Image #37835
Photo of Two California sea lions bodysurfing in tandem in La Jolla :: Image #37828
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla :: Image #37821
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #37812
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #37811
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #37804
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona :: Image #37774
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona :: Image #37771
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant portrait, set against the Pacific Ocean :: Image #37745
Photo of Bodysurfing Sea Lion. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is surfing extreme shorebreak at Boomer Beach, Point La Jolla. The original bodysurfer. :: Image #37742
Photo of Young California sea lions mock jousting on a reef in La Jolla :: Image #37730
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. :: Image #37693
Photo of The Children's Pool, also known as Casa Cove, in pre-dawn light, La Jolla. Seal Rock in the foreground :: Image #37673
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla :: Image #37662
Photo of Allen's hummingbird, adult male, Selasphorus sasin, La Jolla :: Image #37653
Photo of California Brown pelican performing a head throw, with breeding plumage including distinctive yellow and white head feathers, red gular throat pouch, brown hind neck and greyish body. :: Image #37635
Photo of Ghost Pelican, flying in pre-dawn light, over the ocean :: Image #37631
Photo of A California brown pelican preening, rubbing the back of its head and neck on the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch (but transitioning to brown hind neck). :: Image #37627
Photo of Children's Pool and Lifeguard Station, at dawn with Torrey Pines in the distance :: Image #37619
Photo of San Diego Bay and City Skyline at Sunrise, Mount San Miguel, viewed from Point Loma :: Image #37617
Photo of Sunset and King Tide on Del Mar Beach, Dog Beach, Solana Beach, looking north into North County San Diego :: Image #37616
Photo of Portrait of two California brown pelicans with breeding plumage, note the striking red throat, yellow and white head :: Image #37607
Photo of Brown pelicans jousting, with bright red throat, yellow and white head and brown hind neck, winter plumage. :: Image #37606
Photo of Sunset on the Del Mar Bluffs and Train Tracks, with North County coastline. The highest peaks in the distance are Santiago Peak and Modjeska Peak, the pair commonly known as Saddleback :: Image #37604
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach on the extreme low King Tide, people walking on the beach, sunset light and La Jolla in the distance. :: Image #37601
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant portrait :: Image #37596
Photo of California sea lion pups gather on the beach, Point La Jolla :: Image #37577
Photo of Two California Brown Pelicans performing a perfectly synchronous simultaneous head throw. Both display classic winter breeding plumage. Set against the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #37564
Photo of California sea lion body surfing on large waves, shorebreak, La Jolla :: Image #37531
Photo of California sea lions body surfing on large waves, shorebreak, La Jolla :: Image #37530
Photo of Beautiful golden-brown adult female California Sea Lion, resting on rocks in the morning sun, La Jolla, catching a little splash from a wave breaking on the reef just behind her. :: Image #37528
Photo of Carlsbad Coast Highway Sunset, Terramar and North Ponto to Oceanside with Camp Pendleton in the distance. Rising in the distance is San Onofre Mountain (1722') topped by a tall signal tower, one of the southern peaks in the Santa Ana Mountains. :: Image #37478
Photo of Belt of Venus and Earth Shadow at Dawn. The Belt of Venus is actually alpenglow visible near the horizon during twilight, above the antisolar point. Like alpenglow, the backscatter of reddened sunlight also creates the Belt of Venus. Unlike alpenglow, the sunlight scattered by fine particulates that cause the rosy arch of the Belt shines high in the atmosphere and lasts for a while after sunset or before sunrise :: Image #37476
Photo of Male Brandt's Cormorant Skypointing, a Courtship Display, La Jolla :: Image #37441
Photo of California Brown Pelican Portrait, note the distinctive winter mating plumage with chestnut brown hind neck and bright red throat, La Jolla, California :: Image #37435
Photo of Yellow Morph California Brown Pelican Portrait, note the distinctive winter mating plumage but the unusual yellow throat, La Jolla, California :: Image #37433
Photo of California Brown Pelican Portrait, note the distinctive winter mating plumage with chestnut brown hind neck and bright red throat, La Jolla, California :: Image #37430
Photo of California Brown Pelican Portrait, note the distinctive winter mating plumage, this one exhibits the white hind neck, La Jolla, California :: Image #37429
Photo of California Brown Pelican Portrait, note the distinctive winter mating plumage, this one exhibits the white hind neck, La Jolla, California :: Image #37428
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #37427
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, soaring along sea cliffs above the ocean in La Jolla, California. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #37426
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, soaring along sea cliffs above the ocean in La Jolla, California. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #37425
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, soaring along sea cliffs above the ocean in La Jolla, California. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #37424
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #37423
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #37422
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, soaring along sea cliffs above the ocean in La Jolla, California. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #37421
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #37420
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, soaring along sea cliffs above the ocean in La Jolla, California. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #37419
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #37418
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, soaring along sea cliffs above the ocean in La Jolla, California. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #37417
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #37416
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, soaring along sea cliffs above the ocean in La Jolla, California. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #37415
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, soaring along sea cliffs above the ocean in La Jolla, California. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #37413
Photo of Southern Live Oaks form a shady canopy, Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, South Carolina :: Image #37406
Photo of Oak Alley at Boone Hall Plantation, a shaded tunnel of huge old southern live oak trees, Charleston, South Carolina :: Image #37403
Photo of Oak Alley at Boone Hall Plantation, a shaded tunnel of huge old southern live oak trees, Charleston, South Carolina :: Image #37397
Photo of Oak Alley at Boone Hall Plantation, a shaded tunnel of huge old southern live oak trees, Charleston, South Carolina. Plantation owners planted long palisades of Southern Live Oaks to provide a shaded, cool allee (from the French) on which they could stroll, entertain and find diversion from the intense heat of the South. :: Image #37394
Photo of Southern Live Oaks form a long shaded Oak Alley at Wormsloe Plantation, Savannah, Georgia. Wormsloe State Historic Site. :: Image #37384
Photo of Giant Kelp Forest, West End Catalina Island :: Image #37301
Photo of Giant Kelp Forest, West End Catalina Island :: Image #37300
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. :: Image #37297
Photo of Red gorgonian Leptogorgia chilensis, Catalina Island :: Image #37295
Photo of Chestnut cowrie with mantle withdrawn, in front of golden gorgonian :: Image #37289
Photo of Golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, amid kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #37256
Photo of Purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37238
Photo of Unidentified fish eyeball closeup :: Image #37214
Photo of The corallimorph Corynactis californica, similar to both stony corals and anemones, is typified by a wide oral disk and short tentacles that radiate from the mouth. The tentacles grasp food passing by in ocean currents. :: Image #37213
Photo of The corallimorph Corynactis californica, similar to both stony corals and anemones, is typified by a wide oral disk and short tentacles that radiate from the mouth. The tentacles grasp food passing by in ocean currents. :: Image #37210
Photo of The corallimorph Corynactis californica, similar to both stony corals and anemones, is typified by a wide oral disk and short tentacles that radiate from the mouth. The tentacles grasp food passing by in ocean currents. :: Image #37209
Photo of Cadlina luteomarginata, Yellow-edged Cadlina, a type of nudibranch of sea slug. :: Image #37207
Photo of Nudibranch egg mass, likely that of Peltodoris nobilis. :: Image #37206
Photo of California Golden gorgonian polyps. The golden gorgonian is a colonial organism composed of thousands of tiny polyps. Each polyp secretes calcium which accumulates to form the structure of the colony. The fan-shaped gorgonian is oriented perpendicular to prevailing ocean currents to better enable to filter-feeding polyps to capture passing plankton and detritus passing by :: Image #37204
Photo of The corallimorph Corynactis californica, similar to both stony corals and anemones, is typified by a wide oral disk and short tentacles that radiate from the mouth. The tentacles grasp food passing by in ocean currents. :: Image #37203
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts, giant kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #37199
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts, giant kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #37193
Photo of Red gorgonian (Lophogorgia chilensis) on Farnsworth Banks reef. Farnsworth Banks holds some of the most lush and colorful reefs to be found in California. :: Image #37181
Photo of California reef covered with purple hydrocoral (Stylaster californicus, Allopora californica) and palm kelp, with orange garibaldi fish whizzing by, Catalina Island. :: Image #37175
Photo of Garibaldi maintains a patch of algae (just in front of the fish) to entice a female to lay a clutch of eggs :: Image #37144
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #37100
Photo of Sunlight glows throughout a giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #37086
Photo of Stephanocystis dioica kelp algae on a shallow rocky reef, reflected underneath the surface of the ocean. :: Image #37063
Photo of Yosemite Falls in Spring, viewed from Yosemite Falls trail :: Image #36907
Photo of Half Dome and Yosemite High Country from Sierra Point :: Image #36905
Photo of Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay. :: Image #36902
Photo of Clarks Grebes (left) and Western Grebe (right), arguing over a rock, Lake Hodges :: Image #36883
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant portrait :: Image #36875
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant carrying nesting material, in flight as it returns to its cliffside nest :: Image #36872
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant carrying nesting material in its beak :: Image #36870
Photo of California Sea Lion Resting in the Sun, on rocky reef :: Image #36856
Photo of Double-crested cormorant nuptial crests, tufts of feathers on each side of the head, plumage associated with courtship and mating :: Image #36847
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant Flying with Nesting Material, a clump of seaweed (marine algae), La Jolla :: Image #36837
Photo of Western Gull in Flight, La Jolla :: Image #36834
Photo of California Sea Lions Resting in the Sun, on rocky reef, La Jolla :: Image #36821
Photo of California Sea Lions Resting in the Sun, on rocky reef, La Jolla :: Image #36795
Photo of California Sea Lions Resting in the Sun, on rocky reef, La Jolla :: Image #36794
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant on the nest, nesting material composed of kelp and sea weed, La Jolla :: Image #36793
Photo of Western Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges, amidst a mix of Western Grebes and Clarks Grebes :: Image #36790
Photo of Western Grebes Ratchet Pointing in preparation for rushing, a courtship ceremony, Lake Hodges, San Diego :: Image #36781
Photo of Three Western Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges :: Image #36779
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, La Jolla, California, USA :: Image #36774
Photo of Double-crested cormorant feather detail, La Jolla, California, USA :: Image #36770
Photo of Double-crested cormorant in breeding plumage showing crest feathers on head. La Jolla, California, USA :: Image #36769
Photo of California sea lion portrait, La Jolla :: Image #36761
Photo of Heermanns gull portrait with open beak, La Jolla, California :: Image #36757
Photo of Spectacular Sunset, Terramar Beach, Carlsbad. Pink and Purple pastel hues are mirrored on the wet side as the tide retreats. :: Image #36754
Photo of Hotel Del Coronado and Coronado Island City Skyline, viewed from Point Loma :: Image #36747
Photo of Snow-covered Mount Laguna and San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #36738
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #36727
Photo of Three California brown pelicans mock jousting, displaying vividly-colored throat skin and mating plumage. Two display full breeding plumage with brown hind-neck, the third appears to be sub-adult. Note also these three display yellow, orange and the more-typical red throat coloration. :: Image #36725
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch :: Image #36722
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the unusual yellow coloration of the gular pouch, which is normally red in winter adults. Yellow morph. :: Image #36714
Photo of California brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #36706
Photo of California brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #36705
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch. Mandible clap, jaw clap. :: Image #36690
Photo of Sunrise over The Mount Soledad Cross, a landmark in La Jolla, California. The Mount Soledad Cross is a 29-foot-tall cross erected in 1954. Aerial photo. :: Image #36689
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch :: Image #36688
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #36687
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #36686
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #36685
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch :: Image #36684
Photo of Brown pelican preening, cleaning its feathers after foraging on the ocean, with distinctive winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers, although this one displays a yellow (rather than the usual red) gular throat pouch. :: Image #36683
Photo of Scripps Pier at Sunset with Christmas Lights :: Image #36676
Photo of Scripps Pier and Blacks Beach, Sunset, Panorama :: Image #36675
Photo of La Jolla Shores Coastline and Scripps Pier, Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines Golf Course and State Reserve, aerial photo, sunset. The Gold Coast of La Jolla basks in the warm waning light of a winter afternoon. :: Image #36669
Photo of La Jolla Shores Coastline and Scripps Pier, Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines, aerial photo, sunset :: Image #36666
Photo of Scripps Pier with Christmas Lights :: Image #36665
Photo of San Diego and Tijuana City Skyline, panoramic photo, viewed from Mount Soledad :: Image #36664
Photo of Mission Bay, Ocean Beach, Point Loma and Coronado islands, at night :: Image #36663
Photo of San Diego and Tijuana City Skyline, viewed from Mount Soledad :: Image #36662
Photo of North County Coastline at Dusk, viewed from Mount Soledad :: Image #36660
Photo of San Diego Mormon Temple with Christmas Lights :: Image #36659
Photo of Beautiful Sunset over San Diego :: Image #36658
Photo of San Diego Mormon Temple :: Image #36656
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #36654
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #36653
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #36652
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #36651
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #36650
Photo of Full Moon over San Diego City Skyline, San Diego Convention Center :: Image #36649
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #36648
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Night :: Image #36647
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #36645
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #36644
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #36643
Photo of Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. The Hotel Del is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #36642
Photo of Beautiful Sunset over San Diego :: Image #36641
Photo of Beautiful Sunset over San Diego :: Image #36640
Photo of Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. The Hotel Del is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #36639
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Night :: Image #36638
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #36637
Photo of Full Moon Rises over the San Diego City Skyline and Mount Laguna, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #36636
Photo of Full Moon Rises over the San Diego City Skyline and Mount Laguna, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #36635
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #36633
Photo of Hotel Del Coronado and Coronado Island City Skyline, viewed from Point Loma :: Image #36632
Photo of Scripps Pier and Huge Waves, long exposure, sunrise :: Image #36631
Photo of Point La Jolla viewed from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, big waves at sunrise :: Image #36630
Photo of Scripps Pier with Christmas Lights and Full Moon at Sunrise :: Image #36629
Photo of Portrait of the California Race of the Brown Pelican, La Jolla, California :: Image #36628
Photo of Portrait of the California Race of the Brown Pelican, La Jolla, California :: Image #36627
Photo of Portrait of a California Brown Pelican In Flight, colorful adult winter breeding plumage, La Jolla California :: Image #36626
Photo of California Brown Pelican In Flight, La Jolla California :: Image #36625
Photo of California Brown Pelican In Flight, La Jolla California :: Image #36624
Photo of California Brown Pelican Portrait, La Jolla California :: Image #36623
Photo of California Brown Pelican In Flight, La Jolla California :: Image #36622
Photo of Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. The Hotel Del is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977 :: Image #36621
Photo of Coronado Shores condos reflected in Glorietta Bay, San Diego Bay, evening :: Image #36620
Photo of Conjuction of Saturn and Jupiter over Scripps Institution of Oceanography Research Pier at sunset, with Christmas Lights and Christmas Tree. :: Image #36616
Photo of Scripps Institution of Oceanography Research Pier at sunset, with Christmas Lights and Christmas Tree. :: Image #36615
Photo of California Sea Lion Posing of Rocks in La Jolla, near San Diego California :: Image #36612
Photo of California Sea Lion Posing of Rocks in La Jolla, near San Diego California :: Image #36611
Photo of California Sea Lion Posing of Rocks in La Jolla, near San Diego California :: Image #36610
Photo of California Sea Lion Posing of Rocks in La Jolla, near San Diego California :: Image #36609
Photo of Portrait of the California Race of the Brown Pelican, La Jolla, California :: Image #36607
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head :: Image #36605
Photo of Portrait of the California Race of the Brown Pelican, La Jolla, California :: Image #36604
Photo of California Sea Lion Posing of Rocks in La Jolla, high surf crashing in the background :: Image #36603
Photo of California Sea Lion Posing of Rocks in La Jolla, near San Diego California :: Image #36598
Photo of California Sea Lion Posing of Rocks in La Jolla, high surf crashing in the background :: Image #36595
Photo of California Sea Lion Posing of Rocks in La Jolla, high surf crashing in the background :: Image #36592
Photo of California Sea Lion Posing of Rocks in La Jolla, near San Diego California :: Image #36590
Photo of California Sea Lion mother sleeping with her pup, La Jolla, California :: Image #36582
Photo of California Sea Lion portrait, La Jolla, California :: Image #36576
Photo of California Sea Lions fighting, La Jolla :: Image #36571
Photo of Earth Shadow over the Pacific, Torrey Pines, California :: Image #36566
Photo of Broken Hill in soft pre-dawn light, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #36565
Photo of Torrey Pines sea cliffs at sunset, Flat Rock at low tide, looking north. :: Image #36556
Photo of California Sea Lions Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36539
Photo of Marine Algae on Underwater Reef, Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #36538
Photo of Beautiful Field of Red Marine Algae, Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #36537
Photo of Young California Sea Lion Discovers a Seashell, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36536
Photo of California Sea Lions Playing with Kelp, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36535
Photo of California Sea Lions Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36534
Photo of California Sea Lion Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36533
Photo of California Sea Lion Swimming Fast with Bubbles, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36532
Photo of Underwater Photographer and California Sea Lions, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36531
Photo of North Coronado Island aerial photo, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36502
Photo of California Sea Lion Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36496
Photo of California Sea Lion Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36495
Photo of California Sea Lion Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36494
Photo of California Sea Lion Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36493
Photo of California Sea Lion Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36486
Photo of California Sea Lion Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36485
Photo of California Sea Lions hunting Zebra Perch, Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36483
Photo of Marine Photographer Celia Kujala and California Sea Lion Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36481
Photo of California Sea Lions Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36479
Photo of California Sea Lion Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36478
Photo of California Sea Lion Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36477
Photo of California Sea Lion hunting zebra perch, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36476
Photo of California Sea Lion Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36475
Photo of Garibaldi and Marine Algae, Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #36468
Photo of Black oaks in autumn in Yosemite National Park, fall colors, Quercus kelloggii :: Image #36460
Photo of Aspen Trees and Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36450
Photo of Aspen Trees and Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36447
Photo of Quaking Aspen Trees, Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36443
Photo of Paiute Peak, Aspen Trees and North Lake, fal colors, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36435
Photo of Sierra Nevada fall colors in soft predawn light, North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36431
Photo of Greenstone Lake and North Peak, Hoover Wilderness :: Image #36420
Photo of Sunlight and sand ripples, Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe :: Image #36410
Photo of Comet NEOWISE over Bass Lake, California :: Image #36407
Photo of The Grizzly Giant Sequoia Tree in Yosemite. Giant sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum), roots spreading outward at the base of each massive tree, rise from the shaded forest floor. Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park. :: Image #36401
Photo of Sunset light on Half Dome and Clouds Rest, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36392
Photo of Sunset light on Half Dome and Clouds Rest, Tenaya Canyon at lower left, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36391
Photo of Climbers' lights visible at dusk on Half Dome, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36385
Photo of Pastel sunset light on Half Dome, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36384
Photo of Sunset light on the face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36381
Photo of Rainbow in Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36378
Photo of El Capitan and the Merced River in spring, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36377
Photo of Lupine bloom in burned area after a forest fire, near Wawona, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36367
Photo of Sentinel Dome summit compass marker, with Half Dome in the distance, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36363
Photo of Yosemite Falls framed by Pine Trees, Cook's Meadow, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36360
Photo of The Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36356
Photo of El Capitan and the Merced River, early morning, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36355
Photo of Three Brothers and Merced River in spring, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36354
Photo of SCUBA Diver and Steller Sea Lions Underwater, underwater photographer, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36133
Photo of SCUBA Diver and Steller Sea Lions Underwater, underwater photographer, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36130
Photo of Photographer Celia Kujala and Steller Sea Lions Underwater, underwater photographer, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36128
Photo of Sunset on Terra Mar and the Carlsbad coastline, looking north to Oceanside, Camp Pendleton and San Onofre. The Oceanside Pier, lit up at night, is seen further up the coast. Rising in the distance is San Onofre Mountain (1722') topped by a tall signal tower, one of the southern peaks in the Santa Ana Mountains. :: Image #36117
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36076
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36072
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36067
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36056
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36051
Photo of Owl Canyon, a beautiful slot canyon that is part of the larger Antelope Canyon system. Page, Arizona. :: Image #36030
Photo of Canyon X, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona. Slot canyons are formed when water and wind erode a cut through a (usually sandstone) mesa, producing a very narrow passage that may be as slim as a few feet and a hundred feet or more in height. :: Image #36009
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, closely approaches cameraman, Argentina :: Image #35956
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, closely approaches cameraman, Argentina :: Image #35955
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, closely approaches cameraman, Argentina :: Image #35954
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35953
Photo of White southern right whale calf underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35952
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, closely approaches cameraman, Argentina :: Image #35951
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35950
Photo of Magellanic penguin in its burrow, Spheniscus magellanicus, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #35949
Photo of Southern elephant seal, adult male, Mirounga leonina, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina :: Image #35948
Photo of Southern elephant seal, adult male, Mirounga leonina, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina :: Image #35947
Photo of Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina :: Image #35946
Photo of Ten southern right whales very close to shore, including four calves and a rare white calf, people watching from the beach, Playa El Doradillo, aerial photo, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #35945
Photo of Southern right whale breaching, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35944
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona :: Image #35931
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35918
Photo of Courtship group of six Southern right whales, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35915
Photo of Aerial view of mother and white calf, Southern right whale, Argentina :: Image #35912
Photo of Carlsbad Coast Highway Sunset, Terramar and North Ponto to Oceanside with Camp Pendleton in the distance. Rising in the distance is San Onofre Mountain (1722') topped by a tall signal tower, one of the southern peaks in the Santa Ana Mountains. :: Image #35902
Photo of North Coronado Island, Mexico, northern point looking south with Middle and South Islands in the distance, aerial photograph :: Image #35894
Photo of Young California sea lions playing underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35855
Photo of Young California sea lions playing underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35853
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach at Sunset, La Jolla, Mount Soledad and Blacks Beach in the distance :: Image #35848
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach at Sunset, La Jolla, Mount Soledad and Blacks Beach in the distance :: Image #35846
Photo of Sunrise over Broken Hill, overlooking La Jolla and the Pacific Ocean, Torrey Pines State Reserve :: Image #35845
Photo of Sunrise over Broken Hill, overlooking La Jolla and the Pacific Ocean, Torrey Pines State Reserve :: Image #35844
Photo of Aspen trees cover Bishop Creek Canyon above Aspendel :: Image #35836
Photo of Aspen grove, Dunderberg Meadows, eastern Sierra Nevada :: Image #35835
Photo of Kelp Forest, Santa Barbara Island :: Image #35830
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #35828
Photo of Kelp fronds showing pneumatocysts, bouyant gas-filled bubble-like structures which float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface, where it will spread to form a roof-like canopy. :: Image #35827
Photo of Pyrosome in Kelp Forest, Santa Barbara Island :: Image #35826
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #35825
Photo of Braided glacial river, highlands of Southern Iceland :: Image #35720
Photo of Louvre, Paris :: Image #35604
Photo of La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world. :: Image #35603
Photo of The Ceiling of the Pantheon, Rome :: Image #35548
Photo of Saint Peter's Basilica over the Tiber River, Vatican City :: Image #35547
Photo of White metridium anemones fed by strong ocean currents, cover a cold water reef teeming with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35347
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35346
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35345
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35344
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35343
Photo of Starfish cling to a rocky reef, surrounded by other colorful invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35342
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35341
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35340
Photo of Anemones are found in abundance on a spectacular British Columbia underwater reef, rich with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35339
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35338
Photo of Bull kelp forest near Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #35337
Photo of Anemones are found in abundance on a spectacular British Columbia underwater reef, rich with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35336
Photo of Moon jelly, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35335
Photo of Fleshy Sea Pen, Ptilosarcus gurneyi, Vancouver Island :: Image #35334
Photo of White metridium anemones fed by strong ocean currents, cover a cold water reef teeming with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35333
Photo of Kent Island anchorage, British Columbia, aerial photo :: Image #35332
Photo of Bull kelp forest near Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #35331
Photo of Browning Pass aerial photo, with Nigei Island (left) and Balackava Island (right). :: Image #35330
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35329
Photo of Balaklava Island at sunset, aerial photo, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35328
Photo of Red Irish Lord sculpinfish, Browning Pass, British Columbia :: Image #35327
Photo of Starfish cling to a rocky reef, surrounded by other colorful invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35326
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35325
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35324
Photo of Sea urchins cling to a shallow reef in Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35323
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35322
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35321
Photo of Clown Nudibranch, Triopha catalinae, Browning Passage, Vancouver Island :: Image #35318
Photo of Alabaster Nudibranch, white-lined dirona, Dirona albolineata, Vancouver Island :: Image #35317
Photo of Tiny fish, unidentified, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35315
Photo of Starfish detail, sea star skin details, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35314
Photo of Starfish detail, sea star skin details, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35313
Photo of Metridium tentacle detail, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35312
Photo of Mussels gather on a rocky reef, filtering nutrients from passing ocean currents. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35310
Photo of Typical vibrant invertebrate life, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35309
Photo of Shallow water reef with coniferous forest hanging over the water, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35308
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35307
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35306
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35305
Photo of Shallow water reef with coniferous forest hanging over the water, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35304
Photo of Colorful starfish (sea stars) cling to the reef, covered with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35303
Photo of Beautiful tableau of cold water invetebrate life on a Vancouver Island reef, Browning Pass :: Image #35302
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35301
Photo of Metridium senile anemones cover the reef below a forest of bull kelp, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35300
Photo of A forest of bull kelp rises above a colorful cold water reef, rich with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35299
Photo of Beautiful tableau of cold water invetebrate life on a Vancouver Island reef, Browning Pass :: Image #35298
Photo of Mussels gather on a rocky reef, filtering nutrients from passing ocean currents. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35297
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35296
Photo of A forest of bull kelp rises above a colorful cold water reef, rich with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35295
Photo of Colorful starfish (sea stars) cling to the reef, covered with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35294
Photo of Colorful starfish (sea stars) cling to the reef, covered with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35293
Photo of Barnacle filtering food from passing ocean currents, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35292
Photo of Clown Nudibranch, Triopha catalinae, Browning Passage, Vancouver Island :: Image #35291
Photo of Sea grass in motion, shallow water. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35290
Photo of Metridium senile anemones cover the reef below a forest of bull kelp, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35289
Photo of Red Irish Lord sculpinfish, Browning Pass, British Columbia :: Image #35288
Photo of California Poppies in Bloom, Elsinore :: Image #35230
Photo of Desert Sunflower Blooming Across Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35197
Photo of Desert Sunflower Blooming Across Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35196
Photo of Desert Sunflower Blooming Across Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35195
Photo of Desert Lily Hersperocallis undulata, Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35194
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #35191
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #35190
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #35188
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #35187
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #35186
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange :: Image #35162
Photo of Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males :: Image #35149
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California :: Image #35144
Photo of Middle Coronado Rock Island, aerial photo :: Image #35085
Photo of Aggregating anemones Anthopleura elegantissima on oil rigs, southern California :: Image #35082
Photo of Aggregating anemones Anthopleura elegantissima on oil rigs, southern California :: Image #35081
Photo of Aggregating anemones Anthopleura elegantissima on oil rigs, southern California :: Image #35080
Photo of Spiny brittle stars (starfish) detail. :: Image #35079
Photo of Unidentified likely hydroid, filtering nutrients from passing ocean currents, oil rigs, southern California :: Image #35078
Photo of Spiny brittle stars (starfish) detail. :: Image #35077
Photo of Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food :: Image #35076
Photo of Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food :: Image #35075
Photo of Spiny brittle stars (starfish) detail. :: Image #35074
Photo of Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food :: Image #35073
Photo of Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food :: Image #35072
Photo of Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food :: Image #35071
Photo of Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food :: Image #35070
Photo of Del Mar Beach at Sunset, northern San Diego County :: Image #35067
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34917
Photo of Fishiminatus unknownicus, Fiji :: Image #34916
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #34915
Photo of Vibrant displays of color among dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34883
Photo of Vibrant displays of color among dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34882
Photo of Closeup view of colorful dendronephthya soft corals, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34881
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34880
Photo of Coral polyp detail, Fiji :: Image #34879
Photo of Closeup view of colorful dendronephthya soft corals, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34878
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #34877
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34876
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #34875
Photo of Bubble coral polyp detail, Plerogyra sinuosa, Fiji :: Image #34874
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #34873
Photo of Lyretail Anthias foraging for bits of food passing by in ocean currents, Pseudanthias squamipinnis, Fiji :: Image #34827
Photo of Bluestripe clownfish, Amphiprion chrysopterus, Fiji :: Image #34826
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34825
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34824
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #34823
Photo of Closeup view of colorful dendronephthya soft corals, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34822
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34821
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34820
Photo of Closeup view of colorful dendronephthya soft corals, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34819
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral polyp detail, close up view, Fiji. :: Image #34818
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34817
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral on coral reef, Fiji :: Image #34813
Photo of Anemone tentacles and mouth, Fiji :: Image #34812
Photo of Kleins Butterflyfish, Chaetodon kleinii, Fiji :: Image #34811
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #34810
Photo of Golden Damselfish, Fiji :: Image #34809
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34808
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34807
Photo of Anthias fish school around green fan coral, Fiji :: Image #34806
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34805
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34803
Photo of Colorful and exotic coral reef in Fiji, with soft corals, hard corals, anthias fishes, anemones, and sea fan gorgonians. :: Image #34802
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34795
Photo of Ring-tailed cardinal fish, Male tending eggs in his mouth, Ostorhinchus aureus, Fiji :: Image #34786
Photo of Arc-eye Hawkfish, Paracirrhites arcatus, Fiji :: Image #34784
Photo of Crinoid (feather star) extends its tentacles into ocean currents, on pristine south pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #34767
Photo of Aerial View of Vatu-i-Ra Coral Seascape, Fiji :: Image #34688
Photo of Aerial View of Namena Marine Reserve and Coral Reefs, Namena Island, Fiji :: Image #34687
Photo of Aerial View of Vatu-i-Ra Coral Seascape, Fiji :: Image #34681
Photo of Oil Rig Eureka, Underwater Structure and invertebrate Life :: Image #34664
Photo of Oil Rig Eureka, Underwater Structure. :: Image #34663
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen and Elly, Underwater Structure. :: Image #34662
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen and Elly, Underwater Structure. :: Image #34659
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen and Elly, Underwater Structure. :: Image #34657
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen and Elly with invertebrate life growing on it and fish swimming around :: Image #34656
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen and Elly, Underwater Structure. :: Image #34655
Photo of A giant black sea bass is an endangered species that can reach up to 8 feet in length and 500 pounds, often found amid the giant kelp forest, Once nearly fished to extinction and now thought to be at risk of a genetic bottleneck, the giant sea bass is slowly recovering and can be seen in summer months in California's kelp forests. :: Image #34616
Photo of California sea lions underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34581
Photo of California sea lions underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34578
Photo of Aerial Photo of North Coronado Island, southern point looking north, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34569
Photo of Bridalveil Falls at sunset, with clouds and blue sky in the background. Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite drops 620 feet (188 m) from a hanging valley to the floor of Yosemite Valley. :: Image #34540
Photo of Honolua Bay in West Maui with Molokai in the distance, Maui, Hawaii :: Image #34526
Photo of Full Moon and Earth Shadow over Haleakala crater, Maui, Hawaii. The dark band on the horizon is the shadow of the earth, while the lighter pink band is atmosphere that is still lit by the setting sun. :: Image #34517
Photo of Seymour Narrows with strong tidal currents. Between Vancouver Island and Quadra Island, Seymour Narrows is about 750 meters wide and has currents reaching 15 knots. Aerial photo. :: Image #34466
Photo of Hooded Nudibranch Melibe leonina on kelp and rocky reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34353
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34344
Photo of Pink Soft Coral, Gersemia Rubiformis, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #34343
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #34342
Photo of White plumose anemones Metridium senile with purple sponge and barnacle, Vancouver Island :: Image #34341
Photo of Beautiful Anemone on Rocky Reef near Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #34340
Photo of Beautiful Anemone on Rocky Reef near Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #34339
Photo of Spotted Leopard Dorid, Diaulula odonoghuei, Vancouver Island :: Image #34338
Photo of Colorful starfish cling to submarine rocks, on the subtidal reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #34336
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34285
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34284
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34283
Photo of California sea lions, La Jolla :: Image #34282
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34281
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34277
Photo of California sea lions, La Jolla :: Image #34276
Photo of Invertebrate life covers the undersea pilings of a oil platform. :: Image #34244
Photo of Common Dolphin Breaching the Ocean Surface :: Image #34236
Photo of Common Dolphin Breaching the Ocean Surface :: Image #34235
Photo of Common Dolphin Breaching the Ocean Surface :: Image #34234
Photo of Gray whale raising fluke before diving, on southern migration to calving lagoons in Baja :: Image #34233
Photo of Gray whale raising fluke before diving, on southern migration to calving lagoons in Baja :: Image #34232
Photo of Gray whale raising fluke before diving, on southern migration to calving lagoons in Baja :: Image #34231
Photo of Gray whale, on southern migration to calving lagoons in Baja :: Image #34230
Photo of Golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #34219
Photo of Kelp holdfast attaches the plant to the rocky reef on the oceans bottom. Kelp blades are visible above the holdfast, swaying in the current :: Image #34212
Photo of Submarine Reef with Hydrocoral and Invertebrates, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #34194
Photo of Longnose hawkfish on black coral, underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33616
Photo of Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food :: Image #33486
Photo of Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food :: Image #33485
Photo of Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food :: Image #33484
Photo of Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food :: Image #33483
Photo of Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food :: Image #33482
Photo of Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food :: Image #33481
Photo of Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food :: Image #33480
Photo of Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food :: Image #33479
Photo of Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food :: Image #33478
Photo of A corynactis anemone polyp, Corynactis californica is a corallimorph found in genetically identical clusters, club-tipped anemone :: Image #33456
Photo of A corynactis anemone polyp, Corynactis californica is a corallimorph found in genetically identical clusters, club-tipped anemone :: Image #33454
Photo of Sunlight streams through giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #33446
Photo of Sunlight streams through giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #33445
Photo of Sunlight streams through giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #33444
Photo of Sunlight streams through giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #33443
Photo of Sunlight streams through giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #33442
Photo of Sunlight streams through giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #33441
Photo of Giant kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. Small gas bladders -- pneumatocysts -- connect the kelp's stipes ("stems") to its blades ("leaves"). These bladders help elevate the kelp plant from the bottom, towards sunlight and the water's surface. :: Image #33440
Photo of Giant kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. Small gas bladders -- pneumatocysts -- connect the kelp's stipes ("stems") to its blades ("leaves"). These bladders help elevate the kelp plant from the bottom, towards sunlight and the water's surface. :: Image #33439
Photo of Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #33379
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33378
Photo of A male giant sea bass nudges a female giant sea bass to encourage spawning as they swim in a tight circle. This courting pair of giant sea bass is deep in the kelp forest at Catalina Island. In summer months, giant sea bass gather in kelp forests in California to form courtship and mating aggregations, eventually leading to spawning. :: Image #33364
Photo of A giant black sea bass is an endangered species that can reach up to 8 feet in length and 500 pounds, often found amid the giant kelp forest, Once nearly fished to extinction and now thought to be at risk of a genetic bottleneck, the giant sea bass is slowly recovering and can be seen in summer months in California's kelp forests. :: Image #33363
Photo of Two Giant sea bass comprise a courting pair as part of a larger mating aggregation amid the kelp forest at Catalina Island. In summer months, giant seabass gather in kelp forests in California to form mating aggregations leading to spawning. Courtship behaviors include circling of pairs of giant sea bass, production of booming sounds by presumed males, and nudging of females by males in what is though to be an effort to encourage spawning. :: Image #33362
Photo of Five giant black sea bass in a mating and courtship aggregation in the kelp forest at Catalina Island. In summer months, black seabass gather in kelp forests in California to form mating aggregations leading to spawning. Courtship behaviors include circling of pairs of giant sea bass, production of booming sounds by presumed males, and nudging of females by males in what is though to be an effort to encourage spawning. :: Image #33361
Photo of Two Giant black sea bass hover in the kelp forest as a courting pair, part of a larger mating aggregation at Catalina Island. In summer months, giant black seabass gather in kelp forests in California to form mating aggregations leading to spawning. Courtship behaviors include circling of pairs of giant sea bass, production of booming sounds by presumed males, and nudging of females by males in what is though to be an effort to encourage spawning. :: Image #33360
Photo of Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #33359
Photo of An Endangered Giant Sea Bass can reach up to 8 feet in length and 500 pounds, seen here amid the giant kelp forest of Catalina Island :: Image #33358
Photo of Two giant black sea bass swim in a courtship circle, part of a larger gathering of a mating aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. In summer months, black seabass gather in kelp forests in California to form mating aggregations. Courtship behaviors include circling of pairs of giant sea bass, production of booming sounds by presumed males, and nudging of females by males in what is though to be an effort to encourage spawning. :: Image #33357
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33316
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33281
Photo of San Diego Morning Glory (Calystegia macrostegia tenuifolia), Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33261
Photo of A Panorama of Wildflowers blooms across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33254
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33253
Photo of A Panorama of Wildflowers blooms across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33239
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33238
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33236
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33235
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33234
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33232
Photo of Mustard and other Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33231
Photo of A Panorama of Wildflowers blooms across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33230
Photo of A Panorama of Wildflowers blooms across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33229
Photo of A Panorama of Wildflowers blooms across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33228
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33226
Photo of Wildflowers, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33225
Photo of Wildflowers, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33224
Photo of Wildflowers, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33213
Photo of Wildflowers, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33206
Photo of Brittlebush bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33198
Photo of Wildflowers bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33173
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33170
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom under the stars in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33166
Photo of Panorama of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33164
Photo of Wildflowers Bloom in Spring, Joshua Tree National Park :: Image #33146
Photo of Wildflowers Bloom in Spring, Joshua Tree National Park :: Image #33142
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33120
Photo of California Poppies, Elsinore :: Image #33115
Photo of Mustard in bloom during the 2017 Superbloom, Anza Borrego :: Image #33111
Photo of Sunrise over Clipperton Island, Panorama :: Image #33103
Photo of Plastic Trash and Debris, Clipperton Island :: Image #33098
Photo of Nazca Booby, Clipperton Island :: Image #33093
Photo of Brown booby, Clipperton island :: Image #33088
Photo of Underwater ROV Preparing to Dive at Clipperton Island :: Image #32964
Photo of Aerial view of the lagoon inside Clipperton Island. The lagoon within the atoll was formerly open to the ocean but has been closed and stagnant for many decades. Some experts believe erosion will open the lagoon up to the ocean again soon. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32864
Photo of Ophiodon elongatus, Lingcod, Hornby Island, Canada :: Image #32820
Photo of Plumose Anemone, Metridium senile, Hornby Island, British Columbia :: Image #32818
Photo of Plumose Anemone, Metridium senile, Hornby Island, British Columbia :: Image #32817
Photo of Plumose Anemone, Metridium senile, Hornby Island, British Columbia :: Image #32816
Photo of Plumose Anemone, Metridium farcimen, Hornby Island, British Columbia :: Image #32814
Photo of Plumose Anemone, Metridium farcimen, Hornby Island, British Columbia :: Image #32813
Photo of Plumose Anemone, Metridium farcimen, Hornby Island, British Columbia :: Image #32812
Photo of Plumose Anemone, Metridium farcimen, Hornby Island, British Columbia :: Image #32810
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater bubble display, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32757
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32734
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32733
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32732
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32731
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32730
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater bubble display, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32729
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32728
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32727
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32726
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32725
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32724
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32723
Photo of Steller sea lion nibbles my fin, curiousity and playfulness, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32722
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32721
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32720
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32719
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32718
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32717
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32716
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32715
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32714
Photo of Young Steller sea lions mock jousting underwater, a combination of play and mild agreession, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32713
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32712
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32711
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32710
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32709
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32708
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32707
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32706
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32705
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32704
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32703
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32702
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32701
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32700
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32699
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32698
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32697
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32696
Photo of Young Steller sea lions mock jousting underwater, a combination of play and mild agreession, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32695
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32694
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32693
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32692
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32691
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32690
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32689
Photo of Young Steller sea lions mock jousting underwater, a combination of play and mild agreession, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32688
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32687
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32686
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32683
Photo of Selfie with Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32682
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32681
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32680
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32679
Photo of Kanarra Creek Falls in Kanarra Canyon, Utah :: Image #32644
Photo of Fall Colors in the Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah :: Image #32635
Photo of Underwater Light and Sand, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32361
Photo of Underwater Light and Sand, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32356
Photo of Boulders underwater, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32354
Photo of Split view of Trees and Underwater Boulders, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32352
Photo of Boulders underwater, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32351
Photo of Underwater Light and Sand, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32350
Photo of Underwater Light and Sand, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32348
Photo of Underwater Light and Sand, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32347
Photo of Underwater Light and Sand, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32346
Photo of Split view of Trees and Underwater Boulders, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32343
Photo of Boulders underwater, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32342
Photo of Boulders underwater, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32338
Photo of Split view of Trees and Underwater Boulders, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32337
Photo of Split view of Trees and Underwater Boulders, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32336
Photo of Split view of Trees and Underwater Boulders, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32335
Photo of Split view of Trees and Underwater Boulders, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32334
Photo of Boulders underwater, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32333
Photo of Split view of Trees and Underwater Boulders, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32332
Photo of Split view of Trees and Underwater Boulders, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32330
Photo of Mount Moran and Teton Range at sunrise from Willow Flats, Grand Teton National Park :: Image #32318
Photo of Mount Moran at sunrise from Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton National Park :: Image #32317
Photo of T.A. Moulton Barn and Teton Range at dusk, Grand Teton National Park :: Image #32314
Photo of Teton Range from Schwabacher Landing, Grand Teton National Park :: Image #32312
Photo of Teton Range from Schwabacher Landing, Grand Teton National Park :: Image #32307
Photo of Milky Way over John Moulton Barn, Grand Teton National Park :: Image #32301
Photo of Teton Range from Schwabacher Landing, afternoon, Grand Teton National Park :: Image #32300
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32257
Photo of Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32254
Photo of Elkhorn coral, Grand Caymand Island :: Image #32250
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian on coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32249
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian on coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32238
Photo of Beautiful Caribbean coral reef, sponges and hard corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32237
Photo of Southern Stingrays, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32215
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32214
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32211
Photo of Southern Stingrays, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32209
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32207
Photo of Pillar coral Dendrogyra cylindrus, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32205
Photo of Underwater cavern, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32204
Photo of Cayman Islands Caribbean reef scene, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32203
Photo of Rain hitting ocean surface from underneath, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32202
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32200
Photo of Beautiful Caribbean coral reef, sponges and hard corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32199
Photo of Beautiful Caribbean coral reef, sponges and hard corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32198
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32191
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32190
Photo of Beautiful Caribbean coral reef, sponges and hard corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32186
Photo of Cayman Islands Caribbean reef scene, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32182
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32181
Photo of Beautiful Caribbean coral reef, sponges and hard corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32179
Photo of Beautiful Caribbean coral reef, sponges and hard corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32177
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32173
Photo of Grouper on coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32172
Photo of Southern Stingrays, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32169
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32165
Photo of Southern Stingrays, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32158
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32152
Photo of SCUBA divers on the wreck of the USS Kittiwake, sunk off Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman Island to form an underwater marine park and dive attraction. :: Image #32148
Photo of SCUBA divers on the wreck of the USS Kittiwake, sunk off Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman Island to form an underwater marine park and dive attraction. :: Image #32146
Photo of USS Kittiwake wreck, sunk off Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman Island to form an underwater marine park and dive attraction. :: Image #32145
Photo of USS Kittiwake wreck, sunk off Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman Island to form an underwater marine park and dive attraction. :: Image #32143
Photo of USS Kittiwake wreck, sunk off Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman Island to form an underwater marine park and dive attraction. :: Image #32141
Photo of Compass Point Resort on Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32140
Photo of Grand Cayman Island, East End :: Image #32139
Photo of Beautiful Caribbean coral reef, sponges and hard corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32130
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32128
Photo of Beautiful Caribbean coral reef, sponges and hard corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32125
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32122
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian on coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32121
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32118
Photo of Beautiful Caribbean coral reef, sponges and hard corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32114
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32108
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32107
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32105
Photo of Beautiful Caribbean coral reef, sponges and hard corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32101
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32100
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32088
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32087
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32070
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32068
Photo of Schooling fish over coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32061
Photo of Tarpon, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32059
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32056
Photo of Schooling fish over coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32053
Photo of Cayman Islands Caribbean reef scene, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32052
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32041
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32039
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32038
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32037
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32035
Photo of Lemon shark :: Image #32020
Photo of Lemon shark :: Image #32019
Photo of Lemon shark :: Image #32018
Photo of Lemon shark :: Image #32017
Photo of Lemon shark :: Image #32015
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #31983
Photo of Caribbean reef shark with fishing hook :: Image #31980
Photo of Panorama of large Tiger shark over white sand :: Image #31905
Photo of Tiger shark and SCUBA diver :: Image #31904
Photo of Tiger shark and SCUBA diver :: Image #31903
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31902
Photo of Tiger shark and underwater photographer :: Image #31900
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31898
Photo of Pregnant tiger shark, gravid tiger shark :: Image #31896
Photo of Tiger shark and underwater photographer :: Image #31895
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31894
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31893
Photo of Two tiger sharks :: Image #31892
Photo of Two tiger sharks :: Image #31891
Photo of Tiger shark swimming over coral reef :: Image #31889
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31888
Photo of Panorama of a large Tiger shark swimming over white sand :: Image #31887
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31886
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31885
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31884
Photo of Wananavu Beach Resort, Viti Levu Island, Fiji :: Image #31866
Photo of Wananavu Beach Resort, Viti Levu Island, Fiji :: Image #31864
Photo of Wananavu Beach Resort, Viti Levu Island, Fiji :: Image #31863
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and dendronephthya soft coral on coral reef. Both the sea fan gorgonian and the dendronephthya are type of alcyonacea soft corals that filter plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31447
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral and sea fan gorgonian on pristine coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31446
Photo of Crinoid clinging to gorgonian sea fan, Fiji :: Image #31445
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and dendronephthya soft coral on coral reef. Both the sea fan gorgonian and the dendronephthya are type of alcyonacea soft corals that filter plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31444
Photo of Sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31443
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31442
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with gorgonian sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #31441
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31440
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan gorgonian and dendronephthya soft coral on coral reef. Both the sea fan gorgonian and the dendronephthya are type of alcyonacea soft corals that filter plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31439
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and dendronephthya soft coral on coral reef. Both the sea fan gorgonian and the dendronephthya are type of alcyonacea soft corals that filter plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31438
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31437
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31436
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31435
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31433
Photo of Crinoids (feather stars) on hard corals, with anthias fish schooling in ocean currents, Fiji :: Image #31432
Photo of Colorful dendronephthya soft corals and various hard corals, flourishing on a pristine healthy south pacific coral reef. The soft corals are inflated in strong ocean currents, capturing passing planktonic food with their many small polyps. :: Image #31431
Photo of Vibrant colorful soft corals reaching into ocean currents, capturing passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31430
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31429
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31428
Photo of Anthias fairy basslet fish school over a Fijian coral reef, polarized and swimming together again a strong current. Fiji :: Image #31427
Photo of Anthias fairy basslet fish school over a Fijian coral reef, polarized and swimming together again a strong current. Fiji :: Image #31426
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31425
Photo of Branching whip coral (Ellisella sp.) captures passing planktonic food in ocean currents, Fiji :: Image #31424
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31423
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral inflated in ocean current, filtering plankton, Fiji :: Image #31422
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31421
Photo of Sinularia flexibilis finger leather soft coral, Fiji :: Image #31420
Photo of Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis). Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) and Magnificent Anemone (Heteractis sp) over South Pacific Coral Reef :: Image #31419
Photo of Soft corals (gorgonians, dendronephthya) and hard corals cover a pristine and beautiful south Pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31418
Photo of Colorful dendronephthya soft corals and various hard corals, flourishing on a pristine healthy south pacific coral reef. The soft corals are inflated in strong ocean currents, capturing passing planktonic food with their many small polyps. :: Image #31417
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31415
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31414
Photo of Pristine South Pacific tropical coral reef, with vibrant colorful dendronephthya soft corals, crinoids and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31413
Photo of Spectacular pristine tropical reef, including dendronephthya soft corals, sarcophyton leather corals and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31412
Photo of Pristine South Pacific tropical coral reef, with vibrant colorful dendronephthya soft corals, crinoids and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31411
Photo of Pristine South Pacific tropical coral reef, with vibrant colorful dendronephthya soft corals, crinoids and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31410
Photo of Spectacular pristine tropical reef with vibrant colorful soft corals. Dendronephthya soft corals, crinoids, sea fan gorgonians and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31409
Photo of Various stony and soft corals on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. :: Image #31408
Photo of Colorful dendronephthya soft corals and various hard corals, flourishing on a pristine healthy south pacific coral reef. The soft corals are inflated in strong ocean currents, capturing passing planktonic food with their many small polyps. :: Image #31407
Photo of Acropora coral (foreground) on South Pacific Coral Reef, Fiji :: Image #31406
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral on diverse coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31405
Photo of Crinoid clinging to gorgonian sea fan, Fiji :: Image #31404
Photo of Sinularia flexibilis finger leather soft coral, Fiji :: Image #31403
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31402
Photo of Beautiful tropical reef in Fiji. The reef is covered with dendronephthya soft corals and sea fan gorgonians, with schooling Anthias fishes swimming against a strong current. :: Image #31401
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31400
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31399
Photo of Juvenile blue-green chromis schooling in ocean current over hard corals, Fijii :: Image #31398
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31397
Photo of Yellow crinoid, green fan coral and red gorgonian on colorful and pristine coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31396
Photo of Red Gorgonian and Yellow Crinoid on Coral Reef, Fiji :: Image #31395
Photo of Coral reefscape in Fiji. Stony corals, such as the various species in this image, grow a calcium carbonate skeleton which they leave behind when they die. Over years, this deposit of calcium carbonate builds up the foundation of the coral reef. Fiji. :: Image #31393
Photo of Spectacular display of pristine cabbage coral, Turbinaria reniformis, in Nigali Pass on Gao Island, Fiji :: Image #31392
Photo of Spectacular display of pristine cabbage coral, Turbinaria reniformis, in Nigali Pass on Gao Island, Fiji :: Image #31391
Photo of Bigeye Trevally Jacks, Schooling, Fiji :: Image #31390
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31389
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31388
Photo of Colorful dendronephthya soft corals and various hard corals, flourishing on a pristine healthy south pacific coral reef. The soft corals are inflated in strong ocean currents, capturing passing planktonic food with their many small polyps. :: Image #31387
Photo of Acropora sp. hard coral on South Pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31386
Photo of Spectacular display of pristine cabbage coral, Turbinaria reniformis, in Nigali Pass on Gao Island, Fiji :: Image #31385
Photo of Spectacular display of pristine cabbage coral, Turbinaria reniformis, in Nigali Pass on Gao Island, Fiji :: Image #31384
Photo of Colorful dendronephthya soft corals and various hard corals, flourishing on a pristine healthy south pacific coral reef. The soft corals are inflated in strong ocean currents, capturing passing planktonic food with their many small polyps. :: Image #31383
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31382
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with gorgonian sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #31381
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31380
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31379
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31378
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31377
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31376
Photo of Anthias fairy basslet fish school over a Fijian coral reef, polarized and swimming together again a strong current. Fiji :: Image #31374
Photo of Gorgonian Sea Fan on Coral Reef, Fiji :: Image #31373
Photo of Brain corals on tropical coral reef, Mount Mutiny, Bligh Waters, Fiji. Left brain coral is Symphllia, right bain coral is Platygyra lamellina. :: Image #31371
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Mount Mutiny, Bligh Waters, Fiji :: Image #31370
Photo of Branching whip coral (Ellisella sp.) captures passing planktonic food in ocean currents, Mount Mutiny, Bligh Waters, Fiji :: Image #31369
Photo of Crinoid clinging to gorgonian sea fan, Mount Mutiny, Bligh Waters, Fiji :: Image #31368
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31366
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31364
Photo of Spectacular pristine tropical reef with vibrant colorful soft corals. Dendronephthya soft corals, crinoids, sea fan gorgonians and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31363
Photo of Leather coral, Sinularia sp., Fiji :: Image #31359
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31358
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31357
Photo of Crinoid clinging to gorgonian sea fan, Fiji :: Image #31355
Photo of Vibrant Dendronephthya soft corals, green fan coral and schooling Anthias fish on coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31354
Photo of Vibrant Dendronephthya soft corals, green fan coral and schooling Anthias fish on coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31352
Photo of Colorful Dendronephthya soft corals and red gorgonian and schooling Anthias fish on coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31351
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31350
Photo of Remora, Slender Suckerfish, Echeneis naucrates, Fiji :: Image #31346
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31344
Photo of Sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31343
Photo of Wreck of the Nasi Yalo Dina, Fiji. The Nasi Yalodina was a Fijian medical ship that sunk after striking the reef here in 2001 :: Image #31342
Photo of Mexican Barracuda, Los Islotes, Baja Califorinia :: Image #31252
Photo of Large adult male sea lion underwater :: Image #31248
Photo of Sea lion harem of females, underwater :: Image #31247
Photo of Sardines and Scad, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31246
Photo of California sea lion and school of sardines underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #31245
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31244
Photo of Sea lion scratches its back on underwater stones :: Image #31243
Photo of Sea lion blowing underwater bubbles as it stands on its flippers :: Image #31240
Photo of Young California sea lion pup underwater, Sea of Cortez :: Image #31239
Photo of Young California sea lion pup underwater, Sea of Cortez :: Image #31238
Photo of Young California sea lion pups underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31237
Photo of California sea lions and school of sardines underwater, Baja California, Sea of Cortez :: Image #31236
Photo of California sea lion and school of sardines underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #31235
Photo of California sea lion with scar around neck from monofiliment fishing line entanglement at Los Islotes in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31234
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31233
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31232
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31231
Photo of Blue-bronze sea chub schooling, Sea of Cortez :: Image #31230
Photo of Milky Way over Tenaya Lake, Polly Dome (left), Tenaya Peak (center), Yosemite National Park :: Image #31185
Photo of Panorama of Bear Creek Spire over Long Lake at Sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest :: Image #31173
Photo of Perseid Meteor Shower over Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, Aug 13, 2014 :: Image #31144
Photo of Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark. :: Image #31018
Photo of Blacksmith Chromis and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30956
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, San Clemente Island. :: Image #30909
Photo of Garibaldi and red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30870
Photo of Garibaldi and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30864
Photo of Aerial Photo of South La Jolla State Marine Reserve :: Image #30748
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego Scripps Coastal SMCA. Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines State Reserve :: Image #30736
Photo of Lunar Eclipse Setting over Joshua Tree National Park, April 4 2015 :: Image #30720
Photo of Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve :: Image #30665
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego Scripps Coastal SMCA. Scripps Institution of Oceanography Research Pier. :: Image #30626
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego Scripps Coastal SMCA. Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines State Reserve :: Image #30622
Photo of Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve :: Image #30569
Photo of Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve :: Image #30563
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30495
Photo of Adult male killer whale, tall dorsal fin, Palos Verdes :: Image #30435
Photo of Killer whale attacking sea lion. Biggs transient orca and California sea lion. :: Image #30429
Photo of Heermanns gull in flight :: Image #30348
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #30303
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch :: Image #30300
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch :: Image #30299
Photo of Brown pelican preening, cleaning its feathers after foraging on the ocean, with distinctive winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch :: Image #30298
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch :: Image #30295
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. :: Image #30290
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. :: Image #30287
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. :: Image #30284
Photo of California Pelican flying on a wave, riding the updraft from the wave. :: Image #30276
Photo of California Brown Pelicans flying on a wave, riding the updraft from the wave. Encinitas and Carlsbad coastline in the background. :: Image #30275
Photo of Unridden wave at Torrey Pines, La Jolla in the distance. :: Image #30274
Photo of Ocotillo Wind Energy Turbines, at night with stars and the Milky Way in the sky above, the moving turbine blades illuminated by a small flashlight. :: Image #30239
Photo of San Diego Bay and Skyline, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #30208
Photo of San Diego Bay and Skyline, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #30204
Photo of Tombstones at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, with downtown San Diego in the distance :: Image #30200
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, over the ocean. :: Image #30183
Photo of Incoming waves at sunset, Carlsbad :: Image #30177
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, over the ocean. :: Image #30172
Photo of Brown pelican flying over waves and the surf. :: Image #30169
Photo of Cormorants in flight, wings blurred by time exposure :: Image #30163
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30032
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Maasai Mara National Reserve :: Image #29960
Photo of Lion female, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29917
Photo of Mixed Herd of Wildebeest and Zebra, aerial photo, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29823
Photo of Lionness and two week old cub, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29793
Photo of Milky Way galaxy over Mobius Arch at night, Alabama Hills. :: Image #29409
Photo of San Miguel Island south side, aerial photograph :: Image #29385
Photo of Point Bennett, San Miguel Island, aerial photograph :: Image #29381
Photo of Webster Point, Santa Barbara Island, aerial photograph :: Image #29365
Photo of San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island :: Image #29358
Photo of Palomar Observatory at Night under the Milky Way, Panoramic photograph :: Image #29345
Photo of Milky Way over Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, Inyo National Forest :: Image #29325
Photo of Milky Way over Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, Inyo National Forest :: Image #29319
Photo of Sunset over Garden of the Gods, Arches National Park :: Image #29264
Photo of Milky Way over Sandstone Fins. Sandstone fins stand on edge. Vertical fractures separate standing plates of sandstone that are eroded into freestanding fins, that may one day further erode into arches. :: Image #29254
Photo of False Kiva at Sunset, Canyonlands National Park, Utah :: Image #29252
Photo of Stars and Iridium Flare over Double Arch, Arches National Park :: Image #29250
Photo of Stars over Corona Arch at Night, Moab, Utah :: Image #29241
Photo of Balboa Pier, sunrise :: Image #29139
Photo of Balboa Pier, sunrise :: Image #29138
Photo of Torrey Pines cliffs :: Image #29133
Photo of Full Moon rising over San Diego City Skyline, viewed from Harbor Island :: Image #29120
Photo of Gray whale blowing at the ocean surface, exhaling and breathing as it prepares to dive underwater. :: Image #29045
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29001
Photo of Brown pelican, entangled in monofilament fishing line, showing winter mating plumage colors :: Image #28966
Photo of Oceanside Pier at Dawn :: Image #28876
Photo of Full Moon over Oceanside Pier at Dawn :: Image #28875
Photo of Laguna Beach coastline at night, lit by a full moon :: Image #28863
Photo of La Jolla Cove and pre-dawn light. :: Image #28847
Photo of Encinitas city sign lit at night over Highway 101 :: Image #28841
Photo of San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina, and Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel (left) viewed from the San Diego Embarcadero Marine Park, sunrise :: Image #28819
Photo of Milky Way over Joshua Tree National Park :: Image #28411
Photo of The Milky Way stretches across the sky above Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park :: Image #28407
Photo of Broken Hill and view to La Jolla, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise. :: Image #28395
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunrise :: Image #28381
Photo of The Children's Pool, also known as Casa Cove, in pre-dawn light, La Jolla. :: Image #28359
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, skizzing just above a large breaking wave. :: Image #28354
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage :: Image #28331
Photo of Delicate Arch and Milky Way, lit by quarter moon, hiker's flashlight and the fading blue sky one hour after sunset. Arches National Park, Utah. :: Image #27855
Photo of The coast of Oceanside California, waves and surfers, beach houses, just before sunset, winter, looking south. :: Image #27606
Photo of California brown pelican on Oceanside Pier, sitting on the pier railing, sunset, winter. :: Image #27602
Photo of Large group of bachelor adult male California sea lions, underwater view, at Isla Las Animas near La Paz, Sea of Cortez, Baja California. :: Image #27460
Photo of California sea lion injured by fishing line, at Los Islotes in the Southern Sea of Cortez :: Image #27419
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27247
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27194
Photo of San Diego harbor and skyline, viewed at sunset. :: Image #27146
Photo of A humpback whale raises it fluke out of the water, the coast of Del Mar and La Jolla is visible in the distance. :: Image #27130
Photo of Mono Lake sunset, Sierra Nevada mountain range and tufas, clouds reflected in the still waters of Mono Lake. :: Image #26978
Photo of Sun pillar rises over the Sierra Nevada and this Mono Lake sunset, Sierra Nevada mountain range and tufas, clouds reflected in the still waters of Mono Lake. :: Image #26968
Photo of Parry's Nolina, or Giant Nolina, a flowering plant native to southern California and Arizona founds in deserts and mountains to 6200'. It can reach 6' in height with its flowering inflorescence reaching 12'. :: Image #26725
Photo of San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina viewed from the San Diego Embacadero Marine Park. :: Image #26559
Photo of La Jolla Cove and earth shadow at dawn. Just before sunrise the shadow of the Earth can seen as the darker sky below the pink sunrise :: Image #26523
Photo of Fire Arch or Windstone Arch, also known as Fire Cave, is a tiny cave with a miniature arch and a group of natural pocket holes. Many people walk by this cave without realizing it is there! :: Image #26475
Photo of Arch Rock at sunrise, Valley of Fire State Park. Natural arch formed in sandstone. Sunrise with the full moon setting over mountains in the distance. :: Image #26472
Photo of Sockeye salmon, swim upstream in the Adams River, traveling to reach the place where they hatched four years earlier in order to spawn a new generation of salmon eggs. :: Image #26165
Photo of A sockeye salmon swims in the shallows of the Adams River, with the surrounding forest visible in this split-level over-under photograph. :: Image #26156
Photo of A sockeye salmon swims in the shallows of the Adams River, with the surrounding forest visible in this split-level over-under photograph. :: Image #26148
Photo of A school of sockeye salmon, swimming up the Adams River to spawn, where they will lay eggs and die. :: Image #26146
Photo of Photographer in the Virgin River Narrows, with flowing water, autumn cottonwood trees and towering red sandstone cliffs. :: Image #26106
Photo of The Virgin River flows through the Zion Narrows, with tall sandstone walls towering hundreds of feet above. :: Image #26103
Photo of The Subway, a iconic eroded sandstone formation in Zion National Park. :: Image #26092
Photo of Yellow cottonwood trees in autumn, fall colors in the Virgin River Narrows in Zion National Park. :: Image #26091
Photo of Yellow cottonwood trees in autumn, fall colors in the Virgin River Narrows in Zion National Park. :: Image #26090
Photo of The Moon. Full Moon. :: Image #26047
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25956
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25954
Photo of Blue whale swims at the surface of the ocean in this aerial photograph. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25952
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25241
Photo of Sunset on the Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25240
Photo of Cardiff morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #23294
Photo of Panorama of Nameless Lake (10709'), surrounded by glacier-sculpted granite peaks of the Cathedral Range, near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. :: Image #23211
Photo of Panoramic view from Vogelsang Pass (10685') in Yosemite's high country, looking south. A hiker appears twice in this curious panoramic photo, enjoying the spectacular view. Visible on the left are Parson's Peak (12147'), Gallison Lake and Bernice Lake, while Vogelsang Peak (11516') rises to the right. :: Image #23210
Photo of El Capitan eastern face, sunrise. :: Image #22770
Photo of Yosemite Falls, mist and and storm clouds. :: Image #22767
Photo of Yosemite Falls rises above the Merced River, viewed from Swinging Bridge. :: Image #22757
Photo of Juvenile bald eagle, second year coloration plumage, closeup of head, snowflakes visible on feathers. Immature coloration showing white speckling on feathers. :: Image #22612
Photo of Bald eagle in flight spreads its wings wide while slowing to land on a perch already occupied by other eagles. :: Image #22611
Photo of Bald eagle makes a splash while in flight as it takes a fish out of the water. :: Image #22610
Photo of Bald eagle forages in tide waters on sand beach, snow falling. :: Image #22609
Photo of Bald eagle, standing on snow-covered ground, other bald eagles in the background. :: Image #22608
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, banking at a steep angle before turning and diving, wings spread. :: Image #22607
Photo of Bald eagle makes a splash while in flight as it takes a fish out of the water. :: Image #22606
Photo of Bald eagle eating a fish, standing on snow-covered ground, other bald eagles visible in background. :: Image #22605
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22604
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #22565
Photo of San Diego city skyline at sunset, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Harbor Island. A panoramic photograph, composite of four separate images. :: Image #22253
Photo of Sea otters mating. The male holds the female's head or nose with his jaws during copulation. Visible scars are often present on females from this behavior. Sea otters have a polygynous mating system. Many males actively defend territories and will mate with females that inhabit their territory or seek out females in estrus if no territory is established. Males and females typically bond for the duration of estrus, or about 3 days. :: Image #21606
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21359
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21358
Photo of Great white shark, dorsal fin extended out of the water as it swims near the surface. :: Image #21353
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21256
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21254
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20232
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, spreading its wings wide to slow before landing on cliffs overlooking the ocean. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20230
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, spreading its wings wide to slow before landing on cliffs overlooking the ocean. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20229
Photo of Brown pelican closeup showing characteristic winter mating plumage, including yellow head, dark brown nape of neck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20154
Photo of Brown pelican head throw, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20148
Photo of Brown pelican, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck colors of breeding adults. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #20081
Photo of Western gull, flying. :: Image #20061
Photo of Western gull, flying. :: Image #20060
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #20051
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20012
Photo of Bull elk in sage brush with large rack of antlers during the fall rut (mating season). This bull elk has sparred with other bulls to establish his harem of females with which he hopes to mate. :: Image #19718
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19700
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19532
Photo of Dorsal fin of a great white shark breaks the surface as the shark swims just below. :: Image #19490
Photo of Breaking wave, early morning surf. :: Image #19406
Photo of Breaking wave, early morning surf. :: Image #19405
Photo of Breaking wave, early morning surf. :: Image #19404
Photo of Sunset wave. :: Image #19396
Photo of Cardiff, morning surf. :: Image #17884
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17785
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17783
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. :: Image #17394
Photo of Darwin's Arch, a dramatic 50-foot tall natural lava arch, rises above the ocean a short distance offshore of Darwin Island. On June 10, 2021, Darwin's Arch broke and fell into the ocean, leaving behind two partial pillars. :: Image #16621
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts. :: Image #15785
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, mother and pup. :: Image #15750
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal eyes the photographer while swimming in the shallows. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15546
Photo of Brock Little, final round, Mavericks surf contest (third place), February 7, 2006. :: Image #15300
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #15124
Photo of Brown pelican. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #15123
Photo of Surf, wave, winter, morning, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #14980
Photo of San Diego city skyline at dusk, viewed from Harbor Island, the Star of India at right. :: Image #14533
Photo of Breaking wave at the Wedge. :: Image #14370
Photo of Narada Falls cascades down a cliff, with the flow blurred by a time exposure. Narada Falls is a 188 foot (57m) waterfall in Mount Rainier National Park. :: Image #13843
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in Upper Tipsoo Lake. :: Image #13834
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10767
Photo of A great white shark bearing a white plastic researcher's identification ID tag near its dorsal fin swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7739
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6311
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6308
Photo of North Pacific humpback whales, part of a larger competitive group of humpbacks. :: Image #5946
Photo of Adult male humpback whale bubble streaming underwater. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims behind a mother and calf. The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby male whales interested in the mother. :: Image #5928
Photo of Blue whale, the largest animal ever to live on earth, underwater view in the open ocean. :: Image #5810
Photo of Cardon cactus, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. Known as the elephant cactus or Mexican giant cactus, cardon is largest cactus in the world and is endemic to the deserts of the Baja California peninsula. Some specimens of cardon have been measured over 21m (70) high. These slow-growing plants live up to 300 years and can weigh 25 tons. Cardon is often mistaken for the superficially similar saguaro of Arizona and Sonora, but the saguaro does not occupy Baja California. :: Image #5498
Photo of Barberfish. :: Image #5059
Photo of Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean :: Image #4879
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4851
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #4564
Photo of Large competitive group of humpback whales seen underwater. :: Image #4462
Photo of Northern elephant seal underwater at Guadalupe Island :: Image #3508
Photo of California Golden gorgonian polyps. The golden gorgonian is a colonial organism composed of thousands of tiny polyps. Each polyp secretes calcium which accumulates to form the structure of the colony. The fan-shaped gorgonian is oriented perpendicular to prevailing ocean currents to better enable to filter-feeding polyps to capture passing plankton and detritus passing by. :: Image #3481
Photo of Gray whale baleen. :: Image #3388
Photo of Gray whales at sunset, Laguna San Ignacio. :: Image #3387
Photo of Pacific harbor seal swims in the protected waters of Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3018
Photo of Pacific harbor seal swims in the protected waters of Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3015
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2981
Photo of Humpback whale competitive group, underwater, swimming quickly and one trailing a stream of bubbles. :: Image #2854
Photo of Adult male humpback whale singing, suspended motionless underwater. Only male humpbacks have been observed singing. All humpbacks in the North Pacific sing the same whale song each year, and the song changes slightly from one year to the next. :: Image #2794
Photo of Blue shark, open ocean. :: Image #2290
Photo of Blue whale fluke, powerful tail that propels the huge whale through the open ocean. :: Image #1910
Photo of Blue shark showing ampullae of Lorenzini, eye and small portion of nictitating membrane. :: Image #1076
Photo of Polyp of a strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #1039
Photo of Rose Islet. :: Image #839
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, peduncle throw. :: Image #443
Photo of Barrier Reef around Moorea Island, French Polynesia. Cook's Bay to the left, Opunohu Bay to the right. The outer reef slope is seen adjacent to deep blue oceanic water with white waves breaking against the reef edge. Next, a wide shallow reef flat occurs dotted with coral bommies. Inside of that, a shallow protected lagoon is formed against the island. Tall, rugged, eroded mountains are seen hinting at the age of the ancient volcano that originally formed the island and that is now sinking back down, leaving the encircling reef behind. :: Image #40673
Photo of Aerial View of the San Rafael Reef, Utah. This is a canyon-like section of the San Rafael Reef, photographed at sunrise. The "reef proper" is on the right, with its characteristic triangular flatiron erosion. The canyon in the center is a fold in the Earth's crust affiliated with the boundary of the San Rafael Swell. The colors seen here arise primarily from Navajo and Wingate sandstone. :: Image #39497
Photo of Ocean Sunfish Pooping as it Swims in the Open Ocean. Fish crapping. Fish poop. Fish shit. Defecation :: Image #39462
Photo of Red gorgonian with polyps retracted, Leptogorgia chilensis, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37263
Photo of The corallimorph Corynactis californica, similar to both stony corals and anemones, is typified by a wide oral disk and short tentacles that radiate from the mouth. The tentacles grasp food passing by in ocean currents. :: Image #37211
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach at Sunset, La Jolla, Mount Soledad and Blacks Beach in the distance :: Image #36741
Photo of California Sea Lion yawning, La Jolla, California :: Image #36572
Photo of California Sea Lion portrait, La Jolla, California :: Image #36569
Photo of Broken Hill by the first light of dawn, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Torrey Pines State Reserve, La Jolla and Mount Soledad in the distance. :: Image #36568
Photo of Atop South Coronado Island, aerial photo :: Image #35088
Photo of Submarine Reef with Bryozoan clusters, Hydrocoral and Invertebrates, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #34189
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33126
Photo of Selfie with Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32685
Photo of Punta Colorada and San Gabriel Bay, aerial photo, Isla Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #32368
Photo of Gray whale raising fluke before diving, on southern migration to calving lagoons in Baja. :: Image #30467
Photo of Gray whale raising fluke before diving, on southern migration to calving lagoons in Baja. :: Image #30464
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head. :: Image #30413
Photo of Brown pelican flying over waves and the surf. :: Image #30194
Photo of Serval cat, melanistic variation (all black) with prey, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29689
Photo of The OVRO 40 meter Telescope, part of the Owens Valley Radio Observatory located near Big Pine, California, USA. The telescope is used to conduct interferometric observations along with the other telescopes in the observatory, as a Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) station and as a single dish instrument. Its main focus today is on the monitoring of blazars. :: Image #28793
Photo of The OVRO 40 meter Telescope, part of the Owens Valley Radio Observatory located near Big Pine, California, USA. The telescope is used to conduct interferometric observations along with the other telescopes in the observatory, as a Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) station and as a single dish instrument. Its main focus today is on the monitoring of blazars. :: Image #28788
Photo of Zodiacal Light and planet Jupiter in the northeastern horizon, above Half Dome and the Yosemite high country. :: Image #28745
Photo of View from Crater Lake Lodge, Crater Lake National Park :: Image #28673
Photo of Crater Lake panoramic photograph. Panorama picture of Crater Lake National Park. :: Image #28663
Photo of Monument Valley panorama, sunrise, dawn, stars in the sky. :: Image #28598
Photo of Light Beam in Upper Antelope Slot Canyon. Thin shafts of light briefly penetrate the convoluted narrows of Upper Antelope Slot Canyon, sending piercing beams through the sandstone maze to the sand floor below. :: Image #28563
Photo of Owachomo Bridge and Star Trails, at night. Owachomo Bridge, a natural stone bridge standing 106' high and spanning 130' wide,stretches across a canyon with the Milky Way crossing the night sky. :: Image #28550
Photo of Owachomo Bridge and Milky Way. Owachomo Bridge, a natural stone bridge standing 106' high and spanning 130' wide,stretches across a canyon with the Milky Way crossing the night sky. :: Image #28545
Photo of Tufa and Stars at Night, Milky Way galaxy :: Image #28519
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs and Pacific Ocean, Razor Point view to La Jolla, San Diego, California. :: Image #28485
Photo of Milky Way over Joshua Tree National Park at Astronomical Twilight, Pre-dawn :: Image #28414
Photo of River Seine and Notre Dame Cathedral at Sunrise. Notre Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral or simply Notre Dame, is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral on the eastern half of the Ile de la Cite in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. Widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known churches in the world ever built, Notre Dame is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris. :: Image #28210
Photo of Sacre-Coeur Basilica. The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, commonly known as Sacre-Coeur Basilica, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Paris, France. A popular landmark, the basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city. :: Image #28118
Photo of The Louvre Pyramid at Night, Pyramide du Louvre, large glass and metal pyramid in the main courtyard (Cour Napoleon) of the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre) in Paris :: Image #28095
Photo of Arc de Triomphe. The Arc de Triomphe (Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile) is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle (originally named Place de l'Etoile), at the western end of the Champs-Elysees. The Arc de Triomphe (in English: "Triumphal Arch") honors those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I. The monument was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806, and its iconographic program pitted heroically nude French youths against bearded Germanic warriors in chain mail. It set the tone for public monuments, with triumphant patriotic messages. The monument stands 50 metres (164 ft) in height, 45 m (148 ft) wide and 22 m (72 ft) deep. :: Image #28083
Photo of False Kiva at Sunset, Canyonlands National Park, Utah :: Image #28017
Photo of Sailing stone on the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter :: Image #27691
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27420
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #27352
Photo of Blue whale feeding on krill underwater closeup photo. A picture of a blue whale with its throat pleats inflated with a mouthful of krill. :: Image #27309
Photo of California brown pelican, bill detail. :: Image #27267
Photo of California brown pelican preening, bill and feather detail. :: Image #27260
Photo of Fin whale underwater. The fin whale is the second longest and sixth most massive animal ever, reaching lengths of 88 feet. :: Image #27113
Photo of Breaking wave fast motion and blur. The Wedge. :: Image #27073
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26698
Photo of California brown pelican, pre-sunrise. :: Image #26283
Photo of Flock of red-winged blackbirds, in flight, blurred in time exposure. :: Image #26200
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #26199
Photo of Southern humpback whale in Antarctica, with significant diatomaceous growth (brown) on the underside of its fluke, lifting its fluke before diving in Neko Harbor, Antarctica. :: Image #25647
Photo of Adelie penguin on an iceberg. :: Image #25006
Photo of Mountains, glaciers and ocean, the rugged and beautiful topography of South Georgia Island. :: Image #24580
Photo of Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage shown: red throat, yellow head and dark brown hindneck. :: Image #23654
Photo of California pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean. The wingspan of this large ocean-going seabird can reach 7' from wing tip to wing tip. :: Image #23652
Photo of California pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean. The wingspan of this large ocean-going seabird can reach 7' from wing tip to wing tip. :: Image #23651
Photo of Brown pelican stretches its neck, to keep its throat pouch limber. The characteristic winter mating plumage of the California race of brown pelican is shown, with deep red gular throat, yellow head and dark brown hindneck. :: Image #23648
Photo of Brown pelican, juvenile with blue and gray identification bands on its legs. These tags aid scientists in understanding how the birds travel and recover if they have been rehabilitated. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning :: Image #23630
Photo of Brown pelican, winter adult breeding plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning :: Image #23627
Photo of Brown pelican, winter adult breeding plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning :: Image #23622
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20231
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20080
Photo of Brown pelican, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck colors of breeding adults. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #20075
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20018
Photo of Brown pelican spreads its enormous wings to slow before landing on seaside cliffs. Brown pelicans appear awkward but in fact are superb and efficient fliers, ranging far over the ocean in search of fish to dive upon. They typically nest on offshore islands and inaccessible ocean cliffs. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #20017
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20016
Photo of San Diego harbor skyline, late afternoon, storm clouds and mountains, Lyons Peak in the distance. :: Image #15672
Photo of Brown pelicans feeding en masse on clouds of krill, Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #3171
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2943
Photo of Guadalupe fur seals resting. :: Image #2106
Photo of Osprey in Flight in La Jolla :: Image #39855
Photo of Osprey in Flight in La Jolla :: Image #39854
Photo of A California Brown Pelican flying over the Pacific Ocean, spreads its large wings wide to slow down as it banks, turns in midair, to land on seacliffs in La Jolla. Winter adult non-breeding plumage. :: Image #39788
Photo of La Jolla Cove and Point La Jolla at Dawn, waves blur into abstract white, pre-sunrise soft light :: Image #38915
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, captured beautifully as it soars over cliffs and the ocean in La Jolla, California. :: Image #37575
Photo of Sea Caves, the famous La Jolla sea caves lie below tall cliffs at Goldfish Point. Sunny Jim Cave. Sunrise. Sea gulls floating in the water blur in this time exposure. Cormorants rest on jagged edges of the cliffs. :: Image #37470
Photo of Female sea lion at the Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #37311
Photo of Selfie, giant kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #37296
Photo of Brown gorgonian and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, Catalina Island. Gorgonians are filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #37292
Photo of Red gorgonian Leptogorgia chilensis with yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthis giveni, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37269
Photo of Garibaldi maintains a patch of orange algae (just in front of the fish) to entice a female to lay a clutch of eggs, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #37255
Photo of Red gorgonian Leptogorgia chilensis, purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, and yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthus giveni, at Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #37220
Photo of The corallimorph Corynactis californica, similar to both stony corals and anemones, is typified by a wide oral disk and short tentacles that radiate from the mouth. The tentacles grasp food passing by in ocean currents. :: Image #37200
Photo of Yosemite Falls in Spring, viewed from Yosemite Falls trail :: Image #36906
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant carrying nesting material, in flight as it returns to its cliffside nest :: Image #36874
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant carrying nesting material, in flight as it returns to its cliffside nest :: Image #36873
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #36737
Photo of Brown pelicans and a double-crested cormorant rest onseacliffs above the ocean. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red-orange gular throat pouch. :: Image #36711
Photo of California Sea Lion pup nuzzles its mother, La Jolla, California :: Image #36578
Photo of California Sea Lion pup playing on top of its resting mother, La Jolla, California :: Image #36577
Photo of California Sea Lion portrait, La Jolla, California :: Image #36574
Photo of Hooded Nudibranch Melibe leonina swimming in mid water column, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35320
Photo of Hooded Nudibranch Melibe leonina swimming in mid water column, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35319
Photo of Hooded Nudibranch Melibe leonina swimming in mid water column, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35316
Photo of Middle Coronado Island, aerial photo. Moonlight Cove on the left. Middle Rocks (Middle Grounds) and North Coronado Island in the distance. :: Image #35087
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch :: Image #34197
Photo of Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California :: Image #33688
Photo of Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food :: Image #33477
Photo of Desert Sunflower blooms in a spectacular display in Anza Borrego Desert State Park during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33188
Photo of Wildflowers bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33179
Photo of Wildflowers bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33154
Photo of Fishing Longline, Wrapped and Embedded in Coral Head, Clipperton Island :: Image #32955
Photo of Cabo Pearce on Socorro Island, aerial photo, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico :: Image #32909
Photo of Selfie with Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32684
Photo of Great hammerhead shark :: Image #31969
Photo of Expert hand feeds multiple tiger sharks in the Bahamas :: Image #31899
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31890
Photo of Corynactis anemones on Oil Rig Elly underwater structure :: Image #31130
Photo of Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark. :: Image #31015
Photo of Milky Way during Full Lunar Eclipse over Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, April 4 2015 :: Image #30718
Photo of Aerial Photo of Tijuana River Mouth SMCA. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area borders Imperial Beach and the Mexican Border. :: Image #30648
Photo of Fluke (tail) of killer whale, Biggs Transient Orca, Palos Verdes :: Image #30436
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. :: Image #30283
Photo of African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29536
Photo of African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29510
Photo of Milky Way at Night over Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park :: Image #29196
Photo of California brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage :: Image #28972
Photo of Sunrise Clouds and Surf, Hospital Point, La Jolla :: Image #28829
Photo of Milky Way over the Watchman, Zion National Park. The Milky Way galaxy rises in the night sky above the the Watchman. :: Image #28589
Photo of Panorama of Natural Bridges National Monument at sunset. Owachomo Bridge is visible at far left, while Natural Bridges National Monument lies under a beautiful sunset. :: Image #28551
Photo of Broken Hill and view to La Jolla, panoramic photograph, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise. :: Image #28464
Photo of Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California. :: Image #27990
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27775
Photo of Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Peregrine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27271
Photo of Vernal Falls and Merced River in spring, heavy flow due to snow melt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #26878
Photo of The Milky Way galaxy above Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, night star field exposure. :: Image #26862
Photo of Cathedral Rocks at sunrise, reflected in a spring meadow flooded by the Merced River. :: Image #26856
Photo of Freediver photographing pelagic gelatinous zooplankton, adrift in the open ocean. :: Image #26817
Photo of Boulders and sunset in Joshua Tree National Park. The warm sunlight gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California. :: Image #26730
Photo of Boulders and sunset in Joshua Tree National Park. The warm sunlight gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California. :: Image #26720
Photo of Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel at sunset, viewed from the San Diego Embarcadero Marine Park. :: Image #26560
Photo of Western gull. :: Image #26466
Photo of Scripps Pier, predawn abstract study of pier pilings and moving water. :: Image #26340
Photo of Sandhill cranes flying, wings blurred from long time exposure. :: Image #26216
Photo of Adams River sockeye salmon. A female sockeye salmon swims upstream in the Adams River to spawn, having traveled hundreds of miles upstream from the ocean. :: Image #26170
Photo of Adams River sockeye salmon. A female sockeye salmon swims upstream in the Adams River to spawn, having traveled hundreds of miles upstream from the ocean. :: Image #26168
Photo of Two male sockeye salmon, swimming together against the current of the Adams River. After four years of life and two migrations of the Fraser and Adams Rivers, they will soon fertilize a female's eggs and then die. :: Image #26163
Photo of Sockeye salmon, swim upstream in the Adams River, traveling to reach the place where they hatched four years earlier in order to spawn a new generation of salmon eggs. :: Image #26155
Photo of Carcasses of dead sockeye salmon, line the edge of the Adams River. These salmon have already completed their spawning and have died, while other salmon are still swimming upstream and have yet to lay their eggs. :: Image #26154
Photo of Sockeye salmon, swimming upstream in the shallow waters of the Adams River. When they reach the place where they hatched from eggs four years earlier, they will spawn and die. :: Image #26152
Photo of Adams River sockeye salmon. A female sockeye salmon swims upstream in the Adams River to spawn, having traveled hundreds of miles upstream from the ocean. :: Image #26145
Photo of Catalina Island, West End. :: Image #25979
Photo of Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's pink throat grooves are seen as its pleated throat becomes fully distended as the whale fills its mouth with krill and water. The water will be pushed out, while the baleen strains and retains the small krill. :: Image #25660
Photo of Brittlebush at sunrise, dawn, springtime bloom, Palm Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #24301
Photo of Brown pelican, winter adult breeding plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning :: Image #23638
Photo of Brown pelican, winter adult breeding plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning :: Image #23626
Photo of Panorama of Vogelsang basin, surrounding Vogelsang Lake in Yosemite's High Sierra, viewed from near Vogelsang Pass (10685'). Left is Vogelsang Peak (11516'), Choo-choo Ridge is in the distant middle, and the western flank of Fletcher Peak is to the right. :: Image #23217
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, banking over Kachemak Bay and beach. :: Image #22620
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, snow falling, overcast sky, snow covered beach and Kachemak Bay in the background. :: Image #22619
Photo of Two bald eagles on wooden perch. :: Image #22618
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, Kachemak Bay and the Kenai Mountains in the background. :: Image #22617
Photo of Bald eagle makes a splash while in flight as it takes a fish out of the water. :: Image #22616
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wings spread as it slows to land, talons raised. :: Image #22615
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wings spread. :: Image #22614
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, banking over beach with Kachemak Bay in background. :: Image #22613
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #22143
Photo of Sunrise in Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #22101
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21255
Photo of Pacific harbor seal on wet sandy beach. :: Image #20214
Photo of Brown pelican head throw, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20204
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, winter mating plumage with distinctive dark brown nape and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20158
Photo of Brown pelican raising its bill in a head throw to stretch is throat. Winter plumage, non-mating coloration. :: Image #20155
Photo of Brown pelicans preening. After wiping its long beak on the uropygial gland near the base of its tail, the pelican spreads the preen oil on feathers about its body, helping to keep them water resistant, an important protection for a bird that spends much of its life diving in the ocean for prey. :: Image #20034
Photo of Brown pelican with wings spread during flight. The large wings of an adult brown pelican can reach over 7 feet from end to end. :: Image #19926
Photo of Self portrait, panorama of Exit Glacier. Exit Glacier, one of 35 glaciers that are spawned by the enormous Harding Icefield, is the only one that can be easily reached on foot. :: Image #19112
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17779
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15394
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. Long exposure shows motion as a blur. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with dark brown hindneck and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #15136
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in the calm waters of Reflection Lake, early morning. :: Image #13852
Photo of Northern elephant seal, sunset. Scars on neck and chest are from territorial battles with other adult males. Big Sur. :: Image #10037
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark swims underwater at Cocos Island. The hammerheads eyes and other sensor organs are placed far apart on its wide head to give the shark greater ability to sense the location of prey. :: Image #3192
Photo of Blue whale, adult and juvenile (likely mother and calf), swimming together side by side underwater in the open ocean. :: Image #1964
Photo of Whale shark. :: Image #1502
Photo of Inquisitive Calf South Pacific Humpback Whale Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40648
Photo of Wood Stork, Mycteria americana :: Image #40557
Photo of Royal Tern in Flight over the Ocean in La Jolla :: Image #40187
Photo of California ground squirrel, Otospermophilus beecheyi, La Jolla :: Image #40157
Photo of Double-crested cormorant drys its wings in the sun following a morning of foraging in the ocean, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego :: Image #40156
Photo of Mated pair of Brandt's Cormorants tend to the nest they have built on sea cliffs. Note the colors they assume during mating season: striking blue gular pouch (throat) along with faint blue-green iridescence in their plumage. :: Image #40135
Photo of Brown Pelican Carry Nesting Material as it Flies over the Ocean :: Image #40122
Photo of Brown Pelican in Flight Approaching Crowded Ocean Cliffs to Land :: Image #40103
Photo of California Brown Pelican Flying in Front of a Big Wave in La Jolla :: Image #40098
Photo of Aerial photo of Crystal Pier with Holiday Christmas Lights at night. The Crystal Pier, Holiday Lights and Pacific Ocean at sunset, waves blur as they crash upon the sand. Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach. :: Image #39999
Photo of California Sea Lions in Golden Morning LIght at La Jolla Cove :: Image #39853
Photo of A California Brown Pelican flying over the Pacific Ocean, spreads its large wings wide to slow down as it banks, turns in midair, to land on seacliffs in La Jolla. Winter adult non-breeding plumage. :: Image #39798
Photo of Juvenile Western Gull in Flight, La Jolla. Note the dark tail, pale barred rump, and dark brown primaries and secondaries. :: Image #39778
Photo of Juvenile Western Gull in Flight, La Jolla. Note the dark tail, pale barred rump, and dark brown primaries and secondaries. :: Image #39776
Photo of First Winter Juvenile Heermann's Gull in Flight, La Jolla :: Image #39775
Photo of Ocean Sunfish Under a Boat in the Open Ocean near San Diego :: Image #39464
Photo of Reflection of Yosemite Falls in Flooded Cooks Meadow. The Merced River overflows its banks following the historical storms of 2023, flooding Yosemite Valley and producing pools that reflect a roaring Upper Yosemite Falls. This is a reflection, flipped upside down. :: Image #39381
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant Portrait in Overcast Light :: Image #39043
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult breeding plumage with black head cap, La Jolla. California sea lion in the background. :: Image #38955
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, breaking waves and surf in the background, adult non-breeding plumage, La Jolla :: Image #38947
Photo of Pelican in Flight over Huge Waves in La Jolla, foamy ocean background, adult winter breeding plumage, wings spread wide. :: Image #38911
Photo of Snow geese resting, on a still pond in early morning light, in groups of several thousands :: Image #38722
Photo of Brown pelicans jousting with their long bills, competing for space on a sea cliff over the ocean, with bright red throat, yellow and white head, adult non-breeding winter plumage :: Image #38671
Photo of California brown pelican breeding plumage portrait. While this adult brown pelican exhibits the brown hind neck of a breeding adult, it displays an unusual yellow throat rather than the more typical red throat. :: Image #38670
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult non-breeding plumage, La Jolla :: Image #38644
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult non-breeding plumage, La Jolla :: Image #38643
Photo of Juvenile western gull portrait against ocean backdrop, suspected second or third winter plumage :: Image #38594
Photo of Ocean sunfish portrait underwater, Mola mola, San Diego :: Image #38538
Photo of Mist and storm clouds over Bass Lake, aerial photo, autumn :: Image #38531
Photo of Moonrise and spectacular pink sunset over Bass Lake, Goat Mountain rises to the right, aerial panoramic photo :: Image #38529
Photo of Stone Steps Beach at Sunset, Aerial Panorama, Encinitas, California :: Image #38093
Photo of Factory Butte at sunrise, aerial photo, Utah. An exceptional example of solitary butte surrounded by dramatically eroded badlands, Factory Butte stands alone on the San Rafael Swell. :: Image #38076
Photo of Western Grebes rushing in a courtship display. Rushiing grebes run across the water 60 feet (20m) or further with their feet hitting the water as rapidly as 20 times per second :: Image #37855
Photo of The Pulpit in the Temple of Sinawava, backlit by sun, early morning, Zion Canyon, Utah :: Image #37796
Photo of Contemplative brown pelican portrait on overcast day, with surf and foam in the background. Breeding plumage with yellow and white head, red throat, brown neck. :: Image #37638
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, wings spread as it soars over cliffs and the ocean in La Jolla, California. :: Image #37620
Photo of California brown pelican portrait with breeding plumage, note the striking red throat, yellow and white head :: Image #37610
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray Tetronarce californica, amidst huge schools of fish and baitfish, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island. This electric ray will shock the hell out of you if you are not careful. :: Image #37235
Photo of Red gorgonian (Lophogorgia chilensis) rises above fields of purple hydrocoral (Stylaster californicus, Allopora californica) on Farnsworth Bank, Catalina Island. :: Image #37179
Photo of Garibaldi and golden gorgonian, with a underwater forest of giant kelp rising in the background, underwater. :: Image #37097
Photo of Coronado Islands Underwater Reefscape, various algae on rocky reef. :: Image #37052
Photo of Coronado Islands Underwater Reefscape, various algae on rocky reef. :: Image #37048
Photo of Clarks Grebes, courting pair, Lake Hodges :: Image #36881
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Note the yellow throat of this individual, different than the more typical red throat. :: Image #36844
Photo of Canyon X, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona. Slot canyons are formed when water and wind erode a cut through a (usually sandstone) mesa, producing a very narrow passage that may be as slim as a few feet and a hundred feet or more in height. :: Image #36014
Photo of Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35910
Photo of Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males :: Image #35147
Photo of A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California :: Image #35133
Photo of South Coronado Island, aerial photo :: Image #35091
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach at Sunset, La Jolla, Mount Soledad and Blacks Beach in the distance :: Image #35057
Photo of Oil Rig Eureka, Underwater Structure and invertebrate Life :: Image #34672
Photo of Boat at anchor at Lobster Shack Cove, Aerial Photo of North Coronado Island, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34571
Photo of Panorama of Full Moon and Earth Shadow over Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii. The dark band on the horizon is the shadow of the earth, while the lighter pink band is atmosphere that is still lit by the setting sun. :: Image #34515
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #34345
Photo of Cardon Cactus on Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Baja California :: Image #33575
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33370
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33320
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33317
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33277
Photo of Plates of Porites arnaudi coral, Clipperton Island :: Image #32980
Photo of Booby looking underwater, Clipperton Island :: Image #32958
Photo of Sunset at Clipperton Island, aerial panoramic photo showing the entire atoll. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32895
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater bubble display, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32801
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32522
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32506
Photo of Tiger shark close up view, including nictating membrane covering the eye, nostrils and ampullae of Lorenzini :: Image #31925
Photo of Tiger shark with closed nictating membrane :: Image #31910
Photo of Thorny Oyster, Spondylus varians, Fiji :: Image #31449
Photo of Sardines and Scad, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31250
Photo of Perseid Meteor Shower over Joshua Tree National Park, Aug 13, 2014 :: Image #31145
Photo of Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark. :: Image #31009
Photo of Aerial photo of San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area. San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County. :: Image #30607
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose and Full Moon, Anza Borrego :: Image #30497
Photo of Gray whale raising fluke before diving, on southern migration to calving lagoons in Baja. :: Image #30466
Photo of Western gull, flying :: Image #30450
Photo of Saddle patch and dorsal fins of killer whales, Palos Verdes :: Image #30421
Photo of La Jolla reef and clouds, surf, early morning. :: Image #30385
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave :: Image #30371
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over sea foam and waves :: Image #30367
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head. :: Image #30333
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head. :: Image #30328
Photo of California Pelican flying on a wave, riding the updraft from the wave. :: Image #30268
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch :: Image #30256
Photo of Stars rise above the Ocotillo Wind Turbine power generation facility, with a flashlight illuminating the turning turbine blades :: Image #30223
Photo of San Diego Bay and Skyline, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #30209
Photo of Brown pelican flying over waves and the surf. :: Image #30168
Photo of Scripps Pier, Surfer's view from among the waves. Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset. :: Image #30147
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, two males in courtship combat, jousting, Olare Orok Conservancy :: Image #30069
Photo of Safari guide spotting wildlife at sunrise, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30047
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30036
Photo of Lionness with injury from water buffalo, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29915
Photo of Lion in a tree, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29870
Photo of Lionness and two week old cubs, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29794
Photo of Waterbuck, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29694
Photo of Hippopotamus, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29663
Photo of African elephant eating acacia, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29652
Photo of Zebra running, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29634
Photo of Cheetah, Meru National Park :: Image #29624
Photo of Cheetah, Meru National Park :: Image #29620
Photo of Cheetah, Meru National Park :: Image #29618
Photo of Zebra, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29595
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Amboseli National Park :: Image #29563
Photo of Santa Barbara Island, aerial photograph :: Image #29371
Photo of Santa Barbara Island, aerial photograph :: Image #29368
Photo of Santa Barbara Island, aerial photograph :: Image #29361
Photo of Santa Barbara Island, Sutil Island, and thick kelp forests, aerial photograph :: Image #29359
Photo of Ancient Bristlecone Pine tree, White Mountain Wilderness, Inyo National Forest :: Image #29314
Photo of Balanced Rock and Moon at night, Arches National Park :: Image #29307
Photo of Arch Rock, Venus and Milky Way at Astronomical Twilight, Morning approaching, Joshua Tree National Park :: Image #29231
Photo of Milky Way at Night over Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park :: Image #29195
Photo of Black's Beach sea cliffs, sunset, looking north from Scripps Pier with Torrey Pines State Reserve in the distance :: Image #29165
Photo of Torrey Pines storm clouds at sunset :: Image #29164
Photo of Aerial Panorama of La Jolla, University City, showing (from left) University of California at San Diego, University City, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla Shores, Point La Jolla, Mount Soledad, in the background some of the mountains to the east of San Diego. The highest peak in the center of the panoram is Cuyamaca Peak (6512') while the rocky peak directly in front of it is El Cajon Mountain (3675'). :: Image #29098
Photo of Drift kelp, a kelp paddy, floating patch of kelp on the open ocean which attracts marine life and forms of moving oasis of life, an open ocean habitat, aerial photo :: Image #29083
Photo of Aqua Hedionda Lagoon and Encina Power Station, Warm Water Jetties beach, Carlsbad, California, aerial photo :: Image #29070
Photo of Nuclear submarine at the surface of the ocean, aerial photo :: Image #29069
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29031
Photo of California brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage :: Image #28969
Photo of Oceanside Pier at Dawn :: Image #28878
Photo of A fiery sunrise explodes over the La Jolla coastline. :: Image #28872
Photo of Hospital Point, La Jolla, dawn, sunrise light and approaching storm clouds. :: Image #28857
Photo of Sunrise over the Pacific Ocean, cloudless, viewed from Guadalupe Island :: Image #28774
Photo of God Beams at Sunset, Guadalupe Island :: Image #28772
Photo of Blue Moon at Sunset over San Diego City Skyline. The third full moon in a season, this rare "blue moon" rises over San Diego just after sundown. :: Image #28754
Photo of Moon and Stars over Pauma Valley, viewed from Palomar Mountain State Park :: Image #28751
Photo of Moon and Milky Way over Palomar Mountain State Park :: Image #28748
Photo of Paradise Meadows, wildflowers and Mount Rainier, summer :: Image #28711
Photo of Mount Rainier, southern exposure viewed from High Skyline Trail near Paradise Meadows. :: Image #28709
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in the calm waters of Reflection Lake, early morning :: Image #28704
Photo of Half Dome reflected in the Merced River :: Image #28692
Photo of Hardened mud playa and sand dunes, dawn, Mesquite dunes. :: Image #28679
Photo of The Second Wave at Night. The Second Wave, a spectacular sandstone formation in the North Coyote Buttes, lies under a sky full of stars. :: Image #28628
Photo of The Wave at Night, under a clear night sky full of stars. The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #28623
Photo of The Wave in the North Coyote Buttes, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #28603
Photo of The Wave in the North Coyote Buttes, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #28602
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #28585
Photo of Light Beam in Upper Antelope Slot Canyon. Thin shafts of light briefly penetrate the convoluted narrows of Upper Antelope Slot Canyon, sending piercing beams through the sandstone maze to the sand floor below. :: Image #28564
Photo of Agaltha Peak, also know as El Capitan Peak, rises to over 1500' in height near Kayenta, Arizona and Monument Valley. Agathla Peak is an eroded volcanic plug consisting of volcanic breccia cut by dikes of an unusual igneous rock called minette. :: Image #28553
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine trees in Patriarch Grove, display characteristic gnarled, twisted form as it rises above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest :: Image #28527
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine trees in Patriarch Grove, display characteristic gnarled, twisted form as it rises above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest :: Image #28525
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine trees in Patriarch Grove, display characteristic gnarled, twisted form as it rises above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest :: Image #28523
Photo of Mammoth Peak over Tuolumne Meadows, Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park :: Image #28514
Photo of God Beams, clouds and afternoon light over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #28479
Photo of San Clemente Pier at dawn, San Clemente, California. :: Image #28468
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs lit at night by a full moon, low tide reflections. :: Image #28463
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs lit at night by a full moon, low tide reflections. :: Image #28455
Photo of Live Oak and Milky Way, rocks and stars, Joshua Tree National Park at night :: Image #28424
Photo of Notre Dame de Paris. Notre Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral or simply Notre Dame, is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral on the eastern half of the Ile de la Cite in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. Widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known churches in the world ever built, Notre Dame is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris. :: Image #28256
Photo of River Seine, Full Moon and Eiffel Tower at night, Paris. La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world :: Image #28203
Photo of River Seine, barge and Ile Saint-Louis, sunrise, Paris. Ile Saint-Louis, is one of two natural islands in the Seine river, in Paris, France. The island is named after King Louis IX of France (Saint Louis). The island is connected to the rest of Paris by bridges to both banks of the river and by the Pont Saint Louis to the Ile de la Cite. :: Image #28144
Photo of La Tour Eiffel, The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world :: Image #28113
Photo of Landscape Arch and Milky Way, stars rise over the arch at night. :: Image #27870
Photo of Stone columns rising in the night sky, milky way and stars and clouds filling the night sky overhead. :: Image #27848
Photo of Soda Springs Basin from Green River Overlook, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah. :: Image #27841
Photo of Balanced Rock, a narrow sandstone tower, appears poised to topple. :: Image #27839
Photo of Tower of Babel in morning light. :: Image #27822
Photo of Canyonlands National Park panorama. :: Image #27817
Photo of Yosemite Falls rises above the Merced River, viewed from the Swinging Bridge. The 2425' falls is the tallest in North America. :: Image #27741
Photo of Boulders and stars, moonlight in Joshua Tree National Park. The moon gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California :: Image #27716
Photo of Darwin Falls in Death Valley, near the settlement of Panamint Springs. The falls are fed by a perennial stream that flows through a narrow canyon of plutonic rock, and drop of total of 80' (24m) in two sections. :: Image #27683
Photo of Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills, seen here at night with swirling star trails formed in the sky above due to a long time exposure. :: Image #27673
Photo of Mobius Arch and stars at night, Alabama Hills, California. :: Image #27672
Photo of Racetrack sailing stone and star trails. A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter :: Image #27667
Photo of Racetrack sailing stone and Milky Way, at night. A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter :: Image #27640
Photo of Salt polygons. After winter flooding, the salt on the Badwater Basin playa dries into geometric polygonal shapes. :: Image #27631
Photo of Mount Whitney and Lone Pine Peak are framed by Lathe Arch in the Alabama Hills at sunrise, California. :: Image #27624
Photo of Yellow-tailed surgeonfish schooling, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27564
Photo of Panamic sargeant major fishes and sunburst, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27563
Photo of Beautiful underwater sunburst, glittering light through the ocean surface, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27562
Photo of Lesser electric ray, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27539
Photo of Panamic crown of thorns sea star. :: Image #27527
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27510
Photo of Finescale triggerfish underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27489
Photo of Finescale triggerfish underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27478
Photo of Large group of bachelor adult male California sea lions, underwater view, at Isla Las Animas near La Paz, Sea of Cortez, Baja California. :: Image #27462
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27422
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27421
Photo of Imperial Beach pier at sunrise, :: Image #27414
Photo of Ocean Beach Pier, also known as the OB Pier or Ocean Beach Municipal Pier, is the longest concrete pier on the West Coast measuring 1971 feet (601 m) long. :: Image #27391
Photo of Ocean Beach Pier, also known as the OB Pier or Ocean Beach Municipal Pier, is the longest concrete pier on the West Coast measuring 1971 feet (601 m) long. :: Image #27387
Photo of Leucadia wet sand beach and sea cliffs, sunset. :: Image #27377
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27308
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27293
Photo of Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Peregrine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27288
Photo of The Crystal Pier and Pacific Ocean at sunrise, dawn, waves blur as they crash upon the sand. Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach. :: Image #27239
Photo of Surf and sky at sunset, waves crash upon the sand at dusk. :: Image #27237
Photo of Surf and sky at sunset, waves crash upon the sand at dusk. :: Image #27236
Photo of Surf and sky at sunset, waves crash upon the sand at dusk. :: Image #27234
Photo of Sunrise on the coast of Oceanside California. :: Image #27232
Photo of Oceanside Pier at sunrise, dawn, morning. :: Image #27231
Photo of San Diego bay and skyline at sunrise, viewed from Coronado Island. :: Image #27177
Photo of San Diego harbor and skyline, viewed at sunset. :: Image #27151
Photo of Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #27106
Photo of San Diego downtown city skyline and waterfront, sunrise, dawn, viewed from Coronado Island. :: Image #27090
Photo of Breaking wave fast motion and blur. The Wedge. :: Image #27072
Photo of Bottlenose dolphins swim through red tide, hunt a school of fish, lit by glowing bioluminescence caused by microscopic Lingulodinium polyedrum dinoflagellate organisms which glow blue when agitated at night. :: Image #27066
Photo of Lingulodinium polyedrum red tide dinoflagellate plankton, glows blue when it is agitated in wave and is visible at night. :: Image #27064
Photo of Star trails and Arch Rock. Polaris, the North Star, is at the center of the circular arc star trails as they pass above this natural stone archway in Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #26794
Photo of Sunset and boulders, Joshua Tree National Park. Sunset lights the giant boulders and rock formations near Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree N.P. :: Image #26734
Photo of The Great Wall, Navajo Tribal Lands, Arizona. Sandstone "fins", eroded striations that depict how sandstone -- ancient compressed sand -- was laid down in layers over time. Now exposed, the layer erode at different rates, forming delicate "fins" that stretch for long distances. :: Image #26643
Photo of Horseshoe Bend. The Colorado River makes a 180-degree turn at Horseshoe Bend. Here the river has eroded the Navajo sandstone for eons, digging a canyon 1100-feet deep. :: Image #26602
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, an sand at the edge of the sea. :: Image #26320
Photo of Sandhill crane in flight, wings extended. :: Image #26202
Photo of Eureka dune grass is a rare and federally endangered species of grass endemic to the Eureka Valley and Eureka Sand Dunes. The Last Chance mountains, lit by sunset, are visible in the distance. Swallenia alexandrae, a perennial grass, grows only in the southern portion of Eureka Valley Sand Dunes, in Inyo County, California. :: Image #25358
Photo of Sunset over the Racetrack Playa. The Cottonwood Mountains rise above the flat, dry, ancient lake bed. :: Image #25265
Photo of Racetrack Playa, an ancient lake now dried and covered with dessicated mud. :: Image #25264
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25249
Photo of International Space Station flys over Death Valley shortly after sunset. :: Image #25247
Photo of The Galactic Center of the Milky Way galaxy rises in the sky on a clear night. :: Image #25246
Photo of Spring wildflower blooms on the Eureka sand dunes. :: Image #25245
Photo of Dried mud, arid land, Eureka Valley. :: Image #25244
Photo of Salt polygons. After winter flooding, the salt on the Badwater Basin playa dries into geometric polygonal shapes. :: Image #25242
Photo of Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage shown: red throat, yellow head and dark brown hindneck. :: Image #23653
Photo of Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage shown: red throat, yellow head and dark brown hindneck. :: Image #23649
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #23645
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #23644
Photo of Brown pelican, winter adult breeding plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning :: Image #23640
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #23633
Photo of Brown pelican, juvenile with blue and gray identification bands on its legs. These tags aid scientists in understanding how the birds travel and recover if they have been rehabilitated. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning :: Image #23631
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #23625
Photo of A California sea lion plays with a piece of kelp, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23427
Photo of Fletcher Peak (10319') at sunset, viewed from Vogelsang High Sierra Camp in Yosemite's high country. :: Image #23248
Photo of A hiker admires an ancient bristlecone pine tree, on the Methuselah Walk in the Schulman Grove in the White Mountains at an elevation of 9500 above sea level. The oldest bristlecone pines in the world are found in the Schulman Grove, some of them over 4700 years old. Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #23232
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #22435
Photo of Wave breaking in early morning sunlight. :: Image #21779
Photo of Guadalupe Island, dark and gloomy clouds, northern approach. :: Image #21369
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, hauled out upon volcanic rocks along the shoreline of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21350
Photo of Blue whale fluking. An enormous blue whale raises its powerful fluke (tail) high out of the water as it makes a steep dive into the open ocean. :: Image #21261
Photo of Cresting wave, morning light, glassy water, surf. :: Image #20811
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Note adult winter breeding plumage in display, with brown neck, red gular throat pouch and yellow and white head. :: Image #20295
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20259
Photo of Brown pelican head throw, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20205
Photo of Brown pelican head throw, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20188
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, winter mating plumage with distinctive dark brown nape and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20168
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, resting on sandstone cliffs beside the sea, winter mating plumage with distinctive dark brown nape and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20157
Photo of Brown pelican, non-breeding winter plumage. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #20078
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing brown hindneck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20077
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #20053
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #20028
Photo of Brown pelican spreads its enormous wings to slow before landing on seaside cliffs. Brown pelicans appear awkward but in fact are superb and efficient fliers, ranging far over the ocean in search of fish to dive upon. They typically nest on offshore islands and inaccessible ocean cliffs. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #20014
Photo of California sea lion hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #19934
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19468
Photo of Heermanns gull, moon setting, sunrise. :: Image #18272
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #18044
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17497
Photo of Double-crested cormorants in flight at sunrise, long exposure produces a blurred motion. :: Image #15280
Photo of Brown pelican, adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch.. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #15130
Photo of Fin whale dorsal fin. The fin whale is named for its tall, falcate dorsal fin. Mariners often refer to them as finback whales. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). :: Image #12769
Photo of A great white shark underwater. A large great white shark cruises the clear oceanic waters of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #10114
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7733
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7667
Photo of North Pacific humpback whales, socializing trio of adults. :: Image #5933
Photo of Sunrise on morros near south end of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #3706
Photo of Ocean sunfish referencing drift kelp in the open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3563
Photo of Ocean sunfish sunning/basking at surface in the open ocean. :: Image #3498
Photo of Ocean sunfish (Mola mola) with mouth wide open for slurping zooplankton, open ocean. :: Image #3319
Photo of Ocean sunfish, basking at surface, viewed from underwater, open ocean. :: Image #3311
Photo of Humpback whale competitive group, several adult male escort whales swimming closely together as part of a larger competitive group. :: Image #2864
Photo of Adult male humpback whale singing, suspended motionless underwater. Only male humpbacks have been observed singing. All humpbacks in the North Pacific sing the same whale song each year, and the song changes slightly from one year to the next. :: Image #2802
Photo of Manta ray and scuba diver. :: Image #2461
Photo of Manta ray and freediver. :: Image #2460
Photo of Manta ray and remora. :: Image #2456
Photo of Northern elephant seal, San Benito Islands. :: Image #2161
Photo of Blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, swims through the open ocean, underwater view. :: Image #1902
Photo of Gray whale, blow. :: Image #1173
Photo of Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean :: Image #1153
Photo of Blue shark and offshore drift kelp. :: Image #1082
Photo of Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean :: Image #1077
Photo of Garibaldi in kelp forest. :: Image #1055
Photo of California sea lion, with monofiliment cut, on the Monterey Breakwater :: Image #958
Photo of California sea lion, Coronados Islands. :: Image #956
Photo of North Pacific humpback whales, a mother and young calf swim near scientific research divers. :: Image #543
Photo of California bat ray in kelp forest. :: Image #267
Photo of Pink Whipray Stingray underwater, Pateobatis fai, in shallow lagoon, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40631
Photo of Isla San Pedro Martir at sunset with extensive forest of Cardon Cactus seen on the summit ridge of the island, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. San Pedro Martir Island and its marine life are, since 2002, part of the San Pedro Martir Biosphere Reserve, and is regarded as a natural laboratory of adaptive evolution, similar to that of the Galapagos Islands. It is home to 292 species of fauna and flora (both land-based and aquatic), with 42 species protected by Mexican law, and 30 listed on the Red List of Threatened Species. San Pedro Martir is also unique in the area for its year-round quantity of birds. The island is the only island in the area with a perpetually swirling cloud of sea birds. This is because the water around the island, has some of the most successful marine productivity in the world :: Image #40398
Photo of California race of Brown pelican flying over waves and the surf, adult winter breeding plumage. :: Image #38942
Photo of California Brown Pelican soaring, wings outstretched. Adult winter breeding plumage colors. :: Image #38923
Photo of Aerial Panorama of Bass Lake near Oakhurst, California, at sunset :: Image #38212
Photo of West Temple, The Sundial and the Altar of Sacrifice at sunrise. :: Image #37791
Photo of Brown pelican portrait on overcast day, with surf and foam in the background. Breeding plumage with yellow and white head, red throat, brown neck. :: Image #37639
Photo of California Brown pelican portrait, displaying breeding plumage with distinctive yellow and white head feathers, red gular throat pouch, brown hind neck and greyish body. :: Image #37633
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head :: Image #37609
Photo of Young sea lions at the Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #37314
Photo of Purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37268
Photo of Purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus and yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthus giveni, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #37217
Photo of Mount Conness and North Peak over middle Conness Lake, Hoover Wilderness :: Image #36426
Photo of Canyon X, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona. Slot canyons are formed when water and wind erode a cut through a (usually sandstone) mesa, producing a very narrow passage that may be as slim as a few feet and a hundred feet or more in height. :: Image #36017
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona :: Image #35935
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona :: Image #35934
Photo of Longnose Hawkfish on Black Coral, Oxycirrhites typus :: Image #33570
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33322
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33312
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33286
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33220
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33156
Photo of Desert Lily in bloom, Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #33124
Photo of Plastic Debris, Sorted and Cataloged for Study, Clipperton Island :: Image #33104
Photo of Brown booby, Clipperton island :: Image #33091
Photo of Plates of Porites arnaudi coral, Clipperton Island :: Image #32999
Photo of Coral Reef at Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton has healthy, beautiful coral reefs. The white beaches are composed of white coralline rubble. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32899
Photo of Aerial view of the lagoon inside Clipperton Island. The lagoon within the atoll was formerly open to the ocean but has been closed and stagnant for many decades. Some experts believe erosion will open the lagoon up to the ocean again soon. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32878
Photo of Coconut palm trees on Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32845
Photo of Rusting shipwreck on the beach at Clipperton Island, aerial photo, Clipperton Island is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32838
Photo of Coral Hind, Cephalopholis miniata, also known as Coral Trout and Coral Grouper, Fiji :: Image #31448
Photo of Full moon rising at night over the San Diego County Fair. Del Mar Fair at night. :: Image #31030
Photo of Royal Tern, La Jolla :: Image #30397
Photo of California Pelican flying on a wave, riding the updraft from the wave. :: Image #30278
Photo of Brown pelican flying over waves and the surf. :: Image #30186
Photo of African elephants below Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29603
Photo of African elephant herd, drinking water at a swamp, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29529
Photo of Scripps Pier at sunset. :: Image #29171
Photo of Seacliffs, La Jolla and evening lights, dusk, Pacific Ocean surf :: Image #28988
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage :: Image #28351
Photo of Notre Dame Cathedral, trees and streetlamp, west facade, Paris. Notre Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral or simply Notre Dame, is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral on the eastern half of the Ile de la Cite in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. Widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known churches in the world ever built, Notre Dame is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris. :: Image #28242
Photo of Sacre-Coeur Basilica. The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, commonly known as Sacre-Coeur Basilica, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Paris, France. A popular landmark, the basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city. :: Image #28155
Photo of Sunrise at the Wedge. The Wedge, a notorious and famous shorebreak at the end of the Newport Peninsula, is seen here under a huge dawning sky and sporting a small but fun swell. :: Image #27991
Photo of Sponger and backlit barrel :: Image #27987
Photo of Sunrise breaking wave, dawn surf. :: Image #27983
Photo of Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible. :: Image #27956
Photo of Half Dome and nighttime stars, viewed from Glacier Point. :: Image #27952
Photo of Balanced Rock and Milky Way stars at night. :: Image #27831
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27782
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27780
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27776
Photo of Upper Yosemite Falls and lunar rainbow, moonbow. A lunar rainbow (moonbow) can be seen to the left of Yosemite Falls, where the moon illuminates the spray of the falls. :: Image #27752
Photo of Juniper and star trails. :: Image #27720
Photo of Beautiful sunset on Torrey Pines State Beach. :: Image #27199
Photo of Freediving photographer in a cloud of salps, gelatinous zooplankton that drifts with open ocean currents. :: Image #27012
Photo of Clepsydra Geyser, a geyser which is almost continually erupting. A member of the Fountain Group of geothermal features :: Image #26947
Photo of Old Faithful geyser. Reaching up to 185' in height and lasting up to 5 minutes, Old Faithful geyser is the most famous geyser in the world and the first geyser in Yellowstone to be named. :: Image #26945
Photo of Yosemite Falls reflected in flooded meadow. The Merced River floods its banks in spring, forming beautiful reflections of Yosemite Falls. :: Image #26888
Photo of Yosemite Falls and star trails, night sky time exposure of Yosemite Falls waterfall in full spring flow, with star trails arcing through the night sky. :: Image #26853
Photo of Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park. A natural stone arch in the White Tank area of Joshua Tree N.P. :: Image #26748
Photo of The Mount Soledad Cross, a landmark in La Jolla, California. The Mount Soledad Cross is a 29-foot-tall cross erected in 1954.
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Photo of The Mount Soledad Cross, a landmark in La Jolla, California. The Mount Soledad Cross is a 29-foot-tall cross erected in 1954.
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Photo of The moon sets over the Fire Wave, a beautiful sandstone formation exhibiting dramatic striations, striped layers in the geologic historical record. :: Image #26511
Photo of Western gull. :: Image #26465
Photo of Earth Shadow lies over Point La Jolla at dawn. :: Image #26444
Photo of A sockeye salmon swims in the shallows of the Adams River, with the surrounding forest visible in this split-level over-under photograph. :: Image #26177
Photo of A male sockeye salmon, showing injuries sustained as it migrated hundreds of miles from the ocean up the Fraser River, swims upstream in the Adams River to reach the place where it will fertilize eggs laid by a female in the rocks. It will die so after spawning. :: Image #26171
Photo of Sockeye salmon, swimming upstream in the shallow waters of the Adams River. When they reach the place where they hatched from eggs four years earlier, they will spawn and die. :: Image #26169
Photo of A sockeye salmon swims in the shallows of the Adams River, with the surrounding forest visible in this split-level over-under photograph. :: Image #26167
Photo of A male sockeye salmon, showing injuries sustained as it migrated hundreds of miles from the ocean up the Fraser River, swims upstream in the Adams River to reach the place where it will fertilize eggs laid by a female in the rocks. It will die so after spawning. :: Image #26166
Photo of A school of sockeye salmon, swimming up the Adams River to spawn, where they will lay eggs and die. :: Image #26164
Photo of A sockeye salmon swims in the shallows of the Adams River, with the surrounding forest visible in this split-level over-under photograph. :: Image #26158
Photo of A male sockeye salmon, showing injuries sustained as it migrated hundreds of miles from the ocean up the Fraser River, swims upstream in the Adams River to reach the place where it will fertilize eggs laid by a female in the rocks. It will die so after spawning. :: Image #26151
Photo of Archangel Falls in autumn, near the Subway in North Creek Canyon, with maples and cottonwoods turning fall colors. :: Image #26139
Photo of Water rushes through a narrow crack, in the red sandstone of Zion National Park, with fallen autumn leaves. :: Image #26138
Photo of The Virgin River and fall colors, maples and cottonwood trees in autumn. :: Image #26111
Photo of Virgin River narrows and fall colors, cottonwood trees in autumn along the Virgin River with towering sandstone cliffs. :: Image #26109
Photo of Flowing water and fall cottonwood trees, along the Virgin River in the Zion Narrows in autumn. :: Image #26107
Photo of Flowing water and fall cottonwood trees, along the Virgin River in the Zion Narrows in autumn. :: Image #26105
Photo of The Virgin River flows by autumn cottonwood trees, part of the Virgin River Narrows. This is a fantastic hike in fall with the comfortable temperatures, beautiful fall colors and light crowds. :: Image #26101
Photo of Small waterfalls and autumn trees, along the left fork in North Creek Canyon, with maple and cottonwood trees turning fall colors. :: Image #26099
Photo of The Subway, a iconic eroded sandstone formation in Zion National Park. :: Image #26093
Photo of Yellow cottonwood trees in autumn, fall colors in the Virgin River Narrows in Zion National Park. :: Image #26089
Photo of Humpback whale in Antarctica. A humpback whale swims through the beautiful ice-filled waters of Neko Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. :: Image #25652
Photo of A leopard shark, swimming through the shallows waters of a California reef, underwater, Cystoseira osmundacea marine algae growing on rocky reef. :: Image #25417
Photo of Giant kelp, blades, stipes and pneumatocysts, backlit by the sun in shallow water. :: Image #25401
Photo of Star trails, rotating around the North Star (Polaris), seen from Death Valley. :: Image #25270
Photo of Paraglider soaring at Torrey Pines Gliderport, sunset, flying over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #24288
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #23623
Photo of Joshua tree, sunrise, infrared. :: Image #22888
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, Kachemak Bay in background. :: Image #22629
Photo of Bald eagle in flight over snow-dusted beach, Kachemak Bay. :: Image #22628
Photo of Bald eagle vocalizing, calling, with open beak while on wooden perch. :: Image #22627
Photo of Bald eagle makes a splash while in flight as it takes a fish out of the water. :: Image #22626
Photo of Bald eagle, closeup of head and shoulders showing distinctive white head feathers, yellow beak and brown body and wings. :: Image #22625
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wings raised, Kachemak Bay in the background. :: Image #22624
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22623
Photo of Bald eagle, sidelit, wings partially raised as its balances on wooden perch, Kachemak Bay, clouds and Kenai Mountains in background. :: Image #22622
Photo of Bald eagle in flight drips water as it carries a fish in its talons that it has just pulled from the water. :: Image #22621
Photo of Snow geese rest on a still pond in rich orange and yellow sunrise light. These geese have spent their night's rest on the main empoundment and will leave around sunrise to feed in nearby corn fields. :: Image #21802
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #21801
Photo of Snow geese at sunrise. Thousands of wintering snow geese take to the sky in predawn light in Bosque del Apache's famous "blast off". The flock can be as large as 20,000 geese or more. Long time exposure creates blurring among the geese. :: Image #21799
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21602
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, hauled out upon volcanic rocks along the shoreline of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21351
Photo of A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #20388
Photo of Sea lion portrait, hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #20207
Photo of Joshua tree at sunrise. Joshua trees are found in the Mojave desert region of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #20139
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20079
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20076
Photo of Brown pelican drying its feathers in the morning sun. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20056
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #20032
Photo of Coyote in snow covered field along the Madison River. :: Image #19635
Photo of Snow covers the rocks and cliffs around Lower Yellowstone Falls in winter. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from Lookout Point on the North side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. :: Image #19572
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Mexico's Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and use it as a staging area before journeying farther into the Pacific ocean. :: Image #19453
Photo of Young brown bear stands in tall sedge grass to get a better view of other approaching bears. :: Image #19212
Photo of Brown bear female sow with spring cubs. These three cubs were born earlier in the spring and will remain with their mother for almost two years, relying on her completely for their survival. :: Image #19181
Photo of Slab wave, mutant surf at the Wedge. :: Image #18710
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, Childrens Pool. :: Image #18431
Photo of Wilson Arch rises high above route 191 in eastern Utah, with a span of 91 feet and a height of 46 feet. :: Image #18031
Photo of Close out wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17827
Photo of Ron Ziebell, the Wedge. :: Image #17706
Photo of Surfer nearly collides with stray board, #3 of a 6 frame sequence, Newport Beach. :: Image #16835
Photo of Kirk Blackman, Newport Beach. :: Image #16830
Photo of Galapagos shark. :: Image #16239
Photo of Marine iguana, underwater, forages for green algae that grows on the lava reef. :: Image #16227
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #15172
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #15137
Photo of Kirk Blackman, September swell :: Image #14389
Photo of Shorebreak. :: Image #14204
Photo of Lip throws out, boogie board guy about to take off at the The Wedge. Actually at Cylinders. :: Image #14189
Photo of Christine Falls is a 69 foot (21m) waterfall in Mount Rainier. The lower section of Christine Falls is known for the bridge that spans across it. :: Image #13823
Photo of The Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River drops 308 feet at the head of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. A long exposure blurs the fast-flowing water. The canyon is approximately 10,000 years old, 20 miles long, 1000 ft deep, and 2500 ft wide. Its yellow, orange and red-colored walls are due to oxidation of the various iron compounds in the soil, and to a lesser degree, sulfur content. :: Image #13338
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10754
Photo of Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head. :: Image #9606
Photo of Ocotillo ablaze with springtime flowers. Ocotillo is a dramatic succulent, often confused with cactus, that is common throughout the desert regions of American southwest. :: Image #9161
Photo of A great white shark swims just below the rippled ocean surface of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. :: Image #7717
Photo of Blue whale, the large animal ever to live on earth, underwater view in the open ocean. :: Image #5814
Photo of Boat Horizon above kelp forest. :: Image #3764
Photo of Red gorgonian polyps. The red gorgonian is a colonial organism composed of thousands of tiny polyps. Each polyp secretes calcium which accumulates to form the structure of the colony. The fan-shaped gorgonian is oriented perpendicular to prevailing ocean currents to better enable to filter-feeding polyps to capture passing plankton and detritus passing by. :: Image #3480
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3135
Photo of Humpback whale competitive group, several adult male escort whales swimming closely together as part of a larger competitive group. :: Image #2862
Photo of Manta ray and scuba diver. :: Image #2466
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, Islas San Benito. :: Image #2298
Photo of Inquisitive young California sea lion underwater, this is a pup-of-the-year born in June and only about five months old, Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40774
Photo of Inquisitive young California sea lion underwater, this is a pup-of-the-year born in June and only about five months old, Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40773
Photo of Inquisitive young California sea lion underwater, this is a pup-of-the-year born in June and only about five months old, Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40769
Photo of Inquisitive young California sea lion underwater, this is a pup-of-the-year born in June and only about five months old, Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40764
Photo of California sea lion playing with stick underawter, Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40762
Photo of California sea lions swimming underwater, Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40758
Photo of Young California sea lion pup blind in one eye, possibly as a result of a wound or tumor/growth, Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40756
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Hauled on on Rocks at low tide, La Jolla's Children's Pool :: Image #40754
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Hauled on on Rocks at low tide, La Jolla's Children's Pool :: Image #40753
Photo of Young California sea lion pup playing with a stone underwater, Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40742
Photo of California sea lion laying on pink marine algae and eyeing the photographer, Coronado Islands, Mexico. :: Image #40741
Photo of California sea lion laying on pink marine algae and eyeing the photographer, Coronado Islands, Mexico. :: Image #40736
Photo of Huge California Sea Lion Male Underwater, a bull, patrolling his breeding harem and territory, Coronado Islands, Mexico. His sagittal crest, the bony bump on his head that distinguishes adult male sea lions, is clearly seen. :: Image #40734
Photo of California sea lion laying on pink marine algae and eyeing the photographer, Coronado Islands, Mexico. :: Image #40730
Photo of Inquisitive young California sea lion underwater, this is a pup-of-the-year born in June and only about five months old, Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40728
Photo of California Sea Lions Nuzzling on Point La Jolla, San Diego, California :: Image #40721
Photo of California Sea Lions on Point La Jolla, San Diego, California :: Image #40720
Photo of Children's Pool Reef Exposed at Extreme Low King Tide, La Jolla, California. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #40718
Photo of California Sea Lion with Apparent Cookie Cutter Shark Wound :: Image #40694
Photo of California sea lion entangled in fishing line, deep laceration around neck, Point La Jolla. :: Image #40693
Photo of Inquisitive young California sea lion underwater, this is a pup-of-the-year born in June and only about five months old, Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40686
Photo of Inquisitive young California sea lion underwater, this is a pup-of-the-year born in June and only about five months old, Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40684
Photo of Young California Sea Lions at Play Underwater in the Coronado Islands, Mexico. Pups spend much of their time playing with one another in the water, strengthening their swimming skills and mock jousting. :: Image #40682
Photo of Barrier Reef around Moorea Island, French Polynesia. The outer reef slope is seen adjacent to deep blue oceanic water with white waves breaking against the reef edge. Next, a wide shallow reef flat occurs dotted with coral bommies. Inside of that, a shallow protected lagoon is formed against the island. Tall, rugged, eroded mountains are seen hinting at the age of the ancient volcano that originally formed the island and that is now sinking back down, leaving the encircling reef behind. :: Image #40678
Photo of Barrier Reef around Moorea Island, French Polynesia. The outer reef slope is seen adjacent to deep blue oceanic water with white waves breaking against the reef edge. Next, a wide shallow reef flat occurs dotted with coral bommies. Inside of that, a shallow protected lagoon is formed against the island. Tall, rugged, eroded mountains are seen hinting at the age of the ancient volcano that originally formed the island and that is now sinking back down, leaving the encircling reef behind. :: Image #40677
Photo of Cruising Sailboats at anchor, Moorea, French Polynesia, aerial view :: Image #40675
Photo of Moorea rises above its lagoon and barrier reef, French Polynesia, aerial view. Cooks Bay lies in the distance. :: Image #40672
Photo of Swimmer over coral head in warm clear waters of Moorea lagoon, French Polynesia :: Image #40669
Photo of Waves break on Moorea's Barrier Reef, with shallow reef flat and protected lagoon to the left and open ocean to the right. :: Image #40667
Photo of Oceanic Whitetip Shark Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia, Carcharhinus longimanus :: Image #40663
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whales Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40660
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whale Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40658
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whales Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40656
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whales Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40654
Photo of Short-Finned Pilot Whales Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia, Globicephala macrorhynchus :: Image #40651
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whale fluke dorsal aspect, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40646
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whale Underwater, Inverted with Fluke Up, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40644
Photo of Inquisitive Calf South Pacific Humpback Whale Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40641
Photo of Inquisitive Calf South Pacific Humpback Whale Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40639
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whale Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40637
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whale Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40635
Photo of Mother and Calf South Pacific Humpback Whales Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40625
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whale with All White Fluke Raised out of the Water :: Image #40617
Photo of Common Dolphin Leaping, Breaching the Ocean Surface :: Image #40605
Photo of Great egret, White Egret, Ardea alba, Florida :: Image #40602
Photo of Great Blue Heron :: Image #40600
Photo of Great egret, White Egret, Ardea alba, Florida :: Image #40599
Photo of Glossy Ibis in flight, Plegadis falcinellus, Venice Rookery, Florida :: Image #40598
Photo of Black-crowned Night Heron in Flight, carrying nesting material, Nycticorax nycticorax, Venice Rookery, Florida :: Image #40597
Photo of Great Blue Heron :: Image #40594
Photo of Great Blue Heron mated pair exchanging nesting material at the nest, Venice Rookery, Florida :: Image #40593
Photo of Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres, Fort De Soto, Florida :: Image #40576
Photo of Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, Fort De Soto, Florida :: Image #40575
Photo of Sanderling, Calidris alba, Fort De Soto, Florida :: Image #40574
Photo of Wood Stork in flight carrying nesting material, Mycteria americana :: Image #40567
Photo of Great egret, White Egret, Ardea alba, Florida :: Image #40565
Photo of Great Blue Heron :: Image #40564
Photo of Double-Crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, Florida :: Image #40563
Photo of Roseate Spoonbill in Flight, Platalea ajaja, Alafia Banks, Florida :: Image #40550
Photo of White Ibis in flight, Eudocimus albus, Alafia Banks, Florida :: Image #40545
Photo of American Curlew, Rusty Curlew in flight, Numenius americanus, Alafia Banks, Florida :: Image #40541
Photo of Roseate Spoonbill in Flight, Platalea ajaja, Alafia Banks, Florida :: Image #40539
Photo of Roseate Spoonbill in Flight, Platalea ajaja, Alafia Banks, Florida :: Image #40536
Photo of Pacific jack mackerel, Trachurus symmetricus, Catalina Island :: Image #40531
Photo of Rock wrasse, Halichoeres semicinctus, Catalina Island :: Image #40529
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi, vibrant spots distinguish it from pure orange adult form. :: Image #40528
Photo of Spiny lobster, Panulirus interruptus, Catalina Island :: Image #40526
Photo of Calico Bass. Kelp Bass, Paralabrax clathratus, Catalina Island :: Image #40521
Photo of Calico Bass. Kelp Bass, Paralabrax clathratus, Catalina Island :: Image #40520
Photo of Scythe-mark butterflyfish, Prognathodes falcifer, Catalina Island :: Image #40517
Photo of Juvenile California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher, Catalina Island :: Image #40515
Photo of California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher, Catalina Island :: Image #40514
Photo of Calico Bass. Kelp Bass, Paralabrax clathratus, Catalina Island :: Image #40510
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #40509
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #40507
Photo of Peregrine Falcon, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #40501
Photo of California sea lion surfing in a wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40497
Photo of California sea lion entangled in fishing line, deep laceration around neck, Point La Jolla. :: Image #40495
Photo of California sea lion entangled in fishing line, deep laceration around neck, Point La Jolla. :: Image #40493
Photo of California Sea Lions Resting in the Sun, on rocky reef :: Image #40490
Photo of California sea lions surfing in a wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40488
Photo of California Sea Lion Resting in the Sun, on rocky reef :: Image #40487
Photo of California sea lion with serious laceration wound on its hind quarters, La Jolla :: Image #40484
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant portrait, blue eye, blue throat and white pin feathers, La Jolla :: Image #40481
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40473
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40470
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40467
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40466
Photo of Lizard Triplefin Blenny, Crocodilichthys gracilis, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40463
Photo of Marine flatworm, Pseudoceros sp., Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40462
Photo of Blue-and-yellow chromis, Chromis limbaughi, Islas San Lorenzo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40460
Photo of Sacoglossan nudibranch Elysia diomedea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40453
Photo of Speckeled Flatworm, Pseudoceros bajae, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40448
Photo of Barspot Cardinalfish, Apogon retrosell, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40443
Photo of Aerial photo of Islas San Lorenzo in the Sea of Cortez. San Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National Park is a national park of Mexico located on San Lorenzo Island part of an archipelago in the Gulf of California off the eastern coast of Baja California. The San Lorenzo Archipelago is considered one of the most important ecological areas of the Gulf of California. The Island and surrounding areas are part of a rich ecosystem comprised by a grand variety of flora and marine fauna. This area is protected by the Mexican federal government Norma Oficial Mexicana because of its importance as a habitat for several endangered species. :: Image #40440
Photo of Aerial photo of Islas San Lorenzo in the Sea of Cortez. San Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National Park is a national park of Mexico located on San Lorenzo Island part of an archipelago in the Gulf of California off the eastern coast of Baja California. The San Lorenzo Archipelago is considered one of the most important ecological areas of the Gulf of California. The Island and surrounding areas are part of a rich ecosystem comprised by a grand variety of flora and marine fauna. This area is protected by the Mexican federal government Norma Oficial Mexicana because of its importance as a habitat for several endangered species. :: Image #40436
Photo of Lizard Triplefin Blenny, Crocodilichthys gracilis, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40435
Photo of Pacific Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas, grazing on marine algae, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40429
Photo of California Sea Lion, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40428
Photo of Black Coral on Rocky Reef, Unidentified species, isla San Pedro Martir, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40426
Photo of Offshore Islets of San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez. Small rocky islets around the larger Midriff Islands in the Sea of Cortez offer some of the best diving in the Sea of Cortez with a rich variety of invertebrate and fish life. :: Image #40423
Photo of Isla San Pedro Martir aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. San Pedro Martir Island and its marine life are, since 2002, part of the San Pedro Martir Biosphere Reserve, and is regarded as a natural laboratory of adaptive evolution, similar to that of the Galapagos Islands. It is home to 292 species of fauna and flora (both land-based and aquatic), with 42 species protected by Mexican law, and 30 listed on the Red List of Threatened Species. San Pedro Martir is also unique in the area for its year-round quantity of birds. The island is the only island in the area with a perpetually swirling cloud of sea birds. This is because the water around the island, has some of the most successful marine productivity in the world :: Image #40419
Photo of Turtle Flies Over Pink Sponges Encrusting Rocky Reef alongside various species of algae and gorgonians, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40416
Photo of California Sea Lion, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40395
Photo of Black Coral on Rocky Reef, Unidentified species, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40393
Photo of Extensive Forest of Cardon Cactus on the Summit Ridge of San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. The island and its marine life are, since 2002, part of the San Pedro Martir Biosphere Reserve, and is regarded as a natural laboratory of adaptive evolution, similar to that of the Galapagos Islands. It is home to 292 species of fauna and flora (both land-based and aquatic), with 42 species protected by Mexican law, and 30 listed on the Red List of Threatened Species. San Pedro Martir is also unique in the area for its year-round quantity of birds. The island is the only island in the area with a perpetually swirling cloud of sea birds. This is because the water around the island, has some of the most successful marine productivity in the world :: Image #40386
Photo of Dive boat Rocio del Mar anchored at Isla Angel de la Guarda at Sunset, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Guardian Angel island is part of the Midriff Islands in Mexico's Sea of Cortez :: Image #40366
Photo of Tambja abdere nudibranch, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40355
Photo of Gorgonians and Juvenile Mexican Hogfish on Lush Rocky Reef, Isla de la Guarda, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40349
Photo of Isla Angel de la Guarda at Sunset, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Guardian Angel island is part of the Midriff Islands in Mexico's Sea of Cortez :: Image #40335
Photo of Starfish Sea Star Detail, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40332
Photo of Gorgonian Polyps, Detail. Gorgonians are colonial animals that extend branches of polyps into currents that flow over the reef in order to capture passing bits of food. :: Image #40329
Photo of Marcus' aeolid sea slug or nudibranch, Coryphellina marcusorum, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40317
Photo of Allen's Hummingbird in flight feeding, Selasphorus sasin, La Jolla :: Image #40310
Photo of Spring Wildflowers Bloom in an Colorful Bouquet in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Dune evening primrose (white) is mixed with sand verbena (purple) near Henderson Canyon Road, Spring 2024. :: Image #40299
Photo of Spring Wildflowers Bloom in an Colorful Bouquet in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Dune evening primrose (white) is mixed with sand verbena (purple) near Henderson Canyon Road, Spring 2024. :: Image #40298
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose with Dew Drops, Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #40297
Photo of Desert Sunflower Blooming at Anza Borrego Desert State Park, Spring 2024 :: Image #40296
Photo of Desert Lily Blooming in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. While the Desert Lily is typically an uncommon or rare flower, in Spring 2024 it was present in enormous numbers. 2024 was the Year of the Desert Lily. :: Image #40295
Photo of A California Sea Lion Surfing a Big Wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40282
Photo of California Sea Lions Surfing Waves at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40281
Photo of A California Sea Lion Surfing a Big Wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40280
Photo of Spring Wildflowers Bloom in an Colorful Bouquet in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Dune evening primrose (white) is mixed with sand verbena (purple) near Henderson Canyon Road, Spring 2024. Just before sunrise with flowers in shade. :: Image #40272
Photo of California Sea Lion Surfing Waves at La Jolla Cove and Boomer Beach, San Diego :: Image #40270
Photo of Whimbrel Foraging Amidst Spring Wildflowers on Coast Walk, La Jolla :: Image #40267
Photo of Rufous Hummingbird with Open Beak Perched on Branch, Coast Walk, La Jolla :: Image #40266
Photo of Rufous Hummingbird Brilliant Gorget Display While Perched, Coast Walk, La Jolla :: Image #40264
Photo of Whimbrel Foraging Amidst Spring Wildflowers on Coast Walk, La Jolla :: Image #40258
Photo of Audobon's Yellow-Rumped Warbler in Flowering Aloe, Coast Walk, La Jolla :: Image #40255
Photo of Orange-Crowned Warbler Amid Spring Flowers, Coast Trail, La Jolla :: Image #40250
Photo of Orange-Crowned Warbler Amid Spring Flowers, Coast Trail, La Jolla :: Image #40244
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing at La Jolla Cove and Boomer Beach in La Jolla :: Image #40236
Photo of Childrens Pool Reef Exposed at Extreme Low Tide, Casa Cove, La Jolla, California. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #40234
Photo of California sea lion portrait, La Jolla :: Image #40233
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. :: Image #40231
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Mother and Pup on the Beach in San Diego. They will remain close for four to six weeks until the pup is weaned from its mother's milk :: Image #40224
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Mother and Pup on the Beach in San Diego. They will remain close for four to six weeks until the pup is weaned from its mother's milk :: Image #40214
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult breeding plumage with black head cap :: Image #40207
Photo of California sea lion perched on reef at La Jolla Cove in San Diego with large wave breaking in the background. :: Image #40202
Photo of California Sea Lion pup playing on top of its resting mother, La Jolla, California :: Image #40199
Photo of California Sea Lion adult male, La Jolla, California :: Image #40195
Photo of Sunrise Portrait of California Sea Lion at La Jolla Cove on the Point La Jolla Reef :: Image #40191
Photo of California sea lion surfing in a wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40172
Photo of California sea lion surfing in a wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40171
Photo of California sea lion surfing in a wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40170
Photo of Heermanns gull portrait with open beak, La Jolla, California :: Image #40166
Photo of Heermann's Gulls in Flight with Ocean Background :: Image #40165
Photo of Ring-Billed Gull First Winter Plumage in Flight :: Image #40163
Photo of Male Brandt's Cormorant Skypointing, Courtship Display, Breeding Plumage with blue throat and white pin-feathers, La Jolla. Skypointing is an interesting courtship behavior that many birds practice. Among Brandt's Cormorants the male performs this, likely as a way of attracting a mate to the nest he has built by showing off his striking blue throat. He tips his head backward showing off his striking blue throat, and partially raises his wings. Seen here on seacliffs above the ocean, where the fading light of late afternoon just illuminates his head and wings. :: Image #40142
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant portrait in afternoon sun with ocean whitewash in the background :: Image #40141
Photo of A Brandt's Cormorant tends to its built on sea cliffs. Note the colors it assumes during mating season: striking blue gular pouch (throat) along with faint blue-green iridescence in its plumage. :: Image #40140
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant carrying nesting material to its nest :: Image #40139
Photo of Male Brandt's Cormorant courtship display with head pointing skyward and wings partially spread. Note the blue throat, a type of breeding plumage. Only males skypoint. :: Image #40138
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant portrait in shade with ocean in the background. Its striking blue eyes and gular pouch (throat) can be seen, along with thin white feathers on its checks and shoulders. A bit of fluff is on its beak after it has been preening its feathers. :: Image #40137
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant flying with wings spread wide as it slows to land at its nest on ocean cliffs. :: Image #40136
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant flying with wings spread wide as it slows to land at its nest on ocean cliffs. :: Image #40134
Photo of Endangered Brown Pelican Flying with Wings Spread Ready to Land. The brown pelican's wingspan can reach 7 feet. :: Image #40102
Photo of Brown Pelican Flying with Wings Spread Wide in Front of a Whitewash Ocean :: Image #40101
Photo of Brown Pelican Flying with Wings Spread Wide in Front of a Whitewash Ocean :: Image #40100
Photo of California Brown Pelican Flying in Front of a Big Wave in La Jolla :: Image #40099
Photo of Adult Brown Pelican Landing on Crowded Ocean Cliff. Winter Breeding Plumage. Wings outstretched to slow before landing among other pelicans on Goldfish Point in La Jolla :: Image #40092
Photo of Portrait of a California Brown Pelican In Flight, colorful adult winter breeding plumage, La Jolla California :: Image #40091
Photo of First Winter Juvenile Heermann's Gull in Flight, La Jolla :: Image #40090
Photo of California sea lion surfing in a wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40087
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant Spreading Wings to Land on sea cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean :: Image #40086
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant Spreading Wings to Land on sea cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean :: Image #40085
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant Spreading Wings to Land on sea cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean :: Image #40083
Photo of Group of Adult California Brown Pelicans in Winter Plumage. The breeding birds have brown necks. Note the yellow head, red throat of winter. :: Image #40074
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. Note the classic winter breeding plumage, with bright red throat, yellow and white head and neck, and brown hind neck. Other birds at the periphery of the image hint at how crowded the cliff is. :: Image #40070
Photo of This California Brown Pelican has its wings spread full wide as it flies over the ocean. The wingspan of the brown pelican can reach 7 feet wide. :: Image #40067
Photo of California Sea Lions Bodysurfing in Big Waves at Boomer Beach in La Jolla :: Image #40061
Photo of A California Sea Lion Bodysurfing on a Big Wave at Boomer Beach in La Jolla :: Image #40057
Photo of A California Sea Lion Bodysurfing on a Big Wave at Boomer Beach in La Jolla :: Image #40055
Photo of California Sea Lions Bodysurfing on a Big Wave at La Jolla Cove :: Image #40054
Photo of California Sea Lions Bodysurfing on a Big Wave at La Jolla Cove :: Image #40053
Photo of Downtown San Diego Skyline and Waterfront at Sunrise. Panoramic photo of San Diego embarcadero, showing the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina (center) and Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel (left). :: Image #40047
Photo of Royal Tern in Flight over the Pacific Ocean :: Image #40043
Photo of Royal Tern in Flight over the Pacific Ocean :: Image #40040
Photo of California Race of Brown Pelican in Flight over the Pacific Ocean. Adult winter breeding plumage. Spreading wings broadly as it turns through the air. :: Image #40038
Photo of California Race of Brown Pelican in Flight over the Pacific Ocean. Adult winter breeding plumage. Wings spread wide to slow as it lands on a steep sea cliff. :: Image #40037
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Adult winter breeding plumage. :: Image #40019
Photo of Portrait of a California brown pelican in winter breeding plumage, yellow head, red throat, pink skin around the eye, brown hind neck. Brown pelicans were formerly an endangered species. In 1972, the United States Environmental Protection Agency banned the use of DDT. Since that time, populations of pelicans have recovered and expanded. The recovery has been so successful that brown pelicans were taken off the endangered species list in 2009 :: Image #40018
Photo of Portrait of a California brown pelican in winter breeding plumage, yellow head, red throat, pink skin around the eye, brown hind neck. Brown pelicans were formerly an endangered species. In 1972, the United States Environmental Protection Agency banned the use of DDT. Since that time, populations of pelicans have recovered and expanded. The recovery has been so successful that brown pelicans were taken off the endangered species list in 2009 :: Image #40017
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. Adult winter breeding plumage. Brown pelicans were formerly an endangered species. In 1972, the United States Environmental Protection Agency banned the use of DDT in part to protect bird species like the brown pelican . Since that time, populations of pelicans have recovered and expanded. The recovery has been so successful that brown pelicans were taken off the endangered species list in 2009 :: Image #40010
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. Adult winter breeding plumage. Brown pelicans were formerly an endangered species. In 1972, the United States Environmental Protection Agency banned the use of DDT in part to protect bird species like the brown pelican . Since that time, populations of pelicans have recovered and expanded. The recovery has been so successful that brown pelicans were taken off the endangered species list in 2009 :: Image #40009
Photo of Brandt's cormorant cormorant in flight :: Image #40008
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant Portrait with Breeding Plumage, with blue throat and white feathers on each side of the head :: Image #40006
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant Portrait with Breeding Plumage, with blue throat and white feathers on each side of the head :: Image #40004
Photo of The Famed Keyhole at North Coronado Island, Mexico. The Keyhole is an underwater channel that passes below a natural stone arch which is exposed or underwater depending on the tides and waves. :: Image #39991
Photo of A young California sea lion pup hovers upside down, looking down curiously at the photographer below it, in the shallows of the sea lion colony at the Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #39982
Photo of Two Young California Sea Lion pups hang upside down while looking at the curious man-fish below them, in a shallow sea lion colony in the Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #39981
Photo of A cute young California Sea Lion Pup comes to the camera for a close look at its reflection, in the Coronado Islands, Baja, Mexico :: Image #39980
Photo of Young California Sea Lion Pup hovers along a rocky reef while early morning sunlight beams cut through the water behind it, in the Coronado Islands, Baja, Mexico :: Image #39979
Photo of Two Young California Sea Lions socialize and look at the photographer while at the ocean surface, rocks and island visible above the water in the background, North Coronado Island, Mexico :: Image #39978
Photo of Young California Sea Lion Pup On the Cobblestone Patch, Looking at the Underwater Camera Taking Its Photograph, in the Coronado Islands, Baja, Mexico. Young sea lions will often play with the cobblestones seen here, lifting them into the water column before letting them sink back down, all the while keeping them just out of reach of the divers they are taunting. :: Image #39977
Photo of Two Young California Sea Lions at Play Underwater in the Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #39976
Photo of California Sea Lion with Apparent Cookie Cutter Shark Wounds, Underwater :: Image #39975
Photo of Young California Sea Lion Pup Looks at the Underwater Camera Taking Its Photograph :: Image #39974
Photo of Young California Sea Lion Pup Looks at the Underwater Camera Taking Its Photograph :: Image #39973
Photo of A young California sea lion pup hovers upside down, looking down curiously at the photographer below it, in the shallows of the sea lion colony at the Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #39972
Photo of Young California Sea Lion Pup Looks at the Underwater Camera Taking Its Photograph, in the Coronado Islands, Baja, Mexico :: Image #39971
Photo of California Sea Lion Nibbles the Dive Mask of an Underwater Photographer at the Coronado Islands, Mexico. Sea lions, especially young ones, are very inquisitive and will often test the gear that divers have the only way they can, by nibbling and rubbing it with their foreflippers. :: Image #39970
Photo of Snow geese, flying in syncrony through color twilight skies, wings blurred due to long time exposure. :: Image #39950
Photo of Sandhilll cranes in golden sunset light, silhouette, standing in pond. :: Image #39948
Photo of Sandhill cranes landing in water ponds at dusk, spending the night standing in water as a protection against coyotes and other predators. Motion blur. :: Image #39947
Photo of Northern pintail, male, Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #39940
Photo of Sandhill Cranes in Flight at Sunrise, Bosque del Apache NWR. At sunrise, sandhill cranes will fly out from the pool in which they spent the night to range over Bosque del Apache NWR in search of food, returning to the pool at sunset. :: Image #39934
Photo of Snow geese fly in huge numbers at sunrise. Thousands of wintering snow geese take to the sky in predawn light in Bosque del Apache's famous "blast off". The flock can be as large as 20,000 geese or more. :: Image #39930
Photo of Sandhill cranes, flying across a colorful sunset sky :: Image #39928
Photo of Sandhill Cranes in Flight at Sunset, Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #39926
Photo of Snow Geese in Flight in Large Flock, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #39922
Photo of Snow Geese in Flight in Large Flock, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #39920
Photo of Snow Geese in Flight in Large Flock, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #39918
Photo of Snow geese resting, on a still pond in early morning light, in groups of several thousands :: Image #39917
Photo of Sandhill cranes spread broad wings as they take flight in early morning light. These sandhill cranes are among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #39910
Photo of Sandhill Cranes in Flight at Sunrise, Bosque del Apache NWR. At sunrise, sandhill cranes will fly out from the pool in which they spent the night to range over Bosque del Apache NWR in search of food, returning to the pool at sunset. :: Image #39909
Photo of Snow geese fly in huge numbers at sunrise. Thousands of wintering snow geese take to the sky in predawn light in Bosque del Apache's famous "blast off". The flock can be as large as 20,000 geese or more. :: Image #39906
Photo of California Brown Pelican with Wings Outstretched Ready to Land on Ocean Cliffs in La Jolla, early morning light. :: Image #39895
Photo of California Brown Pelican with Wings Outstretched Ready to Land on Ocean Cliffs in La Jolla, early morning light. :: Image #39889
Photo of Pelican Portrait in Flight Adult Winter Plumage, blue ocean in the distance :: Image #39888
Photo of Forster's Tern in Flight, Sterna forsteri, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve :: Image #39876
Photo of Forster's Tern Head and Beak Detail, Sterna forsteri, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve :: Image #39875
Photo of Study of a California brown pelican in winter breeding plumage, yellow head, red and olive throat, pink skin around the eye, brown hind neck with some white neck side detail :: Image #39872
Photo of Study of a California brown pelican in winter breeding plumage, yellow head, red and olive throat, pink skin around the eye, brown hind neck with some white neck side detail, gray breast and body. :: Image #39869
Photo of California brown pelican landing in a crowded colony, adult winter non-breeding plumage, wings spread wide to slow before landing :: Image #39868
Photo of Brown Pelican Flying over the Pacific Ocean in La Jolla, winter adult non-breeding plumage :: Image #39862
Photo of San Diego and Tijuana City Skyline, panoramic photo, viewed from Mount Soledad, Mission Bay, San Diego Bay, the Coronado Bay Bridge are also seen in this panorama. :: Image #39860
Photo of San Diego Bay and Downtown City Skyline at Dawn, Mount San Miguel in the distance :: Image #39859
Photo of Juvenile Western Gull with Wings Raised as it lands on rocky cliffs :: Image #39856
Photo of Brown pelicans jousting with their long bills, competing for space on a sea cliff over the ocean, with bright red throat, yellow and white head, adult non-breeding winter plumage. :: Image #39840
Photo of California Brown Pelican Performing Yoga Virabhadrasana Warrior 3 pose :: Image #39839
Photo of Endangered California Brown Pelican With Wings Spread Flying over the Pacific Ocean :: Image #39837
Photo of Endangered Brown Pelican Flying over the Pacific Ocean :: Image #39836
Photo of Two Young California Sea Lions on a Wet Sand Beach in La Jolla, La Jolla Cove :: Image #39835
Photo of Pacific harbor seal in surf on sandy beach in La Jolla :: Image #39834
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant Flying in La Jolla, lit by early morning sun, non-breeding plumage :: Image #39832
Photo of Sunrise Dawns over San Diego Harbor, Mount San Miguel in center, Mount Lyons to the left, and Harbor Island in the foreground. Viewed from Point Loma :: Image #39828
Photo of Two Subadult Brown Pelicans Flying in Tandem :: Image #39826
Photo of Subadult Brown Pelican Flying Over Ocean in Morning Sun, wings spread wide :: Image #39823
Photo of La Jolla Pelican Poses Atop Pedestal Rock Above Pacific Ocean, winter adult non-breeding plumage :: Image #39822
Photo of California Brown Pelican In Flight Landing Among Other Pelicans on Cliff, adult winter non-breeding plumage :: Image #39821
Photo of Young Sea Lion In Foam and Waves In La Jolla Cove :: Image #39808
Photo of Interesting Brown Pelican Head Throw Display. This California brown pelican is arching its head and neck way back, opening its mouth in a behavior known as a head throw or bill throw. Winter adult non-breeding plumage. :: Image #39799
Photo of A California Brown Pelican flying over the Pacific Ocean, spreads its large wings wide to slow down as it banks, turns in midair, to land on seacliffs in La Jolla. Winter adult non-breeding plumage. :: Image #39797
Photo of California Sea Lions in La Jolla Cove, these sea lions are seeking protection from large waves by staying in the protected La Jolla Cove :: Image #39796
Photo of California sea lions hauled out on rocks in La Jolla Cove, splashed by huge waves. :: Image #39795
Photo of Brown Pelican Gliding Over the Pacific Ocean :: Image #39793
Photo of Royal tern in flight, Thalasseus maximus, adult nonbreeding plumage, breaking waves in the background, La Jolla :: Image #39771
Photo of Hippopotamus with Open Mouth in the Mara River, Kenya :: Image #39730
Photo of Portrait of Two Sibling Lions of the River Pride, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39728
Photo of Lion Playing Keep-Away with Fresh-Killed Thomson's Gazelle, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39726
Photo of Lions of the River Pride, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39725
Photo of Zebra Herd, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39722
Photo of White-browed Robin-Chat, Cossypha heuglini, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39720
Photo of Lilac-Breasted Roller, Coracias caudatus, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39718
Photo of Common Eland or Eland Antelope, Taurotragus oryx, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya. The eland is the largest species of antelope in the world. :: Image #39717
Photo of Hyena with Pieces of a Lion Kill, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39714
Photo of Lion at Dusk, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39712
Photo of Young Lion Running, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39711
Photo of Young Lions Playing and Socializing, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39708
Photo of Olive Baboon Eating Leftovers of a Lion Kill, Mara North Conservancy :: Image #39707
Photo of Yawing lion shows off impressive dentition, Mara Triangle, Kenya :: Image #39705
Photo of Two Adult Male Lions Fight to Establish Territory, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya. Both of these large males emerged from the battle with wounds, and it was not clear who prevailed. :: Image #39700
Photo of Two Adult Male Lions Fight to Establish Territory, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya. Both of these large males emerged from the battle with wounds, and it was not clear who prevailed. :: Image #39698
Photo of Hyena carrying a jawbone, Mara Triangle, Kenya :: Image #39697
Photo of Lion in the Mara North Conservancy, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39694
Photo of Lion on a Downed Tree Looking Around, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39693
Photo of Young male lion, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39691
Photo of Lions Socializing and Playing at Sunrise, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya. These lions are part of the same pride and are playing, not fighting. :: Image #39690
Photo of Lions Socializing and Playing at Sunrise, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya. These lions are part of the same pride and are playing, not fighting. :: Image #39688
Photo of Lions Socializing and Playing at Sunrise, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya. These lions are part of the same pride and are playing, not fighting. :: Image #39686
Photo of Lions and Balloon at Sunrise, Mara Triangle, Kenya :: Image #39685
Photo of Lions Socializing and Playing at Sunrise, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya. These lions are part of the same pride and are playing, not fighting. :: Image #39683
Photo of Lion cub eight weeks old, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39681
Photo of Yawing Lion Exhibits Exquisite Dentition, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39680
Photo of Giraffe Detail, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39677
Photo of Lilac-Breasted Roller, Coracias caudatus, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39675
Photo of Cheetah, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39674
Photo of Adult lioness traveling with younger lion in her care, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39673
Photo of Herd of Impala are Alert to Passing Lions, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39671
Photo of Pride of lions traveling, older lioness leading younger lions, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39670
Photo of Adult lioness traveling with younger lions in her care, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39668
Photo of Adult lioness traveling with younger lion in her care, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39666
Photo of Lioness travelling over open savannah, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39662
Photo of Fork-Tailed Drongo, Dicrurus adsimilis, Kenya :: Image #39661
Photo of African Elephant Family at Sunrise, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39659
Photo of Lions, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39658
Photo of Cape Buffalo, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39653
Photo of Grant's Gazelle, Nanger granti, Masai Mara :: Image #39652
Photo of Cheetah, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39650
Photo of Good looking lioness, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39646
Photo of Male lion, not yet full grown, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39645
Photo of A Pair of Lions in the Marsh Pride, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39642
Photo of Lioness and Elephants in Marsh, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39641
Photo of Juvenile Saddle-Billed Stork in Flight, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39639
Photo of Crocodile in the Mara River, Kenya :: Image #39637
Photo of Male Lion with Fresh Kill in Tall Grass, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39634
Photo of Male Lion with Fresh Kill in Tall Grass, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39633
Photo of Wildebeest Herd in the Great Migration, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39631
Photo of Mating pair of African lions, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39629
Photo of Cheetah in tall grass in the Masai Mara, Acinonyx jubatus, Kenya :: Image #39626
Photo of Gray-Backed Fiscal, Lanius excubitoroides, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39624
Photo of African Sacred Ibis in Flight, Threskiornis aethiopicus, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39623
Photo of Lappet-Faced Vulture, Torgos tracheliotos, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39621
Photo of Wildebeest Migration in the Maasai Mara Reserve, Kenya :: Image #39619
Photo of Wildebeest Migration in the Maasai Mara Reserve, Kenya :: Image #39617
Photo of Ballooning over the Maasai Mara National Reserve and Mara River, Kenya :: Image #39616
Photo of Ballooning over the Maasai Mara National Reserve and Mara River, Kenya :: Image #39613
Photo of Male Lion of the Marsh Pride, Masai Mara :: Image #39611
Photo of Vervet Monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39609
Photo of Flamingos, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #39606
Photo of Flamingos, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #39604
Photo of Flamingos, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #39603
Photo of Flamingos at Dawn, Lake Kioko, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39601
Photo of African Spoonbill, Platalea alba, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39600
Photo of A large herd of African elephants, composed of at least two familial groups, gathers at sunset to graze and socialize, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39596
Photo of A large herd of African elephants, composed of at least two familial groups, gathers at sunset to graze and socialize, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39593
Photo of Zebra Equus quagga, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39592
Photo of A large herd of African elephants, composed of at least two familial groups, gathers at sunset to graze and socialize, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39589
Photo of African Elephants, Large Herd Gathers at Sunset, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39587
Photo of Solitary African Elephant at Sunset, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39582
Photo of Secretary Bird, Sagittarius serpentarius, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39580
Photo of Lone African Elephant crossing dry lake bed, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39579
Photo of Superb Starling, Lamprotornis superbus, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39578
Photo of Flamingos, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #39577
Photo of Elephant herd crossing Lake Kioko, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39575
Photo of Elephant herd crossing Lake Kioko, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39573
Photo of African elephant and Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39569
Photo of Solitary African Elephant at Sunset, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39568
Photo of Solitary African Elephant at Sunset, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39567
Photo of Solitary African Elephant at Sunset, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39565
Photo of African elephants, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39564
Photo of Solitary Adult African Elephant, grazing in field of grass, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39561
Photo of African elephant family with calves, sunrise, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39553
Photo of Acacia Tree at Sunrise, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39552
Photo of African elephant herd crossing dry lake bed, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39547
Photo of Ostriches mating at Nairobi National Park. The male is in back, female in front. :: Image #39545
Photo of Red-Billed Oxpecker on Impala, Nairobi National Park :: Image #39543
Photo of White Rhinocerus, Nairobi National Park :: Image #39541
Photo of Purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #39534
Photo of The rare yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthus giveni, in large aggregations on the Yellow Wall at Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #39532
Photo of The rare yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthus giveni, in large aggregations on the Yellow Wall at Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #39531
Photo of Adult male California sea lion with sagittal crest, La Jolla Cove :: Image #39528
Photo of Western Gull Chick Portrait, Larus occidentalis, La Jolla Cove :: Image #39511
Photo of Western Gull Chick on Sea Cliff over the Ocean, Larus occidentalis, La Jolla Cove :: Image #39501
Photo of Aerial View of the San Rafael Reef, Utah. This is a canyon-like section of the San Rafael Reef, photographed at sunrise. The "reef proper" is on the right, with its characteristic triangular flatiron erosion. The canyon in the center is a fold in the Earth's crust affiliated with the boundary of the San Rafael Swell. The colors seen here arise primarily from Navajo and Wingate sandstone. :: Image #39496
Photo of School of Blacksmith chromis, Chromis punctipinnis, Ocean Beach :: Image #39481
Photo of The Wreck of the HMCS Yukon in San Diego. Deliberately sunk in 2000 as part of San Diego's Wreck Alley to form an artifical reef, the HMCS Yukon is a 366-foot-long former Canadian destroyer. It is encrusted with a variety of invertebrate life, including Cornyactis anemones which provide much of the color seen here. :: Image #39480
Photo of The Wreck of the HMCS Yukon in San Diego. Deliberately sunk in 2000 as part of San Diego's Wreck Alley to form an artifical reef, the HMCS Yukon is a 366-foot-long former Canadian destroyer. It is encrusted with a variety of invertebrate life, including Cornyactis anemones which provide much of the color seen here. :: Image #39479
Photo of The Wreck of the HMCS Yukon in San Diego. Deliberately sunk in 2000 as part of San Diego's Wreck Alley to form an artifical reef, the HMCS Yukon is a 366-foot-long former Canadian destroyer. It is encrusted with a variety of invertebrate life, including Cornyactis anemones which provide much of the color seen here. :: Image #39478
Photo of American Flag Flying Over The Wreck of the HMCS Yukon in San Diego. Deliberately sunk in 2000 as part of San Diego's Wreck Alley to form an artifical reef, the HMCS Yukon is a 366-foot-long former Canadian destroyer. It is encrusted with a variety of invertebrate life, including Cornyactis anemones which provide much of the color seen here. :: Image #39477
Photo of The Wreck of the HMCS Yukon in San Diego. Deliberately sunk in 2000 as part of San Diego's Wreck Alley to form an artifical reef, the HMCS Yukon is a 366-foot-long former Canadian destroyer. It is encrusted with a variety of invertebrate life, including Cornyactis anemones which provide much of the color seen here. :: Image #39473
Photo of The Wreck of the HMCS Yukon in San Diego. Deliberately sunk in 2000 as part of San Diego's Wreck Alley to form an artifical reef, the HMCS Yukon is a 366-foot-long former Canadian destroyer. It is encrusted with a variety of invertebrate life, including Cornyactis anemones which provide much of the color seen here. :: Image #39472
Photo of Corynactis californica anemones carpet substructure of the Wreck of the HMCS Yukon in San Diego. The shipwrecks of Wreck Alley are a great place to see vast expanses of rainbow-hued Corynactis anemones. Deliberately sunk in 2000 as part of San Diego's Wreck Alley to form an artifical reef, the HMCS Yukon is a 366-foot-long former Canadian destroyer. It is encrusted with a variety of invertebrate life, including Cornyactis anemones which provide much of the color seen here. :: Image #39471
Photo of The Wreck of the HMCS Yukon in San Diego. Deliberately sunk in 2000 as part of San Diego's Wreck Alley to form an artifical reef, the HMCS Yukon is a 366-foot-long former Canadian destroyer. It is encrusted with a variety of invertebrate life, including Cornyactis anemones which provide much of the color seen here. :: Image #39470
Photo of Ocean Sunfish Under a Boat in the Open Ocean near San Diego :: Image #39466
Photo of Ocean Sunfish Mola mola Swims in the Open Ocean, near San Diego. :: Image #39465
Photo of Underwater Plaque Honoring Jacques Cousteau at the Casino Point Dive Park, Avalon, Catalina Island :: Image #39445
Photo of Two Giant Black Sea Bass in a Courtship Posture, in Kelp at Catalina Island. In summer months, black seabass gather in kelp forests in California and form courtship and mating aggregations. :: Image #39444
Photo of Giant Black Sea Bass with Distinctive Identifying Black Spots that allow researchers to carry out sight/resight studies on the animals distributions and growth. Black sea bass can reach 500 pounds and 8 feet in length. :: Image #39443
Photo of A giant black sea bass is an endangered species that can reach up to 8 feet in length and 500 pounds, often found amid the giant kelp forest, Once nearly fished to extinction and now thought to be at risk of a genetic bottleneck, the giant sea bass is slowly recovering and can be seen in summer months in California's kelp forests. :: Image #39442
Photo of Two Giant Black Sea Bass in a Courtship Posture, in Kelp at Catalina Island. In summer months, black seabass gather in kelp forests in California and form courtship and mating aggregations. :: Image #39441
Photo of Two Giant Black Sea Bass in a Courtship Posture, in Kelp at Catalina Island. In summer months, black seabass gather in kelp forests in California and form courtship and mating aggregations. :: Image #39440
Photo of Aerial photo of two blue whales exhaling near San Diego. This enormous blue whale glides at the surface of the ocean, resting and breathing before it dives to feed on subsurface krill. :: Image #39431
Photo of Aerial photo of three blue whales socializing near San Diego. :: Image #39430
Photo of Aerial photo of two blue whales near San Diego. These enormous blue whales glide at the surface of the ocean, resting and breathing before diving to feed on subsurface krill. :: Image #39426
Photo of Aerial photo of blue whale near San Diego. This enormous blue whale glides at the surface of the ocean, resting and breathing before it dives to feed on subsurface krill. :: Image #39425
Photo of Aerial photo of blue whale near San Diego. This enormous blue whale glides at the surface of the ocean, resting and breathing before it dives to feed on subsurface krill. :: Image #39423
Photo of Aerial photo of two blue whales near San Diego. These enormous blue whales glide at the surface of the ocean, resting and breathing before diving to feed on subsurface krill. :: Image #39420
Photo of Aerial photo of blue whale near San Diego. This enormous blue whale glides at the surface of the ocean, resting and breathing before it dives to feed on subsurface krill. :: Image #39419
Photo of Acorn Woodpecker Adult Feeding Chick at Nest :: Image #39414
Photo of Acorn Woodpecker Chick Peeks out of Nest Hole :: Image #39412
Photo of Underwater Portrait of an Ocean Sunfish Mola mola Swimming in the Open Ocean, near San Diego. :: Image #39408
Photo of Acorn Woodpecker Adult and Chick at the Nest, Lake Hodges :: Image #39399
Photo of Acorn Woodpecker Adult and Chick at the Nest, Lake Hodges :: Image #39398
Photo of Desert Cottontail Rabbit at Lake Hodges, Escondido :: Image #39394
Photo of Desert Cottontail Rabbit at Lake Hodges, Escondido :: Image #39393
Photo of Newborn California sea lion pup with its mother in La Jolla. It is thought that most California sea lions are born on June 15 each year. This pup is just a few days old, on the rocks at Point La Jolla. :: Image #39390
Photo of Newborn California sea lion pup with its mother in La Jolla. It is thought that most California sea lions are born on June 15 each year. This pup is just a few days old, on the rocks at Point La Jolla. :: Image #39389
Photo of Newborn California sea lion pups in La Jolla. It is thought that most California sea lions are born on June 15 each year. These two pups are just a few days old, on the rocks at Point La Jolla. :: Image #39388
Photo of Newborn California Sea Lion Pup in La Jolla. It is thought that most California sea lions are born on June 15 each year. This pup is just a few days old, on the rocks at Point La Jolla. :: Image #39387
Photo of Newborn California Sea Lion Pup in La Jolla. It is thought that most California sea lions are born on June 15 each year. This pup is just a few days old, on the rocks at Point La Jolla. :: Image #39386
Photo of Cathedral Rocks reflected in a meadow flooded by the Merced River, historical snowmelt following record snowfall floods Yosemite Valley in May 2023. :: Image #39374
Photo of House on Fire Ruin in Mule Canyon, Utah. Part of the Bears Ears National Monument, House on Fire Ruin is an ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames when reflected sunlight hits the ceiling above the ruin. :: Image #39372
Photo of Clouds and Pacific Ocean, Panorama :: Image #39371
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal on sand, Childrens Pool, La Jolla :: Image #39370
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal on sand, Childrens Pool, La Jolla :: Image #39368
Photo of Pacific harbor seal resting on rocky reef, La Jolla :: Image #39367
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal spyhopping, La Jolla :: Image #39366
Photo of The leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques) is found on the southern and western coasts of Australia. Its extravagent appendages serve only for camoflage, since it has a nearly-invisible dorsal fin that propels it slowly through the water. The leafy sea dragon is the marine emblem of South Australia. :: Image #39360
Photo of The leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques) is found on the southern and western coasts of Australia. Its extravagent appendages serve only for camoflage, since it has a nearly-invisible dorsal fin that propels it slowly through the water. The leafy sea dragon is the marine emblem of South Australia. :: Image #39357
Photo of Hudsonian Whimbrel foraging in tide pools, La Jolla :: Image #39354
Photo of Whimbrel Portrait, La Jolla :: Image #39351
Photo of Mallard mother and ducklings, San Elijo Lagoon, Encinitas :: Image #39345
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight along Torrey Pines sandstone cliffs, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39323
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight along Torrey Pines sandstone cliffs, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39322
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight along Torrey Pines sandstone cliffs, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39321
Photo of Peregrine Falcon attacking brown pelican, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39320
Photo of Peregrine Falcon attacking brown pelican, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39319
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight along Torrey Pines sandstone cliffs, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39318
Photo of Peregrine Falcon on perch over Pacific Ocean, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39317
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight over Pacific Ocean, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39316
Photo of Peregrine Falcon mated pair perform midair food exchange. The male forages for prey and returns to the nest, exchanging the prey in mid air with the female who in turn will feed the young at the nest, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39315
Photo of Peregrine Falcon, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39314
Photo of Peregrine Falcon on perch over Pacific Ocean, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39313
Photo of Peregrine Falcon, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39312
Photo of Peregrine Falcon on perch over Pacific Ocean, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39311
Photo of Peregrine Falcon fledglings on perch, female on left, male on right, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39310
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight over Pacific Ocean, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39309
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39308
Photo of Peregrine Falcon attacking brown pelican, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39307
Photo of Old Wife fishes schooling on the Wreck of the Portland Maru, Enoplosus armatus. The Portland Maru was a 117-meter Japanese cargo ship which struck a submerged object and was beached near Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island, on March 19, 1935. :: Image #39235
Photo of SCUBA Diver Underwater hovering over the Wreck of the Portland Maru at Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39234
Photo of Coastline of Kangaroo Island, Near Cape Borda, Sunset :: Image #39233
Photo of Yellowhead Hulafish, Trachinops noarlungae, schooling on the wreck of the Portland Maru, Kangaroo Island, South Australia. The Portland Maru was a 117-meter Japanese cargo ship which struck a submerged object and was beached near Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island, on March 19, 1935. :: Image #39232
Photo of Common Bullseye, Pempheris multiradiata, on the wreck of the Portland Maru, Kangaroo Island, South Australia. The Portland Maru was a 117-meter Japanese cargo ship which struck a submerged object and was beached near Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island, on March 19, 1935. :: Image #39231
Photo of Old Wife fishes schooling on the Wreck of the Portland Maru, Enoplosus armatus. The Portland Maru was a 117-meter Japanese cargo ship which struck a submerged object and was beached near Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island, on March 19, 1935. :: Image #39230
Photo of Unidentified Soft Corals, Wreck of the Portland Maru, Kangaroo Island, South Australia. The Portland Maru was a 117-meter Japanese cargo ship which struck a submerged object and was beached near Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island, on March 19, 1935. :: Image #39229
Photo of Aerial View of Kangaroo Island North Coast, near Cape Torrens, South Australia :: Image #39228
Photo of Bluethroat Wrasse, Notolabrus tetricus, Adult Male, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39227
Photo of Sunrise on the North Coast of Kangaroo Island, near Western River, South Australia :: Image #39226
Photo of Cape du Couedic Lighthouse, Flinders Chase National Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39225
Photo of Remarkable Rocks Panoramic Photo. It took 500 million years for rain, wind and surf to erode these rocks into their current form. They are a signature part of Flinders Chase National Park on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. :: Image #39224
Photo of Unidentified Fish, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39223
Photo of Magpie Perch, Pseudogoniistius nigripes, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39222
Photo of Truncate Butterflyfish, Chelmonops curiosus, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39221
Photo of Rapid Bay Jetty Underwater Photo, South Australia :: Image #39220
Photo of Rapid Bay Jetty Underwater Photo, South Australia :: Image #39219
Photo of Rapid Bay Jetty Aerial Photo, South Australia. The now-derelict jetty (wharf, pier) at Rapid Bay is famous for great SCUBA diving, including opportunities to see leafy sea dragons. :: Image #39218
Photo of Rapid Bay Jetty Aerial Photo, South Australia. The now-derelict jetty (wharf, pier) at Rapid Bay is famous for great SCUBA diving, including opportunities to see leafy sea dragons. :: Image #39217
Photo of Yellowtail Kingfish at the South Neptune Islands :: Image #39203
Photo of Yellowtail Kingfish at the South Neptune Islands :: Image #39202
Photo of Yellowtail Kingfish at the South Neptune Islands :: Image #39201
Photo of Yellowtail Kingfish at the South Neptune Islands :: Image #39200
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39175
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39174
Photo of Australian Sea Lions in Kelp, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39173
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39172
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39171
Photo of Australian Sea Lions Playing Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39170
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39169
Photo of Australian Sea Lions Playing Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39168
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39167
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39166
Photo of Australian Sea Lions in Kelp, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39165
Photo of Great White Shark, South Neptune Islands, South Australia :: Image #39150
Photo of Great White Shark, South Neptune Islands, South Australia :: Image #39149
Photo of Great White Shark, South Neptune Islands, South Australia :: Image #39148
Photo of Great White Shark, South Neptune Islands, South Australia :: Image #39147
Photo of Great White Shark, South Neptune Islands, South Australia :: Image #39146
Photo of The leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques) is found on the southern and western coasts of Australia. Its extravagent appendages serve only for camoflage, since it has a nearly-invisible dorsal fin that propels it slowly through the water. The leafy sea dragon is the marine emblem of South Australia. :: Image #39138
Photo of The leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques) is found on the southern and western coasts of Australia. Its extravagent appendages serve only for camoflage, since it has a nearly-invisible dorsal fin that propels it slowly through the water. The leafy sea dragon is the marine emblem of South Australia. :: Image #39135
Photo of The leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques) is found on the southern and western coasts of Australia. Its extravagent appendages serve only for camoflage, since it has a nearly-invisible dorsal fin that propels it slowly through the water. The leafy sea dragon is the marine emblem of South Australia. :: Image #39132
Photo of A newborn harbor seal pup, only a few minutes old, peeks over its mother who is resting after having just given birth. The pup is nuzzling and smelling its mothers belly, looking for mammary glands so that it can nurse. Within an hour of being born, this pup had learned to nurse and had entered the ocean for its first swim. :: Image #39120
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Mother and Pup Emerge from the Ocean, they will remain close for four to six weeks until the pup is weaned from its mother's milk. :: Image #39117
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Pup About Two Weeks Old, hauled out on a white sand beach along the coast of San Diego. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal. :: Image #39115
Photo of Newborn Harbor Seal Pup and Seagulls on Sand Beach. Seagulls sometimes pester young seal pups. The pup must stay close to its mother to receive protection, otherwise the young seal may be overwhelmed by a pack of gulls. :: Image #39109
Photo of A small harbor seal pup only a few hours old, explores a sand beach in San Diego :: Image #39095
Photo of Pacific harbor seal mother and pup, on sand beach in La Jolla :: Image #39087
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Pup About Two Weeks Old, hauled out on a white sand beach along the coast of San Diego. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal. :: Image #39085
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Pup About Two Weeks Old, hauled out on a white sand beach along the coast of San Diego. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal. :: Image #39084
Photo of A young Pacific Harbor Seal pup nursing. Mother harbor seals will only nurse their pups for about four to six weeks, at which point the small seal is weaned and must begin to forage and fend for itself. That short period of time is crucial for the young seal to learn how to hunt, socialize and swim. :: Image #39081
Photo of Adult Pacific Harbor Seal Lounging in Water on Sand Beach :: Image #39080
Photo of Newborn harbor seal pup is protected by its mother from a seagull. The seagull most likely wants to feed on the placenta, but it may also peck at and injure the pup. The seal mother does a good job of keeping birds off its newborn pup. :: Image #39074
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Pup About Two Weeks Old, hauled out on a white sand beach along the coast of San Diego. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal. :: Image #39072
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Young Newborn Pup, on the beach at the Children's Pool in La Jolla :: Image #39060
Photo of Pacific harbor seal mother and newborn pup, at the edge of the ocean at the Children's Pool in La Jolla :: Image #39059
Photo of Pacific harbor seal mother nuzzling her newborn pup, at the edge of the ocean at the Children's Pool in La Jolla. Mothers will nuzzle and touch their young pups frequently to solidify their bond. :: Image #39049
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Young Newborn Pup, yawning on the beach at the Children's Pool in La Jolla :: Image #39046
Photo of Desert Sand Verbena in June Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023 :: Image #39031
Photo of Desert Sand Verbena in June Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023 :: Image #39030
Photo of A California sea lions leaps high out of the water, jumping clear of a wave while bodysurfing at Boomer Beach in La Jolla :: Image #39016
Photo of Two California sea lions bodysurfing side by side, seemingly suspended in the face of a wave, La Jolla :: Image #39011
Photo of California sea lions bodysurfing and leaping way out of the water, in La Jolla at Boomer Beach. :: Image #39008
Photo of A California sea lions leaps high out of the water, jumping clear of a wave while bodysurfing at Boomer Beach in La Jolla :: Image #39006
Photo of California sea lions bodysurfing and leaping way out of the water, in La Jolla at Boomer Beach. :: Image #39004
Photo of California sea lions bodysurfing and leaping way out of the water, in La Jolla at Boomer Beach. :: Image #39002
Photo of A small sea lion pup takes off on a huge wave, bodysurfing, Boomer Beach, La Jolla :: Image #39001
Photo of California sea lion speeds across the face of a wave while bodysurfing, La Jolla, California :: Image #38999
Photo of Bodysurfing sea lions in La Jolla, suspended in a breaking wave as they play together, Boomer Beach :: Image #38996
Photo of Bodysurfing sea lions in La Jolla, suspended in a breaking wave as they play together, Boomer Beach :: Image #38995
Photo of California sea lions bodysurfing and leaping way out of the water, in La Jolla at Boomer Beach. :: Image #38994
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla, surfing huge waves close to shore at Boomer Beach. :: Image #38980
Photo of Two Bodysurfing Sea Lions Side by Side. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is surfing extreme shorebreak at Boomer Beach, Point La Jolla :: Image #38979
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla, surfing huge waves close to shore at Boomer Beach. :: Image #38978
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla, surfing huge waves close to shore at Boomer Beach. :: Image #38977
Photo of Brown pelican, resting, displaying classic winter adult breeding plumage, golden sea cliffs in the background. :: Image #38969
Photo of California brown pelican adult winter breeding plumage portrait, showing brown hind neck nape, bright red gular pouch and yellow head :: Image #38968
Photo of California brown pelican adult winter breeding plumage portrait, showing brown hind neck nape, bright red gular pouch and yellow head, with white trim and yellow chevron on the chest. :: Image #38966
Photo of Unusual California brown pelican adult winter breeding plumage portrait, showing brown hind neck nape but all white head, this individual may be transitioning out of breeding plumage. :: Image #38964
Photo of California brown pelican adult winter breeding plumage portrait, showing brown hind neck nape, bright red gular pouch and yellow head :: Image #38962
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, breaking waves and surf in the background, adult non-breeding plumage, La Jolla :: Image #38948
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing Boomer Beach in La Jolla :: Image #38945
Photo of Brown Pelican with open mouth and throat pouch, with Distant Ocean in Background, stretching its neck and gular pouch, winter adult non-breeding plumage coloration :: Image #38934
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in winter in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, rare winter 2022/2023 bloom :: Image #38931
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers bloom in a wash during rare winter bloom 2022/2023, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #38929
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, La Jolla, wings outstretched, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. Immature winter plumage colors. :: Image #38927
Photo of Snowy egret in flight gliding over the ocean in La Jolla. The snowy egret can be found in marshes, swamps, shorelines, mudflats and ponds. The snowy egret eats shrimp, minnows and other small fish, crustaceans and frogs. It is found on all coasts of North America and, in winter, into South America. :: Image #38926
Photo of Spectacular Red and Magenta Sunrise Cloud Colors, San Diego :: Image #38919
Photo of La Jolla Cove Big Surf, Saturday January 14 2023 :: Image #38902
Photo of La Jolla Cove Big Surf, Saturday January 14 2023 :: Image #38901
Photo of La Jolla Cove Big Surf, Saturday January 14 2023 :: Image #38900
Photo of La Jolla Cove Big Surf, Saturday January 14 2023 :: Image #38899
Photo of Brown Pelican Ruffles Its Feathers, distant Pacific Ocean in the background, winter adult non-breeding plumage, turning back to look at the camera as it preens. :: Image #38895
Photo of Brown Pelican shakes its feathers, water droplets flying, drying off after foraging on the ocean. :: Image #38894
Photo of A perfect Brown Pelican Head Throw. Note the contrasting plumage. Both are breeding adults. Left has white head and unusual yellow throat, while right has more typical yellow head and red throat, Distant Ocean in Background, bending over backwards, stretching its neck and gular pouch :: Image #38893
Photo of A perfect Brown Pelican Head Throw with Distant Ocean in Background, bending over backwards, stretching its neck and gular pouch, winter adult breeding plumage coloration :: Image #38889
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, La Jolla, wings outstretched, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. Adult winter breeding plumage colors. :: Image #38885
Photo of Brown pelican nictitating membrane, a translucent membrane that forms an inner eyelid in birds, reptiles, and some mammals. It can be drawn across the eye to protect it while diving in the ocean, from sand and dust and keep it moist. :: Image #38873
Photo of Brown Pelicans Flying En Masse Over Goldfish Point. Flushed by a large breaking wave, the enormous group of pelicans all take to the air at once. Backlit by early morning light during stormy conditions. :: Image #38870
Photo of California Brown Pelican Portrait, overcast light, winter adult breeding plumage :: Image #38860
Photo of California Brown Pelican in flight, soaring over the Pacific Ocean, Pelecanus occidentalis :: Image #38850
Photo of California Brown Pelican preening, pulling on a feather, Pelecanus occidentalis :: Image #38845
Photo of California Brown Pelican in flight, soaring over the Pacific Ocean, Pelecanus occidentalis :: Image #38844
Photo of California Brown Pelican Portrait, adult winter breeding coloration, Pelecanus occidentalis :: Image #38843
Photo of California Brown Pelican Portrait, adult winter breeding coloration, Pelecanus occidentalis :: Image #38841
Photo of California brown pelican breeding plumage portrait :: Image #38834
Photo of California Brown Pelican Flying over the Ocean, its wings can span over 7' :: Image #38831
Photo of California Brown Pelican Flying over the Ocean, its wings can span over 7' :: Image #38830
Photo of California Brown Pelican Flying over the Ocean, its wings can span over 7' :: Image #38827
Photo of California Brown Pelican Flying over the Ocean, its wings can span over 7' :: Image #38826
Photo of California Brown Pelican Flying over the Ocean, its wings can span over 7' :: Image #38824
Photo of California Brown Pelican Flying over the Ocean, its wings can span over 7' :: Image #38822
Photo of California Brown Pelican Flying over the Ocean, its wings can span over 7' :: Image #38821
Photo of California Brown Pelican Flying over the Ocean, its wings can span over 7' :: Image #38820
Photo of California Brown Pelican Flying over the Ocean, its wings can span over 7' :: Image #38819
Photo of California Brown Pelican Flying over the Ocean, its wings can span over 7' :: Image #38818
Photo of California Brown Pelican Flying over the Ocean, its wings can span over 7' :: Image #38813
Photo of Bhunamanasana, greeting the earth pose, pelican yoga. Brown pelican doing yoga, actually its preening, bending its neck back to spread preen oil on the back of the head and neck, likely second winter coloration :: Image #38804
Photo of Snow geese fly in huge numbers at sunrise. Thousands of wintering snow geese take to the sky in predawn light in Bosque del Apache's famous "blast off". The flock can be as large as 20,000 geese or more. :: Image #38770
Photo of Sandhill Cranes Fly at Sunrise, leaving the pond on which they spent the night, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38769
Photo of Sandhill Cranes Fly at Sunrise, leaving the pond on which they spent the night, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38768
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38767
Photo of Snow Geese in Flight, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38766
Photo of Sandhill cranes in synchronous flight side by side, matching their wingbeats perfect as they fly over Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38765
Photo of Sandhill cranes in synchronous flight side by side, matching their wingbeats perfect as they fly over Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38764
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38763
Photo of Sandhill cranes will spend the night in ponds as protection from coyotes and other predators. The pond is often frozen in the morning. :: Image #38762
Photo of Snow geese fly in huge numbers at sunrise. Thousands of wintering snow geese take to the sky in predawn light in Bosque del Apache's famous "blast off". The flock can be as large as 20,000 geese or more. :: Image #38761
Photo of Sandhill cranes will spend the night in ponds as protection from coyotes and other predators. The pond is often frozen in the morning. :: Image #38760
Photo of Sandhill cranes will spend the night in ponds as protection from coyotes and other predators. The pond is often frozen in the morning. :: Image #38759
Photo of Sandhill cranes landing in water ponds at dusk, spending the night standing in water as a protection against coyotes and other predators. Motion blur. :: Image #38758
Photo of Sandhill cranes landing in water ponds at dusk, spending the night standing in water as a protection against coyotes and other predators. Motion blur. :: Image #38757
Photo of Snow geese fly in huge numbers at sunrise. Thousands of wintering snow geese take to the sky in predawn light in Bosque del Apache's famous "blast off". The flock can be as large as 20,000 geese or more. :: Image #38756
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38755
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38754
Photo of Sandhill Cranes in Flight at Sunrise, Bosque del Apache NWR. At sunrise, sandhill cranes will fly out from the pool in which they spent the night to range over Bosque del Apache NWR in search of food, returning to the pool at sunset. :: Image #38753
Photo of Sandhill Cranes Fly at Sunrise, leaving the pond on which they spent the night, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38752
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38751
Photo of Sandhill Cranes Fly at Sunrise, leaving the pond on which they spent the night, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38750
Photo of Sandhill Cranes Fly at Sunrise, leaving the pond on which they spent the night, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38749
Photo of Sandhill cranes in synchronous flight side by side, matching their wingbeats perfect as they fly over Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38748
Photo of Sandhill cranes in synchronous flight side by side, matching their wingbeats perfect as they fly over Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38747
Photo of Sandhill Cranes Fly at Sunrise, leaving the pond on which they spent the night, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38746
Photo of Sandhill cranes will spend the night in ponds as protection from coyotes and other predators. The pond is often frozen in the morning. :: Image #38745
Photo of Sandhill Cranes Fly at Sunrise, leaving the pond on which they spent the night, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38744
Photo of Northern Harrier, Circus hudsonius, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38743
Photo of Sandhill cranes landing in water ponds at dusk, spending the night standing in water as a protection against coyotes and other predators. Motion blur. :: Image #38734
Photo of Sandhill Cranes, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38732
Photo of Sandhill Cranes in Flight at Sunrise, Bosque del Apache NWR. At sunrise, sandhill cranes will fly out from the pool in which they spent the night to range over Bosque del Apache NWR in search of food, returning to the pool at sunset. :: Image #38729
Photo of Sandhill Cranes Fly at Sunrise, leaving the pond on which they spent the night, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38728
Photo of Snow Geese in Flight, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38719
Photo of Brown pelican immature plumage, likely second winter coloration approaching breeding plumage, on cliff over the ocean :: Image #38704
Photo of California brown pelican winter breeding plumage portrait, this adult is gently clapping its jaws, showing brown hind neck with yellow head, red and olive throat pouch, white with yellow chevron on the breast. :: Image #38701
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. :: Image #38696
Photo of California brown pelican breeding plumage portrait, on cliffs over the ocean :: Image #38695
Photo of A brown pelican performs a bill throw as another looks on, both are adult winter non-breeding plumage :: Image #38686
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, soaring with wings spread wide as it glides over the ocean. Adult winter non-breeding plumage :: Image #38683
Photo of Pelican yoga, Utthita Tadasan, extended mountain pose with backbend. Extreme Brown Pelican Head Throw Display. This California brown pelican is arching its head and neck way back, opening its mouth in a behavior known as a head throw or bill throw. :: Image #38678
Photo of Brown pelican in flight with wings braking as it turns over the ocean :: Image #38673
Photo of Brown pelican in flight with wings spread wide, flying directly at the camera, slowing to land on ocean seacliffs, La Jolla :: Image #38672
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult non-breeding plumage, La Jolla :: Image #38665
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult non-breeding plumage, La Jolla :: Image #38664
Photo of Huge California Sea Lion Male Underwater, a bull, patrolling his breeding harem and territory, Coronado Islands, Mexico. His sagittal crest, the bony bump on his head that distinguishes adult male sea lions, is clearly seen. This particular sea lion bears an orange tag on his left foreflipper, probably as a result of rescue and release as a young sea lion years earlier. :: Image #38651
Photo of Huge California Sea Lion Male Underwater, a bull, patrolling his breeding harem and territory, Coronado Islands, Mexico. His sagittal crest, the bony bump on his head that distinguishes adult male sea lions, is clearly seen. This particular sea lion bears an orange tag on his left foreflipper, probably as a result of rescue and release as a young sea lion years earlier. :: Image #38650
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult non-breeding plumage, La Jolla :: Image #38645
Photo of Beautiful golden female Calfornia sea lion on rocks at sunrise. This sea lion has hauled out of the ocean onto rocks near Point La Jolla to rest and warm in the morning sun. :: Image #38634
Photo of Breeding and non-breeding California pelicans standing side-by-side on the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean. :: Image #38633
Photo of California brown pelican breeding plumage portrait :: Image #38632
Photo of Young California Sea Lion at the Coronado Islands, Mexico, underwater. :: Image #38624
Photo of Garibaldi swimming over algae and reef, Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #38622
Photo of Young California Sea Lion at the Coronado Islands, Mexico, underwater. :: Image #38621
Photo of California Brown Pelican Soaring over the Ocean :: Image #38612
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant in Flight :: Image #38610
Photo of California Brown Pelican Non-Breeding Portrait :: Image #38609
Photo of Brown pelican in flight with wings spread wide, slowing as it returns from the ocean to land on seacliffs, adult winter non-breeding plumage :: Image #38607
Photo of California Brown Pelican Soaring over the Ocean :: Image #38606
Photo of California brown pelican resting with head under wing, perched on a rock over the ocean, in shade, adult winter non-breeding plumage. :: Image #38605
Photo of Brown pelican stares directly at photographer, adult winter non-breeding plumage :: Image #38604
Photo of Brandts Cormorant portrait in shade, over the ocean :: Image #38602
Photo of Brown pelican nictitating membrane, a translucent membrane that forms an inner eyelid in birds, reptiles, and some mammals. It can be drawn across the eye to protect it while diving in the ocean, from sand and dust and keep it moist. :: Image #38601
Photo of California brown pelican portrait, lit with a bit of flash about 30 minutes before sunrise. Adult winter breeding plumage. :: Image #38600
Photo of California brown pelican portrait, lit with a bit of flash about 30 minutes before sunrise. Adult winter nonbreeding plumage. :: Image #38599
Photo of California brown pelican in flight in soft pre-dawn light, adult winter non-breeding plumage :: Image #38598
Photo of Brown pelican in flight with wings spread wide, slowing as it returns from the ocean to land on seacliffs, juvenile winter plumage :: Image #38597
Photo of Sweetheart California Brown Pelicans, facing each other so heads form a heart shape, adult winter non-breeding plumage :: Image #38596
Photo of Brown pelican close-up portrait, orange-red bill with pink tissue surrounding eyes, yellow and white head feathers, adult winter non-breeding plumage :: Image #38595
Photo of California Brown Pelican Non-Breeding Portrait :: Image #38592
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant in Flight :: Image #38583
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant in Flight :: Image #38582
Photo of California Brown Pelican Soaring over the Ocean :: Image #38580
Photo of California Brown Pelican Soaring over the Ocean, two paddleboarders and Point La Jolla in the background :: Image #38579
Photo of California sea lion hanging upside-down underwater, watching the photographer, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #38574
Photo of California sea lion pup at the Coronado Islands, Mexico, inquisitive of the photographer, underwater :: Image #38573
Photo of California sea lion pup at the Coronado Islands, Mexico, inquisitive of the photographer, underwater :: Image #38572
Photo of California sea lion pup at the Coronado Islands, Mexico, inquisitive of the photographer, underwater :: Image #38571
Photo of California sea lion hanging upside-down underwater, watching the photographer, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #38570
Photo of California sea lion hanging upside-down underwater, watching the photographer, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #38569
Photo of California sea lion hanging upside-down underwater, watching the photographer, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #38568
Photo of California sea lion pup at the Coronado Islands, Mexico, inquisitive of the photographer, underwater :: Image #38567
Photo of Buttes at sunset, Sedona, Arizona :: Image #38556
Photo of Munds Mountain cliffs at sunset, Sedona, Arizona :: Image #38554
Photo of Brin Mesa and Wilson Mountain, Sedona, Arizona :: Image #38553
Photo of Ocean sunfish portrait underwater, Mola mola, San Diego :: Image #38549
Photo of Ocean sunfish portrait underwater, Mola mola, San Diego :: Image #38546
Photo of California sea lion on drift kelp paddy, underwater. This adult female California sea lion was hanging out underneath a paddy of drift kelp, well offshore the coastline of San Diego. :: Image #38543
Photo of California sea lion on drift kelp paddy, underwater. This adult female California sea lion was hanging out underneath a paddy of drift kelp, well offshore the coastline of San Diego. :: Image #38542
Photo of California sea lion on drift kelp paddy, underwater. This adult female California sea lion was hanging out underneath a paddy of drift kelp, well offshore the coastline of San Diego. :: Image #38541
Photo of Ocean sunfish portrait underwater, Mola mola, San Diego :: Image #38539
Photo of Ocean sunfish portrait underwater, Mola mola, San Diego :: Image #38537
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are typically oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #38519
Photo of Kelp fronds showing pneumatocysts, bouyant gas-filled bubble-like structures which float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface, where it will spread to form a roof-like canopy. :: Image #38518
Photo of Kelp fronds showing pneumatocysts, bouyant gas-filled bubble-like structures which float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface, where it will spread to form a roof-like canopy. :: Image #38517
Photo of Surfgrass (Phyllospadix), moving with waves in shallow water, San Clemente Island. :: Image #38516
Photo of Surfgrass (Phyllospadix), moving with waves in shallow water, San Clemente Island. :: Image #38515
Photo of Invasive Sargassum and various algae, San Clemente Island :: Image #38514
Photo of The Kelp Forest and Rocky Reef of San Clemente Island. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #38513
Photo of Spectacular underwater rocky reef topography at San Clemente Island, typified by crevices, walls and profuse vertical relief on the rocky ocean bottom below the kelp forest. :: Image #38512
Photo of Sunset over the Pacific Ocean :: Image #38511
Photo of Sunset and Boat Horizon at San Clemente Island, aerial photo. :: Image #38491
Photo of San Clemente Island aerial photo, Pyramid Head and Balanced Rock at the southern end of the island. San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island, exhibits distinctive geologic terracing, underwater reefs and giant kelp forests :: Image #38488
Photo of San Clemente Island aerial photo, Pyramid Head and Balanced Rock at the southern end of the island. San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island, exhibits distinctive geologic terracing, underwater reefs and giant kelp forests :: Image #38484
Photo of Giant Kelp Forest, West End Catalina Island, rendered in the round by a circular fisheye lens. :: Image #38477
Photo of Southern right whale raises its fluke tail out of the water prior to diving. :: Image #38457
Photo of Seagull picks skin off a southern right whale, leaving a lesion that may become infected and which scientists have shown to be stressful to young calves. :: Image #38454
Photo of Whale watching along Playa El Doradillo, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina. At Playa El Doradillo, whales come so close to shore people can simply stand on the beach and watch Southern Right Whales just a few yards away. :: Image #38442
Photo of Breaching southern right whale, Eubalaena australis, Patagonia :: Image #38439
Photo of El Copulador, a well known male southern right whale in Argentina. El Copulador, "The Copulator", is a serious player in the southern right whale mating game. He was a white calf and, while most white calves darked to near-black as they age, El Copulador has retained a distinctly light coloration. He is often seen in mating and courtship groups and has likely successfully mated with many females over the years. :: Image #38437
Photo of Magellanic penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus, Patagonia :: Image #38429
Photo of Magellanic penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus, Patagonia :: Image #38427
Photo of Hairy armadillo, Peludo, Chaetophractus villosus, Patagonia :: Image #38422
Photo of Southern elephant seal pup being born, birth, Mirounga leonina, Valdes Peninsula :: Image #38419
Photo of Southern elephant seal, mother and pup, Mirounga leonina, Valdes Peninsula :: Image #38416
Photo of Southern elephant seal, adult male, Mirounga leonina, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina :: Image #38413
Photo of Long-tailed meadowlark, Leistes loyca, Patagonia :: Image #38409
Photo of Sea gull picks skin from a white southern right whale calf :: Image #38408
Photo of White southern right whale calf taking a breath at the ocean surface :: Image #38397
Photo of Portrait of a Southern Right Whale Underwater, Eubalaena australis. This particular right whale exhibits a beautiful mottled pattern on its sides. :: Image #38388
Photo of Mother and calf southern right whales are seen here as part of a larger courtship group, with adult males interested in mating with the mother. The calf has no choice but to stay by her mother's side during the courting activities. :: Image #38379
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf, aerial photo, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38371
Photo of Imperial Shag, Phalacrocorax atriceps or Blue-eyed Cormorant, Puerto Piramides, UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Golfo Nuevo :: Image #38366
Photo of Courting group of southern right whales, aerial photo. Mating may occur as a result of this courting and social behavior. The white whale seen here is a serious player named El Copulador (the copulator) and is often seen in mating and courting groups of southern right whales at Peninsula Valdes. His light coloration is an indication that he was a white calf, but he did not darken as he aged in the way most white southern right whale calves do. :: Image #38358
Photo of Southern right whale fluke raised out of the water, tail slapping :: Image #38353
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf, aerial photo, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38348
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf, aerial photo, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38347
Photo of South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38344
Photo of Southern right whale raises its fluke tail out of the water prior to diving. :: Image #38338
Photo of Seagull picks skin off a southern right whale, leaving a lesion that may become infected and which scientists have shown to be stressful to young calves. :: Image #38332
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale visits a boat, Eubalaena australis, aerial photo :: Image #38328
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale visits a boat, Eubalaena australis, aerial photo :: Image #38326
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale visits a boat, Eubalaena australis, aerial photo :: Image #38325
Photo of Southern right whale eyeballing the camera up close, Eubalaena australis. Whale lice can be seen clearly in the folds and crevices around the whales eye and lip groove. :: Image #38323
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale visits a boat, Eubalaena australis, aerial photo :: Image #38322
Photo of Southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, Patagonia :: Image #38318
Photo of Southern right whale eyeballing the camera up close, Eubalaena australis. Whale lice can be seen clearly in the folds and crevices around the whales eye and lip groove. :: Image #38311
Photo of Mother and calf southern right whales underwater. The calf swims close to its mother but, if the mother is accepting, the calf will be allowed to come close to the photographer and check him out. :: Image #38308
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale mother and calf visits a boat, Eubalaena australis, aerial photo :: Image #38302
Photo of Courting group of southern right whales, aerial photo. Mating may occur as a result of this courting and social behavior. :: Image #38299
Photo of Courting pair of southern right whales underwater, Eubalaena australis. In this image, the male is below and inverted (belly up) and the female is at the surface. While the posture in this photo isn't quite mating, it is a courting behavior that often precedes mating. :: Image #38294
Photo of Southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, Patagonia :: Image #38293
Photo of Male and female southern right whales mating underwater, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38292
Photo of Southern right whale fluke tail, underwater :: Image #38290
Photo of Kelp gull, Larus dominicanus, Dominican gull, large flock in flight over the ocean, Patagonia :: Image #38284
Photo of Breaching southern right whale, Eubalaena australis, Patagonia :: Image #38283
Photo of South American sea lions underwater, Otaria flavescens, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #38266
Photo of McKinney Bay and Homewood, Lake Tahoe, aerial photo :: Image #38255
Photo of Duceys Resort at Bass Lake near Oakhurst, aerial photo :: Image #38248
Photo of Lake Hodges and Fletcher Point, aerial photo :: Image #38243
Photo of Beacons Beach and Leucadia Coastline, sunset, Encinitas, aerial photo :: Image #38239
Photo of Del Mar Coastline and Bridge at sunset, aerial photo, Torrey Pines and La Jolla in the distance :: Image #38236
Photo of Moss Street Point, Coastline and homes, Laguna Beach, Aerial photo :: Image #38235
Photo of Aerial Photo of Scripps Pier. SIO Pier. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography research pier is 1090 feet long and was built of reinforced concrete in 1988, replacing the original wooden pier built in 1915. The Scripps Pier is home to a variety of sensing equipment above and below water that collects various oceanographic data. The Scripps research diving facility is located at the foot of the pier. Fresh seawater is pumped from the pier to the many tanks and facilities of SIO, including the Birch Aquarium. The Scripps Pier is named in honor of Ellen Browning Scripps, the most significant donor and benefactor of the Institution :: Image #38231
Photo of Fletcher Cove, Pillbox, Solana Beach, aerial photo :: Image #38230
Photo of Aerial Photo of Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach. :: Image #38229
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. :: Image #38226
Photo of Skyline Rim promontory aerial panoramic photo, with Factory Butte in the distance. The Henry Mountains are in the far left. The Blue Hills lie below the mesa. Just after sunrise. Utah badlands. :: Image #38215
Photo of Dawn over the Skyline Rim, Factory Bench and Lower Blue Hills, Utah. The Henry Mountains are in the distance. :: Image #38210
Photo of Lower Blue Hills Badlands, sunrise, Utah :: Image #38202
Photo of The Tree of Eons, Utah. The Tree of Eons is a spectacular geologic sight near the San Rafael Swell in Utah. Here the Tree of Eons is seen under the direct light of midday. Erosion has cut a dendritic "tree" through red, blue, purple and white layers of the Chinle formation. The Tree of Eons is a superb example of dendritic erosion and, to really appreciate its complex fractal-like details, must be observed from above. :: Image #38201
Photo of Sunrise over the Skyline Rim, Factory Bench and Lower Blue Hills, Utah. Factory Butte is in the distance. :: Image #38200
Photo of Stonesteps Beach, Encinitas, Aerial Photo, sunset :: Image #38187
Photo of Three Arch Bay, Mussel Cove and Three Arch Rock, Laguna Beach Coastline, Aerial Photo :: Image #38186
Photo of La Jolla Caves and Coastline, Goldfish Point, Aerial Photo :: Image #38185
Photo of Torrey Pines Golf Course over looking Blacks Beach and the Pacific Ocean, south course, summer, afternoon. :: Image #38184
Photo of Hoodoos in Goblin Valley State Park. The "goblins" are technically known as hoodoos, formed through the gradual erosion of Entrada sandstone deposited 170 millions years ago :: Image #38183
Photo of White Cap Mesa overlooking Goblin Valley State Park, Utah :: Image #38182
Photo of Lower Blue Hills Badlands, sunrise, Utah :: Image #38180
Photo of Mars Desert Research Station, set amid beautiful Mars-like "Bentonite Hills", near Hanksville, Utah :: Image #38179
Photo of Erosion patterns in the Utah Badlands, aerial abstract photo. :: Image #38173
Photo of Erosion patterns in the Utah Badlands, aerial abstract photo. :: Image #38170
Photo of Aerial Photo of California Poppies in Bloom, Elsinore :: Image #38167
Photo of Batiquitos Lagoon and Ponto, stormy sunset, aerial photo :: Image #38165
Photo of Kapalua Maui with Hawea Point and Namalu Bay, Sunset, West Maui, aerial photo :: Image #38161
Photo of Kaanapali Hotels and Coastline, West Maui, aerial photo :: Image #38159
Photo of Childrens Pool Reef Exposed at Extreme Low Tide, La Jolla, California. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #38157
Photo of Napili Point and Honokeana Cove, aerial photo, West Maui :: Image #38155
Photo of La Jolla Caves and Coastline, Goldfish Point, Aerial Photo :: Image #38153
Photo of Laguna Beach Coastline including Views South to Three Arch Bay, Aerial Photo :: Image #38151
Photo of San Dieguito River Mouth and Del Mar Dog Beach, Aerial Photo :: Image #38148
Photo of San Vicente Reservoir Aerial Photo, San Diego :: Image #38147
Photo of Aerial Photo of Children's Pool, Casa Cove and La Jolla Coastline :: Image #38145
Photo of Grandview Beach, Aerial Photo, Encinitas and Carlsbad :: Image #38142
Photo of Falling bluffs and reinforcements, buttressing, Encinitas and Leucadia. These bluffs are coming down, its only a matter of time, but residents spend to prop up the bluffs and keep their homes from falling into the ocean. :: Image #38140
Photo of La Jolla Shores coastline, from Point La Jolla in the south to Blacks Beach in the north, aerial photo :: Image #38137
Photo of Stone Steps Beach at Sunset, Aerial Panorama, Encinitas, California :: Image #38136
Photo of Moonlight Beach Aerial Panoramic Photo at Sunset, Encinitas :: Image #38135
Photo of Dollar Point Lake Tahoe, aerial panoramic photo :: Image #38133
Photo of Batiquitos Lagoon and Ponto, sunset, aerial photo :: Image #38132
Photo of San Elijo Lagoon showing tidal channels, Encinitas, aerial photo :: Image #38129
Photo of Beacons Beach and Leucadia Coastline, sunset, Encinitas, aerial photo :: Image #38127
Photo of Newport Pier in Newport Beach, aerial photo :: Image #38126
Photo of Sunrise over The Mount Soledad Cross, a landmark in La Jolla, California. The Mount Soledad Cross is a 29-foot-tall cross erected in 1954. Aerial photo :: Image #38125
Photo of Olowalu coral reef and coast with West Maui mountains, aerial panoramic photo :: Image #38120
Photo of Napili Point and Honokeana Cove, aerial photo, West Maui :: Image #38118
Photo of Oceanside Pier aerial photo, Oceanside, California :: Image #38115
Photo of Lake Forest Beach and Dollar Point, Lake Tahoe, aerial photo :: Image #38114
Photo of Humpback Whale entangled in fishing gear, aerial photo :: Image #38109
Photo of San Dieguito Lagoon and San Dieguito River empty into the Pacific Ocean at Dog Beach in Del Mar, aerial photo :: Image #38107
Photo of Aerial Photo of Casino Point and Avalon, Catalina Island :: Image #38100
Photo of Aerial photo of platforms Elly and Ellen, in 260 feet of water off Long Beach, California :: Image #38095
Photo of Old Lahaina Town aerial photo showing harbor and coral reef, Molokai at far left, Haleakala and Launiupoko gap at far right. West Maui mountains. Maui, Hawaii :: Image #38090
Photo of Del Mar and Solana Beach Coastline, Aerial Photo :: Image #38080
Photo of Lower Blue Hills Badlands, sunrise, Utah :: Image #38074
Photo of Childrens Pool seawall and Casa Cove aerial photo, La Jolla, California. Sunset. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #38072
Photo of Fantastic colorful sedimentary patterns of Bentonite layers, seen as striations exposed in the Utah Badlands. The Bentonite Hills are composed of the Brushy Basin shale member of the Morrison Formation formed during Jurassic times when mud, silt, fine sand, and volcanic ash were deposited in swamps and lakes into layers, now revealed through erosion. Aerial photograph. :: Image #38067
Photo of Hoodoos in Goblin Valley State Park. The "goblins" are technically known as hoodoos, formed through the gradual erosion of Entrada sandstone deposited 170 millions years ago :: Image #38066
Photo of Dawn breaks over the Bentonite Hills in the Utah Badlands. Striations in soil reveal layers of the Morrison Formation, formed in swamps and lakes in the Jurassic era. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #38065
Photo of Dawn over the Skyline Rim, Factory Bench and Lower Blue Hills, Utah. Factory Butte is in the distance. :: Image #38064
Photo of Fletcher Cove, Pillbox, Solana Beach, aerial photo :: Image #38044
Photo of Aerial Panorama of Nicholson Point and Hospitals Beach, aerial photo, extreme low tide, La Jolla, California :: Image #38041
Photo of Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Blacks Beach Aerial Photo. Torrey Pines State Reserve in the distance. :: Image #38040
Photo of Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Blacks Beach Aerial Photo. Torrey Pines State Reserve in the distance. :: Image #38039
Photo of Aerial Photo of Del Mar Coastline, North County, San Diego, including train tracks running along the edge of the sea cliffs above the Pacific Ocean :: Image #38036
Photo of Erosion patterns in the Utah Badlands, aerial abstract photo. :: Image #38032
Photo of Sunrise over the Skyline Rim, Factory Bench and Lower Blue Hills, Utah. The San Rafael Swell is in the distance. :: Image #38026
Photo of Solana Beach sea cliffs and coastline, aerial view. :: Image #38024
Photo of Wilson Arch aerial photo, Moab, Utah. Wilson Arch has a span of 91 feet (28 m) and height of 46 feet (14 m) :: Image #38022
Photo of Fantastic colorful sedimentary patterns, Bentonite layers are seen as striations exposed in the Utah Badlands, part of the Brushy Basin shale member of the Morrison Formation. This layer was formed during Jurassic times when mud, silt, fine sand, and volcanic ash were deposited in swamps and lakes. Aerial photograph. :: Image #38019
Photo of Erosion patterns in the Utah Badlands, aerial abstract photo. :: Image #38018
Photo of Erosion patterns in the Utah Badlands, aerial abstract photo. :: Image #38017
Photo of Aerial photo of Coastal Seacliffs in Encinitas California. :: Image #38015
Photo of Swamis Beach Reefs Exposed by King Tides, people explore ocean reefs normally underwater but exposed on the extreme low tides known as King Tides. Aerial photo. :: Image #38014
Photo of Sun Gold Point Reef Exposed at Extreme Low Tide, La Jolla, California :: Image #38012
Photo of South Casa Reef Exposed at Extreme Low Tide, La Jolla, California :: Image #38011
Photo of Bird Rock Reef Exposed at Extreme Low Tide, La Jolla, California :: Image #38010
Photo of Childrens Pool Reef Exposed at Extreme Low Tide, La Jolla, California :: Image #38009
Photo of Swamis Reef exposed at extreme low King Tide, Encinitas, aerial panoramic photo :: Image #38002
Photo of La Jolla Bay submarine reef system on extreme low King Tide, south of La Jolla Shores, aerial panoramic photo :: Image #37999
Photo of Childrens Pool Reef Exposed at Extreme Low King Tide, La Jolla, California. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #37995
Photo of Bird Rock Reef Exposed at Extreme Low Tide, La Jolla, California :: Image #37993
Photo of Swamis Beach Reefs Exposed by King Tides, people explore ocean reefs normally underwater but exposed on the extreme low tides known as King Tides. Aerial photo. :: Image #37992
Photo of Swamis Beach Reefs Exposed by King Tides, people explore ocean reefs normally underwater but exposed on the extreme low tides known as King Tides. Aerial photo. :: Image #37991
Photo of Childrens Pool Reef Exposed at Extreme Low King Tide, La Jolla, California. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #37990
Photo of Swamis Beach Reefs Exposed by King Tides, people explore ocean reefs normally underwater but exposed on the extreme low tides known as King Tides. Aerial photo. :: Image #37989
Photo of Shell Beach Reef Exposed at Extreme Low Tide, La Jolla, California :: Image #37988
Photo of Nicholson Point and Hospitals Beach, aerial photo, extreme low tide, La Jolla, California :: Image #37987
Photo of Sun Gold Point Reef Exposed at Extreme Low Tide, La Jolla, California :: Image #37984
Photo of Napili Shores and Napili Beach, West Maui, Hawaii, aerial photo, sunset :: Image #37981
Photo of Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach coastline, Mission Bay, Point Loma and San Diego visible in the distance, aerial photo :: Image #37975
Photo of Dana Point harbor and marina, with lots of boats, aerial photo :: Image #37974
Photo of Falling bluffs and reinforcements, buttressing, Encinitas and Leucadia. These bluffs are coming down, its only a matter of time, but residents spend to prop up the bluffs and keep their homes from falling into the ocean. :: Image #37971
Photo of Stone Steps and Leucdia coastline, top down view, aerial photo :: Image #37970
Photo of Del Mar bluffs and train tracks, looking south towards Torrey Pines and La Jolla :: Image #37967
Photo of San Elijo Lagoon Aerial Photo, Encinitas, California :: Image #37963
Photo of Hoodoos in Goblin Valley State Park, aerial panorama. The "goblins" are technically known as hoodoos, formed through the gradual erosion of Entrada sandstone deposited 170 millions years ago. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #37957
Photo of Pine Tree Arch, Arches National Park :: Image #37865
Photo of Turret Arch viewed through North Window at Sunrise :: Image #37863
Photo of Three Clark's Grebes in a courtship ceremony, Lake Hodges, San Diego :: Image #37856
Photo of White pelican flying over Lake Hodges, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos :: Image #37848
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla :: Image #37827
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla :: Image #37825
Photo of Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage shown: red throat, yellow head and dark brown hindneck :: Image #37820
Photo of Brown pelican staring down the photographer. Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage shown: red throat, yellow head and dark brown hindneck :: Image #37819
Photo of Yellow Morph California Brown Pelican Portrait, note the distinctive winter mating plumage but the unusual yellow throat and pure white head with just a touch of mottling :: Image #37818
Photo of Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage shown: red throat, yellow head and dark brown hindneck :: Image #37816
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, soaring along sea cliffs above the ocean in La Jolla, California :: Image #37814
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, soaring along sea cliffs above the ocean in La Jolla, California :: Image #37813
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #37809
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #37806
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #37803
Photo of Unidentified gull in flight, La Jolla :: Image #37800
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #37798
Photo of Fremont Cottonwood Tree in winter sillhouette against red Zion Canyon walls :: Image #37794
Photo of Pedestal rock, or hoodoo, at Stud Horse Point. These hoodoos form when erosion occurs around but not underneath a more resistant caprock that sits atop of the hoodoo spire. Stud Horse Point is a spectacular viewpoint on a mesa overlooking the Arizona / Utah border. :: Image #37780
Photo of Pedestal rock, or hoodoo, at Stud Horse Point. These hoodoos form when erosion occurs around but not underneath a more resistant caprock that sits atop of the hoodoo spire. Stud Horse Point is a spectacular viewpoint on a mesa overlooking the Arizona / Utah border. :: Image #37778
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona :: Image #37773
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona :: Image #37768
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona :: Image #37767
Photo of Grand Canyon at dusk, sunset, viewed from Mather Point on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park :: Image #37762
Photo of Belt of Venus over Grand Canyon at dusk, sunset, viewed from Mather Point on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park. The Belt of Venus, or anti-twilight arch, is the shadow of the earth cast upon the atmosphere just above the horizon, and occurs a few minutes before sunrise or after sunset. :: Image #37761
Photo of Grand Canyon at sunrise viewed from Yavapai Point on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park :: Image #37760
Photo of Grand Canyon at sunrise viewed from Yavapai Point on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park :: Image #37757
Photo of Grand Canyon at dusk, sunset, viewed from Grandeur Point on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park :: Image #37753
Photo of Bodysurfing Sea Lion. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is surfing extreme shorebreak at Boomer Beach, Point La Jolla. The original bodysurfer. :: Image #37751
Photo of Bodysurfing Sea Lion. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is surfing extreme shorebreak at Boomer Beach, Point La Jolla. The original bodysurfer. :: Image #37748
Photo of Bodysurfing Sea Lion. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is surfing extreme shorebreak at Boomer Beach, Point La Jolla. The original bodysurfer. :: Image #37744
Photo of Bodysurfing Sea Lion. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is surfing extreme shorebreak at Boomer Beach, Point La Jolla. The original bodysurfer. :: Image #37741
Photo of Two Bodysurfing Sea Lions Side by Side. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is surfing extreme shorebreak at Boomer Beach, Point La Jolla. The original bodysurfer. :: Image #37739
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. :: Image #37737
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. :: Image #37734
Photo of Sea gull carries trash, a piece of aluminum foil :: Image #37733
Photo of Young California sea lion and breaking wave, La Jolla :: Image #37731
Photo of California Brown pelican performing a head throw, with breeding plumage including distinctive yellow and white head feathers, red gular throat pouch, brown hind neck and greyish body. :: Image #37729
Photo of Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage shown: red throat, yellow head and dark brown hindneck :: Image #37727
Photo of Parsvottanasana, triangle pose, pelican yoga. A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. :: Image #37725
Photo of Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage shown: red throat and yellow head. :: Image #37724
Photo of Royal tern, winter adult phase :: Image #37722
Photo of Black Oystercatcher foraging for food, Haematopus bachmani :: Image #37720
Photo of Juvenile sea lion playing in white wash on Point La Jolla. :: Image #37717
Photo of Juvenile sea lion playing in white wash on Point La Jolla. :: Image #37716
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. :: Image #37713
Photo of California gull juvenile (suspected), in flight with wings spread to land. :: Image #37712
Photo of Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage shown: red throat, yellow head and dark brown hindneck :: Image #37711
Photo of South Carlsbad State Beach and campground at sunset, sea cliffs and bluffs. Coast Highway to the left, Ponto Beach and Encinitas/Leucadia to the right. :: Image #37710
Photo of Terramar Point at Sunset, in South Carlsbad. Seacliffs, bluffs, beach and reef exposed at low tide. :: Image #37709
Photo of Carlsbad Coastline at Sunset, looking south from Terramar toward South Carlsbad State Beach, Ponto, Leucadia and Encinitas :: Image #37707
Photo of Imperial Beach Pier at Sunrise :: Image #37703
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #37700
Photo of Scripps Institution of Oceanography Pier and Belt of Venus in pre-dawn light. The Earth's shadow appears as the blue just above the horizon. :: Image #37697
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla :: Image #37663
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant portrait, set against the Pacific Ocean :: Image #37660
Photo of A California brown pelican preening, rubbing the back of its head and neck on the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. :: Image #37658
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. :: Image #37655
Photo of Allen's hummingbird, adult male, Selasphorus sasin, La Jolla :: Image #37654
Photo of Western gull in flight, motion blur and strobe light :: Image #37651
Photo of San Diego city skyline at sunrise, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Harbor Island :: Image #37650
Photo of Windsurfing California Brown Pelican, La Jolla :: Image #37649
Photo of Windsurfing California Brown Pelican, La Jolla :: Image #37648
Photo of Windsurfing California Brown Pelican, La Jolla :: Image #37647
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant Skypointing, Courtship Display, La Jolla. :: Image #37630
Photo of Sunset on the Del Mar Bluffs and Train Tracks, with North County coastline. The highest peaks in the distance are Santiago Peak and Modjeska Peak, the pair commonly known as Saddleback. :: Image #37603
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach on the extreme low King Tide, people walking on the beach, sunset light and La Jolla in the distance. :: Image #37602
Photo of Del Mar Beach on the extreme low King Tide, people and dogs walking on the beach, late afternoon :: Image #37599
Photo of Snow-covered Mount San Gorgonio,viewed from Double Peak Park in San Marcos, on an exceptionally clear winter day. :: Image #37598
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla :: Image #37595
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla :: Image #37593
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla :: Image #37592
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla :: Image #37590
Photo of Snow-covered Mount San Gorgonio, seen beyond Double Peak Park in San Marcos, viewed from Mount Soledad in La Jolla, on an exceptionally clear winter day. Double Peak is about 20 miles away while the San Bernardino Mountains are about 90 miles distant. In the foreground are UCSD (University of California at San Diego, left), Veterans Administration Hospital (center) and Scripps La Jolla Medical Center (right) :: Image #37589
Photo of Sunrise City Lights on San Diego Bay, with San Diego Yacht Club marina. Mount San Miguel and Lyons Peak are in the distance. :: Image #37587
Photo of Sunrise City Lights on San Diego Bay, with San Diego Yacht Club marina. Mount San Miguel and Lyons Peak are the distance. :: Image #37586
Photo of California sea lion pups gather on the beach, Point La Jolla :: Image #37579
Photo of California sea lion pups gather on the beach, Point La Jolla :: Image #37576
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla :: Image #37571
Photo of Trikonasana, triangle pose, pelican yoga. California brown pelican portrait with breeding plumage, note the striking red throat, yellow and white head :: Image #37570
Photo of California brown pelican portrait with breeding plumage, note the striking red throat, yellow and white head :: Image #37569
Photo of Brown pelicans jousting, with bright red throat, yellow and white head and brown hind neck, winter plumage. :: Image #37568
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head :: Image #37566
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, captured beautifully as it soars over cliffs and the ocean in La Jolla, California. :: Image #37565
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head :: Image #37563
Photo of The Crystal Pier, Holiday Lights and Pacific Ocean at sunset, waves blur as they crash upon the sand. Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach :: Image #37562
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant portrait :: Image #37559
Photo of California sea lions, resting and sunning on rocks, about to get clobbered by a big wave :: Image #37548
Photo of California sea lion body surfing on large waves, shorebreak, La Jolla :: Image #37545
Photo of California sea lion body surfing on large waves, shorebreak, La Jolla :: Image #37542
Photo of California sea lion body surfing on large waves, shorebreak, La Jolla :: Image #37540
Photo of California sea lions body surfing on large waves, shorebreak, La Jolla :: Image #37537
Photo of California sea lion body surfing on large waves, shorebreak, La Jolla :: Image #37534
Photo of Sea lions resting and socializing in the morning sun. :: Image #37527
Photo of Mother and pup California sea lion :: Image #37526
Photo of Juvenile California sea lion, resting on rocks in the morning sun, La Jolla :: Image #37525
Photo of Adult female California Sea Lion, resting on rocks in the morning sun, La Jolla :: Image #37524
Photo of Adult female California Sea Lion, resting on rocks in the morning sun, La Jolla :: Image #37523
Photo of Juvenile California sea lion, resting on rocks in the morning sun, La Jolla :: Image #37522
Photo of Juvenile California sea lion, resting on rocks in the morning sun, La Jolla :: Image #37521
Photo of Sea lions resting and socializing in the morning sun. :: Image #37520
Photo of Adult female California Sea Lion, resting on rocks in the morning sun, La Jolla :: Image #37519
Photo of Full Moon Setting Over SIO Pier in the moments just before sunrise, Scripps Institution of Oceanography. :: Image #37507
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph. The mountains east of San Diego can be clearly seen when the air is cold, dry and clear as it is in this photo. Lyons Peak is in center and Mount San Miguel to the right. :: Image #37505
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph. The mountains east of San Diego can be clearly seen when the air is cold, dry and clear as it is in this photo. Lyons Peak is in center and Mount San Miguel to the right. :: Image #37504
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph. The mountains east of San Diego can be clearly seen when the air is cold, dry and clear as it is in this photo. Lyons Peak is in center and the flanks of Mount San Miguel to the right. :: Image #37502
Photo of Full Moon Rises over San Diego City Skyline, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph. The mountains east of San Diego can be clearly seen when the air is cold, dry and clear as it is in this photo. Mount Laguna is the peak rising in the distance. :: Image #37501
Photo of Full Moon Rises over San Diego City Skyline and Mount Laguna, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph. The mountains east of San Diego can be clearly seen when the air is cold, dry and clear as it is in this photo. :: Image #37500
Photo of Hotel Del Coronado and Coronado Island City Skyline, viewed from Point Loma. :: Image #37499
Photo of San Diego and Tijuana City Skyline, panoramic photo, viewed from Mount Soledad :: Image #37498
Photo of Mission Bay, Ocean Beach, Point Loma, OB Pier, Mission Bay Channel and Coronado islands, at night :: Image #37497
Photo of San Diego Mormon Temple with Christmas Lights :: Image #37496
Photo of Scripps Pier and Christmas Lights from Mount Soledad :: Image #37495
Photo of La Jolla Shores Coastline and Scripps Pier, Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines, from Mount Soledad, sunset. :: Image #37494
Photo of Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. The Hotel Del is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977 :: Image #37492
Photo of Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. The Hotel Del is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977 :: Image #37491
Photo of Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. The Hotel Del is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977 :: Image #37490
Photo of Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. The Hotel Del is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977 :: Image #37489
Photo of La Jolla Shores Coastline and Scripps Pier, Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines, aerial photo, sunset :: Image #37485
Photo of Fiery Sunset and Fishing Boat at Sea, Carlsbad :: Image #37481
Photo of The Children's Pool, also known as Casa Cove, in pre-dawn light, La Jolla. Seal Rock in the foreground. :: Image #37477
Photo of Sea Gulls diving on bait fish :: Image #37448
Photo of Sea Gulls diving on bait fish :: Image #37447
Photo of American Whimbrel in tidepool, La Jolla :: Image #37446
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant in Flight :: Image #37443
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy :: Image #37438
Photo of California Brown Pelican Portrait, note the distinctive winter mating plumage, hind neck is just turning to brown, La Jolla, California :: Image #37437
Photo of California Brown Pelican Portrait, typical brown coloration of a juvenile, La Jolla, California :: Image #37436
Photo of California Brown Pelican Portrait, note the distinctive winter mating plumage, olive green throat (with red) and hind neck is just turning to brown, La Jolla, California :: Image #37434
Photo of Oak Alley at Boone Hall Plantation, a shaded tunnel of huge old south live oak trees, Charleston, South Carolina :: Image #37401
Photo of Oak Alley at Boone Hall Plantation, a shaded tunnel of huge old south live oak trees, Charleston, South Carolina :: Image #37400
Photo of Oak Alley at Boone Hall Plantation, a shaded tunnel of huge old south live oak trees, Charleston, South Carolina :: Image #37399
Photo of Southern Live Oaks form a long shaded Oak Alley at Wormsloe Plantation, Savannah, Georgia. Wormsloe State Historic Site. :: Image #37392
Photo of Southern Live Oaks form a long shaded Oak Alley at Wormsloe Plantation, Savannah, Georgia. Wormsloe State Historic Site. :: Image #37389
Photo of Young sea lions at the Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #37316
Photo of Adult male sea lion, a bull, at the Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #37312
Photo of Young sea lions at the Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #37307
Photo of Golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #37299
Photo of Golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #37298
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Catalina Island, California :: Image #37281
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Catalina Island, California :: Image #37278
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Catalina Island, California :: Image #37277
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by.. :: Image #37276
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Catalina Island, California :: Image #37275
Photo of Purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37273
Photo of Red gorgonian Leptogorgia chilensis. The lower sea fan has its polyps retracted while the upper sea fan has all of its polyps extended into the current. Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37267
Photo of Purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37265
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Catalina Island, California :: Image #37262
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Catalina Island, California :: Image #37261
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Catalina Island, California :: Image #37258
Photo of Huge mixed schools of fish on Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37249
Photo of Purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37247
Photo of Red gorgonian Leptogorgia chilensis, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37246
Photo of Red gorgonian, California golden gorgonian, purple hydrocoral, on rocky reef, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #37245
Photo of Purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37239
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray Tetronarce californica, amidst huge schools of fish and baitfish, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island. This electric ray will shock the hell out of you if you are not careful. :: Image #37229
Photo of Red gorgonian Leptogorgia chilensis, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37224
Photo of Purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus and yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthus giveni, and clusters of hydroids, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #37223
Photo of The rare yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthus giveni, in large aggregations on the Yellow Wall at Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #37222
Photo of The rare yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthus giveni, in large aggregations on the Yellow Wall at Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #37221
Photo of Red gorgonian Leptogorgia chilensis with yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthis giveni, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37218
Photo of California Golden gorgonian polyps. The golden gorgonian is a colonial organism composed of thousands of tiny polyps. Each polyp secretes calcium which accumulates to form the structure of the colony. The fan-shaped gorgonian is oriented perpendicular to prevailing ocean currents to better enable to filter-feeding polyps to capture passing plankton and detritus passing by :: Image #37205
Photo of Fisheye view of a Giant Kelp Forest, Catalina Island :: Image #37198
Photo of Fisheye view of a Giant Kelp Forest, Catalina Island :: Image #37197
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts, giant kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #37196
Photo of Fisheye view of a Giant Kelp Forest, Catalina Island :: Image #37194
Photo of Fisheye view of a Giant Kelp Forest, Catalina Island :: Image #37192
Photo of Fisheye view of a Giant Kelp Forest, Catalina Island :: Image #37188
Photo of Fisheye view of a Giant Kelp Forest, Catalina Island :: Image #37187
Photo of California golden gorgonian under a kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #37186
Photo of Golden gorgonian (Muricea californica) on Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #37180
Photo of Pyrosome drifting through a kelp forest, Catalina Island. Pyrosomes are free-floating colonial tunicates that usually live in the upper layers of the open ocean in warm seas. Pyrosomes are cylindrical or cone-shaped colonies made up of hundreds to thousands of individuals, known as zooids. :: Image #37164
Photo of Golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #37156
Photo of Garibaldi and golden gorgonian, with a underwater forest of giant kelp rising in the background, underwater. :: Image #37154
Photo of Garibaldi in kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #37145
Photo of Sunlight glows throughout a giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #37128
Photo of Self portrait in kelp forest, San Clemente Island. :: Image #37127
Photo of Sunlight glows throughout a giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #37126
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #37124
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #37123
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #37120
Photo of Brown gorgonian and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. Gorgonians are filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #37117
Photo of Red gorgonian and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. Gorgonians are filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, San Clemente Island. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #37115
Photo of Sunlight glows throughout a giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #37103
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #37101
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #37098
Photo of Sheephead wrasse, Garibaldi and golden gorgonian, with a underwater forest of giant kelp rising in the background, underwater. :: Image #37093
Photo of Fried-egg jellyfish, drifting through the open ocean :: Image #37088
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #37076
Photo of Surfgrass (Phyllospadix), moving with waves in shallow water, San Clemente Island :: Image #37064
Photo of Various algae species sway with passing waves, including Stephanocystis dioica and Southern Sea Palm (Eisenia arborea) :: Image #37062
Photo of Red gorgonian and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. Gorgonians are filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, San Clemente Island. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #37060
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #37058
Photo of California golden gorgonian and small juvenile sheephead fishes on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #37057
Photo of Brown gorgonian and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. Gorgonians are filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #37056
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #37055
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #37054
Photo of Macrocystis kelp growing up from a rocky reef, the kelp's holdfast is like a root cluster which attaches the kelp to the rocky reef on the oceans bottom. Kelp blades are visible above the holdfast, swaying in the current :: Image #37053
Photo of Purple-striped jellyfish, Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #37051
Photo of Purple-striped jellyfish, Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #37050
Photo of Coronado Islands Underwater Reefscape, various algae on rocky reef. :: Image #37047
Photo of Coronado Islands Underwater Reefscape, various algae on rocky reef. :: Image #37046
Photo of Coronado Islands Underwater Reefscape, various algae on rocky reef. :: Image #37045
Photo of Hickman Bridge, Capitol Reef National Park :: Image #37012
Photo of Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay. :: Image #36916
Photo of Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay. :: Image #36915
Photo of Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay. :: Image #36914
Photo of Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay. :: Image #36913
Photo of Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay. :: Image #36901
Photo of Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay. :: Image #36900
Photo of Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay. :: Image #36897
Photo of Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay. :: Image #36896
Photo of Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay. :: Image #36895
Photo of Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay. :: Image #36894
Photo of Western Grebes rushing in a courtship display. Rushiing grebes run across the water 60 feet (20m) or further with their feet hitting the water as rapidly as 20 times per second. Lake Hodges, San Diego :: Image #36890
Photo of Western Grebe, Lake Hodges :: Image #36886
Photo of Clarks Grebes, courting pair, Lake Hodges :: Image #36885
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant portrait :: Image #36876
Photo of Western Gull resting on sea cliff :: Image #36871
Photo of California Sea Lion Resting in the Sun, on rocky reef :: Image #36868
Photo of California Sea Lions socializing in the surf and waves :: Image #36867
Photo of California Sea Lions Mother nursing her pup :: Image #36862
Photo of California Sea Lion Resting in the Sun, on rocky reef :: Image #36859
Photo of California Sea Lion Resting in the Sun, on rocky reef :: Image #36858
Photo of California Sea Lion Resting in the Sun, on rocky reef :: Image #36855
Photo of Western Gull resting on sea cliff :: Image #36852
Photo of Brown pelican close up portrait, showing eye and transition from plumage to beak, with winter yellow and white head feathers as well as pink skin coloration around the eye. :: Image #36851
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, white and yellow yellow head feathers and red and yellow gular throat pouch :: Image #36850
Photo of Double-crested cormorant nuptial crests, tufts of feathers on each side of the head, plumage associated with courtship and mating :: Image #36849
Photo of Double-crested cormorant nuptial crests, tufts of feathers on each side of the head, plumage associated with courtship and mating :: Image #36846
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, white and yellow yellow head feathers and red and yellow gular throat pouch :: Image #36843
Photo of California Sea Lion, La Jolla :: Image #36841
Photo of California Sea Lions, La Jolla :: Image #36840
Photo of Brandt's Cormorants Gather on Ocean Cliffs, La Jolla :: Image #36839
Photo of Brandt's Cormorants Gather on Ocean Cliffs in La Jolla :: Image #36838
Photo of Clark's Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges, San Diego :: Image #36829
Photo of Snowy egret, Mission Bay, San Diego. The snowy egret can be found in marshes, swamps, shorelines, mudflats and ponds. The snowy egret eats shrimp, minnows and other small fish, crustaceans and frogs. It is found on all coasts of North America and, in winter, into South America. :: Image #36823
Photo of California Sea Lion Portrait, La Jolla :: Image #36810
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant Skypointing, Courtship Display, La Jolla :: Image #36802
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant with eggs on the nest, nesting material composed of kelp and sea weed, La Jolla :: Image #36798
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant on the nest, nesting material composed of kelp and sea weed, La Jolla :: Image #36797
Photo of Western Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges :: Image #36789
Photo of Clark's Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges, San Diego :: Image #36785
Photo of Clark's Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges, San Diego :: Image #36784
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, La Jolla, California, USA :: Image #36772
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts. La Jolla, California, USA :: Image #36768
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts. La Jolla, California, USA :: Image #36766
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #36764
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #36763
Photo of California sea lion portrait, La Jolla :: Image #36760
Photo of Heermanns gull portrait, La Jolla, California :: Image #36758
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, Shelter Island Yacht Club in the foreground, San Diego Bay, Mount San Miguel (right) and Lyons Peak (left) in distance, panoramic photograph :: Image #36750
Photo of Full Moon Rising over University of San Diego :: Image #36746
Photo of Terramar Sunset, viewed from North Ponto with Oceanside and Camp Pendleton in the distance. Rising in the distance is San Onofre Mountain (1722') topped by a tall signal tower, one of the southern peaks in the Santa Ana Mountains. :: Image #36743
Photo of Hotel Del Coronado and Coronado Island City Skyline, viewed from Point Loma :: Image #36739
Photo of Black's Beach and Sandstone cliffs at Torrey Pines State Park, viewed from high above the Pacific Ocean near the Indian Trail. :: Image #36734
Photo of Brandt's cormorant. La Jolla, California :: Image #36733
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #36728
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch :: Image #36719
Photo of Brown pelican nictitating membrane, a translucent membrane that forms an inner eyelid in birds, reptiles, and some mammals. It can be drawn across the eye to protect it while diving in the ocean, from sand and dust and keep it moist. :: Image #36718
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch :: Image #36717
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch :: Image #36716
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch :: Image #36712
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch :: Image #36710
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch :: Image #36709
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch :: Image #36708
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch :: Image #36707
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch :: Image #36702
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch :: Image #36700
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch :: Image #36699
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch :: Image #36698
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch :: Image #36697
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, juvenile plumage with beautiful speckled breast :: Image #36696
Photo of California brown pelicans and gulls feeding on large bait ball, diving in the ocean to catch small fishes. :: Image #36695
Photo of Moon over The Mount Soledad Cross, a landmark in La Jolla, California. The Mount Soledad Cross is a 29-foot-tall cross erected in 1954 :: Image #36694
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #36693
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy :: Image #36692
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, wings spread wide as it approaches its landing area on cliffs over the sea. :: Image #36691
Photo of Scripps Pier and Blacks Beach, Sunset, Panorama. The Gold Coast of La Jolla basks in warm serene light as the sun sets over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #36674
Photo of La Jolla Shores Coastline and Scripps Pier, Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines, aerial photo, sunset :: Image #36671
Photo of La Jolla Shores Coastline and Scripps Pier, Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines, aerial photo, sunset :: Image #36668
Photo of La Jolla Shores Coastline and Scripps Pier, aerial photo, sunset :: Image #36655
Photo of Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. The Hotel Del is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977 :: Image #36618
Photo of Portrait of the California Race of the Brown Pelican, La Jolla, California :: Image #36608
Photo of California Sea Lion pup nuzzles its mother, La Jolla, California :: Image #36579
Photo of California Sea Lions fighting, La Jolla :: Image #36575
Photo of Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines sea cliffs, looking north, aerial photo, La Jolla, California :: Image #36554
Photo of Cute young California Sea Lion playing with its own tail, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36498
Photo of Cute young California Sea Lion playing with its own tail, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36497
Photo of California Sea Lion Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36489
Photo of California Sea Lion and Underwater Photographer Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36488
Photo of California Sea Lion Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36487
Photo of Black oaks in autumn in Yosemite National Park, fall colors, Quercus kelloggii :: Image #36464
Photo of Black oaks in autumn in Yosemite National Park, fall colors, Quercus kelloggii :: Image #36463
Photo of Black oaks in autumn in Yosemite National Park, fall colors, Quercus kelloggii :: Image #36461
Photo of Black oaks in autumn in Yosemite National Park, fall colors, Quercus kelloggii :: Image #36459
Photo of Panorama of El Capitan reflected in Merced River, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36457
Photo of Aspen Trees and Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36448
Photo of Quaking Aspen Trees during autumn, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36446
Photo of Aspen Trees and Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36445
Photo of Turning aspen trees and Paiute Peak, Bishop Creek Canyon, Eastern Sierra Nevada :: Image #36438
Photo of Paiute Peak, Aspen Trees and North Lake, fal colors, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36436
Photo of Sierra Nevada fall colors in soft predawn light, North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36433
Photo of Lake Tahoe viewed through trees, Ridgewood :: Image #36429
Photo of Greenstone Lake and Saddlebag Lake in the 20 Lakes Basin, Hoover Wilderness :: Image #36428
Photo of Cathedral Peak and Upper Cathedral Lake at Sunset, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36418
Photo of Sunlight and sand ripples, Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe :: Image #36416
Photo of Lake Tahoe Selfie :: Image #36415
Photo of Trees and rocks in Lake Tahoe, Sand Harbor State Park :: Image #36414
Photo of Underwater rocks in Lake Tahoe, Sand Harbor State Park :: Image #36411
Photo of SCUBA Diver and Steller Sea Lions Underwater, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36404
Photo of The Bachelor and Three Graces giant sequoia trees. Giant sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum), roots spreading outward at the base of each massive tree, rise from the shaded forest floor. Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park. :: Image #36400
Photo of Sunset over the Yosemite High Country, people on the precipice at Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36394
Photo of Sunset light on Half Dome and Clouds Rest, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36390
Photo of View of Yosemite Valley toward the west from the Four Mile Trail, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36388
Photo of El Capitan and Oak Trees, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36376
Photo of Royal Arches and Washington Column, in Yosemite National Park :: Image #36375
Photo of Half Dome in Spring, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36374
Photo of Lupine bloom in burned area after a forest fire, near Wawona, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36365
Photo of Thunderstorm Forming over Half Dome and the Yosemite High Country, from Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36362
Photo of El Capitan and the Merced River in spring, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36358
Photo of Three Brothers and Merced River in spring, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36353
Photo of El Capitan reflection mirrored in the Merced River, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36352
Photo of SCUBA Diver and Steller Sea Lions Underwater, underwater photographer, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36127
Photo of SCUBA Diver and Steller Sea Lions Underwater, underwater photographer, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36126
Photo of SCUBA Diver and Steller Sea Lions Underwater, underwater photographer, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36123
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, showing whiskers and nose, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36109
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, showing whiskers and nose, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36108
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36087
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, playing with starfish sea star, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36086
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36084
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36083
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36082
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36081
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36080
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36079
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36078
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36077
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36075
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36074
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36073
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36071
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36070
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36069
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36068
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36066
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36065
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36064
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36063
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36062
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36061
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36060
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36059
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36058
Photo of The Watchman and Virgin River at sunset with cleaing stormclouds. :: Image #36049
Photo of Rattlesnake Canyon, a beautiful slot canyon that is part of the larger Antelope Canyon system. Page, Arizona. :: Image #36038
Photo of Rattlesnake Canyon, a beautiful slot canyon that is part of the larger Antelope Canyon system. Page, Arizona. :: Image #36034
Photo of Owl Canyon, a beautiful slot canyon that is part of the larger Antelope Canyon system. Page, Arizona. :: Image #36028
Photo of Teepee rocks at sunrise with the Vermillion Cliffs in the distance :: Image #36025
Photo of Canyon X, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona. Slot canyons are formed when water and wind erode a cut through a (usually sandstone) mesa, producing a very narrow passage that may be as slim as a few feet and a hundred feet or more in height. :: Image #36013
Photo of Predawn light on Horseshoe Bend. The Colorado River makes a 180-degree turn at Horseshoe Bend. Here the river has eroded the Navajo sandstone for eons, digging a canyon 1100-feet deep :: Image #36005
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, closely approaches cameraman, Argentina :: Image #35970
Photo of Five southern right whales in courtship group, aerial photo, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35969
Photo of Southern right whale fluke underwater, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #35968
Photo of Southern right whale rostrum, showing callosities and whale lice, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35967
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35966
Photo of Southern right whale raising fluke out of the water, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #35965
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35964
Photo of White southern right whale calf underwater, eyeball, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35963
Photo of Southern elephant seal, pup nursing, 'Mirounga leonina, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina :: Image #35962
Photo of Patagonian burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina :: Image #35961
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, closely approaches cameraman, Argentina :: Image #35960
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, closely approaches cameraman, Argentina :: Image #35959
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf in shallow water, aerial photo, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #35958
Photo of Southern right whale raising fluke out of the water, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #35957
Photo of Spectacular Horseshoe Bend sunrise. The Colorado River makes a 180-degree turn at Horseshoe Bend. Here the river has eroded the Navajo sandstone for eons, digging a canyon 1100-feet deep :: Image #35941
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona :: Image #35933
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona :: Image #35932
Photo of Aerial view of mother and white calf, Southern right whale, Argentina :: Image #35928
Photo of Aerial view of mother and white calf, Southern right whale, Argentina :: Image #35927
Photo of Southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35926
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf, flukes, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35924
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35920
Photo of Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35919
Photo of Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35916
Photo of Southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35914
Photo of Rostrum and callosities of southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35913
Photo of Southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35911
Photo of Carlsbad Coast Highway Sunset, Terramar and North Ponto to Oceanside with Camp Pendleton in the distance. San Onofre Mountain (1722'), one of the southern peaks in the Santa Ana Mountains, can just barely be seen in the distance. :: Image #35904
Photo of Terramar Sunset, viewed from North Ponto with Oceanside and Camp Pendleton in the distance. Rising in the distance is San Onofre Mountain (1722') topped by a tall signal tower, one of the southern peaks in the Santa Ana Mountains. :: Image #35903
Photo of Aerial Photo of North Coronado Island, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35897
Photo of Aerial Photo of North Coronado Island, Baja California, Mexico, viewed from the southwest. The Keyhole, a spectacular narrow cut and underwater tunnel through the island, is seen at the narrow neck of the island. The San Diego and Tijuana coastline is visible in the distance. :: Image #35896
Photo of Young California sea lions playing underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35877
Photo of Portrait of a young California sea lion underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35876
Photo of Young California sea lions playing underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35874
Photo of Young California sea lions playing underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35873
Photo of Young California sea lions playing underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35872
Photo of Young California sea lions playing underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35871
Photo of Portrait of a young California sea lion underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35870
Photo of Portrait of a young California sea lion underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35869
Photo of Portrait of a young California sea lion underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35868
Photo of Portrait of a young California sea lion underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35867
Photo of Portrait of a young California sea lion underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35866
Photo of Young California sea lions playing underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35865
Photo of Young California sea lions playing underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35864
Photo of Portrait of a young California sea lion underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35863
Photo of Portrait of a young California sea lion underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35862
Photo of Portrait of a young California sea lion underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35861
Photo of Portrait of a young California sea lion underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35860
Photo of Portrait of a young California sea lion underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35859
Photo of Young California sea lions playing underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35858
Photo of Portrait of a young California sea lion underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35857
Photo of California sea lion playing with rocks underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35856
Photo of Sunrise over Broken Hill, overlooking La Jolla and the Pacific Ocean, Torrey Pines State Reserve :: Image #35850
Photo of Sunrise over Broken Hill, overlooking La Jolla and the Pacific Ocean, Torrey Pines State Reserve :: Image #35849
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach at Sunset, La Jolla, Mount Soledad and Blacks Beach in the distance :: Image #35847
Photo of Turning aspen trees in Autumn, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #35837
Photo of Aspen grove, Dunderberg Meadows, eastern Sierra Nevada :: Image #35834
Photo of Aspen grove, Dunderberg Meadows, eastern Sierra Nevada :: Image #35833
Photo of Storm over Lake Sabrina, eastern Sierra Nevada :: Image #35832
Photo of Kelp Forest, Santa Barbara Island :: Image #35829
Photo of Seljalandsfoss waterfall in Iceland :: Image #35725
Photo of Seljalandsfoss waterfall in Iceland :: Image #35724
Photo of Landmannalaugar highlands region of Iceland, aerial view. :: Image #35723
Photo of La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world. :: Image #35608
Photo of Sacre-Coeur Basilica. The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, commonly known as Sacre-Coeur Basilica, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Paris, France. A popular landmark, the basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city. :: Image #35607
Photo of Les Catacombes de Paris, skulls and bones beneath the city of Paris :: Image #35606
Photo of Preparatory sketch for plein air figures, Claude Monet, Musee d'Orsay, Paris :: Image #35605
Photo of Temple of Saturn and the Roman Forum, Rome :: Image #35557
Photo of Trajan's Column and Old Rome :: Image #35556
Photo of Largo Romolo e Remo, Forum, Rome :: Image #35555
Photo of The Ceiling of the Pantheon, Rome :: Image #35554
Photo of Saint Peter's Basilica over the Tiber River, Vatican City :: Image #35553
Photo of Saint Peter's Basilica interior, Vatican City :: Image #35552
Photo of Saint Peter's Basilica interior, Vatican City :: Image #35551
Photo of Forum viewed down the Via Sacra, Rome :: Image #35550
Photo of Trevi Fountain, Rome :: Image #35549
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35418
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35417
Photo of A forest of bull kelp rises above a colorful cold water reef, rich with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35415
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35414
Photo of Invertebrate life clings to stalks of bull kelp. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35413
Photo of Invertebrate life clings to stalks of bull kelp. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35412
Photo of Bull kelp forest near Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #35411
Photo of Gods Pocket Dive Resort, Hurst Island :: Image #35410
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35409
Photo of White metridium anemones fed by strong ocean currents, cover a cold water reef teeming with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35408
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35407
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35406
Photo of A forest of bull kelp rises above a colorful cold water reef, rich with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35405
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35404
Photo of Starfish cling to a rocky reef, surrounded by other colorful invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35403
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35402
Photo of Anemones are found in abundance on a spectacular British Columbia underwater reef, rich with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35401
Photo of Starfish cling to a rocky reef, surrounded by other colorful invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35400
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35399
Photo of Browning Pass aerial photo, with Nigei Island (left) and Balackava Island (right). :: Image #35398
Photo of White metridium anemones fed by strong ocean currents, cover a cold water reef teeming with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35397
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35396
Photo of Kelp and seagrass in shallow water. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35395
Photo of Yellow sulphur sponge and white metridium anemones, on a cold water reef teeming with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35394
Photo of Bull kelp forest near Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #35393
Photo of Pink Soft Coral (Gersemia Rubiformis), and Plumose Anemones (Metridium senile) cover the ocean reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35392
Photo of White metridium anemones fed by strong ocean currents, cover a cold water reef teeming with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35391
Photo of Shallow water reef with coniferous forest hanging over the water, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35390
Photo of Fleshy Sea Pen, Ptilosarcus gurneyi, Vancouver Island :: Image #35389
Photo of Dendronotus iris swimming nudibranch, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35388
Photo of Rockfish, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35387
Photo of Red Irish Lord sculpinfish, Browning Pass, British Columbia :: Image #35386
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35385
Photo of Starfish cling to a rocky reef, surrounded by other colorful invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35384
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35383
Photo of Typical vibrant invertebrate life, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35382
Photo of Photographer and anemone, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35381
Photo of Split-branch or split-plume featherduster worm, Schizobranchia insignis, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35380
Photo of Red Nudibranch, Dendronotus rufus, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35379
Photo of Clouds over Nigei Island at sunrise, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35378
Photo of Chiton, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35377
Photo of Urticina anemone mouth detail, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35376
Photo of Rockfish, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35375
Photo of Urticina anemone mouth detail, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35374
Photo of Starfish detail, sea star skin details, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35373
Photo of Vancouver Island hosts a profusion of spectacular anemones, on cold water reefs rich with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35372
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35371
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35370
Photo of Shallow water reef with coniferous forest hanging over the water, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35369
Photo of Anemones are found in abundance on a spectacular British Columbia underwater reef, rich with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35368
Photo of A forest of bull kelp rises above a colorful cold water reef, rich with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35367
Photo of Vancouver Island hosts a profusion of spectacular anemones, on cold water reefs rich with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35366
Photo of Beautiful tableau of cold water invetebrate life on a Vancouver Island reef, Browning Pass :: Image #35365
Photo of Pink Soft Coral, Gersemia Rubiformis, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35364
Photo of Pink Soft Coral, Gersemia Rubiformis, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35363
Photo of Beautiful tableau of cold water invetebrate life on a Vancouver Island reef, Browning Pass :: Image #35362
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35361
Photo of Colorful starfish (sea stars) cling to the reef, covered with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35360
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35359
Photo of Colorful starfish (sea stars) cling to the reef, covered with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35358
Photo of Colorful starfish (sea stars) cling to the reef, covered with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35357
Photo of Hermit Crab, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35356
Photo of Orange Peel Nudibranch, Tochuina gigantea, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35355
Photo of Clown Nudibranch, Triopha catalinae, Browning Passage, Vancouver Island :: Image #35354
Photo of Metridium senile anemones cover the reef below a forest of bull kelp, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35353
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35352
Photo of Colorful reef scene on Vancouver Island, known for its underwater landscapes teeming with rich invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35351
Photo of Colorful reef scene on Vancouver Island, known for its underwater landscapes teeming with rich invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35350
Photo of Colorful reef scene on Vancouver Island, known for its underwater landscapes teeming with rich invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35349
Photo of Colorful reef scene on Vancouver Island, known for its underwater landscapes teeming with rich invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35348
Photo of Wildflowers and California Poppies in Bloom, Elsinore :: Image #35248
Photo of Wildflowers and California Poppies in Bloom, Elsinore :: Image #35247
Photo of California Poppies in Bloom, Elsinore :: Image #35246
Photo of Wildflowers and California Poppies in Bloom, Elsinore :: Image #35245
Photo of Wildflowers and California Poppies in Bloom, Elsinore :: Image #35244
Photo of Wildflowers and California Poppies in Bloom, Elsinore :: Image #35243
Photo of California Poppies in Bloom, Elsinore :: Image #35242
Photo of Wildflowers and California Poppies in Bloom, Elsinore :: Image #35241
Photo of California Poppies in Bloom, Elsinore :: Image #35240
Photo of California Poppies in Bloom, Elsinore :: Image #35239
Photo of Wildflowers and California Poppies in Bloom, Elsinore :: Image #35236
Photo of California Poppies in Bloom, Elsinore :: Image #35234
Photo of California Poppies in Bloom, Elsinore :: Image #35232
Photo of California Poppies in Bloom, Elsinore :: Image #35229
Photo of California Poppies in Bloom, Elsinore :: Image #35228
Photo of California Poppies in Bloom, Elsinore :: Image #35227
Photo of California Poppies in Bloom, Elsinore :: Image #35226
Photo of California Poppies in Bloom, Elsinore :: Image #35224
Photo of California Poppies in Bloom, Elsinore :: Image #35223
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35221
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color :: Image #35220
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35219
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color :: Image #35218
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color :: Image #35217
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35216
Photo of Desert Sunflower Blooming Across Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35211
Photo of Wildflowers, Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35210
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #35209
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #35208
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35207
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35206
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35205
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35204
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35202
Photo of Desert Sunflower Blooming Across Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35201
Photo of Desert Sunflower Blooming Across Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35200
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color :: Image #35199
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color :: Image #35198
Photo of Desert Sunflower Blooming Across Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35193
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #35192
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #35184
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #35183
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #35182
Photo of Wildflowers, Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35175
Photo of Arizona lupine is a common early spring ephemeral wildflower of the Colorado Desert. The purple-pink flowers show a yellow spot on the upper petal, which changes in color to red once the flower has been pollinated to discourage insects from visiting it after pollination :: Image #35174
Photo of Desert Sunflower Blooming Across Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35173
Photo of Desert Sunflower Blooming Across Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35172
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35171
Photo of Desert Lily Hersperocallis undulata, Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35170
Photo of Desert Sunflower Blooming Across Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35169
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35166
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange :: Image #35163
Photo of California sea lions, La Jolla :: Image #35160
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #35159
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #35158
Photo of California sea lion wounded from entanglement in fishing line, La Jolla :: Image #35157
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California :: Image #35150
Photo of Elephant seals crowd a sand beach at the Piedras Blancas rookery near San Simeon :: Image #35140
Photo of San Simeon Coastline at Sunset :: Image #35139
Photo of San Simeon Coastline at Sunset :: Image #35138
Photo of San Simeon Coastline at Sunset :: Image #35137
Photo of A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California :: Image #35132
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach at Sunset, La Jolla, Mount Soledad and Blacks Beach in the distance :: Image #35127
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach at Sunset, La Jolla, Mount Soledad and Blacks Beach in the distance :: Image #35126
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35114
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35113
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach at Sunset, La Jolla, Mount Soledad and Blacks Beach in the distance :: Image #35100
Photo of Del Mar Beach at Sunset, northern San Diego County :: Image #35099
Photo of Del Mar Beach at Sunset, northern San Diego County :: Image #35097
Photo of Sunset Clouds over the Pacific Ocean, Del Mar :: Image #35096
Photo of Golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #35095
Photo of Underwater reef scene, Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #35094
Photo of Underwater reef scene, Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #35093
Photo of South Coronado Island, aerial photo :: Image #35092
Photo of Atop South Coronado Island, aerial photo :: Image #35089
Photo of Middle Coronado Island, aerial photo :: Image #35086
Photo of Middle Coronado Island, aerial photo :: Image #35084
Photo of Golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #35083
Photo of Del Mar Beach at Sunset, northern San Diego County :: Image #35066
Photo of California sea lion, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35053
Photo of California sea lion with strange eyes, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35051
Photo of Anthias fishes school in strong currents above hard and soft corals on a Fijian coral reef, Fiji :: Image #34988
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral on coral reef, Fiji :: Image #34987
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34986
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34985
Photo of Anthias fishes school in strong currents over a Fijian coral reef, with various hard and soft corals, sea fans and anemones on display. Fiji :: Image #34984
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #34983
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #34982
Photo of Vibrant displays of color among dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34936
Photo of Leather coral, Sinularia sp., Fiji :: Image #34935
Photo of Anthias fishes school over the colorful Fijian coral reef, everything taking advantage of currents that bring planktonic food. Fiji :: Image #34934
Photo of Crinoid, gorgonian sea fan, anthias fish and diver, Fiji :: Image #34933
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34932
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34931
Photo of Anthias fishes school in strong currents above hard and soft corals on a Fijian coral reef, Fiji :: Image #34930
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34929
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #34928
Photo of Golden Damselfish, Fiji :: Image #34927
Photo of Coral Hind, Cephalopholis miniata, also known as Coral Trout and Coral Grouper, Fiji :: Image #34926
Photo of Closeup view of colorful dendronephthya soft corals, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34925
Photo of Anthias fishes school in strong currents over a Fijian coral reef, with various hard and soft corals, sea fans and anemones on display. Fiji :: Image #34924
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34923
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34922
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34921
Photo of Anthias fishes school in strong currents over a Fijian coral reef, with various hard and soft corals, sea fans and anemones on display. Fiji :: Image #34920
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #34919
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #34918
Photo of Vibrant displays of color among dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34914
Photo of Fiji is the soft coral capital of the world, Seen here are beautifully colorful dendronephthya soft corals reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34913
Photo of Fiji is the soft coral capital of the world, Seen here are beautifully colorful dendronephthya soft corals reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34912
Photo of Fiji is the soft coral capital of the world, Seen here are beautifully colorful dendronephthya soft corals reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34911
Photo of Fiji is the soft coral capital of the world, Seen here are beautifully colorful dendronephthya soft corals reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34910
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents :: Image #34909
Photo of Anthias fishes school over the colorful Fijian coral reef, everything taking advantage of currents that bring planktonic food. Fiji :: Image #34908
Photo of Anthias fishes school in strong currents above hard and soft corals on a Fijian coral reef, Fiji :: Image #34907
Photo of Anthias fishes school in strong currents above hard and soft corals on a Fijian coral reef, Fiji :: Image #34906
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34905
Photo of Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides, Many-spotted sweetlips, Fiji :: Image #34904
Photo of Brilliantly colored orange and pink anthias fishes, schooling in strong ocean currents next to the coral reef which is their home. Fiji :: Image #34903
Photo of Spectacular display of pristine cabbage coral, Turbinaria reniformis, in Nigali Pass on Gao Island, Fiji :: Image #34902
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34901
Photo of Gorgonian sea fan detail, Fiji :: Image #34900
Photo of Golden Damselfish, Fiji :: Image #34899
Photo of Fiji Barberi Clownfish, Amphiprion barberi, hiding among anemone tentacles, Fiji :: Image #34898
Photo of Colorful and exotic coral reef in Fiji, with soft corals, hard corals, anthias fishes, anemones, and sea fan gorgonians. :: Image #34897
Photo of Colorful and exotic coral reef in Fiji, with soft corals, hard corals, anthias fishes, anemones, and sea fan gorgonians. :: Image #34896
Photo of Colorful and exotic coral reef in Fiji, with soft corals, hard corals, anthias fishes, anemones, and sea fan gorgonians. :: Image #34895
Photo of Anthias fishes school in strong currents over a Fijian coral reef, with various hard and soft corals, sea fans and anemones on display. Fiji :: Image #34894
Photo of Anthias fishes school in strong currents over a Fijian coral reef, with various hard and soft corals, sea fans and anemones on display. Fiji :: Image #34893
Photo of Acanthurus mata, Elongate or yellowmask surgeonfish, Fiji :: Image #34892
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #34891
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34890
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #34889
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34888
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #34887
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #34886
Photo of Pink Skunk Anemone Fish, Amphiprion perideraion, Fiji :: Image #34885
Photo of Pink Skunk Anemone Fish, Amphiprion perideraion, Fiji :: Image #34884
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34872
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34871
Photo of Fiji is the soft coral capital of the world, Seen here are beautifully colorful dendronephthya soft corals reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34870
Photo of Vibrant displays of color among dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34869
Photo of Vibrant displays of color among dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34868
Photo of Vibrant displays of color among dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34867
Photo of Golden Damselfish, Fiji :: Image #34866
Photo of Bluestripe clownfish, Amphiprion chrysopterus, Fiji :: Image #34865
Photo of Pink Skunk Anemone Fish, Amphiprion perideraion, Fiji :: Image #34864
Photo of Bluestripe clownfish, Amphiprion chrysopterus, Fiji :: Image #34863
Photo of Blackside hawkfish on hard coral, Paracirrhites forsteri, close-up, Fiji :: Image #34862
Photo of Pink Skunk Anemone Fish, Amphiprion perideraion, Fiji :: Image #34861
Photo of Reef lizardfish, Synodus variegatus, Fiji :: Image #34860
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #34859
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34858
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34857
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #34856
Photo of Anthias fishes school in strong currents over a Fijian coral reef, with various hard and soft corals, sea fans and anemones on display. Fiji :: Image #34855
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34854
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34853
Photo of Colorful and exotic coral reef in Fiji, with soft corals, hard corals, anthias fishes, anemones, and sea fan gorgonians. :: Image #34852
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34851
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34850
Photo of Colorful and exotic coral reef in Fiji, with soft corals, hard corals, anthias fishes, anemones, and sea fan gorgonians. :: Image #34849
Photo of Lyretail Anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis, Fiji :: Image #34848
Photo of Lemonpeel Angelfish, Centropyge flavissima, Lemonpeel Dwarf Angelfish, Fiji :: Image #34847
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #34846
Photo of Ring-tailed cardinal fish, Ostorhinchus aureus, Fiji :: Image #34845
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #34844
Photo of Crinoid feather star closeup view of tentacles, which it extends into ocean currents, Fiji. :: Image #34843
Photo of Kleins Butterflyfish, Chaetodon kleinii, Fiji :: Image #34842
Photo of Sinularia flexibilis finger leather soft coral, Fiji :: Image #34841
Photo of Crinoid (feather star) extends its tentacles into ocean currents, on pristine south pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #34840
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34839
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34838
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34837
Photo of Anthias fishes school over the colorful Fijian coral reef, everything taking advantage of currents that bring planktonic food. Fiji :: Image #34836
Photo of Leather coral, Sinularia sp., Fiji :: Image #34835
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34834
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34833
Photo of Anthias fishes school over the colorful Fijian coral reef, everything taking advantage of currents that bring planktonic food. Fiji :: Image #34832
Photo of Anthias fishes school in strong currents above hard and soft corals on a Fijian coral reef, Fiji :: Image #34831
Photo of Green fan coral, extending into ocean currents where tiny polyps gather passing plankton, Fiji :: Image #34830
Photo of Fiji is the soft coral capital of the world, Seen here are beautifully colorful dendronephthya soft corals reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34829
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34828
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral on coral reef, Fiji :: Image #34816
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34815
Photo of Fiji is the soft coral capital of the world, Seen here are beautifully colorful dendronephthya soft corals reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34814
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34804
Photo of Closeup view of colorful dendronephthya soft corals, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34801
Photo of Coral polyp detail, Fiji :: Image #34800
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #34799
Photo of Spectacular display of pristine cabbage coral, Turbinaria reniformis, in Nigali Pass on Gao Island, Fiji :: Image #34798
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents :: Image #34797
Photo of Brilliantly colored orange and pink anthias fishes, schooling in strong ocean currents next to the coral reef which is their home. Fiji :: Image #34796
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34794
Photo of Anthias fish school around green fan coral, Fiji :: Image #34793
Photo of Anthias fishes school over the colorful Fijian coral reef, everything taking advantage of currents that bring planktonic food. Fiji :: Image #34792
Photo of Anthias fishes school in strong currents above hard and soft corals on a Fijian coral reef, Fiji :: Image #34791
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians :: Image #34790
Photo of Anthias fishes school over the colorful Fijian coral reef, everything taking advantage of currents that bring planktonic food. Fiji :: Image #34789
Photo of Fiji Barberi Clownfish, Amphiprion barberi, hiding among anemone tentacles, Fiji :: Image #34788
Photo of Coral Hind, Cephalopholis miniata, also known as Coral Trout and Coral Grouper, Fiji :: Image #34787
Photo of Blue ribbon eel, Rhinomuraena quaesita, leafnose moray eel, Fiji :: Image #34785
Photo of Fiji is the soft coral capital of the world, Seen here are beautifully colorful dendronephthya soft corals reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34783
Photo of Beautiful Coral Reef Scene, Fiji :: Image #34782
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians :: Image #34781
Photo of Closeup view of colorful dendronephthya soft corals, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34780
Photo of Aerial View of Vatu-i-Ra Coral Seascape, Fiji :: Image #34691
Photo of Aerial View of Vatu-i-Ra Coral Seascape, Fiji :: Image #34690
Photo of Aerial view of Mount Mutiny, a spectacular coral bommie in the Bligh Waters of Fiji :: Image #34689
Photo of Aerial View of Namena Island, Fiji :: Image #34684
Photo of Aerial View of Namena Marine Reserve and Coral Reefs, Namena Island, Fiji :: Image #34683
Photo of Aerial View of Namena Marine Reserve and Coral Reefs, Namena Island, Fiji :: Image #34682
Photo of Oil Rig Eureka, Underwater Structure and invertebrate Life :: Image #34671
Photo of Oil Rig Eureka, Underwater Structure and invertebrate Life :: Image #34670
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen and Elly with invertebrate life growing on it and fish swimming around :: Image #34669
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen and Elly with invertebrate life growing on it and fish swimming around :: Image #34668
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen and Elly with invertebrate life growing on it and fish swimming around :: Image #34667
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen and Elly with invertebrate life growing on it and fish swimming around :: Image #34666
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen and Elly, Underwater Structure. :: Image #34665
Photo of Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Colors, Asheville, North Carolina :: Image #34652
Photo of Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Colors, Asheville, North Carolina :: Image #34651
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, Catalina Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. Catalina Island, California, USA :: Image #34624
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, Catalina Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. Catalina Island, California, USA :: Image #34622
Photo of The Kelp Forest of San Clemente Island, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34615
Photo of The Kelp Forest of San Clemente Island, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34614
Photo of The Kelp Forest of San Clemente Island, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34613
Photo of The Kelp Forest of San Clemente Island, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34612
Photo of The Kelp Forest of San Clemente Island, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34611
Photo of The Kelp Forest of San Clemente Island, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34610
Photo of The Kelp Forest of San Clemente Island, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34609
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34606
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34605
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34604
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34603
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34602
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34601
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34600
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34599
Photo of California sea lion, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34584
Photo of California sea lion, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34583
Photo of California sea lion, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34582
Photo of California sea lions underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34579
Photo of Marine algae including invasive sargassum, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34574
Photo of Aerial Photo of North Coronado Island, southern point looking north, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34572
Photo of Aerial Photo of North Coronado Island, North Coronado Island, Mexico, looking south with Middle Island in the distance, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34570
Photo of A huge blue whale swims through the open ocean in this underwater photograph. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth. :: Image #34566
Photo of A huge blue whale swims through the open ocean in this underwater photograph. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth. :: Image #34565
Photo of Black Oaks below El Capitan, Quercus kelloggii, El Capitan meadow, Yosemite Valley :: Image #34557
Photo of Cathedral Rocks at sunrise, reflected in a spring meadow flooded by the Merced River. :: Image #34546
Photo of Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring, viewed from the Mist Trail :: Image #34539
Photo of Humpback whale head lunge and blow in active group. :: Image #34537
Photo of Banyon Trees at Honolua Bay, West Maui, Hawaii :: Image #34528
Photo of Honolua Bay in West Maui with Molokai in the distance, Maui, Hawaii :: Image #34527
Photo of Waihee Canyon from Waihee Ridge, Maui, Hawaii, Panoramic Photo :: Image #34523
Photo of Full Moon and Earth Shadow over Haleakala crater, Maui, Hawaii. The dark band on the horizon is the shadow of the earth, while the lighter pink band is atmosphere that is still lit by the setting sun. :: Image #34516
Photo of Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas, West Maui, Hawaii :: Image #34512
Photo of Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas, West Maui, Hawaii :: Image #34511
Photo of Green sea turtle foraging for algae on coral reef, Chelonia mydas, West Maui, Hawaii :: Image #34510
Photo of Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas, West Maui, Hawaii :: Image #34509
Photo of Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas, West Maui, Hawaii :: Image #34508
Photo of Green sea turtle foraging for algae on coral reef, Chelonia mydas, West Maui, Hawaii :: Image #34506
Photo of Hurst Island, Balaklava Island (left) and Gods Pocket Provincial Park, aerial photo. :: Image #34479
Photo of Chrome Island (foreground) and Denman Island, Hornby Island in the distance :: Image #34475
Photo of Seymour Narrows with strong tidal currents. Between Vancouver Island and Quadra Island, Seymour Narrows is about 750 meters wide and has currents reaching 15 knots. Aerial photo. :: Image #34474
Photo of Hurst Island, Balaklava Island (left) and Gods Pocket Provincial Park, aerial photo. :: Image #34473
Photo of Browning Pass and Balaklava Island, location of the best cold water diving in the world, aerial panoramic photo. :: Image #34471
Photo of Balaklava Lake on Balaklava Island, Aerial Photo :: Image #34469
Photo of Plumose anemones and pink soft corals, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34400
Photo of Plumose anemones cover the ocean reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34399
Photo of Rich invertebrate life on British Columbia marine reef. Plumose anemones, yellow sulphur sponges and pink soft corals, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34398
Photo of Colorful Metridium anemones, pink Gersemia soft corals, yellow suphur sponges cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34397
Photo of Colorful Metridium anemones, pink Gersemia soft corals, yellow suphur sponges cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34396
Photo of Plumose anemones cover the ocean reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34395
Photo of Bull kelp forest near Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Strait, anemones cling to the kelp stalks, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #34394
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34393
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34392
Photo of Red Irish Lord resting amid Plumose Metridium Anemones, Browning Pass, British Columbia :: Image #34391
Photo of Plumose anemones and Bull Kelp on British Columbia marine reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34390
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34389
Photo of Colorful anemones and soft corals, bryozoans and sponges the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34388
Photo of Anemones and kelp cover a colorful reef in British Columbia, near Queen Charlotte Strait and Vancouver Island. Strong tidal currents bring rich nutrients to the invertebrates clinging to these rocks. :: Image #34387
Photo of Plumose anemones and Bull Kelp on British Columbia marine reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34386
Photo of Plumose anemones and Bull Kelp on British Columbia marine reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34385
Photo of Plumose anemones and Bull Kelp on British Columbia marine reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34384
Photo of Colorful anemones cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34383
Photo of Colorful anemones and soft corals, bryozoans and kelp cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34382
Photo of Colorful anemones cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34381
Photo of Colorful anemones cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34380
Photo of Colorful anemones cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34379
Photo of Colorful anemones and soft corals, bryozoans and kelp cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34378
Photo of Colorful anemones and soft corals, bryozoans and kelp cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34377
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34376
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34375
Photo of Colorful anemones and soft corals, bryozoans and kelp cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34374
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34373
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34372
Photo of Bull kelp forest near Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #34371
Photo of Colorful starfish and anemones cling to submarine rocks, on the subtidal reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #34370
Photo of White and orange plumose anemones Metridium senile, Vancouver Island :: Image #34369
Photo of Beautiful Anemone on Rocky Reef near Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #34368
Photo of Sea Lemon, Anisodoris nobilis, Vancouver Island :: Image #34367
Photo of White Plumose anemones Metridium senile and Yellow Sulphur Sponge, Vancouver Island :: Image #34366
Photo of Copper Rockfish Sebastes caurinus with pink soft corals and reef invertebrate life, Browning Passage, Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #34365
Photo of White and orange plumose anemones Metridium senile, Vancouver Island :: Image #34364
Photo of Beautiful Anemones on Rocky Reef near Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #34363
Photo of Beautiful Anemone on Rocky Reef near Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #34362
Photo of Beautiful Anemone on Rocky Reef near Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #34361
Photo of Beautiful Anemones on Rocky Reef near Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #34360
Photo of Beautiful Anemone on Rocky Reef near Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #34359
Photo of Beautiful Anemone on Rocky Reef near Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #34358
Photo of Anemones cling to Bull Kelp Stalk, Browning Pass, British Columbia :: Image #34357
Photo of Alabaster Nudibranch, white-lined dirona, Dirona albolineata, Vancouver Island :: Image #34356
Photo of Alabaster Nudibranch, white-lined dirona, Dirona albolineata, Vancouver Island :: Image #34355
Photo of Clown Nudibranch, Triopha catalinae, Browning Passage, Vancouver Island :: Image #34354
Photo of Plumose anemones and Bull Kelp on British Columbia marine reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34352
Photo of Colorful Metridium anemones, pink Gersemia soft corals, yellow suphur sponges cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34351
Photo of Colorful anemones and soft corals, bryozoans and kelp cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34350
Photo of Plumose anemones and Bull Kelp on British Columbia marine reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34349
Photo of Lopholithodes mandtii Puget Sound King Crab amid a field of plumose anemones and red kelp, Queen Charlotte Strait, Canada :: Image #34348
Photo of Purple sponge with white and orange metridium anemones, below bull kelp forest, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #34347
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #34346
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34311
Photo of California sea lions, La Jolla :: Image #34310
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34309
Photo of California sea lions, La Jolla :: Image #34308
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34306
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34305
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34304
Photo of California sea lions, La Jolla :: Image #34302
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34300
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34299
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34298
Photo of California sea lions, La Jolla :: Image #34297
Photo of California sea lions, La Jolla :: Image #34296
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34295
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34294
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34293
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34292
Photo of California sea lions, La Jolla :: Image #34291
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34290
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34289
Photo of California sea lions, La Jolla :: Image #34288
Photo of California sea lions, La Jolla :: Image #34287
Photo of California sea lions, La Jolla :: Image #34286
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34279
Photo of California sea lion entangled in fishing line, La Jolla :: Image #34278
Photo of Invertebrate life covers the undersea pilings of a oil platform. :: Image #34247
Photo of Invertebrate life covers the undersea pilings of a oil platform. :: Image #34246
Photo of Common Dolphin Breaching the Ocean Surface :: Image #34243
Photo of Common Dolphin Breaching the Ocean Surface :: Image #34242
Photo of Common Dolphin Breaching the Ocean Surface :: Image #34241
Photo of Gray whale raising fluke before diving, on southern migration to calving lagoons in Baja :: Image #34240
Photo of Gray whale raising fluke before diving, on southern migration to calving lagoons in Baja :: Image #34238
Photo of Gray whale raising fluke before diving, on southern migration to calving lagoons in Baja :: Image #34237
Photo of Gray whale raising fluke before diving, on southern migration to calving lagoons in Baja :: Image #34229
Photo of Sunlight streams through giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest :: Image #34227
Photo of Invasive Sargassum, Catalina :: Image #34226
Photo of Invasive Sargassum, Catalina :: Image #34225
Photo of Invasive Sargassum, Catalina :: Image #34224
Photo of Garibaldi and invasive Sargassum :: Image #34223
Photo of Invasive Sargassum, Catalina :: Image #34222
Photo of Garibaldi and invasive Sargassum :: Image #34221
Photo of Garibaldi and invasive Sargassum :: Image #34220
Photo of Garibaldi and golden gorgonian, with a underwater forest of giant kelp rising in the background, underwater. :: Image #34218
Photo of Golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #34217
Photo of Garibaldi and golden gorgonian, with a underwater forest of giant kelp rising in the background, underwater. :: Image #34216
Photo of Sunlight streams through giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest :: Image #34215
Photo of Golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #34214
Photo of Kelp holdfast attaches the plant to the rocky reef on the oceans bottom. Kelp blades are visible above the holdfast, swaying in the current :: Image #34213
Photo of Kelp holdfast attaches the plant to the rocky reef on the oceans bottom. Kelp blades are visible above the holdfast, swaying in the current :: Image #34211
Photo of Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food :: Image #34208
Photo of Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food :: Image #34207
Photo of Chestnut cowry :: Image #34206
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch :: Image #34199
Photo of Dive boat Magician and kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest :: Image #34195
Photo of Garibaldi in kelp forest :: Image #34175
Photo of Garibaldi in kelp forest :: Image #34174
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34173
Photo of Garibaldi in eel grass, Catalina :: Image #34172
Photo of Feather boa kelp covers a rocky reef. :: Image #34171
Photo of Garibaldi and golden gorgonian, bryozoans, with an underwater forest of giant kelp rising in the background, underwater. :: Image #34169
Photo of Garibaldi in kelp forest :: Image #34168
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34167
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34166
Photo of Dive boat Magician and kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest :: Image #34165
Photo of Turning aspen trees in Autumn, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #34164
Photo of Turning aspen trees in Autumn, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #34163
Photo of Turning aspen trees in Autumn, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #34162
Photo of Turning aspen trees in Autumn, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #34161
Photo of Turning aspen trees in Autumn, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #34160
Photo of Turning aspen trees in Autumn, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #34159
Photo of Turning aspen trees in Autumn, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #34158
Photo of Turning aspen trees in Autumn, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #34157
Photo of Sea Lions Underwater at Lobera San Rafaelito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33836
Photo of Sea Lions Underwater at Lobera San Rafaelito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33835
Photo of Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33815
Photo of Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33806
Photo of Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33803
Photo of Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33800
Photo of Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33798
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33795
Photo of Baitfish schooling at the surface, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33791
Photo of Barnacle blenny, Acanthemblemaria macrospilus, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33783
Photo of Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33765
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33714
Photo of Sunset over Isla San Francisquito, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33660
Photo of Panama Graysby Epinephelus panamensis, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33659
Photo of Spottail grunt fish schooling, Isla San Francisquito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33657
Photo of Leopard grouper Mycteroperca rosacea, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33655
Photo of Sea Urchin Detail, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33648
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33644
Photo of Isla San Francisquito, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33640
Photo of In the Shallows at Isla San Francisquito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33638
Photo of Cortez Angelfish, Pomacanthus zonipectus, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33636
Photo of Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California :: Image #33624
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33610
Photo of Isla San Diego and Coral Reef, reef extends from Isla San Diego to Isla San Jose, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33601
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33593
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33592
Photo of Minute starfish (sea star) living on larger starfish, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33587
Photo of Minute starfish (sea star) living on larger starfish, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33586
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33566
Photo of Starfish Sea Star Detail, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33558
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33557
Photo of King Angelfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33533
Photo of King Angelfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33528
Photo of Boat Ambar at Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33513
Photo of Underwater Reef with Invertebrates, Gorgonians, Coral Polyps, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33494
Photo of San Evaristo at dawn, panoramic view, a small fishing town, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33487
Photo of A corynactis anemone polyp, Corynactis californica is a corallimorph found in genetically identical clusters, club-tipped anemone :: Image #33464
Photo of A corynactis anemone polyp, Corynactis californica is a corallimorph found in genetically identical clusters, club-tipped anemone :: Image #33463
Photo of A corynactis anemone polyp, Corynactis californica is a corallimorph found in genetically identical clusters, club-tipped anemone :: Image #33462
Photo of A corynactis anemone polyp, Corynactis californica is a corallimorph found in genetically identical clusters, club-tipped anemone :: Image #33461
Photo of A corynactis anemone polyp, Corynactis californica is a corallimorph found in genetically identical clusters, club-tipped anemone :: Image #33457
Photo of Sunlight streams through giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #33452
Photo of Sunlight streams through giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #33451
Photo of Sunlight streams through giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #33450
Photo of Sunlight streams through giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #33449
Photo of Sunlight streams through giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #33448
Photo of Sunlight streams through giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #33447
Photo of Yellowfin tuna at the Boiler, San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33352
Photo of Green Jack, Socorro Island, Mexico :: Image #33351
Photo of Socorro Island Underwater, Mexico :: Image #33350
Photo of The Boiler, San Benedicto Island, Mexico :: Image #33348
Photo of Socorro Island Underwater, Mexico :: Image #33347
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33345
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33343
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33334
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33323
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33321
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33319
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33318
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33315
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33314
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33311
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33289
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33288
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33280
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33279
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33278
Photo of Purple owls clover, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33262
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33255
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33249
Photo of Wildflowers, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33222
Photo of Wildflowers bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33221
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33219
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33218
Photo of Wildflowers, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33214
Photo of Wildflowers, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33211
Photo of Wildflowers, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33209
Photo of Purple owls clover, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33207
Photo of Wildflowers, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33205
Photo of Wildflowers, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33204
Photo of Brittlebush bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33202
Photo of Barrel Cactus and Brittlebush in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33199
Photo of Brittlebush bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33196
Photo of Brittlebush bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33195
Photo of Brittlebush bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33194
Photo of Brittlebush bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33190
Photo of Wildflowers bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33187
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33183
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33182
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33181
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33180
Photo of Wildflowers bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33178
Photo of Wildflowers bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33177
Photo of Ocotillo in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33176
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33169
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33167
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33162
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33161
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33153
Photo of Shooting stars, a springtime flower, blooming on the Santa Rosa Plateau :: Image #33152
Photo of Chocolate lily growing among grasses on oak-covered hillsides. The chocolate lily is a herbaceous perennial monocot that is increasingly difficult to find in the wild due to habitat loss. The flower is a striking brown color akin to the color of chocolate. :: Image #33149
Photo of California Poppies, Elsinore :: Image #33147
Photo of Wildflowers Bloom in Spring, Joshua Tree National Park :: Image #33143
Photo of California Poppies, Diamond Valley Lake, Hemet :: Image #33141
Photo of California Poppies, Diamond Valley Lake, Hemet :: Image #33140
Photo of Wildflowers carpets the hills at Diamond Valley Lake, Hemet :: Image #33139
Photo of Wildflowers carpets the hills at Diamond Valley Lake, Hemet :: Image #33138
Photo of California Poppies, Diamond Valley Lake, Hemet :: Image #33135
Photo of California Poppies, Diamond Valley Lake, Hemet :: Image #33134
Photo of California Poppies, Diamond Valley Lake, Hemet :: Image #33133
Photo of California Poppies, Diamond Valley Lake, Hemet :: Image #33132
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33131
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33129
Photo of Desert Lily in bloom, Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #33128
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33122
Photo of Wildflowers, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33121
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33119
Photo of Wildflowers, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33118
Photo of Wildflowers, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33117
Photo of California Poppies, Elsinore :: Image #33116
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33114
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33109
Photo of Sunrise over the Pacific Ocean en Route to Clipperton Island :: Image #33108
Photo of Plastic Debris, Sorted and Cataloged for Study, Clipperton Island :: Image #33106
Photo of Nazca Booby, Clipperton Island :: Image #33096
Photo of Nest and Eggs, Clipperton Island :: Image #33090
Photo of Vegetation on Clipperton Island :: Image #33080
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #33019
Photo of Coral Reef, Clipperton Island :: Image #32994
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #32963
Photo of Blue-striped Snapper and Panamic Green Moray Eel on coral reef, Clipperton Island :: Image #32957
Photo of Blue-spotted jacks and coral reef, Clipperton Island. :: Image #32952
Photo of Coral Reef at Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton has healthy, beatiful coral reefs. The white beaches are composed of white coralline rubble. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32896
Photo of Aerial view of the lagoon inside Clipperton Island. The lagoon within the atoll was formerly open to the ocean but has been closed and stagnant for many decades. Some experts believe erosion will open the lagoon up to the ocean again soon. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32866
Photo of Dive Boat Passes Over Coral Reef at Clipperton Island in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, Aerial Photo. Clipperton has healthy, beatiful coral reefs. The white beaches are composed of white coralline rubble. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32852
Photo of Vegetation and coconut palms at Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32850
Photo of Aerial photo of M/V Nautilus Undersea at Clipperton Island. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32848
Photo of Coconut palm trees on Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32846
Photo of Aerial panorama of Clipperton Island, showing the entire atoll. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32843
Photo of M/V Nautilus Undersea at Clipperton Island. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32842
Photo of Pachycerianthus fimbriatus, Hornby Island, Canada :: Image #32821
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, black and white, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32791
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, black and white, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32790
Photo of Diver with Steller sea lions, black and white, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32789
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, black and white, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32788
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32787
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32786
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, black and white, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32785
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32784
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32783
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32782
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32781
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32780
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32779
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32778
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32777
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32776
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32775
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32774
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32773
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32772
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32771
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32770
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32769
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32768
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32767
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32766
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32765
Photo of Young Steller sea lions mock jousting underwater, a combination of play and mild agreession, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32764
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32763
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32762
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32761
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32760
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32759
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32758
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32756
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32755
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32754
Photo of Young Steller sea lions mock jousting underwater, a combination of play and mild agreession, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32753
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32752
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32751
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32750
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32749
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32748
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32747
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32746
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32745
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32744
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32743
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32742
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32741
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32740
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32739
Photo of Selfie with Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32738
Photo of Selfie with Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32737
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32736
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32735
Photo of Fall Colors in Kanarra Creek Canyon, Utah :: Image #32647
Photo of Fall Colors in the Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah :: Image #32631
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #32626
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #32624
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #32623
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #32620
Photo of Fall Colors in the Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah :: Image #32612
Photo of Black coral Antipatharia, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32581
Photo of Underwater Light and Sand, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32360
Photo of Underwater Light and Sand, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32357
Photo of Boulders underwater, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32345
Photo of Boulders underwater, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32344
Photo of Eagle Falls at Sunrise, Lake Tahoe, California :: Image #32326
Photo of Milky Way over T.A. Moulton Barn, Grand Teton National Park :: Image #32316
Photo of Mount Moran and Teton Range from Willow Flats, Grand Teton National Park :: Image #32313
Photo of Teton Range from Schwabacher Landing, Grand Teton National Park :: Image #32311
Photo of Teton Range from Schwabacher Landing, Grand Teton National Park :: Image #32309
Photo of Teton Range from Schwabacher Landing, Grand Teton National Park :: Image #32308
Photo of Teton Range from Schwabacher Landing, Grand Teton National Park :: Image #32306
Photo of Milky Way over John Moulton Barn, Grand Teton National Park :: Image #32304
Photo of Milky Way over John Moulton Barn, Grand Teton National Park :: Image #32303
Photo of Milky Way over John Moulton Barn, Grand Teton National Park :: Image #32302
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32295
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32294
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32293
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32279
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32273
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32272
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32271
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32268
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32266
Photo of Milky Way over Mineral King Valley, Sequoia National Park :: Image #32256
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32247
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32245
Photo of Shallow white sand, Grand Caymand Island :: Image #32218
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32216
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32212
Photo of SCUBA divers underwater, Grand Cayman East End :: Image #32208
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32196
Photo of Underwater cavern, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32194
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32193
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32192
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32189
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32185
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32184
Photo of Cayman Islands Caribbean reef scene, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32183
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32176
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32170
Photo of Southern Stingrays, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32167
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32166
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32164
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32160
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32159
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32157
Photo of USS Kittiwake wreck, sunk off Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman Island to form an underwater marine park and dive attraction. :: Image #32150
Photo of SCUBA divers on the wreck of the USS Kittiwake, sunk off Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman Island to form an underwater marine park and dive attraction. :: Image #32149
Photo of Loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32136
Photo of Loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32135
Photo of Beautiful Caribbean coral reef, sponges and hard corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32133
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian on coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32132
Photo of Cayman Islands Caribbean reef scene, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32129
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32127
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian on coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32126
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32124
Photo of Grand Cayman Island, East End :: Image #32120
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32117
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32099
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32097
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32090
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32080
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32076
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32067
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32066
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32051
Photo of SCUBA divers underwater, Grand Cayman East End :: Image #32042
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32040
Photo of Nurse shark :: Image #32033
Photo of Nurse shark :: Image #32032
Photo of Lemon shark :: Image #32026
Photo of Lemon shark :: Image #32025
Photo of Lemon shark :: Image #32021
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #32010
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over coral reef :: Image #32006
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over sponges and coral reef :: Image #32005
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #32004
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #32002
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #32001
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #32000
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #31999
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #31998
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #31995
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #31994
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #31993
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #31992
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swimming over eel grass :: Image #31991
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #31990
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #31989
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #31988
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #31987
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #31986
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #31985
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #31984
Photo of Great hammerhead shark :: Image #31970
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31964
Photo of Injured tiger shark. This young and small tiger shark shows injuries about its face, likely from bites by other sharks. :: Image #31959
Photo of Tiger shark and horse-eye jacks :: Image #31945
Photo of Tiger shark close up view, including nostrils and ampullae of Lorenzini :: Image #31944
Photo of Tiger shark and underwater photographer :: Image #31943
Photo of Tiger shark and underwater photographer :: Image #31942
Photo of Tiger shark and underwater photographer :: Image #31941
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31940
Photo of Tiger shark close up view, including nostrils and ampullae of Lorenzini :: Image #31939
Photo of Tiger shark and underwater photographer :: Image #31938
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31937
Photo of Tiger shark swimming over coral reef :: Image #31936
Photo of Tiger shark and underwater photographer :: Image #31935
Photo of Tiger shark swimming over coral reef :: Image #31934
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31933
Photo of Tiger shark with GoPro mounted on its dorsal fin :: Image #31932
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31931
Photo of Tiger shark and horse-eye jacks :: Image #31930
Photo of Tiger shark and SCUBA diver :: Image #31927
Photo of Tiger shark swimming over eel grass :: Image #31926
Photo of Tiger shark and underwater photographer :: Image #31923
Photo of Expert hand feeds multiple tiger sharks in the Bahamas :: Image #31922
Photo of Expert hand feeds multiple tiger sharks in the Bahamas :: Image #31921
Photo of Tiger shark and underwater photographer :: Image #31920
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31919
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31918
Photo of Tiger shark and horse-eye jacks :: Image #31917
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31916
Photo of Two tiger sharks :: Image #31915
Photo of Expert hand feeds multiple tiger sharks in the Bahamas :: Image #31914
Photo of Tiger shark close up view, including nostrils and ampullae of Lorenzini :: Image #31913
Photo of Photographing down the throat of a tiger shark with a Gopro on a selfie-stick :: Image #31912
Photo of Tiger shark close up view, including nostrils and ampullae of Lorenzini :: Image #31911
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31909
Photo of Tiger shark and SCUBA diver :: Image #31908
Photo of Injured tiger shark. This young and small tiger shark shows injuries about its face, likely from bites by other sharks. :: Image #31907
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31906
Photo of Wananavu Beach Resort, Viti Levu Island, Fiji :: Image #31867
Photo of Wananavu Beach Resort, Viti Levu Island, Fiji :: Image #31862
Photo of Fijian Sunset, South Pacific Sunset :: Image #31858
Photo of Yellow soft corals cover pristine south pacific coral reef, extending in strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food. :: Image #31624
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with gorgonian sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #31623
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with gorgonian sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #31622
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with gorgonian sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #31621
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31620
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31619
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with gorgonian sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #31618
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with gorgonian sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #31617
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and dendronephthya soft coral on coral reef. Both the sea fan gorgonian and the dendronephthya are type of alcyonacea soft corals that filter plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31616
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31615
Photo of Beautiful tropical reef in Fiji. The reef is covered with dendronephthya soft corals and sea fan gorgonians, with schooling Anthias fishes swimming against a strong current. :: Image #31614
Photo of Beautiful tropical reef in Fiji. The reef is covered with dendronephthya soft corals and sea fan gorgonians, with schooling Anthias fishes swimming against a strong current. :: Image #31613
Photo of Bright red Plexauridae sea fan gorgonian and yellow sarcophyton leather coral on pristine coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31612
Photo of Bright red sea fan gorgonian and yellow sarcophyton leather coral on pristine coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31611
Photo of Green fan coral and dendronephthya soft corals on pristine reef, both extending polyps into ocean currents to capture passing plankton, Fiji :: Image #31610
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31609
Photo of Red Sea Fan Gorgonians and Yellow Dendronephthya Soft Corals, Fiji :: Image #31608
Photo of Coral reefscape in Fiji. Stony corals, such as the various species in this image, grow a calcium carbonate skeleton which they leave behind when they die. Over years, this deposit of calcium carbonate builds up the foundation of the coral reef. Fiji. :: Image #31607
Photo of Sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31606
Photo of Colorful dendronephthya soft corals and various hard corals, flourishing on a pristine healthy south pacific coral reef. The soft corals are inflated in strong ocean currents, capturing passing planktonic food with their many small polyps. :: Image #31605
Photo of Green fan coral, anthias fishes and sea fan gorgonians on pristine reef, Fiji :: Image #31604
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31603
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31602
Photo of Pristine tropical reef with black coral, schooling anthias fishes and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31601
Photo of Leather coral, Sinularia sp., Fiji :: Image #31600
Photo of Favia maxima, a species of stony reef-building coral, Fiji :: Image #31599
Photo of Soft corals (gorgonians, dendronephthya) and hard corals cover a pristine and beautiful south Pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31598
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31597
Photo of Crinoid (feather star) extends its tentacles into ocean currents, on pristine south pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31596
Photo of Plexauridae Sea Fan Gorgonians with Crinoid Attached, Fiji :: Image #31595
Photo of Sinularia flexibilis finger leather soft coral, Fiji :: Image #31594
Photo of Sinularia flexibilis finger leather soft coral, Fiji :: Image #31593
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral on diverse coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31592
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31591
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31590
Photo of Black coral, Fiji :: Image #31589
Photo of Coral Bommie, cylinder of hard coral, viewed from below :: Image #31588
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31587
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31586
Photo of Pristine South Pacific tropical coral reef, with vibrant colorful dendronephthya soft corals, crinoids and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31585
Photo of Spectacular pristine tropical reef, including dendronephthya soft corals, sarcophyton leather corals and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31584
Photo of Spectacular pristine tropical reef, including dendronephthya soft corals, sarcophyton leather corals and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31583
Photo of Spectacular pristine tropical reef with vibrant colorful soft corals. Dendronephthya soft corals, crinoids, sea fan gorgonians and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31582
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31581
Photo of Yellow Crinoid and Pink Dendronephthya Soft Coral, on South Pacific Reef, Fiji :: Image #31580
Photo of Colorful dendronephthya soft corals and various hard corals, flourishing on a pristine healthy south pacific coral reef. The soft corals are inflated in strong ocean currents, capturing passing planktonic food with their many small polyps. :: Image #31579
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31578
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31577
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31576
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31575
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and alcyonacea gorgonian sea fans, on pristine south Pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31574
Photo of Crinoid (feather star) extends its tentacles into ocean currents, on pristine south pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31573
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31572
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31571
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31570
Photo of Closeup view of stony coral polyp details, Fiji :: Image #31569
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #31568
Photo of Closeup view of stony coral polyp details, Fiji :: Image #31567
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral showing polyp detail, close up image, Fiji :: Image #31566
Photo of Robust sea squirt, Atriolum robustum, a type of tunicate, Fiji :: Image #31565
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #31564
Photo of Spirobranchus Christmas Tree Worm, Fiji :: Image #31563
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral showing polyp detail, close up image, Fiji :: Image #31562
Photo of Bigscale Soldierfish, Myripristis berndti, Fiji :: Image #31561
Photo of Steephead parrotfish, Chlorurus microrhinos, grazing on coral reef :: Image #31560
Photo of Nudibranch, Phyllidiella annulata, Fiji :: Image #31559
Photo of Barcheek Trevally, Fiji :: Image #31558
Photo of Midnight Snapper, Fiji :: Image #31557
Photo of Manybar Goatfish, Parupeneus multifasciatus, Fiji :: Image #31556
Photo of Sunset light and acropora table coral on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. :: Image #31555
Photo of Acropora table coral on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. :: Image #31554
Photo of Acropora table coral (left) and Staghorn Coral (Acropora palifera, right) on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. :: Image #31553
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31552
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31551
Photo of SCUBA diver over pristine South Pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31550
Photo of Acropora table coral on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. :: Image #31549
Photo of Enormous pristine 1000-year-old Porites coral head, boulder coral, Fiji :: Image #31548
Photo of Plexauridae Gorgonian Sea Fan on Coral Reef, Fiji :: Image #31547
Photo of Enormous pristine 1000-year-old Porites coral head, boulder coral, Fiji :: Image #31546
Photo of Crinoids (feather stars) on hard corals, with anthias fish schooling in ocean currents, Fiji :: Image #31545
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31544
Photo of Bigscale Soldierfish, Myripristis berndti, Fiji :: Image #31543
Photo of SCUBA diver over pristine South Pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31542
Photo of Acropora table coral (left) and Staghorn Coral (Acropora palifera, right) on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. :: Image #31541
Photo of Staghorn coral Acropora palifera on pristine Fijian coral reef :: Image #31540
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31539
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31538
Photo of Spectacular display of pristine cabbage coral, Turbinaria reniformis, in Nigali Pass on Gao Island, Fiji :: Image #31537
Photo of Spectacular display of pristine cabbage coral, Turbinaria reniformis, in Nigali Pass on Gao Island, Fiji :: Image #31536
Photo of Sea snake, banded sea krait, Nigali Pass on Gao Island, Fiji :: Image #31535
Photo of Porites boulder coral and other hard corals, on pristine tropical reef, Fiji :: Image #31534
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31533
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31532
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31531
Photo of Spectacular display of pristine cabbage coral, Turbinaria reniformis, in Nigali Pass on Gao Island, Fiji :: Image #31530
Photo of Pavona clavus hard coral on pristine Fijian coral reef :: Image #31529
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31528
Photo of Sea fan captures passing planktonic food in ocean currents, Fiji :: Image #31527
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31526
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan gorgonian and dendronephthya soft coral on coral reef. Both the sea fan gorgonian and the dendronephthya are type of alcyonacea soft corals that filter plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31525
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31524
Photo of Manta Rays Feeding on Plankton, Fiji :: Image #31523
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with gorgonian sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #31522
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31521
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31520
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31519
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31518
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31517
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31516
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31515
Photo of Staghorn coral Acropora palifera on pristine Fijian coral reef :: Image #31514
Photo of Various hard corals on pristine Fijian coral reef :: Image #31513
Photo of Spectacular pristine tropical reef with vibrant colorful soft corals. Dendronephthya soft corals, crinoids, sea fan gorgonians and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31512
Photo of Anthias fairy basslet fish school over a Fijian coral reef, polarized and swimming together again a strong current. Fiji :: Image #31511
Photo of Plexauridae gorgonian Sea Fan on Pristine Coral Reef, Fiji :: Image #31510
Photo of Crinoid (feather star) extends its tentacles into ocean currents, on pristine south pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31509
Photo of Black coral, Fiji :: Image #31508
Photo of Various hard corals on pristine Fijian coral reef :: Image #31507
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31506
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31505
Photo of Vibrant colorful soft corals reaching into ocean currents, capturing passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31504
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft corals capture planktonic food in passing ocean currents, Fiji :: Image #31503
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians. :: Image #31502
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31501
Photo of Soft corals (gorgonians, dendronephthya) and hard corals cover a pristine and beautiful south Pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31500
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Mount Mutiny, Bligh Waters, Fiji :: Image #31499
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians. :: Image #31498
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31497
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Mount Mutiny, Bligh Waters, Fiji :: Image #31496
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral on diverse coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31495
Photo of Magnificent Anemone, Heteractis sp, on pristine coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31494
Photo of Red-orange Gorgonian Sea Fans and Pink Dendronephthya Soft Corals, Fiji :: Image #31493
Photo of Sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31492
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31491
Photo of Acropora table coral on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. :: Image #31490
Photo of Leather coral, gorgonian and stony corals, on a South Pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31489
Photo of Leather coral, Sinularia sp., Fiji :: Image #31488
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians. :: Image #31487
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians. :: Image #31486
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians. :: Image #31485
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians. :: Image #31484
Photo of Acropora coral (foreground) on South Pacific Coral Reef, Fiji :: Image #31483
Photo of Acropora and other Stony Corals on Tropical South Pacific Reef, Fiji :: Image #31482
Photo of Orange and Yellow Gorgonians with Various Hard Corals, Fiji :: Image #31481
Photo of Schooling anthias fish, colorful dendronephthya soft corals and green fan coral, Fiji :: Image #31480
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with gorgonian sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #31479
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with gorgonian sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #31478
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with gorgonian sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #31477
Photo of Schooling anthias fish, colorful dendronephthya soft corals and green fan coral, Fiji :: Image #31476
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral, sea fan and crinoid on coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31475
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and dendronephthya soft coral on coral reef. Both the sea fan gorgonian and the dendronephthya are type of alcyonacea soft corals that filter plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31474
Photo of Coral reefscape in Fiji. Stony corals, such as the various species in this image, grow a calcium carbonate skeleton which they leave behind when they die. Over years, this deposit of calcium carbonate builds up the foundation of the coral reef. Fiji. :: Image #31473
Photo of Sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31472
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31471
Photo of Black coral, Fiji :: Image #31470
Photo of Beautiful tropical reef in Fiji. The reef is covered with dendronephthya soft corals and sea fan gorgonians, with schooling Anthias fishes swimming against a strong current. :: Image #31469
Photo of Vibrant Dendronephthya soft corals, green fan coral and schooling Anthias fish on coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31468
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31467
Photo of Pristine tropical reef with black coral, schooling anthias fishes and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31466
Photo of Colorful Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fish on coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31465
Photo of Colorful Dendronephthya soft corals, Black coral and schooling Anthias fish on coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31464
Photo of Leather coral, Sinularia sp., Fiji :: Image #31463
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31462
Photo of Yellow Crinoid with Sea Fan Gorgonians and Dendronephthya Soft Corals on Reef, Fiji :: Image #31461
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31460
Photo of Green fan coral and sea fan gorgonians on pristine reef, both extending polyps into ocean currents to capture passing plankton, Fiji :: Image #31459
Photo of Spectacular pristine tropical reef, including dendronephthya soft corals, sarcophyton leather corals and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31458
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, on a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31457
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral on diverse coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31456
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31454
Photo of Spectacular pristine tropical reef with vibrant colorful soft corals. Dendronephthya soft corals, crinoids, sea fan gorgonians and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31452
Photo of Crinoid clinging to gorgonian sea fan, Fiji :: Image #31451
Photo of Sardines and Scad, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31308
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31307
Photo of California sea lion and school of sardines underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #31306
Photo of California sea lion and school of sardines underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #31305
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31304
Photo of Sea lions resting together at the ocean surface, from underwater :: Image #31303
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31302
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31301
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31300
Photo of Sea lions resting and socializing underwater :: Image #31299
Photo of SCUBA diver, sardines and scad, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31298
Photo of Hard Coral on Rocky Reef, Los Islotes, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #31297
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31296
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31295
Photo of Sea lions underwater, male and female courting / socializing :: Image #31294
Photo of Sea lions underwater, adult male (right) and female :: Image #31293
Photo of SCUBA diver, sardines and scad, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31292
Photo of Young California sea lion pup underwater, Sea of Cortez :: Image #31291
Photo of Young California sea lion pup underwater, Sea of Cortez :: Image #31290
Photo of Young California sea lion pups underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31289
Photo of Sea lion underwater in beautiful sunset light :: Image #31288
Photo of Spectacular Sunset, Panorama, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #31287
Photo of Panorama of Thunderstorm over Baja California, Mexico, See from near Isla Partida in the Sea of Cortez. :: Image #31286
Photo of Damselfish swimming over rocky reef, sunset :: Image #31285
Photo of Sargeant majors swimming over rocky reef, sunset, :: Image #31284
Photo of Cayo Island, spectacular sunset, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31283
Photo of Cayo Island, sunrise panorama, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31282
Photo of Sunrise at San Francisquito Bay, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31281
Photo of Large adult male California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31280
Photo of California sea lions and school of sardines underwater, Baja California, Sea of Cortez :: Image #31279
Photo of California sea lions and school of sardines underwater, Baja California, Sea of Cortez :: Image #31278
Photo of Skipjack tuna, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #31277
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31276
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31275
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31274
Photo of California sea lions underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31273
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31272
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31271
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31270
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31269
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31268
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31267
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31266
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31265
Photo of California sea lions underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31264
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31263
Photo of Two sea lions playing, mock jousting, underwater :: Image #31262
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31261
Photo of California sea lions underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31260
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31259
Photo of Two sea lions playing, mock jousting, underwater :: Image #31258
Photo of Hard Coral, Isla Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #31257
Photo of Hard Coral, Isla Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #31256
Photo of Monofiliment Fishing Net Covers Hard Coral, Isla Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #31255
Photo of Hard Coral, Isla Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #31254
Photo of Hard Coral, Isla Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #31253
Photo of Mexican Barracuda, Los Islotes, Baja Califorinia :: Image #31251
Photo of Sardines and Scad, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #31249
Photo of Meadow and Sierra Nevada peak Bear Creek Spire at sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest :: Image #31176
Photo of Train lights, Del Mar Fair and San Dieguito Lagoon at Night. Lights from the San Diego Fair reflect in San Dieguito Lagooon, with the train track trestles to the left. :: Image #31025
Photo of The Kelp Forest offshore of La Jolla, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #30989
Photo of Stephanocystis dioica (yellow) and surfgrass (green), shallow water, San Clemente Island :: Image #30946
Photo of California golden gorgonian, Garibaldi and Sheephead wrasse fishes on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30922
Photo of Garibaldi and Asparagopsis taxiformis (red marine algae), San Clemente Island :: Image #30882
Photo of Garibaldi swimming through southern sea palm, San Clemente Island :: Image #30877
Photo of Aerial panorama of Blacks Beach, Torrey Pines Golf Course (south course), and views to La Jolla (south) and Carlsbad (north) :: Image #30851
Photo of Aerial Panoramic Photo of Sunset Cliffs San Diego, Pappy's Point, Claiborne Cove :: Image #30790
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego River and Robb Field :: Image #30692
Photo of Aerial Photo of La Jolla coastline, showing underwater reefs and Mount Soledad :: Image #30676
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world :: Image #30673
Photo of Aerial Photo of South La Jolla State Marine Reserve :: Image #30638
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego Scripps Coastal SMCA. Scripps Institution of Oceanography Research Pier. :: Image #30627
Photo of Aerial photo of San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area. San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County. :: Image #30614
Photo of Aerial photo of San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area. San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County. :: Image #30609
Photo of Aerial photo of San Dieguito Lagoon and Dog Beach. San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County. :: Image #30605
Photo of Aerial photo of Los Penasquitos Lagoon. Los Peñasquitos Marsh Natural Preserve and Lagoon is a coastal marsh in San Diego County, California, USA situated at the northern edge of the City of San Diego, forming the natural border with Del Mar, California. :: Image #30602
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe. :: Image #30592
Photo of Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve :: Image #30558
Photo of Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve :: Image #30556
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30496
Photo of Killer whale attacking sea lion. Biggs transient orca and California sea lion. :: Image #30427
Photo of Killer Whale and blow, Biggs Transient Orcas, Palos Verdes :: Image #30423
Photo of Killer Whale, Biggs Transient Orca, Palos Verdes :: Image #30422
Photo of Brandt's cormorants flying over a breaking wave :: Image #30381
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave :: Image #30361
Photo of Flock of Heermanns gulls in flight in front of a big wave :: Image #30359
Photo of Royal tern, winter adult phase :: Image #30354
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave :: Image #30352
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head :: Image #30347
Photo of California Pelican flying on a wave, riding the updraft from the wave. :: Image #30314
Photo of Heermanns gull in flight :: Image #30312
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage :: Image #30305
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. :: Image #30282
Photo of California Pelican flying on a wave, riding the updraft from the wave. :: Image #30269
Photo of California Pelican flying on a wave, riding the updraft from the wave. :: Image #30265
Photo of Cormorant in flight, wings blurred by time exposure :: Image #30219
Photo of San Diego Bay and Skyline at sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #30217
Photo of San Diego Bay and Skyline at sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #30212
Photo of San Diego Bay and Skyline, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #30207
Photo of San Diego Bay and Skyline, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #30205
Photo of Coronado Island and Hotel del Coronado City skyline, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #30201
Photo of Brown pelican flying over waves and the surf. :: Image #30197
Photo of Bodysurfer on large Boomer Beach wave, winter swell, La Jolla, Black's Beach and Torrey Pines in the distance :: Image #30196
Photo of Boomer Beach wave, winter swell, La Jolla, Black's Beach and Torrey Pines in the distance :: Image #30191
Photo of Cormorant in flight, wings blurred by time exposure :: Image #30188
Photo of Brown pelican flying over waves and the surf. :: Image #30184
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, over the ocean. :: Image #30182
Photo of Scripps Pier and moving water, pre-dawn light, La Jolla :: Image #30181
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. :: Image #30176
Photo of Sea cliffs and sea caves at sea level, made of sandstone and eroded by waves and tides :: Image #30173
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, over the ocean. :: Image #30171
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, over the ocean. :: Image #30170
Photo of Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage shown: red throat, yellow head. :: Image #30167
Photo of Sea cliffs and sea caves at sea level, made of sandstone and eroded by waves and tides :: Image #30166
Photo of Velella, By The Wind Sailor, colonial hydroid, adrift on the ocean surface :: Image #30162
Photo of Scripps Pier, Surfer's view from among the waves. Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset. :: Image #30159
Photo of Scripps Pier, Surfer's view from among the waves. Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset. :: Image #30156
Photo of Black's Beach sea cliffs, sunset, looking north from Scripps Pier with Torrey Pines State Reserve in the distance :: Image #30153
Photo of Scripps Pier, Surfer's view from among the waves. Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset. :: Image #30148
Photo of Lionness and cubs with kill, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30098
Photo of Mara Plains Camp, Luxury Tented Safari Camp, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30095
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30081
Photo of Sunrise and sun pillar, greater Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29913
Photo of African elephant herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29829
Photo of Aerial view of the Mara River, Maasai Mara, Kenya. Photo taken while hot air ballooning at sunrise. :: Image #29809
Photo of Hot Air Ballooning over Maasai Mara plains, Kenya :: Image #29805
Photo of Aerial view of the Mara River with crocodiles and hippos, Maasai Mara, Kenya. Photo taken while hot air ballooning at sunrise. :: Image #29803
Photo of Wildebeest Herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29782
Photo of Meru National Park sunrise landscape. :: Image #29761
Photo of Marshall eagle, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29704
Photo of Clouds and sky over Iceland, aerial photo :: Image #29426
Photo of Above the American Southwest, aerial photo :: Image #29425
Photo of Above the American Southwest, aerial photo :: Image #29424
Photo of Above the American Southwest, aerial photo :: Image #29423
Photo of Above the American Southwest, aerial photo :: Image #29422
Photo of Full Moon Rising over Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #29421
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, some exceeding 4000 years in age. :: Image #29408
Photo of Stars, moonlit clouds and the Milky Way over ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, some exceeding 4000 years in age. :: Image #29405
Photo of Evening light and clouds over ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, some exceeding 4000 years in age. :: Image #29403
Photo of Anacapa Island, east end, aerial photo :: Image #29402
Photo of Anacapa Island, aerial photo :: Image #29397
Photo of Anacapa Island, west end, aerial photo :: Image #29396
Photo of Santa Cruz Island, north side, aerial photo :: Image #29394
Photo of San Miguel Island south side, aerial photograph :: Image #29386
Photo of San Miguel Island, aerial photograph :: Image #29375
Photo of San Miguel Island west end, aerial photograph :: Image #29373
Photo of San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island :: Image #29357
Photo of San Diego County Administration building at night. :: Image #29353
Photo of San Diego downtown city skyline at night, viewed from Harbor Island. :: Image #29350
Photo of Palomar Observatory at Night under the Milky Way, Panoramic photograph :: Image #29349
Photo of Palomar Observatory at Night under the Milky Way, Panoramic photograph :: Image #29341
Photo of Palomar Observatory at Night under the Milky Way, Panoramic photograph :: Image #29340
Photo of Palomar Observatory at sunset. :: Image #29336
Photo of Mesa Arch Sunrise, Canyonlands National Park, Utah :: Image #29301
Photo of Milky Way and Stars over Delicate Arch, at night, Arches National Park, Utah :: Image #29299
Photo of Delicate Arch with Stars and Moon, at night, Arches National Park :: Image #29287
Photo of Milky Way through North Window, Arches National Park :: Image #29277
Photo of Stars over the Organ, Courthouse Towers, Arches National Park :: Image #29272
Photo of Sunset over Garden of the Gods, Arches National Park :: Image #29261
Photo of Sunrise light touches the Fins. Sandstone fins stand on edge. Vertical fractures separate standing plates of sandstone that are eroded into freestanding fins, that may one day further erode into arches. :: Image #29255
Photo of Moon and Stars over Balanced Rock, Arches National Park :: Image #29236
Photo of Manhattan Beach Pier at sunset :: Image #29143
Photo of Torrey Pines cliffs at sunset :: Image #29108
Photo of La Jolla Sunset :: Image #29101
Photo of Coastal Oceanside, including Oceanside Pier and Oceanside Harbor, view toward the north showing Camp Pendleton in the distance, aerial photo :: Image #29073
Photo of South Coronado Island, Mexico, southern point looking north, aerial photograph. :: Image #29062
Photo of California brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage :: Image #28970
Photo of Surf fisherman on Medano Beach at sunrise, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28953
Photo of Aerial photograph of Land's End and the Arch, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28890
Photo of Oceanside Pier at Dawn :: Image #28874
Photo of Breaking waves crash upon a rocky reef under the light of a full moon. :: Image #28870
Photo of Sunrise Clouds and Surf, Hospital Point, La Jolla :: Image #28835
Photo of Sunrise Clouds and Surf, Hospital Point, La Jolla :: Image #28834
Photo of Sunrise Clouds and Surf, Hospital Point, La Jolla :: Image #28832
Photo of Sunrise Clouds and Surf, Hospital Point, La Jolla :: Image #28831
Photo of Cormorants rest at night above the La Jolla Caves. La Jolla Sea Caves, the famous La Jolla sea caves lie below tall cliffs at Goldfish Point. :: Image #28827
Photo of The Milky Way at Night over Sky Rock. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28798
Photo of Sunrise lights sandstone rocks, Valley of Fire :: Image #28446
Photo of Sunrise lights sandstone rocks, Valley of Fire :: Image #28445
Photo of Sunrise lights sandstone rocks, Valley of Fire :: Image #28444
Photo of The Fire Wave at night, lit by the light of the moon. :: Image #28430
Photo of Torrey Pines State Reserve at Night, stars and clouds fill the night sky with the lights of La Jolla visible in the distance. :: Image #28405
Photo of Earth Shadow over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #28371
Photo of The Children's Pool, also known as Casa Cove, in pre-dawn light, La Jolla. :: Image #28361
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. :: Image #28348
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. :: Image #28334
Photo of Soda Springs Basin from Green River Overlook, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah. :: Image #27840
Photo of Oceanside Pier at sunset, clouds with a brilliant sky at dusk, the lights on the pier are lit. :: Image #27617
Photo of Oceanside Pier at sunset, clouds and palm trees with a brilliant sky at dusk. :: Image #27612
Photo of The coast of Oceanside California, waves and surfers, beach houses, just before sunset, winter, looking north. :: Image #27605
Photo of A humpback whale raises it fluke out of the water, the coast of Del Mar and La Jolla is visible in the distance. :: Image #27141
Photo of A humpback whale raises it fluke out of the water, the coast of Del Mar and La Jolla is visible in the distance. :: Image #27137
Photo of Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #27006
Photo of Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #27000
Photo of Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents. :: Image #26823
Photo of Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents. :: Image #26819
Photo of Boulders and sunset in Joshua Tree National Park. The warm sunlight gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California. :: Image #26743
Photo of Joshua tree, moonlit night. The Joshua Tree is a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems. :: Image #26721
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26695
Photo of The Fire Wave, a beautiful sandstone formation exhibiting dramatic striations, striped layers in the geologic historical record. :: Image #26487
Photo of Natural arch formed in sandstone frames the setting moon. :: Image #26486
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean, photographer, freediving. :: Image #26049
Photo of Palos Verdes Peninsula, overlooking the Pacific Ocean near Los Angeles. :: Image #25988
Photo of Palos Verdes Peninsula, overlooking the Pacific Ocean near Los Angeles. :: Image #25987
Photo of Kelp beds adorn the coastline of San Clemente Island, aerial photograph :: Image #25984
Photo of Camp Pendleton, Pacific coastline, north of San Diego county and the city of Oceanside. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. :: Image #25980
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25962
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25961
Photo of Blue whale swims at the surface of the ocean in this aerial photograph. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25960
Photo of A blue whale swims near a sailboat. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25959
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25957
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25955
Photo of Mammoth Peak (12,117') reflected in small tarn pond at sunrise, viewed from meadows near Tioga Pass. :: Image #25759
Photo of Mammoth Peak (12,117') reflected in small tarn pond at sunrise, viewed from meadows near Tioga Pass. :: Image #25758
Photo of A view of an underwater forest of giant kelp. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #25432
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #25413
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #25412
Photo of Garibaldi fish on kelp forest reef, underwater. :: Image #25409
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #25406
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #25403
Photo of A view of an underwater forest of giant kelp. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #25400
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #25399
Photo of Brown gorgonians on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. Gorgonians are filter-feeding temperate colonial species that live on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #25398
Photo of California golden gorgonian on rocky reef, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #25397
Photo of Eureka Valley Dune Evening Primrose. A federally endangered plant, Oenothera californica eurekensis is a perennial herb that produces white flowers from April to June. These flowers turn red as they age. The Eureka Dunes evening-primrose is found only in the southern portion of Eureka Valley Sand Dunes system in Indigo County, California. :: Image #25343
Photo of Underwater bubble ring, a stable toroidal pocket of air. :: Image #25285
Photo of Underwater bubble ring, a stable toroidal pocket of air. :: Image #25282
Photo of Arid and barren mud flats, dried mud, with the tall Eureka Dunes in the distance. :: Image #25281
Photo of Last Chance Mountains rise above the Eureka Valley. :: Image #25280
Photo of Eureka Valley Sand Dunes. The Eureka Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. :: Image #25279
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25277
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25276
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25275
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25274
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25273
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25272
Photo of Footprints in the sand, Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25271
Photo of The Milky Way on a clear night. :: Image #25269
Photo of Eureka Valley Dune Evening Primrose. A federally endangered plant, Oenothera californica eurekensis is a perennial herb that produces white flowers from April to June. These flowers turn red as they age. The Eureka Dunes evening-primrose is found only in the southern portion of Eureka Valley Sand Dunes system in Indigo County, California. :: Image #25267
Photo of Salt polygons. After winter flooding, the salt on the Badwater Basin playa dries into geometric polygonal shapes. :: Image #25262
Photo of West Side Road cuts across the Badwater Basin. :: Image #25261
Photo of A river of salt flows across Death Valley, toward the lowest point in the United States at Badwater. :: Image #25260
Photo of Sunrise at Zabriskie Point, Manly Beacon is lit by the morning sun while dark clouds lie on the horizon. :: Image #25256
Photo of Eroded hillsides near Zabriskie Point and Gower Wash. :: Image #25255
Photo of Salt polygons. After winter flooding, the salt on the Badwater Basin playa dries into geometric polygonal shapes. :: Image #25254
Photo of Lonely road, Death Valley. :: Image #25252
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. :: Image #25251
Photo of Red barrel flower bloom, cactus detail, spines and flower on top of the cactus, Glorietta Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #24303
Photo of Red barrel cactus, Glorietta Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #24302
Photo of Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage shown: red throat, yellow head and dark brown hindneck. :: Image #23662
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #23634
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #23632
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23431
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23430
Photo of A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23428
Photo of Giant kelp plants lean over in ocean currents, underwater. Individual kelp plants grow from the rocky reef, to which they are attached, up to the ocean surface and form a vibrant community in which fishes, mammals and invertebrates thrive. :: Image #23426
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23425
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23424
Photo of A SCUBA diver enters a submarine cavern at Santa Barbara Island, underwater cave. :: Image #23423
Photo of California golden gorgonian and small juvenile sheephead fishes on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23421
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23420
Photo of A giant sequoia tree, soars skyward from the forest floor, lit by the morning sun and surrounded by other sequioas. The massive trunk characteristic of sequoia trees is apparent, as is the crown of foliage starting high above the base of the tree. :: Image #23273
Photo of Glacial erratic boulders atop Olmsted Point, with the massive granite monoliths Half Dome and Clouds Rest in the background. Erratics are huge boulders left behind by the passing of glaciers which carved the granite surroundings into their present-day form. When the glaciers melt, any boulders and other geologic material that it was carrying are left in place, sometimes many miles from their original location. :: Image #23264
Photo of A giant sequoia tree, soars skyward from the forest floor, lit by the morning sun and surrounded by other sequioas. The massive trunk characteristic of sequoia trees is apparent, as is the crown of foliage starting high above the base of the tree. :: Image #23259
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine tree, roots spread wide and exposed over dolomite-rich soil, rising above the arid slopes of the Schulman Grove in the White Mountains at an elevation of 9500 above sea level, along the Methuselah Walk. The oldest bristlecone pines in the world are found in the Schulman Grove, some of them over 4700 years old. Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #23234
Photo of Bridalveil Falls and misty Yosemite Valley. :: Image #22796
Photo of Lower Yosemite Falls in spring. :: Image #22769
Photo of Half Dome and storm clouds at sunset, viewed from Sentinel Bridge. :: Image #22751
Photo of Bald eagle standing on perch, talons grasping wood, wings spread as it balances. :: Image #22641
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22640
Photo of Two bald eagles on wooden perch, one calling vocalizing with beack open. :: Image #22639
Photo of Bald eagle makes a splash while in flight as it takes a fish out of the water. :: Image #22638
Photo of Bald eagle in flight drips water as it carries a fish in its talons that it has just pulled from the water. :: Image #22637
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22636
Photo of Bald eagle standing on perch, talons grasping wood, wings spread as it balances, snow falling, overcast sky. :: Image #22635
Photo of Bald eagle grasps a frozen fish in its beak, standing on snowy ground, other eagles visible in the background. :: Image #22634
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22633
Photo of Bald eagle, standing on snow-covered ground, other bald eagles in the background. :: Image #22632
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, spreads its wings wide to slow before landing on a wooden perch, snow falling. :: Image #22631
Photo of Several bald eagles stand on snow covered ground or drift wood. :: Image #22630
Photo of Brown pelican preening, cleaning its feathers after foraging on the ocean, with distinctive winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #22534
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. :: Image #22311
Photo of San Diego city skyline at night, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego reflected in the still waters of San Diego Harbor, viewed from Coronado Island. A panoramic photograph, composite of seven separate images. :: Image #22254
Photo of Western gull. :: Image #22174
Photo of Western gull, flying. :: Image #22173
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #22148
Photo of California brown pelican spreads its wings wide as it slows before landing on seacliffs. :: Image #22146
Photo of Small black bird. :: Image #21810
Photo of Sandhill crane portrait, as it forages in tall grass. :: Image #21809
Photo of Snow geese resting, on a still pond in early morning light, in groups of several thousands. :: Image #21808
Photo of Sunset at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, with sandhill cranes silhouetted in reflection in the calm pond. Spectacular sunsets at Bosque del Apache, rich in reds, oranges, yellows and purples, make for striking reflections of the thousands of cranes and geese found in the refuge each winter. :: Image #21804
Photo of Mobius Arch, the Alabama Hills and the Sierra Nevada Range at sunrise, pink early morning light. :: Image #21734
Photo of The long shadow of a hiker lies on Mobius Arch, a natural stone arch in the Alabama Hills. :: Image #21733
Photo of Mobius Arch in golden early morning light. The natural stone arch is found in the scenic Alabama Hlls near Lone Pine, California. :: Image #21731
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, profile of head showing long whiskers and prominent sagittal crest (cranial crest bone), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21586
Photo of Great white shark, dorsal fin extended out of the water as it swims near the surface. :: Image #21354
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, hauled out upon volcanic rocks along the shoreline of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21352
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21260
Photo of Blue whales, two blue whales swimming alongside one another. :: Image #21259
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21257
Photo of Monument Valley panorama, a composite of four individual photographs. :: Image #20902
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20609
Photo of Pacific harbor seal stretches on a sandy beach. :: Image #20445
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #20444
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20371
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight in the surf for access for mating females that are in estrous. Such fighting among elephant seals can take place on the beach or in the water. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20370
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #20327
Photo of Brown pelican stretching and scratching its throat pouch. Note the distinctive brown hind neck, yellow head and red/olive gular pouch which are classic winter breeding colors in California brown pelicans. :: Image #20299
Photo of California brown pelican spreads its wings wide as it slows before landing on seacliffs. :: Image #20298
Photo of California brown pelican spreads its wings wide as it slows before landing on seacliffs. :: Image #20268
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20267
Photo of La Jolla Cliffs overlook the ocean with thousands of cormorants, pelicans and gulls resting and preening on the sandstone cliffs. :: Image #20256
Photo of La Jolla Cliffs overlook the ocean with thousands of cormorants, pelicans and gulls resting and preening on the sandstone cliffs. Sunrise with pink skies. :: Image #20254
Photo of Western gull, flying. :: Image #20201
Photo of Brown pelicans sparring with beaks, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. :: Image #20195
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, winter mating plumage with distinctive dark brown nape and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20165
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, resting on sandstone cliffs beside the sea, winter mating plumage with distinctive dark brown nape and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20163
Photo of Double-crested cormorant. :: Image #20159
Photo of Brown pelicans sparring with beaks, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. :: Image #20146
Photo of California sea lion hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #20129
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, blurred due to long exposure before sunrise. :: Image #20119
Photo of Brown pelican, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck colors of breeding adults. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #20082
Photo of Western gull, juvenile 3rd winter plumage. :: Image #20063
Photo of Western gull, flying. :: Image #20062
Photo of Juvenile California brown pelican in flight. Note its drab brown colors, it is not mature enough to assume the more colorful plumage of adults. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20046
Photo of California sea lion hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #19974
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. :: Image #19946
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #19924
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #19922
Photo of Kelp fronds backlit by the sun. :: Image #19921
Photo of Kelp fronds, showing pneumatocysts (gas bladders). :: Image #19920
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #19919
Photo of Diver amidst kelp forest. :: Image #19918
Photo of San Elijo lagoon at high tide, looking from the south shore north west. :: Image #19834
Photo of Bull elk in sage brush with large rack of antlers during the fall rut (mating season). This bull elk has sparred with other bulls to establish his harem of females with which he hopes to mate. :: Image #19702
Photo of A male moose, bull moose, on snow covered field, near Cooke City. :: Image #19682
Photo of A male moose, bull moose, on snow covered field, near Cooke City. :: Image #19681
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #19666
Photo of A coyote hunts for voles in tall grass, autumn. :: Image #19651
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #19634
Photo of The Pronghorn antelope is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #19627
Photo of The Pronghorn antelope is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #19626
Photo of Grizzly bear in snow. :: Image #19616
Photo of Grizzly bear, autumn, fall, brown grasses. :: Image #19613
Photo of Bison grazes amid grass fields along the Madison River. :: Image #19602
Photo of Bison wades across the Madison River, autumn. :: Image #19601
Photo of Bison. :: Image #19600
Photo of Bison. :: Image #19599
Photo of Bison. :: Image #19598
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring steams in cold winter air. :: Image #19593
Photo of Mule deer in tall grass, fall, autumn. :: Image #19580
Photo of Canada geese on the Yellowstone River. :: Image #19569
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19543
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19533
Photo of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #19502
Photo of Dorsal fin of a great white shark breaks the surface as the shark swims just below. :: Image #19493
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19481
Photo of A great white shark swims toward the photographer. Perhaps the shark is considering him as possible prey? The photographer, a "shark diver" is safely situated in a sturdy metal cage. The best location in the world to "shark dive" to view great white sharks is Mexico's Guadalupe Island. :: Image #19480
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Mexico's Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and use it as a staging area before journeying farther into the Pacific ocean. :: Image #19479
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Mexico's Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and use it as a staging area before journeying farther into the Pacific ocean. :: Image #19478
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Mexico's Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and use it as a staging area before journeying farther into the Pacific ocean. :: Image #19477
Photo of A great white shark swims toward the photographer. Perhaps the shark is considering him as possible prey? The photographer, a "shark diver" is safely situated in a sturdy metal cage. The best location in the world to "shark dive" to view great white sharks is Mexico's Guadalupe Island. :: Image #19476
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Mexico's Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and use it as a staging area before journeying farther into the Pacific ocean. :: Image #19475
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19474
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Mexico's Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and use it as a staging area before journeying farther into the Pacific ocean. :: Image #19473
Photo of A great white shark swims toward the photographer. Perhaps the shark is considering him as possible prey? The photographer, a "shark diver" is safely situated in a sturdy metal cage. The best location in the world to "shark dive" to view great white sharks is Mexico's Guadalupe Island. :: Image #19472
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19471
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Mexico's Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and use it as a staging area before journeying farther into the Pacific ocean. :: Image #19470
Photo of A great white shark swims toward the photographer. Perhaps the shark is considering him as possible prey? The photographer, a "shark diver" is safely situated in a sturdy metal cage. The best location in the world to "shark dive" to view great white sharks is Mexico's Guadalupe Island. :: Image #19469
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19467
Photo of A great white shark swims away, showing its powerful caudal fin (tail), short anal fins on its underside, tall dorsal fin on top and sweeping winglike pectoral fins. :: Image #19466
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19464
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19463
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Mexico's Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and use it as a staging area before journeying farther into the Pacific ocean. :: Image #19462
Photo of A great white shark swims toward the photographer. Perhaps the shark is considering him as possible prey? The photographer, a "shark diver" is safely situated in a sturdy metal cage. The best location in the world to "shark dive" to view great white sharks is Mexico's Guadalupe Island. :: Image #19461
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19460
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19459
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19458
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19456
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19455
Photo of Sea lion head profile, showing small external ear, prominant forehead typical of adult males, whiskers. This sea lion is hauled out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin. This bachelor colony of adult males takes up residence for several weeks in late summer on public docks in Astoria after having fed upon migrating salmon in the Columbia River. The sea lions can damage or even sink docks and some critics feel that they cost the city money in the form of lost dock fees. :: Image #19420
Photo of A bull sea lion shows a brand burned into its hide by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, to monitor it from season to season as it travels between California, Oregon and Washington. Some California sea lions, such as this one C-704, prey upon migrating salmon that gather in the downstream waters and fish ladders of Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River. The "C" in its brand denotes Columbia River. These sea lions also form bachelor colonies that haul out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin and elsewhere, where they can damage or even sink docks. :: Image #19419
Photo of Cascades below Latourelle Falls, in Guy W. Talbot State Park, drops 249 feet through a lush forest near the Columbia River. :: Image #19349
Photo of Ponytail Falls, where Horsetail Creeks drops 100 feet over an overhang below which hikers can walk. :: Image #19338
Photo of Bridal Veil Falls, a 140 foot fall in the Columbia River Gorge, is not to be confused with the more famous Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite National Park. :: Image #19330
Photo of Young brown bear grazes in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. :: Image #19264
Photo of Young brown bear grazes in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. :: Image #19263
Photo of Meadow, spruce trees and mountains. :: Image #19262
Photo of Brown bear female adult yawning. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19261
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #19260
Photo of Female mother brown bear sow and spring cub in tall sedge grass. :: Image #19259
Photo of A brown bear mother (sow) stands in tall sedge grass to look for other approaching bears that may be a threat to her cubs. :: Image #19258
Photo of Juvenile female brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19257
Photo of Juvenile female brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19256
Photo of Juvenile female brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19255
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19254
Photo of Coastal brown bear in meadow. The tall sedge grasses in this coastal meadow are a food source for brown bears, who may eat 30 lbs of it each day during summer while waiting for their preferred food, salmon, to arrive in the nearby rivers. :: Image #19253
Photo of Mature male coastal brown bear boar waits on the tide flats at the mouth of Silver Salmon Creek for salmon to arrive. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19252
Photo of Lazy brown bear naps on a log. :: Image #19251
Photo of Brown bears fighting or sparring. These are likely young but sexually mature males that are simply mock fighting for practice. :: Image #19250
Photo of A brown bear mother (sow) stands in tall sedge grass to look for other approaching bears that may be a threat to her cubs. :: Image #19249
Photo of Brown bear cubs, one and a half years old. :: Image #19248
Photo of Coastal brown bear cub, one and a half years old, near Johnson River. This cub will remain with its mother for about another six months, and will be on its own next year. :: Image #19247
Photo of Juvenile female brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19246
Photo of Portrait of a young brown bear, pausing while grazing in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. :: Image #19245
Photo of Young coastal brown bear in sedge grass meadow. :: Image #19243
Photo of Coastal brown bear walks in Silver Salmon Creek. :: Image #19242
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19241
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for salmon returning from the ocean to Silver Salmon Creek. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19240
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for salmon returning from the ocean to Silver Salmon Creek. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19239
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for salmon returning from the ocean to Silver Salmon Creek. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19238
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for salmon returning from the ocean to Silver Salmon Creek. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19237
Photo of Brown bear sow (female) and her cub, born earlier this year in spring. The cub is completely dependent on her for survival. She will nurture it for almost two years. :: Image #19236
Photo of Coastal brown bear in meadow. The tall sedge grasses in this coastal meadow are a food source for brown bears, who may eat 30 lbs of it each day during summer while waiting for their preferred food, salmon, to arrive in the nearby rivers. :: Image #19235
Photo of Coastal brown bear in sedge grass meadow. :: Image #19234
Photo of Brown bear female mother sow is on alert for the approach of other bears which may pose a threat to her three small spring cubs. :: Image #19233
Photo of Brown bear female mother sow is on alert for the approach of other bears which may pose a threat to her three small spring cubs. :: Image #19232
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams on mud flats at extreme low tide. :: Image #19231
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams on mud flats at extreme low tide. :: Image #19230
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams on mud flats at extreme low tide. :: Image #19229
Photo of Female brown bear sow mother watches over her tiny spring cub in deep sedge grass. :: Image #19228
Photo of Coastal brown bear cubs playing in tall sedge grass. :: Image #19227
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams on mud flats at extreme low tide. :: Image #19226
Photo of Coastal brown bear in sedge grass meadow. :: Image #19225
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams on mud flats at extreme low tide. :: Image #19224
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams on mud flats at extreme low tide. :: Image #19222
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams on mud flats at extreme low tide. :: Image #19221
Photo of Brown bear grazing on sedge grass. It may eat up to 30 lbs of sedge grass each day during summer, while waiting for its preferred prey of spawning salmon to arrive. :: Image #19220
Photo of Brown bear female sow in sedge meadow, with her three spring cubs hidden by the deep grass next to her. These cubs were born earlier in the spring and will remain with their mother for almost two years, relying on her completely for their survival. :: Image #19219
Photo of Coastal brown bear in meadow. The tall sedge grasses in this coastal meadow are a food source for brown bears, who may eat 30 lbs of it each day during summer while waiting for their preferred food, salmon, to arrive in the nearby rivers. :: Image #19218
Photo of Juvenile coastal brown bear in sedge grass, Johnson River. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19217
Photo of Mother and cub coastal brown bear in sedge grass meadow, Johnson River. :: Image #19216
Photo of Mother brown bear sow and her one and a half year old cub graze on sedge grass. :: Image #19215
Photo of Brown bear cubs at play. :: Image #19214
Photo of Brown bear head profile. :: Image #19213
Photo of Brown bear female sow with spring cubs. These cubs were born earlier in the spring and will remain with their mother for almost two years, relying on her completely for their survival. :: Image #19211
Photo of Brown bear paces alongside Silver Salmon Creek. :: Image #19210
Photo of Coastal brown bear on sand flats at low tide. :: Image #19209
Photo of Juvenile female brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19208
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19207
Photo of Brown bear female sow with spring cubs. These three cubs were born earlier in the spring and will remain with their mother for almost two years, relying on her completely for their survival. :: Image #19206
Photo of Brown bear female sow with spring cubs. These three cubs were born earlier in the spring and will remain with their mother for almost two years, relying on her completely for their survival. :: Image #19205
Photo of A brown bear mother (sow) stands in tall sedge grass to look for other approaching bears that may be a threat to her cubs. :: Image #19204
Photo of Brown bear cubs. These cubs are one and a half years old and have yet to leave their mother. They will be on their own and have to fend for themselves next summer. :: Image #19203
Photo of Mature male coastal brown bear boar waits on the tide flats at the mouth of Silver Salmon Creek for salmon to arrive. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19202
Photo of Lazy brown bear rests on a log. :: Image #19201
Photo of Coastal brown bear in meadow. The tall sedge grasses in this coastal meadow are a food source for brown bears, who may eat 30 lbs of it each day during summer while waiting for their preferred food, salmon, to arrive in the nearby rivers. :: Image #19200
Photo of Coastal brown bear cub, one and a half years old, near Johnson River. This cub will remain with its mother for about another six months, and will be on its own next year. :: Image #19198
Photo of Young brown bear grazes in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. :: Image #19197
Photo of Young brown bear grazes in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. :: Image #19196
Photo of Juvenile coastal brown bear (grizzly bear) in sedge grass near Johnson River. :: Image #19195
Photo of Young coastal brown bear in sedge grass meadow. :: Image #19194
Photo of Coastal brown bear in meadow. The tall sedge grasses in this coastal meadow are a food source for brown bears, who may eat 30 lbs of it each day during summer while waiting for their preferred food, salmon, to arrive in the nearby rivers. :: Image #19193
Photo of Brown bear digs in a nearly dry river bed for remains of salmon. :: Image #19192
Photo of Coastal brown bear walks in Silver Salmon Creek. :: Image #19191
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for salmon returning from the ocean to Silver Salmon Creek. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19190
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for salmon returning from the ocean to Silver Salmon Creek. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19189
Photo of Coastal brown bear in meadow. The tall sedge grasses in this coastal meadow are a food source for brown bears, who may eat 30 lbs of it each day during summer while waiting for their preferred food, salmon, to arrive in the nearby rivers. :: Image #19188
Photo of Coastal brown bear in meadow. The tall sedge grasses in this coastal meadow are a food source for brown bears, who may eat 30 lbs of it each day during summer while waiting for their preferred food, salmon, to arrive in the nearby rivers. :: Image #19187
Photo of Brown bear female sow in sedge meadow, with her three spring cubs hidden by the deep grass next to her. These cubs were born earlier in the spring and will remain with their mother for almost two years, relying on her completely for their survival. :: Image #19186
Photo of Brown bear mother sow and her three cubs, alert to the approach of another adult brown bear who may be a threat to the cubs. :: Image #19185
Photo of Brown bear head profile. :: Image #19184
Photo of Coastal brown bear in meadow. The tall sedge grasses in this coastal meadow are a food source for brown bears, who may eat 30 lbs of it each day during summer while waiting for their preferred food, salmon, to arrive in the nearby rivers. :: Image #19183
Photo of Juvenile female brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19182
Photo of Brown bear cubs. These cubs are one and a half years old and have yet to leave their mother. They will be on their own and have to fend for themselves next summer. :: Image #19180
Photo of Mature male coastal brown bear boar waits on the tide flats at the mouth of Silver Salmon Creek for salmon to arrive. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19178
Photo of Brown bears fighting or sparring. These are likely young but sexually mature males that are simply mock fighting for practice. :: Image #19177
Photo of Mother and cub brown bear. :: Image #19176
Photo of Juvenile female brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19175
Photo of Brown bear walks on tide flats. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19174
Photo of Young brown bear grazes in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. :: Image #19173
Photo of Mature male brown bear boat walks in tall sedge grass. :: Image #19172
Photo of Juvenile brown bears near Johnson River. Before reaching adulthood and competition for mating, it is common for juvenile brown bears to seek one another for companionship after leaving the security of their mothers. :: Image #19171
Photo of Young coastal brown bear in sedge grass meadow. :: Image #19170
Photo of Coastal brown bear (grizzly bear) walks sedge grass meadow near Silver Salmon Creek. :: Image #19169
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19168
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for salmon returning from the ocean to Silver Salmon Creek. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19167
Photo of Coastal brown bear in meadow. The tall sedge grasses in this coastal meadow are a food source for brown bears, who may eat 30 lbs of it each day during summer while waiting for their preferred food, salmon, to arrive in the nearby rivers. :: Image #19166
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams on mud flats at extreme low tide. :: Image #19165
Photo of Panorama of Lake Tahoe, viewed from above Incline Village. Sitting between the Carson Range to the east and the Sierra Nevada to the west, Lake Tahoe was formed about 2 to 3 million years ago and is now the second deepest lake in the United States, and tenth deepest in the world, at 1645 ft (501m) deep. It lies at an altitude of 6225 feet (1897m) above sea level. This view is from the north end of Lake Tahoe looking south. :: Image #19128
Photo of Panorama of the Minarets at sunrise, near Mammoth Mountain. The Minarets are a series of seventeen jagged peaks in the Ritter Range, west of Mammoth Mountain in the Ansel Adams Wilderness. These basalt peaks were carved by glaciers on both sides of the range. The highest of the Minarets stands 12,281 feet above sea level. :: Image #19126
Photo of Panorama of Tenaya Lake, in Yosemite's high country. :: Image #19121
Photo of Panorama of Mount St. Helens, viewed from Johnston Ridge. :: Image #19118
Photo of Panorama of Exit Creek, early morning, summer, as it washes over the flood plain below Exit Glacier. :: Image #19109
Photo of Black bear portrait sitting in long grass. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. Black bears are omnivores and will find several foods to their liking in meadows, including grasses, herbs, fruits, and insects. :: Image #18764
Photo of Black bear portrait sitting in long grass. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. Black bears are omnivores and will find several foods to their liking in meadows, including grasses, herbs, fruits, and insects. :: Image #18763
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18762
Photo of Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. :: Image #18752
Photo of Black bear walking in a forest. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18751
Photo of Black bear on granite rock. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18750
Photo of The Mandelbrot Fractal. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #18739
Photo of The Mandelbrot Fractal. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #18737
Photo of Fractal design. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #18732
Photo of The Mandelbrot Fractal. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #18731
Photo of The Mandelbrot Fractal. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #18729
Photo of Unidentified shorebird. :: Image #18594
Photo of Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), mating plumage. :: Image #18549
Photo of Double-crested cormorant portrait. :: Image #18454
Photo of Double-crested cormorant portrait. :: Image #18453
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, raised head and open mouth. :: Image #18452
Photo of Western gull on sandstone cliffs. :: Image #18401
Photo of Western gulls, courtship behaviour. :: Image #18398
Photo of Western gulls, courtship behaviour. :: Image #18396
Photo of Brown pelican preening, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. After wiping its long beak on the uropygial gland near the base of its tail, the pelican spreads the preen oil on feathers about its body, helping to keep them water resistant, an important protection for a bird that spends much of its life diving in the ocean for prey. :: Image #18380
Photo of Double-crested cormorant. :: Image #18362
Photo of Heermanns gull in flight. :: Image #18273
Photo of Brown pelicans rest and preen on seacliffs above the ocean. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red-orange gular throat pouch. :: Image #18260
Photo of California brown pelicans fly in formation. :: Image #18232
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #18209
Photo of The Organ at Courthouse Towers, narrow sandstone fins towering above the surrounding flatlands. :: Image #18195
Photo of Fins. The vertical slabs of Entrada sandstone may become natural sandstone arches. :: Image #18187
Photo of Pine Tree Arch on the Devil's Garden Trail in Arches National Park :: Image #18186
Photo of Skyline Arch spans 90 feet. :: Image #18172
Photo of Hiker in North Window, sunset, western face. North Window is a natural sandstone arch 90 feet wide and 48 feet high. :: Image #18160
Photo of Landscape Arch in winter. Landscape Arch has an amazing 306-foot span. :: Image #18115
Photo of Canyonlands National Park, winter, viewed from Grandview Point. Island in the Sky. :: Image #18097
Photo of Soda Springs Basin in Canyonlands National Park, snow covered mesas and canyons, with the Green River far below, not far from its confluence with the Colorado River. Island in the Sky. :: Image #18093
Photo of Mesa Arch spans 90 feet and stands at the edge of a mesa precipice thousands of feet above the Colorado River gorge. For a few moments at sunrise the underside of the arch glows dramatically red and orange. :: Image #18085
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #18045
Photo of Cardiff, morning surf. :: Image #17896
Photo of Cardiff, morning surf. :: Image #17889
Photo of Cardiff, morning surf. :: Image #17883
Photo of Mike Thomas, Cardiff, morning surf. :: Image #17880
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17863
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17862
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17860
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17857
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17856
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17729
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #17697
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #17687
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #17684
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #17683
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #17681
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17572
Photo of Aspen trees turn yellow and orange in early October, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17532
Photo of Aspen trees turn yellow and orange in early October, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17503
Photo of Aspen trees displaying fall colors rise above a High Sierra road near North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17501
Photo of Aspen trees reflected in North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17500
Photo of Bristlecone pines rising above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #17478
Photo of Bristlecone pine rising above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #17476
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. :: Image #17402
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. :: Image #17397
Photo of Brown bear walks through the marshes that skirt the Brooks River. :: Image #17062
Photo of Brown bear spring cub, just a few months old. :: Image #17056
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17051
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17041
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17040
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17038
Photo of Two young brown bears mock fighting. :: Image #17035
Photo of Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17033
Photo of Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17032
Photo of Tube, the Wedge. :: Image #17017
Photo of Wave, the Wedge. :: Image #17016
Photo of Tube, the Wedge. :: Image #17015
Photo of Backlit wave, the Wedge. :: Image #17014
Photo of Tube, the Wedge. :: Image #17012
Photo of Backlit wave, the Wedge. :: Image #17006
Photo of Bodyboarder and backlit wave, the Wedge. :: Image #17005
Photo of Backlit wave, the Wedge. :: Image #17003
Photo of Tube, the Wedge. :: Image #17002
Photo of Backlit wave, the Wedge. :: Image #16998
Photo of Tube, the Wedge. :: Image #16991
Photo of Bodysurfing the Wedge, note the guy back up in the barrel. :: Image #16989
Photo of Tropical-looking summer water, the Wedge. :: Image #16987
Photo of Galapagos sea lion on volcanic rocks, sunset. :: Image #16504
Photo of Galapagos fur seal, Darwin Island. :: Image #16314
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging. :: Image #16177
Photo of Bridalveil Falls with a rainbow forming in its spray, dropping 620 into Yosemite Valley, displaying peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16175
Photo of Yosemite Falls rises above Cooks Meadow. The 2425 falls, the tallest in North America, is at peak flow during a warm-weather springtime melt of Sierra snowpack. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16141
Photo of Yosemite Falls (upper, middle and lower sections) at peak flow, spring, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16134
Photo of Nevada Falls, with Liberty Cap (center) and Half Dome (left). Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 feet through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. :: Image #16115
Photo of El Capitan rises above the Merced River, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16101
Photo of Fern Springs, a small natural spring in Yosemite Valley near the Pohono Bridge, trickles quietly over rocks as it flows into the Merced River. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16084
Photo of Bridalveil Falls plummets 620 feet (200m). Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16080
Photo of Bridalveil Falls plummets 620 feet (200m). Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16077
Photo of Upper Yosemite Falls near peak flow in spring. Yosemite Falls, at 2425 feet tall (730m) is the tallest waterfall in North America and fifth tallest in the world. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16068
Photo of Gray wolf, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #16042
Photo of Gray wolf, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #16024
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #15990
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #15989
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #15988
Photo of American black bear, adult male, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15981
Photo of Cross fox, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #15962
Photo of Cross fox, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #15961
Photo of Cross fox, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #15959
Photo of Cross fox, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #15958
Photo of Cross fox, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #15955
Photo of American badger. Badgers are found primarily in the great plains region of North America. Badgers prefer to live in dry, open grasslands, fields, and pastures. :: Image #15948
Photo of American badger. Badgers are found primarily in the great plains region of North America. Badgers prefer to live in dry, open grasslands, fields, and pastures. :: Image #15947
Photo of North American porcupine. :: Image #15944
Photo of North American porcupine. :: Image #15935
Photo of North American porcupine. :: Image #15934
Photo of Bobcat, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15919
Photo of Bobcat, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15918
Photo of Bobcat, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15917
Photo of Bobcat, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15916
Photo of Bobcat, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15915
Photo of Bobcat, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15914
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15879
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15873
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15808
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15802
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15799
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15797
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15796
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15795
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15794
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15793
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15792
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts. :: Image #15787
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #15765
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, mother and pup. :: Image #15752
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #15751
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts. :: Image #15745
Photo of Wood duck, male. :: Image #15691
Photo of Dowitchers foraging on mud flats. :: Image #15690
Photo of Marbled godwit, foraging on mud flats. :: Image #15684
Photo of Zabriskie Point, sunrise. Manly Beacon rises in the center of an eroded, curiously banded area of sedimentary rock, with the Panamint Mountains visible in the distance. :: Image #15585
Photo of Western gull, courtship display. :: Image #15565
Photo of Western gull, flying. :: Image #15561
Photo of Western gull, flying. :: Image #15559
Photo of Western gull. :: Image #15558
Photo of Western gull. :: Image #15557
Photo of Western gull, open mouth. :: Image #15553
Photo of Western gull, flying. :: Image #15552
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal leaves the surf to haul out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15549
Photo of A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15408
Photo of This bull elephant seal, an old adult male, shows extreme scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15388
Photo of Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15387
Photo of Double-crested cormorants in flight at sunrise, long exposure produces a blurred motion. :: Image #15285
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #15166
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #15147
Photo of Brown pelican. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #15142
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #15133
Photo of Western gull, adult breeding plumage, note yellow orbital ring around eye. :: Image #15114
Photo of Western gull, adult breeding plumage, note yellow orbital ring around eye. :: Image #15112
Photo of Western gull, adult breeding plumage, note yellow orbital ring around eye. :: Image #15104
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15090
Photo of Double-crested cormorant drys its wings in the sun following a morning of foraging in the ocean, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15072
Photo of Double-crested cormorant drys its wings in the sun following a morning of foraging in the ocean, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15071
Photo of Surf, wave, winter, morning, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #14978
Photo of Whitespotted bamboo shark. :: Image #14963
Photo of Epaulette shark. The epaulette shark is primarily nocturnal, hunting for crabs, worms and invertebrates by crawling across the bottom on its overlarge fins. :: Image #14958
Photo of A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it. :: Image #14936
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #14928
Photo of Purple-striped jelly. :: Image #14923
Photo of Salt Creek surf, pretty big day, winter, morning. :: Image #14852
Photo of Salt Creek surf, pretty big day, winter, morning. :: Image #14851
Photo of La Jolla Cove only breaks on really big swells. Giant surf and big waves nail Southern California, December 21, 2005. :: Image #14815
Photo of La Jolla Cove only breaks on really big swells. Giant surf and big waves nail Southern California, December 21, 2005. :: Image #14813
Photo of Black's Beach and Sandstone cliffs at Torrey Pines State Park, viewed from high above the Pacific Ocean near the Indian Trail. :: Image #14770
Photo of Broken Hill with the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #14758
Photo of Sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #14726
Photo of Sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #14725
Photo of Spotted gar. :: Image #14710
Photo of San Diego downtown waterfront skyline, viewed across San Diego Bay from Coronado Island. :: Image #14620
Photo of San Diego downtown waterfront skyline, viewed across San Diego Bay from Coronado Island. :: Image #14619
Photo of Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. :: Image #14558
Photo of San Diego city skyline and cruise ship terminal at dusk, viewed from Harbor Island. :: Image #14534
Photo of The Star of India is tied to her dock along the waterfront of San Diego harbor. :: Image #14530
Photo of Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. :: Image #14472
Photo of September swell at the Wedge. :: Image #14416
Photo of September swell at the Wedge. :: Image #14414
Photo of Kirk Blackman, September swell :: Image #14405
Photo of Kirk Blackman, September swell :: Image #14400
Photo of The Wedge. :: Image #14258
Photo of Cotton candy lip. The Wedge. :: Image #14240
Photo of A wall of gooey red tide foam, close out. The Wedge. :: Image #14238
Photo of Backwash tosses up a foamy lip. The Wedge. :: Image #14192
Photo of The Wedge. :: Image #14190
Photo of Foamy barrel. The Wedge. :: Image #14106
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #14087
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #14084
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #14083
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #14081
Photo of Purple-striped jelly. :: Image #14061
Photo of Giant plumose anemone :: Image #14043
Photo of Egg-yolk jellyfish, fried egg jelly. :: Image #14035
Photo of French grunt. :: Image #13985
Photo of Axolotl. Axolotls are neotenic, which means they attain reproductive maturity while still in their larval form. Axolotls are extremely endangered in the wild and protected by law. :: Image #13983
Photo of Unidentified squirrel, Panorama Point, Paradise Park. :: Image #13920
Photo of Paradise Inn. The Paradise Inn, one of the grand old lodges of the National Park system, was completed in 1906. Paradise Park, summer. :: Image #13907
Photo of Paradise Meadows, wildflowers and Mount Rainier, summer. :: Image #13893
Photo of Hikers ascend the Skyline Trail below Nisqually Glacier and Mount Rainier. :: Image #13889
Photo of Myrtle Falls, where Edith Creeks tumbles down a small crevasse below Mount Rainier, Paradise. :: Image #13880
Photo of Waterfall, Sunbeam Creek. :: Image #13878
Photo of Mount Rainier rises above Governors Ridge, Emmons Glacier. :: Image #13874
Photo of Mount Rainier rises above the Sunrise Visitor Center, eastern exposure of Mount Rainier. :: Image #13871
Photo of Paradise Falls tumble over rocks in Paradise Creek. :: Image #13869
Photo of Paradise Falls tumble over rocks in Paradise Creek. :: Image #13866
Photo of Mount Rainier, southern exposure viewed from Ricksecker Point. :: Image #13844
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in Upper Tipsoo Lake. :: Image #13832
Photo of Mount Rainier rises above Lower Tipsoo Lake. :: Image #13830
Photo of Ruby Beach and its famous seastack, blurry ocean waves, sunset. :: Image #13812
Photo of A couple walks along Ruby Beach at sunset. :: Image #13811
Photo of Ruby Beach, sunset. :: Image #13810
Photo of Ruby Beach, sunset lights up the trees along the beach. :: Image #13808
Photo of Sunset over the Pacific, Kalaloch Beach. :: Image #13789
Photo of Enormous driftwood logs stack up on the wide flat sand beaches at Kalaloch. :: Image #13786
Photo of Kalaloch Lodge sits atop bluffs overlooking the Kalaloch River and Pacific Ocean. :: Image #13782
Photo of Marymere Falls drops 90 feet through an old-growth forest of Douglas firs, near Lake Crescent. :: Image #13768
Photo of Marymere Falls cascades 90 feet through an old-growth forest of Douglas firs, near Lake Crescent. :: Image #13765
Photo of Old growth forest of douglas firs and hemlocks, with forest floor carpeted in ferns and mosses. Sol Duc Springs. :: Image #13757
Photo of Sol Duc Falls. Sol Duc Falls is one of the largest and most beautiful waterfalls in Olympic National Park, seen here from a bridge that crosses the canyon just below the falls. Surrounding the falls is an old-growth forest of hemlocks and douglas firs, some of which are three hundred years in age. :: Image #13748
Photo of Crevice rockfish. Seldom seen, kelpfish hover among the seaweeds in wave swept tidepools and reefs. These secretive fish rapidly change color to match watever background they are near. This kelpfish has assumed the coloration of the blade of kelp it is resting on. :: Image #13711
Photo of Wolf eel, although similar in shape to eels, is cartilaginous and not a true fish. Its powerful jaws can crush invertibrates, such as spiny sea urchins. It can grow to 6 feet (2m) in length. :: Image #13702
Photo of Red Irish Lord. The red irish lord lurks in shallow habitats where it feeds on crabs, shrimp, barnacles, mussels and small fishes. :: Image #13689
Photo of Percula clownfish anemonefish. :: Image #13673
Photo of Space Needle at night. :: Image #13667
Photo of Full moon rises over Seattle city skyline, Space Needle at right. :: Image #13665
Photo of Lamar Valley, summer. The Lamar Valleys rolling hills are home to many large mammals and are often called Americas Serengeti. :: Image #13647
Photo of New Blue Spring and its travertine terraces, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. :: Image #13623
Photo of Orange Spring Mound. Many years of mineral deposition has built up Orange Spring Mound, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. :: Image #13614
Photo of Steam rises above the Midway Geyser Basin, largely from Grand Prismatic Spring and Excelsior Geyser. The Firehole River flows by. :: Image #13605
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring displays brilliant colors along its edges, created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The outer orange and red regions are the coolest water in the spring, where the overflow runs off. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13591
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring displays brilliant colors along its edges, created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The outer orange and red regions are the coolest water in the spring, where the overflow runs off. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13587
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13573
Photo of Pink Cone Geyser erupts. Pink Cone Geyser reaches 30 feet in height, and has highly variable interval and duration. It is a cone-type geyser and its cone has a pinkish tint due to manganese oxide in it. Firehole Lake Drive, Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone Park. :: Image #13551
Photo of White Dome Geyser rises to a height of 30 feet or more, and typically erupts with an interval of 15 to 30 minutes. It is located along Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #13540
Photo of Ledge Geyser, vents releasing steam, in the Porcelain Basin area of Norris Geyser Basin. :: Image #13484
Photo of Grand Geyser erupts (right) with a simultaneous eruption from Vent Geyser (left). Grand Geyser is a fountain-type geyser reaching 200 feet in height and lasting up to 12 minutes. Grand Geyser is considered the tallest predictable geyser in the world, erupting about every 12 hours. It is often accompanied by burst or eruptions from Vent Geyser and Turban Geyser just to its left. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13457
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts with the colorful bacteria mats of Tortoise Shell Spring in the foreground. Castle Geyser reaches 60 to 90 feet in height and lasts 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13426
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts, reaching 60 to 90 feet in height and lasting 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13417
Photo of Sawmill Geyser erupting. Sawmill Geyser is a fountain-type geyser and, in some circumstances, can be erupting about one-third of the time up to heights of 35 feet. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13385
Photo of Daisy Geyser erupting with visitors visible in the distance.. Daisy Geyser, a cone-type geyser that shoots out of the ground diagonally, is predictable with intervals ranging from 120 to over 200 minutes. It reaches heights of 75 feet, lasts 3 to 4 minutes and rarely erupts in concert with nearby Splendid Geyser. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13382
Photo of A visitor videotapes the eruption of Lion Geyser, with Old Faithful Inn visible in the distance. Lion Geyser, whose eruption is preceded by a release of steam that sounds like a lion roaring, erupts just once or a few times each day, reaching heights of up to 90 feet. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13371
Photo of Riverside Geyser at peak eruption, arcing over the Firehole River. Riverside is a very predictable geyser. Its eruptions last 30 minutes, reach heights of 75 feet and are usually spaced about 6 hours apart. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13366
Photo of A crowd enjoys watching Old Faithful geyser at peak eruption. :: Image #13363
Photo of Old Faithful geyser at sunset, at peak eruption. :: Image #13361
Photo of Crested Pool is a blue, superheated pool. Unfortunately, it has claimed a life. It reaches a overflowing boiling state every few minutes, then subsides a bit before building to a boil and overflow again. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13355
Photo of Morning Glory Pool has long been considered a must-see site in Yellowstone. At one time a road brought visitors to its brink. Over the years they threw coins, bottles and trash in the pool, reducing its flow and causing the red and orange bacteria to creep in from its edge, replacing the blue bacteria that thrive in the hotter water at the center of the pool. The pool is now accessed only by a foot path. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13352
Photo of A rainbow appears in the mist of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from the famous and popular Artist Point on the south side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. When conditions are perfect in midsummer, a morning rainbow briefly appears in the falls. :: Image #13329
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13155
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13154
Photo of A herd of bison grazes near the Lamar River. :: Image #13145
Photo of The Lamar herd of bison grazes, a mix of mature adults and young calves. :: Image #13132
Photo of The Lamar herd of bison grazes, a mix of mature adults and young calves. :: Image #13123
Photo of Pronghorn antelope, Lamar Valley. The Pronghorn is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #13080
Photo of Yellow-bellied marmots can often be found on rocky slopes, perched atop boulders. :: Image #13055
Photo of Mother moose grazes in Christian Creek while its calf watches nearby. :: Image #13043
Photo of Mother moose grazes in Christian Creek while its calf watches nearby. :: Image #13038
Photo of Mother and calf moose wade through meadow grass near Christian Creek. :: Image #13037
Photo of Mount Moran rises above the Snake River at Oxbow Bend. :: Image #13029
Photo of Mount Moran rises above the Snake River at Oxbow Bend. :: Image #13028
Photo of Wildflowers on Shadow Mountain with the Teton Range visible in the distance. :: Image #13020
Photo of The Teton Range rises above Taggart Lake. :: Image #13018
Photo of Bison. :: Image #13002
Photo of Bison herd. :: Image #13000
Photo of An old barn at Mormon Row is lit by the morning sun with the Teton Range rising in the distance. :: Image #12998
Photo of The Teton Range is reflected in the glassy waters of the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing. :: Image #12985
Photo of Blackstripe surgeonfish. :: Image #12963
Photo of Honeycomb moray eel (tesselate moray). :: Image #12920
Photo of Freckled porcupinefish. :: Image #12909
Photo of Juvenile Clarion angelfish. :: Image #12901
Photo of King angelfish. :: Image #12891
Photo of King angelfish. :: Image #12889
Photo of Harlequin tuskfish. :: Image #12885
Photo of Western diamondback rattlesnake. :: Image #12809
Photo of Court of the Patriarchs, named for the three Hebrew prophets Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. :: Image #12807
Photo of Court of the Patriarchs, named for the three Hebrew prophets Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. :: Image #12805
Photo of Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are usually almost entirely white. :: Image #12799
Photo of Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are usually almost entirely white. :: Image #12792
Photo of A fin whale blows at the surface between dives. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). :: Image #12772
Photo of White-breasted imperial pidgeon, native to Sulawesi. :: Image #12751
Photo of Bull shark. :: Image #12723
Photo of Bull shark. :: Image #12718
Photo of Bull shark. :: Image #12717
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12677
Photo of Fern Springs, a small natural spring in Yosemite Valley near the Pohono Bridge, trickles quietly over rocks as it flows into the Merced River. :: Image #12650
Photo of Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring. Hikers are seen at the precipice to Vernal Falls, having hiked up the Mist Trail to get there. :: Image #12636
Photo of Banded iguana, male. The bands of color on the male of this species change from green to either blue, grey or black, depending on mood. Females are usually solid green, ocassionally with blue spots or a few narrow bands. :: Image #12612
Photo of Southern Pacific rattlesnake. The southern Pacific rattlesnake is common in southern California from the coast through the desert foothills to elevations of 10,000 feet. It reaches 4-5 feet (1.5m) in length. :: Image #12585
Photo of African gaboon viper camouflage blends into the leaves of the forest floor. This heavy-bodied snake is one of the largest vipers, reaching lengths of 4-6 feet (1.5-2m). It is nocturnal, living in rain forests in central Africa. Its fangs are nearly 2 inches (5cm) long. :: Image #12576
Photo of Sungazer lizard. :: Image #12556
Photo of Navajo sandstone forms the cliffs and walls of Zion National Park. The sandstone reaches a thickness of 2300 feet and consists of ancient cemented desert sand dunes. Horizontal lines, commonly called crossbedding, represent layers of wind-blown sand that built up into sand dunes. These dunes were then buried, and the sand grains glued together by calcite and iron oxide to form sandstone. :: Image #12519
Photo of Cottonwoods with their deep green spring foliage contrast with the rich red Navaho sandstone cliffs of Zion Canyon. :: Image #12509
Photo of The Preacher and the Pulpit, a pair of freestanding sandstone columns in the Temple of Sinawava, are surrounded by cottonwoods with their deep green spring foliage. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12501
Photo of Court of the Patriarchs, a series of red sandstone peaks, rise above Zion Canyon. :: Image #12498
Photo of Red sandstone peaks above the Parus trail in Zion National Park. :: Image #12485
Photo of Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12469
Photo of Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12452
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12287
Photo of Mountain lion leaping. :: Image #12283
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12279
Photo of North American porcupine. :: Image #12147
Photo of White-tailed damselfish. :: Image #11845
Photo of Sapphire devil (blue damselfish), female/juvenile coloration. :: Image #11834
Photo of Royal gramma basslet. :: Image #11829
Photo of Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish. :: Image #11817
Photo of Flameback angelfish. :: Image #11791
Photo of Blue chromis. :: Image #11775
Photo of Arabian surgeonfish. :: Image #11762
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11550
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring. :: Image #11414
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring. :: Image #11408
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring. :: Image #11395
Photo of Foxtail barley. :: Image #11384
Photo of Crown daisy blooms in Spring. :: Image #11367
Photo of Atlantic sturgeon. :: Image #11026
Photo of Lions cove yellow labido. :: Image #11004
Photo of Copperband butterflyfish. :: Image #10996
Photo of Striped bass (striper, striped seabass). :: Image #10978
Photo of Lupine color the sides of the Borrego Valley in spring. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10969
Photo of Barrel cactus, Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10906
Photo of Barrel cactus, brittlebush and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10899
Photo of Brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10896
Photo of A young loggerhead turtle. This turtle was hatched and raised to an age of 60 days by a turtle rehabilitation and protection organization in Florida, then released into the wild near the Northern Bahamas. :: Image #10887
Photo of A young loggerhead turtle. This turtle was hatched and raised to an age of 60 days by a turtle rehabilitation and protection organization in Florida, then released into the wild near the Northern Bahamas. :: Image #10886
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10774
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10765
Photo of Tiger shark and live sharksucker (remora). :: Image #10654
Photo of Tiger shark and photographer Keith Grundy. :: Image #10649
Photo of Caribbean reef shark with small sharksucker visible on underside. :: Image #10553
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over a coral reef. :: Image #10552
Photo of Caribbean reef shark, ampullae of Lorenzini visible on snout. :: Image #10551
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10549
Photo of Desert Lily blooms in the sandy soils of the Colorado Desert. It is fragrant and its flowers are similar to cultivated Easter lilies. :: Image #10543
Photo of Sand verbena carpets sand dunes and washes in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. :: Image #10462
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10427
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10395
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10391
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10383
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10378
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10375
Photo of The Mandelbrot Fractal. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10369
Photo of The Mandelbrot Fractal. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10368
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10367
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10362
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10343
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10337
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, juvenile. :: Image #10321
Photo of Mastigia sp. jellyfish, found in Micronesia. :: Image #10313
Photo of A parent and child admire the fascinating kelp forest tank at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, California. :: Image #10308
Photo of Lined seahorse. :: Image #10294
Photo of The three-spined stickleback is found in freshwater, brackish and marine waters. :: Image #10286
Photo of A garibaldi fish (orange), surf grass (green) and palm kelp (brown) on the rocky reef -- all appearing blurred in this time exposure -- are tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10238
Photo of A freediving spearfisherman glides quietly through the kelp forest in search of game fish to hunt. The most skilled spearfishermen forego the use of SCUBA, which is noisy underwater and scares away fish. Instead, they practice breathhold techniques to move silently through the water. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10235
Photo of Kelp fronds showing pneumatocysts, bouyant gas-filled bubble-like structures which float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface, where it will spread to form a roof-like canopy. Santa Barbara Island. :: Image #10228
Photo of Northern kelp crab crawls amidst kelp blades and stipes, midway in the water column (below the surface, above the ocean bottom) in a giant kelp forest. :: Image #10218
Photo of Garibaldi swims over a kelp covered reef. :: Image #10192
Photo of A cluster of vibrantly-colored strawberry anemones (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph) polyps clings to the rocky reef. :: Image #10168
Photo of A great white shark underwater. A large great white shark cruises the clear oceanic waters of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #10115
Photo of A great white shark underwater. A large great white shark cruises the clear oceanic waters of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #10112
Photo of A great white shark underwater. A large great white shark cruises the clear oceanic waters of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #10111
Photo of Galapagos sea lion, whiskers. :: Image #10091
Photo of Galapagos sea lions. :: Image #10075
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #10069
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #10030
Photo of Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean. :: Image #10022
Photo of Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean. :: Image #10008
Photo of Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean. :: Image #10004
Photo of Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean. :: Image #10002
Photo of Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean. :: Image #10001
Photo of A half-moon perch below offshore drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #9995
Photo of Half-moon perch school below offshore drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #9989
Photo of Glacial erratics atop Olmsted Point. Erratics are huge boulders left behind by the passing of glaciers which carved the granite surroundings into their present-day form. :: Image #9966
Photo of Clouds Rest viewed from Olmsted Point. Clouds Rest is one of the most massive -- if not the singlemost massive -- granite monoliths in the world. A vast lobe of Mesozoic-era granodiorite magma cooled to rock and was gradually uplifted to its present altitude of 9926 ft. Later, glaciers cut it into its present shape. :: Image #9965
Photo of Mammoth Peak and alpine meadows in the High Sierra are reflected in Tioga Lake at sunrise. This spectacular location is just a short walk from the Tioga Pass road. Near Tuolumne Meadows and Yosemite National Park. :: Image #9949
Photo of Unicorn Peak at sunset, seen from Tuolumne Meadows. Cockscomb Peak rises in the distance. :: Image #9945
Photo of Lembert Dome and late afternoon clouds rise above Tuolumne Meadows in the High Sierra, catching the fading light of sunset. :: Image #9943
Photo of The Tuolumne River flows serenely through Tuolumne Meadows in the High Sierra. Lembert Dome is seen in the background. :: Image #9940
Photo of Lembert Dome and late afternoon clouds rise above Tuolumne Meadows in the High Sierra, catching the fading light of sunset. :: Image #9939
Photo of Young hikers are dwarfed by the trunk of an enormous Sequoia tree. :: Image #9879
Photo of The South Fork of the Kings River flows through Kings Canyon National Park, in the southeastern Sierra mountain range. Grand Sentinel, a huge granite monolith, is visible on the right above pine trees. Late summer. :: Image #9854
Photo of Earth-eating cichlid, native to South American rivers. :: Image #9820
Photo of Softshell turtle. :: Image #9805
Photo of Longear sunfish, native to the watersheds of the Mississippi River and Great Lakes. :: Image #9801
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9692
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9677
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. K9726. :: Image #9676
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9675
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal resting, bubbles emitted from dense, two-layered fur for which it was formerly hunted to near extinction. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9671
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9657
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal resting, bubbles emitted from dense, two-layered fur for which it was formerly hunted to near extinction. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9655
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling around a diver. Summer. :: Image #9635
Photo of Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head. :: Image #9618
Photo of Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head. :: Image #9609
Photo of A blue whale blows (exhales, spouts) as it rests at the surface between dives. A blue whales blow can reach 30 feet in the air and can be heard for miles. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. North Coronado Island is in the background. :: Image #9497
Photo of Cleaner shrimp. :: Image #9467
Photo of Scribbled angelfish. :: Image #9451
Photo of Vanderbilts chromis. :: Image #9440
Photo of Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America. :: Image #9329
Photo of Clown loach, a freshwater fish native to Indonesia (Sumatra and Borneo). :: Image #9327
Photo of California grunion. :: Image #9306
Photo of California grunion. :: Image #9302
Photo of California grunion. :: Image #9301
Photo of Bumphead Cichlid. :: Image #9290
Photo of Red rainbowfish. :: Image #9285
Photo of Boesemans rainbowfish. :: Image #9283
Photo of Headstander. :: Image #9272
Photo of Green abalone with mantle fringe visible extending outside shell. :: Image #9242
Photo of Connies Damsel. :: Image #9222
Photo of Rafters enjoy a Spring day on the Merced River in Yosemite Valley, with Yosemite Falls in the background. :: Image #9214
Photo of Hikers climb the Mist Trail (at right) through Little Yosemite Valley, approaching Vernal Falls. Spring. :: Image #9200
Photo of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, Spring. :: Image #9185
Photo of Rainbow surfperch. :: Image #9006
Photo of Spotfin surfperch. :: Image #8997
Photo of Purple-striped jelly. :: Image #8971
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #8961
Photo of Shiner perch. :: Image #8918
Photo of Spotted ratfish. :: Image #8904
Photo of Harlequin tuskfish. :: Image #8846
Photo of Eyestripe surgeonfish. :: Image #8717
Photo of Barbours seahorse. :: Image #8695
Photo of Blackcap gramma basslet. :: Image #8690
Photo of Blue tang. :: Image #8677
Photo of Flame angelfish. :: Image #8667
Photo of Red rock shrimp. :: Image #8641
Photo of Longsnout seahorse. :: Image #7911
Photo of Barbours seahorse. :: Image #7903
Photo of Longhorn cowfish. :: Image #7836
Photo of Red saddleback anemonefish. :: Image #7792
Photo of Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring, hikers visible at precipice, viewed from John Muir Trail. :: Image #7772
Photo of Mount Moran in the Teton Range rises above Jackson Lake, summer. :: Image #7768
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7735
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7726
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7724
Photo of A great white shark lunges to chomp a piece of bait hanging amid the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7680
Photo of A Rissos dolphin leaps from the ocean in a full breach. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. Offshore near San Diego. :: Image #7597
Photo of An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7557
Photo of An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7555
Photo of An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7554
Photo of An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7552
Photo of An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7549
Photo of An enormous blue whale swims in front of whale watchers on a private yacht. Only a small portion of the whale, which dwarfs the boat and may be 70 feet or more in length, can be seen. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7541
Photo of An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7519
Photo of Kelp fronds grow upward from the reef below to reach the ocean surface and spread out to form a living canopy. :: Image #7490
Photo of Lilypads cover Heron Pond, Mount Moran in the background. :: Image #7428
Photo of Red gorgonian, polyp detail. :: Image #7005
Photo of Ocean sunfish injured by boat prop with cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6411
Photo of Ocean sunfish injured by boat prop with cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6410
Photo of Ocean sunfish and freediving videographer open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6408
Photo of Ocean sunfish and freediving videographer open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6407
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6392
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6380
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6379
Photo of Ocean sunfish near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6378
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6324
Photo of California sea lions, socializing/resting, Webster Point rookery, Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. :: Image #6290
Photo of California sea lions, socializing/resting, Webster Point rookery, Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. :: Image #6285
Photo of Garibaldi swimming over surfgrass in kelp forest. :: Image #6274
Photo of Ocean sunfish basking flat on the ocean surface, open ocean. :: Image #6268
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora. :: Image #6245
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora and Clarion angelfish. :: Image #6238
Photo of Purple jellyfish, open ocean. :: Image #6208
Photo of Zebra perch amid kelp forest, Islas San Benito. :: Image #6200
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #6168
Photo of East face and shoreline of southernmost morro, daybreak. :: Image #6152
Photo of Blue whale, blow, sunset, black and white. :: Image #6133
Photo of Circling jacks. :: Image #6124
Photo of Kelp fronds reach the surface and spread out to form a canopy. :: Image #6098
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #6092
Photo of Blue whale feeding and surfacing amid krill with engorged throat, aerial photo, Baja California. :: Image #6058
Photo of Adult male north Pacific humpback whale bubble streaming underwater in the midst of a competitive group. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims closely behind a female, . The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby males interested in the female. :: Image #6037
Photo of Hawaiian humpback whale underwater, sun beams dappling the whale in clear oceanic waters. :: Image #6007
Photo of Adult male north Pacific humpback whale bubble streaming underwater in the midst of a competitive group. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims closely behind a female, . The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby males interested in the female. :: Image #5999
Photo of Humpback whale, abandoned calf alongside University of Hawaii research boat. This young calf lived only a few days after being abandoned or separated from its mother, and was eventually attacked by tiger sharks. :: Image #5979
Photo of Male North Pacific humpback whale streams a trail of bubbles. The primary male escort whale (center) creates a curtain of bubbles underwater as it swims behind a female (right), with other challenging males trailing behind in a competitive group. The bubbles may be a form of intimidation from the primary escort towards the challenging escorts. :: Image #5968
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, head standing near surface. :: Image #5941
Photo of Blue whale feces floating on surface, Baja California. :: Image #5824
Photo of Blue whale swims at the ocean surface in the open ocean, aerial view. :: Image #5823
Photo of Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head, Revilligigedos. :: Image #5768
Photo of El Capitan. :: Image #5421
Photo of El Capitan and Merced River, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #5414
Photo of Squid egg clusters on sand. :: Image #5407
Photo of Purple sea fan. :: Image #5358
Photo of Salp chain and diver, open ocean. :: Image #5345
Photo of Salp chain and diver, open ocean. :: Image #5343
Photo of Red gorgonian. :: Image #5333
Photo of Nudibranch on calcareous coralline algae. :: Image #5285
Photo of Trumpetfish camouflages itself among the branches of a gorgonian coral (also known as sea rods). :: Image #5210
Photo of Island kelpfish. :: Image #5177
Photo of Bluebanded goby, Catalina. :: Image #5149
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #5075
Photo of Guadalupe cardinalfish. :: Image #5066
Photo of Swallowtail damselfish. :: Image #5064
Photo of California sea lion, Baja California. :: Image #5048
Photo of California sea lions, hauled out at rookery/colony, Baja California. :: Image #5043
Photo of California sea lions, hauled out at rookery/colony, Baja California. :: Image #5041
Photo of California sea lions, hauled out bouy. :: Image #5038
Photo of California sea lion, Baja California. :: Image #5019
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #4947
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #4943
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #4827
Photo of California sea lion, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #4825
Photo of Red gorgonians. :: Image #4747
Photo of Bluebanded goby, Catalina. :: Image #4742
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #4661
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #4660
Photo of Hawaiian humpback whale underwater, sun beams dappling the whale in clear oceanic waters. :: Image #4501
Photo of Large competitive group of humpback whales, eleven adult humpback whales seen in this image, part of a 16 whale competitive group. :: Image #4459
Photo of Adult male humpback whale bubble streaming underwater. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims behind a female during competitive group activities. The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby male whales interested in the female. :: Image #4444
Photo of Male humpback whale bubble streaming underwater. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims behind a mother and calf (barely seen in the distance). :: Image #4434
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #3926
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #3875
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #3855
Photo of Clouds held back by island crest. :: Image #3848
Photo of Clouds held back by island crest, near the north end of Guadalupe Island off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #3838
Photo of Old church, prison and fishing shack. :: Image #3837
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef below kelp forest. :: Image #3827
Photo of California sea lion, Webster Point rookery. :: Image #3812
Photo of California sea lion, Webster Point rookery. :: Image #3811
Photo of California sea lion, Webster Point rookery. :: Image #3809
Photo of California sea lion, Webster Point rookery. :: Image #3807
Photo of California sea lion, Webster Point rookery. :: Image #3804
Photo of California sea lion, Webster Point rookery. :: Image #3803
Photo of Purple-striped jellyfish. :: Image #3778
Photo of Western gull. :: Image #3766
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, Islas San Benito. :: Image #3759
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, Islas San Benito. :: Image #3757
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #3753
Photo of Chris Thompson and yellowfin tuna speared at Guadalupe Island. :: Image #3730
Photo of Boat Horizon below eastern cliffs of Isla Afuera, sunrise. :: Image #3715
Photo of Isla Adentro (right) and Church Rock (partially obscured), sunrise. :: Image #3705
Photo of Isla Afuera and skiff. :: Image #3704
Photo of Waves crash against eastern cliffs of Isla Afuera. :: Image #3703
Photo of Boat Horizon below southern cliffs of Isla Afuera, sunrise. :: Image #3702
Photo of Boat Horizon below eastern cliffs of Isla Afuera, sunrise. :: Image #3700
Photo of Isla Afuera, Guadalupe Island, daybreak. :: Image #3698
Photo of Arches, daybreak, Isla Adentro. :: Image #3696
Photo of Volcanic terrain and shoreline. :: Image #3695
Photo of Isla Adentro, daybreak. :: Image #3689
Photo of Arches, daybreak, Isla Adentro. :: Image #3684
Photo of Lava tube terminates at shoreline. :: Image #3683
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3574
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, referencing drift kelp, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3570
Photo of Ocean sunfish, sunning/basking at surface, open ocean. :: Image #3499
Photo of California Golden gorgonian in kelp forest. :: Image #3486
Photo of Cables guiding hikers to summit of Half Dome. :: Image #3462
Photo of Garibaldi in kelp forest. :: Image #3453
Photo of SCUBA diver amidst kelp forest. :: Image #3426
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #3425
Photo of Kelp fronds. :: Image #3423
Photo of Diver amidst kelp forest. :: Image #3420
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #3419
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #3417
Photo of Kelp forest looking from the surface down toward the reef far below where the kelp is anchored to the sea floor. :: Image #3416
Photo of California bat ray swimming amidst giant kelp forest. :: Image #3414
Photo of Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts (air bladders). :: Image #3412
Photo of Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts (air bladders). :: Image #3406
Photo of Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts (air bladders). :: Image #3405
Photo of Courting gray whales, Laguna San Ignacio. :: Image #3396
Photo of Gray whale, Laguna San Ignacio. :: Image #3395
Photo of Courting gray whales, Laguna San Ignacio. :: Image #3393
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, adult male in territorial posture. :: Image #3382
Photo of Adult blue whale surfacing, rounding out prior to dive, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3379
Photo of Four blue whales (including calf) socializing, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3356
Photo of Blue whales: mother/calf pair w/ adult, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3354
Photo of Blue whale surfacing, Isla Coronado del Norte in background, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3342
Photo of Blue whale fluking up, raising its tail, before a dive in the open ocean. :: Image #3336
Photo of Ocean sunfish and photographer, open ocean. :: Image #3327
Photo of Ocean sunfish and photographer, open ocean. :: Image #3323
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #3322
Photo of Schooling blue and gold snapper and Mexican goatfish. :: Image #3277
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #3273
Photo of Ocean sunfish recruiting fish near drift kelp to clean parasites, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #3268
Photo of Ocean sunfish recruiting fish near drift kelp to clean parasites, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #3265
Photo of California sea lions hauled out on navigation buoy. :: Image #3251
Photo of Galapagos sea lion, whiskers and external ear. :: Image #3235
Photo of Galapagos sea lion, hind flipper and nails. :: Image #3234
Photo of California sea lion, swimming with foreflippers. :: Image #3227
Photo of California sea lion colony. :: Image #3226
Photo of Brown pelicans feeding on krill. :: Image #3177
Photo of Diver amid kelp forest. :: Image #3157
Photo of Kelp encrusting bryozoan growing on kelp. :: Image #3108
Photo of California sea lion colony, Los Coronado Islands. :: Image #3077
Photo of California sea lion, Los Coronado Islands. :: Image #3075
Photo of Volcanic cones, landscape, south end of Isla Guadalupe. :: Image #3072
Photo of Kelp detail showing pneumatocysts (air bladders). :: Image #3051
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling at surface, Baja California. :: Image #3031
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal swims over surf grass in the protected waters of Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3021
Photo of Divers and kelp forest. :: Image #2990
Photo of Diver and garibaldi. :: Image #2989
Photo of California sea lion mother and pup swimming over kelp-covered reef at the base of Isla Afuera, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #2976
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2973
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2959
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2957
Photo of California sea lion, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #2955
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2954
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2951
Photo of California sea lion, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2949
Photo of California sea lion, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2948
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2947
Photo of California sea lion and baitfish, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #2946
Photo of California sea lions, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2941
Photo of California sea lions, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2940
Photo of California sea lions, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2934
Photo of California sea lion, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2925
Photo of California sea lions, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2921
Photo of California sea lion, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2919
Photo of California sea lions hauled out on buoy. :: Image #2916
Photo of California sea lion haulout, juveniles and adult male. :: Image #2913
Photo of Green sea turtle, West Maui. :: Image #2909
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #2895
Photo of Humpback whale male escort emits a stream of bubbles during competitive group socializing. The whale is swimming so fast that the bubbles pass back alongside the whale. :: Image #2855
Photo of Adult male humpback whale singing, suspended motionless underwater. Only male humpbacks have been observed singing. All humpbacks in the North Pacific sing the same whale song each year, and the song changes slightly from one year to the next. :: Image #2813
Photo of West Indian manatee and volunteer observer, Homosassa State Park. :: Image #2791
Photo of West Indian manatee and volunteer observer, Homosassa State Park. :: Image #2788
Photo of Jack mackerel and kelp. :: Image #2743
Photo of Mangrove snapper. :: Image #2685
Photo of Mangrove snapper. :: Image #2682
Photo of Mangrove snapper. :: Image #2680
Photo of Three Sisters Springs. :: Image #2676
Photo of Three Sisters Springs. :: Image #2674
Photo of Three Sisters Springs. :: Image #2672
Photo of West Indian manatees at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2631
Photo of West Indian manatees at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2627
Photo of West Indian manatees at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2624
Photo of West Indian manatees at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2622
Photo of Stone scorpionfish. :: Image #2568
Photo of Flamingo tongue snail. :: Image #2567
Photo of Orange cup coral. :: Image #2559
Photo of Simnia and egg cluster on gorgonian. :: Image #2556
Photo of Flamingo tongue snail. :: Image #2554
Photo of Califonia cone, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2551
Photo of Squid mating. :: Image #2548
Photo of Feather duster worm. :: Image #2544
Photo of California Golden gorgonian, red gorgonian, sheephead. :: Image #2533
Photo of Garibaldi with a tiny bit of juvenile blue coloration. :: Image #2514
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi and purple urchins, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2513
Photo of Garibaldi, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2511
Photo of Garibaldi and kelp forest. :: Image #2509
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #2507
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #2506
Photo of Kelp bed. :: Image #2504
Photo of Kelp bed. Giant macrocystis kelp is anchored on the ocean floor and grows to reach the ocean surface. :: Image #2502
Photo of Drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #2501
Photo of Kelp stipe and blades. :: Image #2498
Photo of Kelp detail showing pneumatocysts (air bladders). :: Image #2497
Photo of Salp (pelagic tunicate) chain. :: Image #2495
Photo of Hydromedusa with amphipod, open ocean. :: Image #2491
Photo of Jellyfish. :: Image #2489
Photo of Anemone mouth. :: Image #2484
Photo of Manta ray and scuba diver. :: Image #2465
Photo of Manta ray and freediver. :: Image #2462
Photo of Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. :: Image #2436
Photo of Coral hawkfish. :: Image #2432
Photo of Galapagos sea lion pup nursing. :: Image #2427
Photo of California sea lion pup starving during 1997-8 El Nino event, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2417
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #2412
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #2409
Photo of Common dolphin. :: Image #2408
Photo of Guadalupe cardinalfish. :: Image #2406
Photo of Chromis and algae along top of pinnacle, Islas San Benito. :: Image #2395
Photo of Waves crashing on Isla Afuera east cliffs. :: Image #2392
Photo of Isla Afuera eastern cliffs. :: Image #2390
Photo of Isla Adentro, daybreak. :: Image #2389
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, bubbles emitted by dense fur coat. :: Image #2366
Photo of Juvenile Guadalupe fur seals. :: Image #2364
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #2362
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal bull. :: Image #2356
Photo of Blacksmith in motion, San Clemente island. :: Image #2345
Photo of Kelp frond in motion, time exposure. :: Image #2344
Photo of Sargo, Islas San Benito. :: Image #2339
Photo of Rissos dolphin surfacing with eye showing. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. :: Image #2314
Photo of Blue whale, fluke up before dive. :: Image #2310
Photo of Blue whale, mother and calf. :: Image #2301
Photo of Guadalupe fur seals, two males fighting, Islas San Benito. :: Image #2296
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, Islas San Benito. :: Image #2295
Photo of Blue shark, open ocean. :: Image #2291
Photo of Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean :: Image #2287
Photo of Galapagos penguin at sunset. :: Image #2267
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #2262
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #2261
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #2258
Photo of Galapagos sea lion, hind flipper detail. :: Image #2257
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #2256
Photo of Galapagos sea lion playing with puffer fish. :: Image #2254
Photo of Galapagos sea lion playing with puffer fish. :: Image #2253
Photo of California sea lion eating bait fish, Cedros island. :: Image #2250
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crab, open ocean. :: Image #2247
Photo of Blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, swims through the open ocean, raising fluke (tail) before making a deep dive. :: Image #2226
Photo of Blue whale, fluke, tail with median notch, lifting tail before diving in the open ocean. :: Image #2221
Photo of Blue whale, caudal stem, fluke with median notch. :: Image #2220
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #2199
Photo of Blue whale, mottled skin, vertebrae, inflated throat, swimming at surface in the open ocean between foraging dives, aerial view. :: Image #2195
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #2190
Photo of Blue whale, blowing. :: Image #2182
Photo of Blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, swims through the open ocean, aerial view. :: Image #2165
Photo of California sea lion, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2163
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal pup hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #2162
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale raising its fluke before diving underwater to forage for herring in southeast Alaska. :: Image #2154
Photo of California sea lions, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2151
Photo of California sea lion, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2148
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal foreflippers, thermoregulating, San Benito Islands. :: Image #2146
Photo of Kelp spread over ocean surface to form a canopy. :: Image #2129
Photo of Kelp detail showing pneumatocysts (air bladders) attached to stipe, San Diego. :: Image #2126
Photo of Kelp detail, San Diego. :: Image #2125
Photo of Kelp forest canopy. :: Image #2121
Photo of Kelp canopy. :: Image #2118
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, San Benito Islands. :: Image #2103
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #2089
Photo of Sperm whale. :: Image #2078
Photo of Ocean sunfish and videographer, open ocean. :: Image #2057
Photo of Ocean sunfish. :: Image #2028
Photo of Mobula ray with remora. :: Image #2003
Photo of Mobula ray. :: Image #1995
Photo of California sea lion and diver, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #1980
Photo of Diver and California sea lion. :: Image #1976
Photo of Squid eggs, La Jolla Canyon. :: Image #1972
Photo of Diver and garibaldi, Catalina. :: Image #1969
Photo of Pacific harbor seals rest while hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #1958
Photo of California sea lion, thermoregulating. :: Image #1956
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #1950
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #1949
Photo of Half-moon perch. :: Image #1934
Photo of Half-moon perch, offshore drift kelp. :: Image #1933
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #1924
Photo of California sea lion, Coronado Islands. :: Image #1923
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #1922
Photo of Blue shark and diver. :: Image #1921
Photo of Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean :: Image #1920
Photo of Juvenile blue shark in the open ocean :: Image #1919
Photo of California bat ray. :: Image #1917
Photo of Blue whale fluke, powerful tail that propels the huge whale through the open ocean. :: Image #1911
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #1901
Photo of Sally Lightfoot crab. :: Image #1896
Photo of Blue-footed booby, courtship display, Punta Suarez. :: Image #1797
Photo of Blue-footed booby, courtship display. :: Image #1791
Photo of Nazca booby, Punta Suarez. :: Image #1763
Photo of Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1719
Photo of Whale shark. :: Image #1513
Photo of Whale shark. :: Image #1503
Photo of Jack mackerel and kelp. :: Image #1499
Photo of Kelp fronds. :: Image #1498
Photo of Kelp fronds and forest. :: Image #1497
Photo of Diver and red gorgonian. :: Image #1485
Photo of Kelp plants growing toward surface and spreading to form a canopy. :: Image #1293
Photo of Giant kelpfish amidst kelp. :: Image #1291
Photo of California Golden gorgonian in kelp forest. :: Image #1280
Photo of Kelp fronds. :: Image #1273
Photo of Salp (pelagic tunicate) reproduction, open ocean. :: Image #1263
Photo of Gray whale. :: Image #1190
Photo of Gray whale. :: Image #1182
Photo of Gray whale, blow. :: Image #1170
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin, California sea lions. :: Image #1156
Photo of Blue shark, detail showing ampullae of Lorenzini. :: Image #1154
Photo of Blue shark underwater in the open ocean :: Image #1152
Photo of Gray whale, neonate calf with embryonic folds visible. :: Image #1129
Photo of Tracy glides through the kelp forest. :: Image #1104
Photo of Blue shark. :: Image #1080
Photo of Horn shark. :: Image #1071
Photo of Nudibranch on calcareous coralline algae. :: Image #1064
Photo of Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended. :: Image #1062
Photo of Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended, feather duster worm. :: Image #1061
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #1060
Photo of Pink abalone. :: Image #1058
Photo of Feather duster worm. :: Image #1054
Photo of Kelp plants with fronds extended in current. :: Image #1050
Photo of Bat star. :: Image #1037
Photo of Hedgehog hydroid cluster. :: Image #1036
Photo of Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended. :: Image #1035
Photo of Purple-striped jellyfish. :: Image #1034
Photo of Blacksmith. :: Image #1026
Photo of Island kelpfish. :: Image #1025
Photo of Cortez chubb. :: Image #1020
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling in kelp. :: Image #1019
Photo of Hydrocoral, San Benito Islands. :: Image #1016
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray in kelp forest, filming lights. :: Image #1009
Photo of Blue shark underwater in the open ocean :: Image #1004
Photo of Blue shark underwater in the open ocean :: Image #1003
Photo of Blue shark underwater in the open ocean :: Image #1002
Photo of Blue shark underwater in the open ocean :: Image #997
Photo of Rissos dolphin, breaching. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. :: Image #983
Photo of Northern fur seal. :: Image #967
Photo of Northern fur seal. :: Image #965
Photo of California sea lions gather on the surface in Monterey Harbor, central California coast. :: Image #957
Photo of California sea lion with diver, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #953
Photo of Northern elephant seal, mother and neonate pup, gulls eating placenta. :: Image #945
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a rock. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #940
Photo of Pacific harbor seals rest while hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #937
Photo of White (or fairy) tern. :: Image #865
Photo of Paul W. Gabrielson, Ph.D., collecting algae and coral samples. :: Image #824
Photo of Pink coralline algae. :: Image #760
Photo of coralline algae reef. :: Image #729
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, juvenile. :: Image #679
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #676
Photo of Nudibranch. :: Image #639
Photo of Hydrocoral and gorgonian. :: Image #637
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #635
Photo of Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. :: Image #628
Photo of Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed. :: Image #624
Photo of California sea lion, Isla Afuera, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #623
Photo of California sea lion, juveniles at play in kelp forest. :: Image #619
Photo of Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. :: Image #617
Photo of Red gorgonian clings to a vertical undersea reef at San Clemente Island, California. :: Image #616
Photo of Brown pelican, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #614
Photo of Diver and sheephead amidst giant palm kelp. Southern sea palm. :: Image #612
Photo of Kelp canopy. :: Image #602
Photo of Kelp canopy. :: Image #601
Photo of Kelp canopy. :: Image #600
Photo of Polyp of a strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #597
Photo of Blue shark underwater in the open ocean :: Image #588
Photo of Proliferating anemone with attached juveniles, growing on kelp stipe. :: Image #573
Photo of Moray eel. :: Image #570
Photo of Brown gorgonians, Catalina. :: Image #567
Photo of Jack mackerel and kelp. :: Image #380
Photo of Southern stingray. :: Image #311
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #296
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. :: Image #293
Photo of Aggregating anemone detail. :: Image #290
Photo of Blue shark underwater in the open ocean :: Image #288
Photo of Blue shark and videographer. :: Image #276
Photo of Diver in kelp. :: Image #274
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest. :: Image #256
Photo of Diver silhouette. :: Image #251
Photo of Kelp canopy. :: Image #250
Photo of Schooling fish, circling jacks, Las Animas, Sea of Cortez, Baja California. :: Image #249
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #167
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #48
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin, carrying drift kelp. :: Image #46
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin, Kelp carry. :: Image #44
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin, open ocean. :: Image #25
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Mikako Kotani. :: Image #19
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Matt Biondi. :: Image #9
Photo of Royal tern in flight, Thalasseus maximus, adult nonbreeding plumage, ocean water in the background, La Jolla :: Image #40691
Photo of Inquisitive Calf South Pacific Humpback Whale Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40649
Photo of Mouth, eye and pectoral fin of the Ocean Sunfish, Mola mola, near San Diego. :: Image #39409
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #37409
Photo of Red gorgonian Leptogorgia chilensis with yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthis giveni, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37219
Photo of Owl Canyon, a beautiful slot canyon that is part of the larger Antelope Canyon system. Page, Arizona. :: Image #36032
Photo of Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males :: Image #35152
Photo of Wildflowers bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33174
Photo of Desert Lily in bloom, Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #33127
Photo of Desert Lily in bloom, Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #33110
Photo of Diver collecting fishing line and debris from coral reef, Clipperton Island :: Image #33055
Photo of Bigeye Trevally, Bigeye Jacks, Caranx sexfasciatus, Clipperton Island :: Image #32953
Photo of Coral Reef at Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton has healthy, beatiful coral reefs. The white beaches are composed of white coralline rubble. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32935
Photo of Aerial view of the lagoon inside Clipperton Island. The lagoon within the atoll was formerly open to the ocean but has been closed and stagnant for many decades. Some experts believe erosion will open the lagoon up to the ocean again soon. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32885
Photo of Rusting shipwreck on the beach at Clipperton Island, aerial photo, Clipperton Island is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32839
Photo of Boat Ambar and School of Fish, Ensenada el Embudo, Isla Partida, aerial photo :: Image #32456
Photo of La Reina Lighthouse Reef, Sea of Cortez, aerial photo :: Image #32378
Photo of Oil Rig Eureka, 8.5 miles off Long Beach, California, lies in 720' of water. :: Image #31093
Photo of Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark. :: Image #31005
Photo of The Kelp Forest offshore of La Jolla, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #30996
Photo of The Kelp Forest offshore of La Jolla, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #30995
Photo of Aerial Photo of Tijuana River Mouth SMCA. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area borders Imperial Beach and the Mexican Border. :: Image #30659
Photo of Aerial Photo of Kelp Forests at Cabrillo State Marine Reserve, Point Loma, San Diego :: Image #30642
Photo of Surf and spray during Santa Ana offshore winds :: Image #30462
Photo of Royal Tern, La Jolla :: Image #30404
Photo of California Pelican flying on a wave, riding the updraft from the wave. :: Image #30273
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. :: Image #30175
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29542
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29519
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29488
Photo of Milky Way over Sandstone Fins. Sandstone fins stand on edge. Vertical fractures separate standing plates of sandstone that are eroded into freestanding fins, that may one day further erode into arches. :: Image #29253
Photo of Stars over Corona Arch at Night, Moab, Utah :: Image #29242
Photo of Milky Way over Arch Rock, planet Venus framed with the arch, at astronomical twilight, Joshua Tree National Park :: Image #29198
Photo of Oceanside beach at sunset viewed from Oceanside Pier :: Image #29123
Photo of Gray whales traveling south to Mexico during their winter migration. The annual migration of the California gray whale is the longest known migration of any mammal, 10,000 to 12,000 miles from the Bering Sea to Baja California. :: Image #29048
Photo of Gray whale blowing at the ocean surface, exhaling and breathing as it prepares to dive underwater. :: Image #29041
Photo of Breaking waves crash upon a rocky reef under the light of a full moon. :: Image #28869
Photo of San Diego City Skyline viewed from Harbor Island, storm clouds at sunrise. :: Image #28843
Photo of Hardened mud playa and sand dunes, dawn, Mesquite dunes. :: Image #28678
Photo of Crater Lake and Wizard Island at sunrise. :: Image #28670
Photo of Mammoth Peak over Tuolumne Meadows, Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park :: Image #28510
Photo of Black's Beach and Torrey Pines Cliffs and Pacific Ocean, Razor Point view to La Jolla, San Diego, California. :: Image #28490
Photo of Arch Rock and star trails, impending dawn. :: Image #28415
Photo of Western gull, early morning pink sky :: Image #28353
Photo of Notre Dame de Paris. Notre Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral or simply Notre Dame, is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral on the eastern half of the Ile de la Cite in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. Widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known churches in the world ever built, Notre Dame is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris. :: Image #28195
Photo of Leaving the Louvre Museum, evening, Paris. :: Image #28111
Photo of The Milky Way rises above a huge wall of stone, stars fill the night sky and soar over the distant lights of campers. :: Image #27898
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #27341
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27325
Photo of California brown pelican preening. :: Image #27268
Photo of Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #27104
Photo of Panorama of the Teton Range, in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The Teton peaks are seen together at center with Mount Moran to the right. The Snake River lies unseen in the valley below. :: Image #26920
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26697
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26692
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona. :: Image #26684
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon slot canyon. :: Image #26671
Photo of The Great Wall, Navajo Tribal Lands, Arizona. Sandstone "fins", eroded striations that depict how sandstone -- ancient compressed sand -- was laid down in layers over time. Now exposed, the layer erode at different rates, forming delicate "fins" that stretch for long distances. :: Image #26644
Photo of The Milky Way rises in the sky above the Toadstool Hoodoos near the Paria Rimrocks. Rimrock Hoodoos. :: Image #26616
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon slot canyon. :: Image #26611
Photo of San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina, viewed from the San Diego Embarcadero Marine Park. :: Image #26569
Photo of Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset. :: Image #26532
Photo of Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset. :: Image #26531
Photo of Waves wash over sandstone reef, clouds and sky. :: Image #26336
Photo of Waves wash over sandstone reef, clouds and sky. :: Image #26335
Photo of California brown pelican, throwing head back to stretch its throat. :: Image #26287
Photo of Sockeye salmon, swim upstream in the Adams River, traveling to reach the place where they hatched four years earlier in order to spawn a new generation of salmon eggs. :: Image #26172
Photo of A male sockeye salmon, showing injuries sustained as it migrated hundreds of miles from the ocean up the Fraser River, swims upstream in the Adams River to reach the place where it will fertilize eggs laid by a female in the rocks. It will die soon after spawning. :: Image #26162
Photo of Adams River sockeye salmon. A female sockeye salmon swims upstream in the Adams River to spawn, having traveled hundreds of miles upstream from the ocean. :: Image #26160
Photo of Adams River sockeye salmon. A female sockeye salmon swims upstream in the Adams River to spawn, having traveled hundreds of miles upstream from the ocean. :: Image #26159
Photo of A sockeye salmon swims in the shallows of the Adams River, with the surrounding forest visible in this split-level over-under photograph. :: Image #26150
Photo of Small waterfalls and autumn trees, along the left fork in North Creek Canyon, with maple and cottonwood trees turning fall colors. :: Image #26142
Photo of Virgin River narrows and fall colors, cottonwood trees in autumn along the Virgin River with towering sandstone cliffs. :: Image #26132
Photo of Virgin River narrows and fall colors, cottonwood trees in autumn along the Virgin River with towering sandstone cliffs. :: Image #26131
Photo of The Virgin River flows through the Zion Narrows, with tall sandstone walls towering hundreds of feet above. :: Image #26126
Photo of The Virgin River flows through the Zion Narrows, with tall sandstone walls towering hundreds of feet above. :: Image #26125
Photo of The Virgin River flows through the Zion Narrows, with tall sandstone walls towering hundreds of feet above. :: Image #26124
Photo of The Virgin River flows through the Zion Narrows, with tall sandstone walls towering hundreds of feet above. :: Image #26123
Photo of The Virgin River flows through the Zion Narrows, with tall sandstone walls towering hundreds of feet above. :: Image #26122
Photo of Yellow cottonwood trees in autumn, fall colors in the Virgin River Narrows in Zion National Park. :: Image #26121
Photo of The Virgin River flows by autumn cottonwood trees, part of the Virgin River Narrows. This is a fantastic hike in fall with the comfortable temperatures, beautiful fall colors and light crowds. :: Image #26118
Photo of West Temple, The Sundial and the Altar of Sacrifice lit by soft alpenglow, about 20 minutes before sunrise. :: Image #26115
Photo of Archangel Falls in autumn, near the Subway in North Creek Canyon, with maples and cottonwoods turning fall colors. :: Image #26112
Photo of Cottonwood tree in autumn, red sandstone cliffs, fall colors. :: Image #26110
Photo of Virgin River narrows and fall colors, cottonwood trees in autumn along the Virgin River with towering sandstone cliffs. :: Image #26108
Photo of The Virgin River flows by autumn cottonwood trees, part of the Virgin River Narrows. This is a fantastic hike in fall with the comfortable temperatures, beautiful fall colors and light crowds. :: Image #26102
Photo of The Subway, a iconic eroded sandstone formation in Zion National Park. :: Image #26095
Photo of The Subway, a iconic eroded sandstone formation in Zion National Park. :: Image #26094
Photo of Sunset on North Lake in the eastern Sierra Nevada, autumn. :: Image #26054
Photo of Catalina Island, West End. :: Image #25986
Photo of Catalina Island, West End. :: Image #25985
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #25404
Photo of Salt polygons. After winter flooding, the salt on the Badwater Basin playa dries into geometric polygonal shapes. :: Image #25259
Photo of Sunrise at Zabriskie Point, Manly Beacon is lit by the morning sun while dark clouds lie on the horizon. :: Image #25257
Photo of A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23455
Photo of Aspens turn yellow in autumn, changing color alongside the south fork of Bishop Creek at sunset. :: Image #23323
Photo of A sandhill crane, standing in still waters with rich gold sunset light reflected around it. :: Image #21805
Photo of California poppy plants viewed from the perspective of a bug walking below the bright orange blooms. :: Image #20539
Photo of California sea lions hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #20130
Photo of Brown pelican, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck colors of breeding adults. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #20086
Photo of Diver amidst kelp forest. :: Image #19925
Photo of Female brown bear smells a tree stump for the scent of other bears that may be using the meadow in which she is keeping her cubs. Large adult males pose a threat to her cubs. :: Image #19179
Photo of Western gull in flight, blur. :: Image #18399
Photo of Brown pelican, winter adult breeding plumage. In winter months, breeding pelicans assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #18133
Photo of Brown bear catches a silver salmon at Brooks Falls. :: Image #16949
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling. :: Image #16257
Photo of Upper Yosemite Falls by moonlight, viewed from Cooks Meadow. Star trails appear in the night sky. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16098
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15872
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15870
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #15779
Photo of Western gull, flying. :: Image #15554
Photo of Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15489
Photo of A bull elephant seal (adult male) surveys the beach. The huge proboscis is characteristic of the species. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15460
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. Long exposure shows motion as a blur. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with dark brown hindneck and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #15134
Photo of Brown-eyed primrose blooms in spring in the Colorado Desert following heavy winter rains. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10522
Photo of Sand verbena blooms in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. :: Image #10497
Photo of Sand verbena blooms in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. :: Image #10493
Photo of Sand verbena carpets sand dunes and washes in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. :: Image #10492
Photo of Mammoth Peak in the High Sierra range is reflected in Tioga Lake at sunrise. This spectacular location is just a short walk from the Tioga Pass road. Near Tuolumne Meadows and Yosemite National Park. :: Image #9948
Photo of Blue whale, the large animal ever to live on earth, underwater view in the open ocean. :: Image #5817
Photo of Blue whale, the large animal ever to live on earth, underwater view in the open ocean. :: Image #5815
Photo of Blue whale underwater, Baja California. :: Image #5813
Photo of Blue whale, Baja California. :: Image #5812
Photo of Pacific harbor seal swims in the protected waters of Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3017
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #2184
Photo of Blue whale, blowhole open. :: Image #2178
Photo of Galapagos sea lion, Devils Crown. :: Image #1707
Photo of Whale shark opens mouth wide to slurp clouds of mysid shrimp and krill, Rhincodon typus, Bahia de los Angeles, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40479
Photo of Brown Pelican Glides Next to Breaking Wave :: Image #39809
Photo of Yosemite Falls reflected in Flooded Cooks Meadow, when the Merced River floods Yosemite Valley following a winter of historic snowfall in the Sierra Nevada, Yosemite National Park :: Image #39382
Photo of Yosemite Falls reflected in Flooded Sentinel Meadow, when the Merced River floods Yosemite Valley following a winter of historic snowfall in the Sierra Nevada, Yosemite National Park, May 2023 :: Image #39380
Photo of Two California sea lions bodysurfing side by side, seemingly suspended in the face of a wave, La Jolla :: Image #39000
Photo of Ocean sunfish portrait underwater, Mola mola, San Diego :: Image #38544
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head :: Image #37608
Photo of Cormorants resting on sea cliffs above sea caves, the famous La Jolla sea caves lie below tall cliffs at Goldfish Point. Sunny Jim Cave. Sunrise. :: Image #37472
Photo of Sea Caves, the famous La Jolla sea caves lie below tall cliffs at Goldfish Point. Sunny Jim Cave. Sunrise. :: Image #37468
Photo of Young sea lion at the Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #37315
Photo of Young sea lions at the Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #37310
Photo of Red gorgonian Leptogorgia chilensis, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37272
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant portrait :: Image #36864
Photo of California sea lion portrait, La Jolla :: Image #36732
Photo of La Jolla Shores Coastline and Scripps Pier, Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines, aerial photo, sunset :: Image #36673
Photo of Radio Tower Rock at Sunset, Page, Arizona :: Image #36024
Photo of Radio Tower Rock at Sunset, Page, Arizona :: Image #36021
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color :: Image #35168
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35167
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California :: Image #35135
Photo of Northern elephant seals, Piedras Blancas :: Image #35134
Photo of Northern elephant seals, Piedras Blancas :: Image #35131
Photo of Northern elephant seals, Piedras Blancas :: Image #35130
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35116
Photo of Isla Las Animas, panoramic aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33678
Photo of Longnose hawkfish on black coral, underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33615
Photo of Isla San Diego and Coral Reef, reef extends from Isla San Diego to Isla San Jose, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33600
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33287
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33284
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33282
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33125
Photo of Waves break on the coral reef and wash ashore at Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32925
Photo of Kanarra Creek Canyon, Utah :: Image #32636
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32503
Photo of Punta Prieta and San Gabriel Bay, Aerial Photo, Sunset :: Image #32472
Photo of Punta Alta and La Cueva, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, aerial photograph :: Image #32435
Photo of Lemon shark :: Image #32022
Photo of Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark. :: Image #31017
Photo of Aerial Panoramic Photo of Point Loma and Cabrillo Monument :: Image #30847
Photo of Aerial Panoramic Photo of Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach Coastline :: Image #30780
Photo of Aerial Photo of Swamis Marine Conservation Area. Swamis State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area that extends offshore of Encinitas in San Diego County. :: Image #30574
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage :: Image #30379
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over sea foam and waves :: Image #30369
Photo of Royal tern, winter adult phase :: Image #30356
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch :: Image #30253
Photo of Big Surf breaks on Children's Pool, harbor seals protected on the beach. :: Image #30198
Photo of Scripps Pier and moving water, pre-dawn light, La Jolla :: Image #30179
Photo of Scripps Pier, Surfer's view from among the waves. Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset. :: Image #30157
Photo of Scripps Pier, Surfer's view from among the waves. Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset. :: Image #30154
Photo of Scripps Institution of Oceanography research pier. :: Image #29130
Photo of Underwater mural at Oceanside Pier :: Image #29122
Photo of Middle Coronado Island, Mexico, looking north with San Diego and Point Loma in the distance, aerial photograph. :: Image #29060
Photo of North Coronado Island, Mexico, southern point looking north, aerial photograph. :: Image #29053
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale, swimming southbound on its annual migration to the calving lagoons in Mexico :: Image #29030
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29016
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #28963
Photo of San Diego City Skyline viewed from Harbor Island, storm clouds at sunrise. :: Image #28845
Photo of Crater Lake National Park :: Image #28671
Photo of Torrey Pines State Reserve at Night, stars and clouds fill the night sky with the lights of La Jolla visible in the distance. :: Image #28404
Photo of Torrey Pines State Reserve at Night, stars and clouds fill the night sky, the Pacific Ocean in the distance. :: Image #28402
Photo of The Milky Way rises over La Jolla, viewed from Broken Hill in Torrey Pines State Reserve :: Image #28393
Photo of Notre Dame de Paris. Notre Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral or simply Notre Dame, is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral on the eastern half of the Ile de la Cite in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. Widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known churches in the world ever built, Notre Dame is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris. :: Image #28196
Photo of Jardin du Luxembourg. The Jardin du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg Gardens, is the second largest public park in Paris located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. The park is the garden of the French Senate, which is itself housed in the Luxembourg Palace. :: Image #28181
Photo of Les Invalides, officially known as L'Hotel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. :: Image #28161
Photo of Tomb of Napolean Bonaparte in Les Invalides. Les Invalides, officially known as L'Hotel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. :: Image #28122
Photo of Ceiling art detail, Chateau de Versailles, Paris, France :: Image #28071
Photo of La Sainte-Chapelle, The Holy Chapel, is one of the only surviving buildings of the Capetian royal palace on the Ile de la Cite in the heart of Paris, France. It was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns - one of the most important relics in medieval Christendom. :: Image #28032
Photo of Double Arch and the Milky Way, stars at night. :: Image #27876
Photo of Yosemite Falls reflected in a meadow pool, spring. :: Image #27744
Photo of Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Peregrine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27287
Photo of Sunset over Patriarch Grove and White Mountains. An ancient bristlecone pine tree at sunset. :: Image #26981
Photo of Convict Lake sunrise reflection, Sierra Nevada mountains. :: Image #26974
Photo of T.A. Moulton barn with Teton Range, on Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. :: Image #26914
Photo of Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents. :: Image #26824
Photo of Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents. :: Image #26822
Photo of Pelagic tunicate reproduction, large single salp produces a chain of smaller salps as it reproduces while adrift on the open ocean. :: Image #26821
Photo of Pelagic tunicate reproduction, large single salp produces a chain of smaller salps as it reproduces while adrift on the open ocean. :: Image #26820
Photo of Freediver photographing pelagic gelatinous zooplankton, adrift in the open ocean. :: Image #26818
Photo of Bottlenose dolphin, bubbles forming in its exhalation just below the surface of the ocean, offshore of San Diego. :: Image #26806
Photo of Bottlenose dolphin, breaching the surface of the ocean, offshore of San Diego. :: Image #26805
Photo of Ocean surface panorama, glassy calm ocean water offshore of California, clouds and sky. :: Image #26804
Photo of Sunset and Coral trees, San Diego Embarcadero Marina Park. :: Image #26564
Photo of Flama de la Amistad, a statue by Leonardo Nierman. Installed in the San Diego Convention Center’s outdoor amphitheater, Flame of Friendship is a polished, stainless-steel statue set against San Diego Bay weighing 3,700 pounds and standing 20 feet tall and eight feet wide.
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Photo of La Jolla Coastline, Hubbs Hall at SIO, Black's Beach, Torrey Pines State Reserve, panorama, sunset. :: Image #26537
Photo of Tourists walk along La Jolla Shores beach at sunset. Point La Jolla is visible in the distance. :: Image #26533
Photo of Sunset falls upon Torrey Pines State Reserve, viewed from the Torrey Pines glider port. :: Image #26440
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #26409
Photo of San Clemente Island, aerial photo, steep cliffs and mountainous terrain on the south eastern shore of the island. :: Image #25981
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25958
Photo of The Chateau at Oregon Caves National Monument. Considered one of the National Park System's classic Great Lodges, and a National Historic Landmark, the Chateau was completed in 1934. The Chateau is a six-story structure with a reinforced concrete foundation and a superstructure of wood frame construction with enormous post and beam interior supports. The building spans a small gorge and a great deal of the building's mass is banked into that depression. Exterior walls are shiplap siding sheathed with cedar bark, giving the building a shaggy, rustic appearance. :: Image #25860
Photo of Commemoration plaque in Lady Bird Johnson Grove, marking the place where President Richard Nixon dedicated this coastal redwood grove to Lady Bird Johnson, an environmental activist and former first lady. :: Image #25808
Photo of Giant redwood, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25799
Photo of Ferns grow below coastal redwood and Douglas Fir trees, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25798
Photo of Ferns grow below coastal redwood and Douglas Fir trees, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25796
Photo of Rocks and stream connecting the two sections of Townsley Lake, with Choo-choo Ridge (11357') visible in the distance. :: Image #25779
Photo of Fletcher Peak is reflected in Vogelsang Lake at sunset, viewed from near summit of Vogelsang Peak. :: Image #25757
Photo of Panoramic view of the Cathedral Range from the summit of Vogelsang Peak (11500'). The shadow of Vogelsang Peak can be seen in the middle of the picture. :: Image #25751
Photo of Blue whale skeleton in Antarctica, on the shore at Port Lockroy, Antarctica. This skeleton is composed primarily of blue whale bones, but there are believed to be bones of other baleen whales included in the skeleton as well. :: Image #25609
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #25411
Photo of A giant sea star, or starfish, on a rocky reef underwater. :: Image #25410
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #25408
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #25405
Photo of Eureka Sand Dunes, infrared black and white. The Eureka Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. :: Image #25278
Photo of A curious Adelie penguin, standing at the edge of an iceberg, looks over the photographer. :: Image #25015
Photo of Red barrel cactus detail, spines on top of the cactus, Glorietta Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #24308
Photo of Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage shown: red throat, yellow head and dark brown hindneck. :: Image #23672
Photo of Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage shown: red throat, yellow head and dark brown hindneck. :: Image #23670
Photo of Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage shown: red throat, yellow head and dark brown hindneck. :: Image #23669
Photo of Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage shown: red throat, yellow head and dark brown hindneck. :: Image #23668
Photo of Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage shown: red throat, yellow head and dark brown hindneck. :: Image #23667
Photo of Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage shown: red throat, yellow head and dark brown hindneck. :: Image #23660
Photo of California pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean. The wingspan of this large ocean-going seabird can reach 7' from wing tip to wing tip. :: Image #23658
Photo of Heermanns gull, presunrise purple-pink glow in the distant sky. :: Image #23656
Photo of Yosemite Falls viewed from Cook's Meadow. :: Image #22749
Photo of Bald eagle, closeup of head and shoulders showing distinctive white head feathers, yellow beak and brown body and wings. :: Image #22652
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, spreads its wings wide to slow before landing on a wooden perch. :: Image #22651
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, banking, wings spread, above beach and Kachemak Bay in background. :: Image #22650
Photo of Three bald eagles stand together on wooden perch. :: Image #22649
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22648
Photo of Bald eagle makes a splash while in flight as it takes a fish out of the water. :: Image #22647
Photo of Two bald eagles in flight, banking, wings spread, over beach and Kachemak Bay. :: Image #22646
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, banking at a steep angle before turning and diving, wings spread. :: Image #22645
Photo of Bald eagle, closeup of head and shoulders showing distinctive white head feathers, yellow beak and brown body and wings. :: Image #22644
Photo of Bald eagle vocalizing, calling, with open beak while on wooden perch. :: Image #22643
Photo of Juvenile bald eagle, second year coloration plumage, closeup of head and shoulders, snowflakes visible on feathers. Immature coloration showing white speckling on feathers. :: Image #22642
Photo of Wind turbines, rise above the flat floor of the San Gorgonio Pass near Palm Springs, with snow covered Mount San Jacinto in the background, provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. :: Image #22209
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #22154
Photo of California brown pelican spreads its wings wide as it slows before landing on seacliffs. :: Image #22153
Photo of Brown pelican. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #22152
Photo of Brown pelican. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #22151
Photo of California brown pelican spreads its wings wide as it slows before landing on seacliffs. :: Image #22149
Photo of Brown pelican. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #22147
Photo of A sandhill crane in flight, spreading its wings wide which can span up to 6 1/2 feet. :: Image #21807
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21258
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #20464
Photo of Double-crested cormorant. :: Image #20331
Photo of Double-crested cormorant. :: Image #20330
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20309
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #20308
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #20307
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20304
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20303
Photo of Brown pelican spreads its large wings as it balances on a perch above the ocean, early morning light, displaying adult winter plumage. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #20300
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20282
Photo of California brown pelican spreads its wings wide as it slows before landing on seacliffs. :: Image #20281
Photo of California brown pelican spreads its wings wide as it slows before landing on seacliffs. :: Image #20279
Photo of Brown pelican spreads its large wings as it balances on a perch above the ocean, displaying adult winter plumage. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #20265
Photo of Pacific harbor seals on sandy beach at the edge of the ocean. :: Image #20213
Photo of Brown pelican, non-breeding winter plumage. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #20084
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #19923
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #18930
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. :: Image #17404
Photo of Galapagos land iguana. :: Image #16581
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16250
Photo of Yosemite Falls rises above Cooks Meadow. The 2425 falls, the tallest in North America, is at peak flow during a warm-weather springtime melt of Sierra snowpack. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16138
Photo of Yosemite Falls rises above Cooks Meadow. The 2425 falls, the tallest in North America, is at peak flow during a warm-weather springtime melt of Sierra snowpack. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16136
Photo of Pacific harbor seal pup. :: Image #15763
Photo of Heermanns gull, adult breeding plumage. :: Image #15289
Photo of Hiker, Paradise Meadows. :: Image #13900
Photo of Fin whale dorsal fin. The fin whale is named for its tall, falcate dorsal fin. Mariners often refer to them as finback whales. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). :: Image #12771
Photo of Barrel cactus, Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10905
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10752
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi displaying distinctive blue spots. :: Image #9388
Photo of An enormous blue whale rounds out (hunches up its back) before diving. Note the distinctive mottled skin pattern and small, falcate dorsal fin. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7577
Photo of An enormous blue whale rounds out (hunches up its back) before diving. Note the distinctive mottled skin pattern and small, falcate dorsal fin. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7573
Photo of An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7556
Photo of Gray whale, raising fluke to dive. :: Image #5781
Photo of Gray whale, raising fluke to dive. :: Image #5780
Photo of Primary escort male humpback whale bubble streaming during competitive group socializing. This primary escort is swimming behind a female. The bubble curtain may be a form of intimidation towards other male escorts that are interested in the female. :: Image #4432
Photo of Male humpback whale emits an underwater stream of bubbles as it swims quickly during competitive group activities. :: Image #4421
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #3418
Photo of Blue whales surfacing, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3347
Photo of Blue whale fluke, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3339
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf near ocean surface, cow/calf. :: Image #2998
Photo of Blue whale, throat pleats distended during feeding. :: Image #2306
Photo of Blue whale, mother and calf, swimming at surface between dives, open ocean, aerial view. :: Image #2302
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird (note blue eye ring), juvenile. :: Image #2271
Photo of Blue whale, blowhole open. :: Image #2179
Photo of Schooling fish, Albany. :: Image #2032
Photo of This Pacific harbor seal has an ear with no external ear flaps, marking it as a true seal and not a sea lion. La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #1957
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1610
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1574
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1573
Photo of Lagoon Passage between Motu Fareone and Moorea, aerial view, French Polynesia :: Image #40613
Photo of California ground squirrel, Otospermophilus beecheyi, La Jolla :: Image #40158
Photo of Forster's Tern in Flight with Prey, Sterna forsteri :: Image #40029
Photo of Aerial photo of Crystal Pier with Holiday Christmas Lights at night. The Crystal Pier, Holiday Lights and Pacific Ocean at sunset, waves blur as they crash upon the sand. Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach. :: Image #40001
Photo of Sunrise Portrait of Brown Pelican Winter Plumage, non-breeding adult winter plumage :: Image #39816
Photo of Yosemite Falls reflected in Flooded Sentinel Meadow, when the Merced River floods Yosemite Valley following a winter of historic snowfall in the Sierra Nevada, Yosemite National Park :: Image #39377
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave :: Image #38648
Photo of Brown pelican glottis exposure. This pelican is inverting its throat and stretching it over its neck and chest in an effort to stretch and rearrange tissues of the mouth and throat. :: Image #38626
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, wings spread as it soars over cliffs and the ocean in La Jolla, California. :: Image #37623
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, soaring over the Pacific ocean near San Diego. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage :: Image #37558
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray Tetronarce californica, amidst huge schools of fish and baitfish, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island. This electric ray will shock the hell out of you if you are not careful. :: Image #37283
Photo of Hickman Bridge, Capitol Reef National Park. A natural bridge formed by water eroding it from below, Hickman Bridge is one of the most spectacular and easily accessible natural bridges in the United States. :: Image #37016
Photo of Panoramic view of Half Dome at sunset, Tenaya Canyon and Yosemite High Country, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36382
Photo of Southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35909
Photo of Skogafoss waterfall in Iceland. A double rainbow, full on, all the way. What does it mean? :: Image #35802
Photo of Glacier, Skaftafell / Vatnajokull National Park, Southern Iceland :: Image #35794
Photo of Lake Langisjor in the interior highlands of Iceland, Aerial View :: Image #35781
Photo of Landmannalaugar highlands region of Iceland, aerial view. :: Image #35739
Photo of Middle Coronado Island, aerial photo :: Image #35106
Photo of Upper Yosemite Falls near peak flow in spring. Yosemite Falls, at 2425 feet tall (730m) is the tallest waterfall in North America and fifth tallest in the world :: Image #34552
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, blooming in spring in Yosemite Valley :: Image #34551
Photo of Bridalveil Falls and Cathedral Rocks, Sunset, Yosemite National Park :: Image #34543
Photo of Submarine Reef with Hydrocoral and Corynactis Anemones, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #34170
Photo of Isla San Jose, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33507
Photo of Black coral on Healthy Coral Reef, Antipatharia, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33503
Photo of Wildflowers bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33189
Photo of Skiff and Palm Trees, Sunrise, Clipperton Island :: Image #33102
Photo of Booby Bird Carcass on Barren Coral Rubble Beach, Clipperton Island :: Image #33095
Photo of Coralline Rubble Forms the Beach at Clipperton Island :: Image #33094
Photo of Nest and Eggs, Clipperton Island :: Image #33085
Photo of Sunset En Route to Clipperton Island :: Image #33067
Photo of Coral reef of Porites sp., Porites lobata (rounded) and Porites arnaudi (platelike) comprise coral reef at Clipperton Island. :: Image #33060
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #33041
Photo of Coral reef of Porites sp., Porites lobata (rounded) and Porites arnaudi (platelike) comprise coral reef at Clipperton Island. :: Image #33007
Photo of Blue-striped Snapper over coral reef, Lutjanus kasmira, Clipperton Island :: Image #33005
Photo of Enormous Porites lobata coral head, overturned by storm surge, Clipperton Island :: Image #32995
Photo of Coral reef of Porites sp., Porites lobata (rounded) and Porites arnaudi (platelike) comprise coral reef at Clipperton Island. :: Image #32978
Photo of Blue-striped Snapper and old anchor embedded in coral reef, Clipperton Island :: Image #32972
Photo of Blue-striped Snapper over coral reef, Lutjanus kasmira, Clipperton Island :: Image #32970
Photo of Pacific creolefish over coral reef, Clipperton Island :: Image #32968
Photo of Enormous Porites lobata coral head, overturned by storm surge, Clipperton Island :: Image #32967
Photo of Black jack, or black trevally, Caranx lugubris, Clipperton Island. The black jack, Caranx lugubris, is a species of large ocean fish in the jack family Carangidae. The species has a circumtropical distribution, found in oceanic, offshore waters of the tropical zones of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans :: Image #32960
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #32956
Photo of Clipperton Rock, a 95' high volcanic remnant, is the highest point on Clipperton Island, a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32941
Photo of Coral Reef at Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton has healthy, beatiful coral reefs. The white beaches are composed of white coralline rubble. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32891
Photo of Aerial photo of M/V Nautilus Undersea at Clipperton Island. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32886
Photo of Vegetation and coconut palms at Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32857
Photo of Kanarra Creek Canyon, Utah :: Image #32641
Photo of Kanarra Creek Canyon, Utah :: Image #32637
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32597
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32556
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32495
Photo of Isla Partida north end and Punta Maru, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32391
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32277
Photo of Supermoon Eclipse at Moonrise over San Diego, September 27 2015 :: Image #31871
Photo of Half Dome and Cloud's Rest from Summit of Mount Hoffmann, sunset, panorama :: Image #31195
Photo of Panorama of Box Lake, morning, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest :: Image #31177
Photo of Bait fish schooling underneath Oil Rig Elly :: Image #31143
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31114
Photo of Oil platforms Ellen (left) and Elly (right) lie in 260' of seawater 8.5 miles off Long Beach, California :: Image #31095
Photo of North Peak (12242'), Conness Lake and green glacial meltwater, Hoover Wilderness :: Image #31059
Photo of Full moon rising at night over the San Diego County Fair. Del Mar Fair at night. :: Image #31028
Photo of San Diego County Fair at night. Del Mar Fair at dusk, San Dieguito Lagoon in foreground. :: Image #31026
Photo of A tunnel of old southern oak trees stretches off toward the Mississippi River. Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark. :: Image #31021
Photo of Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark. :: Image #31012
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #30955
Photo of Southern sea palm (yellow) and surf grass (green), shallow water, San Clemente Island. :: Image #30952
Photo of Asparagopsis taxiformis, red marine algae, growing on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest at San Clemente Island. :: Image #30939
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30928
Photo of Garibaldi and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30923
Photo of Southern sea palm, palm kelp, underwater, San Clemente Island. :: Image #30919
Photo of Red gorgonians and California golden gorgonians on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30914
Photo of California golden gorgonian and small juvenile sheephead fishes on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30903
Photo of Blacksmith Chromis and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30891
Photo of Fish hiding in invasive sargassum, Sargassum horneri, San Clemente Island :: Image #30873
Photo of Ghost lobster trap, abandoned lobster trap, San Clemente Island :: Image #30872
Photo of Aerial Panoramic Photo of Bird Rock and La Jolla Coast, with surfers in the waves. Pacific Beach and Mission Beach are to the far right (south). La Jolla's Mount Soledad rises in the center. The submarine reefs around Bird Rock are visible through the clear water. This extremely high resolution panorama will print 80 inches high by 200 inches wide. :: Image #30778
Photo of Aerial Panoramic Photo of Del Mar Dog Beach and San Dieguito River. To the left (north) is Solana Beach, to the right (south) is Del Mar with La Jolla's Mount Soledad in the distance. Beyond the San Dieguito River mouth in the center is the Del Mar Racetrack. :: Image #30775
Photo of Aerial Photo of UC San Diego, Blacks Beach and La Jolla Farms :: Image #30709
Photo of Aerial Photo of La Jolla Coastline :: Image #30707
Photo of Aerial Photo of Ocean Beach Pier :: Image #30695
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego River :: Image #30687
Photo of Aerial Photo of Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach. Mission Bay and downtown San Diego are seen in the distance :: Image #30683
Photo of Aerial Photo of Tijuana River Mouth SMCA. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area borders Imperial Beach and the Mexican Border. :: Image #30657
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe. :: Image #30584
Photo of Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve :: Image #30572
Photo of Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve :: Image #30561
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose Wildflowers, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30530
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30520
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose Wildflowers, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30518
Photo of Dune evening primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) mix in beautiful wildflower bouquets during the spring bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30507
Photo of Dune evening primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) mix in beautiful wildflower bouquets during the spring bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30505
Photo of Dune evening primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) mix in beautiful wildflower bouquets during the spring bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30502
Photo of Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds, Panoramic Photo :: Image #30489
Photo of Surf and spray during Santa Ana offshore winds :: Image #30461
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head. :: Image #30449
Photo of Black Turnstone, La Jolla :: Image #30394
Photo of Willet, La Jolla :: Image #30388
Photo of Ponto Sunset, South Carlsbad State Beach :: Image #30384
Photo of California brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage :: Image #30325
Photo of Royal tern in flight, winter adult phase. :: Image #30319
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. :: Image #30286
Photo of California Pelican flying on a wave, riding the updraft from the wave. :: Image #30264
Photo of Ocotillo Express Wind Energy Projects, moving turbines lit by the rising sun, :: Image #30248
Photo of Scripps Pier, Surfer's view from among the waves. Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset. :: Image #30160
Photo of Zebra, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29763
Photo of Reticulated giraffe, Meru National Park :: Image #29756
Photo of African elephant herd, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29748
Photo of Meru National Park landscape, viewed from atop Elsa's Kopje :: Image #29744
Photo of Agama Lizard, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29733
Photo of Saddle-billed stork, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29723
Photo of Zebra, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29718
Photo of Grant's Gazelle, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29715
Photo of Meru National Park landscape. :: Image #29711
Photo of Meru National Park landscape. :: Image #29699
Photo of Waterbuck, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29684
Photo of Baobab Tree, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29683
Photo of Meru National Park landscape. :: Image #29680
Photo of Reticulated giraffe, Meru National Park :: Image #29670
Photo of Reticulated giraffe, Meru National Park :: Image #29655
Photo of Cape Buffalo herd at sunset, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29640
Photo of Cape Buffalo herd, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29638
Photo of Zebra, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29599
Photo of Juvenile Yellow Baboon, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29585
Photo of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, viewed from Amboseli NP, Kenya :: Image #29560
Photo of Balanced Rock, Arches National Park :: Image #29308
Photo of Moon and Stars over Balanced Rock, Arches National Park :: Image #29232
Photo of Lunar corona, or moon halo, also known as lunar nimbus, icebow or gloriole, occurring 22 degrees around the moon. Observed during the full lunar eclipse of April 14/15 2014. Planet Mars at upper right, blue star Spica to the right of the moon. :: Image #29229
Photo of Black's Beach sea cliffs, sunset, looking north from Scripps Pier with Torrey Pines State Reserve in the distance :: Image #29169
Photo of Los Angeles Convention Center, south hall, interior design exhibiting exposed space frame steel beams and glass enclosure. :: Image #29151
Photo of Los Angeles Convention Center, south hall, interior design exhibiting exposed space frame steel beams and glass enclosure. :: Image #29146
Photo of Balboa Pier, sunrise :: Image #29141
Photo of Torrey Pines cliffs :: Image #29134
Photo of Full Moon over San Diego City Skyline, viewed from Point Loma :: Image #29117
Photo of Carlsbad wave at sunset :: Image #29113
Photo of Torrey Pines cliffs at sunset :: Image #29107
Photo of Sunset over Torrey Pines State Beach :: Image #29104
Photo of Drift kelp, a kelp paddy, floating patch of kelp on the open ocean which attracts marine life and forms of moving oasis of life, an open ocean habitat, aerial photo :: Image #29082
Photo of Gray whale diving below the ocean surface, leaving a footprint in its wake. Aerial photo. :: Image #29037
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29011
Photo of Full moon, Torrey Pine and eroded sandstone. The Torrey Pine is the rarest native pine tree in the United States, is native to the coastal chaparral of San Diego County. A subspecies of the Torrey Pine is found in a small grove on Santa Rosa island, one of Californias Channel Islands. :: Image #28987
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch :: Image #28979
Photo of Punta Ballena, Faro Cabesa Ballena (foreground), Medano Beach and Land's End (distance). Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28930
Photo of Swami's Beach at dusk, Encinitas. :: Image #28837
Photo of Swami's Beach at dusk, Encinitas. :: Image #28836
Photo of Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel at sunrise, viewed from the San Diego Embarcadero Marine Park :: Image #28818
Photo of The OVRO 40 meter Telescope, part of the Owens Valley Radio Observatory located near Big Pine, California, USA. The telescope is used to conduct interferometric observations along with the other telescopes in the observatory, as a Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) station and as a single dish instrument. Its main focus today is on the monitoring of blazars. :: Image #28790
Photo of Ancient Bristlecone Pine Tree at night, stars and the Milky Way galaxy visible in the evening sky, near Patriarch Grove. :: Image #28785
Photo of Pilot Rock and Guadalupe Island. :: Image #28778
Photo of Great white shark, research identification photograph. A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #28768
Photo of Sunrise clouds and light, panorama, viewed from Guadalupe Island over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #28759
Photo of Blue Moon at Sunset over San Diego City Skyline. The third full moon in a season, this rare "blue moon" rises over San Diego just after sundown. :: Image #28756
Photo of Mount Rainier and alpine wildflowers :: Image #28741
Photo of Mount Rainier and alpine wildflowers :: Image #28738
Photo of The Tatoosh Range viewed from the Skyline Trail, above Paradise Meadows on southern flank of Mount Rainier. :: Image #28714
Photo of Yosemite Valley and stars lit by full moon, evening. :: Image #28701
Photo of Mesquite Dunes sunrise, Death Valley :: Image #28690
Photo of Mesquite Dunes sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes. :: Image #28682
Photo of Mesquite Dunes sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes. :: Image #28681
Photo of Panoramic picture of Crater Lake at dawn, sunrise, morning, panorama of Crater Lake National Park :: Image #28654
Photo of Crater Lake panoramic photograph. Panorama picture of Crater Lake National Park. :: Image #28648
Photo of The Wave at Night, under a clear night sky full of stars. The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #28624
Photo of The Second Wave at sunset. The Second Wave, a curiously-shaped sandstone swirl, takes on rich warm tones and dramatic shadowed textures at sunset. Set in the North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah, the Second Wave is characterized by striations revealing layers of sedimentary deposits, a visible historical record depicting eons of submarine geology :: Image #28615
Photo of The Wave in the North Coyote Buttes, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #28609
Photo of Light Beam in Upper Antelope Slot Canyon. Thin shafts of light briefly penetrate the convoluted narrows of Upper Antelope Slot Canyon, sending piercing beams through the sandstone maze to the sand floor below. :: Image #28573
Photo of Milky Way galaxy rises above the Fire Wave, Valley of Fire State Park :: Image #28555
Photo of Tufa and Stars at Night, Milky Way galaxy :: Image #28509
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs and Pacific Ocean, Razor Point view to La Jolla, San Diego, California. :: Image #28497
Photo of Clouds and afternoon light over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #28482
Photo of Clouds and afternoon light over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #28481
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs lit at night by a full moon, low tide reflections. :: Image #28454
Photo of Scripps Institution of Oceanography Research Pier at night, lit with stars in the sky, old La Jolla town in the distance. :: Image #28453
Photo of Broken Hill and view to La Jolla, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise. :: Image #28396
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunrise :: Image #28382
Photo of Broken Hill with the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding :: Image #28342
Photo of Unidentified sea gull coming in for a landing. :: Image #28335
Photo of Opera de Paris, Paris Opera, or simply Opera, is the primary opera company of Paris. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the Academie d'Opera. :: Image #28262
Photo of Ile Saint-Louis, is one of two natural islands in the Seine river, in Paris, France. The island is named after King Louis IX of France (Saint Louis). The island is connected to the rest of Paris by bridges to both banks of the river and by the Pont Saint Louis to the Ile de la Cite. :: Image #28212
Photo of La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world :: Image #28208
Photo of Cimetiere du Montparnasse. Montparnasse Cemetery is in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, part of the city's 14th arrondissement. :: Image #28177
Photo of Eiffel Tower rises over the Trocadero place. The Trocadero, site of the Palais de Chaillot, is an area of Paris, France, in the 16th arrondissement, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. :: Image #28168
Photo of Art Seller along La Rive Gauche, the Left Bank, Paris. La Rive Gauch, the Left Bank, is the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two: looking downstream, the southern bank is to the left, and the northern bank (or Rive Droite) is to the right. :: Image #28146
Photo of Opera de Paris, Paris Opera, or simply Opera, is the primary opera company of Paris. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the Academie d'Opera. :: Image #28090
Photo of False Kiva at Sunset, Canyonlands National Park, Utah :: Image #28018
Photo of False Kiva at Sunset, Canyonlands National Park, Utah :: Image #28016
Photo of Milky Way arches over Delicate Arch, as stars cover the night sky. :: Image #27857
Photo of The Milky Way arching over Mesa Arch at night. :: Image #27827
Photo of Joshua trees and star trails, moonlit night. The Joshua Tree is a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems. :: Image #27710
Photo of Sunrise on the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter :: Image #27701
Photo of Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills, seen here at night with swirling star trails formed in the sky above due to a long time exposure. Polaris, the North Star, is visible at upper right. :: Image #27677
Photo of Racetrack sailing stone and star trails. A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter :: Image #27668
Photo of Alabama Hills and Sierra Nevada, Lone Pine Peak and Mount Whitney, sunrise. :: Image #27630
Photo of Cortez rainbow wrasse schooling over reef in mating display, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27576
Photo of Yellow-tailed surgeonfish schooling, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27571
Photo of Beautiful underwater sunburst, glittering light through the ocean surface, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27561
Photo of Schooling fish in the Sea of Cortez. :: Image #27551
Photo of Bullseye torpedo electric ray, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27543
Photo of Flower sea urchin with pedicellariae visible. :: Image #27528
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27504
Photo of King angelfish in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. :: Image #27474
Photo of Panamic Green Moray Eel, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27468
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27434
Photo of California sea lion injured by fishing line :: Image #27425
Photo of Imperial Beach pier at sunrise, :: Image #27411
Photo of South Carlsbad State Beach sunset, beautiful clouds and soft colors. :: Image #27406
Photo of Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #27403
Photo of Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #27401
Photo of Leucadia beach and coastline, sunset. :: Image #27380
Photo of Los Islotes Island, Espiritu Santo-complex Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27363
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #27353
Photo of Blue whale rounding out at surface, before diving for food, showing characteristic blue/gray mottled skin pattern. :: Image #27346
Photo of California brown pelican breast feather detail :: Image #27266
Photo of California brown pelican preening. :: Image #27263
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27255
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27251
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27250
Photo of Oceanside Pier at sunrise, dawn, morning. :: Image #27228
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27195
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27186
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27184
Photo of San Diego bay and skyline at sunrise, viewed from Coronado Island. :: Image #27173
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27168
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27155
Photo of Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #27107
Photo of San Diego downtown city skyline and waterfront, sunset reflections and San Diego Bay. Earth-shadow (Belt of Venus) visible in the atmosphere. :: Image #27103
Photo of San Diego downtown city skyline and waterfront, sunset reflections and San Diego Bay. Earth-shadow (Belt of Venus) visible in the atmosphere. :: Image #27102
Photo of San Diego downtown city skyline and waterfront, sunrise, dawn, viewed from Coronado Island. :: Image #27093
Photo of San Diego downtown city skyline and waterfront, sunrise, dawn, viewed from Coronado Island. :: Image #27091
Photo of San Diego downtown city skyline and waterfront, sunrise, dawn, viewed from Coronado Island. :: Image #27088
Photo of Breaking wave fast motion and blur. The Wedge. :: Image #27082
Photo of Bottlenose dolphins swim through red tide, hunt a school of fish, lit by glowing bioluminescence caused by microscopic Lingulodinium polyedrum dinoflagellate organisms which glow blue when agitated at night. :: Image #27065
Photo of Lingulodinium polyedrum red tide dinoflagellate plankton, glows blue when it is agitated in wave and is visible at night. :: Image #27062
Photo of Athletic young girl underwater, performing isometric exercises. :: Image #27058
Photo of Athletic young girl with perfect buoyancy control underwater, performing isometric exercises while breathholding. :: Image #27057
Photo of Water falling from a blue whale fluke as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. :: Image #27023
Photo of Common dolphin leaping from the ocean. :: Image #27018
Photo of Common dolphin at the edge of the ocean. :: Image #27017
Photo of Yosemite Falls reflected in flooded meadow. The Merced River floods its banks in spring, forming beautiful reflections of Yosemite Falls. :: Image #26854
Photo of Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. :: Image #26773
Photo of Light beam in Upper Antelope Canyon slot canyon. :: Image #26668
Photo of Tombstones at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, with downtown San Diego with snow-covered Mt. Laguna in the distance. :: Image #26593
Photo of Scripps Pier, sunrise. :: Image #26428
Photo of Waves wash over sandstone reef, clouds and sky. :: Image #26345
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, an sand at the edge of the sea. :: Image #26321
Photo of Adelie penguin colony, panoramic photograph. :: Image #26313
Photo of Snow goose bearing neck and leg research ID tags, in flight. :: Image #26209
Photo of Court of the Patriarchs, sunrise. :: Image #26114
Photo of Water rushes through a narrow crack, in the red sandstone of Zion National Park, with fallen autumn leaves. :: Image #26113
Photo of Cottonwood trees along the Virgin River, with flowing water and sandstone walls, in fall. :: Image #26104
Photo of Star trails and alpenglow on the Sierra Nevada, Paiute Peak, before sunrise, reflected in North Lake in the Sierra Nevada. :: Image #26053
Photo of Cathedral Range peaks reflected in the still waters of Townsley Lake at sunrise. :: Image #25764
Photo of Fletcher Peak (11410') reflected in Townsley Lake, at sunrise, panoramic view. :: Image #25752
Photo of A view of an underwater forest of giant kelp. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #25402
Photo of A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter. :: Image #25243
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23828
Photo of Brown pelican, winter adult breeding plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning :: Image #23639
Photo of Brown pelican, winter adult breeding plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning :: Image #23637
Photo of Giant sequoia trees, roots spreading outward at the base of each massive tree, rise from the shaded forest floor. :: Image #23258
Photo of Half Dome and clouds, spring, viewed from Sentinel Bridge. :: Image #22752
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, spreading its large wings wide to slow before landing on seacliffs. :: Image #22528
Photo of Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach. Mission Bay and downtown San Diego are seen in the distance. :: Image #22465
Photo of Wave breaking in early morning sunlight. :: Image #21780
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, profile of head showing long whiskers and prominent sagittal crest (cranial crest bone), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21566
Photo of North Coronado Island, aerial photo, viewed from the south. :: Image #21318
Photo of Breaking wave, morning surf, curl, tube. :: Image #20887
Photo of Dawn patrol morning surf, hollow wave. :: Image #20800
Photo of Dawn patrol morning surf, hollow wave. :: Image #20799
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20312
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, winter mating plumage with distinctive dark brown nape and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20160
Photo of Brown pelican spreads its huge wings to slow before landing on seaside cliffs. :: Image #20156
Photo of Brown pelican head throw, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20153
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. Adult winter breeding plumage. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20093
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20050
Photo of A California brown pelican performs a head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20035
Photo of Lunar eclipse sequence, showing total eclipse (left) through full moon (right). While the moon lies in the full shadow of the earth (umbra) it receives only faint, red-tinged light refracted through the Earth's atmosphere. As the moon passes into the penumbra it receives increasing amounts of direct sunlight, eventually leaving the shadow of the Earth altogether. August 28, 2007. :: Image #19391
Photo of Ring-billed gull. :: Image #18304
Photo of Brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10938
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10755
Photo of A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. North Coronado Island is in the background. :: Image #9484
Photo of A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9481
Photo of Blue sky and clouds viewed from underwater within a kelp forest, looking straight up through an opening in the kelp. :: Image #3415
Photo of Two California sea lions bodysurfing side by side, seemingly suspended in the face of a wave, La Jolla :: Image #39018
Photo of Brown Pelican Portrait Clapping Its Jaws, dark brown hind neck brown signifying breeding status :: Image #38920
Photo of Brown pelican in flight with wings spread wide, slowing as it returns from the ocean to land on seacliffs, adult winter non-breeding plumage :: Image #38616
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant portrait :: Image #36863
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona :: Image #35938
Photo of Geysir, Hekla, hit Haukadalur, Iceland :: Image #35753
Photo of Glacier, Skaftafell / Vatnajokull National Park, Southern Iceland :: Image #35752
Photo of Glacier, Skaftafell / Vatnajokull National Park, Southern Iceland :: Image #35751
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35117
Photo of Sunrise over Isla San Francisquito, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33663
Photo of Isla San Francisquito, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33630
Photo of Natural Salt Lake on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33620
Photo of Boat Ambar, Sunrise, Sherry's Bay, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33489
Photo of Brown booby, Clipperton island :: Image #33089
Photo of Booby Birds and Clipperton Rock, Lagoon, Clipperton Island :: Image #33086
Photo of Clipperton Rock and Stagnant Lagoon, Clipperton Island :: Image #33084
Photo of Booby Birds and Clipperton Rock, Lagoon, Clipperton Island :: Image #33083
Photo of Vegetation, Boobies and Clipperton Rock on Clipperton Island :: Image #33081
Photo of Vegetation on Clipperton Island :: Image #33076
Photo of Brown booby, Clipperton island :: Image #33075
Photo of Steep Coral Rubble Shoreline, Clipperton Island :: Image #33070
Photo of Coral Reef, Clipperton Island :: Image #33046
Photo of Fishing Longline, Wrapped and Embedded in Coral Head, Clipperton Island :: Image #33038
Photo of Massive round Porites lobata coral heads, Clipperton Island :: Image #33035
Photo of Massive round Porites lobata coral heads, Clipperton Island :: Image #33031
Photo of Massive round Porites lobata coral heads, Clipperton Island :: Image #33015
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #33010
Photo of Plates of Porites arnaudi coral, Clipperton Island :: Image #33004
Photo of Clipperton Island coral reef, Porites sp. :: Image #32988
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #32983
Photo of Blue-spotted jacks and coral reef, Clipperton Island. :: Image #32975
Photo of Plates of Porites arnaudi coral, Clipperton Island :: Image #32973
Photo of Coconut palm trees on Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32903
Photo of Old shipwreck debris on Clipperton Island aerial photo. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32881
Photo of Coconut palm trees on Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32862
Photo of Vegetation and coconut palms at Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32856
Photo of Waves break on the coral reef and wash ashore at Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32836
Photo of Clipperton Rock, a 95' high volcanic remnant, is the highest point on Clipperton Island, a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32829
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32488
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32487
Photo of La Reina Lighthouse Reef, Sea of Cortez, aerial photo :: Image #32372
Photo of Full moon rising at night over the San Diego County Fair. Del Mar Fair at night. :: Image #31031
Photo of Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark. :: Image #31016
Photo of Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark. :: Image #31014
Photo of The Kelp Forest offshore of La Jolla, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #30998
Photo of Garibaldi maintains a patch of algae (just in front of the fish) to entice a female to lay a clutch of eggs. :: Image #30977
Photo of Garibaldi and purple Chondria acrorhizophora marine algae :: Image #30971
Photo of Garibaldi and invasive Sargassum, Catalina :: Image #30969
Photo of Garibaldi and invasive Sargassum, Catalina :: Image #30968
Photo of Marina algae, Stephanocystis dioica :: Image #30965
Photo of Surf grass, Phyllospadix, underwater :: Image #30963
Photo of Surfgrass (Phyllospadix), shallow water, San Clemente Island. :: Image #30941
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30900
Photo of Blacksmith Chromis and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30895
Photo of Aerial Panorama Photo of Swamis and Encinitas Coastline. Swamis reef and Self Realization Fellowship. :: Image #30854
Photo of Aerial Panoramic Photo of Casa Cove, Children's Pool and La Jolla Coastline :: Image #30776
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe. :: Image #30588
Photo of Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve :: Image #30567
Photo of Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve :: Image #30566
Photo of Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve :: Image #30559
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30519
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30513
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave :: Image #30382
Photo of Scripps Pier, Surfer's view from among the waves. Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset. :: Image #30155
Photo of Nile crocodile, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29855
Photo of Lion, adult male, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29786
Photo of Pygmy falcon, the smallest raptor on the African continent, preys on insects and small reptiles and mammals. :: Image #29706
Photo of African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29588
Photo of Juvenile Yellow Baboon, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29584
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29548
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29544
Photo of African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29533
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29507
Photo of Milky Way and Stars over Delicate Arch, at night, Arches National Park, Utah :: Image #29291
Photo of Stars over Corona Arch at Night, Moab, Utah :: Image #29247
Photo of Gray whale diving below the ocean surface, leaving a footprint in its wake. Aerial photo. :: Image #29038
Photo of Light Beam in Upper Antelope Slot Canyon. Thin shafts of light briefly penetrate the convoluted narrows of Upper Antelope Slot Canyon, sending piercing beams through the sandstone maze to the sand floor below. :: Image #28566
Photo of Mammoth Peak over Tuolumne Meadows, Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park :: Image #28511
Photo of Notre Dame de Paris. Notre Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral or simply Notre Dame, is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral on the eastern half of the Ile de la Cite in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. Widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known churches in the world ever built, Notre Dame is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris. :: Image #28254
Photo of Royal Chapel of Versailles, dedicated to Saint Louis, patron saint of the Bourbons, the chapel was consecrated in 1710. It was here that Louis XVI of France was wed to Marie-Antoinette. The ceiling represents God the Father in His Glory Bringing to the World the Promise of Redemption and was painted by Antoine Coypel. :: Image #28250
Photo of July Column in the Place de la Bastille. The Place de la Bastille is a square in Paris, where the Bastille prison stood until the 'Storming of the Bastille' and its subsequent physical destruction between 14 July 1789 and 14 July 1790 during the French Revolution. The square straddles 3 arrondissements of Paris, namely the 4th, 11th and 12th. The July Column (Colonne de Juillet) which commemorates the events of the July Revolution (1830) stands at the center of the square :: Image #28248
Photo of Institut de France. The Institut de France is a French learned society, grouping five academies, the most famous of which is the Academie francaise. :: Image #28240
Photo of Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Pres. The Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Pres, just beyond the outskirts of early medieval Paris, was the burial place of Merovingian kings of Neustria. The Abbey was founded in the 6th century by the son of Clovis I, Childebert I. :: Image #28238
Photo of Notre Dame de Paris. Notre Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral or simply Notre Dame, is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral on the eastern half of the Ile de la Cite in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. Widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known churches in the world ever built, Notre Dame is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris. :: Image #28214
Photo of Eglise Saint-Eustache. The Church of St Eustace, Paris a church in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. Situated at the entrance to Paris's ancient markets (Les Halles) and the beginning of rue Montorgueil, St Eustace's is considered a masterpiece of late Gothic architecture. :: Image #28192
Photo of The Thinker (Le Penseur) is a bronze sculpture on marble pedestal by Auguste Rodin. now in the Musee Rodin in Paris. It depicts a man in sober meditation battling with a powerful internal struggle. It is often used to represent philosophy. :: Image #28173
Photo of Musee National d'Art Moderne, in Centre Georges Pompidou. Centre Georges Pompidou (also known as the Pompidou Centre) houses the Bibliotheque publique d'information, a vast public library, the Musee National d'Art Moderne which is the largest museum for modern art in Europe, and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research. :: Image #28136
Photo of Eglise Saint-Sulpice. Saint-Sulpice is a Roman Catholic church in Paris, France, on the east side of the Place Saint-Sulpice, in the Luxembourg Quarter of the VIe arrondissement. At 113 metres long, 58 metres in width and 34 metres tall, it is only slightly smaller than Notre-Dame and thus the second largest church in the city. :: Image #28126
Photo of Eglise Saint-Sulpice. Saint-Sulpice is a Roman Catholic church in Paris, France, on the east side of the Place Saint-Sulpice, in the Luxembourg Quarter of the VIe arrondissement. At 113 metres long, 58 metres in width and 34 metres tall, it is only slightly smaller than Notre-Dame and thus the second largest church in the city. :: Image #28125
Photo of Gallery of Italian Painting, Musee du Louvre, Paris, France :: Image #28108
Photo of Hotel de Ville. The Hotel de Ville in Paris, France, is the building housing the City of Paris's administration. Standing on the place de l'Hotel de Ville (formerly the place de Greve) in the city's IVe arrondissement, it has been the location of the municipality of Paris since 1357. :: Image #28091
Photo of Opera de Paris, Paris Opera, or simply Opera, is the primary opera company of Paris. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the Academie d'Opera. :: Image #28089
Photo of Eglise de la Madeleine, a Roman Catholic church in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, designed in its present form as a temple to the glory of Napoleon's army. :: Image #28088
Photo of Arc de Triomphe. The Arc de Triomphe (Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile) is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle (originally named Place de l'Etoile), at the western end of the Champs-Elysees. The Arc de Triomphe (in English: "Triumphal Arch") honors those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I. The monument was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806, and its iconographic program pitted heroically nude French youths against bearded Germanic warriors in chain mail. It set the tone for public monuments, with triumphant patriotic messages. The monument stands 50 metres (164 ft) in height, 45 m (148 ft) wide and 22 m (72 ft) deep. :: Image #28084
Photo of Pantheon. The Pantheon is a building in the Latin Quarter in Paris. It was originally built as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve and to house the reliquary chasse containing her relics but now functions as a secular mausoleum containing the remains of distinguished French citizens. :: Image #28029
Photo of Double Arch and the Milky Way, stars at night. :: Image #27875
Photo of Balanced Rock and Milky Way stars at night. :: Image #27833
Photo of The Milky Way Galaxy shines in the night sky with a Joshua Tree silhouetted in the foreground. :: Image #27806
Photo of Stars trails above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27794
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27785
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27781
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27777
Photo of Yosemite Falls and double rainbow, full on and all the way, viewed from the Yosemite Falls trail, spring. :: Image #27743
Photo of Half Dome and pre-dawn light, sunrise, viewed from Glacier Point. :: Image #27739
Photo of Half Dome at sunrise, viewed from Glacier Point. :: Image #27737
Photo of Downtown Los Angeles at night, street lights, buildings light up the night. :: Image #27724
Photo of Sky Rock petroglyphs and storm clouds over the Eastern Sierran Nevada, near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #27001
Photo of White Dome Geyser, rises to a height of 30 feet or more, and typically erupts with an interval of 15 to 30 minutes. It is located along Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #26949
Photo of UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #26908
Photo of Sunrise and storm clouds over Convict Lake and Laurel Mountain, Eastern Sierra Nevada. :: Image #26858
Photo of Ancient granite boulders at Joshua Tree National park, at sunset. :: Image #26795
Photo of The Milky Way galaxy arcs over Arch Rock on a clear evening in Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #26793
Photo of Boulders and sunset in Joshua Tree National Park. The warm sunlight gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California. :: Image #26733
Photo of Joshua trees, a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems. :: Image #26732
Photo of Barker Dam, Joshua Tree National Park. Barker Dam, also known as the Big Horn Dam, is a water-storage facility located in Joshua Tree National Park in California. The dam was constructed by early cattlemen and ranchers. It is situated between Queen Valley and the Wonderland of Rocks near the Wall Street Mill and is a gathering place for desert wildlife. :: Image #26731
Photo of Sunrise and flowering plant, a beautiful desert southwest scene in Joshua Tree National Park, California. :: Image #26729
Photo of Desert iguana, one of the most common lizards of the Sonoran and Mojave deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. :: Image #26728
Photo of Parry's Nolina, or Giant Nolina, a flowering plant native to southern California and Arizona founds in deserts and mountains to 6200'. It can reach 6' in height with its flowering inflorescence reaching 12'. :: Image #26727
Photo of Joshua trees, a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems. :: Image #26724
Photo of Sunset and Earth Shadow, Jumbo Rocks, Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #26723
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26693
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26691
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26689
Photo of The Mount Soledad Cross, a landmark in La Jolla, California. The Mount Soledad Cross is a 29-foot-tall cross erected in 1954.
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Photo of California brown pelican, showing characteristic winter plumage including red/olive throat, brown hindneck, yellow and white head colors. :: Image #26467
Photo of California brown pelican, showing characteristic winter plumage including red/olive throat, brown hindneck, yellow and white head colors. :: Image #26464
Photo of Waves wash over sandstone reef, clouds and sky. :: Image #26454
Photo of Sunset falls upon Torrey Pines State Reserve, viewed from the Torrey Pines glider port. La Jolla, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Scripps Pier are seen in the distance. :: Image #26437
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #26229
Photo of Sandhill cranes flying, wings blurred from long time exposure. :: Image #26225
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25885
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25879
Photo of Giant redwood, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25809
Photo of Unidentified tree, Redwood National Park. :: Image #25802
Photo of Coast redwood, or simply 'redwood', the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25801
Photo of A walking path through Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25797
Photo of Mammoth Peak (12,117') rises above grassy meadows and granite boulders near Tioga Pass. :: Image #25766
Photo of Vogelsang Peak (11500') rises above Vogelsang High Sierra Camp, in Yosemite's high country, with semi-permanent tent cabins serving camp visitors seen in the foreground. :: Image #25765
Photo of Purple lupine flowers bloom in late summer, along a stream that feeds to Lake Evelyn in the high Sierra Nevada near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. :: Image #25763
Photo of Corn lily blooms near Vogelsang Lake, in shade at sunrise. :: Image #25762
Photo of Cloud's Rest at sunset, viewed from Olmsted Point. Clouds Rest is one of the most massive -- if not the singlemost massive -- granite monoliths in the world. A vast lobe of Mesozoic-era granodiorite magma cooled to rock and was gradually uplifted to its present altitude of 9926 ft. Later, glaciers cut it into its present shape :: Image #25761
Photo of A Sierra Nevada Peak reflected in small tarn (pond), near Tioga Pass. :: Image #25760
Photo of The Grandstand, standing above dried mud flats, on the Racetrack Playa in Death Valley. :: Image #25318
Photo of Salisbury Plain on South Georgia Island is home to an immense rookery of King Penguins. It is a spectacular wildlife location, unequaled in all the world. :: Image #24682
Photo of Hiker looks down on Stromness Harbour from the pass high above. :: Image #24582
Photo of South Georgia Island coastline, showing the island's characteristic rugged topography. 56% of the island is covered by 161 glaciers, which have created numerous large bays and inlets that provide excellent habitat for marine animals and seabirds. Mountains meet the sea in steep-sided seacliffs covered with sparse vegetation. The highest point on South Georgia Island is Mt. Paget at 2,915m. :: Image #24317
Photo of Sunset clouds create a colorful arch, spanning the heavens from horizon to horizon, over the open sea between the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. :: Image #24073
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #23962
Photo of Gentoo penguins coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23833
Photo of California pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean. The wingspan of this large ocean-going seabird can reach 7' from wing tip to wing tip. :: Image #23657
Photo of A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23446
Photo of A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23435
Photo of North Lake lit by alpenglow before sunrise, a three frame panorama, with groves of yellow and orange aspen trees on the side of Paiute Peak. :: Image #23336
Photo of Aspens turn yellow in autumn, changing color alongside the south fork of Bishop Creek at sunset. :: Image #23329
Photo of Giant sequoia tree towers over surrounding trees in a Sierra forest. Infrared image. :: Image #23304
Photo of Mammoth Peak rises above a placid Tioga Lake, at sunrise. :: Image #23291
Photo of Devil's Postpile, a spectacular example of columnar basalt. Once molten and under great pressure underground, the lava that makes up Devil's Postpile cooled evenly and slowly, contracting and fracturing into polygonal-sided columns. The age of the formation is estimated between 100 and 700 thousand years old. Sometime after the basalt columns formed, a glacier passed over the formation, cutting and polishing the tops of the columns. The columns have from three to seven sides, varying because of differences in how quickly portions of the lava cooled. :: Image #23285
Photo of Devil's Postpile, a spectacular example of columnar basalt. Once molten and under great pressure underground, the lava that makes up Devil's Postpile cooled evenly and slowly, contracting and fracturing into polygonal-sided columns. The age of the formation is estimated between 100 and 700 thousand years old. Sometime after the basalt columns formed, a glacier passed over the formation, cutting and polishing the tops of the columns. The columns have from three to seven sides, varying because of differences in how quickly portions of the lava cooled. :: Image #23267
Photo of Devil's Postpile, a spectacular example of columnar basalt. Once molten and under great pressure underground, the lava that makes up Devil's Postpile cooled evenly and slowly, contracting and fracturing into polygonal-sided columns. The age of the formation is estimated between 100 and 700 thousand years old. Sometime after the basalt columns formed, a glacier passed over the formation, cutting and polishing the tops of the columns. The columns have from three to seven sides, varying because of differences in how quickly portions of the lava cooled. :: Image #23266
Photo of Unidentified yucca or agave, sunrise, infrared. :: Image #22889
Photo of Bald eagle in flight spreads its wings and raises its talons as it prepares to grasp a fish out of the water. :: Image #22666
Photo of Bald eagle eating a fish, standing on snow-covered ground, other bald eagles visible in background. :: Image #22665
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, Kachemak Bay and the Kenai Mountains in the background. :: Image #22664
Photo of Bald eagle makes a splash while in flight as it takes a fish out of the water. :: Image #22663
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22662
Photo of Bald eagle on wood perch, Kachemak Bay and blue sky. :: Image #22661
Photo of Bald eagle makes a splash while in flight as it takes a fish out of the water. :: Image #22660
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22659
Photo of Bald eagle in flight spreads its wings wide while slowing to land on a perch already occupied by other eagles. :: Image #22658
Photo of Bald eagle, standing on snow-covered ground, other bald eagles in the background. :: Image #22657
Photo of Group of bald eagles, part of a group of several hundred, perched on wooden driftwood stumps, waiting to be fed frozen fish on a winter morning, part of the Homer "Eagle Lady's" winter feeding program. :: Image #22656
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22655
Photo of Bald eagle vocalizing, calling, with open beak while on wooden perch. :: Image #22654
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, banking at a steep angle before turning and diving, wings spread. :: Image #22653
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #22569
Photo of A California brown pelican entangled in a plastic bag which is wrapped around its neck. This unfortunate pelican probably became entangled in the bag by mistaking the floating plastic for food and diving on it, spearing it in such a way that the bag has lodged around the pelican's neck. Plastic bags kill and injure untold numbers of marine animals each year. :: Image #22564
Photo of San Diego city skyline, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Point Loma with the San Diego Yacht Club in the foreground, sunset. :: Image #22248
Photo of Wind turbines, rise above the flat floor of the San Gorgonio Pass near Palm Springs, with snow covered Mount San Jacinto in the background, provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. :: Image #22205
Photo of Longboarder carves wave in early morning sun. :: Image #21783
Photo of A sea otter eats a clam that it has taken from the shallow sandy bottom of Elkhorn Slough. Because sea otters have such a high metabolic rate, they eat up to 30% of their body weight each day in the form of clams, mussels, urchins, crabs and abalone. Sea otters are the only known tool-using marine mammal, using a stone or old shell to open the shells of their prey as they float on their backs. :: Image #21612
Photo of Gray whale dorsal ridge (back) at the surface in front of a boat full of whale watchers, Cow Bay, Flores Island, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21180
Photo of Gray whale, raising its fluke (tail) before diving to the ocean floor to forage for crustaceans, , Cow Bay, Flores Island, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21173
Photo of Breaking wave, morning surf, curl, tube. :: Image #20888
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #20311
Photo of Pair of adult brown pelicans displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20301
Photo of Pair of adult brown pelicans displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20296
Photo of Pair of adult brown pelicans displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20286
Photo of California sea lion, adult male. :: Image #20211
Photo of Brown pelicans preening. After wiping its long beak on the uropygial gland near the base of its tail, the pelican spreads the preen oil on feathers about its body, helping to keep them water resistant, an important protection for a bird that spends much of its life diving in the ocean for prey. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck. :: Image #20089
Photo of Western gull slows to land. :: Image #18296
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #15767
Photo of Paradise Meadows wildflowers, summer. :: Image #13892
Photo of Christine Falls. :: Image #13824
Photo of Yosemite Falls at peak flow in late spring, viewed from Cooks Meadow. :: Image #12632
Photo of Unidentified yucca or agave. :: Image #11914
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10753
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10751
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6856
Photo of San Diego downtown skyline, viewed from Point Loma. :: Image #6482
Photo of Hydrocoral, Farnsworth Banks. :: Image #4704
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #4651
Photo of Tube anemone. :: Image #2480
Photo of Blue shark and yellowtail in the open ocean :: Image #998
Photo of North Coronado Island, Mexico, southern point and keyhole looking north, clouds hugging the top of the island, San Diego in the distance, aerial photograph :: Image #40775
Photo of Inquisitive young California sea lion underwater, this is a pup-of-the-year born in June and only about five months old, Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40771
Photo of Inquisitive young California sea lion underwater inspects my glove by gently mouthing it. This is a pup-of-the-year born in June and only about five months old. Sea lions are tactile creatures and learn about objects and their surroundings by biting on them. Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40768
Photo of Adult California sea lion female in the shallows, Islas Coronados, Mexico :: Image #40759
Photo of Young California sea lion pup swimming underwater, Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40743
Photo of Children's Pool Reef Exposed at Extreme Low King Tide, La Jolla, California. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #40707
Photo of Pacific harbor seal on wet sandy beach. :: Image #40706
Photo of Hudsonian Whimbrel foraging in tide pools, La Jolla :: Image #40705
Photo of Pacific harbor seal in shallow water, on sand at the edge of the sea. :: Image #40704
Photo of Pacific harbor seal on wet sandy beach. :: Image #40703
Photo of Pacific harbor seal on wet sandy beach. :: Image #40702
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla, surfing waves close to shore at Boomer Beach. :: Image #40701
Photo of Pacific harbor seal in shallow water, on sand at the edge of the sea. :: Image #40700
Photo of Pacific harbor seal in shallow water, on sand at the edge of the sea. :: Image #40699
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal in La Jolla's Children's Pool :: Image #40698
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal in La Jolla's Children's Pool :: Image #40695
Photo of Moorea rises above its lagoon and barrier reef, French Polynesia, aerial view. Cooks Bay lies in the distance. :: Image #40674
Photo of Swimmer over coral head in warm clear waters of Moorea lagoon, French Polynesia :: Image #40670
Photo of Reef flat and lagoon, aerial view, Moorea, French Polynesia. Nu'urua and Iumaru communities along the coast. :: Image #40668
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whale Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40665
Photo of Oceanic Whitetip Shark Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia, Carcharhinus longimanus :: Image #40664
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whale Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40657
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whales and Short Finned Pilot Whales Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40653
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whale Underwater, Inverted with Fluke Up, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40645
Photo of Inquisitive Calf South Pacific Humpback Whale Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40640
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whale Peduncle Tail Throw, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40634
Photo of Pink Whipray Stingray underwater, Pateobatis fai, in shallow lagoon, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40633
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whale Raises out of the Water as it Dives, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40629
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whale with All White Fluke Raised out of the Water :: Image #40628
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whale Raises out of the Water as it Dives, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40627
Photo of Mother and Calf South Pacific Humpback Whales Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40626
Photo of Mother and Calf South Pacific Humpback Whales Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40624
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whale Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40623
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whale Calf Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40622
Photo of Inquisitive South Pacific Humpback Whale Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40621
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whale Calf Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40619
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whale Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40618
Photo of South Pacific Humpback Whale Raises out of the Water as it Dives, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40616
Photo of Reef flat and lagoon, aerial view, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40615
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #40609
Photo of Great Blue Heron mated pair exchanging nesting material at the nest, Venice Rookery, Florida :: Image #40596
Photo of Great egret on the nest with chicks, White Egret, Ardea alba, Florida :: Image #40591
Photo of Burrowing owl, Cape Coral, Florida, subspecies Athene cunicularia floridana. This 10-inch-tall burrowing owl is standing beside its burrow. These burrows are usually created by squirrels, prairie dogs, or other rodents and even turtles, and only rarely dug by the owl itself. :: Image #40589
Photo of Osprey, Fort De Soto, Florida :: Image #40583
Photo of Osprey in Flight with Fish Prey, Fort De Soto, Florida :: Image #40581
Photo of Reddish Egret, Egretta rufescens, hunting fish by spreading its wings and creating a shadow in the water around its legs, Fort De Soto, Florida :: Image #40580
Photo of Reddish Egret, Egretta rufescens, hunting fish by spreading its wings and creating a shadow in the water around its legs, Fort De Soto, Florida :: Image #40579
Photo of Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres, Fort De Soto, Florida :: Image #40577
Photo of Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, Fort De Soto, Florida :: Image #40573
Photo of Unidentified Shorebird, Fort De Soto, Florida :: Image #40571
Photo of Snowy Plover, Charadrius nivosus, with three Identification bands, Fort De Soto, Florida :: Image #40570
Photo of Wood Stork, mated pair courting at the nest, Mycteria americana :: Image #40558
Photo of Great egret, White Egret, Ardea alba, Florida :: Image #40556
Photo of Wood Stork, Mycteria americana :: Image #40552
Photo of Roseate Spoonbill in Flight, Platalea ajaja, Alafia Banks, Florida :: Image #40543
Photo of Roseate Spoonbill in Flight, Platalea ajaja, Alafia Banks, Florida :: Image #40538
Photo of Roseate Spoonbill in Flight, Platalea ajaja, Alafia Banks, Florida :: Image #40535
Photo of California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher, Catalina Island :: Image #40530
Photo of Spiny lobster, Panulirus interruptus, Catalina Island :: Image #40525
Photo of Kelp fronds covered with hydroids :: Image #40524
Photo of Blacksmith, Chromis punctipinnis, Catalina Island :: Image #40522
Photo of California Scorpionfish, Scorpaena guttata, Juvenile, Catalina Island :: Image #40519
Photo of California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher, Catalina Island :: Image #40518
Photo of Calico Bass. Kelp Bass, Paralabrax clathratus, Catalina Island :: Image #40511
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #40505
Photo of Peregrine Falcons in flight, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #40504
Photo of Peregrine Falcons in flight, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #40503
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #40502
Photo of California sea lion surfing in a wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40500
Photo of Royal Tern in flight with small fish, adult breeding plumage with black head cap, La Jolla :: Image #40499
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave :: Image #40498
Photo of California sea lion surfing in a wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40496
Photo of California sea lion entangled in fishing line, deep laceration around neck, Point La Jolla. :: Image #40494
Photo of California sea lions surfing in a wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40492
Photo of California sea lions surfing in a wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40491
Photo of California sea lion entangled in fishing line, deep laceration around neck, Point La Jolla. :: Image #40489
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, transitioning out of mating plumage, with blue ocean backdrop :: Image #40482
Photo of Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia, Perched Among Berries, La Jolla :: Image #40480
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40476
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40468
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40464
Photo of Aerial photo of Islas San Lorenzo in the Sea of Cortez. San Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National Park is a national park of Mexico located on San Lorenzo Island part of an archipelago in the Gulf of California off the eastern coast of Baja California. The San Lorenzo Archipelago is considered one of the most important ecological areas of the Gulf of California. The Island and surrounding areas are part of a rich ecosystem comprised by a grand variety of flora and marine fauna. This area is protected by the Mexican federal government Norma Oficial Mexicana because of its importance as a habitat for several endangered species. :: Image #40454
Photo of Marine flatworm, Pseudoceros sp., Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40449
Photo of Blue-and-yellow chromis, Chromis limbaughi, Islas San Lorenzo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40447
Photo of Aerial photo of Islas San Lorenzo in the Sea of Cortez. San Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National Park is a national park of Mexico located on San Lorenzo Island part of an archipelago in the Gulf of California off the eastern coast of Baja California. The San Lorenzo Archipelago is considered one of the most important ecological areas of the Gulf of California. The Island and surrounding areas are part of a rich ecosystem comprised by a grand variety of flora and marine fauna. This area is protected by the Mexican federal government Norma Oficial Mexicana because of its importance as a habitat for several endangered species. :: Image #40439
Photo of Mexican hogfish, female coloration, Islas San Lorenzo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #40433
Photo of Mexican hogfish, female coloration, Islas San Lorenzo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #40432
Photo of Unidentified Reef Fish, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40431
Photo of Invertebrate detail on rocky reef, Isla San Lorenzo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40430
Photo of Rugged Terrain of Isla San Pedro Martir, Sea of Cortez. Aerial photo. The large bird population deposits enormous quantities of guano on the island, resulting in the white appearance of the island contrasted with sparse vegetation. In the late 19th and early 20th century guano was heavily mined off the island and shipped as far as Europe for use as fertilizer. San Pedro Martir is seldom visited, having near vertical sides leaving only questionable fair weather anchorages in two locations. Landing access was possible near a small isthmus in the southeast of the island, but is now forbidden. In 2005, the island was classified along with 244 others as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and included in the Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California. :: Image #40421
Photo of Pink Sponges Encrusting Rocky Reef alongside various species of algae and gorgonians, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40417
Photo of Rugged Terrain of Isla San Pedro Martir, Sea of Cortez. Aerial photo. The large bird population deposits enormous quantities of guano on the island, resulting in the white appearance of the island contrasted with sparse vegetation. In the late 19th and early 20th century guano was heavily mined off the island and shipped as far as Europe for use as fertilizer. San Pedro Martir is seldom visited, having near vertical sides leaving only questionable fair weather anchorages in two locations. Landing access was possible near a small isthmus in the southeast of the island, but is now forbidden. In 2005, the island was classified along with 244 others as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and included in the Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California. :: Image #40400
Photo of Black Coral and Gorgonians on Rocky Reef, San Pedro Martir Island, Mexico :: Image #40392
Photo of Black Coral and Gorgonians on Rocky Reef, San Pedro Martir Island, Mexico :: Image #40390
Photo of Gorgonians on Lush Rocky Reef, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez. Gorgonians are colonial filter feeders, spreading their branches into the currents flowing over the reef in order to gather passing bits of food. :: Image #40387
Photo of Gorgonians on Lush Rocky Reef, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez. Gorgonians are colonial filter feeders, spreading their branches into the currents flowing over the reef in order to gather passing bits of food. :: Image #40385
Photo of Gorgonians on Lush Rocky Reef, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez. Gorgonians are colonial filter feeders, spreading their branches into the currents flowing over the reef in order to gather passing bits of food. :: Image #40377
Photo of Dive boat Quino el Guardian anchored at Isla Angel de la Guarda at Sunset, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Guardian Angel island is part of the Midriff Islands in Mexico's Sea of Cortez :: Image #40369
Photo of Blue-banded goby in the Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40365
Photo of Tambja eliora nudibranch, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40361
Photo of Glossodoris sedna nudibranch, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40359
Photo of Glossodoris sedna nudibranch, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40357
Photo of Eastern Promontory of Isla Angel de la Guarda, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Guardian Angel island is part of the Midriff Islands in Mexico's Sea of Cortez :: Image #40346
Photo of Mexican hogfish, female coloration, Isla de la Guarda, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #40342
Photo of Blue-and-yellow chromis admist Black Coral, Chromis limbaughi, Islas San Lorenzo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40341
Photo of Starfish Sea Star Detail, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40331
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40324
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40323
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40322
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40321
Photo of Unidentified Reef Fish, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40320
Photo of Stingray Eye Detail, Isla de la Guarda, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40319
Photo of Marcus' aeolid sea slug or nudibranch, Coryphellina marcusorum, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40318
Photo of Audobon's Yellow-Rumped Warbler in Flowering Aloe, Coast Walk, La Jolla :: Image #40312
Photo of Allen's Hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin, La Jolla :: Image #40311
Photo of Desert Lily Blooming in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. While the Desert Lily is typically an uncommon or rare flower, in Spring 2024 it was present in enormous numbers. 2024 was the Year of the Desert Lily. :: Image #40304
Photo of Spring Wildflowers Bloom in an Colorful Bouquet in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Dune evening primrose (white) is mixed with sand verbena (purple) near Henderson Canyon Road, Spring 2024. :: Image #40303
Photo of Desert Lily Blooming in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. While the Desert Lily is typically an uncommon or rare flower, in Spring 2024 it was present in enormous numbers. 2024 was the Year of the Desert Lily. :: Image #40302
Photo of Brown-eyed Primrose Flower with Dew Drops, Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #40301
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose with Dew Drops, Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #40300
Photo of California Sea Lions Surfing Waves at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40284
Photo of A California Sea Lion Surfing a Big Wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40283
Photo of Spring Wildflowers Bloom in an Colorful Bouquet in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Dune evening primrose (white) is mixed with sand verbena (purple) near Henderson Canyon Road, Spring 2024 :: Image #40274
Photo of Spring Wildflowers Bloom in an Colorful Bouquet in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Dune evening primrose (white) is mixed with sand verbena (purple) and Desert Sunflower (yellow) near Henderson Canyon Road, Spring 2024. Just before sunrise with flowers in shade. :: Image #40273
Photo of California Sea Lion Surfing Waves at La Jolla Cove and Boomer Beach, San Diego :: Image #40269
Photo of California Sea Lion Surfing Waves at La Jolla Cove and Boomer Beach, San Diego :: Image #40268
Photo of Rufous Hummingbird Brilliant Gorget Display While Perched, Coast Walk, La Jolla :: Image #40263
Photo of Whimbrel Foraging Amidst Spring Wildflowers on Coast Walk, La Jolla :: Image #40257
Photo of Song Sparrow on Coast Walk in La Jolla :: Image #40254
Photo of Nictitating Membrane Partially Covering Brown Pelican Eye. The nictitating membrane, or nictating membrane, is a translucent membrane that forms an inner eyelid in birds, reptiles, and some mammals. It can be drawn across the eye to protect it while diving in the ocean, from sand and dust and keep it moist :: Image #40253
Photo of Orange-Crowned Warbler Amid Spring Flowers, Coast Trail, La Jolla :: Image #40246
Photo of Orange-Crowned Warbler Amid Spring Flowers, Coast Trail, La Jolla :: Image #40245
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing at La Jolla Cove and Boomer Beach in La Jolla :: Image #40238
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing at La Jolla Cove and Boomer Beach in La Jolla :: Image #40237
Photo of Childrens Pool Reef Exposed at Extreme Low Tide, Casa Cove, La Jolla, California. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #40235
Photo of Young Pacific harbor seal pup, only a few days old. This pup will remain with its mother for only about six weeks, at which time it will be weaned and must forage for its own food. :: Image #40230
Photo of Young Pacific harbor seal pup, only a few days old, in surf at the edge of the ocean. This pup will remain with its mother for only about six weeks, at which time it will be weaned and must forage for its own food. :: Image #40226
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Mother and Pup on the Beach in San Diego. They will remain close for four to six weeks until the pup is weaned from its mother's milk :: Image #40213
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult breeding plumage with black head cap :: Image #40208
Photo of California sea lion perched on reef at La Jolla Cove in San Diego with large wave breaking in the background. :: Image #40203
Photo of California Sea Lion mother with her pup, La Jolla, California :: Image #40201
Photo of California Sea Lion portrait, La Jolla, California :: Image #40200
Photo of California Sea Lion portrait, La Jolla, California :: Image #40198
Photo of California Sea Lion portrait, La Jolla, California :: Image #40197
Photo of California Sea Lion mother with her pup, La Jolla, California :: Image #40196
Photo of Royal Tern in Flight over the Ocean in La Jolla :: Image #40188
Photo of Royal Tern in Flight over the Ocean in La Jolla :: Image #40186
Photo of Royal Tern in Flight over the Ocean in La Jolla :: Image #40184
Photo of Royal Tern in Flight over the Ocean in La Jolla :: Image #40183
Photo of California sea lion nuzzles a huge adult male bull. This is unusual behavior but the bull accepted the tiny pup and did not push it away or injure it. :: Image #40179
Photo of Mother sea lion teaches her young pup to bodysurf on waves :: Image #40174
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant flying with wings spread wide as it slows to land at its nest on ocean cliffs. :: Image #40149
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant flying with wings spread wide as it slows to land at its nest on ocean cliffs. :: Image #40148
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant portrait in afternoon sun with ocean whitewash in the background :: Image #40147
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant carrying nesting material to its nest :: Image #40146
Photo of Male Brandt's Cormorant Skypointing, Courtship Display, Breeding Plumage with blue throat and white pin-feathers, La Jolla. Skypointing is an interesting courtship behavior that many birds practice. Among Brandt's Cormorants the male performs this, likely as a way of attracting a mate to the nest he has built by showing off his striking blue throat. He tips his head backward showing off his striking blue throat, and partially raises his wings. Seen here on seacliffs above the ocean. :: Image #40145
Photo of Mated pair of Brandt's Cormorants tend to the nest they have built on sea cliffs. Note the colors they assume during mating season: striking blue gular pouch (throat) along with some blue-green iridescence in their plumage. :: Image #40144
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant flying with wings spread wide as it slows to land at its nest on ocean cliffs. :: Image #40143
Photo of Endangered Brown Pelican Flying with Wings Spread Ready to Land. The brown pelican's wingspan can reach 7 feet. :: Image #40118
Photo of Endangered Brown Pelican flying over crowded ocean cliff looking for a place to land :: Image #40117
Photo of Endangered Brown Pelican Flying with Wings Spread Ready to Land. The brown pelican's wingspan can reach 7 feet. :: Image #40116
Photo of Endangered California brown pelican gracefully soaring over the Pacific Ocean :: Image #40115
Photo of Brown Pelican in Flight Approaching Crowded Ocean Cliffs to Land :: Image #40114
Photo of California brown pelican breeding plumage portrait, with brown hind neck, yellow head but with a yellow-orange throat instead of red. :: Image #40113
Photo of California brown pelican breeding plumage portrait, with brown hind neck, yellow head and bright red throat :: Image #40112
Photo of California brown pelican in flight with wings spread wide ready to land on ocean cliffs :: Image #40110
Photo of Yellow morph California brown pelican performing a head throw, with distinctive winter breeding plumage including dark brown nape and yellow head feathers. Note the unusual yellow gular throat pouch :: Image #40109
Photo of Brown Pelican Flying with Wings Spread Wide in Front of a Whitewash Ocean :: Image #40108
Photo of Brown Pelican Flying with Wings Spread Wide in Front of a Whitewash Ocean :: Image #40107
Photo of Brown pelican flying while entangled in plastic bag wrapped around its neck. I believe the pelican probably became entangled in the bag by mistaking the floating plastic for food and diving on it, spearing it in such a way that the bag has lodged around the pelican's neck. :: Image #40106
Photo of Brown Pelican Flying with Wings Spread Wide in Front of a Whitewash Ocean :: Image #40105
Photo of Endangered California brown pelican gracefully soaring over the Pacific Ocean :: Image #40104
Photo of California brown pelican breeding plumage portrait, with brown hind neck, yellow head and bright red throat :: Image #40082
Photo of This California Brown Pelican has its wings spread full wide as it flies over the ocean. The wingspan of the brown pelican can reach 7 feet wide. :: Image #40080
Photo of California brown pelican breeding plumage portrait, with brown hind neck and bright red throat :: Image #40079
Photo of California brown pelican breeding plumage portrait, with brown hind neck, yellow head and bright red throat :: Image #40078
Photo of This California Brown Pelican has its wings spread full wide as it flies over the ocean. The wingspan of the brown pelican can reach 7 feet wide. :: Image #40077
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #40076
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. :: Image #40075
Photo of Brown Pelican Closeup Portrait Intense, staring at the camera :: Image #40073
Photo of California brown pelican breeding plumage portrait, with brown hind neck, yellow head and bright red throat :: Image #40072
Photo of This California Brown Pelican has its wings spread full wide as it flies over the ocean. The wingspan of the brown pelican can reach 7 feet wide. :: Image #40071
Photo of A California Sea Lion Bodysurfing on a Big Wave at Boomer Beach in La Jolla :: Image #40060
Photo of A California Sea Lion Bodysurfing on a Big Wave at Boomer Beach in La Jolla :: Image #40058
Photo of California Sea Lions Bodysurfing in Big Waves at Boomer Beach in La Jolla :: Image #40056
Photo of Downtown San Diego Skyline and Waterfront at Sunrise. :: Image #40049
Photo of Western Gull with Mouth Open Backlit by Sunrise :: Image #40045
Photo of Royal Tern in Flight over the Pacific Ocean :: Image #40044
Photo of California Race of Brown Pelican in Flight over the Pacific Ocean. Adult winter breeding plumage. :: Image #40039
Photo of California Race of Brown Pelican in Flight over the Pacific Ocean. Adult winter breeding plumage. Wings spread wide to slow as it lands on a steep sea cliff. :: Image #40036
Photo of Waves Wash Over Point La Jolla with Sea Lions on the Rocks :: Image #40034
Photo of Surf Scooter, Melanitta perspicillata :: Image #40026
Photo of American wigeon, Anas americana, male and female landing on water :: Image #40025
Photo of Seabirds gather in enormous numbers to feed on bait ball. Mixed species include brown pelican, black-vented shearwater, various gulls and Brandt's cormorants. :: Image #40023
Photo of Seabirds gather in enormous numbers to feed on bait ball. Mixed species include brown pelican, black-vented shearwater, various gulls and Brandt's cormorants. :: Image #40022
Photo of Black-Vented Shearwater Flock over the Ocean, gathered in large numbers to feed on a bait ball near La Jolla :: Image #40021
Photo of Juvenile Brown pelican in flight. Brown pelicans were formerly an endangered species. In 1972, the United States Environmental Protection Agency banned the use of DDT in part to protect bird species like the brown pelican . Since that time, populations of pelicans have recovered and expanded. The recovery has been so successful that brown pelicans were taken off the endangered species list in 2009 :: Image #40016
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. Adult winter breeding plumage. Brown pelicans were formerly an endangered species. In 1972, the United States Environmental Protection Agency banned the use of DDT in part to protect bird species like the brown pelican . Since that time, populations of pelicans have recovered and expanded. The recovery has been so successful that brown pelicans were taken off the endangered species list in 2009 :: Image #40015
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. Adult winter breeding plumage. Brown pelicans were formerly an endangered species. In 1972, the United States Environmental Protection Agency banned the use of DDT in part to protect bird species like the brown pelican . Since that time, populations of pelicans have recovered and expanded. The recovery has been so successful that brown pelicans were taken off the endangered species list in 2009 :: Image #40014
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. Adult winter breeding plumage. Brown pelicans were formerly an endangered species. In 1972, the United States Environmental Protection Agency banned the use of DDT in part to protect bird species like the brown pelican . Since that time, populations of pelicans have recovered and expanded. The recovery has been so successful that brown pelicans were taken off the endangered species list in 2009 :: Image #40013
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. Adult winter non-breeding plumage. Brown pelicans were formerly an endangered species. In 1972, the United States Environmental Protection Agency banned the use of DDT in part to protect bird species like the brown pelican . Since that time, populations of pelicans have recovered and expanded. The recovery has been so successful that brown pelicans were taken off the endangered species list in 2009 :: Image #40012
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant Portrait with Breeding Plumage, with blue throat and white feathers on each side of the head :: Image #40007
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant Portrait with Breeding Plumage, with blue throat and white feathers on each side of the head :: Image #40005
Photo of North Coronado Island viewed from the South, near Tijuana, Mexico, aerial photograph. Islas Coronado :: Image #39990
Photo of California Sea Lion and Underwater Photographer at the Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #39985
Photo of A young California sea lion pup hovers upside down, looking down curiously at the photographer below it, in the shallows of the sea lion colony at the Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #39984
Photo of Young California Sea Lion Pup Looks at the Underwater Camera Taking Its Photograph, in the Coronado Islands, Baja, Mexico :: Image #39983
Photo of Young California Sea Lion Pup Looks at the Underwater Camera Taking Its Photograph, in the Coronado Islands, Baja, Mexico :: Image #39969
Photo of Young California Sea Lion Pup Looks at the Underwater Camera Taking Its Photograph :: Image #39968
Photo of Sandhill cranes, flying across a colorful sunset sky :: Image #39946
Photo of Sandhill cranes, flying across a colorful sunset sky :: Image #39944
Photo of American Kestrel, Falco sparverius, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA :: Image #39943
Photo of Javelina or collared peccary, Dicotyles tajacu, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #39942
Photo of American Kestrel, Falco sparverius, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA :: Image #39941
Photo of Winter Foliage and Late Afternoon Landscape, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #39939
Photo of Snow geese resting, on a still pond in early morning light, in groups of several thousands :: Image #39937
Photo of Sandhill Cranes in Flight at Sunrise, Bosque del Apache NWR. At sunrise, sandhill cranes will fly out from the pool in which they spent the night to range over Bosque del Apache NWR in search of food, returning to the pool at sunset. :: Image #39935
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #39933
Photo of Sandhill crane in flight, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #39932
Photo of Winter Foliage and Late Afternoon Landscape, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #39929
Photo of Sandhill cranes landing in water ponds at dusk, spending the night standing in water as a protection against coyotes and other predators. Motion blur. :: Image #39927
Photo of Winter Foliage and Late Afternoon Landscape, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #39924
Photo of Snow Geese in Flight in Large Flock, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #39919
Photo of Mule Deer, Odocoileus hemionus, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #39916
Photo of Flock of red-winged blackbirds at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #39915
Photo of Snow Geese Take Flight at Sunrise, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #39912
Photo of Northern Shoveler in flight, Bosque del Apache :: Image #39911
Photo of Sandhill Cranes in Flight at Sunrise, Bosque del Apache NWR. At sunrise, sandhill cranes will fly out from the pool in which they spent the night to range over Bosque del Apache NWR in search of food, returning to the pool at sunset. :: Image #39908
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #39907
Photo of Juvenile Red Shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus in La Jolla :: Image #39903
Photo of Brown Pelican Transitioning to Winter Breeding Plumage, note the hind neck feathers (brown) are just filling in, the bright yellow head and red throat. :: Image #39899
Photo of California Brown Pelican with Wings Outstretched Ready to Land on Ocean Cliffs in La Jolla, early morning light. :: Image #39898
Photo of Brown pelican glottis exposure. This pelican is inverting its throat and stretching it over its neck and chest in an effort to stretch and rearrange tissues of the mouth and throat :: Image #39897
Photo of Perfect Brown Pelican Head Throw in Winter Breeding Plumage, pelican leans its head way back to stretch its throat pounch and neck. :: Image #39896
Photo of California Brown Pelican with Wings Outstretched Ready to Land on Ocean Cliffs in La Jolla, early morning light. :: Image #39894
Photo of Brown Pelican Transitioning to Winter Breeding Plumage, note the hind neck feathers (brown) are just filling in, the bright yellow head and red throat. :: Image #39893
Photo of Brown Pelican Transitioning to Winter Breeding Plumage, note the hind neck feathers (brown) are just filling in, the bright yellow head and red throat. :: Image #39892
Photo of California Brown Pelican with Wings Outstretched Ready to Land on Ocean Cliffs in La Jolla, early morning light. :: Image #39891
Photo of Brown Pelican in Flight with Pelicans on Cliff in Background, flying through sunlight with shadowed cliff behind. :: Image #39890
Photo of Holiday Christmas Lights on Scripps Pier, Blacks Beach and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, sunset, aerial :: Image #39881
Photo of California brown pelican winter breeding plumage portrait, this adult is gently clapping its jaws, showing brown hind neck with yellow head, red and olive throat pouch, white with yellow chevron on the breast :: Image #39867
Photo of Brown Pelican Flying over the Pacific Ocean in La Jolla, winter adult non-breeding plumage :: Image #39866
Photo of Brown Pelican Flying over the Pacific Ocean in La Jolla, winter adult non-breeding plumage :: Image #39863
Photo of Snowy egret in flight gliding over the ocean in La Jolla. The snowy egret can be found in marshes, swamps, shorelines, mudflats and ponds. The snowy egret eats shrimp, minnows and other small fish, crustaceans and frogs. It is found on all coasts of North America and, in winter, into South America. :: Image #39861
Photo of Ring-Billed Gull First Winter Plumage in Flight :: Image #39858
Photo of Ring-Billed Gull First Winter Plumage in Flight :: Image #39857
Photo of Two Male California Sea Lions Mock Jousting in La Jolla Cove. These two are not yet full grown and are only mock fighting. Once they grow to full size they will become impressive fighters and have a harem of their own. :: Image #39848
Photo of Two Male California Sea Lions Mock Jousting in La Jolla Cove. These two are not yet full grown and are only mock fighting. Once they grow to full size they will become impressive fighters and have a harem of their own. :: Image #39847
Photo of Brown Pelican Banking in Flight in Pre-dawn Light :: Image #39842
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave :: Image #39841
Photo of Young Red Shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus in La Jolla :: Image #39830
Photo of Head Portrait of California Brown Pelican in early morning light, blue Pacific Ocean in background, adult winter non-breeding plumage :: Image #39827
Photo of California Brown Pelican Flying In Front of Gray Storm Clouds, adult winter non-breeding plumage :: Image #39825
Photo of Brown Pelican Performs Virabhadrasana Warrior 3 Pose, Pelican Yoga, winter adult non-breeding plumage :: Image #39824
Photo of Scripps Pier with Blurry Waves at Dawn Before Sunrise :: Image #39818
Photo of Point La Jolla at Dawn with Surfers and Pink Sunrise :: Image #39817
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant in Flight :: Image #39812
Photo of Royal Tern Banking in Flight with Wings Spread Wide :: Image #39811
Photo of California Brown pelican flying over large waves and rocky reef in La Jolla. Winter adult non-breeding plumage. :: Image #39806
Photo of Portrait of a California Brown Pelican Adult in Nonbreeding Winter Plumage, Sunrise, La Jolla :: Image #39805
Photo of A California Brown Pelican flying over the Pacific Ocean, spreads its large wings wide to slow down as it banks, turns in midair, to land on seacliffs in La Jolla. Winter adult non-breeding plumage. :: Image #39804
Photo of California Sea Lions in La Jolla Cove, these sea lions are seeking protection from large waves by staying in the protected La Jolla Cove :: Image #39803
Photo of California Sea Lions in La Jolla Cove, these sea lions are seeking protection from large waves by staying in the protected La Jolla Cove :: Image #39802
Photo of California Sea Lions in La Jolla Cove, these sea lions are seeking protection from large waves by staying in the protected La Jolla Cove :: Image #39801
Photo of Portrait of a California Brown Pelican Adult in Nonbreeding Winter Plumage, Sunrise, La Jolla :: Image #39800
Photo of Royal tern in flight, Thalasseus maximus, adult nonbreeding plumage, breaking waves in the background, La Jolla :: Image #39780
Photo of Royal tern in flight, Thalasseus maximus, adult nonbreeding plumage, breaking waves in the background, La Jolla :: Image #39779
Photo of Royal tern in flight, Thalasseus maximus, adult nonbreeding plumage, breaking waves in the background, La Jolla :: Image #39777
Photo of California sea lions playing underwater, socializing at North Coronado Island, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #39769
Photo of California sea lions playing underwater, socializing at North Coronado Island, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #39768
Photo of Lion Stands on Termite Mound to View Safari Vehicle, Night Vision, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39760
Photo of Portrait of Solitary Lion in Soft Light and Tall Grass, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39724
Photo of Vulture, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39719
Photo of Juvenile Bataleur Eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, Mara North Conservancy :: Image #39715
Photo of Young Lions Playing on a Dead Tree, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39709
Photo of Adult Male Lion with Fresh Wounds to Face and Leg, Greater Masai Mara, Mara North Consevancy. :: Image #39702
Photo of African Crowned Crane, Balearica regulorum, Mara Triangle, Kenya :: Image #39696
Photo of Lions Socializing and Playing at Sunrise, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya. These lions are part of the same pride and are playing, not fighting. :: Image #39689
Photo of Young male lion, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39687
Photo of Lion in the Mara North Conservancy, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39684
Photo of Young male lions, these may be siblings and may eventually leave the pride to form of coalition of their own, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39682
Photo of Warthog, Mara North Conservancy :: Image #39678
Photo of Lilac-Breasted Roller, Coracias caudatus, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39676
Photo of Pride of lions traveling, older lioness leading younger lions, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39669
Photo of Adult lioness traveling with younger lions in her care, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39663
Photo of Lion Cub Eight Weeks Old, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39657
Photo of Lions, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39654
Photo of Olive Baboon, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39647
Photo of Lioness in the Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39636
Photo of Maribou Stork in Flight, Leptoptilos crumenifer, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39620
Photo of Ballooning over the Maasai Mara National Reserve and Mara River, Kenya :: Image #39612
Photo of Lioness, Elephants and Trees, Marsh Pride, Masai Mara :: Image #39610
Photo of Saddle-Billed Stork, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, Masai Mara :: Image #39607
Photo of African Elephants, Large Herd Gathers at Sunset, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39584
Photo of Pied Avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39576
Photo of Elephant herd crossing Lake Kioko, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39572
Photo of African Fish Eagle, Icthyophaga vocifer, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39571
Photo of Solitary African Elephant at Sunset, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39570
Photo of Cattle Egret on African Elephant, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39563
Photo of Young African Elephant, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39562
Photo of Zebras at sunset, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39551
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39549
Photo of Flamingos, Kilimanjaro and Lake Kioko, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39546
Photo of White Rhinocerus, Nairobi National Park :: Image #39542
Photo of Red gorgonian (Lophogorgia chilensis) on Farnsworth Banks reef. Farnsworth Banks holds some of the most lush and colorful reefs to be found in California. :: Image #39538
Photo of Purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #39537
Photo of Purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #39536
Photo of Purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #39535
Photo of Red gorgonian Leptogorgia chilensis with yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthis giveni, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #39533
Photo of Young California sea lions play at La Jolla Cove, Zalophus californianus :: Image #39527
Photo of Young California sea lion at La Jolla Cove, Zalophus californianus :: Image #39525
Photo of House sparrow, Passer domesticus, La Jolla :: Image #39523
Photo of Adult female California sea lion in La Jolla Cove, Zalophus californianus :: Image #39521
Photo of California sea lion pup and mother nuzzling, La Jolla Cove :: Image #39518
Photo of Western Gull Chick at Nest Amidst Plants, Larus occidentalis, La Jolla Cove :: Image #39515
Photo of Western Gull Chick at Nest Amidst Plants, Larus occidentalis, La Jolla Cove :: Image #39509
Photo of Western Gull Eggs on the Nest, Larus occidentalis, La Jolla Cove :: Image #39503
Photo of Western Gull Chick at Nest Amidst Plants, Larus occidentalis, La Jolla Cove :: Image #39500
Photo of Western Gull Chick on Sea Cliff over the Ocean, Larus occidentalis, La Jolla Cove :: Image #39499
Photo of Ocean Sunfish Mola mola Swims in the Open Ocean, near San Diego. :: Image #39468
Photo of Ocean Sunfish Mola mola Swims in the Open Ocean, near San Diego. :: Image #39467
Photo of Giant black sea bass in the kelp forest at Catalina Island. :: Image #39458
Photo of Giant black sea bass in the kelp forest at Catalina Island. :: Image #39457
Photo of Giant black sea bass in the kelp forest at Catalina Island. :: Image #39456
Photo of Giant Black Sea Bass with Distinctive Identifying Black Spots that allow researchers to carry out sight/resight studies on the animals distributions and growth. Black sea bass can reach 500 pounds and 8 feet in length. :: Image #39455
Photo of Giant Black Sea Bass with Distinctive Identifying Black Spots that allow researchers to carry out sight/resight studies on the animals distributions and growth. Black sea bass can reach 500 pounds and 8 feet in length. :: Image #39454
Photo of Giant black sea bass in the kelp forest at Catalina Island. :: Image #39453
Photo of Closeup Portrait of the Mouth of a Giant Black Sea Bass, Catalina Island :: Image #39452
Photo of Giant black sea bass in the kelp forest at Catalina Island. :: Image #39451
Photo of Giant black sea bass in the kelp forest at Catalina Island. :: Image #39450
Photo of Giant Black Sea Bass in Kelp at Catalina Island. Black sea bass can reach 500 pounds and 8 feet in length. :: Image #39449
Photo of Giant black sea bass in the kelp forest at Catalina Island. :: Image #39448
Photo of Two Giant Black Sea Bass in a Courtship Posture, in Kelp at Catalina Island. In summer months, black seabass gather in kelp forests in California and form courtship and mating aggregations. :: Image #39447
Photo of Giant black sea bass in the kelp forest at Catalina Island. :: Image #39446
Photo of Acorn Woodpecker Adult Feeding Chick at Nest :: Image #39417
Photo of Acorn Woodpecker Adult Feeding Chick at Nest :: Image #39416
Photo of Hungry Acorn Woodpecker Chick Grabs Adult :: Image #39415
Photo of Two Adult Acorn Woodpeckers in their Nest Hole, Lake Hodges :: Image #39405
Photo of Adult Acorn Woodpecker at Lake Hodges :: Image #39404
Photo of Adult Acorn Woodpecker at Lake Hodges :: Image #39403
Photo of Acorn Woodpecker Adult and Chick at the Nest, Lake Hodges :: Image #39402
Photo of Acorn Woodpecker Adult Feeding Chick at the Nest, Lake Hodges :: Image #39401
Photo of Acorn Woodpecker chick peeks out of its nest hole, Lake Hodges :: Image #39400
Photo of A mother California sea lions nurses two newborn pups. Each mother sea lions gives birth to only one pup each season. While rare, a mother sea lion may adopt an abandoned pup. This mother sea lion has done so, nursing two pups just a few days old at Point La Jolla. :: Image #39392
Photo of A mother California sea lions nurses two newborn pups. Each mother sea lions gives birth to only one pup each season. While rare, a mother sea lion may adopt an abandoned pup. This mother sea lion has done so, nursing two pups just a few days old at Point La Jolla. :: Image #39391
Photo of Turkey Vulture in Flight, Bass Lake :: Image #39385
Photo of Desert Cottontail Rabbit, Lake Hodges, San Diego :: Image #39384
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal on sand, Childrens Pool, La Jolla :: Image #39369
Photo of San Diego Morning Glory (Calystegia macrostegia tenuifolia), Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #39364
Photo of San Diego Morning Glory (Calystegia macrostegia tenuifolia), Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #39363
Photo of Purple owls clover, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #39362
Photo of Boat M/V Rodney Fox at Rapid Bay Jetty, South Australia :: Image #39358
Photo of Hudsonian Whimbrel foraging in tide pools, La Jolla :: Image #39356
Photo of Hudsonian Whimbrel foraging in tide pools, La Jolla :: Image #39355
Photo of Hudsonian Whimbrel foraging in tide pools, La Jolla :: Image #39353
Photo of Hudsonian Whimbrel foraging in tide pools, La Jolla :: Image #39352
Photo of Hooded Oriole in Palm Fronds, Carlsbad :: Image #39350
Photo of Acorn Woodpecker, adult, Lake Hodges, San Diego :: Image #39349
Photo of Acorn Woodpecker, adult, Lake Hodges, San Diego :: Image #39348
Photo of Mallard mother and ducklings, San Elijo Lagoon, Encinitas :: Image #39344
Photo of Mallard mother and ducklings, San Elijo Lagoon, Encinitas :: Image #39343
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight along Torrey Pines sandstone cliffs, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39333
Photo of Peregrine Falcon attacking brown pelican, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39332
Photo of Peregrine Falcon mated pair perform midair food exchange. The male forages for prey and returns to the nest, exchanging the prey in mid air with the female who in turn will feed the young at the nest, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39331
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight seen through tall grasses, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39330
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight over Pacific Ocean, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39329
Photo of Peregrine Falcon fledglings on perch, female on left, male on right, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39328
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39327
Photo of Peregrine Falcon fledglings in flight over Pacific Ocean, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39326
Photo of Peregrine Falcon mated pair perform midair food exchange. The male forages for prey and returns to the nest, exchanging the prey in mid air with the female who in turn will feed the young at the nest, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39325
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39324
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight over Pacific Ocean, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39301
Photo of Coastline of Kangaroo Island, Near Pissy Boy Rocks, South Australia, aerial photo :: Image #39291
Photo of Coastline of Kangaroo Island, Near Pissy Boy Rocks, South Australia, aerial photo :: Image #39290
Photo of Kelp and Marine Algae Underwater at Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39289
Photo of Wreck of the Portland Maru, some structure still visible, Kangaroo Island, South Australia. The Portland Maru was a 117-meter Japanese cargo ship which struck a submerged object and was beached near Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island, on March 19, 1935. :: Image #39288
Photo of Yellowhead Hulafish, Trachinops noarlungae, schooling on the wreck of the Portland Maru, Kangaroo Island, South Australia. The Portland Maru was a 117-meter Japanese cargo ship which struck a submerged object and was beached near Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island, on March 19, 1935. :: Image #39287
Photo of Common Bullseye, Pempheris multiradiata, on the wreck of the Portland Maru, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39286
Photo of Eastern Nannygair or Red Snapper, Centroberyx affinis, on the wreck of the Portland Maru, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39285
Photo of Silver Drummer, Kyphosus sydneyanus, Kangaroo Island, South Australia. The Portland Maru was a 117-meter Japanese cargo ship which struck a submerged object and was beached near Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island, on March 19, 1935. :: Image #39284
Photo of Yellowhead Hulafish, Trachinops noarlungae, schooling on the wreck of the Portland Maru, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39283
Photo of Unidentified Soft Corals, Wreck of the Portland Maru, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39282
Photo of Common Bullseye, Pempheris multiradiata, on the wreck of the Portland Maru, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39281
Photo of Old Wife fishes schooling on the Wreck of the Portland Maru, Enoplosus armatus :: Image #39280
Photo of Silver Drummer, Kyphosus sydneyanus, Kangaroo Island, South Australia. The Portland Maru was a 117-meter Japanese cargo ship which struck a submerged object and was beached near Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island, on March 19, 1935. :: Image #39279
Photo of Unidentified Soft Corals, Wreck of the Portland Maru, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39278
Photo of Unidentified Soft Corals, Wreck of the Portland Maru, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39277
Photo of Unidentified Soft Corals, Wreck of the Portland Maru, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39276
Photo of Aerial View of Kangaroo Island near Wreck of the Portland Maru, South Australia. The Portland Maru was a 117-meter Japanese cargo ship which struck a submerged object and was beached near Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island, on March 19, 1935. :: Image #39275
Photo of Aerial View of Kangaroo Island North Coast, near Cape Torrens, South Australia :: Image #39274
Photo of Bluethroat Wrasse, Notolabrus tetricus, Adult Male, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39273
Photo of Marine Algae and Mysid Shrimp, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39272
Photo of Dusky Morwong, Dactylophora nigricans, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39271
Photo of Old Wife, Enoplosus armatus, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39270
Photo of Kelp and Marine Algae Underwater at Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39269
Photo of Magpie Perch, Pseudogoniistius nigripes, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39268
Photo of Western Blue Groper, Achoerodus gouldii, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39267
Photo of Western Blue Groper, Achoerodus gouldii, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39266
Photo of Admirals Arch in Flinders Chase National Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39265
Photo of Remarkable Rocks Panoramic Photo. It took 500 million years for rain, wind and surf to erode these rocks into their current form. They are a signature part of Flinders Chase National Park on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. :: Image #39264
Photo of Remarkable Rocks Panoramic Photo. It took 500 million years for rain, wind and surf to erode these rocks into their current form. They are a signature part of Flinders Chase National Park on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. :: Image #39263
Photo of Remarkable Rocks Panoramic Photo. It took 500 million years for rain, wind and surf to erode these rocks into their current form. They are a signature part of Flinders Chase National Park on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. :: Image #39262
Photo of Harlequin Fish, Othos dentex, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39261
Photo of Unidentified Fish, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39260
Photo of Bluethroat Wrasse, Notolabrus tetricus, Adult Female, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39259
Photo of Silver Drummer, Kyphosus sydneyanus, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39258
Photo of Unidentified Fish, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39257
Photo of Unidentified Fish, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39256
Photo of Unidentified Fish, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39255
Photo of Unidentified Fish, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39254
Photo of Coastline of North Kangaroo Island, nerar White Cliff, Aerial View :: Image #39253
Photo of Coastline of North Kangaroo Island, nerar White Cliff, Aerial View :: Image #39252
Photo of Coastline of North Kangaroo Island, nerar White Cliff, Aerial View :: Image #39251
Photo of Coastline of North Kangaroo Island, nerar White Cliff, Aerial View :: Image #39250
Photo of Horseshoe Leatherjacket, Meuschenia hippocrepis, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39249
Photo of Moonlighter, Tilodon sexfasciatus, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39248
Photo of Brownspotted Wrasse, Notolabrus parilus, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39247
Photo of Starfish on Sponge with Marine Algae, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39246
Photo of Starfish on Sponge with Marine Algae, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39245
Photo of Starfish on Sponge with Marine Algae, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39244
Photo of Silver Drummer, Kyphosus sydneyanus, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39243
Photo of Silver Drummer, Kyphosus sydneyanus, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39242
Photo of Silver Drummer, Kyphosus sydneyanus, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39241
Photo of Zebrafish over kelp in shallow water, Girella zebra, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39240
Photo of Zebrafish over kelp in shallow water, Girella zebra, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39239
Photo of Bluethroat Wrasse, Notolabrus tetricus, Adult Male, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39238
Photo of Sea Sweep, Scorpis aequipinnis, Kangaroo Island :: Image #39237
Photo of Rapid Bay Jetty Aerial Photo, South Australia. The now-derelict jetty (wharf, pier) at Rapid Bay is famous for great SCUBA diving, including opportunities to see leafy sea dragons. :: Image #39236
Photo of Yellowtail Kingfish at the South Neptune Islands :: Image #39207
Photo of Yellowtail Kingfish at the South Neptune Islands :: Image #39206
Photo of Yellowtail Kingfish at the South Neptune Islands :: Image #39205
Photo of Yellowtail Kingfish at the South Neptune Islands :: Image #39204
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39192
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39191
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39190
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39189
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39188
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39187
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39186
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39185
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39184
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39183
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39182
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39181
Photo of Australian Sea Lions in Kelp, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39180
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39179
Photo of Australian Sea Lions in Kelp, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39178
Photo of Australian Sea Lions in Kelp, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39177
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39176
Photo of Great White Shark, South Neptune Islands, South Australia :: Image #39154
Photo of Great White Shark, South Neptune Islands, South Australia :: Image #39153
Photo of Great White Shark, South Neptune Islands, South Australia :: Image #39152
Photo of Great White Shark, South Neptune Islands, South Australia :: Image #39151
Photo of The leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques) is found on the southern and western coasts of Australia. Its extravagent appendages serve only for camoflage, since it has a nearly-invisible dorsal fin that propels it slowly through the water. The leafy sea dragon is the marine emblem of South Australia. :: Image #39136
Photo of The leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques) is found on the southern and western coasts of Australia. Its extravagent appendages serve only for camoflage, since it has a nearly-invisible dorsal fin that propels it slowly through the water. The leafy sea dragon is the marine emblem of South Australia. :: Image #39133
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Pup in La Jolla About Three Weeks Old, hauled out on a white sand beach along the coast of San Diego. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal. :: Image #39131
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal in La Jolla :: Image #39129
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Pup in La Jolla About Three Weeks Old, hauled out on a white sand beach along the coast of San Diego. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal. :: Image #39128
Photo of A young Pacific Harbor Seal pup nursing. Mother harbor seals will only nurse their pups for about four to six weeks, at which point the small seal is weaned and must begin to forage and fend for itself. That short period of time is crucial for the young seal to learn how to hunt, socialize and swim. :: Image #39127
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla, surfing huge waves close to shore at Boomer Beach :: Image #39124
Photo of Newborn harbor seal pup is protected by its mother from a seagull. The seagull most likely wants to feed on the placenta, which is still attached to the mother, but it may also peck at and injure the pup. The seal mother does a good job of keeping birds off its newborn pup. Within an hour of being born, this pup had learned to nurse and had entered the ocean for its first swim. :: Image #39119
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Pup About Two Weeks Old, hauled out on a white sand beach along the coast of San Diego. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal. :: Image #39116
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Pup About Two Weeks Old, hauled out on a white sand beach along the coast of San Diego. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal. :: Image #39106
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Pup About Two Weeks Old, hauled out on a white sand beach along the coast of San Diego. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal. :: Image #39093
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Pup About Two Weeks Old, hauled out on a white sand beach along the coast of San Diego. This young seal will be weaned off its mothers milk and care when it is about four to six weeks old, and before that time it must learn how to forage for food on its own, a very difficult time for a young seal. :: Image #39086
Photo of Pacific harbor seal mother and pup, on sand beach in La Jolla :: Image #39079
Photo of Pacific harbor seal mother nuzzling her newborn pup, something they do constantly to help solidify the nurturing bond and reassure the young seal. :: Image #39061
Photo of Pacific harbor seal mother and young pup, only days old, on the beach at Childrens Pool in La Jolla :: Image #39058
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Young Young Pup, only days old, exiting the ocean, beside its mother on the beach at the Children's Pool in La Jolla :: Image #39056
Photo of California sea lion entangled in fishing line, deep laceration around neck, Point La Jolla :: Image #39054
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Young Newborn Pup, only days old, awash with sand and small waves on a San Diego beach. :: Image #39053
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal on the Beach at Children's Pool :: Image #39052
Photo of Pacific harbor seal mother and newborn pup, at the edge of the ocean at the Children's Pool in La Jolla :: Image #39051
Photo of Pacific harbor seal mother nuzzles her newborn pup. Mothers and pups will frequently nuzzle and touch to reassure the pup and solidify their nurturing bond. :: Image #39050
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Young Newborn Pup, born just hours before on the beach at the Children's Pool in La Jolla :: Image #39047
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Young Newborn Pup, on the beach at the Children's Pool in La Jolla :: Image #39045
Photo of Pacific harbor seal mother and newborn pup, at the edge of the ocean at the Children's Pool in La Jolla. This pup was born just hours before, and was soon in the ocean learning to swim. :: Image #39044
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Young Newborn Pup, on the beach at the Children's Pool in La Jolla :: Image #39042
Photo of Desert Sand Verbena in June Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023 :: Image #39032
Photo of Desert Sand Verbena in June Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023 :: Image #39029
Photo of Bodysurfing sea lions in La Jolla, suspended in a breaking wave as they play together, Boomer Beach :: Image #39025
Photo of Two California sea lions bodysurfing side by side, seemingly suspended in the face of a wave, La Jolla :: Image #39023
Photo of A California sea lions leaps high out of the water, jumping clear of a wave while bodysurfing at Boomer Beach in La Jolla :: Image #39017
Photo of Three California sea lions bodysurf together, suspended in the face of a big wave, Boomer Beach, La Jolla :: Image #39015
Photo of Lone sea lion streaks across the face of a wave while bodysurfing, Boomer Beach :: Image #39012
Photo of California sea lion speeds across the face of a wave while bodysurfing, La Jolla, California :: Image #39003
Photo of California sea lion suspended in a large wave while bodysurfing, Boomer Beach, La Jolla :: Image #38997
Photo of Two Bodysurfing Sea Lions Side by Side. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is surfing extreme shorebreak at Boomer Beach, Point La Jolla :: Image #38986
Photo of Two Bodysurfing Sea Lions Side by Side. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is surfing extreme shorebreak at Boomer Beach, Point La Jolla :: Image #38985
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla, surfing huge waves close to shore at Boomer Beach. :: Image #38984
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla, surfing huge waves close to shore at Boomer Beach. :: Image #38983
Photo of Two Bodysurfing Sea Lions. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is surfing extreme shorebreak at Boomer Beach, Point La Jolla :: Image #38981
Photo of A juvenile brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Adult winter non-breeding plumage. :: Image #38967
Photo of California brown pelican adult winter breeding plumage portrait, showing brown hind neck nape, bright red gular pouch and yellow head, with white trim and yellow chevron on the chest. :: Image #38965
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. Note the classic winter breeding plumage, with bright red throat, yellow and white head and neck, and brown hind neck. :: Image #38963
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult breeding plumage with black head cap, La Jolla :: Image #38956
Photo of California race of Brown pelican flying over waves and the surf, adult winter breeding plumage. :: Image #38950
Photo of California sea lions, adult male and juvenile, La Jolla :: Image #38949
Photo of California Brown pelican parachuting down to land, wings outstretched, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. Adult winter breeding plumage colors. :: Image #38940
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, La Jolla, wings outstretched, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. Adult winter non-breeding plumage colors. :: Image #38939
Photo of Rare Winter Wildflower Bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #38930
Photo of Brown pelican breeding plumage portrait, displaying winter breeding colors with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch, brown nape and yellow patch at the bottom of the neck. :: Image #38928
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, La Jolla, wings outstretched, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. Adult winter breeding plumage colors. :: Image #38922
Photo of Brown Pelican Portrait Clapping Its Jaws, other pelicans in the background resting on steep cliffs, juvenile plumage (second winter?) :: Image #38913
Photo of Brown Pelican Portrait Clapping Its Jaws, this individual has more yellow on its breast, back and head than is normal, note the transitioning hind neck just reaching brown signifying breeding status :: Image #38912
Photo of Brown Pelican Portrait Clapping Its Jaws, drops of water frozen in mid air between the tips of its bill, adult winter breeding plumage, feathers wet from rain :: Image #38910
Photo of Pelican in Flight over Huge Waves in La Jolla, foamy ocean water background, people watching from the cliffs :: Image #38909
Photo of La Jolla Cove Big Surf, Saturday January 14 2023 :: Image #38906
Photo of La Jolla Cove Big Surf, Saturday January 14 2023 :: Image #38905
Photo of La Jolla Cove Big Surf, Saturday January 14 2023 :: Image #38904
Photo of La Jolla Cove Big Surf, Saturday January 14 2023 :: Image #38903
Photo of Brown Pelican Ruffles Its Feathers, distant Pacific Ocean in the background, winter adult breeding plumage :: Image #38891
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Dawn, panorama, sky lit up orange and still harbor in the foreground. Mount San Miguel (left) and Mount Lyons (right) :: Image #38886
Photo of Brown Pelicans Landing on Goldfish Point in La Jolla. Pelicans parachute into the rock on gusty winds, looking for a place to land on the crowded rocky outcropping. Backlit by rising sun during stormy conditions. :: Image #38876
Photo of Pelican Spreads Its Wings as it Lands on Cliffs. Sidelit by rising sun, with a cliff full of resting pelicans in the background. :: Image #38875
Photo of Brown Pelican Flying Along Sheer Ocean Cliffs, rare westerly winds associated with a storm allow pelicans to glide along La Jolla's cliffs as they approach shelves and outcroppings on which to land. Backlit by rising sun during stormy conditions. :: Image #38874
Photo of Brown Pelicans on Goldfish Point in La Jolla, time exposure blurs the large waves :: Image #38864
Photo of Brown Pelicans on Goldfish Point in La Jolla, time exposure blurs the large waves :: Image #38863
Photo of California Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis :: Image #38849
Photo of California Brown Pelican Portrait, adult winter breeding coloration, Pelecanus occidentalis :: Image #38848
Photo of California Brown Pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow before landing on cliffs, Pelecanus occidentalis :: Image #38847
Photo of California Brown Pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow before landing on cliffs, Pelecanus occidentalis :: Image #38846
Photo of Juvenile brown pelican, likely second or third winter plumage :: Image #38836
Photo of Brown pelicans jousting with their long bills, competing for space on a sea cliff over the ocean, with bright red throat, yellow and white head, adult non-breeding winter plumage :: Image #38833
Photo of California Brown Pelican Flying over the Ocean, its wings can span over 7' :: Image #38825
Photo of Snow geese fly in huge numbers at sunrise. Thousands of wintering snow geese take to the sky in predawn light in Bosque del Apache's famous "blast off". The flock can be as large as 20,000 geese or more. :: Image #38803
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38802
Photo of Sandhill Cranes, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38801
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38800
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38799
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38798
Photo of Northern Shoveler in flight, Bosque del Apache :: Image #38797
Photo of Sandhill cranes will spend the night in ponds as protection from coyotes and other predators. The pond is often frozen in the morning. :: Image #38796
Photo of Sandhill Cranes Fly Over Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38795
Photo of Sandhill cranes landing in water ponds at dusk, spending the night standing in water as a protection against coyotes and other predators. Motion blur. :: Image #38794
Photo of Snow geese fly in huge numbers at sunrise. Thousands of wintering snow geese take to the sky in predawn light in Bosque del Apache's famous "blast off". The flock can be as large as 20,000 geese or more. :: Image #38793
Photo of Snow geese fly in huge numbers at sunrise. Thousands of wintering snow geese take to the sky in predawn light in Bosque del Apache's famous "blast off". The flock can be as large as 20,000 geese or more. :: Image #38792
Photo of Sandhill Cranes in Flight at Sunrise, Bosque del Apache NWR. At sunrise, sandhill cranes will fly out from the pool in which they spent the night to range over Bosque del Apache NWR in search of food, returning to the pool at sunset. :: Image #38791
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38790
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38789
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38788
Photo of Sandhill Cranes in Flight at Sunrise, Bosque del Apache NWR. At sunrise, sandhill cranes will fly out from the pool in which they spent the night to range over Bosque del Apache NWR in search of food, returning to the pool at sunset. :: Image #38787
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38786
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38785
Photo of Sandhill Cranes in Flight at Sunrise, Bosque del Apache NWR. At sunrise, sandhill cranes will fly out from the pool in which they spent the night to range over Bosque del Apache NWR in search of food, returning to the pool at sunset. :: Image #38784
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38783
Photo of Sandhill cranes will spend the night in ponds as protection from coyotes and other predators. The pond is often frozen in the morning. :: Image #38782
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38781
Photo of Sandhill Cranes in Flight at Sunrise, Bosque del Apache NWR. At sunrise, sandhill cranes will fly out from the pool in which they spent the night to range over Bosque del Apache NWR in search of food, returning to the pool at sunset. :: Image #38780
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38779
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38778
Photo of Sandhill cranes will spend the night in ponds as protection from coyotes and other predators. The pond is often frozen in the morning. :: Image #38777
Photo of Sandhill cranes landing in water ponds at dusk, spending the night standing in water as a protection against coyotes and other predators. Motion blur. :: Image #38776
Photo of Sandhill cranes landing in water ponds at dusk, spending the night standing in water as a protection against coyotes and other predators. Motion blur. :: Image #38775
Photo of Snow Geese in Flight, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38774
Photo of Snow Geese in Flight, Bosque del Apache NWR :: Image #38773
Photo of Snow geese fly in huge numbers at sunrise. Thousands of wintering snow geese take to the sky in predawn light in Bosque del Apache's famous "blast off". The flock can be as large as 20,000 geese or more. :: Image #38772
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This sandhill crane is among thousands present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #38771
Photo of Brown pelican in flight with wings spread wide, slowing to land on ocean seacliffs, La Jolla :: Image #38712
Photo of Brown pelican glottis exposure. This pelican is inverting its throat and stretching it over its neck and chest in an effort to stretch and rearrange tissues of the mouth and throat. :: Image #38711
Photo of Pelican scratching neck and throat, note small bits of white feathers :: Image #38709
Photo of Brown pelican immature plumage, likely second winter coloration approaching breeding plumage, on cliff over the ocean :: Image #38705
Photo of Brown pelicans jousting with their long bills, competing for space on a sea cliff over the ocean, with bright red throat, yellow and white head, adult non-breeding winter plumage :: Image #38703
Photo of Brown pelican in flight with wings spread wide, slowing to land on ocean seacliffs, La Jolla :: Image #38702
Photo of Brown pelican glottis exposure. This pelican is inverting its throat and stretching it over its neck and chest in an effort to stretch and rearrange tissues of the mouth and throat. :: Image #38700
Photo of Brown pelican with vibrant red throat coloration :: Image #38699
Photo of California brown pelican breeding plumage portrait, on cliffs over the ocean :: Image #38698
Photo of Three brown pelicans gossiping, meeting on cliffs over the sea to discuss the days fishing news. :: Image #38697
Photo of Unusual Brown Pelican Coloration. This California brown pelican has an unusual man bun (or samurai top knot) of brown feathers as opposed the usual back of the neck coverage. Note also the unusual mottling and spots on the head feathers. Odd bird, perhaps a sub-adult transition to adulthood? :: Image #38694
Photo of Juvenile or immature California brown pelican in flight with wings spread wide, slowing to land on ocean seacliffs in La Jolla :: Image #38690
Photo of Juvenile brown pelican, likely second or third winter plumage :: Image #38689
Photo of Brown pelicans jousting with their long bills, competing for space on a sea cliff over the ocean, with bright red throat, yellow and white head, adult non-breeding winter plumage :: Image #38685
Photo of Brown pelicans jousting with their long bills, competing for space on a sea cliff over the ocean, with bright red throat, yellow and white head, adult non-breeding winter plumage :: Image #38684
Photo of Brown pelican adult winter non-breeding plumage portrait :: Image #38682
Photo of Adult California brown pelican in transition from non-breeding to breeding winter plumage. Note the brown hind neck of a breeding brown pelican is just filling in. This pelican already displays the red and olive throat and white and yellow head feathers of an adult winter brown pelican. :: Image #38681
Photo of California brown pelican breeding plumage portrait :: Image #38680
Photo of Brown pelican glottis exposure. This pelican is inverting its throat and stretching it over its neck and chest in an effort to stretch and rearrange tissues of the mouth and throat. :: Image #38677
Photo of Spectacular Brown Pelican Head Throw Display. This California brown pelican is arching its head and neck way back, opening its mouth in a behavior known as a head throw or bill throw. :: Image #38674
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult non-breeding plumage, La Jolla :: Image #38667
Photo of Young California sea lion hauled out on rock near the ocean :: Image #38663
Photo of Young California Sea Lion Playing Underwater, Mexico :: Image #38660
Photo of Young California Sea Lion Playing Underwater, Mexico :: Image #38659
Photo of Huge California Sea Lion Male Underwater, a bull, patrolling his breeding harem and territory, Coronado Islands, Mexico. His sagittal crest, the bony bump on his head that distinguishes adult male sea lions, is clearly seen. This particular sea lion bears an orange tag on his left foreflipper, probably as a result of rescue and release as a young sea lion years earlier. :: Image #38658
Photo of Huge California Sea Lion Male Underwater, a bull, patrolling his breeding harem and territory, Coronado Islands, Mexico. His sagittal crest, the bony bump on his head that distinguishes adult male sea lions, is clearly seen. This particular sea lion bears an orange tag on his left foreflipper, probably as a result of rescue and release as a young sea lion years earlier. :: Image #38656
Photo of Huge California Sea Lion Male Underwater, a bull, patrolling his breeding harem and territory, Coronado Islands, Mexico. His sagittal crest, the bony bump on his head that distinguishes adult male sea lions, is clearly seen. This particular sea lion bears an orange tag on his left foreflipper, probably as a result of rescue and release as a young sea lion years earlier. :: Image #38654
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave :: Image #38649
Photo of Beautiful golden female Calfornia sea lion on rocks at sunrise. This sea lion has hauled out of the ocean onto rocks near Point La Jolla to rest and warm in the morning sun. :: Image #38646
Photo of Least Sandpiper reflected in tide pool, foraging for food, La Jolla :: Image #38639
Photo of Least Sandpiper reflected in tide pool, foraging for food, La Jolla :: Image #38638
Photo of Heermann's gull in flight over the ocean :: Image #38637
Photo of Western gull in flight over the ocean, La Jolla :: Image #38636
Photo of Black Oystercatcher foraging for food, Haematopus bachmani :: Image #38635
Photo of California sea lion pup on wash rock at sunrise :: Image #38631
Photo of California sea lion pup on golden sand beach at sunrise :: Image #38630
Photo of Brown pelican in flight with wings spread wide, slowing to land on ocean seacliffs, La Jolla :: Image #38629
Photo of Brown pelican adult winter non-breeding plumage portrait :: Image #38627
Photo of California sea lion mother and pup, framed by wave in La Jolla :: Image #38625
Photo of Young California Sea Lion at the Coronado Islands, Mexico, underwater. :: Image #38623
Photo of Interesting fur pattern on back of young California sea lion, at the Coronado Islands, Mexico, underwater. :: Image #38620
Photo of Interesting fur pattern on back of young California sea lion, at the Coronado Islands, Mexico, underwater. :: Image #38619
Photo of Young California Sea Lion at the Coronado Islands, Mexico, underwater. :: Image #38618
Photo of San Diego Downtown Waterfront Skyline Panoramic Photograph, the city of San Diego is lit up just after sunset, the Star of India historic ship is seen at lower left. Viewed from Point Loma. :: Image #38617
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant in Flight :: Image #38613
Photo of A fog bow, sometimes called a white rainbow, is a similar phenomenon to a rainbow; however, as its name suggests, it appears as a bow in fog rather than rain :: Image #38578
Photo of California sea lion pup at the Coronado Islands, Mexico, inquisitive of the photographer, underwater :: Image #38577
Photo of California sea lion pup at the Coronado Islands, Mexico, inquisitive of the photographer, underwater :: Image #38576
Photo of California sea lion pup at the Coronado Islands, Mexico, inquisitive of the photographer, underwater :: Image #38575
Photo of Cathedral Rock at sunrise, Sedona, Arizona :: Image #38557
Photo of Ocean sunfish portrait underwater, Mola mola, San Diego :: Image #38550
Photo of Ocean sunfish portrait underwater, Mola mola, San Diego :: Image #38547
Photo of Ocean sunfish portrait underwater, Mola mola, San Diego :: Image #38545
Photo of Brown gorgonians on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. Gorgonians are filter-feeding temperate colonial species that live on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #38523
Photo of Garibaldi, juvenile sheephead and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #38522
Photo of Southern sea palm, palm kelp, underwater, San Clemente Island. :: Image #38521
Photo of Starfish and garibaldi on the reef, San Clemente Island :: Image #38520
Photo of Boat Horizon at San Clemente Island, aerial photo. :: Image #38492
Photo of San Clemente Island aerial photo, Pyramid Head and Balanced Rock at the southern end of the island. San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island, exhibits distinctive geologic terracing, underwater reefs and giant kelp forests :: Image #38486
Photo of Giant Kelp Forest, West End Catalina Island, rendered in the round by a circular fisheye lens. :: Image #38482
Photo of Self portrait, Kelp Forest, Catalina Island :: Image #38478
Photo of California Sea Lion at Point La Jolla, San Diego, California :: Image #38476
Photo of Western Gull Portrait, La Jolla :: Image #38475
Photo of Pacific harbor seal at the Childrens Pool. La Jolla, California :: Image #38474
Photo of Brandts Cormorant and chick on the nest, nesting material composed of kelp and sea weed, La Jolla :: Image #38473
Photo of California Sea Lion at Point La Jolla, San Diego, California :: Image #38471
Photo of Pacific harbor seal mother nurtures her pup :: Image #38470
Photo of Pacific harbor seal mother nurtures her pup :: Image #38469
Photo of Brandts Cormorant and chick on the nest, nesting material composed of kelp and sea weed, La Jolla :: Image #38468
Photo of California Sea Lions at Point La Jolla, San Diego, California :: Image #38467
Photo of Pacific harbor seal at the Childrens Pool. La Jolla, California :: Image #38466
Photo of Pacific harbor seal at the Childrens Pool. La Jolla, California :: Image #38465
Photo of Pacific harbor seal mother nursing/feeding her pup :: Image #38464
Photo of Pacific harbor seal at the Childrens Pool. La Jolla, California :: Image #38463
Photo of Pacific harbor seal mother nurtures her pup :: Image #38462
Photo of Brandts Cormorant and chick on the nest, nesting material composed of kelp and sea weed, La Jolla :: Image #38460
Photo of Breaching southern right whale, Eubalaena australis, Patagonia :: Image #38448
Photo of Breaching southern right whale, Eubalaena australis, Patagonia :: Image #38447
Photo of Whale watching along Playa El Doradillo, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina. At Playa El Doradillo, whales come so close to shore people can simply stand on the beach and watch Southern Right Whales just a few yards away. :: Image #38443
Photo of Whale watching along Playa El Doradillo, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina. At Playa El Doradillo, whales come so close to shore people can simply stand on the beach and watch Southern Right Whales just a few yards away. :: Image #38441
Photo of Southern Right Whale holding pectoral fin above the water, Puerto Piramides, Argentina :: Image #38440
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf, aerial photo, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38384
Photo of Mother and calf southern right whale stir up sand in shallow water, aerial photo. The water is so shallow that just by swimming the mother and calf can stir up the sand beneath them. :: Image #38374
Photo of Courting group of southern right whales, aerial photo. Mating may occur as a result of this courting and social behavior. :: Image #38300
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf, aerial photo, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38298
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf, aerial photo, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38297
Photo of Sand Harbor Lake Tahoe at sunset, aerial photo :: Image #38254
Photo of Duceys Resort at Bass Lake near Oakhurst, aerial photo :: Image #38252
Photo of Grandview Beach, Aerial Photo, Encinitas and Carlsbad :: Image #38250
Photo of Napili Point and Honokeana Cove, aerial photo, West Maui :: Image #38249
Photo of Grandview Beach, Aerial Photo, Encinitas and Carlsbad :: Image #38246
Photo of Bass Lake, in the western Sierra Nevada between Fresno and Yosemite. :: Image #38245
Photo of Grandview Beach, Aerial Photo, Encinitas and Carlsbad :: Image #38244
Photo of San Clemente Pier, aerial photo :: Image #38242
Photo of Beacons Beach and Leucadia Coastline, sunset, Encinitas, aerial photo :: Image #38241
Photo of Encinitas coastline with seawalls and stairs, aerial photo :: Image #38240
Photo of Solana Beach coastline with seawalls and stairs, aerial photo :: Image #38238
Photo of Aerial Photo of Del Mar Coastline, North County, San Diego, including train tracks running along the edge of the sea cliffs above the Pacific Ocean :: Image #38237
Photo of Scripps Institution of Oceanography Aerial Photo. La Jolla Shores and Mount Soledad in the distance. :: Image #38234
Photo of Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Blacks Beach Aerial Photo. Torrey Pines State Reserve in the distance. :: Image #38233
Photo of Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Blacks Beach Aerial Photo. Torrey Pines State Reserve in the distance. :: Image #38232
Photo of Bass Lake aerial photo in the western Sierra Nevada between Fresno and Yosemite. :: Image #38221
Photo of Lake Hodges reservoir, aerial panoramic photo, San Diego. :: Image #38218
Photo of Aerial Photo of Del Mar Coastline, North County, San Diego :: Image #38217
Photo of Bentonite Hills with spectacular layering of fossil sediment layers, Utah :: Image #38213
Photo of Scripps Insitutation of Oceanography research pier top-down view :: Image #38209
Photo of Angel Moroni trumpeting atop the San Diego California Temple, the Mormon Temple in La Jolla, California. :: Image #38206
Photo of Angel Moroni trumpeting atop the San Diego California Temple, the Mormon Temple in La Jolla, California. :: Image #38205
Photo of Tourmaline Beach and Surf Park aerial photo, with waves wrapping around False Point, La Jolla :: Image #38204
Photo of South Caineville Mesa, exceptional example of badlands erosional geology, near Hanksville, Utah. The Henry Mountains lie in the distance. Sunset. :: Image #38198
Photo of Scripps Pier at low tide witih calm seas, La Jolla, California :: Image #38197
Photo of Marine Street Beach reef at low tide, aerial photo, La Jolla :: Image #38196
Photo of La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, and La Jolla Shores beach, aerial photo. :: Image #38195
Photo of Aerial Photo of Hamilton Cove, Catalina Island :: Image #38194
Photo of Aerial Photo of Hamilton Cove, Catalina Island :: Image #38193
Photo of Aerial Photo of Descanso Cove, Catalina Island :: Image #38192
Photo of Aerial Photo of Avalon and Catalina Island. :: Image #38191
Photo of Crystal Pier with holiday decorations at sunset, Pacific Beach, California :: Image #38190
Photo of Crystal Pier with holiday decorations at sunset, Pacific Beach, California :: Image #38189
Photo of Goldfish Point and La Jolla Sea Caves, early morning, aerial photo :: Image #38175
Photo of Chinle Formations, formed in the Upper Triassic period, are seen as striations in the deeply eroded Utah badlands. :: Image #38172
Photo of Chinle Formations, formed in the Upper Triassic period, are seen as striations in the deeply eroded Utah badlands. :: Image #38171
Photo of Rancho La Costa open space, sunset, aerial photo :: Image #38166
Photo of Honolua Bay in West Maui aerial photo, morning, with snorkel boat at anchor, panorama :: Image #38162
Photo of The Whale / Turtle Rock, a distinctive headland in southern Laguna Beach, California, aerial photo :: Image #38141
Photo of Makena Beach aka Big Beach, with Little Beach on the other side of the point, aerial photo, south Maui :: Image #38117
Photo of La Senda Point and 1000 Steps Beach in Laguna, aerial photo :: Image #38113
Photo of San Clemente Pier, aerial photo :: Image #38112
Photo of Lake Hodges Dam and western arm of Lake Hodges, Del Dios, California, aerial photo :: Image #38111
Photo of San Clemente Pier, aerial photo :: Image #38110
Photo of Seawalls and Crumbling Bluffs over the ocean in Encinitas, California. This will all be underwater soon. :: Image #38108
Photo of Powerhouse Park and Beach in Del Mar at sunset, aerial photo :: Image #38106
Photo of Point La Jolla and Scripps Park and Coast Boulevard, aerial photo, sunset :: Image #38105
Photo of Del Mar Beach at sunset viewed from Dog Beach, aerial photo :: Image #38104
Photo of Dog Beach bluff overlooking Del Mar beach, viewed north towards Solana Beach, sunset, aerial photo :: Image #38103
Photo of D Street Beach and stairs in Encinitas at Sunset, viewed to the south, aerial photo :: Image #38101
Photo of Crystal Pier aerial photo, Pacific Beach :: Image #38099
Photo of Crystal Pier aerial photo, Pacific Beach :: Image #38098
Photo of Aerial Photo of Descanso Cove, Catalina Island :: Image #38097
Photo of Aerial photo of platforms Elly and Ellen, in 260 feet of water off Long Beach, California :: Image #38094
Photo of Aerial photo of platforms Elly and Ellen, in 260 feet of water off Long Beach, California :: Image #38092
Photo of Aerial photo of platforms Elly and Ellen, in 260 feet of water off Long Beach, California :: Image #38091
Photo of Aerial photo of platforms Elly and Ellen, in 260 feet of water off Long Beach, California :: Image #38089
Photo of Aerial Photo of Avalon and Catalina Island. :: Image #38088
Photo of Fletcher Cove and Pillbox Beach at sunset, panoramic aerial photograph :: Image #38087
Photo of San Elijo Lagoon aerial photo :: Image #38086
Photo of San Clemente Pier Aerial Photo :: Image #38084
Photo of Aerial Photo of Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach. Panoramic photo. :: Image #38079
Photo of La Jolla Caves and the Coast Walk in La Jolla, aerial photograph :: Image #38075
Photo of Childrens Pool Reef Exposed at Extreme Low Tide, La Jolla, California. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #38071
Photo of Birdrock Coastline at extreme low King Tide, La Jolla, California, aerial photo :: Image #38070
Photo of Birdrock Coastline at extreme low King Tide, La Jolla, California, aerial photo :: Image #38069
Photo of La Jolla Shores Beach and La Jolla Submarine Canyon, aerial photo :: Image #38063
Photo of Pillbox, Fletcher Cove, Solana Beach, aerial photo. :: Image #38061
Photo of Dawn breaks over the Bentonite Hills in the Utah Badlands. Striations in soil reveal layers of the Morrison Formation, formed in swamps and lakes in the Jurassic era. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #38060
Photo of Stone Steps and Encinitas Coastline, Aerial View. Aerial panoramic photo. :: Image #38059
Photo of Stone Steps and Encinitas Coastline, Aerial View. Aerial panoramic photo. :: Image #38058
Photo of Church Rock, Utah. Church Rock is a solitary column of sandstone in southern Utah along the eastern side of U.S. Route 191 near the entrance to the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. :: Image #38057
Photo of Fantastic colorful sedimentary patterns of Bentonite layers, seen as striations exposed in the Utah Badlands. The Bentonite Hills are composed of the Brushy Basin shale member of the Morrison Formation formed during Jurassic times when mud, silt, fine sand, and volcanic ash were deposited in swamps and lakes into layers, now revealed through erosion. Aerial photograph. :: Image #38056
Photo of Fantastic colorful sedimentary patterns of Bentonite layers, seen as striations exposed in the Utah Badlands. The Bentonite Hills are composed of the Brushy Basin shale member of the Morrison Formation formed during Jurassic times when mud, silt, fine sand, and volcanic ash were deposited in swamps and lakes into layers, now revealed through erosion. Aerial photograph. :: Image #38053
Photo of Goblin Valley State Park :: Image #38052
Photo of Erosion patterns in the Utah Badlands, aerial abstract photo. :: Image #38051
Photo of Molly's Castle, aerial view, Goblin Valley State Park :: Image #38049
Photo of Dawn breaks over the Bentonite Hills in the Utah Badlands. Striations in soil reveal layers of the Morrison Formation, formed in swamps and lakes in the Jurassic era. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #38048
Photo of Fantastic colorful sedimentary patterns of Bentonite layers, seen as striations exposed in the Utah Badlands. The Bentonite Hills are composed of the Brushy Basin shale member of the Morrison Formation formed during Jurassic times when mud, silt, fine sand, and volcanic ash were deposited in swamps and lakes into layers, now revealed through erosion. Aerial photograph. :: Image #38047
Photo of La Jolla Sea Caves and Coast Walk, early morning, aerial photo :: Image #38046
Photo of Goldfish Point and La Jolla Sea Caves, early morning, aerial photo :: Image #38045
Photo of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, aerial photo, La Jolla :: Image #38043
Photo of Nicholson Point and Hospitals Beach, aerial photo, extreme low tide, La Jolla, California :: Image #38042
Photo of La Jolla Bay submarine reef system on extreme low King Tide, south of La Jolla Shores, aerial panoramic photo :: Image #38035
Photo of Goldfish Point and La Jolla Caves aerial photograph, La Jolla. :: Image #38033
Photo of Fantastic colorful sedimentary patterns, Bentonite layers are seen as striations exposed in the Utah Badlands. The Bentonite Hills are composed of the Brushy Basin shale member of the Morrison Formation. This layer was formed during Jurassic times when mud, silt, fine sand, and volcanic ash were deposited in swamps and lakes. Aerial photograph. :: Image #38030
Photo of SIO Pier. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography research pier is 1090 feet long and was built of reinforced concrete in 1988, replacing the original wooden pier built in 1915. The Scripps Pier is home to a variety of sensing equipment above and below water that collects various oceanographic data. The Scripps research diving facility is located at the foot of the pier. Fresh seawater is pumped from the pier to the many tanks and facilities of SIO, including the Birch Aquarium. The Scripps Pier is named in honor of Ellen Browning Scripps, the most significant donor and benefactor of the Institution :: Image #38023
Photo of Fantastic colorful sedimentary patterns, Bentonite layers are seen as striations exposed in the Utah Badlands, part of the Brushy Basin shale member of the Morrison Formation. This layer was formed during Jurassic times when mud, silt, fine sand, and volcanic ash were deposited in swamps and lakes. Aerial photograph. :: Image #38021
Photo of Fantastic colorful sedimentary patterns, Bentonite layers are seen as striations exposed in the Utah Badlands, part of the Brushy Basin shale member of the Morrison Formation. This layer was formed during Jurassic times when mud, silt, fine sand, and volcanic ash were deposited in swamps and lakes. Aerial photograph. :: Image #38020
Photo of Nicholson Point and Hospitals Beach, aerial photo, extreme low tide, La Jolla, California :: Image #38013
Photo of Tabletop Reef at extreme low tide, King Tide, Solana Beach, aerial panoramic photo :: Image #38003
Photo of Nicholson Point on extreme low King Tide, La Jolla, aerial panoramic photo :: Image #38001
Photo of South Casa Beach and Submarine Reef System, at extreme low King Tide, La Jolla, aerial panoramic photo :: Image #37998
Photo of Swamis Reef exposed at extreme low King Tide, Encinitas, aerial panoramic photo :: Image #37996
Photo of Emerald Point Laguna Beach aerial photo :: Image #37966
Photo of California Sea Lions at Point La Jolla, San Diego, California :: Image #37917
Photo of Red Rock cliffs and clouds, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah :: Image #37873
Photo of Factory Butte. An exceptional example of a solitary butte surrounded by dramatically eroded badlands, Factory Butte stands alone on the San Rafael Swell. :: Image #37872
Photo of Spring wildflowers below Bowtie Arch, Moab, Utah :: Image #37871
Photo of Corona Arch, Moab :: Image #37870
Photo of North Window at Sunset, Arches National Park :: Image #37869
Photo of Turret Arch at sunset, Arches National Park :: Image #37867
Photo of Green River Overlook, Canyonlands National Park :: Image #37866
Photo of Landscape Arch, Arches National Park :: Image #37864
Photo of Turret Arch viewed through North Window at Sunrise :: Image #37861
Photo of Clark's grebe, Aechmophorus clarkii, Lake Hodges, San Diego :: Image #37853
Photo of Western Grebes rushing in a courtship display. Rushiing grebes run across the water 60 feet (20m) or further with their feet hitting the water as rapidly as 20 times per second :: Image #37851
Photo of Double crested cormorant flying over Lake Hodges, Phalacrocorax auritus :: Image #37849
Photo of White pelican flying over Lake Hodges, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos :: Image #37847
Photo of California Sea Lion Posing of Rocks in La Jolla, near San Diego California :: Image #37846
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, mother and pup, on sand at the edge of the sea :: Image #37845
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, mother and pup, on sand at the edge of the sea :: Image #37844
Photo of Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage shown: red throat, yellow head and dark brown hindneck. :: Image #37842
Photo of California sea lion entangled in fishing line, deep laceration around neck, Point La Jolla. :: Image #37830
Photo of Two California Sea Lions at the water's edge, La Jolla :: Image #37829
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla :: Image #37826
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla :: Image #37824
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla :: Image #37823
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla :: Image #37822
Photo of Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage shown: red throat, yellow head and dark brown hindneck :: Image #37817
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, soaring along sea cliffs above the ocean in La Jolla, California :: Image #37815
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #37802
Photo of Fremont Cottonwood Tree in winter sillhouette against red Zion Canyon walls :: Image #37792
Photo of Toadstool Hoodoos near the Paria Rimrocks, Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. These hoodoos form when erosion occurs around but not underneath a more resistant caprock that sits atop of the hoodoo spire. :: Image #37787
Photo of Toadstool Hoodoos near the Paria Rimrocks, Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. These hoodoos form when erosion occurs around but not underneath a more resistant caprock that sits atop of the hoodoo spire. :: Image #37786
Photo of Toadstool Hoodoos near the Paria Rimrocks, Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. These hoodoos form when erosion occurs around but not underneath a more resistant caprock that sits atop of the hoodoo spire. :: Image #37785
Photo of Toadstool Hoodoos near the Paria Rimrocks, Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. These hoodoos form when erosion occurs around but not underneath a more resistant caprock that sits atop of the hoodoo spire. :: Image #37782
Photo of Pedestal rock, or hoodoo, at Stud Horse Point. These hoodoos form when erosion occurs around but not underneath a more resistant caprock that sits atop of the hoodoo spire. Stud Horse Point is a spectacular viewpoint on a mesa overlooking the Arizona / Utah border. :: Image #37779
Photo of Pedestal rock, or hoodoo, at Stud Horse Point. These hoodoos form when erosion occurs around but not underneath a more resistant caprock that sits atop of the hoodoo spire. Stud Horse Point is a spectacular viewpoint on a mesa overlooking the Arizona / Utah border. :: Image #37776
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona :: Image #37775
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona :: Image #37772
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona :: Image #37770
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona :: Image #37769
Photo of Grand Canyon at sunrise, viewed from Hopi Point on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park :: Image #37766
Photo of Belt of Venus over Grand Canyon at sunrise, viewed from Hopi Point on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park. The Belt of Venus, or anti-twilight arch, is the shadow of the earth cast upon the atmosphere just above the horizon, and occurs a few minutes before sunrise or after sunset. :: Image #37764
Photo of Grand Canyon at dusk, sunset, viewed from Mather Point on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park :: Image #37763
Photo of Grand Canyon at sunrise viewed from Yavapai Point on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park :: Image #37759
Photo of Grand Canyon at sunrise viewed from Yavapai Point on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park :: Image #37758
Photo of Grand Canyon at dusk, sunset, viewed from Grandeur Point on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park :: Image #37756
Photo of Grand Canyon at dusk, sunset, viewed from Grandeur Point on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park :: Image #37755
Photo of Grand Canyon at dusk, sunset, viewed from Grandeur Point on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park :: Image #37754
Photo of Two Bodysurfing Sea Lions Side by Side. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is surfing extreme shorebreak at Boomer Beach, Point La Jolla. The original bodysurfer. :: Image #37749
Photo of California brown pelican feather detail :: Image #37747
Photo of Two Bodysurfing Sea Lions Side by Side. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is surfing extreme shorebreak at Boomer Beach, Point La Jolla. The original bodysurfer. :: Image #37743
Photo of Bodysurfing Sea Lion. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is surfing extreme shorebreak at Boomer Beach, Point La Jolla. The original bodysurfer. :: Image #37740
Photo of California Brown pelican performing a head throw, juvenile. :: Image #37736
Photo of Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage shown: red throat and yellow head. :: Image #37728
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. :: Image #37726
Photo of Royal tern, winter adult phase :: Image #37721
Photo of Black Oystercatcher foraging for food, Haematopus bachmani :: Image #37719
Photo of Juvenile sea lion playing in white wash on Point La Jolla. :: Image #37718
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, soaring along sea cliffs above the ocean in La Jolla, California. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #37715
Photo of Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage except this one has a yellow throat rather than red. :: Image #37714
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. :: Image #37708
Photo of Waves break on the Imperial Beach Pier pilings, at dawn with colorful sunrise clouds over the ocean. :: Image #37705
Photo of Imperial Beach at Dawn, surf breaking on the coast :: Image #37704
Photo of Dawn over La Jolla wave, reef and rocky coastline :: Image #37702
Photo of Western Gull in Flight, La Jolla :: Image #37701
Photo of Brown pelican portrait in morning sun, displaying winter plumage. On cliffs overlooking the ocean in La Jolla. :: Image #37691
Photo of Yoga Pelican performing Warrior Three Pose Virabhadrasana :: Image #37690
Photo of California brown pelican portrait, gold-colored ocean cliffs lit at sunrise in the background :: Image #37689
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #37688
Photo of Brown pelican portrait in morning sun, displaying winter plumage. On cliffs overlooking the ocean in La Jolla. :: Image #37687
Photo of A California brown pelican preening, rubbing the back of its head and neck on the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. :: Image #37684
Photo of Windansea Waves and Earthshadow, abstract, motion blur and pre-dawn earthshadow colors :: Image #37681
Photo of Windansea Waves and Earthshadow, abstract, motion blur and pre-dawn earthshadow colors :: Image #37680
Photo of Windansea Waves and Earthshadow, abstract, motion blur and pre-dawn earthshadow colors :: Image #37679
Photo of Windansea Waves and Earthshadow, abstract, motion blur and pre-dawn earthshadow colors :: Image #37678
Photo of Windansea Waves and Earthshadow, abstract, motion blur and pre-dawn earthshadow colors :: Image #37677
Photo of Windansea Waves and Earthshadow, abstract, motion blur and pre-dawn earthshadow colors :: Image #37675
Photo of Boomer Beach breaking wave, pre-dawn light, abstract with motion blur, La Jolla :: Image #37674
Photo of Windsurfing California Brown Pelican, La Jolla :: Image #37672
Photo of Windsurfing California Brown Pelican, La Jolla :: Image #37671
Photo of Windansea Waves and Earthshadow, abstract, motion blur and pre-dawn earthshadow colors :: Image #37670
Photo of Windansea Waves and Earthshadow, abstract, motion blur and pre-dawn earthshadow colors :: Image #37669
Photo of Windansea Waves and Earthshadow, abstract, motion blur and pre-dawn earthshadow colors :: Image #37668
Photo of Mission Bay, Ocean Beach, Point Loma, OB Pier, Mission Bay Channel and Coronado islands, at dawn, viewed from Mount Soledad, La Jolla :: Image #37667
Photo of San Diego and Tijuana City Skyline at sunrise, panoramic photo, viewed from Mount Soledad :: Image #37666
Photo of Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines State Beach at sunset, with Torrey Pines glider port, looking north. :: Image #37665
Photo of La Jolla Shores beach at sunset, Scripps Pier, viewed from Scripps Institution of Oceanography :: Image #37664
Photo of San Diego city skyline at sunrise, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Harbor Island :: Image #37659
Photo of Brown pelican portrait in morning sun, displaying winter plumage. On cliffs overlooking the ocean in La Jolla. :: Image #37657
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. :: Image #37656
Photo of California Sea Lions socializing on rocks, with large surf and waves breaking around them :: Image #37645
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla :: Image #37644
Photo of Resting Western Gull Portrait :: Image #37642
Photo of Yoga Pelican performing Warrior Three Pose Virabhadrasana :: Image #37634
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant Skypointing, Courtship Display, La Jolla. :: Image #37629
Photo of Sunset and King Tide on Del Mar Beach, Dog Beach, Solana Beach, looking north into North County San Diego :: Image #37614
Photo of California brown pelican portrait with breeding plumage, note the striking red throat, yellow and white head :: Image #37613
Photo of California brown pelican portrait with breeding plumage, note the striking red throat, yellow and white head :: Image #37612
Photo of California brown pelican portrait with breeding plumage, note the striking red throat, yellow and white head :: Image #37611
Photo of California brown pelican portrait with breeding plumage, note the striking red throat, yellow and white head :: Image #37605
Photo of Del Mar Beach on the extreme low King Tide, people and dogs walking on the beach, late afternoon :: Image #37600
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant portrait :: Image #37597
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla :: Image #37591
Photo of Snow-covered Mount San Gorgonio, seen beyond Double Peak Park in San Marcos, viewed from Mount Soledad in La Jolla, on an exceptionally clear winter day. Double Peak is about 20 miles away while the San Bernardino Mountains are about 90 miles distant. In the foreground are UCSD (University of California at San Diego, left), Veterans Administration Hospital (center) and Scripps La Jolla Medical Center (right) :: Image #37588
Photo of Sunrise City Lights on San Diego Bay, with San Diego Yacht Club marina. Mount San Miguel and Lyons Peak are in the distance. :: Image #37585
Photo of Golden sunset light on Encinitas Moonlight Beach :: Image #37584
Photo of Golden sunset light on Encinitas Moonlight Beach :: Image #37583
Photo of Beautiful golden sunset light on Encinitas D Street beach :: Image #37582
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, captured beautifully as it lands on sea cliffs in La Jolla, California. :: Image #37581
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, captured beautifully as it soars over cliffs and the ocean in La Jolla, California. :: Image #37580
Photo of Portrait of two California brown pelicans with breeding plumage, note the striking red throat, yellow and white head :: Image #37578
Photo of California brown pelican portrait with in-transition breeding plumage, note the striking red throat, yellow and white head :: Image #37574
Photo of California sea lion pups gather on the beach, Point La Jolla :: Image #37573
Photo of California brown pelican portrait with breeding plumage, note the striking red throat, yellow and white head :: Image #37567
Photo of The Crystal Pier, Holiday Lights and Pacific Ocean at sunset, waves blur as they crash upon the sand. Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach :: Image #37561
Photo of The Crystal Pier, Holiday Lights and Pacific Ocean at sunset, waves blur as they crash upon the sand. Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach :: Image #37560
Photo of Yellow Morph California Brown Pelican Portrait, note the distinctive winter mating plumage but the unusual yellow throat and near-absence of yellow feathers on the head. :: Image #37557
Photo of La Jolla Shores, Beach and Tennis Club, Mount Soledad homes, pre-dawn with blurry waves. :: Image #37556
Photo of Scripps Institution of Oceanography Research Pier at dawn, with Christmas Lights and Christmas Tree :: Image #37553
Photo of Southern Live Oaks form a shady canopy, Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, South Carolina :: Image #37549
Photo of Western Gull and Pacific Ocean, La Jolla :: Image #37547
Photo of Wave and Rock Study, long exposure, La Jolla :: Image #37546
Photo of California sea lion body surfing on large waves, shorebreak, La Jolla :: Image #37544
Photo of California sea lion body surfing on large waves, shorebreak, La Jolla :: Image #37543
Photo of California sea lion body surfing on large waves, shorebreak, La Jolla :: Image #37541
Photo of California sea lion body surfing on large waves, shorebreak, La Jolla :: Image #37539
Photo of California sea lion body surfing on large waves, shorebreak, La Jolla :: Image #37538
Photo of California sea lions body surfing on large waves, shorebreak, La Jolla :: Image #37536
Photo of California sea lion body surfing on large waves, shorebreak, La Jolla :: Image #37535
Photo of Adult female California Sea Lion, resting on rocks in the morning sun, La Jolla :: Image #37518
Photo of Mother and pup California sea lion :: Image #37517
Photo of Mother and pup California sea lion :: Image #37516
Photo of Mother and pup California sea lion :: Image #37515
Photo of Sea lions resting and socializing in the morning sun. Sea lions are tactile creatures and spend much of their time in close physical contact, often nuzzling whiskers with each other. :: Image #37514
Photo of Sea lions resting and socializing in the morning sun. :: Image #37513
Photo of Adult female California Sea Lion, resting on rocks in the morning sun, La Jolla :: Image #37512
Photo of Full Moon Setting Over SIO Pier in the moments just before sunrise, Scripps Institution of Oceanography. :: Image #37511
Photo of Full Moon Setting Over SIO Pier in the moments just before sunrise, Scripps Institution of Oceanography. :: Image #37510
Photo of Full Moon Setting Over SIO Pier in the moments just before sunrise, Scripps Institution of Oceanography. :: Image #37508
Photo of Full Moon Setting Over SIO Pier in the moments just before sunrise, Scripps Institution of Oceanography. :: Image #37506
Photo of La Jolla Shores Coastline and Scripps Pier, Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines, from Mount Soledad, sunset. :: Image #37493
Photo of La Jolla Shores Coastline and Scripps Pier, Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines, aerial photo, sunset :: Image #37488
Photo of La Jolla Shores Coastline and Scripps Pier, Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines, aerial photo, sunset :: Image #37487
Photo of La Jolla Shores Coastline and Scripps Pier, Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines, aerial photo, sunset :: Image #37486
Photo of UCSD University of California at San Diego, at Sunset viewed from Mount Soledad :: Image #37484
Photo of SIO Pier from Point La Jolla :: Image #37483
Photo of Point La Jolla viewed from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, big waves at sunrise :: Image #37480
Photo of Point La Jolla at dawn. Pelicans, cormorants, sea birds, waves and sea cliffs. :: Image #37474
Photo of Point La Jolla at dawn. Pelicans, cormorants, sea birds, waves and sea cliffs. :: Image #37471
Photo of Sea Caves, the famous La Jolla sea caves lie below tall cliffs at Goldfish Point. Sunny Jim Cave. Sunrise. :: Image #37467
Photo of Unstable Cliffs, Stay Back, No Public Access :: Image #37445
Photo of Angry Western Gull :: Image #37444
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy :: Image #37440
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy :: Image #37439
Photo of California Brown Pelican Portrait, note the distinctive winter mating plumage, La Jolla, California :: Image #37432
Photo of California Brown Pelican Portrait, note the distinctive winter mating plumage, this one exhibits the white hind neck, La Jolla, California :: Image #37431
Photo of Southern Live Oaks form a shady canopy, Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, South Carolina :: Image #37407
Photo of Oak Alley at Boone Hall Plantation, a shaded tunnel of huge old south live oak trees, Charleston, South Carolina :: Image #37404
Photo of Oak Alley at Boone Hall Plantation, a shaded tunnel of huge old south live oak trees, Charleston, South Carolina :: Image #37402
Photo of Oak Alley at Boone Hall Plantation, a shaded tunnel of huge old south live oak trees, Charleston, South Carolina :: Image #37398
Photo of Oak Alley at Boone Hall Plantation, a shaded tunnel of huge old south live oak trees, Charleston, South Carolina :: Image #37396
Photo of Oak Alley at Boone Hall Plantation, a shaded tunnel of huge old south live oak trees, Charleston, South Carolina :: Image #37395
Photo of Southern Live Oaks form a long shaded Oak Alley at Wormsloe Plantation, Savannah, Georgia. Wormsloe State Historic Site. :: Image #37393
Photo of Southern Live Oaks form a long shaded Oak Alley at Wormsloe Plantation, Savannah, Georgia. Wormsloe State Historic Site. :: Image #37390
Photo of Southern Live Oaks form a long shaded Oak Alley at Wormsloe Plantation, Savannah, Georgia. Wormsloe State Historic Site. :: Image #37386
Photo of Young sea lion at the Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #37317
Photo of Young sea lions at the Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #37313
Photo of Young sea lion at the Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #37309
Photo of Young sea lions at the Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #37308
Photo of Adult male sea lion, a bull, at the Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #37306
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, San Diego :: Image #37291
Photo of California scorpionfish eyeball, Scorpaena guttata :: Image #37288
Photo of Corynactis anemone polyp, a corallimorph, extends its arms into passing ocean currents to catch food. :: Image #37285
Photo of Maripelta rotata, Red algae, San Diego :: Image #37284
Photo of Giant Kelp Forest, West End Catalina Island :: Image #37280
Photo of Red gorgonian Leptogorgia chilensis and purple hydrocoral, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37254
Photo of The rare yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthus giveni, in large aggregations on the Yellow Wall at Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #37253
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts, giant kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #37195
Photo of Fisheye view of a Giant Kelp Forest, Catalina Island :: Image #37191
Photo of Fisheye view of a Giant Kelp Forest, Catalina Island :: Image #37190
Photo of California reef covered with purple hydrocoral (Stylaster californicus, Allopora californica) :: Image #37183
Photo of Red gorgonian (Lophogorgia chilensis) on Farnsworth Banks reef :: Image #37182
Photo of Farnsworth Bank reef covered with purple hydrocoral (Stylaster californicus, Allopora californica), clusters of orange bryozoans, gorgonians and kelp, Catalina Island. :: Image #37176
Photo of California reef covered with purple hydrocoral (Stylaster californicus, Allopora californica) :: Image #37173
Photo of California reef covered with purple hydrocoral (Stylaster californicus, Allopora californica) :: Image #37172
Photo of Pyrosome drifting through a kelp forest, Catalina Island. Pyrosomes are free-floating colonial tunicates that usually live in the upper layers of the open ocean in warm seas. Pyrosomes are cylindrical or cone-shaped colonies made up of hundreds to thousands of individuals, known as zooids. :: Image #37163
Photo of Garibaldi in kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #37159
Photo of Brown Gorgonian Muricea fruticosa on underwater rocky reef, amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. The brown gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #37158
Photo of Golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, amid kelp forest, Catalina Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #37155
Photo of Diver and Kelp Forest, Catalina Island :: Image #37152
Photo of Kelp fronds showing pneumatocysts, bouyant gas-filled bubble-like structures which float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface, where it will spread to form a roof-like canopy. :: Image #37150
Photo of Garibaldi maintains a patch of algae (just in front of the fish) to entice a female to lay a clutch of eggs :: Image #37149
Photo of Garibaldi in kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #37148
Photo of Kelp forest at West End, Catalina Island. :: Image #37147
Photo of Kelp fronds showing pneumatocysts, bouyant gas-filled bubble-like structures which float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface, where it will spread to form a roof-like canopy. :: Image #37146
Photo of Kelp forest near Eagle Rock, West End, Catalina Island. :: Image #37143
Photo of Kelp forest near Eagle Rock, West End, Catalina Island. :: Image #37142
Photo of Kelp forest near Eagle Rock, West End, Catalina Island. :: Image #37141
Photo of Kelp forest near Eagle Rock, West End, Catalina Island. :: Image #37140
Photo of Kelp forest near Eagle Rock, West End, Catalina Island. :: Image #37139
Photo of Garibaldi in kelp forest, near Eagle Rock, Catalina Island :: Image #37136
Photo of Golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, amid kelp forest, near Eagle Rock, Catalina Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #37135
Photo of Kelp forest near Eagle Rock, West End, Catalina Island. :: Image #37134
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #37125
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #37122
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #37121
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #37119
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #37118
Photo of Red gorgonian and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. Gorgonians are filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, San Clemente Island. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #37116
Photo of San Clemente Island geological terracing, caused by uplifting over millenia. The stair-step landscape of uplifted marine terraces on the southern end of San Clemente Island :: Image #37111
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #37099
Photo of California golden gorgonian and small juvenile sheephead fishes on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #37095
Photo of Garibaldi and golden gorgonian, with a underwater forest of giant kelp rising in the background, underwater. :: Image #37094
Photo of Sunlight glows throughout a giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #37092
Photo of Fried-egg jellyfish, drifting through the open ocean :: Image #37090
Photo of Fried-egg jellyfish, drifting through the open ocean :: Image #37089
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #37078
Photo of San Clemente Island geological terracing, caused by uplifting over millenia. The stair-step landscape of uplifted marine terraces on the southern end of San Clemente Island :: Image #37073
Photo of San Clemente Island geological terracing, caused by uplifting over millenia. The stair-step landscape of uplifted marine terraces on the southern end of San Clemente Island :: Image #37072
Photo of Surfgrass (Phyllospadix), moving with waves in shallow water, San Clemente Island :: Image #37061
Photo of Red gorgonian and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. Gorgonians are filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, San Clemente Island. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #37059
Photo of Colorado River near Moab, Utah :: Image #37043
Photo of Factory Butte at sunrise. An exceptional example of solitary butte surrounded by dramatically eroded badlands, Factory Butte stands alone on the San Rafael Swell. :: Image #37020
Photo of Factory Butte at sunrise. An exceptional example of solitary butte surrounded by dramatically eroded badlands, Factory Butte stands alone on the San Rafael Swell. :: Image #37019
Photo of Factory Butte at sunrise. An exceptional example of solitary butte surrounded by dramatically eroded badlands, Factory Butte stands alone on the San Rafael Swell. :: Image #37018
Photo of Capitol Reef National Park, Utah :: Image #37017
Photo of Hickman Bridge, Capitol Reef National Park :: Image #37015
Photo of Hickman Bridge, Capitol Reef National Park :: Image #37014
Photo of Hickman Bridge, Capitol Reef National Park :: Image #37013
Photo of Capitol Reef National Park, Utah :: Image #37010
Photo of Capitol Reef National Park, Utah :: Image #37009
Photo of Goblin Valley State Park :: Image #36962
Photo of Goblin Valley State Park :: Image #36961
Photo of Goblin Valley State Park :: Image #36960
Photo of Goblin Valley State Park :: Image #36959
Photo of Goblin Valley State Park :: Image #36958
Photo of Goblin Valley State Park :: Image #36957
Photo of Goblin Valley State Park :: Image #36956
Photo of Goblin Valley State Park :: Image #36955
Photo of Harbor Seal basking on reef, La Jolla Children's Pool :: Image #36912
Photo of Yosemite Falls in Spring, viewed from Yosemite Falls trail :: Image #36904
Photo of Yosemite Falls in Spring, viewed from Yosemite Falls trail :: Image #36903
Photo of Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay. :: Image #36899
Photo of Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay. :: Image #36898
Photo of Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay. :: Image #36893
Photo of Clarks Grebes, courting pair, Lake Hodges :: Image #36884
Photo of Clarks Grebes (left) and Western Grebe (right), arguing over a rock, Lake Hodges :: Image #36882
Photo of Double-crested cormorant nuptial crests, tufts of feathers on each side of the head, plumage associated with courtship and mating :: Image #36880
Photo of Double-crested cormorant nuptial crests, tufts of feathers on each side of the head, plumage associated with courtship and mating :: Image #36879
Photo of Double-crested cormorant nuptial crests, tufts of feathers on each side of the head, plumage associated with courtship and mating :: Image #36878
Photo of Double-crested cormorant vocalizing, calling, showing mating nuptial crests on its head :: Image #36877
Photo of California Sea Lions Resting in the Sun, on rocky reef :: Image #36869
Photo of California Sea Lions Resting in the Sun, on rocky reef :: Image #36866
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant portrait :: Image #36865
Photo of California Sea Lion Resting in the Sun, on rocky reef :: Image #36857
Photo of California Sea Lion Resting in the Sun, on rocky reef :: Image #36854
Photo of Juvenile Western Gull in Flight :: Image #36836
Photo of Brown pelican stretches its neck, to keep its throat pouch limber. The characteristic winter mating plumage of the California race of brown pelican is shown, with deep red gular throat, yellow head and dark brown hindneck. :: Image #36833
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant on the nest, nesting material composed of kelp and sea weed, La Jolla :: Image #36832
Photo of Some Kind of Hummingbird :: Image #36831
Photo of Marbled Godwit, foraging on sand flats, Mission Bay :: Image #36828
Photo of Marbled Godwit, foraging on sand flats, Mission Bay :: Image #36827
Photo of Marbled Godwit, foraging on sand flats, Mission Bay :: Image #36826
Photo of Snowy egret, Mission Bay, San Diego. The snowy egret can be found in marshes, swamps, shorelines, mudflats and ponds. The snowy egret eats shrimp, minnows and other small fish, crustaceans and frogs. It is found on all coasts of North America and, in winter, into South America. :: Image #36825
Photo of Snowy egret, Mission Bay, San Diego. The snowy egret can be found in marshes, swamps, shorelines, mudflats and ponds. The snowy egret eats shrimp, minnows and other small fish, crustaceans and frogs. It is found on all coasts of North America and, in winter, into South America. :: Image #36824
Photo of Sea Lions Socializing and Resting, La Jolla :: Image #36822
Photo of California Sea Lions Resting in the Sun, on rocky reef, La Jolla :: Image #36820
Photo of California Sea Lions Resting in the Sun, on rocky reef, La Jolla :: Image #36819
Photo of California Sea Lions Resting in the Sun, on rocky reef, La Jolla :: Image #36818
Photo of California Sea Lions Resting in the Sun, on rocky reef, La Jolla :: Image #36817
Photo of California Sea Lions Resting in the Sun, on rocky reef, La Jolla :: Image #36816
Photo of California Sea Lions Resting in the Sun, on rocky reef, La Jolla :: Image #36815
Photo of California Sea Lion Portrait, La Jolla :: Image #36814
Photo of California Sea Lion Portrait, La Jolla :: Image #36813
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant on the nest, nesting material composed of kelp and sea weed, La Jolla :: Image #36812
Photo of Sea Lions Socializing and Resting, La Jolla :: Image #36809
Photo of Sea Lions Socializing and Resting, La Jolla :: Image #36808
Photo of Sea Lions in the Surf and Waves, La Jolla :: Image #36805
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant Skypointing, Courtship Display, La Jolla :: Image #36804
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant Skypointing, Courtship Display, La Jolla :: Image #36800
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant, La Jolla :: Image #36799
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant on the nest, nesting material composed of kelp and sea weed, La Jolla :: Image #36796
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant, La Jolla :: Image #36792
Photo of Courting Pair of Western Grebes, Lake Hodges, San Diego :: Image #36788
Photo of Western Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges :: Image #36787
Photo of Western Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges. Synchronized rushing, where (usually) a male and female run across the water, lasts for only a few seconds. It is one of the most spectacular behaviors seen among birds. :: Image #36786
Photo of Western Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges :: Image #36783
Photo of Western Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges :: Image #36782
Photo of Courting Trio of Western Grebes :: Image #36780
Photo of Eared Grebes on Lake Hodges, immature / non-mating pair, San Diego :: Image #36778
Photo of Courting Pair of Western Grebes at Sunrise, mist of Lake Hodges, San Diego :: Image #36777
Photo of Western Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges :: Image #36776
Photo of Western Grebes Rushing on Lake Hodges :: Image #36775
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, La Jolla, California, USA :: Image #36773
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts. La Jolla, California, USA :: Image #36771
Photo of Resting Gull Portrait, La Jolla :: Image #36767
Photo of Heermanns gull portrait, La Jolla, California :: Image #36765
Photo of Heermanns gull portrait, La Jolla, California :: Image #36759
Photo of California sea lion portrait, La Jolla :: Image #36756
Photo of Spectacular Sunset, Terramar Beach, Carlsbad :: Image #36755
Photo of Crop Circle on Terramar Beach, Carlsbad :: Image #36753
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #36752
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #36751
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch :: Image #36745
Photo of Brandt's cormorant. La Jolla, California :: Image #36744
Photo of Del Mar Railroad Tracks and Coastline :: Image #36742
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #36740
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #36736
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #36735
Photo of California sea lion portrait, La Jolla :: Image #36731
Photo of California sea lion portrait, La Jolla :: Image #36730
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and colorful gular throat pouch :: Image #36729
Photo of California brown pelican soaring over the ocean. :: Image #36724
Photo of Colony of Pelicans resting at sunrise on La Jolla Cliffs. Rough iPhone panorama. :: Image #36723
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #36721
Photo of Two California brown pelicans mock jousting, displaying vividly-colored throat skin and mating plumage. :: Image #36720
Photo of Brown pelican preening, cleaning its feathers after foraging on the ocean, with distinctive winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #36715
Photo of Brown pelicans rest and preen on seacliffs above the ocean. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red-orange gular throat pouch. :: Image #36713
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #36704
Photo of Two California brown pelicans mock jousting, displaying vividly-colored throat skin and mating plumage. :: Image #36703
Photo of Brown pelican preening, cleaning its feathers after foraging on the ocean, with distinctive winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #36701
Photo of La Jolla Shores Coastline, Blacks Beach and Scripps Pier, aerial photo, sunset, panoramic photo :: Image #36672
Photo of La Jolla Shores Coastline and Scripps Pier, Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines, aerial photo, sunset :: Image #36670
Photo of Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. The Hotel Del is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977 :: Image #36619
Photo of Scripps Institution of Oceanography Research Pier at sunset, with Christmas Lights and Christmas Tree. :: Image #36614
Photo of Scripps Institution of Oceanography Research Pier at sunset, with Christmas Lights and Christmas Tree. :: Image #36613
Photo of California Sea Lion Posing of Rocks in La Jolla, high surf crashing in the background :: Image #36602
Photo of California Sea Lion Posing of Rocks in La Jolla, high surf crashing in the background :: Image #36601
Photo of California Sea Lion Posing of Rocks in La Jolla, high surf crashing in the background :: Image #36600
Photo of California Sea Lion Posing of Rocks in La Jolla, high surf crashing in the background :: Image #36599
Photo of California Sea Lion Posing of Rocks in La Jolla, near San Diego California :: Image #36597
Photo of California Sea Lion Posing of Rocks in La Jolla, high surf crashing in the background :: Image #36596
Photo of California Sea Lion Posing of Rocks in La Jolla, high surf crashing in the background :: Image #36594
Photo of California Sea Lion Posing of Rocks in La Jolla, high surf crashing in the background :: Image #36593
Photo of California Sea Lion Posing of Rocks in La Jolla, high surf crashing in the background :: Image #36591
Photo of Sunset on Terramar Beach, Carlsbad :: Image #36584
Photo of Sea cliffs over Blacks Beach, La Jolla, California. :: Image #36563
Photo of Sea cliffs over Blacks Beach, La Jolla, California. :: Image #36562
Photo of Sea cliffs over Blacks Beach, La Jolla, California. :: Image #36561
Photo of Sea cliffs over Blacks Beach, La Jolla, California. :: Image #36560
Photo of Sea cliffs over Blacks Beach, La Jolla, California. :: Image #36559
Photo of SIO Pier. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography research pier is 1090 feet long and was built of reinforced concrete in 1988, replacing the original wooden pier built in 1915. The Scripps Pier is home to a variety of sensing equipment above and below water that collects various oceanographic data. The Scripps research diving facility is located at the foot of the pier. Fresh seawater is pumped from the pier to the many tanks and facilities of SIO, including the Birch Aquarium. The Scripps Pier is named in honor of Ellen Browning Scripps, the most significant donor and benefactor of the Institution. :: Image #36558
Photo of Torrey Pines sea cliffs at sunset, Flat Rock at low tide, looking north. :: Image #36557
Photo of Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines sea cliffs, looking north, aerial photo, La Jolla, California :: Image #36555
Photo of Summit Ridge of North Coronado Island, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36528
Photo of North Coronado Island aerial photo, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36517
Photo of Summit Ridge of North Coronado Island, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36516
Photo of California Sea Lions and Underwater Photographer Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36482
Photo of Aspen Trees and Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36451
Photo of Aspen Trees and Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36449
Photo of Aspen Trees and Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36442
Photo of Aspen Trees and Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36441
Photo of Aspen Trees and Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36440
Photo of Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36439
Photo of Sierra Nevada fall colors in soft predawn light, North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36434
Photo of Lee Vining Creek below Conness Lakes, Twenty Lakes Basin near Conness Lakes :: Image #36423
Photo of Trees and rocks in Lake Tahoe, Sand Harbor State Park :: Image #36413
Photo of SCUBA Diver and Steller Sea Lions Underwater, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36405
Photo of The Grizzly Giant Sequoia Tree in Yosemite. Giant sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum), roots spreading outward at the base of each massive tree, rise from the shaded forest floor. Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park. :: Image #36403
Photo of The Grizzly Giant Sequoia Tree in Yosemite. Giant sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum), roots spreading outward at the base of each massive tree, rise from the shaded forest floor. Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park. :: Image #36402
Photo of The Fallen Monarch tree. Giant sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum), roots spreading outward at the base of each massive tree, rise from the shaded forest floor. Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park. :: Image #36399
Photo of Sunset light on Half Dome and Clouds Rest, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36396
Photo of Sunset light on Half Dome and Clouds Rest, Tenaya Canyon at lower left, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36395
Photo of Sunset light on Half Dome and Clouds Rest, Tenaya Canyon at lower left, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36393
Photo of Sunset light on Half Dome and Clouds Rest, Tenaya Canyon at lower left, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36389
Photo of The Milky Way arches over Half Dome, and the Yosemite High Country, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36387
Photo of Sunset light on Half Dome, Tenaya Canyon at lower left, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36383
Photo of Tunnel view with El Capitan and Bridalveil Falls, in spring, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36373
Photo of Lupine bloom in burned area after a forest fire, near Wawona, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36372
Photo of Lupine bloom in burned area after a forest fire, near Wawona, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36371
Photo of Lupine bloom in burned area after a forest fire, near Wawona, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36370
Photo of Lupine bloom in burned area after a forest fire, near Wawona, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36369
Photo of Lupine bloom in burned area after a forest fire, near Wawona, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36368
Photo of Sentinel Dome summit compass marker, showing notable peaks ion the horizon in all directions, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36364
Photo of Yosemite Falls framed by Pine Trees, Cook's Meadow, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36361
Photo of Yosemite Falls over Cook's Meadow, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36359
Photo of Cathedral Rocks and wildflowers in spring, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36357
Photo of Anchored near Church Rock, with Isla Adentro just beyond. Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36238
Photo of Anchored near Church Rock, with Isla Adentro just beyond. Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36237
Photo of Anchored near Church Rock, with Isla Adentro just beyond. Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36236
Photo of Dawn on Isla Adentro at Guadalupe island, Mexico :: Image #36235
Photo of Joe Tobin with yellowfin tuna, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36234
Photo of Island geology, near Abalone Point, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36233
Photo of Motoring, south end of Guadalupe Island, Isla Afuera (left) and Isla Adentro (right) in distance. :: Image #36232
Photo of Motoring across Melpomene Cove, south end of Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36231
Photo of Motoring, south end of Guadalupe Island, Isla Afuera (left) and Isla Adentro (right) in distance. :: Image #36230
Photo of Pilot Rock Beach, Guadalupe Island :: Image #36229
Photo of Boat Horizon anchored at Butterfly Cove, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36228
Photo of Boat Horizon anchored at Butterfly Cove, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36227
Photo of Boat Horizon anchored at Butterfly Cove, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36226
Photo of Fixing the outboard on our zodiac, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36225
Photo of Joe Tobin with world record yellowtail, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36224
Photo of Isla Adentro, interesting geology, sunrise :: Image #36223
Photo of Boat Horizon anchored at Isla Afuera, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36222
Photo of Joe Tobin with world record yellowtail, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36221
Photo of Skip's Rock, Church Rock and Isla Adentro, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36220
Photo of Revillagigedos, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36210
Photo of SCUBA Diver and Steller Sea Lions Underwater, underwater photographer, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36134
Photo of SCUBA Diver and Steller Sea Lions Underwater, underwater photographer, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36132
Photo of SCUBA Diver and Steller Sea Lions Underwater, underwater photographer, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36131
Photo of Sunset on Terra Mar and the Carlsbad coastline, looking north to Oceanside, Camp Pendleton and San Onofre. Rising in the distance is San Onofre Mountain (1722') topped by a tall signal tower, one of the southern peaks in the Santa Ana Mountains. :: Image #36116
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36115
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36114
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36113
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36112
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36111
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36110
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36107
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36106
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36105
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36104
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36103
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36102
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36101
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, juveniles mock sparring, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36100
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, juveniles mock sparring, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36099
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36098
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36097
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36096
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36095
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36094
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36093
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36092
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36091
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36090
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36089
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36088
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, showing whiskers and nose, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36085
Photo of Chinese tourists in Upper Antelope Canyon, a spectacular but now-crowded slot canyon near Page, Arizona :: Image #36040
Photo of Rattlesnake Canyon, a beautiful slot canyon that is part of the larger Antelope Canyon system. Page, Arizona. :: Image #36037
Photo of Rattlesnake Canyon, a beautiful slot canyon that is part of the larger Antelope Canyon system. Page, Arizona. :: Image #36036
Photo of Rattlesnake Canyon, a beautiful slot canyon that is part of the larger Antelope Canyon system. Page, Arizona. :: Image #36035
Photo of Owl Canyon, a beautiful slot canyon that is part of the larger Antelope Canyon system. Page, Arizona. :: Image #36033
Photo of Owl Canyon, a beautiful slot canyon that is part of the larger Antelope Canyon system. Page, Arizona. :: Image #36031
Photo of Owl Canyon, a beautiful slot canyon that is part of the larger Antelope Canyon system. Page, Arizona. :: Image #36029
Photo of Vermillion Cliffs at Sunrise, Page, Arizona :: Image #36027
Photo of Canyon X, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona. Slot canyons are formed when water and wind erode a cut through a (usually sandstone) mesa, producing a very narrow passage that may be as slim as a few feet and a hundred feet or more in height. :: Image #36018
Photo of Canyon X, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona. Slot canyons are formed when water and wind erode a cut through a (usually sandstone) mesa, producing a very narrow passage that may be as slim as a few feet and a hundred feet or more in height. :: Image #36016
Photo of Canyon X, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona. Slot canyons are formed when water and wind erode a cut through a (usually sandstone) mesa, producing a very narrow passage that may be as slim as a few feet and a hundred feet or more in height. :: Image #36015
Photo of Canyon X, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona. Slot canyons are formed when water and wind erode a cut through a (usually sandstone) mesa, producing a very narrow passage that may be as slim as a few feet and a hundred feet or more in height. :: Image #36012
Photo of Canyon X, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona. Slot canyons are formed when water and wind erode a cut through a (usually sandstone) mesa, producing a very narrow passage that may be as slim as a few feet and a hundred feet or more in height. :: Image #36011
Photo of Canyon X, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona. Slot canyons are formed when water and wind erode a cut through a (usually sandstone) mesa, producing a very narrow passage that may be as slim as a few feet and a hundred feet or more in height. :: Image #36010
Photo of Canyon X, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona. Slot canyons are formed when water and wind erode a cut through a (usually sandstone) mesa, producing a very narrow passage that may be as slim as a few feet and a hundred feet or more in height. :: Image #36008
Photo of Canyon X, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona. Slot canyons are formed when water and wind erode a cut through a (usually sandstone) mesa, producing a very narrow passage that may be as slim as a few feet and a hundred feet or more in height. :: Image #36007
Photo of The Watchman and Virgin River under a full moon. The full moon illuminates Zion National Park at night :: Image #36004
Photo of Full moon illuminates Zion National Park at night :: Image #36003
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35997
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, closely approaches cameraman, Argentina :: Image #35984
Photo of White southern right whale calf underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35983
Photo of Southern right whale rostrum, showing callosities and whale lice, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35982
Photo of Southern right whale fluke underwater, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #35981
Photo of Guanaco, Lama guanicoe, Valdes Peninsula, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #35980
Photo of Guanaco, Lama guanicoe, Valdes Peninsula, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #35979
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, closely approaches cameraman, Argentina :: Image #35978
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, closely approaches cameraman, Argentina :: Image #35977
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, closely approaches cameraman, Argentina :: Image #35976
Photo of Southern right whales very close to shore, people watching from the beach, aerial photo, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #35975
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf in shallow water, aerial photo, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #35974
Photo of Southern right whale raising fluke out of the water, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #35973
Photo of Two southern right whale rostrums, showing callosities and whale lice, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35972
Photo of Southern right whale spouting at sunset, blowing, exhaling, Eubalaena australis, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #35971
Photo of Spectacular Horseshoe Bend sunrise. The Colorado River makes a 180-degree turn at Horseshoe Bend. Here the river has eroded the Navajo sandstone for eons, digging a canyon 1100-feet deep :: Image #35940
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona :: Image #35937
Photo of Southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35929
Photo of Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35925
Photo of Southern right whale blow, exhaling, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35922
Photo of White southern right whale calf underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35921
Photo of Carlsbad Coast Highway Sunset, North Ponto to Oceanside with Camp Pendleton in the distance. Rising in the distance is San Onofre Mountain (1722') topped by a tall signal tower, one of the southern peaks in the Santa Ana Mountains. :: Image #35905
Photo of Aerial Photo of North Coronado Island, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35895
Photo of Young California sea lions playing underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35887
Photo of Portrait of a young California sea lion underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35886
Photo of Young California sea lions playing underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35885
Photo of Young California sea lions playing underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35884
Photo of Young California sea lions playing underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35883
Photo of Portrait of a young California sea lion underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35882
Photo of Portrait of a young California sea lion underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35881
Photo of Young California sea lions playing underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35880
Photo of Portrait of a young California sea lion underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35879
Photo of California sea lion playing with rocks underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35878
Photo of Morning fog over Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve :: Image #35852
Photo of Morning mist over Olivenhain township, North County, San Diego :: Image #35851
Photo of Sunrise on Paiute Peak, over North Lake in the eastern Sierra Nevada :: Image #35831
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35824
Photo of View from Mt. Woodson and Potato Chip Rock, over San Diego and Poway :: Image #35817
Photo of View from Iron Mountain, over Poway and San Diego :: Image #35811
Photo of Volcanic Rift Terrain, Southern Iceland :: Image #35750
Photo of Highlands of Southern Iceland, Aerial View :: Image #35749
Photo of Glacial river, highlands of Southern Iceland :: Image #35748
Photo of Glacial river, highlands of Southern Iceland :: Image #35747
Photo of Langisjor Iceland, Aerial View :: Image #35746
Photo of Volcanic Rift Terrain, Southern Iceland :: Image #35745
Photo of Glacial river, highlands of Southern Iceland :: Image #35744
Photo of Glacial river, highlands of Southern Iceland :: Image #35743
Photo of Landmannalaugar highlands region of Iceland, aerial view. :: Image #35741
Photo of Highlands of Southern Iceland, Aerial View :: Image #35740
Photo of Landmannalaugar highlands region of Iceland, aerial view. :: Image #35737
Photo of Landmannalaugar highlands region of Iceland, aerial view. :: Image #35736
Photo of Glacier, Skaftafell / Vatnajokull National Park, Southern Iceland :: Image #35735
Photo of La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world. :: Image #35643
Photo of Trocadero. The Trocadero, site of the Palais de Chaillot, is an area of Paris, France, in the 16th arrondissement, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. :: Image #35642
Photo of La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world. :: Image #35641
Photo of Chaos at the Mona Lisa, Musee du Louvre :: Image #35640
Photo of The Raft of the Medusa, 1818-19, Theodore Gericault., Musee du Louvre, Paris :: Image #35639
Photo of Musee du Louvre :: Image #35638
Photo of Italian Gallery artwork, Musee du Louvre :: Image #35637
Photo of Saint Michael Vanquishing Satan, Rafael, Musee du Louvre :: Image #35636
Photo of Water Lilies, Claude Monet, Musee de lOrangerie :: Image #35635
Photo of Baigneuse aux cheveux longs, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1895, Musee de lOrangerie :: Image #35634
Photo of Fleurs dans un vase, Pierre-Auguste Renoire, Musee de lOrangerie :: Image #35633
Photo of Argenteuil, Claude Monet, Musee de lOrangerie :: Image #35632
Photo of Fruits, serviette et boite a lait by Paul Cezanne, Musee de lOrangerie :: Image #35631
Photo of Paysage by Paul Gauguin, Musee de lOrangerie :: Image #35630
Photo of Luxe, calme et volupte, 1904 by Henri Matisse, Le Centre Pompidou :: Image #35629
Photo of Femmes devant la mer, 1956, Pablo Picasso, Le Centre Pompidou. Paris :: Image #35628
Photo of Tutto, Alighiero Boetti, 1987, Le Centre Pompidou. Paris :: Image #35627
Photo of La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world. :: Image #35626
Photo of Marie Antoinette with her two eldest children, Marie-Therese Charlotte and the Dauphin Louis Joseph, in the Petit Trianon's gardens, by Adolf Ulrik Wertmuller, Chateau de Versailles, Paris :: Image #35625
Photo of Statue, Chateau de Versailles, Paris :: Image #35624
Photo of The Battle of Bouvines on 27 July 1214. Artist: Vernet, Horace (1789-1863), Chateau de Versailles, Paris :: Image #35623
Photo of Gallery in Chateau de Versailles, Paris :: Image #35622
Photo of Bassin de Latone, Basin of Leto, Chateau de Versailles, Paris :: Image #35621
Photo of Pont Alexandre III, Paris :: Image #35620
Photo of Palais du Luxembourg, Paris. Jardin du Luxembourg. The Jardin du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg Gardens, is the second largest public park in Paris located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. The park is the garden of the French Senate, which is itself housed in the Luxembourg Palace :: Image #35619
Photo of Les cypres a Cagnes by Henri Edmond Cross, Musee d'Orsay, Paris :: Image #35618
Photo of La Voile Verte, 1904, Paul Signac, Musee d'Orsay, Paris :: Image #35617
Photo of Entrance to the Port of La Rochelle, 1921, Paul Signac, Musee d'Orsay, Paris, Musee d'Orsay, Paris :: Image #35616
Photo of Water Lily Pond, Green Harmony, 1899, Claude Monet, Musee d'Orsay, Paris :: Image #35615
Photo of Eglise de Knokke, 1894, Camille Pissarro, Musee d'Orsay, Paris :: Image #35614
Photo of City Dance, Country Dance, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Musee d'Orsay, Paris :: Image #35613
Photo of Ceiling Detail, Musee du Louvre, Paris :: Image #35612
Photo of Madonna Enthroned with Saints Catherine and Rose of Alexandria and two angels, Pietro Perugino, 1489 - 1492, Musee du Louvre, Paris :: Image #35611
Photo of Gallery in the Musee du Louvre, Paris :: Image #35610
Photo of The Shepherd Faustulus Bringing Romulus and Remus to his Wife, Nicolas Mignard (1654), Musee du Louvre, Paris :: Image #35609
Photo of Lettering on the front of the Pantheon, Rome :: Image #35573
Photo of Foro di Cesare, Forum of Caesar, Rome :: Image #35572
Photo of Ornate Ceiling Details, Vatican Museums, Vatican City :: Image #35571
Photo of Statuary, Vatican Museum, Vatican City :: Image #35570
Photo of Saint Peter's Basilica interior, Vatican City :: Image #35569
Photo of Saint Peter's Basilica interior, Vatican City :: Image #35568
Photo of Saint Peter's Basilica interior, Vatican City :: Image #35567
Photo of Saint Peter's Basilica interior, Vatican City :: Image #35566
Photo of Saint Peter's Basilica interior, Vatican City :: Image #35565
Photo of Saint Peter's Basilica over the Tiber River, Vatican City :: Image #35564
Photo of Ancient Roman ruins on the Palatine Hill, Rome :: Image #35563
Photo of Panoramic view of the Roman Forum, Rome :: Image #35562
Photo of Borghese Gardens, Rome :: Image #35561
Photo of Borghese Gardens, Rome :: Image #35560
Photo of Trevi Fountain, Rome :: Image #35559
Photo of Pantheon at Dawn, Rome :: Image #35558
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35523
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35522
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35521
Photo of Urticina anemone and forest of bull kelp, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35520
Photo of Red Irish Lord sculpinfish, Browning Pass, British Columbia :: Image #35519
Photo of Invertebrate life clings to stalks of bull kelp. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35518
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35517
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35516
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35515
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35514
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35513
Photo of Starfish cling to a rocky reef, surrounded by other colorful invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35512
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35511
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35510
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35509
Photo of Anemones are found in abundance on a spectacular British Columbia underwater reef, rich with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35508
Photo of Starfish cling to a rocky reef, surrounded by other colorful invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35507
Photo of Starfish cling to a rocky reef, surrounded by other colorful invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35506
Photo of Gods Pocket Dive Resort, Hurst Island :: Image #35505
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35504
Photo of Typical vibrant invertebrate life, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35503
Photo of White metridium anemones fed by strong ocean currents, cover a cold water reef teeming with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35502
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35501
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35500
Photo of Yellow sulphur sponge and white metridium anemones, on a cold water reef teeming with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35499
Photo of Starfish cling to a rocky reef, surrounded by other colorful invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35498
Photo of Yellow sulphur sponge and white metridium anemones, on a cold water reef teeming with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35497
Photo of White metridium anemones fed by strong ocean currents, cover a cold water reef teeming with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35496
Photo of Staples and Kent Islands, British Columbia, aerial photo :: Image #35495
Photo of Basket Star and Giant Metridium anemone, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35494
Photo of Bull kelp forest near Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #35493
Photo of Bull kelp forest near Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #35492
Photo of Bull kelp forest near Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #35491
Photo of Bull kelp forest near Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #35490
Photo of Bull kelp forest near Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #35489
Photo of Stars at night over Hurst Island, Gods Pocket Resort :: Image #35488
Photo of Pink Soft Coral, Gersemia Rubiformis, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35487
Photo of Anemones are found in abundance on a spectacular British Columbia underwater reef, rich with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35486
Photo of White metridium anemones fed by strong ocean currents, cover a cold water reef teeming with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35485
Photo of White metridium anemones fed by strong ocean currents, cover a cold water reef teeming with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35484
Photo of Pink Soft Coral (Gersemia Rubiformis), and Plumose Anemones (Metridium senile) cover the ocean reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35483
Photo of Pink Soft Coral (Gersemia Rubiformis), and Plumose Anemones (Metridium senile) cover the ocean reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35482
Photo of Pink Soft Coral (Gersemia Rubiformis), and Plumose Anemones (Metridium senile) cover the ocean reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35481
Photo of White metridium anemones fed by strong ocean currents, cover a cold water reef teeming with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35480
Photo of Typical vibrant invertebrate life, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35479
Photo of White metridium anemones fed by strong ocean currents, cover a cold water reef teeming with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35478
Photo of White metridium anemones fed by strong ocean currents, cover a cold water reef teeming with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35477
Photo of Fleshy Sea Pen, Ptilosarcus gurneyi, Vancouver Island :: Image #35476
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35475
Photo of Stars at night over Hurst Island, Gods Pocket Resort :: Image #35474
Photo of Stars at night over Hurst Island, Gods Pocket Resort :: Image #35473
Photo of Pink Soft Coral (Gersemia Rubiformis), and Plumose Anemones (Metridium senile) cover the ocean reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35472
Photo of Pink Soft Coral (Gersemia Rubiformis), and Plumose Anemones (Metridium senile) cover the ocean reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35471
Photo of Starfish cling to a rocky reef, surrounded by other colorful invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35470
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35469
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35468
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35467
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35466
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35465
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35464
Photo of Lucan Islands and Browning Pass, aerial photo, Canada :: Image #35463
Photo of Dive Boat Hurst Island, Browning Pass, aerial photo, Canada :: Image #35462
Photo of Dive Boat Hurst Island, Browning Pass, aerial photo, Canada :: Image #35461
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35460
Photo of Starfish cling to a rocky reef, surrounded by other colorful invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35459
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35458
Photo of Sea urchins cling to a shallow reef in Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35457
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35456
Photo of Starfish cling to a rocky reef, surrounded by other colorful invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35455
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35454
Photo of Red Nudibranch, Dendronotus rufus, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35453
Photo of Hooded Nudibranch Melibe leonina swimming in mid water column, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35452
Photo of Alabaster Nudibranch, white-lined dirona, Dirona albolineata, Vancouver Island :: Image #35451
Photo of Clown Nudibranch, Triopha catalinae, Browning Passage, Vancouver Island :: Image #35450
Photo of Hooded Nudibranch Melibe leonina swimming in mid water column, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35449
Photo of Red Irish Lord eye detail, Browning Pass, British Columbia :: Image #35448
Photo of Hooded Nudibranch Melibe leonina swimming in mid water column, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35447
Photo of Chiton, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35446
Photo of Red Irish Lord fin detail, Browning Pass, British Columbia :: Image #35445
Photo of Starfish detail, sea star skin details, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35444
Photo of Starfish detail, sea star skin details, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35443
Photo of Urticina anemone mouth detail, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35442
Photo of Starfish cling to a rocky reef, surrounded by other colorful invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35441
Photo of Typical vibrant invertebrate life, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35440
Photo of Anemones are found in abundance on a spectacular British Columbia underwater reef, rich with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35439
Photo of Starfish cling to a rocky reef, surrounded by other colorful invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35438
Photo of Anemones are found in abundance on a spectacular British Columbia underwater reef, rich with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35437
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35436
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35435
Photo of Beautiful tableau of cold water invetebrate life on a Vancouver Island reef, Browning Pass :: Image #35434
Photo of Shallow water reef with coniferous forest hanging over the water, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35433
Photo of Colorful starfish (sea stars) cling to the reef, covered with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35432
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35431
Photo of Metridium senile anemones cover the reef below a forest of bull kelp, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35430
Photo of Beautiful tableau of cold water invetebrate life on a Vancouver Island reef, Browning Pass :: Image #35429
Photo of Mussels gather on a rocky reef, filtering nutrients from passing ocean currents. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35428
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #35427
Photo of Colorful starfish (sea stars) cling to the reef, covered with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35426
Photo of Starfish cling to a rocky reef, surrounded by other colorful invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35425
Photo of Barnacle and sea star, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35424
Photo of A forest of bull kelp rises above a colorful cold water reef, rich with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35423
Photo of Fleshy Sea Pen, Ptilosarcus gurneyi, Vancouver Island :: Image #35422
Photo of Colorful reef scene on Vancouver Island, known for its underwater landscapes teeming with rich invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35421
Photo of Basket Star and Giant Metridium anemone, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35420
Photo of Colorful reef scene on Vancouver Island, known for its underwater landscapes teeming with rich invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. :: Image #35419
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #35212
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #35185
Photo of Arizona lupine is a common early spring ephemeral wildflower of the Colorado Desert. The purple-pink flowers show a yellow spot on the upper petal, which changes in color to red once the flower has been pollinated to discourage insects from visiting it after pollination :: Image #35180
Photo of Desert Sunflower Blooming Across Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35179
Photo of Desert Lily Hersperocallis undulata, Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35178
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color :: Image #35177
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35176
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange :: Image #35165
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange :: Image #35164
Photo of California sea lion wounded from entanglement in fishing line, La Jolla :: Image #35161
Photo of Northern elephant seals, Piedras Blancas :: Image #35155
Photo of Northern elephant seals, Piedras Blancas :: Image #35154
Photo of Northern elephant seals, Piedras Blancas :: Image #35153
Photo of Northern elephant seals, Piedras Blancas :: Image #35151
Photo of Northern elephant seals, Piedras Blancas :: Image #35148
Photo of Northern elephant seals, Piedras Blancas :: Image #35146
Photo of Northern elephant seals, Piedras Blancas :: Image #35145
Photo of Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males :: Image #35143
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California :: Image #35142
Photo of Northern elephant seals, Piedras Blancas :: Image #35141
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #35128
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach at Sunset, La Jolla, Mount Soledad and Blacks Beach in the distance :: Image #35112
Photo of Del Mar Railroad Tracks and Coastline :: Image #35111
Photo of Del Mar Beach at Sunset, northern San Diego County :: Image #35110
Photo of Sunset Clouds over the Pacific Ocean, Del Mar :: Image #35109
Photo of South Coronado Island, aerial photo :: Image #35108
Photo of South Coronado Island, aerial photo :: Image #35107
Photo of Middle Coronado Island, aerial photo :: Image #35105
Photo of Middle Coronado Island, aerial photo :: Image #35104
Photo of Middle Coronado Island, aerial photo :: Image #35103
Photo of Middle Coronado Island, aerial photo :: Image #35102
Photo of Middle Coronado Island, aerial photo :: Image #35101
Photo of South Coronado Island, aerial photo :: Image #35090
Photo of Del Mar Beach at Sunset, northern San Diego County :: Image #35069
Photo of Del Mar Beach at Sunset, northern San Diego County :: Image #35068
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach at Sunset, La Jolla, Mount Soledad and Blacks Beach in the distance :: Image #35064
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach at Sunset, La Jolla, Mount Soledad and Blacks Beach in the distance :: Image #35060
Photo of Sunset Clouds over the Pacific Ocean, Del Mar :: Image #35059
Photo of California sea lion with strange eyes, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35056
Photo of California sea lion with strange eyes, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35055
Photo of California sea lion, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35054
Photo of Beautiful Coral Reef Scene, Fiji :: Image #35047
Photo of Beautiful Coral Reef Scene, Fiji :: Image #35046
Photo of Beautiful Coral Reef Scene, Fiji :: Image #35045
Photo of Beautiful Coral Reef Scene, Fiji :: Image #35044
Photo of Vibrant displays of color among dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #35043
Photo of Vibrant displays of color among dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #35042
Photo of Vibrant displays of color among dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #35041
Photo of Beautiful Coral Reef Scene, Fiji :: Image #35040
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents :: Image #35039
Photo of Fiji is the soft coral capital of the world, Seen here are beautifully colorful dendronephthya soft corals reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #35038
Photo of Beautiful Coral Reef Scene, Fiji :: Image #35037
Photo of Closeup view of colorful dendronephthya soft corals, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #35036
Photo of Beautiful Coral Reef Scene, Fiji :: Image #35035
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #35034
Photo of Fiji is the soft coral capital of the world, Seen here are beautifully colorful dendronephthya soft corals reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #35033
Photo of Fiji is the soft coral capital of the world, Seen here are beautifully colorful dendronephthya soft corals reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #35032
Photo of Leather coral, Sinularia sp., Fiji :: Image #35031
Photo of Fiji is the soft coral capital of the world, Seen here are beautifully colorful dendronephthya soft corals reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #35030
Photo of Symphyllia brain coral on tropical coral reef, Fiji :: Image #35029
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians :: Image #35028
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians :: Image #35027
Photo of Closeup view of colorful dendronephthya soft corals, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #35026
Photo of Closeup view of colorful dendronephthya soft corals, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #35025
Photo of Anthias fishes school over the colorful Fijian coral reef, everything taking advantage of currents that bring planktonic food. Fiji :: Image #35024
Photo of Anthias fishes school over the colorful Fijian coral reef, everything taking advantage of currents that bring planktonic food. Fiji :: Image #35023
Photo of Anthias fishes school over the colorful Fijian coral reef, everything taking advantage of currents that bring planktonic food. Fiji :: Image #35022
Photo of Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides, Many-spotted sweetlips, Fiji :: Image #35021
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #35020
Photo of Brilliantly colored orange and pink anthias fishes, schooling in strong ocean currents next to the coral reef which is their home. Fiji :: Image #35019
Photo of Brilliantly colored orange and pink anthias fishes, schooling in strong ocean currents next to the coral reef which is their home. Fiji :: Image #35018
Photo of Closeup view of colorful dendronephthya soft corals, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #35017
Photo of Brilliantly colored orange and pink anthias fishes, schooling in strong ocean currents next to the coral reef which is their home. Fiji :: Image #35016
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #35015
Photo of Anthias fish school around green fan coral, Fiji :: Image #35014
Photo of Brilliantly colored orange and pink anthias fishes, schooling in strong ocean currents next to the coral reef which is their home. Fiji :: Image #35013
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral on coral reef, Fiji :: Image #35012
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #35011
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #35010
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #35009
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #35008
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral polyp detail, close up view, Fiji. :: Image #35007
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral polyp detail, close up view, Fiji. :: Image #35006
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #35005
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #35004
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #35003
Photo of Blackside hawkfish on hard coral, Paracirrhites forsteri, close-up, Fiji :: Image #35002
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #35001
Photo of Ring-tailed cardinal fish, Ostorhinchus aureus, Fiji :: Image #35000
Photo of Golden Damselfish, Fiji :: Image #34999
Photo of Bignose Unicornfish, Naso vlamingii, being cleaned by a small wrasse, Fiji :: Image #34998
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #34997
Photo of Chaetodon ulietensis Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish, Fiji :: Image #34996
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34995
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #34994
Photo of Anthias fishes school in strong currents over a Fijian coral reef, with various hard and soft corals, sea fans and anemones on display. Fiji :: Image #34993
Photo of Bluestripe clownfish, Amphiprion chrysopterus, Fiji :: Image #34992
Photo of Blackback butterflyfish, Chaetodon melannotus, Fiji :: Image #34991
Photo of Lyretail Anthias foraging for bits of food passing by in ocean currents, Pseudanthias squamipinnis, Fiji :: Image #34990
Photo of Fiji Barberi Clownfish, Amphiprion barberi, hiding among anemone tentacles, Fiji :: Image #34989
Photo of Beautiful Coral Reef Scene, Fiji :: Image #34981
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34980
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34979
Photo of Vibrant displays of color among dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34978
Photo of Acropora table coral on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. :: Image #34977
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34976
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34975
Photo of Fiji is the soft coral capital of the world, Seen here are beautifully colorful dendronephthya soft corals reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34974
Photo of Beautiful Coral Reef Scene, Fiji :: Image #34973
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34972
Photo of Fiji is the soft coral capital of the world, Seen here are beautifully colorful dendronephthya soft corals reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34971
Photo of Fiji is the soft coral capital of the world, Seen here are beautifully colorful dendronephthya soft corals reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34970
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34969
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians :: Image #34968
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians :: Image #34967
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians :: Image #34966
Photo of Leather coral, Sinularia sp., Fiji :: Image #34965
Photo of Closeup view of colorful dendronephthya soft corals, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34964
Photo of Anthias fishes school over the colorful Fijian coral reef, everything taking advantage of currents that bring planktonic food. Fiji :: Image #34963
Photo of Anthias fishes school in strong currents above hard and soft corals on a Fijian coral reef, Fiji :: Image #34962
Photo of Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34961
Photo of Anthias fishes school over the colorful Fijian coral reef, everything taking advantage of currents that bring planktonic food. Fiji :: Image #34960
Photo of Closeup view of colorful dendronephthya soft corals, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34959
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral on coral reef, Fiji :: Image #34958
Photo of Brilliantly colored orange and pink anthias fishes, schooling in strong ocean currents next to the coral reef which is their home. Fiji :: Image #34957
Photo of Anthias fish school around green fan coral, Fiji :: Image #34956
Photo of Closeup view of colorful dendronephthya soft corals, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34955
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34954
Photo of Spectacular display of pristine cabbage coral, Turbinaria reniformis, in Nigali Pass on Gao Island, Fiji :: Image #34953
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34952
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34951
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents :: Image #34950
Photo of Closeup view of colorful dendronephthya soft corals, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji. :: Image #34949
Photo of Sinularia flexibilis finger leather soft coral, Fiji :: Image #34948
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #34947
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral polyp detail, close up view, Fiji. :: Image #34946
Photo of Crinoid feather star closeup view of tentacles, which it extends into ocean currents, Fiji. :: Image #34945
Photo of Ring-tailed cardinal fish, Ostorhinchus aureus, Fiji :: Image #34944
Photo of Coral Hind, Cephalopholis miniata, also known as Coral Trout and Coral Grouper, Fiji :: Image #34943
Photo of Blackside hawkfish on hard coral, Paracirrhites forsteri, close-up, Fiji :: Image #34942
Photo of Colorful and exotic coral reef in Fiji, with soft corals, hard corals, anthias fishes, anemones, and sea fan gorgonians. :: Image #34941
Photo of Colorful and exotic coral reef in Fiji, with soft corals, hard corals, anthias fishes, anemones, and sea fan gorgonians. :: Image #34940
Photo of Acropora table coral on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. :: Image #34939
Photo of Anthias fish school around green fan coral, Fiji :: Image #34938
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with Plexauridae sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #34937
Photo of Aerial View of Vatu-i-Ra Coral Seascape, Fiji :: Image #34706
Photo of Aerial View of Vatu-i-Ra Coral Seascape, Fiji :: Image #34705
Photo of Aerial View of Vatu-i-Ra Coral Seascape, Fiji :: Image #34704
Photo of Aerial View of Vatu-i-Ra Coral Seascape, Fiji :: Image #34703
Photo of Aerial View of Gau Island, Fiji :: Image #34702
Photo of Aerial View of Gau Island, Fiji :: Image #34701
Photo of Aerial View of Gau Island, Fiji :: Image #34700
Photo of Aerial View of Gau Island, Fiji :: Image #34699
Photo of Aerial View of Namena Marine Reserve and Coral Reefs, Namena Island, Fiji :: Image #34698
Photo of Aerial View of Namena Marine Reserve and Coral Reefs, Namena Island, Fiji :: Image #34697
Photo of Aerial View of Namena Marine Reserve and Coral Reefs, Namena Island, Fiji :: Image #34696
Photo of Aerial View of Namena Marine Reserve and Coral Reefs, Namena Island, Fiji :: Image #34695
Photo of Aerial View of Namena Island, Fiji :: Image #34694
Photo of Aerial View of Namena Marine Reserve and Coral Reefs, Namena Island, Fiji :: Image #34693
Photo of Dive Boat Naia, at anchor in the Vatu I Ra passage, Bligh Waters, Fiji :: Image #34692
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen and Elly, Underwater Structure. :: Image #34674
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen and Elly, Underwater Structure. :: Image #34673
Photo of Early Snow and Late Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Colors, Asheville, North Carolina :: Image #34653
Photo of Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Colors, Asheville, North Carolina :: Image #34646
Photo of Early Snow and Late Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Colors, Asheville, North Carolina :: Image #34645
Photo of Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Colors, Asheville, North Carolina :: Image #34639
Photo of Garibaldi and gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. Catalina Island, California, USA :: Image #34623
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest. Catalina Island, California, USA :: Image #34621
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest. Catalina Island, California, USA :: Image #34620
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest. Catalina Island, California, USA :: Image #34619
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest. Catalina Island, California, USA :: Image #34618
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest. Catalina Island, California, USA :: Image #34617
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34608
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34607
Photo of California sea lion, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34598
Photo of California sea lions underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34597
Photo of California sea lion, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34596
Photo of California sea lion, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34595
Photo of California sea lion, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34593
Photo of California sea lion, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34591
Photo of California sea lion, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34590
Photo of California sea lion, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34589
Photo of California sea lion, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34588
Photo of California sea lion, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34587
Photo of California sea lions underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34586
Photo of Invasive sargassum, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34573
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #34563
Photo of Blue whale raising fluke, prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting its tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #34562
Photo of Blue whale, Balaenoptera Musculus, Southern California :: Image #34561
Photo of Blue whale raising fluke, prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting its tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #34559
Photo of Black Oaks below El Capitan, Quercus kelloggii, El Capitan meadow, Yosemite Valley :: Image #34558
Photo of Black Oaks below El Capitan, Quercus kelloggii, El Capitan meadow, Yosemite Valley :: Image #34556
Photo of Black Oaks below El Capitan, Quercus kelloggii, El Capitan meadow, Yosemite Valley :: Image #34555
Photo of Black Oaks below El Capitan, Quercus kelloggii, El Capitan meadow, Yosemite Valley :: Image #34554
Photo of Merced River and Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park :: Image #34553
Photo of Upper Yosemite Falls near peak flow in spring. Yosemite Falls, at 2425 feet tall (730m) is the tallest waterfall in North America and fifth tallest in the world :: Image #34550
Photo of Yosemite Falls and Cooks Meadow in spring, Yosemite National Park :: Image #34549
Photo of Yosemite Falls is reflected in a springtime pool in flooded Cooks Meadow, Yosemite Valley :: Image #34548
Photo of Yosemite Falls rises above the Merced River, viewed from the Swinging Bridge. The 2425' falls is the tallest in North America :: Image #34547
Photo of Bridalveil Falls and Cathedral Rocks, Sunset, Yosemite National Park :: Image #34544
Photo of Yosemite Valley Tunnel View, Storm clouds, Yosemite National Park :: Image #34538
Photo of Molokai at Sunrise from Napili Point, West Maui, Hawaii :: Image #34536
Photo of Napili Bay in West Maui, Hawaii :: Image #34529
Photo of Waihee Ridge trail overlooking Waihee Canyon, Maui, Hawaii, Panoramic Photo :: Image #34524
Photo of Waihee Canyon from Waihee Ridge, Maui, Hawaii, Panoramic Photo :: Image #34522
Photo of Pocillopora coral head, Napili, Maui, Hawaii :: Image #34520
Photo of Pocillopora coral head, Napili, Maui, Hawaii :: Image #34519
Photo of Invertebrate life covers the undersea pilings of a oil platform. :: Image #34498
Photo of Gods Pocket Resort, on Hurst Island, part of Gods Pocket Provincial Park. :: Image #34497
Photo of Gods Pocket Resort, on Hurst Island, part of Gods Pocket Provincial Park. :: Image #34496
Photo of God's Pocket Resort, Hurst Island, God's Pocket Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #34495
Photo of Chrome Island (foreground) and Denman Island, Hornby Island in the distance :: Image #34494
Photo of Seymour Narrows, between Vancouver Island and Quadra Island, Seymour Narrows is about 750 meters wide and has currents reaching 15 knots. Aerial photo. :: Image #34493
Photo of Seymour Narrows with strong tidal currents. Between Vancouver Island and Quadra Island, Seymour Narrows is about 750 meters wide and has currents reaching 15 knots. Aerial photo. :: Image #34492
Photo of Seymour Narrows with strong tidal currents. Between Vancouver Island and Quadra Island, Seymour Narrows is about 750 meters wide and has currents reaching 15 knots. Aerial photo. :: Image #34491
Photo of Seymour Narrows with strong tidal currents. Between Vancouver Island and Quadra Island, Seymour Narrows is about 750 meters wide and has currents reaching 15 knots. Aerial photo. :: Image #34490
Photo of Hurst Island and Gods Pocket Provincial Park, aerial photo. :: Image #34489
Photo of Hurst Island, Balaklava Island (left) and Gods Pocket Provincial Park, aerial photo. :: Image #34488
Photo of Hurst Island and Gods Pocket Provincial Park, aerial photo. :: Image #34487
Photo of Hurst Island and Gods Pocket Provincial Park, aerial photo. :: Image #34486
Photo of Balaklava Island and Browning Pass, location of the best cold water diving in the world, aerial photo. :: Image #34485
Photo of Hurst Island and Gods Pocket Provincial Park, aerial photo. :: Image #34484
Photo of Gods Pocket Resort, on Hurst Island, part of Gods Pocket Provincial Park, aerial photo :: Image #34483
Photo of Gods Pocket Resort, on Hurst Island, part of Gods Pocket Provincial Park, aerial photo :: Image #34482
Photo of Hurst Island and Gods Pocket Provincial Park, aerial photo. :: Image #34481
Photo of Gods Pocket Resort, on Hurst Island, part of Gods Pocket Provincial Park, aerial photo :: Image #34480
Photo of Hurst Island coastline aerial photo, God's Pocket Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #34478
Photo of Gods Pocket Resort, on Hurst Island, part of Gods Pocket Provincial Park, aerial photo :: Image #34477
Photo of Gods Pocket Resort, on Hurst Island, part of Gods Pocket Provincial Park, aerial photo :: Image #34476
Photo of Gods Pocket Resort, on Hurst Island, part of Gods Pocket Provincial Park, aerial photo :: Image #34470
Photo of Gods Pocket Resort, on Hurst Island, part of Gods Pocket Provincial Park, aerial photo :: Image #34465
Photo of Hurst Island and Gods Pocket Provincial Park, aerial photo. :: Image #34464
Photo of Plumose anemones cover the ocean reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34457
Photo of Plumose anemones cover the ocean reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34456
Photo of Plumose anemones cover the ocean reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34455
Photo of Rich invertebrate life on British Columbia marine reef. Plumose anemones, yellow sulphur sponges and pink soft corals, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34454
Photo of Plumose anemones cover the ocean reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34453
Photo of Rich invertebrate life on British Columbia marine reef. Plumose anemones, yellow sulphur sponges and pink soft corals, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34452
Photo of Rich invertebrate life on British Columbia marine reef. Plumose anemones, yellow sulphur sponges and pink soft corals, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34451
Photo of Rich invertebrate life on British Columbia marine reef. Plumose anemones, yellow sulphur sponges and pink soft corals, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34450
Photo of Colorful Metridium anemones, pink Gersemia soft corals, yellow suphur sponges cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34449
Photo of Colorful Metridium anemones, pink Gersemia soft corals, yellow suphur sponges cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34448
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34447
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34446
Photo of Plumose anemones and Bull Kelp on British Columbia marine reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34445
Photo of Bull kelp forest near Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #34444
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34443
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34442
Photo of Plumose anemones, bull kelp and pink soft corals, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34441
Photo of Plumose anemones, bull kelp and pink soft corals, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34440
Photo of Plumose anemones and Bull Kelp on British Columbia marine reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34439
Photo of Colorful anemones and soft corals, bryozoans and kelp cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34438
Photo of Anemones and kelp cover a colorful reef in British Columbia, near Queen Charlotte Strait and Vancouver Island. Strong tidal currents bring rich nutrients to the invertebrates clinging to these rocks. :: Image #34437
Photo of Colorful anemones and soft corals, bryozoans and kelp cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34436
Photo of Colorful anemones cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34435
Photo of Colorful anemones and soft corals, bryozoans and kelp cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34434
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34433
Photo of Colorful anemones and soft corals, bryozoans and kelp cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34432
Photo of Colorful anemones and soft corals, bryozoans and kelp cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34431
Photo of Colorful anemones and soft corals, bryozoans and kelp cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34430
Photo of Colorful anemones and soft corals, bryozoans and kelp cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34429
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemones cover underwater reef, Browning Pass, northern Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34428
Photo of Colorful anemones and soft corals, bryozoans and kelp cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34427
Photo of Beautiful Anemone on Rocky Reef near Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #34426
Photo of Pink Soft Coral and Barnacle, Gersemia Rubiformis, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #34425
Photo of Pink Soft Coral, Gersemia Rubiformis, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #34424
Photo of Beautiful Anemone on Rocky Reef near Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #34423
Photo of Beautiful Anemone on Rocky Reef near Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #34422
Photo of Beautiful Anemone on Rocky Reef near Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #34421
Photo of Beautiful Anemone on Rocky Reef near Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #34420
Photo of Anemones cling to Bull Kelp Stalk, Browning Pass, British Columbia :: Image #34419
Photo of Beautiful Anemone on Rocky Reef near Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #34418
Photo of Beautiful Anemone on Rocky Reef near Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #34417
Photo of Sea Lemon, Anisodoris nobilis, Vancouver Island :: Image #34416
Photo of Spotted Leopard Dorid, Diaulula odonoghuei, Vancouver Island :: Image #34415
Photo of Clown Nudibranch, Triopha catalinae, Browning Passage, Vancouver Island :: Image #34414
Photo of Urticina columbiana Sand Rose Anemone, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #34413
Photo of Urticina columbiana Sand Rose Anemone, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #34412
Photo of Colorful Metridium anemones, pink Gersemia soft corals, yellow suphur sponges cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34411
Photo of Colorful anemones and soft corals, bryozoans and kelp cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34410
Photo of Bull kelp forest near Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Strait, anemones cling to the kelp stalks, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #34409
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #34408
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #34407
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #34406
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #34405
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #34404
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #34403
Photo of The Fish Eating Anemone Urticina piscivora, a large colorful anemone found on the rocky underwater reefs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia :: Image #34402
Photo of Colorful starfish cling to submarine rocks, on the subtidal reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #34401
Photo of California sea lions, La Jolla :: Image #34325
Photo of California sea lions, La Jolla :: Image #34324
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34323
Photo of California sea lions, La Jolla :: Image #34322
Photo of California sea lions, La Jolla :: Image #34321
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34320
Photo of California sea lions, La Jolla :: Image #34319
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34318
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34317
Photo of California sea lions, La Jolla :: Image #34316
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34315
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34314
Photo of California sea lions, La Jolla :: Image #34313
Photo of California sea lions, La Jolla :: Image #34312
Photo of California sea lion entangled in fishing line, La Jolla :: Image #34307
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34303
Photo of California sea lion, La Jolla :: Image #34301
Photo of Invertebrate life covers the undersea pilings of a oil platform. :: Image #34258
Photo of Invertebrate life covers the undersea pilings of a oil platform. :: Image #34257
Photo of Invertebrate life covers the undersea pilings of a oil platform. :: Image #34256
Photo of SCUBA Divers explore an oil platform :: Image #34255
Photo of Invertebrate life covers the undersea pilings of a oil platform. :: Image #34254
Photo of Invertebrate life covers the undersea pilings of a oil platform. :: Image #34253
Photo of Invertebrate life covers the undersea pilings of a oil platform. :: Image #34252
Photo of Invertebrate life covers the undersea pilings of a oil platform. :: Image #34251
Photo of Invertebrate life covers the undersea pilings of a oil platform. :: Image #34250
Photo of Invertebrate life covers the undersea pilings of a oil platform. :: Image #34249
Photo of Invertebrate life covers the undersea pilings of a oil platform. :: Image #34248
Photo of Invertebrate life covers the undersea pilings of a oil platform. :: Image #34245
Photo of Unidentified anemone colony :: Image #34210
Photo of Rockfish Eye Detail, San Diego :: Image #34209
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch :: Image #34205
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch :: Image #34204
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch :: Image #34203
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch :: Image #34202
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch :: Image #34201
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch :: Image #34200
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34190
Photo of Submarine Reef with Hydrocoral and Invertebrates, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #34188
Photo of California golden gorgonian, Garibaldi and Sheephead wrasse fishes on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #34186
Photo of Garibaldi and golden gorgonian, with a underwater forest of giant kelp rising in the background, underwater. :: Image #34185
Photo of Garibaldi and golden gorgonian, with a underwater forest of giant kelp rising in the background, underwater. :: Image #34184
Photo of California golden gorgonian and Sheephead wrasse fish on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #34183
Photo of A kelp forest, with sunbeams passing through kelp fronds. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest :: Image #34182
Photo of A kelp forest, with sunbeams passing through kelp fronds. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest :: Image #34181
Photo of A kelp forest, with sunbeams passing through kelp fronds. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest :: Image #34180
Photo of A kelp forest, with sunbeams passing through kelp fronds. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest :: Image #34179
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34178
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34177
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34176
Photo of Wreck Lighthouse, Lobera San Rafaelito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33841
Photo of Coral Heads on Reef, Lobera San Rafaelito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33840
Photo of Coral Heads on Reef, Lobera San Rafaelito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33839
Photo of Coral Heads on Reef, Lobera San Rafaelito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33838
Photo of Coral Heads on Reef, Lobera San Rafaelito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33837
Photo of Sea Lions Underwater at Lobera San Rafaelito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33834
Photo of Aerial View near Playa Balandra and Lobera San Rafaelito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33833
Photo of Aerial View near Playa Balandra and Lobera San Rafaelito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33832
Photo of Aerial View near Playa Balandra and Lobera San Rafaelito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33831
Photo of Aerial View near Playa Balandra and Lobera San Rafaelito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33830
Photo of Aerial View near Playa Balandra and Lobera San Rafaelito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33829
Photo of Aerial View near Playa Balandra and Lobera San Rafaelito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33828
Photo of The Tunnel at Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33827
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33826
Photo of Panamic crown of thorns sea star :: Image #33825
Photo of Gorgonian Sea Fans on Rocky Reef, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33824
Photo of Gorgonian Sea Fans on Rocky Reef, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33823
Photo of Boat Ambar, Isla Espiritu Santo, Sunrise :: Image #33822
Photo of Salt Lake on Isla Espiritu Santo, Baja California, aerial view :: Image #33821
Photo of Rugged coastline on Isla Espiritu Santo, aerial view, Cardon Cactus, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33820
Photo of Rugged coastline on Isla Espiritu Santo, aerial view, Cardon Cactus, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33819
Photo of Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33818
Photo of Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33817
Photo of Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33816
Photo of Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33814
Photo of Barspot Cardinalfish, Apogon retrosell, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33813
Photo of Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33812
Photo of Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33811
Photo of Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33810
Photo of Giant Hawkfish, Eye Detail, Cirrhitus rivulatus, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33809
Photo of Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33805
Photo of Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33804
Photo of Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33802
Photo of Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33801
Photo of Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33799
Photo of Rugged coastline on Isla Partida, aerial view, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33797
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33796
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33794
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33793
Photo of California sea lion underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33792
Photo of Gorgonian Sea Fans on Rocky Reef, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33790
Photo of Leopard grouper Mycteroperca rosacea, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33788
Photo of Ophioblennius steindachneri. Panamic Fanged Blenny, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33787
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33786
Photo of Barnacle blenny, Acanthemblemaria macrospilus, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33784
Photo of Serpulid polychaete Christmas Tree Worm, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33782
Photo of Barnacle blenny, Acanthemblemaria macrospilus, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33781
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33779
Photo of Rugged coastline on Isla Partida, aerial view, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33778
Photo of Ephemeral Lake atop Summit Mesa, Isla Partida, aerial view, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33777
Photo of Ephemeral Lake atop Summit Mesa, Isla Partida, aerial view, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33776
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33775
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33774
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33773
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33772
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33771
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33770
Photo of Predawn Sunrise Light over Isla San Francisquito, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33769
Photo of Predawn Sunrise Light over Isla San Francisquito, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33768
Photo of Predawn Sunrise Light over Isla San Francisquito, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33767
Photo of Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33766
Photo of Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33764
Photo of Orange Cup Coral, Tubastrea coccinea, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33763
Photo of Unidentified cardinalfish, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33762
Photo of Panama Graysby Eye Detail, Epinephelus panamensis, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33761
Photo of Bluechin Parrotfish Fin Detail, Scarus ghobban, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33759
Photo of Bluechin Parrotfish Eye Detail, Scarus ghobban, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33758
Photo of Panama Graysby Eye Detail, Epinephelus panamensis, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33757
Photo of Mexican hogfish eye detail, adult male, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33756
Photo of Panama Graysby Eye Detail, Epinephelus panamensis, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33755
Photo of Bluechin Parrotfish Eye Detail, Scarus ghobban, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33754
Photo of Bluechin Parrotfish Eye Detail, Scarus ghobban, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33753
Photo of Bluechin Parrotfish Fin Detail, Scarus ghobban, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33752
Photo of Bluechin Parrotfish Eye Detail, Scarus ghobban, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33751
Photo of Bluechin Parrotfish Eye Detail, Scarus ghobban, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33750
Photo of Isla Cayo, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33749
Photo of Isla Cayo, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33748
Photo of Isla Cayo, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33747
Photo of Isla Cayo, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33746
Photo of Isla Cayo, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33745
Photo of Isla Cayo, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33744
Photo of Isla Cayo, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33743
Photo of Isla Cayo, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33742
Photo of Panamic crown of thorns sea star, Detail, Acanthaster ellisii, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33741
Photo of Panamic crown of thorns sea star, Detail, Acanthaster ellisii, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33740
Photo of Stone Scorpionfish Eye Detail :: Image #33739
Photo of Fine Spotted Jawfish, Opistognathus punctatus, in sand and rock burrow, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33738
Photo of Fine Spotted Jawfish, Opistognathus punctatus, in sand and rock burrow, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33737
Photo of Unidentified Serpulid Polychaete Worm, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33736
Photo of Unidentified Serpulid Polychaete Worm, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33735
Photo of Bullseye torpedo electric ray, pattern detail, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33734
Photo of Giant damselfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #33733
Photo of Blue-and-yellow chromis, Chromis limbaughi, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33732
Photo of Leopard grouper Mycteroperca rosacea, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33731
Photo of Blue and gold snapper, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #33730
Photo of Cortez Angelfish, Pomacanthus zonipectus, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33729
Photo of Cortez Angelfish, Pomacanthus zonipectus, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33728
Photo of Panamic Soldierfish, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33727
Photo of King Angelfish, Sea of Cortez, :: Image #33726
Photo of King Angelfish, Sea of Cortez, :: Image #33725
Photo of Panama Graysby Epinephelus panamensis, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33724
Photo of Punta Alta and La Cueva, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, aerial photograph :: Image #33723
Photo of Bird's Eye View over Sherry's Bay, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33722
Photo of Dawn over Sherry's Bay, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33721
Photo of Yellow-tailed surgeonfish schooling over reef at sunset, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #33720
Photo of Yellow-tailed surgeonfish schooling over reef at sunset, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #33719
Photo of Yellow-tailed surgeonfish schooling over reef at sunset, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #33718
Photo of Black coral and gorgonians on rocky reef, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33717
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33716
Photo of Panamic Green Moray Eel, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #33715
Photo of King Angelfish, Sea of Cortez, :: Image #33713
Photo of Starfish Sea Star Detail, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33711
Photo of Tiny shrimp living on Starfish, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33710
Photo of Tiny shrimp living on Starfish, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33709
Photo of Tiny shrimp living on Starfish, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33708
Photo of Minute starfish (sea star) living on larger starfish, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33707
Photo of Tiny shrimp living on Starfish, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33706
Photo of Tiny shrimp living on Starfish, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33705
Photo of Tiny shrimp living on Starfish, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33704
Photo of Tiny shrimp living on Starfish, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33703
Photo of Boat Ambar at Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33701
Photo of Isla San Diego and Coral Reef, reef extends from Isla San Diego to Isla San Jose, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33697
Photo of Isla San Diego and Coral Reef, reef extends from Isla San Diego to Isla San Jose, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33696
Photo of Black coral on Healthy Coral Reef, Antipatharia, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33695
Photo of Black coral on Healthy Coral Reef, Antipatharia, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33694
Photo of Black coral on Healthy Coral Reef, Antipatharia, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33693
Photo of Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California :: Image #33692
Photo of Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California :: Image #33691
Photo of Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California :: Image #33690
Photo of Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California :: Image #33689
Photo of Giant damselfish juvenile, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33687
Photo of Panamic Green Moray Eel, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #33686
Photo of Stinging hydroids, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33685
Photo of Stinging hydroids, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33684
Photo of King Angelfish, Sea of Cortez, :: Image #33683
Photo of King Angelfish, Sea of Cortez, :: Image #33682
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33681
Photo of Starry grouper, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #33680
Photo of Giant Hawkfish Cirrhitus rivulatus, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33679
Photo of Isla Las Animas, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33677
Photo of Isla Las Animas, panoramic aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33676
Photo of Starry grouper, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #33675
Photo of Panamic Green Moray Eel, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #33674
Photo of Orange cup coral, retracted during daylight, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33673
Photo of Orange cup coral, retracted during daylight, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33671
Photo of Boat Ambar at Isla Las Animas, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33670
Photo of Isla Las Animas, panoramic aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33669
Photo of Isla Las Animas, panoramic aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33668
Photo of Isla Las Animas, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33667
Photo of Isla Las Animas, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33666
Photo of Isla Las Animas, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33665
Photo of Isla San Francisquito, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33664
Photo of Sunrise over Isla San Francisquito, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33662
Photo of Sunrise over Isla San Francisquito, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33661
Photo of Panamic Green Moray Eel, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #33658
Photo of Panamic Green Moray Eel, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #33656
Photo of Leopard grouper Mycteroperca rosacea, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33654
Photo of Panamic sargeant major fish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #33653
Photo of Spottail grunt fish schooling, Isla San Francisquito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33652
Photo of Spottail grunt fish schooling, Isla San Francisquito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33651
Photo of Spottail grunt fish schooling, Isla San Francisquito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33650
Photo of Sea Urchin Detail, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33649
Photo of Sea Urchin Detail, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33647
Photo of Isla San Francisquito, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33646
Photo of Isla San Francisquito, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33643
Photo of Spotted sharpnose puffer fish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, Canthigaster punctatissima :: Image #33642
Photo of Boat Ambar at Isla San Francisquito :: Image #33641
Photo of Isla San Francisquito, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33639
Photo of Cortez Angelfish, Pomacanthus zonipectus, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33637
Photo of Graybar Grunt, Haemulon sexfasciatum, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33635
Photo of Spottail grunt fish schooling, Isla San Francisquito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33634
Photo of Spottail grunt fish schooling, Isla San Francisquito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33633
Photo of Spottail grunt fish schooling, Isla San Francisquito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33632
Photo of Isla San Francisquito, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33631
Photo of Isla San Francisquito, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33628
Photo of Isla San Francisquito, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33627
Photo of Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California :: Image #33626
Photo of Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California :: Image #33625
Photo of Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California :: Image #33622
Photo of Natural Salt Lake on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33621
Photo of Isla San Jose, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33619
Photo of Isla San Jose and Coral Reefs, Aerial Panoramic Photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33618
Photo of Longnose hawkfish on black coral, underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33617
Photo of Longnose hawkfish on black coral, underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33614
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33613
Photo of Longnose hawkfish on black coral, underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33612
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33611
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33609
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33608
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33607
Photo of Barberfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #33606
Photo of King Angelfish, Sea of Cortez, :: Image #33605
Photo of Gorgonian Detail with Tiny Starfishes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33602
Photo of Isla San Diego and Coral Reef, reef extends from Isla San Diego to Isla San Jose, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33599
Photo of Isla San Diego and Coral Reef, reef extends from Isla San Diego to Isla San Jose, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33598
Photo of Isla San Diego and Coral Reef, reef extends from Isla San Diego to Isla San Jose, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33597
Photo of Cortez damselfish, Segastes rectifaenum, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33596
Photo of Unidentified Serpulid Polychaete Worm, Detail, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33589
Photo of Starfish, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33588
Photo of Minute starfish (sea star) living on larger starfish, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33585
Photo of Minute starfish (sea star) living on larger starfish, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33584
Photo of Minute starfish (sea star) living on larger starfish, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33583
Photo of Cardon Cactus on Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Baja California :: Image #33582
Photo of Cardon Cactus on Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Baja California :: Image #33581
Photo of Boat Ambar at Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33580
Photo of Boat Ambar at Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33579
Photo of Cardon Cactus on Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Baja California :: Image #33578
Photo of Cardon Cactus on Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Baja California :: Image #33577
Photo of Cardon Cactus on Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Baja California :: Image #33576
Photo of Cardon Cactus on Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Baja California :: Image #33574
Photo of Boat Ambar at Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33573
Photo of Longnose Hawkfish on Black Coral, Oxycirrhites typus :: Image #33572
Photo of Longnose Hawkfish on Black Coral, Oxycirrhites typus :: Image #33571
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33569
Photo of Pacific Mutton Hamlet, Alphestes immaculatus, in black coral, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33568
Photo of Pacific Mutton Hamlet, Alphestes immaculatus, in black coral, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33567
Photo of Panamic sargeant major fish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #33565
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33564
Photo of Minute starfish (sea star) living on larger starfish, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33563
Photo of Unidentified Serpulid Polychaete Worm, Detail, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33562
Photo of Minute starfish (sea star) living on larger starfish, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33561
Photo of Minute starfish (sea star) living on larger starfish, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33560
Photo of Starfish Sea Star Detail, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #33559
Photo of Panamic Green Moray Eel, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #33556
Photo of Panamic Green Moray Eel, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #33555
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33554
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33553
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33552
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33551
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33550
Photo of Panamic Green Moray Eel, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #33549
Photo of Bluechin Parrotfish, Scarus ghobban, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33548
Photo of Spotted sharpnose puffer fish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, Canthigaster punctatissima :: Image #33547
Photo of Spotted sharpnose puffer fish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, Canthigaster punctatissima :: Image #33546
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33545
Photo of Serpulid polychaete Christmas Tree Worm, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33544
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33543
Photo of Guineafowl puffer fish, black phase :: Image #33542
Photo of Guineafowl puffer fish, black phase :: Image #33541
Photo of Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33540
Photo of Boat Ambar at Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33539
Photo of Panamic sargeant major fish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #33538
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33537
Photo of Coral Hawkfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33536
Photo of Serpulid polychaete Christmas Tree Worm, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33535
Photo of Serpulid polychaete Christmas Tree Worm, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33534
Photo of Spottail grunt fish, Isla San Diego, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33532
Photo of Pacific creolefish, Paranthias colonus, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33531
Photo of Barberfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #33530
Photo of King Angelfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33529
Photo of Panama Graysby Epinephelus panamensis, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33527
Photo of King Angelfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33526
Photo of King Angelfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33525
Photo of King Angelfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33524
Photo of Pacific creolefish, Paranthias colonus, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33523
Photo of Trachinotus rhodopus Gafftopsail pompano, Isla San Diego, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33522
Photo of Summit Ridge of Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33521
Photo of Summit Ridge of Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33520
Photo of Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33519
Photo of Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33518
Photo of Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33517
Photo of Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33516
Photo of Summit Ridge of Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33515
Photo of Underwater Reef with Invertebrates, Gorgonians, Coral Polyps, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33512
Photo of Underwater Reef with Invertebrates, Gorgonians, Coral Polyps, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33511
Photo of Isla San Jose and Coral Reefs, Aerial Panoramic Photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33510
Photo of Yellow-tailed surgeonfish schooling over reef at sunset, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #33509
Photo of Fish schooling over reef at sunset, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33506
Photo of Fish schooling over reef at sunset, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33505
Photo of Fish schooling over reef at sunset, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33504
Photo of Black coral on Healthy Coral Reef, Antipatharia, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33502
Photo of Underwater Reef with Invertebrates, Gorgonians, Coral Polyps, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33501
Photo of Underwater Reef with Invertebrates, Gorgonians, Coral Polyps, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33500
Photo of Underwater Reef with Invertebrates, Gorgonians, Coral Polyps, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33499
Photo of Underwater Reef with Invertebrates, Gorgonians, Coral Polyps, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33496
Photo of Underwater Reef with Invertebrates, Gorgonians, Coral Polyps, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33495
Photo of Underwater Reef with Invertebrates, Gorgonians, Coral Polyps, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33493
Photo of Underwater Reef with Invertebrates, Gorgonians, Coral Polyps, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33492
Photo of San Evaristo at dawn, panoramic view, a small fishing town, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33490
Photo of A corynactis anemone polyp, Corynactis californica is a corallimorph found in genetically identical clusters, club-tipped anemone :: Image #33471
Photo of A corynactis anemone polyp, Corynactis californica is a corallimorph found in genetically identical clusters, club-tipped anemone :: Image #33470
Photo of A corynactis anemone polyp, Corynactis californica is a corallimorph found in genetically identical clusters, club-tipped anemone :: Image #33469
Photo of A corynactis anemone polyp, Corynactis californica is a corallimorph found in genetically identical clusters, club-tipped anemone :: Image #33468
Photo of A corynactis anemone polyp, Corynactis californica is a corallimorph found in genetically identical clusters, club-tipped anemone :: Image #33467
Photo of A corynactis anemone polyp, Corynactis californica is a corallimorph found in genetically identical clusters, club-tipped anemone :: Image #33466
Photo of A corynactis anemone polyp, Corynactis californica is a corallimorph found in genetically identical clusters, club-tipped anemone :: Image #33465
Photo of A corynactis anemone polyp, Corynactis californica is a corallimorph found in genetically identical clusters, club-tipped anemone :: Image #33460
Photo of A corynactis anemone polyp, Corynactis californica is a corallimorph found in genetically identical clusters, club-tipped anemone :: Image #33459
Photo of A corynactis anemone polyp, Corynactis californica is a corallimorph found in genetically identical clusters, club-tipped anemone :: Image #33458
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33432
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33431
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33430
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33429
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33428
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33427
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33426
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33425
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33424
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33423
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33422
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33421
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33420
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33419
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33418
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33417
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33416
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33415
Photo of Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #33414
Photo of Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #33413
Photo of Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #33412
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33411
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33410
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33409
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33408
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33407
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33406
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33405
Photo of Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #33404
Photo of Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #33403
Photo of Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #33402
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33401
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33400
Photo of Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #33399
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33398
Photo of Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #33397
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33396
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33395
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33394
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33393
Photo of Giant black sea bass with research tag, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33392
Photo of Giant black sea bass with research tag, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33391
Photo of Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #33390
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33389
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33388
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33387
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33386
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33385
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33384
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33383
Photo of Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #33382
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33381
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33380
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33377
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33376
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33375
Photo of Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #33374
Photo of Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #33373
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33372
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33371
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33369
Photo of Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #33368
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33367
Photo of Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #33366
Photo of Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest :: Image #33365
Photo of San Benedicto Island, Panoramic Photo :: Image #33353
Photo of The Boiler, San Benedicto Island, Mexico :: Image #33349
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33346
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33344
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33340
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33339
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33338
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33337
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33336
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33335
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33331
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33330
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33329
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33328
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33326
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33325
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33324
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33309
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33308
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33307
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33306
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33305
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33304
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33298
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33297
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33294
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33293
Photo of Wildflowers along the La Jolla Cove cliffs, sunrise :: Image #33263
Photo of Wildflowers, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33260
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33257
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33256
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33250
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33245
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33244
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33217
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33216
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33215
Photo of Wildflowers, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33212
Photo of Wildflowers, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33210
Photo of Brittlebush bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33192
Photo of Brittlebush bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33191
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom under the stars in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33165
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33163
Photo of California Poppies, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33160
Photo of Wildflowers bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33159
Photo of Wildflowers bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33158
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33157
Photo of Chocolate lily growing among grasses on oak-covered hillsides. The chocolate lily is a herbaceous perennial monocot that is increasingly difficult to find in the wild due to habitat loss. The flower is a striking brown color akin to the color of chocolate. :: Image #33150
Photo of Wildflowers, Santa Rosa Plateau :: Image #33148
Photo of Wildflowers Bloom in Spring, Joshua Tree National Park :: Image #33145
Photo of Wildflowers carpets the hills at Diamond Valley Lake, Hemet :: Image #33137
Photo of Wildflowers carpets the hills at Diamond Valley Lake, Hemet :: Image #33136
Photo of Wildflowers, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33130
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33123
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33112
Photo of Sunrise over the Pacific Ocean en Route to Clipperton Island :: Image #33107
Photo of Plastic Debris, Sorted and Cataloged for Study, Clipperton Island :: Image #33105
Photo of Juvenile Booby, Clipperton Island :: Image #33101
Photo of Nazca Booby, Clipperton Island :: Image #33092
Photo of Booby Bird Carcass on Barren Coral Rubble Beach, Clipperton Island :: Image #33079
Photo of Brown booby, Clipperton island :: Image #33078
Photo of Nest composed of feathers and plastic debris, Clipperton Island :: Image #33077
Photo of Brown booby, Clipperton island :: Image #33074
Photo of Steep Coral Rubble Shoreline, Clipperton Island :: Image #33071
Photo of Sunrise over the Pacific Ocean en Route to Clipperton Island :: Image #33068
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #33066
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #33065
Photo of Enormous Porites lobata coral head, overturned by storm surge, Clipperton Island :: Image #33064
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #33063
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #33062
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #33061
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #33059
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #33058
Photo of Coral Reef, Clipperton Island :: Image #33057
Photo of Bigeye Trevally, Bigeye Jacks, Caranx sexfasciatus, Clipperton Island :: Image #33056
Photo of Plates of Porites arnaudi coral, Clipperton Island :: Image #33054
Photo of Plates of Porites arnaudi coral, Clipperton Island :: Image #33053
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #33052
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #33051
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #33050
Photo of Coral Reef, Clipperton Island :: Image #33049
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #33048
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #33047
Photo of Massive round Porites lobata coral heads, Clipperton Island :: Image #33045
Photo of Coral Reef, Clipperton Island :: Image #33043
Photo of Bigeye Trevally, Bigeye Jacks, Caranx sexfasciatus, Clipperton Island :: Image #33042
Photo of Blue-striped Snapper over coral reef, Lutjanus kasmira, Clipperton Island :: Image #33040
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #33039
Photo of Fish schooling over coral reef, Clipperton Island :: Image #33037
Photo of Fish schooling over coral reef, Clipperton Island :: Image #33036
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #33034
Photo of Coral reef of Porites sp., Porites lobata (rounded) and Porites arnaudi (platelike) comprise coral reef at Clipperton Island. :: Image #33030
Photo of Fish schooling over coral reef, Clipperton Island :: Image #33029
Photo of Blue-striped Snapper over coral reef, Lutjanus kasmira, Clipperton Island :: Image #33028
Photo of Blue-spotted jacks and coral reef, Clipperton Island. :: Image #33025
Photo of Massive round Porites lobata coral heads, Clipperton Island :: Image #33024
Photo of Plates of Porites arnaudi coral, Clipperton Island :: Image #33022
Photo of Bigeye Trevally, Bigeye Jacks, Caranx sexfasciatus, Clipperton Island :: Image #33021
Photo of Overturned Porites Lobata Coral Head, Clipperton Island :: Image #33020
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #33018
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #33017
Photo of Divers over coral reef, Clipperton Island :: Image #33016
Photo of Plates of Porites arnaudi coral, Clipperton Island :: Image #33014
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #33013
Photo of Enormous Porites lobata coral head, overturned by storm surge, Clipperton Island :: Image #33012
Photo of Coral Reef, Clipperton Island :: Image #33011
Photo of Coral Reef, Clipperton Island :: Image #33009
Photo of Blue-spotted jacks and coral reef, Clipperton Island. :: Image #33008
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #33006
Photo of Massive round Porites lobata coral heads, Clipperton Island :: Image #33003
Photo of Coral Reef, Clipperton Island :: Image #33000
Photo of Coral Reef, Clipperton Island :: Image #32997
Photo of Coral Reef, Clipperton Island :: Image #32996
Photo of Pacific creolefish over coral reef, Clipperton Island :: Image #32993
Photo of Coral reef of Porites sp., Porites lobata (rounded) and Porites arnaudi (platelike) comprise coral reef at Clipperton Island. :: Image #32992
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #32991
Photo of Massive round Porites lobata coral heads, Clipperton Island :: Image #32989
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #32987
Photo of Panamic Green Moral Eel, Gymnothorax castaneus, Clipperton Island :: Image #32986
Photo of Enormous Porites lobata coral head, overturned by storm surge, Clipperton Island :: Image #32984
Photo of Coral reef of Porites sp., Porites lobata (rounded) and Porites arnaudi (platelike) comprise coral reef at Clipperton Island. :: Image #32982
Photo of Blue-striped Snapper over coral reef, Lutjanus kasmira, Clipperton Island :: Image #32981
Photo of Fishing Longline, Wrapped and Embedded in Coral Head, Clipperton Island :: Image #32977
Photo of Blue-spotted jacks and coral reef, Clipperton Island. :: Image #32976
Photo of Mexican goatfish, Mulloidichthys dentatus, Clipperton Island :: Image #32974
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #32966
Photo of Coral reef expanse composed primarily of porites lobata, Clipperton Island, near eastern Pacific :: Image #32961
Photo of Coral reef of Porites sp., Porites lobata (rounded) and Porites arnaudi (platelike) comprise coral reef at Clipperton Island. :: Image #32954
Photo of Playa los Zacatitos, East Cape, near Los Cabos, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #32950
Photo of Playa los Zacatitos, East Cape, near Los Cabos, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #32949
Photo of Playa los Zacatitos, East Cape, near Los Cabos, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #32948
Photo of Estero San Jose, aerial photo :: Image #32947
Photo of Estero San Jose, aerial photo :: Image #32946
Photo of Estero San Jose, aerial photo :: Image #32945
Photo of Estero San Jose, aerial photo :: Image #32944
Photo of Costa Azul near Los Cabos, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #32943
Photo of Costa Azul near Los Cabos, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #32942
Photo of Clipperton Rock, a 95' high volcanic remnant, is the highest point on Clipperton Island, a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32939
Photo of San Benedicto Island and Barcena crater, aerial photo, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico :: Image #32938
Photo of Cabo Pearce on Socorro Island, aerial photo, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico :: Image #32937
Photo of Cabo Pearce on Socorro Island, aerial photo, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico :: Image #32936
Photo of Sunset at Clipperton Island, aerial panoramic photo showing the entire atoll. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32934
Photo of Aerial photo of M/V Nautilus Undersea at Clipperton Island. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32930
Photo of Clipperton Island aerial photo. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32928
Photo of Vegetation and coconut palms at Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32927
Photo of Rusting shipwreck on the beach at Clipperton Island, aerial photo, Clipperton Island is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32926
Photo of Waves break on the coral reef and wash ashore at Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32923
Photo of Barcena volcano crater, highest point on San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #32921
Photo of Barcena volcano crater, highest point on San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #32920
Photo of San Benedicto Island and Barcena crater, aerial photo, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico :: Image #32919
Photo of San Benedicto Island aerial photo, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico :: Image #32918
Photo of San Benedicto Island and Barcena crater, aerial photo, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico :: Image #32917
Photo of San Benedicto Island and Barcena crater, aerial photo, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico :: Image #32916
Photo of San Benedicto Island and Barcena crater, aerial photo, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico :: Image #32915
Photo of Cabo Pearce on Socorro Island, aerial photo, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico :: Image #32913
Photo of Cabo Pearce on Socorro Island, aerial photo, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico :: Image #32912
Photo of Cabo Pearce on Socorro Island, aerial photo, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico :: Image #32911
Photo of Cabo Pearce on Socorro Island, aerial photo, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico :: Image #32910
Photo of Cabo Pearce on Socorro Island, aerial photo, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico :: Image #32908
Photo of Cabo Pearce on Socorro Island, aerial photo, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico :: Image #32907
Photo of Cabo Pearce on Socorro Island, aerial photo, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico :: Image #32906
Photo of Cabo Pearce on Socorro Island, aerial photo, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico :: Image #32904
Photo of Aerial photo of M/V Nautilus Undersea at Clipperton Island. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32901
Photo of Aerial photo of M/V Nautilus Undersea at Clipperton Island. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32898
Photo of Coconut palm trees on Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32897
Photo of Coconut palm trees on Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32894
Photo of Coral Reef at Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton has healthy, beatiful coral reefs. The white beaches are composed of white coralline rubble. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32892
Photo of Aerial photo of M/V Nautilus Undersea at Clipperton Island. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32890
Photo of Aerial view of the lagoon inside Clipperton Island. The lagoon within the atoll was formerly open to the ocean but has been closed and stagnant for many decades. Some experts believe erosion will open the lagoon up to the ocean again soon. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32884
Photo of Coconut palm trees on Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32882
Photo of Old shipwreck debris on Clipperton Island aerial photo. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32880
Photo of Aerial view of the lagoon inside Clipperton Island. The lagoon within the atoll was formerly open to the ocean but has been closed and stagnant for many decades. Some experts believe erosion will open the lagoon up to the ocean again soon. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32879
Photo of Clipperton Rock, a 95' high volcanic remnant, is the highest point on Clipperton Island, a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32877
Photo of Clipperton Rock, a 95' high volcanic remnant, is the highest point on Clipperton Island, a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32876
Photo of Aerial photo of M/V Nautilus Undersea at Clipperton Island. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32875
Photo of Aerial photo of M/V Nautilus Undersea at Clipperton Island. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32874
Photo of Aerial photo of M/V Nautilus Undersea at Clipperton Island. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32873
Photo of Clipperton Island aerial photo. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32872
Photo of M/V Nautilus Undersea at Clipperton Island. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32870
Photo of White Coral Rubble Beach on Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32869
Photo of Vegetation and coconut palms at Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32868
Photo of Aerial view of the lagoon inside Clipperton Island. The lagoon within the atoll was formerly open to the ocean but has been closed and stagnant for many decades. Some experts believe erosion will open the lagoon up to the ocean again soon. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32865
Photo of Clipperton Island aerial photo showing lagoon (left) and Pacific Ocean (right). Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32863
Photo of White Coral Rubble Beach on Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32861
Photo of White Coral Rubble Beach on Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32860
Photo of White Coral Rubble Beach on Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32859
Photo of Vegetation and coconut palms at Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32858
Photo of Waves break on the coral reef and wash ashore at Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32854
Photo of Clipperton Island aerial photo. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32853
Photo of Aerial photo of M/V Nautilus Undersea at Clipperton Island. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32851
Photo of M/V Nautilus Undersea at Clipperton Island. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32847
Photo of Coconut palm trees on Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32844
Photo of Clipperton Rock, a 95' high volcanic remnant, is the highest point on Clipperton Island, a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32841
Photo of Clipperton Island aerial photo. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32840
Photo of Clipperton Rock, a 95' high volcanic remnant, is the highest point on Clipperton Island, a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. The Pacific Ocean encircling the atoll is seen to the right of the white sand beach, and the lagoon inside the atoll is behind Clipperton Rock. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32837
Photo of Clipperton Island aerial photo. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32833
Photo of Waves break on the coral reef and wash ashore at Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32832
Photo of Waves break on the coral reef and wash ashore at Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32831
Photo of Clipperton Rock, a 95' high volcanic remnant, is the highest point on Clipperton Island, a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32830
Photo of Clipperton Island aerial photo. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32827
Photo of Crassadoma gigantea, Scallop, Hornby Island, Canada :: Image #32823
Photo of Lopholithodes mandtii, Puget Sound King Crab, Hornby Island, Canada :: Image #32822
Photo of Plumose Anemone, Metridium farcimen, Hornby Island, British Columbia :: Image #32819
Photo of Plumose Anemone, Metridium farcimen, Hornby Island, British Columbia :: Image #32815
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, black and white, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32808
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, black and white, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32807
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, black and white, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32806
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32805
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32804
Photo of Steller sea lions underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32803
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32800
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32799
Photo of Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32798
Photo of Selfie with Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32797
Photo of Selfie with Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32796
Photo of Selfie with Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32795
Photo of Selfie with Steller sea lion underwater, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32794
Photo of Steller sea lions nibble my fin, curiousity and playfulness, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #32793
Photo of Steller Sea Lion Mouth My Hand and Dive Computer, a combination of curiosity and playfulness, Hornby Island, Canada :: Image #32792
Photo of Vancouver Island, Denman Island and Strait of Georgia, from Hornby Island :: Image #32658
Photo of Vancouver Island, Denman Island and Strait of Georgia, from Hornby Island :: Image #32657
Photo of Strait of Georgia, viewed from Helliwell Provincial Park on Hornby Island toward Vancouver Island :: Image #32656
Photo of High Roller Ferris Wheel at Night, Las Vegas, Nevada :: Image #32655
Photo of High Roller Ferris Wheel at Night, Las Vegas, Nevada :: Image #32654
Photo of High Roller Ferris Wheel at Night, Las Vegas, Nevada :: Image #32653
Photo of High Roller Ferris Wheel at Night, Las Vegas, Nevada :: Image #32652
Photo of High Roller Ferris Wheel at Night, Las Vegas, Nevada :: Image #32651
Photo of High Roller Ferris Wheel at Night, Las Vegas, Nevada :: Image #32650
Photo of Fall Colors, Kolob Canyon, Zion National Park :: Image #32649
Photo of Kanarra Creek Canyon, Utah :: Image #32648
Photo of Fall Colors in Kanarra Creek Canyon, Utah :: Image #32646
Photo of Kanarra Creek Falls in Kanarra Canyon, Utah :: Image #32645
Photo of Kanarra Creek Falls in Kanarra Canyon, Utah :: Image #32643
Photo of Kanarra Creek Falls in Kanarra Canyon, Utah :: Image #32642
Photo of Fall Colors in Kanarra Creek Canyon, Utah :: Image #32640
Photo of Kanarra Creek Falls in Kanarra Canyon, Utah :: Image #32638
Photo of Fall Colors in the Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah :: Image #32633
Photo of Fall Colors in the Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah :: Image #32632
Photo of Fall Colors in the Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah :: Image #32630
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #32629
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #32628
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #32627
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #32625
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #32622
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #32621
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #32619
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #32618
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #32617
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #32616
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #32615
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #32614
Photo of Fall Colors in the Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah :: Image #32613
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #32611
Photo of Fall Colors in the Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah :: Image #32610
Photo of Fall Colors in the Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah :: Image #32609
Photo of Split view of Trees and Underwater Boulders, Lake Tahoe, Nevada :: Image #32340
Photo of Eagle Falls at Sunrise, Lake Tahoe, California :: Image #32325
Photo of Curious underwater terrain, Lake Tahoe, California :: Image #32324
Photo of Curious underwater terrain, Lake Tahoe, California :: Image #32323
Photo of Curious underwater terrain, Lake Tahoe, California :: Image #32322
Photo of Curious underwater terrain, Lake Tahoe, California :: Image #32321
Photo of Curious underwater terrain, Lake Tahoe, California :: Image #32320
Photo of Curious underwater terrain, Lake Tahoe, California :: Image #32319
Photo of Milky Way over T.A. Moulton Barn, Grand Teton National Park :: Image #32315
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32299
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32297
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32296
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32292
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32291
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32290
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32289
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32288
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32287
Photo of Hiker and aspen trees, Mineral King, California :: Image #32286
Photo of Ice in the Kaweah River, Mineral King, Sequoia National Park :: Image #32285
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32284
Photo of Hiker and aspen trees, Mineral King, California :: Image #32283
Photo of Hiker and aspen trees, Mineral King, California :: Image #32282
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32281
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32280
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32278
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32276
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32275
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32274
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32270
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32269
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32267
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32265
Photo of Panorama of Mosquito Lake, Mineral King, Sequoia National Park, California :: Image #32264
Photo of Panorama of Mosquito Lake, Mineral King, Sequoia National Park, California :: Image #32263
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32262
Photo of Hiker at Dawn in Mineral King Valley, Sequioa National Park, California :: Image #32261
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32260
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32259
Photo of Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California :: Image #32258
Photo of USS Kittiwake wreck, sunk off Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman Island to form an underwater marine park and dive attraction. :: Image #32255
Photo of Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32253
Photo of Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32252
Photo of Nurse shark, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32251
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32248
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32246
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32244
Photo of Cayman Islands Caribbean reef scene, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32243
Photo of Cayman Islands Caribbean reef scene, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32242
Photo of Cayman Islands Caribbean reef scene, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32241
Photo of Beautiful Caribbean coral reef, sponges and hard corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32240
Photo of Cayman Islands Caribbean reef scene, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32239
Photo of Cayman Islands Caribbean reef scene, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32236
Photo of Southern Stingrays, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32234
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32233
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32230
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32229
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32228
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32225
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32224
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32223
Photo of Southern Stingrays, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32221
Photo of Southern Stingrays, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32220
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32219
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32213
Photo of Southern Stingrays, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32210
Photo of Pillar coral Dendrogyra cylindrus, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32206
Photo of Beautiful Caribbean coral reef, sponges and hard corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32201
Photo of Beautiful Caribbean coral reef, sponges and hard corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32197
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32195
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32188
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32187
Photo of Beautiful Caribbean coral reef, sponges and hard corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32180
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32175
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32174
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32168
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32163
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32156
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32155
Photo of Southern Stingrays, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32154
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32153
Photo of USS Kittiwake wreck, sunk off Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman Island to form an underwater marine park and dive attraction. :: Image #32147
Photo of USS Kittiwake wreck, sunk off Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman Island to form an underwater marine park and dive attraction. :: Image #32144
Photo of Grand Cayman Island, East End :: Image #32138
Photo of Loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32134
Photo of Beautiful Caribbean coral reef, sponges and hard corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32131
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32123
Photo of Dive Boat, Ocean Frontiers dive resort, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32119
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian on coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32116
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32115
Photo of Beautiful Caribbean coral reef, sponges and hard corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32113
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32112
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian on coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32111
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32110
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32109
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32106
Photo of Beautiful Caribbean coral reef, sponges and hard corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32104
Photo of Beautiful Caribbean coral reef, sponges and hard corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32103
Photo of Beautiful Caribbean coral reef, sponges and hard corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32102
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32098
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32096
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32095
Photo of Shallow white sand, Grand Caymand Island :: Image #32094
Photo of Shallow white sand, Grand Caymand Island :: Image #32093
Photo of Shallow white sand, Grand Caymand Island :: Image #32092
Photo of Southern Stingrays, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32091
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32089
Photo of Southern Stingrays, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32086
Photo of Southern Stingrays, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32085
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32084
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32083
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32082
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32081
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32079
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32078
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32077
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32075
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32074
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32073
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32072
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32071
Photo of Southern Stingrays, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32069
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32065
Photo of Southern Stingrays, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32064
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32063
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32062
Photo of Schooling fish over coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32060
Photo of Tarpon, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32058
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32057
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian on coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32055
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32054
Photo of Elkhorn coral, Grand Caymand Island :: Image #32050
Photo of Elkhorn coral, Grand Caymand Island :: Image #32049
Photo of Elkhorn coral, Grand Caymand Island :: Image #32048
Photo of Cayman Islands Caribbean reef scene, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32047
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32046
Photo of Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32045
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32044
Photo of Gorgonian soft corals, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32043
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian on coral reef, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32036
Photo of Nurse shark :: Image #32034
Photo of Lemon shark :: Image #32031
Photo of Lemon shark :: Image #32029
Photo of Lemon shark :: Image #32028
Photo of Lemon shark :: Image #32027
Photo of Lemon shark :: Image #32024
Photo of Lemon shark :: Image #32023
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #32013
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #32012
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #32011
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #32009
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swimming over eel grass :: Image #32008
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swimming over eel grass :: Image #32007
Photo of Caribbean reef shark :: Image #32003
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over sponges and coral reef :: Image #31997
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over coral reef :: Image #31996
Photo of Great hammerhead shark :: Image #31976
Photo of Great hammerhead shark :: Image #31974
Photo of Great hammerhead shark and nurse shark :: Image #31973
Photo of Great hammerhead shark :: Image #31971
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31965
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31963
Photo of Tiger shark swimming over coral reef :: Image #31962
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31960
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31958
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31957
Photo of Tiger shark close up view, including nostrils and ampullae of Lorenzini :: Image #31956
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31955
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31954
Photo of Tiger shark swimming over eel grass :: Image #31953
Photo of Tiger shark close up view, including nostrils and ampullae of Lorenzini :: Image #31952
Photo of Tiger shark swimming over coral reef :: Image #31951
Photo of Tiger shark swimming over coral reef :: Image #31950
Photo of Tiger shark close up view, including nostrils and ampullae of Lorenzini :: Image #31949
Photo of Injured tiger shark. This young and small tiger shark shows injuries about its face, likely from bites by other sharks. :: Image #31948
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31947
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31946
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31929
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31928
Photo of Supermoon Eclipse at Moonrise over San Diego, September 27 2015 :: Image #31873
Photo of Supermoon Eclipse at Moonrise over San Diego, September 27 2015 :: Image #31872
Photo of Supermoon Eclipse at Moonrise over San Diego, September 27 2015 :: Image #31870
Photo of Wananavu Beach Resort, Viti Levu Island, Fiji :: Image #31865
Photo of Wananavu Beach Resort, Viti Levu Island, Fiji :: Image #31861
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with gorgonian sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #31855
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31854
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and dendronephthya soft coral on coral reef. Both the sea fan gorgonian and the dendronephthya are type of alcyonacea soft corals that filter plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31853
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31852
Photo of Red Sea Fan Gorgonians and Green Fan Coral, Fiji :: Image #31851
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31850
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral and sea fan gorgonian on pristine coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31849
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and alcyonacea gorgonian sea fans, on pristine south Pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31848
Photo of Colorful dendronephthya soft corals and various hard corals, flourishing on a pristine healthy south pacific coral reef. The soft corals are inflated in strong ocean currents, capturing passing planktonic food with their many small polyps. :: Image #31847
Photo of Colorful dendronephthya soft corals and various hard corals, flourishing on a pristine healthy south pacific coral reef. The soft corals are inflated in strong ocean currents, capturing passing planktonic food with their many small polyps. :: Image #31846
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with gorgonian sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #31845
Photo of Anthias fairy basslet fish school over a Fijian coral reef, polarized and swimming together again a strong current. Fiji :: Image #31844
Photo of Lyretail anthias fishes schooling over coral reef, females are orange, male are purple, polarized as they swim into ocean currents, Fiji :: Image #31843
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31842
Photo of Anthias fairy basslet fish school over a Fijian coral reef, polarized and swimming together again a strong current. Fiji :: Image #31841
Photo of Green fan coral, anthias fishes and sea fan gorgonians on pristine reef, Fiji :: Image #31840
Photo of Acropora sp. hard coral on South Pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31839
Photo of Sea fan captures passing planktonic food in ocean currents, Fiji :: Image #31838
Photo of Green fan coral and anthias fairy basslet fishes, Fiji :: Image #31837
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31836
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31835
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31834
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31833
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral inflated in ocean current, filtering plankton, Fiji :: Image #31832
Photo of Sinularia flexibilis finger leather soft coral, Fiji :: Image #31831
Photo of Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis). Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) and Magnificent Anemone (Heteractis sp) over South Pacific Coral Reef :: Image #31830
Photo of Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis). Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) and Magnificent Anemone (Heteractis sp) over South Pacific Coral Reef :: Image #31829
Photo of Schooling anthias fish, colorful dendronephthya soft corals and green fan coral, Fiji :: Image #31828
Photo of Colorful dendronephthya soft corals and various hard corals, flourishing on a pristine healthy south pacific coral reef. The soft corals are inflated in strong ocean currents, capturing passing planktonic food with their many small polyps. :: Image #31827
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31826
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31825
Photo of Pristine South Pacific tropical coral reef, with vibrant colorful dendronephthya soft corals, crinoids and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31824
Photo of Pink Soft Corals and Yellow Crinoids on Coral Reef, Fiji :: Image #31823
Photo of Pristine South Pacific tropical coral reef, with vibrant colorful dendronephthya soft corals, crinoids and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31822
Photo of Spectacular pristine tropical reef, including dendronephthya soft corals, sarcophyton leather corals and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31821
Photo of Pristine South Pacific tropical coral reef, with vibrant colorful dendronephthya soft corals, crinoids and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31820
Photo of Spectacular pristine tropical reef, including dendronephthya soft corals, sarcophyton leather corals and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31819
Photo of Spectacular pristine tropical reef, including dendronephthya soft corals, sarcophyton leather corals and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31818
Photo of Spectacular pristine tropical reef with vibrant colorful soft corals. Dendronephthya soft corals, crinoids, sea fan gorgonians and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31817
Photo of Various stony and soft corals on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. :: Image #31816
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31815
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31814
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and dendronephthya soft coral on coral reef. Both the sea fan gorgonian and the dendronephthya are type of alcyonacea soft corals that filter plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31813
Photo of Sinularia flexibilis finger leather soft coral, Fiji :: Image #31812
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31811
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31810
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31809
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31808
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31807
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and alcyonacea gorgonian sea fans, on pristine south Pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31806
Photo of Green fan coral and dendronephthya soft corals on pristine reef, both extending polyps into ocean currents to capture passing plankton, Fiji :: Image #31805
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31804
Photo of Dendronephthya Soft Corals on a Coral Reef, Fiji :: Image #31803
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31802
Photo of Lyretail anthias fishes schooling over coral reef, females are orange, male are purple, polarized as they swim into ocean currents, Fiji :: Image #31801
Photo of Lyretail anthias fishes schooling over coral reef, females are orange, male are purple, polarized as they swim into ocean currents, Fiji :: Image #31800
Photo of Humpnose Bigeye Bream, Monotaxis grandoculis, Fiji :: Image #31799
Photo of Freckled Hawkfish (Black-sided Hawkfish), Paracirrhites forsteri, Fiji :: Image #31798
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #31797
Photo of Leather coral, detail of the tiny polyps that capture planktonic food, Sinularia sp., Fiji :: Image #31796
Photo of Crinoid, or Feather Star, on Coral Reef, Fiji :: Image #31795
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral showing polyp detail, close up image, Fiji :: Image #31794
Photo of Closeup view of stony coral polyp details, Fiji :: Image #31793
Photo of Closeup view of stony coral polyp details, Fiji :: Image #31792
Photo of Closeup view of stony coral polyp details, Fiji :: Image #31791
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #31790
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #31789
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #31788
Photo of Granulated seastar, or cushion starfish, Choriaster granulatus, Fiji :: Image #31787
Photo of Freckled Hawkfish (Black-sided Hawkfish), Paracirrhites forsteri, Fiji :: Image #31786
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral showing polyp detail, close up image, Fiji :: Image #31785
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #31784
Photo of Freckled Hawkfish (Black-sided Hawkfish), Paracirrhites forsteri, Fiji :: Image #31783
Photo of Dendronephthya soft coral detail including polyps and calcium carbonate spicules, Fiji :: Image #31782
Photo of Horned Bannerfish, Heniochus varius, Humphead Bannerfish, Fiji :: Image #31781
Photo of Bigscale Soldierfish, Myripristis berndti, Fiji :: Image #31780
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral showing polyp detail, close up image, Fiji :: Image #31779
Photo of Golden Damselfish and Red Gorgonian Sea Fan, Fiji :: Image #31778
Photo of Golden Damselfish, Fiji :: Image #31777
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral showing polyp detail, close up image, Fiji :: Image #31776
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral showing polyp detail, close up image, Fiji :: Image #31775
Photo of Spirobranchus Christmas Tree Worm, Fiji :: Image #31774
Photo of Robust sea squirt, Atriolum robustum, a type of tunicate, Fiji :: Image #31773
Photo of Iridescent Cardinalfish, Pristiapogon kallopterus, Fiji :: Image #31772
Photo of Sunset light and acropora table coral on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. :: Image #31771
Photo of Sunset light and acropora table coral on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. :: Image #31770
Photo of Sunset light and acropora table coral on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. :: Image #31769
Photo of Sunset light and acropora table coral on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. :: Image #31768
Photo of Acropora table coral on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. :: Image #31767
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31766
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31765
Photo of SCUBA diver over pristine South Pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31764
Photo of Pristine coral reef composed of many species of hard corals, 60' (20m) deep, Fiji :: Image #31763
Photo of Acropora table coral on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. :: Image #31762
Photo of Enormous pristine 1000-year-old Porites coral head, boulder coral, Fiji :: Image #31761
Photo of Enormous pristine 1000-year-old Porites coral head, boulder coral, Fiji :: Image #31760
Photo of Enormous pristine 1000-year-old Porites coral head, boulder coral, Fiji :: Image #31759
Photo of Enormous pristine 1000-year-old Porites coral head, boulder coral, Fiji :: Image #31758
Photo of SCUBA diver over pristine South Pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31757
Photo of Crinoids (feather stars) on hard corals, with anthias fish schooling in ocean currents, Fiji :: Image #31756
Photo of Pristine coral reef composed of many species of hard corals, 60' (20m) deep, Fiji :: Image #31755
Photo of Pristine coral reef composed of many species of hard corals, 60' (20m) deep, Fiji :: Image #31754
Photo of Pristine coral reef composed of many species of hard corals, 60' (20m) deep, Fiji :: Image #31753
Photo of Lyretail anthias fishes schooling over coral reef, females are orange, male are purple, polarized as they swim into ocean currents, Fiji :: Image #31752
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral on diverse coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31751
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral on diverse coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31750
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral on diverse coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31749
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral on diverse coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31748
Photo of Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) :: Image #31747
Photo of Pristine coral reef composed of many species of hard corals, 20' (7m) deep, Fiji :: Image #31746
Photo of Acropora table coral on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. :: Image #31745
Photo of Pristine coral reef composed of many species of hard corals, 20' (7m) deep, Fiji :: Image #31744
Photo of Green fan coral and sea fan gorgonians on pristine reef, both extending polyps into ocean currents to capture passing plankton, Fiji :: Image #31743
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31742
Photo of Red Gorgonian and Yellow Crinoid on Coral Reef, Fiji :: Image #31741
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31740
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and schooling Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31739
Photo of Gorgonian Sea Fan on Pristine Coral Reef, Fiji :: Image #31738
Photo of Damselfish find protection within the branches of a hard coral, Fiji :: Image #31737
Photo of Various hard corals on pristine Fijian coral reef :: Image #31736
Photo of Spectacular display of pristine cabbage coral, Turbinaria reniformis, in Nigali Pass on Gao Island, Fiji :: Image #31735
Photo of Spectacular display of pristine cabbage coral, Turbinaria reniformis, in Nigali Pass on Gao Island, Fiji :: Image #31734
Photo of Spectacular display of pristine cabbage coral, Turbinaria reniformis, in Nigali Pass on Gao Island, Fiji :: Image #31733
Photo of Spectacular display of pristine cabbage coral, Turbinaria reniformis, in Nigali Pass on Gao Island, Fiji :: Image #31732
Photo of Sea snake, banded sea krait, Nigali Pass on Gao Island, Fiji :: Image #31731
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31730
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31729
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31728
Photo of Spectacular display of pristine cabbage coral, Turbinaria reniformis, in Nigali Pass on Gao Island, Fiji :: Image #31727
Photo of Spectacular display of pristine cabbage coral, Turbinaria reniformis, in Nigali Pass on Gao Island, Fiji :: Image #31726
Photo of Stony hard corals on pristine Fijian coral reef :: Image #31725
Photo of Vibrant colorful soft corals reaching into ocean currents, capturing passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31724
Photo of Gray reef sharks, Nigali Pass, Fiji :: Image #31723
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31722
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31721
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with gorgonian sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #31720
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31719
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31718
Photo of Manta Rays Feeding on Plankton, Fiji :: Image #31717
Photo of Manta Rays Feeding on Plankton, Fiji :: Image #31716
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31715
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31714
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31713
Photo of Various hard corals on pristine Fijian coral reef :: Image #31712
Photo of Coral head, Fiji :: Image #31711
Photo of Various hard corals on pristine Fijian coral reef :: Image #31710
Photo of Acropora coral (foreground) on South Pacific Coral Reef, Fiji :: Image #31709
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31708
Photo of Coral reefscape in Fiji. Stony corals, such as the various species in this image, grow a calcium carbonate skeleton which they leave behind when they die. Over years, this deposit of calcium carbonate builds up the foundation of the coral reef. Fiji. :: Image #31707
Photo of Coral reefscape in Fiji. Stony corals, such as the various species in this image, grow a calcium carbonate skeleton which they leave behind when they die. Over years, this deposit of calcium carbonate builds up the foundation of the coral reef. Fiji. :: Image #31706
Photo of Dendronephthya Soft Corals on a Coral Reef, Fiji :: Image #31705
Photo of Gorgonian Sea Fans on Coral Reef, Fiji :: Image #31704
Photo of Acropora sp. hard coral on South Pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31703
Photo of Brain corals on tropical coral reef, Fiji. Left brain coral is Symphllia, right bain coral is Platygyra lamellina. :: Image #31702
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31701
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31700
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians. :: Image #31699
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians. :: Image #31698
Photo of Yellow Chironephthya Soft Corals on Tropical Coral Reef, Fiji :: Image #31697
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31696
Photo of Dendronephthya and Chironephthya Soft Corals on South Pacific Reef, Fiji :: Image #31695
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians. Mount Mutiny, Bligh Waters, Fiji. :: Image #31694
Photo of Spectacular pristine tropical reef with vibrant colorful soft corals. Dendronephthya soft corals, crinoids, sea fan gorgonians and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31693
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral on coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31692
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral on diverse coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31691
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and dendronephthya soft coral on coral reef. Both the sea fan gorgonian and the dendronephthya are type of alcyonacea soft corals that filter plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31690
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31689
Photo of Black coral and crinoid on South Pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31688
Photo of Green fan coral, extending into ocean currents where tiny polyps gather passing plankton, Fiji :: Image #31687
Photo of Black coral and crinoid on South Pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31686
Photo of Black coral, Fiji :: Image #31685
Photo of Vibrant colorful soft corals reaching into ocean currents, capturing passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31684
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians. :: Image #31683
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians. :: Image #31682
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians. :: Image #31681
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians. :: Image #31680
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians. :: Image #31679
Photo of Colorful Chironephthya soft coral coloniea in Fiji, hanging off wall, resembling sea fans or gorgonians. :: Image #31678
Photo of Staghorn coral (Acropora palifera) and other hard corals on pristine Fijian coral reef :: Image #31677
Photo of Acropora and Sarcophyton corals on Tropical reef, Fiji. Acropora coral (left) and Leather Coral (right) :: Image #31676
Photo of Various hard corals on pristine Fijian coral reef :: Image #31675
Photo of Various hard corals on pristine Fijian coral reef :: Image #31674
Photo of Various hard corals on pristine Fijian coral reef :: Image #31673
Photo of Various hard corals on pristine Fijian coral reef :: Image #31672
Photo of Sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31671
Photo of Sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31670
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31669
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31668
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31667
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and dendronephthya soft coral on coral reef. Both the sea fan gorgonian and the dendronephthya are type of alcyonacea soft corals that filter plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31666
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31665
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with gorgonian sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #31664
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with gorgonian sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #31663
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and dendronephthya soft coral on coral reef. Both the sea fan gorgonian and the dendronephthya are type of alcyonacea soft corals that filter plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31662
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with gorgonian sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #31661
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and schooling lyretail Anthias on pristine and beautiful coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31660
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31659
Photo of Gorgonian Sea Fan on Pristine Coral Reef, Fiji :: Image #31658
Photo of Leather coral, Sinularia sp., Fiji :: Image #31657
Photo of Gorgonian Sea Fan on Pristine Coral Reef, Fiji :: Image #31656
Photo of Black coral and crinoid on South Pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31655
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31654
Photo of Acropora table coral on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. :: Image #31653
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31652
Photo of Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fishes, feeding on plankton in strong ocean currents over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31651
Photo of Vibrant Dendronephthya soft corals, green fan coral and schooling Anthias fish on coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31650
Photo of Vibrant Dendronephthya soft corals, green fan coral and schooling Anthias fish on coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31649
Photo of Colorful Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fish on coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31648
Photo of Colorful Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fish on coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31647
Photo of Colorful Dendronephthya soft corals and red gorgonian and schooling Anthias fish on coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31646
Photo of Porites boulder coral and other hard corals, on pristine tropical reef, Fiji :: Image #31645
Photo of Acropora sp. hard coral on South Pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31644
Photo of Acropora table coral on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. :: Image #31643
Photo of Sea fan captures passing planktonic food in ocean currents, Fiji :: Image #31642
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31641
Photo of Soft corals (gorgonians, dendronephthya) and hard corals cover a pristine and beautiful south Pacific coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31640
Photo of Yellow crinoid, green fan coral and red gorgonian on colorful and pristine coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31639
Photo of Green fan coral and sea fan gorgonians on pristine reef, both extending polyps into ocean currents to capture passing plankton, Fiji :: Image #31638
Photo of Spectacularly colorful dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji :: Image #31637
Photo of Green fan coral, extending into ocean currents where tiny polyps gather passing plankton, Fiji :: Image #31636
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31635
Photo of Colorful Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fish on coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31634
Photo of Colorful Dendronephthya soft corals and schooling Anthias fish on coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31633
Photo of Anthias fairy basslet fish school over a Fijian coral reef, polarized and swimming together again a strong current. Fiji :: Image #31632
Photo of Spectacular pristine tropical reef, including dendronephthya soft corals, sarcophyton leather corals and schooling Anthias fishes, pulsing with life in a strong current over a pristine coral reef. Fiji is known as the soft coral capitlal of the world. :: Image #31631
Photo of Sarcophyton leather coral and sea fan gorgonian on pristine coral reef, Fiji :: Image #31630
Photo of Sea fan gorgonian and dendronephthya soft coral on coral reef. Both the sea fan gorgonian and the dendronephthya are type of alcyonacea soft corals that filter plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31629
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31628
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31627
Photo of Plexauridae sea fan or gorgonian on coral reef. This gorgonian is a type of colonial alcyonacea soft coral that filters plankton from passing ocean currents. :: Image #31626
Photo of Beautiful South Pacific coral reef, with gorgonian sea fans, schooling anthias fish and colorful dendronephthya soft corals, Fiji :: Image #31625
Photo of Manta Ray Feeding on Plankton, Fiji :: Image #31450
Photo of Half Dome and Cloud's Rest from Summit of Mount Hoffmann, sunset :: Image #31202
Photo of Half Dome and Cloud's Rest from Summit of Mount Hoffmann, sunset, panorama :: Image #31200
Photo of Grasses and false summit of Mount Hoffmann :: Image #31198
Photo of May Lake from Summit of Mount Hoffmann, sunset, viewed toward northeast including Tuolumne Meadows, panorama, Yosemite National Park :: Image #31197
Photo of May Lake from Summit of Mount Hoffmann, sunset, viewed toward northeast including Tuolumne Meadows, panorama, Yosemite National Park :: Image #31196
Photo of View from Summit of Mount Hoffmann, Ten Lakes Basin at lower left, looking northeast toward remote northern reaches of Yosemite National Park, panorama :: Image #31194
Photo of View from Summit of Mount Hoffmann, Ten Lakes Basin at lower left, looking northeast toward remote northern reaches of Yosemite National Park :: Image #31193
Photo of View from Summit of Mount Hoffmann, Ten Lakes Basin at lower left, looking northeast toward remote northern reaches of Yosemite National Park, panorama :: Image #31192
Photo of Half Dome and Cloud's Rest from Summit of Mount Hoffmann, sunset, panorama :: Image #31191
Photo of View from Summit of Mount Hoffmann, Ten Lakes Basin at lower left, looking northeast toward remote northern reaches of Yosemite National Park, panorama :: Image #31190
Photo of Panoramic Photo of Lake George, Mammoth Lakes, Inyo National Forest :: Image #31189
Photo of Panoramic Photo of Crystal Lake, Mammoth Lakes, Inyo National Forest :: Image #31188
Photo of Milky Way over Convict Lake, panoramic photo :: Image #31187
Photo of Milky Way over Convict Lake, panoramic photo :: Image #31186
Photo of Milky Way over Tenaya Lake, Polly Dome (left), Tenaya Peak (center), Yosemite National Park :: Image #31184
Photo of Milky Way over Tenaya Lake, Polly Dome (left), Tenaya Peak (center), Yosemite National Park :: Image #31183
Photo of Milky Way over Tenaya Lake, Polly Dome (left), Tenaya Peak (center), Yosemite National Park :: Image #31182
Photo of Milky Way over Tenaya Lake, Polly Dome (left), Tenaya Peak (center), Yosemite National Park :: Image #31181
Photo of Milky Way over Tuolumne Meadows, Mount Dana (left), Mount Gibbs (center), Mammoth Peak and Kuna Crest (right), Dana Fork of the Tuolumne River. :: Image #31180
Photo of Panorama of Box Lake, morning, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest :: Image #31179
Photo of Panorama of Box Lake, morning, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest :: Image #31178
Photo of Panorama of Long Lake at Sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest :: Image #31175
Photo of Panorama of Bear Creek Spire over Long Lake at Sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest :: Image #31174
Photo of Bear Creek Spire over Long Lake at Sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest :: Image #31172
Photo of Meadow and Sierra Nevada peak Bear Creek Spire at sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest :: Image #31171
Photo of Bear Creek Spire over Heart Lake at Sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest :: Image #31170
Photo of Bear Creek Spire over Marsh Lake at Sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest :: Image #31169
Photo of Bear Creek Spire over Marsh Lake at Sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest :: Image #31168
Photo of Bear Creek Spire over Marsh Lake at Sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest :: Image #31167
Photo of Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark. :: Image #31020
Photo of Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark. :: Image #31013
Photo of Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark. :: Image #31010
Photo of Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark. :: Image #31008
Photo of Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark. :: Image #31007
Photo of Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark. :: Image #31006
Photo of Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark. :: Image #31004
Photo of Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark. :: Image #31003
Photo of Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark. :: Image #31002
Photo of Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark. :: Image #31001
Photo of Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark. :: Image #31000
Photo of Oak Alley Plantation and its famous shaded tunnel of 300-year-old southern live oak trees (Quercus virginiana). The plantation is now designated as a National Historic Landmark. :: Image #30999
Photo of Drift kelp, a kelp paddy, floating patch of kelp on the open ocean which attracts marine life and forms of moving oasis of life, an open ocean habitat :: Image #30985
Photo of Drift kelp, a kelp paddy, floating patch of kelp on the open ocean which attracts marine life and forms of moving oasis of life, an open ocean habitat :: Image #30984
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #30982
Photo of Blacksmith chromis and Garibaldi aggregation, Catalina :: Image #30978
Photo of Sheephead and invasive sargassum, Catalina :: Image #30974
Photo of Surf grass, Phyllospadix, underwater :: Image #30961
Photo of An amazing toroidal wonder, this perfect bubble ring ascends through the water to the surface. :: Image #30960
Photo of An amazing toroidal wonder, this perfect bubble ring ascends through the water to the surface. :: Image #30959
Photo of Southern sea palm (yellow) and surf grass (green), shallow water, San Clemente Island. :: Image #30957
Photo of Garibaldi and various marine algae, San Clemente Island :: Image #30954
Photo of Surfgrass (Phyllospadix), shallow water, San Clemente Island. :: Image #30951
Photo of Stephanocystis dioica (lighter yellow), southern sea palm (darker yellow) and surfgrass (green), shallow water, San Clemente Island :: Image #30948
Photo of Southern sea palm (yellow) and surf grass (green), shallow water, San Clemente Island. :: Image #30945
Photo of Southern sea palm (yellow) and surf grass (green), shallow water, San Clemente Island. :: Image #30942
Photo of Asparagopsis taxiformis, red marine algae, growing on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest at San Clemente Island. :: Image #30933
Photo of Southern sea palm, palm kelp, underwater, San Clemente Island. :: Image #30920
Photo of Southern sea palm, palm kelp, underwater, San Clemente Island. :: Image #30917
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #30897
Photo of Blacksmith Chromis and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30894
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30893
Photo of Southern sea palm (yellow) and surf grass (green), shallow water, San Clemente Island. :: Image #30884
Photo of Southern sea palm, palm kelp, underwater, San Clemente Island. :: Image #30868
Photo of San Clemente Island, sea cliffs on the south east corner of the island. :: Image #30860
Photo of Geologic Terraces, San Clemente Island. Multiple terraces on the island are seen, formed as the ocean level changes over eons. Panoramic photo. :: Image #30859
Photo of Geologic Terraces, San Clemente Island. Multiple terraces on the island are seen, formed as the ocean level changes over eons. Panoramic photo. :: Image #30858
Photo of Aerial Photo of USS MIdway Museum and Downtown San Diego :: Image #30816
Photo of Aerial Photo of Naval Amphibious Base Coronado :: Image #30815
Photo of Aerial Photo of Hotel Del Coronado and San Diego :: Image #30814
Photo of Aerial Photo of Hotel Del Coronado and San Diego :: Image #30813
Photo of Aerial Photo of Zuniga Point and North Island :: Image #30812
Photo of Aerial Photo of Point Loma and Fort Rosecrans :: Image #30811
Photo of Aerial Photo of Point Loma :: Image #30810
Photo of Aerial Photo of SPAWAR Systems Center, Point Loma, San Diego :: Image #30809
Photo of Aerial Photo of Point Loma Nazarene University Campus :: Image #30808
Photo of Aerial Photo of Sunset Cliffs Ratkay Point :: Image #30807
Photo of Aerial Photo of Sunset Cliffs Ratkay Point :: Image #30806
Photo of Aerial Photo of Sunset Cliffs Coastline :: Image #30805
Photo of Aerial Photo of Mission Beach and Mission Bay :: Image #30804
Photo of Aerial Photo of Crystal Pier and Garnet Avenue Pacific Beach :: Image #30803
Photo of Aerial Photo of False Point and La Jolla Coastline :: Image #30802
Photo of Aerial Photo of Nicholson Point and La Jolla Coastline :: Image #30801
Photo of Aerial Photo of La Jolla Shores and Mount Soledad :: Image #30799
Photo of Aerial Photo of La Jolla Farms and Blacks Beach :: Image #30798
Photo of Aerial Photo of Del Mar Dog Beach and San Dieguito River :: Image #30797
Photo of Aerial Photo of Solana Beach Coastline :: Image #30796
Photo of Aerial Photo of Solana Beach Coastline :: Image #30795
Photo of Aerial Photo of Fletcher Cove and Solana Beach :: Image #30794
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Elijo State Beach and Encinitas Coastline :: Image #30793
Photo of Aerial Photo of Cardiff State Beach and Encinitas Coastline :: Image #30792
Photo of Aerial Photo of Swami's and Encinitas Coast :: Image #30791
Photo of Aerial Photo of Swami's and Encinitas Coast :: Image #30788
Photo of Aerial Panoramic Photo of Bird Rock and La Jolla Coast :: Image #30787
Photo of Aerial Panoramic Photo of Torrey Pines, Flat Rock :: Image #30785
Photo of Aerial Photo of Point La Jolla and La Jolla Cove, Boomer Beach, Scripps Park :: Image #30784
Photo of Aerial Photo of Point La Jolla and La Jolla Cove, Boomer Beach, Scripps Park :: Image #30782
Photo of Aerial Photo of Swami's and Encinitas Coast :: Image #30781
Photo of Aerial Panoramic Photo of Moonlight Beach and Encinitas Coastline :: Image #30779
Photo of Aerial Panoramic Photo of Torrey Pines, Flat Rock :: Image #30777
Photo of Aerial photo of Balboa Park and Downtown San Diego :: Image #30772
Photo of Aerial photo of Balboa Park and Downtown San Diego :: Image #30771
Photo of Aerial photo of Downtown San Diego :: Image #30770
Photo of Aerial photo of Downtown San Diego and Petco Park, viewed from the southeast :: Image #30769
Photo of Aerial Phot of Marriott Hotel towers, rising above the Embarcadero Marine Park and yacht marina :: Image #30768
Photo of Aerial Phot of Marriott Hotel towers, rising above the Embarcadero Marine Park and yacht marina :: Image #30767
Photo of Aerial Phot of Marriott Hotel towers, rising above the Embarcadero Marine Park and yacht marina :: Image #30766
Photo of Aerial Photo of Downtown San Diego Waterfront :: Image #30765
Photo of Downtown San Diego and USS Midway. The USS Midway was a US Navy aircraft carrier, launched in 1945 and active through the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm, as of 2008 a museum along the downtown waterfront in San Diego :: Image #30764
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. Coronado Island is to the left, and downtown San Diego is to the right in this view looking north :: Image #30763
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. Coronado Island is to the left, and downtown San Diego is to the right in this view looking north :: Image #30762
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. Coronado Island is to the left, and downtown San Diego is to the right in this view looking north :: Image #30761
Photo of Aerial Photo of Hotel Del Coronado :: Image #30760
Photo of Aerial Photo of Cabrillo Monument and Point Loma :: Image #30759
Photo of Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant and Fort Rosecrans, Point Loma. Opened in 1963, the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant treats approximately 175 million gallons of wastewater per day, generated by 2.2 million residents of San Diego over a 450 square mile area. San Diego Bay, Coronado Island and downtown San Diego are seen in the distance :: Image #30758
Photo of Aerial Photo of Point Loma :: Image #30757
Photo of Aerial Photo of Sunset Cliffs and Point Loma :: Image #30756
Photo of Aerial Photo of Ocean Beach Pier. Ocean Beach Pier, also known as the OB Pier or Ocean Beach Municipal Pier, is the longest concrete pier on the West Coast measuring 1971 feet (601 m) long. :: Image #30755
Photo of Aerial Photo of Ocean Beach Pier. Ocean Beach Pier, also known as the OB Pier or Ocean Beach Municipal Pier, is the longest concrete pier on the West Coast measuring 1971 feet (601 m) long. :: Image #30754
Photo of Aerial Photo of Ocean Beach Pier. Ocean Beach Pier, also known as the OB Pier or Ocean Beach Municipal Pier, is the longest concrete pier on the West Coast measuring 1971 feet (601 m) long. Sunset Cliffs and Point Loma extend off to the south :: Image #30753
Photo of Aerial photo of Belmont Park, the Giant Dipper roller coaster, Mission Bay and San Diego in the distance. :: Image #30752
Photo of Aerial Photo of Crystal Pier, Pacific Beach. Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach :: Image #30751
Photo of Aerial Photo of Crystal Pier, Pacific Beach. Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach :: Image #30750
Photo of Aerial Photo of La jolla Coastline :: Image #30749
Photo of Aerial Photo of La jolla Coastline :: Image #30747
Photo of Aerial Photo of La jolla Coastline :: Image #30746
Photo of Aerial Photo of La jolla Coastline :: Image #30745
Photo of Aerial Photo of La jolla Coastline :: Image #30744
Photo of Aerial Photo of Children's Pool and La Jolla Coastline :: Image #30743
Photo of Aerial Photo of La Jolla Cove, Mount Soledad and Scripps Park, La Jolla Coastline. :: Image #30742
Photo of Aerial Photo of La Jolla Cove, Mount Soledad and Scripps Park, La Jolla Coastline. :: Image #30741
Photo of Aerial Photo of La Jolla Cove, Mount Soledad and Scripps Park, La Jolla Coastline. :: Image #30740
Photo of Aerial Photo of Scripps Pier. SIO Pier. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography research pier is 1090 feet long and was built of reinforced concrete in 1988, replacing the original wooden pier built in 1915. The Scripps Pier is home to a variety of sensing equipment above and below water that collects various oceanographic data. The Scripps research diving facility is located at the foot of the pier. Fresh seawater is pumped from the pier to the many tanks and facilities of SIO, including the Birch Aquarium. The Scripps Pier is named in honor of Ellen Browning Scripps, the most significant donor and benefactor of the Institution :: Image #30738
Photo of Aerial Photo of Scripps Pier. SIO Pier. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography research pier is 1090 feet long and was built of reinforced concrete in 1988, replacing the original wooden pier built in 1915. The Scripps Pier is home to a variety of sensing equipment above and below water that collects various oceanographic data. The Scripps research diving facility is located at the foot of the pier. Fresh seawater is pumped from the pier to the many tanks and facilities of SIO, including the Birch Aquarium. The Scripps Pier is named in honor of Ellen Browning Scripps, the most significant donor and benefactor of the Institution :: Image #30737
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. :: Image #30735
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. :: Image #30734
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. :: Image #30733
Photo of Aerial Photo of Penasquitos Lagoon and Torrey Pines State Beach :: Image #30732
Photo of Aerial Photo of Del Mar Coastline :: Image #30731
Photo of Aerial Photo of Del Mar 15th Street Powerhouse Park :: Image #30730
Photo of Aerial Photo of Del Mar 15th Street Powerhouse Park :: Image #30729
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Dieguito River and Dog Beach :: Image #30728
Photo of Aerial Photo of Fletcher Cove Solana Beach :: Image #30727
Photo of Aerial Photo of Cardiff and Solana Beach Coastline :: Image #30726
Photo of Aerial Photo of Cardiff and Solana Beach Coastline :: Image #30725
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon and Cardiff Coastline :: Image #30724
Photo of Aerial Photo of Encinitas Coastline :: Image #30723
Photo of Aerial photo of San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area. San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County. :: Image #30722
Photo of Rush Hour Traffic, Interstate 5 and Interstate 805 :: Image #30721
Photo of Lunar Eclipse Setting over Joshua Tree National Park, April 4 2015 :: Image #30719
Photo of Milky Way during Full Lunar Eclipse over Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, April 4 2015 :: Image #30715
Photo of Triumphant Guy Atop Arch Rock in Full Moon :: Image #30712
Photo of Full Moon Rising under Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park :: Image #30710
Photo of Aerial Photo of La Jolla Coastline :: Image #30708
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego River and Dog Beach :: Image #30706
Photo of Aerial Photo of Imperial Beach Pier and Coastal Imperial Beach :: Image #30705
Photo of Aerial Photo of Imperial Beach Pier and Coastal Imperial Beach :: Image #30703
Photo of Aerial Photo of Cabrillo State Marine Reserve, Point Loma, San Diego :: Image #30702
Photo of Aerial Photo of Cabrillo State Marine Reserve, Point Loma, San Diego :: Image #30701
Photo of Aerial Photo of Cabrillo State Marine Reserve, Point Loma, San Diego :: Image #30700
Photo of Aerial Photo of Cabrillo State Marine Reserve, Point Loma, San Diego :: Image #30699
Photo of Aerial Photo of Kelp Forests at Cabrillo State Marine Reserve, Point Loma, San Diego :: Image #30698
Photo of Aerial Photo of Kelp Forests at Cabrillo State Marine Reserve, Point Loma, San Diego :: Image #30697
Photo of Aerial Photo of Ocean Beach Pier :: Image #30696
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego River and Dog Beach :: Image #30694
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego River and Dog Beach :: Image #30693
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego River and Robb Field :: Image #30691
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego River :: Image #30690
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego River :: Image #30689
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego River :: Image #30688
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego River :: Image #30686
Photo of Aerial Photo of Downtown San Diego and Freeway Interchange :: Image #30685
Photo of Aerial Photo of Crown Point, San Diego :: Image #30684
Photo of Aerial Photo of La Jolla coastline, showing underwater reefs and Mount Soledad :: Image #30682
Photo of Aerial Photo of La Jolla coastline, showing underwater reefs and Mount Soledad :: Image #30681
Photo of Aerial Photo of La Jolla coastline, showing underwater reefs and Mount Soledad :: Image #30680
Photo of Aerial Photo of La Jolla coastline, showing underwater reefs and Mount Soledad :: Image #30679
Photo of Aerial Photo of La Jolla coastline, showing underwater reefs and Mount Soledad :: Image #30678
Photo of Aerial Photo of La Jolla coastline, showing underwater reefs and Mount Soledad :: Image #30677
Photo of Aerial Photo of La Jolla Farms :: Image #30675
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world :: Image #30674
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world :: Image #30672
Photo of Aerial Photo of Coastal Solana Beach :: Image #30671
Photo of Aerial photo of Coastal Encinitas and Leucadia :: Image #30669
Photo of Aerial photo of Coastal Encinitas and Leucadia :: Image #30668
Photo of Aerial photo of South Carlsbad State Beach :: Image #30667
Photo of Aerial photo of South Carlsbad State Beach :: Image #30666
Photo of Aerial Photo of Cabrillo State Marine Reserve, Point Loma, San Diego :: Image #30664
Photo of Aerial Photo of Kelp Forests at Cabrillo State Marine Reserve, Point Loma, San Diego :: Image #30643
Photo of Aerial Photo of Cabrillo State Marine Reserve, Point Loma, San Diego :: Image #30640
Photo of Aerial Photo of South La Jolla State Marine Reserve :: Image #30637
Photo of Aerial Photo of Matlahuayl State Marine Reserve (SMR), La Jolla Shores Beach. :: Image #30636
Photo of Aerial Photo of Matlahuayl State Marine Reserve (SMR), La Jolla Shores Beach. :: Image #30635
Photo of Aerial Photo of Matlahuayl State Marine Reserve (SMR), La Jolla Shores Beach. :: Image #30634
Photo of Aerial Photo of Matlahuayl State Marine Reserve (SMR), La Jolla Shores Beach. :: Image #30633
Photo of Aerial Photo of Matlahuayl State Marine Reserve (SMR), La Jolla Shores Beach. :: Image #30632
Photo of Aerial Photo of Matlahuayl State Marine Reserve (SMR), La Jolla Shores Beach. :: Image #30631
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego Scripps Coastal SMCA. Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines State Reserve :: Image #30629
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego Scripps Coastal SMCA. Blacks Beach and Scripps Pier. :: Image #30625
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego Scripps Coastal SMCA. Blacks Beach and Scripps Pier. :: Image #30624
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego Scripps Coastal SMCA. Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines State Reserve :: Image #30623
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego Scripps Coastal SMCA. Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines State Reserve :: Image #30621
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego Scripps Coastal SMCA. Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines State Reserve :: Image #30620
Photo of Aerial photo of Los Penasquitos Lagoon. Los Peñasquitos Marsh Natural Preserve and Lagoon is a coastal marsh in San Diego County, California, USA situated at the northern edge of the City of San Diego, forming the natural border with Del Mar, California. :: Image #30619
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe. :: Image #30618
Photo of Aerial photo of San Dieguito Lagoon. San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County. :: Image #30617
Photo of Aerial photo of San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area. San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County. :: Image #30616
Photo of Aerial photo of San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area. San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County. :: Image #30615
Photo of Aerial photo of San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area. San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County. :: Image #30613
Photo of Aerial photo of San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area. San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County. :: Image #30612
Photo of Aerial photo of San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area. San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County. :: Image #30611
Photo of Aerial photo of San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area. San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County. :: Image #30610
Photo of Aerial photo of San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area. San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County. :: Image #30608
Photo of Aerial photo of San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area. San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County. :: Image #30606
Photo of Aerial photo of San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area. San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County. :: Image #30603
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon and Cardiff Reef beach. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe. :: Image #30601
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon and Cardiff Reef beach. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe. :: Image #30600
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon and Cardiff Reef beach. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe. :: Image #30599
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon and Cardiff Reef beach. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe. :: Image #30598
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon and Cardiff Reef beach. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe. :: Image #30597
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon and Cardiff Reef beach. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe. :: Image #30596
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon and Cardiff Reef beach. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe. :: Image #30595
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon and Cardiff Reef beach. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe. :: Image #30594
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe. :: Image #30593
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe. :: Image #30591
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe. :: Image #30590
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe. :: Image #30589
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe. :: Image #30587
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe. :: Image #30586
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe. :: Image #30585
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon and Cardiff Reef beach. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe. :: Image #30583
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon and Cardiff Reef beach. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe. :: Image #30582
Photo of Aerial Photo of Swamis Marine Conservation Area. Swami's State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area that extends offshore of Encinitas in San Diego County. :: Image #30573
Photo of Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve :: Image #30571
Photo of Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve :: Image #30570
Photo of Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve :: Image #30568
Photo of Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve :: Image #30565
Photo of Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve :: Image #30564
Photo of Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve :: Image #30560
Photo of Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve :: Image #30557
Photo of Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve :: Image #30555
Photo of Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve :: Image #30554
Photo of Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve :: Image #30553
Photo of Dune evening primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) mix in beautiful wildflower bouquets during the spring bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30552
Photo of Dune evening primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) mix in beautiful wildflower bouquets during the spring bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30551
Photo of Desert Gold Wildflowers Spring Bloom in Anza-Borrego :: Image #30550
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30549
Photo of Desert Gold Wildflowers Spring Bloom in Anza-Borrego :: Image #30548
Photo of Dune evening primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) mix in beautiful wildflower bouquets during the spring bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30547
Photo of Dune evening primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) mix in beautiful wildflower bouquets during the spring bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30546
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose Wildflowers, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30545
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose Wildflowers, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30544
Photo of Dune evening primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) mix in beautiful wildflower bouquets during the spring bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30543
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose Wildflowers, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30542
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose Wildflowers, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30541
Photo of Dune evening primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) mix in beautiful wildflower bouquets during the spring bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30540
Photo of Dune evening primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) mix in beautiful wildflower bouquets during the spring bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30539
Photo of Dune evening primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) mix in beautiful wildflower bouquets during the spring bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30538
Photo of Dune evening primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) mix in beautiful wildflower bouquets during the spring bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30537
Photo of Dune evening primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) mix in beautiful wildflower bouquets during the spring bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30536
Photo of Desert Gold Wildflowers Spring Bloom in Anza-Borrego :: Image #30535
Photo of Wildflowers in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30534
Photo of Wildflowers in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30532
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose Wildflowers, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30531
Photo of Dune evening primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) mix in beautiful wildflower bouquets during the spring bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30529
Photo of Dune evening primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) mix in beautiful wildflower bouquets during the spring bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30528
Photo of Desert Gold Wildflowers Spring Bloom in Anza-Borrego :: Image #30525
Photo of Wildflowers in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30510
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose Wildflowers, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30509
Photo of Wildflowers in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30508
Photo of Dune evening primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) mix in beautiful wildflower bouquets during the spring bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30504
Photo of Dune evening primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) mix in beautiful wildflower bouquets during the spring bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30500
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30498
Photo of Del Mar beach and homes at sunset :: Image #30494
Photo of Standup paddleboarders at sunset :: Image #30493
Photo of Del Mar beach and homes at sunset, dog beach and San Dieguito lagoon inlet, panoramic photo :: Image #30492
Photo of Del Mar beach and homes at sunset :: Image #30491
Photo of Del Mar beach and homes at sunset :: Image #30490
Photo of Maturango Peak and Parkinson Peak, and Parrot Point, near Panamint Springs, Death Valley :: Image #30488
Photo of Mesquite Dunes at sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes. :: Image #30487
Photo of Mesquite Dunes at sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes. :: Image #30486
Photo of Mesquite Dunes at sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes. :: Image #30485
Photo of Mesquite Dunes at sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes. :: Image #30484
Photo of Mesquite Dunes at sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes. :: Image #30483
Photo of Mesquite Dunes at sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes. :: Image #30482
Photo of Mesquite Dunes at sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes. :: Image #30481
Photo of Mesquite Dunes at sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes. :: Image #30480
Photo of Mesquite Dunes at sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes. :: Image #30479
Photo of Mesquite Dunes at sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes. :: Image #30478
Photo of Mesquite Dunes at sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes. :: Image #30477
Photo of Mesquite Dunes at sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes. :: Image #30476
Photo of Erosion in the salt patterns of Badwater Playa, Death Valley National Park :: Image #30475
Photo of Erosion in the salt patterns of Badwater Playa, Death Valley National Park :: Image #30474
Photo of Erosion in the salt patterns of Badwater Playa, Death Valley National Park :: Image #30473
Photo of Erosion in the salt patterns of Badwater Playa, Death Valley National Park :: Image #30472
Photo of Dante's View, Death Valley National Park. Dante's View is a viewpoint terrace at 1,669 m (5,476 ft) height on the north side of Coffin Peak along the crest of the Black Mountains overlooking Death Valley. :: Image #30471
Photo of Killer Whale, Biggs Transient Orca, Palos Verdes :: Image #30437
Photo of Saddle patch and dorsal fin of a killer whale, Palos Verdes :: Image #30434
Photo of Killer whale attacking sea lion. Biggs transient orca and California sea lion. :: Image #30433
Photo of Killer whale attacking sea lion. Biggs transient orca and California sea lion. :: Image #30432
Photo of Killer whale attacking sea lion. Biggs transient orca and California sea lion. :: Image #30431
Photo of Killer whale attacking sea lion. Biggs transient orca and California sea lion. :: Image #30430
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over sea foam and waves :: Image #30368
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave :: Image #30357
Photo of Ring-billed gull :: Image #30355
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head. :: Image #30343
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch :: Image #30322
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch :: Image #30321
Photo of California Pelican flying on a wave, riding the updraft from the wave. :: Image #30317
Photo of California Pelican flying on a wave, riding the updraft from the wave. :: Image #30316
Photo of California Pelican flying on a wave, riding the updraft from the wave. :: Image #30315
Photo of Spotted sandpiper :: Image #30311
Photo of Willet :: Image #30310
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. :: Image #30302
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch :: Image #30301
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. :: Image #30297
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch :: Image #30296
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch :: Image #30294
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch :: Image #30293
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #30291
Photo of Scripps Pier and Scripps Institute of Oceanography, viewed from Point La Jolla, sunrise :: Image #30281
Photo of California sea lion hauled out on rocks beside the ocean :: Image #30280
Photo of California Pelican flying on a wave, riding the updraft from the wave. :: Image #30261
Photo of California Pelican flying on a wave, riding the updraft from the wave. :: Image #30258
Photo of Ocotillo Wind Energy Turbines, at night with stars and the Milky Way in the sky above, the moving turbine blades illuminated by a small flashlight. :: Image #30238
Photo of Stars rise above the Ocotillo Wind Turbine power generation facility, with a flashlight illuminating the turning turbine blades :: Image #30227
Photo of Stars rise above the Ocotillo Wind Turbine power generation facility, with a flashlight illuminating the turning turbine blades :: Image #30222
Photo of San Diego Bay and Skyline at sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #30218
Photo of San Diego Bay and Skyline at sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #30216
Photo of San Diego Bay and Skyline at sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #30215
Photo of San Diego Bay and Skyline at sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #30213
Photo of San Diego Bay and Skyline, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph :: Image #30206
Photo of Brown pelican flying over waves and the surf. :: Image #30195
Photo of Brown pelican flying over waves and the surf. :: Image #30192
Photo of Boomer Beach wave, winter swell, La Jolla, Black's Beach and Torrey Pines in the distance :: Image #30190
Photo of Brown pelican flying over waves and the surf. :: Image #30189
Photo of Scripps Pier and moving water, pre-dawn light, La Jolla :: Image #30180
Photo of Scripps Pier and moving water, pre-dawn light, La Jolla :: Image #30178
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, over the ocean. :: Image #30165
Photo of Velella, By The Wind Sailor, colonial hydroid, adrift on the ocean surface :: Image #30161
Photo of Scripps Pier solstice, surfer's view from among the waves, sunset aligned perfectly with the pier. Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset. :: Image #30152
Photo of Scripps Pier solstice, surfer's view from among the waves, sunset aligned perfectly with the pier. Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset. :: Image #30151
Photo of Scripps Pier, Surfer's view from among the waves. Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset. :: Image #30145
Photo of Lions, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30138
Photo of Lion cubs, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30128
Photo of Lion, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30121
Photo of Lionness and cubs with kill, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30103
Photo of Secretary bird, a large bird of prey in Kenya :: Image #30074
Photo of Black-backed jackal pup, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #30070
Photo of Wildebeest skull, with horn moth larval casings on the horns, greater Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #30054
Photo of Thompson's gazelle, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #30048
Photo of Hippopotamus, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30046
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30031
Photo of Hippopotamus, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30025
Photo of Lions resting in shade during midday heat, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30008
Photo of Vulture in flight, greater Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #30005
Photo of Thompson's gazelle, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #30004
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Meru National Park :: Image #30000
Photo of Hyena consuming wildebeest carcass, Kenya, They hyena has strong jaws that allow it to break carcass bones and eat the marrow within. :: Image #29997
Photo of Sunrise, greater Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29987
Photo of Cheetah, Olare Orok Conservancy :: Image #29983
Photo of Grant's Gazelle, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29970
Photo of Thompson's gazelle, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29969
Photo of Wildebeest Herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29968
Photo of Topi :: Image #29964
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Maasai Mara National Reserve :: Image #29961
Photo of Lion cub, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29921
Photo of Lionness and cubs, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29920
Photo of Topi :: Image #29912
Photo of Zebra crossing river, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29910
Photo of Hippopotamus, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #29905
Photo of Lion, adult male, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29897
Photo of Lions mating, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29891
Photo of Wildebeest Herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29888
Photo of Lion in a tree in warm light at sunrise, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29872
Photo of Lionness and cubs, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29866
Photo of Lions, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29861
Photo of Spotted hyena surveying wildebeest herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29858
Photo of Zebra, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29852
Photo of Warthog, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29850
Photo of Black-backed jackal, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29849
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Maasai Mara National Reserve :: Image #29839
Photo of Hot Air Ballooning over Maasai Mara plains, Kenya :: Image #29822
Photo of Hot Air Ballooning over Maasai Mara plains, Kenya :: Image #29802
Photo of Lion cub, two weeks old, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29791
Photo of Lion, adult male, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29785
Photo of Wildebeest Herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29783
Photo of Over central Kenya, showing agricultural regions :: Image #29770
Photo of Over central Kenya, showing agricultural regions :: Image #29769
Photo of Over central Kenya, showing agricultural regions :: Image #29768
Photo of Over central Kenya, showing agricultural regions :: Image #29766
Photo of Bush hyrax, or yellow-spotted rock hyrax, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29762
Photo of Lilac-breasted roller :: Image #29696
Photo of Meru National Park landscape. :: Image #29677
Photo of Elsa's Kopje, Luxury Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29675
Photo of Gerenuk, Meru National Park, Kenya. Female. The Gerenuk is a long-necked antelope often called the giraffe-necked antelope. :: Image #29627
Photo of Elsa's Kopje, Luxury Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29616
Photo of Elsa's Kopje, Luxury Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29610
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Amboseli National Park :: Image #29552
Photo of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, viewed from Amboseli NP, Kenya :: Image #29539
Photo of Elephants sparring with tusks :: Image #29492
Photo of The Man-of-War Brielle on the River Maas off Rotterdam, Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1689. Oil on canvas, h 130cm x w 197cm x d 12.5cm :: Image #29478
Photo of Milky Way galaxy over Mobius Arch at night, Alabama Hills. :: Image #29410
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way over ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, some exceeding 4000 years in age. :: Image #29404
Photo of Anacapa Island, east end, aerial photo :: Image #29401
Photo of Anacapa Island, west end, aerial photo :: Image #29400
Photo of Anacapa Island, west end, aerial photo :: Image #29399
Photo of Anacapa Island, west end, aerial photo :: Image #29398
Photo of Santa Cruz Island, north side, aerial photo :: Image #29395
Photo of Santa Cruz Island, north side, aerial photo :: Image #29393
Photo of Santa Cruz Island, north side, aerial photo :: Image #29392
Photo of Santa Rosa Island, north side, aerial photo :: Image #29391
Photo of Santa Rosa Island, north side, aerial photo :: Image #29390
Photo of Santa Rosa Island, north side, aerial photo :: Image #29389
Photo of San Miguel Island west end, aerial photograph :: Image #29388
Photo of San Miguel Island south side, aerial photograph :: Image #29387
Photo of San Miguel Island south side, aerial photograph :: Image #29384
Photo of San Miguel Island south side, aerial photograph :: Image #29383
Photo of Point Bennett, San Miguel Island, aerial photograph :: Image #29382
Photo of San Miguel Island, aerial photograph :: Image #29380
Photo of San Miguel Island, aerial photograph :: Image #29379
Photo of Prince Island, San Miguel Island, aerial photograph :: Image #29378
Photo of San Miguel Island west end, aerial photograph :: Image #29377
Photo of San Miguel Island, aerial photograph :: Image #29376
Photo of San Miguel Island west end, aerial photograph :: Image #29374
Photo of Santa Barbara Island, aerial photograph :: Image #29372
Photo of Santa Barbara Island, aerial photograph :: Image #29370
Photo of Santa Barbara Island, aerial photograph :: Image #29369
Photo of Santa Barbara Island, aerial photograph :: Image #29367
Photo of Sutil Island and Santa Barbara Island, aerial photograph :: Image #29366
Photo of Webster Point, Santa Barbara Island, aerial photograph :: Image #29364
Photo of Webster Point, Santa Barbara Island, aerial photograph :: Image #29363
Photo of Santa Barbara Island, aerial photograph :: Image #29362
Photo of Santa Barbara Island, aerial photograph :: Image #29360
Photo of San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island :: Image #29356
Photo of San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island :: Image #29355
Photo of San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island :: Image #29354
Photo of San Diego County Administration building at night. :: Image #29352
Photo of San Diego downtown city skyline at night, viewed from Harbor Island. :: Image #29351
Photo of Palomar Observatory at Night under the Milky Way, Panoramic photograph :: Image #29348
Photo of Palomar Observatory at Night under the Milky Way :: Image #29347
Photo of Palomar Observatory at Night under the Milky Way, Panoramic photograph :: Image #29346
Photo of Palomar Observatory at Night under the Milky Way, Panoramic photograph :: Image #29344
Photo of Palomar Observatory at Night under the Milky Way, Panoramic photograph :: Image #29343
Photo of Palomar Observatory at Night under the Milky Way, Panoramic photograph :: Image #29342
Photo of Palomar Observatory at Night under the Milky Way, Panoramic photograph :: Image #29339
Photo of Palomar Observatory at night, under a sky of stars. :: Image #29338
Photo of Palomar Observatory at night, under a sky of stars. :: Image #29337
Photo of Palomar Observatory at sunset. :: Image #29335
Photo of Palomar Observatory at night, under a sky of stars. :: Image #29334
Photo of Palomar Observatory at sunset. :: Image #29333
Photo of Palomar Observatory at sunset. :: Image #29332
Photo of Palomar Observatory at sunset. :: Image #29331
Photo of Palomar Observatory at sunset. :: Image #29330
Photo of Palomar Observatory at sunset. :: Image #29329
Photo of Palomar Observatory at sunset. :: Image #29328
Photo of Palomar Observatory at sunset. :: Image #29327
Photo of Palomar Observatory at sunset. :: Image #29326
Photo of Milky Way over Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, Inyo National Forest :: Image #29324
Photo of Milky Way over Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, Inyo National Forest :: Image #29323
Photo of Milky Way over Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, Inyo National Forest :: Image #29322
Photo of Milky Way over Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, Inyo National Forest :: Image #29321
Photo of Milky Way over Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, Inyo National Forest :: Image #29320
Photo of Milky Way over Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, Inyo National Forest :: Image #29317
Photo of Milky Way over Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, Inyo National Forest :: Image #29316
Photo of Milky Way over Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, Inyo National Forest :: Image #29315
Photo of Milky Way over Doane Pond, Mount Palomar :: Image #29312
Photo of Scripps Pier at sunset, La Jolla, California :: Image #29311
Photo of Scripps Pier at sunset, La Jolla, California :: Image #29310
Photo of Scripps Pier at sunset, La Jolla, California :: Image #29309
Photo of Milky Way and Stars over Delicate Arch, at night, Arches National Park, Utah :: Image #29297
Photo of Delicate Arch with Stars and Moon, at night, Arches National Park :: Image #29284
Photo of Windows at Sunrise, Arches National Park :: Image #29279
Photo of Hiker and Milky Way through North Window, Arches National Park :: Image #29278
Photo of Milky Way through North Window, Arches National Park :: Image #29276
Photo of Milky Way and Stars through Wilson Arch :: Image #29274
Photo of Stars over the Three Gossips, Arches National Park :: Image #29270
Photo of Sunset over Garden of the Gods, Arches National Park :: Image #29260
Photo of Corona Arch, Moab, Utah :: Image #29246
Photo of Stars over Corona Arch at Night, Moab, Utah :: Image #29244
Photo of Milky Way and Stars over Broken Arch, Arches National Park, Utah :: Image #29239
Photo of Joshua Tree National Park :: Image #29230
Photo of Slab City :: Image #29228
Photo of Slab City :: Image #29227
Photo of Slab City :: Image #29226
Photo of Salvation Mountain, the life work of Leonard Knight, near the town of Niland, California. :: Image #29225
Photo of Salvation Mountain, the life work of Leonard Knight, near the town of Niland, California. :: Image #29224
Photo of Salvation Mountain, the life work of Leonard Knight, near the town of Niland, California. :: Image #29223
Photo of Salvation Mountain, the life work of Leonard Knight, near the town of Niland, California. :: Image #29222
Photo of Salvation Mountain, the life work of Leonard Knight, near the town of Niland, California. :: Image #29221
Photo of Salvation Mountain, the life work of Leonard Knight, near the town of Niland, California. :: Image #29220
Photo of Salvation Mountain, the life work of Leonard Knight, near the town of Niland, California. :: Image #29219
Photo of Salvation Mountain, the life work of Leonard Knight, near the town of Niland, California. :: Image #29218
Photo of Salvation Mountain, the life work of Leonard Knight, near the town of Niland, California. :: Image #29217
Photo of Salvation Mountain, the life work of Leonard Knight, near the town of Niland, California. :: Image #29216
Photo of Salvation Mountain, the life work of Leonard Knight, near the town of Niland, California. :: Image #29215
Photo of Salvation Mountain, the life work of Leonard Knight, near the town of Niland, California. :: Image #29214
Photo of Salvation Mountain, the life work of Leonard Knight, near the town of Niland, California. :: Image #29213
Photo of Salvation Mountain, the life work of Leonard Knight, near the town of Niland, California. :: Image #29212
Photo of Salvation Mountain, the life work of Leonard Knight, near the town of Niland, California. :: Image #29211
Photo of Salvation Mountain, the life work of Leonard Knight, near the town of Niland, California. :: Image #29210
Photo of Salvation Mountain, the life work of Leonard Knight, near the town of Niland, California. :: Image #29209
Photo of Salvation Mountain, the life work of Leonard Knight, near the town of Niland, California. :: Image #29208
Photo of Salvation Mountain, the life work of Leonard Knight, near the town of Niland, California. :: Image #29207
Photo of Salvation Mountain, the life work of Leonard Knight, near the town of Niland, California. :: Image #29206
Photo of Full lunar eclipse, blood red moon, with blue star Spica (right of moon) and planet Mars (top right), over Joshua Tree National Park, April 14/15, 2014. :: Image #29205
Photo of Lunar Eclipse and blood red moon sequence, composite image, Joshua Tree National Park, April 14/15 2014. :: Image #29203
Photo of Lunar Eclipse and blood red moon sequence, stars, astronomical twilight, composite image, Joshua Tree National Park, April 14/15 2014. :: Image #29202
Photo of Milky Way over Arch Rock, planet Venus framed with the arch, at astronomical twilight, Joshua Tree National Park :: Image #29199
Photo of Milky Way at Night over Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park :: Image #29197
Photo of Joshua Tree National Park boulders under a night sky and stars. Mars is visible in the middle of the image. :: Image #29194
Photo of Panoramic image of Arch Rock lit by a full moon. :: Image #29193
Photo of Planet Mars under Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park :: Image #29192
Photo of Mars under Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park :: Image #29191
Photo of Panoramic image of Arch Rock at dusk :: Image #29190
Photo of Panoramic image of Arch Rock at dusk :: Image #29189
Photo of Skull Rock and stars at night :: Image #29188
Photo of Jumbo Rocks and Stars at Night, landscape lit by a full moon :: Image #29187
Photo of Live Oak and Stars at night, backlit by a full moon :: Image #29186
Photo of Hikers atop Jumbo Rocks at sunset, warm last light falling on the boulders :: Image #29185
Photo of Jumbo Rocks at sunset, warm last light falling on the boulders :: Image #29184
Photo of Self portrait in shadow, Jumbo Rocks, Joshua Tree National Park :: Image #29183
Photo of Jumbo Rocks at sunset, warm last light falling on the boulders :: Image #29182
Photo of Forest of Joshua Trees :: Image #29181
Photo of Torrey Pines State Reserve, Broken Hill at Dawn :: Image #29180
Photo of Torrey Pines State Reserve, Broken Hill at Dawn :: Image #29179
Photo of Torrey Pines State Reserve, Broken Hill at Dawn :: Image #29177
Photo of La Jolla homes overlooking the Pacific Ocean, above Black's Beach :: Image #29176
Photo of Sea cliffs at sunset over Black's Beach, looking north toward Torrey Pines State Beach :: Image #29175
Photo of Los Penasquitos Lagoon :: Image #29173
Photo of Scripps Pier at sunset. :: Image #29172
Photo of Scripps Pier at sunset. :: Image #29168
Photo of Black's Beach sea cliffs, sunset, looking north from Scripps Pier with Torrey Pines State Reserve in the distance :: Image #29167
Photo of Black's Beach sea cliffs, sunset, looking north from Scripps Pier with Torrey Pines State Reserve in the distance :: Image #29166
Photo of Torrey Pines storm clouds at sunset :: Image #29161
Photo of Los Angeles Convention Center, south hall, interior design exhibiting exposed space frame steel beams and glass enclosure. :: Image #29158
Photo of Los Angeles Convention Center, south hall, interior design exhibiting exposed space frame steel beams and glass enclosure. :: Image #29157
Photo of Shadows and light in the Los Angeles Convention Center, south hall. :: Image #29156
Photo of Shadows and light in the Los Angeles Convention Center, south hall. :: Image #29155
Photo of Los Angeles Convention Center, south hall, interior design exhibiting exposed space frame steel beams and glass enclosure. :: Image #29154
Photo of Los Angeles Convention Center, south hall, interior design exhibiting exposed space frame steel beams and glass enclosure. :: Image #29153
Photo of Los Angeles Convention Center, south hall, interior design exhibiting exposed space frame steel beams and glass enclosure. :: Image #29152
Photo of Los Angeles Convention Center, south hall, interior design exhibiting exposed space frame steel beams and glass enclosure. :: Image #29150
Photo of Los Angeles Convention Center, south hall, interior design exhibiting exposed space frame steel beams and glass enclosure. :: Image #29149
Photo of Los Angeles Convention Center, south hall, interior design exhibiting exposed space frame steel beams and glass enclosure. :: Image #29148
Photo of Los Angeles Convention Center, south hall, interior design exhibiting exposed space frame steel beams and glass enclosure. :: Image #29147
Photo of Los Angeles Convention Center, south hall, interior design exhibiting exposed space frame steel beams and glass enclosure. :: Image #29145
Photo of Manhattan Beach Pier at sunset :: Image #29144
Photo of Manhattan Beach Pier at sunset :: Image #29142
Photo of Balboa Pier, sunrise :: Image #29140
Photo of Balboa Pier, sunrise :: Image #29137
Photo of Balboa Pier, sunrise :: Image #29136
Photo of Torrey Pines cliffs :: Image #29132
Photo of Torrey Pines cliffs :: Image #29131
Photo of Oceanside Pier sunset :: Image #29129
Photo of Pelican, Oceanside Pier :: Image #29128
Photo of Gull, Oceanside Pier :: Image #29127
Photo of Gull, Oceanside Pier :: Image #29126
Photo of Sunset over the Pacific, viewed from Oceanside Pier :: Image #29125
Photo of Oceanside Pier lifeguard headquarters sign :: Image #29124
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Dusk with City Lights viewed from Harbor Island :: Image #29119
Photo of Full Moon over San Diego City Skyline, viewed from Point Loma :: Image #29115
Photo of San Diego City Skyline viewed from Point Loma :: Image #29114
Photo of Torrey Pines cliffs at sunset :: Image #29111
Photo of Torrey Pines cliffs at sunset :: Image #29110
Photo of Torrey Pines cliffs at sunset :: Image #29109
Photo of Sunset over Torrey Pines State Beach :: Image #29106
Photo of Torrey Pines cliffs and storm clouds at sunset :: Image #29103
Photo of California brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #29091
Photo of California brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #29089
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch :: Image #29088
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch :: Image #29087
Photo of California brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #29084
Photo of Aqua Hedionda Lagoon and Encina Power Station, Warm Water Jetties beach, Carlsbad, California, aerial photo :: Image #29071
Photo of South Coronado Island, Mexico, eastern side, Middle and North Islands in the distance, aerial photograph. :: Image #29067
Photo of South Coronado Island, Mexico, eastern side, Middle and North Islands in the distance, aerial photograph. :: Image #29065
Photo of South Coronado Island, Mexico, southern point looking north, Middle and North Islands in the distance, aerial photograph. :: Image #29063
Photo of South Coronado Island, Mexico, northern point showing underwater reef structure, aerial photograph. :: Image #29061
Photo of North Coronado Island, Mexico, southern point looking north, aerial photograph. :: Image #29054
Photo of Gray whales traveling south to Mexico during their winter migration. The annual migration of the California gray whale is the longest known migration of any mammal, 10,000 to 12,000 miles from the Bering Sea to Baja California. :: Image #29050
Photo of Gray whale blowing at the ocean surface, exhaling and breathing as it prepares to dive underwater. :: Image #29039
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29019
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29013
Photo of Double-crested cormorant :: Image #28996
Photo of California brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #28992
Photo of Scripps Pier and moving water, pre-dawn light, La Jolla :: Image #28986
Photo of California brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage :: Image #28975
Photo of Brown pelican preening, cleaning its feathers after foraging on the ocean, with distinctive winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #28965
Photo of Brown pelican preening, cleaning its feathers after foraging on the ocean, with distinctive winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #28964
Photo of Sunrise on Medano Beach, on the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28955
Photo of Cabo San Lucas, marina and downtown, showing extensive development and many resorts and sport fishing boats :: Image #28899
Photo of Cabo San Lucas, marina and downtown, showing extensive development and many resorts and sport fishing boats :: Image #28884
Photo of Full Moon setting over the Pacific Ocean :: Image #28867
Photo of Laguna Beach coastline at night, lit by a full moon :: Image #28862
Photo of Sunrise over the San Diego City Skyline :: Image #28861
Photo of Sunrise over the San Diego City Skyline :: Image #28859
Photo of Hospital Point, La Jolla, dawn, sunrise light and approaching storm clouds. :: Image #28856
Photo of Hospital Point, La Jolla, dawn, sunrise light and approaching storm clouds. :: Image #28853
Photo of San Diego Mormon Temple, University City, San Diego. :: Image #28833
Photo of Sunrise Clouds and Surf, Hospital Point, La Jolla :: Image #28828
Photo of The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193' by 43' foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall :: Image #28822
Photo of The Milky Way at Night over Sky Rock. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28807
Photo of The Milky Way at Night over Sky Rock. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28804
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in the calm waters of Reflection Lake, early morning :: Image #28708
Photo of Panoramic picture of Crater Lake at dawn, sunrise, morning, panorama of Crater Lake National Park :: Image #28651
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona :: Image #28556
Photo of Scripps Pier solstice, sunset aligned perfectly with the pier. :: Image #28476
Photo of Exuberant hiker atop the Fire Wave, at night, stars and the evening sky. :: Image #28450
Photo of Sandstone details, red rocks, Valley of Fire :: Image #28447
Photo of The Fire Wave by Moonlight, stars and the night sky, Valley of Fire State Park :: Image #28439
Photo of Elephant arch and stars at night, moonlight, Valley of Fire State Park :: Image #28438
Photo of The Fire Wave at night, lit by the light of the moon. :: Image #28434
Photo of Live Oak and Milky Way, rocks and stars, Joshua Tree National Park at night :: Image #28423
Photo of Broken Hill and view to La Jolla, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise. :: Image #28399
Photo of Star Trails over the San Diego Downtown City Skyline. In this 60 minute exposure, stars create trails through the night sky over downtown San Diego. :: Image #28385
Photo of Broken Hill and view to La Jolla, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise. :: Image #28374
Photo of La Jolla Shores, viewed from Point La Jolla, panorama, morning. :: Image #28364
Photo of Before the dawn, La Jolla, California. :: Image #28363
Photo of Ile de la Cite, one of two remaining natural islands in the Seine within the city of Paris It is the center of Paris and the location where the medieval city was refounded. :: Image #28239
Photo of Jardin des Tuileries. The Tuileries Garden is a public garden located between the Louvre Museum and the Place de la Concorde in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. created by Catherine de Medicis as the garden of the Tuileries Palace in 1564. :: Image #28231
Photo of Latin Quarter. The Latin Quarter of Paris is an area in the 5th and parts of the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne known for student life, lively atmosphere and bistros. :: Image #28184
Photo of Jardin du Luxembourg. The Jardin du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg Gardens, is the second largest public park in Paris located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. The park is the garden of the French Senate, which is itself housed in the Luxembourg Palace. :: Image #28180
Photo of Musee Rodin, in Paris, France, is a museum dedicated to the works of the French sculptor Auguste Rodin. :: Image #28174
Photo of Latin Quarter. The Latin Quarter of Paris is an area in the 5th and parts of the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne known for student life, lively atmosphere and bistros. :: Image #28172
Photo of Latin Quarter. The Latin Quarter of Paris is an area in the 5th and parts of the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne known for student life, lively atmosphere and bistros. :: Image #28158
Photo of Trocadero. The Trocadero, site of the Palais de Chaillot, is an area of Paris, France, in the 16th arrondissement, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. :: Image #28151
Photo of Musee National d'Art Moderne, in Centre Georges Pompidou. Centre Georges Pompidou (also known as the Pompidou Centre) houses the Bibliotheque publique d'information, a vast public library, the Musee National d'Art Moderne which is the largest museum for modern art in Europe, and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research. :: Image #28137
Photo of Christmas tree display at les Galeries Lafayette. The Galeries Lafayette is an upmarket French department store company located on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. :: Image #28131
Photo of Notre Dame de Paris. Notre Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral or simply Notre Dame, is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral on the eastern half of the Ile de la Cite in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. Widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known churches in the world ever built, Notre Dame is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris. :: Image #28127
Photo of Aphrodite of Milos, Aphrodite tes Melou, better known as the Venus de Milo, is an ancient Greek marble statue and one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture. Created sometime between 130 and 100 BC, it is believed to depict Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty (Venus to the Romans). :: Image #28097
Photo of Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel. The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is a triumphal arch in Paris, located in the Place du Carrousel on the site of the former Tuileries Palace. It was built between 1806 and 1808 to commemorate Napoleon's military victories of the previous year. :: Image #28096
Photo of The Battle of the Nile, also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay, in French as the Bataille d'Aboukir, panaramic photo showing wall and ceiling detail. :: Image #28076
Photo of Musee du Louvre and Seine River, viewed from Pavilion Denon. :: Image #28041
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27789
Photo of Sunrise on the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter :: Image #27699
Photo of Fin whale underwater. The fin whale is the second longest and sixth most massive animal ever, reaching lengths of 88 feet. :: Image #27619
Photo of Oceanside Pier at sunset, clouds with a brilliant sky at dusk, the lights on the pier are lit. :: Image #27618
Photo of Oceanside Pier at sunset, clouds with a brilliant sky at dusk, the lights on the pier are lit. :: Image #27616
Photo of Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Peregrine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27289
Photo of Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Peregrine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27276
Photo of The Crystal Pier and Pacific Ocean at sunrise, dawn, waves blur as they crash upon the sand. Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach. :: Image #27243
Photo of The Crystal Pier and Pacific Ocean at sunrise, dawn, waves blur as they crash upon the sand. Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach. :: Image #27240
Photo of Dana Fork of the Tuolumne River, near Tioga Pass. :: Image #26998
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine tree, rising from arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the Patriarch Grove in the White Mountains at an elevation of 11,000 above sea level. :: Image #26988
Photo of Tufa towers rise from Mono Lake, with the Eastern Sierra visible in the distance. Tufa towers are formed when underwater springs rich in calcium mix with lakewater rich in carbonates, forming calcium carbonate (limestone) structures below the surface of the lake. The towers were eventually revealed when the water level in the lake was lowered starting in 1941 :: Image #26983
Photo of Dana Fork of the Tuolumne River, near Tioga Pass. :: Image #26975
Photo of Convict Lake sunrise reflection, Sierra Nevada mountains. :: Image #26972
Photo of Mobius Arch panorama, with Mount Whitney (the tallest peak in the continental United States), Lone Pine Peak and Sierra Nevada Range framed within the arch. Mobius Arch is a 17-foot-wide natural rock arch in the scenic Alabama Hills Recreational Area near Lone Pine, California :: Image #26971
Photo of Teton Range and Antelope Flat wildflowers, sunrise, clouds. :: Image #26916
Photo of The Milky Way galaxy above Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, night star field exposure. :: Image #26863
Photo of Tenaya Peak and Tenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park's high country, with Pywiack Dome, Medlicott Dome and Mount Conness in the distance. :: Image #26861
Photo of Freediver photographing pelagic gelatinous zooplankton, adrift in the open ocean. :: Image #26829
Photo of Freediver photographing pelagic gelatinous zooplankton, adrift in the open ocean. :: Image #26828
Photo of Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents. :: Image #26827
Photo of Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents. :: Image #26826
Photo of Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents. :: Image #26825
Photo of Bottlenose dolphin, breaching the surface of the ocean, offshore of San Diego. :: Image #26813
Photo of Sunset and boulders, Joshua Tree National Park. Sunset lights the giant boulders and rock formations near Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree N.P. :: Image #26751
Photo of Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park. A natural stone arch in the White Tank area of Joshua Tree N.P. :: Image #26750
Photo of Spring flower bloom in Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #26749
Photo of Joshua trees, a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems. :: Image #26747
Photo of Parry's Nolina, or Giant Nolina, a flowering plant native to southern California and Arizona founds in deserts and mountains to 6200'. It can reach 6' in height with its flowering inflorescence reaching 12'. :: Image #26746
Photo of Boulders and sunset in Joshua Tree National Park. The warm sunlight gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California. :: Image #26745
Photo of Boulders and sunset in Joshua Tree National Park. The warm sunlight gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California. :: Image #26744
Photo of Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. :: Image #26742
Photo of Sunset and boulders, Joshua Tree National Park. Sunset lights the giant boulders and rock formations near Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree N.P. :: Image #26741
Photo of Joshua tree, moonlit night. The Joshua Tree is a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems. :: Image #26739
Photo of Sunrise and flowering plant, a beautiful desert southwest scene in Joshua Tree National Park, California. :: Image #26738
Photo of Boulders and sunset in Joshua Tree National Park. The warm sunlight gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California. :: Image #26737
Photo of Parry's Nolina, or Giant Nolina, a flowering plant native to southern California and Arizona founds in deserts and mountains to 6200'. It can reach 6' in height with its flowering inflorescence reaching 12'. :: Image #26736
Photo of Desert iguana, one of the most common lizards of the Sonoran and Mojave deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. :: Image #26735
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona. :: Image #26657
Photo of Panoramic photo of San Diego embarcadero, showing the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina (center), Roy's Restaurant (center) and Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel (left) viewed from the San Diego Embacadero Marine Park. :: Image #26565
Photo of Sandstone ridges and fins, in the White Domes section of Valley of Fire State Park. :: Image #26482
Photo of Setting moon over natural sandstone arch, sunrise. :: Image #26481
Photo of Natural arch formed in sandstone. :: Image #26480
Photo of Striated sandstone formations, layers showing eons of geologic history. :: Image #26479
Photo of Animal tracks in sand. :: Image #26478
Photo of Sandstone striations and butte, dawn. :: Image #26477
Photo of Striated sandstone formations, layers showing eons of geologic history. :: Image #26476
Photo of Scripps Pier, sunrise. :: Image #26431
Photo of Snow geese in flight, late afternoon light. :: Image #26226
Photo of Two male sockeye salmon, swimming together against the current of the Adams River. After four years of life and two migrations of the Fraser and Adams Rivers, they will soon fertilize a female's eggs and then die. :: Image #26180
Photo of Two male sockeye salmon, swimming together against the current of the Adams River. After four years of life and two migrations of the Fraser and Adams Rivers, they will soon fertilize a female's eggs and then die. :: Image #26179
Photo of Sockeye salmon, swimming upstream in the shallow waters of the Adams River. When they reach the place where they hatched from eggs four years earlier, they will spawn and die. :: Image #26173
Photo of Water rushes through a narrow crack, in the red sandstone of Zion National Park, with fallen autumn leaves. :: Image #26143
Photo of The Virgin River and fall colors, maples and cottonwood trees in autumn. :: Image #26141
Photo of Flowing water and fall cottonwood trees, along the Virgin River in the Zion Narrows in autumn. :: Image #26140
Photo of Water rushes through a narrow crack, in the red sandstone of Zion National Park, with fallen autumn leaves. :: Image #26137
Photo of The Subway, a iconic eroded sandstone formation in Zion National Park. :: Image #26136
Photo of Small waterfalls and autumn trees, along the left fork in North Creek Canyon, with maple and cottonwood trees turning fall colors. :: Image #26133
Photo of Photographer in the Virgin River Narrows, with flowing water, autumn cottonwood trees and towering red sandstone cliffs. :: Image #26130
Photo of Flowing water and fall cottonwood trees, along the Virgin River in the Zion Narrows in autumn. :: Image #26129
Photo of Cottonwood trees along the Virgin River, with flowing water and sandstone walls, in fall. :: Image #26128
Photo of Cottonwood trees along the Virgin River, with flowing water and sandstone walls, in fall. :: Image #26127
Photo of Yellow cottonwood trees in autumn, fall colors in the Virgin River Narrows in Zion National Park. :: Image #26120
Photo of The Virgin River flows by autumn cottonwood trees, part of the Virgin River Narrows. This is a fantastic hike in fall with the comfortable temperatures, beautiful fall colors and light crowds. :: Image #26119
Photo of The Virgin River flows by autumn cottonwood trees, part of the Virgin River Narrows. This is a fantastic hike in fall with the comfortable temperatures, beautiful fall colors and light crowds. :: Image #26117
Photo of The Virgin River flows by autumn cottonwood trees, part of the Virgin River Narrows. This is a fantastic hike in fall with the comfortable temperatures, beautiful fall colors and light crowds. :: Image #26116
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #26048
Photo of San Clemente Island, rugged barren coastline and island terrain surrounded by lush underwater kelp forests and marine life. :: Image #25983
Photo of San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island. :: Image #25982
Photo of San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island. :: Image #25977
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25883
Photo of Southern humpback whale in Antarctica, lifting its fluke (tail) before diving in Cierva Cove, Antarctica. :: Image #25518
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #25407
Photo of Sign to Eureka Dunes and Eureka Valley. :: Image #25389
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. :: Image #25387
Photo of Arid and barren mud flats, dried mud. :: Image #25383
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. :: Image #25382
Photo of Last Chance Mountains rise above the Eureka Valley. :: Image #25381
Photo of Eureka Valley Sand Dunes. The Eureka Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. :: Image #25380
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25374
Photo of Photographer at Eureka Valley Sand Dunes. :: Image #25373
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25372
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25371
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25369
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25368
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25367
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25366
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25365
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25364
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25363
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25362
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25361
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25360
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25359
Photo of Sunset on the Last Chance Mountain Range, seen from Eureka Valley Sand Dunes. :: Image #25357
Photo of Sunset on the Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25356
Photo of Sunset on the Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25355
Photo of Sunset on the Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25354
Photo of Sunset on the Last Chance Mountain Range, seen from Eureka Valley Sand Dunes. :: Image #25351
Photo of Sunset in the Eureka Valley. :: Image #25350
Photo of Sunset in the Eureka Valley. :: Image #25349
Photo of The Milky Way on a clear night. :: Image #25344
Photo of Spring wildflower blooms on the Eureka sand dunes. :: Image #25342
Photo of Volcanic debris, small lava rocks scattered about the Eureka Valley. :: Image #25340
Photo of Dried mud, arid land, Eureka Valley. :: Image #25339
Photo of Dried mud, arid land, Eureka Valley. :: Image #25338
Photo of Dried tree and barren, arid mud flats, Eureka Valley. :: Image #25337
Photo of Teakettle Junction, on the notorious road to the Racetrack Playa. :: Image #25335
Photo of A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter. :: Image #25330
Photo of Sailing stone on the Death Valley Racetrack playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter. :: Image #25329
Photo of Sailing stone on the Death Valley Racetrack playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter. :: Image #25328
Photo of A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter. :: Image #25325
Photo of Sailing stone on the Death Valley Racetrack playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter. :: Image #25321
Photo of Racetrack Playa, an ancient lake now dried and covered with dessicated mud. :: Image #25315
Photo of The Grandstand, standing above dried mud flats, on the Racetrack Playa in Death Valley. :: Image #25313
Photo of The Grandstand, standing above dried mud flats, on the Racetrack Playa in Death Valley. :: Image #25312
Photo of The Grandstand, standing above dried mud flats, on the Racetrack Playa in Death Valley. :: Image #25311
Photo of Racetrack Playa, an ancient lake now dried and covered with dessicated mud. :: Image #25310
Photo of Panorama of Uhebehebe Crater in Death Valley. :: Image #25306
Photo of Salt polygons. After winter flooding, the salt on the Badwater Basin playa dries into geometric polygonal shapes. :: Image #25305
Photo of Salt polygons. After winter flooding, the salt on the Badwater Basin playa dries into geometric polygonal shapes. :: Image #25304
Photo of Salt polygons. After winter flooding, the salt on the Badwater Basin playa dries into geometric polygonal shapes. :: Image #25303
Photo of West Side Road cuts across the Badwater Basin. :: Image #25302
Photo of West Side Road cuts across the Badwater Basin. :: Image #25301
Photo of A river of salt flows across Death Valley, toward the lowest point in the United States at Badwater. :: Image #25300
Photo of Dawn, Zabriskie Point. :: Image #25298
Photo of Eroded hillsides near Zabriskie Point and Gower Wash. :: Image #25297
Photo of Eroded hillsides near Zabriskie Point and Gower Wash. :: Image #25296
Photo of Eroded hillsides near Zabriskie Point and Gower Wash. :: Image #25295
Photo of Salt polygons. After winter flooding, the salt on the Badwater Basin playa dries into geometric polygonal shapes. :: Image #25294
Photo of Salt polygons. After winter flooding, the salt on the Badwater Basin playa dries into geometric polygonal shapes. :: Image #25293
Photo of Lonely road, Death Valley. :: Image #25292
Photo of A young girl has fun swimming in a pool. :: Image #25291
Photo of Young girl swimming in a pool :: Image #25290
Photo of Young girl swimming in a pool :: Image #25289
Photo of Young girl swimming in a pool :: Image #25288
Photo of Young girl swimming in a pool :: Image #25287
Photo of Young girl swimming in a pool :: Image #25286
Photo of Underwater bubble ring, a stable toroidal pocket of air. :: Image #25284
Photo of Underwater bubble ring, a stable toroidal pocket of air. :: Image #25283
Photo of A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter. :: Image #25266
Photo of Eureka dune grass is a rare and federally endangered species of grass endemic to the Eureka Valley and Eureka Sand Dunes. The Last Chance mountains, lit by sunset, are visible in the distance. Swallenia alexandrae, a perennial grass, grows only in the southern portion of Eureka Valley Sand Dunes, in Inyo County, California. :: Image #25248
Photo of Fortuna Bay, with icebreaker M/V Polar Star at anchor. :: Image #24593
Photo of King penguin colony. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest at Salisbury Plain, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24388
Photo of King penguins gather in a steam to molt, below a waterfall on a cobblestone beach at Hercules Bay. :: Image #24384
Photo of King penguin colony and the Bay of Isles on the northern coast of South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 nesting pairs of king penguins reside here. Dark patches in the colony are groups of juveniles with fluffy brown plumage. The icebreaker M/V Polar Star lies at anchor. :: Image #24383
Photo of Adult male Antarctic fur seal (bull), chasing down a female in his harem to confirm his dominance, during mating season. :: Image #24334
Photo of Hang Glider soaring at Torrey Pines Gliderport, sunset, flying over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #24290
Photo of Steeple Jason Island, southwestern exposure, looking south pass the isthmus toward the southern half of the island. Steeple Jason is one of the remote Jason Group of Islands in the West Falklands. Uninhabited, the island is spectacular both for its rugged scenery and its enormous breeding colony of black-browed albatross. Steeple Jason Island is now owned and administered by the Wildlife Conservation Society. :: Image #24085
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, over the enormous colony at Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. :: Image #24077
Photo of Magellanic penguins, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23776
Photo of Patagonian crested duck, spreading its wings. The crested dusk inhabits coastal regions where it forages for invertebrates and marine algae. The male and female are similar in appearance. :: Image #23763
Photo of Kelp goose eating kelp, chick and adult male showing entirely white plumage. The kelp goose is noted for eating only seaweed, primarily of the genus ulva. It inhabits rocky coastline habitats where it forages for kelp. :: Image #23752
Photo of Rockhopper penguin portrait, showing the yellowish plume feathers that extend behind its red eye in adults. The western rockhopper penguin stands about 23" high and weights up to 7.5 lb, with a lifespan of 20-30 years. :: Image #23722
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #23636
Photo of Self portrait, underwater swimming through kelp forest. :: Image #23492
Photo of Red gorgonian (left) and California golden gorgonian (right) on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. Gorgonians are filter-feeding temperate colonial species that live on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23452
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23451
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23450
Photo of California sheephead and golden gorgonian, giant kelp forest filters sunlight in the background, underwater. :: Image #23449
Photo of Kelp forest, sunlight filters through towering stands of giant kelp, underwater. :: Image #23448
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23447
Photo of California golden gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23445
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23444
Photo of Garibaldi and California golden gorgonians on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23443
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23442
Photo of Boat Horizon floats above a kelp forest, clear oceanic waters, underwater. :: Image #23441
Photo of California sea lion, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23440
Photo of California golden gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23439
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23438
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23437
Photo of Kelp fronds, translucent, backlit by sun. :: Image #23436
Photo of A submarine cavern at Santa Barbara Island, underwater. :: Image #23434
Photo of California sea lion, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23433
Photo of Cardiff morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #23301
Photo of Cardiff morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #23300
Photo of Cardiff morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #23299
Photo of Guy stands in shallow water wearing his long fins, takes photo of his shadow. :: Image #23298
Photo of Cardiff morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #23297
Photo of Cardiff morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #23296
Photo of Burnt and fallen giant sequoia tree, killed by forest fire. :: Image #23292
Photo of Mammoth Peak rises above a placid Tioga Lake, at sunrise. :: Image #23290
Photo of A giant sequoia tree, soars skyward from the forest floor, lit by the morning sun and surrounded by other sequioas. The massive trunk characteristic of sequoia trees is apparent, as is the crown of foliage starting high above the base of the tree. :: Image #23289
Photo of Giant sequoia trees, roots spreading outward at the base of each massive tree, rise from the shaded forest floor. :: Image #23288
Photo of Devil's Postpile, a spectacular example of columnar basalt. Once molten and under great pressure underground, the lava that makes up Devil's Postpile cooled evenly and slowly, contracting and fracturing into polygonal-sided columns. The age of the formation is estimated between 100 and 700 thousand years old. Sometime after the basalt columns formed, a glacier passed over the formation, cutting and polishing the tops of the columns. The columns have from three to seven sides, varying because of differences in how quickly portions of the lava cooled. :: Image #23287
Photo of Devil's Postpile, a spectacular example of columnar basalt. Once molten and under great pressure underground, the lava that makes up Devil's Postpile cooled evenly and slowly, contracting and fracturing into polygonal-sided columns. The age of the formation is estimated between 100 and 700 thousand years old. Sometime after the basalt columns formed, a glacier passed over the formation, cutting and polishing the tops of the columns. The columns have from three to seven sides, varying because of differences in how quickly portions of the lava cooled. :: Image #23286
Photo of Devil's Postpile, a spectacular example of columnar basalt. Once molten and under great pressure underground, the lava that makes up Devil's Postpile cooled evenly and slowly, contracting and fracturing into polygonal-sided columns. The age of the formation is estimated between 100 and 700 thousand years old. Sometime after the basalt columns formed, a glacier passed over the formation, cutting and polishing the tops of the columns. The columns have from three to seven sides, varying because of differences in how quickly portions of the lava cooled. :: Image #23284
Photo of Devil's Postpile, a spectacular example of columnar basalt. Once molten and under great pressure underground, the lava that makes up Devil's Postpile cooled evenly and slowly, contracting and fracturing into polygonal-sided columns. The age of the formation is estimated between 100 and 700 thousand years old. Sometime after the basalt columns formed, a glacier passed over the formation, cutting and polishing the tops of the columns. The columns have from three to seven sides, varying because of differences in how quickly portions of the lava cooled. :: Image #23283
Photo of Devil's Postpile, a spectacular example of columnar basalt. Once molten and under great pressure underground, the lava that makes up Devil's Postpile cooled evenly and slowly, contracting and fracturing into polygonal-sided columns. The age of the formation is estimated between 100 and 700 thousand years old. Sometime after the basalt columns formed, a glacier passed over the formation, cutting and polishing the tops of the columns. The columns have from three to seven sides, varying because of differences in how quickly portions of the lava cooled. :: Image #23282
Photo of Devil's Postpile, a spectacular example of columnar basalt. Once molten and under great pressure underground, the lava that makes up Devil's Postpile cooled evenly and slowly, contracting and fracturing into polygonal-sided columns. The age of the formation is estimated between 100 and 700 thousand years old. Sometime after the basalt columns formed, a glacier passed over the formation, cutting and polishing the tops of the columns. The columns have from three to seven sides, varying because of differences in how quickly portions of the lava cooled. :: Image #23281
Photo of Glacial erratic boulder atop Olmsted Point, with the massive granite monoliths Half Dome and Clouds Rest in the background. Erratics are huge boulders left behind by the passing of glaciers which carved the granite surroundings into their present-day form. When the glaciers melt, any boulders and other geologic material that it was carrying are left in place, sometimes many miles from their original location. :: Image #23280
Photo of Glacial erratic boulders atop Olmsted Point. Erratics are huge boulders left behind by the passing of glaciers which carved the granite surroundings into their present-day form. When the glaciers melt, any boulders and other geologic material that it was carrying are left in place, sometimes many miles from their original location. :: Image #23279
Photo of Tuolumne River, flowing through Lyell Canyon and Tuolumne Meadows, sunset. :: Image #23278
Photo of Lowlying plants grow where a forest fire has cleared the forest floor of debris, allowing seeds of small shrubs and trees to take root. The charred and burnt trees remain behind, some of them still alive in spite of their blackened appearance. :: Image #23277
Photo of The crown of limbs, branches that forms the topmost reaches of a giant sequoia tree. :: Image #23276
Photo of Giant sequioa trees, in the Mariposa Grove soar skyward from the cool, shaded forest floor. :: Image #23275
Photo of Giant sequioa trees, in the Mariposa Grove soar skyward from the cool, shaded forest floor. :: Image #23274
Photo of Small trees grow in the shade of Mariposa Grove, between the massive trunks of giant sequoia trees. :: Image #23272
Photo of Marisposa Grove entrance. Sign marking entrance to the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoia trees in southern Yosemite National Park. :: Image #23271
Photo of A giant sequoia tree, soars skyward from the forest floor, lit by the morning sun and surrounded by other sequioas. The massive trunk characteristic of sequoia trees is apparent, as is the crown of foliage starting high above the base of the tree. :: Image #23270
Photo of Mammoth Peak rises above a placid Tioga Lake, at sunrise. :: Image #23268
Photo of Glacial erratic boulders atop Olmsted Point. Erratics are huge boulders left behind by the passing of glaciers which carved the granite surroundings into their present-day form. When the glaciers melt, any boulders and other geologic material that it was carrying are left in place, sometimes many miles from their original location. :: Image #23265
Photo of Tuolumne River, flowing through Lyell Canyon and Tuolumne Meadows, sunset. :: Image #23263
Photo of Lowlying plants grow where a forest fire has cleared the forest floor of debris, allowing seeds of small shrubs and trees to take root. The charred and burnt trees remain behind, some of them still alive in spite of their blackened appearance. :: Image #23262
Photo of A giant sequoia tree, soars skyward from the forest floor, lit by the morning sun and surrounded by other sequioas. The massive trunk characteristic of sequoia trees is apparent, as is the crown of foliage starting high above the base of the tree. :: Image #23261
Photo of A giant sequoia tree, soars skyward from the forest floor, lit by the morning sun and surrounded by other sequioas. The massive trunk characteristic of sequoia trees is apparent, as is the crown of foliage starting high above the base of the tree. :: Image #23260
Photo of Giant sequoia trees, roots spreading outward at the base of each massive tree, rise from the shaded forest floor. :: Image #23257
Photo of Townsley Lake, a beautiful alpine lake sitting below blue sky, clouds and Fletcher Peak (right), lies amid the Cathedral Range of glacier-sculpted granite peaks in Yosemite's high country, near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. :: Image #23256
Photo of Nameless Lake, surrounded by glacier-sculpted granite peaks of the Cathedral Range, near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. :: Image #23255
Photo of Townsley Lake, a beautiful alpine lake sitting below blue sky, clouds and Fletcher Peak (right), lies amid the Cathedral Range of glacier-sculpted granite peaks in Yosemite's high country, near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. :: Image #23254
Photo of Spectacular Vogelsang Lake in Yosemite's High Sierra, with Fletcher Peak (10319') to the right and Choo-choo ridge in the distance, near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. :: Image #23253
Photo of Townsley Lake, a beautiful alpine lake sitting below blue sky, clouds and Fletcher Peak (right), lies amid the Cathedral Range of glacier-sculpted granite peaks in Yosemite's high country, near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. :: Image #23252
Photo of Vogelsang Peak (11516') at sunset, reflected in a small creek near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp in Yosemite's high country. :: Image #23251
Photo of Vogelsang Lake, and Vogelsang Peak (11516') at sunrise in Yosemite's High Sierra. :: Image #23250
Photo of Vogelsang Lake, and Vogelsang Peak (11516') at sunrise in Yosemite's High Sierra. :: Image #23249
Photo of Rafferty Creek, flows under blue skies, on approach to Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. Vogelsang Peak is seen in the distance. :: Image #23247
Photo of Alpine meadow and John Muir Trail, in Yosemite's high country on approach to Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. :: Image #23246
Photo of Nameless Lake (10709'), surrounded by glacier-sculpted granite peaks of the Cathedral Range, near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. :: Image #23245
Photo of Parson's Peak and Gallison Lake, part of the Cathedral Range of glacier-sculpted granite mountains, viewed from Vogelsang Pass in Yosemite's High Sierra. :: Image #23244
Photo of Alpine meadow and John Muir Trail, in Yosemite's high country on approach to Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. :: Image #23243
Photo of Rafferty Creek along the John Muir Trail, on approach to Vogelsang High Sierra Camp in Yosemite's high country. :: Image #23242
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine tree, rising above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the Schulman Grove in the White Mountains at an elevation of 9500 above sea level, along the Methuselah Walk. The oldest bristlecone pines in the world are found in the Schulman Grove, some of them over 4700 years old. Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #23241
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine tree, rising above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the Schulman Grove in the White Mountains at an elevation of 9500 above sea level, along the Methuselah Walk. The oldest bristlecone pines in the world are found in the Schulman Grove, some of them over 4700 years old. Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #23240
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine tree, rising above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the Schulman Grove in the White Mountains at an elevation of 9500 above sea level, along the Methuselah Walk. The oldest bristlecone pines in the world are found in the Schulman Grove, some of them over 4700 years old. Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #23237
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine tree, rising above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the Schulman Grove in the White Mountains at an elevation of 9500 above sea level, along the Methuselah Walk. The oldest bristlecone pines in the world are found in the Schulman Grove, some of them over 4700 years old. Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #23236
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine tree, rising above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the Schulman Grove in the White Mountains at an elevation of 9500 above sea level, along the Methuselah Walk. The oldest bristlecone pines in the world are found in the Schulman Grove, some of them over 4700 years old. Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #23235
Photo of Panorama of Vogelsang basin, surrounding Vogelsang Lake in Yosemite's High Sierra, viewed from near Vogelsang Pass. Left is Vogelsang Peak (11516'), Choo-choo Ridge is in the distant middle, and the western flank of Fletcher Peak is to the right. :: Image #23231
Photo of Panorama of Vogelsang Lake (10325'), a beautiful alpine lake in Yosemite's High Sierra. Right is Vogelsang Peak (11516'), left is Vogelsang Pass. :: Image #23230
Photo of Vogelsang Peak (11516') in Yosemite's High Sierra, reflected in small creek, morning, summer. :: Image #23229
Photo of Townsley Lake (10396'), a beautiful alpine lake sitting below blue sky, clouds and Fletcher Peak (right), lies amid the Cathedral Range of glacier-sculpted granite peaks in Yosemite's high country, near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. :: Image #23228
Photo of Spectacular Vogelsang Lake in Yosemite's High Sierra, with Fletcher Peak (11407') to the right and Choo-choo Ridge in the distance, near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. :: Image #23226
Photo of Vogelsang Peak reflected in spectacular Vogelsang Lake, in Yosemite's high country near the John Muir Trial and Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. Vogelsang Peak (11516') was sculpted by glaciers from monolithic granite. :: Image #23225
Photo of Choo-choo Ridge and Rafferty Peak, in Yosemite's high country, viewed from Vogelsang Lake. :: Image #23224
Photo of Vogelsang Peak (11516') viewed from Vogelsang Lake. :: Image #23223
Photo of Panoramic view from Vogelsang Pass (10685') in Yosemite's high country, looking south. Visible on the left are Parson's Peak (12147'), Gallison Lake and Bernice Lake in the Cathedral Range, the Clark Range is in the distant middle, while Vogelsang Peak (11516') rises to the right. :: Image #23222
Photo of Vogelsang Peak (11516') in Yosemite's High Sierra, reflected in small pond, morning, summer. :: Image #23221
Photo of Vogelsang Peak (11516') at sunset, reflected in a small creek near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp in Yosemite's high country. :: Image #23220
Photo of Townsley Lake (10396'), a beautiful alpine lake sitting below blue sky, clouds and Fletcher Peak (right), lies amid the Cathedral Range of glacier-sculpted granite peaks in Yosemite's high country, near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. :: Image #23219
Photo of Fletcher Peak (11407') rises above Vogelsang High Sierra Camp, in Yosemite's high country. :: Image #23218
Photo of Hiker views Vogelsang Lake and the western buttress of Fletcher Peak from a vantage point near Vogelsang Pass, looking north. :: Image #23216
Photo of Alpine pond and ridge near Vogelsang Peak, near Vogelsang Pass (10685') in Yosemite's high country. :: Image #23215
Photo of Spectacular Vogelsang Lake in Yosemite's High Sierra, with Fletcher Peak (11407') to the right and Choo-choo Ridge in the distance, near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. :: Image #23214
Photo of Fletcher Peak (11407') rises above Fletcher Lake (10174'), near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp in Yosemite's high country. :: Image #23213
Photo of Alpine meadow and John Muir Trail, in Yosemite's high country on approach to Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. :: Image #23212
Photo of Alpine meadow in Yosemite's High Sierra, on approach on the John Muir Trail to Vogelsang High Sierra Camp, looking south. :: Image #23209
Photo of Sunset clouds and trees, Vogelsang High Sierra Camp, summer in Yosemite's high country. :: Image #23207
Photo of Nameless Lake (10709'), surrounded by glacier-sculpted granite peaks of the Cathedral Range, near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. :: Image #23205
Photo of Fletcher Peak (11407') at sunset, viewed from Vogelsang High Sierra Camp in Yosemite's high country. :: Image #23203
Photo of Main Street buildings, Dechambeau Hotel (left) and I.O.O.F. Hall (right). :: Image #23104
Photo of Lily Pond, Casa de Balboa and House of Hospitality, infrared. :: Image #23101
Photo of Northern cardinal, female. :: Image #22929
Photo of Gila woodpecker, female. :: Image #22928
Photo of Northern cardinal, male. :: Image #22923
Photo of House finch, female. :: Image #22899
Photo of Yosemite Falls viewed from Cook's Meadow. :: Image #22764
Photo of Half Dome and storm clouds at sunset, viewed from Sentinel Bridge. :: Image #22762
Photo of Half Dome and storm clouds at sunset, viewed from Sentinel Bridge. :: Image #22761
Photo of Half Dome and storm clouds at sunset, viewed from Sentinel Bridge. :: Image #22760
Photo of Burned tree trunks, charred bark, burnt trees resulting from a controlled burn fire. :: Image #22756
Photo of Fern Springs, a small natural spring in Yosemite Valley near the Pohono Bridge, trickles quietly over rocks as it flows into the Merced River. :: Image #22754
Photo of El Capitan and Merced River, sunrise. :: Image #22753
Photo of Burned tree trunks, charred bark, burnt trees resulting from a controlled burn fire. :: Image #22750
Photo of Kenai Mountains at sunrise, viewed across Kachemak Bay. :: Image #22739
Photo of Kachemak Bay, Kenai Mountains, tide flats and rocky beach. :: Image #22736
Photo of Kenai Mountains at sunset, viewed across Kachemak Bay. :: Image #22735
Photo of Kenai Mountains at sunset, viewed across Kachemak Bay. :: Image #22734
Photo of Kenai Mountains at sunset, viewed across Kachemak Bay. :: Image #22733
Photo of Kenai Mountains at sunset, viewed across Kachemak Bay. :: Image #22732
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22731
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22730
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22729
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wings raised, Kachemak Bay in the background. :: Image #22728
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wings raised, Kachemak Bay in the background. :: Image #22727
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, snow covered beach and Kachemak Bay in background. :: Image #22726
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, snow falling, overcast sky. :: Image #22725
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22724
Photo of Bald eagle makes a splash while in flight as it takes a fish out of the water. :: Image #22723
Photo of Bald eagle carries a fish while in flight, closeup, flying just over the ground with many bald eagles visible in the background. :: Image #22722
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22721
Photo of Bald eagle spreads its wings as it balances on wooden perch. :: Image #22720
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wings raised, Kachemak Bay in the background. :: Image #22719
Photo of Juvenile bald eagle in flight, first year plumage coloration, wings raised, brown beak. Immature coloration showing white speckling on feathers. :: Image #22718
Photo of Bald eagle in flight reaches into the water with its talons to grasp a fish. :: Image #22717
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wings raised, Kachemak Bay in the background. :: Image #22716
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, aloft, soaring. :: Image #22715
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, snow covered beach and Kachemak Bay in background. :: Image #22714
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, closeup, flying just over the ground with many bald eagles visible in the background. :: Image #22713
Photo of Juvenile bald eagle in flght, wings raised as eagle slows to land, juvenile coloration plumage. Immature coloration showing white speckling on feathers. :: Image #22712
Photo of Bald eagle in flight over snow-dusted beach, Kachemak Bay. :: Image #22711
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, heavy snow falling, snow covered beach and Kachemak Bay in background. :: Image #22710
Photo of Bald eagle makes a splash while in flight as it takes a fish out of the water. :: Image #22709
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wings raised, Kachemak Bay in the background. :: Image #22708
Photo of Bald eagle spreads its wings to land amid a large group of bald eagles. :: Image #22707
Photo of Bald eagle in flight over snow-dusted beach, Kachemak Bay. :: Image #22706
Photo of Two bald eagles on wooden perch, one calling vocalizing with beack open. :: Image #22705
Photo of Juvenile bald eagle, second year coloration plumage, head, shoulders and upper body, snowflakes visible on feathers. Immature coloration showing white speckling on feathers. :: Image #22704
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, closeup, flying just over the ground with many bald eagles visible in the background. :: Image #22703
Photo of Immature bald eagle (center) raises wings and vocalizes as another eagle (left) lands on a wooden perch. Three bald eagles on a perch. Immature plumage coloration. Note immature coloration showing white speckling on feathers. :: Image #22702
Photo of Bald eagle makes a splash while in flight as it takes a fish out of the water. :: Image #22701
Photo of Bald eagle, closeup of head and shoulders showing distinctive white head feathers, yellow beak and brown body and wings. :: Image #22700
Photo of Bald eagle eating fish on snow covered ground, closeup. :: Image #22699
Photo of Bald eagle guards a frozen fish from other nearby eagles. :: Image #22698
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22697
Photo of Bald eagle forages in tide waters on sand beach, snow falling. :: Image #22696
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, banking, wings spread, Kenai Mountains in background. :: Image #22695
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, spreads its wings wide to slow before landing on a wooden perch. :: Image #22694
Photo of Juvenile bald eagle, translucent nictating membrane drawn completely across eye, second year coloration plumage, closeup of head, snowflakes visible on feathers. Immature coloration showing white speckling on feathers. :: Image #22693
Photo of Bald eagle eating a fish, standing on snow-covered ground, other bald eagles visible in background. :: Image #22692
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22691
Photo of Bald eagle in flight spreads its wings wide while slowing to land on a perch already occupied by other eagles. :: Image #22690
Photo of Bald eagle in flight spreads its wings and raises its talons as it prepares to grasp a fish out of the water. :: Image #22689
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22688
Photo of Bald eagle, side profile view, standing on wooden perch. :: Image #22687
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22686
Photo of Juvenile bald eagle, calling vocalizing, side profile view, second year coloration plumage, closeup of head, snowflakes visible on feathers. Immature coloration showing white speckling on feathers. :: Image #22685
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22684
Photo of Bald eagle forages in tide waters on sand beach, snow falling. :: Image #22683
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22682
Photo of Bald eagle spreads its wings to land amid a large group of bald eagles. :: Image #22681
Photo of Bald eagle in flight drips water as it carries a fish in its talons that it has just pulled from the water. :: Image #22680
Photo of Bald eagle standing on perch, talons grasping wood, wings spread as it balances, snow falling, overcast sky. :: Image #22679
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22678
Photo of Two bald eagles in flight, wings spread, aloft, soaring. :: Image #22677
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, spreads its wings wide to slow before landing on a wooden perch. :: Image #22676
Photo of Bald eagle in flight spreads its wings and raises its talons as it prepares to grasp a fish out of the water. :: Image #22675
Photo of Two bald eagles on wooden perch. :: Image #22674
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wings raised, Kachemak Bay in the background. :: Image #22673
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wings spread, brown mountain slope in background. :: Image #22672
Photo of Three bald eagles stand together on wooden perch. :: Image #22671
Photo of Bald eagle in flight over water, wings raised, talons hanging. :: Image #22670
Photo of Bald eagle spreads its wings to land amid a large group of bald eagles. :: Image #22669
Photo of Bald eagle in flight drips water as it carries a fish in its talons that it has just pulled from the water. :: Image #22668
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, spreads its wings wide to slow before landing on a wooden perch. :: Image #22667
Photo of Burrowing owl (Western North American race hypugaea). This 10-inch-tall burrowing owl is standing besides its burrow. These burrows are usually created by squirrels, prairie dogs, or other rodents and even turtles, and only rarely dug by the owl itself. :: Image #22477
Photo of Ocean Beach Pier, also known as the OB Pier or Ocean Beach Municipal Pier, is the longest concrete pier on the West Coast measuring 1971 feet (601 m) long. Sunset Cliffs and Point Loma extend off to the south. :: Image #22459
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #22445
Photo of Scripps Pier, with Mount Soledad and La Jolla in the distance. :: Image #22358
Photo of San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. :: Image #22327
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. :: Image #22319
Photo of The La Jolla Coast, sometimes referred to as the Riviera of San Diego, is some of the most beautiful residental coastline in all of Southern California. :: Image #22314
Photo of Coast Highway 101, looking south from Del Mar, with Los Penasquitos Marsh on the left and the cliffs of Torrey Pines State Reserve and La Jolla in the distance. :: Image #22310
Photo of Point Loma peninsula, with scalloped sandstone cliffs edging the Pacific Ocean, looking south. Navy facilities are scattered along this section of Point Loma. :: Image #22305
Photo of The Children's Pool in La Jolla, also known as Casa Cove, is a small pocket cove protected by a curving seawall, with the rocky coastline and cottages and homes of La Jolla seen behind it. :: Image #22302
Photo of SIO Pier. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography research pier is 1090 feet long and was built of reinforced concrete in 1988, replacing the original wooden pier built in 1915. The Scripps Pier is home to a variety of sensing equipment above and below water that collects various oceanographic data. The Scripps research diving facility is located at the foot of the pier. Fresh seawater is pumped from the pier to the many tanks and facilities of SIO, including the Birch Aquarium. The Scripps Pier is named in honor of Ellen Browning Scripps, the most significant donor and benefactor of the Institution. :: Image #22293
Photo of Western gull. :: Image #22282
Photo of Wind turbines at sunrise, in the San Gorgonio Pass, near Interstate 10 provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. :: Image #22242
Photo of Wind turbines and Mount San Gorgonio Pass, near Interstate 10, provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. :: Image #22236
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #22168
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #22167
Photo of Brown pelican. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #22164
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #22162
Photo of Brown pelican. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #22158
Photo of Sandhill crane silhouette, standing in crane pool at sunset. :: Image #21834
Photo of Sandhill cranes, blurred by long time exposure, fly through colorful twilight skies. :: Image #21833
Photo of Snow geese in flight. :: Image #21832
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight, silhouetted against a richly colored evening sky. :: Image #21831
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight, silhouetted against a richly colored evening sky. A composite of two photographs taken moments apart, combined digitally. :: Image #21830
Photo of Snow goose in flight, slowing before landing to join a flock of snow geese resting on a pond. :: Image #21829
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight in early morning light. :: Image #21828
Photo of Snow geese at sunrise. Thousands of wintering snow geese take to the sky in predawn light in Bosque del Apache's famous "blast off". The flock can be as large as 20,000 geese or more. Long time exposure creates blurring among the geese. :: Image #21827
Photo of Snow geese, flying in syncrony through color twilight skies, wings blurred due to long time exposure. :: Image #21826
Photo of Sandhilll cranes in golden sunset light, silhouette, standing in pond. :: Image #21825
Photo of Sandhill crane in flight, in dim sunset light, wings blurred due to time exposure. :: Image #21824
Photo of A sandhill crane is perfectly reflected, in mirror-calm waters at sunrise. :: Image #21823
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This crane is one of over 5000 present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #21822
Photo of Snow geese rest on a still pond in rich orange and yellow sunrise light. These geese have spent their night's rest on the main empoundment and will leave around sunrise to feed in nearby corn fields. :: Image #21820
Photo of Sunrise over Bosque del Apache. Rich predawn colors are reflected in the main impoundment pond in the refuge. :: Image #21819
Photo of Sandhill cranes, flying across a colorful sunset sky, blur wings due to long time exposure. :: Image #21818
Photo of Snow geese blast off. After resting and preening on water, snow geese are startled by a coyote, hawk or just wind and take off en masse by the thousands. As many as 50,000 snow geese are found at Bosque del Apache NWR at times, stopping at the refuge during their winter migration along the Rio Grande River. :: Image #21817
Photo of Snow geese at dawn. Snow geese often "blast off" just before or after dawn, leaving the ponds where they rest for the night to forage elsewhere during the day. :: Image #21816
Photo of Sandhill cranes fly across a crescent moon. A composite image formed from two photographs, taken a few moments apart, at sunset, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. :: Image #21815
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight, silhouetted against a richly colored evening sky. A composite of two photographs taken moments apart, combined digitally. :: Image #21814
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #21813
Photo of Sandhill cranes, flying across a colorful sunset sky, blur wings due to long time exposure. :: Image #21812
Photo of Snow geese, and one of the "crane pools" in the northern part of Bosque del Apache NWR. :: Image #21811
Photo of Mt. Whitney is the highest point in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m). It lies along the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Composed of the Sierra Nevada batholith granite formation, its eastern side (seen here) is quite steep. It is climbed by hundreds of hikers each year. :: Image #21761
Photo of Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills, seen here at night with swirling star trails formed in the sky above due to a long time exposure. :: Image #21732
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, profile of head showing long whiskers and prominent sagittal crest (cranial crest bone), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21582
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21565
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21559
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21558
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21557
Photo of Visitors enjoy viewing sea nettle jellyfish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. :: Image #21539
Photo of Red volcanic cliffs and fog, sunrise, Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21356
Photo of Dawn, sun peeks through morning clouds. :: Image #21355
Photo of South Coronado Island, north end viewed from the north. :: Image #21324
Photo of Blue whale. The entire body of a huge blue whale is seen in this image, illustrating its hydronamic and efficient shape. :: Image #21291
Photo of Blue whale, swimming through the open ocean. :: Image #21267
Photo of Blue whale. The sleek hydrodynamic shape of the enormous blue whale allows it to swim swiftly through the ocean, at times over one hundred miles in a single day. :: Image #21266
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21265
Photo of Blue whales, two blue whales swimming alongside one another. :: Image #21264
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21263
Photo of Blue whale, swimming through the open ocean. :: Image #21262
Photo of Cresting wave, morning light, glassy water, surf. :: Image #20814
Photo of Cresting wave, morning light, glassy water, surf. :: Image #20812
Photo of Dawn patrol morning surf, hollow wave. :: Image #20801
Photo of Dawn patrol morning surf, hollow wave. :: Image #20798
Photo of Panorama of the Wave. The Wave is a sweeping, dramatic display of eroded sandstone, forged by eons of water and wind erosion, laying bare striations formed from compacted sand dunes over millenia. This panoramic picture is formed from thirteen individual photographs. :: Image #20702
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange, just months after the area was devastated by wildfires. :: Image #20490
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #20450
Photo of Pacific harbor seal stretches on a sandy beach. :: Image #20449
Photo of Pacific harbor seal yawns and stretches on a sandy beach. :: Image #20447
Photo of Pacific harbor seals, a tiny pup nuzzles an adult (not its mother). :: Image #20446
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight in the surf for access for mating females that are in estrous. Such fighting among elephant seals can take place on the beach or in the water. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20407
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20377
Photo of Elephant seals crowd a sand beach at the Piedras Blancas rookery near San Simeon. :: Image #20358
Photo of Elephant seals crowd a sand beach at the Piedras Blancas rookery near San Simeon. The Piedras Blancas lighthouse is visible in upper left. :: Image #20355
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #20328
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20319
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #20294
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20289
Photo of Western gull in flight, blurred due to time exposure before dawn. :: Image #20276
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Note adult winter breeding plumage in display, with brown neck, red gular throat pouch and yellow and white head. :: Image #20262
Photo of Brown pelican spreads its large wings as it balances on a perch above the ocean, displaying adult winter plumage. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #20261
Photo of Sea lions, cormorants, gulls and pelicans rest on a sandstone rock above the ocean. :: Image #20255
Photo of La Jolla Cliffs overlook the ocean with thousands of cormorants, pelicans and gulls resting and preening on the sandstone cliffs. Sunrise with pink skies. :: Image #20253
Photo of A large natural sea cave lies below a sandstone bluff in La Jolla at sunrise with a pink sky, Black's Beach in the distant. :: Image #20252
Photo of La Jolla Cove meets the dawn with pink skies and a flat ocean. :: Image #20251
Photo of Bluff and trees overlooking the ocean near La Jolla Cove, sunrise. :: Image #20249
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape and yellow head feathers. :: Image #20235
Photo of Brown pelican head throw, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20202
Photo of Brown pelican head throw, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20200
Photo of Brown pelican head throw, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20196
Photo of California brown pelican portrait, on sandstone cliffs above the ocean, showing winter breeding plumage with dark brown nape, red throat and yellow head. Lit with flash, early morning before sunrise. :: Image #20191
Photo of Brown pelicans sparring with beaks, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. :: Image #20190
Photo of Double-crested cormorant. :: Image #20176
Photo of Brown pelican head throw, blurred due to long exposure before sunrise. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20121
Photo of Brown pelican, non-breeding winter plumage. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20090
Photo of A California brown pelican performs a head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20036
Photo of Brown pelican preening. After wiping its long beak on the uropygial gland near the base of its tail, the pelican spreads the preen oil on feathers about its body, helping to keep them water resistant, an important protection for a bird that spends much of its life diving in the ocean for prey. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20033
Photo of Brown pelican with wings spread during flight. The large wings of an adult brown pelican can reach over 7 feet from end to end. :: Image #19944
Photo of Brown pelican with wings spread during flight. The large wings of an adult brown pelican can reach over 7 feet from end to end. :: Image #19940
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19716
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19714
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19708
Photo of Juvenile elk in golden, late afternoon light, in meadow along Madison River, autumn. :: Image #19704
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19703
Photo of Female elk along the Madison River during an early fall snow. :: Image #19701
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19699
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19695
Photo of Large male elk (bull) in snow covered meadow near Madison River. Only male elk have antlers, which start growing in the spring and are shed each winter. The largest antlers may be 4 feet long and weigh up to 40 pounds. Antlers are made of bone which can grow up to one inch per day. While growing, the antlers are covered with and protected by a soft layer of highly vascularised skin known as velvet. The velvet is shed in the summer when the antlers have fully developed. Bull elk may have six or more tines on each antler, however the number of tines has little to do with the age or maturity of a particular animal. :: Image #19692
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19537
Photo of Bored photographer takes own picture :: Image #18973
Photo of The Citadel, medieval fortress overlooking Cairo. :: Image #18491
Photo of Willet on sand. :: Image #18422
Photo of California brown pelican portrait, winter mating plumage, bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck. :: Image #18369
Photo of Brown pelican head throw, showing bright red gular pouch and breeding plumage. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #18217
Photo of Delicate Arch, dusted with snow, at sunset, with the snow-covered La Sal mountains in the distance. Delicate Arch stands 45 feet high, with a span of 33 feet, atop of bowl of slickrock sandstone. :: Image #18106
Photo of Brown pelicans, breeding plumage (left) and non-breeding adult (right), sunrise. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #18047
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17861
Photo of Tony Gatti, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17781
Photo of Cardiff. :: Image #17663
Photo of Cardiff surf, breaking wave, morning. :: Image #17660
Photo of Bristlecone pine tree cone. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #17480
Photo of Bristlecone pines rising above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #17479
Photo of Bristlecone pine rising above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #17477
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with raised wings and throat pouch inflated in a courtship display to attract females. :: Image #16728
Photo of Galapagos sea lion blows a bubble. :: Image #16397
Photo of Galapagos sea lion, adult male. :: Image #16393
Photo of Galapagos fur seal, Darwin Island. :: Image #16321
Photo of Galapagos fur seals, Darwin Island. :: Image #16313
Photo of Galapagos shark. :: Image #16241
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging. :: Image #16196
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food. :: Image #16186
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging. :: Image #16185
Photo of Bridalveil Falls with a rainbow forming in its spray, dropping 620 into Yosemite Valley, displaying peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16176
Photo of Cathedral Rocks is reflected in flooded El Capitan Meadow, springtime morning. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16099
Photo of Fern Springs, a small natural spring in Yosemite Valley near the Pohono Bridge, trickles quietly over rocks as it flows into the Merced River. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16086
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #15766
Photo of White pelican. :: Image #15719
Photo of The wave. Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15308
Photo of Brown pelican. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #15128
Photo of Bodyboarders tackle big waves at Oceanside Pier, sunset. Giant surf and big waves nail Southern California, December 21, 2005. :: Image #14843
Photo of Breaking wave, South Carlsbad State Beach, Ponto, morning, winter. :: Image #14794
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside. :: Image #14642
Photo of The old Point Loma lighthouse operated from 1855 to 1891 above the entrance to San Diego Bay. It is now a maintained by the National Park Service and is part of Cabrillo National Monument. :: Image #14522
Photo of Breaking wave. The Wedge. :: Image #14377
Photo of Breaking wave. The Wedge. :: Image #14371
Photo of Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge. :: Image #14362
Photo of Paradise Park hosts a rich display of wildflowers each summer. :: Image #13916
Photo of Mount Rainier rises above Reflection Lake, afternoon. :: Image #13851
Photo of Anemone Geyser erupts, Old Faithful Inn visible in the distance. Anemone Geyser cycles about every 7 minutes. First the pools fills, then overflows, then bubbles and splashes before erupting. The eruption empties the pools and the cycle begins anew. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13394
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13164
Photo of Elk graze and rest among wildflowers blooming in the Gibbon Meadow, summer. :: Image #13159
Photo of Bridalveil Falls. :: Image #12644
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11551
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10789
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10785
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10781
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10764
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10757
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10459
Photo of A cluster of vibrantly-colored strawberry anemones (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph) polyps clings to the rocky reef. :: Image #10163
Photo of A blue whale blows (exhales, spouts) as it rests at the surface between dives. A blue whales blow can reach 30 feet in the air and can be heard for miles. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9504
Photo of Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite drops 620 feet (188 m) from a hanging valley to the floor of Yosemite Valley :: Image #7764
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7701
Photo of A great white shark lunges to chomp a piece of bait hanging amid the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7683
Photo of A great white shark lunges to chomp a piece of bait hanging amid the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7682
Photo of A great white shark lunges to chomp a piece of bait hanging amid the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7681
Photo of An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7558
Photo of An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7553
Photo of An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7550
Photo of Rocky shallows in Jackson Lake with Mount Moran in the background. :: Image #7410
Photo of Morning Glory Pool has long been considered a must-see site in Yellowstone. At one time a road brought visitors to its brink. Over the years they threw coins, bottles and trash in the pool, reducing its flow and causing the red and orange bacteria to creep in from its edge, replacing the blue bacteria that thrive in the hotter water at the center of the pool. The pool is now accessed only by a foot path. Upper Geyser Basin :: Image #7268
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring displays brilliant colors along its edges, created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The outer orange and red regions are the coolest water in the spring, where the overflow runs off :: Image #7265
Photo of Old Faithful geyser, peak eruption. :: Image #7179
Photo of Lodgepole pine trees, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7045
Photo of Sentinel Rock, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7041
Photo of Three Brothers, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7040
Photo of El Capitan and forest road, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7028
Photo of Acorn barnacle feeding amidst strawberry anemones, Monterey Peninsula. :: Image #7023
Photo of North Pacific Yellowtail school under a patch of drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #7000
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, adult male, resting underwater, Guadalupe Island, Arctocephalus townsendi, Mexico (E. Pacific) :: Image #6273
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora. :: Image #6253
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora, San Benedicto Island, Revilligigedos. :: Image #6242
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora. :: Image #6234
Photo of El Secreto del Vicki cavern. Vicki's Secret, a huge underwater cave on the southwest side of Guadalupe Island, few if any other SCUBA divers have seen this cave much less know of its existence. Shown here is Vicki Beaver one of the first divers ever to explore the cave. :: Image #6191
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #6077
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #6068
Photo of North Pacific humpback whales, competitive group. :: Image #6021
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale underwater :: Image #6005
Photo of Hawaiian humpback whale underwater, sun beams dappling the whale in clear oceanic waters. :: Image #5945
Photo of Blade Runner, the injured North Pacific humpback whale, is seen with her calf swimming alongside. This humpback whale showing extensive scarring, almost certainly from a boat propeller, on dorsal ridge. This female North Pacific humpback whale was first seen with the depicted lacerations near the island of Maui in the Hawaiian Islands in the mid-90s, and is the original humpback to bear the name 'Blade Runner'. This female has apparently recovered, as evidenced by her calf in the background. A South Pacific humpback whale endured a similar injury in Sydney Australia in 2001, and bears a remarkably similar scar pattern to the above-pictured whale. :: Image #5907
Photo of Blue whale, the large animal ever to live on earth, underwater view in the open ocean. :: Image #5819
Photo of Blue whale, Baja California. :: Image #5816
Photo of Parasitic zoanthid anemones (yellow) cover dead/dying brown gorgonian. Eagle Rock. :: Image #5341
Photo of North Pacific Yellowtail at Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #5188
Photo of Silky shark, dorsal fin breaking surface. :: Image #5014
Photo of Green sea turtle, Maui Hawaii. :: Image #4556
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale underwater :: Image #4537
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale underwater :: Image #4526
Photo of Male North Pacific humpback whale streams a trail of bubbles. The primary male escort whale (center) creates a curtain of bubbles underwater as it swims behind a female (right), with other challenging males trailing behind in a competitive group. The bubbles may be a form of intimidation from the primary escort towards the challenging escorts. :: Image #4524
Photo of Humpback whales turning sharply in competitive group. :: Image #4522
Photo of Male humpback whale emits an underwater stream of bubbles as it dives quickly during competitive group activities. :: Image #4493
Photo of Humpback whale turning underwater showing ventral aspect of fluke with an entirely white fluke pattern. :: Image #4490
Photo of Adult male humpback whale singing, suspended motionless underwater. Only male humpbacks have been observed singing. All humpbacks in the North Pacific sing the same whale song each year, and the song changes slightly from one year to the next. :: Image #4484
Photo of Large competitive group of humpback whales seen underwater. :: Image #4464
Photo of Adult male humpback whale bubble streaming underwater. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims behind a mother and calf. The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby male whales interested in the mother. :: Image #4442
Photo of Primary escort male humpback whale bubble streaming during competitive group socializing. This primary escort is swimming behind a female. The bubble curtain may be a form of intimidation towards other male escorts that are interested in the female. :: Image #4430
Photo of Male humpback whale with head raised out of the water, braking and pushing back at another whale by using pectoral fins spread in a "crucifix block", during surface active social behaviours. :: Image #4106
Photo of Northern elephant seal, Isla Guadalupe, Mirounga angustirostris, Mexico (E. Pacific) :: Image #3523
Photo of Blue shark, eye and small portion of nictitating membrane, open ocean. :: Image #3304
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphins underwater at Guadalupe Island, Mexico. :: Image #3279
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphins underwater at Guadalupe Island, Mexico. :: Image #3278
Photo of Ocean sunfish and photographer, open ocean. :: Image #3271
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3216
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling at surface, Baja California. :: Image #3032
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a rock. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3011
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a rock. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3010
Photo of Adult male humpback whale bubble streaming underwater. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims behind a female (left) during a competitive group. The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other male whales interested in the mother. :: Image #2826
Photo of Humpback whale male escort emits a stream of bubbles during competitive group socializing. The whale is swimming so fast that the bubbles pass back alongside the whale. :: Image #2822
Photo of Adult male humpback whale singing, suspended motionless underwater. Only male humpbacks have been observed singing. All humpbacks in the North Pacific sing the same whale song each year, and the song changes slightly from one year to the next. :: Image #2800
Photo of Adult male humpback whale singing, suspended motionless underwater. Only male humpbacks have been observed singing. All humpbacks in the North Pacific sing the same whale song each year, and the song changes slightly from one year to the next. :: Image #2795
Photo of Strawberry anemones (club-tipped anemones, more correctly corallimorphs). :: Image #2487
Photo of Manta ray and freediver. :: Image #2464
Photo of Manta ray. :: Image #2445
Photo of Manta ray. :: Image #2443
Photo of Half Dome and tree. :: Image #2328
Photo of Blue whale rostrum, head, aerial view, open ocean. :: Image #2309
Photo of Greater flamingo. :: Image #2279
Photo of Brown pelican. :: Image #2273
Photo of Great frigate bird (note green scapular feathers), adult male. :: Image #2272
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #2259
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #2245
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #2243
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, adult male with bloody head nodules wounded from colliding with other escorts during competitive interactions. :: Image #2152
Photo of Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1718
Photo of Marine iguana. :: Image #1715
Photo of Galapagos sea lion with shark bite. :: Image #1713
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #1669
Photo of Galapagos sea lion, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1665
Photo of Galapagos sea lion pup, Sullivan Bay. :: Image #1658
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1609
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1590
Photo of Humpback whale with one of its long pectoral fins raised aloft out of the water, swimming on its side (laterally) as it does so. :: Image #1470
Photo of California golden gorgonian. :: Image #1283
Photo of Gray whale. :: Image #1188
Photo of Gray whale. :: Image #1178
Photo of Brown booby. :: Image #915
Photo of Brown booby (juvenile). :: Image #884
Photo of Brown booby. :: Image #880
Photo of White (or fairy) tern. :: Image #868
Photo of Red tailed tropic bird. :: Image #852
Photo of Porolithon coralline algae reef, Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #842
Photo of Scientist Surveying Coral Reef at Rose Atoll, following shipwreck of Jin Shiang Fa, American Samoa :: Image #825
Photo of Debris, wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa. :: Image #823
Photo of Keel scar caused by F/V Jin Shiang Fa to coralline algae reef. :: Image #820
Photo of Debris, wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa. :: Image #818
Photo of Debris, wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa. :: Image #816
Photo of Debris, wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa. :: Image #815
Photo of Propellor and debris, wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa. :: Image #811
Photo of Keel scar caused by F/V Jin Shiang Fa to coralline algae reef. :: Image #806
Photo of Debris, wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa. :: Image #804
Photo of Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, lagoon talus slope. :: Image #801
Photo of Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, lagoon talus slope. :: Image #800
Photo of Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, lagoon talus slope. :: Image #799
Photo of Slope from Reef to Lagoon, Rose Atoll :: Image #797
Photo of Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, lagoon talus slope. :: Image #787
Photo of Pink Porolithon Coralline Algae, Rose Atoll :: Image #761
Photo of Pink coralline algae. :: Image #759
Photo of Tridacna clams, Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #753
Photo of Tridacna clams, Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #748
Photo of Coral Reef Scene Underwater at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #745
Photo of Algae growth on coral reef, in vicinity of Jin Shiang Fa shipwreck, Rose Atoll :: Image #744
Photo of Algae growth on coral reef, in vicinity of Jin Shiang Fa shipwreck, Rose Atoll :: Image #743
Photo of Algae growth on coral reef, in vicinity of Jin Shiang Fa shipwreck, Rose Atoll :: Image #742
Photo of Schooling fish underwater at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #741
Photo of Pink Porolithon Coralline Algae, Rose Atoll :: Image #740
Photo of Pink Porolithon Coralline Algae, Rose Atoll :: Image #739
Photo of Coral bommies in Rose Atoll Lagoon :: Image #737
Photo of Coral bommies in Rose Atoll Lagoon :: Image #736
Photo of Coral bommies in Rose Atoll Lagoon :: Image #735
Photo of Porolithon coralline algae reef, Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #731
Photo of Porolithon coralline algae reef, Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #730
Photo of Porolithon coralline algae reef, Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #728
Photo of Porolithon coralline algae reef, Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #726
Photo of Damage Assessment Team at Rose Atoll NWR :: Image #723
Photo of Porolithon coralline algae reef, Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #722
Photo of Wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa. :: Image #715
Photo of Strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #578
Photo of Humpback whale holding fluke (tail) aloft out of the water. :: Image #171
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult non-breeding plumage, La Jolla. California sea lions in the background. :: Image #38961
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult breeding plumage with black head cap, La Jolla :: Image #38960
Photo of Brown pelican glottis exposure. This pelican is inverting its throat and stretching it over its neck and chest in an effort to stretch and rearrange tissues of the mouth and throat. :: Image #38890
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, white and yellow yellow head feathers and red and yellow gular throat pouch :: Image #36842
Photo of Geysir, Hekla, hit Haukadalur, Iceland :: Image #35807
Photo of Landmannalaugar highlands region of Iceland, aerial view. :: Image #35742
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #35118
Photo of Isla San Jose and Coral Reefs, Aerial Panoramic Photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33508
Photo of San Evaristo at dawn, panoramic view, a small fishing town, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33491
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33172
Photo of Plastic Trash and Debris, Clipperton Island :: Image #33097
Photo of Brown booby, Clipperton island :: Image #33087
Photo of Coral reef of Porites sp., Porites lobata (rounded) and Porites arnaudi (platelike) comprise coral reef at Clipperton Island. :: Image #33033
Photo of Massive round Porites lobata coral heads, Clipperton Island :: Image #33032
Photo of Plates of Porites arnaudi coral, Clipperton Island :: Image #33027
Photo of Coral Reef, Clipperton Island :: Image #33026
Photo of Blue-striped Snapper, Lutjanus kasmira, Clipperton Island :: Image #33002
Photo of Coral Reef, Clipperton Island :: Image #32985
Photo of Panamic Green Moral Eel, Gymnothorax castaneus, Clipperton Island :: Image #32971
Photo of Blue-striped Snapper over coral reef, Lutjanus kasmira, Clipperton Island :: Image #32962
Photo of Sunset at Clipperton Island, aerial panoramic photo showing the entire atoll. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32933
Photo of Aerial view of the lagoon inside Clipperton Island. The lagoon within the atoll was formerly open to the ocean but has been closed and stagnant for many decades. Some experts believe erosion will open the lagoon up to the ocean again soon. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32867
Photo of White Coral Rubble Beach on Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32855
Photo of Clipperton Island aerial photo. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32834
Photo of Clipperton Island aerial photo. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32828
Photo of Clipperton Island aerial photo. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32825
Photo of Panamic Green Moray Eel :: Image #32571
Photo of Bullseye torpedo electric ray :: Image #32569
Photo of Rocky Reef and Invertebrate Life, Corals and Gorgonians, Mike's Reef, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32566
Photo of Ensenada de la Partida, Isla Partida and Isla Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, aerial photo :: Image #32463
Photo of Ensenada Grande, Isla Partida, Sea of Cortez. From left to right: Punta Tintorera, Ensenada Grande, Punta Tijeretas, Las Cuevitas, El Cardonal. Los Islotes visible in distance at upper left. :: Image #32410
Photo of Los Islotes, part of Archipelago Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32384
Photo of Los Islotes, part of Archipelago Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32382
Photo of Boat Ambar III at Sunset, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32379
Photo of Brittle stars covering beams of Oil Rig Elly, underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31136
Photo of Metridium anemones covering Oil Rig Elly underwater structure :: Image #31129
Photo of Metridium anemones covering Oil Rig Elly underwater structure :: Image #31125
Photo of Starfish on Oil Rig Ellen underwater structure, covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31117
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31115
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31106
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31100
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31099
Photo of Scuba Divers at Oil Rig Eureka, 8.5 miles off Long Beach, California, lies in 720' of water. :: Image #31089
Photo of Oil Rig Eureka, Underwater Structure :: Image #31080
Photo of Oil Rig Eureka, Underwater Structure and invertebrate Life :: Image #31079
Photo of Oil Rig Eureka, Underwater Structure and invertebrate Life :: Image #31073
Photo of First View of Conness Lakes Basin with Mount Conness (12589' center) and North Peak (12242', right), Hoover Wilderness :: Image #31057
Photo of Twenty Lakes Basin near Conness Lakes, Hoover Wilderness :: Image #31056
Photo of The Kelp Forest offshore of La Jolla, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #30997
Photo of The Kelp Forest offshore of La Jolla, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #30993
Photo of The Kelp Forest offshore of La Jolla, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #30992
Photo of Blacksmith chromis and invasive sargassum, Catalina :: Image #30973
Photo of Marina algae, Stephanocystis dioica :: Image #30962
Photo of Blacksmith Chromis and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30905
Photo of Aerial Panoramic Photo of Moonlight Beach and Encinitas :: Image #30853
Photo of Aerial Panorama of Pacific Beach, Mission Beach and Mission Bay :: Image #30848
Photo of Aerial Panoramic Photo of Point Loma and Cabrillo Monument, with San Diego Bay in the distance :: Image #30774
Photo of Gray whale dorsal aspect showing blowhole and characteristic skin mottling and ectoparasitic barnacles and whale lice (amphipod crustaceans) :: Image #30456
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch :: Image #30448
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over sea foam and waves :: Image #30378
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave :: Image #30349
Photo of Ocotillo Express Wind Energy Projects, moving turbines lit by the rising sun, :: Image #30246
Photo of Ocotillo Wind Energy Turbines, at night with stars and the Milky Way in the sky above, the moving turbine blades illuminated by a small flashlight. :: Image #30236
Photo of Scripps Pier, Surfer's view from among the waves. Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset. :: Image #30144
Photo of Waterbuck, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29693
Photo of Elsa's Kopje, Luxury Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29676
Photo of Hippopotamus, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29664
Photo of Baobab Tree, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29661
Photo of African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29604
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29591
Photo of African sacred Ibis, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29581
Photo of Amboseli National Park swamp viewed from Observation Hill, panoramic photo :: Image #29578
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29577
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29576
Photo of African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29557
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Amboseli National Park :: Image #29553
Photo of Black-backed jackat with prey :: Image #29541
Photo of Cattle egrets on elephant. :: Image #29523
Photo of Yellow Baboon, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29496
Photo of Elephants sparring with tusks :: Image #29490
Photo of Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #29419
Photo of Mesa Arch at Night, Canyonlands National Park, Utah :: Image #29306
Photo of Sea cliffs at sunset over Black's Beach, looking north toward Torrey Pines State Beach :: Image #29174
Photo of Black's Beach sea cliffs, sunset, looking north from Scripps Pier with Torrey Pines State Reserve in the distance :: Image #29170
Photo of Panorama of SIO Pier, Scripps Institute of Oceanography research pier. :: Image #29099
Photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad and La Costa, Ponto Beach, aerial photo :: Image #29079
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29015
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch :: Image #28998
Photo of California sea lions, on rocks along the Pacific Ocean :: Image #28994
Photo of Resort hotels on the beach in Cabo San Lucas :: Image #28954
Photo of Sunrise on Medano Beach, on the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28951
Photo of Sunrise on Medano Beach, on the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28946
Photo of Bahia Santa Maria. Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28918
Photo of Aerial photograph of Land's End and the Arch, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28897
Photo of Breaking waves crash upon a rocky reef under the light of a full moon. :: Image #28868
Photo of Viewing northern elephant seals along the beach, from the vessel Horizon, at Guadalupe Island :: Image #28776
Photo of Milky Way and stars at night above Mount Rainier. :: Image #28727
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in the calm waters of Reflection Lake, early morning :: Image #28707
Photo of The Wave in the North Coyote Buttes, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #28600
Photo of Milky Way over the Watchman, Zion National Park. The Milky Way galaxy rises in the night sky above the the Watchman. :: Image #28593
Photo of Owachomo Bridge at sunset, stars and blue sky. Owachomo Bridge, a natural stone bridge standing 106' high and spanning 130' wide,stretches across a canyon with the Milky Way crossing the night sky. :: Image #28546
Photo of Mammoth Peak over Tuolumne Meadows, Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park :: Image #28512
Photo of San Clemente Pier at dawn, San Clemente, California. :: Image #28469
Photo of Double-crested cormorants in flight at sunrise, long exposure produces a blurred motion :: Image #28339
Photo of British Museum central foyer and ceiling. :: Image #28319
Photo of Pont Alexandre III. :: Image #28234
Photo of Pont Alexandre III. :: Image #28233
Photo of Napoleon sur le champ de bataille d'Eylau, painting by Antoine-Jean Gros, 1807. Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28222
Photo of Inside the Louvre Museum, Paris. :: Image #28219
Photo of Eglise Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois. :: Image #28217
Photo of Rue de Ile Saint-Louis, early morning, Paris. Ile Saint-Louis is one of two natural islands in the Seine river, in Paris, France. The island is named after King Louis IX of France (Saint Louis). The island is connected to the rest of Paris by bridges to both banks of the river and by the Pont Saint Louis to the Ile de la Cite. :: Image #28216
Photo of Latin Quarter. The Latin Quarter of Paris is an area in the 5th and parts of the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne known for student life, lively atmosphere and bistros. :: Image #28199
Photo of Ile Saint-Louis, is one of two natural islands in the Seine river, in Paris, France. The island is named after King Louis IX of France (Saint Louis). The island is connected to the rest of Paris by bridges to both banks of the river and by the Pont Saint Louis to the Ile de la Cite. :: Image #28190
Photo of Ile Saint-Louis, is one of two natural islands in the Seine river, in Paris, France. The island is named after King Louis IX of France (Saint Louis). The island is connected to the rest of Paris by bridges to both banks of the river and by the Pont Saint Louis to the Ile de la Cite. :: Image #28189
Photo of La Rive Gauch, the Left Bank, is the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two: looking downstream, the southern bank is to the left, and the northern bank (or Rive Droite) is to the right. :: Image #28186
Photo of Musee Rodin, in Paris, France, is a museum dedicated to the works of the French sculptor Auguste Rodin. :: Image #28175
Photo of Les Invalides, officially known as L'Hotel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. :: Image #28164
Photo of Les Invalides, officially known as L'Hotel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. :: Image #28163
Photo of Les Invalides, officially known as L'Hotel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. :: Image #28162
Photo of Sacre-Coeur Basilica. The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, commonly known as Sacre-Coeur Basilica, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Paris, France. A popular landmark, the basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city. :: Image #28153
Photo of Trocadero. The Trocadero, site of the Palais de Chaillot, is an area of Paris, France, in the 16th arrondissement, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. :: Image #28152
Photo of Eiffel Tower and the Trocadero, clouds and sunshine, Paris. The Trocadero, site of the Palais de Chaillot, is an area of Paris, France, in the 16th arrondissement, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. :: Image #28150
Photo of La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world :: Image #28147
Photo of Les Invalides, officially known as L'Hotel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. :: Image #28121
Photo of La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world :: Image #28116
Photo of The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called the Nike of Samothrace, is a 2nd century BC marble sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike (Victory). The Nike of Samothrace, discovered in 1863, is estimated to have been created around 190 BC. :: Image #28102
Photo of The Louvre Pyramid, Pyramide du Louvre, large glass and metal pyramid in the main courtyard (Cour Napoleon) of the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre) in Paris :: Image #28094
Photo of Eglise de la Madeleine, a Roman Catholic church in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, designed in its present form as a temple to the glory of Napoleon's army. :: Image #28087
Photo of Arc de Triomphe. The Arc de Triomphe (Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile) is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle (originally named Place de l'Etoile), at the western end of the Champs-Elysees. The Arc de Triomphe (in English: "Triumphal Arch") honors those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I. The monument was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806, and its iconographic program pitted heroically nude French youths against bearded Germanic warriors in chain mail. It set the tone for public monuments, with triumphant patriotic messages. The monument stands 50 metres (164 ft) in height, 45 m (148 ft) wide and 22 m (72 ft) deep. :: Image #28080
Photo of The Battle of the Nile, also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay, in French as the Bataille d'Aboukir. :: Image #28078
Photo of Versailles Palace. :: Image #28077
Photo of The Hall of Mirrors, or Galerie des Glaces, is the central gallery of the Palace of Versailles and is renowned as being one of the most famous rooms in the world. :: Image #28073
Photo of Petit Palais, (Small Palace), is a museum in Paris, France. Built for the Universal Exhibition in 1900 to Charles Girault's designs, it now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts (musee des beaux-arts de la ville de Paris). :: Image #28066
Photo of Petit Palais, (Small Palace), is a museum in Paris, France. Built for the Universal Exhibition in 1900 to Charles Girault's designs, it now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts (musee des beaux-arts de la ville de Paris). :: Image #28062
Photo of Inside the Louvre Museum, Paris. :: Image #28056
Photo of Ceiling detail, Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28037
Photo of Eglise Saint-Etienne-du-Mont. Saint-Etienne-du-Mont is a church in Paris, France, located on the Montagne Sainte-Genevieve in the Ve arrondissement, near the Pantheon. It contains the shrine of St. Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris. :: Image #28031
Photo of La Jolla coast sunset, waves wash over sandstone reef, clouds and sky :: Image #27896
Photo of La Jolla coast sunset, waves wash over sandstone reef, clouds and sky :: Image #27892
Photo of Delicate Arch at sunset. :: Image #27867
Photo of Balanced Rock and Milky Way stars at night. :: Image #27834
Photo of Mesa Arch and Milky Way at night. :: Image #27826
Photo of Joshua tree and stars, moonlit night. The Joshua Tree is a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems. :: Image #27714
Photo of Sunrise on the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter :: Image #27696
Photo of Zodiacal light and Milky Way over Death Valley. Zodiacal light is a faint diffuse light seen along the plane of the ecliptic in the vicinity of the setting or rising sun, caused by sunlight scattered off space dust in the zodiacal cloud. :: Image #27693
Photo of Panorama of the Racetrack at Death Valley. :: Image #27686
Photo of Zabriskie Point sunrise, clouds blurred by long time exposure, Death Valley National Park, California. :: Image #27655
Photo of Mobius Arch at sunrise, framing snow dusted Lone Pine Peak and the Sierra Nevada Range in the background. Also known as Galen's Arch, Mobius Arch is found in the Alabama Hills Recreational Area near Lone Pine. :: Image #27622
Photo of Beautiful Sea of Cortez sunset view, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27582
Photo of Bullseye torpedo electric ray, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27544
Photo of Orange cup coral clusters on rocky reef. :: Image #27529
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27523
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27520
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27514
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27505
Photo of Giant damselfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27497
Photo of Panamic sargeant major fish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27493
Photo of Large group of bachelor adult male California sea lions, underwater view, at Isla Las Animas near La Paz, Sea of Cortez, Baja California. :: Image #27463
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27459
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27453
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27439
Photo of Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Peregrine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27277
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27249
Photo of Sunrise on the coast of Oceanside California. :: Image #27229
Photo of Beautiful sunset on Torrey Pines State Beach. :: Image #27197
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27196
Photo of Old fashioned clock at the Hotel Del, Coronado, San Diego :: Image #27109
Photo of Humpback whale blowhole, showing twin nares (nostrils) which have a few small parasites clinging to the whale's skin around the blowhole openings. :: Image #27041
Photo of Scarring of this humpback whale's fluke allow researchers to identify this particular whale from season to season. :: Image #27039
Photo of Perfect view of the ventral surface of a humpback whales fluke, as the whale raises its fluke just before diving underwater. The white patches and scalloping along the trailing edge of the fluke make this whale identifiable when it is observed from year to year. :: Image #27031
Photo of Scarring of this humpback whale's fluke allow researchers to identify this particular whale from season to season. :: Image #27027
Photo of Blue whale fluke (tail) lifted high above the water as the whale dives in the Santa Barbara Channel. :: Image #27020
Photo of White Mountains and storm clouds, near Patriarch Grove. :: Image #26986
Photo of Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs reflected in the Dana Fork of the Tuolumne River. :: Image #26867
Photo of Yosemite Falls and star trails, night sky time exposure of Yosemite Falls waterfall in full spring flow, with star trails arcing through the night sky. :: Image #26852
Photo of Petroglyphs in Joshua Tree National Park, near Barker Dam. :: Image #26772
Photo of Boulders and sunset in Joshua Tree National Park. The warm sunlight gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California. :: Image #26771
Photo of Boulders and sunset in Joshua Tree National Park. The warm sunlight gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California. :: Image #26770
Photo of Desert iguana, one of the most common lizards of the Sonoran and Mojave deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. :: Image #26769
Photo of Parry's Nolina, or Giant Nolina, a flowering plant native to southern California and Arizona founds in deserts and mountains to 6200'. It can reach 6' in height with its flowering inflorescence reaching 12'. :: Image #26768
Photo of Sunset and boulders, Joshua Tree National Park. Sunset lights the giant boulders and rock formations near Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree N.P. :: Image #26767
Photo of Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park. A natural stone arch in the White Tank area of Joshua Tree N.P. :: Image #26766
Photo of Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park. A natural stone arch in the White Tank area of Joshua Tree N.P. :: Image #26765
Photo of Boulders and sunset in Joshua Tree National Park. The warm sunlight gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California. :: Image #26764
Photo of Desert southwest scenic in Joshua Tree National Park, California. :: Image #26763
Photo of Spring flower bloom in Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #26762
Photo of Desert iguana, one of the most common lizards of the Sonoran and Mojave deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. :: Image #26761
Photo of Parry's Nolina, or Giant Nolina, a flowering plant native to southern California and Arizona founds in deserts and mountains to 6200'. It can reach 6' in height with its flowering inflorescence reaching 12'. :: Image #26760
Photo of Parry's Nolina, or Giant Nolina, a flowering plant native to southern California and Arizona founds in deserts and mountains to 6200'. It can reach 6' in height with its flowering inflorescence reaching 12'. :: Image #26759
Photo of Parry's Nolina, or Giant Nolina, a flowering plant native to southern California and Arizona founds in deserts and mountains to 6200'. It can reach 6' in height with its flowering inflorescence reaching 12'. :: Image #26758
Photo of Boulders and sunset in Joshua Tree National Park. The warm sunlight gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California. :: Image #26757
Photo of Joshua tree, moonlit night. The Joshua Tree is a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems. :: Image #26756
Photo of Desert iguana, one of the most common lizards of the Sonoran and Mojave deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. :: Image #26755
Photo of Parry's Nolina, or Giant Nolina, a flowering plant native to southern California and Arizona founds in deserts and mountains to 6200'. It can reach 6' in height with its flowering inflorescence reaching 12'. :: Image #26754
Photo of Boulders and sunset in Joshua Tree National Park. The warm sunlight gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California. :: Image #26753
Photo of Joshua trees, a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems. :: Image #26752
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26710
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26700
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26696
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona. :: Image #26649
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon slot canyon. :: Image #26626
Photo of Sarah's Swirl, a particularly beautiful formation at White Pocket in the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument. :: Image #26603
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. :: Image #26573
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. :: Image #26572
Photo of San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina, viewed from the San Diego Embarcadero Marine Park. :: Image #26563
Photo of Panorama of SIO Pier, Scripps Institute of Oceanography research pier. :: Image #26545
Photo of Hubbs Hall at Scripps Institute of Oceanography. :: Image #26539
Photo of Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset. :: Image #26536
Photo of Seacliffs, viewed from SIO towards Black's Beach and on to Torrey Pines State Reserve, surfer heading out. :: Image #26535
Photo of Waves wash over sandstone reef, clouds and sky. :: Image #26337
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, an sand at the edge of the sea. :: Image #26327
Photo of Iceberg and mountain panorama, cloudy morning. :: Image #26311
Photo of Panorama of Devil Island in Antarctica. :: Image #26303
Photo of California brown pelican in flight. :: Image #26288
Photo of California brown pelican, throwing head back to stretch its throat. :: Image #26285
Photo of California brown pelican in flight. :: Image #26284
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #26228
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #26207
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #26203
Photo of Aspen trees, fall colors, reflected in the still waters of North Lake. :: Image #26063
Photo of Sierra Nevada mountains and aspen trees, fall colors reflected in the still waters of North Lake. :: Image #26062
Photo of Sierra Nevada mountains and aspen trees, fall colors reflected in the still waters of North Lake. :: Image #26061
Photo of Sage brush and aspen trees, autumn, in the shade of Bishop Creek Canyon in the Sierra Nevada. :: Image #26060
Photo of Ocean sunfish, juvenile and adult showing distinct differences in appearance, open ocean. :: Image #26046
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. This bull elk has recently shed the velvet that covers its antlers. While an antler is growing, it is covered with highly vascular skin called velvet, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone; once the antler has achieved its full size, the velvet is lost and the antler's bone dies. This dead bone structure is the mature antler, which is itself shed after each mating season. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25891
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25886
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25884
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25882
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. This bull elk has recently shed the velvet that covers its antlers. While an antler is growing, it is covered with highly vascular skin called velvet, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone; once the antler has achieved its full size, the velvet is lost and the antler's bone dies. This dead bone structure is the mature antler, which is itself shed after each mating season. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25881
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. This bull elk has recently shed the velvet that covers its antlers. While an antler is growing, it is covered with highly vascular skin called velvet, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone; once the antler has achieved its full size, the velvet is lost and the antler's bone dies. This dead bone structure is the mature antler, which is itself shed after each mating season. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25880
Photo of Shaded path through a forest of giant redwood trees, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25813
Photo of Shaded path through a forest of giant redwood trees, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25812
Photo of Giant redwood, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25811
Photo of Shaded path through a forest of giant redwood trees, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25810
Photo of Ferns grow below coastal redwood and Douglas Fir trees, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25807
Photo of Giant redwood, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25806
Photo of Giant redwood, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25805
Photo of Fallen coast redwood tree. This tree will slowly decompose, providing a substrate and nutrition for new plants to grow and structure for small animals to use. Nurse log. :: Image #25803
Photo of Cathedral Range peaks reflected in the still waters of Townsley Lake at sunrise. :: Image #25781
Photo of Corn lily blooms near Vogelsang Lake, in shade at sunrise. :: Image #25775
Photo of Mammoth Peak (12,117') reflected in small tarn pond at sunrise, viewed from meadows near Tioga Pass. :: Image #25773
Photo of Cathedral Range peaks reflected in the still waters of Townsley Lake. :: Image #25772
Photo of Small alpine lake, with Peak 11,100' rising above, late summer in the high Sierra Nevada near Vogelsang and Lake Evelyn. :: Image #25771
Photo of Corn lily blooms near Vogelsang Lake, in shade at sunrise. :: Image #25770
Photo of Corn lily blooms near Vogelsang Lake, in shade at sunrise. :: Image #25768
Photo of Choo-choo Ridge (11357') is reflected in Townsley Lake (10,353') at sunrise. :: Image #25767
Photo of Humpback whale in Antarctica. A humpback whale swims through the beautiful ice-filled waters of Neko Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. :: Image #25651
Photo of Brash ice and pack ice in Antarctica. Brash ices fills the ocean waters of Cierva Cove on the Antarctic Peninsula. The ice is a mix of sea ice that has floated near shore on the tide and chunks of ice that have fallen into the water from nearby land-bound glaciers. :: Image #25531
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25456
Photo of A view of an underwater forest of giant kelp. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #25436
Photo of Feather boa kelp (long brown fuzzy stuff) and other marine algae cover the rocky reef. :: Image #25416
Photo of A giant kelpfish swims over Southern sea palms and a kelp-covered reef, mimicing the color and pattern of the kelp leaves perfectly, camoflage. :: Image #25414
Photo of California poppies, wildflowers blooming in huge swaths of spring color in Antelope Valley. :: Image #25223
Photo of Adelie penguin. :: Image #25044
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood. :: Image #25029
Photo of Pack ice, a combination of sea ice and pieces of icebergs, Weddell Sea. :: Image #25025
Photo of Adelie penguins at the nest, part of the large nesting colony of penguins that resides along the lower slopes of Devil Island. :: Image #25013
Photo of Adelie penguin, adult feeding chick by regurgitating partially digested food into the chick's mouth. The pink food bolus, probably consisting of krill and marine invertebrates, can be seen being between the adult and chick's beaks. :: Image #25008
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24791
Photo of Iceberg, ocean, light and clouds. Light plays over icebergs and the ocean near Coronation Island. :: Image #24780
Photo of Iceberg, ocean, light and clouds. Light plays over icebergs and the ocean near Coronation Island. :: Image #24779
Photo of Tabular iceberg, Antarctic Peninsula, near Paulet Island, sunset. :: Image #24778
Photo of Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24758
Photo of Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24757
Photo of Gentoo penguin stealing nesting material, moving it from one nest to another. :: Image #24719
Photo of Gentoo penguin walking through tall grass. :: Image #24701
Photo of King penguins and whale bones, on the cobblestone beach at Godthul, South Georgia Island. The whale bones are evidence of South Georgia's long and prolific history of whaling. :: Image #24692
Photo of Gentoo penguins nesting beside a lake, snow-covered South Georgia mountains in the background. :: Image #24691
Photo of Gentoo penguins, calling, heads raised. :: Image #24690
Photo of View of Godthul, from the grassy slopes of South Georgia. The name Godthul, or "Good Hollow", dates back to Norwegian whalers who used this bay as a anchorage. :: Image #24689
Photo of M/V Polar Star approaches Jenkins Glacier (left), Risting Glacier (center) and a third glacier (right) at the end of Drygalski Fjord. :: Image #24688
Photo of Drygalski Fjord, packed with brash ice which has broken away from Risting Glacier at the end of the narrow fjord. :: Image #24687
Photo of Prion in flight. :: Image #24686
Photo of King penguin, solitary, standing. :: Image #24602
Photo of Gentoo penguins, permanent nesting colony in grassy hills about a mile inland from the ocean, near Stromness Bay, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24586
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, on grass slopes high above Fortuna Bay. :: Image #24583
Photo of King penguin colony. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest at Salisbury Plain, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24456
Photo of King penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest here, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24431
Photo of Oakum boys, juvenile king penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island. Named 'oakum boys' by sailors for the resemblance of their brown fluffy plumage to the color of oakum used to caulk timbers on sailing ships, these year-old penguins will soon shed their fluffy brown plumage and adopt the colors of an adult. :: Image #24406
Photo of Oakum boys, juvenile king penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island. Named 'oakum boys' by sailors for the resemblance of their brown fluffy plumage to the color of oakum used to caulk timbers on sailing ships, these year-old penguins will soon shed their fluffy brown plumage and adopt the colors of an adult. :: Image #24405
Photo of Macaroni penguin, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24393
Photo of Antarctic fur seal. :: Image #24392
Photo of Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24391
Photo of Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24390
Photo of King penguin preening. Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24387
Photo of King penguin colony. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest at Salisbury Plain, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24386
Photo of Wandering albatross, on nest and the Prion Island colony. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip. It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop. The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years. They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear. :: Image #24385
Photo of Oak tree at sunrise, Santa Rosa Plateau. :: Image #24382
Photo of Shooting stars, a springtime flower, blooming on the Santa Rosa Plateau. :: Image #24368
Photo of Chocolate lily growing among grasses on oak-covered hillsides. The chocolate lily is a herbaceous perennial monocot that is increasingly difficult to find in the wild due to habitat loss. The flower is a striking brown color akin to the color of chocolate. :: Image #24366
Photo of M/V Polar Star, an icebreaker expedition ship, lies at anchor in Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island. Antarctic fur seals on the beach, and the rugged South Georgia Island mountains in the distance. Sunset, dusk. :: Image #24318
Photo of Black-browed albatross, Steeple Jason Island. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24151
Photo of Black-browed albatross, in flight over the ocean. The wingspan of the black-browed albatross can reach 10', it can weigh up to 10 lbs and live for as many as 70 years. :: Image #24144
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24122
Photo of Northeastern coast of Steeple Jason Island, looking toward the southern half of the island. Steeple Jason is one of the remote Jason Group of Islands in the West Falklands. Uninhabited, the island is spectacular both for its rugged scenery and its enormous breeding colony of black-browed albatross. Steeple Jason Island is now owned and administered by the Wildlife Conservation Society. :: Image #24101
Photo of Upland goose, male, beside pond in the interior of Carcass Island near Leopard Beach. :: Image #24011
Photo of Magellanic penguins walk through tussock grass, on their way to their burrows after foraging at sea all day. :: Image #24000
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23834
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23832
Photo of Gentoo penguins coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23831
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23830
Photo of Upland goose, male, walking across grasslands. Males have a white head and breast, females are brown with black-striped wings and yellow feet. Upland geese are 24-29" long and weigh about 7 lbs. :: Image #23769
Photo of Imperial shag or blue-eyed shag, in tussock grass. The Imperial Shag is about 30" long and 4-8 lbs, with males averaging larger than females. It can dive as deep as 80' while foraging for small benthic fish, crustaceans, polychaetes, gastropods and octopuses. :: Image #23761
Photo of Rockhopper penguins, on rocky coastline of New Island in the Falklands. True to their name, rockhopper penguins scramble over the rocky intertidal zone and up steep hillsides to reach their nesting colonies which may be hundreds of feet above the ocean, often jumping up and over rocks larger than themselves. Rockhopper penguins reach 23" and 7.5lb in size, and can live 20-30 years. They feed primarily on feed on krill, squid, octopus, lantern fish, molluscs, plankton, cuttlefish, and crustaceans. :: Image #23744
Photo of Rockhopper penguins, on rocky coastline of New Island in the Falklands. True to their name, rockhopper penguins scramble over the rocky intertidal zone and up steep hillsides to reach their nesting colonies which may be hundreds of feet above the ocean, often jumping up and over rocks larger than themselves. Rockhopper penguins reach 23" and 7.5lb in size, and can live 20-30 years. They feed primarily on feed on krill, squid, octopus, lantern fish, molluscs, plankton, cuttlefish, and crustaceans. :: Image #23742
Photo of Northern giant portrait, profile, head detail. The distinctive tube nose (naricorn), characteristic of species in the Procellariidae family (tube-snouts), is easily seen. :: Image #23679
Photo of Red gorgonian (left) and California golden gorgonian (right) on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. Gorgonians are filter-feeding temperate colonial species that live on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23509
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23487
Photo of A California sea lion, underwater inside a submarine cavern, at Santa Barbara Island. :: Image #23486
Photo of California sea lion, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23485
Photo of Garibaldi swims beside golden and red gorgonians, underwater. :: Image #23484
Photo of Garibaldi and golden gorgonian, with a underwater forest of giant kelp rising in the background, underwater. :: Image #23483
Photo of Kelp forest, sunlight filters through towering stands of giant kelp, underwater. :: Image #23482
Photo of Sunlight filters through a kelp forest, the floating canopy of kelp spreads out on the ocean surface after having grown up from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom, underwater. :: Image #23481
Photo of Red gorgonian, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23480
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23479
Photo of A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23478
Photo of California golden gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23477
Photo of Giant kelp plants lean over in ocean currents, underwater. Individual kelp plants grow from the rocky reef, to which they are attached, up to the ocean surface and form a vibrant community in which fishes, mammals and invertebrates thrive. :: Image #23476
Photo of California sea lion, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23475
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23474
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts, gas filled bladders float the kelp and leaf-like blades collect sunlight, underwater. :: Image #23473
Photo of California sheephead and golden gorgonian, giant kelp forest filters sunlight in the background, underwater. :: Image #23472
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23471
Photo of Red gorgonian, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23470
Photo of A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23469
Photo of A SCUBA diver, swims through a underwater forest of giant kelp at San Clemente Island. :: Image #23468
Photo of Sunlight filters through a kelp forest, the floating canopy of kelp spreads out on the ocean surface after having grown up from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom, underwater. :: Image #23467
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23466
Photo of Garibaldi and golden gorgonian, underwater in kelp forest. :: Image #23465
Photo of A SCUBA diver enters a submarine cavern at Santa Barbara Island, underwater cave. :: Image #23464
Photo of Sunlight filters through a kelp forest, the floating canopy of kelp spreads out on the ocean surface after having grown up from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom, underwater. :: Image #23463
Photo of Sunlight filters through a kelp forest, the floating canopy of kelp spreads out on the ocean surface after having grown up from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom, underwater. :: Image #23462
Photo of Gorgonians grow on rocky reef, kelp forest and a white boat floating on the surface can be seen in the background, underwater. :: Image #23461
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23460
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23459
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23458
Photo of Garibaldi swims in the kelp forest, sunlight filters through towering giant kelp plants rising from the ocean bottom to the surface, underwater. :: Image #23457
Photo of Kelp forest, sunlight filters through towering stands of giant kelp, underwater. :: Image #23456
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23454
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23453
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #22531
Photo of Sandhill cranes, reflected in the still waters of one of the Bosque del Apache NWR crane pools. :: Image #21821
Photo of A sea otter resting, holding its paws out of the water to keep them warm and conserve body heat as it floats in cold ocean water. :: Image #21614
Photo of A sea otter resting, holding its paws out of the water to keep them warm and conserve body heat as it floats in cold ocean water. :: Image #21607
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, grooms the fur on its head. A sea otter depends on its fur to keep it warm and afloat, and must groom its fur frequently. :: Image #21605
Photo of Sea otters, resting on the surface by lying on their backs, in a group known as a raft. :: Image #21604
Photo of Breaking wave, morning surf, curl, tube. :: Image #20884
Photo of Hiker in Buckskin Gulch. A hiker considers the towering walls and narrow passageway of Buckskin Gulch, a dramatic slot canyon forged by centuries of erosion through sandstone. Buckskin Gulch is the worlds longest accessible slot canyon, running from the Paria River toward the Colorado River. Flash flooding is a serious danger in the narrows where there is no escape. :: Image #20716
Photo of California poppies cover the hills in a brilliant springtime bloom. :: Image #20491
Photo of Piedras Blancas lighthouse. Completed in 1875, the 115-foot-tall Piedras Blancas lighthouse is one of the few tall-style lighthouses on the West Coast of the United States. Piedras Blancas, named for a group of three white rocks just offshore, is north of San Simeon, California very close to Hearst Castle. :: Image #20348
Photo of California brown pelican spreads its wings wide as it slows before landing on seacliffs. :: Image #20278
Photo of Brown pelican slows to land, spreading its large wings wide to brake. :: Image #20085
Photo of Brown pelican slows to land, spreading its large wings wide to brake. :: Image #20057
Photo of Brown pelican with wings spread during flight. The large wings of an adult brown pelican can reach over 7 feet from end to end. :: Image #19929
Photo of Snow covers the rocks and cliffs around Lower Yellowstone Falls in winter. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from Lookout Point on the North side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. :: Image #19575
Photo of Guadalupe Island at sunrise, panorama. Volcanic coastline south of Pilot Rock and Spanish Cove, near El Faro lighthouse. :: Image #19497
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. California race with winter mating plumage. :: Image #18322
Photo of UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #14780
Photo of San Diego city skyline at dusk, viewed from Harbor Island, a sailboat cruises by in the foreground, the Star of India at left. :: Image #14526
Photo of Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite drops 620 feet (188 m) from a hanging valley to the floor of Yosemite Valley :: Image #9184
Photo of Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite drops 620 feet (188 m) from a hanging valley to the floor of Yosemite Valley :: Image #9182
Photo of Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite drops 620 feet (188 m) from a hanging valley to the floor of Yosemite Valley :: Image #7138
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray, Farnsworth Banks. :: Image #3436
Photo of Upper Yosemite Falls Roaring in May as Historic Snowmelt Floods Yosemite Valley, May 2023 :: Image #39379
Photo of Cathedral Rocks reflected in a meadow flooded by the Merced River, historical snowmelt following record snowfall floods Yosemite Valley in May 2023. :: Image #39376
Photo of Brown Pelicans Flying Along Sheer Ocean Cliffs, rare westerly winds associated with a storm allow pelicans to glide along La Jolla's cliffs as they approach shelves and outcroppings on which to land. Backlit by rising sun during stormy conditions. :: Image #38878
Photo of Spectacular Brown Pelican Head Throw Display. This California brown pelican is arching its head and neck way back, opening its mouth in a behavior known as a head throw or bill throw. :: Image #38676
Photo of Brown pelican in flight with wings spread wide, slowing as it returns from the ocean to land on seacliffs, juvenile plumage :: Image #38615
Photo of California sea lion entangled in fishing line, deep laceration around neck, Point La Jolla. :: Image #37833
Photo of Brown pelican, winter adult breeding plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning :: Image #37632
Photo of California reef covered with purple hydrocoral (Stylaster californicus, Allopora californica) and Red gorgonia (Lophogorgia chilensis) :: Image #37178
Photo of Aspen Trees and Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36444
Photo of North Peak (12,242') over Conness Lake, water colored by glacier runoff, Hoover Wilderness :: Image #36425
Photo of Sunset light on Half Dome and Clouds Rest, Tenaya Canyon at lower left, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36398
Photo of Half Dome and the Glacier Point Road, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36379
Photo of A Florida manatee surfaces to breathe, at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida :: Image #36334
Photo of A Florida manatee surfaces to breathe, at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida :: Image #36333
Photo of A Florida manatee surfaces to breathe, at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida :: Image #36331
Photo of Florida Manatees at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida :: Image #36324
Photo of Light patterns on a Florida manatees wide tail :: Image #36322
Photo of Radio Tower Rock at Sunset, Page, Arizona :: Image #36022
Photo of Radio Tower Rock at Sunset, Page, Arizona :: Image #36020
Photo of Radio Tower Rock at Sunset, Page, Arizona :: Image #36019
Photo of Landmannalaugar highlands region of Iceland, aerial view. :: Image #35738
Photo of Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33514
Photo of Brown boobies and Nazca boobies, Clipperton Island :: Image #33100
Photo of Plastic Trash and Debris, Clipperton Island :: Image #33099
Photo of Brown booby, Clipperton island :: Image #33082
Photo of Steep Coral Rubble Shoreline, Clipperton Island :: Image #33073
Photo of Steep Coral Rubble Shoreline, Clipperton Island :: Image #33072
Photo of Plastic Trash and Debris, Clipperton Island :: Image #33069
Photo of Blue-striped Snapper over coral reef, Lutjanus kasmira, Clipperton Island :: Image #33044
Photo of Plates of Porites arnaudi coral, Clipperton Island :: Image #33023
Photo of Coral Reef, Clipperton Island :: Image #33001
Photo of Clipperton Island coral reef, Porites sp. :: Image #32990
Photo of Blue-spotted jacks and coral reef, Clipperton Island. :: Image #32979
Photo of Panamic Green Moral Eel, Gymnothorax castaneus, Clipperton Island :: Image #32969
Photo of Panamic Green Moral Eel, Gymnothorax castaneus, Clipperton Island :: Image #32965
Photo of Clipperton Island coral reef, Porites sp. :: Image #32959
Photo of Aerial panorama of Clipperton Island, showing the entire atoll. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32932
Photo of Aerial panorama of Clipperton Island, showing the entire atoll. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32931
Photo of Aerial panorama of Clipperton Island, showing the entire atoll. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32924
Photo of Aerial panorama of Clipperton Island, showing the entire atoll. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32893
Photo of Waves break on the coral reef and wash ashore at Clipperton Island, aerial photo. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32826
Photo of Clipperton Rock, a 95' high volcanic remnant, is the highest point on Clipperton Island, a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32824
Photo of Gorgonian Sea Fans on Rocky Reef, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32585
Photo of Underwater Panorama of Reef at Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32583
Photo of Cortez rainbow wrasse schooling over reef in mating display :: Image #32576
Photo of Panamic crown of thorns sea star, starfish :: Image #32575
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32553
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32531
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32494
Photo of Sea Lion, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32492
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32490
Photo of Sea fans and rocky reef, La Reina, Lighthouse Reef, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32482
Photo of Panamic Soldierfish, Suwanee Reef, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32480
Photo of Caleta el Candelero, Candelero Bay, Isla Espritu Santo, Aerial Photo :: Image #32466
Photo of Boat Ambar and School of Fish, Ensenada el Embudo, Isla Partida. aerial photo :: Image #32460
Photo of Boat Ambar and School of Fish, Ensenada el Embudo, Isla Partida, aerial photo :: Image #32444
Photo of Boat Ambar III near Isla San Francisquito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32442
Photo of San Evaristo at dawn, a small fishing town, aerial photo, Baja California :: Image #32418
Photo of Isla San Francisquito, Aerial Photo, Sea of of Cortez :: Image #32415
Photo of Isla Partida north end and Punta Maru, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32412
Photo of Ensenada de la Dispensa, Isla Espiritu Santo, aerial photo :: Image #32371
Photo of Lemon shark :: Image #32030
Photo of Great hammerhead shark :: Image #31975
Photo of Great hammerhead shark :: Image #31972
Photo of Supermoon Eclipse at Moonrise over San Diego, September 27 2015 :: Image #31874
Photo of Half Dome and Cloud's Rest from Summit of Mount Hoffmann, sunset :: Image #31203
Photo of Oil Rig Elly underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31122
Photo of Conness Lake with green glacial meltwaters, Hoover Wilderness :: Image #31067
Photo of Full moon rising at night over the San Diego County Fair. Del Mar Fair at night. :: Image #31032
Photo of Full moon rising at night over the San Diego County Fair. Del Mar Fair at night. :: Image #31029
Photo of Del Mar Fair and San Dieguito Lagoon at Night. Lights from the San Diego Fair reflect in San Dieguito Lagooon, with the train track trestles to the left. :: Image #31022
Photo of The Kelp Forest offshore of La Jolla, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #30994
Photo of The Kelp Forest offshore of La Jolla, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #30991
Photo of The Kelp Forest offshore of La Jolla, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #30987
Photo of Fishies, Catalina :: Image #30979
Photo of Juvenile kelp bass and invasive sargassum, Catalina :: Image #30976
Photo of Juvenile sheephead and gorgonian, Catalina :: Image #30975
Photo of Invasive Sargassum, Catalina :: Image #30972
Photo of Garibaldi and invasive Sargassum, Catalina :: Image #30970
Photo of Garibaldi and invasive Sargassum, Catalina :: Image #30967
Photo of Seagrass and southern sea palm, Catalina :: Image #30966
Photo of Marina algae, Stephanocystis dioica :: Image #30964
Photo of Southern sea palm (yellow) and surf grass (green), shallow water, San Clemente Island. :: Image #30958
Photo of Southern sea palm (yellow) and surf grass (green), shallow water, San Clemente Island. :: Image #30953
Photo of Southern sea palm, palm kelp, underwater, San Clemente Island. :: Image #30918
Photo of Blacksmith Chromis and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30906
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #30896
Photo of Blacksmith Chromis and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30892
Photo of California golden gorgonian and Sheephead wrasse fishes on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30888
Photo of Blacksmith Chromis and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30866
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30861
Photo of Aerial Panoramic Photo of La Jolla Cove and La Jolla Coastline :: Image #30800
Photo of Aerial Panoramic Photo of Point La Jolla and La Jolla Cove, Boomer Beach, Scripps Park :: Image #30786
Photo of Milky Way during Full Lunar Eclipse over Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park, April 4 2015 :: Image #30716
Photo of Aerial photo of Coastal Encinitas and Leucadia :: Image #30670
Photo of Aerial Photo of Swamis Marine Conservation Area. Swami's State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area that extends offshore of Encinitas in San Diego County. :: Image #30581
Photo of Aerial Photo of Swamis Marine Conservation Area. Swami's State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area that extends offshore of Encinitas in San Diego County. :: Image #30580
Photo of Aerial Photo of Swamis Marine Conservation Area. Swami’s State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area that extends offshore of Encinitas in San Diego County. :: Image #30579
Photo of Aerial Photo of Swamis Marine Conservation Area. Swami's State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area that extends offshore of Encinitas in San Diego County. :: Image #30578
Photo of Aerial Photo of Swamis Marine Conservation Area. Swami's State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area that extends offshore of Encinitas in San Diego County. :: Image #30577
Photo of Aerial Photo of Swamis Marine Conservation Area. Swami's State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area that extends offshore of Encinitas in San Diego County. :: Image #30576
Photo of Aerial Photo of Swamis Marine Conservation Area. Swami's State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area that extends offshore of Encinitas in San Diego County. :: Image #30575
Photo of Aerial photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve :: Image #30562
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose Wildflowers, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30533
Photo of Wildflowers in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30527
Photo of Dune evening primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) mix in beautiful wildflower bouquets during the spring bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30526
Photo of Gray whale dorsal aspect showing blowhole and characteristic skin mottling and ectoparasitic barnacles and whale lice (amphipod crustaceans) :: Image #30465
Photo of Killer whale attacking sea lion. Biggs transient orca and California sea lion. :: Image #30426
Photo of Killer whale attacking sea lion. Biggs transient orca and California sea lion. :: Image #30425
Photo of Killer Whale, Biggs Transient Orca, Palos Verdes :: Image #30424
Photo of Brandt's cormorants flying over a breaking wave :: Image #30380
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over sea foam and waves :: Image #30377
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over sea foam and waves :: Image #30376
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave :: Image #30375
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave :: Image #30373
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave :: Image #30372
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave :: Image #30370
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over sea foam and waves :: Image #30366
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave :: Image #30365
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave :: Image #30363
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave :: Image #30362
Photo of Flock of Heermanns gulls in flight in front of a big wave :: Image #30360
Photo of Flock of Heermanns gulls in flight in front of a big wave :: Image #30358
Photo of Ring-billed gull :: Image #30351
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave :: Image #30350
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. :: Image #30285
Photo of California Pelican flying on a wave, riding the updraft from the wave. :: Image #30272
Photo of California Pelican flying on a wave, riding the updraft from the wave. :: Image #30263
Photo of Ocotillo Express Wind Energy Projects, moving turbines lit by the rising sun, :: Image #30252
Photo of Ocotillo Express Wind Energy Projects, moving turbines lit by the rising sun, :: Image #30251
Photo of Ocotillo Express Wind Energy Projects, moving turbines lit by the rising sun, :: Image #30249
Photo of Ocotillo Express Wind Energy Projects, moving turbines lit by the rising sun, :: Image #30247
Photo of Ocotillo Express Wind Energy Projects, moving turbines lit by the rising sun, :: Image #30245
Photo of Ocotillo Express Wind Energy Projects, moving turbines lit by the rising sun, :: Image #30244
Photo of Ocotillo Express Wind Energy Projects, moving turbines lit by the rising sun, :: Image #30243
Photo of Ocotillo Express Wind Energy Projects, moving turbines lit by the rising sun, :: Image #30242
Photo of Ocotillo Wind Energy Turbines, at night with stars and the Milky Way in the sky above, the moving turbine blades illuminated by a small flashlight. :: Image #30240
Photo of Ocotillo Wind Energy Turbines, at night with stars and the Milky Way in the sky above, the moving turbine blades illuminated by a small flashlight. :: Image #30233
Photo of Stars rise above the Ocotillo Wind Turbine power generation facility, with a flashlight illuminating the turning turbine blades :: Image #30228
Photo of Scripps Pier, Surfer's view from among the waves. Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset. :: Image #30149
Photo of Meru National Park sunrise landscape. :: Image #29760
Photo of Baby impala, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29685
Photo of Tawny eagle, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29649
Photo of Female black-bellied bustard, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29648
Photo of Female black-bellied bustard, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29647
Photo of Zebra, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29594
Photo of African elephants below Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29525
Photo of Milky Way over Arch Rock, Joshua Tree National Park :: Image #29200
Photo of Torrey Pines storm clouds at sunset :: Image #29162
Photo of Balboa Pier, sunrise :: Image #29135
Photo of Aerial panorama of Torrey Pines State Reserve, from Del Mar (left) to La Jolla (right) :: Image #29096
Photo of Coastal Oceanside, including Oceanside Pier and Oceanside Harbor, view toward the north showing Camp Pendleton in the distance, aerial photo :: Image #29074
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29012
Photo of Brown pelican preening, cleaning its feathers after foraging on the ocean, with distinctive winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #28961
Photo of Aerial photograph of Land's End and the Arch, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28887
Photo of Encinitas city sign lit at night over Highway 101 :: Image #28840
Photo of Light Beam in Upper Antelope Slot Canyon. Thin shafts of light briefly penetrate the convoluted narrows of Upper Antelope Slot Canyon, sending piercing beams through the sandstone maze to the sand floor below. :: Image #28568
Photo of Sky Rock at night, light by moonlight with stars in the clear night sky above. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28506
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs and Pacific Ocean, Razor Point view to La Jolla, San Diego, California. :: Image #28496
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs and Pacific Ocean, Razor Point view to La Jolla, San Diego, California. :: Image #28495
Photo of Colossal limestone bust of Amenhotep III, from the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III, Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, about 1350 BC :: Image #28325
Photo of Elgin Marbles, a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures that originally were part of the Parthenon of Athens. :: Image #28323
Photo of Tower Bridge :: Image #28300
Photo of Ceiling detail Kensington Palace :: Image #28294
Photo of Kensington Park viewed from Kensington Palace :: Image #28293
Photo of National Gallery at Night :: Image #28287
Photo of London Eye at Night :: Image #28286
Photo of House of Parliment at Night :: Image #28283
Photo of Trocadero. The Trocadero, site of the Palais de Chaillot, is an area of Paris, France, in the 16th arrondissement, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. :: Image #28259
Photo of July Column in the Place de la Bastille. The Place de la Bastille is a square in Paris, where the Bastille prison stood until the 'Storming of the Bastille' and its subsequent physical destruction between 14 July 1789 and 14 July 1790 during the French Revolution. The square straddles 3 arrondissements of Paris, namely the 4th, 11th and 12th. The July Column (Colonne de Juillet) which commemorates the events of the July Revolution (1830) stands at the center of the square :: Image #28249
Photo of Le Marais, is a historic district in Paris, France. Long the aristocratic district of Paris, it hosts many outstanding buildings of historic and architectural importance. It spreads across parts of the 3rd and 4th arrondissements in Paris (on the Rive Droite, or Right Bank, of the Seine). :: Image #28246
Photo of La Rive Gauch, the Left Bank, is the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two: looking downstream, the southern bank is to the left, and the northern bank (or Rive Droite) is to the right. :: Image #28236
Photo of Jardin des Tuileries. The Tuileries Garden is a public garden located between the Louvre Museum and the Place de la Concorde in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. created by Catherine de Medicis as the garden of the Tuileries Palace in 1564. :: Image #28230
Photo of Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel. The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is a triumphal arch in Paris, located in the Place du Carrousel on the site of the former Tuileries Palace. It was built between 1806 and 1808 to commemorate Napoleon's military victories of the previous year. :: Image #28226
Photo of Pavilion Richelieu, Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28225
Photo of Death of Sardanapalus, La Mort de Sardanapale, oil painting on canvas, 1827 by Eugene Delacroix. Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28221
Photo of Ceiling detail, Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28220
Photo of Ile de la Cite, one of two remaining natural islands in the Seine within the city of Paris It is the center of Paris and the location where the medieval city was refounded. :: Image #28211
Photo of Ile Saint-Louis, is one of two natural islands in the Seine river, in Paris, France. The island is named after King Louis IX of France (Saint Louis). The island is connected to the rest of Paris by bridges to both banks of the river and by the Pont Saint Louis to the Ile de la Cite. :: Image #28201
Photo of Latin Quarter. The Latin Quarter of Paris is an area in the 5th and parts of the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne known for student life, lively atmosphere and bistros. :: Image #28200
Photo of Latin Quarter. The Latin Quarter of Paris is an area in the 5th and parts of the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne known for student life, lively atmosphere and bistros. :: Image #28183
Photo of Notre Dame de Paris. Notre Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral or simply Notre Dame, is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral on the eastern half of the Ile de la Cite in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. Widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known churches in the world ever built, Notre Dame is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris. :: Image #28171
Photo of Hotel de Ville. The Hotel de Ville in Paris, France, is the building housing the City of Paris's administration. Standing on the place de l'Hotel de Ville (formerly the place de Greve) in the city's IVe arrondissement, it has been the location of the municipality of Paris since 1357. :: Image #28169
Photo of Eglise Saint-Pierre de Montmartre. The Church of Saint Peter of Montmartre is the lesser known of the two main churches on Montmartre in Paris, the other being the 19th-century Sacre-Coeur Basilica. Historically, however, it has the greater claim to fame, since, according to the earliest biography of Saint Ignatius Loyola, the church is the location at which the vows were taken that led to the founding of the Society of Jesus :: Image #28157
Photo of The Raft of the Medusa, Le Radeau de la Meduse, oil painting by French Romantic painter Theodore Gericault, 1819. Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28107
Photo of Les Noces de Cana, The Wedding at Cana, by Paolo Veronese. Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28105
Photo of Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Pres. The Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Pres, just beyond the outskirts of early medieval Paris, was the burial place of Merovingian kings of Neustria. The Abbey was founded in the 6th century by the son of Clovis I, Childebert I. :: Image #28067
Photo of Petit Palais, (Small Palace), is a museum in Paris, France. Built for the Universal Exhibition in 1900 to Charles Girault's designs, it now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts (musee des beaux-arts de la ville de Paris). :: Image #28065
Photo of Ceiling detail, Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28043
Photo of Inside the Louvre Museum, Paris. :: Image #28042
Photo of La Sainte-Chapelle, The Holy Chapel, is one of the only surviving buildings of the Capetian royal palace on the Ile de la Cite in the heart of Paris, France. It was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns - one of the most important relics in medieval Christendom. :: Image #28034
Photo of Eglise Saint-Etienne-du-Mont. Saint-Etienne-du-Mont is a church in Paris, France, located on the Montagne Sainte-Genevieve in the Ve arrondissement, near the Pantheon. It contains the shrine of St. Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris. :: Image #28030
Photo of Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California. :: Image #27989
Photo of Waves rush in at sunset, Carlsbad beach sunset and ocean waves, seascape, dusk, summer. :: Image #27970
Photo of Balanced Rock, a narrow sandstone tower, appears poised to topple. :: Image #27838
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27788
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine trees in the White Mountains, at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27766
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine tree in the White Mountains, at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27763
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine tree in the White Mountains, at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27762
Photo of Yosemite Falls and rainbow, viewed from the Yosemite Falls trail, spring. :: Image #27746
Photo of Juniper and stars. :: Image #27722
Photo of Mobius Arch at sunrise, framing snow dusted Lone Pine Peak and the Sierra Nevada Range in the background. Also known as Galen's Arch, Mobius Arch is found in the Alabama Hills Recreational Area near Lone Pine. :: Image #27646
Photo of California brown pelican, foot webbing detail. :: Image #27265
Photo of Krill. Likely Euphausia pacifica. A thin cloud of pink krill gathers at the ocean surface, where it is likely to be preyed upon by sharks, fish, birds and whales. :: Image #27015
Photo of Mono Lake sunset, tufa and clouds reflected in the still waters of Mono Lake. :: Image #27005
Photo of Yellowstone Falls from Uncle Tom's Trail. Lower Yellowstone Falls shows a beautiful rainbow as it cascades 308' in a thundering plunge into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River. :: Image #26942
Photo of UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #26909
Photo of Yosemite Falls viewed from Cooks Meadow, spring. :: Image #26864
Photo of Half Dome and Nevada Falls, with Liberty Cap between them, viewed from the John Muir Trail / Panorama Trail. Nevada Falls is in peak spring flow from heavy snowmelt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #26860
Photo of Double rainbow forms in storm clouds, over Swall Meadows and Round Valley in the Eastern Sierra Nevada. :: Image #26859
Photo of Half Dome and Nevada Falls, with Liberty Cap between them, viewed from the John Muir Trail / Panorama Trail. Nevada Falls is in peak spring flow from heavy snowmelt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #26857
Photo of Merced River reflections and textures, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #26855
Photo of Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents. :: Image #26832
Photo of Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents. :: Image #26831
Photo of Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents. :: Image #26830
Photo of Bottlenose dolphin, leaping over the surface of the ocean, offshore of San Diego. :: Image #26809
Photo of Bottlenose dolphin, leaping over the surface of the ocean, offshore of San Diego. :: Image #26808
Photo of Bottlenose dolphin, swimming just below the surface of the glassy ocean, offshore of San Diego. :: Image #26807
Photo of Panorama of Arch Rock, showing ancient stone boulders that are characteristic of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #26799
Photo of Sunset cloud, Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #26740
Photo of Dusk settles on downtown San Diego with snow-covered Mt. Laguna in the distance. :: Image #26717
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26709
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon slot canyon. :: Image #26672
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon slot canyon. :: Image #26670
Photo of Toadstool Hoodoos near the Paria Rimrocks. :: Image #26631
Photo of Brain rocks and clouds, sunset, White Pocket. :: Image #26619
Photo of Canyoneering, hiking and exploring in Antelope Canyon slot canyon. :: Image #26612
Photo of Brilliant red striations around the base of this pinnacle are responsible for its name: the Lollipop. :: Image #26607
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. :: Image #26589
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. :: Image #26571
Photo of Guy watches the sunset over the SIO pier, the research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO. :: Image #26541
Photo of Double-crested cormorant drys its wings in the sun following a morning of foraging in the ocean, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #26530
Photo of Waves wash over coast rocks. :: Image #26526
Photo of Waves wash over coast rocks. :: Image #26525
Photo of Wave wash in front of the Children's Pool in La Jolla, dawn. :: Image #26524
Photo of The Fire Wave, a beautiful sandstone formation exhibiting dramatic striations, striped layers in the geologic historical record. :: Image #26500
Photo of Sandstone striations and butte, dawn. :: Image #26499
Photo of Sandstone domes and formations at sunrise. :: Image #26484
Photo of Point La Jolla at dawn. :: Image #26460
Photo of Scripps Pier, sunrise. :: Image #26458
Photo of Sea Caves, the famous La Jolla sea caves lie below tall cliffs at Goldfish Point. Sunrise. :: Image #26442
Photo of Scripps Pier, sunrise. :: Image #26429
Photo of Adelie penguins. :: Image #26379
Photo of Photographer making pictures as M/V Polar Star approaches Devil Island. :: Image #26372
Photo of San Diego city skyline at dawn, from Harbor Island. :: Image #26339
Photo of Adams River sockeye salmon. A female sockeye salmon swims upstream in the Adams River to spawn, having traveled hundreds of miles upstream from the ocean. :: Image #26178
Photo of A school of sockeye salmon, swimming up the Adams River to spawn, where they will lay eggs and die. :: Image #26176
Photo of Adams River sockeye salmon. A female sockeye salmon swims upstream in the Adams River to spawn, having traveled hundreds of miles upstream from the ocean. :: Image #26175
Photo of A male sockeye salmon, showing injuries sustained as it migrated hundreds of miles from the ocean up the Fraser River, swims upstream in the Adams River to reach the place where it will fertilize eggs laid by a female in the rocks. It will die so after spawning. :: Image #26174
Photo of Aspen trees in autumn, fall colors, eastern Sierra Nevada. :: Image #26080
Photo of Bishop Creek and aspen trees in autumn, in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains. :: Image #26074
Photo of Sierra Nevada mountains and aspen trees, fall colors reflected in the still waters of North Lake. :: Image #26068
Photo of Fall colors and turning aspens, eastern Sierra Nevada. :: Image #26066
Photo of Fall colors and turning aspens, eastern Sierra Nevada. :: Image #26065
Photo of Aspen trees and Sierra Nevada peak, autumn. :: Image #26064
Photo of Sunrise on Paiute Peak, reflected in North Lake in the eastern Sierra Nevada, in autumn. :: Image #26055
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. This bull elk has recently shed the velvet that covers its antlers. While an antler is growing, it is covered with highly vascular skin called velvet, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone; once the antler has achieved its full size, the velvet is lost and the antler's bone dies. This dead bone structure is the mature antler, which is itself shed after each mating season. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25910
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. This bull elk has recently shed the velvet that covers its antlers. While an antler is growing, it is covered with highly vascular skin called velvet, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone; once the antler has achieved its full size, the velvet is lost and the antler's bone dies. This dead bone structure is the mature antler, which is itself shed after each mating season. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25906
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. This bull elk has recently shed the velvet that covers its antlers. While an antler is growing, it is covered with highly vascular skin called velvet, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone; once the antler has achieved its full size, the velvet is lost and the antler's bone dies. This dead bone structure is the mature antler, which is itself shed after each mating season. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25900
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. This bull elk has recently shed the velvet that covers its antlers. While an antler is growing, it is covered with highly vascular skin called velvet, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone; once the antler has achieved its full size, the velvet is lost and the antler's bone dies. This dead bone structure is the mature antler, which is itself shed after each mating season. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25895
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25894
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25893
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. This bull elk has recently shed the velvet that covers its antlers. While an antler is growing, it is covered with highly vascular skin called velvet, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone; once the antler has achieved its full size, the velvet is lost and the antler's bone dies. This dead bone structure is the mature antler, which is itself shed after each mating season. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25892
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25889
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25888
Photo of Roosevelt elk, juvenile. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25887
Photo of Giant redwood, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25844
Photo of Ferns grow below coastal redwood and Douglas Fir trees, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25837
Photo of Ferns grow below coastal redwood and Douglas Fir trees, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25822
Photo of Fallen coast redwood tree. This tree will slowly decompose, providing a substrate and nutrition for new plants to grow and structure for small animals to use. Nurse log. :: Image #25820
Photo of Ferns grow below coastal redwood and Douglas Fir trees, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25819
Photo of Coast redwood, or simply 'redwood', the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25818
Photo of Coast redwood, or simply 'redwood', the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25817
Photo of Coast redwood, or simply 'redwood', the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25816
Photo of Ferns grow below coastal redwood and Douglas Fir trees, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25815
Photo of Ferns grow below coastal redwood and Douglas Fir trees, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25814
Photo of Cathedral Range peaks reflected in the still waters of Townsley Lake at sunrise. :: Image #25794
Photo of Fletcher Peak takes on the golden colors of sunrise, reflected in the still waters of Townsley Lake, in Yosemite's high country. :: Image #25787
Photo of Townsley Lake, viewed from the approach to Hanging Basket Lake, showing the rugged talus slopes that characterize many Sierra Nevada peaks. :: Image #25780
Photo of Tadpole tarns, a group of four small ponds on the rise above Evelyn and Townsley Lakes, that are full of tadpoles in late summer. Fletcher Peak rises to the right, the Cathedral Range to the left. :: Image #25778
Photo of Small alpine tarn pond, in grassy meadow near Lake Evelyn, in Yosemite's beautiful high country, late summer. :: Image #25777
Photo of Vogelsang Peak (11500', at left) reflected in Vogelsang Lake, sunrise. :: Image #25774
Photo of A glacier fractures and cracks, as the leading of a glacier fractures and cracks as it reaches the ocean. The pieces will float away to become icebergs. :: Image #25741
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25665
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25663
Photo of Weddell seal in Antarctica. The Weddell seal reaches sizes of 3m and 600 kg, and feeds on a variety of fish, krill, squid, cephalopods, crustaceans and penguins. :: Image #25661
Photo of A glacier fractures and cracks, as the leading of a glacier fractures and cracks as it reaches the ocean. The pieces will float away to become icebergs. :: Image #25654
Photo of Blue whale skeleton in Antarctica, on the shore at Port Lockroy, Antarctica. This skeleton is composed primarily of blue whale bones, but there are believed to be bones of other baleen whales included in the skeleton as well. :: Image #25643
Photo of Waves rush in, sunset, Antarctica. Ocean water rushes ashore over the rocky edge of Peterman Island, Antarctica. :: Image #25610
Photo of Lemaire Channel: mountains, sea, ice and clouds,Antarctica. The Lemaire Channel, one of the most scenic places on the Antarctic Peninsula, is a straight 11 km long and only 1.6 km wide at its narrowest point. :: Image #25602
Photo of Gentoo penguin tending to its two chicks. The nest is made of small stones. :: Image #25551
Photo of Gentoo penguin colony, Cuverville Island. :: Image #25533
Photo of Brash ice floats on cold, dark Antarctic waters. :: Image #25532
Photo of A leopard seal in Antarctica. The leopard seal is a large predatory seal, up to 1300 lb and 11 ft in length, feeding on krill, squid, fish, various penguin species and other seabirds and occasionally, other pinnipeds. :: Image #25526
Photo of Antarctic icebergs, sculpted by ocean tides into fantastic shapes. :: Image #25502
Photo of Weddell seal in Antarctica. The Weddell seal reaches sizes of 3m and 600 kg, and feeds on a variety of fish, krill, squid, cephalopods, crustaceans and penguins. :: Image #25501
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #25450
Photo of A view of an underwater forest of giant kelp. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #25449
Photo of A view of an underwater forest of giant kelp. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #25448
Photo of A view of an underwater forest of giant kelp. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #25447
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #25446
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #25445
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #25444
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #25443
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #25442
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #25441
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #25440
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #25439
Photo of California bat ray, laying on sandy ocean bottom amid kelp and rocky reef. :: Image #25438
Photo of California bat ray, laying on sandy ocean bottom amid kelp and rocky reef. :: Image #25437
Photo of A view of an underwater forest of giant kelp. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #25435
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #25434
Photo of A view of an underwater forest of giant kelp. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #25433
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #25431
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #25430
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #25429
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #25428
Photo of California golden gorgonian on rocky reef, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #25427
Photo of Garibaldi fish on kelp forest reef, underwater. :: Image #25426
Photo of Garibaldi fish on kelp forest reef, underwater. :: Image #25425
Photo of Garibaldi fish on kelp forest reef, underwater. :: Image #25424
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #25423
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #25422
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #25421
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #25420
Photo of Various species of marine algae, and surfgrass cover the rocky reef. :: Image #25419
Photo of Various species of marine algae, kelp and surfgrass cover the rocky reef just below the waves at San Clemente Island, California. :: Image #25418
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #25415
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25375
Photo of Sunset on the Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25353
Photo of Sunset on the Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #25352
Photo of Eureka Valley Dune Evening Primrose. A federally endangered plant, Oenothera californica eurekensis is a perennial herb that produces white flowers from April to June. These flowers turn red as they age. The Eureka Dunes evening-primrose is found only in the southern portion of Eureka Valley Sand Dunes system in Indigo County, California. :: Image #25341
Photo of Sailing stone on the Death Valley Racetrack playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter. :: Image #25333
Photo of A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter. :: Image #25332
Photo of Sailing stone on the Death Valley Racetrack playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter. :: Image #25331
Photo of Sailing stone on the Death Valley Racetrack playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter. :: Image #25327
Photo of Sailing stone on the Death Valley Racetrack playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter. :: Image #25324
Photo of A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter. :: Image #25322
Photo of The Grandstand, standing above dried mud flats, on the Racetrack Playa in Death Valley. :: Image #25317
Photo of Racetrack Playa, an ancient lake now dried and covered with dessicated mud. :: Image #25316
Photo of Eureka Valley Dune Evening Primrose. A federally endangered plant, Oenothera californica eurekensis is a perennial herb that produces white flowers from April to June. These flowers turn red as they age. The Eureka Dunes evening-primrose is found only in the southern portion of Eureka Valley Sand Dunes system in Indigo County, California. :: Image #25268
Photo of California poppies, hillside of brilliant orange color, Lancaster, CA. :: Image #25224
Photo of Adelie penguins, adults and chicks. :: Image #25102
Photo of Adelie penguin. :: Image #25069
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood. :: Image #25030
Photo of Adelie penguins rush into the water en masse, from the cobblestone beach at Shingle Cove on Coronation Island. :: Image #25028
Photo of Southern giant petrel kills and eats an Adelie penguin chick, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25027
Photo of Adelie penguin chicks, huddle together in a snowstorm for warmth and protection. This group of chicks is known as a creche. :: Image #25026
Photo of Adelie penguins, nesting, part of the enormous colony on Paulet Island, with the tall ramparts of the island and clouds seen in the background. Adelie penguins nest on open ground and assemble nests made of hundreds of small stones. :: Image #25024
Photo of A group of Adelie penguins, on packed snow. :: Image #25023
Photo of A cute, inquisitive Adelie penguin poses for a portrait while standing on snow. :: Image #25022
Photo of A group of Adelie penguins, on packed snow. :: Image #25021
Photo of Adelie penguins navigate a steep dropoff, to get from their nests down to a rocky beach, in order to go to sea to forage for food. :: Image #25020
Photo of A group of Adelie penguins, on packed snow. :: Image #25019
Photo of Adelie penguins, in a line, standing on an iceberg. :: Image #25018
Photo of A tiny Adelie penguin stands atop an iceberg. :: Image #25017
Photo of A curious Adelie penguin, standing at the edge of an iceberg, looks over the photographer. :: Image #25016
Photo of Two Adelie penguins, holding their wings out, standing on an iceberg. :: Image #25014
Photo of Adelie penguins walking on a stone beach. :: Image #25012
Photo of Adelie penguins leaping into the ocean from an iceberg. :: Image #25011
Photo of Adelie penguins leaping into the ocean from an iceberg. :: Image #25010
Photo of Floating ice and glassy water. :: Image #24889
Photo of Crested snow patterns along the slopes of Devil Island. :: Image #24879
Photo of Iceberg, ocean, light and clouds. Light plays over icebergs and the ocean near Coronation Island. :: Image #24797
Photo of Iceberg, ocean, light and clouds. Light plays over icebergs and the ocean near Coronation Island. :: Image #24796
Photo of Iceberg detail, at sea among the South Orkney Islands. :: Image #24795
Photo of Iceberg detail, at sea among the South Orkney Islands. :: Image #24794
Photo of Tabular iceberg. The edge of a huge tabular iceberg. Tabular icebergs can be dozens or hundreds of miles in size, have flat tops and sheer sides. :: Image #24793
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24792
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24790
Photo of Iceberg with scalloped erosion. The eroded indentations on this iceberg were melted when this portion of the iceberg was underwater. As it melted, the iceberg grew topheavy, eventually flipping and exposing this interesting surface. :: Image #24789
Photo of The edge of the fast ice along the shore, near Paulet Island. :: Image #24788
Photo of Summit of Devil Island, with Vega Island in the distance. :: Image #24786
Photo of Iceberg, clouds and sky, Antarctica. :: Image #24785
Photo of Tabular iceberg in the Antarctic Sound. :: Image #24784
Photo of Tabular iceberg in the Antarctic Sound. :: Image #24783
Photo of Horizontal striations and layers in packed snow, melting and overhanging, seen from the edge of the snowpack, along a rocky beach. :: Image #24782
Photo of The underwater edge of an iceberg, with a few Adelie penguins on it. :: Image #24781
Photo of Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24763
Photo of Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24762
Photo of Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24761
Photo of Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24760
Photo of Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24759
Photo of A curious Antarctic fur seal pup on the beach at Godthul. :: Image #24705
Photo of Gentoo penguin, walking through tall grass, snow falling. :: Image #24704
Photo of Gentoo penguin, calling, head raised, on the nest, snow falling. :: Image #24702
Photo of Gentoo penguin walking through tall grass. :: Image #24700
Photo of M/V Polar Star approaches Jenkins Glacier (left), Risting Glacier (center) and a third glacier (right) at the end of Drygalski Fjord. :: Image #24699
Photo of Drygalski Fjord, packed with brash ice which has broken away from the glacier at the end of the narrow fjord. :: Image #24698
Photo of Drygalski Fjord, packed with brash ice which has broken away from Risting Glacier at the end of the narrow fjord. :: Image #24697
Photo of Macaroni penguin, amid tall tussock grass, Cooper Bay, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24696
Photo of Snow covers tussock grass and macaroni penguins, above Cooper Bay. :: Image #24695
Photo of Macaroni penguin, amid tall tussock grass, Cooper Bay, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24694
Photo of Pintado petrel in flight. :: Image #24693
Photo of Black-browed albatross, in flight. :: Image #24685
Photo of Drygalski Fjord, passengers on icebreaker M/V Polar Star. The water is packed with brash ice which has broken away from Risting Glacier at the end of the narrow fjord. :: Image #24684
Photo of King penguin, wing detail. The king penguin uses its wings as flipper underwater, enabling it to swim fast. :: Image #24619
Photo of Leucistic juvenile antarctic fur seal, young pup, juvenile, blond. A leucistic animal is one that has pigmentation levels far below normal and is thus much more lightly colored. :: Image #24617
Photo of An antarctic fur seal pup plays in the water. :: Image #24605
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, young pup, juvenile. :: Image #24604
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood. :: Image #24603
Photo of King penguin, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. :: Image #24601
Photo of King penguin, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. :: Image #24599
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, young pup, juvenile. :: Image #24597
Photo of Fortuna Bay, with icebreaker M/V Polar Star at anchor. :: Image #24596
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, on grass slopes high above Fortuna Bay, with the cloudy heights of South Georgia Island rising in the background. :: Image #24595
Photo of Antarctic fur seal on tussock grass, with the mountains of South Georgia Island and Fortuna Bay in the background. :: Image #24594
Photo of Reindeer on South Georgia Island. Reindeer (known as caribou when wild) were introduced to South Georgia Island by Norway in the early 20th Century. There are now two distinct herds which are permanently separated by glaciers. :: Image #24592
Photo of A hiker ascends the slopes of South Georgia Island above Fortuna Bay. :: Image #24591
Photo of Shale covered rocky slope, near the pass over South Georgia Island between Fortuna Bay and Stromness Bay. :: Image #24590
Photo of Crean Lake, with permanent ice and snow, near the pass over South Georgia Island between Fortuna Bay and Stromness Bay. :: Image #24589
Photo of Shackleton Falls, named for explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, formed from glacial meltwaters, near Stromness Bay. :: Image #24588
Photo of Glacial melt waters, runoff, flows across an alluvial flood plain between mountains, on its way to Stromness Bay. :: Image #24587
Photo of Brown skua in grass. :: Image #24585
Photo of Grassy windy highlands and rocks, overlooking alluvial floodplain formed by glacier runoff near Stromness Bay. :: Image #24584
Photo of King penguins gather in a steam to molt, below a waterfall on a cobblestone beach at Hercules Bay. :: Image #24557
Photo of Oakum boys, juvenile king penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island. Named 'oakum boys' by sailors for the resemblance of their brown fluffy plumage to the color of oakum used to caulk timbers on sailing ships, these year-old penguins will soon shed their fluffy brown plumage and adopt the colors of an adult. :: Image #24455
Photo of King penguin colony, over 100,000 nesting pairs, viewed from above. The brown patches are groups of 'oakum boys', juveniles in distinctive brown plumage. Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24447
Photo of King penguins at Salisbury Plain. :: Image #24433
Photo of Juvenile 'oakum boy' penguin begs for food, which the adult will regurgitate from its stomach after foraging at sea. This scene plays out thousands of times each hour amid the vast king penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, where over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest and rear their chicks. :: Image #24432
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, snowing, on rocky shoreline. :: Image #24427
Photo of Macaroni penguin, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24426
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, adult male (bull). :: Image #24425
Photo of Macaroni penguin, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24424
Photo of Sea gulls on rocks with mountains in the distance. :: Image #24423
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, adult male (bull). :: Image #24422
Photo of Macaroni penguin, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24421
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood. :: Image #24420
Photo of Hercules Bay, with icebreaker M/V Polar Star at anchor, below the steep mountains of South Georgia Island. :: Image #24419
Photo of Zodiac motors through the blue-green waters of Hercules Bay. :: Image #24418
Photo of Hercules Bay, with the steep mountains and narrow waterfalls of South Georgia Island rising above. :: Image #24417
Photo of King penguins march in a line along the shore. :: Image #24416
Photo of Grytviken Chapel, at the old whaling station of Grytviken, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24415
Photo of Antarctic fur seals, on tussock grass slopes near Grytviken. :: Image #24414
Photo of King penguins, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. :: Image #24413
Photo of King penguin, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. :: Image #24412
Photo of King penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest here, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24411
Photo of King penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest here, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24410
Photo of King penguin colony. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest at Salisbury Plain, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24409
Photo of Oakum boys, juvenile king penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island. Named 'oakum boys' by sailors for the resemblance of their brown fluffy plumage to the color of oakum used to caulk timbers on sailing ships, these year-old penguins will soon shed their fluffy brown plumage and adopt the colors of an adult. :: Image #24408
Photo of King penguin colony. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest at Salisbury Plain, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24407
Photo of King penguin colony, over 100,000 nesting pairs, viewed from above. The brown patches are groups of 'oakum boys', juveniles in distinctive brown plumage. Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24404
Photo of King penguin colony and the Bay of Isles on the northern coast of South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 nesting pairs of king penguins reside here. Dark patches in the colony are groups of juveniles with fluffy brown plumage. :: Image #24403
Photo of King penguin colony and the Bay of Isles on the northern coast of South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 nesting pairs of king penguins reside here. Dark patches in the colony are groups of juveniles with fluffy brown plumage. The icebreaker M/V Polar Star lies at anchor. :: Image #24402
Photo of King penguin colony and the Bay of Isles on the northern coast of South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 nesting pairs of king penguins reside here. Dark patches in the colony are groups of juveniles with fluffy brown plumage. The icebreaker M/V Polar Star lies at anchor. :: Image #24401
Photo of King penguin, mated pair courting, displaying courtship behavior :: Image #24400
Photo of King penguin, mated pair courting, displaying courtship behavior including mutual preening. :: Image #24399
Photo of King penguin at Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24398
Photo of Icebreaker M/V Polar Star anchored in the Bay of Isles,offshore of the vast king penguin colony at Salisbury Plain. :: Image #24397
Photo of King penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest here, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24396
Photo of Juvenile 'oakum boy' penguin begs for food, which the adult will regurgitate from its stomach after foraging at sea. This scene plays out thousands of times each hour amid the vast king penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, where over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest and rear their chicks. :: Image #24395
Photo of Wandering albatross, on nest in the Prion Island colony. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip. It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop. The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years. They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear. :: Image #24394
Photo of Panorama of a large vernal pool, full of water following spring rains, Santa Rosa Plateau. :: Image #24381
Photo of Chocolate lily growing among grasses on oak-covered hillsides. The chocolate lily is a herbaceous perennial monocot that is increasingly difficult to find in the wild due to habitat loss. The flower is a striking brown color akin to the color of chocolate. :: Image #24369
Photo of Chocolate lily growing among grasses on oak-covered hillsides. The chocolate lily is a herbaceous perennial monocot that is increasingly difficult to find in the wild due to habitat loss. The flower is a striking brown color akin to the color of chocolate. :: Image #24367
Photo of King penguin colony, Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest on South Georgia Island each summer. :: Image #24344
Photo of Antarctic fur seals, adult male bull and female, illustrating extreme sexual dimorphism common among pinnipeds (seals, sea lions and fur seals). :: Image #24324
Photo of South Georgia Island coastline, showing the island's characteristic rugged topography. 56% of the island is covered by 161 glaciers, which have created numerous large bays and inlets that provide excellent habitat for marine animals and seabirds. Mountains meet the sea in steep-sided seacliffs covered with sparse vegetation. The highest point on South Georgia Island is Mt. Paget at 2,915m. :: Image #24322
Photo of South Georgia Island coastline, showing the island's characteristic rugged topography. 56% of the island is covered by 161 glaciers, which have created numerous large bays and inlets that provide excellent habitat for marine animals and seabirds. Mountains meet the sea in steep-sided seacliffs covered with sparse vegetation. The highest point on South Georgia Island is Mt. Paget at 2,915m. :: Image #24321
Photo of King penguin colony, Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest on South Georgia Island each summer. :: Image #24316
Photo of Antarctic fur seal colony, on a sand beach alongside Right Whale Bay, with the mountains of South Georgia Island in the background, sunset. :: Image #24315
Photo of Paraglider soaring at Torrey Pines Gliderport, sunset, flying over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #24287
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24258
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24224
Photo of Black-browed albatross chick on its nest, Steeple Jason Island breeding colony. The single egg is laid in September or October. Incubation takes 68 to 71 days, after which the chick is tended alternately by both adults until it fledges about 120 days later. :: Image #24152
Photo of Steeple Jason Island at sunrise, one of the remote Jason Group of Islands in the West Falklands. Uninhabited, the island is spectacular both for its rugged scenery and its enormous breeding colony of black-browed albatross. Steeple Jason Island is now owned and administered by the Wildlife Conservation Society. :: Image #24131
Photo of Straited caracara, a bird of prey found throughout the Falkland Islands. The striated caracara is an opportunistic feeder, often scavenging for carrion but also known to attack weak or injured birds. :: Image #24125
Photo of Black-browed albatross, adult and chick, at the enormous colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24120
Photo of Black-browed albatross, feeding its chick on the nest by regurgitating food it was swallowed while foraging at sea, Steeple Jason Island breeding colony. The single egg is laid in September or October. Incubation takes 68 to 71 days, after which the chick is tended alternately by both adults until it fledges about 120 days later. :: Image #24117
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24110
Photo of Photographer takes picture of a spectacular sunset arch, spanning the heavens from horizon to horizon, over the open sea between the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. :: Image #24096
Photo of Wandering albatross in flight, over the open sea. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip. It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop. The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years. They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear. :: Image #24092
Photo of Striated caracara feeds upon a gentoo penguin chick it has just killed. :: Image #24086
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, over the enormous colony at Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. :: Image #24081
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, against a blue sky. Black-browed albatrosses have a wingspan reaching up to 8', weigh up to 10 lbs and can live 70 years. They roam the open ocean for food and return to remote islands for mating and rearing their chicks. :: Image #24076
Photo of Gentoo penguin defends its dead chick (right), from the striated caracara (left) that has just killed it. The penguin continued to defend its lifeless chick for hours, in spite of the futility and inevitability of the final result. Striated caracaras eventually took possession of the dead chick and fed upon it. :: Image #24075
Photo of Wandering albatross in flight, over the open sea. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip. It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop. The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years. They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear. :: Image #24070
Photo of Magellanic penguins, at their burrow in short grass, in the interior of Carcass Island. :: Image #24063
Photo of Beautiful white sand beach, on the southern tip of Carcass Island, with gentoo and Magellanic penguins coming and going to sea. :: Image #24010
Photo of Beautiful white sand beach, on the southern tip of Carcass Island, with gentoo and Magellanic penguins coming and going to sea. :: Image #23985
Photo of Gentoo penguin, vocalizing, atop of hill of tall tussock grass. :: Image #23983
Photo of Two black-browed albatross flying over the ocean at night, travelling and foraging for food at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #23979
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #23978
Photo of Visitors watch gentoo and Magellanic penguins on beautiful Leopard Beach, coming ashore after they have foraged at sea. :: Image #23973
Photo of Gentoo penguins walk through tussock grass. After foraging in the ocean for food, the penguins make their way to the interior of the island to rest at their colony. :: Image #23970
Photo of Black-browed albatross flying over the ocean, as it travels and forages for food at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #23966
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #23965
Photo of Magellanic penguin, at its burrow in short grass, in the interior of Carcass Island. :: Image #23964
Photo of Gentoo penguin. Gentoo penguins reach 36" in height and weigh up to 20 lbs. They are the fastest swimming species of penguing, feeding in marine crustaceans and fishes. :: Image #23963
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23850
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23845
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23841
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23840
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23839
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23838
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23837
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23836
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23835
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23829
Photo of Sand beach at New Island Settlement, with zodiac ashore and shipwrreck. :: Image #23800
Photo of Photographer Al Bruton, photographing Magellanic penguins on grasslands above the ocean. :: Image #23799
Photo of Interesting rock formations on plateau atop New Island, with sheer rugged seacliffs and the ocean beyond. :: Image #23798
Photo of Magellanic penguins, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23774
Photo of Flightless steamer duck, on sand beach. The flightless steamer duck is a marine duck which occupies and guards a set length of coastline as its territory and, as its name suggests, cannot fly. :: Image #23766
Photo of Patagonian crested duck, adult and chick on sand beach. The crested dusk inhabits coastal regions where it forages for invertebrates and marine algae. The male and female are similar in appearance. :: Image #23757
Photo of Kelp goose chicks, nestled on sand between rocks. The kelp goose is noted for eating only seaweed, primarily of the genus ulva. It inhabits rocky coastline habitats where it forages for kelp. :: Image #23753
Photo of Rockhopper penguin portrait, showing the yellowish plume feathers that extend behind its red eye in adults. The western rockhopper penguin stands about 23" high and weights up to 7.5 lb, with a lifespan of 20-30 years. :: Image #23726
Photo of Rockhopper penguin. This juvenile has not yet developed the yellowish plume feathers that extend behind its red eye in adults. The western rockhopper penguin stands about 23" high and weights up to 7.5 lb, with a lifespan of 20-30 years. :: Image #23725
Photo of Rockhopper penguin portrait, showing the yellowish plume feathers that extend behind its red eye in adults. The western rockhopper penguin stands about 23" high and weights up to 7.5 lb, with a lifespan of 20-30 years. :: Image #23724
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #23715
Photo of Birdwatching, on the stern deck of the ship M/V Polar Star. While en route between remote ocean islands such as the Falklands, South Georgia, South Orkneys and South Shetlands, seabirds often fly alongside the boat. :: Image #23711
Photo of Zodiac boats are stacked on the top deck of the ship M/V Polar Star. They are lowered into the water for passengers to go ashore and explore. :: Image #23710
Photo of Don't wear your dirty guano covered clothes inside while on the ship M/V Polar Star or you will stink up the living quarters. :: Image #23709
Photo of Zodiac boats, are lowered into the ocean from the ship M/V Polar Star in preparation for a day exploring New Island in the Falklands. :: Image #23708
Photo of Brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. :: Image #23676
Photo of Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage shown: red throat, yellow head and dark brown hindneck. :: Image #23659
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23519
Photo of California sea lion, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23518
Photo of Kelp forest, sunlight filters through towering stands of giant kelp, underwater. :: Image #23517
Photo of Kelp forest, underwater. :: Image #23516
Photo of A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23515
Photo of A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23514
Photo of Red gorgonian, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23513
Photo of Kelp forest is swept back by ocean currents, underwater. :: Image #23512
Photo of Kelp forest, underwater. :: Image #23511
Photo of Kelp forest, underwater. :: Image #23510
Photo of California golden gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23508
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23507
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23506
Photo of A submarine cavern at Santa Barbara Island, underwater. :: Image #23505
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23504
Photo of Golden gorgonian and kelp forest, underwater. :: Image #23503
Photo of Kelp forest canopy, sunlight filters through giant kelp as it grows up from the sea floor and spread out on the ocean surface, underwater. :: Image #23502
Photo of Sunlight filters through a kelp forest, the floating canopy of kelp spreads out on the ocean surface after having grown up from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom, underwater. :: Image #23501
Photo of A SCUBA diver, swims through a underwater forest of giant kelp at San Clemente Island. :: Image #23500
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23499
Photo of A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23498
Photo of Marine algae, various species, in shallow water underwater. :: Image #23497
Photo of Red gorgonian (left) and California golden gorgonian (right) on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. Gorgonians are filter-feeding temperate colonial species that live on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23496
Photo of A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23495
Photo of A submarine cavern at Santa Barbara Island, underwater. :: Image #23494
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23493
Photo of Sunlight filters through a kelp forest, the floating canopy of kelp spreads out on the ocean surface after having grown up from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom, underwater. :: Image #23491
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23490
Photo of California golden gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23489
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23488
Photo of A grove of aspen trees, looking up to the sky along the towering white trunks to the yellow and green leaves, changing color in autumn. :: Image #23383
Photo of White trunks of aspen trees, viewed upward toward the yellow and orange leaves of autumn and the blue sky beyond. :: Image #23337
Photo of An explosion of yellow and orange color, aspen trees changing color in fall, autumn approaches. :: Image #23325
Photo of Aspen trees in fall, eastern Sierra fall colors, autumn. :: Image #23321
Photo of Hiker admires Townsley Lake (10396') and the Cathedral Range in Yosemite's High Sierra. :: Image #23227
Photo of Hiker traversing the John Muir Trail to Fletcher Peak and Vogelsang Peak through alpine meadow in Yosemite's high country, trail on approach to Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. :: Image #23204
Photo of Yosemite Falls, mist and and storm clouds. :: Image #22768
Photo of Visitors admire Yosemite Falls from the Swinging Bridge, Leidig Meadow. :: Image #22758
Photo of A California brown pelican entangled in a plastic bag which is wrapped around its neck. This unfortunate pelican probably became entangled in the bag by mistaking the floating plastic for food and diving on it, spearing it in such a way that the bag has lodged around the pelican's neck. Plastic bags kill and injure untold numbers of marine animals each year. :: Image #22575
Photo of Sunset reflected in the still waters of Batiquitos Lagoon. :: Image #22284
Photo of Wind turbines, in the San Gorgonio Pass, near Interstate 10 provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. :: Image #22239
Photo of Morro Rock lit at sunrise, rises above Morro Bay which is still in early morning shadow. :: Image #22218
Photo of Brown pelican. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #22175
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #22171
Photo of Brown pelican. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #22165
Photo of California brown pelican spreads its wings wide as it slows before landing on seacliffs. :: Image #22157
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #22155
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #22150
Photo of Mobius Arch in golden early morning light. The natural stone arch is found in the scenic Alabama Hlls near Lone Pine, California. :: Image #21738
Photo of Mobius Arch with the Milky Way galaxy appearing in the night sky above. :: Image #21737
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21618
Photo of A sea otter, resting and floating on its back, in Elkhorn Slough. :: Image #21617
Photo of A sea otter resting, holding its paws out of the water to keep them warm and conserve body heat as it floats in cold ocean water. :: Image #21616
Photo of A sea otter, resting and floating on its back, in Elkhorn Slough. :: Image #21615
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21613
Photo of A sea otter, looking at the photographer as it forages for food in Elkhorn Slough. :: Image #21611
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, grooms the fur on its head. A sea otter depends on its fur to keep it warm and afloat, and must groom its fur frequently. :: Image #21610
Photo of A sea otter eats a clam that it has taken from the shallow sandy bottom of Elkhorn Slough. Because sea otters have such a high metabolic rate, they eat up to 30% of their body weight each day in the form of clams, mussels, urchins, crabs and abalone. Sea otters are the only known tool-using marine mammal, using a stone or old shell to open the shells of their prey as they float on their backs. :: Image #21609
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21608
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21603
Photo of Gray whale raising its fluke (tail) in front of a boat of whale watchers before diving to the ocean floor to forage for crustaceans, Cow Bay, Flores Island, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21184
Photo of Jacobs School of Engineering building, University of California, San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #20843
Photo of Buckskin Gulch hiker. A hiker moves through the deep narrow passages of Buckskin Gulch, a slot canyon cut deep into sandstone by years of river-induced erosion. In some places the Buckskin Gulch narrows are only about 15 feet wide but several hundred feet high, blocking sunlight. Flash floods are dangerous as there is no escape once into the Buckskin Gulch slot canyons. This is a panorama made of sixteen individual photos. :: Image #20699
Photo of The Second Wave at sunset. The Second Wave, a curiously-shaped sandstone swirl, takes on rich warm tones and dramatic shadowed textures at sunset. Set in the North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah, the Second Wave is characterized by striations revealing layers of sedimentary deposits, a visible historical record depicting eons of submarine geology. :: Image #20613
Photo of Sunrise lights Telescope Peak as it rises over the salt flats of Badwater, Death Valley. At 11,049 feet, Telescope Peak is the highest peak in the Panamint Range as well as the highest point in Death Valley National Park. At 282 feet below sea level, Badwater is the lowest point in North America. :: Image #20549
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange, just months after the area was devastated by wildfires. :: Image #20499
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange, just months after the area was devastated by wildfires. :: Image #20492
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20322
Photo of Pair of adult brown pelicans displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20317
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #20305
Photo of Brown pelican spreads its large wings as it balances on a perch above the ocean, early morning light, displaying adult winter plumage. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #20291
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20284
Photo of Brown pelican spreads its large wings as it balances on a perch above the ocean, early morning light, displaying adult winter plumage. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #20283
Photo of California brown pelican spreads its wings wide as it slows before landing on seacliffs. :: Image #20280
Photo of A large natural sea cave lies below a sandstone bluff in La Jolla at sunrise with a pink sky, Black's Beach in the distant. :: Image #20250
Photo of Pacific harbor seal on wet sandy beach. :: Image #20212
Photo of Double-crested cormorant. :: Image #20177
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20045
Photo of Snow geese gather in massive flocks over water, taking off and landing in synchrony. :: Image #19991
Photo of Snow geese landing on water. :: Image #19990
Photo of Sunset :: Image #18558
Photo of Ring-billed gull. :: Image #18300
Photo of Brown pelican head throw showing red gular throat pouch. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #18238
Photo of Turret Arch at sunset, winter. :: Image #18146
Photo of Bodysurfer Bob Davis, barreled, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #17686
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17498
Photo of Spotted eagle rays. :: Image #16333
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16249
Photo of Yosemite Falls at peak flow, spring, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16139
Photo of Cathedral Rocks is reflected in flooded El Capitan Meadow, springtime morning. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16100
Photo of San Diego harbor skyline, late afternoon. :: Image #15673
Photo of Elephant seals in the surf, showing extreme dimorphism, males (5000 lb) are triple the size of females (1700 lb). Central California. :: Image #15497
Photo of Elephant seal mother and pup vocalize to one another constantly, likely to reassure the pup and confirm the maternal identity on a crowded beach. Central California. :: Image #15421
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. Long exposure shows motion as a blur. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with dark brown hindneck and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #15160
Photo of The Morro Bay Power Plant, with its distinctive three stacks, rises above fishing boats in Morro Bay harbor. Morro Bay. :: Image #14900
Photo of San Diego city skyline at dusk, viewed from Harbor Island, the Star of India at left. :: Image #14529
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in the calm waters of Reflection Lake, early morning. :: Image #13859
Photo of The Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River drops 308 feet at the head of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. A long exposure blurs the fast-flowing water. The canyon is approximately 10,000 years old, 20 miles long, 1000 ft deep, and 2500 ft wide. Its yellow, orange and red-colored walls are due to oxidation of the various iron compounds in the soil, and to a lesser degree, sulfur content. :: Image #13339
Photo of A rainbow appears in the mist of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from the famous and popular Artist Point on the south side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. When conditions are perfect in midsummer, a morning rainbow briefly appears in the falls. :: Image #13330
Photo of Bison herd grazes below the Teton Range. :: Image #13004
Photo of The Teton Range is reflected in the glassy waters of the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing. :: Image #12984
Photo of Sunrise reflections in Tioga Lake. This spectacular location is just a short walk from the Tioga Pass road. Near Tuolumne Meadows and Yosemite National Park. :: Image #9951
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6887
Photo of Black coral and diver. :: Image #5706
Photo of Hikers atop Summit of Half Dome, view of Tenaya Canyon. :: Image #5458
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead sharks, schooling over reef. :: Image #3217
Photo of Simnia and egg cluster on red gorgonian. :: Image #1983
Photo of Orange cup coral. :: Image #1858
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #1694
Photo of Whale shark. :: Image #1508
Photo of Inquisitive young California sea lion underwater, this is a pup-of-the-year born in June and only about five months old, Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40763
Photo of Pacific harbor seal on wet sandy beach. :: Image #40752
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal in La Jolla's Children's Pool :: Image #40751
Photo of Pacific harbor seal on wet sandy beach. :: Image #40750
Photo of Elephant Seal Cove and South Coronado Island, viewed from the south, with Middle Island and North Island in the distance. :: Image #40749
Photo of South Coronado Island, viewed from the south, with Middle Island and North Island in the distance. :: Image #40748
Photo of South Coronado Island, viewed from the south, with Middle Island and North Island in the distance. :: Image #40747
Photo of South Coronado Island, viewed from the south, with Middle Island and North Island in the distance. :: Image #40746
Photo of Middle Coronado Island, aerial photo, Middle Rocks (Middle Grounds) and South Coronado Island in the distance. :: Image #40745
Photo of Middle Coronado Rock Island, rough seas all around, aerial photo :: Image #40744
Photo of Royal tern in flight, Thalasseus maximus, adult nonbreeding plumage, blue ocean water in the background, La Jolla :: Image #40722
Photo of Pacific harbor seal on wet sandy beach. :: Image #40719
Photo of South Casa and Childrens Pool Reef Exposed at Extreme Low King Tide, La Jolla, California. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #40715
Photo of South Casa and Childrens Pool Reef Exposed at Extreme Low King Tide, La Jolla, California. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #40713
Photo of South Casa and Childrens Pool Reef Exposed at Extreme Low King Tide, La Jolla, California. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #40710
Photo of Aerial Photo of Point La Jolla and Scripps Park and Low King Tide, La Jolla Coastline :: Image #40709
Photo of Aerial Photo of Point La Jolla and Scripps Park and Low King Tide, La Jolla Coastline :: Image #40708
Photo of Pacific harbor seal in shallow water, on sand at the edge of the sea. :: Image #40696
Photo of California sea lion entangled in fishing line, deep laceration around neck, Point La Jolla. :: Image #40692
Photo of Royal tern in flight, Thalasseus maximus, adult nonbreeding plumage, ocean water in the background, La Jolla :: Image #40690
Photo of Royal tern in flight, Thalasseus maximus, adult nonbreeding plumage, ocean water in the background, La Jolla :: Image #40689
Photo of Royal tern in flight, Thalasseus maximus, adult nonbreeding plumage, ocean water in the background, La Jolla :: Image #40688
Photo of Inquisitive young California sea lion underwater, this is a pup-of-the-year born in June and only about five months old, Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #40683
Photo of Pink Whipray Stingray underwater, Pateobatis fai, in shallow lagoon, Moorea, French Polynesia :: Image #40632
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #40607
Photo of Osprey in Flight with Nesting Material, Fort De Soto, Florida :: Image #40603
Photo of Great Blue Heron mated pair exchanging nesting material at the nest, Venice Rookery, Florida :: Image #40595
Photo of Burrowing owl, Cape Coral, Florida, subspecies Athene cunicularia floridana. This 10-inch-tall burrowing owl is standing beside its burrow. These burrows are usually created by squirrels, prairie dogs, or other rodents and even turtles, and only rarely dug by the owl itself. :: Image #40590
Photo of Burrowing owl, Cape Coral, Florida, subspecies Athene cunicularia floridana. This 10-inch-tall burrowing owl is standing beside its burrow. These burrows are usually created by squirrels, prairie dogs, or other rodents and even turtles, and only rarely dug by the owl itself. :: Image #40588
Photo of Burrowing owl, Cape Coral, Florida, subspecies Athene cunicularia floridana. This 10-inch-tall burrowing owl is standing beside its burrow. These burrows are usually created by squirrels, prairie dogs, or other rodents and even turtles, and only rarely dug by the owl itself. :: Image #40584
Photo of Brown Pelican Diving to Catch Fish, Fort De Soto, Florida :: Image #40578
Photo of Unidentified Shorebird, Fort De Soto, Florida :: Image #40569
Photo of Wood Stork in flight carrying nesting material, Mycteria americana :: Image #40560
Photo of Wood Stork in flight carrying nesting material, Mycteria americana :: Image #40559
Photo of Anhinga, Anhinga anhinga, Florida :: Image #40554
Photo of Great Blue Heron :: Image #40553
Photo of Wood Stork in flight, Mycteria americana :: Image #40551
Photo of Roseate Spoonbill in Flight, Platalea ajaja, Alafia Banks, Florida :: Image #40549
Photo of White Ibis gather on shore, Eudocimus albus, Alafia Banks, Florida :: Image #40547
Photo of Brown pelican landing on water, Alafia Banks, Florida :: Image #40544
Photo of Willet, Tringa semipalmata, running on shore with wings raised and spread, Alafia Banks, Florida :: Image #40540
Photo of Roseate Spoonbill in Flight, Platalea ajaja, Alafia Banks, Florida :: Image #40534
Photo of Calico Bass. Kelp Bass, Paralabrax clathratus, Catalina Island :: Image #40533
Photo of Tube anemone, Pachycerianthus fimbriatus, Catalina Island :: Image #40532
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #40508
Photo of California sea lion with serious laceration wound on its hind quarters, La Jolla :: Image #40485
Photo of California sea lion surfing in a wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40483
Photo of Whale shark, Rhincodon typus, Bahia de los Angeles, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40477
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40472
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40465
Photo of Marine flatworm, Pseudoceros sp., Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40461
Photo of Marine flatworm, Pseudoceros sp., Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40459
Photo of Marine flatworm, Pseudoceros sp., Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40458
Photo of Aerial photo of Islas San Lorenzo in the Sea of Cortez. San Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National Park is a national park of Mexico located on San Lorenzo Island part of an archipelago in the Gulf of California off the eastern coast of Baja California. The San Lorenzo Archipelago is considered one of the most important ecological areas of the Gulf of California. The Island and surrounding areas are part of a rich ecosystem comprised by a grand variety of flora and marine fauna. This area is protected by the Mexican federal government Norma Oficial Mexicana because of its importance as a habitat for several endangered species. :: Image #40457
Photo of Aerial photo of Islas San Lorenzo in the Sea of Cortez. San Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National Park is a national park of Mexico located on San Lorenzo Island part of an archipelago in the Gulf of California off the eastern coast of Baja California. The San Lorenzo Archipelago is considered one of the most important ecological areas of the Gulf of California. The Island and surrounding areas are part of a rich ecosystem comprised by a grand variety of flora and marine fauna. This area is protected by the Mexican federal government Norma Oficial Mexicana because of its importance as a habitat for several endangered species. :: Image #40456
Photo of Aerial photo of Islas San Lorenzo in the Sea of Cortez. San Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National Park is a national park of Mexico located on San Lorenzo Island part of an archipelago in the Gulf of California off the eastern coast of Baja California. The San Lorenzo Archipelago is considered one of the most important ecological areas of the Gulf of California. The Island and surrounding areas are part of a rich ecosystem comprised by a grand variety of flora and marine fauna. This area is protected by the Mexican federal government Norma Oficial Mexicana because of its importance as a habitat for several endangered species. :: Image #40455
Photo of Lizard Triplefin Blenny, Crocodilichthys gracilis, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40452
Photo of Marine flatworm, Pseudoceros sp., Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40451
Photo of Marine flatworm, Pseudoceros sp., Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40450
Photo of Unidentified Cardinalfish, possibly juvenile Barspot Cardinalfish, Apogon retrosell, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40446
Photo of Aerial photo of Islas San Lorenzo in the Sea of Cortez. San Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National Park is a national park of Mexico located on San Lorenzo Island part of an archipelago in the Gulf of California off the eastern coast of Baja California. The San Lorenzo Archipelago is considered one of the most important ecological areas of the Gulf of California. The Island and surrounding areas are part of a rich ecosystem comprised by a grand variety of flora and marine fauna. This area is protected by the Mexican federal government Norma Oficial Mexicana because of its importance as a habitat for several endangered species. :: Image #40438
Photo of Aerial photo of Islas San Lorenzo in the Sea of Cortez. San Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National Park is a national park of Mexico located on San Lorenzo Island part of an archipelago in the Gulf of California off the eastern coast of Baja California. The San Lorenzo Archipelago is considered one of the most important ecological areas of the Gulf of California. The Island and surrounding areas are part of a rich ecosystem comprised by a grand variety of flora and marine fauna. This area is protected by the Mexican federal government Norma Oficial Mexicana because of its importance as a habitat for several endangered species. :: Image #40437
Photo of Lizard Triplefin Blenny, Crocodilichthys gracilis, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40434
Photo of California Sea Lion, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40427
Photo of Black Coral on Rocky Reef, Unidentified species, isla San Pedro Martir, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40425
Photo of Pink Sponges Encrusting Rocky Reef alongside various species of algae and gorgonians, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40424
Photo of Offshore Islets of San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez. Small rocky islets around the larger Midriff Islands in the Sea of Cortez offer some of the best diving in the Sea of Cortez with a rich variety of invertebrate and fish life. :: Image #40422
Photo of Isla San Pedro Martir aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. San Pedro Martir Island and its marine life are, since 2002, part of the San Pedro Martir Biosphere Reserve, and is regarded as a natural laboratory of adaptive evolution, similar to that of the Galapagos Islands. It is home to 292 species of fauna and flora (both land-based and aquatic), with 42 species protected by Mexican law, and 30 listed on the Red List of Threatened Species. San Pedro Martir is also unique in the area for its year-round quantity of birds. The island is the only island in the area with a perpetually swirling cloud of sea birds. This is because the water around the island, has some of the most successful marine productivity in the world :: Image #40420
Photo of Pink Sponges Encrusting Rocky Reef alongside various species of algae and gorgonians, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40418
Photo of Black Coral and Gorgonians on Rocky Reef, San Pedro Martir Island, Mexico :: Image #40414
Photo of Black Coral on Rocky Reef, Unidentified species, isla San Pedro Martir, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40413
Photo of Black Coral on Rocky Reef, Unidentified species, isla San Pedro Martir, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40412
Photo of Black Coral on Rocky Reef, Unidentified species, isla San Pedro Martir, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40410
Photo of Black Coral on Rocky Reef, Unidentified species, isla San Pedro Martir, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40409
Photo of Rugged Terrain of Isla San Pedro Martir, Sea of Cortez. Aerial photo. The large bird population deposits enormous quantities of guano on the island, resulting in the white appearance of the island contrasted with sparse vegetation. In the late 19th and early 20th century guano was heavily mined off the island and shipped as far as Europe for use as fertilizer. San Pedro Martir is seldom visited, having near vertical sides leaving only questionable fair weather anchorages in two locations. Landing access was possible near a small isthmus in the southeast of the island, but is now forbidden. In 2005, the island was classified along with 244 others as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and included in the Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California. :: Image #40407
Photo of Extensive Forest of Cardon Cactus on the Summit Ridge of San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. The island and its marine life are, since 2002, part of the San Pedro Martir Biosphere Reserve, and is regarded as a natural laboratory of adaptive evolution, similar to that of the Galapagos Islands. It is home to 292 species of fauna and flora (both land-based and aquatic), with 42 species protected by Mexican law, and 30 listed on the Red List of Threatened Species. San Pedro Martir is also unique in the area for its year-round quantity of birds. The island is the only island in the area with a perpetually swirling cloud of sea birds. This is because the water around the island, has some of the most successful marine productivity in the world :: Image #40406
Photo of Extensive Forest of Cardon Cactus on the Summit Ridge of San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. The island and its marine life are, since 2002, part of the San Pedro Martir Biosphere Reserve, and is regarded as a natural laboratory of adaptive evolution, similar to that of the Galapagos Islands. It is home to 292 species of fauna and flora (both land-based and aquatic), with 42 species protected by Mexican law, and 30 listed on the Red List of Threatened Species. San Pedro Martir is also unique in the area for its year-round quantity of birds. The island is the only island in the area with a perpetually swirling cloud of sea birds. This is because the water around the island, has some of the most successful marine productivity in the world :: Image #40405
Photo of Isla San Pedro Martir at sunset with extensive forest of Cardon Cactus seen on the summit ridge of the island, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. San Pedro Martir Island and its marine life are, since 2002, part of the San Pedro Martir Biosphere Reserve, and is regarded as a natural laboratory of adaptive evolution, similar to that of the Galapagos Islands. It is home to 292 species of fauna and flora (both land-based and aquatic), with 42 species protected by Mexican law, and 30 listed on the Red List of Threatened Species. San Pedro Martir is also unique in the area for its year-round quantity of birds. The island is the only island in the area with a perpetually swirling cloud of sea birds. This is because the water around the island, has some of the most successful marine productivity in the world :: Image #40404
Photo of Isla San Pedro Martir at sunset with extensive forest of Cardon Cactus seen on the summit ridge of the island, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. San Pedro Martir Island and its marine life are, since 2002, part of the San Pedro Martir Biosphere Reserve, and is regarded as a natural laboratory of adaptive evolution, similar to that of the Galapagos Islands. It is home to 292 species of fauna and flora (both land-based and aquatic), with 42 species protected by Mexican law, and 30 listed on the Red List of Threatened Species. San Pedro Martir is also unique in the area for its year-round quantity of birds. The island is the only island in the area with a perpetually swirling cloud of sea birds. This is because the water around the island, has some of the most successful marine productivity in the world :: Image #40403
Photo of Rugged Terrain of Isla San Pedro Martir, Sea of Cortez. Aerial photo. The large bird population deposits enormous quantities of guano on the island, resulting in the white appearance of the island contrasted with sparse vegetation. In the late 19th and early 20th century guano was heavily mined off the island and shipped as far as Europe for use as fertilizer. San Pedro Martir is seldom visited, having near vertical sides leaving only questionable fair weather anchorages in two locations. Landing access was possible near a small isthmus in the southeast of the island, but is now forbidden. In 2005, the island was classified along with 244 others as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and included in the Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California. :: Image #40402
Photo of Rugged Terrain of Isla San Pedro Martir, Sea of Cortez. Aerial photo. The large bird population deposits enormous quantities of guano on the island, resulting in the white appearance of the island contrasted with sparse vegetation. In the late 19th and early 20th century guano was heavily mined off the island and shipped as far as Europe for use as fertilizer. San Pedro Martir is seldom visited, having near vertical sides leaving only questionable fair weather anchorages in two locations. Landing access was possible near a small isthmus in the southeast of the island, but is now forbidden. In 2005, the island was classified along with 244 others as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and included in the Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California. :: Image #40401
Photo of Extensive Forest of Cardon Cactus on the Summit Ridge of San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. The island and its marine life are, since 2002, part of the San Pedro Martir Biosphere Reserve, and is regarded as a natural laboratory of adaptive evolution, similar to that of the Galapagos Islands. It is home to 292 species of fauna and flora (both land-based and aquatic), with 42 species protected by Mexican law, and 30 listed on the Red List of Threatened Species. San Pedro Martir is also unique in the area for its year-round quantity of birds. The island is the only island in the area with a perpetually swirling cloud of sea birds. This is because the water around the island, has some of the most successful marine productivity in the world :: Image #40399
Photo of Looking up from Underwater at Sheer Sea Cliffs of San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40396
Photo of Gorgonians on Lush Rocky Reef, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez. Gorgonians are colonial filter feeders, spreading their branches into the currents flowing over the reef in order to gather passing bits of food. :: Image #40394
Photo of Black Coral and Gorgonians on Rocky Reef, San Pedro Martir Island, Mexico :: Image #40391
Photo of Isla San Pedro Martir aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. San Pedro Martir Island and its marine life are, since 2002, part of the San Pedro Martir Biosphere Reserve, and is regarded as a natural laboratory of adaptive evolution, similar to that of the Galapagos Islands. It is home to 292 species of fauna and flora (both land-based and aquatic), with 42 species protected by Mexican law, and 30 listed on the Red List of Threatened Species. San Pedro Martir is also unique in the area for its year-round quantity of birds. The island is the only island in the area with a perpetually swirling cloud of sea birds. This is because the water around the island, has some of the most successful marine productivity in the world :: Image #40388
Photo of Pink Sponges Encrusting Rocky Reef alongside various species of algae and gorgonians, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40384
Photo of Gorgonians on Lush Rocky Reef, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez. Gorgonians are colonial filter feeders, spreading their branches into the currents flowing over the reef in order to gather passing bits of food. :: Image #40383
Photo of Gorgonians on Lush Rocky Reef, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez. Gorgonians are colonial filter feeders, spreading their branches into the currents flowing over the reef in order to gather passing bits of food. :: Image #40382
Photo of Pink Sponges Encrusting Rocky Reef alongside various species of algae and gorgonians, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40381
Photo of Isla San Pedro Martir aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. San Pedro Martir Island and its marine life are, since 2002, part of the San Pedro Martir Biosphere Reserve, and is regarded as a natural laboratory of adaptive evolution, similar to that of the Galapagos Islands. It is home to 292 species of fauna and flora (both land-based and aquatic), with 42 species protected by Mexican law, and 30 listed on the Red List of Threatened Species. San Pedro Martir is also unique in the area for its year-round quantity of birds. The island is the only island in the area with a perpetually swirling cloud of sea birds. This is because the water around the island, has some of the most successful marine productivity in the world :: Image #40380
Photo of Isla San Pedro Martir aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. San Pedro Martir Island and its marine life are, since 2002, part of the San Pedro Martir Biosphere Reserve, and is regarded as a natural laboratory of adaptive evolution, similar to that of the Galapagos Islands. It is home to 292 species of fauna and flora (both land-based and aquatic), with 42 species protected by Mexican law, and 30 listed on the Red List of Threatened Species. San Pedro Martir is also unique in the area for its year-round quantity of birds. The island is the only island in the area with a perpetually swirling cloud of sea birds. This is because the water around the island, has some of the most successful marine productivity in the world :: Image #40379
Photo of California Sea Lion, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40378
Photo of Gorgonians on Lush Rocky Reef, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez. Gorgonians are colonial filter feeders, spreading their branches into the currents flowing over the reef in order to gather passing bits of food. :: Image #40376
Photo of California Sea Lion, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40375
Photo of California Sea Lion, San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40373
Photo of Isla Angel de la Guarda at Sunset, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Guardian Angel island is part of the Midriff Islands in Mexico's Sea of Cortez :: Image #40368
Photo of Dive boat Rocio del Mar anchored at Isla Angel de la Guarda at Sunset, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Guardian Angel island is part of the Midriff Islands in Mexico's Sea of Cortez :: Image #40367
Photo of Tambja abdere nudibranch, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40363
Photo of Glossodoris sedna nudibranch, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40358
Photo of Lizard Triplefin Blenny, Crocodilichthys gracilis, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40354
Photo of Stingray Eye Detail, Isla de la Guarda, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40353
Photo of Cortez Angelfish, Pomacanthus zonipectus, Isla Angel de la Guarda, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40352
Photo of Gorgonians on Lush Rocky Reef, Isla de la Guarda, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40351
Photo of Gorgonians on Lush Rocky Reef, Isla de la Guarda, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40350
Photo of Gorgonians on Lush Rocky Reef, Isla de la Guarda, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40348
Photo of Black Coral on Rocky Reef, Unidentified species, isla Angel de la Guarda, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40347
Photo of Eastern Promontory of Isla Angel de la Guarda, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Guardian Angel island is part of the Midriff Islands in Mexico's Sea of Cortez :: Image #40345
Photo of Cortez Angelfish, Pomacanthus zonipectus, Isla Angel de la Guarda, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40343
Photo of Isla Angel de la Guarda at Sunset, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Guardian Angel island is part of the Midriff Islands in Mexico's Sea of Cortez :: Image #40339
Photo of Cardon Cactus grow on Isla Angel de la Guarda at Sunset, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Guardian Angel island is part of the Midriff Islands in Mexico's Sea of Cortez :: Image #40337
Photo of Isla Angel de la Guarda at Sunset, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Guardian Angel island is part of the Midriff Islands in Mexico's Sea of Cortez :: Image #40336
Photo of Isla Angel de la Guarda at Sunset, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Guardian Angel island is part of the Midriff Islands in Mexico's Sea of Cortez :: Image #40334
Photo of Mexican hogfish, female coloration, Isla de la Guarda, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #40333
Photo of Starfish Sea Star Detail, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #40330
Photo of Isla Angel de la Guarda, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. This offshore pinnacle near Isla de la Guarda island offers spectacular underwater scenery along with a slew of nudibranchs. Guardian Angel island is part of the Midriff Islands in Mexico's Sea of Cortez :: Image #40328
Photo of Isla Angel de la Guarda, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Guardian Angel island is part of the Midriff Islands in Mexico's Sea of Cortez :: Image #40327
Photo of Anemones Clustered Together on Rocky Reef, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40326
Photo of Soft Coral or Gorgonian Polyps, Detail. Each polyp spreads its tiny tentacles into the current in order to capture passing bits of food. :: Image #40325
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez :: Image #40316
Photo of Allen's Hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin, La Jolla :: Image #40314
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult breeding plumage with black head cap :: Image #40313
Photo of Desert Sunflower Blooming Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #40308
Photo of Spring Wildflowers Bloom in an Colorful Bouquet in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Dune evening primrose (white) is mixed with sand verbena (purple) near Henderson Canyon Road, Spring 2024. :: Image #40307
Photo of Spring Wildflowers Bloom in an Colorful Bouquet in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Dune evening primrose (white) is mixed with sand verbena (purple) near Henderson Canyon Road, Spring 2024. :: Image #40306
Photo of Desert Lily Blooming in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. While the Desert Lily is typically an uncommon or rare flower, in Spring 2024 it was present in enormous numbers. 2024 was the Year of the Desert Lily. :: Image #40305
Photo of A California Sea Lion Surfing a Big Wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40292
Photo of A California Sea Lion Surfing a Big Wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40291
Photo of California Sea Lions Surfing Waves at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40290
Photo of A California Sea Lion Surfing a Big Wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40289
Photo of A California Sea Lion Surfing a Big Wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40288
Photo of California Sea Lions Surfing Waves at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40287
Photo of A California Sea Lion Surfing a Big Wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40286
Photo of A California Sea Lion Surfing a Big Wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40285
Photo of Desert Sunflower Blooming Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #40277
Photo of Sand Verbena Blooms near Mountains In Borrego Springs, almost sunset :: Image #40276
Photo of Spring Wildflowers Bloom in an Colorful Bouquet in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Shaded lighting after sunset. Dune evening primrose (white) is mixed with sand verbena (purple) near Henderson Canyon Road, Spring 2024 :: Image #40275
Photo of Rufous Hummingbird Brilliant Gorget Display While Perched, Coast Walk, La Jolla :: Image #40265
Photo of Rufous Hummingbird Brilliant Gorget Display While Perched, Coast Walk, La Jolla :: Image #40262
Photo of Rufous Hummingbird Brilliant Gorget Display While Perched, Coast Walk, La Jolla :: Image #40261
Photo of Whimbrel Foraging Amidst Spring Wildflowers on Coast Walk, La Jolla :: Image #40259
Photo of Brown Pelican Fading from Breeding Plumage to Summer Coloration, it has lost the yellow coloration of the head and its red gular pouch throat is fading. :: Image #40251
Photo of Orange-Crowned Warbler Amid Spring Flowers, Coast Trail, La Jolla :: Image #40248
Photo of Orange-Crowned Warbler Amid Spring Flowers, Coast Trail, La Jolla :: Image #40247
Photo of Orange-Crowned Warbler Amid Spring Flowers, Coast Trail, La Jolla :: Image #40242
Photo of Young Pacific harbor seal pup, only a few days old. This pup will remain with its mother for only about six weeks, at which time it will be weaned and must forage for its own food. :: Image #40229
Photo of Young Pacific harbor seal pup, only a few days old. This pup will remain with its mother for only about six weeks, at which time it will be weaned and must forage for its own food. :: Image #40228
Photo of A small harbor seal pup only a few hours old, blood from the placenta is visible washing down the beach in the background :: Image #40227
Photo of Young Pacific harbor seal pup, only a few days old, in surf at the edge of the ocean. This pup will remain with its mother for only about six weeks, at which time it will be weaned and must forage for its own food. :: Image #40225
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Mother and Pup on the Beach in San Diego. They will remain close for four to six weeks until the pup is weaned from its mother's milk :: Image #40223
Photo of Sea Lion Colony at La Jolla Cove in San Diego with Pacific Ocean Backdrop :: Image #40222
Photo of Sea Lion Colony at La Jolla Cove in San Diego with Pacific Ocean Backdrop :: Image #40221
Photo of A small harbor seal pup only a few hours old, resting on a sand beach in San Diego between episodes of nursing on its mother. :: Image #40220
Photo of A small harbor seal pup only a few hours old, resting on a sand beach in San Diego between episodes of nursing on its mother. :: Image #40219
Photo of A small harbor seal pup only a few hours old, resting on a sand beach in San Diego between episodes of nursing on its mother. :: Image #40217
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Mother and Pup on the Beach in San Diego. They will remain close for four to six weeks until the pup is weaned from its mother's milk :: Image #40216
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Mother and Pup on the Beach in San Diego. They will remain close for four to six weeks until the pup is weaned from its mother's milk :: Image #40215
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Mother and Pup on the Beach in San Diego. They will remain close for four to six weeks until the pup is weaned from its mother's milk :: Image #40212
Photo of A small harbor seal pup only a few hours old, resting on a sand beach in San Diego between episodes of nursing on its mother. :: Image #40211
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Mother and Pup on the Beach in San Diego. They will remain close for four to six weeks until the pup is weaned from its mother's milk :: Image #40210
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal Mother and Pup on the Beach in San Diego. They will remain close for four to six weeks until the pup is weaned from its mother's milk :: Image #40209
Photo of Young Pacific harbor seal pup, only a few days old. This pup will remain with its mother for only about six weeks, at which time it will be weaned and must forage for its own food. :: Image #40206
Photo of Sea Lion Colony at La Jolla Cove in San Diego with Pacific Ocean Backdrop :: Image #40205
Photo of Sunrise Portrait of California Sea Lion at La Jolla Cove on the Point La Jolla Reef :: Image #40204
Photo of Sunrise Portrait of California Sea Lion at La Jolla Cove on the Point La Jolla Reef :: Image #40194
Photo of Sea Lion Colony at La Jolla Cove in San Diego with Pacific Ocean Backdrop :: Image #40193
Photo of Sunrise Portrait of California Sea Lion at La Jolla Cove on the Point La Jolla Reef :: Image #40192
Photo of Royal Tern in Flight over the Ocean in La Jolla :: Image #40189
Photo of Royal Tern in Flight over the Ocean in La Jolla :: Image #40185
Photo of California sea lion nuzzles a huge adult male bull. This is unusual behavior but the bull accepted the tiny pup and did not push it away or injure it. :: Image #40180
Photo of California sea lion surfing in a wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #40177
Photo of California sea lions bodysurfing and leaping way out of the water, in La Jolla at Boomer Beach :: Image #40176
Photo of Mother sea lion teaches her young pup to bodysurf on waves :: Image #40175
Photo of Mother sea lion teaches her young pup to bodysurf on waves :: Image #40173
Photo of Downtown San Diego City Skyline Before Sunrise, a High Resolution Panorama with Distant Mountains and City Lights :: Image #40168
Photo of Downtown San Diego City Skyline Before Sunrise, a High Resolution Panorama with Distant Mountains and City Lights :: Image #40167
Photo of California ground squirrel, Otospermophilus beecheyi, La Jolla :: Image #40161
Photo of California ground squirrel, Otospermophilus beecheyi, La Jolla :: Image #40159
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant flying with wings spread wide as it slows to land at its nest on ocean cliffs. :: Image #40155
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant flying with wings spread wide as it slows to land at its nest on ocean cliffs. :: Image #40154
Photo of Male Brandt's Cormorant courtship display with head pointing skyward and wings partially spread. Note the blue throat, a type of breeding plumage. Only males skypoint. :: Image #40153
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant at its nest on steep cliffs over the ocean :: Image #40152
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant portrait in shade with ocean in the background. Its striking blue eyes and throat can be seen, along with thin white feathers on its checks and shoulders. A bit of fluff is on its beak after it has been preening its feathers. :: Image #40151
Photo of Male Brandt's Cormorant Skypointing, Courtship Display, Breeding Plumage with blue throat and white pin-feathers, La Jolla. Skypointing is an interesting courtship behavior that many birds practice. Among Brandt's Cormorants the male performs this, likely as a way of attracting a mate to the nest he has built by showing off his striking blue throat. He tips his head backward showing off his striking blue throat, and partially raises his wings. Seen here on seacliffs above the ocean. :: Image #40150
Photo of Brown Pelican in Flight Approaching Crowded Ocean Cliffs to Land :: Image #40129
Photo of Endangered Brown Pelican Flying with Wings Spread Ready to Land. The brown pelican's wingspan can reach 7 feet. :: Image #40128
Photo of Endangered California brown pelican gracefully soaring over the Pacific Ocean :: Image #40126
Photo of Juvenile California brown pelican preening with raised wing :: Image #40125
Photo of Juvenile brown pelican with wings raised about to take flight :: Image #40124
Photo of Endangered California brown pelican gracefully soaring over the Pacific Ocean :: Image #40123
Photo of Brown Pelican soaring over the Pacific Ocean with La Jollas Childrens Pool in the Background :: Image #40121
Photo of Brown pelican flying while entangled in plastic bag wrapped around its neck. I believe the pelican probably became entangled in the bag by mistaking the floating plastic for food and diving on it, spearing it in such a way that the bag has lodged around the pelican's neck. :: Image #40120
Photo of California brown pelican in flight with wings spread wide in front of a large wave :: Image #40119
Photo of Portrait of a resting California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter mating plumage shown: red throat, yellow head and dark brown hindneck. :: Image #40081
Photo of A California Sea Lion Bodysurfing on a Big Wave at Boomer Beach in La Jolla :: Image #40063
Photo of A California Sea Lion Bodysurfing on a Big Wave at Boomer Beach in La Jolla :: Image #40062
Photo of California Sea Lions Bodysurfing in Big Waves at Boomer Beach in La Jolla :: Image #40059
Photo of Briliiant Sunrise Over Downtown San Diego :: Image #40035
Photo of Forster's Tern in Flight, Sterna forsteri :: Image #40033
Photo of Snowy Egret, Egretta thula :: Image #40032
Photo of Great Blue Heron Perched in Tree :: Image #40031
Photo of Great Blue Heron Perched in Tree :: Image #40030
Photo of Young Red Shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus in La Jolla :: Image #40028
Photo of Double-Crested Cormorant Stretching Its Wings :: Image #40027
Photo of Snowy Egret in flight, Egretta thula :: Image #40024
Photo of Aerial photo of Crystal Pier with Holiday Christmas Lights at night. The Crystal Pier, Holiday Lights and Pacific Ocean at sunset, waves blur as they crash upon the sand. Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach. :: Image #40003
Photo of Aerial photo of Crystal Pier with Holiday Christmas Lights at night. The Crystal Pier, Holiday Lights and Pacific Ocean at sunset, waves blur as they crash upon the sand. Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach. :: Image #40002
Photo of Scripps Pier with Holiday Christmas Lights Aerial Photo, seen here just before sunrise. :: Image #39998
Photo of Scripps Pier with Holiday Christmas Lights Aerial Photo, seen here just before sunrise. :: Image #39997
Photo of Scripps Pier with Holiday Christmas Lights Aerial Photo, seen here just before sunrise. :: Image #39996
Photo of Bass Lake in December with Very Low Water Levels, sunset, aerial photo, Goat Mountain to the right. :: Image #39995
Photo of Spectacular pink sunset over Bass Lake viewed from the top of Goat Mountain, aerial panoramic photo :: Image #39994
Photo of La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club with Holiday Lights, La Jolla Shores beach in the beackground. :: Image #39993
Photo of Star of Indian Aerial Photo Under Full Sail Off the Coast of San Diego. The Star of India is a 277' iron-hulled sailing ship built in 1863, and now permanently located in San Diego. It rarely leaves the dock and is seen here under a full compliment of sails off the coast of San Diego, with Tijuana Mexico seen in the distance. :: Image #39992
Photo of Young California Sea Lion Pup Looks at the Underwater Camera Taking Its Photograph, in the Coronado Islands, Baja, Mexico :: Image #39988
Photo of Young California Sea Lion Pup Looks at the Underwater Camera Taking Its Photograph, in the Coronado Islands, Baja, Mexico :: Image #39987
Photo of Winter Foliage and Late Afternoon Landscape, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #39925
Photo of Winter Foliage and Late Afternoon Landscape, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #39923
Photo of Geese and Cranes in Cornfield in Winter, Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #39914
Photo of Pelican Practices Yoga Position Warrior Three, Virabhadrasana III, as it scratches its throat and stands on one leg. Brown pelican portrait, scratching throat pouch, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch but not yet displaying the brown hind neck feathers :: Image #39902
Photo of California Brown Pelican with Wings Outstretched Ready to Land on Ocean Cliffs in La Jolla, early morning light. :: Image #39901
Photo of Brown Pelican Transitioning to Winter Breeding Plumage, note the hind neck feathers (brown) are just filling in, the bright yellow head and red throat. :: Image #39900
Photo of Forster's Tern Head and Beak Detail, Sterna forsteri, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve :: Image #39878
Photo of Forster's Tern in Flight, Sterna forsteri, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve :: Image #39877
Photo of Juvenile Brown Pelican Flying over the Pacific Ocean in La Jolla :: Image #39864
Photo of Young California Sea Lion at the Beach at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #39851
Photo of California Sea Lions on Sand Beach in La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #39850
Photo of California Sea Lions on Sand Beach in La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #39849
Photo of California Sea Lions at the Beach at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #39846
Photo of Royal Tern in Flight Over the Ocean, La Jolla :: Image #39845
Photo of Forster's Tern in Flight, Sterna forsteri, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve :: Image #39844
Photo of Forster's Tern in Flight, Sterna forsteri, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve :: Image #39843
Photo of Endangered Brown Pelican at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve :: Image #39838
Photo of California Brown pelican catching updraft from a passing wave. Winter adult non-breeding plumage. :: Image #39807
Photo of Aerial photo of the San Rafael Reef at dawn. This is a canyon-like section of the San Rafael Reef, photographed at sunrise. The "reef proper" is on the right, with its characteristic triangular flatiron erosion. The canyon in the center is a fold in the Earth's crust affiliated with the boundary of the San Rafael Swell. The colors seen here arise primarily from Navajo and Wingate sandstone. :: Image #39786
Photo of Castle Butte at Sunset in the Valley of the Gods, Utah. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #39785
Photo of Autumn Dawn over Bass Lake in the Western Sierra Nevada, aerial panoramic photograph :: Image #39783
Photo of Mist Rises Over Bass Lake on a Cold Autumn Morning, aerial panorama, Sierra Nevada. :: Image #39782
Photo of Fireworks over Bass Lake on the Fourth of July. Each summer, boaters gather on beautiful Bass Lake to enjoy a display of Fourth of July fireworks over the lake, near Yosemite and Oakhurst in the western Sierra Nevada. Aerial photo. :: Image #39781
Photo of Female California sea lion laying on pink marine algae, Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #39766
Photo of Female California sea lion laying on pink marine algae, Coronado Islands, Mexico :: Image #39765
Photo of California sea lions underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #39764
Photo of California sea lions playing underwater, socializing at North Coronado Island, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #39763
Photo of Giraffe Spreads Legs Wide to Reach Low Foliage, Kenya :: Image #39761
Photo of Black-Backed Jackal Adult and Kits, Canis mesomelas, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39759
Photo of Adult Male Lion with Fresh Wounds to Face and Leg, Greater Masai Mara, Mara North Consevancy. :: Image #39758
Photo of Lions Socializing and Playing at Sunrise, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya. These lions are part of the same pride and are playing, not fighting. :: Image #39757
Photo of Lions Socializing and Playing at Sunrise, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya. These lions are part of the same pride and are playing, not fighting. :: Image #39756
Photo of Lions Socializing and Playing at Sunrise, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya. These lions are part of the same pride and are playing, not fighting. :: Image #39755
Photo of Lion cub eight weeks old, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39754
Photo of Lion cub eight weeks old, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39753
Photo of Giraffe, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39752
Photo of Lion and Alert Zebra, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39751
Photo of Lioness travelling over open savannah, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #39750
Photo of Maribou Stork in Flight, Leptoptilos crumenifer, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39749
Photo of Warthog around LIttle Governors Camp, Masai Mara :: Image #39748
Photo of Maribou Stork in Flight, Leptoptilos crumenifer, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39747
Photo of Elephant Intimidates Lion Masai Mara :: Image #39746
Photo of Saddle-Billed Stork in flight, Masai Mara, Kenya :: Image #39745
Photo of Ibis Flock in Flight, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39744
Photo of Zebra, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39743
Photo of Elephant and Safari Vehicle, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39742
Photo of Bat-Eared Fox, Otocyon magalotis, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39741
Photo of Flamingos, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #39740
Photo of Egyptian Goose, Alopochen aegyptiaca, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39739
Photo of Cape Teal, Anas capensis, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39738
Photo of White-Faced Whistling Duck in Lake Kioko, Dendrocygna viduata, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39737
Photo of Black-Winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39736
Photo of Stars and Clouds Over Mount Kilimanjaro, Before Dawn, Viewed from Tortilis Camp :: Image #39735
Photo of Lion Pride relaxing at sunset, not yet stirring from their heat-of-the-day nap, Amboseli National Park :: Image #39734
Photo of White Rhinocerus, Nairobi National Park :: Image #39733
Photo of Black Rhinocerus, Nairobi National Park :: Image #39732
Photo of Zebras at sunrise, the city of Nairobi in the distance, Nairobi National Park :: Image #39731
Photo of Adult male California sea lion with sagittal crest, La Jolla Cove :: Image #39530
Photo of Young California sea lions play at La Jolla Cove, Zalophus californianus :: Image #39529
Photo of Adult female California sea lion in La Jolla Cove, Zalophus californianus :: Image #39526
Photo of Young California sea lions play at La Jolla Cove, Zalophus californianus :: Image #39524
Photo of Adult male California sea lion with sagittal crest, La Jolla Cove :: Image #39522
Photo of Adult female California sea lion in La Jolla Cove, Zalophus californianus :: Image #39520
Photo of Young California sea lion at La Jolla Cove, Zalophus californianus :: Image #39519
Photo of Western Gull Chick at Nest Amidst Plants, Larus occidentalis, La Jolla Cove :: Image #39516
Photo of Western Gull Chick at Nest Amidst Plants, Larus occidentalis, La Jolla Cove :: Image #39514
Photo of Western Gull Chick at Nest Amidst Plants, Larus occidentalis, La Jolla Cove :: Image #39510
Photo of Western Gull Chick at Nest Amidst Plants, Larus occidentalis, La Jolla Cove :: Image #39508
Photo of Western Gull Chick at Nest Amidst Plants, Larus occidentalis, La Jolla Cove :: Image #39507
Photo of Western Gull Chick at Nest Amidst Plants, Larus occidentalis, La Jolla Cove :: Image #39506
Photo of Western Gull Chick at Nest Amidst Plants, Larus occidentalis, La Jolla Cove :: Image #39505
Photo of Western Gull Chick at Nest Amidst Plants, Larus occidentalis, La Jolla Cove :: Image #39504
Photo of Western Gull Chick at Nest Amidst Plants, Larus occidentalis, La Jolla Cove :: Image #39502
Photo of Western Gull Chick at Nest Amidst Plants, Larus occidentalis, La Jolla Cove :: Image #39498
Photo of Abstract Erosion Patterns Along the Flanks of Caineville Mesa, Utah :: Image #39495
Photo of Abstract Erosion Patterns Along the Flanks of Caineville Mesa, Utah :: Image #39494
Photo of Aerial Photo of the Colorado River at the Hite Crossing Bridge, Utah :: Image #39493
Photo of Aerial Photo of Mexican Hat Rock, Utah. The capstone of Mexican Hat Rock is 60 feet wide by 12 feet high and has two climbing routes. :: Image #39492
Photo of Aerial Photo of Mexican Hat Rock, Utah. The capstone of Mexican Hat Rock is 60 feet wide by 12 feet high and has two climbing routes. :: Image #39491
Photo of Castle Butte at Sunset in the Valley of the Gods, Utah. Aerial photo. :: Image #39488
Photo of Goosenecks on the San Juan River near Lime Ridge, Utah. Deep canyons formed by the San Juan River near Mexican Hat are seen in this aerial panoramic photo. :: Image #39487
Photo of The San Diego County Fair at night, also called the Del Mar Fair, glows with many colorful lights and amusement rides at night in this aerial photo. :: Image #39486
Photo of The San Diego County Fair at night, also called the Del Mar Fair, glows with many colorful lights and amusement rides at night in this aerial photo. :: Image #39485
Photo of The San Diego County Fair at night, also called the Del Mar Fair, glows with many colorful lights and amusement rides at night in this aerial photo. :: Image #39484
Photo of The San Diego County Fair at night, also called the Del Mar Fair, glows with many colorful lights and amusement rides at night in this aerial photo. :: Image #39483
Photo of Aerial Photo of the West End of Catalina Island, California. Lush kelp forests line the rocky coastline here. Eagle Rock appears at the right. :: Image #39482
Photo of Ocean Sunfish Mola mola Swims in the Open Ocean, near San Diego. :: Image #39469
Photo of Broad Tail of a Black Sea Bass in the California Kelp Forest :: Image #39459
Photo of Female California Quail at Lake Hodges :: Image #39418
Photo of Ocean Sunfish Mola mola Swims in the Open Ocean, near San Diego. :: Image #39411
Photo of Ocean Sunfish Mola mola Swims in the Open Ocean, near San Diego. :: Image #39410
Photo of Desert Cottontail Rabbit, Lake Hodges, San Diego :: Image #39383
Photo of Schooling fishes, Rapid Bay Jetty, South Australia :: Image #39361
Photo of Moonlighter, Tilodon sexfasciatus, Rapid Bay Jetty, South Australia :: Image #39359
Photo of Acorn Woodpecker, Lake Hodges, San Diego :: Image #39347
Photo of Acorn Woodpecker, Lake Hodges, San Diego :: Image #39346
Photo of Male and Female Mallard ducks in lupine, Bass Lake, California :: Image #39342
Photo of Male Mallard duck in lupine, Bass Lake, California :: Image #39341
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight along Torrey Pines sandstone cliffs, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39340
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight along Torrey Pines sandstone cliffs, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39339
Photo of Peregrine Falcon attacking brown pelican, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39338
Photo of Peregrine Falcon attacking brown pelican, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39337
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight along Torrey Pines sandstone cliffs, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39336
Photo of Peregrine Falcon on perch over Pacific Ocean, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39335
Photo of Peregrine Falcon in flight, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve :: Image #39334
Photo of Kelp and Marine Algae Underwater at Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39299
Photo of Soft Coral on Rocky Reef, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39298
Photo of Kelp and Marine Algae Underwater at Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39297
Photo of Coastline of North Kangaroo Island, nerar White Cliff, Aerial View :: Image #39296
Photo of Sponge and Marine Algae, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39295
Photo of Longsnout Boarfish, Pentaceropsis recurvirostris, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39294
Photo of Horseshoe Leatherjacket, Meuschenia hippocrepis, Kangaroo Island, South Australia :: Image #39293
Photo of Rapid Bay Jetty Aerial Photo, South Australia. The now-derelict jetty (wharf, pier) at Rapid Bay is famous for great SCUBA diving, including opportunities to see leafy sea dragons. :: Image #39292
Photo of Yellowtail Kingfish at the South Neptune Islands :: Image #39209
Photo of Yellowtail Kingfish at the South Neptune Islands :: Image #39208
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39198
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39197
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39196
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39195
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39194
Photo of Australian Sea Lion Underwater, Grindal Island. Australian sea lions are the only endemic pinniped in Australia, and are found along the coastlines and islands of south and west Australia. :: Image #39193
Photo of Pacific harbor seal mother nuzzles her young pup, at the edge of the ocean at the Children's Pool in La Jolla :: Image #39057
Photo of Pacific harbor seal mother and young pup, only days old, on the beach at Childrens Pool in La Jolla :: Image #39055
Photo of Pacific Harbor Seal on the Beach at Children's Pool in La Jolla :: Image #39048
Photo of California sea lions bodysurfing and leaping way out of the water, in La Jolla at Boomer Beach. :: Image #39028
Photo of California sea lion speeds across the face of a wave while bodysurfing, La Jolla, California :: Image #39026
Photo of Bodysurfing sea lions in La Jolla, suspended in a breaking wave as they play together, Boomer Beach :: Image #39024
Photo of Three California sea lions bodysurf together, suspended in the face of a big wave, Boomer Beach, La Jolla :: Image #39022
Photo of Two California sea lions bodysurfing side by side, seemingly suspended in the face of a wave, La Jolla :: Image #39021
Photo of California sea lions bodysurfing and leaping way out of the water, in La Jolla at Boomer Beach. :: Image #39020
Photo of Lone sea lion streaks across the face of a wave while bodysurfing, Boomer Beach :: Image #39019
Photo of Bodysurfing sea lions in La Jolla, suspended in a breaking wave as they play together, Boomer Beach :: Image #39014
Photo of Bodysurfing sea lions in La Jolla, suspended in a breaking wave as they play together, Boomer Beach :: Image #39013
Photo of California sea lion speeds across the face of a wave while bodysurfing, La Jolla, California :: Image #39010
Photo of Bodysurfing sea lions in La Jolla, suspended in a breaking wave as they play together, Boomer Beach :: Image #39009
Photo of A California sea lions leaps high out of the water, jumping clear of a wave while bodysurfing at Boomer Beach in La Jolla :: Image #39007
Photo of Lone sea lion streaks across the face of a wave while bodysurfing, Boomer Beach :: Image #39005
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla, surfing huge waves close to shore at Boomer Beach. :: Image #38987
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla, surfing huge waves close to shore at Boomer Beach. :: Image #38982
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult breeding plumage with black head cap, La Jolla :: Image #38959
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult non-breeding plumage, La Jolla :: Image #38958
Photo of Royal Tern in flight, adult non-breeding plumage, La Jolla :: Image #38957
Photo of Brown Pelican Ruffles Its Feathers, distant Pacific Ocean in the background, winter adult non-breeding plumage :: Image #38941
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in winter in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, rare winter 2022/2023 bloom :: Image #38933
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in winter in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, rare winter 2022/2023 bloom :: Image #38932
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, La Jolla, wings outstretched, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. Adult winter breeding plumage colors. :: Image #38925
Photo of Brown pelican glottis exposure. This pelican is inverting its throat and stretching it over its neck and chest in an effort to stretch and rearrange tissues of the mouth and throat. :: Image #38883
Photo of Brown pelican glottis exposure. This pelican is inverting its throat and stretching it over its neck and chest in an effort to stretch and rearrange tissues of the mouth and throat. :: Image #38858
Photo of Brown pelican glottis exposure. This pelican is inverting its throat and stretching it over its neck and chest in an effort to stretch and rearrange tissues of the mouth and throat. :: Image #38857
Photo of Brown pelican glottis exposure. This pelican is inverting its throat and stretching it over its neck and chest in an effort to stretch and rearrange tissues of the mouth and throat. :: Image #38856
Photo of Brown pelican glottis exposure. This pelican is inverting its throat and stretching it over its neck and chest in an effort to stretch and rearrange tissues of the mouth and throat. :: Image #38855
Photo of California Brown Pelican Portrait, Pelecanus occidentalis :: Image #38854
Photo of California Brown Pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow before landing on cliffs, Pelecanus occidentalis :: Image #38853
Photo of California Brown Pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow before landing on cliffs, Pelecanus occidentalis :: Image #38852
Photo of Juvenile brown pelican portrait, coloration suggests it is young-of-the-year :: Image #38837
Photo of California brown pelican breeding plumage portrait :: Image #38806
Photo of Brown pelican immature plumage, likely second winter coloration approaching breeding plumage, on cliff over the ocean :: Image #38708
Photo of Brown pelican immature plumage, likely second winter coloration approaching breeding plumage, on cliff over the ocean :: Image #38707
Photo of Juvenile brown pelican claps its bill / beak, standing on sea cliff over the ocean :: Image #38687
Photo of California sea lions at La Jolla Cove, San Diego :: Image #38662
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave :: Image #38661
Photo of Sea Lion Bull Male resting on rocks in morning sun. His sagittal crest, the bony bump on his head that distinguishes adult male sea lions, is clearly seen. :: Image #38642
Photo of Ocean sunfish portrait underwater, Mola mola, San Diego :: Image #38548
Photo of California sea lion on drift kelp paddy, underwater. This adult female California sea lion was hanging out underneath a paddy of drift kelp, well offshore the coastline of San Diego. :: Image #38534
Photo of Aerial Panorama of Bass Lake, the water level is low in autumn months and rises again as summer approaches the following year. :: Image #38530
Photo of Aerial photo of Glass Rock at Bass Lake, California :: Image #38528
Photo of Clouds reflected on calm Bass Lake, aerial photo, panorama :: Image #38527
Photo of Kelp fronds covered with hydroids :: Image #38526
Photo of Bonito schooling at San Clemente Island :: Image #38525
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf, aerial photo, Eubalaena australis :: Image #38383
Photo of Mother and calf southern right whale stir up sand in shallow water, aerial photo. The water is so shallow that just by swimming the mother and calf can stir up the sand beneath them. :: Image #38375
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale visits a boat, Eubalaena australis, aerial photo :: Image #38329
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale visits a boat, Eubalaena australis, aerial photo :: Image #38321
Photo of Southern right whale near whale watching boat, aerial photo :: Image #38301
Photo of Napili Shores and Napili Beach, West Maui, Hawaii, aerial photo, sunset :: Image #38258
Photo of Napili Shores and Napili Beach, West Maui, Hawaii, aerial photo, sunset :: Image #38257
Photo of Duceys Resort at Bass Lake near Oakhurst, aerial photo :: Image #38253
Photo of Duceys Resort at Bass Lake near Oakhurst, aerial photo :: Image #38251
Photo of Grandview Beach, Aerial Photo, Encinitas and Carlsbad :: Image #38247
Photo of Napili Point and Honokeana Cove, aerial photo, West Maui :: Image #38119
Photo of Dirty Devil River and Utah State Route 95 Bridge, Utah :: Image #38055
Photo of La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, aerial photo :: Image #37980
Photo of Dawn over the Skyline Rim, Factory Bench and Lower Blue Hills, Utah Badlands. Aerial panoramic photograph. :: Image #37956
Photo of Scripps Beach Sea Cliffs and mushroom house, aerial photo. Mushroom House with its private elevator. Scripps Pier, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and Mount Soledad in the distance. :: Image #37943
Photo of Delicate Arch and La Sal Mountains, Arches National Park :: Image #37858
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. :: Image #37841
Photo of California Sea Lions, Mother and pup on rocks near the ocean :: Image #37840
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #37810
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, soaring along sea cliffs above the ocean in La Jolla, California :: Image #37808
Photo of Portrait of a resting California Race of the Brown Pelican, bill tucked under its wings :: Image #37807
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #37805
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, soaring along sea cliffs above the ocean in La Jolla, California :: Image #37801
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #37799
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla :: Image #37797
Photo of Fremont Cottonwood Tree in winter sillhouette against red Zion Canyon walls :: Image #37793
Photo of West Temple, The Sundial and the Altar of Sacrifice illuminated by soft alpenglow, about 20 minutes before sunrise. :: Image #37790
Photo of West Temple, The Sundial and the Altar of Sacrifice illuminated by soft alpenglow, about 20 minutes before sunrise. :: Image #37789
Photo of Toadstool Hoodoos near the Paria Rimrocks, Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. These hoodoos form when erosion occurs around but not underneath a more resistant caprock that sits atop of the hoodoo spire. :: Image #37784
Photo of Toadstool Hoodoos near the Paria Rimrocks, Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. These hoodoos form when erosion occurs around but not underneath a more resistant caprock that sits atop of the hoodoo spire. :: Image #37783
Photo of Pedestal rock, or hoodoo, at Stud Horse Point. These hoodoos form when erosion occurs around but not underneath a more resistant caprock that sits atop of the hoodoo spire. Stud Horse Point is a spectacular viewpoint on a mesa overlooking the Arizona / Utah border. :: Image #37777
Photo of Bodysurfing Sea Lion. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is surfing extreme shorebreak at Boomer Beach, Point La Jolla. The original bodysurfer. :: Image #37752
Photo of California brown pelican face detail, showing beak, eye, yellow head and brown neck, gray body. :: Image #37746
Photo of Juvenile California Brown pelican performing a head throw :: Image #37738
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant portrait, set against the Pacific Ocean :: Image #37732
Photo of Scripps Institution of Oceanography Pier and Belt of Venus in pre-dawn light. The Earth's shadow appears as the blue just above the horizon. :: Image #37698
Photo of Scripps Institution of Oceanography Pier and Belt of Venus in pre-dawn light. The Earth's shadow appears as the blue just above the horizon. :: Image #37696
Photo of Brown pelican portrait in morning sun, displaying winter plumage. On cliffs overlooking the ocean in La Jolla. :: Image #37692
Photo of Western gull in flight, second winter :: Image #37686
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. :: Image #37685
Photo of California brown pelican portrait,, gold-colored ocean cliffs lit at sunrise in the background :: Image #37683
Photo of Windsurfing California Brown Pelican, La Jolla :: Image #37646
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla :: Image #37643
Photo of Hilton San Diego at Sunrise, on San Diego Bay, dawn :: Image #37641
Photo of Utthita Marichyasana, extended sage pose, pelican yoga. A California brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Adult winter breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch :: Image #37626
Photo of A California brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Adult winter breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch :: Image #37625
Photo of California sea lion at rest at the edge of the ocean, La Jolla :: Image #37624
Photo of Brown pelican with red-orange bill, such rich colors in the plumage and bill of the California race of the Brown Pelican are seen in the heart of breeding season. :: Image #37621
Photo of San Diego Bay and City Skyline at Sunrise, Mount San Miguel, viewed from Point Loma :: Image #37618
Photo of Sunset and King Tide on Del Mar Beach, Dog Beach, Solana Beach, looking north into North County San Diego :: Image #37615
Photo of California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla :: Image #37594
Photo of Scripps Pier, predawn abstract study of pier pilings and moving water :: Image #37555
Photo of Scripps Institution of Oceanography Research Pier at dawn, with Christmas Lights and Christmas Tree :: Image #37552
Photo of Adult female California Sea Lion, resting on rocks in the morning sun, La Jolla :: Image #37551
Photo of Adult female California Sea Lion, resting on rocks in the morning sun, La Jolla :: Image #37550
Photo of Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, South Carolina :: Image #37405
Photo of Southern Live Oaks form a long shaded Oak Alley at Wormsloe Plantation, Savannah, Georgia. Wormsloe State Historic Site. :: Image #37391
Photo of Southern Live Oaks form a long shaded Oak Alley at Wormsloe Plantation, Savannah, Georgia. Wormsloe State Historic Site. :: Image #37388
Photo of Southern Live Oaks form a long shaded Oak Alley at Wormsloe Plantation, Savannah, Georgia. Wormsloe State Historic Site. :: Image #37387
Photo of Southern Live Oaks form a long shaded Oak Alley at Wormsloe Plantation, Savannah, Georgia. Wormsloe State Historic Site. :: Image #37385
Photo of Southern Live Oaks form a long shaded Oak Alley at Wormsloe Plantation, Savannah, Georgia. Wormsloe State Historic Site. :: Image #37383
Photo of Boat Ambar III, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37368
Photo of Punta Alta, a small fishing village, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37367
Photo of Punta Alta, a small fishing village, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37366
Photo of Near Isla Lobos, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37365
Photo of Isla San Diego and Coral Reef, reef extends from Isla San Diego to Isla San Jose, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #37363
Photo of Isla San Diego and Coral Reef, reef extends from Isla San Diego to Isla San Jose, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #37360
Photo of Boat Ambar III, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37359
Photo of Boat Ambar III, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37358
Photo of Isla San Jose looking toward Baja California, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37356
Photo of Beautiful reef, Isla San Diego :: Image #37353
Photo of Isla San Francisquito, San Francisco Island, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37350
Photo of Isla San Francisquito, San Francisco Island, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37349
Photo of Las Animas island, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37348
Photo of Las Animas island, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37347
Photo of Diver and sea lions, Las Animas island, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37346
Photo of Cardon on Isla San Jose, looking across to Baja California, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37345
Photo of Boat Ambar III, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37344
Photo of Isla San Francisquito, San Francisco Island, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37343
Photo of Isla San Francisquito, San Francisco Island, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37342
Photo of Cardon on Isla San Jose, looking across to Baja California, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37341
Photo of Cardon on Isla San Jose, looking across to Baja California, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37340
Photo of Isla San Francisquito, San Francisco Island, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37339
Photo of Natural Salt Lake on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37338
Photo of La Paz, Baja California, aerial photo :: Image #37336
Photo of Punta El Diablo, near La Paz, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37335
Photo of Punta El Diablo, near La Paz, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37334
Photo of Salt Lake on Isla Espiritu Santo, Baja California, aerial view :: Image #37333
Photo of Punta Alta, a small fishing village, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37332
Photo of Cardon on Isla San Jose, looking across to Baja California, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37331
Photo of Isla San Jose, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37330
Photo of Isla San Diego and Coral Reef, reef extends from Isla San Diego to Isla San Jose, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #37329
Photo of Isla San Diego and Coral Reef, reef extends from Isla San Diego to Isla San Jose, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #37328
Photo of Birds Eye view of Sherry's Bay, Sea of Cortez :: Image #37326
Photo of Isla San Diego and Coral Reef, reef extends from Isla San Diego to Isla San Jose, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #37325
Photo of Isla San Diego and Coral Reef, reef extends from Isla San Diego to Isla San Jose, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #37324
Photo of San Evaristo at dawn, panoramic view, a small fishing town, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #37323
Photo of Purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37264
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Catalina Island, California :: Image #37260
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Catalina Island, California :: Image #37259
Photo of Self portrait in kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #37257
Photo of The rare yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthus giveni, in large aggregations on the Yellow Wall at Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #37252
Photo of Huge mixed schools of fish on Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37250
Photo of Purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37248
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Catalina Island, California :: Image #37243
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Catalina Island, California :: Image #37242
Photo of Brown gorgonian, Muricea fruticosa, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37241
Photo of Huge mixed schools of fish on Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37240
Photo of Red gorgonian Leptogorgia chilensis, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37228
Photo of Gorgonian (yellow) that has been parasitized by zoanthid anemone (Savalia lucifica), and red gorgonian (Leptogorgia chilensis), Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #37227
Photo of Huge mixed schools of fish on Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37226
Photo of Red gorgonian Leptogorgia chilensis, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California :: Image #37225
Photo of Purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus and yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthus giveni, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island :: Image #37216
Photo of California golden gorgonian under a kelp forest, Catalina Island :: Image #37189
Photo of Pyrosome drifting through a kelp forest, Catalina Island. Pyrosomes are free-floating colonial tunicates that usually live in the upper layers of the open ocean in warm seas. Pyrosomes are cylindrical or cone-shaped colonies made up of hundreds to thousands of individuals, known as zooids. :: Image #37165
Photo of Kelp fronds, Catalina Island :: Image #37162
Photo of Kelp fronds, Catalina Island :: Image #37161
Photo of Kelp forest at West End, Catalina Island. :: Image #37160
Photo of Kelp forest at West End, Catalina Island. :: Image #37153
Photo of Kelp fronds showing pneumatocysts, bouyant gas-filled bubble-like structures which float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface, where it will spread to form a roof-like canopy. :: Image #37151
Photo of Kelp forest near Eagle Rock, West End, Catalina Island. :: Image #37138
Photo of Kelp forest near Eagle Rock, West End, Catalina Island. :: Image #37137
Photo of Kelp holdfast secures the kelp to the submarine rocky reef near Eagle Rock, West End, Catalina Island. :: Image #37133
Photo of Sunlight glows throughout a giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #37102
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #37096
Photo of Sunlight glows throughout a giant kelp forest. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky reef to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. :: Image #37087
Photo of Macrocystis kelp growing up from a rocky reef, the kelp's holdfast is like a root cluster which attaches the kelp to the rocky reef on the oceans bottom. Kelp blades are visible above the holdfast, swaying in the current :: Image #37085
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #37084
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #37083
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #37082
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #37081
Photo of Garibaldi and golden gorgonian, with a underwater forest of giant kelp rising in the background, underwater. :: Image #37080
Photo of Brown gorgonian and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. Gorgonians are filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #37079
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #37077
Photo of Macrocystis kelp growing up from a rocky reef, the kelp's holdfast is like a root cluster which attaches the kelp to the rocky reef on the oceans bottom. Kelp blades are visible above the holdfast, swaying in the current :: Image #37075
Photo of San Clemente Island geological terracing, caused by uplifting over millenia. The stair-step landscape of uplifted marine terraces on the southern end of San Clemente Island :: Image #37074
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, La Jolla :: Image #36835
Photo of California Sea Lion Colony, La Jolla :: Image #36807
Photo of Sea Lions Socializing and Resting, La Jolla :: Image #36806
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant Skypointing, Courtship Display, La Jolla :: Image #36803
Photo of Aspen Trees and Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36456
Photo of Aspen Trees and Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36455
Photo of Aspen Trees and Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36454
Photo of Paiute Peak, Aspen Trees and North Lake, fal colors, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36453
Photo of Sierra Nevada fall colors in soft predawn light, North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36452
Photo of Greenstone Lake and North Peak, Hoover Wilderness :: Image #36422
Photo of Greenstone Lake and North Peak, Hoover Wilderness :: Image #36421
Photo of Cathedral Peak and Upper Cathedral Lake at Sunset, Yosemite National Park :: Image #36417
Photo of Underwater rocks in Lake Tahoe, Sand Harbor State Park :: Image #36412
Photo of Comet NEOWISE over Bass Lake, California :: Image #36409
Photo of Comet NEOWISE over Bass Lake, California :: Image #36408
Photo of Comet NEOWISE over Bass Lake, California :: Image #36406
Photo of Schooling fishes in the Galapagos Islands :: Image #36350
Photo of Schooling fishes in the Galapagos Islands :: Image #36349
Photo of Barracuda. :: Image #36348
Photo of Schooling fish, Enderby Island, Galapagos. :: Image #36347
Photo of Rockfish. :: Image #36346
Photo of Blue shark in the open ocean, Baja California :: Image #36345
Photo of Blue shark in the open ocean, Baja California :: Image #36344
Photo of Blue shark swimming near kelp paddy, sunset, Baja California :: Image #36343
Photo of Blue shark swimming near kelp paddy, sunset, Baja California :: Image #36342
Photo of Blue shark in the open ocean, Baja California :: Image #36341
Photo of Florida Manatees at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida :: Image #36340
Photo of Florida Manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida :: Image #36339
Photo of Florida Manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida :: Image #36338
Photo of A Florida manatee surfaces to breathe, at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida :: Image #36337
Photo of A Florida manatee surfaces to breathe, at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida :: Image #36336
Photo of A Florida manatee surfaces to breathe, at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida :: Image #36335
Photo of A Florida manatee surfaces to breathe, at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida :: Image #36332
Photo of A Florida manatee surfaces to breathe, at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida :: Image #36330
Photo of Florida Manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida :: Image #36329
Photo of Florida Manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida :: Image #36328
Photo of Florida Manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida :: Image #36327
Photo of A Florida manatee surfaces to breathe, at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida :: Image #36326
Photo of Florida Manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida :: Image #36325
Photo of Florida Manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida :: Image #36323
Photo of Ocean sunfish portrait, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #36321
Photo of Ocean sunfish portrait, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #36320
Photo of Ocean sunfish portrait, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #36319
Photo of Ocean sunfish near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #36318
Photo of Ocean sunfish portrait, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #36317
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #36316
Photo of Ocean sunfish near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #36315
Photo of Ocean sunfish viewed from below, sunning/basking at surface, open ocean. :: Image #36314
Photo of Ocean sunfish basking on the ocean surface, open ocean. :: Image #36313
Photo of Ocean sunfish portrait, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #36312
Photo of Ocean sunfish portrait, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #36311
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #36310
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #36309
Photo of Ocean sunfish near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #36308
Photo of Ocean sunfish portrait, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #36307
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #36306
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #36305
Photo of Ocean sunfish near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #36304
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #36303
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #36302
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #36301
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #36300
Photo of Ocean sunfish portrait, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #36299
Photo of Ocean sunfish and photographer, open ocean. :: Image #36298
Photo of Ocean sunfish and photographer, open ocean. :: Image #36297
Photo of Ocean sunfish and photographer, open ocean. :: Image #36296
Photo of Ocean sunfish and photographer, open ocean. :: Image #36295
Photo of Ocean sunfish and photographer, open ocean. :: Image #36294
Photo of Ocean sunfish and photographer, open ocean. :: Image #36293
Photo of Ocean sunfish and photographer, open ocean. :: Image #36292
Photo of Pago Pago, American Samoa :: Image #36291
Photo of Samoans, Pago Pago, American Samoa :: Image #36290
Photo of Pago Pago, American Samoa :: Image #36289
Photo of Pago Pago, American Samoa :: Image #36288
Photo of Pago Pago, American Samoa :: Image #36287
Photo of Masked booby, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Sula dactylatra :: Image #36286
Photo of Underwater seascape, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36285
Photo of Underwater seascape, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36284
Photo of Diver and Schooling Fish, Galapagos Islands :: Image #36283
Photo of Black coral and diver. :: Image #36282
Photo of Diver and Schooling Fish, Galapagos Islands :: Image #36281
Photo of Diver and Schooling Fish, Galapagos Islands :: Image #36280
Photo of Black coral and diver. :: Image #36279
Photo of Black coral and diver. :: Image #36278
Photo of Black coral and diver. :: Image #36277
Photo of Black coral and diver. :: Image #36276
Photo of Black coral and diver. :: Image #36275
Photo of Diver and Schooling Fish, Galapagos Islands :: Image #36274
Photo of Diver and Schooling Fish, Galapagos Islands :: Image #36273
Photo of Diver and Schooling Fish, Galapagos Islands :: Image #36272
Photo of Diver and Octopus, Farnsworth Banks :: Image #36271
Photo of Diver and Octopus, Farnsworth Banks :: Image #36270
Photo of Diver in kelp forest. :: Image #36269
Photo of Diver and Sea Urchins, Laguna Beach :: Image #36268
Photo of Diver in kelp forest. :: Image #36267
Photo of Diver in kelp forest. :: Image #36266
Photo of Diver in kelp forest. :: Image #36265
Photo of White Sand Ridge, Bahamas :: Image #36264
Photo of White Sand Ridge, Bahamas :: Image #36263
Photo of White Sand Ridge, Bahamas :: Image #36262
Photo of SCUBA Diving in the Red Sea, Egypt :: Image #36261
Photo of SCUBA diving in Hawaii :: Image #36260
Photo of SCUBA Diving in the Red Sea, Egypt :: Image #36259
Photo of SCUBA diving in Hawaii :: Image #36258
Photo of SCUBA Diving in the Red Sea, Egypt :: Image #36257
Photo of Diver and alcyonarian soft coral, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #36256
Photo of Diver and alcyonarian soft coral, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #36255
Photo of Diver and alcyonarian soft coral, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #36254
Photo of SCUBA Diving in the Red Sea, Egypt :: Image #36253
Photo of Diver and alcyonarian soft coral, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #36252
Photo of Diver and alcyonarian soft coral, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #36251
Photo of Diver and red gorgonian. :: Image #36250
Photo of Boat Manutea, Lahaina, Maui :: Image #36249
Photo of Diver in kelp forest. :: Image #36248
Photo of Pacific bottlenoses dolphin at Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36247
Photo of Pacific bottlenoses dolphin at Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36246
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin at Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36245
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin at Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36244
Photo of Pacific bottlenoses dolphin at Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36243
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin and several sea lions swim together at Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36242
Photo of Pacific bottlenoses dolphin at Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36241
Photo of Pacific bottlenoses dolphin at Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36240
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin at Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36239
Photo of Socorro, Revillagigedos, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36219
Photo of Roca Partida, Revillagigedos, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36218
Photo of Roca Partida, Revillagigedos, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36217
Photo of Roca Partida, Revillagigedos, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36216
Photo of Socorro, Revillagigedos, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36215
Photo of Boat Millenium Starship, Socorro Island, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36214
Photo of Revillagigedos, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36213
Photo of Fishing for giant yellowfin tuna at Roca Partida in the Revillagigedos, Baja California, Mexico. This is a historical photo; the Revillagigedos Island group is now protected and fishing is not permitted at the islands. :: Image #36212
Photo of Revillagigedos, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36211
Photo of Revillagigedos, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36209
Photo of Revillagigedos, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36208
Photo of Leaping off Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii :: Image #36207
Photo of Spearfishing, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36206
Photo of Spearfishing, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36205
Photo of San Benito Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36204
Photo of San Benito Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36203
Photo of San Benito Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36202
Photo of San Benito Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36201
Photo of San Benito Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36200
Photo of Boat Horizon, San Clemente Island :: Image #36199
Photo of Dive boat anchors on the coral reef, Egyptian Red Sea :: Image #36198
Photo of Boat Encore, San Clemente Island :: Image #36197
Photo of Isla Adentro, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36196
Photo of Boat Bottom Time II, White Sand Ridge, Bahamas :: Image #36195
Photo of Kelp Forest, Geronimo Island :: Image #36194
Photo of Kelp Forest, Geronimo Island :: Image #36193
Photo of Ben's Rock, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36192
Photo of Ben's Rock, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36191
Photo of Box Glove, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36190
Photo of Boat Almahroussa, Hurghada, Egypt :: Image #36189
Photo of Encrusting sponges and southern palm kelp, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36188
Photo of Encrusting sponges and southern palm kelp, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36187
Photo of Garibaldi and kelp, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36186
Photo of Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36185
Photo of Isla Afuera, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36184
Photo of Underwater seascape, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36183
Photo of Underwater seascape, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36182
Photo of Underwater seascape, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36181
Photo of Underwater seascape, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36180
Photo of Diver and Southern Sea Palms, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36179
Photo of Underwater seascape, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36178
Photo of Underwater seascape, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36177
Photo of Kelp and Wall at Isla Afuera, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36176
Photo of Diver and Southern Sea Palms, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36175
Photo of Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36174
Photo of Diver and Southern Sea Palms, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36173
Photo of Kelp and Wall at Isla Afuera, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36172
Photo of Underwater seascape, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36171
Photo of Diver and Southern Sea Palms, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36170
Photo of Diver and Southern Sea Palms, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36169
Photo of Underwater seascape, Church Rock, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36168
Photo of Kelp and Wall at Isla Afuera, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36167
Photo of Spearfishing, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36166
Photo of Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36165
Photo of Underwater seascape, Church Rock, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36164
Photo of Underwater seascape, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36163
Photo of Zoanthid anemones, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36162
Photo of Garibaldi and kelp, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36161
Photo of Garibaldi and kelp, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36160
Photo of Underwater seascape, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36159
Photo of Landscape, Southern end of Guadalupe island, Mexico :: Image #36158
Photo of Landscape, Southern end of Guadalupe island, Mexico :: Image #36157
Photo of Isla Afuera, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36156
Photo of Isla Afuera, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36155
Photo of Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36154
Photo of Isla Adentro, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36153
Photo of Isla Adentro, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36152
Photo of Beacon Tower, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36151
Photo of Boat Horizon at Isla Auera, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36150
Photo of Boat Horizon at Isla Auera, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36149
Photo of Isla Adentro, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36148
Photo of Guadalupe Island near Pilot Rock, Mexico :: Image #36147
Photo of Guadalupe Island near Pilot Rock, Mexico :: Image #36146
Photo of Isla Adentro and Church Rock, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36145
Photo of Isla Adentro and Church Rock, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36144
Photo of Isla Adentro, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36143
Photo of Guadalupe Island near Pilot Rock, Mexico :: Image #36142
Photo of Landscape, Southern end of Guadalupe island, Mexico :: Image #36141
Photo of Isla Afuera, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36140
Photo of Lava formations, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #36139
Photo of Landscape, Southern end of Guadalupe island, Mexico :: Image #36138
Photo of Guadalupe Island near Pilot Rock, Mexico :: Image #36137
Photo of SCUBA Diver and Steller Sea Lions Underwater, underwater photographer, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36136
Photo of SCUBA Diver and Steller Sea Lions Underwater, underwater photographer, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada :: Image #36135
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #36002
Photo of Southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #36001
Photo of Southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #36000
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, closely approaches cameraman, Argentina :: Image #35999
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35998
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35996
Photo of Southern right whale raising fluke out of the water, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #35995
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35994
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, closely approaches cameraman, Argentina :: Image #35993
Photo of Southern right whale rostrum, showing callosities and whale lice, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35992
Photo of Southern right whale rostrum, showing callosities and whale lice, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35991
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35990
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, closely approaches cameraman, Argentina :: Image #35989
Photo of Southern right whale mother and calf underwater, Eubalaena australis, Argentina :: Image #35988
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juvenile, Mirounga leonina, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina :: Image #35987
Photo of Inquisitive southern right whale underwater, Eubalaena australis, closely approaches cameraman, Argentina :: Image #35986
Photo of Southern right whale spouting at sunset, blowing, exhaling, Eubalaena australis, Patagonia, Argentina :: Image #35985
Photo of Aerial Photo of North Coronado Island, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35901
Photo of Aerial Photo of North Coronado Island, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35900
Photo of Aerial Photo of North Coronado Island, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35899
Photo of Aerial Photo of North Coronado Island, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35898
Photo of Young California sea lions playing underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35893
Photo of Young California sea lions playing underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35892
Photo of Young California sea lions playing underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35891
Photo of Young California sea lions playing underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35890
Photo of Young California sea lions playing underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35889
Photo of Portrait of a young California sea lion underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #35888
Photo of View from Mt. Woodson and Potato Chip Rock, over San Diego and Poway :: Image #35820
Photo of View from Mt. Woodson and Potato Chip Rock, over San Diego and Poway :: Image #35819
Photo of View from Mt. Woodson and Potato Chip Rock, over San Diego and Poway :: Image #35818
Photo of Sage in bloom on Iron Mountain, San Diego :: Image #35816
Photo of Sage in bloom on Iron Mountain, San Diego :: Image #35815
Photo of View from Iron Mountain, over Poway and San Diego :: Image #35814
Photo of View from Iron Mountain, over Poway and San Diego :: Image #35813
Photo of View from Iron Mountain, over Poway and San Diego :: Image #35812
Photo of View from Iron Mountain, over Poway and San Diego :: Image #35810
Photo of Gullfoss waterfall in Iceland :: Image #35806
Photo of Gullfoss waterfall in Iceland :: Image #35805
Photo of Seljalandsfoss waterfall in Iceland :: Image #35804
Photo of Southern Iceland :: Image #35803
Photo of Skogafoss waterfall in Iceland :: Image #35801
Photo of Glacier, Skaftafell / Vatnajokull National Park, Southern Iceland :: Image #35800
Photo of Glacier, Skaftafell / Vatnajokull National Park, Southern Iceland :: Image #35799
Photo of Glacier, Skaftafell / Vatnajokull National Park, Southern Iceland :: Image #35798
Photo of Glacier, Skaftafell / Vatnajokull National Park, Southern Iceland :: Image #35797
Photo of Glaciers, Snow and Highland Terrain, Southern Iceland :: Image #35796
Photo of Glacier, Skaftafell / Vatnajokull National Park, Southern Iceland :: Image #35795
Photo of Volcanic Rift Terrain, Southern Iceland :: Image #35793
Photo of Volcanic Rift Terrain, Southern Iceland :: Image #35792
Photo of Glacier, Skaftafell / Vatnajokull National Park, Southern Iceland :: Image #35791
Photo of Highlands of Southern Iceland, Aerial View :: Image #35790
Photo of Langisjor Iceland, Aerial View :: Image #35789
Photo of Volcanic Rift Terrain, Southern Iceland :: Image #35788
Photo of Volcanic Rift Terrain, Southern Iceland :: Image #35787
Photo of Glacial river, highlands of Southern Iceland :: Image #35786
Photo of Glacial river, highlands of Southern Iceland :: Image #35785
Photo of Glacial river, highlands of Southern Iceland :: Image #35784
Photo of Glacial river, highlands of Southern Iceland :: Image #35783
Photo of Glacial river, highlands of Southern Iceland :: Image #35782
Photo of Glacial river, highlands of Southern Iceland :: Image #35780
Photo of Glacial river, highlands of Southern Iceland :: Image #35779
Photo of Glacial river, highlands of Southern Iceland :: Image #35778
Photo of Glacial river, highlands of Southern Iceland :: Image #35777
Photo of Highlands of Southern Iceland, Aerial View :: Image #35776
Photo of Glacial river, highlands of Southern Iceland :: Image #35775
Photo of Langisjor Iceland, Aerial View :: Image #35774
Photo of Landmannalaugar highlands region of Iceland, aerial view. :: Image #35773
Photo of Landmannalaugar highlands region of Iceland, aerial view. :: Image #35772
Photo of Landmannalaugar highlands region of Iceland, aerial view. :: Image #35771
Photo of Langisjor Iceland, Aerial View :: Image #35770
Photo of Landmannalaugar highlands region of Iceland, aerial view. :: Image #35769
Photo of Landmannalaugar highlands region of Iceland, aerial view. :: Image #35768
Photo of Highlands of Southern Iceland, Aerial View :: Image #35767
Photo of Landmannalaugar highlands region of Iceland, aerial view. :: Image #35766
Photo of Landmannalaugar highlands region of Iceland, aerial view. :: Image #35765
Photo of Landmannalaugar highlands region of Iceland, aerial view. :: Image #35764
Photo of Landmannalaugar highlands region of Iceland, aerial view. :: Image #35763
Photo of Highlands of Southern Iceland, Aerial View :: Image #35762
Photo of Jokulsarlon the famous black sand beach with ice cubes on it, Iceland :: Image #35761
Photo of Fjallsárlón glacial lagoon in Iceland :: Image #35760
Photo of Svinafellsjokull Glacier and Lagoon, Iceland :: Image #35759
Photo of Svinafellsjokull Glacier and Lagoon, Iceland :: Image #35758
Photo of Dverghamrar, Iceland :: Image #35757
Photo of Glacier Runoff and Braided River, Southern Iceland :: Image #35756
Photo of Glacier Runoff and Braided River, Southwestern Iceland :: Image #35755
Photo of Glacier Runoff and Braided River, Southwestern Iceland :: Image #35754
Photo of Fjallsárlón glacial lagoon in Iceland :: Image #35734
Photo of Svinafellsjokull Glacier and Lagoon, Iceland :: Image #35733
Photo of Svinafellsjokull Glacier and Lagoon, Iceland :: Image #35732
Photo of Fjaðrárgljúfur cayon in Iceland, a Game of Thrones place :: Image #35731
Photo of Southern Iceland :: Image #35730
Photo of Glacier Runoff and Braided River, Southern Iceland :: Image #35729
Photo of Reynisfjara near Vik, Iceland :: Image #35728
Photo of Vik, Iceland :: Image #35727
Photo of Glacier Runoff and Braided River, Southwestern Iceland :: Image #35726
Photo of Svinafellsjokull Glacier and Lagoon, Iceland :: Image #35722
Photo of Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon in Iceland, a Game of Thrones place :: Image #35721
Photo of La Sainte-Chapelle, The Holy Chapel, is one of the only surviving buildings of the Capetian royal palace on the Ile de la Cite in the heart of Paris, France. It was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns - one of the most important relics in medieval Christendom :: Image #35719
Photo of La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world. :: Image #35718
Photo of La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world. :: Image #35717
Photo of La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world. :: Image #35716
Photo of Sacre-Coeur Basilica. The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, commonly known as Sacre-Coeur Basilica, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Paris, France. A popular landmark, the basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city. :: Image #35715
Photo of Sacre-Coeur Basilica. The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, commonly known as Sacre-Coeur Basilica, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Paris, France. A popular landmark, the basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city. :: Image #35714
Photo of Sacre-Coeur Basilica. The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, commonly known as Sacre-Coeur Basilica, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Paris, France. A popular landmark, the basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city. :: Image #35713
Photo of Italian Gallery artwork, Musee du Louvre :: Image #35712
Photo of Italian Gallery artwork, Musee du Louvre :: Image #35711
Photo of Italian Gallery artwork, Musee du Louvre :: Image #35710
Photo of Italian Gallery artwork, Musee du Louvre :: Image #35709
Photo of Venus as Huntress Appears to Aeneas, Cortona, Musee du Louvre :: Image #35708
Photo of Musee du Louvre :: Image #35707
Photo of Musee du Louvre :: Image #35706
Photo of The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple, Raphael, Musee du Louvre :: Image #35705
Photo of Italian Gallery artwork, Musee du Louvre :: Image #35704
Photo of Musee du Louvre :: Image #35703
Photo of Italian Gallery artwork, Musee du Louvre :: Image #35702
Photo of Italian Gallery artwork, Musee du Louvre :: Image #35701
Photo of The Incredulity of Saint Thomas, Salviati, Musee du Louvre :: Image #35700
Photo of Musee du Louvre :: Image #35699
Photo of Musee du Louvre :: Image #35698
Photo of Venus de Milo and her admirers, Musee du Louvre :: Image #35697
Photo of Ceiling detail, Musee du Louvre :: Image #35696
Photo of Ceiling detail, Musee du Louvre :: Image #35695
Photo of Paysage avec vaches, voilier et figures, August Macke, 1914, Musee de lOrangerie :: Image #35694
Photo of Paysage avec maison et deux vaches, Franz Marc, 1914, Musee de lOrangerie :: Image #35693
Photo of Jeunes filles au piano, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Musee de lOrangerie :: Image #35692
Photo of Paysage de neige, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Musee de lOrangerie :: Image #35691
Photo of Pommes et biscuits by Paul Cezanne, Musee de lOrangerie :: Image #35690
Photo of Le Boudoir, Henri Matisse, 1921, Musee de lOrangerie :: Image #35689
Photo of Bouquet by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Musee de lOrangerie :: Image #35688
Photo of Peches by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Musee de lOrangerie :: Image #35687
Photo of Le Centre Pompidou. Paris :: Image #35686
Photo of Les grands plongeurs noirs, Fernand Leger, 1944, Le Centre Pompidou. Paris :: Image #35685
Photo of Le Muse, 1935, Pablo Picasso, Le Centre Pompidou. Paris :: Image #35684
Photo of Mit dem schwarzen Bogen, 1912, Vassily Kandinsky, Le Centre Pompidou. Paris :: Image #35683
Photo of Bild mit rotem Fleck, 1914, Vassily Kandinsky, Le Centre Pompidou. Paris :: Image #35682
Photo of Manege de cochons, 1922, Robert Delaunay, Le Centre Pompidou. Paris :: Image #35681
Photo of Yellow Predominance, Hans Hofmann, 1949, Le Centre Pompidou. Paris :: Image #35680
Photo of Modern art at Le Centre Pompidou. Paris :: Image #35679
Photo of Grande Anthropophagie bleue, Hommage à Tennessee Williams, Yves Klein, 1960, Le Centre Pompidou. Paris :: Image #35678
Photo of La Tour Eiffel at dusk over the River Seine in Paris France. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world. :: Image #35677
Photo of La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world. :: Image #35676
Photo of Perspective view of the Chateau, Gardens and Park of Versailles seen from the Avenue de Paris, 1668 (oil on canvas), Patel, Pierre (1605-76), Chateau de Versailles, Paris :: Image #35675
Photo of Chateau Versailles viewed from the gardens, 1675, France 17th Century, Chateau de Versailles, Paris :: Image #35674
Photo of Ascension of Christ, Jouvenet, Chateau de Versailles :: Image #35673
Photo of Gallery in the Chateau de Versailles, Paris :: Image #35672
Photo of Ceiling Detail in Chateau de Versailles, Paris :: Image #35671
Photo of Statue, Chateau de Versailles, Paris :: Image #35670
Photo of The Hall of Mirrors, or Galerie des Glaces, is the central gallery of the Palace of Versailles and is renowned as being one of the most famous rooms in the world. :: Image #35669
Photo of The Hall of Mirrors, or Galerie des Glaces, is the central gallery of the Palace of Versailles and is renowned as being one of the most famous rooms in the world. :: Image #35668
Photo of Gallery in Chateau de Versailles, Paris :: Image #35667
Photo of Pont Alexandre III, Paris :: Image #35666
Photo of Pont Alexandre III, Paris :: Image #35665
Photo of Les Catacombes de Paris, skulls and bones beneath the city of Paris :: Image #35664
Photo of Les Catacombes de Paris, skulls and bones beneath the city of Paris :: Image #35663
Photo of Les Catacombes de Paris, skulls and bones beneath the city of Paris :: Image #35662
Photo of Women at the Well, 1892, Paul Signac, Musee d'Orsay, Paris :: Image #35661
Photo of Blue Water Lilies, Claude Monet, Musee d'Orsay, Paris :: Image #35660
Photo of Blue Water Lilies, Claude Monet, Musee d'Orsay, Paris :: Image #35659
Photo of Le Jardin de l'artiste a Giverny, 1900, Claude Monet, Musee d'Orsay, Paris :: Image #35658
Photo of Woman in the Orchard, Camille Pissarro, Musee d'Orsay, Paris :: Image #35657
Photo of Preparatory sketch for plein air figures, Claude Monet, Musee d'Orsay, Paris :: Image #35656
Photo of Camille Pissarro (l, r), Mary Cassatt (c), Musee d'Orsay, Paris :: Image #35655
Photo of Le Bassin d'Argenteuil, Claude Monet, Musee d'Orsay, Paris :: Image #35654
Photo of Regatta at Argenteuil, 1872, Claude Monet, Musee d'Orsay, Paris :: Image #35653
Photo of Les Romains de la Decadence, Couture (Thomas), Musee d'Orsay, Paris :: Image #35652
Photo of Musee d'Orsay, Paris :: Image #35651
Photo of Musee d'Orsay, Paris :: Image #35650
Photo of Notre-Dame-des-Blancs-Manteaux, Paris :: Image #35649
Photo of La Vierge et l'Enfant en majeste entoures de six anges (Maeste), Vers 1280, Cenni di Pepe, dit CIMABUE (Connu e Rome, Pise, Assise et Florence de 1272 - 1302), Musee du Louvre, Paris :: Image #35648
Photo of Calvary with St. Job at the Foot of the Cross, 1514, Francesco Francia, Musee du Louvre, Paris :: Image #35647
Photo of The Reign of Comus, 1511, Lorenzo Costa the Elder, Musee du Louvre, Paris. This painting was commissioned by Isabella d'Este for her studiolo in the Palazzo Ducale, Mantua where she kept her collection of small luxury objects. :: Image #35646
Photo of Gallery in the Musee du Louvre, Paris :: Image #35645
Photo of Gallery in the Musee du Louvre, Paris :: Image #35644
Photo of Statuse in the Pantheon, Rome :: Image #35600
Photo of Statue on the Capitoline Hill, Campidoglio, Rome :: Image #35599
Photo of Temple of Saturn and the Roman Forum, Rome :: Image #35598
Photo of Temple of Saturn and the Roman Forum, Rome :: Image #35597
Photo of Altare della Patria, Altar of the Fatherland, Capitoline Hill, Rome :: Image #35596
Photo of Roman Forum builds, along Via dei Fori Imperiali, Rome :: Image #35595
Photo of Ornate Ceiling Details, Vatican Museums, Vatican City :: Image #35594
Photo of Ornate Ceiling Details, Vatican Museums, Vatican City :: Image #35593
Photo of Statuary, Vatican Museum, Vatican City :: Image #35592
Photo of Ceiling painting of Angels Holding up the Summa Contra Gentiles by St Thomas Aquinas, at The Gallery of Maps in the Vatican Museums. :: Image #35591
Photo of Saint Peter's Basilica interior, Vatican City :: Image #35590
Photo of Saint Peter's Basilica interior, Vatican City :: Image #35589
Photo of Saint Peter's Basilica interior, Vatican City :: Image #35588
Photo of Saint Peter's Basilica interior, Vatican City :: Image #35587
Photo of Saint Peter's Basilica interior, Vatican City :: Image #35586
Photo of Saint Peter's Basilica interior, Vatican City :: Image #35585
Photo of Saint Peter's Basilica over the Tiber River, Vatican City :: Image #35584
Photo of Arch of Constantine, Rome :: Image #35583
Photo of Colosseum Detail, Rome :: Image #35582
Photo of Colosseum Detail, Rome :: Image #35581
Photo of Ancient Roman ruins on the Palatine Hill, Rome :: Image #35580
Photo of Ancient Roman ruins on the Palatine Hill, Rome :: Image #35579
Photo of Pantheon at night, Rome :: Image #35578
Photo of Borghese Gardens, Rome :: Image #35577
Photo of Statue in the Borghese Gardens, Rome :: Image #35576
Photo of Old Rome viewed from the Borghese Gardens, Rome :: Image #35575
Photo of Trevi Fountain, Rome :: Image #35574
Photo of Hurst Island and Gods Pocket Provincial Park, aerial photo :: Image #35546
Photo of Bull kelp forest near Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #35545
Photo of Hurst Island aerial photo :: Image #35544
Photo of Gods Pocket Dive Resort, Hurst Island :: Image #35543
Photo of Hurst Island aerial photo :: Image #35542
Photo of Gods Pocket Dive Resort, Hurst Island :: Image #35541
Photo of Balaklava Island and Hurst Island, aerial view, Canada :: Image #35540
Photo of Hurst Island aerial photo :: Image #35539
Photo of Kent Island anchorage, British Columbia, aerial photo :: Image #35538
Photo of Staples and Kent Islands, British Columbia, aerial photo :: Image #35537
Photo of Browning Pass aerial photo, with Nigei Island (left) and Balackava Island (right). :: Image #35536
Photo of Fleshy Sea Pen, Ptilosarcus gurneyi, Vancouver Island :: Image #35535
Photo of Browning Pass aerial photo, with Nigei Island (left) and Balackava Island (right). :: Image #35534
Photo of Dive Boat Hurst Island, Browning Pass, Canada, aerial photo :: Image #35533
Photo of Dendronotus iris swimming nudibranch, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35532
Photo of Red Irish Lord sculpinfish, Browning Pass, British Columbia :: Image #35531
Photo of Tiny fish, unidentified, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35530
Photo of Alabaster Nudibranch, white-lined dirona, Dirona albolineata, Vancouver Island :: Image #35529
Photo of Hooded Nudibranch Melibe leonina swimming in mid water column, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #35528
Photo of Red Irish Lord sculpinfish, Browning Pass, British Columbia :: Image #35527
Photo of Orange Peel Nudibranch, Tochuina gigantea, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island :: Image #35526
Photo of Bull kelp forest near Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Strait, Browning Pass, Canada :: Image #35525
Photo of Fleshy Sea Pen, Ptilosarcus gurneyi, Vancouver Island :: Image #35524
Photo of California sea lion, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34594
Photo of California sea lion, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34592
Photo of California sea lion, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #34585
Photo of Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas, West Maui, Hawaii :: Image #34514
Photo of Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas, West Maui, Hawaii :: Image #34513
Photo of Plumose anemones cover the ocean reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34463
Photo of Plumose anemones cover the ocean reef, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, Canada :: Image #34462
Photo of Colorful Metridium anemones, pink Gersemia soft corals, yellow suphur sponges cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34461
Photo of Colorful Metridium anemones, pink Gersemia soft corals, yellow suphur sponges cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34460
Photo of Colorful anemones cover the rocky reef in a kelp forest near Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Strait. Strong currents bring nutrients to the invertebrate life clinging to the rocks. :: Image #34459
Photo of Alabaster Nudibranch, white-lined dirona, Dirona albolineata, Vancouver Island :: Image #34458
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34193
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34192
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #34191
Photo of Seal Rocks, Aerial Photo, Laguna Beach, California :: Image #34067
Photo of Black coral on Healthy Coral Reef, Antipatharia, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33498
Photo of Underwater Reef with Invertebrates, Gorgonians, Coral Polyps, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33497
Photo of San Evaristo at dawn, panoramic view, a small fishing town, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33488
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33342
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33341
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33333
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33332
Photo of Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33327
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33303
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33302
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33301
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33300
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33299
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33296
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33295
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33292
Photo of Wildflowers along the La Jolla Cove cliffs, sunrise :: Image #33265
Photo of A Panorama of Wildflowers blooms across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33259
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33258
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33251
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33248
Photo of Wildflowers bloom across Carrizo Plains National Monument, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33241
Photo of Wildflowers, Rancho La Costa, Carlsbad :: Image #33223
Photo of Ocotillo in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33203
Photo of Brittlebush bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33201
Photo of Brittlebush bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33200
Photo of Brittlebush bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33197
Photo of Ocotillo in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33175
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33171
Photo of Aerial panorama of Clipperton Island, showing the entire atoll. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32929
Photo of Aerial photo of M/V Nautilus Undersea at Clipperton Island. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32900
Photo of Aerial panorama of Clipperton Island, showing the entire atoll. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32871
Photo of Aerial panorama of Clipperton Island, showing the entire atoll. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32849
Photo of Ambar III anchored in El Embudo, Isla Partida, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32607
Photo of California Sea Lion Hunts in a School of Scad Fish, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32602
Photo of California Sea Lion Hunts in a School of Scad Fish, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32601
Photo of California Sea Lion Hunts in a School of Scad Fish, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32600
Photo of Long-spine porcupine fish, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32596
Photo of Cortez rainbow wrasse schooling over reef in mating display :: Image #32595
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32594
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32593
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32592
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32591
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32590
Photo of Scad Schooling, Isla Partida, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32589
Photo of Diver and Large School of Scad, Isla Partida, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32588
Photo of Corals and Gorgonians on Rocky Reef, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32587
Photo of Gorgonian Sea Fans on Rocky Reef, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32586
Photo of Gorgonian Sea Fans on Rocky Reef, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32584
Photo of Black coral Antipatharia, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32582
Photo of Panamic Green Moray Eel :: Image #32580
Photo of Cortez rainbow wrasse schooling over reef in mating display :: Image #32579
Photo of Cortez rainbow wrasse schooling over reef in mating display :: Image #32578
Photo of Cortez rainbow wrasse schooling over reef in mating display :: Image #32577
Photo of Spottail grunt fish schooling, Isla San Francisquito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32574
Photo of Spottail grunt fish schooling, Isla San Francisquito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32573
Photo of Spottail grunt fish schooling, Isla San Francisquito, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32572
Photo of Bullseye torpedo electric ray :: Image #32570
Photo of Cortez rainbow wrasse schooling over reef in mating display :: Image #32568
Photo of Rocky Reef and Invertebrate Life, Corals and Gorgonians, Mike's Reef, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32567
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32565
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32564
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32563
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32562
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32561
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32560
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32559
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32558
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32557
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32555
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32554
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32552
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32551
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32550
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32549
Photo of Gorgonian Sea Fans on Rocky Reef, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32548
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32547
Photo of Sea Lion, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32546
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32545
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32544
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32543
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32542
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32541
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32540
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32539
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32538
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32537
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32536
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32535
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32534
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32533
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32532
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32530
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32529
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32528
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32527
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32526
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32525
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32524
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32523
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32521
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32520
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32519
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32518
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32517
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32516
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32515
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32514
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32513
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32512
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32511
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32510
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32509
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32508
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32507
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32505
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32504
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32502
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32501
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32500
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32499
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32498
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32497
Photo of Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32496
Photo of SCUBA Diver, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32493
Photo of Yellow-tailed surgeonfish foraging on reef for food :: Image #32491
Photo of Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32489
Photo of Cortez rainbow wrasse schooling over reef in mating display :: Image #32486
Photo of Sea fans and rocky reef, La Reina, Lighthouse Reef, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32485
Photo of Sea fans and rocky reef, La Reina, Lighthouse Reef, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32484
Photo of Sea fans and rocky reef, La Reina, Lighthouse Reef, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32483
Photo of Coral Reef, Suwanee Reef, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32481
Photo of Panamic Soldierfish, Suwanee Reef, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32479
Photo of Coral Reef, Suwanee Reef, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32478
Photo of Cortez rainbow wrasse schooling over reef in mating display :: Image #32477
Photo of Bay of La Paz coast near Playa el Tesoro, Aerial Photo at Sunrise :: Image #32476
Photo of Bay of La Paz coast near Playa el Tesoro, Aerial Photo at Sunrise :: Image #32475
Photo of Boat Ambar, Punta Prieta and San Gabriel Bay, Aerial Photo, Sunset :: Image #32474
Photo of Punta Prieta and San Gabriel Bay, Aerial Photo, Sunset :: Image #32473
Photo of Punta Prieta and San Gabriel Bay, Aerial Photo, Sunset :: Image #32471
Photo of Playa Gallina and arroyo on Isla Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32470
Photo of Playa Gallina and arroyo on Isla Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32469
Photo of Isla Gallo and Playa Gallina, Isla Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32468
Photo of Caleta el Candelero, Candelero Bay, Isla Espritu Santo, Aerial Photo :: Image #32467
Photo of Caleta el Candelero, Candelero Bay, Isla Espritu Santo, Aerial Photo :: Image #32465
Photo of Isla Espiritu Santo, El Manglecito and Las Calaveritas, Aerial Photo :: Image #32464
Photo of Isla Partida aerial panorama, Ensenada el Cardonal (left), Ensenada de la Partida (right), El Cardoncito (bottom) :: Image #32462
Photo of Boat Ambar in Ensenada el Embudo, Aerial Photo, Isla Partida, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32459
Photo of Boat Ambar in Ensenada el Embudo, Aerial Photo, Isla Partida, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32458
Photo of Boat Ambar and School of Fish, Ensenada el Embudo, Isla Partida, aerial photo :: Image #32457
Photo of Isla Partida highlands at Sunrise, view toward Punta Maru and Los Islotes, Aerial Photo :: Image #32455
Photo of Isla Partida highlands at Sunrise, view toward Punta Maru and Los Islotes, Aerial Photo :: Image #32454
Photo of Isla Partida highlands at Sunrise, view toward Punta Maru and Los Islotes, Aerial Photo :: Image #32453
Photo of Boat Ambar, Ensenada el Embudo, Isla Partida, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32452
Photo of Isla Partida Aerial Photo, Punta Tijeretas (bottom), Ensenada Grande (right) and Los Islotes (left), Sea of Cortez :: Image #32451
Photo of Isla Partida Aerial Photo, Playa Embudo and Los Islotes (left), Ensenada Grande (right), Sea of Cortez :: Image #32450
Photo of Isla Partida and Los Islotes, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32449
Photo of Isla Partida and Punta Maru near El Embudo, Los Islotes at left, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32448
Photo of Boat Ambar and School of Fish, Ensenada el Embudo, Isla Partida, aerial photo :: Image #32447
Photo of Ensenada el Embudo, Los Islotes in the distance, Aerial Photo, Isla Partida, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32446
Photo of Ensenada Grande, Isla Partida, Sea of Cortez, aerial photo :: Image #32445
Photo of Ensenada el Embudo, Los Islotes in the distance, Aerial Photo, Isla Partida, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32443
Photo of Isla San Francisquito, Aerial Photo, Sea of of Cortez :: Image #32440
Photo of Isla San Francisquito, Aerial Photo, Sea of of Cortez :: Image #32439
Photo of Isla San Francisquito, Aerial Photo, Sea of of Cortez :: Image #32438
Photo of Punta Alta and La Cueva, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, aerial photograph :: Image #32437
Photo of Punta Alta and La Cueva, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, aerial photograph :: Image #32436
Photo of Punta Alta and La Cueva, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, aerial photograph :: Image #32434
Photo of Sunrise near Punta Alta, Baja California, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32432
Photo of Isla San Diego, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32431
Photo of Isla San Diego, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32430
Photo of Isla San Diego, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32429
Photo of Isla San Diego, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32428
Photo of Isla San Diego, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32427
Photo of Isla San Diego, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32426
Photo of Isla San Diego, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32425
Photo of Isla San Diego, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32424
Photo of Toys: Drone, Underwater Camera Housing, Fishing Rod and SCUBA tanks. :: Image #32423
Photo of Trolling aboard Ambar III at Sunrise, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32421
Photo of Sunrise near San Evaristo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32419
Photo of Isla San Francisquito, Sunset, Panorama :: Image #32417
Photo of Isla San Francisquito, Aerial Photo, Sea of of Cortez :: Image #32414
Photo of Los Islotes, part of Archipelago Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32413
Photo of Ensenada Grande Aerial Photo, Isla Partida, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32411
Photo of Los Islotes, part of Archipelago Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32408
Photo of Los Islotes, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32407
Photo of Los Islotes, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32406
Photo of Isla Partida at Sunrise, aerial photo. Ensenada Grande on left, El Cardonal on right :: Image #32405
Photo of Ensenada Grande, Isla Partida, Sea of Cortez. From left to right: Punta Tintorera, Ensenada Grande, Punta Tijeretas, Las Cuevitas, El Cardonal. Los Islotes visible in distance at upper left. :: Image #32404
Photo of Los Islotes and Isla Partida, the northern part of Archipelago Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32403
Photo of Los Islotes, part of Archipelago Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32401
Photo of Los Islotes, part of Archipelago Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32400
Photo of Los Islotes, part of Archipelago Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32399
Photo of Los Islotes, part of Archipelago Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32398
Photo of Los Islotes and Isla Partida, the northern part of Archipelago Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32396
Photo of Boat Ambar III at Punta Maru, Isla Partida, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32394
Photo of Isla Partida and Los Islotes, Aerial View :: Image #32393
Photo of Boat Ambar III in Ensenada el Embudo, Isla Partida, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32392
Photo of Los Islotes and Isla Partida, the northern part of Archipelago Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32390
Photo of Boat Ambar III at Punta Maru, Isla Partida, Sea of Cortez. Los Islotes in the distance. :: Image #32389
Photo of Los Islotes, part of Archipelago Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32388
Photo of Los Islotes, part of Archipelago Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32387
Photo of Boat Ambar III at Punta Maru, Isla Partida, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32386
Photo of Los Islotes, part of Archipelago Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32385
Photo of Los Islotes, part of Archipelago Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32383
Photo of Isla Partida and Los Islotes, Aerial View :: Image #32381
Photo of Ensenada Grande at Sunrise, Isla Partida, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32380
Photo of La Reina Lighthouse Reef, Sea of Cortez, aerial photo :: Image #32377
Photo of Sea Lions, Bull and Harem of Females, Aerial Photo, La Reina, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32376
Photo of Boat Ambar III in the Sea of Cortez :: Image #32375
Photo of La Reina Lighthouse Reef, Sea of Cortez, aerial photo :: Image #32374
Photo of La Reina Lighthouse Reef, Sea of Cortez, aerial photo :: Image #32373
Photo of Mangroves, Ensenada de la Dispensa, Isla Espiritu Santo, aerial photo :: Image #32370
Photo of Punta Colorada and San Gabriel Bay, aerial photo, Isla Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico :: Image #32369
Photo of Suwanee Reef, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32367
Photo of Suwanee Reef, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32366
Photo of Suwanee Reef, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32365
Photo of Isla Espiritu Santo, aerial photo, viewed from San Lorenzo Channel. :: Image #32364
Photo of Suwanee Reef, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32363
Photo of Suwanee Reef, Sea of Cortez, Aerial Photo :: Image #32362
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32227
Photo of Southern Stingray, Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island :: Image #32226
Photo of USS Kittiwake wreck, sunk off Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman Island to form an underwater marine park and dive attraction. :: Image #32142
Photo of Tiger shark :: Image #31961
Photo of Bait fish schooling underneath Oil Rig Elly :: Image #31142
Photo of Oil Rig Elly underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31141
Photo of Starfish on Oil Rig Elly underwater beams :: Image #31140
Photo of Starfish on Oil Rig Elly underwater beams :: Image #31139
Photo of Oil Rig Elly underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31138
Photo of Oil Rig Elly underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31137
Photo of Oil Rig Elly underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31135
Photo of Corynactis anemones on Oil Rig Elly underwater structure :: Image #31134
Photo of Corynactis anemones on Oil Rig Elly underwater structure :: Image #31133
Photo of Oil Rig Elly underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31132
Photo of Corynactis anemones on Oil Rig Elly underwater structure :: Image #31131
Photo of Metridium anemones covering Oil Rig Elly underwater structure :: Image #31128
Photo of Metridium anemones covering Oil Rig Elly underwater structure :: Image #31127
Photo of Oil Rig Elly underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31126
Photo of Corynactis anemones on Oil Rig Elly underwater structure :: Image #31124
Photo of Oil Rig Elly underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31123
Photo of Oil Rig Elly underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31120
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31119
Photo of Starfish on Oil Rig Ellen underwater structure, covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31118
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31116
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31113
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31112
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31111
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31110
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31109
Photo of Corynactis anemones cover Oil Rig Ellen underwater :: Image #31108
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31107
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31105
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31104
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31103
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31102
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31101
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31098
Photo of Oil Rig Ellen underwater structure covered in invertebrate life :: Image #31097
Photo of Corynactis anemones cover Oil Rig Ellen underwater :: Image #31096
Photo of Oil Rig Eureka, 8.5 miles off Long Beach, California, lies in 720' of water. :: Image #31094
Photo of Oil Rig Eureka, 8.5 miles off Long Beach, California, lies in 720' of water. :: Image #31092
Photo of Oil Rig Eureka, 8.5 miles off Long Beach, California, lies in 720' of water. :: Image #31091
Photo of Oil Rig Eureka, 8.5 miles off Long Beach, California, lies in 720' of water. :: Image #31090
Photo of California sea lion at oil rig Eureka, underwater, among the pilings supporting the oil rig. :: Image #31086
Photo of California sea lion at oil rig Eureka, underwater, among the pilings supporting the oil rig. :: Image #31085
Photo of Oil Rig Eureka, Underwater Structure :: Image #31083
Photo of Oil Rig Eureka, Underwater Structure :: Image #31082
Photo of Oil Rig Eureka, Underwater Structure :: Image #31081
Photo of Oil Rig Eureka, Underwater Structure and invertebrate Life :: Image #31078
Photo of Oil Rig Eureka, Underwater Structure and invertebrate Life :: Image #31077
Photo of Oil Rig Eureka, Underwater Structure and invertebrate Life :: Image #31076
Photo of Oil Rig Eureka, Underwater Structure and invertebrate Life :: Image #31075
Photo of Oil Rig Eureka, Underwater Structure and invertebrate Life :: Image #31074
Photo of Mono Lake Tufa at Sunset :: Image #31072
Photo of Nameless Lake, 20 Lakes Basin :: Image #31071
Photo of First View of Conness Lakes Basin with Mount Conness (12589' center) and North Peak (12242', right), Hoover Wilderness :: Image #31070
Photo of Mount Conness (12589') and Upper Conness Lake, Twenty Lakes Basin, Hoover Wilderness :: Image #31065
Photo of North Peak (12242', center), Mount Conness (left, 12589') and Conness Lake with its green glacial meltwater, Hoover Wilderness :: Image #31060
Photo of First View of Conness Lakes Basin with Mount Conness (12589' center) and North Peak (12242', right), Hoover Wilderness :: Image #31058
Photo of Twenty Lakes Basin near Conness Lakes, Hoover Wilderness :: Image #31055
Photo of Greenstone Lake and North Peak, Hoover Wilderness, Sunrise :: Image #31054
Photo of Greenstone Lake Panorama, Hoover Wilderness, Sunrise :: Image #31053
Photo of Greenstone Lake and North Peak, Hoover Wilderness, Sunrise :: Image #31052
Photo of Greenstone Lake and North Peak, Hoover Wilderness, Sunrise :: Image #31051
Photo of Greenstone Lake and North Peak, Hoover Wilderness, Sunrise :: Image #31050
Photo of Milky Way over Mount Laguna FAA Radar Site, including ARSR-4 radome (radar dome). :: Image #31049
Photo of Milky Way over Mount Laguna FAA Radar Site, including ARSR-4 radome (radar dome). :: Image #31048
Photo of Milky Way over Mount Laguna FAA Radar Site, including ARSR-4 radome (radar dome). :: Image #31047
Photo of Milky Way over Mount Laguna FAA Radar Site, including ARSR-4 radome (radar dome). :: Image #31046
Photo of Milky Way over Mount Laguna FAA Radar Site, including ARSR-4 radome (radar dome). :: Image #31045
Photo of Milky Way over Mount Laguna FAA Radar Site, including ARSR-4 radome (radar dome). :: Image #31044
Photo of Stars at Night over Mount Laguna FAA Radar Site, including ARSR-4 radome (radar dome). :: Image #31043
Photo of Jupiter (right), Venus (left) and stars at Night over Mount Laguna FAA Radar Site :: Image #31042
Photo of Sunset over Mount Laguna FAA Radar Site, including ARSR-4 radome (radar dome). :: Image #31041
Photo of View from Summit of Mount Laguna looking northeast. :: Image #31040
Photo of Mount Laguna FAA Radar Site, including ARSR-4 radome (radar dome). :: Image #31039
Photo of Mount Laguna FAA Radar Site, including ARSR-4 radome (radar dome). :: Image #31038
Photo of Milky Way over Clark Dry Lake playa, Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #31037
Photo of Milky Way over Clark Dry Lake playa, Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #31036
Photo of Milky Way over Clark Dry Lake playa, Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #31035
Photo of Milky Way over Clark Dry Lake playa, Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #31034
Photo of Milky Way and Shooting Star over Clark Dry Lake playa, Anza Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #31033
Photo of San Diego County Fair at night. Del Mar Fair at dusk, San Dieguito Lagoon in foreground. :: Image #31027
Photo of Red gorgonians and California golden gorgonians on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30912
Photo of Garibaldi and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30901
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30871
Photo of Aerial Panorama of Pacific Beach, Mission Beach and Mission Bay :: Image #30852
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Dieguito River and Dog Beach Del Mar, including Del Mar Racetrack, Solana Beach and Del Mar :: Image #30850
Photo of Aerial Panoramic Photo of La Jolla Cove and Scripps Park, Mount Soledad and Downtown La Jolla :: Image #30849
Photo of Aerial Photo of North Bluff Preserve, Solana Beach, San Dieguito River and Del Mar. :: Image #30846
Photo of Aerial Photo of Seaside Reef, Cardiff State Beach and Tabletops Reef :: Image #30844
Photo of Aerial Photo of Seaside Reef, Cardiff State Beach and Tabletops Reef :: Image #30842
Photo of Aerial Photo of Seaside Reef, Cardiff State Beach and Tabletops Reef :: Image #30840
Photo of Aerial Photo of Rip Currents off San Elijo State Beach, Cardiff :: Image #30838
Photo of Aerial Photo of Rip Currents off San Elijo State Beach, Cardiff :: Image #30836
Photo of Aerial Photo of Cardiff State Beach and Underwater Reef System :: Image #30834
Photo of Aerial Photo of Moonlight Beach Encinitas :: Image #30832
Photo of Aerial Photo of University of San Diego :: Image #30830
Photo of Aerial Photo of Fiesta Island, Mission Bay, San Diego :: Image #30829
Photo of Aerial Photo of Mission Bay :: Image #30828
Photo of Aerial Photo of Point Loma and Cabrillo Monument :: Image #30827
Photo of Aerial Photo of Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach :: Image #30826
Photo of Aerial photo of Nautilus Street and La Jolla Coast :: Image #30825
Photo of Marine Street La Jolla Aerial Photo :: Image #30824
Photo of Aerial Photo of La Jolla Shores Beach :: Image #30823
Photo of Aerial Photo of Blacks Beach and La Jolla Farms :: Image #30821
Photo of Aerial Photo of Torrey Pines Golf Course, South :: Image #30820
Photo of Aerial Photo of Torrey Pines State Reserve :: Image #30819
Photo of Aerial Photo of Torrey Pines State Reserve :: Image #30818
Photo of Aerial Photo of Torrey Pines State Reserve :: Image #30817
Photo of Gray whale raising fluke before diving, on southern migration to calving lagoons in Baja. :: Image #30468
Photo of Surf and spray during Santa Ana offshore winds :: Image #30460
Photo of Surf and spray during Santa Ana offshore winds :: Image #30459
Photo of Surf and spray during Santa Ana offshore winds :: Image #30458
Photo of Crowded lineup, North County :: Image #30457
Photo of Broken Hill and view to La Jolla, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise :: Image #30455
Photo of Broken Hill and view to La Jolla, panoramic photograph, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise :: Image #30454
Photo of Broken Hill and view to La Jolla, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise :: Image #30453
Photo of Broken Hill just before dawn, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise :: Image #30452
Photo of California brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage :: Image #30451
Photo of Brandt's cormorant :: Image #30447
Photo of Killer Whale, Biggs Transient Orca, Palos Verdes :: Image #30445
Photo of Killer Whale, Biggs Transient Orca, Palos Verdes :: Image #30444
Photo of Killer Whales, Biggs Transient Orcas, Palos Verdes :: Image #30443
Photo of Killer Whales, Biggs Transient Orcas, Palos Verdes :: Image #30442
Photo of Killer Whale, Biggs Transient Orca, Palos Verdes :: Image #30441
Photo of Killer Whales, Biggs Transient Orcas, Palos Verdes :: Image #30440
Photo of Killer Whales, Biggs Transient Orcas, Palos Verdes :: Image #30439
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch :: Image #30420
Photo of Hundreds of Brandt's Cormorants gather on an ocean cliff in La Jolla :: Image #30419
Photo of Brandt's cormorant :: Image #30418
Photo of Brandt's cormorant :: Image #30417
Photo of Brandt's cormorant :: Image #30416
Photo of Brandt's cormorant :: Image #30415
Photo of Brandt's cormorant :: Image #30414
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head. :: Image #30412
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch :: Image #30411
Photo of California brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage :: Image #30410
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch :: Image #30409
Photo of Royal Tern, La Jolla :: Image #30408
Photo of Royal Tern, La Jolla :: Image #30407
Photo of Royal Tern, La Jolla :: Image #30406
Photo of Royal Tern, La Jolla :: Image #30405
Photo of Royal Tern, La Jolla :: Image #30403
Photo of Royal Tern, La Jolla :: Image #30402
Photo of Royal Tern, La Jolla :: Image #30400
Photo of Royal Tern, La Jolla :: Image #30399
Photo of Royal Tern, La Jolla :: Image #30398
Photo of Black Turnstone, La Jolla :: Image #30395
Photo of Black Turnstone, La Jolla :: Image #30393
Photo of Black Turnstone, La Jolla :: Image #30392
Photo of Black Turnstone, La Jolla :: Image #30391
Photo of Black Turnstone, La Jolla :: Image #30390
Photo of Double-crested cormorant in flight, La Jolla :: Image #30389
Photo of La Jolla reef and clouds, surf, early morning. :: Image #30387
Photo of La Jolla reef and clouds, surf, early morning. :: Image #30386
Photo of California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave :: Image #30383
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head. :: Image #30346
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head. :: Image #30344
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head. :: Image #30342
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head. :: Image #30341
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head. :: Image #30340
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head. :: Image #30338
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head. :: Image #30337
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head. :: Image #30335
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head. :: Image #30334
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head. :: Image #30332
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head. :: Image #30331
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head. :: Image #30330
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head. :: Image #30329
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch :: Image #30324
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch :: Image #30323
Photo of Flat Rock, Sunset :: Image #30320
Photo of Unidentified sea bird :: Image #30309
Photo of Torrey Pines and La Jolla Coast, Black's Beach, dusk. :: Image #30288
Photo of Panorama of Encinitas beach and seacliffs, sunset. :: Image #30158
Photo of Scripps Pier, Surfer's view from among the waves. Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset. :: Image #30146
Photo of Lions, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30141
Photo of Black-backed jackal watches lion cub, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30130
Photo of Lion cub, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30119
Photo of Lion cubs, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30118
Photo of Lionness and cubs with kill, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30109
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30079
Photo of Black-backed jackal pups, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #30071
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Olare Orok Conservancy :: Image #30064
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30056
Photo of Impala, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #30055
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30029
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30023
Photo of River, trees and sky, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #30022
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Olare Orok Conservancy :: Image #30011
Photo of Banded mongoose, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29995
Photo of Thompson's gazelle, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29994
Photo of Black-backed jackal pups, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29991
Photo of Cheetah, Olare Orok Conservancy :: Image #29979
Photo of Lilac-breaster roller :: Image #29977
Photo of African elephant, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29962
Photo of Lionness and cub, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29922
Photo of Nile crocodile, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29908
Photo of Nile crocodile, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29906
Photo of Common ostrich :: Image #29900
Photo of Lions in a tree, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29882
Photo of Lions in a tree, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29878
Photo of Lionness and cub, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29867
Photo of Lion female, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29860
Photo of Banded mongoose, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29847
Photo of African elephant herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29830
Photo of Wildebeest Herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29781
Photo of Meru National Park sunset, with Elsa's Kopje in the distance, landscape. :: Image #29758
Photo of Reticulated giraffe, Meru National Park :: Image #29757
Photo of Reticulated giraffe, Meru National Park :: Image #29755
Photo of Baobab Tree, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29754
Photo of Reticulated giraffe, Meru National Park :: Image #29753
Photo of African elephant herd, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29752
Photo of African elephant herd, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29751
Photo of African elephant herd, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29750
Photo of African elephant herd, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29749
Photo of African elephant, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29747
Photo of Gunther's dik dik, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29746
Photo of Bush hyrax, or yellow-spotted rock hyrax, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29745
Photo of Elsa's Kopje, Luxury Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29738
Photo of Meru National Park landscape. :: Image #29737
Photo of Meru National Park landscape. :: Image #29736
Photo of Meru National Park landscape. :: Image #29735
Photo of Agama Lizard, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29732
Photo of Agama Lizard, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29731
Photo of Agama Lizard, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29730
Photo of Lizard, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29729
Photo of Lizard, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29728
Photo of Lizard, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29727
Photo of Bush hyrax, or yellow-spotted rock hyrax, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29726
Photo of Bush hyrax, or yellow-spotted rock hyrax, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29725
Photo of Saddle-billed stork, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29724
Photo of Saddle-billed stork, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29722
Photo of Cape Buffalo, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29721
Photo of Cape Buffalo, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29720
Photo of Zebra, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29719
Photo of Grant's Gazelle, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29717
Photo of Grant's Gazelle, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29716
Photo of Meru National Park landscape. :: Image #29713
Photo of Meru National Park landscape. :: Image #29712
Photo of Meru National Park landscape. :: Image #29710
Photo of Meru National Park landscape. :: Image #29709
Photo of Meru National Park landscape. :: Image #29708
Photo of Meru National Park landscape. :: Image #29707
Photo of Meru National Park landscape. :: Image #29705
Photo of Meru National Park landscape. :: Image #29701
Photo of Meru National Park landscape. :: Image #29700
Photo of Meru National Park landscape. :: Image #29698
Photo of Meru National Park landscape. :: Image #29697
Photo of Waterbuck, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29695
Photo of Waterbuck, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29692
Photo of Serval cat, melanistic variation, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29691
Photo of Serval cat, melanistic variation, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29690
Photo of Waterbuck, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29688
Photo of Tana River, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29687
Photo of Tana River, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29686
Photo of Baobab Tree, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29682
Photo of Lesser kudu, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29681
Photo of Meru National Park landscape. :: Image #29679
Photo of Elsa's Kopje, Luxury Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29678
Photo of Reticulated giraffe, Meru National Park :: Image #29674
Photo of Reticulated giraffe, Meru National Park :: Image #29673
Photo of Reticulated giraffe, Meru National Park :: Image #29672
Photo of Waterbuck, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29671
Photo of Waterbuck, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29669
Photo of Meru National Park landscape. :: Image #29666
Photo of Cheetah, Meru National Park :: Image #29665
Photo of Hippopotamus, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29662
Photo of Yellow-billed stork, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29660
Photo of African elephant, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29659
Photo of Hartebeest, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29658
Photo of Cape Buffalo, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29657
Photo of Nile crocodile, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29656
Photo of Reticulated giraffe, Meru National Park :: Image #29654
Photo of Reticulated giraffe, Meru National Park :: Image #29653
Photo of African elephant, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29651
Photo of Secretary bird, a large bird of prey in Kenya :: Image #29650
Photo of Reticulated giraffe, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29646
Photo of Cool little Gecko on the wall of my room in Elsa's Kopje Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29641
Photo of Meru National Park landscape. :: Image #29639
Photo of Cape Buffalo herd, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29637
Photo of Zebra running, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29636
Photo of Zebra running, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29635
Photo of Zebra, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29633
Photo of Zebra, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29632
Photo of Zebra, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29631
Photo of Zebra, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29630
Photo of Zebra, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29629
Photo of Cheetah, Meru National Park :: Image #29625
Photo of Cheetah, Meru National Park :: Image #29623
Photo of Cheetah, Meru National Park :: Image #29622
Photo of Cheetah and cub, Meru National Park :: Image #29621
Photo of Cheetah, Meru National Park :: Image #29619
Photo of Cheetah, Meru National Park :: Image #29617
Photo of Doum Palm tree, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29609
Photo of Meru National Park aerial view of landscape. :: Image #29608
Photo of Mount Kenya, aerial view from near Meru National Park :: Image #29607
Photo of Aerial view of Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29606
Photo of African elephants below Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29605
Photo of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, viewed from Amboseli NP, Kenya :: Image #29602
Photo of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, viewed from Amboseli NP, Kenya :: Image #29601
Photo of Zebra, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29600
Photo of Zebra, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29598
Photo of Zebra, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29597
Photo of Zebra, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29596
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29593
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29592
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29590
Photo of African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29589
Photo of Juvenile Yellow Baboon, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29587
Photo of Juvenile Yellow Baboon, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29586
Photo of Wildebeest Herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29583
Photo of Spotted hyena, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29582
Photo of African sacred Ibis, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29580
Photo of Cattle egret :: Image #29579
Photo of Common Ostrich :: Image #29575
Photo of Common Ostrich :: Image #29574
Photo of Common Ostrich mating :: Image #29573
Photo of Common Ostrich mating :: Image #29572
Photo of Cheetah, Amboseli National Park :: Image #29571
Photo of Cheetah, Amboseli National Park :: Image #29570
Photo of Cheetah, Amboseli National Park :: Image #29569
Photo of Cheetah, Amboseli National Park :: Image #29568
Photo of Cheetah, Amboseli National Park :: Image #29567
Photo of Tawny eagle, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29566
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Amboseli National Park :: Image #29564
Photo of Tawi Lodge, luxury safari lodge, Kenya :: Image #29562
Photo of Milky Way over Mount Kilimanjaro, viewed from Amboseli National Park. :: Image #29558
Photo of African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29556
Photo of African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29555
Photo of African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29554
Photo of Weaver bird nest, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29551
Photo of Weaver bird nest, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29550
Photo of Superb Starling, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29549
Photo of Elephants sparring with tusks :: Image #29547
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29546
Photo of Elephants sparring with tusks :: Image #29545
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29543
Photo of African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29538
Photo of African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29537
Photo of African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29535
Photo of African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29534
Photo of African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29532
Photo of African elephant herd, drinking water at a swamp, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29530
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29528
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29527
Photo of African elephant herd, drinking water at a swamp, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29526
Photo of Cattle egrets on elephant. :: Image #29524
Photo of Spotted hyena, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29522
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29521
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29520
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29518
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29517
Photo of African elephants below Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29516
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Amboseli National Park :: Image #29515
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Amboseli National Park :: Image #29514
Photo of African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29509
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29508
Photo of African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29506
Photo of African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29505
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29504
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29503
Photo of African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29502
Photo of African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29501
Photo of African elephant herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29500
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29499
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29498
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29497
Photo of Common Ostrich :: Image #29495
Photo of Common Ostrich :: Image #29494
Photo of Elephants sparring with tusks :: Image #29491
Photo of African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29489
Photo of Amsterdam at night :: Image #29487
Photo of Amsterdam at night :: Image #29486
Photo of Amsterdam at night :: Image #29485
Photo of The Surrender of the Royal Prince during the Four Days' Battle, 1st -4th June 1666, Willem Van de Velde the Younger, Oil on canvas 75,5 x 106 cm. :: Image #29484
Photo of The Battle of Dunkirk, Willem van de Velde (I), 1659. Canvas, h 123cm × w 185cm :: Image #29483
Photo of The Battle of Terheide, Jan Abrahamsz. Beerstraten, 1653 - 1666. Oil on canvas, h 176cm × w 281.5cm :: Image #29482
Photo of The Battle of Livorno, Reinier Nooms, 1653 - 1664. Oil on canvas, h 142cm × w 225cm :: Image #29481
Photo of Nocturnal Encounter during the Battle of Kijkduin, Willem van de Velde II (1633-1707), oil on canvas, c. 1675. :: Image #29480
Photo of Warships in a Heavy Storm, Ludolf Bakhuysen, c. 1695 Oil on canvas, h 150cm × w 227cm. :: Image #29479
Photo of Attack on Chatham, Willem Schellinks (ca.1627-1678) :: Image #29477
Photo of Company of Captain Albert Bas and Lieutenant Lucas Conyn, 1645, Govert Flinck, 1645, oil on canvas, h 347cm x w 244cm :: Image #29476
Photo of Militia Company of District XI under the Command of Captain Reynier Reael, Known as The Meagre Company, Frans Hals, Pieter Codde, 1637 :: Image #29475
Photo of The Night Watch, Rembrandt. Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq, Known as the Night Watch, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, 1642 :: Image #29474
Photo of Portrait of Emperor Napoleon I, workshop of Francois Pascal Simon Gerard (Baron), c. 1805 - c. 1815. Canvas, h 226.5cm x w 146cm :: Image #29473
Photo of Fishing Pinks in Breaking Waves, Hendrik Willem Mesdag, c. 1875 - c. 1885, oil paint, h 90cm x w 181cm x w 41.8kg :: Image #29472
Photo of Self-portrait, Vincent van Gogh, 1887. Painting, h 42cm x w 34cm x d 8cm :: Image #29471
Photo of River Landscape with Riders, Aelbert Cuyp, 1653 - 1657. Oil on canvas, h 128cm x w 227.5cm :: Image #29470
Photo of Militia Company of District XI under the Command of Captain Reynier Reael, Known as The Meagre Company, Frans Hals, Pieter Codde, 1637 :: Image #29469
Photo of Militia Company of District XI under the Command of Captain Reynier Reael, Known as The Meagre Company, Frans Hals, Pieter Codde, 1637 :: Image #29468
Photo of Lot and his Daughters, Hendrick Goltzius, 1616, canvas, h 140cm x w 204cm :: Image #29467
Photo of Banquet Still Life, Adriaen van Utrecht, 1644, canvas, h 185cm x w 242.5cm :: Image #29466
Photo of Portraits by Jacob Jordaens, Rijksmuseum. Portrait of Rogier Le Witer, Jacob Jordaens (I), 1635, canvas, h 152cm x w 118.4cm (left). Portrait of Catharina Behaghel, Jacob Jordaens (I), 1635, canvas, h 152cm x w 118cm (center). Portrait of Magdalena de Cuyper, Jacob Jordaens (I), c. 1635 - c. 1636, oil paint, h 152cm x w 118cm (right). :: Image #29465
Photo of The Fete champetre, Dirck Hals, 1627, oil on panel, h 77.6cm x w 135.7cm :: Image #29464
Photo of Fortune Dividing her Gifts, Jan Harmensz. Muller, Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem, 1590, paper, h 500mm x w 909mm :: Image #29463
Photo of The Return to Amsterdam of the Second Expedition to the East Indies, Hendrik Cornelisz. Vroom, 1599. Oil on canvas, h 102.3cm x w 218.4cm :: Image #29462
Photo of The Dutch Ambassador on his Way to Isfahan, Jan Baptist Weenix, 1653 - 1659, canvas, h 101cm x w 179cm x w 24.5kg :: Image #29461
Photo of View of Olinda, Brazil, Frans Jansz Post, 1662, oil on canvas, h 107.5cm x w 172.5cm :: Image #29460
Photo of The Finding of Moses, Moyses van Wtenbrouck, c. 1625 - c. 1627, oil on panel, h 73.5cm x w 99.5cm. :: Image #29459
Photo of Peasant Kermis, David Teniers (II), c. 1665, canvas, h 78cm x w 106.5cm :: Image #29458
Photo of Stained glass in entrance hall, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. :: Image #29457
Photo of The Home Fleet Saluting the State Barge, Jan van de Cappelle, 1650, oil on panel, h 64cm x w 92.5cm :: Image #29456
Photo of The Rijksmuseum Research Library, Amsterdam :: Image #29455
Photo of Aeneas at the Court of Latinus, Ferdinand Bol, c. 1661 - c. 1664, canvas, h 218cm x w 232cm :: Image #29454
Photo of The Battle of Terheide, Jan Abrahamsz. Beerstraten, 1653 - 1666. Oil on canvas, h 176cm x w 281.5cm :: Image #29453
Photo of Militiamen of the Company of Captain Roelof Bicker and Lieutenant Jan Michielsz. Blaeuw (Officers and other Marksmen of the VIII District in Amsterdam before the De Haan Brewery at the Corner of the Lastaadje), Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1639 :: Image #29452
Photo of 'The Conspiracy of the Batavians under Claudius Civilis' (1661-62), Rembrandt van Rijn :: Image #29451
Photo of Rijksmuseum gallery and visitor, Amsterdam :: Image #29450
Photo of Stained glass in entrance hall, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. :: Image #29449
Photo of Amsterdam canals and quaint city scenery :: Image #29448
Photo of Amsterdam city scene :: Image #29447
Photo of Amsterdam canals and quaint city scenery :: Image #29446
Photo of Amsterdam canals and quaint city scenery :: Image #29445
Photo of Amsterdam canals and quaint city scenery :: Image #29444
Photo of Amsterdam canals and quaint city scenery :: Image #29443
Photo of Westerkerk Organ Pipes, Amsterdam :: Image #29442
Photo of Amsterdam canals and quaint city scenery :: Image #29441
Photo of Amsterdam canals and quaint city scenery :: Image #29440
Photo of Amsterdam city scene :: Image #29439
Photo of Amsterdam canals and quaint city scenery :: Image #29438
Photo of Amsterdam canals and quaint city scenery :: Image #29437
Photo of Amsterdam canals and quaint city scenery :: Image #29436
Photo of Amsterdam canals and quaint city scenery :: Image #29435
Photo of Amsterdam canals and quaint city scenery :: Image #29434
Photo of Amsterdam canals and quaint city scenery :: Image #29433
Photo of Amsterdam canals and quaint city scenery :: Image #29432
Photo of Amsterdam city scene :: Image #29431
Photo of Aerial view of Amsterdam surrounding countryside :: Image #29430
Photo of Dawn over the North Atlantic, viewed from 35,000' altitude. :: Image #29429
Photo of Dawn over the North Atlantic, viewed from 35,000' altitude. :: Image #29428
Photo of Ursa Major, the big dipper, viewed at night over Iceland on KLM plane flight. :: Image #29427
Photo of Clearing storm clouds over Broken Hill, overlooking La Jolla and the Pacific Ocean, Torrey Pines State Reserve :: Image #29418
Photo of Clearing storm clouds over Broken Hill, overlooking La Jolla and the Pacific Ocean, Torrey Pines State Reserve :: Image #29417
Photo of Stars at Night over Broken Hill, Torrey Pines State Reserve :: Image #29415
Photo of Stars at Night over Broken Hill, Torrey Pines State Reserve :: Image #29414
Photo of Stars at Night over Broken Hill, Torrey Pines State Reserve :: Image #29413
Photo of Mesa Arch Sunrise, Canyonlands National Park, Utah :: Image #29305
Photo of Mesa Arch Sunrise, Canyonlands National Park, Utah :: Image #29303
Photo of Mesa Arch Sunrise, Canyonlands National Park, Utah :: Image #29302
Photo of Milky Way and Stars over Delicate Arch, at night, Arches National Park, Utah (Note: this image was created before a ban on light-painting in Arches National Park was put into effect. Light-painting is no longer permitted in Arches National Park) :: Image #29300
Photo of Milky Way and Stars over Delicate Arch, at night, Arches National Park, Utah (Note: this image was created before a ban on light-painting in Arches National Park was put into effect. Light-painting is no longer permitted in Arches National Park) :: Image #29298
Photo of Milky Way and Stars over Delicate Arch, at night, Arches National Park, Utah :: Image #29296
Photo of Milky Way and Stars over Delicate Arch, at night, Arches National Park, Utah :: Image #29295
Photo of Milky Way and Stars over Delicate Arch, at night, Arches National Park, Utah (Note: this image was created before a ban on light-painting in Arches National Park was put into effect. Light-painting is no longer permitted in Arches National Park) :: Image #29293
Photo of Milky Way and Stars over Delicate Arch, at night, Arches National Park, Utah :: Image #29292
Photo of Milky Way and Stars over Delicate Arch, at night, Arches National Park, Utah :: Image #29290
Photo of Milky Way and Stars over Delicate Arch, at night, Arches National Park, Utah :: Image #29289
Photo of Delicate Arch with Stars and Moon, at night, Arches National Park (Note: this image was created before a ban on light-painting in Arches National Park was put into effect. Light-painting is no longer permitted in Arches National Park) :: Image #29286
Photo of Delicate Arch with Stars and Moon, at night, Arches National Park (Note: this image was created before a ban on light-painting in Arches National Park was put into effect. Light-painting is no longer permitted in Arches National Park) :: Image #29285
Photo of Delicate Arch at Sunset, Arches National Park :: Image #29282
Photo of North Window at Sunrise, Arches National Park :: Image #29281
Photo of South Window at Sunrise, Arches National Park :: Image #29280
Photo of Milky Way and Stars through Wilson Arch :: Image #29273
Photo of Stars over the Organ, Courthouse Towers, Arches National Park :: Image #29271
Photo of Petroglyphs and native American rock art, Moab, Utah :: Image #29269
Photo of Dinosaur track over the Colorado River, Moab, Utah :: Image #29268
Photo of Petroglyphs and native American rock art, Moab, Utah :: Image #29267
Photo of Petroglyphs and native American rock art, Moab, Utah :: Image #29266
Photo of Petroglyphs and native American rock art, Moab, Utah :: Image #29265
Photo of Sunset over Garden of the Gods, Arches National Park :: Image #29263
Photo of Sunset over Garden of the Gods, Arches National Park :: Image #29262
Photo of Sunset over Garden of the Gods, Arches National Park :: Image #29259
Photo of Sunset over Garden of the Gods, Arches National Park :: Image #29258
Photo of Sandstone fins stand on edge. Vertical fractures separate standing plates of sandstone that are eroded into freestanding fins, that may one day further erode into arches. :: Image #29256
Photo of Stars over Double Arch, Arches National Park (Note: this image was created before a ban on light-painting in Arches National Park was put into effect. Light-painting is no longer permitted in Arches National Park) :: Image #29251
Photo of Stars over Double Arch, Arches National Park :: Image #29249
Photo of Stars over Corona Arch at Night, Moab, Utah :: Image #29248
Photo of Corona Arch, Moab, Utah :: Image #29245
Photo of Stars over Corona Arch at Night, Moab, Utah :: Image #29243
Photo of Panorama of Corona Arch, Moab, Utah :: Image #29240
Photo of Moon and Stars over Balanced Rock, Arches National Park :: Image #29235
Photo of Moon and Stars over Balanced Rock, Arches National Park :: Image #29234
Photo of Moon and Stars over Balanced Rock, Arches National Park :: Image #29233
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch :: Image #29090
Photo of Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad and La Costa, Ponto Beach, aerial photo :: Image #29080
Photo of Encina Power Station, a large natural gas and oil-fueled electricity generating plant in Carlsbad, California, aerial photo :: Image #29078
Photo of San Onofre Nuclear Power generating station, aerial photo :: Image #29077
Photo of Oceanside, aerial photo :: Image #29076
Photo of Coastal Oceanside, including Oceanside Pier and Oceanside Harbor, view toward the north showing Camp Pendleton in the distance :: Image #29075
Photo of Aqua Hedionda Lagoon and Encina Power Station, Warm Water Jetties beach, Carlsbad, California, aerial photo :: Image #29072
Photo of South Coronado Island, Mexico, eastern side, Middle and North Islands in the distance, aerial photograph. :: Image #29066
Photo of South Coronado Island, Mexico, southern point looking north, Middle and North Islands in the distance, aerial photograph. :: Image #29064
Photo of Middle Coronado Island, Mexico, looking north with San Diego and Point Loma in the distance, aerial photograph. :: Image #29059
Photo of Middle Grounds in Mexico's Coronado Islands, aerial photograph. :: Image #29058
Photo of Middle Grounds in Mexico's Coronado Islands, aerial photograph. :: Image #29057
Photo of Middle Grounds in Mexico's Coronado Islands, aerial photograph. :: Image #29056
Photo of North Coronado Island, Mexico, aerial photograph. :: Image #29055
Photo of North Coronado Island, Mexico, northern point looking south with Middle and South Islands in the distance, aerial photograph. :: Image #29051
Photo of Gray whales traveling south to Mexico during their winter migration. The annual migration of the California gray whale is the longest known migration of any mammal, 10,000 to 12,000 miles from the Bering Sea to Baja California. :: Image #29049
Photo of Gray whales traveling south to Mexico during their winter migration. The annual migration of the California gray whale is the longest known migration of any mammal, 10,000 to 12,000 miles from the Bering Sea to Baja California. :: Image #29047
Photo of Gray whales traveling south to Mexico during their winter migration. The annual migration of the California gray whale is the longest known migration of any mammal, 10,000 to 12,000 miles from the Bering Sea to Baja California. :: Image #29046
Photo of Gray whale blowing at the ocean surface, exhaling and breathing as it prepares to dive underwater. :: Image #29044
Photo of Gray whale blowing at the ocean surface, exhaling and breathing as it prepares to dive underwater. :: Image #29043
Photo of Gray whale blowing at the ocean surface, exhaling and breathing as it prepares to dive underwater. :: Image #29042
Photo of Gray whale blowing at the ocean surface, exhaling and breathing as it prepares to dive underwater. :: Image #29040
Photo of Gray whale blowing at the ocean surface, exhaling and breathing as it prepares to dive underwater. :: Image #29036
Photo of Gray whale blowing at the ocean surface, exhaling and breathing as it prepares to dive underwater. :: Image #29035
Photo of Gray whale blowing at the ocean surface, exhaling and breathing as it prepares to dive underwater. :: Image #29034
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29033
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29032
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29029
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29028
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29027
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29026
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29025
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29024
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29023
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29022
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29021
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29020
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29018
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29014
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29010
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29009
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29008
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29007
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29006
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29005
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29004
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29003
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29002
Photo of Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. :: Image #29000
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch :: Image #28999
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch :: Image #28995
Photo of Heermann's gull, immature, in flight. :: Image #28991
Photo of Ring-billed gull, adult non-breeding, in flight. :: Image #28990
Photo of Western gull in flight :: Image #28989
Photo of Full moon sets over the Pacific Ocean, Scripps Research Pier, La Jolla :: Image #28985
Photo of Full moon setting over the Pacific lights the inside of Scripps Pier :: Image #28983
Photo of California brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage :: Image #28980
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch :: Image #28978
Photo of California brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage :: Image #28977
Photo of California brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage :: Image #28974
Photo of Villa del Arco (left), Villa la Estancia (center), Villa del Palmar (right). Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28958
Photo of Sunrise on Medano Beach, on the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28957
Photo of Sunrise on Medano Beach, on the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28956
Photo of Sunrise on Medano Beach, on the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28952
Photo of Sunrise on Medano Beach, on the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28950
Photo of Beach chairs and umbrellas line the sand in front of resorts on Medano Beach, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28949
Photo of Beach chairs and umbrellas line the sand in front of resorts on Medano Beach, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28947
Photo of Beach chairs and umbrellas line the sand in front of resorts on Medano Beach, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28945
Photo of Villa del Palmar resort, sunset :: Image #28944
Photo of Villa del Palmar resort, sunset :: Image #28943
Photo of Villa del Palmar resort, sunset :: Image #28942
Photo of Villa del Arco (left), Villa la Estancia (center), Villa del Palmar (right). Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28941
Photo of Villa del Palmar along Medano Beach. Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28940
Photo of Hotel Riu along Medano Beach. Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28939
Photo of Hotel Riu along Medano Beach. Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28938
Photo of Aerial photograph of Medano Beach and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28937
Photo of Aerial photograph of Medano Beach and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28936
Photo of Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28935
Photo of Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28934
Photo of Esperanza Resort. Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28933
Photo of Esperanza Resort. Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28932
Photo of Punta Ballena, Faro Cabesa Ballena (foreground), Medano Beach and Land's End (distance). Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28931
Photo of Punta Ballena, Faro Cabesa Ballena (foreground), Medano Beach and Land's End (distance). Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28929
Photo of Hacienda del Mar and Vista Azul resorts. Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28928
Photo of Underwater reef system along the coastline, sand beaches and residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28927
Photo of Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28926
Photo of Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28925
Photo of Fiesta American Grand Resort. Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28924
Photo of Bahia Santa Maria. Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28923
Photo of Rugged coastline and sea cliffs near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28922
Photo of Chileno Bay, Bahia Chileno. Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28921
Photo of Chileno Bay, Bahia Chileno. Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28920
Photo of Bahia Santa Maria. Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28919
Photo of Fiesta American Grand Resort. Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28917
Photo of Fiesta American Grand Resort. Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28916
Photo of Fiesta American Grand Resort. Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28915
Photo of Underwater reef system along the coastline, sand beaches and residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28914
Photo of Underwater reef system along the coastline, sand beaches and residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28913
Photo of Hacienda del Mar and Vista Azul resorts. Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28912
Photo of Hacienda del Mar and Vista Azul resorts. Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28911
Photo of Punta Ballena, Faro Cabesa Ballena (foreground), Medano Beach and Land's End (distance). Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28910
Photo of Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28909
Photo of Hacienda Encantada Resort and Spa, Punta Ballena and Faro Cabesa Ballena. Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28908
Photo of Hacienda Encantada Resort and Spa, Punta Ballena and Faro Cabesa Ballena. Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28907
Photo of Esperanza Resort. Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28906
Photo of Esperanza Resort. Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28905
Photo of Hacienda Encantada Resort and Spa, Punta Ballena and Faro Cabesa Ballena. Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28904
Photo of Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28903
Photo of Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28902
Photo of Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28901
Photo of Hotel Riu along Medano Beach. Residential and resort development along the coast near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. :: Image #28900
Photo of Aerial photograph of Land's End and the Arch, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28898
Photo of Aerial photograph of Land's End and the Arch, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28896
Photo of Aerial photograph of Land's End and the Arch, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28895
Photo of Aerial photograph of Land's End and the Arch, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28894
Photo of Aerial photograph of Land's End and the Arch, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28892
Photo of Aerial photograph of Land's End and the Arch, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28891
Photo of Cabo San Lucas, marina and downtown, showing extensive development and many resorts and sport fishing boats :: Image #28889
Photo of Aerial photograph of Land's End and the Arch, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico :: Image #28888
Photo of Private homes built on the bluffs overlooking the ocean at Cabo San Lucas :: Image #28886
Photo of Private homes built on the bluffs overlooking the ocean at Cabo San Lucas :: Image #28885
Photo of Aerial view of Medano Beach in Cabo San Lucas, showing many resorts along the long white sand beach :: Image #28883
Photo of Aerial view of Medano Beach in Cabo San Lucas, showing many resorts along the long white sand beach :: Image #28882
Photo of Aerial view of Medano Beach in Cabo San Lucas, showing many resorts along the long white sand beach :: Image #28881
Photo of Aerial view of Medano Beach in Cabo San Lucas, showing many resorts along the long white sand beach :: Image #28880
Photo of Oceanside Pier at Dawn :: Image #28879
Photo of Oceanside Pier at Dawn :: Image #28877
Photo of A fiery sunrise explodes over the La Jolla coastline. :: Image #28873
Photo of Sunrise over the San Diego City Skyline :: Image #28860
Photo of Hospital Point, La Jolla, dawn, sunrise light and approaching storm clouds. :: Image #28855
Photo of Hospital Point, La Jolla, dawn, sunrise light and approaching storm clouds. :: Image #28854
Photo of Hospital Point, La Jolla, dawn, sunrise light and approaching storm clouds. :: Image #28852
Photo of Hospital Point, La Jolla, dawn, sunrise light and approaching storm clouds. :: Image #28850
Photo of Hospital Point, La Jolla, dawn, sunrise light and approaching storm clouds. :: Image #28849
Photo of La Jolla Cove and pre-dawn light. :: Image #28848
Photo of San Diego City Skyline viewed from Harbor Island, storm clouds at sunrise. :: Image #28846
Photo of Encinitas city sign lit at night over Highway 101 :: Image #28842
Photo of Swami's Beach at dusk, Encinitas. :: Image #28839
Photo of Swami's Beach at dusk, Encinitas. :: Image #28838
Photo of The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193' by 43' foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall :: Image #28826
Photo of The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193' by 43' foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall :: Image #28825
Photo of The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193' by 43' foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall :: Image #28824
Photo of San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina, and Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel (left) viewed from the San Diego Embarcadero Marine Park, sunrise :: Image #28821
Photo of Radio telescope antenna, part of the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA). The Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) is a system of ten radio telescopes which are operated remotely from their Array Operations Center located in Socorro, New Mexico, as a part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). These ten radio antennas work together as an array that forms the longest system in the world that uses very long baseline interferometry. :: Image #28795
Photo of The OVRO 40 meter Telescope, part of the Owens Valley Radio Observatory located near Big Pine, California, USA. The telescope is used to conduct interferometric observations along with the other telescopes in the observatory, as a Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) station and as a single dish instrument. Its main focus today is on the monitoring of blazars. :: Image #28794
Photo of The OVRO 40 meter Telescope, part of the Owens Valley Radio Observatory located near Big Pine, California, USA. The telescope is used to conduct interferometric observations along with the other telescopes in the observatory, as a Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) station and as a single dish instrument. Its main focus today is on the monitoring of blazars. :: Image #28792
Photo of The OVRO 40 meter Telescope, part of the Owens Valley Radio Observatory located near Big Pine, California, USA. The telescope is used to conduct interferometric observations along with the other telescopes in the observatory, as a Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) station and as a single dish instrument. Its main focus today is on the monitoring of blazars. :: Image #28791
Photo of The OVRO 40 meter Telescope, part of the Owens Valley Radio Observatory located near Big Pine, California, USA. The telescope is used to conduct interferometric observations along with the other telescopes in the observatory, as a Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) station and as a single dish instrument. Its main focus today is on the monitoring of blazars. :: Image #28789
Photo of Ancient Bristlecone Pine Tree at night, stars and the Milky Way galaxy visible in the evening sky, near Patriarch Grove. :: Image #28784
Photo of Ancient Bristlecone Pine Tree at night, stars and the Milky Way galaxy visible in the evening sky, near Patriarch Grove. :: Image #28783
Photo of Ancient Bristlecone Pine Tree at sunset, panorama, with storm clouds passing over the White Mountains. The eastern Sierra Nevada is just visible in the distance. :: Image #28780
Photo of Panorama of Isla de Todos Santos, near Ensenada, Mexico :: Image #28779
Photo of Sunrise over the Pacific Ocean, cloudless, viewed from Guadalupe Island :: Image #28777
Photo of Approaching Ensenada :: Image #28775
Photo of Gale winds, rainbow forms in sea smoke :: Image #28773
Photo of Sunset crossing to Ensenada :: Image #28771
Photo of Great white shark, research identification photograph. A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #28770
Photo of Great white shark, research identification photograph. A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #28769
Photo of Great white shark, research identification photograph. A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #28767
Photo of Great white shark, research identification photograph. A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #28766
Photo of Great white shark, research identification photograph. A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #28765
Photo of Great white shark, research identification photograph. A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #28764
Photo of Great white shark, research identification photograph. A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #28763
Photo of Great white shark, research identification photograph. A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #28762
Photo of Great white shark, research identification photograph. A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #28761
Photo of Guadalupe Island at sunrise, panorama. Volcanic coastline south of Pilot Rock and Spanish Cove, near El Faro lighthouse. :: Image #28757
Photo of Blue Moon at Sunset over San Diego City Skyline. The third full moon in a season, this rare "blue moon" rises over San Diego just after sundown. :: Image #28755
Photo of Blue Moon at Sunset over San Diego City Skyline. The third full moon in a season, this rare "blue moon" rises over San Diego just after sundown. :: Image #28752
Photo of Stars and Trees, Milky Way, Palomar Mountain State Park :: Image #28750
Photo of Moon and Milky Way over Doane Pond, Palomar Mountain State Park :: Image #28749
Photo of Perseid Meteor Shower and Milky Way, over Half Dome and Yosemite National Park :: Image #28747
Photo of Zodiacal Light and planet Jupiter in the northeastern horizon, above Half Dome and the Yosemite high country. :: Image #28744
Photo of Zodiacal Light and planet Jupiter in the northeastern horizon, above Half Dome and the Yosemite high country. :: Image #28743
Photo of Mount Rainier and alpine wildflowers :: Image #28742
Photo of Mount Rainier and alpine wildflowers :: Image #28737
Photo of Mount Rainier reflected in Tipsoo Lake :: Image #28736
Photo of Mount Rainier reflected in Tipsoo Lake :: Image #28735
Photo of Milky Way and stars at night above Mount Rainier. :: Image #28733
Photo of Milky Way and stars at night above Mount Rainier. :: Image #28730
Photo of Milky Way and stars at night above Mount Rainier. :: Image #28729
Photo of Milky Way and stars at night above Mount Rainier. :: Image #28725
Photo of Milky Way and stars at night above Mount Rainier. :: Image #28724
Photo of Mount Rainier sunset, viewed from Ricksecker Point. :: Image #28721
Photo of The Tatoosh Range viewed from the Skyline Trail, above Paradise Meadows on southern flank of Mount Rainier. :: Image #28713
Photo of Mount Rainier, southern exposure viewed from High Skyline Trail near Paradise Meadows. :: Image #28712
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in the calm waters of Reflection Lake, early morning :: Image #28706
Photo of Yosemite Valley and stars lit by full moon, evening. :: Image #28700
Photo of Yosemite Valley and stars lit by full moon, evening. :: Image #28699
Photo of Yosemite Valley and stars lit by full moon, evening. :: Image #28698
Photo of Yosemite Valley and stars lit by full moon, evening. :: Image #28696
Photo of El Capitan and clouds lit by full moon, stars, evening. :: Image #28694
Photo of Mesquite Dunes sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes. :: Image #28687
Photo of Mesquite Dunes sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes. :: Image #28686
Photo of Mesquite Dunes sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes. :: Image #28685
Photo of Mesquite Dunes sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes. :: Image #28684
Photo of Mesquite Dunes sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes. :: Image #28683
Photo of Columbia River viewed from Crown Point, sunset. :: Image #28674
Photo of Multnomah Falls. Plummeting 620 feet from its origins on Larch Mountain, Multnomah Falls is the second highest year-round waterfall in the United States. Nearly two million visitors a year come to see this ancient waterfall making it Oregon's number one public destination. :: Image #28667
Photo of Multnomah Falls. Plummeting 620 feet from its origins on Larch Mountain, Multnomah Falls is the second highest year-round waterfall in the United States. Nearly two million visitors a year come to see this ancient waterfall making it Oregon's number one public destination. :: Image #28666
Photo of Panoramic picture of Crater Lake at dawn, sunrise, morning, panorama of Crater Lake National Park :: Image #28665
Photo of Panoramic picture of Crater Lake at dawn, sunrise, morning, panorama of Crater Lake National Park :: Image #28664
Photo of Crater Lake panoramic photograph. Panorama picture of Crater Lake National Park. :: Image #28662
Photo of Panoramic picture of Crater Lake at dawn, sunrise, morning, panorama of Crater Lake National Park :: Image #28661
Photo of Crater Lake panoramic photograph. Panorama picture of Crater Lake National Park. :: Image #28660
Photo of Panoramic picture of Crater Lake at dawn, sunrise, morning, panorama of Crater Lake National Park :: Image #28659
Photo of Panoramic picture of Crater Lake at dawn, sunrise, morning, panorama of Crater Lake National Park :: Image #28658
Photo of Panoramic picture of Crater Lake at dawn, sunrise, morning, panorama of Crater Lake National Park :: Image #28657
Photo of Crater Lake panoramic photograph. Panorama picture of Crater Lake National Park. :: Image #28656
Photo of Panoramic picture of Crater Lake at dawn, sunrise, morning, panorama of Crater Lake National Park :: Image #28655
Photo of Panorama of Crater Lake from Watchman Lookout Station, panoramic picture. The Watchman Lookout Station No. 168 is one of two fire lookout towers in Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon. For many years, National Park Service personnel used the lookout to watch for wildfires during the summer months. It is also a popular hiking destination because it offers an excellent view of Crater Lake and the surrounding area. :: Image #28653
Photo of Panoramic picture of Crater Lake at dawn, sunrise, morning, panorama of Crater Lake National Park :: Image #28652
Photo of Crater Lake panoramic photograph. Panorama picture of Crater Lake National Park. :: Image #28650
Photo of Panoramic picture of Crater Lake at dawn, sunrise, morning, panorama of Crater Lake National Park :: Image #28649
Photo of Panorama of Crater Lake from Watchman Lookout Station, panoramic picture. The Watchman Lookout Station No. 168 is one of two fire lookout towers in Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon. For many years, National Park Service personnel used the lookout to watch for wildfires during the summer months. It is also a popular hiking destination because it offers an excellent view of Crater Lake and the surrounding area. :: Image #28647
Photo of Panoramic picture of Crater Lake at dawn, sunrise, morning, panorama of Crater Lake National Park :: Image #28646
Photo of Milky Way and stars over Crater Lake at night. Panorama of Crater Lake and Wizard Island at night, Crater Lake National Park. :: Image #28645
Photo of Milky Way and stars over Crater Lake at night. Panorama of Crater Lake and Wizard Island at night, Crater Lake National Park. :: Image #28644
Photo of Milky Way and stars over Crater Lake at night. Panorama of Crater Lake and Wizard Island at night, Crater Lake National Park. :: Image #28642
Photo of Air glow faint aurora borealis and stars over Crater Lake at night. Panorama of Crater Lake and Wizard Island at night, Crater Lake National Park. :: Image #28639
Photo of Milky Way and stars over Crater Lake at night. Panorama of Crater Lake and Wizard Island at night, Crater Lake National Park. :: Image #28638
Photo of Milky Way and stars over Crater Lake at night. Panorama of Crater Lake and Wizard Island at night, Crater Lake National Park. :: Image #28637
Photo of Milky Way and stars over Crater Lake at night. Panorama of Crater Lake and Wizard Island at night, Crater Lake National Park. :: Image #28636
Photo of Panorama of Crater Lake from Watchman Lookout Station, panoramic picture. The Watchman Lookout Station No. 168 is one of two fire lookout towers in Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon. For many years, National Park Service personnel used the lookout to watch for wildfires during the summer months. It is also a popular hiking destination because it offers an excellent view of Crater Lake and the surrounding area. :: Image #28634
Photo of Panorama of Crater Lake from Watchman Lookout Station, panoramic picture. The Watchman Lookout Station No. 168 is one of two fire lookout towers in Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon. For many years, National Park Service personnel used the lookout to watch for wildfires during the summer months. It is also a popular hiking destination because it offers an excellent view of Crater Lake and the surrounding area. :: Image #28632
Photo of Panoramic picture of Crater Lake at dawn, sunrise, morning, panorama of Crater Lake National Park :: Image #28631
Photo of The Second Wave at Night. The Second Wave, a spectacular sandstone formation in the North Coyote Buttes, lies under a sky full of stars. :: Image #28630
Photo of The Second Wave at Night. The Second Wave, a spectacular sandstone formation in the North Coyote Buttes, lies under a sky full of stars. :: Image #28629
Photo of The Wave at Night, under a clear night sky full of stars. The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #28626
Photo of The Wave at Night, under a clear night sky full of stars. The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #28625
Photo of The Wave at Night, under a clear night sky full of stars. The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #28622
Photo of The Wave in the North Coyote Buttes, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #28612
Photo of The Wave in the North Coyote Buttes, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #28611
Photo of The Wave in the North Coyote Buttes, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #28610
Photo of The Wave in the North Coyote Buttes, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #28608
Photo of The Wave in the North Coyote Buttes, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #28607
Photo of The Wave in the North Coyote Buttes, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #28606
Photo of The Wave in the North Coyote Buttes, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #28605
Photo of The Wave in the North Coyote Buttes, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #28604
Photo of Monument Valley panorama, sunrise, dawn, stars in the sky. :: Image #28599
Photo of Monument Valley panorama :: Image #28596
Photo of Milky Way over the Watchman, Zion National Park. The Milky Way galaxy rises in the night sky above the the Watchman. :: Image #28595
Photo of Milky Way over the Watchman, Zion National Park. The Milky Way galaxy rises in the night sky above the the Watchman. :: Image #28594
Photo of Milky Way over the Watchman, Zion National Park. The Milky Way galaxy rises in the night sky above the the Watchman. :: Image #28592
Photo of Milky Way over the Watchman, Zion National Park. The Milky Way galaxy rises in the night sky above the the Watchman. :: Image #28591
Photo of Milky Way over the Watchman, Zion National Park. The Milky Way galaxy rises in the night sky above the the Watchman. :: Image #28588
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #28584
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #28582
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #28581
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #28580
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #28577
Photo of The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world. :: Image #28576
Photo of Light Beam in Upper Antelope Slot Canyon. Thin shafts of light briefly penetrate the convoluted narrows of Upper Antelope Slot Canyon, sending piercing beams through the sandstone maze to the sand floor below. :: Image #28574
Photo of Light Beam in Upper Antelope Slot Canyon. Thin shafts of light briefly penetrate the convoluted narrows of Upper Antelope Slot Canyon, sending piercing beams through the sandstone maze to the sand floor below. :: Image #28572
Photo of Light Beam in Upper Antelope Slot Canyon. Thin shafts of light briefly penetrate the convoluted narrows of Upper Antelope Slot Canyon, sending piercing beams through the sandstone maze to the sand floor below. :: Image #28571
Photo of Light Beam in Upper Antelope Slot Canyon. Thin shafts of light briefly penetrate the convoluted narrows of Upper Antelope Slot Canyon, sending piercing beams through the sandstone maze to the sand floor below. :: Image #28569
Photo of Light Beam in Upper Antelope Slot Canyon. Thin shafts of light briefly penetrate the convoluted narrows of Upper Antelope Slot Canyon, sending piercing beams through the sandstone maze to the sand floor below. :: Image #28567
Photo of Light Beam in Upper Antelope Slot Canyon. Thin shafts of light briefly penetrate the convoluted narrows of Upper Antelope Slot Canyon, sending piercing beams through the sandstone maze to the sand floor below. :: Image #28565
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona :: Image #28560
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona :: Image #28558
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona :: Image #28557
Photo of Agaltha Peak, also know as El Capitan Peak, rises to over 1500' in height near Kayenta, Arizona and Monument Valley. Agathla Peak is an eroded volcanic plug consisting of volcanic breccia cut by dikes of an unusual igneous rock called minette. :: Image #28552
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine trees at night, under a clear night sky full of stars, lit by a full moon, near Patriarch Grove. :: Image #28540
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine trees at night, under a clear night sky full of stars, lit by a full moon, near Patriarch Grove. :: Image #28539
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine trees at night, under a clear night sky full of stars, lit by a full moon, near Patriarch Grove. :: Image #28538
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine trees at night, under a clear night sky full of stars, lit by a full moon, near Patriarch Grove. :: Image #28537
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine trees at night, under a clear night sky full of stars, lit by a full moon, near Patriarch Grove. :: Image #28536
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine trees at night, under a clear night sky full of stars, lit by a full moon, near Patriarch Grove. :: Image #28534
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine trees at night, under a clear night sky full of stars, lit by a full moon, near Patriarch Grove. :: Image #28532
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine trees at night, under a clear night sky full of stars, lit by a full moon, near Patriarch Grove. :: Image #28531
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine trees at night, under a clear night sky full of stars, lit by a full moon, near Patriarch Grove. :: Image #28529
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine trees at night, under a clear night sky full of stars, lit by a full moon, near Patriarch Grove. :: Image #28528
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine trees in Patriarch Grove, display characteristic gnarled, twisted form as it rises above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest :: Image #28524
Photo of Milky Way over Tioga Lake, Yosemite National Park :: Image #28522
Photo of Tufa and Stars at Night, Milky Way galaxy :: Image #28520
Photo of Tufa and Stars at Night, Milky Way galaxy :: Image #28518
Photo of Tufa and Stars at Night, Milky Way galaxy :: Image #28517
Photo of Mammoth Peak over Tuolumne Meadows, Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park :: Image #28516
Photo of Mammoth Peak over Tuolumne Meadows, Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park :: Image #28515
Photo of Mammoth Peak over Tuolumne Meadows, Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park :: Image #28513
Photo of Tufa and Stars at Night, Milky Way galaxy :: Image #28508
Photo of Tufa and Stars at Night, Milky Way galaxy :: Image #28507
Photo of Sky Rock at night, light by moonlight with stars in the clear night sky above. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28503
Photo of Sky Rock at night, light by moonlight with stars in the clear night sky above. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28502
Photo of Sky Rock at night, light by moonlight with stars in the clear night sky above. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28501
Photo of Sky Rock at night, light by moonlight with stars in the clear night sky above. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28499
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs and Pacific Ocean, Razor Point view to La Jolla, San Diego, California. :: Image #28494
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs and Pacific Ocean, Razor Point view to La Jolla, San Diego, California. :: Image #28493
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs and Pacific Ocean, Razor Point view to La Jolla, San Diego, California. :: Image #28492
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs and Pacific Ocean, Razor Point view to La Jolla, San Diego, California. :: Image #28491
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs and Pacific Ocean, Razor Point view to La Jolla, San Diego, California. :: Image #28489
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs and Pacific Ocean, Razor Point view to La Jolla, San Diego, California. :: Image #28488
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs and Pacific Ocean, Razor Point view to La Jolla, San Diego, California. :: Image #28486
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs and Pacific Ocean, Razor Point view to La Jolla, San Diego, California. :: Image #28484
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs and Pacific Ocean, Razor Point view to La Jolla, San Diego, California. :: Image #28483
Photo of God Beams, clouds and afternoon light over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #28480
Photo of Scripps Pier solstice, sunset aligned perfectly with the pier. :: Image #28478
Photo of Scripps Pier solstice, sunset aligned perfectly with the pier. :: Image #28477
Photo of Scripps Pier solstice, sunset aligned perfectly with the pier. :: Image #28474
Photo of Newport Pier, underneath the pier, pilings and ocean. :: Image #28473
Photo of Newport Pier, underneath the pier, pilings and ocean. :: Image #28472
Photo of San Clemente Pier at dawn, San Clemente, California. :: Image #28470
Photo of San Clemente Pier at dawn, San Clemente, California. :: Image #28467
Photo of Broken Hill and view to La Jolla, panoramic photographic, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise. :: Image #28466
Photo of Broken Hill and view to La Jolla, panoramic photographic, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise. :: Image #28465
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs lit at night by a full moon, low tide reflections. :: Image #28462
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs lit at night by a full moon, low tide reflections. :: Image #28460
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs lit at night by a full moon, low tide reflections. :: Image #28459
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs lit at night by a full moon, low tide reflections. :: Image #28458
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs lit at night by a full moon, low tide reflections. :: Image #28457
Photo of Torrey Pines Cliffs lit at night by a full moon, low tide reflections. :: Image #28456
Photo of Scripps Institution of Oceanography Research Pier at night, lit with stars in the sky, old La Jolla town in the distance. :: Image #28452
Photo of The Fire Wave by Moonlight, stars and the night sky, Valley of Fire State Park :: Image #28441
Photo of The Fire Wave by Moonlight, stars and the night sky, Valley of Fire State Park :: Image #28440
Photo of Live Oak and Milky Way, rocks and stars, Joshua Tree National Park at night :: Image #28419
Photo of Scripps Pier, Scripps Institute of Oceanography Research Pier, viewed from Point La Jolla, surfers and seabirds, Torrey Pines seacliffs. :: Image #28358
Photo of Scripps Pier, Scripps Institute of Oceanography Research Pier, viewed from Point La Jolla, surfers and seabirds, Torrey Pines seacliffs. :: Image #28355
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, pink predawn sky. :: Image #28345
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, pink predawn sky. :: Image #28344
Photo of Carmel Highlands and Carmel Valley, viewed from Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #28340
Photo of Western gull :: Image #28338
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch :: Image #28330
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage :: Image #28326
Photo of British Museum central foyer and ceiling. :: Image #28324
Photo of Colossal granite head of Amenhotep III, from the temple of Mut, Karnak, Egypt. Originally 18th Dynasty, around 1370 BC :: Image #28322
Photo of British Museum central foyer and ceiling. :: Image #28321
Photo of Inside the British Museum :: Image #28320
Photo of Inside the British Museum :: Image #28318
Photo of Inside the British Museum :: Image #28317
Photo of Inside the British Museum :: Image #28316
Photo of Marble statue of a naked Aphrodite crouching at her bath, Roman, 2nd century AD. :: Image #28315
Photo of Mausoleum at Halikarnassos. Colossal statue of a man and woman from the Mausoleum at Halikarnassos. Greek, around 350 BC. From modern Bodrum, south-western Turkey. :: Image #28314
Photo of Inside the British Museum :: Image #28313
Photo of Elgin Marbles, a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures that originally were part of the Parthenon of Athens. :: Image #28312
Photo of Elgin Marbles, a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures that originally were part of the Parthenon of Athens. :: Image #28311
Photo of Marble statue of a naked Aphrodite crouching at her bath, Roman, 2nd century AD. :: Image #28310
Photo of Inside the British Museum :: Image #28309
Photo of Inside the British Museum :: Image #28308
Photo of Egyptian mummies :: Image #28307
Photo of Inside the British Museum :: Image #28306
Photo of Egyptian mummies :: Image #28305
Photo of Inside the British Museum :: Image #28304
Photo of Inside the British Museum :: Image #28303
Photo of Inside the British Museum :: Image #28302
Photo of Inside the British Museum :: Image #28301
Photo of Tower of London :: Image #28299
Photo of Atop the London Eye :: Image #28298
Photo of Atop the London Eye :: Image #28297
Photo of Kensington Palace :: Image #28296
Photo of Kensington Park viewed from Kensington Palace :: Image #28295
Photo of Windsor Castle :: Image #28292
Photo of Windsor Castle :: Image #28291
Photo of Windsor Castle :: Image #28290
Photo of Windsor Castle :: Image #28289
Photo of National Gallery at Night :: Image #28288
Photo of London Eye at Night :: Image #28285
Photo of Big Ben at Night :: Image #28284
Photo of House of Parliment at Night :: Image #28282
Photo of Westminster Abbey at Night :: Image #28281
Photo of Fountain near Buckingham Palace. :: Image #28280
Photo of Buckingham Palace at Night :: Image #28279
Photo of London at Night :: Image #28278
Photo of Piccadilly, London at Night :: Image #28277
Photo of London at Night :: Image #28276
Photo of Westminster Abbey :: Image #28275
Photo of Westminster Abbey :: Image #28274
Photo of Westminster Abbey :: Image #28273
Photo of Tower of London :: Image #28271
Photo of Tower of London :: Image #28270
Photo of Tower of London :: Image #28269
Photo of Scripps Pier, Scripps Institute of Oceanography Research Pier, sunset :: Image #28268
Photo of La Jolla sunset, Point La Jolla to the right, Mount Soledad to the left. :: Image #28267
Photo of Scripps Pier, Scripps Institute of Oceanography Research Pier, sunset :: Image #28266
Photo of Arc de Triomphe. The Arc de Triomphe (Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile) is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle (originally named Place de l'Etoile), at the western end of the Champs-Elysees. The Arc de Triomphe (in English: "Triumphal Arch") honors those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I. The monument was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806, and its iconographic program pitted heroically nude French youths against bearded Germanic warriors in chain mail. It set the tone for public monuments, with triumphant patriotic messages. The monument stands 50 metres (164 ft) in height, 45 m (148 ft) wide and 22 m (72 ft) deep. :: Image #28265
Photo of Eglise Saint-Sulpice. Saint-Sulpice is a Roman Catholic church in Paris, France, on the east side of the Place Saint-Sulpice, in the Luxembourg Quarter of the VIe arrondissement. At 113 metres long, 58 metres in width and 34 metres tall, it is only slightly smaller than Notre-Dame and thus the second largest church in the city. :: Image #28263
Photo of Opera de Paris, Paris Opera, or simply Opera, is the primary opera company of Paris. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the Academie d'Opera. :: Image #28261
Photo of Opera de Paris, Paris Opera, or simply Opera, is the primary opera company of Paris. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the Academie d'Opera. :: Image #28260
Photo of Eglise Saint-Etienne-du-Mont. Saint-Etienne-du-Mont is a church in Paris, France, located on the Montagne Sainte-Genevieve in the Ve arrondissement, near the Pantheon. It contains the shrine of St. Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris. :: Image #28258
Photo of Notre Dame de Paris. Notre Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral or simply Notre Dame, is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral on the eastern half of the Ile de la Cite in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. Widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known churches in the world ever built, Notre Dame is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris. :: Image #28257
Photo of Notre Dame de Paris. Notre Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral or simply Notre Dame, is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral on the eastern half of the Ile de la Cite in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. Widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known churches in the world ever built, Notre Dame is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris. :: Image #28255
Photo of Ile Saint-Louis, is one of two natural islands in the Seine river, in Paris, France. The island is named after King Louis IX of France (Saint Louis). The island is connected to the rest of Paris by bridges to both banks of the river and by the Pont Saint Louis to the Ile de la Cite. :: Image #28253
Photo of Versailles Palace. :: Image #28252
Photo of Statue, Chateau de Versailles :: Image #28251
Photo of Le Marais, is a historic district in Paris, France. Long the aristocratic district of Paris, it hosts many outstanding buildings of historic and architectural importance. It spreads across parts of the 3rd and 4th arrondissements in Paris (on the Rive Droite, or Right Bank, of the Seine). :: Image #28247
Photo of Ile Saint-Louis, is one of two natural islands in the Seine river, in Paris, France. The island is named after King Louis IX of France (Saint Louis). The island is connected to the rest of Paris by bridges to both banks of the river and by the Pont Saint Louis to the Ile de la Cite. :: Image #28245
Photo of Ile Saint-Louis, is one of two natural islands in the Seine river, in Paris, France. The island is named after King Louis IX of France (Saint Louis). The island is connected to the rest of Paris by bridges to both banks of the river and by the Pont Saint Louis to the Ile de la Cite. :: Image #28244
Photo of Notre Dame de Paris. Notre Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral or simply Notre Dame, is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral on the eastern half of the Ile de la Cite in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. Widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known churches in the world ever built, Notre Dame is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris. :: Image #28243
Photo of Institut de France. The Institut de France is a French learned society, grouping five academies, the most famous of which is the Academie francaise. :: Image #28241
Photo of La Rive Gauch, the Left Bank, is the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two: looking downstream, the southern bank is to the left, and the northern bank (or Rive Droite) is to the right. :: Image #28237
Photo of Pont du Carrousel. :: Image #28235
Photo of Musee de l'Orangerie, an art gallery of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings located in the west corner of the Tuileries Gardens next to the Place de la Concorde in Paris. :: Image #28232
Photo of Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel. The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is a triumphal arch in Paris, located in the Place du Carrousel on the site of the former Tuileries Palace. It was built between 1806 and 1808 to commemorate Napoleon's military victories of the previous year. :: Image #28228
Photo of Pavilion Richelieu, Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28227
Photo of Pavilion Richelieu, Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28224
Photo of Inside the Louvre Museum, Paris. :: Image #28223
Photo of Inside the Louvre Museum, Paris. :: Image #28218
Photo of Ile de la Cite, one of two remaining natural islands in the Seine within the city of Paris It is the center of Paris and the location where the medieval city was refounded. :: Image #28215
Photo of Notre Dame de Paris. Notre Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral or simply Notre Dame, is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral on the eastern half of the Ile de la Cite in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. Widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known churches in the world ever built, Notre Dame is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris. :: Image #28213
Photo of La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world :: Image #28207
Photo of La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world :: Image #28206
Photo of La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world :: Image #28205
Photo of La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world :: Image #28204
Photo of Ile Saint-Louis, is one of two natural islands in the Seine river, in Paris, France. The island is named after King Louis IX of France (Saint Louis). The island is connected to the rest of Paris by bridges to both banks of the river and by the Pont Saint Louis to the Ile de la Cite. :: Image #28202
Photo of Latin Quarter. The Latin Quarter of Paris is an area in the 5th and parts of the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne known for student life, lively atmosphere and bistros. :: Image #28198
Photo of Pavilion Richelieu and Pyramide du Louvre, Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28194
Photo of Pavilion Richelieu and Pyramide du Louvre, Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28193
Photo of Eglise Saint-Eustache. The Church of St Eustace, Paris a church in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. Situated at the entrance to Paris's ancient markets (Les Halles) and the beginning of rue Montorgueil, St Eustace's is considered a masterpiece of late Gothic architecture. :: Image #28191
Photo of Notre Dame de Paris. Notre Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral or simply Notre Dame, is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral on the eastern half of the Ile de la Cite in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. Widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known churches in the world ever built, Notre Dame is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris. :: Image #28188
Photo of La Rive Gauch, the Left Bank, is the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two: looking downstream, the southern bank is to the left, and the northern bank (or Rive Droite) is to the right. :: Image #28187
Photo of Latin Quarter. The Latin Quarter of Paris is an area in the 5th and parts of the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne known for student life, lively atmosphere and bistros. :: Image #28185
Photo of Jardin du Luxembourg. The Jardin du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg Gardens, is the second largest public park in Paris located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. The park is the garden of the French Senate, which is itself housed in the Luxembourg Palace. :: Image #28182
Photo of Jardin du Luxembourg. The Jardin du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg Gardens, is the second largest public park in Paris located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. The park is the garden of the French Senate, which is itself housed in the Luxembourg Palace. :: Image #28179
Photo of Jardin du Luxembourg. The Jardin du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg Gardens, is the second largest public park in Paris located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. The park is the garden of the French Senate, which is itself housed in the Luxembourg Palace. :: Image #28178
Photo of Les Invalides, officially known as L'Hotel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. :: Image #28176
Photo of Notre Dame de Paris. Notre Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral or simply Notre Dame, is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral on the eastern half of the Ile de la Cite in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. Widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known churches in the world ever built, Notre Dame is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris. :: Image #28170
Photo of La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world :: Image #28167
Photo of La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world :: Image #28166
Photo of La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world :: Image #28165
Photo of Les Invalides, officially known as L'Hotel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. :: Image #28160
Photo of Eglise, interior. :: Image #28159
Photo of Sacre-Coeur Basilica. The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, commonly known as Sacre-Coeur Basilica, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Paris, France. A popular landmark, the basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city. :: Image #28156
Photo of Sacre-Coeur Basilica. The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, commonly known as Sacre-Coeur Basilica, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Paris, France. A popular landmark, the basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city. :: Image #28154
Photo of Trocadero. The Trocadero, site of the Palais de Chaillot, is an area of Paris, France, in the 16th arrondissement, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. :: Image #28149
Photo of Trocadero. The Trocadero, site of the Palais de Chaillot, is an area of Paris, France, in the 16th arrondissement, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. :: Image #28148
Photo of Ile Saint-Louis, is one of two natural islands in the Seine river, in Paris, France. The island is named after King Louis IX of France (Saint Louis). The island is connected to the rest of Paris by bridges to both banks of the river and by the Pont Saint Louis to the Ile de la Cite. :: Image #28145
Photo of Eglise Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois. :: Image #28143
Photo of Eglise Saint-Merri. The Church of Saint-Merri is a small church in Paris, located on the busy street Rue Saint Martin, on the Right Bank. :: Image #28142
Photo of Eglise Saint-Merri. The Church of Saint-Merri is a small church in Paris, located on the busy street Rue Saint Martin, on the Right Bank. :: Image #28141
Photo of Musee National d'Art Moderne, in Centre Georges Pompidou. Centre Georges Pompidou (also known as the Pompidou Centre) houses the Bibliotheque publique d'information, a vast public library, the Musee National d'Art Moderne which is the largest museum for modern art in Europe, and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research. :: Image #28140
Photo of Musee National d'Art Moderne, in Centre Georges Pompidou. Centre Georges Pompidou (also known as the Pompidou Centre) houses the Bibliotheque publique d'information, a vast public library, the Musee National d'Art Moderne which is the largest museum for modern art in Europe, and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research. :: Image #28139
Photo of Musee National d'Art Moderne, in Centre Georges Pompidou. Centre Georges Pompidou (also known as the Pompidou Centre) houses the Bibliotheque publique d'information, a vast public library, the Musee National d'Art Moderne which is the largest museum for modern art in Europe, and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research. :: Image #28138
Photo of Eglise Saint-Eustache. The Church of St Eustace, Paris a church in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. Situated at the entrance to Paris's ancient markets (Les Halles) and the beginning of rue Montorgueil, St Eustace's is considered a masterpiece of late Gothic architecture. :: Image #28135
Photo of Eglise Saint-Eustache. The Church of St Eustace, Paris a church in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. Situated at the entrance to Paris's ancient markets (Les Halles) and the beginning of rue Montorgueil, St Eustace's is considered a masterpiece of late Gothic architecture. :: Image #28134
Photo of Eglise Saint-Eustache. The Church of St Eustace, Paris a church in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. Situated at the entrance to Paris's ancient markets (Les Halles) and the beginning of rue Montorgueil, St Eustace's is considered a masterpiece of late Gothic architecture. :: Image #28133
Photo of Eglise Saint-Eustache. The Church of St Eustace, Paris a church in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. Situated at the entrance to Paris's ancient markets (Les Halles) and the beginning of rue Montorgueil, St Eustace's is considered a masterpiece of late Gothic architecture. :: Image #28132
Photo of Notre Dame de Paris. Notre Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral or simply Notre Dame, is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral on the eastern half of the Ile de la Cite in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. Widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known churches in the world ever built, Notre Dame is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris. :: Image #28130
Photo of Notre Dame de Paris. Notre Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral or simply Notre Dame, is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral on the eastern half of the Ile de la Cite in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. Widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known churches in the world ever built, Notre Dame is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris. :: Image #28129
Photo of Notre Dame de Paris. Notre Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral or simply Notre Dame, is a historic Roman Catholic Marian cathedral on the eastern half of the Ile de la Cite in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. Widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known churches in the world ever built, Notre Dame is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris. :: Image #28128
Photo of Les Invalides, officially known as L'Hotel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. :: Image #28124
Photo of Les Invalides, officially known as L'Hotel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. :: Image #28123
Photo of Les Invalides, officially known as L'Hotel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. :: Image #28120
Photo of Eglise, interior. :: Image #28119
Photo of La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world :: Image #28117
Photo of La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world :: Image #28115
Photo of La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world :: Image #28114
Photo of La Tour Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world :: Image #28112
Photo of Inside the Louvre Museum, Paris. :: Image #28110
Photo of Inside the Louvre Museum, Paris. :: Image #28109
Photo of Inside the Louvre Museum, Paris. :: Image #28106
Photo of Inside the Louvre Museum, Paris. :: Image #28104
Photo of The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called the Nike of Samothrace, is a 2nd century BC marble sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike (Victory). The Nike of Samothrace, discovered in 1863, is estimated to have been created around 190 BC. :: Image #28103
Photo of Ceiling detail, Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28101
Photo of Inside the Louvre Museum, Paris. :: Image #28100
Photo of Inside the Louvre Museum, Paris. :: Image #28099
Photo of Inside the Louvre Museum, Paris. :: Image #28098
Photo of The Louvre Pyramid, Pyramide du Louvre, large glass and metal pyramid in the main courtyard (Cour Napoleon) of the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre) in Paris :: Image #28093
Photo of Inside the Louvre Museum, Paris. :: Image #28092
Photo of Arc de Triomphe. The Arc de Triomphe (Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile) is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle (originally named Place de l'Etoile), at the western end of the Champs-Elysees. The Arc de Triomphe (in English: "Triumphal Arch") honors those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I. The monument was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806, and its iconographic program pitted heroically nude French youths against bearded Germanic warriors in chain mail. It set the tone for public monuments, with triumphant patriotic messages. The monument stands 50 metres (164 ft) in height, 45 m (148 ft) wide and 22 m (72 ft) deep. :: Image #28086
Photo of Arc de Triomphe. The Arc de Triomphe (Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile) is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle (originally named Place de l'Etoile), at the western end of the Champs-Elysees. The Arc de Triomphe (in English: "Triumphal Arch") honors those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I. The monument was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806, and its iconographic program pitted heroically nude French youths against bearded Germanic warriors in chain mail. It set the tone for public monuments, with triumphant patriotic messages. The monument stands 50 metres (164 ft) in height, 45 m (148 ft) wide and 22 m (72 ft) deep. :: Image #28085
Photo of Arc de Triomphe. The Arc de Triomphe (Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile) is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle (originally named Place de l'Etoile), at the western end of the Champs-Elysees. The Arc de Triomphe (in English: "Triumphal Arch") honors those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I. The monument was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806, and its iconographic program pitted heroically nude French youths against bearded Germanic warriors in chain mail. It set the tone for public monuments, with triumphant patriotic messages. The monument stands 50 metres (164 ft) in height, 45 m (148 ft) wide and 22 m (72 ft) deep. :: Image #28082
Photo of Arc de Triomphe. The Arc de Triomphe (Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile) is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle (originally named Place de l'Etoile), at the western end of the Champs-Elysees. The Arc de Triomphe (in English: "Triumphal Arch") honors those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I. The monument was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806, and its iconographic program pitted heroically nude French youths against bearded Germanic warriors in chain mail. It set the tone for public monuments, with triumphant patriotic messages. The monument stands 50 metres (164 ft) in height, 45 m (148 ft) wide and 22 m (72 ft) deep. :: Image #28081
Photo of Arc de Triomphe. The Arc de Triomphe (Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile) is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle (originally named Place de l'Etoile), at the western end of the Champs-Elysees. The Arc de Triomphe (in English: "Triumphal Arch") honors those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I. The monument was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806, and its iconographic program pitted heroically nude French youths against bearded Germanic warriors in chain mail. It set the tone for public monuments, with triumphant patriotic messages. The monument stands 50 metres (164 ft) in height, 45 m (148 ft) wide and 22 m (72 ft) deep. :: Image #28079
Photo of Ceiling art detail. :: Image #28075
Photo of Ceiling art detail. :: Image #28074
Photo of Ceiling art detail. :: Image #28072
Photo of Ceiling art detail. :: Image #28070
Photo of Ceiling art detail. :: Image #28069
Photo of Royal Chapel of Versailles, dedicated to Saint Louis, patron saint of the Bourbons, the chapel was consecrated in 1710. It was here that Louis XVI of France was wed to Marie-Antoinette. The ceiling represents God the Father in His Glory Bringing to the World the Promise of Redemption and was painted by Antoine Coypel. :: Image #28068
Photo of Petit Palais, (Small Palace), is a museum in Paris, France. Built for the Universal Exhibition in 1900 to Charles Girault's designs, it now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts (musee des beaux-arts de la ville de Paris). :: Image #28064
Photo of Petit Palais, (Small Palace), is a museum in Paris, France. Built for the Universal Exhibition in 1900 to Charles Girault's designs, it now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts (musee des beaux-arts de la ville de Paris). :: Image #28063
Photo of Inside the Louvre Museum, Paris. :: Image #28061
Photo of Inside the Louvre Museum, Paris. :: Image #28060
Photo of Inside the Louvre Museum, Paris. :: Image #28059
Photo of Inside the Louvre Museum, Paris. :: Image #28058
Photo of Ceiling detail, Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28057
Photo of Ceiling detail, Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28055
Photo of Inside the Louvre Museum, Paris. :: Image #28054
Photo of Ceiling detail, Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28053
Photo of Ceiling detail, Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28052
Photo of Ceiling detail, Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28051
Photo of Inside the Louvre Museum, Paris. :: Image #28050
Photo of Ceiling detail, Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28049
Photo of Ceiling detail, Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28048
Photo of Inside the Louvre Museum, Paris. :: Image #28047
Photo of Ceiling detail, Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28046
Photo of Ceiling detail, Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28045
Photo of Ceiling detail, Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28044
Photo of Ceiling detail, Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28040
Photo of Ceiling detail, Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28039
Photo of Ceiling detail, Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28038
Photo of Ceiling detail, Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28036
Photo of La Predication de saint Etienne a Jerusalem, by Vittore Carpaccio, 1514. Musee du Louvre. :: Image #28035
Photo of La Sainte-Chapelle, The Holy Chapel, is one of the only surviving buildings of the Capetian royal palace on the Ile de la Cite in the heart of Paris, France. It was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns - one of the most important relics in medieval Christendom. :: Image #28033
Photo of Pantheon. The Pantheon is a building in the Latin Quarter in Paris. It was originally built as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve and to house the reliquary chasse containing her relics but now functions as a secular mausoleum containing the remains of distinguished French citizens. :: Image #28028
Photo of Full moon rising over San Diego city skyline, sunset, storm clouds, viewed from Coronado Island. :: Image #28027
Photo of Full moon rising over San Diego city skyline, sunset, storm clouds, viewed from Coronado Island. :: Image #28026
Photo of Full moon rising over San Diego city skyline, sunset, storm clouds, viewed from Coronado Island. :: Image #28025
Photo of Full moon rising over San Diego city skyline, sunset, storm clouds, viewed from Coronado Island. :: Image #28024
Photo of Full moon rising over San Diego city skyline, sunset, storm clouds, viewed from Coronado Island. :: Image #28023
Photo of Full moon rising over San Diego city skyline, sunset, storm clouds, viewed from Coronado Island. :: Image #28022
Photo of Full moon rising over San Diego city skyline, sunset, storm clouds, viewed from Coronado Island. :: Image #28021
Photo of San Diego city skyline, dusk, clearing storm clouds. :: Image #28020
Photo of San Diego city skyline, dusk, clearing storm clouds. :: Image #28019
Photo of Double-crested cormorant drys its wings in the sun following a morning of foraging in the ocean, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #28015
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch :: Image #28013
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch :: Image #28012
Photo of La Jolla Sea Caves, the famous La Jolla sea caves lie below tall cliffs at Goldfish Point. Sunrise :: Image #28011
Photo of San Diego city skyline, dusk, clearing storm clouds. :: Image #28010
Photo of San Diego city skyline, dusk, clearing storm clouds. :: Image #28009
Photo of San Diego city skyline, dusk, clearing storm clouds. :: Image #28008
Photo of San Diego city skyline, dusk, clearing storm clouds. :: Image #28007
Photo of San Diego city skyline, dusk, clearing storm clouds. :: Image #28006
Photo of Arches National Park. :: Image #27902
Photo of Arches National Park. :: Image #27901
Photo of Cholla cactus and Milky Way, stars fill the night sky over the Cholla Garden. :: Image #27900
Photo of The Milky Way rises above a huge wall of stone, stars fill the night sky and soar over the distant lights of campers. :: Image #27899
Photo of Rocks and Milky Way arching overhead, night sky and stars above. :: Image #27897
Photo of La Jolla coast sunset, waves wash over sandstone reef, clouds and sky :: Image #27895
Photo of La Jolla coast sunset, waves wash over sandstone reef, clouds and sky :: Image #27894
Photo of La Jolla coast sunset, waves wash over sandstone reef, clouds and sky :: Image #27893
Photo of La Jolla coast sunset, waves wash over sandstone reef, clouds and sky :: Image #27891
Photo of La Jolla coast sunset, waves wash over sandstone reef, clouds and sky :: Image #27890
Photo of San Diego bay and skyline, viewed from Coronado Island :: Image #27888
Photo of Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977 :: Image #27887
Photo of Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977 :: Image #27886
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery :: Image #27885
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery :: Image #27884
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery :: Image #27883
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery :: Image #27882
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery :: Image #27881
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27880
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27879
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27878
Photo of Double Arch and the Milky Way, stars at night. :: Image #27877
Photo of Double Arch and the Milky Way, stars at night. :: Image #27874
Photo of Sunrise light on Turret Arch viewed through North Window :: Image #27873
Photo of Hoodoo goblin rocks at dawn. :: Image #27872
Photo of Landscape Arch and Milky Way, stars rise over the arch at night. (Note: this image was created before a ban on light-painting in Arches National Park was put into effect. Light-painting is no longer permitted in Arches National Park) :: Image #27871
Photo of Landscape Arch and Milky Way galaxy. Stars rise over Landscape arch at night, filling the Utah sky, while the arch is gently lit by a hiker's light. (Note: this image was created before a ban on light-painting in Arches National Park was put into effect. Light-painting is no longer permitted in Arches National Park) :: Image #27869
Photo of Arches National Park. :: Image #27866
Photo of Delicate Arch at sunset. :: Image #27865
Photo of Delicate Arch at sunset. :: Image #27864
Photo of Delicate Arch and the Moon at Sunset. The moon and clouds, with stars showing faintly in the sky, as sunset fades into night. (Note: this image was created before a ban on light-painting in Arches National Park was put into effect. Light-painting is no longer permitted in Arches National Park) :: Image #27863
Photo of Delicate Arch and the Moon at Sunset. The moon and clouds, with stars showing faintly in the sky, as sunset fades into night. (Note: this image was created before a ban on light-painting in Arches National Park was put into effect. Light-painting is no longer permitted in Arches National Park) :: Image #27862
Photo of Delicate Arch and the Moon at Sunset. The moon and clouds, with stars showing faintly in the sky, as sunset fades into night. (Note: this image was created before a ban on light-painting in Arches National Park was put into effect. Light-painting is no longer permitted in Arches National Park) :: Image #27861
Photo of Delicate Arch and the Moon at Sunset. The moon and clouds, with stars showing faintly in the sky, as sunset fades into night. (Note: this image was created before a ban on light-painting in Arches National Park was put into effect. Light-painting is no longer permitted in Arches National Park) :: Image #27860
Photo of Milky Way arches over Delicate Arch, as stars cover the night sky. (Note: this image was created before a ban on light-painting in Arches National Park was put into effect. Light-painting is no longer permitted in Arches National Park) :: Image #27858
Photo of Milky Way arches over Delicate Arch, as stars cover the night sky. (Note: this image was created before a ban on light-painting in Arches National Park was put into effect. Light-painting is no longer permitted in Arches National Park) :: Image #27856
Photo of Milky Way arches over Delicate Arch, as stars cover the night sky. (Note: this image was created before a ban on light-painting in Arches National Park was put into effect. Light-painting is no longer permitted in Arches National Park) :: Image #27853
Photo of Milky Way arches over Delicate Arch, as stars cover the night sky. (Note: this image was created before a ban on light-painting in Arches National Park was put into effect. Light-painting is no longer permitted in Arches National Park) :: Image #27852
Photo of Milky Way arches over Delicate Arch, as stars cover the night sky. (Note: this image was created before a ban on light-painting in Arches National Park was put into effect. Light-painting is no longer permitted in Arches National Park) :: Image #27851
Photo of Milky Way arches over Delicate Arch, as stars cover the night sky. (Note: this image was created before a ban on light-painting in Arches National Park was put into effect. Light-painting is no longer permitted in Arches National Park) :: Image #27849
Photo of Tower of Babel and stars at night. :: Image #27846
Photo of Canyonlands National Park panorama. :: Image #27845
Photo of Canyonlands National Park view over Island in the Sky :: Image #27844
Photo of Canyonlands National Park view over Island in the Sky :: Image #27843
Photo of Canyonlands National Park view over Island in the Sky :: Image #27842
Photo of Balanced Rock, a narrow sandstone tower, appears poised to topple. :: Image #27837
Photo of Balanced Rock and Milky Way stars at night. (Note: this image was created before a ban on light-painting in Arches National Park was put into effect. Light-painting is no longer permitted in Arches National Park) :: Image #27832
Photo of Mesa Arch and Milky Way at night. :: Image #27830
Photo of Mesa Arch and Milky Way at night. :: Image #27829
Photo of Mesa Arch and Milky Way at night. :: Image #27828
Photo of Canyonlands National Park panorama. :: Image #27821
Photo of Canyonlands National Park panorama. :: Image #27820
Photo of Canyonlands National Park panorama. :: Image #27819
Photo of Canyonlands National Park panorama. :: Image #27818
Photo of Juniper and Standing Rock with Milky :: Image #27816
Photo of Standing stone and Milky Way, stars fill the night sky. :: Image #27815
Photo of Joshua Trees and crescent moon silhouetted against predawn sunrise light :: Image #27814
Photo of Joshua tree and stars at night. The Joshua Tree is a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems :: Image #27813
Photo of Joshua tree and stars at night. The Joshua Tree is a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems :: Image #27812
Photo of Joshua tree and stars at night. The Joshua Tree is a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems :: Image #27811
Photo of Joshua tree and stars at night. The Joshua Tree is a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems :: Image #27810
Photo of Joshua tree and stars at night. The Joshua Tree is a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems :: Image #27809
Photo of The Milky Way Galaxy shines in the night sky with a Joshua Tree silhouetted in the foreground. :: Image #27808
Photo of The Milky Way Galaxy shines in the night sky with a Joshua Tree silhouetted in the foreground. :: Image #27807
Photo of Juniper and Standing Rock with Milky :: Image #27804
Photo of Juniper and Standing Rock with Milky :: Image #27803
Photo of Standing stone and Milky Way, stars fill the night sky. :: Image #27802
Photo of Standing stone and Milky Way, stars fill the night sky. :: Image #27801
Photo of The Milky Way galaxy arcs over Arch Rock on a clear evening in Joshua Tree National Park :: Image #27800
Photo of Yosemite Falls reflected in the Merced River, illuminated by moonlight, spring. :: Image #27759
Photo of Yosemite Falls and star trails, at night, viewed from Cook's Meadow, illuminated by the light of the full moon. :: Image #27754
Photo of Yosemite Falls viewed from Glacier Point, spring. :: Image #27740
Photo of Yosemite Falls and star trails, at night, viewed from Cook's Meadow, illuminated by the light of the full moon. :: Image #27734
Photo of Boulders and stars, moonlight in Joshua Tree National Park. The moon gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California :: Image #27719
Photo of Boulders and stars, moonlight in Joshua Tree National Park. The moon gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California :: Image #27718
Photo of Boulders and stars, moonlight in Joshua Tree National Park. The moon gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California :: Image #27717
Photo of Boulders and stars, moonlight in Joshua Tree National Park. The moon gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California :: Image #27715
Photo of Joshua tree and stars, moonlit night. The Joshua Tree is a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems. :: Image #27713
Photo of Joshua tree and stars, moonlit night. The Joshua Tree is a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems. :: Image #27712
Photo of Star trails and Arch Rock. Polaris, the North Star, is at the center of the circular arc star trails as they pass above this natural stone archway in Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #27708
Photo of Star trails and Arch Rock. Polaris, the North Star, is at the center of the circular arc star trails as they pass above this natural stone archway in Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #27707
Photo of San Diego Coronado Bridge, linking San Diego to the island community of Coronado, spans San Diego Bay. Dawn. :: Image #27706
Photo of San Diego Coronado Bridge, linking San Diego to the island community of Coronado, spans San Diego Bay. Dawn. :: Image #27705
Photo of San Diego Coronado Bridge, linking San Diego to the island community of Coronado, spans San Diego Bay. Dawn. :: Image #27704
Photo of San Diego Coronado Bridge, linking San Diego to the island community of Coronado, spans San Diego Bay. Dawn, lavender sky. :: Image #27703
Photo of Sunrise on the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter :: Image #27700
Photo of Sunrise on the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter :: Image #27698
Photo of Sailing stone at dawn, Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California. :: Image #27697
Photo of Sunrise on the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter :: Image #27695
Photo of Sunrise on the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter :: Image #27694
Photo of Zodiacal light over Death Valley. Zodiacal light is a faint diffuse light seen along the plane of the ecliptic in the vicinity of the setting or rising sun, caused by sunlight scattered off space dust in the zodiacal cloud. :: Image #27692
Photo of Sailing stone on the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter :: Image #27690
Photo of Darwin Falls in Death Valley, near the settlement of Panamint Springs. The falls are fed by a perennial stream that flows through a narrow canyon of plutonic rock, and drop of total of 80' (24m) in two sections. :: Image #27685
Photo of Darwin Falls in Death Valley, near the settlement of Panamint Springs. The falls are fed by a perennial stream that flows through a narrow canyon of plutonic rock, and drop of total of 80' (24m) in two sections. :: Image #27684
Photo of Mobius Arch and stars at night, Alabama Hills, California. :: Image #27680
Photo of Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills, seen here at night with swirling star trails formed in the sky above due to a long time exposure. :: Image #27679
Photo of Mobius Arch and stars at night, Alabama Hills, California. :: Image #27678
Photo of Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills, seen here at night with swirling star trails formed in the sky above due to a long time exposure. :: Image #27676
Photo of Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills, seen here at night with swirling star trails formed in the sky above due to a long time exposure. :: Image #27675
Photo of Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills, seen here at night with swirling star trails formed in the sky above due to a long time exposure. :: Image #27674
Photo of Racetrack sailing stone and star trails. A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter :: Image #27670
Photo of Racetrack sailing stone and stars at night. A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter :: Image #27669
Photo of Sunrise at Zabriskie Point, Manly Beacon is lit by the morning sun while clouds from a clearing storm pass by. :: Image #27666
Photo of Sunrise at Zabriskie Point, Manly Beacon is lit by the morning sun while clouds from a clearing storm pass by. :: Image #27665
Photo of Sunrise at Zabriskie Point, Manly Beacon is lit by the morning sun while clouds from a clearing storm pass by. :: Image #27664
Photo of Sunrise at Zabriskie Point, Manly Beacon is lit by the morning sun while clouds from a clearing storm pass by. :: Image #27663
Photo of Sunrise at Zabriskie Point, Manly Beacon is lit by the morning sun while clouds from a clearing storm pass by. :: Image #27662
Photo of Sunrise at Zabriskie Point, Manly Beacon is lit by the morning sun while clouds from a clearing storm pass by. :: Image #27661
Photo of Sunrise at Zabriskie Point, Manly Beacon is lit by the morning sun while clouds from a clearing storm pass by. :: Image #27659
Photo of Sunrise at Zabriskie Point, Manly Beacon is lit by the morning sun while clouds from a clearing storm pass by. :: Image #27658
Photo of Sunrise at Zabriskie Point, Manly Beacon is lit by the morning sun while clouds from a clearing storm pass by. :: Image #27657
Photo of Sunrise at Zabriskie Point, Manly Beacon is lit by the morning sun while clouds from a clearing storm pass by. :: Image #27656
Photo of Mt. Whitney is the highest point in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m). It lies along the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Composed of the Sierra Nevada batholith granite formation, its eastern side (seen here) is quite steep. It is climbed by hundreds of hikers each year. :: Image #27654
Photo of Mt. Whitney is the highest point in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m). It lies along the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Composed of the Sierra Nevada batholith granite formation, its eastern side (seen here) is quite steep. It is climbed by hundreds of hikers each year. :: Image #27653
Photo of Alabama Hills, sunrise. :: Image #27652
Photo of Alabama Hills and Sierra Nevada, sunrise. :: Image #27651
Photo of Lathe Arch and Lone Pine Peak, sunrise. :: Image #27650
Photo of Mobius Arch, sunrise. :: Image #27649
Photo of Mobius Arch at sunrise, framing snow dusted Lone Pine Peak and the Sierra Nevada Range in the background. Also known as Galen's Arch, Mobius Arch is found in the Alabama Hills Recreational Area near Lone Pine. :: Image #27648
Photo of Mobius Arch at sunrise, framing snow dusted Lone Pine Peak and the Sierra Nevada Range in the background. Also known as Galen's Arch, Mobius Arch is found in the Alabama Hills Recreational Area near Lone Pine. :: Image #27647
Photo of Mobius Arch at sunrise, framing snow dusted Lone Pine Peak and the Sierra Nevada Range in the background. Also known as Galen's Arch, Mobius Arch is found in the Alabama Hills Recreational Area near Lone Pine. :: Image #27645
Photo of Mobius Arch at sunrise, framing snow dusted Lone Pine Peak and the Sierra Nevada Range in the background. Also known as Galen's Arch, Mobius Arch is found in the Alabama Hills Recreational Area near Lone Pine. :: Image #27643
Photo of Racetrack sailing stone and Milky Way, at night. A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter :: Image #27641
Photo of Racetrack sailing stone and Milky Way, at night. A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter :: Image #27639
Photo of Racetrack sailing stone and Milky Way, at night. A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter :: Image #27638
Photo of Racetrack sailing stone and stars at night. A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter :: Image #27637
Photo of Racetrack sailing stone and stars at night. A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter :: Image #27636
Photo of Salt polygons. After winter flooding, the salt on the Badwater Basin playa dries into geometric polygonal shapes. :: Image #27635
Photo of Salt polygons. After winter flooding, the salt on the Badwater Basin playa dries into geometric polygonal shapes. :: Image #27634
Photo of Salt polygons. After winter flooding, the salt on the Badwater Basin playa dries into geometric polygonal shapes. :: Image #27633
Photo of Salt polygons. After winter flooding, the salt on the Badwater Basin playa dries into geometric polygonal shapes. :: Image #27632
Photo of Mobius Arch at sunrise, framing snow dusted Lone Pine Peak and the Sierra Nevada Range in the background. Also known as Galen's Arch, Mobius Arch is found in the Alabama Hills Recreational Area near Lone Pine. :: Image #27629
Photo of Mobius Arch at sunrise, framing snow dusted Lone Pine Peak and the Sierra Nevada Range in the background. Also known as Galen's Arch, Mobius Arch is found in the Alabama Hills Recreational Area near Lone Pine. :: Image #27628
Photo of Mobius Arch at sunrise, framing snow dusted Lone Pine Peak and the Sierra Nevada Range in the background. Also known as Galen's Arch, Mobius Arch is found in the Alabama Hills Recreational Area near Lone Pine. :: Image #27626
Photo of Alabama Hills and Sierra Nevada, sunrise. :: Image #27625
Photo of Mobius Arch at sunrise, framing snow dusted Lone Pine Peak and the Sierra Nevada Range in the background. Also known as Galen's Arch, Mobius Arch is found in the Alabama Hills Recreational Area near Lone Pine. :: Image #27623
Photo of Alabama Hills and stars at night. :: Image #27621
Photo of Oceanside Pier at sunset, clouds with a brilliant sky at dusk, the lights on the pier are lit. :: Image #27615
Photo of Oceanside Pier at sunset, clouds with a brilliant sky at dusk, the lights on the pier are lit. :: Image #27613
Photo of Oceanside Pier at sunset, clouds and palm trees with a brilliant sky at dusk. :: Image #27611
Photo of Oceanside Pier at sunset, clouds and palm trees with a brilliant sky at dusk. :: Image #27609
Photo of Oceanside Pier at sunset, clouds and palm trees with a brilliant sky at dusk. :: Image #27608
Photo of The coast of Oceanside California, waves and surfers, beach houses, just before sunset, winter, looking north. :: Image #27604
Photo of California brown pelican on Oceanside Pier, sitting on the pier railing, sunset, winter. :: Image #27603
Photo of The coast of Oceanside California, waves and surfers, beach houses, just before sunset, winter, looking south. :: Image #27601
Photo of The coast of Oceanside California, waves and surfers, beach houses, just before sunset, winter, looking south. :: Image #27600
Photo of The coast of Oceanside California, waves and surfers, beach houses, just before sunset, winter, looking south. :: Image #27599
Photo of The coast of Oceanside California, waves and surfers, beach houses, just before sunset, winter, looking south. :: Image #27598
Photo of Fin whale underwater. The fin whale is the second longest and sixth most massive animal ever, reaching lengths of 88 feet. :: Image #27596
Photo of Fin whale underwater. The fin whale is the second longest and sixth most massive animal ever, reaching lengths of 88 feet. :: Image #27595
Photo of Fin whale underwater. The fin whale is the second longest and sixth most massive animal ever, reaching lengths of 88 feet. :: Image #27593
Photo of Beautiful Sea of Cortez sunset view, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27592
Photo of Las Animas island, near La Paz, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27590
Photo of Las Animas island, near La Paz, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27589
Photo of Las Animas island, large bachelor colony of male adult California sea lions in foreground, near La Paz, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27588
Photo of Las Animas island, large bachelor colony of male adult California sea lions in foreground, near La Paz, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27587
Photo of Beautiful Sea of Cortez sunset view, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27586
Photo of Beautiful Sea of Cortez sunset view, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27585
Photo of Las Animas island, near La Paz, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27584
Photo of Beautiful Sea of Cortez sunset view, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27583
Photo of Stone scorpionfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
:: Image #27581
Photo of Stone scorpionfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
:: Image #27580
Photo of Stone scorpionfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
:: Image #27579
Photo of Stone scorpionfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
:: Image #27578
Photo of Cortez rainbow wrasse schooling over reef in mating display, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27577
Photo of Yellow-tailed surgeonfish schooling, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27575
Photo of Yellow-tailed surgeonfish schooling, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27574
Photo of Yellow-tailed surgeonfish schooling, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27573
Photo of Yellow-tailed surgeonfish schooling, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27572
Photo of Beautiful underwater sunburst, glittering light through the ocean surface, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27570
Photo of Beautiful underwater sunburst, glittering light through the ocean surface, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27569
Photo of Schooling fish in the Sea of Cortez. :: Image #27568
Photo of Schooling fish in the Sea of Cortez. :: Image #27567
Photo of Yellow-tailed surgeonfish schooling, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27566
Photo of Yellow-tailed surgeonfish schooling, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27565
Photo of Scissortail damselfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27560
Photo of Schooling fish with motion blur, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27559
Photo of Schooling fish with motion blur, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27558
Photo of Schooling fish with motion blur, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27557
Photo of Schooling fish with motion blur, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27556
Photo of Schooling fish with motion blur, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27555
Photo of Schooling fish with motion blur, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27554
Photo of Schooling fish with motion blur, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27553
Photo of Schooling fish with motion blur, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27552
Photo of Lesser electric ray, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27550
Photo of Lesser electric ray, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27549
Photo of Lesser electric ray, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27548
Photo of Bullseye torpedo electric ray, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27547
Photo of Cortez round stingray, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27546
Photo of Bullseye torpedo electric ray, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27545
Photo of Bullseye torpedo electric ray, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27542
Photo of Bullseye torpedo electric ray, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27541
Photo of Bullseye puffer fish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27540
Photo of Hard coral and gorgonian, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27538
Photo of Orange cup coral clusters on rocky reef. :: Image #27537
Photo of Tan sea star, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #27536
Photo of Pyramid sea star. :: Image #27535
Photo of Unidentified hard coral
:: Image #27534
Photo of Flower sea urchin with pedicellariae visible. :: Image #27533
Photo of Pyramid sea star. :: Image #27532
Photo of Panamic crown of thorns sea star. :: Image #27531
Photo of Hard coral and gorgonian, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27530
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27526
Photo of Hard coral and gorgonian, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27525
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27524
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27522
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27521
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27519
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27518
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27517
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27516
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27515
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27513
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27512
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27511
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27509
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27508
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27507
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27506
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27503
Photo of Reef with gorgonians and marine invertebrates, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27502
Photo of Pacific creolefish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #27501
Photo of Blue and gold snapper, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
:: Image #27500
Photo of Mexican hogfish, female coloration, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27499
Photo of Giant damselfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27498
Photo of Giant damselfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27496
Photo of Unidentified fish :: Image #27495
Photo of Barberfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27494
Photo of Spotted sharpnose puffer fish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
:: Image #27492
Photo of Finescale triggerfish underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27491
Photo of Finescale triggerfish underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27490
Photo of Finescale triggerfish underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27488
Photo of Finescale triggerfish underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27487
Photo of Finescale triggerfish underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27486
Photo of Pacific mutton hamlet, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27485
Photo of Barberfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27484
Photo of Long-spine porcupine fish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
:: Image #27483
Photo of Starry grouper, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27482
Photo of Long-spine porcupine fish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
:: Image #27481
Photo of Unidentified damselfish, Sea of Cortez :: Image #27480
Photo of Pacific mutton hamlet, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27479
Photo of King angelfish in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. :: Image #27477
Photo of King angelfish in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. :: Image #27476
Photo of King angelfish in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. :: Image #27475
Photo of Juvenile King angelfish in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. :: Image #27473
Photo of Juvenile King angelfish in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. :: Image #27472
Photo of King angelfish in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. :: Image #27471
Photo of Panamic Green Moray Eel, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27469
Photo of Panamic Green Moray Eel, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27467
Photo of Large group of bachelor adult male California sea lions, underwater view, at Isla Las Animas near La Paz, Sea of Cortez, Baja California. :: Image #27465
Photo of Large group of bachelor adult male California sea lions, underwater view, at Isla Las Animas near La Paz, Sea of Cortez, Baja California. :: Image #27464
Photo of Large group of bachelor adult male California sea lions, underwater view, at Isla Las Animas near La Paz, Sea of Cortez, Baja California. :: Image #27461
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27458
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27457
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27456
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27455
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27454
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27452
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27451
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27450
Photo of California sea lion, adult male bull, underwater. :: Image #27449
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27448
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27447
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27446
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27445
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27444
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27443
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27442
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27441
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27440
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27438
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27437
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27436
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27435
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27433
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27432
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27429
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27427
Photo of California sea lion underwater. :: Image #27426
Photo of Imperial Beach pier at sunrise, :: Image #27417
Photo of Imperial Beach pier at sunrise, :: Image #27416
Photo of Imperial Beach pier at sunrise, :: Image #27415
Photo of Imperial Beach pier at sunrise, :: Image #27413
Photo of Imperial Beach pier at sunrise, :: Image #27412
Photo of Imperial Beach pier at sunrise, :: Image #27410
Photo of Imperial Beach pier at sunrise, :: Image #27409
Photo of Imperial Beach pier at sunrise, :: Image #27408
Photo of South Carlsbad State Beach sunset, beautiful clouds and soft colors. :: Image #27407
Photo of Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #27405
Photo of Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #27404
Photo of Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #27402
Photo of Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #27400
Photo of Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #27399
Photo of Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #27398
Photo of Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #27397
Photo of Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #27395
Photo of Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #27394
Photo of Pacific Beach and La Jolla and Mount Soledad at dawn, viewed over breaking waves from the Ocean Beach Pier. :: Image #27393
Photo of Ocean Beach Pier, also known as the OB Pier or Ocean Beach Municipal Pier, is the longest concrete pier on the West Coast measuring 1971 feet (601 m) long. :: Image #27392
Photo of Ocean Beach Pier, also known as the OB Pier or Ocean Beach Municipal Pier, is the longest concrete pier on the West Coast measuring 1971 feet (601 m) long. :: Image #27390
Photo of Ocean Beach Pier, also known as the OB Pier or Ocean Beach Municipal Pier, is the longest concrete pier on the West Coast measuring 1971 feet (601 m) long. :: Image #27389
Photo of Ocean Beach Pier, also known as the OB Pier or Ocean Beach Municipal Pier, is the longest concrete pier on the West Coast measuring 1971 feet (601 m) long. :: Image #27388
Photo of Ocean Beach Pier, also known as the OB Pier or Ocean Beach Municipal Pier, is the longest concrete pier on the West Coast measuring 1971 feet (601 m) long. :: Image #27386
Photo of Ocean Beach Pier, also known as the OB Pier or Ocean Beach Municipal Pier, is the longest concrete pier on the West Coast measuring 1971 feet (601 m) long. :: Image #27385
Photo of Ocean Beach Pier, also known as the OB Pier or Ocean Beach Municipal Pier, is the longest concrete pier on the West Coast measuring 1971 feet (601 m) long. :: Image #27384
Photo of Leucadia beach and coastline, sunset. :: Image #27383
Photo of Leucadia beach and coastline, sunset. :: Image #27382
Photo of Leucadia beach and coastline, sunset. :: Image #27381
Photo of Leucadia sunset, beautiful clouds and soft colors. :: Image #27379
Photo of Leucadia wet sand beach and sea cliffs, sunset. :: Image #27378
Photo of Sea of Cortez coastal scenic panorama, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27376
Photo of Las Animas island, southern Sea of Cortez near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27375
Photo of Las Animas island, southern Sea of Cortez near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27374
Photo of Las Animas island, southern Sea of Cortez near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27373
Photo of Sea of Cortez coastal scenic panorama, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27372
Photo of Sea of Cortez coastal scenic panorama, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27371
Photo of Las Animas island, southern Sea of Cortez near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27370
Photo of Las Animas island, southern Sea of Cortez near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27369
Photo of Las Animas island, southern Sea of Cortez near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27368
Photo of Las Animas island, southern Sea of Cortez near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27367
Photo of Sea of Cortez coastal scenic panorama, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27366
Photo of Los Islotes Island, Espiritu Santo-complex Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27365
Photo of Los Islotes Island, Espiritu Santo-complex Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27362
Photo of Los Islotes Island, Espiritu Santo-complex Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27361
Photo of Los Islotes Island, Espiritu Santo-complex Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27360
Photo of Los Islotes Island, Espiritu Santo-complex Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. :: Image #27359
Photo of Isla Partida, Sea of Cortez coastal scenic panorama, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico, part of the Espiritu Santo Biosphere Reserve. :: Image #27358
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #27357
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #27356
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #27355
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #27354
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #27351
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #27350
Photo of Blue whale rounding out at surface, before diving for food, showing characteristic blue/gray mottled skin pattern. :: Image #27349
Photo of Blue whale rounding out at surface, before diving for food, showing characteristic blue/gray mottled skin pattern. :: Image #27348
Photo of Blue whale rounding out at surface, before diving for food, showing characteristic blue/gray mottled skin pattern. :: Image #27347
Photo of Blue whale rounding out at surface with dorsal fin visible, before diving for food, showing characteristic blue/gray mottled skin pattern. :: Image #27345
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #27344
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #27343
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #27342
Photo of Blue whale and San Onofre Nuclear Power generating station, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #27340
Photo of Blue whale and San Onofre Nuclear Power generating station, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #27339
Photo of Blue whale and San Onofre Nuclear Power generating station, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #27338
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #27336
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #27335
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #27334
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food. :: Image #27333
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27327
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27326
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27323
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27322
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27321
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27320
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27319
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27316
Photo of Blue whales feeding on krill underwater closeup photo. A picture of a blue whale with its throat pleats inflated with a mouthful of krill. A calf swims behind and below the adult. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27315
Photo of Blue whales feeding on krill underwater closeup photo. A picture of a blue whale with its throat pleats inflated with a mouthful of krill. A calf swims behind and below the adult. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27313
Photo of Blue whales feeding on krill underwater closeup photo. A picture of a blue whale with its throat pleats inflated with a mouthful of krill. A calf swims behind and below the adult. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27312
Photo of Blue whales feeding on krill underwater closeup photo. A picture of a blue whale with its throat pleats inflated with a mouthful of krill. A calf swims behind and below the adult. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27311
Photo of Blue whales feeding on krill underwater closeup photo. A picture of a blue whale with its throat pleats inflated with a mouthful of krill. A calf swims behind and below the adult. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27310
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27307
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27306
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27305
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27304
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27303
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27302
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27301
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27298
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27297
Photo of Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This incredible picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Over 80' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale. :: Image #27295
Photo of Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Peregrine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27292
Photo of Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Peregrine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27291
Photo of Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Peregrine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27290
Photo of Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Peregrine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27286
Photo of Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Peregrine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27273
Photo of California brown pelican feather detail :: Image #27269
Photo of Western gull. :: Image #27264
Photo of Beautiful sunset on Torrey Pines State Beach. :: Image #27259
Photo of Beautiful sunset on Torrey Pines State Beach. :: Image #27257
Photo of Beautiful sunset on Torrey Pines State Beach. :: Image #27256
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27254
Photo of Beautiful sunset on Torrey Pines State Beach. :: Image #27253
Photo of Beautiful sunset on Torrey Pines State Beach. :: Image #27252
Photo of The Crystal Pier and Pacific Ocean at sunrise, dawn, waves blur as they crash upon the sand. Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach. :: Image #27246
Photo of The Crystal Pier and Pacific Ocean at sunrise, dawn, waves blur as they crash upon the sand. Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach. :: Image #27245
Photo of The Crystal Pier and Pacific Ocean at sunrise, dawn, waves blur as they crash upon the sand. Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach. :: Image #27244
Photo of The Crystal Pier and Pacific Ocean at sunrise, dawn, waves blur as they crash upon the sand. Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach. :: Image #27242
Photo of The Crystal Pier and Pacific Ocean at sunrise, dawn, waves blur as they crash upon the sand. Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach. :: Image #27241
Photo of Surf and sky at sunset, waves crash upon the sand at dusk. :: Image #27238
Photo of Surf and sky at sunset, waves crash upon the sand at dusk. :: Image #27235
Photo of Oceanside Pier at sunrise, dawn, morning. :: Image #27233
Photo of Unidentified anemone :: Image #27227
Photo of Unidentified fish :: Image #27226
Photo of Unidentified fish :: Image #27225
Photo of Unidentified fish :: Image #27224
Photo of Unidentified fish :: Image #27223
Photo of Unidentified fish :: Image #27222
Photo of Unidentified fish :: Image #27221
Photo of Unidentified fish :: Image #27220
Photo of Unidentified fish :: Image #27219
Photo of Unidentified fish :: Image #27218
Photo of Unidentified fish :: Image #27217
Photo of Copperband butterflyfish :: Image #27216
Photo of Unidentified marine worm :: Image #27215
Photo of Yellow tang. :: Image #27214
Photo of Unidentified anemone :: Image #27213
Photo of Unidentified fish :: Image #27212
Photo of Unidentified anemone :: Image #27211
Photo of Pacific creolefish. :: Image #27210
Photo of Unidentified rockfish :: Image #27209
Photo of Unidentified rockfish :: Image #27208
Photo of Unidentified fish :: Image #27207
Photo of Unidentified sea star :: Image #27206
Photo of Unidentified sea star :: Image #27205
Photo of Unidentified sea star :: Image #27204
Photo of Unidentified sea star :: Image #27203
Photo of Unidentified fish :: Image #27202
Photo of Beautiful sunset on Torrey Pines State Beach. :: Image #27201
Photo of Beautiful sunset on Torrey Pines State Beach. :: Image #27200
Photo of Beautiful sunset on Torrey Pines State Beach. :: Image #27198
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27193
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27192
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27191
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27190
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27189
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27188
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27187
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27185
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27183
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27182
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27181
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27180
Photo of San Diego bay and skyline at sunrise, viewed from Coronado Island. :: Image #27179
Photo of San Diego bay and skyline at sunrise, viewed from Coronado Island. :: Image #27178
Photo of San Diego bay and skyline at sunrise, viewed from Coronado Island. :: Image #27176
Photo of San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. :: Image #27175
Photo of San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. :: Image #27174
Photo of San Diego bay and skyline at sunrise, viewed from Coronado Island. :: Image #27172
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27171
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27170
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27169
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27167
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27166
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27165
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27164
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27163
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27161
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27160
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27158
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27157
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27154
Photo of Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure. :: Image #27153
Photo of Krill and squid school at the ocean surface, moments before blue and fin whales rise to the surface to feed. The krill is likely Euphausia pacifica, the squid are likely Loligo opalescens. A thin cloud of pink krill gathers at the ocean surface, where it is likely to be preyed upon by sharks, fish, birds and whales :: Image #27152
Photo of San Diego harbor and skyline, viewed at sunset. :: Image #27149
Photo of San Diego harbor and skyline, viewed at sunset. :: Image #27147
Photo of A blue whale exhales. The blow, or spout, of a blue whale can reach 30 feet into the air. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on earth :: Image #27145
Photo of A blue whale exhales. The blow, or spout, of a blue whale can reach 30 feet into the air. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on earth :: Image #27144
Photo of A blue whale rounds out at the surface. :: Image #27143
Photo of A humpback whale raises it pectoral fin out of the water, the coast of Del Mar and La Jolla is visible in the distance. :: Image #27139
Photo of A humpback whale raises it fluke out of the water, the coast of Del Mar and La Jolla is visible in the distance. :: Image #27138
Photo of A humpback whale raises it fluke out of the water, the coast of Del Mar and La Jolla is visible in the distance. :: Image #27134
Photo of A humpback whale raises it fluke out of the water, the coast of Del Mar and La Jolla is visible in the distance. :: Image #27129
Photo of A humpback whale raises it fluke out of the water, the coast of Del Mar and La Jolla is visible in the distance. :: Image #27128
Photo of A humpback whale raises it fluke out of the water, the coast of Del Mar and La Jolla is visible in the distance. :: Image #27124
Photo of Blue whale fluking up (raising its tail) before a dive to forage for krill. :: Image #27123
Photo of Blue whale fluking up (raising its tail) before a dive to forage for krill. :: Image #27122
Photo of A rainbow forms in a blue whales spout. :: Image #27121
Photo of Blue whale fluking up (raising its tail) before a dive to forage for krill. :: Image #27120
Photo of Blue whale fluking up (raising its tail) before a dive to forage for krill. :: Image #27119
Photo of A blue whale exhales. The blow, or spout, of a blue whale can reach 30 feet into the air. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on earth :: Image #27118
Photo of A blue whale exhales. The blow, or spout, of a blue whale can reach 30 feet into the air. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on earth :: Image #27117
Photo of Fin whale underwater. The fin whale is the second longest and sixth most massive animal ever, reaching lengths of 88 feet. :: Image #27115
Photo of Fin whale underwater. The fin whale is the second longest and sixth most massive animal ever, reaching lengths of 88 feet. :: Image #27114
Photo of Fin whale underwater. The fin whale is the second longest and sixth most massive animal ever, reaching lengths of 88 feet. :: Image #27112
Photo of Fin whale underwater. The fin whale is the second longest and sixth most massive animal ever, reaching lengths of 88 feet. :: Image #27111
Photo of Fin whale dorsal fin. The fin whale is the second longest and sixth most massive animal ever, reaching lengths of 88 feet. :: Image #27110
Photo of Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #27108
Photo of Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #27105
Photo of Coronado Bridge, linking San Diego to Coronado, sunrise, viewed from Coronado Island. San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. :: Image #27100
Photo of Coronado Bridge, linking San Diego to Coronado, sunrise, viewed from Coronado Island. San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. :: Image #27099
Photo of Coronado Bridge, linking San Diego to Coronado, sunrise, viewed from Coronado Island. San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. :: Image #27098
Photo of Coronado Bridge, linking San Diego to Coronado, sunrise, viewed from Coronado Island. San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. :: Image #27097
Photo of Coronado Bridge, linking San Diego to Coronado, sunrise, viewed from Coronado Island. San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. :: Image #27096
Photo of Coronado Bridge, linking San Diego to Coronado, sunrise, viewed from Coronado Island. San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. :: Image #27095
Photo of Coronado Bridge, linking San Diego to Coronado, sunrise, viewed from Coronado Island. San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. :: Image #27094
Photo of San Diego downtown city skyline and waterfront, sunrise, dawn, viewed from Coronado Island. :: Image #27092
Photo of San Diego downtown city skyline and waterfront, sunrise, dawn, viewed from Coronado Island. :: Image #27089
Photo of Panorama of La Jolla, with Mount Soledad aglow at sunset, viewed from the Pacific Ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #27086
Photo of Panorama of La Jolla, with Mount Soledad aglow at sunset, viewed from the Pacific Ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #27085
Photo of Breaking wave fast motion and blur. The Wedge. :: Image #27084
Photo of Breaking wave fast motion and blur. The Wedge. :: Image #27083
Photo of Breaking wave fast motion and blur. The Wedge. :: Image #27081
Photo of Breaking wave fast motion and blur. The Wedge. :: Image #27080
Photo of Breaking wave fast motion and blur. The Wedge. :: Image #27078
Photo of Breaking wave fast motion and blur. The Wedge. :: Image #27077
Photo of Breaking wave fast motion and blur. The Wedge. :: Image #27076
Photo of Breaking wave fast motion and blur. The Wedge. :: Image #27075
Photo of Breaking wave fast motion and blur. The Wedge. :: Image #27074
Photo of Lingulodinium polyedrum red tide dinoflagellate plankton, glows blue when it is agitated in wave and is visible at night. :: Image #27071
Photo of Lingulodinium polyedrum red tide dinoflagellate plankton, glows blue when it is agitated in wave and is visible at night. :: Image #27070
Photo of Lingulodinium polyedrum red tide dinoflagellate plankton, glows blue when it is agitated in wave and is visible at night. :: Image #27069
Photo of Lingulodinium polyedrum red tide dinoflagellate plankton, glows blue when it is agitated in wave and is visible at night. :: Image #27068
Photo of Bottlenose dolphins swim through red tide, hunt a school of fish, lit by glowing bioluminescence caused by microscopic Lingulodinium polyedrum dinoflagellate organisms which glow blue when agitated at night. :: Image #27067
Photo of Lingulodinium polyedrum red tide dinoflagellate plankton, glows blue when it is agitated in wave and is visible at night. :: Image #27063
Photo of Underwater bubble ring, a stable toroidal pocket of air. :: Image #27061
Photo of Underwater bubble ring, a stable toroidal pocket of air. :: Image #27060
Photo of Athletic young girl underwater, performing isometric exercises. :: Image #27059
Photo of Athletic young girl underwater, performing isometric exercises. :: Image #27056
Photo of Athletic swimmer underwater, performing isometric exercises. :: Image #27055
Photo of Underwater bubble ring, a stable toroidal pocket of air. :: Image #27054
Photo of Underwater bubble ring, a stable toroidal pocket of air. :: Image #27053
Photo of Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres professional baseball team, overlooking downtown San Diego at dusk. :: Image #27052
Photo of Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres professional baseball team, overlooking downtown San Diego at dusk. :: Image #27051
Photo of Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres professional baseball team, overlooking downtown San Diego at dusk. :: Image #27050
Photo of Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres professional baseball team, overlooking downtown San Diego at dusk. :: Image #27048
Photo of Perfect view of the ventral surface of a humpback whales fluke, as the whale raises its fluke just before diving underwater. The white patches and scalloping along the trailing edge of the fluke make this whale identifiable when it is observed from year to year. :: Image #27047
Photo of Humpback whale rounding out, arching its back before diving underwater. :: Image #27046
Photo of Water falling from the fluke (tail) of a humpback whale as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. :: Image #27045
Photo of Humpback whale dorsal fin, one of the identifiable characteristics researchers use to capture/recapture humpback whales from year to year. :: Image #27044
Photo of Humpback whale rounding out, arching its back before diving underwater. :: Image #27043
Photo of Blue whale fluke (tail) lifted high above the water as the whale dives in the Santa Barbara Channel. :: Image #27042
Photo of Tubercles on the rostrum of a humpback whale. Tubercles are actually hair follicles, and small coarse hair grows from each tubercle on the whale's head (rostrum). :: Image #27040
Photo of Water falling from the fluke (tail) of a humpback whale as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. :: Image #27038
Photo of Two humpback whales swim in front of a whale watching boat. :: Image #27037
Photo of Water falling from the fluke (tail) of a humpback whale as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. :: Image #27036
Photo of Water falling from the fluke (tail) of a humpback whale as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. :: Image #27035
Photo of Humpback whale blowing, exhaling as it swims toward a whale-watching boat. :: Image #27034
Photo of Water falling from the fluke (tail) of a humpback whale as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. :: Image #27033
Photo of Water falling from the fluke (tail) of a humpback whale as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. :: Image #27032
Photo of Water falling from the fluke (tail) of a humpback whale as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. :: Image #27030
Photo of Water falling from the fluke (tail) of a humpback whale as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. :: Image #27028
Photo of Scarring of this humpback whale's fluke allow researchers to identify this particular whale from season to season. :: Image #27026
Photo of Coccineis ceticola diatoms grow on the skin of a blue whale. The thin brown film of commensal parasitic Coccineis diatoms, likely the species Coccineis ceticola, are often found on the skin of large cetaceans. :: Image #27025
Photo of Water falling from a blue whale fluke as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. :: Image #27024
Photo of Water falling from a blue whale fluke as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. :: Image #27022
Photo of Blue whale exhaling in a blast as it dives underwater in the Santa Barbara Channel. :: Image #27021
Photo of Wildflowers on Mount Washburn, on the north side of Dunraven Pass near Tower Junction. :: Image #26960
Photo of Excelsior Geyser, now dormant, was formerly the worlds largest geyser. It still produces immense runoff into the Firehole River: 4,500 gallons per minute, or 6 million gallons per day. It is located in Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #26953
Photo of Teton Range reflection, in window of old barn in Grand Teton National Park. :: Image #26915
Photo of Bridalveil Falls at peak flow in spring. :: Image #26891
Photo of Tenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park's high country, with Pywiack Dome, Medlicott Dome and Mount Conness in the distance. :: Image #26872
Photo of El Capitan reflected in the Merced River. :: Image #26871
Photo of El Capitan reflected in the Merced River. :: Image #26870
Photo of Merced River reflections and textures, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #26869
Photo of Merced River reflections and textures, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #26868
Photo of Tenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park's high country, with Pywiack Dome, Medlicott Dome and Mount Conness in the distance. :: Image #26866
Photo of Tenaya Peak and Tenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park's high country :: Image #26865
Photo of Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents. :: Image #26844
Photo of Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents. :: Image #26843
Photo of Pelagic tunicate reproduction, large single salp produces a chain of smaller salps as it reproduces while adrift on the open ocean. :: Image #26842
Photo of Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents. :: Image #26841
Photo of Diver along chain of pelagic zooplankton, open ocean, underwater. :: Image #26840
Photo of Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents. :: Image #26839
Photo of Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents. :: Image #26838
Photo of Freediver photographing pelagic gelatinous zooplankton, adrift in the open ocean. :: Image #26837
Photo of Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents. :: Image #26836
Photo of Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents. :: Image #26835
Photo of Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents. :: Image #26834
Photo of Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents. :: Image #26833
Photo of The Milky Way galaxy arches over Arch Rock on a clear evening in Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #26796
Photo of Torrey Pines bluffs, sea cliffs that rise above the Pacific Ocean, extending south towards Black's Beach and La Jolla. :: Image #26791
Photo of Torrey Pines bluffs, sea cliffs that rise above the Pacific Ocean, extending north towards Del Mar. :: Image #26790
Photo of Torrey Pines bluffs, sea cliffs that rise above the Pacific Ocean, extending south towards Black's Beach and La Jolla. :: Image #26789
Photo of Torrey Pines bluffs, sea cliffs that rise above the Pacific Ocean, extending south towards Black's Beach and La Jolla. :: Image #26788
Photo of Walter Pyramid, Cal State Long Beach. The home of Long Beach State basketball and volleyball for over 15 years, the Walter Pyramid has become a nationally recognized icon for the university and the city of Long Beach. Designed by Long Beach architect Don Gibbs and built by the Nielson Construction Company of San Diego, The Walter Pyramid cost approximately $22 million. :: Image #26786
Photo of Sunset and boulders, Joshua Tree National Park. Sunset lights the giant boulders and rock formations near Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree N.P. :: Image #26785
Photo of Sunset and boulders, Joshua Tree National Park. Sunset lights the giant boulders and rock formations near Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree N.P. :: Image #26784
Photo of Joshua tree, moonlit night. The Joshua Tree is a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems. :: Image #26783
Photo of Desert southwest scenic in Joshua Tree National Park, California. :: Image #26782
Photo of Boulders and sunset in Joshua Tree National Park. The warm sunlight gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California. :: Image #26781
Photo of Sunrise on stone boulders, Joshua Tree National Park, desert southwest. :: Image #26780
Photo of Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park. A natural stone arch in the White Tank area of Joshua Tree N.P. :: Image #26779
Photo of Joshua tree, moonlit night. The Joshua Tree is a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems. :: Image #26778
Photo of Sunrise on stone boulders, Joshua Tree National Park, desert southwest, photographer's shadow. :: Image #26777
Photo of Sunrise on stone boulders, Joshua Tree National Park, desert southwest, photographer's shadow. :: Image #26776
Photo of Desert iguana, one of the most common lizards of the Sonoran and Mojave deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. :: Image #26775
Photo of Desert iguana, one of the most common lizards of the Sonoran and Mojave deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. :: Image #26774
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26715
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26714
Photo of Piedras Blancas lighthouse. :: Image #26713
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26712
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26711
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26708
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26707
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26706
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26705
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26704
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26703
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26702
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26701
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26694
Photo of The Milky Way rises in the sky above the Toadstool Hoodoos near the Paria Rimrocks. Rimrock Hoodoos. :: Image #26688
Photo of Toadstool Hoodoos near the Paria Rimrocks. :: Image #26687
Photo of Toadstool Hoodoos near the Paria Rimrocks. :: Image #26686
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona. :: Image #26685
Photo of Sandstone "fins", eroded striations that depict how sandstone -- ancient compressed sand -- was laid down in layers over time. Now exposed, the layer erode at different rates, forming delicate "fins" that stretch for long distances. :: Image #26683
Photo of Sandstone "fins", eroded striations that depict how sandstone -- ancient compressed sand -- was laid down in layers over time. Now exposed, the layer erode at different rates, forming delicate "fins" that stretch for long distances. :: Image #26682
Photo of Sandstone "fins", eroded striations that depict how sandstone -- ancient compressed sand -- was laid down in layers over time. Now exposed, the layer erode at different rates, forming delicate "fins" that stretch for long distances. :: Image #26681
Photo of Sandstone "fins", eroded striations that depict how sandstone -- ancient compressed sand -- was laid down in layers over time. Now exposed, the layer erode at different rates, forming delicate "fins" that stretch for long distances. :: Image #26680
Photo of Sandstone "fins", eroded striations that depict how sandstone -- ancient compressed sand -- was laid down in layers over time. Now exposed, the layer erode at different rates, forming delicate "fins" that stretch for long distances. :: Image #26679
Photo of Sandstone "fins", eroded striations that depict how sandstone -- ancient compressed sand -- was laid down in layers over time. Now exposed, the layer erode at different rates, forming delicate "fins" that stretch for long distances. :: Image #26678
Photo of Sandstone "fins", eroded striations that depict how sandstone -- ancient compressed sand -- was laid down in layers over time. Now exposed, the layer erode at different rates, forming delicate "fins" that stretch for long distances. :: Image #26677
Photo of Sandstone "fins", eroded striations that depict how sandstone -- ancient compressed sand -- was laid down in layers over time. Now exposed, the layer erode at different rates, forming delicate "fins" that stretch for long distances. :: Image #26676
Photo of The Great Wall, Navajo Tribal Lands, Arizona. Sandstone "fins", eroded striations that depict how sandstone -- ancient compressed sand -- was laid down in layers over time. Now exposed, the layer erode at different rates, forming delicate "fins" that stretch for long distances. :: Image #26675
Photo of Teepee rocks with the Vermillion Cliffs in the distance. :: Image #26674
Photo of Teepee rocks with the Vermillion Cliffs in the distance. :: Image #26673
Photo of Pedestal rock, or hoodoo, at Stud Horse Point. These hoodoos form when erosion occurs around but not underneath a more resistant caprock that sits atop of the hoodoo spire. :: Image #26667
Photo of Sunrise over the South Coyote Buttes. :: Image #26666
Photo of Sandstone details, South Coyote Buttes. :: Image #26665
Photo of Sandstone details, South Coyote Buttes. :: Image #26664
Photo of Brilliant red striations around the base of this pinnacle are responsible for its name: the Lollipop. :: Image #26663
Photo of Brilliant red striations around the base of this pinnacle are responsible for its name: the Lollipop. :: Image #26661
Photo of White Pocket, sandstone forms and colors are amazing. :: Image #26660
Photo of White Pocket, sandstone forms and colors are amazing. :: Image #26659
Photo of White Pocket, sandstone forms and colors are amazing. :: Image #26658
Photo of Sarah's Swirl, a particularly beautiful formation at White Pocket in the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument. :: Image #26656
Photo of The Fire Wave, a uniquely striped sandstone formation in Valley of Fire State Park. :: Image #26655
Photo of The Milky Way rises in the sky above the Toadstool Hoodoos near the Paria Rimrocks. Rimrock Hoodoos. :: Image #26654
Photo of Toadstool Hoodoos near the Paria Rimrocks. :: Image #26653
Photo of Toadstool Hoodoos near the Paria Rimrocks. :: Image #26652
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona. :: Image #26651
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona. :: Image #26650
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona. :: Image #26648
Photo of Sandstone "fins", eroded striations that depict how sandstone -- ancient compressed sand -- was laid down in layers over time. Now exposed, the layer erode at different rates, forming delicate "fins" that stretch for long distances. :: Image #26647
Photo of Sandstone "fins", eroded striations that depict how sandstone -- ancient compressed sand -- was laid down in layers over time. Now exposed, the layer erode at different rates, forming delicate "fins" that stretch for long distances. :: Image #26646
Photo of Sandstone "fins", eroded striations that depict how sandstone -- ancient compressed sand -- was laid down in layers over time. Now exposed, the layer erode at different rates, forming delicate "fins" that stretch for long distances. :: Image #26645
Photo of Pedestal rock, or hoodoo, at Stud Horse Point. These hoodoos form when erosion occurs around but not underneath a more resistant caprock that sits atop of the hoodoo spire. :: Image #26641
Photo of Sandstone details, South Coyote Buttes. :: Image #26640
Photo of White Pocket, sandstone forms and colors are amazing. :: Image #26639
Photo of Brain Rocks at White Pocket. :: Image #26638
Photo of White Pocket, a beautiful and remote celebration of sandstone color and form. :: Image #26637
Photo of Mesa and clouds, sunset, White Pocket. :: Image #26636
Photo of Horseshoe Bend. The Colorado River makes a 180-degree turn at Horseshoe Bend. Here the river has eroded the Navajo sandstone for eons, digging a canyon 1100-feet deep.
:: Image #26635
Photo of An ephemeral waterfall in Zion Canyon. In a few hours this waterfall will cease only to return with the next rainstorm. :: Image #26634
Photo of Stones, striated sandstone and sunset light on nearby butte. :: Image #26633
Photo of The Fire Wave, a uniquely striped sandstone formation in Valley of Fire State Park. :: Image #26632
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona. :: Image #26629
Photo of Teepee rocks with the Vermillion Cliffs in the distance. :: Image #26627
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon slot canyon. Selfie. :: Image #26625
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon slot canyon. :: Image #26624
Photo of Pedestal rock, or hoodoo, at Stud Horse Point. These hoodoos form when erosion occurs around but not underneath a more resistant caprock that sits atop of the hoodoo spire. :: Image #26623
Photo of White Pocket, sandstone forms and colors are amazing. :: Image #26622
Photo of Sarah's Swirl, a particularly beautiful formation at White Pocket in the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument. :: Image #26621
Photo of White Pocket, a beautiful and remote celebration of sandstone color and form. :: Image #26620
Photo of Horseshoe Bend. The Colorado River makes a 180-degree turn at Horseshoe Bend. Here the river has eroded the Navajo sandstone for eons, digging a canyon 1100-feet deep. :: Image #26618
Photo of Horseshoe Bend. The Colorado River makes a 180-degree turn at Horseshoe Bend. Here the river has eroded the Navajo sandstone for eons, digging a canyon 1100-feet deep.
:: Image #26617
Photo of Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona. :: Image #26615
Photo of The Great Wall, Navajo Tribal Lands, Arizona. Sandstone "fins", eroded striations that depict how sandstone -- ancient compressed sand -- was laid down in layers over time. Now exposed, the layer erode at different rates, forming delicate "fins" that stretch for long distances. :: Image #26614
Photo of Teepee rocks with the Vermillion Cliffs in the distance. :: Image #26613
Photo of Pedestal rock, or hoodoo, at Stud Horse Point. These hoodoos form when erosion occurs around but not underneath a more resistant caprock that sits atop of the hoodoo spire. :: Image #26610
Photo of Pedestal rock, or hoodoo, at Stud Horse Point. These hoodoos form when erosion occurs around but not underneath a more resistant caprock that sits atop of the hoodoo spire. :: Image #26609
Photo of Sunrise over the South Coyote Buttes. :: Image #26608
Photo of White Pocket, sandstone forms and colors are amazing. :: Image #26606
Photo of White Pocket, sandstone forms and colors are amazing. :: Image #26605
Photo of Brain Rocks at White Pocket. :: Image #26604
Photo of Paraglider and sunset. :: Image #26601
Photo of Scripps Institute of Oceanography Pier. :: Image #26600
Photo of Downtown San Diego with snow-covered Mt. Laguna in the distance. :: Image #26599
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. :: Image #26598
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. :: Image #26597
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. :: Image #26596
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. :: Image #26595
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. :: Image #26594
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. :: Image #26592
Photo of Downtown San Diego with snow-covered Mt. Laguna in the distance. :: Image #26591
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. :: Image #26590
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. :: Image #26588
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. :: Image #26587
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. :: Image #26586
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. :: Image #26585
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. :: Image #26584
Photo of City lights of downtown San Diego surround the San Diego bay. :: Image #26583
Photo of Torrey Pines sea cliffs. :: Image #26582
Photo of Point La Jolla, sunset. :: Image #26581
Photo of Downtown San Diego with snow-covered Mount Laguna in the distance. :: Image #26580
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. :: Image #26579
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. :: Image #26578
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. :: Image #26577
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. :: Image #26576
Photo of Scripps Institute of Oceanography Pier. :: Image #26575
Photo of Tombstones at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, with downtown San Diego with snow-covered Mt. Laguna in the distance. :: Image #26574
Photo of Kelp forest underwater at San Clemente Island. Giant kelp, the fastest plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a terrestrial forest :: Image #26421
Photo of Kelp forest underwater at San Clemente Island. Giant kelp, the fastest plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a terrestrial forest :: Image #26420
Photo of Flocks of geese at sunrise, in flight. :: Image #26419
Photo of Flocks of geese at sunrise, in flight. :: Image #26418
Photo of Flocks of geese at sunrise, in flight. :: Image #26417
Photo of Snow geese in flight, blur, abstract. :: Image #26416
Photo of A school of sockeye salmon, swimming up the Adams River to spawn, where they will lay eggs and die. :: Image #26415
Photo of A school of sockeye salmon, swimming up the Adams River to spawn, where they will lay eggs and die. :: Image #26414
Photo of San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island. :: Image #26413
Photo of San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island. :: Image #26412
Photo of Aerial photo of Catalina Island, West End. :: Image #26411
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #26410
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #26408
Photo of Bryozoan grows on a red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #26407
Photo of Bryozoan grows on a red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #26406
Photo of Garibaldi underwater. :: Image #26405
Photo of Garibaldi underwater. :: Image #26404
Photo of Kelp forest underwater at San Clemente Island. Giant kelp, the fastest plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a terrestrial forest :: Image #26403
Photo of Kelp forest underwater at San Clemente Island. Giant kelp, the fastest plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a terrestrial forest :: Image #26402
Photo of Virgin River Narrows. :: Image #26401
Photo of Virgin River Narrows. :: Image #26400
Photo of Virgin River Narrows. :: Image #26399
Photo of Virgin River Narrows. :: Image #26398
Photo of Archangel Falls in autumn, near the Subway in North Creek Canyon, with maples and cottonwoods turning fall colors. :: Image #26397
Photo of Water rushes through a narrow crack, in the red sandstone of Zion National Park, with fallen autumn leaves. :: Image #26396
Photo of Sockeye salmon, migrating upstream in the Adams River to return to the spot where they were hatched four years earlier, where they will spawn, lay eggs and die :: Image #26395
Photo of Sockeye salmon, migrating upstream in the Adams River to return to the spot where they were hatched four years earlier, where they will spawn, lay eggs and die :: Image #26394
Photo of Sockeye salmon, migrating upstream in the Adams River to return to the spot where they were hatched four years earlier, where they will spawn, lay eggs and die :: Image #26393
Photo of Sockeye salmon, migrating upstream in the Adams River to return to the spot where they were hatched four years earlier, where they will spawn, lay eggs and die :: Image #26392
Photo of Giant redwood, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #26391
Photo of Giant redwood, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #26390
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. This bull elk has recently shed the velvet that covers its antlers. While an antler is growing, it is covered with highly vascular skin called velvet, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone; once the antler has achieved its full size, the velvet is lost and the antler's bone dies. This dead bone structure is the mature antler, which is itself shed after each mating season. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest :: Image #26389
Photo of Kelp forest underwater at San Clemente Island. Giant kelp, the fastest plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a terrestrial forest :: Image #26388
Photo of Kelp forest underwater at San Clemente Island. Giant kelp, the fastest plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a terrestrial forest :: Image #26387
Photo of Sunrise at Zabriskie Point, Manly Beacon is lit by the morning sun while dark clouds lie on the horizon. :: Image #26386
Photo of Racetrack Playa, an ancient lake now dried and covered with dessicated mud. :: Image #26385
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #26384
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #26383
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors. :: Image #26382
Photo of Iceberg and mountain panorama, cloudy morning. :: Image #26381
Photo of M/V Polar Star approaches Risting Glacier at the end of Drygalski Fjord. :: Image #26380
Photo of Iceberg study near Paulet Island, Antarctica. :: Image #26378
Photo of Adelie penguins. :: Image #26377
Photo of Adelie penguins. :: Image #26376
Photo of Adelie penguins. :: Image #26375
Photo of Iceberg study near Paulet Island, Antarctica. :: Image #26374
Photo of Devil Island, Antarctica Peninsula. :: Image #26373
Photo of Icebergs and ice near Paulet Island. :: Image #26371
Photo of Icebergs and ice near Paulet Island. :: Image #26370
Photo of Icebergs and ice near Paulet Island. :: Image #26369
Photo of Adelie penguins. :: Image #26368
Photo of Adelie penguins. :: Image #26367
Photo of Adelie penguins. :: Image #26366
Photo of Icebergs and ice near Paulet Island. :: Image #26365
Photo of Iceberg detail, scalloping created by melting ice while underwater, Antarctica. :: Image #26364
Photo of Adelie penguin. :: Image #26363
Photo of Adelie penguins, nesting, part of the enormous colony on Paulet Island, with the tall ramparts of the island and clouds seen in the background. Adelie penguins nest on open ground and assemble nests made of hundreds of small stones. :: Image #26362
Photo of Paulet Island, near the Antarctic Peninsula, is a cinder cone flanks by lava flows on which thousands of Adelie Penguins nest. :: Image #26361
Photo of Iceberg detail near Paulet Island. :: Image #26360
Photo of Paulet Island, near the Antarctic Peninsula, is a cinder cone flanks by lava flows on which thousands of Adelie Penguins nest. :: Image #26359
Photo of Paulet Island, near the Antarctic Peninsula, is a cinder cone flanks by lava flows on which thousands of Adelie Penguins nest. :: Image #26358
Photo of Icebergs and ice near Paulet Island. :: Image #26357
Photo of Iceberg, South Orkney Islands. :: Image #26356
Photo of Iceberg, South Orkney Islands. :: Image #26355
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood. :: Image #26354
Photo of Adelie penguin. :: Image #26353
Photo of Iceberg, South Orkney Islands. :: Image #26352
Photo of Iceberg, ocean, light and clouds. Light plays over icebergs and the ocean near Coronation Island. :: Image #26351
Photo of South Georgia Island. :: Image #26350
Photo of Antarctic fur seal. :: Image #26349
Photo of King penguin, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. :: Image #26348
Photo of Antarctic fur seal. :: Image #26347
Photo of Waves wash over sandstone reef, clouds and sky. :: Image #26346
Photo of Scripps Pier, predawn abstract study of pier pilings and moving water. :: Image #26344
Photo of Scripps Pier, predawn abstract study of pier pilings and moving water. :: Image #26343
Photo of Waves wash over sandstone reef, clouds and sky. :: Image #26342
Photo of Waves wash over sandstone reef, clouds and sky. :: Image #26341
Photo of Waves wash over sandstone reef, clouds and sky. :: Image #26338
Photo of Boomer Beach wave and Black's Beach sea cliffs. :: Image #26334
Photo of Boomer Beach wave and Black's Beach sea cliffs. :: Image #26333
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, an sand at the edge of the sea. :: Image #26332
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, an sand at the edge of the sea. :: Image #26331
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, an sand at the edge of the sea. :: Image #26330
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, an sand at the edge of the sea. :: Image #26329
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, an sand at the edge of the sea. :: Image #26328
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, an sand at the edge of the sea. :: Image #26326
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, an sand at the edge of the sea. :: Image #26325
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, an sand at the edge of the sea. :: Image #26324
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, an sand at the edge of the sea. :: Image #26323
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, an sand at the edge of the sea. :: Image #26322
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, an sand at the edge of the sea. :: Image #26319
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, an sand at the edge of the sea. :: Image #26318
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, an sand at the edge of the sea. :: Image #26317
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, an sand at the edge of the sea. :: Image #26316
Photo of Adelie penguin colony, panoramic photograph. :: Image #26314
Photo of Adelie penguin colony, panoramic photograph. :: Image #26312
Photo of Panoramic of foredeck of M/V Polar Star, cruising through Antarctica under blue skies. :: Image #26310
Photo of Iceberg panoramic photo. Iceberg, ocean, light and clouds. Light plays over icebergs and the ocean near Coronation Island. :: Image #26309
Photo of Iceberg panoramic photo. Iceberg, ocean, light and clouds. Light plays over icebergs and the ocean near Coronation Island. :: Image #26308
Photo of Coronation Island panoramic photo. :: Image #26307
Photo of Panorama of adelie penguins at Paulet Island. :: Image #26305
Photo of California brown pelican. :: Image #26301
Photo of Western gull, pre-sunrise. :: Image #26298
Photo of California brown pelican. :: Image #26297
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #26296
Photo of Western gull, pre-sunrise. :: Image #26294
Photo of Western gull, pre-sunrise. :: Image #26293
Photo of California brown pelican. :: Image #26290
Photo of California brown pelican glottis exposure. :: Image #26289
Photo of Sandhill crane in flight, wings are blurred in a long time exposure. :: Image #26282
Photo of Sandhill cranes flying, sunrise. :: Image #26281
Photo of Sandhill cranes flying, sunrise. :: Image #26280
Photo of American wigeon, male. :: Image #26279
Photo of American wigeon, male. :: Image #26278
Photo of Sandhill crane in flight, wings extended, flying in front of the Chupadera Mountain Range. :: Image #26277
Photo of Snow geese in flight, wings are blurred in long time exposure as they are flying. :: Image #26276
Photo of Snow geese in flight, wings are blurred in long time exposure as they are flying. :: Image #26275
Photo of Snow geese in flight, wings are blurred in long time exposure as they are flying. :: Image #26274
Photo of Sandhill cranes flying, wings blurred from long time exposure. :: Image #26273
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #26272
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #26271
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #26270
Photo of American wigeon, male. :: Image #26269
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #26268
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #26267
Photo of Sandhill crane in flight, wings extended. :: Image #26266
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #26265
Photo of Sandhill cranes flying, wings blurred from long time exposure. :: Image #26264
Photo of Sandhill crane flying, early morning light. :: Image #26263
Photo of American wigeon, female. :: Image #26262
Photo of American wigeon, male. :: Image #26261
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #26260
Photo of Sunrise and colorful clouds fill the sky. :: Image #26259
Photo of American wigeon, female. :: Image #26258
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #26257
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #26256
Photo of Snow geese in flight, wings are blurred in long time exposure as they are flying. :: Image #26255
Photo of Snow geese in flight, wings are blurred in long time exposure as they are flying. :: Image #26254
Photo of A flock of snow geese in flight. :: Image #26253
Photo of Snow geese in flight at sunrise. Bosque del Apache NWR is winter home to many thousands of snow geese which are often see in vast flocks in the sky. :: Image #26252
Photo of A flock of snow geese in flight. :: Image #26251
Photo of Snow geese in flight, wings are blurred in long time exposure as they are flying. :: Image #26250
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #26249
Photo of Sandhill cranes flying, wings blurred from long time exposure. :: Image #26248
Photo of Sandhill crane in flight, wings are blurred in a long time exposure. :: Image #26247
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #26246
Photo of Sandhill cranes flying, wings blurred from long time exposure. :: Image #26245
Photo of Sandhill crane in flight, wings are blurred in a long time exposure. :: Image #26244
Photo of Sunrise and colorful clouds fill the sky. :: Image #26243
Photo of American wigeon, male. :: Image #26242
Photo of Sandhill crane flying, early morning light. :: Image #26241
Photo of A flock of snow geese in flight. :: Image #26240
Photo of Snow geese and sandhill cranes. :: Image #26239
Photo of Snow geese in flight at sunrise. Bosque del Apache NWR is winter home to many thousands of snow geese which are often see in vast flocks in the sky. :: Image #26238
Photo of Snow geese in flight at sunrise. Bosque del Apache NWR is winter home to many thousands of snow geese which are often see in vast flocks in the sky. :: Image #26237
Photo of Snow geese in flight at sunrise. Bosque del Apache NWR is winter home to many thousands of snow geese which are often see in vast flocks in the sky. :: Image #26236
Photo of Sandhill crane in flight, wings extended, flying in front of the Chupadera Mountain Range. :: Image #26235
Photo of A flock of snow geese in flight. :: Image #26234
Photo of Sandhill crane in flight, wings extended, flying in front of the Chupadera Mountain Range. :: Image #26233
Photo of Snow geese in flight at sunrise. Bosque del Apache NWR is winter home to many thousands of snow geese which are often see in vast flocks in the sky. :: Image #26232
Photo of Sandhill crane in flight, wings are blurred in a long time exposure. :: Image #26231
Photo of Sandhill crane in flight, wings extended, flying in front of the Chupadera Mountain Range. :: Image #26230
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #26227
Photo of Sandhill cranes flying, wings blurred from long time exposure. :: Image #26224
Photo of Snow geese in flight at sunrise. Bosque del Apache NWR is winter home to many thousands of snow geese which are often see in vast flocks in the sky. :: Image #26223
Photo of Sandhill cranes flying, sunrise. :: Image #26222
Photo of Snow geese and sandhill cranes. :: Image #26221
Photo of Sandhill crane in flight, wings extended, flying in front of the Chupadera Mountain Range. :: Image #26220
Photo of Snow geese in flight at sunrise. Bosque del Apache NWR is winter home to many thousands of snow geese which are often see in vast flocks in the sky. :: Image #26219
Photo of Snow geese in flight, wings are blurred in long time exposure as they are flying. :: Image #26218
Photo of Snow geese and sandhill cranes. :: Image #26217
Photo of American wigeon, female. :: Image #26215
Photo of American wigeon, male. :: Image #26214
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight, sunset. :: Image #26213
Photo of A flock of snow geese in flight. :: Image #26212
Photo of Snow geese in flight at sunrise. Bosque del Apache NWR is winter home to many thousands of snow geese which are often see in vast flocks in the sky. :: Image #26210
Photo of A flock of snow geese in flight. :: Image #26208
Photo of A flock of snow geese in flight. :: Image #26206
Photo of Snow geese and sandhill cranes. :: Image #26205
Photo of Sandhill crane in flight, sunset. :: Image #26204
Photo of Snow geese in flight at sunrise. Bosque del Apache NWR is winter home to many thousands of snow geese which are often see in vast flocks in the sky. :: Image #26201
Photo of Snow geese in flight at sunrise. Bosque del Apache NWR is winter home to many thousands of snow geese which are often see in vast flocks in the sky. :: Image #26198
Photo of Aspen trees in autumn, fall colors, eastern Sierra Nevada. :: Image #26083
Photo of Aspen trees in autumn, fall colors, eastern Sierra Nevada. :: Image #26082
Photo of North Lake and Sierra Nevada, predawn alpenglow lights the peaks. :: Image #26079
Photo of Aspen trees, fall colors, reflected in the still waters of North Lake. :: Image #26077
Photo of Bishop Creek and aspen trees in autumn, in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains. :: Image #26076
Photo of Aspen trees, with leaves changing from green to yellow in autumn, branches stretching skyward, a forest. :: Image #26073
Photo of Bishop creek and turning aspens, south fork of Bishop Creek in the eastern Sierra Nevada. :: Image #26071
Photo of Bishop Creek and aspen trees in autumn, in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains. :: Image #26070
Photo of Sage brush and aspen trees, autumn, in the shade of Bishop Creek Canyon in the Sierra Nevada. :: Image #26067
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juveniles mock sparring. :: Image #25923
Photo of Southern elephant seal :: Image #25914
Photo of Scenery in Gerlache Strai. Clouds, mountains, snow, and ocean, at sunset in the Gerlache Strait, Antarctica. :: Image #25680
Photo of Lemaire Channel: mountains, sea, ice and clouds, Antarctica. The Lemaire Channel, one of the most scenic places on the Antarctic Peninsula, is a straight 11 km long and only 1.6 km wide at its narrowest point. :: Image #25622
Photo of Scenery in Antarctica. Clouds, ocean and glaciers, near Port Lockroy. :: Image #25608
Photo of Icebreaker M/V Polar Star, anchored near Peterman Island, Antarctica. :: Image #25606
Photo of Icebreaker M/V Polar Star, anchored amid pack ice in Cierva Cove. :: Image #25598
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25576
Photo of Zodiac cruising in Antarctica. Motoring in an inflatable zodiac through pack ice along the Antarctic Peninsula. :: Image #25563
Photo of Primavera Base, (Argentina) on the slopes above Cierva Cove, Antarctica. :: Image #25556
Photo of Gentoo penguin portrait. :: Image #25543
Photo of Gentoo penguin vocalizing, calling. :: Image #25538
Photo of Brown skua in Antarctica. :: Image #25535
Photo of Brown skua in Antarctica. :: Image #25534
Photo of Zodiac cruising in Antarctica. Tourists enjoy the pack ice and towering glaciers of Cierva Cove on the Antarctic Peninsula. :: Image #25529
Photo of Icebreaker M/V Polar Star, at anchor, Cierva Cove. :: Image #25517
Photo of Gentoo penguin tending to its two chicks. The nest is made of small stones. :: Image #25513
Photo of Gentoo penguins, two adults displaying courting or nurturing behavior in a mated pair. :: Image #25511
Photo of Gentoo penguin tending to its two chicks. The nest is made of small stones. :: Image #25506
Photo of Gentoo penguin portrait. :: Image #25505
Photo of Brown skua in Antarctica. :: Image #25504
Photo of Brash ice and pack ice in Antarctica. Brash ices fills the ocean waters of Cierva Cove on the Antarctic Peninsula. The ice is a mix of sea ice that has floated near shore on the tide and chunks of ice that have fallen into the water from nearby land-bound glaciers. :: Image #25503
Photo of Antarctic icebergs, sculpted by ocean tides into fantastic shapes. :: Image #25500
Photo of Southern humpback whale in Antarctica, with significant diatomaceous growth (brown) on the underside of its fluke, lifting its fluke before diving in Cierva Cove, Antarctica. :: Image #25497
Photo of Gentoo penguin vocalizing, calling. :: Image #25496
Photo of Brown skua in Antarctica. :: Image #25495
Photo of Distant icebergs, mountains, clouds, ocean at dawn, in the South Shetland Islands, near Deception Island. :: Image #25460
Photo of Sunrise in the South Shetland Islands, near Deception Island. :: Image #25459
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25455
Photo of California poppies, hillside of brilliant orange color, Lancaster, CA. :: Image #25228
Photo of California poppies, hillside of brilliant orange color, Lancaster, CA. :: Image #25227
Photo of California poppies, wildflowers blooming in huge swaths of spring color in Antelope Valley. :: Image #25226
Photo of California poppies, wildflowers blooming in huge swaths of spring color in Antelope Valley. :: Image #25225
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood. :: Image #25187
Photo of Adelie penguin, adult feeding chick by regurgitating partially digested food into the chick's mouth. The pink food bolus, probably consisting of krill and marine invertebrates, can be seen being between the adult and chick's beaks. :: Image #25170
Photo of Adelie penguin, head portrait. :: Image #25089
Photo of Adelie penguin walking across a beach to go out to sea. :: Image #25088
Photo of Adelie penguin on cobblestone beach, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25087
Photo of Adelie penguin on cobblestone beach, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25086
Photo of Adelie penguins rush into the water en masse, from the cobblestone beach at Shingle Cove on Coronation Island. :: Image #25085
Photo of Adelie penguins, Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands. :: Image #25084
Photo of Adelie penguins, Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands. :: Image #25083
Photo of Adelie penguin stands on rocky shore, icebergs in the background, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25082
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood. :: Image #25081
Photo of Adelie penguin, on rocky shore, leaving the ocean after foraging for food, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25078
Photo of Adelie penguin, on rocky shore, leaving the ocean after foraging for food, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25077
Photo of Adelie penguins, Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands. :: Image #25076
Photo of Adelie penguins, Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands. :: Image #25075
Photo of Adelie penguins, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25074
Photo of Adelie penguin, adult feeding chick by regurgitating partially digested food into the chick's mouth. The pink food bolus, probably consisting of krill and marine invertebrates, can be seen being between the adult and chick's beaks. :: Image #25073
Photo of Adelie penguin walking on snow pack. :: Image #25071
Photo of Adelie penguins navigate a steep dropoff, to get from their nests down to a rocky beach, in order to go to sea to forage for food. :: Image #25070
Photo of Adelie penguin, portrait showing beak and eye. :: Image #25068
Photo of Adelie penguins walk along the edge of the sea, before leaving en masse to forage for food. :: Image #25067
Photo of Adelie penguins, nesting, part of the enormous colony on Paulet Island, with the tall ramparts of the island and clouds seen in the background. Adelie penguins nest on open ground and assemble nests made of hundreds of small stones. :: Image #25066
Photo of A group of Adelie penguins, on packed snow. :: Image #25065
Photo of Adelie penguin looks through a gap on an iceberg. :: Image #25064
Photo of A curious Adelie penguin, standing on snow, inspects the photographer. :: Image #25063
Photo of A curious Adelie penguin, standing on snow, inspects the photographer. :: Image #25062
Photo of A cute, inquisitive Adelie penguin poses for a portrait while standing on snow. :: Image #25061
Photo of A cute, inquisitive Adelie penguin poses for a portrait while standing on snow. :: Image #25060
Photo of Adelie penguins navigate a well-worn path in the snow above a cobblestone beach. :: Image #25059
Photo of Adelie penguin, standing on a white iceberg. :: Image #25058
Photo of Adelie penguins, in a line, standing on an iceberg. :: Image #25057
Photo of Adelie penguin, standing all alone on a big iceberg. :: Image #25056
Photo of A curious Adelie penguin, standing at the edge of an iceberg, looks over the photographer. :: Image #25055
Photo of A curious Adelie penguin, standing at the edge of an iceberg, looks over the photographer. :: Image #25054
Photo of A curious Adelie penguin, standing at the edge of an iceberg, looks over the photographer. :: Image #25053
Photo of A curious Adelie penguin, standing at the edge of an iceberg, looks over the photographer. :: Image #25052
Photo of Two Adelie penguins, holding their wings out, standing on an iceberg. :: Image #25051
Photo of Two Adelie penguins, holding their wings out, standing on an iceberg. :: Image #25050
Photo of Two Adelie penguins, holding their wings out, standing on an iceberg. :: Image #25049
Photo of Two Adelie penguins, holding their wings out, standing on an iceberg. :: Image #25048
Photo of Adelie penguins at the nest, part of the large nesting colony of penguins that resides along the lower slopes of Devil Island. :: Image #25047
Photo of Adelie penguins at the nest, part of the large nesting colony of penguins that resides along the lower slopes of Devil Island. :: Image #25046
Photo of Adelie penguins at the nest, part of the large nesting colony of penguins that resides along the lower slopes of Devil Island. :: Image #25045
Photo of Adelie penguins at the nest, part of the large nesting colony of penguins that resides along the lower slopes of Devil Island. :: Image #25043
Photo of Adelie penguin, adults feeding chicks, part of the large nesting colony of penguins that resides along the lower slopes of Devil Island. :: Image #25042
Photo of Adelie penguins ready to enter the ocean. :: Image #25041
Photo of Adelie penguins walking on a stone beach. :: Image #25040
Photo of Adelie penguin on an iceberg. :: Image #25039
Photo of Adelie penguin on an iceberg. :: Image #25038
Photo of Adelie penguin leaping off an iceberg into the ocean. :: Image #25037
Photo of Adelie penguins leaping into the ocean from an iceberg. :: Image #25036
Photo of Adelie penguin on an iceberg. :: Image #25035
Photo of Adelie penguin on an iceberg. :: Image #25034
Photo of Adelie penguin on an iceberg. :: Image #25033
Photo of Adelie penguin on an iceberg. :: Image #25032
Photo of Adelie penguin on an iceberg. :: Image #25031
Photo of Adelie penguin on an iceberg. :: Image #25009
Photo of Photographer Patrick Endres works alongside an iceberg near Paulet Island. :: Image #24996
Photo of Visitors enjoy an inflatable ride through the strange environs of a bizarrely-shaped iceberg, on a cloudy day. :: Image #24995
Photo of Melting ice along the shore of Paulet Island. :: Image #24903
Photo of Iceberg, ocean, light and clouds. Light plays over icebergs and the ocean near Coronation Island. :: Image #24855
Photo of Iceberg, ocean, light and clouds. Light plays over icebergs and the ocean near Coronation Island. :: Image #24854
Photo of Iceberg, ocean, light and clouds. Light plays over icebergs and the ocean near Coronation Island. :: Image #24853
Photo of Iceberg, ocean, light and clouds. Light plays over icebergs and the ocean near Coronation Island. :: Image #24852
Photo of Coronation Island, is the largest of the South Orkney Islands, reaching 4,153' (1,266m) above sea level. While it is largely covered by ice, Coronation Island also is home to some tundra habitat, and is inhabited by many seals, penguins and seabirds. :: Image #24851
Photo of Coronation Island, is the largest of the South Orkney Islands, reaching 4,153' (1,266m) above sea level. While it is largely covered by ice, Coronation Island also is home to some tundra habitat, and is inhabited by many seals, penguins and seabirds. :: Image #24850
Photo of Coronation Island, is the largest of the South Orkney Islands, reaching 4,153' (1,266m) above sea level. While it is largely covered by ice, Coronation Island also is home to some tundra habitat, and is inhabited by many seals, penguins and seabirds. :: Image #24849
Photo of Iceberg. :: Image #24848
Photo of Tabular iceberg. The edge of a huge tabular iceberg. Tabular icebergs can be dozens or hundreds of miles in size, have flat tops and sheer sides. :: Image #24847
Photo of A blue iceberg. Blue icebergs are blue because the ice from which they are formed has been compressed under such enormous pressure that all gas (bubbles) have been squeezed out, leaving only solid water that takes on a deep blue color. :: Image #24846
Photo of A blue iceberg. Blue icebergs are blue because the ice from which they are formed has been compressed under such enormous pressure that all gas (bubbles) have been squeezed out, leaving only solid water that takes on a deep blue color. :: Image #24845
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24844
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24843
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24842
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24841
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24840
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24839
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24838
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24837
Photo of Enormous colony of Adelie penguins covers the hillsides of Paulet Island. :: Image #24836
Photo of Blue iceberg detail. :: Image #24835
Photo of Icebergs floating in the ocean near Paulet Island. :: Image #24834
Photo of Melting ice along the shore of Paulet Island. :: Image #24833
Photo of Sun peeks through a hole in ice along the shore of Paulet Island. :: Image #24832
Photo of Melting ice along the shore of Paulet Island. :: Image #24831
Photo of A tiny Adelie penguins stands atop an iceberg. :: Image #24830
Photo of Iceberg with scalloped erosion. The eroded indentations on this iceberg were melted when this portion of the iceberg was underwater. As it melted, the iceberg grew topheavy, eventually flipping and exposing this interesting surface. :: Image #24829
Photo of Iceberg with scalloped erosion. The eroded indentations on this iceberg were melted when this portion of the iceberg was underwater. As it melted, the iceberg grew topheavy, eventually flipping and exposing this interesting surface. :: Image #24828
Photo of Iceberg with scalloped erosion. The eroded indentations on this iceberg were melted when this portion of the iceberg was underwater. As it melted, the iceberg grew topheavy, eventually flipping and exposing this interesting surface. :: Image #24827
Photo of Landing ashore at Paulet Island, in an inflatable, at sunset. :: Image #24826
Photo of Light reflections. :: Image #24825
Photo of Paulet Island, near the Antarctic Peninsula, is a cinder cone flanks by lava flows on which thousands of Adelie Penguins nest. :: Image #24824
Photo of Floating ice and glassy water. :: Image #24823
Photo of Floating ice and glassy water, sunset. :: Image #24822
Photo of The edge of the fast ice along the shore, near Paulet Island. :: Image #24821
Photo of Tabular iceberg, Antarctic Peninsula, near Paulet Island, sunset. :: Image #24820
Photo of Icebreaker M/V Polar Star near Devil Island, sunrise. :: Image #24819
Photo of Crested snow patterns along the slopes of Devil Island. :: Image #24818
Photo of Enjoying a sunny warm day on the summit of Devil Island, with the cliffs of Vega Island in the distance. :: Image #24817
Photo of Summit of Devil Island with portions of the Erebus and Terror Gulf region of the Weddell Sea in the background. :: Image #24816
Photo of The rugged coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. :: Image #24815
Photo of Ice, ocean, clouds and sun, Antarctica. :: Image #24814
Photo of Iceberg, clouds and sky, Antarctica. :: Image #24813
Photo of Iceberg and snow-covered coastline, Antarctic Sound. :: Image #24812
Photo of Iceberg and snow-covered coastline, Antarctic Sound. :: Image #24811
Photo of Iceberg and snow-covered coastline, Antarctic Sound. :: Image #24810
Photo of Brown Bluff, the eroded remains of an extinct volcanic structure, below which many penguins and seabirds nest. :: Image #24809
Photo of M/V Polar Star passes by icebergs on its way to Brown Bluff in the Antarctic Sound. :: Image #24808
Photo of Small ice floe with penguins, with a large tabular iceberg in the distance, Antarctic Sound. :: Image #24807
Photo of Iceberg. :: Image #24806
Photo of M/V Polar Star on its way to Brown Bluff in the Antarctic Sound. :: Image #24805
Photo of Icicles and melting ice, hanging from the edge of an blue iceberg. Is this the result of climate change and global warming? :: Image #24804
Photo of Icicles and melting ice, hanging from the edge of an blue iceberg. Is this the result of climate change and global warming? :: Image #24803
Photo of Iceberg above water and some of the underwater portion seen as well. :: Image #24802
Photo of Iceberg detail. Cracks and melt patterns. Blue ice. :: Image #24801
Photo of Icicles and melting ice, hanging from the edge of an blue iceberg. Is this the result of climate change and global warming? :: Image #24800
Photo of Icicles and melting ice, hanging from the edge of an blue iceberg. Is this the result of climate change and global warming? :: Image #24799
Photo of Sunrise, somewhere along the Antarctic Peninsula. :: Image #24798
Photo of Crested snow patterns along the slopes of Devil Island. :: Image #24787
Photo of Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24768
Photo of Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24767
Photo of Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24766
Photo of Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24765
Photo of Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24764
Photo of Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24756
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood. :: Image #24727
Photo of King penguins and whale bones, on the cobblestone beach at Godthul, South Georgia Island. The whale bones are evidence of South Georgia's long and prolific history of whaling. :: Image #24726
Photo of Gentoo penguins at their nest, snow falling. :: Image #24725
Photo of Gentoo penguins at their nest, snow falling. :: Image #24724
Photo of Gentoo penguin, walking through tall grass, snow falling. :: Image #24723
Photo of Gentoo penguin, walking through tall grass, snow falling. :: Image #24722
Photo of Gentoo penguin stealing nesting material, moving it from one nest (hidden behind the clump on the left) to its nest on the right. Snow falling. :: Image #24721
Photo of Gentoo penguins, calling, heads raised. :: Image #24720
Photo of Gentoo penguin walking through tall grass. :: Image #24718
Photo of View of Godthul, from the grassy slopes of South Georgia. The name Godthul, or "Good Hollow", dates back to Norwegian whalers who used this bay as a anchorage. :: Image #24717
Photo of Drygalski Fjord, packed with brash ice which has broken away from the glacier at the end of the narrow fjord. :: Image #24716
Photo of Drygalski Fjord, packed with brash ice which has broken away from the glacier at the end of the narrow fjord. :: Image #24715
Photo of Mountainsides, rocky and snow covered, overlooking Drygalski Fjord. :: Image #24714
Photo of Macaroni penguin, amid tall tussock grass, Cooper Bay, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24713
Photo of M/V Polar Star at anchor in a snowstorm. :: Image #24712
Photo of Macaroni penguin, amid tall tussock grass, Cooper Bay, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24711
Photo of Macaroni penguin, amid tall tussock grass, Cooper Bay, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24710
Photo of Prion in flight. :: Image #24709
Photo of Prion in flight. :: Image #24708
Photo of Pintado petrel in flight. :: Image #24707
Photo of Fin whale. :: Image #24706
Photo of Gentoo penguin stealing nesting material, moving it from one nest to another. :: Image #24703
Photo of Macaroni penguin, amid tall tussock grass, Cooper Bay, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24683
Photo of King penguin, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. :: Image #24600
Photo of Oakum boys, juvenile king penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island. Named 'oakum boys' by sailors for the resemblance of their brown fluffy plumage to the color of oakum used to caulk timbers on sailing ships, these year-old penguins will soon shed their fluffy brown plumage and adopt the colors of an adult. :: Image #24534
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood. :: Image #24491
Photo of Shackleton Memorial Cross, with mountains of South Georgia Island. :: Image #24466
Photo of Grytviken, an old whaling colony that is now host to the British Antarctic Survey research efforts as well as a historic museum. :: Image #24465
Photo of Grytviken whale station, abandoned storage tanks. :: Image #24464
Photo of King penguins, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. :: Image #24463
Photo of The South Georgia Pintail duck, also known as the South Georgian Teal, is endemic to South Georgia Island and is a vagrant to the South Sandwich Islands. The South Georgia Pintail feeds on a variety of marine and freshwater vegetation, including algae, as well as upon invertebrates. :: Image #24462
Photo of Zodiac inflatable skiff boat, with mountains of South Georgia Island, on the Bay of Isles. :: Image #24461
Photo of Launching a zodiac inflatable skiff boat, from the icebreaker M/V Polar Star. :: Image #24460
Photo of King penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest here, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24459
Photo of King penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest here, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24458
Photo of King penguins at Salisbury Plain. Silver and black penguins are adults, while brown penguins are 'oakum boys', juveniles named for their distinctive fluffy plumage that will soon molt and taken on adult coloration. :: Image #24457
Photo of King penguin colony. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest at Salisbury Plain, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24454
Photo of King penguin colony. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest at Salisbury Plain, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24453
Photo of King penguins at Salisbury Plain. Silver and black penguins are adults, while brown penguins are 'oakum boys', juveniles named for their distinctive fluffy plumage that will soon molt and taken on adult coloration. :: Image #24452
Photo of King penguin colony. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest at Salisbury Plain, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24451
Photo of Molting king penguin. :: Image #24450
Photo of King penguin colony. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest at Salisbury Plain, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24449
Photo of King penguin colony. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest at Salisbury Plain, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24448
Photo of King penguins at Salisbury Plain. :: Image #24446
Photo of Photographer overlooking the vast king penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, with over 100,000 pairs of king penguins. :: Image #24445
Photo of King penguin colony. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest at Salisbury Plain, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24444
Photo of King penguin colony and the Bay of Isles on the northern coast of South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 nesting pairs of king penguins reside here. Dark patches in the colony are groups of juveniles with fluffy brown plumage. :: Image #24443
Photo of Photographer overlooking the vast king penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, with over 100,000 pairs of king penguins. :: Image #24442
Photo of King penguin colony and the Bay of Isles on the northern coast of South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 nesting pairs of king penguins reside here. Dark patches in the colony are groups of juveniles with fluffy brown plumage. The icebreaker M/V Polar Star lies at anchor. :: Image #24441
Photo of King penguin colony and the Bay of Isles on the northern coast of South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 nesting pairs of king penguins reside here. Dark patches in the colony are groups of juveniles with fluffy brown plumage. The icebreaker M/V Polar Star lies at anchor. :: Image #24440
Photo of King penguins at Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. Hundreds of thousands of pairs of king penguins nest here, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24439
Photo of King penguin, mated pair courting, displaying courtship behavior including mutual preening. :: Image #24438
Photo of King penguin at Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24437
Photo of King penguin colony, over 100,000 nesting pairs, viewed from above. The brown patches are groups of 'oakum boys', juveniles in distinctive brown plumage. Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24436
Photo of King penguins at Salisbury Plain. :: Image #24435
Photo of King penguin colony. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest at Salisbury Plain, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24434
Photo of Wandering albatross, on nest and the Prion Island colony. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip. It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop. The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years. They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear. :: Image #24429
Photo of Wandering albatross, on nest and the Prion Island colony. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip. It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop. The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years. They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear. :: Image #24428
Photo of Chocolate lily growing among grasses on oak-covered hillsides. The chocolate lily is a herbaceous perennial monocot that is increasingly difficult to find in the wild due to habitat loss. The flower is a striking brown color akin to the color of chocolate. :: Image #24372
Photo of California poppies grow on Santa Rosa Plateau in spring. :: Image #24371
Photo of California poppies grow on Santa Rosa Plateau in spring. :: Image #24370
Photo of Antarctic fur seal carcass, lying on pebble beach. Dead fur seals are quickly scavenged by giant petrels, leaving the pelt and skeleton of the dead fur seal. :: Image #24353
Photo of Adult male bull Antarctic fur seal, amid his harem of females and juvenile fur seals. :: Image #24332
Photo of Antarctic fur seal carcass and skeletal remains of giant petrel, lying on pebble beach. Dead fur seals are quickly scavenged by giant petrels, leaving the pelt and skeleton of the dead fur seal. :: Image #24331
Photo of Antarctic fur seal carcass, lying on pebble beach. Dead fur seals are quickly scavenged by giant petrels, leaving the pelt and skeleton of the dead fur seal. :: Image #24327
Photo of A colony of Antarctic fur seals, with the adult male (bull) in the center of his harem of females and juvenile fur seals. :: Image #24326
Photo of Icebreaker M/V Polar Star approaches Elsehul harbor on South Georgia Island. :: Image #24323
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, juveniles or females. :: Image #24319
Photo of Cholla cactus, sunrise, dawn, Palm Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #24305
Photo of Steeple Jason Island viewed from the M/V Polar Star. Steeple Jason is one of the remote Jason Group of Islands in the West Falklands. Two large mounds of tussock grass, common throughout the Falkland Islands, are seen. Uninhabited, the island is spectacular both for its rugged scenery and its enormous breeding colony of black-browed albatross. Steeple Jason Island is now owned and administered by the Wildlife Conservation Society. :: Image #24285
Photo of Straited caracara, a bird of prey found throughout the Falkland Islands. The striated caracara is an opportunistic feeder, often scavenging for carrion but also known to attack weak or injured birds. :: Image #24275
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24266
Photo of Black-browed albatross, adult and chick, at the enormous colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24260
Photo of Black-browed albatross, feeding its chick on the nest by regurgitating food it was swallowed while foraging at sea, Steeple Jason Island breeding colony. The single egg is laid in September or October. Incubation takes 68 to 71 days, after which the chick is tended alternately by both adults until it fledges about 120 days later. :: Image #24254
Photo of Black-browed albatross, courtship and mutual preening behavior between two mated adults on the nest, Steeple Jason Island breeding colony. Black-browed albatrosses begin breeding at about 10 years, and lay a single egg each season. :: Image #24250
Photo of Steeple Jason Island, one of the remote Jason Group of Islands in the West Falklands. Two large mounds of tussock grass, common throughout the Falkland Islands, are seen. Uninhabited, the island is spectacular both for its rugged scenery and its enormous breeding colony of black-browed albatross. Steeple Jason Island is now owned and administered by the Wildlife Conservation Society. :: Image #24163
Photo of Steeple Jason Island, one of the remote Jason Group of Islands in the West Falklands. Uninhabited, the island is spectacular both for its rugged scenery and its enormous breeding colony of black-browed albatross. Steeple Jason Island is now owned and administered by the Wildlife Conservation Society. :: Image #24129
Photo of Steeple Jason Island, one of the remote Jason Group of Islands in the West Falklands. Two large mounds of tussock grass, common throughout the Falkland Islands, are seen. Uninhabited, the island is spectacular both for its rugged scenery and its enormous breeding colony of black-browed albatross. Steeple Jason Island is now owned and administered by the Wildlife Conservation Society. :: Image #24128
Photo of Straited caracara, a bird of prey found throughout the Falkland Islands. The striated caracara is an opportunistic feeder, often scavenging for carrion but also known to attack weak or injured birds. :: Image #24126
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24121
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24119
Photo of Black-browed albatross, courtship and mutual preening behavior between two mated adults on the nest, Steeple Jason Island breeding colony. Black-browed albatrosses begin breeding at about 10 years, and lay a single egg each season. :: Image #24115
Photo of Black-browed albatross, Steeple Jason Island. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24109
Photo of Doug Cheeseman (left), founder of Cheeseman's Ecology Safaris, and professional photographer and guide Patrick Endres (right) enjoy the spectacle of the enormous breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses at Steeple Jason Island. :: Image #24108
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24103
Photo of Sunset viewed through the window of my cabin on the M/V Polar Star, somewhere between Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. :: Image #24097
Photo of Wandering albatross in flight, over the open sea. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip. It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop. The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years. They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear. :: Image #24087
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24078
Photo of Visitors walk across Carcass Island, named for the HMS Carcass which surveyed the island in 1766. :: Image #24069
Photo of Kelp goose, male with chick. :: Image #24056
Photo of Ponds and grasses, in the interior of Carcass Island near Dyke Bay. :: Image #24027
Photo of Magellanic penguin, juvenile, coming ashore on a sand beach after foraging at sea. :: Image #23969
Photo of Gentoo penguin, returning from the sea after foraging for crustaceans, krill and fish. :: Image #23968
Photo of Magellanic penguins, coming ashore on a sandy beach. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23926
Photo of Magellanic penguins, coming ashore on a sandy beach. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23925
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23880
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23879
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23878
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23877
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23876
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23863
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23862
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23861
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23854
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23853
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23852
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23851
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23849
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23848
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23847
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23846
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23844
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23843
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23842
Photo of Snowy sheathbill in flight, flying over the ocean. :: Image #23823
Photo of Typical grasslands of the Falkland Islands, with icebreak ship M/V Polar Star at anchor just offshore. :: Image #23805
Photo of Typical grasslands of the Falkland Islands, a pastoral setting with old wooden fence and rolling fields, icebreaker ship M/V Polar Star at anchor just offshore. :: Image #23804
Photo of Tall seacliffs overlook the southern Atlantic Ocean, a habitat on which albatross and penguin reside. :: Image #23803
Photo of Interesting rock formations on plateau atop New Island. :: Image #23802
Photo of Gentoo penguin colony, set above and inland from the ocean on flat grasslands. Individual nests are formed of small rocks collected by the penguins. :: Image #23801
Photo of Magellanic penguin, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23782
Photo of Magellanic penguins, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23781
Photo of Magellanic penguins, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23780
Photo of Magellanic penguins, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23779
Photo of Magellanic penguin, adult and chick, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23778
Photo of Magellanic penguin, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23777
Photo of Magellanic penguin, adult and chick, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23775
Photo of Upland goose, male, walking across grasslands. Males have a white head and breast, females are brown with black-striped wings and yellow feet. Upland geese are 24-29" long and weigh about 7 lbs. :: Image #23773
Photo of Upland goose, female, walking across grasslands. Males have a white head and breast, females are brown with black-striped wings and yellow feet. Upland geese are 24-29" long and weigh about 7 lbs. :: Image #23770
Photo of Patagonian crested duck, on sand beach. The crested dusk inhabits coastal regions where it forages for invertebrates and marine algae. The male and female are similar in appearance. :: Image #23764
Photo of Imperial shag or blue-eyed shag, in tussock grass. The Imperial Shag is about 30" long and 4-8 lbs, with males averaging larger than females. It can dive as deep as 80' while foraging for small benthic fish, crustaceans, polychaetes, gastropods and octopuses. :: Image #23762
Photo of Kelp goose chicks, nestled on sand between rocks. The kelp goose is noted for eating only seaweed, primarily of the genus ulva. It inhabits rocky coastline habitats where it forages for kelp. :: Image #23759
Photo of Kelp goose, female with multicolored plumage very different from the pure white of male kelp geese. The kelp goose is noted for eating only seaweed, primarily of the genus ulva. It inhabits rocky coastline habitats where it forages for kelp. :: Image #23758
Photo of Kelp goose, male showing entirely white plumage. The kelp goose is noted for eating only seaweed, primarily of the genus ulva. It inhabits rocky coastline habitats where it forages for kelp. :: Image #23755
Photo of Kelp goose chicks eating kelp (seaweed). The kelp goose is noted for eating only seaweed, primarily of the genus ulva. It inhabits rocky coastline habitats where it forages for kelp. :: Image #23754
Photo of Rockhopper penguins, on rocky coastline of New Island in the Falklands. True to their name, rockhopper penguins scramble over the rocky intertidal zone and up steep hillsides to reach their nesting colonies which may be hundreds of feet above the ocean, often jumping up and over rocks larger than themselves. Rockhopper penguins reach 23" and 7.5lb in size, and can live 20-30 years. They feed primarily on feed on krill, squid, octopus, lantern fish, molluscs, plankton, cuttlefish, and crustaceans. :: Image #23747
Photo of Visitors to New Island, in the Falkland Islands view rockhopper penguins coming and going along the rocky intertidal zone. :: Image #23745
Photo of Rockhopper penguins, on rocky coastline of New Island in the Falklands. True to their name, rockhopper penguins scramble over the rocky intertidal zone and up steep hillsides to reach their nesting colonies which may be hundreds of feet above the ocean, often jumping up and over rocks larger than themselves. Rockhopper penguins reach 23" and 7.5lb in size, and can live 20-30 years. They feed primarily on feed on krill, squid, octopus, lantern fish, molluscs, plankton, cuttlefish, and crustaceans. :: Image #23743
Photo of Rockhopper penguins, on rocky coastline of New Island in the Falklands. True to their name, rockhopper penguins scramble over the rocky intertidal zone and up steep hillsides to reach their nesting colonies which may be hundreds of feet above the ocean, often jumping up and over rocks larger than themselves. Rockhopper penguins reach 23" and 7.5lb in size, and can live 20-30 years. They feed primarily on feed on krill, squid, octopus, lantern fish, molluscs, plankton, cuttlefish, and crustaceans. :: Image #23741
Photo of Rockhopper penguin portrait, showing the yellowish plume feathers that extend behind its red eye in adults. The western rockhopper penguin stands about 23" high and weights up to 7.5 lb, with a lifespan of 20-30 years. :: Image #23732
Photo of Rockhopper penguin portrait, showing the yellowish plume feathers that extend behind its red eye in adults. The western rockhopper penguin stands about 23" high and weights up to 7.5 lb, with a lifespan of 20-30 years. :: Image #23731
Photo of Rockhopper penguin portrait, showing the yellowish plume feathers that extend behind its red eye in adults. The western rockhopper penguin stands about 23" high and weights up to 7.5 lb, with a lifespan of 20-30 years. :: Image #23730
Photo of Rockhopper penguin portrait, showing the yellowish plume feathers that extend behind its red eye in adults. The western rockhopper penguin stands about 23" high and weights up to 7.5 lb, with a lifespan of 20-30 years. :: Image #23729
Photo of Rockhopper penguin portrait, showing the yellowish plume feathers that extend behind its red eye in adults. The western rockhopper penguin stands about 23" high and weights up to 7.5 lb, with a lifespan of 20-30 years. :: Image #23728
Photo of Rockhopper penguin. This juvenile has not yet developed the yellowish plume feathers that extend behind its red eye in adults. The western rockhopper penguin stands about 23" high and weights up to 7.5 lb, with a lifespan of 20-30 years. :: Image #23727
Photo of Rockhopper penguin portrait, showing the yellowish plume feathers that extend behind its red eye in adults. The western rockhopper penguin stands about 23" high and weights up to 7.5 lb, with a lifespan of 20-30 years. :: Image #23723
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #23719
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #23717
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #23716
Photo of Observation lounge of the icebreaker ship M/V Polar Star. This is where lectures and happy hours are held. :: Image #23714
Photo of Wheelhouse of the ship M/V Polar Star, with navigation equipment, helm controls, communications, and a great view. :: Image #23713
Photo of Zodiac boats, are lowered into the ocean from the ship M/V Polar Star in preparation for a day exploring New Island in the Falklands. :: Image #23712
Photo of Northern giant petrel scavenging a fur seal carcass. Giant petrels will often feed on carrion, defending it in a territorial manner from other petrels and carrion feeders. :: Image #23683
Photo of Southern giant petrel in flight. The distinctive tube nose (naricorn), characteristic of species in the Procellariidae family (tube-snouts), is easily seen. :: Image #23681
Photo of White nellie, the white morph of the southern giant petrel. Southern giant petrel in flight. :: Image #23678
Photo of Visitors watch sea lions along the coast of Santa Barbara Island, part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Santa Barbara Island lies 38 miles offshore of the coast of California, near Los Angeles. :: Image #23564
Photo of Western landing and National Park buildings on Santa Barbara Island, part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Santa Barbara Island lies 38 miles offshore of the coast of California, near Los Angeles and San Pedro. :: Image #23563
Photo of Sutil Island,a small barren island near Santa Barbara Island, part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Santa Barbara Island lies 38 miles offshore of the coast of California, near Los Angeles and San Pedro. :: Image #23562
Photo of Northwest promontory of Santa Barbara Island, part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Santa Barbara Island lies 38 miles offshore of the coast of California, near Los Angeles and San Pedro. :: Image #23561
Photo of Fishing rods, sunrise. :: Image #23560
Photo of The sun rises over the Pacific Ocean offshore of California. :: Image #23559
Photo of A forest of giant kelp, growing just below the ocean surface along the shores of San Clemente Island. :: Image #23558
Photo of A SCUBA diver leaps into the water, from boat Horizon, into the kelp forest and rich waters of San Clemente Island, China Hat Point, Balanced Rock, sunrise. :: Image #23557
Photo of China Hat Point, San Clemente Island, sunrise. :: Image #23556
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23555
Photo of A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23554
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23553
Photo of Garibaldi and California golden gorgonians on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23552
Photo of Sunlight filters through a kelp forest, the floating canopy of kelp spreads out on the ocean surface after having grown up from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom, underwater. :: Image #23551
Photo of Brown gorgonians on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. Gorgonians are filter-feeding temperate colonial species that live on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #23550
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23549
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23548
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23547
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts, gas filled bladders float the kelp and leaf-like blades collect sunlight, underwater. :: Image #23546
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23545
Photo of Kelp fronds and pneumatocysts. Pneumatocysts, gas-filled bladders, float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface and sunlight, where the leaf-like blades and stipes of the kelp plant grow fastest. Giant kelp can grow up to 2' in a single day given optimal conditions. Epic submarine forests of kelp grow throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23544
Photo of A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23543
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23542
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23541
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23540
Photo of Kelp forest, sunlight filters through towering stands of giant kelp, underwater. :: Image #23539
Photo of Sunlight filters through a kelp forest, the floating canopy of kelp spreads out on the ocean surface after having grown up from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom, underwater. :: Image #23538
Photo of Gorgonians grow on rocky reef, kelp forest and a white boat floating on the surface can be seen in the background, underwater. :: Image #23537
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23536
Photo of Sunlight filters through a kelp forest, the floating canopy of kelp spreads out on the ocean surface after having grown up from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom, underwater. :: Image #23535
Photo of A California sea lion, underwater inside a submarine cavern, at Santa Barbara Island. :: Image #23534
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23533
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23532
Photo of Golden and red gorgonians, kelp forest in background, underwater. :: Image #23531
Photo of Kelp forest, sunlight filters through towering stands of giant kelp, underwater. :: Image #23530
Photo of Giant kelp plants lean over in ocean currents, underwater. Individual kelp plants grow from the rocky reef, to which they are attached, up to the ocean surface and form a vibrant community in which fishes, mammals and invertebrates thrive. :: Image #23529
Photo of Sheephead and golden gorgonian, underwater in a kelp forest. :: Image #23528
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23527
Photo of Southern sea palms, palm kelp, Marine algae, various species, in shallow water underwater. :: Image #23526
Photo of Giant kelp plants lean over in ocean currents, underwater. Individual kelp plants grow from the rocky reef, to which they are attached, up to the ocean surface and form a vibrant community in which fishes, mammals and invertebrates thrive. :: Image #23525
Photo of Giant kelp plants lean over in ocean currents, underwater. Individual kelp plants grow from the rocky reef, to which they are attached, up to the ocean surface and form a vibrant community in which fishes, mammals and invertebrates thrive. :: Image #23524
Photo of California golden gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23523
Photo of A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23522
Photo of Garibaldi and California golden gorgonians on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23521
Photo of A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23520
Photo of Yellow aspen trees in fall, line the sides of Bishop Creek Canyon, mixed with green pine trees, eastern sierra fall colors. :: Image #23335
Photo of Orange aspen trees are reflected in the smooth calm water of North Lake. :: Image #23331
Photo of The Hunchback, a peak rising above the South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon, with yellow and orange aspen trees changing to their fall colors. :: Image #23328
Photo of Aspen trees turning yellow in autumn, fall colors in the eastern sierra. :: Image #23327
Photo of Aspen trees in fall, eastern Sierra fall colors, autumn. :: Image #23320
Photo of Giant sequoia tree towers over surrounding trees in a Sierra forest. Infrared image. :: Image #23308
Photo of Mammoth Peak, reflected in a small alpine tarn (pond) at Tioga Pass, with meadow grasses and trees. :: Image #23269
Photo of A hiker admires an ancient bristlecone pine tree, on the Methuselah Walk in the Schulman Grove in the White Mountains at an elevation of 9500 above sea level. The oldest bristlecone pines in the world are found in the Schulman Grove, some of them over 4700 years old. Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #23239
Photo of Main Street buildings, Dechambeau Hotel (left) and I.O.O.F. Hall (right), infrared. :: Image #23111
Photo of Barber shop, front porch and facade, Main Street. :: Image #23107
Photo of Wagon and interior of County Barn, Brown House and Moyle House in distance. :: Image #23106
Photo of Harris' antelope squirrel. :: Image #22900
Photo of Trees, overcast sky and El Capitan. :: Image #22795
Photo of A California brown pelican entangled in a plastic bag which is wrapped around its neck. This unfortunate pelican probably became entangled in the bag by mistaking the floating plastic for food and diving on it, spearing it in such a way that the bag has lodged around the pelican's neck. Plastic bags kill and injure untold numbers of marine animals each year. :: Image #22572
Photo of Western gull portrait. :: Image #22542
Photo of Western gull portrait. :: Image #22541
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #22532
Photo of Burrowing owl (Western North American race hypugaea). This 10-inch-tall burrowing owl is standing besides its burrow. These burrows are usually created by squirrels, prairie dogs, or other rodents and even turtles, and only rarely dug by the owl itself. :: Image #22478
Photo of San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. Coronado Island is to the left, and downtown San Diego is to the right in this view looking north. :: Image #22467
Photo of Boulders and sandstone cliffs, Torrey Pines State Beach. :: Image #22438
Photo of California sea lions, hauled out on rocks beside the ocean, resting in the sun. :: Image #22280
Photo of California sea lions, hauled out on rocks beside the ocean, resting in the sun. :: Image #22279
Photo of California sea lions, hauled out on rocks beside the ocean, resting in the sun. :: Image #22278
Photo of California brown pelican preening as it rests in the sun, drying after a morning foraging on the ocean. :: Image #22267
Photo of San Diego city skyline at night, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego reflected in the still waters of San Diego Harbor, viewed from Coronado Island. :: Image #22250
Photo of Wind turbines, in the San Gorgonio Pass, near Interstate 10 provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. :: Image #22238
Photo of Wind turbines and Mount San Gorgonio Pass, near Interstate 10, provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. :: Image #22237
Photo of Morro Rock lit at sunrise, rises above Morro Bay which is still in early morning shadow. :: Image #22219
Photo of Morro Rock and Morro Bay, in pink pre-sunrise light. :: Image #22212
Photo of Sunset, sea cliffs, rocks and swirling water blurred in a long time exposure. :: Image #22197
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. :: Image #22144
Photo of Mule deer, male with antlers. :: Image #21885
Photo of Moonlight Beach at sunset. :: Image #21794
Photo of Wave breaking in early morning sunlight. :: Image #21782
Photo of Wave breaking in early morning sunlight. :: Image #21781
Photo of Mobius Arch in golden early morning light. The natural stone arch is found in the scenic Alabama Hlls near Lone Pine, California. :: Image #21735
Photo of A sea otter eats a clam that it has taken from the shallow sandy bottom of Elkhorn Slough. Because sea otters have such a high metabolic rate, they eat up to 30% of their body weight each day in the form of clams, mussels, urchins, crabs and abalone. Sea otters are the only known tool-using marine mammal, using a stone or old shell to open the shells of their prey as they float on their backs. :: Image #21640
Photo of A sea otter, looking at the photographer as it forages for food in Elkhorn Slough. :: Image #21639
Photo of A sea otter resting, holding its paws out of the water to keep them warm and conserve body heat as it floats in cold ocean water. :: Image #21638
Photo of A sea otter mother pulls her days-old pup through the water. The pup still has the fluffy fur it was born with, which traps so much fur the pup cannot dive and floats like a cork. :: Image #21637
Photo of A sea otter mother hold her pup on her stomach as she rests floating on her back. This pup, just a few days old, probably weighs between 3 and 5 pounds. The pup still has the fluffy fur it was born with, which traps so much fur the pup cannot dive and floats like a cork. :: Image #21636
Photo of Sea otters, resting on the surface by lying on their backs, in a group known as a raft. :: Image #21635
Photo of A sea otter, resting and floating on its back, in Elkhorn Slough. :: Image #21634
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21633
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21632
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21631
Photo of A sea otter, resting and floating on its back, in Elkhorn Slough. :: Image #21630
Photo of A sea otter resting, holding its paws out of the water to keep them warm and conserve body heat as it floats in cold ocean water. :: Image #21629
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, grooms the fur on its head. A sea otter depends on its fur to keep it warm and afloat, and must groom its fur frequently. :: Image #21628
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, grooms the fur on its head. A sea otter depends on its fur to keep it warm and afloat, and must groom its fur frequently. :: Image #21627
Photo of A sea otter, resting and floating on its back, in Elkhorn Slough. :: Image #21626
Photo of Sea otters, resting on the surface by lying on their backs, in a group known as a raft. :: Image #21625
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21624
Photo of Sea otter, swimming at the ocean surface. :: Image #21623
Photo of A sea otter eats a clam that it has taken from the shallow sandy bottom of Elkhorn Slough. Because sea otters have such a high metabolic rate, they eat up to 30% of their body weight each day in the form of clams, mussels, urchins, crabs and abalone. Sea otters are the only known tool-using marine mammal, using a stone or old shell to open the shells of their prey as they float on their backs. :: Image #21622
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21621
Photo of A sea otter, resting and floating on its back, in Elkhorn Slough. :: Image #21620
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21619
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21571
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21271
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21270
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21269
Photo of Blue whale. The sleek hydrodynamic shape of the enormous blue whale allows it to swim swiftly through the ocean, at times over one hundred miles in a single day. :: Image #21268
Photo of Bear, another of the odd outdoor "art" pieces of the UCSD Stuart Collection. Created by Tim Hawkinson in 2001 of eight large stones, it sits in the courtyard of the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering. :: Image #21247
Photo of Stonehenge, or what is officially known as the La Jolla Project, was the third piece in the Stuart Collection at University of California San Diego (UCSD). Commissioned in 1984 and produced by Richard Fleishner, the granite blocks are spread on the lawn south of Galbraith Hall on Revelle College at UCSD. :: Image #21223
Photo of Stonehenge, or what is officially known as the La Jolla Project, was the third piece in the Stuart Collection at University of California San Diego (UCSD). Commissioned in 1984 and produced by Richard Fleishner, the granite blocks are spread on the lawn south of Galbraith Hall on Revelle College at UCSD. :: Image #21222
Photo of Blunden Island (foreground) and Vargas Island (distance), surrounded by the waters of Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21069
Photo of Hikers admire the temperate rainforest along the Rainforest Trail in Pacific Rim NP, one of the best places along the Pacific Coast to experience an old-growth rain forest, complete with western hemlock, red cedar and amabilis fir trees. Moss gardens hang from tree crevices, forming a base for many ferns and conifer seedlings. :: Image #21056
Photo of Green Lake panorama. :: Image #21006
Photo of Bear is another of the odd outdoor "art" pieces of the UCSD Stuart Collection. Created by Tim Hawkinson in 2001 of eight large stones, it sits in the courtyard of the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering. :: Image #20851
Photo of Cresting wave, morning light, glassy water, surf. :: Image #20816
Photo of Cresting wave, morning light, glassy water, surf. :: Image #20815
Photo of Brain rocks. Sandstone is curiously eroded through the forces water and wind acting over eons. Cracks and joints arise when water freezes and expands repeatedly, braking apart the soft sandstone. :: Image #20747
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange, just months after the area was devastated by wildfires. :: Image #20540
Photo of Oak tree and dirt walking path. :: Image #20531
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange, just months after the area was devastated by wildfires. :: Image #20511
Photo of California poppies in a blend of rich orange color, blurred by a time exposure. :: Image #20508
Photo of California poppies in a blend of rich orange color, blurred by a time exposure. :: Image #20506
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange, just months after the area was devastated by wildfires. :: Image #20497
Photo of California poppies bloom in enormous fields cleared just a few months earlier by huge wildfires. Burnt dead bushes are seen surrounded by bright poppies. :: Image #20496
Photo of California poppies cover the hills in a brilliant springtime bloom. Interstate 15 I-15 is seen in the distance. :: Image #20494
Photo of Dune primrose blooms in spring following winter rains. Dune primrose is a common ephemeral wildflower on the Colorado Desert, growing on dunes. Its blooms open in the evening and last through midmorning. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #20467
Photo of A female sea otter floats on its back on the ocean surface while her pup pops its head above the water for a look around. Both otters will wrap itself in kelp (seaweed) to keep from drifting as it rests and floats. :: Image #20434
Photo of Elephant seal pup scratches its face with its foreflipper. Note the five "fingernails" on the flipper. The pup will nurse for 27 days, when the mother stops lactating and returns to the sea. The pup will stay on the beach 12 more weeks until it becomes hungry and begins to forage for food. :: Image #20404
Photo of Bull elephant seal exits the water to retake his position on the beach. He shows considerable scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #20394
Photo of Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #20386
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20382
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20372
Photo of Peregrine falcon. :: Image #20329
Photo of California sea lions hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #20273
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, winter mating plumage with distinctive dark brown nape and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20179
Photo of UCSD Library glows with light in this night time exposure (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #20142
Photo of California sea lion hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #20133
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. Long exposure shows motion as a blur. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with dark brown hindneck and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20055
Photo of California sea lion hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #19975
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19788
Photo of Bull elk, with large antlers, alongside female elk during rutting season, autumn. A bull will defend his harem of 20 cows or more from competing bulls and predators. Only mature bulls have large harems and breeding success peaks at about eight years of age. Bulls between two to four years and over 11 years of age rarely have harems, and spend most of the rut on the periphery of larger harems. Young and old bulls that do acquire a harem hold it later in the breeding season than do bulls in their prime. A bull with a harem rarely feeds and he may lose up to 20 percent of his body weight while he is guarding the harem. :: Image #19782
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19781
Photo of Bull elk in sage brush with large rack of antlers during the fall rut (mating season). This bull elk has sparred with other bulls to establish his harem of females with which he hopes to mate. :: Image #19746
Photo of Bull elk, with large antlers, alongside female elk during rutting season, autumn. A bull will defend his harem of 20 cows or more from competing bulls and predators. Only mature bulls have large harems and breeding success peaks at about eight years of age. Bulls between two to four years and over 11 years of age rarely have harems, and spend most of the rut on the periphery of larger harems. Young and old bulls that do acquire a harem hold it later in the breeding season than do bulls in their prime. A bull with a harem rarely feeds and he may lose up to 20 percent of his body weight while he is guarding the harem. :: Image #19724
Photo of Male elk (bull) alongside female elk in grassy meadow, during rutting season. A bull will defend his harem of 20 cows or more from competing bulls and predators. Only mature bulls have large harems and breeding success peaks at about eight years of age. Bulls between two to four years and over 11 years of age rarely have harems, and spend most of the rut on the periphery of larger harems. Young and old bulls that do acquire a harem hold it later in the breeding season than do bulls in their prime. A bull with a harem rarely feeds and he may lose up to 20 percent of his body weight while he is guarding the harem. :: Image #19723
Photo of Elk, bull elk, adult male elk with large set of antlers. By September, this bull elk's antlers have reached their full size and the velvet has fallen off. This bull elk has sparred with other bulls for access to herds of females in estrous and ready to mate. :: Image #19722
Photo of Juvenile elk in golden, late afternoon light, in meadow along Madison River, autumn. :: Image #19720
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19719
Photo of Juvenile elk in golden, late afternoon light, in meadow along Madison River, autumn. :: Image #19717
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19715
Photo of Female and young elk in early autumn snowfall. :: Image #19713
Photo of Juvenile elk in golden, late afternoon light, in meadow along Madison River, autumn. :: Image #19709
Photo of A coyote hunts for voles in tall grass, autumn. :: Image #19638
Photo of Madison River steaming in the cold air, sunrise, autumn, tall grasses and golden light. :: Image #19592
Photo of Great blue heron in flight. :: Image #18723
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18562
Photo of Juvenile gull, blurred as it slows to land. :: Image #18466
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18387
Photo of California brown pelican resting on sandstone ocean cliff, winter mating plumage. :: Image #18364
Photo of Brown pelican portrait showing distinctive winter mating plumage, bright red gular pouch and breeding plumage. :: Image #18340
Photo of Aspen trees displaying fall colors rise alongside a High Sierra road near North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17557
Photo of Aspen trees reflected in Cardinal Pond, Aspendel, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17529
Photo of Aspen trees turn yellow and orange in early October, North Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17522
Photo of Aspen trees turn yellow and orange in early October, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17518
Photo of Aspen trees turn yellow and orange in early October, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17517
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17509
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17506
Photo of Sea otter. :: Image #16936
Photo of Marine iguana on volcanic rocks at the oceans edge, Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16576
Photo of Flightless cormorant. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16552
Photo of Flightless cormorant perched on volcanic coastline. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16547
Photo of Flightless cormorant dries its stubby wings after emerging from the ocean. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16546
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16490
Photo of Black coral. The fan is five feet in diameter and the color of the live coral is more yellow-green than black. :: Image #16444
Photo of Bigeye trevally jacks, schooling. :: Image #16346
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16279
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16272
Photo of Devils Golf Course, California. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes in on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #15582
Photo of Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15454
Photo of An adult male elephant seal rests on a wet beach. He displays the enormous proboscis characteristic of male elephant seals as well as considerable scarring on his neck from fighting with other males for territory. Central California. :: Image #15441
Photo of Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15428
Photo of Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15425
Photo of Mother elephant seal and her pup. The pup will nurse for 27 days, when the mother stops lactating and returns to the sea. The pup will stay on the beach 12 more weeks until it becomes hungry and begins to forage for food. :: Image #15422
Photo of A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15409
Photo of Two adult female elephant seals rest on a sandy beach, winter, Central California. :: Image #15392
Photo of Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15390
Photo of A group of Pacific harbor seals swim in the Childrens Pool in La Jolla. :: Image #15050
Photo of UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #14777
Photo of Vices and Virtues, part of the Stuart Collection and University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Artist Bruce Naumann created Vices and Virtues in 1988 along the top of the Charles Lee Powell Structural Systems Laboratory at UCSD. Vices and virtues named in alternating neon light blink bizarrely around the building, lighting the night sky at UCSD. Very odd. :: Image #14771
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside. :: Image #14629
Photo of A visitor walks along Ruby Beach at low tide and admires its famous seastack, early morning. :: Image #13815
Photo of Stonehenge, or what is officially known as the La Jolla Project, was the third piece in the Stuart Collection at University of California San Diego (UCSD). Commissioned in 1984 and produced by Richard Fleishner, the granite blocks are spread on the lawn south of Galbraith Hall on Revelle College at UCSD. :: Image #12846
Photo of The Giraffe Traps, or what is officially known as Two Running Violet V Forms, was the second piece in the Stuart Collection at University of California San Diego (UCSD). Commissioned in 1983 and produced by Robert Irwin, the odd fence resides in the eucalyptus grove between Mandeville Auditorium and Central Library. :: Image #12842
Photo of Sun God is a strange artwork, the first in the Stuart Collection at University of California San Diego (UCSD). Commissioned in 1983 and produced by Niki de Sainte Phalle, Sun God has become a landmark on the UCSD campus. :: Image #12836
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11486
Photo of Black mustard, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11293
Photo of Clusters of desert poppy climb the steep sides of the Borrego Valley. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10945
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10788
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10787
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10772
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10766
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10761
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10756
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10467
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seal warily watches the photographer, underwater. :: Image #10097
Photo of The South Fork of the Kings River flows through Kings Canyon National Park, in the southeastern Sierra mountain range. Grand Sentinel, a huge granite monolith, is visible on the right above pine trees. Late summer. :: Image #9853
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal underwater :: Image #9716
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal underwater :: Image #9656
Photo of Southern sea palm. :: Image #9537
Photo of Golden trout. :: Image #9414
Photo of Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite drops 620 feet (188 m) from a hanging valley to the floor of Yosemite Valley :: Image #9219
Photo of Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite drops 620 feet (188 m) from a hanging valley to the floor of Yosemite Valley :: Image #9218
Photo of Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park :: Image #9217
Photo of Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park :: Image #9216
Photo of Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park :: Image #9215
Photo of Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park :: Image #9213
Photo of Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park :: Image #9212
Photo of Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park :: Image #9211
Photo of Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park :: Image #9210
Photo of The Emerald Pool forms in the Merced River just above Vernal Falls. Unfortunately, a few careless hikers have tried swimming in Emerald Pool only to be swept downstream and plunge over Vernals Falls to their deaths. Yosemite National Park, Spring. :: Image #9205
Photo of Hikers climb the Mist Trail (at right) through Little Yosemite Valley, approaching Vernal Falls. Spring. :: Image #9201
Photo of Vernal Falls and Merced River in spring, heavy flow due to snow melt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #9198
Photo of Vernal Falls and Merced River in spring, heavy flow due to snow melt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #9196
Photo of Vernal Falls and Merced River in spring, heavy flow due to snow melt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #9195
Photo of Vernal Falls and Merced River in spring, heavy flow due to snow melt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #9194
Photo of Vernal Falls and Merced River in spring, heavy flow due to snow melt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #9193
Photo of Vernal Falls and Merced River in spring, heavy flow due to snow melt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #9192
Photo of Vernal Falls and Merced River in spring, heavy flow due to snow melt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #9191
Photo of Vernal Falls and Merced River in spring, heavy flow due to snow melt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #9190
Photo of A rainbow forms in the thick mist surrounding Vernal Falls, Little Yosemite Valley, Spring. :: Image #9189
Photo of Gates of Yosemite Valley and Merced River. El Capitan (left), Bridalveil Falls and Cathedral Rocks (right). Yosemite National Park, Spring. :: Image #9181
Photo of Downtown San Diego viewed from Coronado Island :: Image #7953
Photo of The Hotel del Coronado sits on the beach on the western edge of Coronado Island in San Diego. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #7950
Photo of Vernal Falls and Merced River in spring, heavy flow due to snow melt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7775
Photo of Vernal Falls and Merced River in spring, heavy flow due to snow melt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7773
Photo of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park :: Image #7754
Photo of Sequoia trees, Mariposa Grove. :: Image #7608
Photo of Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park :: Image #7433
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring displays brilliant colors along its edges, created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The outer orange and red regions are the coolest water in the spring, where the overflow runs off :: Image #7264
Photo of Grotto Geyser, Yellowstone National Park :: Image #7206
Photo of Grotto Geyser, Yellowstone National Park :: Image #7204
Photo of Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite drops 620 feet (188 m) from a hanging valley to the floor of Yosemite Valley :: Image #7149
Photo of Vernal Falls and Merced River in spring, heavy flow due to snow melt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7145
Photo of Vernal Falls and Merced River in spring, heavy flow due to snow melt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7143
Photo of Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite drops 620 feet (188 m) from a hanging valley to the floor of Yosemite Valley :: Image #7140
Photo of Juvenile sheephead swims above dead/dying brown gorgonian covered with yellow parasitic zoanthid anemones. Eagle Rock. :: Image #7006
Photo of Sunrise light on clouds. :: Image #6225
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore in tidepool. :: Image #6065
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore in tidepool. :: Image #6062
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, calf. :: Image #6045
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, calf. :: Image #6044
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #6043
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #6039
Photo of Adult male north Pacific humpback whale bubble streaming underwater in the midst of a competitive group. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims closely behind a female, . The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby males interested in the female. :: Image #6036
Photo of Adult male north Pacific humpback whale bubble streaming underwater in the midst of a competitive group. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims closely behind a female, . The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby males interested in the female. :: Image #6035
Photo of Adult male north Pacific humpback whale bubble streaming underwater in the midst of a competitive group. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims closely behind a female, . The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby males interested in the female. :: Image #6034
Photo of North Pacific humpback whales, competitive group. :: Image #6020
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale underwater :: Image #6018
Photo of Hawaiian humpback whale underwater, sun beams dappling the whale in clear oceanic waters. :: Image #6008
Photo of Adult male north Pacific humpback whale bubble streaming underwater in the midst of a competitive group. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims closely behind a female, . The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby males interested in the female. :: Image #6001
Photo of Adult male north Pacific humpback whale bubble streaming underwater in the midst of a competitive group. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims closely behind a female, . The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby males interested in the female. :: Image #6000
Photo of Adult male north Pacific humpback whale bubble streaming underwater in the midst of a competitive group. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims closely behind a female, . The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby males interested in the female. :: Image #5998
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale underwater :: Image #5996
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale underwater :: Image #5995
Photo of Humpback whale, abandoned calf alongside Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research boat. This young calf lived only a few days after being abandoned or separated from its mother, and was eventually attacked by tiger sharks. :: Image #5992
Photo of Humpback whale, abandoned calf alongside Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research boat. This young calf lived only a few days after being abandoned or separated from its mother, and was eventually attacked by tiger sharks. :: Image #5987
Photo of Humpback whale, abandoned calf alongside Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research boat. This young calf lived only a few days after being abandoned or separated from its mother, and was eventually attacked by tiger sharks. :: Image #5983
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, competitive group. :: Image #5972
Photo of Male North Pacific humpback whale streams a trail of bubbles. The primary male escort whale (center) creates a curtain of bubbles underwater as it swims behind a female (right), with other challenging males trailing behind in a competitive group. The bubbles may be a form of intimidation from the primary escort towards the challenging escorts. :: Image #5967
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, calf. :: Image #5965
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #5962
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, calf. :: Image #5959
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, calf. :: Image #5957
Photo of North Pacific humpback whales, part of a larger competitive group of humpbacks. :: Image #5952
Photo of North Pacific humpback whales, socializing trio of adults. :: Image #5935
Photo of North Pacific humpback whales, socializing trio of adults. :: Image #5934
Photo of Adult male humpback whale bubble streaming underwater. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims behind a mother and calf. The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby male whales interested in the mother. :: Image #5927
Photo of Adult male humpback whale bubble streaming underwater. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims behind a mother and calf. The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby male whales interested in the mother. :: Image #5926
Photo of Adult male humpback whale bubble streaming underwater. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims behind a mother and calf. The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby male whales interested in the mother. :: Image #5924
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, blow at sunset. :: Image #5883
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, fluke held above water. :: Image #5872
Photo of Diver and garibaldi. :: Image #5702
Photo of Humpback whale mother, calf and escort. :: Image #4534
Photo of Humpback whale calf. :: Image #4532
Photo of Humpback whale mother and calf. :: Image #4528
Photo of Adult male humpback whale singing, suspended motionless underwater. Only male humpbacks have been observed singing. All humpbacks in the North Pacific sing the same whale song each year, and the song changes slightly from one year to the next. :: Image #4488
Photo of Adult male humpback whale singing, suspended motionless underwater. Only male humpbacks have been observed singing. All humpbacks in the North Pacific sing the same whale song each year, and the song changes slightly from one year to the next. :: Image #4485
Photo of Large competitive group of humpback whales seen underwater. :: Image #4465
Photo of Large competitive group of humpback whales, eleven adult humpback whales seen in this image, part of a 16 whale competitive group. :: Image #4461
Photo of Large competitive group of humpback whales, eleven adult humpback whales seen in this image, part of a 16 whale competitive group. :: Image #4460
Photo of Humpback whales, mother, calf and male escort. :: Image #4455
Photo of Adult male humpback whale bubble streaming underwater. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims behind a female during competitive group activities. The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby male whales interested in the female. :: Image #4446
Photo of Adult male humpback whale bubble streaming underwater. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims behind a female during competitive group activities. The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby male whales interested in the female. :: Image #4445
Photo of Adult male humpback whale bubble streaming underwater. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims behind a female during competitive group activities. The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby male whales interested in the female. :: Image #4443
Photo of Male humpback whale bubble streaming underwater. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims behind a mother and calf (barely seen in the distance). :: Image #4437
Photo of Humpback whale mother and calf. :: Image #4427
Photo of Primary escort male humpback whale bubble streaming during competitive group socializing. This primary escort is swimming behind a female. The bubble curtain may be a form of intimidation towards other male escorts that are interested in the female. :: Image #4425
Photo of Primary escort male humpback whale bubble streaming during competitive group socializing. This primary escort is swimming behind a female. The bubble curtain may be a form of intimidation towards other male escorts that are interested in the female. :: Image #4424
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale underwater :: Image #4417
Photo of Male humpback whale bubble streaming underwater. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims behind a mother and calf (barely seen in the distance). :: Image #4416
Photo of Humpback whale competitive group, surfacing and blowing. :: Image #4397
Photo of Humpback whale blowhole. :: Image #4322
Photo of Humpback whale rostrum, dorsal aspect, showing tubercles. :: Image #4318
Photo of Humpback whale surface active group including head lunge and two fluke swipes, whale watching boat. :: Image #4243
Photo of Humpback whale swimming with raised pectoral fin (ventral aspect). :: Image #4135
Photo of Male humpback whale with head raised out of the water, braking and pushing back at another whale by using pectoral fins spread in a "crucifix block", during surface active social behaviours. :: Image #4112
Photo of Ocean sunfish viewed from below, sunning/basking at surface, open ocean. :: Image #3490
Photo of Phillip Colla and Tracy Colla, diving at Wolf Island in the Galapagos. :: Image #3469
Photo of Ocean sunfish and photographer, open ocean. :: Image #3270
Photo of Kelp canopy. :: Image #3066
Photo of Kelp canopy. :: Image #3062
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, competitive group with bubble streaming. :: Image #2999
Photo of Humpback whale competitive group, several adult male escort whales swimming closely together as part of a larger competitive group. :: Image #2870
Photo of Humpback whale competitive group, several adult male escort whales swimming closely together as part of a larger competitive group. :: Image #2869
Photo of Humpback whale competitive group, several adult male escort whales swimming closely together as part of a larger competitive group. :: Image #2861
Photo of Male humpback whale slowing/maneuving amid competitive group. :: Image #2859
Photo of Humpback whale competitive group, several adult male escort whales swimming closely together as part of a larger competitive group. :: Image #2858
Photo of Humpback whale competitive group, several adult male escort whales swimming closely together as part of a larger competitive group. :: Image #2857
Photo of Male humpback whale diving amid competitive group. :: Image #2856
Photo of Adult male humpback whale singing, suspended motionless underwater. Only male humpbacks have been observed singing. All humpbacks in the North Pacific sing the same whale song each year, and the song changes slightly from one year to the next. :: Image #2815
Photo of Adult male humpback whale singing, suspended motionless underwater. Only male humpbacks have been observed singing. All humpbacks in the North Pacific sing the same whale song each year, and the song changes slightly from one year to the next. :: Image #2814
Photo of Adult male humpback whale singing, suspended motionless underwater. Only male humpbacks have been observed singing. All humpbacks in the North Pacific sing the same whale song each year, and the song changes slightly from one year to the next. :: Image #2812
Photo of Half-moon perch schooling under offshore drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #2747
Photo of Sequoia trees. :: Image #2352
Photo of El Capitan and Merced River, morning. :: Image #2331
Photo of El Capitan, autumn. :: Image #2329
Photo of Schooling Jordans snapper. :: Image #2037
Photo of Yellowtail fishing, Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #1977
Photo of Kelp wall at Isla Afuera, Guadalupe Island :: Image #1967
Photo of Treefish Sebastes serriceps, San Clemente Island :: Image #1932
Photo of Black coral. :: Image #1867
Photo of Yellow-tailed surgeonfish, Devils Crown. :: Image #1855
Photo of Whale shark with remora. :: Image #1504
Photo of Diver and alcyonarian soft coral, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #1491
Photo of Palm kelp, Isla Afuera. Southern sea palm. :: Image #1287
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin at Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #1157
Photo of Diver in kelp forest. :: Image #1095
Photo of Diver in kelp forest. :: Image #1091
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin at Guadalupe Island, Mexico :: Image #970
Photo of Northern elephant seal, pup. :: Image #948
Photo of Sooty Tern, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Sterna fuscata :: Image #930
Photo of Sooty Tern, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Sterna fuscata :: Image #929
Photo of Frigate bird, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Frigata sp. :: Image #928
Photo of Sooty Tern, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Sterna fuscata :: Image #927
Photo of Sooty Tern, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Sterna fuscata :: Image #925
Photo of Brown booby, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Sula leucogaster :: Image #924
Photo of Brown booby, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Sula leucogaster :: Image #923
Photo of Brown booby, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Sula leucogaster :: Image #922
Photo of Brown booby, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Sula leucogaster :: Image #919
Photo of Brown booby, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Sula leucogaster :: Image #918
Photo of Brown booby, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Sula leucogaster :: Image #916
Photo of Seabirds fly over Pisonia forest, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #913
Photo of Seabirds fly over Pisonia forest, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #912
Photo of Seabirds fly over Pisonia forest, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #911
Photo of Seabirds fly over Pisonia forest, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #910
Photo of Seabirds fly over Pisonia forest, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #909
Photo of Brown boobies. :: Image #908
Photo of Brown boobies in flight at Rose Atoll. which hosts large numbers of seabirds on the small island. :: Image #907
Photo of Brown boobies in flight at Rose Atoll. which hosts large numbers of seabirds on the small island. :: Image #906
Photo of Brown boobies in flight at Rose Atoll. which hosts large numbers of seabirds on the small island. :: Image #905
Photo of Brown boobies in flight at Rose Atoll. which hosts large numbers of seabirds on the small island. :: Image #904
Photo of Brown booby, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Sula leucogaster :: Image #903
Photo of Seabirds in Pisonia forest, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #902
Photo of Seabirds shelter among Pisonia trees on Rose Atoll :: Image #901
Photo of Seabirds shelter among Pisonia trees on Rose Atoll :: Image #900
Photo of Seabirds shelter among Pisonia trees on Rose Atoll :: Image #899
Photo of Brown noddy at Rose Atoll NWRF :: Image #898
Photo of Brown noddy at Rose Atoll NWRF :: Image #897
Photo of Seabird chick nested among roots of Pisonia trees, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #895
Photo of Seabird chick nested among roots of Pisonia trees, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #894
Photo of Seabird chick nested among roots of Pisonia trees, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #893
Photo of Seabirds shelter among Pisonia trees on Rose Atoll :: Image #892
Photo of Seabird chick nested among roots of Pisonia trees, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #891
Photo of Seabirds shelter among Pisonia trees on Rose Atoll :: Image #890
Photo of Seabird chick nested among roots of Pisonia trees, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #889
Photo of Seabird chick nested among roots of Pisonia trees, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #888
Photo of Brown booby, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Sula leucogaster :: Image #887
Photo of Brown booby, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Sula leucogaster :: Image #886
Photo of Brown booby, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Sula leucogaster :: Image #885
Photo of Brown booby, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Sula leucogaster :: Image #883
Photo of Brown booby, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Sula leucogaster :: Image #882
Photo of Brown booby, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Sula leucogaster :: Image #877
Photo of White tern, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Fairy tern, Gygis alba :: Image #873
Photo of White tern, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Fairy tern, Gygis alba :: Image #870
Photo of White tern, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Fairy tern, Gygis alba :: Image #867
Photo of White tern, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Fairy tern, Gygis alba :: Image #866
Photo of White tern, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Fairy tern, Gygis alba :: Image #864
Photo of Masked booby juvenile on coralline rubble, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #863
Photo of Masked booby chick on forest floor, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge :: Image #862
Photo of Masked booby, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Sula dactylatra :: Image #860
Photo of Masked booby, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Sula dactylatra :: Image #857
Photo of Masked booby, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Sula dactylatra :: Image #856
Photo of Red-tailed tropicbird, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Phaethon rubricauda :: Image #855
Photo of Red-tailed tropicbird, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Phaethon rubricauda :: Image #853
Photo of Red-tailed tropicbird, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Phaethon rubricauda :: Image #851
Photo of Scientist Surveying Coral Reef at Rose Atoll, following shipwreck of Jin Shiang Fa, American Samoa :: Image #848
Photo of Scientist Surveying Coral Reef at Rose Atoll, following shipwreck of Jin Shiang Fa, American Samoa :: Image #847
Photo of Humpback Whale at Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, American Samoa :: Image #845
Photo of Waves Break over the Fore Reef at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #843
Photo of Scientists Recording Data aboard Ship at Rose Atoll :: Image #841
Photo of Rose Island at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #840
Photo of Boat Manu A'tele III, Pago Pago, American Samoa :: Image #838
Photo of Setting anchor in the Lagoon Mouth, Rose Atoll :: Image #837
Photo of Scientists Setting up Camp on Rose Atoll, prior to starting survey operations. :: Image #836
Photo of Crab on Sand at Rose Atoll NWR, American Samoa :: Image #835
Photo of Coralline Rubble Beach Detail, Rose Atoll :: Image #834
Photo of Rose Island at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #833
Photo of Looking for the anchor, Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #832
Photo of Rose Island at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #831
Photo of Rose islet and Pisonia trees. :: Image #830
Photo of Waves Break over the Fore Reef at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #828
Photo of Keel scar caused by F/V Jin Shiang Fa to coralline algae reef. :: Image #826
Photo of Schooling fish underwater at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #786
Photo of Coral Reef Scene Underwater at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #785
Photo of Blue-spotted jacks at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #784
Photo of Coral Reef Scene Underwater at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #783
Photo of Coral Reef Scene Underwater at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #781
Photo of Coral Reef Scene Underwater at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #780
Photo of Coral Reef Scene Underwater at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #778
Photo of Coral Reef Scene Underwater at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #777
Photo of Coral Reef Scene Underwater at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #774
Photo of Coral Reef Scene Underwater at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #773
Photo of Coral Reef Scene Underwater at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #772
Photo of Coral Reef Scene Underwater at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #771
Photo of Coral Reef Scene Underwater at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #769
Photo of Schooling fish underwater at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #768
Photo of Schooling fish underwater at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #767
Photo of Coral Reef Scene Underwater at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #765
Photo of Pink Porolithon Coralline Algae, Rose Atoll :: Image #763
Photo of Pink Porolithon Coralline Algae, Rose Atoll :: Image #762
Photo of Coral Reef Scene Underwater at Rose Atoll, American Samoa :: Image #757
Photo of Crown of Thorn Starfish, Rose Atoll :: Image #755
Photo of Damage Assessment Team at Rose Atoll NWR :: Image #733
Photo of Damage Assessment Team at Rose Atoll NWR :: Image #732
Photo of Nudibranch. :: Image #704
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray, Farnsworth Banks. :: Image #611
Photo of Blue shark swimming in the open ocean :: Image #594
Photo of Anemone mouth detail. :: Image #572
Photo of Humpback whales at the surface, volcano and clouds. :: Image #425
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #259
Photo of Humpback whale holding fluke (tail) aloft out of the water. :: Image #170
Photo of California sea lion entangled in fishing line, deep laceration around neck, Point La Jolla. :: Image #37834
Photo of Brown pelican portrait in morning sun, displaying winter plumage. On cliffs overlooking the ocean in La Jolla. :: Image #37695
Photo of Aerial panorama of Clipperton Island, showing the entire atoll. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32888
Photo of California Sea Lion Hunts in a School of Scad Fish, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32605
Photo of Another Beautiful Sunrise in the Sea of Cortez :: Image #32422
Photo of Isla San Francisquito, Sunset, Panorama :: Image #32416
Photo of Los Islotes, West End, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32395
Photo of California sea lion at oil rig Eureka, underwater, among the pilings supporting the oil rig. :: Image #31084
Photo of Mount Conness (12589') and Upper Conness Lake, Twenty Lakes Basin, Hoover Wilderness :: Image #31063
Photo of Del Mar Fair and San Dieguito Lagoon at Night. Lights from the San Diego Fair reflect in San Dieguito Lagooon, with the train track trestles to the left. :: Image #31024
Photo of Del Mar Fair and San Dieguito Lagoon at Night. Lights from the San Diego Fair reflect in San Dieguito Lagooon, with the train track trestles to the left. :: Image #31023
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #30983
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #30981
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #30980
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30867
Photo of Lionness and cub, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30113
Photo of Mara Plains Camp, Luxury Tented Safari Camp, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30019
Photo of Mara Plains Camp, Luxury Tented Safari Camp, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30015
Photo of Mara Plains Camp, Luxury Tented Safari Camp, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #29973
Photo of Young lion, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29868
Photo of Spotted hyena, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29856
Photo of Banded mongoose, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29846
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Maasai Mara National Reserve :: Image #29845
Photo of Trees and grass plains, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29841
Photo of Tawi Lodge, luxury safari lodge, Kenya :: Image #29561
Photo of Tawi Lodge, luxury safari lodge, Kenya :: Image #29513
Photo of Tawi Lodge, luxury safari lodge, Kenya :: Image #29512
Photo of Tawi Lodge, luxury safari lodge, Kenya :: Image #29511
Photo of Game drive with safari guide, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29493
Photo of Aerial Panoramic Photograph of La Jolla, Mount Soledad, University City :: Image #29097
Photo of Sky Rock at night, light by moonlight with stars in the clear night sky above. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28504
Photo of Sky Rock at night, light by moonlight with stars in the clear night sky above. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28500
Photo of Broken Hill with the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding :: Image #28343
Photo of Broken Hill with the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding :: Image #28341
Photo of Eglise Saint-Sulpice. Saint-Sulpice is a Roman Catholic church in Paris, France, on the east side of the Place Saint-Sulpice, in the Luxembourg Quarter of the VIe arrondissement. At 113 metres long, 58 metres in width and 34 metres tall, it is only slightly smaller than Notre-Dame and thus the second largest church in the city. :: Image #28264
Photo of Jardin des Tuileries. The Tuileries Garden is a public garden located between the Louvre Museum and the Place de la Concorde in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. created by Catherine de Medicis as the garden of the Tuileries Palace in 1564. :: Image #28229
Photo of Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California. :: Image #28004
Photo of Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California. :: Image #28003
Photo of Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California. :: Image #28002
Photo of Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California. :: Image #28001
Photo of Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California. :: Image #28000
Photo of Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California. :: Image #27998
Photo of Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California. :: Image #27997
Photo of Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California. :: Image #27996
Photo of Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California. :: Image #27995
Photo of Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California. :: Image #27994
Photo of Sunrise breaking wave, dawn surf. :: Image #27992
Photo of Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California. :: Image #27988
Photo of Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California. :: Image #27985
Photo of Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California. :: Image #27984
Photo of Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California. :: Image #27981
Photo of Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California. :: Image #27980
Photo of Waves rush in at sunset, Carlsbad beach sunset and ocean waves, seascape, dusk, summer. :: Image #27973
Photo of Waves rush in at sunset, Carlsbad beach sunset and ocean waves, seascape, dusk, summer. :: Image #27972
Photo of Waves rush in at sunset, Carlsbad beach sunset and ocean waves, seascape, dusk, summer. :: Image #27969
Photo of Waves rush in at sunset, Carlsbad beach sunset and ocean waves, seascape, dusk, summer. :: Image #27968
Photo of Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible. :: Image #27966
Photo of Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible. :: Image #27965
Photo of Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible. :: Image #27964
Photo of Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible. :: Image #27963
Photo of Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible. :: Image #27962
Photo of Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible. :: Image #27961
Photo of Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible. :: Image #27960
Photo of Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible. :: Image #27959
Photo of Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible. :: Image #27957
Photo of Half Dome at sunrise, viewed from Glacier Point. :: Image #27954
Photo of Half Dome at sunrise, viewed from Glacier Point. :: Image #27953
Photo of San Diego mountains, looking south towards San Pasqual. :: Image #27950
Photo of San Diego mountains, looking south towards Ramona with Rancho Guejito on the right. :: Image #27949
Photo of San Diego mountains, looking south towards Ramona with Rancho Guejito on the right. :: Image #27948
Photo of Lake Sutherland, in San Diego east county, viewed from the northeast. :: Image #27947
Photo of Lake Sutherland, in San Diego east county, viewed from the northeast. :: Image #27946
Photo of San Diego mountains, aerial photograph. :: Image #27945
Photo of San Diego east county mountains, view from Santa Ysabel toward Ramona. :: Image #27944
Photo of San Diego east county mountains south of Julian. :: Image #27943
Photo of Jacumba Mountains and In-Ko-Pah Mountains, east of San Diego, showing erosion as the mountain ranges ends and meets desert habitat. :: Image #27942
Photo of Jacumba Mountains and In-Ko-Pah Mountains, east of San Diego, showing erosion as the mountain ranges ends and meets desert habitat. :: Image #27941
Photo of Jacumba Mountains and In-Ko-Pah Mountains, east of San Diego, showing erosion as the mountain ranges ends and meets desert habitat. :: Image #27940
Photo of Jacumba Mountains and In-Ko-Pah Mountains, east of San Diego, showing erosion as the mountain ranges ends and meets desert habitat. :: Image #27939
Photo of Jacumba Mountains and In-Ko-Pah Mountains, east of San Diego, showing erosion as the mountain ranges ends and meets desert habitat. :: Image #27938
Photo of Jacumba Mountains and In-Ko-Pah Mountains, east of San Diego, showing erosion as the mountain ranges ends and meets desert habitat. :: Image #27937
Photo of Jacumba Mountains and In-Ko-Pah Mountains, east of San Diego, showing erosion as the mountain ranges ends and meets desert habitat. :: Image #27936
Photo of Jacumba Mountains and In-Ko-Pah Mountains, east of San Diego, showing erosion as the mountain ranges ends and meets desert habitat. :: Image #27935
Photo of Jacumba Mountains and In-Ko-Pah Mountains, east of San Diego, showing erosion as the mountain range ends and meets desert habitat. :: Image #27934
Photo of Jacumba Mountains and In-Ko-Pah Mountains, east of San Diego, showing erosion as the mountain ranges ends and meets desert habitat. :: Image #27933
Photo of Jacumba Mountains and In-Ko-Pah Mountains, east of San Diego, showing erosion as the mountain ranges ends and meets desert habitat. :: Image #27932
Photo of Jacumba Mountains and In-Ko-Pah Mountains, east of San Diego, showing erosion as the mountain ranges ends and meets desert habitat. :: Image #27931
Photo of In-Ko-Pah Mountains, Tierra Blanca Mountains and Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness. :: Image #27930
Photo of In-Ko-Pah Mountains, Tierra Blanca Mountains and Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness. :: Image #27929
Photo of In-Ko-Pah Mountains, Tierra Blanca Mountains and Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness. :: Image #27928
Photo of Mount Laguna Observatory. :: Image #27927
Photo of San Diego mountains, with the Sawtooth Mountain Range in the distance, near Mount Laguna. :: Image #27926
Photo of San Diego mountains, with the Sawtooth Mountain Range in the distance, near Mount Laguna. :: Image #27925
Photo of San Diego mountains, with the Sawtooth Mountain Range in the distance, near Mount Laguna. :: Image #27924
Photo of Window over San Diego east county, aerial photo. :: Image #27923
Photo of Window over San Diego east county, aerial photo. :: Image #27922
Photo of Stonewall Peak (lower right) and Lake Cuyamaca in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, near San Diego, California. :: Image #27921
Photo of San Diego mountains, burned during the Cedar Fire of 2003, southwest of Julian, California. :: Image #27920
Photo of San Diego mountains, burned during the Cedar Fire of 2003, southwest of Julian, California. :: Image #27919
Photo of San Diego mountains, burned during the Cedar Fire of 2003, southwest of Julian, California. :: Image #27918
Photo of Lake Sutherland amid San Diego mountains. :: Image #27917
Photo of Lake Sutherland amid San Diego mountains. :: Image #27916
Photo of Lake Sutherland amid San Diego mountains. :: Image #27915
Photo of Clouds and mountains, San Diego mountains near Rancho Guejito and Black Mountain, sunrise. :: Image #27914
Photo of Clouds and mountains, San Diego mountains near Rancho Guejito and Black Mountain, sunrise. :: Image #27913
Photo of Clouds and mountains, San Diego mountains near Rancho Guejito and Black Mountain, sunrise. :: Image #27912
Photo of Clouds and mountains, San Diego mountains near Rancho Guejito and Black Mountain, sunrise. :: Image #27911
Photo of Clouds and mountains, San Diego mountains near Rancho Guejito and Black Mountain, sunrise. :: Image #27910
Photo of Clouds and mountains, San Diego mountains east of Ramona, sunrise. :: Image #27909
Photo of Clouds and mountains, San Diego mountains east of Ramona, sunrise. :: Image #27908
Photo of Clouds and mountains, San Diego mountains east of Ramona, sunrise. :: Image #27907
Photo of Clouds and mountains, San Diego mountains east of Ramona, sunrise. :: Image #27906
Photo of Clouds and mountains, San Diego mountains east of Ramona, sunrise. :: Image #27905
Photo of Clouds and mountains, San Diego mountains east of Ramona, sunrise. :: Image #27904
Photo of Clouds and mountains, San Diego mountains east of Ramona, sunrise. :: Image #27903
Photo of Balanced Rock, a narrow sandstone tower, appears poised to topple. :: Image #27836
Photo of Stars trails above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27798
Photo of Stars trails above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27797
Photo of Stars trails above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27796
Photo of Stars trails above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27795
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27793
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27792
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27791
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27790
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27787
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27786
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27784
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27783
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27779
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27778
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27774
Photo of Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27773
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine tree in the White Mountains, at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27771
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine tree in the White Mountains, at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27770
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine trees in the White Mountains, at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27769
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine tree in the White Mountains, at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27768
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine tree in the White Mountains, at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27767
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine trees in the White Mountains, at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27765
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine tree in the White Mountains, at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. :: Image #27764
Photo of Merced River and full moon. :: Image #27760
Photo of Yosemite Falls in peak flow, viewed from Cook's meadow, spring. :: Image #27758
Photo of Yosemite Falls in peak flow, viewed from Cook's meadow, spring. :: Image #27757
Photo of El Capitan and star trails, at night, illuminated by the light of the full moon. :: Image #27756
Photo of Half Dome and star trails, at night, viewed from Sentinel Bridge, illuminated by the light of the full moon. :: Image #27755
Photo of Bridalveil Falls at Night, lit by full moon with a rainbow forming in its spray, dropping 620 into Yosemite Valley, displaying peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt. :: Image #27753
Photo of Yosemite Falls in peak flow, viewed from Cook's meadow, spring. :: Image #27749
Photo of Bridalveil Falls with a rainbow forming in its spray, dropping 620' into Yosemite Valley, displaying peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt. :: Image #27748
Photo of Bridalveil Falls with a rainbow forming in its spray, dropping 620' into Yosemite Valley, displaying peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt. :: Image #27747
Photo of Half Dome at sunrise, viewed from Glacier Point. :: Image #27738
Photo of Star trails over Yosemite Valley, viewed from Tunnel View, the floor of Yosemite Valley illuminated by a full moon. El Capitan on left, Bridalveil Falls on right, Half Dome in distant center. :: Image #27736
Photo of Star trails over Yosemite Valley, viewed from Tunnel View, the floor of Yosemite Valley illuminated by a full moon. El Capitan on left, Bridalveil Falls on right, Half Dome in distant center. :: Image #27735
Photo of Yosemite Falls and star trails, at night, viewed from Cook's Meadow, illuminated by the light of the full moon. :: Image #27732
Photo of Yosemite Falls and star trails, at night, viewed from Cook's Meadow, illuminated by the light of the full moon. :: Image #27731
Photo of Downtown Los Angeles at night, street lights, buildings light up the night. :: Image #27730
Photo of Downtown Los Angeles at night, street lights, buildings light up the night. :: Image #27729
Photo of Downtown Los Angeles at night, street lights, buildings light up the night. :: Image #27728
Photo of Downtown Los Angeles at night, street lights, buildings light up the night. :: Image #27723
Photo of Juniper and star trails. :: Image #27721
Photo of Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Peregrine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27275
Photo of Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Peregrine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27272
Photo of Krill. A thin cloud of pink krill gathers at the ocean surface, where it is likely to be preyed upon by sharks, fish, birds and whales. Likely Euphausia pacifica. :: Image #27016
Photo of Krill. A thin cloud of pink krill gathers at the ocean surface, where it is likely to be preyed upon by sharks, fish, birds and whales. :: Image #27014
Photo of Freediving photographer in a cloud of salps, gelatinous zooplankton that drifts with open ocean currents. :: Image #27013
Photo of Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents. :: Image #27011
Photo of Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop on of the enormous boulders of the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #27010
Photo of Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop on of the enormous boulders of the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #27009
Photo of Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop on of the enormous boulders of the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #27008
Photo of Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #27007
Photo of Mono Lake sunset, tufa and clouds reflected in the still waters of Mono Lake. :: Image #27004
Photo of Tufa towers rise from Mono Lake, with the Eastern Sierra visible in the distance. Tufa towers are formed when underwater springs rich in calcium mix with lakewater rich in carbonates, forming calcium carbonate (limestone) structures below the surface of the lake. The towers were eventually revealed when the water level in the lake was lowered starting in 1941 :: Image #27003
Photo of Lee Vining Canyon and the Sierra Nevada mountain range, with storm clouds and sun beams, viewed from Mono Lake. :: Image #27002
Photo of Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop on of the enormous boulders of the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #26999
Photo of Dana Fork of the Tuolumne River, near Tioga Pass. :: Image #26997
Photo of Mammoth Peak in the Yosemite High Country, reflected in small tarn pond, viewed from meadows near Tioga Pass :: Image #26996
Photo of Mammoth Peak in the Yosemite High Country, reflected in small tarn pond, viewed from meadows near Tioga Pass :: Image #26995
Photo of Mammoth Peak in the Yosemite High Country, reflected in small tarn pond, viewed from meadows near Tioga Pass :: Image #26994
Photo of Tufa towers rise from Mono Lake, with the Eastern Sierra visible in the distance. Tufa towers are formed when underwater springs rich in calcium mix with lakewater rich in carbonates, forming calcium carbonate (limestone) structures below the surface of the lake. The towers were eventually revealed when the water level in the lake was lowered starting in 1941 :: Image #26993
Photo of Tufa towers rise from Mono Lake, with the Eastern Sierra visible in the distance. Tufa towers are formed when underwater springs rich in calcium mix with lakewater rich in carbonates, forming calcium carbonate (limestone) structures below the surface of the lake. The towers were eventually revealed when the water level in the lake was lowered starting in 1941 :: Image #26992
Photo of Tufa towers rise from Mono Lake, with the Eastern Sierra visible in the distance. Tufa towers are formed when underwater springs rich in calcium mix with lakewater rich in carbonates, forming calcium carbonate (limestone) structures below the surface of the lake. The towers were eventually revealed when the water level in the lake was lowered starting in 1941 :: Image #26991
Photo of White Mountains and storm clouds, near Patriarch Grove. :: Image #26989
Photo of Ancient bristlecone pine tree, rising from arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the Patriarch Grove in the White Mountains at an elevation of 11,000 above sea level. :: Image #26987
Photo of Photographer over Owens River valley, Sierra Nevada mountain range in distance, viewed from Volcanic Tablelands near Bishop, California. :: Image #26985
Photo of Sierra Nevada mountain range viewed from Volcanic Tablelands, near Bishop, California. :: Image #26984
Photo of Mammoth Peak in the Yosemite High Country, reflected in small tarn pond, viewed from meadows near Tioga Pass :: Image #26982
Photo of Dana Fork of the Tuolumne River, near Tioga Pass. :: Image #26976
Photo of Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop on of the enormous boulders of the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #26973
Photo of Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop on of the enormous boulders of the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #26970
Photo of Mono Lake sunset, Sierra Nevada mountain range and tufas, clouds reflected in the still waters of Mono Lake. :: Image #26969
Photo of Mono Lake sunset, Sierra Nevada mountain range and tufas, clouds reflected in the still waters of Mono Lake. :: Image #26967
Photo of Owens River viewed from the Volcanic Tablelands near Bishop, California. :: Image #26966
Photo of Bacteria mats and Grand Prismatic Spring. The orange color is due to bacteria which thrive only on the cooler fringes of the hot spring, while the hotter center of the spring hosts blue-colored bacteria. :: Image #26964
Photo of Yellowstone Falls viewed from Lookout Point with a rainbow. Lower Yellowstone Falls cascades 308' in a thundering plunge into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River. :: Image #26963
Photo of Yellowstone Falls viewed from Lookout Point with a rainbow. Lower Yellowstone Falls cascades 308' in a thundering plunge into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River. :: Image #26962
Photo of Clepsydra Geyser, a geyser which is almost continually erupting. A member of the Fountain Group of geothermal features :: Image #26961
Photo of Panorama of Excelsior Geyser, now dormant, was formerly the worlds largest geyser. It still produces immense runoff into the Firehole River: 4,500 gallons per minute, or 6 million gallons per day. It is located in Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #26959
Photo of Bacteria mats and Grand Prismatic Spring. The orange color is due to bacteria which thrive only on the cooler fringes of the hot spring, while the hotter center of the spring hosts blue-colored bacteria. :: Image #26958
Photo of Panorama of Yellowstone Falls from Uncle Tom's Trail. Lower Yellowstone Falls shows a beautiful rainbow as it cascades 308' in a thundering plunge into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River. :: Image #26957
Photo of Sunrise and clouds above the Gibbon River. :: Image #26956
Photo of Morning Glory Pool, has long been considered a must-see site in Yellowstone. At one time a road brought visitors to its brink. Over the years they threw coins, bottles and trash in the pool, reducing its flow and causing the red and orange bacteria to creep in from its edge, replacing the blue bacteria that thrive in the hotter water at the center of the pool. The pool is now accessed only by a foot path. :: Image #26955
Photo of Bacteria mats and Grand Prismatic Spring. The orange color is due to bacteria which thrive only on the cooler fringes of the hot spring, while the hotter center of the spring hosts blue-colored bacteria. :: Image #26954
Photo of Steam rises at sunrise in Norris Geyser Basin. Located at the intersection of three tectonic faults, Norris Geyser Basin is the hottest and most active geothermal area in Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #26952
Photo of Steam rises at sunrise in Norris Geyser Basin. Located at the intersection of three tectonic faults, Norris Geyser Basin is the hottest and most active geothermal area in Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #26951
Photo of Wildflowers on Mount Washburn, on the north side of Dunraven Pass near Tower Junction. :: Image #26950
Photo of Great Fountain geyser. Great Fountain geyser's large vent (16 feet across) sits amid wide sinter terraces that act as reflecting pools as the geyser slows fills prior to its eruption. :: Image #26948
Photo of Gibbon River meanders through Gibbon Meadows, sunrise and clouds reflected in the calm waters. :: Image #26946
Photo of Steam rises at sunrise in Norris Geyser Basin. Located at the intersection of three tectonic faults, Norris Geyser Basin is the hottest and most active geothermal area in Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #26944
Photo of Steam rises at sunrise in Norris Geyser Basin. Located at the intersection of three tectonic faults, Norris Geyser Basin is the hottest and most active geothermal area in Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #26943
Photo of Wildflowers on Mount Washburn, on the north side of Dunraven Pass near Tower Junction. :: Image #26941
Photo of Old Faithful geyser, sunrise. Reaching up to 185' in height and lasting up to 5 minutes, Old Faithful geyser is the most famous geyser in the world and the first geyser in Yellowstone to be named. :: Image #26940
Photo of White Dome Geyser, rises to a height of 30 feet or more, and typically erupts with an interval of 15 to 30 minutes. It is located along Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #26938
Photo of Teton Range and Antelope Flat wildflowers, sunrise, clouds. :: Image #26937
Photo of Teton Range and Antelope Flat wildflowers, sunrise, clouds. :: Image #26936
Photo of John Moulton barn with Teton Range, on Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. :: Image #26935
Photo of The Grand Tetons, reflected in the glassy waters of the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing, on a beautiful summer morning. :: Image #26934
Photo of The Grand Tetons, reflected in the glassy waters of the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing, on a beautiful summer morning. :: Image #26933
Photo of The Grand Tetons, reflected in the glassy waters of the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing, on a beautiful summer morning. :: Image #26932
Photo of The Grand Tetons, reflected in the glassy waters of the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing, on a beautiful summer morning. :: Image #26931
Photo of The Grand Tetons, reflected in the glassy waters of the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing, on a beautiful summer morning. :: Image #26930
Photo of Teton Range and Antelope Flat wildflowers, sunrise, clouds. :: Image #26929
Photo of Teton Range reflection, in window of old barn in Grand Teton National Park. :: Image #26928
Photo of John Moulton barn with Teton Range, on Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. :: Image #26927
Photo of John Moulton barn with Teton Range, on Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. :: Image #26926
Photo of John Moulton barn at sunrise with Teton Range, on Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. :: Image #26925
Photo of John Moulton barn at sunrise with Teton Range, on Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. :: Image #26924
Photo of Panorama of the Teton Range, reflected in the still waters of Schwabacher Landing, a sidewater of the Snake River :: Image #26922
Photo of Panoramic photo of the Teton Range, reflected in the still waters of Schwabacher Landing, a sidewater of the Snake River. :: Image #26921
Photo of John Moulton barn at sunrise with Teton Range, on Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. :: Image #26919
Photo of T.A. Moulton barn with Teton Range, on Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. :: Image #26918
Photo of The Grand Tetons, reflected in the glassy waters of the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing, on a beautiful summer morning. :: Image #26917
Photo of UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #26913
Photo of UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #26912
Photo of UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #26911
Photo of UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #26910
Photo of UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #26907
Photo of Cascade Falls, Yosemite National Park :: Image #26906
Photo of Nevada Falls in peak spring flow, from heavy snow melt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #26905
Photo of Vernal Falls and Merced River in spring, heavy flow due to snow melt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #26904
Photo of Yosemite Falls viewed from Cooks Meadow, spring. :: Image #26903
Photo of Yosemite Falls reflected in the Merced River, from Swinging Bridge. The Merced River is flooded with heavy springtime flow as winter snow melts in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #26902
Photo of Yosemite Falls reflected in the Merced River, from Swinging Bridge. The Merced River is flooded with heavy springtime flow as winter snow melts in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #26901
Photo of Yosemite Falls reflected in flooded meadow. The Merced River floods its banks in spring, forming beautiful reflections of Yosemite Falls. :: Image #26900
Photo of Yosemite Falls reflected in the Merced River, from Swinging Bridge. The Merced River is flooded with heavy springtime flow as winter snow melts in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #26899
Photo of Yosemite Falls reflected in flooded meadow. The Merced River floods its banks in spring, forming beautiful reflections of Yosemite Falls. :: Image #26898
Photo of Yosemite Falls reflected in flooded meadow. The Merced River floods its banks in spring, forming beautiful reflections of Yosemite Falls. :: Image #26897
Photo of Vernal Falls and Merced River in spring, heavy flow due to snow melt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #26896
Photo of Vernal Falls and Merced River in spring, heavy flow due to snow melt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #26895
Photo of Yosemite Falls reflected in the Merced River, from Swinging Bridge. The Merced River is flooded with heavy springtime flow as winter snow melts in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #26894
Photo of Yosemite Falls reflected in flooded meadow. The Merced River floods its banks in spring, forming beautiful reflections of Yosemite Falls. :: Image #26893
Photo of Yosemite Falls reflected in flooded meadow. The Merced River floods its banks in spring, forming beautiful reflections of Yosemite Falls. :: Image #26892
Photo of Yosemite Falls reflected in flooded meadow. The Merced River floods its banks in spring, forming beautiful reflections of Yosemite Falls. :: Image #26890
Photo of Yosemite Falls reflected in the Merced River, from Swinging Bridge. The Merced River is flooded with heavy springtime flow as winter snow melts in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #26889
Photo of Merced River reflections and textures, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #26886
Photo of Merced River reflections and textures, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #26885
Photo of Horse and meadow near Round Valley, with Sierra Nevada mountains in the distance. :: Image #26884
Photo of Double rainbow forms in storm clouds, over Swall Meadows and Round Valley in the Eastern Sierra Nevada. :: Image #26883
Photo of Sunrise and storm clouds over Convict Lake and Laurel Mountain, Eastern Sierra Nevada. :: Image #26882
Photo of Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs reflected in the Dana Fork of the Tuolumne River. :: Image #26881
Photo of Tenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park's high country, with Pywiack Dome, Medlicott Dome and Mount Conness in the distance. :: Image #26880
Photo of Vernal Falls and Merced River in spring, heavy flow due to snow melt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #26879
Photo of Vernal Falls and Merced River in spring, heavy flow due to snow melt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #26877
Photo of Nevada Falls viewed from the John Muir Trail, Merced River in peak spring flow from heavy snow melt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #26876
Photo of Half Dome and Nevada Falls, with Liberty Cap between them, viewed from the John Muir Trail / Panorama Trail. Nevada Falls is in peak spring flow from heavy snowmelt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #26875
Photo of Nevada Falls viewed from the John Muir Trail, Merced River in peak spring flow from heavy snow melt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #26874
Photo of Liberty Cap and Nevada Falls,viewed from the John Muir Trail. Merced River is in peak spring flow from heavy snow melt in the high country above Yosemite Valley. :: Image #26873
Photo of The Milky Way galaxy arcs above Arch Rock, panoramic photograph, spherical projection. :: Image #26851
Photo of The Milky Way galaxy arcs above Arch Rock, panoramic photograph, cylindrical projection. :: Image #26850
Photo of The Milky Way galaxy arcs above Arch Rock, panoramic photograph, cylindrical projection. :: Image #26849
Photo of Fried-egg jellyfish, drifting through the open ocean. :: Image #26847
Photo of Fried-egg jellyfish, drifting through the open ocean. :: Image #26846
Photo of Diver along chain of pelagic zooplankton, open ocean, underwater. :: Image #26845
Photo of Bottlenose dolphin, breaching the surface of the ocean, offshore of San Diego. :: Image #26816
Photo of Bottlenose dolphin, breaching the surface of the ocean, offshore of San Diego. :: Image #26815
Photo of Bottlenose dolphin, bubbles forming in its exhalation just below the surface of the ocean, offshore of San Diego. :: Image #26814
Photo of Bottlenose dolphin, leaping over the surface of the ocean, offshore of San Diego. :: Image #26812
Photo of Bottlenose dolphin, swimming just below the surface of the glassy ocean, offshore of San Diego. :: Image #26811
Photo of Bottlenose dolphin, breaching the surface of the ocean, offshore of San Diego. :: Image #26810
Photo of Ancient granite boulders at Joshua Tree National park, at sunset. :: Image #26803
Photo of Arch Rock, an ancient granite natural stone arch at Joshua Tree National park, at sunset. :: Image #26802
Photo of The Milky Way galaxy arches over Arch Rock on a clear evening in Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #26801
Photo of Ancient granite boulders at Joshua Tree National park, at sunset. :: Image #26800
Photo of The Milky Way galaxy arches over Arch Rock on a clear evening in Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #26798
Photo of Ancient granite boulders at Joshua Tree National park, at sunset. :: Image #26797
Photo of Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park. A natural stone arch in the White Tank area of Joshua Tree N.P. :: Image #26722
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon slot canyon. :: Image #26669
Photo of Brilliant red striations around the base of this pinnacle are responsible for its name: the Lollipop. :: Image #26662
Photo of San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina, and Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel (left) viewed from the San Diego Embarcadero Marine Park. :: Image #26570
Photo of Panoramic photo of San Diego embarcadero, showing the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina (center), Roy's Restaurant (center) and Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel (left) viewed from the San Diego Embarcadero Marine Park. :: Image #26567
Photo of Panoramic photo of San Diego embarcadero, showing the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina (center), Roy's Restaurant (center) and Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel (left) viewed from the San Diego Embarcadero Marine Park. :: Image #26566
Photo of San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina, viewed from the San Diego Embarcadero Marine Park. :: Image #26562
Photo of Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel at sunset, viewed from the San Diego Embarcadero Marine Park. :: Image #26561
Photo of Flama de la Amistad, a statue by Leonardo Nierman. Installed in the San Diego Convention Center’s outdoor amphitheater, Flame of Friendship is a polished, stainless-steel statue set against San Diego Bay weighing 3,700 pounds and standing 20 feet tall and eight feet wide.
:: Image #26557
Photo of Flama de la Amistad, a statue by Leonardo Nierman. Installed in the San Diego Convention Center’s outdoor amphitheater, Flame of Friendship is a polished, stainless-steel statue set against San Diego Bay weighing 3,700 pounds and standing 20 feet tall and eight feet wide.
:: Image #26555
Photo of Flama de la Amistad, a statue by Leonardo Nierman. Installed in the San Diego Convention Center’s outdoor amphitheater, Flame of Friendship is a polished, stainless-steel statue set against San Diego Bay weighing 3,700 pounds and standing 20 feet tall and eight feet wide.
:: Image #26554
Photo of The Mount Soledad Cross, a landmark in La Jolla, California. The Mount Soledad Cross is a 29-foot-tall cross erected in 1954.
:: Image #26553
Photo of The Mount Soledad Cross, a landmark in La Jolla, California. The Mount Soledad Cross is a 29-foot-tall cross erected in 1954.
:: Image #26551
Photo of The Mount Soledad Cross, a landmark in La Jolla, California. The Mount Soledad Cross is a 29-foot-tall cross erected in 1954.
:: Image #26550
Photo of The Mount Soledad Cross, a landmark in La Jolla, California. The Mount Soledad Cross is a 29-foot-tall cross erected in 1954.
:: Image #26549
Photo of The Mount Soledad Cross, a landmark in La Jolla, California. The Mount Soledad Cross is a 29-foot-tall cross erected in 1954.
:: Image #26546
Photo of La Jolla Coastline, including Black's Beach, Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunset. :: Image #26544
Photo of Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset. :: Image #26543
Photo of Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset. :: Image #26542
Photo of Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset. :: Image #26540
Photo of Seacliffs at sunset, viewed from SIO towards Black's Beach and on to Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #26538
Photo of Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset. :: Image #26534
Photo of Waves wash over coast rocks. :: Image #26528
Photo of La Jolla Cove and earth shadow at dawn. Just before sunrise the shadow of the Earth can seen as the darker sky below the pink sunrise :: Image #26527
Photo of Sandstone striations and butte, dawn. :: Image #26522
Photo of Rising sun creates the photographers shadow on a sandstone wall. :: Image #26521
Photo of Natural arch formed in sandstone. :: Image #26520
Photo of Natural arch formed in sandstone. :: Image #26519
Photo of Natural arch formed in sandstone. :: Image #26518
Photo of The Fire Wave, a beautiful sandstone formation exhibiting dramatic striations, striped layers in the geologic historical record. :: Image #26517
Photo of Striated sandstone formations, layers showing eons of geologic history. :: Image #26516
Photo of Sandstone striations and butte, dawn. :: Image #26515
Photo of Sandstone striations and butte, dawn. :: Image #26514
Photo of Rising sun creates the photographers shadow on a sandstone wall. :: Image #26513
Photo of Natural arch formed in sandstone. :: Image #26512
Photo of Nipple Rock. Sandstone formations. :: Image #26510
Photo of Animal tracks in sand. :: Image #26509
Photo of Striated sandstone formations, layers showing eons of geologic history. :: Image #26508
Photo of Striated sandstone formations, layers showing eons of geologic history. :: Image #26507
Photo of Setting moon over natural sandstone arch, sunrise. :: Image #26506
Photo of Rising sun creates the photographers shadow on a sandstone wall. :: Image #26505
Photo of Sandstone striations and butte, dawn. :: Image #26504
Photo of Boulders and sandstone striations, mountain butte, dawn. :: Image #26503
Photo of Natural arch formed in sandstone frames the setting moon. :: Image #26502
Photo of Natural arch formed in sandstone. :: Image #26501
Photo of The Fire Wave, a beautiful sandstone formation exhibiting dramatic striations, striped layers in the geologic historical record. :: Image #26498
Photo of The Fire Wave, a beautiful sandstone formation exhibiting dramatic striations, striped layers in the geologic historical record. :: Image #26497
Photo of Sandstone striations and butte, dawn. :: Image #26496
Photo of Brain rocks, clouds and sky. :: Image #26495
Photo of Sand ripples in morning light. :: Image #26494
Photo of Slot canyon, sandstone detail and gravel, formed by water erosion. :: Image #26493
Photo of Sandstone cliffs and view across the Valley of Fire. :: Image #26492
Photo of Sandstone striations and butte, dawn. :: Image #26491
Photo of Sandstone formations. :: Image #26490
Photo of Sandstone ridges and fins, in the White Domes section of Valley of Fire State Park. :: Image #26489
Photo of The Fire Wave, a beautiful sandstone formation exhibiting dramatic striations, striped layers in the geologic historical record. :: Image #26488
Photo of Striated sandstone formations, layers showing eons of geologic history. :: Image #26485
Photo of Ripples in sand and sandstone. :: Image #26483
Photo of California brown pelican, showing characteristic winter plumage including red/olive throat, brown hindneck, yellow and white head colors. :: Image #26471
Photo of California brown pelican, showing characteristic winter plumage including red/olive throat, brown hindneck, yellow and white head colors. :: Image #26470
Photo of Western gull. :: Image #26469
Photo of Western gull. :: Image #26468
Photo of Scripps Pier, predawn abstract study of pier pilings and moving water. :: Image #26461
Photo of Scripps Pier, sunrise. :: Image #26459
Photo of Scripps Pier, predawn abstract study of pier pilings and moving water. :: Image #26457
Photo of Waves wash over sandstone reef, clouds and sky. :: Image #26455
Photo of Waves wash over sandstone reef, clouds and sky. :: Image #26453
Photo of Waves and beach boulders, abstract study of water movement. :: Image #26452
Photo of Waves and beach boulders, abstract study of water movement. :: Image #26451
Photo of Waves and beach boulders, abstract study of water movement. :: Image #26450
Photo of Waves and beach boulders, abstract study of water movement. :: Image #26449
Photo of Waves and beach boulders, abstract study of water movement. :: Image #26448
Photo of Fisherman at dawn along the La Jolla coastline, waves blur as they crash upon the Boomer Beach boulders. :: Image #26447
Photo of Waves and beach boulders, abstract study of water movement. :: Image #26446
Photo of Point La Jolla at dawn. :: Image #26445
Photo of Sea Caves, the famous La Jolla sea caves lie below tall cliffs at Goldfish Point. Sunrise. :: Image #26443
Photo of Sunset falls upon Torrey Pines State Reserve, viewed from the Torrey Pines glider port. :: Image #26441
Photo of Sunset falls upon Torrey Pines State Reserve, viewed from the Torrey Pines glider port. La Jolla, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Scripps Pier are seen in the distance. :: Image #26439
Photo of Sunset falls upon Torrey Pines State Reserve, viewed from the Torrey Pines glider port. La Jolla, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Scripps Pier are seen in the distance. :: Image #26438
Photo of Sunset falls upon Torrey Pines State Reserve, viewed from the Torrey Pines glider port. La Jolla, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Scripps Pier are seen in the distance. :: Image #26435
Photo of Scripps Pier, sunrise. :: Image #26434
Photo of Scripps Pier, sunrise. :: Image #26433
Photo of Scripps Pier, sunrise. :: Image #26432
Photo of Scripps Pier, sunrise. :: Image #26430
Photo of Scripps Pier, sunrise. :: Image #26427
Photo of Fisherman along the La Jolla coastline. :: Image #26426
Photo of La Jolla Coast Boulevard at sunset, ocean and sea bluffs. :: Image #26425
Photo of La Jolla Coast Boulevard at sunset, ocean and sea bluffs. :: Image #26424
Photo of La Jolla Coast Boulevard at sunset, ocean and sea bluffs. :: Image #26423
Photo of La Jolla Coast Boulevard at sunset, ocean and sea bluffs. :: Image #26422
Photo of Clouds and sunrise, at 35000 feet. :: Image #26195
Photo of Clouds and sunrise, at 35000 feet. :: Image #26194
Photo of Clouds and sunrise, at 35000 feet. :: Image #26193
Photo of Clouds and sunrise, at 35000 feet. :: Image #26192
Photo of Clouds and sunrise, at 35000 feet. :: Image #26191
Photo of Sockeye salmon, swim upstream in the Adams River, traveling to reach the place where they hatched four years earlier in order to spawn a new generation of salmon eggs. :: Image #26190
Photo of Sockeye salmon, swim upstream in the Adams River, traveling to reach the place where they hatched four years earlier in order to spawn a new generation of salmon eggs. :: Image #26189
Photo of The Adams River, at the Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. :: Image #26188
Photo of Hiking trail, trees, autumn leaves. :: Image #26187
Photo of Fall colors along Little Shuswap Lake, near the Adams River. :: Image #26186
Photo of Fall colors along Little Shuswap Lake, near the Adams River. :: Image #26185
Photo of Sockeye salmon, migrating upstream in the Adams River to return to the spot where they were hatched four years earlier, where they will spawn, lay eggs and die. :: Image #26184
Photo of Carcasses of dead sockeye salmon, line the edge of the Adams River. These salmon have already completed their spawning and have died, while other salmon are still swimming upstream and have yet to lay their eggs. :: Image #26183
Photo of A sockeye salmon, a male sockeye dying on the edge of the Adams River, has completed its journey of hundreds of miles upstream inthe Fraser and Adams Rivers just to reach this spot, so that it can fertilize a females nest of eggs before dying. :: Image #26182
Photo of Sockeye salmon, swim upstream in the Adams River, traveling to reach the place where they hatched four years earlier in order to spawn a new generation of salmon eggs. :: Image #26181
Photo of Archangel Falls in autumn, near the Subway in North Creek Canyon, with maples and cottonwoods turning fall colors. :: Image #26135
Photo of Archangel Falls in autumn, near the Subway in North Creek Canyon, with maples and cottonwoods turning fall colors. :: Image #26134
Photo of Yellow cottonwood trees in autumn, fall colors in the Virgin River Narrows in Zion National Park. :: Image #26088
Photo of Aspen trees, with leaves changing from green to yellow in autumn, branches stretching skyward, a forest. :: Image #26087
Photo of Bishop Creek and aspen trees in autumn, in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains. :: Image #26086
Photo of Aspen trees, with leaves changing from green to yellow in autumn, branches stretching skyward, a forest. :: Image #26085
Photo of Bishop Creek and aspen trees in autumn, in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains. :: Image #26084
Photo of Aspen trees, fall colors, reflected in the still waters of North Lake. :: Image #26081
Photo of Sierra Nevada mountains and aspen trees, fall colors reflected in the still waters of North Lake. :: Image #26078
Photo of Sage brush and aspen trees, autumn, in the shade of Bishop Creek Canyon in the Sierra Nevada. :: Image #26075
Photo of Aspen trees, with leaves changing from green to yellow in autumn, branches stretching skyward, a forest. :: Image #26072
Photo of Turning aspens in autumn, reflected in North Lake. :: Image #26069
Photo of Sunrise on Paiute Peak, reflected in North Lake in the eastern Sierra Nevada, in autumn. :: Image #26058
Photo of Southern elephant seals, gathered in a small colony near the ocean, a pinniped wallow. :: Image #25916
Photo of Southern elephant seal watches gentoo penguin. :: Image #25915
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juveniles mock sparring. :: Image #25913
Photo of Imperial shag, or blue-eyed shag. :: Image #25912
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25911
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. This bull elk has recently shed the velvet that covers its antlers. While an antler is growing, it is covered with highly vascular skin called velvet, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone; once the antler has achieved its full size, the velvet is lost and the antler's bone dies. This dead bone structure is the mature antler, which is itself shed after each mating season. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25909
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. This bull elk has recently shed the velvet that covers its antlers. While an antler is growing, it is covered with highly vascular skin called velvet, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone; once the antler has achieved its full size, the velvet is lost and the antler's bone dies. This dead bone structure is the mature antler, which is itself shed after each mating season. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25908
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. This bull elk has recently shed the velvet that covers its antlers. While an antler is growing, it is covered with highly vascular skin called velvet, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone; once the antler has achieved its full size, the velvet is lost and the antler's bone dies. This dead bone structure is the mature antler, which is itself shed after each mating season. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25907
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. This bull elk has recently shed the velvet that covers its antlers. While an antler is growing, it is covered with highly vascular skin called velvet, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone; once the antler has achieved its full size, the velvet is lost and the antler's bone dies. This dead bone structure is the mature antler, which is itself shed after each mating season. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25905
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25904
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25903
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25902
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. This bull elk has recently shed the velvet that covers its antlers. While an antler is growing, it is covered with highly vascular skin called velvet, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone; once the antler has achieved its full size, the velvet is lost and the antler's bone dies. This dead bone structure is the mature antler, which is itself shed after each mating season. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25901
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25899
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. This bull elk has recently shed the velvet that covers its antlers. While an antler is growing, it is covered with highly vascular skin called velvet, which supplies oxygen and nutrients to the growing bone; once the antler has achieved its full size, the velvet is lost and the antler's bone dies. This dead bone structure is the mature antler, which is itself shed after each mating season. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25898
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25897
Photo of Roosevelt elk, adult bull male with large antlers. Roosevelt elk grow to 10' and 1300 lb, eating grasses, sedges and various berries, inhabiting the coastal rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. :: Image #25896
Photo of Steller's jay, or blue jay. :: Image #25877
Photo of Chipmunk. :: Image #25876
Photo of Chipmunk. :: Image #25875
Photo of Chipmunk. :: Image #25874
Photo of Chipmunk. :: Image #25873
Photo of Chipmunk. :: Image #25872
Photo of Chipmunk. :: Image #25871
Photo of Plant surround the huge trunks of coast redwood and Douglas fir trees. :: Image #25870
Photo of Clover covers shaded ground below coast redwoods in Redwood National Park. :: Image #25869
Photo of Clover covers shaded ground below coast redwoods in Redwood National Park. :: Image #25868
Photo of Flowers grow on a coastal bluff above the ocean. :: Image #25867
Photo of Mountains and trees, view overlooking Oregon Caves National Monument. :: Image #25866
Photo of Paradise Lost formation in Oregon Caves National Monument. Eons of acidified groundwater have slowly etched away at marble, creating the extensive and intricate cave formations in Oregon Caves National Monument. :: Image #25865
Photo of Limestone and marble underground formations, Miller's Chapel grotto in Oregon Caves National Monument. Eons of acidified groundwater have slowly etched away at marble, creating the extensive and intricate cave formations in Oregon Caves National Monument. :: Image #25864
Photo of Limestone and marble underground formations, Miller's Chapel grotto in Oregon Caves National Monument. Eons of acidified groundwater have slowly etched away at marble, creating the extensive and intricate cave formations in Oregon Caves National Monument. :: Image #25863
Photo of Limestone and marble underground formations in Oregon Caves National Monument. Eons of acidified groundwater have slowly etched away at marble, creating the extensive and intricate cave formations in Oregon Caves National Monument. :: Image #25862
Photo of Limestone and marble underground formations in Oregon Caves National Monument. Eons of acidified groundwater have slowly etched away at marble, creating the extensive and intricate cave formations in Oregon Caves National Monument. :: Image #25861
Photo of Small waterfall near The Chateau at Oregon Caves National Monument. :: Image #25859
Photo of Small waterfall near The Chateau at Oregon Caves National Monument. :: Image #25858
Photo of Ferns grow on rock wall. :: Image #25857
Photo of Small waterfall near The Chateau at Oregon Caves National Monument. :: Image #25856
Photo of Small waterfall near The Chateau at Oregon Caves National Monument. :: Image #25855
Photo of Douglas fir and coast redwood trees, Jedediah Smith State Park. :: Image #25854
Photo of Douglas fir and coast redwood trees, Jedediah Smith State Park. :: Image #25853
Photo of Smith River, the last major free flowing river in California. Trees include the coast redwood, western hemlock, Sitka spruce, grand fir and Douglas fir. :: Image #25852
Photo of Smith River, the last major free flowing river in California. Trees include the coast redwood, western hemlock, Sitka spruce, grand fir and Douglas fir. :: Image #25851
Photo of Giant redwood, Stout Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25850
Photo of Coast redwood trees in Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. :: Image #25849
Photo of Ferns grow below coastal redwood and Douglas Fir trees, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25848
Photo of Ferns grow below coastal redwood and Douglas Fir trees, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25847
Photo of Giant redwood, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25846
Photo of Ferns grow below coastal redwood and Douglas Fir trees, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25845
Photo of Giant redwood, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25843
Photo of Giant redwood, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25842
Photo of Giant redwood, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25841
Photo of Ferns grow below coastal redwood and Douglas Fir trees, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25840
Photo of Coast redwood, or simply 'redwood', the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25839
Photo of Giant redwood, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25838
Photo of Giant redwood, or coastal redwood, is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25836
Photo of Ferns grow below coastal redwood and Douglas Fir trees, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25835
Photo of Giant redwood, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25834
Photo of Giant redwood, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25833
Photo of Giant redwood, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25832
Photo of Ferns grow below coastal redwood and Douglas Fir trees, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25831
Photo of Coast redwood, or simply 'redwood', the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25830
Photo of Coast redwood trees in Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. :: Image #25829
Photo of Unidentified tree, Redwood National Park. :: Image #25828
Photo of Giant redwood, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25827
Photo of Coast redwood, or simply 'redwood', the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25826
Photo of Coast redwood, or simply 'redwood', the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25825
Photo of Giant redwood, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25824
Photo of Ferns grow below coastal redwood and Douglas Fir trees, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25823
Photo of Coast redwood trees in Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. :: Image #25821
Photo of Shaded path through a forest of giant redwood trees, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25804
Photo of Giant redwood, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Redwood National Park. The coastal redwood, or simply 'redwood', is the tallest tree on Earth, reaching a height of 379' and living 3500 years or more. It is native to coastal California and the southwestern corner of Oregon within the United States, but most concentrated in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California, found close to the coast where moisture and soil conditions can support its unique size and growth requirements. :: Image #25800
Photo of Vogelsang Lake (10324') and its grassy shoreline, with Fletcher Peak (11,408') rising above. :: Image #25793
Photo of Mammoth Peak (12,117') reflected in small tarn pond at sunrise, viewed from meadows near Tioga Pass. :: Image #25792
Photo of Vogelsang Peak (11500') and tree, reflected in the still morning waters of Fletcher Lake, in Yosemite's gorgeous high country, late summer. :: Image #25791
Photo of Vogelsang Peak (11500') and tree, reflected in the still morning waters of Fletcher Lake, in Yosemite's gorgeous high country, late summer. :: Image #25790
Photo of Vogelsang Peak (11500') and the shoulder of Fletcher Peak, reflected in the still morning waters of Fletcher Lake, in Yosemite's gorgeous high country, late summer. :: Image #25789
Photo of Vogelsang Peak (11500') and the shoulder of Fletcher Peak, reflected in the still morning waters of Fletcher Lake, in Yosemite's gorgeous high country, late summer. :: Image #25788
Photo of Mammoth Peak (12,117') rises above grassy meadows and granite boulders near Tioga Pass. :: Image #25786
Photo of A Sierra Nevada Peak reflected in small tarn (pond), near Tioga Pass. :: Image #25785
Photo of A Sierra Nevada Peak reflected in small tarn (pond), near Tioga Pass. :: Image #25784
Photo of Tenaya Lake at sunset, panoramic view looking north, with Tenaya Peak (10,280') on the right and Medlicott Dome (9,880') on the left. Tenaya Lake lies at 8,150' in the heart of Yosemite's high country. :: Image #25783
Photo of Tuolumne River flows through Tuolumne Meadows at sunset. :: Image #25782
Photo of Corn lily blooms near Vogelsang Lake, in shade at sunrise. :: Image #25776
Photo of Eastern flank of Vogelsang Peak at sunrise. :: Image #25769
Photo of Tenaya Lake at sunset, panoramic view looking north, with Tenaya Peak (10,280') on the right and Medlicott Dome (9,880') on the left. Tenaya Lake lies at 8,150' in the heart of Yosemite's high country. :: Image #25755
Photo of Fletcher Peak (11410') at sunset, viewed from the approach to Vogelsang Peak, panoramic view. :: Image #25754
Photo of Hanging Basket Lake (10601'), with Fletcher Peak (11410') rising above on the right, panoramic view. :: Image #25753
Photo of Station Gonzalez Videla Base, a Chilean research base on Antarctica's Paradise Bay, was actively used for research in the 1950s and 1980s, and is now used to store supplies for emergency use. :: Image #25750
Photo of Gentoo penguin porpoising, leaping out of the water, Neko Harbor. :: Image #25749
Photo of Humpback whale blows (exhales), Neko Harbor, Antarctica. :: Image #25748
Photo of Antarctic humpback whale, raising its fluke (tail) before diving, Neko Harbor, Antarctica. :: Image #25747
Photo of Antarctic humpback whale, raising its fluke (tail) before diving, Neko Harbor, Antarctica. :: Image #25746
Photo of Antarctic humpback whale, raising its fluke (tail) before diving, Neko Harbor, Antarctica. :: Image #25745
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25744
Photo of A glacier fractures and cracks, as the leading of a glacier fractures and cracks as it reaches the ocean. The pieces will float away to become icebergs. :: Image #25743
Photo of A glacier fractures and cracks, as the leading of a glacier fractures and cracks as it reaches the ocean. The pieces will float away to become icebergs. :: Image #25742
Photo of A glacier fractures and cracks, as the leading of a glacier fractures and cracks as it reaches the ocean. The pieces will float away to become icebergs. :: Image #25740
Photo of A glacier fractures and cracks, as the leading edge reaches the ocean. The pieces will float away to become icebergs. :: Image #25739
Photo of A glacier fractures and cracks, as the leading of a glacier fractures and cracks as it reaches the ocean. The pieces will float away to become icebergs. :: Image #25738
Photo of Antarctic humpback whale, raising its fluke (tail) before diving, Neko Harbor, Antarctica. :: Image #25737
Photo of Antarctic humpback whale, raising its fluke (tail) before diving, Neko Harbor, Antarctica. :: Image #25736
Photo of Antarctic humpback whale, raising its fluke (tail) before diving, Neko Harbor, Antarctica. :: Image #25735
Photo of Antarctic humpback whale, raising its fluke (tail) before diving, Neko Harbor, Antarctica. :: Image #25734
Photo of Antarctic humpback whale, raising its fluke (tail) before diving, Neko Harbor, Antarctica. :: Image #25733
Photo of Antarctic humpback whale, raising its fluke (tail) before diving, Neko Harbor, Antarctica. :: Image #25732
Photo of Zodiac cruising in Neko Harbor. :: Image #25731
Photo of Gentoo penguin on pack ice. :: Image #25730
Photo of Humpback whale in Antarctica. :: Image #25729
Photo of Humpback whale in Antarctica. A humpback whale swims through the beautiful ice-filled waters of Neko Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. :: Image #25728
Photo of Humpback whale in Antarctica. A humpback whale swims through the beautiful ice-filled waters of Neko Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. :: Image #25727
Photo of Southern humpback whale in Antarctica, with significant diatomaceous growth (brown) on the underside of its fluke, lifting its fluke before diving in Neko Harbor, Antarctica. :: Image #25726
Photo of Humpback whale in Antarctica. A humpback whale swims through the beautiful ice-filled waters of Neko Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. :: Image #25725
Photo of Humpback whale in Antarctica. :: Image #25724
Photo of Humpback whale in Antarctica. A humpback whale swims through the beautiful ice-filled waters of Neko Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. :: Image #25723
Photo of Humpback whale in Antarctica. A humpback whale swims through the beautiful ice-filled waters of Neko Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. :: Image #25722
Photo of Humpback whale in Antarctica. A humpback whale swims through the beautiful ice-filled waters of Neko Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. :: Image #25721
Photo of Southern humpback whale in Antarctica, with significant diatomaceous growth (brown) on the underside of its fluke, lifting its fluke before diving in Neko Harbor, Antarctica. :: Image #25720
Photo of Humpback whale in Antarctica. A humpback whale swims through the beautiful ice-filled waters of Neko Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. :: Image #25719
Photo of Enjoying a zodiac ride in Neko Harbor, Antarctica. :: Image #25718
Photo of Enjoying a zodiac ride in Neko Harbor, Antarctica. :: Image #25717
Photo of Enjoying a zodiac ride in Neko Harbor, Antarctica. :: Image #25716
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25715
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25714
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25713
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25712
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25711
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25710
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25709
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25708
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25707
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25706
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25705
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25704
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25703
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25702
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25701
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25700
Photo of Gentoo penguin on pack ice, Neko Harbor. :: Image #25699
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25698
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25697
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25696
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25695
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25694
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25693
Photo of Weddell seal in Antarctica. The Weddell seal reaches sizes of 3m and 600 kg, and feeds on a variety of fish, krill, squid, cephalopods, crustaceans and penguins. :: Image #25692
Photo of Weddell seal in Antarctica. The Weddell seal reaches sizes of 3m and 600 kg, and feeds on a variety of fish, krill, squid, cephalopods, crustaceans and penguins. :: Image #25691
Photo of Humpback whale in Antarctica. :: Image #25690
Photo of Humpback whales lunge feed on Antarctic krill, engulfing huge mouthfuls of the tiny crustacean. :: Image #25689
Photo of Humpback whales lunge feed on Antarctic krill, engulfing huge mouthfuls of the tiny crustacean. :: Image #25688
Photo of Humpback whales lunge feed on Antarctic krill, engulfing huge mouthfuls of the tiny crustacean. :: Image #25687
Photo of Humpback whale, raising its fluke before it dives. The distinctive patterns on the underside of the whales fluke allow it to be identified by researchers.11 :: Image #25686
Photo of Humpback whales lunge feed on Antarctic krill, engulfing huge mouthfuls of the tiny crustacean. :: Image #25685
Photo of Humpback whale, raising its fluke before it dives. The distinctive patterns on the underside of the whales fluke allow it to be identified by researchers.11 :: Image #25684
Photo of Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's pink throat grooves are seen as its pleated throat becomes fully distended as the whale fills its mouth with krill and water. The water will be pushed out, while the baleen strains and retains the small krill. :: Image #25683
Photo of Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's pink throat grooves are seen as its pleated throat becomes fully distended as the whale fills its mouth with krill and water. The water will be pushed out, while the baleen strains and retains the small krill. :: Image #25682
Photo of Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's pink throat grooves are seen as its pleated throat becomes fully distended as the whale fills its mouth with krill and water. The water will be pushed out, while the baleen strains and retains the small krill. :: Image #25681
Photo of Approaching Neko Harbor. Neko Harbor is an inlet on the Antarctic Peninsula on Andvord Bay. :: Image #25679
Photo of Approaching Neko Harbor. Neko Harbor is an inlet on the Antarctic Peninsula on Andvord Bay. :: Image #25678
Photo of Icebreaker M/V Polar Star, at anchor in Neko Harbor. :: Image #25677
Photo of Humpback whales, Neko Harbor. :: Image #25676
Photo of Antarctic humpback whale, raising its fluke (tail) before diving, Neko Harbor, Antarctica. :: Image #25675
Photo of Antarctic humpback whale, raising its fluke (tail) before diving, Neko Harbor, Antarctica. :: Image #25674
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25673
Photo of A glacier fractures and cracks, as the leading of a glacier fractures and cracks as it reaches the ocean. The pieces will float away to become icebergs. :: Image #25672
Photo of A glacier fractures and cracks, as the leading of a glacier fractures and cracks as it reaches the ocean. The pieces will float away to become icebergs. :: Image #25671
Photo of Humpback whale in Antarctica. A humpback whale swims through the beautiful ice-filled waters of Neko Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. :: Image #25670
Photo of Humpback whale with barnacles, visible on the blowhole and tubercles on the dorsal surface of its head, swims toward the photographer. :: Image #25669
Photo of Humpback whale in Antarctica. A humpback whale swims through the beautiful ice-filled waters of Neko Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. :: Image #25668
Photo of Southern humpback whale in Antarctica, with significant diatomaceous growth (brown) on the underside of its fluke, lifting its fluke before diving in Neko Harbor, Antarctica. :: Image #25667
Photo of Enjoying a zodiac ride in Neko Harbor, Antarctica. :: Image #25666
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25664
Photo of Iceberg, clouds and water, Neko Harbor, Antarctica. :: Image #25662
Photo of Scenery in Gerlache Strai. Clouds, mountains, snow, and ocean, at sunset in the Gerlache Strait, Antarctica. :: Image #25659
Photo of Icebergs in Paradise Bay, sculpted by water and time, Antarctica. :: Image #25658
Photo of Icebergs in Paradise Bay, sculpted by water and time, Antarctica. :: Image #25657
Photo of Antarctic humpback whale, raising its fluke (tail) before diving, Neko Harbor, Antarctica. :: Image #25656
Photo of A glacier fractures and cracks, as the leading of a glacier fractures and cracks as it reaches the ocean. The pieces will float away to become icebergs. :: Image #25655
Photo of Antarctic humpback whale, raising its fluke (tail) before diving, Neko Harbor, Antarctica. :: Image #25653
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25650
Photo of Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's pink throat grooves are seen as its pleated throat becomes fully distended as the whale fills its mouth with krill and water. The water will be pushed out, while the baleen strains and retains the small krill. :: Image #25649
Photo of Blue whale skeleton in Antarctica, on the shore at Port Lockroy, Antarctica. This skeleton is composed primarily of blue whale bones, but there are believed to be bones of other baleen whales included in the skeleton as well. :: Image #25645
Photo of Blue whale skeleton in Antarctica, on the shore at Port Lockroy, Antarctica. This skeleton is composed primarily of blue whale bones, but there are believed to be bones of other baleen whales included in the skeleton as well. :: Image #25644
Photo of Blue whale skeleton in Antarctica, on the shore at Port Lockroy, Antarctica. This skeleton is composed primarily of blue whale bones, but there are believed to be bones of other baleen whales included in the skeleton as well. :: Image #25642
Photo of Blue whale skeleton in Antarctica, on the shore at Port Lockroy, Antarctica. This skeleton is composed primarily of blue whale bones, but there are believed to be bones of other baleen whales included in the skeleton as well. :: Image #25641
Photo of Gentoo penguin tends to two large chicks. :: Image #25640
Photo of Lemaire Channel: mountains, sea, ice and clouds,Antarctica. The Lemaire Channel, one of the most scenic places on the Antarctic Peninsula, is a straight 11 km long and only 1.6 km wide at its narrowest point. :: Image #25639
Photo of Gentoo penguins, Peterman Island, Antarctica :: Image #25638
Photo of Waves rush in, sunset, Antarctica. Ocean water rushes ashore over the rocky edge of Peterman Island, Antarctica. :: Image #25637
Photo of Waves rush in, sunset, Antarctica. Ocean water rushes ashore over the rocky edge of Peterman Island, Antarctica. :: Image #25636
Photo of Gentoo penguin chick. :: Image #25635
Photo of Gentoo penguin, adult feeding one of its two chicks. The food is likely composed of crustaceans and krill. :: Image #25634
Photo of Argentine research hut on Petermann Island, Antarctica. :: Image #25633
Photo of Blue whale skeleton in Antarctica, on the shore at Port Lockroy, Antarctica. This skeleton is composed primarily of blue whale bones, but there are believed to be bones of other baleen whales included in the skeleton as well. :: Image #25632
Photo of Blue whale skeleton in Antarctica, on the shore at Port Lockroy, Antarctica. This skeleton is composed primarily of blue whale bones, but there are believed to be bones of other baleen whales included in the skeleton as well. :: Image #25631
Photo of Scenery in Antarctica. Clouds, ocean and glaciers, near Port Lockroy. :: Image #25630
Photo of Waves rush in, sunset, Antarctica. Ocean water rushes ashore over the rocky edge of Peterman Island, Antarctica. :: Image #25629
Photo of Gentoo penguin chick. :: Image #25628
Photo of Icebreaker M/V Polar Star, anchored near Peterman Island, Antarctica. :: Image #25627
Photo of Gentoo penguin, adult feeding one of its two chicks. The food is likely composed of crustaceans and krill. :: Image #25626
Photo of Photographer and gentoo penguins, Peterman Island. :: Image #25625
Photo of Blue whale skeleton in Antarctica, on the shore at Port Lockroy, Antarctica. This skeleton is composed primarily of blue whale bones, but there are believed to be bones of other baleen whales included in the skeleton as well. :: Image #25624
Photo of Gentoo penguin tends to two large chicks. :: Image #25623
Photo of Gentoo penguin on Peterman Island, Antarctica :: Image #25621
Photo of Waves rush in, sunset, Antarctica. Ocean water rushes ashore over the rocky edge of Peterman Island, Antarctica. :: Image #25620
Photo of Tourists land on Peterman Island, near the Argentine research hut. :: Image #25619
Photo of Gentoo penguins, adult and chick, on the nest. :: Image #25618
Photo of Waterproof boots. Putting on waterproof boots to go ashore at South Georgia Island. :: Image #25617
Photo of Blue whale skeleton in Antarctica, on the shore at Port Lockroy, Antarctica. This skeleton is composed primarily of blue whale bones, but there are believed to be bones of other baleen whales included in the skeleton as well. :: Image #25616
Photo of Scenery in Antarctica. Clouds, ocean and glaciers, near Port Lockroy. :: Image #25615
Photo of Lemaire Channel: mountains, sea, ice and clouds,Antarctica. The Lemaire Channel, one of the most scenic places on the Antarctic Peninsula, is a straight 11 km long and only 1.6 km wide at its narrowest point. :: Image #25614
Photo of Gentoo penguins, Peterman Island, Antarctica :: Image #25613
Photo of Icebreaker M/V Polar Star, anchored near Peterman Island, Antarctica. :: Image #25612
Photo of Gentoo penguin, adult feeding one of its two chicks. The food is likely composed of crustaceans and krill. :: Image #25611
Photo of Gentoo penguin on Peterman Island, Antarctica :: Image #25607
Photo of Argentine research hut on Petermann Island, Antarctica. :: Image #25605
Photo of Scenery in Antarctica. Clouds, ocean and glaciers, near Port Lockroy. :: Image #25603
Photo of Gentoo penguin adult tending to its two chicks. The chicks will remain in the nest for about 30 days after hatching. :: Image #25601
Photo of Brash ice floats on cold, dark Antarctic waters. :: Image #25600
Photo of Brash ice floats on cold, dark Antarctic waters. :: Image #25599
Photo of Crabeater seal resting on pack ice. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25597
Photo of Brash ice and pack ice in Antarctica. Brash ices fills the ocean waters of Cierva Cove on the Antarctic Peninsula. The ice is a mix of sea ice that has floated near shore on the tide and chunks of ice that have fallen into the water from nearby land-bound glaciers. :: Image #25596
Photo of Brash ice and pack ice in Antarctica. Brash ices fills the ocean waters of Cierva Cove on the Antarctic Peninsula. The ice is a mix of sea ice that has floated near shore on the tide and chunks of ice that have fallen into the water from nearby land-bound glaciers. :: Image #25595
Photo of Brash ice and pack ice in Antarctica. Brash ices fills the ocean waters of Cierva Cove on the Antarctic Peninsula. The ice is a mix of sea ice that has floated near shore on the tide and chunks of ice that have fallen into the water from nearby land-bound glaciers. :: Image #25594
Photo of Photographers enjoy a crabeater seal, from two inflatable zodiacs in Cierva Cove. :: Image #25593
Photo of A leopard seal in Antarctica. The leopard seal is a large predatory seal, up to 1300 lb and 11 ft in length, feeding on krill, squid, fish, various penguin species and other seabirds and occasionally, other pinnipeds. :: Image #25592
Photo of Zodiac cruising in Antarctica. Tourists enjoy the pack ice and towering glaciers of Cierva Cove on the Antarctic Peninsula. :: Image #25591
Photo of Zodiac cruising in Antarctica. Tourists enjoy the pack ice and towering glaciers of Cierva Cove on the Antarctic Peninsula. :: Image #25590
Photo of Brash ice and pack ice in Antarctica. Brash ices fills the ocean waters of Cierva Cove on the Antarctic Peninsula. The ice is a mix of sea ice that has floated near shore on the tide and chunks of ice that have fallen into the water from nearby land-bound glaciers. :: Image #25589
Photo of Antarctic icebergs, sculpted by ocean tides into fantastic shapes. :: Image #25588
Photo of Antarctic icebergs, sculpted by ocean tides into fantastic shapes. :: Image #25587
Photo of Antarctic icebergs, sculpted by ocean tides into fantastic shapes. :: Image #25586
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25585
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25584
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25583
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25582
Photo of Crabeater seal resting on pack ice. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25581
Photo of Crabeater seal resting on pack ice. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25580
Photo of Crabeater seal resting on pack ice. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25579
Photo of A leopard seal in Antarctica. The leopard seal is a large predatory seal, up to 1300 lb and 11 ft in length, feeding on krill, squid, fish, various penguin species and other seabirds and occasionally, other pinnipeds. :: Image #25578
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25577
Photo of A leopard seal in Antarctica. The leopard seal is a large predatory seal, up to 1300 lb and 11 ft in length, feeding on krill, squid, fish, various penguin species and other seabirds and occasionally, other pinnipeds. :: Image #25575
Photo of A leopard seal in Antarctica. The leopard seal is a large predatory seal, up to 1300 lb and 11 ft in length, feeding on krill, squid, fish, various penguin species and other seabirds and occasionally, other pinnipeds. :: Image #25574
Photo of A leopard seal in Antarctica. The leopard seal is a large predatory seal, up to 1300 lb and 11 ft in length, feeding on krill, squid, fish, various penguin species and other seabirds and occasionally, other pinnipeds. :: Image #25573
Photo of Weddell seal in Antarctica. The Weddell seal reaches sizes of 3m and 600 kg, and feeds on a variety of fish, krill, squid, cephalopods, crustaceans and penguins. :: Image #25572
Photo of Weddell seal in Antarctica. The Weddell seal reaches sizes of 3m and 600 kg, and feeds on a variety of fish, krill, squid, cephalopods, crustaceans and penguins. :: Image #25571
Photo of Weddell seal in Antarctica. The Weddell seal reaches sizes of 3m and 600 kg, and feeds on a variety of fish, krill, squid, cephalopods, crustaceans and penguins. :: Image #25570
Photo of Weddell seal in Antarctica. The Weddell seal reaches sizes of 3m and 600 kg, and feeds on a variety of fish, krill, squid, cephalopods, crustaceans and penguins. :: Image #25569
Photo of Weddell seal in Antarctica. The Weddell seal reaches sizes of 3m and 600 kg, and feeds on a variety of fish, krill, squid, cephalopods, crustaceans and penguins. :: Image #25568
Photo of Weddell seal in Antarctica. The Weddell seal reaches sizes of 3m and 600 kg, and feeds on a variety of fish, krill, squid, cephalopods, crustaceans and penguins. :: Image #25567
Photo of Weddell seal in Antarctica. The Weddell seal reaches sizes of 3m and 600 kg, and feeds on a variety of fish, krill, squid, cephalopods, crustaceans and penguins. :: Image #25566
Photo of Antarctic icebergs, sculpted by ocean tides into fantastic shapes. :: Image #25565
Photo of Zodiac cruising in Antarctica. Motoring in an inflatable zodiac through pack ice along the Antarctic Peninsula. :: Image #25564
Photo of Zodiac cruising in Antarctica. Tourists enjoy the pack ice and towering glaciers of Cierva Cove on the Antarctic Peninsula. :: Image #25562
Photo of Primavera Base, (Argentina) on the slopes above Cierva Cove, Antarctica. :: Image #25561
Photo of Icebreaker M/V Polar Star, anchored amid pack ice in Cierva Cove. :: Image #25560
Photo of Humpback whale in Antarctica. :: Image #25559
Photo of Humpback whale in Antarctica. :: Image #25558
Photo of Southern humpback whale in Antarctica, lifting its fluke (tail) before diving in Cierva Cove, Antarctica. :: Image #25557
Photo of Southern humpback whale in Antarctica, with significant diatomaceous growth (brown) on the underside of its fluke, lifting its fluke before diving in Cierva Cove, Antarctica. :: Image #25555
Photo of Southern humpback whale in Antarctica, with significant diatomaceous growth (brown) on the underside of its fluke, lifting its fluke before diving in Cierva Cove, Antarctica. :: Image #25554
Photo of Gentoo penguin, adult tending to its two chicks, on a nest made of small stones. The chicks will remain in the nest for about 30 days after hatching. :: Image #25553
Photo of Gentoo penguin, adult tending to its two chicks, on a nest made of small stones. The chicks will remain in the nest for about 30 days after hatching. :: Image #25552
Photo of Gentoo penguin feeding its chick, the regurgitated food likely consisting of crustaceans and krill. :: Image #25550
Photo of Gentoo penguin, adult tending to its two chicks, on a nest made of small stones. The chicks will remain in the nest for about 30 days after hatching. :: Image #25549
Photo of Gentoo penguin feeding its chick, the regurgitated food likely consisting of crustaceans and krill. :: Image #25548
Photo of Gentoo penguins, two adults displaying courting or nurturing behavior in a mated pair. :: Image #25547
Photo of Gentoo penguin, adult tending to its single chick. :: Image #25546
Photo of Gentoo penguin tending to its two chicks. The nest is made of small stones. :: Image #25545
Photo of Gentoo penguin portrait. :: Image #25544
Photo of Gentoo penguin, adult tending to its two chicks, on a nest made of small stones. The chicks will remain in the nest for about 30 days after hatching. :: Image #25542
Photo of Gentoo penguin feeding its chick, the regurgitated food likely consisting of crustaceans and krill. :: Image #25541
Photo of Gentoo penguin, adult tending to its two chicks, on a nest made of small stones. The chicks will remain in the nest for about 30 days after hatching. :: Image #25540
Photo of Gentoo penguin feeding its chick, the regurgitated food likely consisting of crustaceans and krill. :: Image #25539
Photo of Brown skua in Antarctica. :: Image #25537
Photo of Brown skua in Antarctica. :: Image #25536
Photo of Crabeater seal resting on pack ice. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25530
Photo of Antarctic icebergs, sculpted by ocean tides into fantastic shapes. :: Image #25528
Photo of Brash ice and pack ice in Antarctica. Brash ices fills the ocean waters of Cierva Cove on the Antarctic Peninsula. The ice is a mix of sea ice that has floated near shore on the tide and chunks of ice that have fallen into the water from nearby land-bound glaciers. :: Image #25527
Photo of A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water. :: Image #25525
Photo of A leopard seal in Antarctica. The leopard seal is a large predatory seal, up to 1300 lb and 11 ft in length, feeding on krill, squid, fish, various penguin species and other seabirds and occasionally, other pinnipeds. :: Image #25524
Photo of A leopard seal in Antarctica. The leopard seal is a large predatory seal, up to 1300 lb and 11 ft in length, feeding on krill, squid, fish, various penguin species and other seabirds and occasionally, other pinnipeds. :: Image #25523
Photo of Weddell seal in Antarctica. The Weddell seal reaches sizes of 3m and 600 kg, and feeds on a variety of fish, krill, squid, cephalopods, crustaceans and penguins. :: Image #25522
Photo of Weddell seal in Antarctica. The Weddell seal reaches sizes of 3m and 600 kg, and feeds on a variety of fish, krill, squid, cephalopods, crustaceans and penguins. :: Image #25521
Photo of Weddell seal in Antarctica. The Weddell seal reaches sizes of 3m and 600 kg, and feeds on a variety of fish, krill, squid, cephalopods, crustaceans and penguins. :: Image #25520
Photo of Southern humpback whale in Antarctica, lifting its fluke (tail) before diving in Cierva Cove, Antarctica. :: Image #25519
Photo of Southern humpback whale in Antarctica, lifting its fluke (tail) before diving in Cierva Cove, Antarctica. :: Image #25516
Photo of Southern humpback whale in Antarctica, lifting its fluke (tail) before diving in Cierva Cove, Antarctica. :: Image #25515
Photo of Gentoo penguin, adult tending to its two chicks, on a nest made of small stones. The chicks will remain in the nest for about 30 days after hatching. :: Image #25514
Photo of Gentoo penguin tending to its two chicks. The nest is made of small stones. :: Image #25512
Photo of Gentoo penguin, with its egg on a nest of small stones. :: Image #25510
Photo of Gentoo penguin, adult tending to its single chick. :: Image #25509
Photo of Gentoo penguin, adult tending to its single chick. :: Image #25508
Photo of Gentoo penguin tending to its two chicks. The nest is made of small stones. :: Image #25507
Photo of Southern humpback whale in Antarctica, with significant diatomaceous growth (brown) on the underside of its fluke, lifting its fluke before diving in Cierva Cove, Antarctica. :: Image #25499
Photo of Southern humpback whale in Antarctica, lifting its fluke (tail) before diving in Cierva Cove, Antarctica. :: Image #25498
Photo of Ocean reflections at dawn, near Deception Island. :: Image #25493
Photo of Distant icebergs, mountains, clouds, ocean at dawn, in the South Shetland Islands, near Deception Island. :: Image #25492
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25491
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25490
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25489
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25488
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25487
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25486
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25485
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25484
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25483
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25482
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25481
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25480
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25479
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25478
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25477
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25476
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25475
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25474
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25473
Photo of Whale blow at sunrise, near Deception Island. :: Image #25472
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25471
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25470
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25469
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25468
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25467
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25466
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25465
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25464
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25463
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25462
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25461
Photo of Cheesemans Ecology Safaris tour leaders, work in the surf on a steep black sand beach at Bailey Head to assist tourists land ashore and handle the landing craft: an inflatable zodiac. The icebreaker M/V Polar Star is anchored in the distance. :: Image #25458
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25457
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25454
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25453
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25452
Photo of Chinstrap penguins at Bailey Head, Deception Island. Chinstrap penguins enter and exit the surf on the black sand beach at Bailey Head on Deception Island. Bailey Head is home to one of the largest colonies of chinstrap penguins in the world. :: Image #25451
Photo of Salt polygons. After winter flooding, the salt on the Badwater Basin playa dries into geometric polygonal shapes. :: Image #25299
Photo of California poppies, hillside of brilliant orange color, Lancaster, CA. :: Image #25236
Photo of California poppies, hillside of brilliant orange color, Lancaster, CA. :: Image #25235
Photo of California poppies, hillside of brilliant orange color, Lancaster, CA. :: Image #25234
Photo of California poppies, wildflowers blooming in huge swaths of spring color in Antelope Valley. :: Image #25233
Photo of California poppies, wildflowers blooming in huge swaths of spring color in Antelope Valley. :: Image #25232
Photo of California poppies, hillside of brilliant orange color, Lancaster, CA. :: Image #25231
Photo of California poppies, hillside of brilliant orange color, Lancaster, CA. :: Image #25230
Photo of California poppies, wildflowers blooming in huge swaths of spring color in Antelope Valley. :: Image #25229
Photo of Valley of Fire State Park. :: Image #25222
Photo of Valley of Fire State Park. :: Image #25221
Photo of Valley of Fire State Park. :: Image #25220
Photo of Egyptian Sphinx, replica, front entrance of the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas. :: Image #25219
Photo of Egyptian Sphinx, replica, front entrance of the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, with theHotel (Mandalay Bay hotel) in the background. :: Image #25218
Photo of Statue of Liberty, replica, in front of New York New York hotel in Las Vegas. :: Image #25217
Photo of Egyptian Sphinx, replica, front entrance of the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas. :: Image #25216
Photo of Egyptian Sphinx, replica, front entrance of the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas. :: Image #25215
Photo of Adelie penguin, head portrait. :: Image #25214
Photo of Adelie penguin, head portrait. :: Image #25213
Photo of Adelie penguin, standing on cobblestone beach. :: Image #25212
Photo of Adelie penguin, standing on cobblestone beach. :: Image #25211
Photo of Adelie penguin on beach, wings out. :: Image #25210
Photo of Adelie penguin on beach, wings out. :: Image #25209
Photo of Adelie penguin, standing on cobblestone beach. :: Image #25208
Photo of Adelie penguin on beach, wings out. :: Image #25207
Photo of Adelie penguin, portrait showing beak and eye. :: Image #25206
Photo of Adelie penguin on cobblestone beach, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25205
Photo of Adelie penguins, Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands. :: Image #25204
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood. :: Image #25203
Photo of Adelie penguin on cobblestone beach, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25202
Photo of Adelie penguin stands on rocky shore, icebergs in the background, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25201
Photo of Adelie penguin stands on rocky shore, icebergs in the background, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25200
Photo of Adelie penguin stands on rocky shore, icebergs in the background, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25199
Photo of Adelie penguins rush into the water en masse, from the cobblestone beach at Shingle Cove on Coronation Island. :: Image #25198
Photo of Adelie penguins, Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands. :: Image #25197
Photo of Adelie penguins, Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands. :: Image #25196
Photo of Adelie penguin, on rocky shore, leaving the ocean after foraging for food, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25195
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood. :: Image #25194
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood. :: Image #25193
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood. :: Image #25192
Photo of Adelie penguin, on rocky shore, leaving the ocean after foraging for food, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25191
Photo of Adelie penguin, on rocky shore, leaving the ocean after foraging for food, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25190
Photo of Adelie penguin, on rocky shore, leaving the ocean after foraging for food, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25189
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood. :: Image #25188
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood. :: Image #25186
Photo of Adelie penguin, on rocky shore, leaving the ocean after foraging for food, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25185
Photo of Adelie penguins, Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands. :: Image #25184
Photo of Adelie penguin, on rocky shore, leaving the ocean after foraging for food, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25183
Photo of Adelie penguins rush into the water en masse, from the cobblestone beach at Shingle Cove on Coronation Island. :: Image #25182
Photo of Adelie penguin, on rocky shore, leaving the ocean after foraging for food, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25181
Photo of Southern giant petrel kills and eats an Adelie penguin chick, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25180
Photo of Southern giant petrel kills and eats an Adelie penguin chick, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25179
Photo of Southern giant petrel kills and eats an Adelie penguin chick, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25178
Photo of Southern giant petrel kills and eats an Adelie penguin chick, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25177
Photo of Adelie penguins, Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands. :: Image #25176
Photo of Adelie penguin, on rocky shore, leaving the ocean after foraging for food, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25175
Photo of Adelie penguin, on rocky shore, leaving the ocean after foraging for food, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25174
Photo of Adelie penguins, Shingle Cove, Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands. :: Image #25173
Photo of Adelie penguin, on rocky shore, leaving the ocean after foraging for food, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25172
Photo of Adelie penguins chick, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25171
Photo of Adelie penguin, adult feeding chick by regurgitating partially digested food into the chick's mouth. The pink food bolus, probably consisting of krill and marine invertebrates, can be seen being between the adult and chick's beaks. :: Image #25169
Photo of Adelie penguin chicks, huddle together in a snowstorm for warmth and protection. This group of chicks is known as a creche. :: Image #25168
Photo of Chinstrap penguin. :: Image #25167
Photo of Adelie penguin walking on snow pack. :: Image #25166
Photo of Adelie penguin walking on snow pack. :: Image #25165
Photo of Adelie penguin walking on snow pack. :: Image #25164
Photo of Adelie penguin walking on snow pack. :: Image #25163
Photo of Adelie penguins walk along the edge of the sea, before leaving en masse to forage for food. :: Image #25162
Photo of Adelie penguins. :: Image #25161
Photo of Adelie penguins navigate a steep dropoff, to get from their nests down to a rocky beach, in order to go to sea to forage for food. :: Image #25160
Photo of Adelie penguins. :: Image #25159
Photo of Adelie penguin. :: Image #25158
Photo of Adelie penguin. :: Image #25157
Photo of Adelie penguin, portrait showing beak and eye. :: Image #25156
Photo of Adelie penguins navigate a steep dropoff, to get from their nests down to a rocky beach, in order to go to sea to forage for food. :: Image #25155
Photo of Adelie penguins, nesting, part of the enormous colony on Paulet Island, with the tall ramparts of the island and clouds seen in the background. Adelie penguins nest on open ground and assemble nests made of hundreds of small stones. :: Image #25154
Photo of Adelie penguins, nesting, part of the enormous colony on Paulet Island, with the tall ramparts of the island and clouds seen in the background. Adelie penguins nest on open ground and assemble nests made of hundreds of small stones. :: Image #25153
Photo of Adelie penguins, nesting, part of the enormous colony on Paulet Island, with the tall ramparts of the island and clouds seen in the background. Adelie penguins nest on open ground and assemble nests made of hundreds of small stones. :: Image #25152
Photo of A cute, inquisitive Adelie penguin poses for a portrait while standing on snow. :: Image #25151
Photo of A curious Adelie penguin, standing on snow, inspects the photographer. :: Image #25150
Photo of A curious Adelie penguin, standing on snow, inspects the photographer. :: Image #25149
Photo of A curious Adelie penguin, standing on snow, inspects the photographer. :: Image #25148
Photo of A curious Adelie penguin, standing on snow, inspects the photographer. :: Image #25147
Photo of A group of Adelie penguins, on packed snow. :: Image #25146
Photo of A cute, inquisitive Adelie penguin poses for a portrait while standing on snow. :: Image #25145
Photo of A cute, inquisitive Adelie penguin poses for a portrait while standing on snow. :: Image #25144
Photo of Adelie penguin, defecating (pooping). :: Image #25143
Photo of Adelie penguins navigate a well-worn path in the snow above a cobblestone beach. :: Image #25142
Photo of Adelie penguins navigate a well-worn path in the snow above a cobblestone beach. :: Image #25141
Photo of Adelie penguins navigate a steep dropoff, to get from their nests down to a rocky beach, in order to go to sea to forage for food. :: Image #25140
Photo of Adelie penguins. :: Image #25139
Photo of Adelie penguin leaping off an iceberg into the ocean. :: Image #25138
Photo of Adelie penguin. :: Image #25137
Photo of Adelie penguin. :: Image #25136
Photo of Adelie penguin, standing all alone on a big iceberg. :: Image #25135
Photo of Adelie penguin, standing on a white iceberg. :: Image #25134
Photo of Adelie penguin, standing on a white iceberg. :: Image #25133
Photo of Adelie penguin, standing on a white iceberg. :: Image #25132
Photo of Adelie penguin, standing on a white iceberg. :: Image #25131
Photo of A tiny Adelie penguins stands atop an iceberg. :: Image #25130
Photo of Adelie penguin, standing on a white iceberg. :: Image #25129
Photo of Adelie penguin, standing on a white iceberg. :: Image #25128
Photo of Adelie penguin, standing on a white iceberg. :: Image #25127
Photo of A curious Adelie penguin, standing at the edge of an iceberg, looks over the photographer. :: Image #25126
Photo of A curious Adelie penguin, standing at the edge of an iceberg, looks over the photographer. :: Image #25125
Photo of A curious Adelie penguin, standing at the edge of an iceberg, looks over the photographer. :: Image #25124
Photo of A curious Adelie penguin, standing at the edge of an iceberg, looks over the photographer. :: Image #25123
Photo of A curious Adelie penguin, standing at the edge of an iceberg, looks over the photographer. :: Image #25122
Photo of A curious Adelie penguin, standing at the edge of an iceberg, looks over the photographer. :: Image #25121
Photo of A curious Adelie penguin, standing at the edge of an iceberg, looks over the photographer. :: Image #25120
Photo of Two Adelie penguins, holding their wings out, standing on an iceberg. :: Image #25119
Photo of Two Adelie penguins, holding their wings out, standing on an iceberg. :: Image #25118
Photo of Two Adelie penguins, holding their wings out, standing on an iceberg. :: Image #25117
Photo of Two Adelie penguins, holding their wings out, standing on an iceberg. :: Image #25116
Photo of Two Adelie penguins, holding their wings out, standing on an iceberg. :: Image #25115
Photo of Two Adelie penguins, holding their wings out, standing on an iceberg. :: Image #25114
Photo of Two Adelie penguins, holding their wings out, standing on an iceberg. :: Image #25113
Photo of Two Adelie penguins, holding their wings out, standing on an iceberg. :: Image #25112
Photo of Adelie penguins at the nest, part of the large nesting colony of penguins that resides along the lower slopes of Devil Island. :: Image #25111
Photo of Adelie penguins at the nest, part of the large nesting colony of penguins that resides along the lower slopes of Devil Island. :: Image #25110
Photo of Adelie penguins at the nest, part of the large nesting colony of penguins that resides along the lower slopes of Devil Island. :: Image #25109
Photo of Adelie penguin. :: Image #25108
Photo of Adelie penguins at the nest, part of the large nesting colony of penguins that resides along the lower slopes of Devil Island. :: Image #25107
Photo of Adelie penguin, adults feeding chicks, part of the large nesting colony of penguins that resides along the lower slopes of Devil Island. :: Image #25106
Photo of Adelie penguin, adults feeding chicks, part of the large nesting colony of penguins that resides along the lower slopes of Devil Island. :: Image #25105
Photo of Adelie penguins at the nest, part of the large nesting colony of penguins that resides along the lower slopes of Devil Island. :: Image #25104
Photo of Adelie penguins at the nest, part of the large nesting colony of penguins that resides along the lower slopes of Devil Island. :: Image #25103
Photo of Adelie penguins walking on a stone beach. :: Image #25101
Photo of Adelie penguin, portrait showing beak and eye. :: Image #25100
Photo of Adelie penguin leaping off an iceberg into the ocean. :: Image #25099
Photo of Adelie penguins on an iceberg. :: Image #25098
Photo of Adelie penguin on an iceberg. :: Image #25097
Photo of Adelie penguin on an iceberg. :: Image #25096
Photo of Adelie penguin on an iceberg. :: Image #25095
Photo of Adelie penguin on an iceberg. :: Image #25094
Photo of Adelie penguin on an iceberg. :: Image #25093
Photo of Adelie penguin on an iceberg. :: Image #25092
Photo of Adelie penguin on an iceberg. :: Image #25091
Photo of Adelie penguin on an iceberg. :: Image #25090
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood. :: Image #25080
Photo of Southern giant petrel kills and eats an Adelie penguin chick, Shingle Cove. :: Image #25079
Photo of Adelie penguin, adult feeding chick by regurgitating partially digested food into the chick's mouth. The pink food bolus, probably consisting of krill and marine invertebrates, can be seen being between the adult and chick's beaks. :: Image #25072
Photo of Visitors enjoy a look at penguins on an iceberg from an inflatable boat. :: Image #25001
Photo of Snow covered slopes of Devil Island, with Vega Island in the distance. :: Image #25000
Photo of Enjoying a sunny warm day on the summit of Devil Island, with the cliffs of Vega Island in the distance. :: Image #24998
Photo of Visitors enjoy an inflatable ride through the strange environs of a bizarrely-shaped iceberg, on a cloudy day. :: Image #24997
Photo of Iceberg, ocean, light and clouds. Light plays over icebergs and the ocean near Coronation Island. :: Image #24944
Photo of Iceberg, ocean, light and clouds. Light plays over icebergs and the ocean near Coronation Island. :: Image #24943
Photo of Bergy bit of ice, bobbing in the ocean, blurred due to time exposure. :: Image #24942
Photo of Coronation Island, is the largest of the South Orkney Islands, reaching 4,153' (1,266m) above sea level. While it is largely covered by ice, Coronation Island also is home to some tundra habitat, and is inhabited by many seals, penguins and seabirds. :: Image #24941
Photo of Coronation Island, is the largest of the South Orkney Islands, reaching 4,153' (1,266m) above sea level. While it is largely covered by ice, Coronation Island also is home to some tundra habitat, and is inhabited by many seals, penguins and seabirds. :: Image #24940
Photo of Iceberg detail, at sea among the South Orkney Islands. :: Image #24939
Photo of Iceberg detail, at sea among the South Orkney Islands. :: Image #24938
Photo of Iceberg (left) and tabular iceberg (right). Tabular icebergs can be dozens or hundreds of miles in size, have flat tops and sheer sides. :: Image #24937
Photo of A blue iceberg. Blue icebergs are blue because the ice from which they are formed has been compressed under such enormous pressure that all gas (bubbles) have been squeezed out, leaving only solid water that takes on a deep blue color. :: Image #24936
Photo of A blue iceberg. Blue icebergs are blue because the ice from which they are formed has been compressed under such enormous pressure that all gas (bubbles) have been squeezed out, leaving only solid water that takes on a deep blue color. :: Image #24935
Photo of Ocean waves wash over a flat iceberg, carving gulleys into the sides of the iceberg. :: Image #24934
Photo of Pintado petrel in flight. :: Image #24933
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24932
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24931
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24930
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24929
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24928
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24927
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24926
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24925
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24924
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24923
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24922
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24921
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24920
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24919
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24918
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24917
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24916
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24915
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24914
Photo of Pack ice and brash ice fills the Weddell Sea, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This pack ice is a combination of broken pieces of icebergs, sea ice that has formed on the ocean. :: Image #24913
Photo of Icebergs. :: Image #24912
Photo of Icebergs. :: Image #24911
Photo of Adelie Penguins on fast ice, along the shore of Paulet Island. :: Image #24910
Photo of Adelie Penguins on fast ice, along the shore of Paulet Island. :: Image #24909
Photo of Adelie Penguins on fast ice, along the shore of Paulet Island. :: Image #24908
Photo of Adelie Penguins on fast ice, along the shore of Paulet Island. :: Image #24907
Photo of Enormous colony of Adelie penguins covers the hillsides of Paulet Island. :: Image #24906
Photo of Melting ice along the shore of Paulet Island. :: Image #24905
Photo of Melting ice forms along the shore of Paulet Island. :: Image #24904
Photo of Adelie penguin colony covers the hillsides of Paulet Island. :: Image #24902
Photo of Iceberg detail. :: Image #24901
Photo of Iceberg detail. :: Image #24900
Photo of A tiny Adelie penguins stands atop an iceberg. :: Image #24899
Photo of Iceberg with scalloped erosion. The eroded indentations on this iceberg were melted when this portion of the iceberg was underwater. As it melted, the iceberg grew topheavy, eventually flipping and exposing this interesting surface. :: Image #24898
Photo of Iceberg with scalloped erosion. The eroded indentations on this iceberg were melted when this portion of the iceberg was underwater. As it melted, the iceberg grew topheavy, eventually flipping and exposing this interesting surface. :: Image #24897
Photo of Iceberg with scalloped erosion. The eroded indentations on this iceberg were melted when this portion of the iceberg was underwater. As it melted, the iceberg grew topheavy, eventually flipping and exposing this interesting surface. :: Image #24896
Photo of Iceberg with scalloped erosion. The eroded indentations on this iceberg were melted when this portion of the iceberg was underwater. As it melted, the iceberg grew topheavy, eventually flipping and exposing this interesting surface. :: Image #24895
Photo of Iceberg with scalloped erosion. The eroded indentations on this iceberg were melted when this portion of the iceberg was underwater. As it melted, the iceberg grew topheavy, eventually flipping and exposing this interesting surface. :: Image #24894
Photo of Iceberg with scalloped erosion. The eroded indentations on this iceberg were melted when this portion of the iceberg was underwater. As it melted, the iceberg grew topheavy, eventually flipping and exposing this interesting surface. :: Image #24893
Photo of Iceberg with scalloped erosion. The eroded indentations on this iceberg were melted when this portion of the iceberg was underwater. As it melted, the iceberg grew topheavy, eventually flipping and exposing this interesting surface. :: Image #24892
Photo of Paulet Island, near the Antarctic Peninsula, is a cinder cone flanks by lava flows on which thousands of Adelie Penguins nest. :: Image #24891
Photo of Floating ice and glassy water. :: Image #24890
Photo of Tabular iceberg, Antarctic Peninsula, near Paulet Island, sunset. :: Image #24888
Photo of Floating ice and glassy water, sunset. :: Image #24887
Photo of Clouds and rugged Antarctic coastline. :: Image #24886
Photo of Clouds and rugged Antarctic coastline. :: Image #24885
Photo of Icebreaker M/V Polar Star near Devil Island, sunrise. :: Image #24884
Photo of Devil Island. :: Image #24883
Photo of Loose pack ice along the shore of Devil Island. :: Image #24882
Photo of View from the summit of Devil Island. :: Image #24881
Photo of Summit of Devil Island, with Vega Island in the distance. :: Image #24880
Photo of Iceberg detail, Antarctic Sound. :: Image #24878
Photo of Iceberg and snow-covered coastline, Antarctic Sound. :: Image #24877
Photo of Clouds and icebergs, Antarctic Sound. :: Image #24876
Photo of Iceberg and snow-covered coastline, Antarctic Sound. :: Image #24875
Photo of Tabular iceberg in the Antarctic Sound. :: Image #24874
Photo of Horizontal striations and layers in packed snow, melting and overhanging, seen from the edge of the snowpack, along a rocky beach. :: Image #24873
Photo of Brown Bluff and rocky coastline, intertidal zone. :: Image #24872
Photo of Horizontal striations and layers in packed snow, melting and overhanging, seen from the edge of the snowpack, along a rocky beach. :: Image #24871
Photo of Icicles and melting ice, hanging from the edge of an blue iceberg. Is this the result of climate change and global warming? :: Image #24870
Photo of The underwater edge of an iceberg, with a few Adelie penguins on it. :: Image #24869
Photo of The underwater edge of an iceberg, with a few Adelie penguins on it. :: Image #24868
Photo of Icicles and melting ice, hanging from the edge of an blue iceberg. Is this the result of climate change and global warming? :: Image #24867
Photo of Icicles and melting ice, hanging from the edge of an blue iceberg. Is this the result of climate change and global warming? :: Image #24866
Photo of Icicles and melting ice, hanging from the edge of an blue iceberg. Is this the result of climate change and global warming? :: Image #24865
Photo of Icicles and melting ice, hanging from the edge of an blue iceberg. Is this the result of climate change and global warming? :: Image #24864
Photo of Icicles and melting ice, hanging from the edge of an blue iceberg. Is this the result of climate change and global warming? :: Image #24863
Photo of Iceberg detail. Cracks and melt patterns. Blue ice. :: Image #24862
Photo of Iceberg detail. Cracks and melt patterns. Blue ice. :: Image #24861
Photo of Iceberg above water and some of the underwater portion seen as well. :: Image #24860
Photo of Iceberg detail. Cracks and melt patterns. Blue ice. :: Image #24859
Photo of Iceberg detail. Cracks and melt patterns. Blue ice. :: Image #24858
Photo of Icicles and melting ice, hanging from the edge of an blue iceberg. Is this the result of climate change and global warming? :: Image #24857
Photo of Icicles and melting ice, hanging from the edge of an blue iceberg. Is this the result of climate change and global warming? :: Image #24856
Photo of Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24777
Photo of Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24776
Photo of Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24775
Photo of Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24774
Photo of Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24773
Photo of Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24772
Photo of Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24771
Photo of Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24770
Photo of Clouds, weather and light mix in neverending forms over the open ocean of Scotia Sea, in the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24769
Photo of Gentoo penguin, walking through tall grass, snow falling. :: Image #24755
Photo of Gentoo penguin, walking through tall grass, snow falling. :: Image #24754
Photo of Gentoo penguin stealing nesting material, moving it from one nest to another. :: Image #24753
Photo of Gentoo penguins, calling, heads raised. :: Image #24752
Photo of Gentoo penguin stealing nesting material, moving it from one nest to another. :: Image #24751
Photo of Gentoo penguin stealing nesting material, moving it from one nest to another. :: Image #24750
Photo of Gentoo penguin stealing nesting material, moving it from one nest to another. :: Image #24749
Photo of Gentoo penguin stealing nesting material, moving it from one nest to another. :: Image #24748
Photo of Gentoo penguin walking through tall grass. :: Image #24747
Photo of Gentoo penguin stealing nesting material, moving it from one nest to another. :: Image #24746
Photo of View of Godthul, from the grassy slopes of South Georgia. The name Godthul, or "Good Hollow", dates back to Norwegian whalers who used this bay as a anchorage. :: Image #24745
Photo of Drygalski Fjord, packed with brash ice which has broken away from the glacier at the end of the narrow fjord. :: Image #24744
Photo of Drygalski Fjord, packed with brash ice which has broken away from Risting Glacier at the end of the narrow fjord. :: Image #24743
Photo of Drygalski Fjord, packed with brash ice which has broken away from the glacier at the end of the narrow fjord. :: Image #24742
Photo of Drygalski Fjord, packed with brash ice which has broken away from the glacier at the end of the narrow fjord. :: Image #24741
Photo of Drygalski Fjord, packed with brash ice which has broken away from Risting Glacier at the end of the narrow fjord. :: Image #24740
Photo of Macaroni penguin, amid tall tussock grass, Cooper Bay, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24739
Photo of Macaroni penguin, amid tall tussock grass, Cooper Bay, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24738
Photo of Macaroni penguin, amid tall tussock grass, Cooper Bay, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24737
Photo of Macaroni penguin, amid tall tussock grass, Cooper Bay, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24736
Photo of Macaroni penguin, amid tall tussock grass, Cooper Bay, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24735
Photo of Macaroni penguin, amid tall tussock grass, Cooper Bay, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24734
Photo of Macaroni penguin, amid tall tussock grass, Cooper Bay, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24733
Photo of Black-browed albatross, in flight. :: Image #24732
Photo of Pintado petrel in flight. :: Image #24731
Photo of Pintado petrel in flight. :: Image #24730
Photo of Fin whale. :: Image #24729
Photo of Gray-headed albatross, in flight. :: Image #24728
Photo of Antarctic fur seal. :: Image #24681
Photo of Reindeer on South Georgia Island. Reindeer (known as caribou when wild) were introduced to South Georgia Island by Norway in the early 20th Century. There are now two distinct herds which are permanently separated by glaciers. :: Image #24680
Photo of Reindeer on South Georgia Island. Reindeer (known as caribou when wild) were introduced to South Georgia Island by Norway in the early 20th Century. There are now two distinct herds which are permanently separated by glaciers. :: Image #24679
Photo of Antarctic fur seal on tussock grass. :: Image #24678
Photo of Antarctic fur seal on tussock grass. :: Image #24677
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, adult male (bull), showing distinctive pointed snout and long whiskers that are typical of many fur seal species. :: Image #24676
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, adult male (bull), showing distinctive pointed snout and long whiskers that are typical of many fur seal species. :: Image #24675
Photo of Antarctic fur seal. :: Image #24674
Photo of Antarctic fur seal. :: Image #24673
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, young pup, juvenile. :: Image #24672
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, young pup, juvenile. :: Image #24671
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, young pup, juvenile. :: Image #24670
Photo of An antarctic fur seal pup plays in the water. :: Image #24669
Photo of An antarctic fur seal pup plays in the water. :: Image #24668
Photo of Antarctic fur seal on tussock grass. :: Image #24667
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juvenile. :: Image #24666
Photo of Antarctic fur seal. :: Image #24665
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, adult male (bull), showing distinctive pointed snout and long whiskers that are typical of many fur seal species. :: Image #24664
Photo of King penguin, solitary, standing. :: Image #24663
Photo of King penguin, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. :: Image #24662
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, young pup, juvenile. :: Image #24661
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, young pup, juvenile. :: Image #24660
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, young pup, juvenile. :: Image #24659
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, young pup, juvenile. :: Image #24658
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, young pup, juvenile. :: Image #24657
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, young pup, juvenile. :: Image #24656
Photo of King penguin, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. :: Image #24655
Photo of King penguin, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. :: Image #24654
Photo of King penguin, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. :: Image #24653
Photo of King penguin, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. :: Image #24652
Photo of King penguin, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. :: Image #24651
Photo of King penguin, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. :: Image #24650
Photo of King penguin, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. :: Image #24649
Photo of King penguin, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. :: Image #24648
Photo of King penguin, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. :: Image #24647
Photo of King penguin, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. :: Image #24646
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, young pup, juvenile. :: Image #24645
Photo of Antarctic fur seal on tussock grass. :: Image #24644
Photo of Antarctic fur seal on tussock grass. :: Image #24643
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, on grass slopes high above Fortuna Bay, with the cloudy heights of South Georgia Island rising in the background. :: Image #24642
Photo of Fortuna Bay. :: Image #24641
Photo of Looking down on Stromness Bay from the pass high above. :: Image #24640
Photo of Shackleton Falls, named for explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, formed from glacial meltwaters, near Stromness Bay. :: Image #24639
Photo of Shackleton Falls, named for explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, formed from glacial meltwaters, near Stromness Bay. :: Image #24638
Photo of Shackleton Falls, named for explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, formed from glacial meltwaters, near Stromness Bay. :: Image #24637
Photo of Shackleton Falls, named for explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, formed from glacial meltwaters, near Stromness Bay. :: Image #24636
Photo of Gentoo penguins, permanent nesting colony in grassy hills about a mile inland from the ocean, near Stromness Bay, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24635
Photo of Antarctic fur seal. :: Image #24634
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, adult male (bull), showing distinctive pointed snout and long whiskers that are typical of many fur seal species. :: Image #24633
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, adult male (bull), showing distinctive pointed snout and long whiskers that are typical of many fur seal species. :: Image #24632
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, adult male (bull). :: Image #24631
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, adult male (bull), showing distinctive pointed snout and long whiskers that are typical of many fur seal species. :: Image #24630
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, adult male (bull), showing distinctive pointed snout and long whiskers that are typical of many fur seal species. :: Image #24629
Photo of Antarctic fur seal. :: Image #24628
Photo of Antarctic fur seal on tussock grass. :: Image #24627
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, young pup, juvenile. :: Image #24626
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, adult male (bull), showing distinctive pointed snout and long whiskers that are typical of many fur seal species. :: Image #24625
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, adult male (bull), showing distinctive pointed snout and long whiskers that are typical of many fur seal species. :: Image #24624
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood. :: Image #24623
Photo of King penguin, solitary, standing. :: Image #24622
Photo of King penguin, solitary, standing. :: Image #24621
Photo of King penguin, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. :: Image #24620
Photo of King penguin, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. :: Image #24618
Photo of Antarctic fur seal on tussock grass. :: Image #24616
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, on grass slopes high above Fortuna Bay, with the cloudy heights of South Georgia Island rising in the background. :: Image #24615
Photo of Glacier, beach, king penguins and antarctic fur seals. :: Image #24614
Photo of Looking down on Stromness Bay from the pass high above. :: Image #24613
Photo of Shackleton Falls, named for explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, formed from glacial meltwaters, near Stromness Bay. :: Image #24612
Photo of Grassy windy highlands and rocks, overlooking Stromness Bay. :: Image #24611
Photo of Grassy windy highlands and rocks, overlooking alluvial floodplain formed by glacier runoff near Stromness Bay. :: Image #24610
Photo of Antarctic fur seal on grassy mounds found along the shoreline of Stromness Bay. :: Image #24609
Photo of Mountains, ocean and clouds. The rugged and beautiful topography of South Georgia Island. :: Image #24608
Photo of Mountains, ocean and clouds. The rugged and beautiful topography of South Georgia Island. :: Image #24607
Photo of An antarctic fur seal pup plays in the water. :: Image #24606
Photo of King penguin, showing ornate and distinctive neck, breast and head plumage and orange beak. :: Image #24598
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juvenile. The southern elephant seal is the largest pinniped, and the largest member of order Carnivora, ever to have existed. It gets its name from the large proboscis (nose) it has when it has grown to adulthood. :: Image #24579
Photo of Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24578
Photo of Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24577
Photo of Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24576
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, snowing, on rocky shoreline. :: Image #24575
Photo of Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24574
Photo of Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24573
Photo of Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24572
Photo of Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24571
Photo of Antarctic fur seal. :: Image #24570
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, adult male (bull). :: Image #24569
Photo of Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24568
Photo of Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24567
Photo of Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24566
Photo of Hercules Bay, with icebreaker M/V Polar Star at anchor, below the steep mountains of South Georgia Island. :: Image #24565
Photo of Hercules Bay, with icebreaker M/V Polar Star at anchor, below the steep mountains of South Georgia Island. :: Image #24564
Photo of King penguin.2 :: Image #24563
Photo of Antarctic fur seal pup in front of a group of molting king penguins, below a waterfall on the cobblestone beach at Hercules Bay. :: Image #24562
Photo of Antarctic fur seal pup in front of a group of molting king penguins, below a waterfall on the cobblestone beach at Hercules Bay. :: Image #24561
Photo of King penguins gather in a steam to molt, below a waterfall on a cobblestone beach at Hercules Bay. :: Image #24560
Photo of King penguins gather in a steam to molt, below a waterfall on a cobblestone beach at Hercules Bay. :: Image #24559
Photo of King penguins gather in a steam to molt, below a waterfall on a cobblestone beach at Hercules Bay. :: Image #24558
Photo of Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24556
Photo of Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24555
Photo of Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24554
Photo of Hercules Bay, with icebreaker M/V Polar Star at anchor, below the steep mountains of South Georgia Island. :: Image #24553
Photo of Iceberg and mountains, Cumberland Bay, near Grytviken. :: Image #24552
Photo of Glacier and iceberg, Cumberland Bay, near Grytviken. :: Image #24551
Photo of Mountains, glaciers and ocean, the rugged and beautiful topography of South Georgia Island. :: Image #24550
Photo of Mountains, glaciers and ocean, the rugged and beautiful topography of South Georgia Island. :: Image #24549
Photo of Grytviken Chapel, at the old whaling station of Grytviken, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24548
Photo of Antarctic fur seal on tussock grass. :: Image #24547
Photo of Antarctic fur seals, on tussock grass slopes near Grytviken. :: Image #24546
Photo of King penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest here, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24545
Photo of King penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest here, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24544
Photo of King penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest here, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24543
Photo of King penguins at Salisbury Plain. Silver and black penguins are adults, while brown penguins are 'oakum boys', juveniles named for their distinctive fluffy plumage that will soon molt and taken on adult coloration. :: Image #24542
Photo of King penguins at Salisbury Plain. Silver and black penguins are adults, while brown penguins are 'oakum boys', juveniles named for their distinctive fluffy plumage that will soon molt and taken on adult coloration. :: Image #24541
Photo of King penguin colony. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest at Salisbury Plain, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24540
Photo of King penguin colony. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest at Salisbury Plain, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24539
Photo of King penguins at Salisbury Plain. Silver and black penguins are adults, while brown penguins are 'oakum boys', juveniles named for their distinctive fluffy plumage that will soon molt and taken on adult coloration. :: Image #24538
Photo of King penguins at Salisbury Plain. Silver and black penguins are adults, while brown penguins are 'oakum boys', juveniles named for their distinctive fluffy plumage that will soon molt and taken on adult coloration. :: Image #24537
Photo of King penguins at Salisbury Plain. Silver and black penguins are adults, while brown penguins are 'oakum boys', juveniles named for their distinctive fluffy plumage that will soon molt and taken on adult coloration. :: Image #24536
Photo of Oakum boys, juvenile king penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island. Named 'oakum boys' by sailors for the resemblance of their brown fluffy plumage to the color of oakum used to caulk timbers on sailing ships, these year-old penguins will soon shed their fluffy brown plumage and adopt the colors of an adult. :: Image #24535
Photo of King penguin colony, over 100,000 nesting pairs, viewed from above. The brown patches are groups of 'oakum boys', juveniles in distinctive brown plumage. Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24533
Photo of King penguin colony, over 100,000 nesting pairs, viewed from above. The brown patches are groups of 'oakum boys', juveniles in distinctive brown plumage. Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24532
Photo of King penguin colony. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest at Salisbury Plain, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24531
Photo of King penguins at Salisbury Plain. :: Image #24530
Photo of King penguin colony, over 100,000 nesting pairs, viewed from above. The brown patches are groups of 'oakum boys', juveniles in distinctive brown plumage. Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24529
Photo of King penguins at Salisbury Plain. :: Image #24528
Photo of King penguin colony. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest at Salisbury Plain, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24527
Photo of Photographer overlooking the vast king penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, with over 100,000 pairs of king penguins. :: Image #24526
Photo of King penguins at Salisbury Plain. :: Image #24525
Photo of King penguin colony, over 100,000 nesting pairs, viewed from above. The brown patches are groups of 'oakum boys', juveniles in distinctive brown plumage. Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24524
Photo of M/V Polar Star, icebreaker, at anchor in the Bay of Isles. :: Image #24523
Photo of King penguin colony and the Bay of Isles on the northern coast of South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 nesting pairs of king penguins reside here. Dark patches in the colony are groups of juveniles with fluffy brown plumage. :: Image #24522
Photo of King penguins at Salisbury Plain. :: Image #24521
Photo of King penguins at Salisbury Plain. :: Image #24520
Photo of King penguin colony and the Bay of Isles on the northern coast of South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 nesting pairs of king penguins reside here. Dark patches in the colony are groups of juveniles with fluffy brown plumage. :: Image #24519
Photo of King penguin colony and the Bay of Isles on the northern coast of South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 nesting pairs of king penguins reside here. Dark patches in the colony are groups of juveniles with fluffy brown plumage. The icebreaker M/V Polar Star lies at anchor. :: Image #24518
Photo of King penguin colony and the Bay of Isles on the northern coast of South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 nesting pairs of king penguins reside here. Dark patches in the colony are groups of juveniles with fluffy brown plumage. The icebreaker M/V Polar Star lies at anchor. :: Image #24517
Photo of King penguin colony, over 100,000 nesting pairs, viewed from above. The brown patches are groups of 'oakum boys', juveniles in distinctive brown plumage. Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24516
Photo of King penguin colony, over 100,000 nesting pairs, viewed from above. The brown patches are groups of 'oakum boys', juveniles in distinctive brown plumage. Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24515
Photo of King penguin colony, over 100,000 nesting pairs, viewed from above. The brown patches are groups of 'oakum boys', juveniles in distinctive brown plumage. Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24514
Photo of King penguins at Salisbury Plain. :: Image #24513
Photo of King penguin colony and the Bay of Isles on the northern coast of South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 nesting pairs of king penguins reside here. Dark patches in the colony are groups of juveniles with fluffy brown plumage. The icebreaker M/V Polar Star lies at anchor. :: Image #24512
Photo of King penguins at Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. Hundreds of thousands of pairs of king penguins nest here, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24511
Photo of King penguin, mated pair courting, displaying courtship behavior including mutual preening. :: Image #24510
Photo of King penguin colony, over 100,000 nesting pairs, viewed from above. The brown patches are groups of 'oakum boys', juveniles in distinctive brown plumage. Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. :: Image #24509
Photo of King penguin colony. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest at Salisbury Plain, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24508
Photo of King penguins at Salisbury Plain. Silver and black penguins are adults, while brown penguins are 'oakum boys', juveniles named for their distinctive fluffy plumage that will soon molt and taken on adult coloration. :: Image #24507
Photo of King penguins at Salisbury Plain. Silver and black penguins are adults, while brown penguins are 'oakum boys', juveniles named for their distinctive fluffy plumage that will soon molt and taken on adult coloration. :: Image #24506
Photo of King penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest here, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24505
Photo of King penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest here, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24504
Photo of King penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest here, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24503
Photo of King penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest here, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24502
Photo of King penguins at Salisbury Plain. :: Image #24501
Photo of Juvenile 'oakum boy' penguin begs for food, which the adult will regurgitate from its stomach after foraging at sea. This scene plays out thousands of times each hour amid the vast king penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, where over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest and rear their chicks. :: Image #24500
Photo of Juvenile 'oakum boy' penguin begs for food, which the adult will regurgitate from its stomach after foraging at sea. This scene plays out thousands of times each hour amid the vast king penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, where over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest and rear their chicks. :: Image #24499
Photo of Juvenile 'oakum boy' penguin begs for food, which the adult will regurgitate from its stomach after foraging at sea. This scene plays out thousands of times each hour amid the vast king penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, where over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest and rear their chicks. :: Image #24498
Photo of King penguin colony at Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest here, laying eggs in December and February, then alternating roles between foraging for food and caring for the egg or chick. :: Image #24497
Photo of Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24490
Photo of Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24489
Photo of Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24488
Photo of Antarctic fur seal. :: Image #24487
Photo of Antarctic fur seal. :: Image #24486
Photo of Macaroni penguin, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24485
Photo of Macaroni penguin, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24484
Photo of Macaroni penguin, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24483
Photo of Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24482
Photo of Antarctic fur seal. :: Image #24481
Photo of Antarctic fur seal. :: Image #24480
Photo of Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24479
Photo of Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24478
Photo of Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24477
Photo of Macaroni penguins, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods. :: Image #24476
Photo of King penguins gather in a steam to molt, below a waterfall on a cobblestone beach at Hercules Bay. :: Image #24475
Photo of King penguins gather in a steam to molt, below a waterfall on a cobblestone beach at Hercules Bay. :: Image #24474
Photo of King penguins gather in a steam to molt, below a waterfall on a cobblestone beach at Hercules Bay. :: Image #24473
Photo of King penguins gather in a steam to molt, below a waterfall on a cobblestone beach at Hercules Bay. :: Image #24472
Photo of King penguins gather in a steam to molt, below a waterfall on a cobblestone beach at Hercules Bay. :: Image #24471
Photo of King penguins gather in a steam to molt, below a waterfall on a cobblestone beach at Hercules Bay. :: Image #24470
Photo of King penguins gather in a steam to molt, below a waterfall on a cobblestone beach at Hercules Bay. :: Image #24469
Photo of King penguins gather in a steam to molt, below a waterfall on a cobblestone beach at Hercules Bay. :: Image #24468
Photo of Hercules Bay, with the steep mountains and narrow waterfalls of South Georgia Island rising above. :: Image #24467
Photo of Mountains, glaciers and ocean, the rugged and beautiful topography of South Georgia Island. :: Image #24389
Photo of Vernal pool, full of water following spring rains, Santa Rosa Plateau. :: Image #24379
Photo of Chocolate lily growing among grasses on oak-covered hillsides. The chocolate lily is a herbaceous perennial monocot that is increasingly difficult to find in the wild due to habitat loss. The flower is a striking brown color akin to the color of chocolate. :: Image #24378
Photo of Chocolate lily growing among grasses on oak-covered hillsides. The chocolate lily is a herbaceous perennial monocot that is increasingly difficult to find in the wild due to habitat loss. The flower is a striking brown color akin to the color of chocolate. :: Image #24377
Photo of Shooting stars, a springtime flower, blooming on the Santa Rosa Plateau. :: Image #24376
Photo of Vernal pool, full of water following spring rains, Santa Rosa Plateau. :: Image #24375
Photo of Vernal pool, full of water following spring rains, Santa Rosa Plateau. :: Image #24374
Photo of Vernal pool, full of water following spring rains, Santa Rosa Plateau. :: Image #24373
Photo of Pintado petrel, in flight. :: Image #24365
Photo of Pintado petrel, in flight. :: Image #24364
Photo of South Georgia Island coastline, showing the island's characteristic rugged topography. 56% of the island is covered by 161 glaciers, which have created numerous large bays and inlets that provide excellent habitat for marine animals and seabirds. Mountains meet the sea in steep-sided seacliffs covered with sparse vegetation. The highest point on South Georgia Island is Mt. Paget at 2,915m. :: Image #24363
Photo of Gray-headed albatross, floating on the ocean. :: Image #24362
Photo of Gray-headed albatross, in flight. :: Image #24361
Photo of South Georgia Island coastline, showing the island's characteristic rugged topography. 56% of the island is covered by 161 glaciers, which have created numerous large bays and inlets that provide excellent habitat for marine animals and seabirds. Mountains meet the sea in steep-sided seacliffs covered with sparse vegetation. The highest point on South Georgia Island is Mt. Paget at 2,915m. :: Image #24360
Photo of South Georgia Island coastline, showing the island's characteristic rugged topography. 56% of the island is covered by 161 glaciers, which have created numerous large bays and inlets that provide excellent habitat for marine animals and seabirds. Mountains meet the sea in steep-sided seacliffs covered with sparse vegetation. The highest point on South Georgia Island is Mt. Paget at 2,915m. :: Image #24359
Photo of Antarctic fur seal. :: Image #24358
Photo of King penguin colony, Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest on South Georgia Island each summer. :: Image #24357
Photo of Antarctic fur seal. :: Image #24356
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, portrait showing long whiskers and large eyes effective for nocturnal foraging and hunting underwater. :: Image #24355
Photo of King penguin colony, Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest on South Georgia Island each summer. :: Image #24354
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, with injured or diseased right eye. :: Image #24352
Photo of A colony of Antarctic fur seals, with the adult male (bull) in the center of his mating harem of females and juvenile fur seals. :: Image #24351
Photo of Antarctic fur seal. :: Image #24350
Photo of Antarctic fur seal. :: Image #24349
Photo of Northern giant petrel on pebble beach. :: Image #24348
Photo of M/V Polar Star, an icebreaker expedition ship, lies at anchor in Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island. Antarctic fur seals on the beach, and the rugged South Georgia Island mountains in the distance. Sunset, dusk. :: Image #24347
Photo of M/V Polar Star, an icebreaker expedition ship, lies at anchor in Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island. Antarctic fur seals on the beach, and the rugged South Georgia Island mountains in the distance. Sunset, dusk. :: Image #24346
Photo of Sunset clouds above South Georgia Island. :: Image #24345
Photo of South Georgia Island coastline, showing the island's characteristic rugged topography. 56% of the island is covered by 161 glaciers, which have created numerous large bays and inlets that provide excellent habitat for marine animals and seabirds. Mountains meet the sea in steep-sided seacliffs covered with sparse vegetation. The highest point on South Georgia Island is Mt. Paget at 2,915m. :: Image #24343
Photo of South Georgia Island coastline, showing the island's characteristic rugged topography. 56% of the island is covered by 161 glaciers, which have created numerous large bays and inlets that provide excellent habitat for marine animals and seabirds. Mountains meet the sea in steep-sided seacliffs covered with sparse vegetation. The highest point on South Georgia Island is Mt. Paget at 2,915m. :: Image #24342
Photo of South Georgia shag, or Imperial shag, a type of cormorant, in flight alongside South Georgia Island. :: Image #24341
Photo of Gray-headed albatross, lifting off from the ocean as they take flight. :: Image #24340
Photo of Gray-headed albatross, in flight. :: Image #24339
Photo of South Georgia Island coastline, showing the island's characteristic rugged topography. 56% of the island is covered by 161 glaciers, which have created numerous large bays and inlets that provide excellent habitat for marine animals and seabirds. Mountains meet the sea in steep-sided seacliffs covered with sparse vegetation. The highest point on South Georgia Island is Mt. Paget at 2,915m. :: Image #24338
Photo of Adult male bull Antarctic fur seal, amid his harem of females and juvenile fur seals. :: Image #24337
Photo of Adult male bull Antarctic fur seal, amid his harem of females and juvenile fur seals. :: Image #24336
Photo of Antarctic fur seal. :: Image #24335
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, pup, juvenile. :: Image #24333
Photo of King penguin colony, Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest on South Georgia Island each summer. :: Image #24330
Photo of Antarctic fur seal. :: Image #24329
Photo of South Georgia Island, spire and sunset clouds, showing the island's characteristic rugged topography. 56% of the island is covered by 161 glaciers, which have created numerous large bays and inlets that provide excellent habitat for marine animals and seabirds. Mountains meet the sea in steep-sided seacliffs covered with sparse vegetation. The highest point on South Georgia Island is Mt. Paget at 2,915m. :: Image #24328
Photo of Antarctic fur seal, adult male bull (right) and female (left) confirm their identities via scent. :: Image #24325
Photo of King penguin colony, Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island. Over 100,000 pairs of king penguins nest on South Georgia Island each summer. :: Image #24320
Photo of Brittlebush blooms in spring, Palm Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #24314
Photo of Brittlebush at sunrise, dawn, springtime bloom, Palm Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #24313
Photo of Brittlebush blooms in spring, Palm Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #24312
Photo of Brittlebush blooms in spring, Palm Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #24311
Photo of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, viewed from Glorietta Canyon north over the town of Borrego Springs, with Coyote Mountain in the distance. :: Image #24310
Photo of Red barrel flower bloom, cactus detail, spines and flower on top of the cactus, Glorietta Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #24309
Photo of Red barrel cactus, Glorietta Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #24307
Photo of Cactus flowers bloom, on top of a barrel cactus, with the town of Borrego Springs in the distance. :: Image #24306
Photo of Paraglider soaring at Torrey Pines Gliderport, sunset, flying over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #24300
Photo of Paraglider soaring at Torrey Pines Gliderport, sunset, flying over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #24299
Photo of Paraglider soaring at Torrey Pines Gliderport, sunset, flying over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #24298
Photo of Paraglider soaring at Torrey Pines Gliderport, sunset, flying over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #24297
Photo of Paraglider soaring at Torrey Pines Gliderport, sunset, flying over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #24296
Photo of Paraglider soaring at Torrey Pines Gliderport, sunset, flying over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #24295
Photo of Paraglider soaring at Torrey Pines Gliderport, sunset, flying over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #24294
Photo of Paraglider soaring at Torrey Pines Gliderport, sunset, flying over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #24293
Photo of Paraglider soaring at Torrey Pines Gliderport, sunset, flying over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #24292
Photo of Hang Glider soaring at Torrey Pines Gliderport, sunset, flying over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #24291
Photo of Paraglider soaring at Torrey Pines Gliderport, sunset, flying over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #24289
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24284
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24283
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24282
Photo of Steeple Jason Island, one of the remote Jason Group of Islands in the West Falklands. Uninhabited, the island is spectacular both for its rugged scenery and its enormous breeding colony of black-browed albatross. Steeple Jason Island is now owned and administered by the Wildlife Conservation Society. :: Image #24281
Photo of Striated caracara feeds upon a gentoo penguin chick it has just killed. :: Image #24280
Photo of Striated caracara feeds upon a gentoo penguin chick it has just killed. :: Image #24279
Photo of Striated caracara feeds upon a gentoo penguin chick it has just killed. :: Image #24278
Photo of Straited caracara, a bird of prey found throughout the Falkland Islands. The striated caracara is an opportunistic feeder, often scavenging for carrion but also known to attack weak or injured birds. :: Image #24277
Photo of Straited caracara, a bird of prey found throughout the Falkland Islands. The striated caracara is an opportunistic feeder, often scavenging for carrion but also known to attack weak or injured birds. :: Image #24276
Photo of Straited caracara, a bird of prey found throughout the Falkland Islands. The striated caracara is an opportunistic feeder, often scavenging for carrion but also known to attack weak or injured birds. :: Image #24274
Photo of Straited caracara, a bird of prey found throughout the Falkland Islands. The striated caracara is an opportunistic feeder, often scavenging for carrion but also known to attack weak or injured birds. :: Image #24273
Photo of Steeple Jason Island, one of the remote Jason Group of Islands in the West Falklands. Uninhabited, the island is spectacular both for its rugged scenery and its enormous breeding colony of black-browed albatross. Steeple Jason Island is now owned and administered by the Wildlife Conservation Society. :: Image #24272
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24271
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24270
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24269
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24268
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24267
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24265
Photo of Black-browed albatross chick on its nest, Steeple Jason Island breeding colony. The single egg is laid in September or October. Incubation takes 68 to 71 days, after which the chick is tended alternately by both adults until it fledges about 120 days later. :: Image #24264
Photo of Black-browed albatross, adult and chick, at the enormous colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24263
Photo of Black-browed albatross, adult and chick, at the enormous colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24262
Photo of Black-browed albatross chick on its nest, Steeple Jason Island breeding colony. The single egg is laid in September or October. Incubation takes 68 to 71 days, after which the chick is tended alternately by both adults until it fledges about 120 days later. :: Image #24261
Photo of Black-browed albatross chick on its nest, Steeple Jason Island breeding colony. The single egg is laid in September or October. Incubation takes 68 to 71 days, after which the chick is tended alternately by both adults until it fledges about 120 days later. :: Image #24259
Photo of Black-browed albatross chick on its nest, Steeple Jason Island breeding colony. The single egg is laid in September or October. Incubation takes 68 to 71 days, after which the chick is tended alternately by both adults until it fledges about 120 days later. :: Image #24257
Photo of Black-browed albatross, feeding its chick on the nest by regurgitating food it was swallowed while foraging at sea, Steeple Jason Island breeding colony. The single egg is laid in September or October. Incubation takes 68 to 71 days, after which the chick is tended alternately by both adults until it fledges about 120 days later. :: Image #24256
Photo of Black-browed albatross, feeding its chick on the nest by regurgitating food it was swallowed while foraging at sea, Steeple Jason Island breeding colony. The single egg is laid in September or October. Incubation takes 68 to 71 days, after which the chick is tended alternately by both adults until it fledges about 120 days later. :: Image #24255
Photo of Black-browed albatross, courtship and mutual preening behavior between two mated adults on the nest, Steeple Jason Island breeding colony. Black-browed albatrosses begin breeding at about 10 years, and lay a single egg each season. :: Image #24253
Photo of Black-browed albatross, courtship and mutual preening behavior between two mated adults on the nest, Steeple Jason Island breeding colony. Black-browed albatrosses begin breeding at about 10 years, and lay a single egg each season. :: Image #24252
Photo of Black-browed albatross, courtship and mutual preening behavior between two mated adults on the nest, Steeple Jason Island breeding colony. Black-browed albatrosses begin breeding at about 10 years, and lay a single egg each season. :: Image #24251
Photo of Black-browed albatross, Steeple Jason Island. :: Image #24249
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24248
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24247
Photo of Black-browed albatross, Steeple Jason Island. :: Image #24246
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, over the enormous colony at Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. :: Image #24244
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, over the enormous colony at Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. :: Image #24243
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, against a blue sky. Black-browed albatrosses have a wingspan reaching up to 8', weigh up to 10 lbs and can live 70 years. They roam the open ocean for food and return to remote islands for mating and rearing their chicks. :: Image #24242
Photo of Black-browed albatross soaring in the air, near the breeding colony at Steeple Jason Island. :: Image #24241
Photo of Black-browed albatross soaring in the air, near the breeding colony at Steeple Jason Island. :: Image #24240
Photo of Black-browed albatross soaring in the air, near the breeding colony at Steeple Jason Island. :: Image #24239
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, against a blue sky. Black-browed albatrosses have a wingspan reaching up to 8', weigh up to 10 lbs and can live 70 years. They roam the open ocean for food and return to remote islands for mating and rearing their chicks. :: Image #24238
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, against a blue sky. Black-browed albatrosses have a wingspan reaching up to 8', weigh up to 10 lbs and can live 70 years. They roam the open ocean for food and return to remote islands for mating and rearing their chicks. :: Image #24237
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, against a blue sky. Black-browed albatrosses have a wingspan reaching up to 8', weigh up to 10 lbs and can live 70 years. They roam the open ocean for food and return to remote islands for mating and rearing their chicks. :: Image #24236
Photo of Black-browed albatross, in flight over the ocean. The wingspan of the black-browed albatross can reach 10', it can weigh up to 10 lbs and live for as many as 70 years. :: Image #24235
Photo of Black-browed albatross, in flight over the ocean. The wingspan of the black-browed albatross can reach 10', it can weigh up to 10 lbs and live for as many as 70 years. :: Image #24234
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, over the enormous colony at Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. :: Image #24233
Photo of Black-browed albatross soaring in the air, near the breeding colony at Steeple Jason Island. :: Image #24232
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, against a blue sky. Black-browed albatrosses have a wingspan reaching up to 8', weigh up to 10 lbs and can live 70 years. They roam the open ocean for food and return to remote islands for mating and rearing their chicks. :: Image #24231
Photo of Black-browed albatross, adult and chick, at the enormous colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24230
Photo of Black-browed albatross chick on its nest, Steeple Jason Island breeding colony. The single egg is laid in September or October. Incubation takes 68 to 71 days, after which the chick is tended alternately by both adults until it fledges about 120 days later. :: Image #24229
Photo of Black-browed albatross, Steeple Jason Island. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24228
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24227
Photo of Visitors enjoy the spectacle, of the enormous breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses at Steeple Jason Island. :: Image #24226
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24225
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, over the enormous colony at Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. :: Image #24223
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, over the enormous colony at Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. :: Image #24222
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, over the enormous colony at Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. :: Image #24221
Photo of Black-browed albatross, Steeple Jason Island. :: Image #24220
Photo of Black-browed albatross soaring in the air, near the breeding colony at Steeple Jason Island. :: Image #24219
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, against a blue sky. Black-browed albatrosses have a wingspan reaching up to 8', weigh up to 10 lbs and can live 70 years. They roam the open ocean for food and return to remote islands for mating and rearing their chicks. :: Image #24218
Photo of Black-browed albatross, in flight over the ocean. The wingspan of the black-browed albatross can reach 10', it can weigh up to 10 lbs and live for as many as 70 years. :: Image #24217
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, over the enormous colony at Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. :: Image #24216
Photo of Black-browed albatross soaring in the air, near the breeding colony at Steeple Jason Island. :: Image #24215
Photo of Black-browed albatross, in flight over the ocean. The wingspan of the black-browed albatross can reach 10', it can weigh up to 10 lbs and live for as many as 70 years. :: Image #24214
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, over the enormous colony at Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. :: Image #24213
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, over the enormous colony at Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. :: Image #24212
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, over the enormous colony at Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. :: Image #24211
Photo of Black-browed albatross, in flight over the ocean. The wingspan of the black-browed albatross can reach 10', it can weigh up to 10 lbs and live for as many as 70 years. :: Image #24210
Photo of Steeple Jason Island, southwestern exposure, looking south pass the isthmus toward the southern half of the island. Steeple Jason is one of the remote Jason Group of Islands in the West Falklands. Uninhabited, the island is spectacular both for its rugged scenery and its enormous breeding colony of black-browed albatross. Steeple Jason Island is now owned and administered by the Wildlife Conservation Society. :: Image #24209
Photo of Northeastern coast of Steeple Jason Island, looking toward the southern half of the island. Steeple Jason is one of the remote Jason Group of Islands in the West Falklands. Uninhabited, the island is spectacular both for its rugged scenery and its enormous breeding colony of black-browed albatross. Steeple Jason Island is now owned and administered by the Wildlife Conservation Society. :: Image #24208
Photo of Gentoo penguin defends its dead chick (right), from the striated caracara (left) that has just killed it. The penguin continued to defend its lifeless chick for hours, in spite of the futulity and inevitabliityof the final result. Striated caracaras eventually took possession of the dead chick and fed upon it. :: Image #24207
Photo of Straited caracara, a bird of prey found throughout the Falkland Islands. The striated caracara is an opportunistic feeder, often scavenging for carrion but also known to attack weak or injured birds. :: Image #24206
Photo of Gentoo penguins leap ashore, onto slippery rocks as they emerge from the ocean after foraging at sea for food. :: Image #24205
Photo of Gentoo penguins leap ashore, onto slippery rocks as they emerge from the ocean after foraging at sea for food. :: Image #24203
Photo of Gentoo penguins leap ashore, onto slippery rocks as they emerge from the ocean after foraging at sea for food. :: Image #24202
Photo of Gentoo penguins leap ashore, onto slippery rocks as they emerge from the ocean after foraging at sea for food. :: Image #24200
Photo of Gentoo penguins leap ashore, onto slippery rocks as they emerge from the ocean after foraging at sea for food. :: Image #24191
Photo of Gentoo penguins leap ashore, onto slippery rocks as they emerge from the ocean after foraging at sea for food. :: Image #24189
Photo of Gentoo penguins leap ashore, onto slippery rocks as they emerge from the ocean after foraging at sea for food. :: Image #24188
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, against a blue sky. Black-browed albatrosses have a wingspan reaching up to 8', weigh up to 10 lbs and can live 70 years. They roam the open ocean for food and return to remote islands for mating and rearing their chicks. :: Image #24187
Photo of Black-browed albatross, in flight over the ocean. The wingspan of the black-browed albatross can reach 10', it can weigh up to 10 lbs and live for as many as 70 years. :: Image #24186
Photo of Sunset, dusk clouds, detail in the sky over the open sea, somewhere between Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. :: Image #24185
Photo of Sunset, dusk clouds, detail in the sky over the open sea, somewhere between Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. :: Image #24184
Photo of Photographer takes picture of a spectacular sunset arch, spanning the heavens from horizon to horizon, over the open sea between the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. :: Image #24183
Photo of Sunset clouds create a colorful arch, spanning the heavens from horizon to horizon, over the open sea between the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. :: Image #24182
Photo of Sunset clouds create a colorful arch, spanning the heavens from horizon to horizon, over the open sea between the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. :: Image #24181
Photo of Sunset clouds, detail and colors, at sea on the open ocean between the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. :: Image #24180
Photo of Sunset clouds, detail and colors, at sea on the open ocean between the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. :: Image #24179
Photo of Sunset clouds, detail and colors, at sea on the open ocean between the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. :: Image #24178
Photo of Sunset clouds, detail and colors, at sea on the open ocean between the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. :: Image #24177
Photo of Sunset clouds, detail and colors, at sea on the open ocean between the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. :: Image #24176
Photo of Sunset clouds, detail and colors, at sea on the open ocean between the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. :: Image #24175
Photo of Wandering albatross in flight, over the open sea. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip. It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop. The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years. They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear. :: Image #24174
Photo of Wandering albatross in flight, over the open sea. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip. It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop. The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years. They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear. :: Image #24173
Photo of Wandering albatross in flight, over the open sea. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip. It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop. The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years. They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear. :: Image #24172
Photo of Wandering albatross in flight, over the open sea. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip. It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop. The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years. They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear. :: Image #24171
Photo of Wandering albatross in flight, over the open sea. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip. It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop. The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years. They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear. :: Image #24170
Photo of Wandering albatross in flight, over the open sea. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip. It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop. The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years. They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear. :: Image #24169
Photo of Stern stairs and wake of the M/V Polar Star. :: Image #24168
Photo of The sun sets on the Southern Ocean in a beautiful sunset. :: Image #24167
Photo of The sun sets on the Southern Ocean in a beautiful sunset. :: Image #24166
Photo of Anchor chains and winches, bow deck and rails, and forward structure of the M/V Polar Star. :: Image #24165
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24164
Photo of Straited caracara, a bird of prey found throughout the Falkland Islands. The striated caracara is an opportunistic feeder, often scavenging for carrion but also known to attack weak or injured birds. :: Image #24162
Photo of Steeple Jason Island, striated caracara in the foreground, southwestern exposure, looking south pass the isthmus toward the southern half of the island. Steeple Jason is one of the remote Jason Group of Islands in the West Falklands. Uninhabited, the island is spectacular both for its rugged scenery and its enormous breeding colony of black-browed albatross. Steeple Jason Island is now owned and administered by the Wildlife Conservation Society. :: Image #24161
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24160
Photo of Black-browed albatross chick on its nest, Steeple Jason Island breeding colony. The single egg is laid in September or October. Incubation takes 68 to 71 days, after which the chick is tended alternately by both adults until it fledges about 120 days later. :: Image #24159
Photo of Black-browed albatross, adult and chick, at the enormous colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24158
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24157
Photo of Black-browed albatross, Steeple Jason Island. :: Image #24156
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, over the enormous colony at Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. :: Image #24155
Photo of Black-browed albatross soaring in the air, near the breeding colony at Steeple Jason Island. :: Image #24154
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, over the enormous colony at Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. :: Image #24153
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24150
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24149
Photo of Visitors enjoy the spectacle, of the enormous breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses at Steeple Jason Island. :: Image #24148
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, over the enormous colony at Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. :: Image #24147
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, against a blue sky. Black-browed albatrosses have a wingspan reaching up to 8', weigh up to 10 lbs and can live 70 years. They roam the open ocean for food and return to remote islands for mating and rearing their chicks. :: Image #24146
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, against a blue sky. Black-browed albatrosses have a wingspan reaching up to 8', weigh up to 10 lbs and can live 70 years. They roam the open ocean for food and return to remote islands for mating and rearing their chicks. :: Image #24145
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, over the enormous colony at Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. :: Image #24143
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, over the enormous colony at Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. :: Image #24142
Photo of Steeple Jason Island, southwestern exposure, looking south pass the isthmus toward the southern half of the island. Steeple Jason is one of the remote Jason Group of Islands in the West Falklands. Uninhabited, the island is spectacular both for its rugged scenery and its enormous breeding colony of black-browed albatross. Steeple Jason Island is now owned and administered by the Wildlife Conservation Society. :: Image #24140
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, against a blue sky. Black-browed albatrosses have a wingspan reaching up to 8', weigh up to 10 lbs and can live 70 years. They roam the open ocean for food and return to remote islands for mating and rearing their chicks. :: Image #24139
Photo of Cresting wave, spray blown off the top by strong winds, at sea. :: Image #24138
Photo of Stern of the M/V Polar Star, foggy weather, sea birds flying in the wake of the ship, at sea. :: Image #24137
Photo of Sunset, dusk clouds, detail in the sky over the open sea, somewhere between Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. :: Image #24136
Photo of Sunset, dusk clouds, detail in the sky over the open sea, somewhere between Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. :: Image #24135
Photo of Sunset clouds, detail and colors, at sea on the open ocean between the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. :: Image #24134
Photo of Wandering albatross in flight, over the open sea. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip. It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop. The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years. They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear. :: Image #24133
Photo of Foward structure of the M/V Polar Star. :: Image #24132
Photo of Steep topography of Steeple Jason Island, one of the remote Jason Group of Islands in the West Falklands. Uninhabited, the island is spectacular both for its rugged scenery and its enormous breeding colony of black-browed albatross. Steeple Jason Island is now owned and administered by the Wildlife Conservation Society. :: Image #24130
Photo of Straited caracara, a bird of prey found throughout the Falkland Islands. The striated caracara is an opportunistic feeder, often scavenging for carrion but also known to attack weak or injured birds. :: Image #24127
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24124
Photo of Black-browed albatross, adult and chick, at the enormous colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24123
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, against a blue sky. Black-browed albatrosses have a wingspan reaching up to 8', weigh up to 10 lbs and can live 70 years. They roam the open ocean for food and return to remote islands for mating and rearing their chicks. :: Image #24118
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, against a blue sky. Black-browed albatrosses have a wingspan reaching up to 8', weigh up to 10 lbs and can live 70 years. They roam the open ocean for food and return to remote islands for mating and rearing their chicks. :: Image #24116
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, against a blue sky. Black-browed albatrosses have a wingspan reaching up to 8', weigh up to 10 lbs and can live 70 years. They roam the open ocean for food and return to remote islands for mating and rearing their chicks. :: Image #24114
Photo of Black-browed albatross soaring in the air, near the breeding colony at Steeple Jason Island. :: Image #24113
Photo of Black-browed albatross, in flight over the ocean. The wingspan of the black-browed albatross can reach 10', it can weigh up to 10 lbs and live for as many as 70 years. :: Image #24112
Photo of Black-browed albatross soaring in the air, near the breeding colony at Steeple Jason Island. :: Image #24111
Photo of Black-browed albatross, in flight over the ocean. The wingspan of the black-browed albatross can reach 10', it can weigh up to 10 lbs and live for as many as 70 years. :: Image #24107
Photo of Black-browed albatross, in flight over the ocean. The wingspan of the black-browed albatross can reach 10', it can weigh up to 10 lbs and live for as many as 70 years. :: Image #24106
Photo of Black-browed albatross soaring in the air, near the breeding colony at Steeple Jason Island. :: Image #24105
Photo of Steeple Jason Island, southwestern exposure, looking south pass the isthmus toward the southern half of the island. Steeple Jason is one of the remote Jason Group of Islands in the West Falklands. Uninhabited, the island is spectacular both for its rugged scenery and its enormous breeding colony of black-browed albatross. Steeple Jason Island is now owned and administered by the Wildlife Conservation Society. :: Image #24102
Photo of Sunset, dusk clouds, detail in the sky over the open sea, somewhere between Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. :: Image #24100
Photo of Sunset, dusk clouds, detail in the sky over the open sea, somewhere between Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. :: Image #24099
Photo of Sunset, dusk clouds, detail in the sky over the open sea, somewhere between Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. :: Image #24098
Photo of Photographer takes picture of a spectacular sunset arch, spanning the heavens from horizon to horizon, over the open sea between the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. :: Image #24095
Photo of Sunset clouds, detail and colors, at sea on the open ocean between the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. :: Image #24094
Photo of Sunset clouds, detail and colors, at sea on the open ocean between the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. :: Image #24093
Photo of Prions in flight, gathering on the open sea in a feeding aggregation. Prions are small petrel birds, typically feeding on small crustacea such as copepods, ostracods, decapods, and krill, as well as some fish. They are about 12" in length. :: Image #24091
Photo of Wandering albatross in flight, over the open sea. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip. It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop. The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years. They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear. :: Image #24090
Photo of Wandering albatross in flight, over the open sea. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip. It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop. The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years. They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear. :: Image #24089
Photo of Wandering albatross in flight, over the open sea. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip. It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop. The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years. They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear. :: Image #24088
Photo of Steeple Jason Island. Steeple Jason is one of the remote Jason Group of Islands in the West Falklands. Uninhabited, the island is spectacular both for its rugged scenery and its enormous breeding colony of black-browed albatross. Steeple Jason Island is now owned and administered by the Wildlife Conservation Society. :: Image #24084
Photo of Straited caracara, a bird of prey found throughout the Falkland Islands. The striated caracara is an opportunistic feeder, often scavenging for carrion but also known to attack weak or injured birds. :: Image #24083
Photo of Black-browed albatross colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. This is the largest breeding colony of black-browed albatrosses in the world, numbering in the hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs. The albatrosses lay eggs in September and October, and tend a single chick that will fledge in about 120 days. :: Image #24082
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, over the enormous colony at Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. :: Image #24080
Photo of Black-browed albatross, in flight over the ocean. The wingspan of the black-browed albatross can reach 10', it can weigh up to 10 lbs and live for as many as 70 years. :: Image #24079
Photo of Gentoo penguins leap ashore, onto slippery rocks as they emerge from the ocean after foraging at sea for food. :: Image #24074
Photo of Interior of Carcass Island, with mounds of tussock grass and other low-lying vegatation. :: Image #24068
Photo of Ponds and grasses, in the interior of Carcass Island near Dyke Bay. :: Image #24067
Photo of Upland goose, male (white) and female, beside pond in the interior of Carcass Island near Dyke Bay. :: Image #24066
Photo of Upland goose, male, beside pond in the interior of Carcass Island near Dyke Bay. :: Image #24065
Photo of Upland goose, male, beside pond in the interior of Carcass Island near Dyke Bay. :: Image #24064
Photo of Beautiful white sand beach, on the southern tip of Carcass Island, with gentoo and Magellanic penguins coming and going to sea. :: Image #24062
Photo of Beautiful white sand beach, on the southern tip of Carcass Island, with gentoo and Magellanic penguins coming and going to sea. :: Image #24061
Photo of Beautiful white sand beach, on the southern tip of Carcass Island, with gentoo and Magellanic penguins coming and going to sea. :: Image #24060
Photo of Magellanic penguins, coming ashore after foraging at sea. :: Image #24058
Photo of Kelp goose, male (white) and female. :: Image #24057
Photo of Beautiful white sand beach, on the southern tip of Carcass Island, with gentoo and Magellanic penguins coming and going to sea. :: Image #24055
Photo of Magellanic penguins, coming ashore after foraging at sea. :: Image #24054
Photo of Gentoo penguin, atop of hill of tall tussock grass. :: Image #24052
Photo of Gentoo penguin. Gentoo penguins reach 36" in height and weigh up to 20 lbs. They are the fastest swimming species of penguing, feeding in marine crustaceans and fishes. :: Image #24051
Photo of Gentoo penguin, portrait showing the distinctive orange bill and bonnet-shaped striped across its head. :: Image #24050
Photo of Magellanic penguins walk through tussock grass. After foraging in the ocean for food, the penguins make their way to the interior of the island to rest at their colony. :: Image #24049
Photo of Magellanic penguins walk through tussock grass. After foraging in the ocean for food, the penguins make their way to the interior of the island to rest at their colony. :: Image #24048
Photo of Magellanic penguins walk through tussock grass. After foraging in the ocean for food, the penguins make their way to the interior of the island to rest at their colony. :: Image #24047
Photo of Gentoo penguins, walking over short grass to their colony on Carcass Island. :: Image #24046
Photo of Mixed group of Magellanic and gentoo penguins, walk from the ocean through tall tussock grass to the interior of Carcass Island. :: Image #24045
Photo of Mixed group of Magellanic and gentoo penguins, walk from the ocean through tall tussock grass to the interior of Carcass Island. :: Image #24044
Photo of Gentoo penguin, returning from the sea after foraging for crustaceans, krill and fish. :: Image #24043
Photo of Magellanic penguin, juvenile, coming ashore on a sand beach after foraging at sea. :: Image #24042
Photo of Gentoo penguins, Carcass Island. :: Image #24041
Photo of Gentoo penguins, Carcass Island. :: Image #24040
Photo of Gentoo penguin. Gentoo penguins reach 36" in height and weigh up to 20 lbs. They are the fastest swimming species of penguing, feeding in marine crustaceans and fishes. :: Image #24039
Photo of Gentoo penguin, returning from the sea after foraging for crustaceans, krill and fish. :: Image #24038
Photo of Gentoo penguin, returning from the sea after foraging for crustaceans, krill and fish. :: Image #24037
Photo of Magellanic penguins, coming ashore after foraging in the ocean for food. :: Image #24036
Photo of Magellanic penguin, juvenile, coming ashore on a sand beach after foraging at sea. :: Image #24035
Photo of Magellanic penguins, adult (right) and juvenile, coming ashore after foraging in the ocean for food. :: Image #24034
Photo of Magellanic penguins, coming ashore after foraging at sea. :: Image #24033
Photo of Magellanic penguins walk across sandy beach, heading over tussock grass to the interior of Carcass Island to their underground burrows. :: Image #24032
Photo of Magellanic oystercatcher, foraging for food on a beach. :: Image #24031
Photo of Flightless steamer duck. :: Image #24030
Photo of LBB (little brown bird), unidentified, eating some kind of worm. :: Image #24029
Photo of Ponds and grasses, in the interior of Carcass Island near Dyke Bay. :: Image #24028
Photo of Cresting wave, spray blown off the top by strong winds, at sea. :: Image #24026
Photo of Approaching West Falkland Islands, from the wheelhouse of the M/V Polar Star, at dawn. :: Image #24025
Photo of Southern giant petrel in flight. The distinctive tube nose (naricorn), characteristic of species in the Procellariidae family (tube-snouts), is easily seen :: Image #24024
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24023
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24022
Photo of Black-browed albatross flying over the ocean, as it travels and forages for food at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24021
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24020
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24019
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24018
Photo of Black-browed albatross flying over the ocean, as it travels and forages for food at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24017
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24016
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24015
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24014
Photo of Southern giant petrel in flight at dusk, after sunset, as it soars over the open ocean in search of food. :: Image #24013
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #24012
Photo of Beautiful white sand beach, on the southern tip of Carcass Island, with gentoo and Magellanic penguins coming and going to sea. :: Image #24009
Photo of Gentoo penguins, Carcass Island. :: Image #24008
Photo of Beautiful white sand beach, on the southern tip of Carcass Island, with gentoo and Magellanic penguins coming and going to sea. :: Image #24007
Photo of Kelp goose, male. :: Image #24006
Photo of Gentoo penguin. Gentoo penguins reach 36" in height and weigh up to 20 lbs. They are the fastest swimming species of penguing, feeding in marine crustaceans and fishes. :: Image #24005
Photo of Magellanic penguin walks through tussock grass. After foraging in the ocean for food, the penguin make its way to the interior of the island to rest at its colony. :: Image #24004
Photo of Gentoo penguin, portrait showing the distinctive orange bill and bonnet-shaped striped across its head. :: Image #24003
Photo of Gentoo penguin, portrait showing the distinctive orange bill and bonnet-shaped striped across its head. :: Image #24002
Photo of Gentoo penguins, walking over short grass to their colony on Carcass Island. :: Image #24001
Photo of Magellanic penguin walks through tussock grass. After foraging in the ocean for food, the penguin make its way to the interior of the island to rest at its colony. :: Image #23999
Photo of Gentoo penguin, walking over short grass to their colony on Carcass Island. :: Image #23998
Photo of Magellanic penguin, coming ashore after foraging in the ocean for food. :: Image #23997
Photo of Magellanic penguin, juvenile, coming ashore on a sand beach after foraging at sea. :: Image #23996
Photo of Gentoo penguins, Carcass Island. :: Image #23995
Photo of Magellanic penguin, juvenile, coming ashore on a sand beach after foraging at sea. :: Image #23994
Photo of Magellanic penguin, juvenile, coming ashore on a sand beach after foraging at sea. :: Image #23993
Photo of Magellanic penguin, coming ashore after foraging in the ocean for food. :: Image #23992
Photo of Gentoo penguin, returning from the sea after foraging for crustaceans, krill and fish. :: Image #23991
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #23990
Photo of Black-browed albatross flying over the ocean, as it travels and forages for food at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #23989
Photo of Black-browed albatross flying over the ocean, as it travels and forages for food at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #23988
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight, at sea. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #23987
Photo of Magellanic penguin, at its burrow in short grass, in the interior of Carcass Island. :: Image #23986
Photo of Kelp goose, male. :: Image #23984
Photo of Gentoo penguins, walking over short grass to their colony on Carcass Island. :: Image #23982
Photo of Mixed group of Magellanic and gentoo penguins, walk from the ocean through tall tussock grass to the interior of Carcass Island. :: Image #23981
Photo of Ponds and grasses, in the interior of Carcass Island near Dyke Bay. :: Image #23977
Photo of Upland goose, male (white) and female, beside pond in the interior of Carcass Island near Dyke Bay. :: Image #23976
Photo of Beautiful white sand beach, on the southern tip of Carcass Island, with gentoo and Magellanic penguins coming and going to sea. :: Image #23975
Photo of Flightless steamer duck, male, with ducklings, swimming in the ocean. :: Image #23974
Photo of Magellanic penguins walk through tussock grass. After foraging in the ocean for food, the penguins make their way to the interior of the island to rest at their colony. :: Image #23972
Photo of Gentoo penguins, walking over short grass to their colony on Carcass Island. :: Image #23971
Photo of Photographing takes pictures of passing seabirds at sunset, from the deck of the M/V Polar Star. :: Image #23967
Photo of Breaking wave. :: Image #23931
Photo of Magellanic penguins, coming ashore on a sandy beach. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23930
Photo of Magellanic penguins, coming ashore on a sandy beach. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23929
Photo of Magellanic penguins, coming ashore on a sandy beach. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23928
Photo of Magellanic penguins, coming ashore on a sandy beach. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23927
Photo of Magellanic penguins, coming ashore on a sandy beach. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23923
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23922
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23921
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23920
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23919
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23918
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23917
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23916
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23915
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23914
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23913
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23912
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23911
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23910
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23909
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23908
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23907
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23906
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23905
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23904
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23903
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23902
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23901
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23900
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23899
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23898
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23897
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23896
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23895
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23894
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23893
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23892
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23891
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23890
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23889
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23888
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23887
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23886
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23885
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23884
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23883
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23882
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23881
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23875
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23874
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23873
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23872
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23871
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23870
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23869
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23868
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23867
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23866
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23865
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23864
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23860
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23859
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23858
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23857
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23856
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23855
Photo of Striated caracara, aka Johnny Rook, a common raptor in the Falkland Islands. :: Image #23827
Photo of Rockhopper penguin. :: Image #23826
Photo of Black-browed albatross, gets an earful from a rockhopper penguin. :: Image #23825
Photo of Gentoo penguin coming ashore, after foraging at sea, walking through ocean water as it wades onto a sand beach. Adult gentoo penguins grow to be 30" and 19lb in size. They feed on fish and crustaceans. Gentoo penguins reside in colonies well inland from the ocean, often formed of a circular collection of stones gathered by the penguins. :: Image #23824
Photo of Magellanic penguins, grouped along the edge of grasslands above the ocean. :: Image #23813
Photo of Magellanic penguins, grouped along the edge of grasslands above the ocean. :: Image #23812
Photo of Tall seacliffs overlook the southern Atlantic Ocean, a habitat on which albatross and penguin reside. :: Image #23811
Photo of Tall seacliffs overlook the southern Atlantic Ocean, a habitat on which albatross and penguin reside. :: Image #23810
Photo of Tall seacliffs overlook the southern Atlantic Ocean, a habitat on which albatross and penguin reside. :: Image #23809
Photo of Tall seacliffs overlook the southern Atlantic Ocean, a habitat on which albatross and penguin reside. :: Image #23808
Photo of Tall seacliffs overlook the southern Atlantic Ocean, a habitat on which albatross and penguin reside. :: Image #23807
Photo of Gentoo penguin colony, set above and inland from the ocean on flat grasslands. Individual nests are formed of small rocks collected by the penguins. :: Image #23806
Photo of Magellanic penguins, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23797
Photo of Brown skua sitting on grass. :: Image #23796
Photo of Magellanic penguins, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23795
Photo of Magellanic penguin, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23794
Photo of Magellanic penguin, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23793
Photo of Magellanic penguins, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23792
Photo of Magellanic penguins, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23791
Photo of Magellanic penguins, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23790
Photo of Magellanic penguin, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23789
Photo of Magellanic penguins, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23788
Photo of Magellanic penguins, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23787
Photo of Magellanic penguins, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23786
Photo of Magellanic penguin, adult and chick, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23785
Photo of Magellanic penguin, adult and chick, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23784
Photo of Magellanic penguins, in grasslands at the opening of their underground burrow. Magellanic penguins can grow to 30" tall, 14 lbs and live over 25 years. They feed in the water, preying on cuttlefish, sardines, squid, krill, and other crustaceans :: Image #23783
Photo of Upland geese, female, walking across grasslands. Males have a white head and breast, females are brown with black-striped wings and yellow feet. Upland geese are 24-29" long and weigh about 7 lbs. :: Image #23772
Photo of Upland goose, male, walking across grasslands. Males have a white head and breast, females are brown with black-striped wings and yellow feet. Upland geese are 24-29" long and weigh about 7 lbs. :: Image #23771
Photo of Flightless steamer duck, on sand beach. The flightless steamer duck is a marine duck which occupies and guards a set length of coastline as its territory and, as its name suggests, cannot fly. :: Image #23768
Photo of Flightless steamer duck, on sand beach. The flightless steamer duck is a marine duck which occupies and guards a set length of coastline as its territory and, as its name suggests, cannot fly. :: Image #23767
Photo of Patagonian crested duck, on sand beach. The crested dusk inhabits coastal regions where it forages for invertebrates and marine algae. The male and female are similar in appearance. :: Image #23765
Photo of Kelp goose, female with multicolored plumage very different from the pure white of male kelp geese. The kelp goose is noted for eating only seaweed, primarily of the genus ulva. It inhabits rocky coastline habitats where it forages for kelp. :: Image #23760
Photo of Kelp goose eating kelp, male showing entirely white plumage. The kelp goose is noted for eating only seaweed, primarily of the genus ulva. It inhabits rocky coastline habitats where it forages for kelp. :: Image #23756
Photo of Rockhopper penguins, on rocky coastline of New Island in the Falklands. True to their name, rockhopper penguins scramble over the rocky intertidal zone and up steep hillsides to reach their nesting colonies which may be hundreds of feet above the ocean, often jumping up and over rocks larger than themselves. Rockhopper penguins reach 23" and 7.5lb in size, and can live 20-30 years. They feed primarily on feed on krill, squid, octopus, lantern fish, molluscs, plankton, cuttlefish, and crustaceans. :: Image #23751
Photo of Rockhopper penguins, on rocky coastline of New Island in the Falklands. True to their name, rockhopper penguins scramble over the rocky intertidal zone and up steep hillsides to reach their nesting colonies which may be hundreds of feet above the ocean, often jumping up and over rocks larger than themselves. Rockhopper penguins reach 23" and 7.5lb in size, and can live 20-30 years. They feed primarily on feed on krill, squid, octopus, lantern fish, molluscs, plankton, cuttlefish, and crustaceans. :: Image #23750
Photo of Rockhopper penguins, on rocky coastline of New Island in the Falklands. True to their name, rockhopper penguins scramble over the rocky intertidal zone and up steep hillsides to reach their nesting colonies which may be hundreds of feet above the ocean, often jumping up and over rocks larger than themselves. Rockhopper penguins reach 23" and 7.5lb in size, and can live 20-30 years. They feed primarily on feed on krill, squid, octopus, lantern fish, molluscs, plankton, cuttlefish, and crustaceans. :: Image #23749
Photo of Rockhopper penguins, on rocky coastline of New Island in the Falklands. True to their name, rockhopper penguins scramble over the rocky intertidal zone and up steep hillsides to reach their nesting colonies which may be hundreds of feet above the ocean, often jumping up and over rocks larger than themselves. Rockhopper penguins reach 23" and 7.5lb in size, and can live 20-30 years. They feed primarily on feed on krill, squid, octopus, lantern fish, molluscs, plankton, cuttlefish, and crustaceans. :: Image #23748
Photo of Rockhopper penguins, on rocky coastline of New Island in the Falklands. True to their name, rockhopper penguins scramble over the rocky intertidal zone and up steep hillsides to reach their nesting colonies which may be hundreds of feet above the ocean, often jumping up and over rocks larger than themselves. Rockhopper penguins reach 23" and 7.5lb in size, and can live 20-30 years. They feed primarily on feed on krill, squid, octopus, lantern fish, molluscs, plankton, cuttlefish, and crustaceans. :: Image #23746
Photo of Rockhopper penguin portrait, showing the yellowish plume feathers that extend behind its red eye in adults. The western rockhopper penguin stands about 23" high and weights up to 7.5 lb, with a lifespan of 20-30 years. :: Image #23740
Photo of Rockhopper penguin portrait, showing the yellowish plume feathers that extend behind its red eye in adults. The western rockhopper penguin stands about 23" high and weights up to 7.5 lb, with a lifespan of 20-30 years. :: Image #23739
Photo of Rockhopper penguin portrait, showing the yellowish plume feathers that extend behind its red eye in adults. The western rockhopper penguin stands about 23" high and weights up to 7.5 lb, with a lifespan of 20-30 years. :: Image #23738
Photo of Rockhopper penguin portrait, showing the yellowish plume feathers that extend behind its red eye in adults. The western rockhopper penguin stands about 23" high and weights up to 7.5 lb, with a lifespan of 20-30 years. :: Image #23737
Photo of Rockhopper penguin portrait, showing the yellowish plume feathers that extend behind its red eye in adults. The western rockhopper penguin stands about 23" high and weights up to 7.5 lb, with a lifespan of 20-30 years. :: Image #23736
Photo of Rockhopper penguin portrait, showing the yellowish plume feathers that extend behind its red eye in adults. The western rockhopper penguin stands about 23" high and weights up to 7.5 lb, with a lifespan of 20-30 years. :: Image #23735
Photo of Rockhopper penguin. This juvenile has not yet developed the yellowish plume feathers that extend behind its red eye in adults. The western rockhopper penguin stands about 23" high and weights up to 7.5 lb, with a lifespan of 20-30 years. :: Image #23734
Photo of Rockhopper penguin. This juvenile has not yet developed the yellowish plume feathers that extend behind its red eye in adults. The western rockhopper penguin stands about 23" high and weights up to 7.5 lb, with a lifespan of 20-30 years. :: Image #23733
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #23721
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #23720
Photo of Black-browed albatross in flight. The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized seabird at 31-37" long with a 79-94" wingspan and an average weight of 6.4-10 lb. They have a natural lifespan exceeding 70 years. They breed on remote oceanic islands and are circumpolar, ranging throughout the Southern Ocean. :: Image #23718
Photo of Northern giant petrel in flight at dusk, after sunset, as it soars over the open ocean in search of food. :: Image #23686
Photo of Southern giant petrel in flight. The distinctive tube nose (naricorn), characteristic of species in the Procellariidae family (tube-snouts), is easily seen. :: Image #23682
Photo of Southern giant petrel in flight at dusk, after sunset, as it soars over the open ocean in search of food. :: Image #23680
Photo of California brown pelican, portrait in pink-purple predawn light, rests on sandstone seabluff. The characteristic mating plumage of the California race of brown pelican is shown, with red gular throat pouch and dark brown hindneck colors. :: Image #23665
Photo of California brown pelican, portrait in pink-purple predawn light, rests on sandstone seabluff. The characteristic mating plumage of the California race of brown pelican is shown, with red gular throat pouch and dark brown hindneck colors. :: Image #23664
Photo of California brown pelican, portrait in pink-purple predawn light, rests on sandstone seabluff. The characteristic mating plumage of the California race of brown pelican is shown, with red gular throat pouch and dark brown hindneck colors. :: Image #23663
Photo of Bird watching, birding from the tallest deck of the M/V Polar Star as it sails south through the Beagle Channel. :: Image #23621
Photo of Steering controls on the M/V Polar Star as it passes south through the Beagle Channel. :: Image #23620
Photo of Kelp gull in flight, Andean mountains above Ushuaia in the background. :: Image #23619
Photo of The Five Brothers (Mount Cinco Hermanos, 1280m) in the Fuegian Andes, a cluster of peaks above Ushuaia, the capital of the Tierra del Fuego region of Argentina. :: Image #23618
Photo of Mount Olivia (1318m) and the Five Brothers (Mount Cinco Hermanos, 1280m) in the Fuegian Andes rise above Ushuaia, the capital of the Tierra del Fuego region of Argentina. The Beagle Channel fronts Ushuaia in the foreground. :: Image #23617
Photo of Beagle Channel from Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina. :: Image #23616
Photo of Trees line the edge of an expanse of peat moss, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina. :: Image #23615
Photo of Forest, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina :: Image #23614
Photo of Unidentified small fern, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina :: Image #23613
Photo of Forest, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina :: Image #23612
Photo of Forest, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina :: Image #23611
Photo of Forest, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina :: Image #23610
Photo of Hiking path through trees, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina. :: Image #23609
Photo of Beagle Channel from Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina. :: Image #23608
Photo of Lago Roca in Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina. :: Image #23607
Photo of Martial Glacier is a receding cirque glacier, located in the Montes Martial, Fuegian Andes approximately 1050m above sea level and only 4.5km outside of Ushuaia town, is named for Captain Luis Fernando Martial, head of a French expedition, who visited the area in 1883. :: Image #23606
Photo of Martial Glacier is a receding cirque glacier, located in the Montes Martial, Fuegian Andes approximately 1050m above sea level and only 4.5km outside of Ushuaia town, is named for Captain Luis Fernando Martial, head of a French expedition, who visited the area in 1883. :: Image #23605
Photo of Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, lies on the Beagle Channel with a small portion of the Andes mountain range rising above. Ushuaia is the capital of the Tierra del Fuego region of Argentina and the gateway port for many expeditions to Antarctica. :: Image #23604
Photo of Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, lies on the Beagle Channel with a small portion of the Andes mountain range rising above. Ushuaia is the capital of the Tierra del Fuego region of Argentina and the gateway port for many expeditions to Antarctica. :: Image #23603
Photo of Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, lies on the Beagle Channel with a small portion of the Andes mountain range rising above. Ushuaia is the capital of the Tierra del Fuego region of Argentina and the gateway port for many expeditions to Antarctica. :: Image #23602
Photo of Dilapitated old wooden boat in Ushuaia harbor. :: Image #23601
Photo of Martial Glacier is a receding cirque glacier, located in the Montes Martial, Fuegian Andes approximately 1050m above sea level and only 4.5km outside of Ushuaia town, is named for Captain Luis Fernando Martial, head of a French expedition, who visited the area in 1883. :: Image #23600
Photo of Panoramic photo of San Clemente Island, southern end from China Hat Point (aka, Balanced Rock, right) along the length of Pyramid Cove, sunrise. :: Image #23599
Photo of Panoramic photo of Santa Barbara Island, part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Santa Barbara Island lies 38 miles offshore of the coast of California, near Los Angeles and San Pedro. California sea lions inhabit the island in the thousands, and can be seen hauled out on the shore in this image. :: Image #23598
Photo of Kelp forest is swept back by ocean currents, underwater. :: Image #23597
Photo of Garibaldi and golden gorgonian, with a underwater forest of giant kelp rising in the background, underwater. :: Image #23596
Photo of Garibaldi swims in the kelp forest, sunlight filters through towering giant kelp plants rising from the ocean bottom to the surface, underwater. :: Image #23595
Photo of Marine algae, various species, in shallow water underwater. :: Image #23594
Photo of Sunlight filters through a kelp forest, the floating canopy of kelp spreads out on the ocean surface after having grown up from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom, underwater. :: Image #23593
Photo of A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23592
Photo of Giant kelp plants lean over in ocean currents, underwater. Individual kelp plants grow from the rocky reef, to which they are attached, up to the ocean surface and form a vibrant community in which fishes, mammals and invertebrates thrive. :: Image #23591
Photo of A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. :: Image #23590
Photo of California golden gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23589
Photo of Brown gorgonians on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. Gorgonians are filter-feeding temperate colonial species that live on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #23588
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. :: Image #23587
Photo of Sheephead and golden gorgonian, underwater in a kelp forest. :: Image #23586
Photo of California sea lion, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23585
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23584
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23583
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23582
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23581
Photo of California sea lion, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23580
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23579
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23578
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23577
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23576
Photo of California sea lions, underwater at Santa Barbara Island. Santa Barbara Island, 38 miles off the coast of southern California, is part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park. It is home to a large population of sea lions. :: Image #23575
Photo of Kelp forest is swept back by ocean currents, underwater. :: Image #23574
Photo of Garibaldi and golden gorgonian, with a underwater forest of giant kelp rising in the background, underwater. :: Image #23573
Photo of Garibaldi swims in the kelp forest, sunlight filters through towering giant kelp plants rising from the ocean bottom to the surface, underwater. :: Image #23572
Photo of Marine algae, various species, in shallow water underwater. :: Image #23571
Photo of Boat Horizon floats above a kelp forest, underwater. :: Image #23569
Photo of Fishing rods, sunrise. :: Image #23568
Photo of A forest of giant kelp, growing just below the ocean surface along the shores of San Clemente Island. :: Image #23567
Photo of China Hat Point, Balanced Rock, San Clemente Island, sunrise. :: Image #23565
Photo of Yellow aspen trees in fall, line the sides of Bishop Creek Canyon, mixed with green pine trees, eastern sierra fall colors. :: Image #23389
Photo of The Hunchback, a peak rising above the South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon, with yellow and orange aspen trees changing to their fall colors. :: Image #23387
Photo of White trunks of aspen trees, viewed upward toward the yellow and orange leaves of autumn and the blue sky beyond. :: Image #23385
Photo of Dead trees killed by fire on the sides of Rock Creek Canyon. :: Image #23380
Photo of Kaleidoscope of yellow colors as the lens zooms while taking a photo of aspen leaves in autumn. :: Image #23379
Photo of Yellow aspen trees in fall, line the sides of Bishop Creek Canyon, mixed with green pine trees, eastern sierra fall colors. :: Image #23377
Photo of A grove of aspen trees, looking up to the sky along the towering white trunks to the yellow and green leaves, changing color in autumn. :: Image #23376
Photo of A grove of aspen trees, looking up to the sky along the towering white trunks to the yellow and green leaves, changing color in autumn. :: Image #23374
Photo of Sierra Nevada mountains, appear above a grove of colorful aspen trees changing to yellow and orange in fall, autumn. :: Image #23372
Photo of Aspen trees in fall, change in color to yellow, orange and red, reflected in the calm waters of North Lake. :: Image #23371
Photo of Aspen trees, create a collage of autumn colors on the sides of Rock Creek Canyon, fall colors of yellow, orange, green and red. :: Image #23370
Photo of Aspen leaves turn yellow in fall in Rock Creek Canyon. :: Image #23369
Photo of Aspen trees in fall, change in color to yellow, orange and red, reflected in the calm waters of North Lake. :: Image #23365
Photo of Aspen trees, create a collage of autumn colors on the sides of Rock Creek Canyon, fall colors of yellow, orange, green and red. :: Image #23364
Photo of Closeup of aspen leaves as they turn yellow in autumn. :: Image #23363
Photo of Aspens turn yellow in autumn, changing color alongside the south fork of Bishop Creek at sunset. :: Image #23362
Photo of The Hunchback, a peak rising above the South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon, with yellow and orange aspen trees changing to their fall colors. :: Image #23361
Photo of Aspen trees turning yellow in autumn, fall colors in the eastern sierra. :: Image #23360
Photo of Yellow aspen trees in fall, line the sides of Bishop Creek Canyon, mixed with green pine trees, eastern sierra fall colors. :: Image #23359
Photo of Yellow aspen trees in fall, line the sides of Bishop Creek Canyon, mixed with green pine trees, eastern sierra fall colors. :: Image #23358
Photo of Aspen trees, create a collage of autumn colors on the sides of Rock Creek Canyon, fall colors of yellow, orange, green and red. :: Image #23354
Photo of Mount Morgan and Rock Creek Lake with changing aspens, fall colors, autumn. :: Image #23353
Photo of Aspen trees turning yellow in autumn, fall colors in the eastern sierra. :: Image #23352
Photo of Dead trees killed by fire on the sides of Rock Creek Canyon. :: Image #23350
Photo of Aspen trees, create a collage of autumn colors on the sides of Rock Creek Canyon, fall colors of yellow, orange, green and red. :: Image #23349
Photo of Aspen trees, create a collage of autumn colors on the sides of Rock Creek Canyon, fall colors of yellow, orange, green and red. :: Image #23348
Photo of Yellow aspen trees in fall, line the sides of Bishop Creek Canyon, mixed with green pine trees, eastern sierra fall colors. :: Image #23347
Photo of Aspen trees turn gold in fall, with peaks of the Sierra Nevada rising in the distance. :: Image #23346
Photo of Aspen trees turning yellow in autumn, fall colors in the eastern sierra. :: Image #23345
Photo of Orange aspen trees are reflected in the smooth calm water of North Lake. :: Image #23340
Photo of Kaleidoscope of yellow colors as the lens zooms while taking a photo of aspen leaves in autumn. :: Image #23339
Photo of Inside a grove of young yellow aspen trees, in autumn. :: Image #23334
Photo of Sierra Nevada mountains, appear above a grove of colorful aspen trees changing to yellow and orange in fall, autumn. :: Image #23332
Photo of Mount Morgan and Rock Creek Lake with changing aspens, fall colors, autumn. :: Image #23330
Photo of Aspen trees in fall, eastern Sierra fall colors, autumn. :: Image #23322
Photo of Aspen trees in fall, eastern Sierra fall colors, autumn. :: Image #23319
Photo of Aspen trees in fall, eastern Sierra fall colors, autumn. :: Image #23318
Photo of Aspen trees in fall, eastern Sierra fall colors, autumn. :: Image #23317
Photo of Hauling ass down highway 395. Keep on truckin' baby. :: Image #23316
Photo of Old wooden home in Bodie Ghost Town, infrared exposure :: Image #23315
Photo of Battered old window and frame on whats left of a small private home. :: Image #23314
Photo of Old wagon wasting away. :: Image #23313
Photo of Old wooden home. :: Image #23312
Photo of Tenaya Lake and Polly Dome. :: Image #23311
Photo of Giant sequoia tree towers over surrounding trees in a Sierra forest. Infrared image. :: Image #23310
Photo of Burned trees, fire damaged and killed, dead. :: Image #23309
Photo of Giant sequoia tree towers over surrounding trees in a Sierra forest. Infrared image. :: Image #23307
Photo of Giant sequoia tree towers over surrounding trees in a Sierra forest. Infrared image. :: Image #23303
Photo of Giant sequoia tree towers over surrounding trees in a Sierra forest. Infrared image. :: Image #23302
Photo of A hiker admires an ancient bristlecone pine tree, on the Methuselah Walk in the Schulman Grove in the White Mountains at an elevation of 9500 above sea level. The oldest bristlecone pines in the world are found in the Schulman Grove, some of them over 4700 years old. Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #23238
Photo of L. Johl house, Main Street :: Image #23115
Photo of Weathered and broken old door, Kelley Building on Green Street. :: Image #23109
Photo of Old truck and gas station, in front of Boone Store and Warehouse, Main Street and Green Street. :: Image #23108
Photo of Miner's Union Hall. :: Image #23105
Photo of The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193 by 43 foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall. :: Image #23096
Photo of Gambel's quail, male. :: Image #22925
Photo of Joshua tree, sunrise, infrared. :: Image #22890
Photo of Bald eagle, standing on snow-covered ground, other bald eagles visible in background. :: Image #22828
Photo of Juvenile bald eagle, second year coloration plumage, immature coloration showing white speckling on feathers. :: Image #22826
Photo of Bald eagle, closeup of head and shoulders showing distinctive white head feathers, yellow beak and brown body and wings. :: Image #22825
Photo of Bald eagle, standing on snow-covered ground, other bald eagles visible in background. :: Image #22803
Photo of Yosemite Falls viewed from Yosemite Lodge. :: Image #22755
Photo of Yosemite Falls reflected in springtime pond, Cook's Meadow. :: Image #22748
Photo of Kenai Mountains at sunset, viewed across Kachemak Bay. :: Image #22737
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #22576
Photo of A California brown pelican entangled in a plastic bag which is wrapped around its neck. This unfortunate pelican probably became entangled in the bag by mistaking the floating plastic for food and diving on it, spearing it in such a way that the bag has lodged around the pelican's neck. Plastic bags kill and injure untold numbers of marine animals each year. :: Image #22574
Photo of A California brown pelican entangled in a plastic bag which is wrapped around its neck. This unfortunate pelican probably became entangled in the bag by mistaking the floating plastic for food and diving on it, spearing it in such a way that the bag has lodged around the pelican's neck. Plastic bags kill and injure untold numbers of marine animals each year. :: Image #22573
Photo of Brown pelican preening, cleaning its feathers after foraging on the ocean, with distinctive winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #22568
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #22567
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. :: Image #22566
Photo of A California brown pelican entangled in a plastic bag which is wrapped around its neck. This unfortunate pelican probably became entangled in the bag by mistaking the floating plastic for food and diving on it, spearing it in such a way that the bag has lodged around the pelican's neck. Plastic bags kill and injure untold numbers of marine animals each year. :: Image #22563
Photo of A California brown pelican entangled in a plastic bag which is wrapped around its neck. This unfortunate pelican probably became entangled in the bag by mistaking the floating plastic for food and diving on it, spearing it in such a way that the bag has lodged around the pelican's neck. Plastic bags kill and injure untold numbers of marine animals each year. :: Image #22561
Photo of Western gull portrait. :: Image #22543
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #22539
Photo of Brown pelican preening, cleaning its feathers after foraging on the ocean, with distinctive winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #22537
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. :: Image #22463
Photo of Scripps Pier, panorama, a composite of five individual photographs. :: Image #22455
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #22440
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #22439
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #22437
Photo of University of California San Diego, with Geisel Library (UCSD Main library) seen amid a grove of eucalyptus trees, with the Pacific Ocean in the distance. :: Image #22414
Photo of Mount Soledad juxtaposed against a distant San Clemente Island at sunset. :: Image #22316
Photo of Old Point Loma Lighthouse, sitting high atop the end of Point Loma peninsula, seen here with San Diego Bay and downtown San Diego in the distance. The old Point Loma lighthouse operated from 1855 to 1891 above the entrance to San Diego Bay. It is now a maintained by the National Park Service and is part of Cabrillo National Monument :: Image #22301
Photo of Western gulls :: Image #22281
Photo of San Diego city skyline at night, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego reflected in the still waters of San Diego Harbor, viewed from Coronado Island. A panoramic photograph, composite of five separate images. :: Image #22266
Photo of San Diego city skyline at sunset, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Harbor Island. A panoramic photograph, composite of six separate images. :: Image #22256
Photo of Morro Bay, boats and Morro Rock in the distance. :: Image #22246
Photo of Morro Bay, boats and Morro Rock in the distance. :: Image #22229
Photo of Hills between Morro Bay and Atascadero, early morning light, power transmission lines and signal attenae. :: Image #22221
Photo of Hills between Morro Bay and Atascadero, early morning light, power transmission lines and signal attenae. :: Image #22220
Photo of Morro Bay Power Plant stacks, each 450-feet tall, mark the Pacific Gas and Electric power plant. :: Image #22211
Photo of Rocks, sand, ocean and sea cliffs, sunset. :: Image #22199
Photo of Sunset, sea cliffs, rocks and swirling water blurred in a long time exposure. :: Image #22198
Photo of Rocks along the edge of the ocean at sunset. :: Image #22195
Photo of Gray whale skeleton on display at the San Diego Natural History Museum. :: Image #22184
Photo of Joshua trees silhouetted against predawn sunrise light. :: Image #22114
Photo of Sunrise in Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #22102
Photo of Green room. :: Image #21789
Photo of Green room. :: Image #21788
Photo of Mobius Arch at sunrise, framing snow dusted Lone Pine Peak and the Sierra Nevada Range in the background. Also known as Galen's Arch, Mobius Arch is found in the Alabama Hills Recreational Area near Lone Pine. :: Image #21736
Photo of Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills, seen here at night with swirling star trails formed in the sky above due to a long time exposure. :: Image #21730
Photo of A sea otter, resting and floating on its back, in Elkhorn Slough. :: Image #21680
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21679
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21678
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21677
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21676
Photo of A sea otter resting, holding its paws out of the water to keep them warm and conserve body heat as it floats in cold ocean water. :: Image #21675
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21674
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21673
Photo of Sea otters, resting on the surface by lying on their backs, in a group known as a raft. :: Image #21672
Photo of A sea otter mother floats alongside her days-old pup through the water. The pup still has the fluffy fur it was born with, which traps so much fur the pup cannot dive and floats like a cork. :: Image #21671
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21670
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, grooms the fur on its head. A sea otter depends on its fur to keep it warm and afloat, and must groom its fur frequently. :: Image #21669
Photo of A sea otter resting, holding its paws out of the water to keep them warm and conserve body heat as it floats in cold ocean water. :: Image #21668
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21667
Photo of A sea otter, resting and floating on its back, in Elkhorn Slough. :: Image #21666
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, grooms the fur on its head. A sea otter depends on its fur to keep it warm and afloat, and must groom its fur frequently. :: Image #21665
Photo of A sea otter, resting and floating on its back, in Elkhorn Slough. :: Image #21664
Photo of A sea otter mother hold her pup on her stomach as she rests floating on her back. This pup, just a few days old, probably weighs between 3 and 5 pounds. The pup still has the fluffy fur it was born with, which traps so much fur the pup cannot dive and floats like a cork. :: Image #21663
Photo of A sea otter eats a clam that it has taken from the shallow sandy bottom of Elkhorn Slough. Because sea otters have such a high metabolic rate, they eat up to 30% of their body weight each day in the form of clams, mussels, urchins, crabs and abalone. Sea otters are the only known tool-using marine mammal, using a stone or old shell to open the shells of their prey as they float on their backs. :: Image #21662
Photo of A sea otter eats a clam that it has taken from the shallow sandy bottom of Elkhorn Slough. Because sea otters have such a high metabolic rate, they eat up to 30% of their body weight each day in the form of clams, mussels, urchins, crabs and abalone. Sea otters are the only known tool-using marine mammal, using a stone or old shell to open the shells of their prey as they float on their backs. :: Image #21661
Photo of A sea otter eats a clam that it has taken from the shallow sandy bottom of Elkhorn Slough. Because sea otters have such a high metabolic rate, they eat up to 30% of their body weight each day in the form of clams, mussels, urchins, crabs and abalone. Sea otters are the only known tool-using marine mammal, using a stone or old shell to open the shells of their prey as they float on their backs. :: Image #21660
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21659
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, grooms the fur on its head. A sea otter depends on its fur to keep it warm and afloat, and must groom its fur frequently. :: Image #21658
Photo of A raft of sea otters. A raft is a congregation of sea otters, usually in a resting mode. While rafting sea otters appear to suggest a tendancy toward a group social structure, sea otters can also be solitary animals. :: Image #21657
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21656
Photo of A sea otter resting, holding its paws out of the water to keep them warm and conserve body heat as it floats in cold ocean water. :: Image #21655
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21654
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21653
Photo of A sea otter eats a clam that it has taken from the shallow sandy bottom of Elkhorn Slough. Because sea otters have such a high metabolic rate, they eat up to 30% of their body weight each day in the form of clams, mussels, urchins, crabs and abalone. Sea otters are the only known tool-using marine mammal, using a stone or old shell to open the shells of their prey as they float on their backs. :: Image #21652
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, grooms the fur on its head. A sea otter depends on its fur to keep it warm and afloat, and must groom its fur frequently. :: Image #21651
Photo of A sea otter resting, holding its paws out of the water to keep them warm and conserve body heat as it floats in cold ocean water. :: Image #21650
Photo of Sea otters, resting on the surface by lying on their backs, in a group known as a raft. :: Image #21649
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21648
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21647
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21646
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21645
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21644
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21643
Photo of A sea otter resting, holding its paws out of the water to keep them warm and conserve body heat as it floats in cold ocean water. :: Image #21642
Photo of A sea otter, looking at the photographer as it forages for food in Elkhorn Slough. :: Image #21641
Photo of Batiquitos Lagoon aerial view, showing coastline and Interstate 5 freeway. :: Image #21338
Photo of Batiquitos Lagoon aerial view, showing coastline and Interstate 5 freeway. :: Image #21337
Photo of Fresh salmon on ice at the Public Market, Granville Island, Vancouver. :: Image #21207
Photo of Fresh salmon on ice at the Public Market, Granville Island, Vancouver. :: Image #21200
Photo of Yaletown section of Vancouver at night, including Granville Island bridge (left), viewed from Granville Island. :: Image #21168
Photo of Capilano Suspension Bridge, 140 m (450 ft) long and hanging 70 m (230 ft) above the Capilano River. The two pre-stressed steel cables supporting the bridge are each capable of supporting 45,000 kgs and together can hold about 1300 people. :: Image #21145
Photo of Capilano Suspension Bridge, 140 m (450 ft) long and hanging 70 m (230 ft) above the Capilano River. The two pre-stressed steel cables supporting the bridge are each capable of supporting 45,000 kgs and together can hold about 1300 people. :: Image #21144
Photo of Capilano Suspension Bridge, 140 m (450 ft) long and hanging 70 m (230 ft) above the Capilano River. The two pre-stressed steel cables supporting the bridge are each capable of supporting 45,000 kgs and together can hold about 1300 people. :: Image #21143
Photo of Butchart Gardens, a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, near Victoria on Vancouver Island. It is an internationally-known tourist attraction which receives more than a million visitors each year. :: Image #21131
Photo of Totem pole. :: Image #21129
Photo of Coastal mountains and clouds, rising above Bedwell Sound (hidden by clouds) and Clayoquot Sound, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21093
Photo of Mariner Mountain, viewed from the northwest, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high, snow covered year-round and home to several glaciers. :: Image #21085
Photo of Mariner Mountain, viewed from the northwest, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high, snow covered year-round and home to several glaciers. :: Image #21071
Photo of Ahouse Bay and Vargas Island, aerial photo, Clayoquot Sound in the foreground, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21068
Photo of An enormous red cedar tree has been hit by lightning and burn through its core all the way to the ground, and still survives! The Big Tree Trail on Meares Island, temperate rainforest home to huge red cedar and spruce trees. :: Image #21063
Photo of Panorama of the Big Tree Trail on Meares Island, temperate rainforest home to huge red cedar and spruce trees. :: Image #21062
Photo of Rainforest Trail in Pacific Rim NP, one of the best places along the Pacific Coast to experience an old-growth rain forest, complete with western hemlock, red cedar and amabilis fir trees. Moss gardens hang from tree crevices, forming a base for many ferns and conifer seedlings. :: Image #21051
Photo of Western redcedar trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. :: Image #21044
Photo of Logging truck speeding through Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to some huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. :: Image #21041
Photo of Nurse log. A fallen Douglas fir tree provides a substrate for new seedlings to prosper and grow. :: Image #21040
Photo of Ancient Douglas fir trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. :: Image #21037
Photo of Ferns cover the forest floor of Cathedral Grove. :: Image #21031
Photo of Ancient Douglas fir trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. :: Image #21027
Photo of Ancient Douglas fir trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. :: Image #21025
Photo of Cathedral Grove panorama, showing tall old-growth Douglas Fir trees. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. :: Image #21023
Photo of Ilanaaq, the logo of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, is formed of stone in the Inukshuk-style of traditional Inuit sculpture. This one is located on the summit of Whistler Mountain. :: Image #21018
Photo of Ilanaaq, the logo of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, is formed of stone in the Inukshuk-style of traditional Inuit sculpture. Located near the Whistler mountain gondola station, overlooking Whistler Village and Green Lake in the distance. :: Image #21007
Photo of Lost Lake. :: Image #21002
Photo of Biomedical Library, University of California, San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #20835
Photo of Hiker in Buckskin Gulch. A hiker considers the towering walls and narrow passageway of Buckskin Gulch, a dramatic slot canyon forged by centuries of erosion through sandstone. Buckskin Gulch is the worlds longest accessible slot canyon, running from the Paria River toward the Colorado River. Flash flooding is a serious danger in the narrows where there is no escape. :: Image #20772
Photo of Brain rocks. Sandstone is curiously eroded through the forces water and wind acting over eons. Cracks and joints arise when water freezes and expands repeatedly, braking apart the soft sandstone. :: Image #20754
Photo of Brain rocks. Sandstone is curiously eroded through the forces water and wind acting over eons. Cracks and joints arise when water freezes and expands repeatedly, braking apart the soft sandstone. :: Image #20750
Photo of Sandstone joints. These cracks and joints are formed in the sandstone by water that seeps into spaces and is then frozen at night, expanding and cracking the sandstone into geometric forms. :: Image #20748
Photo of Sandstone striations. Prehistoric sand dunes, compressed into sandstone, are now revealed in sandstone layers subject to the carving erosive forces of wind and water. :: Image #20742
Photo of Sandstone striations. Prehistoric sand dunes, compressed into sandstone, are now revealed in sandstone layers subject to the carving erosive forces of wind and water. :: Image #20735
Photo of Sandstone striations. Prehistoric sand dunes, compressed into sandstone, are now revealed in sandstone layers subject to the carving erosive forces of wind and water. :: Image #20733
Photo of The Wave. The main corridor of the Wave, a famous and curiously shaped sandstone bowl. :: Image #20732
Photo of Sandstone formations. Layers of sandstone are revealed by erosion in the Wire Pass narrows. :: Image #20731
Photo of The Wire Pass narrows. This exceedingly narrow slot canyon, in some places only two feet wide, is formed by water erosion which cuts slots deep into the surrounding sandstone plateau. :: Image #20720
Photo of Suspended log in Buckskin Gulch. A hiker considers a heavy log stuck between the narrow walls of Buckskin Gulch, placed there by a flash flood some time in the past. Buckskin Gulch is the world's longest accessible slot canyon, forged by centuries of erosion through sandstone. Flash flooding is a serious danger in the narrows where there is no escape. :: Image #20717
Photo of A hiker walking through the Wire Pass narrows. This exceedingly narrow slot canyon, in some places only two feet wide, is formed by water erosion which cuts slots deep into the surrounding sandstone plateau. :: Image #20715
Photo of Hiker in Buckskin Gulch. A hiker considers the towering walls and narrow passageway of Buckskin Gulch, a dramatic slot canyon forged by centuries of erosion through sandstone. Buckskin Gulch is the worlds longest accessible slot canyon, running from the Paria River toward the Colorado River. Flash flooding is a serious danger in the narrows where there is no escape. :: Image #20710
Photo of Wire Pass narrows opens into the Buckskin Gulch. These narrow slot canyons are formed by water erosion which cuts slots deep into the surrounding sandstone plateau. This is a panorama created from ten individual photographs. :: Image #20705
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20623
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20614
Photo of Striations in sandstone tell of eons of sedimentary deposits, a visible geologic record of the time when this region was under the sea. :: Image #20612
Photo of Brain rocks, curious sandstone formations in the North Coyote Buttes. :: Image #20611
Photo of Geometric joints and cracks form in eroding sandstone. :: Image #20610
Photo of Fountain at night, Paris Hotel. :: Image #20563
Photo of The Venetian Hotel rises above the Strip, Las Vegas Boulevard, at night. :: Image #20562
Photo of Jasmine Restaurant and Caesar's Palace Hotel are reflected in the Bellagio Hotel fountain pool at night. :: Image #20561
Photo of The Bellagio Hotel fountains light up the reflection pool as the half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas rises above them, at night. :: Image #20560
Photo of The Bellagio Hotel fountains light up the reflection pool as the half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas rises above them, at night. :: Image #20559
Photo of Half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower rises above Las Vegas Boulevard, the Strip, in front of the Paris Hotel. :: Image #20558
Photo of The Bellagio Hotel fountains, at night. The Bellagio Hotel fountains are one of the most popular attractions in Las Vegas, showing every half hour or so throughout the day, choreographed to famous Hollywood music. :: Image #20557
Photo of Devils Golf Course. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #20552
Photo of Sunrise lights Telescope Peak as it rises over the salt flats of Badwater, Death Valley. At 11,049 feet, Telescope Peak is the highest peak in the Panamint Range as well as the highest point in Death Valley National Park. At 282 feet below sea level, Badwater is the lowest point in North America. :: Image #20550
Photo of California poppy plants viewed from the perspective of a bug walking below the bright orange blooms. :: Image #20541
Photo of Oak tree and dirt walking path. :: Image #20532
Photo of California poppies bloom in enormous fields cleared just a few months earlier by huge wildfires. Burnt dead bushes are seen surrounded by bright poppies. :: Image #20498
Photo of California poppies bloom amidst rock boulders. :: Image #20495
Photo of Sand verbena carpets sand dunes and washes in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. :: Image #20471
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #20469
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #20468
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #20465
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #20463
Photo of Partially obscured by coastal morning fog, this male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #20418
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20413
Photo of Mother elephant seal and her pup. The pup will nurse for 27 days, when the mother stops lactating and returns to the sea. The pup will stay on the beach 12 more weeks until it becomes hungry and begins to forage for food. :: Image #20405
Photo of An enormous male elephant seal dwarfs a tiny pup. The bull is not interested in the pup and will typically ignore the pup, but the bull will not hesitate to run the pup over as it moves through the crowd on the beach. :: Image #20403
Photo of Mother elephant seal and her pup. The pup will nurse for 27 days, when the mother stops lactating and returns to the sea. The pup will stay on the beach 12 more weeks until it becomes hungry and begins to forage for food. :: Image #20402
Photo of Elephant seals crowd a sand beach at the Piedras Blancas rookery near San Simeon. :: Image #20397
Photo of This bull elephant seal, an old adult male, shows extreme scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. :: Image #20393
Photo of Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #20385
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20375
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20292
Photo of Pacific harbor seal on wet sandy beach. :: Image #20228
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #20227
Photo of Pacific harbor seals on sandy beach at the edge of the ocean. :: Image #20226
Photo of Pacific harbor seal on wet sandy beach. :: Image #20225
Photo of Pacific harbor seal washed by the ocean on sandy beach. :: Image #20224
Photo of Pacific harbor seal washed by the ocean on sandy beach. :: Image #20223
Photo of Pacific harbor seal on wet sandy beach. :: Image #20222
Photo of Pacific harbor seal on wet sandy beach. :: Image #20221
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #20220
Photo of Pacific harbor seal on wet sandy beach. :: Image #20219
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #20218
Photo of Pacific harbor seal washed by the ocean on sandy beach. :: Image #20217
Photo of Pacific harbor seal washed by the ocean on sandy beach. :: Image #20216
Photo of Pacific harbor seals on sandy beach at the edge of the ocean. :: Image #20215
Photo of California sea lions hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #20210
Photo of Sea lion portrait, hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #20209
Photo of Sea lion portrait, hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #20208
Photo of Brown pelican head throw, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20194
Photo of UCSD Library glows with light in this night time exposure (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #20186
Photo of UCSD Library glows with light in this night time exposure (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #20185
Photo of UCSD Library glows with light in this night time exposure (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #20184
Photo of UCSD Library glows with light in this night time exposure (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #20183
Photo of UCSD Library glows with light in this night time exposure (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #20182
Photo of UCSD Library glows with light in this night time exposure (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #20181
Photo of UCSD Library glows with light in this night time exposure (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #20180
Photo of UCSD Library glows with light in this night time exposure (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #20145
Photo of UCSD Library glows with light in this night time exposure (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #20143
Photo of Joshua tree at sunrise. Joshua trees are found in the Mojave desert region of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #20141
Photo of Joshua tree at sunrise. Joshua trees are found in the Mojave desert region of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #20140
Photo of Western gull in flight, blur. :: Image #20104
Photo of Brown pelican, non-breeding winter plumage. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #20101
Photo of Brown pelican, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck colors of breeding adults. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #20097
Photo of Double-crested cormorant in flight at sunrise, long exposure produces a blurred motion. :: Image #20095
Photo of California sea lion hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #20042
Photo of Western gull, flying. :: Image #20041
Photo of Western gull, flying. :: Image #20040
Photo of Kelp washes ashore in clumps on the rising tide. :: Image #19814
Photo of Surf check. Three guys check the surf from atop a bluff overlooking the waves at the end of the day, at sunset, north of South Carlsbad State Beach. :: Image #19808
Photo of Ocean water washes over a flat sand beach, sandstone bluffs rise in the background, sunset. :: Image #19806
Photo of Ocean water washes over a flat sand beach, sandstone bluffs rise in the background, sunset. :: Image #19805
Photo of Bull elk in sage brush with large rack of antlers during the fall rut (mating season). This bull elk has sparred with other bulls to establish his harem of females with which he hopes to mate. :: Image #19779
Photo of Elk, bull elk, adult male elk with large set of antlers. By September, this bull elk's antlers have reached their full size and the velvet has fallen off. This bull elk has sparred with other bulls for access to herds of females in estrous and ready to mate. :: Image #19773
Photo of Large male elk (bull) in snow covered meadow near Madison River. Only male elk have antlers, which start growing in the spring and are shed each winter. The largest antlers may be 4 feet long and weigh up to 40 pounds. Antlers are made of bone which can grow up to one inch per day. While growing, the antlers are covered with and protected by a soft layer of highly vascularised skin known as velvet. The velvet is shed in the summer when the antlers have fully developed. Bull elk may have six or more tines on each antler, however the number of tines has little to do with the age or maturity of a particular animal. :: Image #19767
Photo of Female elk in early autumn snowfall. :: Image #19762
Photo of Small group of female and juvenile elk. :: Image #19758
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19750
Photo of Large male elk (bull) in snow covered meadow near Madison River. Only male elk have antlers, which start growing in the spring and are shed each winter. The largest antlers may be 4 feet long and weigh up to 40 pounds. Antlers are made of bone which can grow up to one inch per day. While growing, the antlers are covered with and protected by a soft layer of highly vascularised skin known as velvet. The velvet is shed in the summer when the antlers have fully developed. Bull elk may have six or more tines on each antler, however the number of tines has little to do with the age or maturity of a particular animal. :: Image #19749
Photo of Elk, bull elk, adult male elk with large set of antlers. By September, this bull elk's antlers have reached their full size and the velvet has fallen off. This bull elk has sparred with other bulls for access to herds of females in estrous and ready to mate. :: Image #19747
Photo of Bull elk in sage brush with large rack of antlers during the fall rut (mating season). This bull elk has sparred with other bulls to establish his harem of females with which he hopes to mate. :: Image #19745
Photo of Bull elk in sage brush with large rack of antlers during the fall rut (mating season). This bull elk has sparred with other bulls to establish his harem of females with which he hopes to mate. :: Image #19744
Photo of Elk, bull elk, adult male elk with large set of antlers. By September, this bull elk's antlers have reached their full size and the velvet has fallen off. This bull elk has sparred with other bulls for access to herds of females in estrous and ready to mate. :: Image #19739
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19737
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19736
Photo of Bull elk in sage brush with large rack of antlers during the fall rut (mating season). This bull elk has sparred with other bulls to establish his harem of females with which he hopes to mate. :: Image #19735
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19731
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19729
Photo of Juvenile elk, autumn. :: Image #19727
Photo of Bull elk in sage brush with large rack of antlers during the fall rut (mating season). This bull elk has sparred with other bulls to establish his harem of females with which he hopes to mate. :: Image #19726
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19711
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19705
Photo of Bull elk, with large antlers, alongside female elk during rutting season, autumn. A bull will defend his harem of 20 cows or more from competing bulls and predators. Only mature bulls have large harems and breeding success peaks at about eight years of age. Bulls between two to four years and over 11 years of age rarely have harems, and spend most of the rut on the periphery of larger harems. Young and old bulls that do acquire a harem hold it later in the breeding season than do bulls in their prime. A bull with a harem rarely feeds and he may lose up to 20 percent of his body weight while he is guarding the harem. :: Image #19696
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19694
Photo of Coyote crosses a road in front of a car. Dozens of coyotes, wolves, bears, elk and bison are killed each year in Yellowstone as they attempt to cross the roads in front of drivers who are not paying attention or speeding. :: Image #19649
Photo of Fly fisherman wading in the Madison River, fall, autumn. :: Image #19590
Photo of Oceanside Pier panorama. :: Image #19519
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18630
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18581
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18577
Photo of Cormorants flying :: Image #18557
Photo of Cattails :: Image #18556
Photo of Western gulls, courtship behaviour. :: Image #18410
Photo of California brown pelican portrait, winter mating plumage, bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck. :: Image #18367
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18295
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18291
Photo of Western gull, surf. :: Image #18289
Photo of Hoodoos, walls and sandstone spires. :: Image #18089
Photo of Hoodoos, walls and sandstone spires. :: Image #18087
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18001
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #17999
Photo of A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #17996
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #17991
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17833
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17831
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17568
Photo of Aspen trees turn yellow and orange in early October, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17567
Photo of A photographer is surrounded by changing aspen trees, turning fall colors, near North Lake in the Eastern Sierra, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17564
Photo of Aspen trees turn yellow and orange in early October, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17550
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17543
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17521
Photo of Aspen trees turn yellow and orange in early October, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17519
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17513
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17512
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17511
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17510
Photo of Quaking aspens turn yellow and orange as Autumn comes to the Eastern Sierra mountains, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17507
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult female on nest. :: Image #16738
Photo of Great frigatebird, adult male, in flight, carrying twig for nest building, green iridescence of scapular feathers identifying species. Wolf Island. :: Image #16708
Photo of Brown pelican, waves, rocks and cliffs, sunset. :: Image #16689
Photo of Booby in flight, motion blur. :: Image #16686
Photo of Blue-footed booby adult and chick. :: Image #16659
Photo of Gordon Rocks, a spectacular dive site near South Plaza Island. :: Image #16646
Photo of Wolf Island is the largest of the islands in the distant northern island group of the Galapagos archipelago, is home to hundreds of thousands of seabirds. Vast schools of sharks and fish inhabit the waters surrounding Wolf Island. :: Image #16630
Photo of Wolf Island, with a liveaboard tour boat below sheer seacliffs, is the largest of the islands in the distant northern island group of the Galapagos archipelago, is home to hundreds of thousands of seabirds. Vast schools of sharks and fish inhabit the waters surrounding Wolf Island. :: Image #16629
Photo of Darwin Island, the northernmost of the Galapagos Islands, hosts sheer seacliffs rising above the ocean that are home to tens of thousands of seabirds. :: Image #16619
Photo of Darwin Island, with Darwins Arch on the right. Darwin Island is the northernmost of the Galapagos Islands and is home to enormous numbers of seabirds. :: Image #16618
Photo of Sally lightfoot crab on barnacles. :: Image #16604
Photo of Swallow-tailed gull. :: Image #16593
Photo of Swallow-tailed gull, mating, male on top, female just visible below. :: Image #16591
Photo of Flightless cormorant perched on volcanic coastline. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16560
Photo of Flightless cormorant, head and neck profile. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16550
Photo of Brown pelican. :: Image #16542
Photo of Nazca booby. :: Image #16531
Photo of Nazca booby. :: Image #16530
Photo of Galapagos penguins. :: Image #16517
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16485
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16480
Photo of Encrusting sponges cover the lava reef. :: Image #16456
Photo of Black coral. The fan is five feet in diameter and the color of the live coral is more yellow-green than black. :: Image #16443
Photo of A SCUBA diver is immersed in an enormous school of Pacific creolefish, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16442
Photo of Pacific creolefish form immense schools and are a source of food for predatory fishes. :: Image #16434
Photo of Unidentified sea urchin. :: Image #16421
Photo of Striped sea chub, schooling. :: Image #16412
Photo of Bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #16411
Photo of Unidentified fish, likely Epinephelus genus. :: Image #16409
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #16395
Photo of Yellowtail surgeonfish. :: Image #16390
Photo of Turtle, Black and white / grainy. :: Image #16387
Photo of Turtle. :: Image #16384
Photo of Sea Turtle, underwater, black and white. :: Image #16383
Photo of Sea Turtle, underwater, black and white. :: Image #16382
Photo of Yellowtail surgeonfish, motion blur. :: Image #16363
Photo of Yellowtail grunt, aka burrito grunt. :: Image #16360
Photo of Yellowtail grunt, aka burrito grunt. :: Image #16359
Photo of Barberfish schooling. :: Image #16357
Photo of Unidentified snapper. :: Image #16356
Photo of Barberfish schooling. :: Image #16354
Photo of Spotted eagle ray. :: Image #16329
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16263
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16252
Photo of Marine iguana, underwater, forages for green algae that grows on the lava reef. :: Image #16228
Photo of Lower Cascade Creek Falls drops 300 feet just off highway 140 near Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16090
Photo of White pelican, breeding adult with fibrous plate on upper mandible of bill, Batiquitos Lagoon. :: Image #15650
Photo of Devils Golf Course, California. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes in on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #15614
Photo of Devils Golf Course, California. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes in on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #15597
Photo of Devils Golf Course, California. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes in on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #15583
Photo of Badwater, California. Badwater, at 282 feet below sea level, is the lowest point in North America. 9000 square miles of watershed drain into the Badwater basin, to dry and form huge white salt flats. :: Image #15580
Photo of Badwater, California. Badwater, at 282 feet below sea level, is the lowest point in North America. 9000 square miles of watershed drain into the Badwater basin, to dry and form huge white salt flats. :: Image #15579
Photo of Ripples in sand dunes at sunset, California. Winds reshape the dunes each day. Early morning walks among the dunes can yield a look at sidewinder and kangaroo rats tracks the nocturnal desert animals leave behind. :: Image #15578
Photo of Sand Dunes, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. :: Image #15576
Photo of Zabriskie Point, sunrise. Manly Beacon rises in the center of an eroded, curiously banded area of sedimentary rock, with the Panamint Mountains visible in the distance. :: Image #15575
Photo of Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15522
Photo of Having just given birth moments before, a mother elephant seal barks at seagulls that are feasting on the placenta and birth tissues. The pup is unharmed; the interaction is a common one between elephant seals and gulls. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15481
Photo of Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15453
Photo of A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15447
Photo of An adult male elephant seal rests on a wet beach. He displays the enormous proboscis characteristic of male elephant seals as well as considerable scarring on his neck from fighting with other males for territory. Central California. :: Image #15442
Photo of An adult male elephant seal rests on a sandy beach. He shows the enormous proboscis characteristic of male elephant seals, as well as considerable scarring on his neck from fighting with other males for territory. Central California. :: Image #15440
Photo of An adult male elephant seal rests on a wet beach. He displays the enormous proboscis characteristic of male elephant seals as well as considerable scarring on his neck from fighting with other males for territory. Central California. :: Image #15439
Photo of Elephant seal pup nurses. The pup will nurse for 27 days, when the mother stops lactating and returns to the sea. The pup will stay on the beach 12 more weeks until it becomes hungry and begins to forage for food. :: Image #15419
Photo of A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15411
Photo of A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15410
Photo of Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15403
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15393
Photo of This bull elephant seal surveys his territory. He shows scarring on his chest and proboscis from fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15391
Photo of Tyler Smith, final round, Mavericks surf contest (second place), February 7, 2006. :: Image #15301
Photo of Brown pelican, showing bright red gular pouch and breeding plumage with brown neck. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #15153
Photo of UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #14784
Photo of The Scripps Institution of Oceanography research pier is 1090 feet long and was built of reinforced concrete in 1988, replacing the original wooden pier built in 1915. The Scripps Pier is home to a variety of sensing equipment above and below water that collects various oceanographic data. The Scripps research diving facility is located at the foot of the pier. Fresh seawater is pumped from the pier to the many tanks and facilities of SIO, including the Birch Aquarium. The Scripps Pier is named in honor of Ellen Browning Scripps, the most significant donor and benefactor of the Institution. :: Image #14749
Photo of The Scripps Institution of Oceanography research pier is 1090 feet long and was built of reinforced concrete in 1988, replacing the original wooden pier built in 1915. The Scripps Pier is home to a variety of sensing equipment above and below water that collects various oceanographic data. The Scripps research diving facility is located at the foot of the pier. Fresh seawater is pumped from the pier to the many tanks and facilities of SIO, including the Birch Aquarium. The Scripps Pier is named in honor of Ellen Browning Scripps, the most significant donor and benefactor of the Institution. :: Image #14748
Photo of Sandstone cliffs of Torrey Pines State Reserve rise above a tidepool. San Diego. :: Image #14746
Photo of Eel grass sways in an incoming tide, with the sandstone cliffs of Torrey Pines State Reserve in the distance. :: Image #14728
Photo of Sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #14727
Photo of Sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #14724
Photo of Golden trout. :: Image #14698
Photo of The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193 by 43 foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall. Balboa Park, San Diego. :: Image #14582
Photo of The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193 by 43 foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall. Balboa Park, San Diego. :: Image #14578
Photo of Tourists get a good look at wild elk who have become habituated to human presence in Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13192
Photo of Tourists get a good look at wild elk who have become somewhat habituated to human presence in Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13161
Photo of Lyretail fairy basslet, male. :: Image #12866
Photo of Bridalveil Falls. :: Image #12659
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #12019
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #12015
Photo of Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. :: Image #11981
Photo of Masked butterflyfish. :: Image #11803
Photo of Seen at the American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11258
Photo of Seen at the American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11251
Photo of Seen at the American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11249
Photo of Visitors admire the Tree of Life display at the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11231
Photo of Visitors admire hundreds of species at the Hall of Biodiversity, American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11219
Photo of Neon lights fill Times Square at night. :: Image #11199
Photo of Crazy taxi ride through the streets of New York City. :: Image #11187
Photo of Lonely doorman at the Hotel Waldorf Astoria. :: Image #11182
Photo of Radio City Music Hall, neon lights, night. :: Image #11176
Photo of Radio City Music Hall, neon lights, night. :: Image #11174
Photo of Grand Central Station. :: Image #11172
Photo of The stone lions Patience and Fortitude guard the entrance to the New York City Public Library. :: Image #11157
Photo of Spuyten Duyvil Swing Bridge (foreground) and Henry Hudson Bridge (background). The Spuyten Duyvil Bridge is a swing bridge that carries Amtrak's Empire Corridor line across the Spuyten Duyvil Creek between Manhattan and the Bronx, in New York City. The bridge is located at the point where Spuyten Duyvil Creek and the Hudson River meet. :: Image #11149
Photo of New York Citys Upper East Side, viewed from the East River. :: Image #11141
Photo of The United Nations Building rises above the New York skyline as viewed from the East River. :: Image #11131
Photo of The Williamsburg Bridge viewed from the East River. The Williamsburg Bridge is a suspension bridge in New York City across the East River connecting the Lower East Side of Manhattan at Delancey Street with the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn on Long Island at Broadway near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. :: Image #11124
Photo of Lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge viewed from the East River. :: Image #11122
Photo of Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge, viewed from the East River. :: Image #11118
Photo of Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Brooklyn Bridge. :: Image #11096
Photo of Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Brooklyn Bridge. :: Image #11091
Photo of Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Brooklyn Bridge. :: Image #11090
Photo of The Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor. :: Image #11084
Photo of The Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor. :: Image #11080
Photo of Brooklyn Bridge cables and tower. :: Image #11070
Photo of Brooklyn Bridge viewed from Brooklyn. Lower Manhattan visible behind the Bridge. :: Image #11064
Photo of Lupine color the sides of the Borrego Valley in spring. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10967
Photo of Brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10897
Photo of Brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in thick vegetation and spectacular color for months. :: Image #10891
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10748
Photo of Desert Lily blooms in the sandy soils of the Colorado Desert. It is fragrant and its flowers are similar to cultivated Easter lilies. :: Image #10542
Photo of Arizona lupine is a common early spring ephemeral wildflower of the Colorado Desert. The purple-pink flowers show a yellow spot on the upper petal, which changes in color to red once the flower has been pollinated to discourage insects from visiting it after pollination. This photo shows both red and yellow petals. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10526
Photo of Sand verbena blooms in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. :: Image #10494
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10477
Photo of Dune primrose blooms in spring following winter rains. Dune primrose is a common ephemeral wildflower on the Colorado Desert, growing on dunes. Its blooms open in the evening and last through midmorning. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10475
Photo of Brittlebush (yellow) and wild heliotrope (blue) bloom in spring, Palm Canyon. :: Image #10465
Photo of Dune primrose blooms in spring following winter rains. Dune primrose is a common ephemeral wildflower on the Colorado Desert, growing on dunes. Its blooms open in the evening and last through midmorning. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10458
Photo of Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10247
Photo of Northern kelp crab crawls amidst kelp blades and stipes, midway in the water column (below the surface, above the ocean bottom) in a giant kelp forest. :: Image #10219
Photo of Norris topsnail (aka, kelp snail), clings to a kelp pneumatocyst (bubble) at the base of a stipe/blade, midway in the water column. :: Image #10214
Photo of Encrusting bryozoans colonize a giant kelp pneumatocyst (bubble). Approximately 3 inches (8cm). :: Image #10207
Photo of White-spotted rose anemone. :: Image #10145
Photo of Northern elephant seal, underwater, San Benito Islands. :: Image #10035
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seal, underwater, San Benito Islands. :: Image #10034
Photo of Sunset reflections in the Tuolumne River. :: Image #9975
Photo of Tioga Lake viewed from Tioga Pass in the High Sierra. The elevation of the lake is 9561. California. :: Image #9972
Photo of Glacial erratics atop Olmsted Point. Erratics are huge boulders left behind by the passing of glaciers which carved the granite surroundings into their present-day form. :: Image #9967
Photo of Clouds Rest viewed from Olmsted Point. Clouds Rest is one of the most massive -- if not the singlemost massive -- granite monoliths in the world. A vast lobe of Mesozoic-era granodiorite magma cooled to rock and was gradually uplifted to its present altitude of 9926 ft. Later, glaciers cut it into its present shape. :: Image #9964
Photo of Trees cling to the granite surroundings of Olmsted Point. :: Image #9958
Photo of Tenaya Lake is surrounded by epic granite domes, with Polly Dome on the left. Late afternoon, viewed from Olmsted Point. :: Image #9954
Photo of Sunrise reflections in Tioga Lake. This spectacular location is just a short walk from the Tioga Pass road. Near Tuolumne Meadows and Yosemite National Park. :: Image #9950
Photo of Unicorn Peak at sunset, seen from Tuolumne Meadows. Cockscomb Peak rises in the distance. :: Image #9946
Photo of Lembert Dome rises above Tuolumne Meadows in the High Sierra, catching the fading light of sunset. :: Image #9944
Photo of The Tuolumne River flows serenely through Tuolumne Meadows in the High Sierra. Lembert Dome is seen in the background. :: Image #9942
Photo of The Tuolumne River flows serenely through Tuolumne Meadows in the High Sierra. Lembert Dome is seen in the background. :: Image #9941
Photo of Tufa towers rise from Mono Lake with the Eastern Sierra visible in the distance. Tufa towers are formed when underwater springs rich in calcium mix with lakewater rich in carbonates, forming calcium carbonate (limestone) structures below the surface of the lake. The towers were eventually revealed when the water level in the lake was lowered starting in 1941. South tufa grove, Navy Beach. :: Image #9937
Photo of Tufa towers rise from Mono Lake with the Eastern Sierra visible in the distance. Tufa towers are formed when underwater springs rich in calcium mix with lakewater rich in carbonates, forming calcium carbonate (limestone) structures below the surface of the lake. The towers were eventually revealed when the water level in the lake was lowered starting in 1941. South tufa grove, Navy Beach. :: Image #9932
Photo of Tufa towers rise from Mono Lake. Tufa towers are formed when underwater springs rich in calcium mix with lakewater rich in carbonates, forming calcium carbonate (limestone) structures below the surface of the lake. The towers were eventually revealed when the water level in the lake was lowered starting in 1941. South tufa grove, Navy Beach. :: Image #9929
Photo of Golden trout. :: Image #9269
Photo of Wedding day in Yosemite Valley, with Half Dome in the background. Yosemite National Park, Spring. :: Image #9220
Photo of Kelp fronds grow upward from the reef below to reach the ocean surface and spread out to form a living canopy. :: Image #7492
Photo of A curious Pacific bottlenose dolphin leaps from the ocean surface to look at the photographer. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7167
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin hydrodynamically slices the ocean as it surfaces to breathe. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7165
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin breaches the ocean surface as it leaps and takes a breath. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7158
Photo of Pacific creolefish. :: Image #7054
Photo of Tube anemone, San Miguel Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. :: Image #7004
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6891
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6857
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6457
Photo of Morro Rock and Morro Bay, pink sky at dawn, sunrise. :: Image #6439
Photo of Morro Rock and Morro Bay. :: Image #6433
Photo of Morro Rock. :: Image #6432
Photo of Kelp fronds reach the surface and spread out to form a canopy. :: Image #6099
Photo of Cactus and lava field, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #5585
Photo of Bartolome. :: Image #5581
Photo of Lava crevice, Sullivan Bay. :: Image #5580
Photo of Seventeen Palms Oasis, Borrego Badlands. :: Image #5536
Photo of Sunset, cobblestones, surf and sand, Torrey Pines State Beach. :: Image #5518
Photo of North Island, northwest exposure, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado). :: Image #5514
Photo of Cabrillo Monument lighthouse at sunset, Point Loma. :: Image #5511
Photo of Point Loma lighthouse. :: Image #5510
Photo of Anemone detail. :: Image #5304
Photo of Giant kelpfish in kelp. :: Image #5142
Photo of Blacksmith schooling amid kelp forest. :: Image #5123
Photo of Pacific creolefish. :: Image #5105
Photo of Kelp plants reaching surface, spreading out. :: Image #4669
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #4652
Photo of Humpback whale, male head lunging, whale research boat (Center for Whale Studies) in background flying yellow NOAA/NMFS permit flag. :: Image #4368
Photo of Humpback whale dorsal fin. :: Image #4359
Photo of Humpback whale blowhole. :: Image #4308
Photo of Humpback whale raising its fluke (tail) prior to a dive. :: Image #4217
Photo of Humpback whale raising its fluke (tail) prior to a dive. :: Image #4212
Photo of Humpback whale fluking up, raising tail before diving. :: Image #4185
Photo of Humpback whale fluking up, raising tail before diving. :: Image #4183
Photo of Humpback whale fluking up, ventral aspect of fluke visible. :: Image #4169
Photo of Humpback whale fluking up, ventral aspect of fluke visible. :: Image #4150
Photo of Humpback whale swimming with raised pectoral fin (dorsal aspect). :: Image #4144
Photo of Humpback whale swimming inverted with both pectoral fin raised clear of the water. :: Image #4116
Photo of Male humpback whale with head raised out of the water, braking and pushing back at another whale by using pectoral fins spread in a "crucifix block", during surface active social behaviours. :: Image #4104
Photo of Humpback whale primary escort head lunging, showing bleeding tubercles caused by collisions with other whales, rostrum extended out of the water, exhaling at the surface, exhibiting surface active social behaviours. :: Image #4082
Photo of Humpback whale, head lunge in active group. :: Image #4023
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw. :: Image #3975
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw. :: Image #3964
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #3889
Photo of Humpback whale performing a head slap. :: Image #3880
Photo of Black coral and diver. :: Image #3475
Photo of Land visit and sunset, skiff and tourists. :: Image #3474
Photo of Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #3470
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #3424
Photo of Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts (air bladders). :: Image #3410
Photo of Purple urchins destroying/eating giant kelp holdfast. :: Image #3404
Photo of Kelp fronds with encrusting bryozoans. :: Image #3402
Photo of California sea lion, Los Coronado Islands. :: Image #3076
Photo of California sea lion, Los Coronado Islands. :: Image #3074
Photo of Pacific harbor seal swims in the protected waters of Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3016
Photo of Galapagos land iguana. :: Image #2991
Photo of Humpback whale mother, calf (top), male escort (rear), underwater. A young humpback calf typically swims alongside or above its mother, and male escorts will usually travel behind the mother. :: Image #2818
Photo of Stone scorpionfish eye. :: Image #2569
Photo of Zoanthid anemones, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2488
Photo of Coral hawkfish. :: Image #2433
Photo of Blue-banded goby, Catalina island. :: Image #2346
Photo of Greater flamingo. :: Image #2277
Photo of North Pacific humpback whales. :: Image #2156
Photo of North Pacific humpback whales, competitive group exhaling at the surface. :: Image #2155
Photo of Bartolome lookout. :: Image #2039
Photo of Schooling Pacific Creolefish, Darwin. :: Image #1887
Photo of Orange cup coral. :: Image #1864
Photo of Blue-footed booby, courtship display. :: Image #1794
Photo of Lava lizard, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1748
Photo of Galapagos land iguana. :: Image #1742
Photo of Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1727
Photo of Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1720
Photo of Galapagos sea lion, Sullivan Bay. :: Image #1701
Photo of Galapagos sea lion, Sullivan Bay. :: Image #1700
Photo of Galapagos sea lion, South Plaza Island. :: Image #1680
Photo of Galapagos sea lion, South Plaza Island. :: Image #1671
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #1638
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #1636
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1558
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #1545
Photo of Whale shark dorsal fin and remora. :: Image #1524
Photo of Whale shark. :: Image #1505
Photo of Humpback whale calf with open mouth out of the water. :: Image #1432
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale rounds out near observers. :: Image #1338
Photo of Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean :: Image #1079
Photo of Tube anemone. :: Image #1040
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale at the surface with open mouth and inflated throat, in front of whale watching boat. :: Image #985
Photo of California sea lions. :: Image #955
Photo of Brown noddy. :: Image #896
Photo of Brown booby. :: Image #881
Photo of Brown booby. :: Image #875
Photo of White (or fairy) tern. :: Image #872
Photo of Masked booby adult and juvenile. :: Image #861
Photo of Red tailed tropic bird. :: Image #849
Photo of Lagoon pinnacles. :: Image #734
Photo of coralline algae reef. :: Image #727
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #643
Photo of California sea lion, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #620
Photo of Tube anemone. :: Image #606
Photo of Anemone on kelp. :: Image #574
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale rounds out in front of whale watching boat. :: Image #347
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw at the surface, swinging its fluke (tail) sideways and flinging water all over. :: Image #336
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #289
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #260
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw at the surface, swinging its fluke (tail) sideways and flinging water all over. :: Image #188
Photo of California sea lions bodysurfing and leaping way out of the water, in La Jolla at Boomer Beach. :: Image #39027
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, La Jolla, wings outstretched, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. Adult winter breeding plumage colors. :: Image #38924
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, La Jolla, wings outstretched, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. Adult winter breeding plumage colors. :: Image #38921
Photo of Brown pelican glottis exposure. This pelican is inverting its throat and stretching it over its neck and chest in an effort to stretch and rearrange tissues of the mouth and throat. :: Image #38887
Photo of Brown Pelicans Flying Along Sheer Ocean Cliffs, rare westerly winds associated with a storm allow pelicans to glide along La Jolla's cliffs as they approach shelves and outcroppings on which to land. Backlit by rising sun during stormy conditions. :: Image #38877
Photo of Brown pelican immature plumage, likely second winter coloration approaching breeding plumage, on cliff over the ocean :: Image #38706
Photo of California Brown Pelican Wings Spread to Land on Seacliffs, juvenile landing amidst a group of other pelicans :: Image #38614
Photo of California sea lion entangled in fishing line, deep laceration around neck, Point La Jolla. :: Image #37839
Photo of California sea lion entangled in fishing line, deep laceration around neck, Point La Jolla. :: Image #37838
Photo of California sea lion entangled in fishing line, deep laceration around neck, Point La Jolla. :: Image #37837
Photo of California sea lion entangled in fishing line, deep laceration around neck, Point La Jolla. :: Image #37836
Photo of California sea lion entangled in fishing line, deep laceration around neck, Point La Jolla. :: Image #37832
Photo of California sea lion entangled in fishing line, deep laceration around neck, Point La Jolla. :: Image #37831
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. :: Image #37735
Photo of California Brown pelican in flight, soaring along sea cliffs above the ocean in La Jolla, California. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #37699
Photo of Brown pelican portrait in morning sun, displaying winter plumage. On cliffs overlooking the ocean in La Jolla. :: Image #37694
Photo of California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter mating plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head :: Image #37622
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant :: Image #37442
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray Tetronarce californica, amidst huge schools of fish and baitfish, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island. This electric ray will shock the hell out of you if you are not careful. :: Image #37237
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray Tetronarce californica, amidst huge schools of fish and baitfish, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island. This electric ray will shock the hell out of you if you are not careful. :: Image #37234
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray Tetronarce californica, amidst huge schools of fish and baitfish, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island. This electric ray will shock the hell out of you if you are not careful. :: Image #37233
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray Tetronarce californica, amidst huge schools of fish and baitfish, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island. This electric ray will shock the hell out of you if you are not careful. :: Image #37232
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray Tetronarce californica, amidst huge schools of fish and baitfish, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island. This electric ray will shock the hell out of you if you are not careful. :: Image #37230
Photo of California reef covered with purple hydrocoral (Stylaster californicus, Allopora californica) :: Image #37174
Photo of Capitol Reef National Park, Utah :: Image #36919
Photo of Capitol Reef National Park, Utah :: Image #36918
Photo of Capitol Reef National Park, Utah :: Image #36917
Photo of Brandt's Cormorant portrait :: Image #36853
Photo of California Sea Lion Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico :: Image #36499
Photo of Sierra Nevada fall colors in soft predawn light, North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon :: Image #36432
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona :: Image #36048
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona :: Image #36047
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona :: Image #36046
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona :: Image #36045
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona :: Image #36044
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona :: Image #36043
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona :: Image #36042
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona :: Image #36041
Photo of Isla San Diego and Coral Reef, reef extends from Isla San Diego to Isla San Jose, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33700
Photo of Isla San Diego and Coral Reef, reef extends from Isla San Diego to Isla San Jose, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33699
Photo of Isla San Diego and Coral Reef, reef extends from Isla San Diego to Isla San Jose, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California :: Image #33698
Photo of Isla San Francisquito, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez :: Image #33629
Photo of Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico :: Image #33290
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33155
Photo of Wildflowers bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, during the 2017 Superbloom :: Image #33113
Photo of Aerial photo of M/V Nautilus Undersea at Clipperton Island. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a small (2.3 sq mi) but spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France) :: Image #32887
Photo of Ambar III anchored in El Embudo, Isla Partida, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32608
Photo of California Sea Lion Hunts in a School of Scad Fish, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32606
Photo of California Sea Lion Hunts in a School of Scad Fish, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32604
Photo of California Sea Lion Hunts in a School of Scad Fish, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32603
Photo of California Sea Lion Hunts in a School of Scad Fish, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32599
Photo of California Sea Lion Hunts in a School of Scad Fish, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32598
Photo of Punta Alta and La Cueva, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, aerial photograph :: Image #32433
Photo of Sunrise near San Evaristo, Sea of Cortez :: Image #32420
Photo of Half Dome and Cloud's Rest from Summit of Mount Hoffmann, sunset, panorama :: Image #31201
Photo of Northeast summit, "false summit", of Mount Hoffmann with Half Dome and Clouds Rest in the distance, Yosemite National Park :: Image #31199
Photo of First View of Conness Lakes Basin with Mount Conness (12589' center) and North Peak (12242', right), Hoover Wilderness :: Image #31069
Photo of First View of Conness Lakes Basin with Mount Conness (12589' center) and North Peak (12242', right), Hoover Wilderness :: Image #31068
Photo of Mount Conness (12589') and Upper Conness Lake, Twenty Lakes Basin, Hoover Wilderness :: Image #31066
Photo of Upper Conness Lake, Panorama, Hoover Wilderness :: Image #31064
Photo of North Peak (12242') and Conness Lake, Hoover Wilderness :: Image #31062
Photo of North Peak (12242', center), Mount Conness (left, 12589') and Conness Lake with its green glacial meltwater, Hoover Wilderness :: Image #31061
Photo of The Kelp Forest offshore of La Jolla, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #30990
Photo of The Kelp Forest offshore of La Jolla, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands :: Image #30988
Photo of Surfgrass (Phyllospadix), shallow water, San Clemente Island. :: Image #30950
Photo of Stephanocystis dioica (lighter yellow), southern sea palm (darker yellow) and surfgrass (green), shallow water, San Clemente Island :: Image #30949
Photo of Stephanocystis dioica (yellow) and surfgrass (green), shallow water, San Clemente Island :: Image #30947
Photo of Southern sea palm (yellow) and surf grass (green), shallow water, San Clemente Island. :: Image #30944
Photo of Surfgrass (Phyllospadix), shallow water, San Clemente Island. :: Image #30943
Photo of Garibaldi swims over Asparagopsis taxiformis, red marine algae, underwater on reef below kelp forest at San Clemente Island. :: Image #30940
Photo of Asparagopsis taxiformis, red marine algae, growing on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest at San Clemente Island. :: Image #30938
Photo of Asparagopsis taxiformis, red marine algae, growing on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest at San Clemente Island. :: Image #30937
Photo of Asparagopsis taxiformis, red marine algae, growing on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest at San Clemente Island. :: Image #30936
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30934
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30932
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30931
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30930
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30929
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30927
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30926
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30925
Photo of California golden gorgonian and small juvenile sheephead wrasse on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30924
Photo of Garibaldi and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30921
Photo of Garibaldi swimming through southern sea palm, San Clemente Island :: Image #30916
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30915
Photo of Red gorgonians and California golden gorgonians on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30913
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30911
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30910
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30908
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30907
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30904
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30902
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30899
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30898
Photo of Blacksmith Chromis, Garibaldi and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30890
Photo of Blacksmith Chromis and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30889
Photo of Surfgrass (Phyllospadix), shallow water, San Clemente Island. :: Image #30886
Photo of Southern sea palm (yellow) and surf grass (green), shallow water, San Clemente Island. :: Image #30885
Photo of Surfgrass (Phyllospadix), shallow water, San Clemente Island. :: Image #30883
Photo of Garibaldi and Asparagopsis taxiformis (red marine algae), San Clemente Island :: Image #30881
Photo of Garibaldi and Asparagopsis taxiformis (red marine algae), San Clemente Island :: Image #30880
Photo of Garibaldi swimming through southern sea palm, San Clemente Island :: Image #30878
Photo of Garibaldi swimming through southern sea palm, San Clemente Island :: Image #30876
Photo of Fish hiding in invasive sargassum, Sargassum horneri, San Clemente Island :: Image #30875
Photo of Fish hiding in invasive sargassum, Sargassum horneri, San Clemente Island :: Image #30874
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30869
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30865
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30863
Photo of California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef below kelp forest, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by :: Image #30862
Photo of San Clemente Island, south end showing China Hat (Balanced Rock) and Pyramid Head, near Pyramic Cove, storm clouds. Panoramic photo. :: Image #30857
Photo of Sunrise at San Clemente Island, south end showing China Hat (Balanced Rock) and Pyramid Head, near Pyramic Cove, storm clouds. Panoramic photo. :: Image #30856
Photo of Aerial Photo of Scripps Pier. SIO Pier. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography research pier is 1090 feet long and was built of reinforced concrete in 1988, replacing the original wooden pier built in 1915. The Scripps Pier is home to a variety of sensing equipment above and below water that collects various oceanographic data. The Scripps research diving facility is located at the foot of the pier. Fresh seawater is pumped from the pier to the many tanks and facilities of SIO, including the Birch Aquarium. The Scripps Pier is named in honor of Ellen Browning Scripps, the most significant donor and benefactor of the Institution :: Image #30739
Photo of Aerial Photo of Tijuana Bullring and Coastal Tijuana :: Image #30704
Photo of Aerial Photo of Tijuana River Mouth SMCA. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area borders Imperial Beach and the Mexican Border. :: Image #30658
Photo of Aerial Photo of Tijuana River Mouth SMCA. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area borders Imperial Beach and the Mexican Border. :: Image #30656
Photo of Aerial Photo of Tijuana River Mouth SMCA. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area borders Imperial Beach and the Mexican Border. :: Image #30655
Photo of Aerial Photo of Tijuana River Mouth SMCA. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area borders Imperial Beach and the Mexican Border. :: Image #30654
Photo of Aerial Photo of Tijuana River Mouth SMCA. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area borders Imperial Beach and the Mexican Border. :: Image #30653
Photo of Aerial Photo of Tijuana River Mouth SMCA. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area borders Imperial Beach and the Mexican Border. :: Image #30652
Photo of Aerial Photo of Tijuana River Mouth SMCA. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area borders Imperial Beach and the Mexican Border. :: Image #30651
Photo of Aerial Photo of Tijuana River Mouth SMCA. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area borders Imperial Beach and the Mexican Border. :: Image #30650
Photo of Aerial Photo of Tijuana River Mouth SMCA. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area borders Imperial Beach and the Mexican Border. :: Image #30647
Photo of Aerial Photo of Tijuana River Mouth SMCA. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area borders Imperial Beach and the Mexican Border. :: Image #30646
Photo of Aerial Photo of Tijuana River Mouth SMCA. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area borders Imperial Beach and the Mexican Border. :: Image #30645
Photo of Aerial Photo of Tijuana River Mouth SMCA. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area borders Imperial Beach and the Mexican Border. :: Image #30644
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego Scripps Coastal SMCA. Scripps Institution of Oceanography Research Pier. :: Image #30630
Photo of Aerial Photo of San Diego Scripps Coastal SMCA. Scripps Institution of Oceanography Research Pier. :: Image #30628
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose Wildflowers, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30524
Photo of Dune evening primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) mix in beautiful wildflower bouquets during the spring bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30523
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose Wildflowers, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30522
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose Wildflowers, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30521
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose Wildflowers, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30517
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30516
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30515
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30514
Photo of Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30512
Photo of Dune evening primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) mix in beautiful wildflower bouquets during the spring bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30511
Photo of Dune evening primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) mix in beautiful wildflower bouquets during the spring bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30506
Photo of Dune evening primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) mix in beautiful wildflower bouquets during the spring bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30503
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose Wildflowers, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30501
Photo of Dune Evening Primrose Wildflowers, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park :: Image #30499
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter plumage with distinctive yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch :: Image #30446
Photo of Royal Tern, La Jolla :: Image #30401
Photo of Royal Tern, La Jolla :: Image #30396
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs :: Image #30292
Photo of Ocotillo Express Wind Energy Projects, moving turbines lit by the rising sun, :: Image #30250
Photo of Ocotillo Express Wind Energy Projects, moving turbines lit by the rising sun, :: Image #30241
Photo of Ocotillo Wind Energy Turbines, at night with stars and the Milky Way in the sky above, the moving turbine blades illuminated by a small flashlight. :: Image #30237
Photo of Ocotillo Wind Energy Turbines, at night with stars and the Milky Way in the sky above, the moving turbine blades illuminated by a small flashlight. :: Image #30235
Photo of Ocotillo Wind Energy Turbines, at night with stars and the Milky Way in the sky above, the moving turbine blades illuminated by a small flashlight. :: Image #30234
Photo of Ocotillo Wind Energy Turbines, at night with stars and the Milky Way in the sky above, the moving turbine blades illuminated by a small flashlight. :: Image #30232
Photo of Ocotillo Wind Energy Turbines, at night with stars and the Milky Way in the sky above, the moving turbine blades illuminated by a small flashlight. :: Image #30231
Photo of Stars rise above the Ocotillo Wind Turbine power generation facility, with a flashlight illuminating the turning turbine blades :: Image #30230
Photo of Stars rise above the Ocotillo Wind Turbine power generation facility, with a flashlight illuminating the turning turbine blades :: Image #30229
Photo of Stars rise above the Ocotillo Wind Turbine power generation facility, with a flashlight illuminating the turning turbine blades :: Image #30226
Photo of Stars rise above the Ocotillo Wind Turbine power generation facility, with a flashlight illuminating the turning turbine blades :: Image #30225
Photo of Stars rise above the Ocotillo Wind Turbine power generation facility, with a flashlight illuminating the turning turbine blades :: Image #30224
Photo of Stars rise above the Ocotillo Wind Turbine power generation facility, with a flashlight illuminating the turning turbine blades :: Image #30221
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, over the ocean. :: Image #30164
Photo of Lions, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30143
Photo of Lions, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30142
Photo of Lions, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30140
Photo of Lions, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30139
Photo of Lions, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30137
Photo of Lionness and cub, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30136
Photo of Lionness and cub, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30135
Photo of Lionness and cub, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30134
Photo of Lionness and cub, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30133
Photo of Lionness and cub, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30132
Photo of Lionness and cub, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30131
Photo of Lion cubs, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30129
Photo of Lion cub, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30127
Photo of Lion cub, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30126
Photo of Lion cub, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30125
Photo of Lion cubs, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30124
Photo of Lions, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30123
Photo of Lion, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30122
Photo of Lion, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30120
Photo of Lion cubs, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30117
Photo of Lion cub, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30116
Photo of Lions, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30115
Photo of Lion cubs, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30114
Photo of Lionness and cubs with kill, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30112
Photo of Lionness and cubs with kill, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30111
Photo of Lionness and cubs with kill, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30110
Photo of Lionness and cubs with kill, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30108
Photo of Lionness and cubs with kill, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30107
Photo of Lion cub scratching on tree, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30106
Photo of Lionness and cubs with kill, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30105
Photo of Lionness and cubs with kill, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30104
Photo of Lionness with kill, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30102
Photo of Lionness and cubs with kill, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30101
Photo of Lion cub scratching on tree, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30100
Photo of Lionness with kill, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30099
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Olare Orok Conservancy :: Image #30097
Photo of Mara Plains Camp, Luxury Tented Safari Camp, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30096
Photo of Leopard with kill in tree at night :: Image #30094
Photo of Leopard with kill in tree at night :: Image #30093
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30092
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30091
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30090
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30089
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30088
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30087
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30086
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30085
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30084
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30083
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30082
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30080
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30078
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30077
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30076
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30075
Photo of Black-backed jackal pups, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #30073
Photo of Black-backed jackal pups, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #30072
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Olare Orok Conservancy :: Image #30068
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Olare Orok Conservancy :: Image #30067
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Olare Orok Conservancy :: Image #30066
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Olare Orok Conservancy :: Image #30065
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30063
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30062
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30061
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30060
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30059
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30058
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30057
Photo of Wildebeest and Warthog, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30053
Photo of Grant's Gazelle, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #30052
Photo of Grant's Gazelle, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #30051
Photo of Thompson's gazelle, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #30050
Photo of Thompson's gazelle, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #30049
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30045
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30044
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30043
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30042
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30041
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30040
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30039
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30038
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30037
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30035
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30034
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30033
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30030
Photo of Leopard, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30028
Photo of Hippopotamus, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30027
Photo of Hippopotamus, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30026
Photo of Hippopotamus, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30024
Photo of Mara Plains Camp, Luxury Tented Safari Camp, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30021
Photo of Mara Plains Camp, Luxury Tented Safari Camp, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30020
Photo of Mara Plains Camp, Luxury Tented Safari Camp, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30018
Photo of Mara Plains Camp, Luxury Tented Safari Camp, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30017
Photo of Mara Plains Camp, Luxury Tented Safari Camp, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30016
Photo of Impala, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #30014
Photo of Lions resting in shade during midday heat, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30013
Photo of Lions resting in shade during midday heat, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30012
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Olare Orok Conservancy :: Image #30010
Photo of Lions resting in shade during midday heat, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #30009
Photo of Vultures fighting over a carcass, greater Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #30007
Photo of Vulture in flight, greater Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #30006
Photo of Thompson's gazelle, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #30003
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Olare Orok Conservancy :: Image #30002
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Olare Orok Conservancy :: Image #30001
Photo of African elephant :: Image #29999
Photo of Hyena consuming wildebeest carcass, Kenya, They hyena has strong jaws that allow it to break carcass bones and eat the marrow within. :: Image #29998
Photo of Hyena consuming wildebeest carcass, Kenya, They hyena has strong jaws that allow it to break carcass bones and eat the marrow within. :: Image #29996
Photo of Impala, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29993
Photo of Black-backed jackal, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29992
Photo of Black-backed jackal pup, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29990
Photo of Warthog, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29989
Photo of Lion, adult male, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #29988
Photo of Cheetah, Olare Orok Conservancy :: Image #29986
Photo of Cheetah, Olare Orok Conservancy :: Image #29985
Photo of Cheetah, Olare Orok Conservancy :: Image #29984
Photo of Cheetah, Olare Orok Conservancy :: Image #29982
Photo of Cheetah, Olare Orok Conservancy :: Image #29981
Photo of Cheetah, Olare Orok Conservancy :: Image #29980
Photo of Cheetah, Olare Orok Conservancy :: Image #29978
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Olare Orok Conservancy :: Image #29976
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Olare Orok Conservancy :: Image #29975
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Olare Orok Conservancy :: Image #29974
Photo of Mara Plains Camp, Luxury Tented Safari Camp, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #29972
Photo of Mara Plains Camp, Luxury Tented Safari Camp, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya :: Image #29971
Photo of Zebra, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29967
Photo of Zebra, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29966
Photo of Spotted hyena, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29965
Photo of African elephant, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29963
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Maasai Mara National Reserve :: Image #29959
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Maasai Mara National Reserve :: Image #29958
Photo of Impala, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29957
Photo of Impala, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29956
Photo of Impala, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29955
Photo of Impala, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29954
Photo of Marsh pride of lions, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29953
Photo of Marsh pride of lions, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29952
Photo of Marsh pride of lions, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29951
Photo of Marsh pride of lions, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29950
Photo of Lion, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29949
Photo of Lion cub, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29948
Photo of Lion cub, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29947
Photo of Lion cubs, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29946
Photo of Lion cubs, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29945
Photo of Lion cubs, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29944
Photo of Lion cubs, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29943
Photo of Marsh pride of lions, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29942
Photo of Marsh pride of lions, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29941
Photo of Lionness and cubs, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29940
Photo of Marsh pride of lions, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29939
Photo of Marsh pride of lions, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29938
Photo of Lionness and cubs, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29937
Photo of Lionness and cubs, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29936
Photo of Lionness and cubs, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29935
Photo of Marsh pride of lions, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29934
Photo of Marsh pride of lions, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29933
Photo of Marsh pride of lions, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29932
Photo of Lionness and cubs, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29931
Photo of Lionness and cubs, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29930
Photo of Lion, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29929
Photo of Lion, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29928
Photo of Lionness and cub, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29927
Photo of Marsh pride of lions, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29926
Photo of Marsh pride of lions, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29925
Photo of Lionness and cubs, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29924
Photo of Lionness and cubs, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29923
Photo of Lion female, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29919
Photo of Lion female, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29918
Photo of Lion female, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29916
Photo of Lionness with injury from water buffalo, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29914
Photo of Female reedbuck, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29911
Photo of Wildebeest Herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29909
Photo of Nile crocodile, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29907
Photo of Zebra, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29904
Photo of Common eland, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29903
Photo of Common eland, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29902
Photo of Common eland, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29901
Photo of Lion, adult male, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29899
Photo of Lion, adult male, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29898
Photo of Lion, adult male, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29896
Photo of Lion, adult male, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29895
Photo of Lion, adult male, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29894
Photo of Lion, adult male, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29893
Photo of Lion, adult male, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29892
Photo of Vultures on a carcass, greater Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29890
Photo of Wildebeest Herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29889
Photo of Spotted hyena, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29887
Photo of Maribou stork and vultures on carcass, greater Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29886
Photo of Vultures on a carcass, greater Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29885
Photo of Maribou stork and vultures on carcass, greater Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29884
Photo of Lionness and cubs, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29883
Photo of Lion female, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29881
Photo of Lion in a tree, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29880
Photo of Lion in a tree, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29879
Photo of Lions in a tree, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29877
Photo of Lions in a tree, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29876
Photo of Lions in a tree, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29875
Photo of Lion cub in a tree, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29874
Photo of Lions in a tree, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29873
Photo of Lion in a tree, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29871
Photo of Young lion, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29869
Photo of Lionness and cubs, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29865
Photo of Lion, adult male, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29864
Photo of Lion, adult male, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29863
Photo of Lion, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29862
Photo of Lion female, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29859
Photo of Spotted hyena, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29857
Photo of Young lion, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29854
Photo of Young lion, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29853
Photo of Topi :: Image #29851
Photo of Banded mongoose, Maasai Mara, Kenya :: Image #29848
Photo of Warthog, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29844
Photo of Cheetah, Maasai Mara National Reserve :: Image #29843
Photo of Cheetah, Maasai Mara National Reserve :: Image #29842
Photo of Maasai Giraffe, Maasai Mara National Reserve :: Image #29840
Photo of African elephant herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29838
Photo of African elephant herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29837
Photo of African elephant herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29836
Photo of African elephant herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29835
Photo of African elephant herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29834
Photo of African elephant herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29833
Photo of African elephant herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29832
Photo of African elephant herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29831
Photo of Breakfast on the Maasai Mara Plains, Kenya :: Image #29828
Photo of Mixed Herd of Wildebeest and Zebra, aerial photo, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29827
Photo of Mixed Herd of Wildebeest and Zebra, aerial photo, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29826
Photo of Mixed Herd of Wildebeest and Zebra, aerial photo, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29825
Photo of Mixed Herd of Wildebeest and Zebra, aerial photo, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29824
Photo of Hot Air Ballooning over Maasai Mara plains, Kenya :: Image #29821
Photo of Hot Air Ballooning over Maasai Mara plains, Kenya :: Image #29820
Photo of Aerial view of the Mara River, Maasai Mara, Kenya. Photo taken while hot air ballooning at sunrise. :: Image #29819
Photo of Aerial view of the Mara River, Maasai Mara, Kenya. Photo taken while hot air ballooning at sunrise. :: Image #29818
Photo of Aerial view of the Mara River, Maasai Mara, Kenya. Photo taken while hot air ballooning at sunrise. :: Image #29817
Photo of Aerial view of the Mara River, Maasai Mara, Kenya. Photo taken while hot air ballooning at sunrise. :: Image #29816
Photo of Aerial view of the Mara River, Maasai Mara, Kenya. Photo taken while hot air ballooning at sunrise. :: Image #29815
Photo of Aerial view of the Mara River, Maasai Mara, Kenya. Photo taken while hot air ballooning at sunrise. :: Image #29814
Photo of Aerial view of the Mara River, Maasai Mara, Kenya. Photo taken while hot air ballooning at sunrise. :: Image #29813
Photo of Aerial view of the Mara River, Maasai Mara, Kenya. Photo taken while hot air ballooning at sunrise. :: Image #29812
Photo of Aerial view of the Mara River, Maasai Mara, Kenya. Photo taken while hot air ballooning at sunrise. :: Image #29811
Photo of Aerial view of the Mara River, Maasai Mara, Kenya. Photo taken while hot air ballooning at sunrise. :: Image #29810
Photo of Aerial view of the Mara River, Maasai Mara, Kenya. Photo taken while hot air ballooning at sunrise. :: Image #29808
Photo of Hot Air Ballooning over Maasai Mara plains, Kenya :: Image #29807
Photo of Hot Air Ballooning over Maasai Mara plains, Kenya :: Image #29806
Photo of Aerial view of the Mara River, Maasai Mara, Kenya. Photo taken while hot air ballooning at sunrise. :: Image #29804
Photo of Hot Air Ballooning over Maasai Mara plains, Kenya :: Image #29801
Photo of Hot Air Ballooning over Maasai Mara plains, Kenya :: Image #29800
Photo of Lionness and two week old cubs, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29799
Photo of Lionness and two week old cubs, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29798
Photo of Lionness and two week old cub, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29797
Photo of Lionness and two week old cubs, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29796
Photo of Lionness and two week old cubs, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29795
Photo of Lion cub, two weeks old, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29792
Photo of Lion cub, two weeks old, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29790
Photo of Lion cub, two weeks old, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29789
Photo of Lion cub, two weeks old, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29788
Photo of Lionness and two week old cub, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29787
Photo of Lion, adult male, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29784
Photo of Wildebeest, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29780
Photo of Wildebeest Herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29779
Photo of Wildebeest Herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29778
Photo of Wildebeest Herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29777
Photo of Wildebeest Herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29776
Photo of African elephant, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29775
Photo of African elephant, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29774
Photo of African elephant herd, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29773
Photo of African elephant, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29772
Photo of African elephant, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya :: Image #29771
Photo of Mount Kenya, aerial view from near Meru National Park :: Image #29767
Photo of Over Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29765
Photo of Mulika Airport, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29764
Photo of Meru National Park sunrise landscape. :: Image #29759
Photo of Elsa's Kopje, Luxury Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29743
Photo of Elsa's Kopje, Luxury Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29742
Photo of Elsa's Kopje, Luxury Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29741
Photo of Elsa's Kopje, Luxury Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29740
Photo of Elsa's Kopje, Luxury Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29739
Photo of Elsa's Kopje, Luxury Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29734
Photo of Tawny eagle in molt, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29714
Photo of Elsa's Kopje, Luxury Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29668
Photo of Elsa's Kopje, Luxury Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29667
Photo of Elsa's Kopje, Luxury Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29645
Photo of Elsa's Kopje, Luxury Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29644
Photo of Elsa's Kopje, Luxury Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29643
Photo of Elsa's Kopje, Luxury Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29642
Photo of Gerenuk, Meru National Park, Kenya. Female. The Gerenuk is a long-necked antelope often called the giraffe-necked antelope. :: Image #29628
Photo of Gerenuk, Meru National Park, Kenya. Female. The Gerenuk is a long-necked antelope often called the giraffe-necked antelope. :: Image #29626
Photo of Elsa's Kopje, Luxury Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29615
Photo of Elsa's Kopje, Luxury Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29614
Photo of Elsa's Kopje, Luxury Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29613
Photo of Elsa's Kopje, Luxury Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29612
Photo of Elsa's Kopje, Luxury Safari Lodge, Meru National Park, Kenya :: Image #29611
Photo of Ugly birds in an ugly tree on a dark day, Amboseli National Park, Kenya :: Image #29565
Photo of Nuclear submarine at the surface of the ocean, aerial photo :: Image #29068
Photo of California brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage :: Image #28976
Photo of California brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage :: Image #28971
Photo of 350-foot long sea serpent, a work of art in Borrego Springs by Ricardo Breceda, sunset, Galleta Meadows :: Image #28816
Photo of 350-foot long sea serpent, a work of art in Borrego Springs by Ricardo Breceda, sunset, Galleta Meadows :: Image #28815
Photo of 350-foot long sea serpent, a work of art in Borrego Springs by Ricardo Breceda, sunset, Galleta Meadows :: Image #28814
Photo of Mammoth art sculpture, by Ricardo Breceda, at night under the stars in Galleta Meadows. :: Image #28813
Photo of Mammoth art sculpture, by Ricardo Breceda, at night under the stars in Galleta Meadows. :: Image #28812
Photo of 350-foot long sea serpent, a work of art in Borrego Springs by Ricardo Breceda, sunset, Galleta Meadows :: Image #28811
Photo of The Milky Way at Night over Sky Rock. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28810
Photo of The Milky Way at Night over Sky Rock. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28809
Photo of The Milky Way at Night over Sky Rock. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28808
Photo of The Milky Way at Night over Sky Rock. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28806
Photo of The Milky Way at Night over Sky Rock. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28805
Photo of Sunset and stars over Sky Rock. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28803
Photo of Sunset and stars over Sky Rock. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28802
Photo of Sunset, planet Venus and stars over Sky Rock. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28801
Photo of The Milky Way at Night over Sky Rock. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28800
Photo of The Milky Way at Night over Sky Rock. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. :: Image #28797
Photo of Narada Falls cascades down a cliff, with the flow blurred by a time exposure. Narada Falls is a 188 foot (57m) waterfall in Mount Rainier National Park :: Image #28719
Photo of Paradise Meadows, wildflowers and Mount Rainier, summer :: Image #28716
Photo of Paradise Meadows, wildflowers and Mount Rainier, summer :: Image #28710
Photo of The Second Wave at sunset. The Second Wave, a curiously-shaped sandstone swirl, takes on rich warm tones and dramatic shadowed textures at sunset. Set in the North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah, the Second Wave is characterized by striations revealing layers of sedimentary deposits, a visible historical record depicting eons of submarine geology :: Image #28618
Photo of The Second Wave at sunset. The Second Wave, a curiously-shaped sandstone swirl, takes on rich warm tones and dramatic shadowed textures at sunset. Set in the North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah, the Second Wave is characterized by striations revealing layers of sedimentary deposits, a visible historical record depicting eons of submarine geology :: Image #28617
Photo of The Second Wave at sunset. The Second Wave, a curiously-shaped sandstone swirl, takes on rich warm tones and dramatic shadowed textures at sunset. Set in the North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah, the Second Wave is characterized by striations revealing layers of sedimentary deposits, a visible historical record depicting eons of submarine geology :: Image #28616
Photo of Owachomo Bridge and Milky Way. Owachomo Bridge, a natural stone bridge standing 106' high and spanning 130' wide,stretches across a canyon with the Milky Way crossing the night sky. :: Image #28549
Photo of Owachomo Bridge and Milky Way. Owachomo Bridge, a natural stone bridge standing 106' high and spanning 130' wide,stretches across a canyon with the Milky Way crossing the night sky. :: Image #28548
Photo of Owachomo Bridge and Milky Way. Owachomo Bridge, a natural stone bridge standing 106' high and spanning 130' wide,stretches across a canyon with the Milky Way crossing the night sky. :: Image #28547
Photo of Owachomo Bridge and Milky Way. Owachomo Bridge, a natural stone bridge standing 106' high and spanning 130' wide,stretches across a canyon with the Milky Way crossing the night sky. :: Image #28544
Photo of Owachomo Bridge and Milky Way. Owachomo Bridge, a natural stone bridge standing 106' high and spanning 130' wide,stretches across a canyon with the Milky Way crossing the night sky. :: Image #28543
Photo of Owachomo Bridge and Milky Way. Owachomo Bridge, a natural stone bridge standing 106' high and spanning 130' wide,stretches across a canyon with the Milky Way crossing the night sky. :: Image #28542
Photo of Sandstone details, red rocks, Valley of Fire :: Image #28449
Photo of Sandstone details, red rocks, Valley of Fire :: Image #28448
Photo of The Fire Wave by Moonlight, stars and the night sky, Valley of Fire State Park :: Image #28443
Photo of Elephant arch and stars at night, moonlight, Valley of Fire State Park :: Image #28437
Photo of Elephant arch and stars at night, moonlight, Valley of Fire State Park :: Image #28436
Photo of The Fire Wave at night, lit by the light of the moon. :: Image #28433
Photo of The Fire Wave at night, lit by the light of the moon. :: Image #28432
Photo of The Fire Wave at night, lit by the light of the moon. :: Image #28431
Photo of Milky Way galaxy rises above the Fire Wave, Valley of Fire State Park :: Image #28429
Photo of Milky Way galaxy rises above the Fire Wave, Valley of Fire State Park :: Image #28427
Photo of Live Oak and Milky Way, rocks and stars, Joshua Tree National Park at night :: Image #28425
Photo of Live Oak and Milky Way, rocks and stars, Joshua Tree National Park at night :: Image #28421
Photo of Live Oak and Milky Way, rocks and stars, Joshua Tree National Park at night :: Image #28420
Photo of Joshua Tree National Park, Milky Way and Moon, Shooting Star, Comet Panstarrs, Impending Dawn. :: Image #28416
Photo of Milky Way over Joshua Tree National Park :: Image #28413
Photo of Milky Way over Joshua Tree National Park :: Image #28412
Photo of Joshua Tree National Park, Milky Way and Moon, Shooting Star, Comet Panstarrs, Impending Dawn. :: Image #28410
Photo of Torrey Pines State Reserve at Night, stars and clouds fill the night sky with the lights of La Jolla visible in the distance. :: Image #28406
Photo of Torrey Pines State Reserve at Night, stars and clouds fill the night sky with the lights of La Jolla visible in the distance. :: Image #28403
Photo of Torrey Pines State Reserve at Night, stars and clouds fill the night sky with the lights of La Jolla visible in the distance. :: Image #28401
Photo of Torrey Pines State Reserve at Night, stars and clouds fill the night sky with the lights of La Jolla visible in the distance. :: Image #28400
Photo of Broken Hill and view to La Jolla, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise. :: Image #28398
Photo of Torrey Pines State Reserve at Night, stars and clouds fill the night sky with the lights of La Jolla visible in the distance. :: Image #28394
Photo of Approaching sunrise and star trails over the San Diego Downtown City Skyline. In this 60 minute exposure, stars create trails through the night sky over downtown San Diego. :: Image #28388
Photo of Approaching sunrise and star trails over the San Diego Downtown City Skyline. In this 60 minute exposure, stars create trails through the night sky over downtown San Diego. :: Image #28387
Photo of Star Trails over the San Diego Downtown City Skyline. In this 60 minute exposure, stars create trails through the night sky over downtown San Diego. :: Image #28384
Photo of San Diego City Skyline at Sunrise :: Image #28380
Photo of Broken Hill and view to La Jolla, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise. :: Image #28377
Photo of Broken Hill and view to La Jolla, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise. :: Image #28376
Photo of Broken Hill and view to La Jolla, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise. :: Image #28375
Photo of Broken Hill and view to La Jolla, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise. :: Image #28373
Photo of Broken Hill and view to La Jolla, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise. :: Image #28372
Photo of Broken Hill and view to La Jolla, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise. :: Image #28370
Photo of Broken Hill and view to La Jolla, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise. :: Image #28369
Photo of Earth Shadow over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #28368
Photo of Earth Shadow over the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #28367
Photo of Quarter Moon over Broken Hill, Torrey Pines State Reserve :: Image #28365
Photo of Before the dawn, La Jolla, California. :: Image #28362
Photo of The Children's Pool, also known as Casa Cove, in pre-dawn light, La Jolla. :: Image #28360
Photo of Mesa Arch and Milky Way at night. :: Image #27825
Photo of Sailing stone on the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter :: Image #27688
Photo of Sailing stone on the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter :: Image #27687
Photo of Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills, seen here at night with swirling star trails formed in the sky above due to a long time exposure. :: Image #27642
Photo of Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Peregrine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27284
Photo of Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Peregrine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27282
Photo of Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Peregrine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27281
Photo of Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Peregrine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27280
Photo of Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Peregrine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #27279
Photo of Oceanside Pier at sunrise, dawn, morning. :: Image #27230
Photo of Blue whale fluke (tail) lifted high above the water as the whale dives in the Santa Barbara Channel. :: Image #27019
Photo of Upper Antelope Canyon slot canyon. :: Image #26642
Photo of Panorama of Devil Island in Antarctica. :: Image #26302
Photo of California brown pelican, throwing head back to stretch its throat. :: Image #26300
Photo of Sunrise on Paiute Peak, reflected in North Lake in the eastern Sierra Nevada, in autumn. :: Image #26059
Photo of North Lake and aspen trees at sunset. :: Image #26057
Photo of Sunrise in the Sierra Nevada, Paiute Peak reflected in North Lake in the eastern Sierra Nevada, in autumn. :: Image #26056
Photo of Ocean sunfish, juvenile and adult showing distinct differences in appearance, open ocean. :: Image #26052
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean, photographer, freediving. :: Image #26051
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean, photographer, freediving. :: Image #26050
Photo of Aerial view of coastal Carlsbad and Oceanside, looking south. The I-5 freeway and Buena Vista Lagoon are seen in the center of the photo. :: Image #26045
Photo of Oceanside Harbor, aerial photograph. :: Image #26044
Photo of Boats crossing the San Pedro Channel to Catalina Island. :: Image #26043
Photo of Motorboat and wake. :: Image #26042
Photo of Blue whale footprints, the circular marks left behind on the ocean's surface after a whale has swum by. :: Image #26041
Photo of Paddleboarders on the ocean, sweepers standup paddling. :: Image #26040
Photo of Motorboat and wake. Yacht. :: Image #26038
Photo of Kayak fishermen sitting still on the open ocean. :: Image #26037
Photo of A large herd of common dolphin swims at the ocean surface, aerial photograph. :: Image #26036
Photo of Sailboats and coastline near Redondo Beach. :: Image #26035
Photo of Boats. :: Image #26034
Photo of Body Glove boat motoring over the ocean. :: Image #26033
Photo of Body Glove boat motoring over the ocean. :: Image #26032
Photo of Sailboat under sail on the open ocean, spinnaker set and filled with wind. :: Image #26031
Photo of Aerial photo of Catalina Island, West End. :: Image #26029
Photo of Aerial photo of Catalina Island, West End. :: Image #26028
Photo of Aerial photo of Catalina Island, West End. :: Image #26027
Photo of Catalina Island, showing kelp beds around Eagle Rock and West End. :: Image #26026
Photo of Catalina Island, West End. :: Image #26025
Photo of Catalina Island, West End. :: Image #26024
Photo of Catalina Island and mountainous terrain on the weather (southeast) side of the island. :: Image #26023
Photo of San Clemente Island and Castle Rock, kelp beds visible at the ocean surface. :: Image #26022
Photo of San Clemente Island and Castle Rock, kelp beds visible at the ocean surface. :: Image #26021
Photo of Navy airstrip landing strip on San Clemente Island. :: Image #26020
Photo of Navy airstrip landing strip on San Clemente Island. :: Image #26019
Photo of Navy airstrip landing strip on San Clemente Island. :: Image #26018
Photo of Navy airstrip landing strip on San Clemente Island. :: Image #26017
Photo of Kelp beds adorn the coastline of San Clemente Island. :: Image #26016
Photo of Kelp beds adorn the coastline of San Clemente Island. :: Image #26015
Photo of San Clemente Island, rugged barren coastline and island terrain surrounded by lush underwater kelp forests and marine life. :: Image #26014
Photo of San Clemente Island, rugged barren coastline and island terrain surrounded by lush underwater kelp forests and marine life. :: Image #26013
Photo of San Clemente Island, rugged barren coastline and island terrain surrounded by lush underwater kelp forests and marine life. :: Image #26012
Photo of San Clemente Island, rugged barren coastline and island terrain surrounded by lush underwater kelp forests and marine life. :: Image #26011
Photo of San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island. :: Image #26010
Photo of San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island. :: Image #26009
Photo of San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island. :: Image #26008
Photo of San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island. :: Image #26007
Photo of San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island. :: Image #26006
Photo of San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island. :: Image #26005
Photo of San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island. :: Image #26004
Photo of San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island. :: Image #26002
Photo of San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island. :: Image #26001
Photo of Camp Pendleton and Santa Margarita River, Pacific coastline, north of San Diego county and the city of Oceanside. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. :: Image #26000
Photo of Camp Pendleton and Santa Margarita River, Pacific coastline, north of San Diego county and the city of Oceanside. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. :: Image #25999
Photo of Camp Pendleton boat basin and coastline, viewed looking north. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. :: Image #25998
Photo of Camp Pendleton boat basin and coastline, viewed looking north. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. :: Image #25997
Photo of Camp Pendleton, viewed toward the north, including Pacific ocean and Interstate 5 freeway. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. :: Image #25996
Photo of Camp Pendleton, viewed toward the north, including Pacific ocean and Interstate 5 freeway. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. :: Image #25995
Photo of Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, with Marine Memorial Golf Course visible at far right. :: Image #25994
Photo of Near Bonsall, Camp Pendleton, Fallbrook and Oceanside. :: Image #25993
Photo of Near Bonsall, Camp Pendleton, Fallbrook and Oceanside. :: Image #25992
Photo of Near Bonsall, Camp Pendleton, Fallbrook and Oceanside. :: Image #25991
Photo of Near Bonsall, Camp Pendleton, Fallbrook and Oceanside. :: Image #25990
Photo of Near Bonsall, Camp Pendleton, Fallbrook and Oceanside. :: Image #25989
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25976
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25975
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25974
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25973
Photo of Blue whale swims at the surface of the ocean in this aerial photograph. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25972
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25971
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25970
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25969
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25968
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25967
Photo of A blue whale's twin blowholes are fully opened as it inhales a breath of air just before diving underwater. :: Image #25966
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25965
Photo of A blue whale's twin blowholes are fully opened as it inhales a breath of air just before diving underwater. :: Image #25964
Photo of Blue whale swims at the surface of the ocean in this aerial photograph. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. :: Image #25963
Photo of Icebreaker Polar Star, bow plunging through high seas during crossing of the Drake Passage between South America and the Antarctic Peninsula. :: Image #25949
Photo of Gentoo penguin inspects camera tripod. :: Image #25948
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juveniles mock sparring. :: Image #25947
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juveniles mock sparring. :: Image #25946
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juveniles mock sparring. :: Image #25945
Photo of Unidentified gull, Hannah Point. :: Image #25944
Photo of Research tents and encampment. :: Image #25943
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juveniles mock sparring. :: Image #25942
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juveniles mock sparring. :: Image #25941
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juveniles mock sparring. :: Image #25940
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juveniles mock sparring. :: Image #25939
Photo of Southern elephant seal :: Image #25938
Photo of Southern elephant seal, skin molting. :: Image #25937
Photo of Gentoo penguin, chick, appears dead but is really just sleeping. :: Image #25936
Photo of Lichen covered rocks, Hannah Point. :: Image #25935
Photo of Gentoo penguin :: Image #25934
Photo of Imperial shag, or blue-eyed shag. :: Image #25933
Photo of Southern elephant seals, laying on sandy beach amidst a sandstorm. :: Image #25932
Photo of Southern elephant seals, laying on sandy beach amidst a sandstorm. :: Image #25931
Photo of Gentoo penguin. :: Image #25930
Photo of Southern elephant seal :: Image #25929
Photo of Southern elephant seal, hind flipper detail. :: Image #25928
Photo of Southern elephant seal :: Image #25927
Photo of Southern elephant seals, gathered in a small colony near the ocean, a pinniped wallow. :: Image #25926
Photo of Southern elephant seal :: Image #25925
Photo of Southern elephant seal :: Image #25924
Photo of Unidentified gull, Hannah Point. :: Image #25922
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juveniles mock sparring. :: Image #25921
Photo of Southern elephant seal :: Image #25920
Photo of Southern elephant seal :: Image #25919
Photo of Southern elephant seal, hind flipper detail. :: Image #25918
Photo of Southern elephant seal, juveniles mock sparring. :: Image #25917
Photo of Brash ice, Weddell Sea. :: Image #25392
Photo of Brash ice, Weddell Sea. :: Image #25391
Photo of Sign to Eureka Dunes and Eureka Valley. :: Image #25390
Photo of Driving to Eureka Valley. :: Image #25388
Photo of Arid and barren mud flats, dried mud. :: Image #25386
Photo of Arid and barren mud flats, dried mud, with the tall Eureka Dunes in the distance. :: Image #25385
Photo of Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. :: Image #25384
Photo of Eureka Sand Dunes, infrared black and white. The Eureka Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. :: Image #25379
Photo of Eureka Sand Dunes, infrared black and white. The Eureka Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. :: Image #25378
Photo of Eureka Sand Dunes, infrared black and white. The Eureka Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. :: Image #25377
Photo of Eureka Sand Dunes, infrared black and white. The Eureka Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. :: Image #25376
Photo of Last Chance Mountains rise above the Eureka Valley. :: Image #25370
Photo of The Milky Way on a clear night. :: Image #25346
Photo of The Milky Way on a clear night. :: Image #25345
Photo of Crankshaft junction. :: Image #25336
Photo of Southern giant petrel in flight. The distinctive tube nose (naricorn), characteristic of species in the Procellariidae family (tube-snouts), is easily seen :: Image #23980
Photo of Flag flying in fog, Westpoint Island. :: Image #23961
Photo of Cow skull. :: Image #23960
Photo of Yellow flowers on Westpoint Island. :: Image #23959
Photo of Yellow flowers on Westpoint Island. :: Image #23958
Photo of Cottage on Westpoint Island. :: Image #23957
Photo of Westpoint Island. :: Image #23956
Photo of Solar electric panels, used to generate electricity on remote Westpoint Island in the Falklands. :: Image #23955
Photo of Tussock-grass covered hills, and seacliffs, at the Devil's Nose rookery of albatross, penguins and shags. :: Image #23954
Photo of Colony of nesting black-browed albatross, rockhopper penguins and Imperial shags, set high above the ocean on tussock grass-covered seacliffs. :: Image #23953
Photo of Black-browed albatross. :: Image #23952
Photo of Colony of nesting black-browed albatross, rockhopper penguins and Imperial shags, set high above the ocean on tussock grass-covered seacliffs. :: Image #23951
Photo of Black-browed albatross, adult on nest with chick. :: Image #23950
Photo of Black-browed albatross, adult on nest with chick. :: Image #23949
Photo of Black-browed albatross, chick in nest. :: Image #23948
Photo of Black-browed albatross, adult on nest with chick. :: Image #23947
Photo of Black-browed albatross, adult on nest with chick. :: Image #23946
Photo of Black-browed albatross, adult on nest with chick. :: Image #23945
Photo of Black-browed albatross, adult on nest with chick. :: Image #23944
Photo of Black-browed albatross. :: Image #23943
Photo of Black-browed albatross. :: Image #23942
Photo of Black-browed albatross. :: Image #23941
Photo of Black-browed albatross, adult on nest with egg. :: Image #23940
Photo of Black-browed albatross. :: Image #23939
Photo of Black-browed albatross. :: Image #23938
Photo of Black-browed albatross, adult on nest with chick. :: Image #23937
Photo of Black-browed albatross, adult on nest with chick. :: Image #23936
Photo of Colony of nesting black-browed albatross, rockhopper penguins and Imperial shags, set high above the ocean on tussock grass-covered seacliffs. :: Image #23935
Photo of Western rockhopper penguin, standing atop tussock grass near a rookery of black-browed albatross. :: Image #23934
Photo of Western rockhopper penguin, standing atop tussock grass near a rookery of black-browed albatross. :: Image #23933
Photo of Western rockhopper penguin, standing atop tussock grass near a rookery of black-browed albatross. :: Image #23932
Photo of White nellie, the white morph of the southern giant petrel. Southern giant petrel in flight. :: Image #23707
Photo of Southern giant petrel in flight, soaring over the open ocean. This large seabird has a wingspan up to 80" from wing-tip to wing-tip. :: Image #23706
Photo of Southern giant petrel in flight. The distinctive tube nose (naricorn), characteristic of species in the Procellariidae family (tube-snouts), is easily seen. :: Image #23705
Photo of Southern giant petrel in flight. The distinctive tube nose (naricorn), characteristic of species in the Procellariidae family (tube-snouts), is easily seen. :: Image #23704
Photo of Southern giant petrel in flight. The distinctive tube nose (naricorn), characteristic of species in the Procellariidae family (tube-snouts), is easily seen. :: Image #23703
Photo of Southern giant petrel in flight at dusk, after sunset, as it soars over the open ocean in search of food. :: Image #23702
Photo of Southern giant petrel in flight. The distinctive tube nose (naricorn), characteristic of species in the Procellariidae family (tube-snouts), is easily seen. :: Image #23701
Photo of Southern giant petrel in flight at dusk, after sunset, as it soars over the open ocean in search of food. :: Image #23700
Photo of Northern giant petrel scavenging a fur seal carcass. Giant petrels will often feed on carrion, defending it in a territorial manner from other petrels and carrion feeders. :: Image #23699
Photo of Northern giant petrel scavenging a fur seal carcass. Giant petrels will often feed on carrion, defending it in a territorial manner from other petrels and carrion feeders. :: Image #23698
Photo of Northern giant petrel scavenging a fur seal carcass. Giant petrels will often feed on carrion, defending it in a territorial manner from other petrels and carrion feeders. :: Image #23697
Photo of Southern giant petrel in flight, soaring over the open ocean. This large seabird has a wingspan up to 80" from wing-tip to wing-tip. :: Image #23696
Photo of Pintado petrel, in flight, a small open-ocean seabird known for its distinctive black and white coloration. :: Image #23695
Photo of Southern giant petrel in flight, soaring over the open ocean. This large seabird has a wingspan up to 80" from wing-tip to wing-tip. :: Image #23694
Photo of Southern giant petrel in flight. The distinctive tube nose (naricorn), characteristic of species in the Procellariidae family (tube-snouts), is easily seen. :: Image #23693
Photo of Southern giant petrel in flight at dusk, after sunset, as it soars over the open ocean in search of food. :: Image #23692
Photo of Northern giant petrel in flight. The distinctive tube nose (naricorn), characteristic of species in the Procellariidae family (tube-snouts), is easily seen. :: Image #23691
Photo of Northern giant petrel in flight at dusk, after sunset, as it soars over the open ocean in search of food. :: Image #23690
Photo of Northern giant petrel, opening beak, sitting on pebble beach. :: Image #23689
Photo of Northern giant petrel scavenging a fur seal carcass. Giant petrels will often feed on carrion, defending it in a territorial manner from other petrels and carrion feeders. :: Image #23688
Photo of Southern giant petrel in flight, soaring over the open ocean. This large seabird has a wingspan up to 80" from wing-tip to wing-tip. :: Image #23687
Photo of Southern giant petrel in flight at dusk, after sunset, as it soars over the open ocean in search of food. :: Image #23685
Photo of Southern giant petrel in flight, soaring over the open ocean. This large seabird has a wingspan up to 80" from wing-tip to wing-tip. :: Image #23684
Photo of Southern giant petrel in flight. The distinctive tube nose (naricorn), characteristic of species in the Procellariidae family (tube-snouts), is easily seen. :: Image #23677
Photo of California pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean. The wingspan of this large ocean-going seabird can reach 7' from wing tip to wing tip. :: Image #23650
Photo of Mallard, female :: Image #23417
Photo of Mallard, male :: Image #23416
Photo of Mallard, female :: Image #23415
Photo of American coot :: Image #23414
Photo of Mallard, female :: Image #23413
Photo of Mallard, female pursued by male. :: Image #23412
Photo of Mallard, male :: Image #23411
Photo of Mallard, female :: Image #23410
Photo of Mallard, female :: Image #23409
Photo of American coot :: Image #23408
Photo of American wigeon, juvenile / nonbreeding plumage. :: Image #23407
Photo of Unidentified duck. :: Image #23406
Photo of Mallard, female :: Image #23405
Photo of Mallard, male :: Image #23404
Photo of Great blue heron, head detail. :: Image #23403
Photo of Mallard, female :: Image #23402
Photo of Wood duck, male. :: Image #23401
Photo of American wigeon, adult breeding plumage. :: Image #23400
Photo of Unidentified duck. :: Image #23399
Photo of Ring-necked duck, male. :: Image #23398
Photo of American coot :: Image #23397
Photo of Mallard, female :: Image #23396
Photo of Great blue heron, head detail. :: Image #23395
Photo of Wood duck, male. :: Image #23394
Photo of Northern shoveler, adult nonbreeding plumage. :: Image #23393
Photo of Aspens turn yellow in autumn, changing color alongside the south fork of Bishop Creek at sunset. :: Image #23392
Photo of Aspens turn yellow in autumn, changing color alongside the south fork of Bishop Creek at sunset. :: Image #23391
Photo of Aspens turn yellow in autumn, changing color alongside the south fork of Bishop Creek at sunset. :: Image #23390
Photo of Aspen trees in fall, change in color to yellow, orange and red, reflected in the calm waters of North Lake. :: Image #23388
Photo of Yellow aspen trees in fall, line the sides of Bishop Creek Canyon, mixed with green pine trees, eastern sierra fall colors. :: Image #23386
Photo of A tunnel of aspen trees, on a road alongside North Lake. The aspens on the left are still green, while those on the right are changing to their fall colors of yellow and orange. Why the difference? :: Image #23384
Photo of Paiute Peak, covered with changing aspen trees in autumn, rises above the calm reflecting waters of North Lake. :: Image #23382
Photo of Aspens turn yellow in autumn, changing color alongside the south fork of Bishop Creek at sunset. :: Image #23378
Photo of A grove of aspen trees, looking up to the sky along the towering white trunks to the yellow and green leaves, changing color in autumn. :: Image #23375
Photo of A golden grove of turning aspen trees, is backlit by the late afternoon sun, with dark granite cliffs behind. :: Image #23368
Photo of Paiute Peak, covered with changing aspen trees in autumn, rises above the calm reflecting waters of North Lake. :: Image #23367
Photo of Aspen trees in fall, change in color to yellow, orange and red, reflected in the calm waters of North Lake, Paiute Peak rising to the right. :: Image #23366
Photo of Aspen trees in fall, change in color to yellow, orange and red, reflected in the calm waters of North Lake. :: Image #23357
Photo of Sierra Nevada mountains near Bishop. :: Image #23356
Photo of North Lake lit by alpenglow before sunrise, a three frame panorama, with groves of yellow and orange aspen trees on the side of Paiute Peak. :: Image #23355
Photo of Aspen trees in fall, change in color to yellow, orange and red, reflected in the calm waters of North Lake. :: Image #23351
Photo of A grove of aspen trees, looking up to the sky along the towering white trunks to the yellow and green leaves, changing color in autumn. :: Image #23344
Photo of A grove of aspen trees, looking up to the sky along the towering white trunks to the yellow and green leaves, changing color in autumn. :: Image #23343
Photo of A tunnel of aspen trees, on a road alongside North Lake. The aspens on the left are still green, while those on the right are changing to their fall colors of yellow and orange. Why the difference? :: Image #23342
Photo of Aspen trees in fall, change in color to yellow, orange and red, reflected in the calm waters of North Lake. :: Image #23341
Photo of Aspens turn yellow in autumn, changing color alongside the south fork of Bishop Creek at sunset. :: Image #23338
Photo of Aspen trees in fall, change in color to yellow, orange and red, reflected in the calm waters of North Lake, Paiute Peak rising to the right. :: Image #23333
Photo of A grove of aspen trees, looking up to the sky along the towering white trunks to the yellow and green leaves, changing color in autumn. :: Image #23326
Photo of North Lake lit by alpenglow before sunrise, a three frame panorama, with groves of yellow and orange aspen trees on the side of Paiute Peak. :: Image #23324
Photo of Giant sequoia tree towers over surrounding trees in a Sierra forest. Infrared image. :: Image #23306
Photo of Giant sequoia tree towers over surrounding trees in a Sierra forest. Infrared image. :: Image #23305
Photo of Palm trees and blue sky, downtown Phoenix. :: Image #23200
Photo of Palm trees and blue sky, downtown Phoenix. :: Image #23199
Photo of Palm trees and blue sky, downtown Phoenix. :: Image #23198
Photo of Phoenix Convention Center. Originally built in 1972 and expanded in 1985 and the mid-90's, the Phoenix Convention center offers 300,000 square feet of space for conventions year round. It's exterior is a mix of modern glass, metal and stone architecture. :: Image #23197
Photo of Phoenix Convention Center. Originally built in 1972 and expanded in 1985 and the mid-90's, the Phoenix Convention center offers 300,000 square feet of space for conventions year round. It's exterior is a mix of modern glass, metal and stone architecture. :: Image #23196
Photo of Shade trees near St. Mary's Basilica. :: Image #23195
Photo of Palm trees and blue sky, office buildings, downtown Phoenix. :: Image #23194
Photo of Palm trees and blue sky, downtown Phoenix. :: Image #23193
Photo of Phoenix Convention Center. Originally built in 1972 and expanded in 1985 and the mid-90's, the Phoenix Convention center offers 300,000 square feet of space for conventions year round. It's exterior is a mix of modern glass, metal and stone architecture. :: Image #23192
Photo of St. Mary's Basilica, in downtown Phoenix adjacent to the Phoenix Convention Center. The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, founded in 1881, built in 1914, elevated to a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1987. :: Image #23191
Photo of Palm trees and blue sky, downtown Phoenix. :: Image #23190
Photo of Phoenix Convention Center. Originally built in 1972 and expanded in 1985 and the mid-90's, the Phoenix Convention center offers 300,000 square feet of space for conventions year round. It's exterior is a mix of modern glass, metal and stone architecture. :: Image #23189
Photo of Shade trees near St. Mary's Basilica. :: Image #23188
Photo of Shade trees near St. Mary's Basilica. :: Image #23187
Photo of Palm trees and blue sky, downtown Phoenix. :: Image #23186
Photo of Palm trees and blue sky, office buildings, downtown Phoenix. :: Image #23185
Photo of Phoenix Convention Center. Originally built in 1972 and expanded in 1985 and the mid-90's, the Phoenix Convention center offers 300,000 square feet of space for conventions year round. It's exterior is a mix of modern glass, metal and stone architecture. :: Image #23184
Photo of St. Mary's Basilica, in downtown Phoenix adjacent to the Phoenix Convention Center. The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, founded in 1881, built in 1914, elevated to a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1987. :: Image #23183
Photo of St. Mary's Basilica, in downtown Phoenix adjacent to the Phoenix Convention Center. The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, founded in 1881, built in 1914, elevated to a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1987. :: Image #23182
Photo of Palm trees and blue sky, office buildings, downtown Phoenix. :: Image #23181
Photo of Palm trees and blue sky, downtown Phoenix. :: Image #23180
Photo of Phoenix Convention Center. Originally built in 1972 and expanded in 1985 and the mid-90's, the Phoenix Convention center offers 300,000 square feet of space for conventions year round. It's exterior is a mix of modern glass, metal and stone architecture. :: Image #23179
Photo of St. Mary's Basilica, in downtown Phoenix adjacent to the Phoenix Convention Center. The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, founded in 1881, built in 1914, elevated to a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1987. :: Image #23178
Photo of Palm trees and blue sky, office buildings, downtown Phoenix. :: Image #23177
Photo of St. Mary's Basilica, in downtown Phoenix adjacent to the Phoenix Convention Center. The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, founded in 1881, built in 1914, elevated to a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1987. :: Image #23176
Photo of Phoenix Convention Center. Originally built in 1972 and expanded in 1985 and the mid-90's, the Phoenix Convention center offers 300,000 square feet of space for conventions year round. It's exterior is a mix of modern glass, metal and stone architecture. :: Image #23175
Photo of Tufa towers rise from Mono Lake. Tufa towers are formed when underwater springs rich in calcium mix with lakewater rich in carbonates, forming calcium carbonate (limestone) structures below the surface of the lake. The towers were eventually revealed when the water level in the lake was lowered starting in 1941. South tufa grove, Navy Beach. :: Image #23174
Photo of Tufa towers rise from Mono Lake. Tufa towers are formed when underwater springs rich in calcium mix with lakewater rich in carbonates, forming calcium carbonate (limestone) structures below the surface of the lake. The towers were eventually revealed when the water level in the lake was lowered starting in 1941. South tufa grove, Navy Beach. :: Image #23173
Photo of Old car lying in dirt field, Fuller Street and Green Street buildings in background. :: Image #23172
Photo of Weathered and broken old door, Kelley Building on Green Street. :: Image #23171
Photo of Rusted old metal siding, Kelley Building on Green Street. :: Image #23170
Photo of Seiler House, front porch, Park Street :: Image #23169
Photo of Head frame and machinery. :: Image #23168
Photo of Johl Barn and town of Bodie, viewed from McDonald House on Fuller Street. :: Image #23167
Photo of Cody House, front door :: Image #23166
Photo of Old barn, with Main Street and I.O.O.F. Hall in background. :: Image #23165
Photo of Old car lying in dirt field, Fuller Street and Green Street buildings in background. :: Image #23164
Photo of Sheep grazing in grass meadow, near Bodie Town. :: Image #23163
Photo of Old car lying in dirt field, Fuller Street and Green Street buildings in background. :: Image #23162
Photo of Head frame and machinery. :: Image #23161
Photo of Metzger House, Fuller Street and Union Street. :: Image #23160
Photo of Reddy House, Union Street and Prospect Street. :: Image #23159
Photo of Cody House :: Image #23158
Photo of Old window, on barber shop. :: Image #23157
Photo of Occidental barn. :: Image #23156
Photo of School house. :: Image #23155
Photo of Wagon wheel, in County Barn. :: Image #23154
Photo of Head frame and machinery. :: Image #23153
Photo of School house and Green Street buildings, in town of Bodie. :: Image #23152
Photo of County barn, infrared. :: Image #23151
Photo of Old car lying in dirt field. :: Image #23150
Photo of Wagon wheel, in County Barn. :: Image #23149
Photo of L.E. Bell House, front porch, Union Street and Park Street. :: Image #23148
Photo of Head frame and machinery. :: Image #23147
Photo of Head frame and machinery. :: Image #23146
Photo of Seiler House, front porch, Park Street :: Image #23145
Photo of Barber shop, front porch and facade, Main Street. :: Image #23144
Photo of Sleigh, with Main Street buildings Dechambeau Hotel and I.O.O.F. Hall (left), Miners Union Hall and town morgue (right). :: Image #23143
Photo of Wagon and interior of County Barn, Brown House and Moyle House in distance. :: Image #23142
Photo of Window, curtains, table, Reddy House, Union Street and Prospect Street. :: Image #23141
Photo of L. Johl house, Main Street :: Image #23140
Photo of School house. :: Image #23139
Photo of McMillan House, Green Street and Wood Street. :: Image #23138
Photo of Main Street buildings, Dechambeau Hotel (left) and I.O.O.F. Hall (right). :: Image #23137
Photo of Seiler House, front porch, Park Street :: Image #23136
Photo of Wagon and Miner's Union Hall. :: Image #23135
Photo of Old car lying in dirt field, Fuller Street and Green Street buildings in background. :: Image #23134
Photo of Wagon, near I.O.O.F. Hall. :: Image #23133
Photo of Wagon wheel, in County Barn. :: Image #23127
Photo of Weathered wood and nails, Kelley Building on Green Street. :: Image #23126
Photo of Rusted old metal siding, Kelley Building on Green Street. :: Image #23125
Photo of Old barn, interior with Main Street buildings in background. :: Image #23124
Photo of Saw blade, attached to side of the old sawmill. :: Image #23123
Photo of ,L.E. Bell House, front porch, Union Street and Park Street. :: Image #23122
Photo of Monument and sign commemorating Bodie State Historical Park. :: Image #23121
Photo of Occidental barn. :: Image #23120
Photo of Weathered old door and windows, Hydro Building on Green Street. :: Image #23119
Photo of Methodist Church, Green Street, interior. :: Image #23118
Photo of Wheaton and Hollis Hotel, lobby interior with sign "Bodie Hotel, meals at all hours." :: Image #23117
Photo of Cody House, dilapitated front door. :: Image #23116
Photo of Methodist Church, Green Street, exterior, southern exposure. :: Image #23114
Photo of Wagon near Miner's Union Hall, infrared. :: Image #23113
Photo of Old car lying in dirt field. :: Image #23112
Photo of Wheaton and Hollis Hotel, interior of pool room and parlor. :: Image #23110
Photo of The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193 by 43 foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall. :: Image #23103
Photo of Peacock, male in display, infrared. :: Image #23102
Photo of Tinken Museum of Art, reflected in lily pond, infrared. :: Image #23100
Photo of Casa del Prado, North Facade. :: Image #23099
Photo of The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193 by 43 foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall. :: Image #23098
Photo of Breezeway and arches, Casa del Prado. :: Image #23097
Photo of Fossil stingray, Cyclobatis sp., from the early Cretaceous, collected in Hakel, Lebanon. :: Image #23095
Photo of Fossil fish, Prinolepis cataphractus, from the early Cretaceous, collected in Hajula, Lebanon. :: Image #23094
Photo of Fossil sea scorpion, a eurypterid marine predator of the late Paleozoic (Ordovician to Permian). From the Fiddler's Green geologic formation, Silurian age (c. 410 mya). :: Image #23093
Photo of Black-headed grosbeak, immature. :: Image #23092
Photo of Black-headed grosbeak, male. :: Image #23091
Photo of Acorn woodpecker, female. :: Image #23090
Photo of Black-headed grosbeak, immature. :: Image #23089
Photo of Gambel's quail. :: Image #23088
Photo of House finch, female. :: Image #23087
Photo of House finch, male. :: Image #23086
Photo of House finch, male. :: Image #23085
Photo of Gambel's quail, male. :: Image #23084
Photo of Mexican jay. :: Image #23083
Photo of Black-headed grosbeak, male. :: Image #23082
Photo of Acorn woodpecker, female. :: Image #23081
Photo of Black-headed grosbeak, female. :: Image #23080
Photo of Mexican jay. :: Image #23079
Photo of Black-headed grosbeak, male. :: Image #23078
Photo of Greater roadrunner. :: Image #23077
Photo of Northern cardinal, male. :: Image #23076
Photo of Desert cottontail, or Audubon's cottontail rabbit. :: Image #23075
Photo of White-winged dove. :: Image #23074
Photo of Desert cottontail, or Audubon's cottontail rabbit. :: Image #23073
Photo of Desert cottontail, or Audubon's cottontail rabbit. :: Image #23072
Photo of Gambel's quail, male. :: Image #23071
Photo of Desert cottontail, or Audubon's cottontail rabbit. :: Image #23070
Photo of White-winged dove. :: Image #23069
Photo of House finch, male. :: Image #23068
Photo of White-winged dove. :: Image #23067
Photo of House finch, female. :: Image #23066
Photo of House finch, male. :: Image #23065
Photo of Gambel's quail, male. :: Image #23064
Photo of Gambel's quail, chicks. :: Image #23063
Photo of House finch, female. :: Image #23062
Photo of House finch, male. :: Image #23061
Photo of Harris' antelope squirrel. :: Image #23060
Photo of White-winged dove. :: Image #23059
Photo of House finch, female. :: Image #23058
Photo of House finch, female. :: Image #23057
Photo of Gambel's quail, female. :: Image #23056
Photo of Desert cottontail, or Audubon's cottontail rabbit. :: Image #23055
Photo of Gambel's quail, female. :: Image #23054
Photo of Gambel's quail, male. :: Image #23053
Photo of Horned lizard. When threatened, the horned lizard can squirt blood from its eye at an attacker up to 5 feet away. :: Image #23052
Photo of Horned lizard. When threatened, the horned lizard can squirt blood from its eye at an attacker up to 5 feet away. :: Image #23051
Photo of Black-headed grosbeak, female. :: Image #23050
Photo of Acorn woodpecker, female. :: Image #23049
Photo of Black-headed grosbeak, male. :: Image #23048
Photo of Black-headed grosbeak, male. :: Image #23047
Photo of Mexican jay. :: Image #23046
Photo of Northern cardinal, female. :: Image #23045
Photo of Harris' antelope squirrel. :: Image #23044
Photo of Northern cardinal, male. :: Image #23043
Photo of Greater roadrunner. :: Image #23042
Photo of Gambel's quail, female. :: Image #23041
Photo of House finch, male. :: Image #23040
Photo of Antelope jackrabbit. :: Image #23039
Photo of House finch, female. :: Image #23038
Photo of Gambel's quail, male. :: Image #23037
Photo of Desert cottontail, or Audubon's cottontail rabbit. :: Image #23036
Photo of Curve-billed thrasher :: Image #23035
Photo of Gambel's quail, male. :: Image #23034
Photo of White-winged dove. :: Image #23033
Photo of Hummingbird. :: Image #23032
Photo of House finch, immature. :: Image #23031
Photo of Curve-billed thrasher :: Image #23030
Photo of Desert cottontail, or Audubon's cottontail rabbit. :: Image #23029
Photo of Harris' antelope squirrel. :: Image #23028
Photo of House sparrow, breeding male. :: Image #23027
Photo of Gambel's quail, male. :: Image #23026
Photo of Black-headed grosbeak, female. :: Image #23025
Photo of Black-headed grosbeak, male. :: Image #23024
Photo of Acorn woodpecker, female. :: Image #23023
Photo of Mexican jay. :: Image #23022
Photo of Northern cardinal, male. :: Image #23021
Photo of Antelope jackrabbit. :: Image #23020
Photo of Brown-headed cowbird, male. :: Image #23019
Photo of Pyrrhuloxia, male. :: Image #23018
Photo of Pyrrhuloxia, male. :: Image #23017
Photo of Gila woodpecker, female. :: Image #23016
Photo of White-winged dove. :: Image #23015
Photo of Gambel's quail, male. :: Image #23014
Photo of Pyrrhuloxia, male. :: Image #23013
Photo of Bullock's oriole, first year male. :: Image #23012
Photo of Black-headed grosbeak, female. :: Image #23011
Photo of Black-headed grosbeak, female. :: Image #23010
Photo of Mexican jay. :: Image #23009
Photo of Gambel's quail, chicks. :: Image #23008
Photo of Harris' antelope squirrel. :: Image #23007
Photo of Gambel's quail, chicks and female. :: Image #23006
Photo of Northern cardinal, female. :: Image #23005
Photo of Desert cottontail, or Audubon's cottontail rabbit. :: Image #23004
Photo of Desert cottontail, or Audubon's cottontail rabbit. :: Image #23002
Photo of House finch, male. :: Image #23001
Photo of House finch, female. :: Image #23000
Photo of House finch, male. :: Image #22999
Photo of House finch, male. :: Image #22998
Photo of House finch, immature. :: Image #22997
Photo of House finch, immature. :: Image #22996
Photo of Harris' antelope squirrel. :: Image #22995
Photo of House finch, female. :: Image #22994
Photo of House finch, male. :: Image #22993
Photo of House finch, male. :: Image #22992
Photo of House finch, male. :: Image #22991
Photo of House finch, male. :: Image #22990
Photo of White-winged dove. :: Image #22989
Photo of House finch, male. :: Image #22988
Photo of House finch, male. :: Image #22987
Photo of House finch, male. :: Image #22986
Photo of House finch, male. :: Image #22985
Photo of House finch, female. :: Image #22984
Photo of House finch, female. :: Image #22983
Photo of Harris' antelope squirrel. :: Image #22982
Photo of Greater roadrunner. :: Image #22981
Photo of Greater roadrunner. :: Image #22980
Photo of White-winged dove. :: Image #22979
Photo of Desert cottontail, or Audubon's cottontail rabbit. :: Image #22978
Photo of House finch, male. :: Image #22977
Photo of Gambel's quail, male. :: Image #22976
Photo of Round-tailed ground squirrel :: Image #22975
Photo of Curve-billed thrasher :: Image #22974
Photo of Horned lizard. When threatened, the horned lizard can squirt blood from its eye at an attacker up to 5 feet away. :: Image #22973
Photo of Arizona woodpecker, male. :: Image #22972
Photo of Gambel's quail, chicks. :: Image #22971
Photo of Gambel's quail, chicks and female. :: Image #22970
Photo of Gambel's quail, chicks and female. :: Image #22969
Photo of Northern cardinal, male. :: Image #22968
Photo of Gambel's quail, female. :: Image #22967
Photo of Gambel's quail, male. :: Image #22966
Photo of Gambel's quail, male. :: Image #22965
Photo of Horned lizard. When threatened, the horned lizard can squirt blood from its eye at an attacker up to 5 feet away. :: Image #22964
Photo of Black-headed grosbeak, female. :: Image #22963
Photo of Black-headed grosbeak, male. :: Image #22962
Photo of Acorn woodpecker, male. :: Image #22961
Photo of Black-headed grosbeak, male. :: Image #22960
Photo of Black-headed grosbeak, male. :: Image #22958
Photo of Black-headed grosbeak, female. :: Image #22957
Photo of Black-throated sparrow. :: Image #22956
Photo of Pyrrhuloxia, male. :: Image #22955
Photo of Brown-headed cowbird, male. :: Image #22954
Photo of Curve-billed thrasher :: Image #22953
Photo of White-winged dove. :: Image #22952
Photo of House finch, male. :: Image #22951
Photo of Greater roadrunner. :: Image #22950
Photo of Harris' antelope squirrel. :: Image #22949
Photo of Gambel's quail, chicks and female. :: Image #22948
Photo of White-winged dove. :: Image #22947
Photo of Greater roadrunner. :: Image #22946
Photo of Desert cottontail, or Audubon's cottontail rabbit. :: Image #22942
Photo of House sparrow, breeding male. :: Image #22940
Photo of Gambel's quail, chicks and female. :: Image #22939
Photo of Gambel's quail, chicks. :: Image #22938
Photo of Gila woodpecker, female. :: Image #22937
Photo of Gila woodpecker, female. :: Image #22936
Photo of Northern cardinal, female. :: Image #22934
Photo of Desert cottontail, or Audubon's cottontail rabbit. :: Image #22933
Photo of Gila woodpecker, male. :: Image #22932
Photo of Gambel's quail, chicks. :: Image #22931
Photo of Bronzed cowbird, breeding male with red eye. :: Image #22930
Photo of House finch, immature. :: Image #22926
Photo of Hummingbird. :: Image #22924
Photo of Harris' antelope squirrel. :: Image #22922
Photo of Curve-billed thrasher :: Image #22921
Photo of Gambel's quail, chicks. :: Image #22920
Photo of House finch, immature. :: Image #22919
Photo of White-winged dove. :: Image #22918
Photo of Gambel's quail, female. :: Image #22917
Photo of House finch, female. :: Image #22915
Photo of Gambel's quail, chicks. :: Image #22914
Photo of White-breasted nuthatch, female. :: Image #22913
Photo of Mexican jay. :: Image #22912
Photo of Antelope jackrabbit. :: Image #22910
Photo of House finch, female. :: Image #22909
Photo of Gambel's quail, chicks and female. :: Image #22908
Photo of Desert cottontail, or Audubon's cottontail rabbit. :: Image #22907
Photo of Harris' antelope squirrel. :: Image #22905
Photo of House sparrow, breeding male. :: Image #22903
Photo of House finch, immature. :: Image #22901
Photo of Hummingbird. :: Image #22898
Photo of Round-tailed ground squirrel :: Image #22896
Photo of Gambel's quail, male. :: Image #22893
Photo of Desert cottontail, or Audubon's cottontail rabbit. :: Image #22892
Photo of Glaucous-winged gull, in flight. :: Image #22887
Photo of Glaucous-winged gull, eating a starfish (sea star) at the water's edge. :: Image #22886
Photo of Eagle feeding area. Please stay in your vehicle. Exiting your vehicle will disturb the birds. :: Image #22885
Photo of Bald eagle, standing on snow covered ground, other eagles visible in background. :: Image #22884
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wings spread as it slows to land, talons raised. :: Image #22883
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, Kachemak Bay in background. :: Image #22882
Photo of Bald eagle, in flight spreads its wings wide while slowing to land on a perch already occupied by another eagle. :: Image #22881
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, banking over Kachemak Bay. :: Image #22880
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, Kachemak Bay in background. :: Image #22879
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, banking over Kachemak Bay and beach. :: Image #22878
Photo of Bald eagles jostle for position on a wood perch. :: Image #22877
Photo of Bald eagle, standing on snow-covered ground, other bald eagles visible in background. :: Image #22876
Photo of Bald eagle, standing on snow-covered ground, other bald eagles visible in background. :: Image #22875
Photo of Bald eagle, standing on snow-covered ground, other bald eagles visible in background. :: Image #22874
Photo of Bald eagle carrying a fish, it has just plucked out of the water. :: Image #22873
Photo of Bald eagle, flying low over the water. :: Image #22872
Photo of Bald eagle, flying low over the water. :: Image #22871
Photo of Bald eagle, wings outstretched, red foliage background. :: Image #22870
Photo of Bald eagle, flying low over the water. :: Image #22869
Photo of Juvenile bald eagle, second year coloration plumage, immature coloration showing white speckling on feathers. :: Image #22868
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, spreads its wings and raises its talons as it prepares to grasp a fish out of the water. :: Image #22867
Photo of Bald eagle carrying a fish, it has just plucked out of the water. :: Image #22866
Photo of Bald eagle, makes a splash while in flight as it takes a fish out of the water. :: Image #22865
Photo of Bald eagles, part of a group of several hundred, perch on driftwood and stand on the ground waiting to be fed frozen herring as part of the Homer "Eagle Lady's" winter eagle feeding program. :: Image #22864
Photo of Bald eagle, on perch at sunrise, Kenai Mountains and Kachemak Bay in the background. :: Image #22863
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, spreads its wings wide to slow before landing on a wooden perch. :: Image #22862
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, banking over Kachemak Bay. :: Image #22861
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, sidelit, cloudy sky and Kenai Mountains in the background. :: Image #22860
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, spreads its wings wide to slow before landing on a wooden perch. :: Image #22859
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wings spread as it slows to land, talons raised. :: Image #22858
Photo of Glaucous-winged gull, in flight. :: Image #22857
Photo of Bald eagle, makes a splash while in flight as it takes a fish out of the water. :: Image #22856
Photo of Bald eagle carrying a fish, it has just plucked out of the water. :: Image #22855
Photo of Bald eagle, flying low over the water. :: Image #22854
Photo of Bald eagle, makes a splash while in flight as it takes a fish out of the water. :: Image #22853
Photo of Bald eagle, makes a splash while in flight as it takes a fish out of the water. :: Image #22852
Photo of Bald eagle, makes a splash while in flight as it takes a fish out of the water. :: Image #22851
Photo of Bald eagle, flying low over the water. :: Image #22850
Photo of Juvenile bald eagle in flight. :: Image #22849
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, Kachemak Bay in background. :: Image #22848
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wings spread. :: Image #22847
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wings spread. :: Image #22846
Photo of Juvenile bald eagle, second year coloration plumage, immature coloration showing white speckling on feathers. :: Image #22845
Photo of Bald eagle flies low over the water. :: Image #22844
Photo of Bald eagles gather together on wooden perch. :: Image #22843
Photo of Bald eagle, atop wooden perch, overcast and snowy skies. :: Image #22842
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, spreads its wings and raises its talons as it prepares to grasp a fish out of the water. :: Image #22841
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, spreads its wings and raises its talons as it prepares to grasp a fish out of the water. :: Image #22840
Photo of Bald eagle carrying a fish, it has just plucked out of the water. :: Image #22839
Photo of Bald eagles gather together on wooden perch. :: Image #22838
Photo of Bald eagle, closeup of head and shoulders showing distinctive white head feathers, yellow beak and brown body and wings. :: Image #22837
Photo of Bald eagle, atop wooden perch, overcast and snowy skies. :: Image #22836
Photo of Two bald eagles share a wood perch. :: Image #22835
Photo of Juvenile bald eagle, second year coloration plumage, closeup of head and shoulders, snowflakes visible on feathers. Immature coloration showing white speckling on feathers. :: Image #22834
Photo of Bald eagle forages on sand, in tide waters on sand beach, snow falling. :: Image #22833
Photo of Bald eagle forages on sand, in tide waters on sand beach, snow falling. :: Image #22832
Photo of Bald eagle, atop wooden perch, overcast and snowy skies. :: Image #22831
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wings spread as it slows to land, talons raised. :: Image #22830
Photo of Bald eagle, atop wooden perch, overcast and snowy skies. Adult (left) and subadult (right). :: Image #22829
Photo of Bald eagle, standing on snow-covered ground, other bald eagles visible in background. :: Image #22827
Photo of Bald eagle carrying a fish, it has just plucked out of the water. :: Image #22824
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, Kachemak Bay in background. :: Image #22823
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wings spread. :: Image #22822
Photo of Bald eagle, flying low over the water. :: Image #22821
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, spreads its wings and raises its talons as it prepares to grasp a fish out of the water. :: Image #22820
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, spreads its wings and raises its talons as it prepares to grasp a fish out of the water. :: Image #22819
Photo of Bald eagle carrying a fish, it has just plucked out of the water. :: Image #22818
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, spreads its wings wide to slow before landing on a wooden perch. :: Image #22817
Photo of Bald eagles gather together on wooden perch. :: Image #22816
Photo of Bald eagle carrying a fish, it has just plucked out of the water. :: Image #22815
Photo of Juvenile bald eagle, standing on snow covered ground, other bald eagles visible in background. :: Image #22814
Photo of Two bald eagles in flight, wings spread. :: Image #22813
Photo of Bald eagles gather together on wooden perch. :: Image #22812
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, Kachemak Bay in background. :: Image #22811
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wings spread. :: Image #22810
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wings spread. :: Image #22809
Photo of Juvenile bald eagle, second year coloration plumage, closeup of head and shoulders, snowflakes visible on feathers. Immature coloration showing white speckling on feathers. :: Image #22808
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, spreads its wings and raises its talons as it prepares to grasp a fish out of the water. :: Image #22807
Photo of Bald eagle, atop wooden perch, overcast and snowy skies. :: Image #22806
Photo of Bald eagle, atop wooden perch, overcast and snowy skies. :: Image #22805
Photo of Bald eagles gather together on wooden perch. :: Image #22804
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, banking over Kachemak Bay and beach. :: Image #22802
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, banking over Kachemak Bay and beach. :: Image #22801
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wings spread. :: Image #22800
Photo of Bald eagle, flying low over the water. :: Image #22799
Photo of Bald eagle forages on sand, in tide waters on sand beach, snow falling. :: Image #22798
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, banking over Kachemak Bay. :: Image #22797
Photo of Bridalveil Falls and misty Yosemite Valley. :: Image #22794
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22793
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22792
Photo of Three bald eagles, in flight over Kachemak Bay. :: Image #22791
Photo of Bald eagle flies over cobblestone beach. :: Image #22790
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22789
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22788
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22787
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22786
Photo of Bald eagle makes a splash, while in flight as it takes a fish out of the water. :: Image #22785
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22784
Photo of El Capitan, rises above the Merced River at sunrise. :: Image #22783
Photo of Yosemite Chapel, Yosemite's oldest structure. :: Image #22782
Photo of Bald eagle, closeup of head and shoulders showing distinctive white head feathers, yellow beak and brown body and wings. :: Image #22781
Photo of Bald eagles, adult and juvenile, on wood perch, overcast sky and snow. :: Image #22780
Photo of Bald eagle spreads its wings to land amid a large group of bald eagles. :: Image #22779
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22778
Photo of Bald eagle, closeup of head and shoulders showing distinctive white head feathers, yellow beak and brown body and wings. :: Image #22777
Photo of Bald eagle on wood perch, calling, vocalizing, overcast sky and snow. :: Image #22776
Photo of Bald eagle on wood perch, overcast sky and snow. :: Image #22775
Photo of Bald eagle, closeup of head and shoulders showing distinctive white head feathers, yellow beak and brown body and wings. :: Image #22774
Photo of Bald eagle on tide flats, forages in tide waters on sand beach, snow falling. :: Image #22773
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, snow falling, overcast sky, snow covered beach in the background. :: Image #22772
Photo of Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. :: Image #22771
Photo of Yosemite Falls rises above the Merced River, viewed from Swinging Bridge. :: Image #22766
Photo of Yosemite Falls reflected in the Merced River, viewed from Swinging Bridge. :: Image #22765
Photo of Half Dome and clouds, spring, viewed from Sentinel Bridge. :: Image #22763
Photo of Half Dome and storm clouds at sunset, viewed from Sentinel Bridge. :: Image #22759
Photo of Half Dome surrounded by storm clouds. :: Image #22747
Photo of Coastal bluffs, waves, sky and clouds. :: Image #22743
Photo of Coastal bluffs, waves, sky and clouds. :: Image #22742
Photo of Coastal bluffs, waves, sky and clouds. :: Image #22741
Photo of Eucalyptus trees and sky. :: Image #22740
Photo of Kenai Mountains at sunset, viewed across Kachemak Bay. :: Image #22738
Photo of Brandts cormorant spreads its wings wide as it slows before landing on seacliffs alongside California brown pelicans. :: Image #22580
Photo of Western gull. :: Image #22577
Photo of A California brown pelican entangled in a plastic bag which is wrapped around its neck. This unfortunate pelican probably became entangled in the bag by mistaking the floating plastic for food and diving on it, spearing it in such a way that the bag has lodged around the pelican's neck. Plastic bags kill and injure untold numbers of marine animals each year. :: Image #22571
Photo of Pollution accumulates in the Tijuana River Valley following winter storms which flush the trash from Tijuana in Mexico across the border into the United States. :: Image #22560
Photo of Pollution accumulates in the Tijuana River Valley following winter storms which flush the trash from Tijuana in Mexico across the border into the United States. :: Image #22559
Photo of Pollution accumulates in the Tijuana River Valley following winter storms which flush the trash from Tijuana in Mexico across the border into the United States. :: Image #22558
Photo of Pollution accumulates in the Tijuana River Valley following winter storms which flush the trash from Tijuana in Mexico across the border into the United States. :: Image #22557
Photo of Pollution accumulates in the Tijuana River Valley following winter storms which flush the trash from Tijuana in Mexico across the border into the United States. :: Image #22556
Photo of Pollution accumulates in the Tijuana River Valley following winter storms which flush the trash from Tijuana in Mexico across the border into the United States. :: Image #22555
Photo of Pollution accumulates in the Tijuana River Valley following winter storms which flush the trash from Tijuana in Mexico across the border into the United States. :: Image #22554
Photo of Pollution accumulates in the Tijuana River Valley following winter storms which flush the trash from Tijuana in Mexico across the border into the United States. :: Image #22553
Photo of Pollution accumulates in the Tijuana River Valley following winter storms which flush the trash from Tijuana in Mexico across the border into the United States. :: Image #22552
Photo of Pollution accumulates in the Tijuana River Valley following winter storms which flush the trash from Tijuana in Mexico across the border into the United States. :: Image #22551
Photo of Pollution accumulates in the Tijuana River Valley following winter storms which flush the trash from Tijuana in Mexico across the border into the United States. :: Image #22550
Photo of Pollution accumulates in the Tijuana River Valley following winter storms which flush the trash from Tijuana in Mexico across the border into the United States. :: Image #22549
Photo of Pollution accumulates in the Tijuana River Valley following winter storms which flush the trash from Tijuana in Mexico across the border into the United States. :: Image #22548
Photo of Pollution accumulates in the Tijuana River Valley following winter storms which flush the trash from Tijuana in Mexico across the border into the United States. :: Image #22547
Photo of Pollution accumulates in the Tijuana River Valley following winter storms which flush the trash from Tijuana in Mexico across the border into the United States. :: Image #22546
Photo of Pollution accumulates in the Tijuana River Valley following winter storms which flush the trash from Tijuana in Mexico across the border into the United States. :: Image #22545
Photo of Pollution accumulates in the Tijuana River Valley following winter storms which flush the trash from Tijuana in Mexico across the border into the United States. :: Image #22544
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. :: Image #22540
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #22538
Photo of Brown pelican preening, cleaning its feathers after foraging on the ocean, with distinctive winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #22536
Photo of Burrowing owl (Western North American race hypugaea). This 10-inch-tall burrowing owl is standing besides its burrow. These burrows are usually created by squirrels, prairie dogs, or other rodents and even turtles, and only rarely dug by the owl itself. :: Image #22526
Photo of Burrowing owl (Western North American race hypugaea). This 10-inch-tall burrowing owl is standing besides its burrow. These burrows are usually created by squirrels, prairie dogs, or other rodents and even turtles, and only rarely dug by the owl itself. :: Image #22525
Photo of Burrowing owl (Western North American race hypugaea). This 10-inch-tall burrowing owl is standing besides its burrow. These burrows are usually created by squirrels, prairie dogs, or other rodents and even turtles, and only rarely dug by the owl itself. :: Image #22524
Photo of Burrowing owl (Western North American race hypugaea). This 10-inch-tall burrowing owl is standing besides its burrow. These burrows are usually created by squirrels, prairie dogs, or other rodents and even turtles, and only rarely dug by the owl itself. :: Image #22523
Photo of Burrowing owl (Western North American race hypugaea). This 10-inch-tall burrowing owl is standing besides its burrow. These burrows are usually created by squirrels, prairie dogs, or other rodents and even turtles, and only rarely dug by the owl itself. :: Image #22522
Photo of Burrowing owl (Western North American race hypugaea). This 10-inch-tall burrowing owl is standing besides its burrow. These burrows are usually created by squirrels, prairie dogs, or other rodents and even turtles, and only rarely dug by the owl itself. :: Image #22521
Photo of Steam is released from a geothermal power generation plant near the Salton Sea in Imperial County. Geothermal power generation uses steam heated deep within the Earth's crust to power turbines and generate electricity. Imperial County has more than 11 known geothermal fields in the Brawley and Salton Sea areas and holds great potential for the generation of electicity by tapping into this geothermal energy source. :: Image #22520
Photo of Steam is released from a geothermal power generation plant near the Salton Sea in Imperial County. Geothermal power generation uses steam heated deep within the Earth's crust to power turbines and generate electricity. Imperial County has more than 11 known geothermal fields in the Brawley and Salton Sea areas and holds great potential for the generation of electicity by tapping into this geothermal energy source. :: Image #22519
Photo of Steam is released from a geothermal power generation plant near the Salton Sea in Imperial County. Geothermal power generation uses steam heated deep within the Earth's crust to power turbines and generate electricity. Imperial County has more than 11 known geothermal fields in the Brawley and Salton Sea areas and holds great potential for the generation of electicity by tapping into this geothermal energy source. :: Image #22518
Photo of Steam is released from a geothermal power generation plant near the Salton Sea in Imperial County. Geothermal power generation uses steam heated deep within the Earth's crust to power turbines and generate electricity. Imperial County has more than 11 known geothermal fields in the Brawley and Salton Sea areas and holds great potential for the generation of electicity by tapping into this geothermal energy source. :: Image #22517
Photo of Salvation Mountain, near the desert community of Slab City and the small town of Niland on the east side of the Salton Sea. Built over several decades by full-time resident Leonard Knight, who lives at the site, Salvation Mountain was built from over 100,000 gallons of paint, haybales, wood and metal and was created by Mr. Knight to convey the message that "God Loves Everyone". :: Image #22516
Photo of Salvation Mountain, near the desert community of Slab City and the small town of Niland on the east side of the Salton Sea. Built over several decades by full-time resident Leonard Knight, who lives at the site, Salvation Mountain was built from over 100,000 gallons of paint, haybales, wood and metal and was created by Mr. Knight to convey the message that "God Loves Everyone". :: Image #22515
Photo of Salvation Mountain, near the desert community of Slab City and the small town of Niland on the east side of the Salton Sea. Built over several decades by full-time resident Leonard Knight, who lives at the site, Salvation Mountain was built from over 100,000 gallons of paint, haybales, wood and metal and was created by Mr. Knight to convey the message that "God Loves Everyone". :: Image #22514
Photo of Salvation Mountain, near the desert community of Slab City and the small town of Niland on the east side of the Salton Sea. Built over several decades by full-time resident Leonard Knight, who lives at the site, Salvation Mountain was built from over 100,000 gallons of paint, haybales, wood and metal and was created by Mr. Knight to convey the message that "God Loves Everyone". :: Image #22513
Photo of Salvation Mountain, near the desert community of Slab City and the small town of Niland on the east side of the Salton Sea. Built over several decades by full-time resident Leonard Knight, who lives at the site, Salvation Mountain was built from over 100,000 gallons of paint, haybales, wood and metal and was created by Mr. Knight to convey the message that "God Loves Everyone". :: Image #22512
Photo of Salvation Mountain, near the desert community of Slab City and the small town of Niland on the east side of the Salton Sea. Built over several decades by full-time resident Leonard Knight, who lives at the site, Salvation Mountain was built from over 100,000 gallons of paint, haybales, wood and metal and was created by Mr. Knight to convey the message that "God Loves Everyone". :: Image #22511
Photo of Salvation Mountain, near the desert community of Slab City and the small town of Niland on the east side of the Salton Sea. Built over several decades by full-time resident Leonard Knight, who lives at the site, Salvation Mountain was built from over 100,000 gallons of paint, haybales, wood and metal and was created by Mr. Knight to convey the message that "God Loves Everyone". :: Image #22510
Photo of Salvation Mountain, near the desert community of Slab City and the small town of Niland on the east side of the Salton Sea. Built over several decades by full-time resident Leonard Knight, who lives at the site, Salvation Mountain was built from over 100,000 gallons of paint, haybales, wood and metal and was created by Mr. Knight to convey the message that "God Loves Everyone". :: Image #22509
Photo of Salvation Mountain, near the desert community of Slab City and the small town of Niland on the east side of the Salton Sea. Built over several decades by full-time resident Leonard Knight, who lives at the site, Salvation Mountain was built from over 100,000 gallons of paint, haybales, wood and metal and was created by Mr. Knight to convey the message that "God Loves Everyone". :: Image #22508
Photo of Salvation Mountain, near the desert community of Slab City and the small town of Niland on the east side of the Salton Sea. Built over several decades by full-time resident Leonard Knight, who lives at the site, Salvation Mountain was built from over 100,000 gallons of paint, haybales, wood and metal and was created by Mr. Knight to convey the message that "God Loves Everyone". :: Image #22507
Photo of Salvation Mountain, near the desert community of Slab City and the small town of Niland on the east side of the Salton Sea. Built over several decades by full-time resident Leonard Knight, who lives at the site, Salvation Mountain was built from over 100,000 gallons of paint, haybales, wood and metal and was created by Mr. Knight to convey the message that "God Loves Everyone". :: Image #22506
Photo of Salvation Mountain, near the desert community of Slab City and the small town of Niland on the east side of the Salton Sea. Built over several decades by full-time resident Leonard Knight, who lives at the site, Salvation Mountain was built from over 100,000 gallons of paint, haybales, wood and metal and was created by Mr. Knight to convey the message that "God Loves Everyone". :: Image #22505
Photo of Salvation Mountain, near the desert community of Slab City and the small town of Niland on the east side of the Salton Sea. Built over several decades by full-time resident Leonard Knight, who lives at the site, Salvation Mountain was built from over 100,000 gallons of paint, haybales, wood and metal and was created by Mr. Knight to convey the message that "God Loves Everyone". :: Image #22504
Photo of White pelicans and brown pelicans stand together on salt-encrusted pier pilings on the Salton Sea. :: Image #22503
Photo of White pelicans and brown pelicans stand together on salt-encrusted pier pilings on the Salton Sea. :: Image #22502
Photo of Bombay Beach, lies alongside and below the flood level of the Salton Sea, so that it floods occasionally when the Salton Sea rises. A part of Bombay Beach is composed of derelict old trailer homes, shacks and wharfs, slowly sinking in the mud and salt. :: Image #22501
Photo of Bombay Beach, lies alongside and below the flood level of the Salton Sea, so that it floods occasionally when the Salton Sea rises. A part of Bombay Beach is composed of derelict old trailer homes, shacks and wharfs, slowly sinking in the mud and salt. :: Image #22500
Photo of Bombay Beach, lies alongside and below the flood level of the Salton Sea, so that it floods occasionally when the Salton Sea rises. A part of Bombay Beach is composed of derelict old trailer homes, shacks and wharfs, slowly sinking in the mud and salt. :: Image #22499
Photo of Bombay Beach, lies alongside and below the flood level of the Salton Sea, so that it floods occasionally when the Salton Sea rises. A part of Bombay Beach is composed of derelict old trailer homes, shacks and wharfs, slowly sinking in the mud and salt. :: Image #22498
Photo of Bombay Beach, lies alongside and below the flood level of the Salton Sea, so that it floods occasionally when the Salton Sea rises. A part of Bombay Beach is composed of derelict old trailer homes, shacks and wharfs, slowly sinking in the mud and salt. :: Image #22497
Photo of Bombay Beach, lies alongside and below the flood level of the Salton Sea, so that it floods occasionally when the Salton Sea rises. A part of Bombay Beach is composed of derelict old trailer homes, shacks and wharfs, slowly sinking in the mud and salt. :: Image #22496
Photo of Bombay Beach, lies alongside and below the flood level of the Salton Sea, so that it floods occasionally when the Salton Sea rises. A part of Bombay Beach is composed of derelict old trailer homes, shacks and wharfs, slowly sinking in the mud and salt. :: Image #22495
Photo of Bombay Beach, lies alongside and below the flood level of the Salton Sea, so that it floods occasionally when the Salton Sea rises. A part of Bombay Beach is composed of derelict old trailer homes, shacks and wharfs, slowly sinking in the mud and salt. :: Image #22494
Photo of Bombay Beach, lies alongside and below the flood level of the Salton Sea, so that it floods occasionally when the Salton Sea rises. A part of Bombay Beach is composed of derelict old trailer homes, shacks and wharfs, slowly sinking in the mud and salt. :: Image #22493
Photo of Bombay Beach, lies alongside and below the flood level of the Salton Sea, so that it floods occasionally when the Salton Sea rises. A part of Bombay Beach is composed of derelict old trailer homes, shacks and wharfs, slowly sinking in the mud and salt. :: Image #22492
Photo of Bombay Beach, lies alongside and below the flood level of the Salton Sea, so that it floods occasionally when the Salton Sea rises. A part of Bombay Beach is composed of derelict old trailer homes, shacks and wharfs, slowly sinking in the mud and salt. :: Image #22491
Photo of Bombay Beach, lies alongside and below the flood level of the Salton Sea, so that it floods occasionally when the Salton Sea rises. A part of Bombay Beach is composed of derelict old trailer homes, shacks and wharfs, slowly sinking in the mud and salt. :: Image #22490
Photo of Bombay Beach, lies alongside and below the flood level of the Salton Sea, so that it floods occasionally when the Salton Sea rises. A part of Bombay Beach is composed of derelict old trailer homes, shacks and wharfs, slowly sinking in the mud and salt. :: Image #22489
Photo of Bombay Beach, lies alongside and below the flood level of the Salton Sea, so that it floods occasionally when the Salton Sea rises. A part of Bombay Beach is composed of derelict old trailer homes, shacks and wharfs, slowly sinking in the mud and salt. :: Image #22488
Photo of Bombay Beach, lies alongside and below the flood level of the Salton Sea, so that it floods occasionally when the Salton Sea rises. A part of Bombay Beach is composed of derelict old trailer homes, shacks and wharfs, slowly sinking in the mud and salt. :: Image #22487
Photo of Burrowing owl (Western North American race hypugaea). This 10-inch-tall burrowing owl is standing besides its burrow. These burrows are usually created by squirrels, prairie dogs, or other rodents and even turtles, and only rarely dug by the owl itself. :: Image #22486
Photo of Burrowing owl (Western North American race hypugaea). This 10-inch-tall burrowing owl is standing besides its burrow. These burrows are usually created by squirrels, prairie dogs, or other rodents and even turtles, and only rarely dug by the owl itself. :: Image #22485
Photo of Burrowing owl (Western North American race hypugaea). This 10-inch-tall burrowing owl is standing besides its burrow. These burrows are usually created by squirrels, prairie dogs, or other rodents and even turtles, and only rarely dug by the owl itself. :: Image #22484
Photo of Burrowing owl (Western North American race hypugaea). This 10-inch-tall burrowing owl is standing besides its burrow. These burrows are usually created by squirrels, prairie dogs, or other rodents and even turtles, and only rarely dug by the owl itself. :: Image #22483
Photo of Burrowing owl (Western North American race hypugaea). This 10-inch-tall burrowing owl is standing besides its burrow. These burrows are usually created by squirrels, prairie dogs, or other rodents and even turtles, and only rarely dug by the owl itself. :: Image #22482
Photo of Burrowing owl (Western North American race hypugaea). This 10-inch-tall burrowing owl is standing besides its burrow. These burrows are usually created by squirrels, prairie dogs, or other rodents and even turtles, and only rarely dug by the owl itself. :: Image #22481
Photo of Burrowing owl (Western North American race hypugaea). This 10-inch-tall burrowing owl is standing besides its burrow. These burrows are usually created by squirrels, prairie dogs, or other rodents and even turtles, and only rarely dug by the owl itself. :: Image #22480
Photo of A burrowing owl peeks out of a drainage pipe. This 10-inch-tall burrowing owl is standing besides its burrow. These burrows are usually created by squirrels, prairie dogs, or other rodents and even turtles, and only rarely dug by the owl itself. :: Image #22479
Photo of Clouds form at dawn before a storm rolls in. :: Image #22476
Photo of Clouds form at dawn before a storm rolls in. :: Image #22475
Photo of Clouds form at dawn before a storm rolls in. :: Image #22474
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. :: Image #22473
Photo of Downtown San Diego, at sunset. :: Image #22472
Photo of Downtown San Diego, at sunset. :: Image #22471
Photo of Downtown San Diego, at sunset. :: Image #22470
Photo of Downtown San Diego, at sunset. :: Image #22469
Photo of PETCO Park, an open-air stadium in downtown San Diego, home of the San Diego Padres baseball club. Opened in 2004, it has a seating capacity of approximately 42000. :: Image #22468
Photo of San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. Coronado Island is to the left, and downtown San Diego is to the right in this view looking north. :: Image #22466
Photo of The Children's Pool in La Jolla, also known as Casa Cove, is a small pocket cove protected by a curving seawall, with the rocky coastline and cottages and homes of La Jolla seen behind it. :: Image #22464
Photo of PETCO Park, an open-air stadium in downtown San Diego, home of the San Diego Padres baseball club. Opened in 2004, it has a seating capacity of approximately 42000. :: Image #22462
Photo of San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. Coronado Island is to the left, and downtown San Diego is to the right in this view looking north. :: Image #22461
Photo of San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. Coronado Island is to the left, and downtown San Diego is to the right in this view looking north. :: Image #22460
Photo of Ancient Douglas fir trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. :: Image #22457
Photo of Firehole River, natural hot spring water steaming in cold winter air, panorama, Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #22454
Photo of Hot Spring, steaming in cold winter air, panorama, Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #22453
Photo of Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, panorama, from Lookout Point, winter, a composite of 7 individual photographs. :: Image #22451
Photo of Yellowstone River flows through Hayden Valley, winter, snow. :: Image #22447
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #22446
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #22444
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #22443
Photo of Boulders and sandstone cliffs, Torrey Pines State Beach. :: Image #22442
Photo of Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #22441
Photo of Boulders and sandstone cliffs, Torrey Pines State Beach. :: Image #22436
Photo of Coast Highway 101, looking south from Del Mar, with Los Penasquitos Marsh on the left and the cliffs of Torrey Pines State Reserve and La Jolla in the distance. :: Image #22434
Photo of San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. Coronado Island is to the left, and downtown San Diego is to the right in this view looking north. :: Image #22433
Photo of San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. Coronado Island is to the left, and downtown San Diego is to the right in this view looking north. :: Image #22432
Photo of San Diego Harbor and downtown San Diego, seen from above Point Loma. :: Image #22431
Photo of Downtown San Diego and USS Midway. The USS Midway was a US Navy aircraft carrier, launched in 1945 and active through the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm, as of 2008 a museum along the downtown waterfront in San Diego. :: Image #22430
Photo of Downtown San Diego and USS Midway. The USS Midway was a US Navy aircraft carrier, launched in 1945 and active through the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm, as of 2008 a museum along the downtown waterfront in San Diego. :: Image #22429
Photo of Downtown San Diego and Petco Park, viewed from the southeast. :: Image #22428
Photo of University of California San Diego, with University City in the distance. :: Image #22427
Photo of Torrey Pines golf course, situated atop the magnificent 300 foot tall seacliffs, offers majestic views of the Pacific Ocean south to La Jolla. Scattered around the course are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Some of La Jolla's biotechnology companies are seen on the far side of the golf course, along North Torrey Pines Road. :: Image #22426
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. :: Image #22425
Photo of Torrey Pines Lodge and Torrey Pines Golf Course, with the Pacific Ocean in the distance. :: Image #22424
Photo of Eleanor Roosevelt College, at University of California San Diego, with the Pacific Ocean in the distance. :: Image #22423
Photo of San Diego Mormon Temple, is seen amid the office and apartment buildings and shopping malls of University City. :: Image #22422
Photo of Downtown San Diego, at sunset. :: Image #22421
Photo of Aerial photo of San Diego Marina District, sunset, with fishing vessels docked alongside pier, Seaport Village (right) and downtown highrise office buildings rising over San Diego Bay. :: Image #22420
Photo of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, situated overlooking the Pacific Ocean on Point Loma, with San Diego Bay and Coronado Island in the distance. :: Image #22419
Photo of Torrey Pines golf course, situated atop the magnificent 300 foot tall seacliffs, offers majestic views of the Pacific Ocean south to La Jolla. Scattered around the course are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Some of La Jolla's biotechnology companies are seen on the far side of the golf course, along North Torrey Pines Road. :: Image #22418
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. :: Image #22417
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. :: Image #22416
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. :: Image #22415
Photo of Housing development in San Diego goes right up to the edge of the mesa and stops where the canyon begins. :: Image #22413
Photo of Residential housing, tract homes and neighborhood. :: Image #22412
Photo of Hotel Del Coronado, with San Diego Coronado Bridge in the background. :: Image #22411
Photo of Downtown San Diego, viewed from above Coronado Island. :: Image #22410
Photo of Old Point Loma Lighthouse, sitting high atop the end of Point Loma peninsula, seen here with San Diego Bay and downtown San Diego in the distance. The old Point Loma lighthouse operated from 1855 to 1891 above the entrance to San Diego Bay. It is now a maintained by the National Park Service and is part of Cabrillo National Monument :: Image #22409
Photo of Downtown San Diego, viewed from above Point Loma, with Coronado and North Island NAS in the foreground. :: Image #22408
Photo of Embarcadero marina and San Diego Marriott hotel towers, along San Diego Bay. :: Image #22407
Photo of Seaport Village (center) and Embarcadero Marine Park and marina (right) with the towers of the Grand Hyatt hotel rising above. :: Image #22406
Photo of Grand Hyatt hotel towers, above Seaport Village and San Diego Bay. :: Image #22405
Photo of San Diego Marina District, sunset, with fishing vessels docked alongside pier, Seaport Village (right) and downtown highrise office buildings rising over San Diego Bay. :: Image #22404
Photo of Downtown San Diego bayfront, Marina District, with the USS Midway Navy aircraft carrier (right), cruise ship terminal (left) and high rise office buildings towering over North Harbor Drive along San Diego Bay. :: Image #22403
Photo of San Diego cruise ship terminal and pier, with the high rise offices of downtown San Diego rising above, along the waterfront of San Diego Bay. :: Image #22402
Photo of San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. Coronado Island is to the left, and downtown San Diego is to the right in this view looking north. :: Image #22401
Photo of Coronado Shores, a group of 10 condominium buildings south of the Hotel Del, on the water on Coronado Island. :: Image #22400
Photo of Coronado Shores. :: Image #22399
Photo of New Point Loma Lighthouse, situated on the tip of Point Loma Peninsula, marks the entrance to San Diego Bay. The lighthouse rises 70' and was built in 1891 to replace the "old" Point Loma Lighthouse which was often shrouded in fog. :: Image #22398
Photo of The La Jolla Coast, sometimes referred to as the Riviera of San Diego, is some of the most beautiful residental coastline in all of Southern California. :: Image #22397
Photo of The La Jolla Coast, sometimes referred to as the Riviera of San Diego, is some of the most beautiful residental coastline in all of Southern California. :: Image #22396
Photo of The Children's Pool in La Jolla, also known as Casa Cove, is a small pocket cove protected by a curving seawall, with the rocky coastline and cottages and homes of La Jolla seen behind it. :: Image #22395
Photo of Torrey Pines golf course, situated atop the magnificent 300 foot tall seacliffs, offers majestic views of the Pacific Ocean south to La Jolla. Scattered around the course are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Some of La Jolla's biotechnology companies are seen on the far side of the golf course, along North Torrey Pines Road. :: Image #22394
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. :: Image #22393
Photo of Freeway intersection, Interstate 8 and Highway 163, looking west. :: Image #22392
Photo of San Diego downtown waterfront, with USS Midway aircraft carrier and Navy museum (right), sunset. :: Image #22391
Photo of Grand Hyatt hotel towers, rising above the Embarcadero Marina and yacht basin. :: Image #22390
Photo of Downtown San Diego and USS Midway. The USS Midway was a US Navy aircraft carrier, launched in 1945 and active through the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm, as of 2008 a museum along the downtown waterfront in San Diego. :: Image #22389
Photo of San Diego waterfront and skyline, Star of India (lower left), high rise modern office buildings, San Diego Bay, sunset. :: Image #22388
Photo of San Diego Embarcadero Marina Park, with yacht basin, San Diego Convention Center (right), Marriott (center) and Grand Hyatt (left) hotels. :: Image #22387
Photo of Downtown San Diego and Petco Park, viewed from the southeast. :: Image #22386
Photo of Coronado Island and Glorietta Bay, part of San Diego Bay. :: Image #22385
Photo of Coronado Shores, a group of 10 condominium buildings south of the Hotel Del, on the water on Coronado Island. :: Image #22384
Photo of Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #22383
Photo of Sunset Cliffs, a coastal community of San Diego, boasts beautiful homes and rugged, scalloped bluffs rising above the Pacific Ocean. Downtown San Diego can be seen in the distance. :: Image #22382
Photo of Mission Bay, is the largest man-made aquatic park in the country. It spans 4,235 acres and is split nearly evenly between land and water. It is situated between the communities of Pacific Beach, Mission Beach, Bay Park and bordered on the south by the San Diego River channel. Once named "False Bay" by Juan Cabrillo in 1542, the tidelands were dredged in the 1940's creating the basins and islands of what is now Mission Bay. :: Image #22381
Photo of The La Jolla Coast, sometimes referred to as the Riviera of San Diego, is some of the most beautiful residental coastline in all of Southern California. :: Image #22380
Photo of Homes in La Jolla, atop the cliffs above famous Black's Beach, with University of California San Diego in the background. :: Image #22379
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. :: Image #22378
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. :: Image #22377
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. :: Image #22376
Photo of Torrey Pines Golf Course, the North course, with the Pacific Ocean in the distance. :: Image #22375
Photo of San Diego Mormon Temple, is seen amid the office and apartment buildings and shopping malls of University City. :: Image #22374
Photo of San Diego Skyline at sunset, North Harbor Drive running along the waterfront, high rise office buildings, with cruise ship terminal (right). :: Image #22373
Photo of New Point Loma Lighthouse, situated on the tip of Point Loma Peninsula, marks the entrance to San Diego Bay. The lighthouse rises 70' and was built in 1891 to replace the "old" Point Loma Lighthouse which was often shrouded in fog. :: Image #22372
Photo of The La Jolla Coast, sometimes referred to as the Riviera of San Diego, is some of the most beautiful residental coastline in all of Southern California. :: Image #22371
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. :: Image #22370
Photo of San Diego Convention Center, located in the Marina District of downtown San Diego. Built in 1989, the San Diego Convention Center offers 525,700 square feet of exhibit space. It is noted for its distinctive "sails" made of Teflon-coated fiberglass suspended over the central exhibition hall, aptly named Sails Pavilion. :: Image #22369
Photo of Downtown San Diego at sunset, with Pacific Highway passing through the center. :: Image #22368
Photo of Embarcadero Marina Park, with the Grand Hyatt (left) and Marriott (right) hotels rising above the yacht basin. :: Image #22367
Photo of Downtown San Diego and Petco Park, viewed from the southeast. :: Image #22366
Photo of San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. Coronado Island is to the left, and downtown San Diego is to the right in this view looking north. :: Image #22365
Photo of Coronado Shores, a group of 10 condominium buildings south of the Hotel Del, on the water on Coronado Island. :: Image #22364
Photo of Point Loma peninsula, with scalloped sandstone cliffs edging the Pacific Ocean. San Diego Bay, Coronado Island and the high rises of downtown San Diego are seen beyond. Navy facilities, including SPAWAR (Space and Naval Warfare) building 600 in left center, are scattered along this section of Point Loma. :: Image #22363
Photo of Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach. :: Image #22362
Photo of Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach. Mission Bay and downtown San Diego are seen in the distance. :: Image #22361
Photo of The Children's Pool in La Jolla, also known as Casa Cove, is a small pocket cove protected by a curving seawall, with the rocky coastline and cottages and homes of La Jolla seen behind it. :: Image #22360
Photo of La Jolla Point (lower left) and Scripps Park, with old La Jolla shops, homes and Coast Blvd. :: Image #22359
Photo of Torrey Pines golf course, situated atop the magnificent 300 foot tall seacliffs, offers majestic views of the Pacific Ocean south to La Jolla. Scattered around the course are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Some of La Jolla's biotechnology companies are seen on the far side of the golf course, along North Torrey Pines Road. :: Image #22357
Photo of University City, a community in La Jolla, hotels and office buildings. :: Image #22356
Photo of Downtown San Diego and USS Midway. The USS Midway was a US Navy aircraft carrier, launched in 1945 and active through the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm, as of 2008 a museum along the downtown waterfront in San Diego. :: Image #22355
Photo of San Diego Skyline at sunset, North Harbor Drive running along the waterfront, high rise office buildings, with cruise ship terminal (right). :: Image #22354
Photo of Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #22353
Photo of Old Point Loma Lighthouse, sitting high atop the end of Point Loma peninsula, seen here with San Diego Bay and downtown San Diego in the distance. The old Point Loma lighthouse operated from 1855 to 1891 above the entrance to San Diego Bay. It is now a maintained by the National Park Service and is part of Cabrillo National Monument :: Image #22352
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. :: Image #22351
Photo of San Diego Harbor and downtown San Diego, seen from above Point Loma. :: Image #22350
Photo of Grand Hyatt hotel towers along the downtown waterfront of San Diego. :: Image #22349
Photo of Downtown San Diego and USS Midway. The USS Midway was a US Navy aircraft carrier, launched in 1945 and active through the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm, as of 2008 a museum along the downtown waterfront in San Diego. :: Image #22348
Photo of New Point Loma Lighthouse, situated on the tip of Point Loma Peninsula, marks the entrance to San Diego Bay. The lighthouse rises 70' and was built in 1891 to replace the "old" Point Loma Lighthouse which was often shrouded in fog. :: Image #22347
Photo of La Jolla Shores Beach, with the La Jolla Shores Hotel fronting the flat sand beach. Mount Soledad rises in the background. :: Image #22346
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. :: Image #22345
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. :: Image #22344
Photo of Mission Bay and Pacific Ocean, sunset. :: Image #22343
Photo of NASSCO Builder, a floating drydock operated by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, with a boat under construction shrouded in white within the drydock. :: Image #22342
Photo of San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. :: Image #22341
Photo of Marina District of San Diego, with Seaport Village (lower) and Grand Hyatt hotel towers (top), along San Diego Bay. :: Image #22340
Photo of Grand Hyatt hotel towers, above Seaport Village and San Diego Bay. :: Image #22339
Photo of San Diego waterfront and skyline, Star of India (lower left), high rise modern office buildings, San Diego Bay, sunset. :: Image #22338
Photo of San Diego Country Administration Building, with downtown San Diego office buildings behind, sunset. :: Image #22337
Photo of Downtown San Diego, at sunset. :: Image #22336
Photo of Sunset over Coronado Island and Point Loma. :: Image #22335
Photo of Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #22334
Photo of Pacific Beach, Crystal Pier and Mission Bay, looking south. Point Loma is seen in the distance. :: Image #22333
Photo of Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. :: Image #22332
Photo of Downtown San Diego, at sunset. :: Image #22331
Photo of San Diego Embarcadero Marina Park, with yacht basin, San Diego Convention Center (right), Marriott (center) and Grand Hyatt (left) hotels. :: Image #22330
Photo of Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, situated on the Silver Strand between San Diego Bay and the Pacific Ocean, is the West Coast focal point for special and expeditionary warfare training and operations. The famous "swastika building" is seen on the southern (left) side of the base. :: Image #22329
Photo of Coronado Shores, a group of 10 condominium buildings south of the Hotel Del, on the water on Coronado Island. :: Image #22328
Photo of San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. :: Image #22326
Photo of Sunset Cliffs, a coastal community of San Diego, boasts beautiful homes and rugged, scalloped bluffs rising above the Pacific Ocean. Downtown San Diego can be seen in the distance. :: Image #22325
Photo of Mission Bay is the largest man-made aquatic park in the country. It spans 4,235 acres and is split nearly evenly between land and water. It is situated between the communities of Pacific Beach, Mission Beach, Bay Park and bordered on the south by the San Diego River channel. Once named "False Bay" by Juan Cabrillo in 1542, the tidelands were dredged in the 1940's creating the basins and islands of what is now Mission Bay. :: Image #22324
Photo of Pacific Beach, oceanfront homes and apartments, with Mission Bay behind. :: Image #22323
Photo of Pacific Beach, Crystal Pier and Mission Bay, looking south. Downtown San Diego is seen in the distance. :: Image #22322
Photo of La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, located on La Jolla Shores Beach with Mount Soledad rises in the background. :: Image #22321
Photo of Torrey Pines golf course, situated atop the magnificent 300 foot tall seacliffs, offers majestic views of the Pacific Ocean south to La Jolla. Scattered around the course are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Some of La Jolla's biotechnology companies are seen on the far side of the golf course, along North Torrey Pines Road. :: Image #22320
Photo of Scripps Clinic and Torrey Pines Golf Course, with the Pacific Ocean in the distance. :: Image #22318
Photo of Interstate 805, rushhour traffic at sunset, looking north with the hills of Camp Pendleton and Oceanside in the distance. :: Image #22317
Photo of Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant. Opened in 1963, the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant treats approximately 175 million gallons of wastewater per day, generated by 2.2 million residents of San Diego over a 450 square mile area. San Diego Bay, Coronado Island and downtown San Diego are seen in the distance. :: Image #22315
Photo of SIO Pier. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography research pier is 1090 feet long and was built of reinforced concrete in 1988, replacing the original wooden pier built in 1915. The Scripps Pier is home to a variety of sensing equipment above and below water that collects various oceanographic data. The Scripps research diving facility is located at the foot of the pier. Fresh seawater is pumped from the pier to the many tanks and facilities of SIO, including the Birch Aquarium. The Scripps Pier is named in honor of Ellen Browning Scripps, the most significant donor and benefactor of the Institution. :: Image #22313
Photo of Torrey Pines Golf Course, south course holes 2, 4 and 5. Torrey Pines golf course, situated atop the magnificent 300 foot tall seacliffs, offers majestic views of the Pacific Ocean south to La Jolla. Scattered around the course are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. :: Image #22312
Photo of Los Penasquitos Marsh, seen from above along the coast south of Del Mar, where it exchanges fresh and salt water iwith the Pacific Ocean along Torrey Pines State Beach. :: Image #22309
Photo of Downtown San Diego bayfront, Marina District, with the USS Midway Navy aircraft carrier (right), cruise ship terminal (left) and high rise office buildings towering over North Harbor Drive along San Diego Bay. :: Image #22308
Photo of PETCO Park, an open-air stadium in downtown San Diego, home of the San Diego Padres baseball club. Opened in 2004, it has a seating capacity of approximately 42000. :: Image #22307
Photo of San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. Coronado Island is to the left, and downtown San Diego is to the right in this view looking north. :: Image #22306
Photo of Ocean Beach Pier, also known as the OB Pier or Ocean Beach Municipal Pier, is the longest concrete pier on the West Coast measuring 1971 feet (601 m) long. Sunset Cliffs and Point Loma extend off to the south. :: Image #22304
Photo of San Diego River, constrained by levees and jetties on both its north and south sides, just before it empties into the Pacific Ocean south of Mission Beach. :: Image #22303
Photo of San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. Coronado Island is to the left, and downtown San Diego is to the right in this view looking north. :: Image #22299
Photo of Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, situated on the Silver Strand between San Diego Bay and the Pacific Ocean, is the West Coast focal point for special and expeditionary warfare training and operations. The famous "swastika building" is seen on the southern (left) side of the base. :: Image #22298
Photo of Coronado Shores, a group of 10 condominium buildings south of the Hotel Del, on the water on Coronado Island. :: Image #22297
Photo of Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #22296
Photo of San Diego Mormon Temple, is seen amid the office and apartment buildings and shopping malls of University City. :: Image #22292
Photo of Western gull. :: Image #22283
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry :: Image #22272
Photo of California brown pelican opening its large beak. :: Image #22270
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry :: Image #22268
Photo of San Diego city skyline at sunset, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Harbor Island. A panoramic photograph, composite of six separate images. :: Image #22265
Photo of San Diego city skyline at sunset, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Harbor Island. :: Image #22264
Photo of San Diego city skyline, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Point Loma at sunset, with mountains of the Cleveland National Forest rising in the distance. Mount San Miguel is on the right and Lyons Peak to the left. :: Image #22263
Photo of San Diego city skyline, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Point Loma with the San Diego Yacht Club in the foreground, sunset. :: Image #22262
Photo of San Diego city skyline at sunset, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Harbor Island. :: Image #22261
Photo of San Diego city skyline, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Point Loma at sunset, with mountains of the Cleveland National Forest rising in the distance. Lyons Peak is in center and the flanks of Mount San Miguel to the right. :: Image #22260
Photo of San Diego city skyline at night, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego reflected in the still waters of San Diego Harbor, viewed from Coronado Island. :: Image #22259
Photo of San Diego city skyline at sunset, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Harbor Island. :: Image #22258
Photo of San Diego city skyline, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Point Loma at sunset, with mountains of the Cleveland National Forest rising in the distance. A panoramic photograph, composite of seven separate images. :: Image #22257
Photo of San Diego city skyline, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Point Loma at sunset, with mountains of the Cleveland National Forest rising in the distance. :: Image #22251
Photo of San Diego city skyline at sunset, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Harbor Island. :: Image #22249
Photo of Seagull and Morro Rock. :: Image #22245
Photo of Boats in Morro Bay. :: Image #22244
Photo of Wind turbines rise above the flat floor of the San Gorgonio Pass near Palm Springs, with snow covered Mount San Jacinto in the background, provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. :: Image #22243
Photo of Wind turbines and Mount San Jacinto, rise above the flat floor of the San Gorgonio Pass near Palm Springs, provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. :: Image #22241
Photo of Wind turbines and Mount San Jacinto, rise above the flat floor of the San Gorgonio Pass near Palm Springs, provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. :: Image #22240
Photo of Mission San Luis Obispo del Tolosa, interior alcove detail. Established in 1772, Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is a Spanish mission founded by Junipero Serra, first president of the California missions. It was the fifth in a chain of 21 missions stretching from San Diego to Sonoma. Built by the Chumash indians living in the area, its combination of belfry and vestibule is unique among California missions. In 1846 John C. Fremont and his California battalion quartered here while engaged in the war with Mexico. :: Image #22235
Photo of Mission bells, Mission San Luis Obispo del Tolosa. Established in 1772, Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is a Spanish mission founded by Junipero Serra, first president of the California missions. It was the fifth in a chain of 21 missions stretching from San Diego to Sonoma. Built by the Chumash indians living in the area, its combination of belfry and vestibule is unique among California missions. In 1846 John C. Fremont and his California battalion quartered here while engaged in the war with Mexico. :: Image #22234
Photo of Mission bells, Mission San Luis Obispo del Tolosa. Established in 1772, Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is a Spanish mission founded by Junipero Serra, first president of the California missions. It was the fifth in a chain of 21 missions stretching from San Diego to Sonoma. Built by the Chumash indians living in the area, its combination of belfry and vestibule is unique among California missions. In 1846 John C. Fremont and his California battalion quartered here while engaged in the war with Mexico. :: Image #22233
Photo of Mission San Luis Obispo del Tolosa, chapel interior. Established in 1772, Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is a Spanish mission founded by Junipero Serra, first president of the California missions. It was the fifth in a chain of 21 missions stretching from San Diego to Sonoma. Built by the Chumash indians living in the area, its combination of belfry and vestibule is unique among California missions. In 1846 John C. Fremont and his California battalion quartered here while engaged in the war with Mexico. :: Image #22232
Photo of Mission San Luis Obispo del Tolosa, chapel interior. Established in 1772, Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is a Spanish mission founded by Junipero Serra, first president of the California missions. It was the fifth in a chain of 21 missions stretching from San Diego to Sonoma. Built by the Chumash indians living in the area, its combination of belfry and vestibule is unique among California missions. In 1846 John C. Fremont and his California battalion quartered here while engaged in the war with Mexico. :: Image #22231
Photo of Mission San Luis Obispo del Tolosa, chapel interior. Established in 1772, Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is a Spanish mission founded by Junipero Serra, first president of the California missions. It was the fifth in a chain of 21 missions stretching from San Diego to Sonoma. Built by the Chumash indians living in the area, its combination of belfry and vestibule is unique among California missions. In 1846 John C. Fremont and his California battalion quartered here while engaged in the war with Mexico. :: Image #22230
Photo of Morro Bay, boats and Morro Rock in the distance. :: Image #22228
Photo of Morro Bay, boats and Morro Rock in the distance. :: Image #22227
Photo of Morro Bay, boats and Morro Rock in the distance. :: Image #22226
Photo of Morro Bay, boats and Morro Rock in the distance. :: Image #22225
Photo of Morro Bay, boats and Morro Rock in the distance. :: Image #22224
Photo of Morro Rock lit at sunrise, rises above Morro Bay which is still in early morning shadow. :: Image #22223
Photo of Hills between Morro Bay and Atascadero, early morning light, power transmission lines and signal attenae. :: Image #22222
Photo of Hills between Morro Bay and Atascadero, early morning light, power transmission lines and signal attenae. :: Image #22217
Photo of First light on Morro Rock, sunrise. :: Image #22216
Photo of Barrier dunes, along the narrow sand strand separating Morro Bay and the Pacific Ocean. :: Image #22215
Photo of Earth shadow over Morro Rock and Morro Bay. Just before sunrise the shadow of the Earth can seen as the darker sky below the pink sunrise. :: Image #22214
Photo of Earth shadow over Morro Rock and Morro Bay. Just before sunrise the shadow of the Earth can seen as the darker sky below the pink sunrise. :: Image #22213
Photo of Wind turbines, rise above the flat floor of the San Gorgonio Pass near Palm Springs, with snow covered Mount San Jacinto in the background, provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. :: Image #22210
Photo of Wind turbines, rise above the flat floor of the San Gorgonio Pass near Palm Springs, with snow covered Mount San Jacinto in the background, provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. :: Image #22208
Photo of Wind turbines, rise above the flat floor of the San Gorgonio Pass near Palm Springs, with snow covered Mount San Jacinto in the background, provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. :: Image #22207
Photo of Wind turbines, rise above the flat floor of the San Gorgonio Pass near Palm Springs, with snow covered Mount San Jacinto in the background, provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. :: Image #22206
Photo of The city of Palm Desert spreads along the floor of the Coachella Valley, seen from a vantage points high above on State Route 74. :: Image #22200
Photo of Sarah's Cavern, a natural sea cave hidden below sea cliffs in Carlsbad, opening onto a flat beach at sunset, inner walls adorned with graffiti. :: Image #22196
Photo of Remains of the old historic "Coast Highway 101", undermined as the bluff upon which it was built eroded away, now broken into pieces of concrete and asphalt blocks and fallen down the sea cliffs, lying on the beach. :: Image #22194
Photo of Remains of the old historic "Coast Highway 101", undermined as the bluff upon which it was built eroded away, now broken into pieces of concrete and asphalt blocks and fallen down the sea cliffs, lying on the beach. :: Image #22193
Photo of Remains of the old historic "Coast Highway 101", undermined as the bluff upon which it was built eroded away, now broken into pieces of concrete and asphalt blocks and fallen down the sea cliffs, lying on the beach. :: Image #22192
Photo of Remains of the old historic "Coast Highway 101", undermined as the bluff upon which it was built eroded away, now broken into pieces of concrete and asphalt blocks and fallen down the sea cliffs, lying on the beach. :: Image #22191
Photo of Cobblestones piled at the base of seacliffs, sunset. Beach cliffs made of soft clay continually erode, adding fresh sand and cobble stones to the beach. The sand will flow away with ocean currents, leading for further erosion of the cliffs. :: Image #22190
Photo of Beach cliffs made of soft clay continually erode, adding fresh sand and cobble stones to the beach. The sand will flow away with ocean currents, leading for further erosion of the cliffs. :: Image #22189
Photo of Beach cliffs made of soft clay continually erode, adding fresh sand and cobble stones to the beach. The sand will flow away with ocean currents, leading for further erosion of the cliffs. :: Image #22188
Photo of Beach cliffs made of soft clay continually erode, adding fresh sand and cobble stones to the beach. The sand will flow away with ocean currents, leading for further erosion of the cliffs. :: Image #22187
Photo of The San Diego Museum of Natural History, Balboa Park, San Diego. The San Diego Natural History Museum is the place to find dinosaur bones and get a close up look at insects, birds and organic matter that make our outside world so interesting. Renovated in 2001, a new wing has doubled the museums original 65,000 square feet of floor space to about 150,000 square feet. :: Image #22186
Photo of Gray whale skeleton on display at the San Diego Natural History Museum. :: Image #22185
Photo of Prehistoric skull of a large predatory cat, San Diego Natural History Museum. :: Image #22183
Photo of Courtyard, San Diego Natural History Museum. :: Image #22182
Photo of "Water" exhibit, San Diego Natural History Museum. :: Image #22181
Photo of Visitors view a display of amphibians at the "Water" exhibit, San Diego Natural History Museum. :: Image #22180
Photo of A young visitor views wall displays at the "Water" exhibit, San Diego Natural History Museum. :: Image #22179
Photo of The San Diego Museum of Natural History, Balboa Park, San Diego. The San Diego Natural History Museum is the place to find dinosaur bones and get a close up look at insects, birds and organic matter that make our outside world so interesting. Renovated in 2001, a new wing has doubled the museums original 65,000 square feet of floor space to about 150,000 square feet. :: Image #22178
Photo of The Bea Evenson Fountain is the centerpiece of the Plaza de Balboa in Balboa Park, San Diego. The San Diego Natural History Museum is seen in the background. :: Image #22177
Photo of The Bea Evenson Fountain is the centerpiece of the Plaza de Balboa in Balboa Park, San Diego. The San Diego Natural History Museum is seen in the background. :: Image #22176
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #22170
Photo of Brown pelican. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #22145
Photo of Antenna towers atop San Miguel Mountain, aerial view. San Miguel Mountain reaches an altitude of 2565 feet, and hosts commercial radio and television antennas for the San Diego region, east of downtown San Diego. :: Image #22141
Photo of Aerial view of mountains east of downtown San Diego. :: Image #22140
Photo of Badlands, foothills and desert washes, west of Salton Sea, near Canyon Sin Nombre. :: Image #22139
Photo of Volcanic cinder cones and foothills, west of Salton Sea. :: Image #22138
Photo of Desert, foothills and washes, west of the Salton Sea on the border of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, aerial view. :: Image #22137
Photo of Brawley (right), Westmorland (center) and Salton Sea (top), farms, Imperial County :: Image #22136
Photo of Brawley, town and farms, viewed from above. :: Image #22135
Photo of Farms viewed from above, near Brawley :: Image #22134
Photo of Farms meet desert south of the Salton Sea, near Brawley :: Image #22133
Photo of Farms meet desert south of the Salton Sea, near Brawley :: Image #22132
Photo of Colorado River, showing Martinez Lake (top right), Senator Wash Reservoir (lower left), Squaw Lake (center bottom). :: Image #22131
Photo of A top secret, high security alien spaceship depot in the desert east of the Colorado River. Long suspected but only confirmed to exist for the first time with this photograph, this is a derivative high tech interstellar flight complex arising from work originally conducted at the (nonexistant) Area 51. Strangely, certain curious aspects of this location, such as the circle and long oval tracks which support landings and liftoff of gravity drive Martian and Saturnian craft, are not shown on Google Earth, while other features in this photograph area such as the long ovoid skateboard track are indeed seen on Google Earth and can be matched to this image. The US Government will likely deny the mere existence of this bizarre Martian landing area. :: Image #22130
Photo of Mountains in southern Arizona, aerial view. :: Image #22129
Photo of Mountains in southern Arizona, aerial view. :: Image #22128
Photo of Mountains in southern Arizona, aerial view. :: Image #22127
Photo of Mountains in southern Arizona, aerial view. :: Image #22126
Photo of Mountains in southern Arizona, aerial view. :: Image #22125
Photo of Mountains in southern Arizona, aerial view. :: Image #22124
Photo of Roosevelt Lake, aerial view. :: Image #22123
Photo of Roosevelt Lake, aerial view. :: Image #22122
Photo of Roosevelt Lake, aerial view. :: Image #22121
Photo of Roosevelt Lake, aerial view. :: Image #22120
Photo of Roosevelt Lake, aerial view. :: Image #22119
Photo of Mountains east of Roosevelt Lake, near Gila, aerial view. :: Image #22118
Photo of Mountains east of Roosevelt Lake, near Gila, aerial view. :: Image #22117
Photo of Joshua Trees in early morning light. :: Image #22116
Photo of Joshua Trees in early morning light. :: Image #22113
Photo of Joshua Trees silhouetted against predawn sunrise light. :: Image #22111
Photo of Joshua Trees in early morning light. :: Image #22110
Photo of Joshua Trees in early morning light. :: Image #22109
Photo of Sunrise in Joshua Tree National Park, storm clouds. :: Image #22108
Photo of Joshua Trees in early morning light. :: Image #22107
Photo of Joshua Trees in early morning light. :: Image #22106
Photo of Joshua trees silhouetted against predawn sunrise light. :: Image #22105
Photo of Joshua Trees in early morning light. :: Image #22104
Photo of Sunrise in Joshua Tree National Park, storm clouds. :: Image #22103
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #22099
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #22098
Photo of Snow geese in flight. :: Image #22097
Photo of Snow geese in flight. :: Image #22096
Photo of A sandhill crane is perfectly reflected, in mirror-calm waters at sunrise. :: Image #22095
Photo of Two sandhill cranes, reflected in mirror-still waters at sunrise. :: Image #22094
Photo of Snow geese rest on a still pond in rich orange and yellow sunrise light. These geese have spent their night's rest on the main empoundment and will leave around sunrise to feed in nearby corn fields. :: Image #22093
Photo of Snow geese at dawn. Snow geese rest beneath richly colored predawn skies on the main impoundment pond at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. They will lift off by the thousands at sunrise. :: Image #22092
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #22091
Photo of Sunset at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, with sandhill cranes silhouetted in reflection in the calm pond. Spectacular sunsets at Bosque del Apache, rich in reds, oranges, yellows and purples, make for striking reflections of the thousands of cranes and geese found in the refuge each winter. :: Image #22090
Photo of A sandhill crane is perfectly reflected, in mirror-calm waters at sunrise. :: Image #22089
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight in late afternoon light. :: Image #22088
Photo of Snow geese in flight. :: Image #22087
Photo of Two juvenile snow geese in synchornous flight. :: Image #22086
Photo of Sunset at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, with sandhill cranes silhouetted in reflection in the calm pond. Spectacular sunsets at Bosque del Apache, rich in reds, oranges, yellows and purples, make for striking reflections of the thousands of cranes and geese found in the refuge each winter. :: Image #22085
Photo of Sandhill crane in flight at sunset. :: Image #22084
Photo of A sandhill crane is perfectly reflected, in mirror-calm waters at sunrise. :: Image #22083
Photo of A sandhill crane is perfectly reflected, in mirror-calm waters at sunrise. :: Image #22082
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This crane is one of over 5000 present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #22081
Photo of Sunrise at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. :: Image #22080
Photo of Snow geese rest on a still pond in rich orange and yellow sunrise light. These geese have spent their night's rest on the main empoundment and will leave around sunrise to feed in nearby corn fields. :: Image #22079
Photo of Snow geese at dawn. Snow geese often "blast off" just before or after dawn, leaving the ponds where they rest for the night to forage elsewhere during the day. :: Image #22078
Photo of Snow geese blast off. After resting and preening on water, snow geese are started by a coyote, hawk or just wind and take off en masse by the thousands. As many as 50,000 snow geese are found at Bosque del Apache NWR at times, stopping at the refuge during their winter migration along the Rio Grande River. :: Image #22077
Photo of Two sandhill cranes flying side by side. :: Image #22076
Photo of Snow geese in flight. :: Image #22075
Photo of Snow geese at dawn. Thousands of snow geese fly over the brown hills of Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. In the dim predawn light, the geese appear as streaks in the sky. :: Image #22074
Photo of Snow geese at sunrise. Thousands of wintering snow geese take to the sky in predawn light in Bosque del Apache's famous "blast off". The flock can be as large as 20,000 geese or more. Long time exposure creates blurring among the geese. :: Image #22073
Photo of Snow geese flying in a vast skein. Thousands of snow geese fly in predawn light, blurred due to time exposure. :: Image #22072
Photo of Sandhill cranes stand in shallow water reflecting golden sunset colors. :: Image #22071
Photo of Sandhill cranes stand in shallow water reflecting golden sunset colors. :: Image #22070
Photo of Sunset at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, with sandhill cranes silhouetted in reflection in the calm pond. Spectacular sunsets at Bosque del Apache, rich in reds, oranges, yellows and purples, make for striking reflections of the thousands of cranes and geese found in the refuge each winter. :: Image #22069
Photo of A sandhill crane is perfectly reflected, in mirror-calm waters at sunrise. :: Image #22068
Photo of Sandhill cranes, flying across a colorful sunset sky, blur wings due to long time exposure. :: Image #22067
Photo of Snow geese flying in a vast skein. Thousands of snow geese fly in predawn light, blurred due to time exposure. :: Image #22066
Photo of Snow geese in flight. :: Image #22065
Photo of Snow geese in flight. :: Image #22064
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #22063
Photo of Chihuahuan raven eating the remains of what was likely a duck or a snow goose. :: Image #22062
Photo of Sandhill cranes posture and socialize. :: Image #22061
Photo of Sandhill cranes posture and socialize. :: Image #22060
Photo of Skeins of snow geese fly in classic chevron formation. :: Image #22059
Photo of A photographer composes his perfect image of another beautiful sunset at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. :: Image #22058
Photo of Snow geese blast off. After resting and preening on water, snow geese are started by a coyote, hawk or just wind and take off en masse by the thousands. As many as 50,000 snow geese are found at Bosque del Apache NWR at times, stopping at the refuge during their winter migration along the Rio Grande River. :: Image #22057
Photo of Two sandhill cranes, reflected in mirror-still waters at sunrise. :: Image #22056
Photo of A sandhill crane is perfectly reflected, in mirror-calm waters at sunrise. :: Image #22055
Photo of Sandhill cranes, flying across a colorful sunset sky, blur wings due to long time exposure. :: Image #22054
Photo of Sandhill cranes, flying across a colorful sunset sky, blur wings due to long time exposure. :: Image #22053
Photo of Snow goose in flight, slowing before landing to join a flock of snow geese resting on a pond. :: Image #22052
Photo of Snow geese flying in a vast skein. Thousands of snow geese fly in predawn light, blurred due to time exposure. :: Image #22051
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight, silhouetted against a richly colored evening sky. :: Image #22050
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #22049
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #22048
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #22047
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #22046
Photo of Chihuahuan raven eating the remains of what was likely a duck or a snow goose. :: Image #22045
Photo of Sandhill cranes forage for corn. :: Image #22044
Photo of Mule deer, male with antlers. :: Image #22043
Photo of A sandhill crane in flight, spreading its wings wide which can span up to 6 1/2 feet. :: Image #22042
Photo of Snow geese in flight. :: Image #22041
Photo of Sandhill cranes posture and socialize. :: Image #22040
Photo of Sandhill cranes reflected in still waters. :: Image #22039
Photo of A sandhill cranes, standing in still waters with rich gold sunset light reflected around it. :: Image #22038
Photo of A sandhill cranes, standing in still waters with rich gold sunset light reflected around it. :: Image #22037
Photo of Sunset at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, with sandhill cranes silhouetted in reflection in the calm pond. Spectacular sunsets at Bosque del Apache, rich in reds, oranges, yellows and purples, make for striking reflections of the thousands of cranes and geese found in the refuge each winter. :: Image #22036
Photo of Coyote, pausing to look for prey as it passes through Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. :: Image #22035
Photo of Coyote, pausing to look for prey as it passes through Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. :: Image #22034
Photo of Two sandhill cranes, reflected in mirror-still waters at sunrise. :: Image #22033
Photo of A sandhill crane is perfectly reflected, in mirror-calm waters at sunrise. :: Image #22032
Photo of Two sandhill cranes, reflected in mirror-still waters at sunrise. :: Image #22031
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This crane is one of over 5000 present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #22030
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight, side by side in near-synchonicity, spreading their broad wides wide as they fly. :: Image #22029
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This crane is one of over 5000 present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #22028
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This crane is one of over 5000 present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #22027
Photo of Sandhill cranes reflected in still waters. :: Image #22026
Photo of Sunrise, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. :: Image #22025
Photo of A sandhill crane taking flight in soft predawn light. :: Image #22024
Photo of A sandhill crane taking flight in soft predawn light. :: Image #22023
Photo of A sandhill crane taking flight in soft predawn light. :: Image #22022
Photo of Snow geese at dawn. Snow geese often "blast off" just before or after dawn, leaving the ponds where they rest for the night to forage elsewhere during the day. :: Image #22021
Photo of Snow geese rest on a still pond in rich orange and yellow sunrise light. These geese have spent their night's rest on the main empoundment and will leave around sunrise to feed in nearby corn fields. :: Image #22020
Photo of Snow geese rest on a still pond in rich orange and yellow sunrise light. These geese have spent their night's rest on the main empoundment and will leave around sunrise to feed in nearby corn fields. :: Image #22019
Photo of Snow geese at dawn. Snow geese rest beneath richly colored predawn skies on the main impoundment pond at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. They will lift off by the thousands at sunrise. :: Image #22018
Photo of Sandhill cranes, silhouetted against a colorful sunset sky. :: Image #22017
Photo of Sandhill cranes, flying across a colorful sunset sky, blur wings due to long time exposure. :: Image #22016
Photo of Snow geese and one of the "crane pools" in the northern part of Bosque del Apache NWR. :: Image #22015
Photo of Snow geese take off, in flight. :: Image #22014
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #22013
Photo of Snow geese in flight. :: Image #22012
Photo of Sandhill crane portrait, as it forages in tall grass. :: Image #22011
Photo of Snow goose standing in marsh grass. :: Image #22010
Photo of A sandhill crane in flight, spreading its wings wide which can span up to 6 1/2 feet. :: Image #22009
Photo of Two sandhill cranes flying side by side. :: Image #22008
Photo of Two sandhill cranes flying side by side. :: Image #22007
Photo of Two sandhill cranes flying side by side. :: Image #22006
Photo of Snow geese at dawn. Snow geese often "blast off" just before or after dawn, leaving the ponds where they rest for the night to forage elsewhere during the day. :: Image #22005
Photo of Snow geese rest on still waters, main empoundment, before sunrise, blurring of geese due to time exposure. :: Image #22004
Photo of Sandhill cranes, blurred by long time exposure, colored by twilight hues :: Image #22003
Photo of Snow goose in flight, slowing before landing to join a flock of snow geese resting on a pond. :: Image #22002
Photo of Snow geese in flight. :: Image #22001
Photo of Snow geese in flight. :: Image #22000
Photo of A flock of snow geese, numbering in the thousands, covers a freshwater pond as they rest. :: Image #21999
Photo of Sandhill cranes forage for corn. :: Image #21998
Photo of Snow geese at dawn. Thousands of snow geese fly over the brown hills of Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. In the dim predawn light, the geese appear as streaks in the sky. :: Image #21997
Photo of Snow geese at sunrise. Thousands of wintering snow geese take to the sky in predawn light in Bosque del Apache's famous "blast off". The flock can be as large as 20,000 geese or more. Long time exposure creates blurring among the geese. :: Image #21996
Photo of Snow geese flying in a vast skein. Thousands of snow geese fly in predawn light, blurred due to time exposure. :: Image #21995
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight, silhouetted against a richly colored evening sky. :: Image #21994
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight, silhouetted against a richly colored evening sky. :: Image #21993
Photo of Sandhilll cranes in golden sunset light, silhouette, standing in pond. :: Image #21992
Photo of Sandhilll cranes in golden sunset light, silhouette, standing in pond. :: Image #21991
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight in late afternoon light. :: Image #21990
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight, side by side in near-synchonicity, spreading their broad wides wide as they fly. :: Image #21989
Photo of A sandhill cranes, standing in still waters with rich gold sunset light reflected around it. :: Image #21988
Photo of Snow geese in flight. :: Image #21987
Photo of Mule deer, male with antlers. :: Image #21986
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight, side by side in near-synchonicity, spreading their broad wides wide as they fly. :: Image #21985
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight, side by side in near-synchonicity, spreading their broad wides wide as they fly. :: Image #21984
Photo of Snow goose in flight. Tens of thousands of snow geese stop in Bosque del Apache NWR each winter during their migration. :: Image #21983
Photo of Snow geese gather to rest and preen. :: Image #21982
Photo of Skeins of snow geese fly in classic chevron formation. :: Image #21981
Photo of Snow geese, resting on the calm water of the main empoundment at Bosque del Apache NWR in predawn light. :: Image #21980
Photo of Snow geese, resting on the calm water of the main empoundment at Bosque del Apache NWR in predawn light. :: Image #21979
Photo of Star trails at dawn. Stars are blurred into lines in this time exposure in pre-dawn light at the main impoundment pond, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. A group of snow geese can be seen resting on the water. :: Image #21978
Photo of A sandhill cranes, standing in still waters with rich gold sunset light reflected around it. :: Image #21977
Photo of A sandhill cranes, standing in still waters with rich gold sunset light reflected around it. :: Image #21976
Photo of Sunset at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, with sandhill cranes silhouetted in reflection in the calm pond. Spectacular sunsets at Bosque del Apache, rich in reds, oranges, yellows and purples, make for striking reflections of the thousands of cranes and geese found in the refuge each winter. :: Image #21975
Photo of Snow geese in flight. :: Image #21974
Photo of Coyote, pausing to look for prey as it passes through Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. :: Image #21973
Photo of Two sandhill cranes, reflected in mirror-still waters at sunrise. :: Image #21972
Photo of Two sandhill cranes, reflected in mirror-still waters at sunrise. :: Image #21971
Photo of Two sandhill cranes, reflected in mirror-still waters at sunrise. :: Image #21970
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight, side by side in near-synchonicity, spreading their broad wides wide as they fly. :: Image #21969
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This crane is one of over 5000 present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #21968
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This crane is one of over 5000 present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #21967
Photo of Sandhill cranes, reflected in the still waters of one of the Bosque del Apache NWR crane pools. :: Image #21966
Photo of A sandhill crane taking flight in soft predawn light. :: Image #21965
Photo of A sandhill crane taking flight in soft predawn light. :: Image #21964
Photo of Sandhill crane resting in a shallow pond, reflected in still water with soft predawn light. :: Image #21963
Photo of Sandhill crane resting in a shallow pond, reflected in still water with soft predawn light. :: Image #21962
Photo of Snow geese at dawn. Snow geese rest beneath richly colored predawn skies on the main impoundment pond at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. They will lift off by the thousands at sunrise. :: Image #21961
Photo of Snow geese rest on a still pond in rich orange and yellow sunrise light. These geese have spent their night's rest on the main empoundment and will leave around sunrise to feed in nearby corn fields. :: Image #21960
Photo of Snow geese rest on a still pond in rich orange and yellow sunrise light. These geese have spent their night's rest on the main empoundment and will leave around sunrise to feed in nearby corn fields. :: Image #21959
Photo of Sunrise over Bosque del Apache. Rich predawn colors are reflected in the main impoundment pond in the refuge. Snow geese are seen resting on the water. :: Image #21958
Photo of Sandhill cranes, flying across a colorful sunset sky, blur wings due to long time exposure. :: Image #21957
Photo of Sandhill cranes, flying across a colorful sunset sky, blur wings due to long time exposure. :: Image #21956
Photo of Sandhill cranes, flying across a colorful sunset sky, blur wings due to long time exposure. :: Image #21955
Photo of Sandhill cranes, flying across a colorful sunset sky, blur wings due to long time exposure. :: Image #21954
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This crane is one of over 5000 present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #21953
Photo of Sandhill cranes fly side by side. :: Image #21952
Photo of Snow geese in flight. :: Image #21951
Photo of Snow geese blast off. After resting and preening on water, snow geese are started by a coyote, hawk or just wind and take off en masse by the thousands. As many as 50,000 snow geese are found at Bosque del Apache NWR at times, stopping at the refuge during their winter migration along the Rio Grande River. :: Image #21950
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #21949
Photo of Reflection of a burnt-orange, turning oak tree in autumn. :: Image #21948
Photo of Snow geese. :: Image #21947
Photo of Sandhill cranes. :: Image #21946
Photo of Snow goose standing in marsh grass. :: Image #21945
Photo of Two sandhill cranes flying side by side. :: Image #21944
Photo of Two sandhill cranes flying side by side. :: Image #21943
Photo of Sandhill cranes, blurred by long time exposure, fly through colorful twilight skies. :: Image #21942
Photo of Snow geese lift off by the thousands, taking flight over Bosque del Apache NWR. :: Image #21941
Photo of Sandhill crane portrait, as it stands while foraging in grass. :: Image #21940
Photo of Sandhill cranes, flying in front of a refuge management staff truck. :: Image #21939
Photo of Snow geese flying in a vast skein. Thousands of snow geese fly in predawn light, blurred due to time exposure. :: Image #21938
Photo of Snow geese at dawn. Thousands of snow geese fly over the brown hills of Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. In the dim predawn light, the geese appear as streaks in the sky. :: Image #21937
Photo of Snow geese at sunrise. Thousands of wintering snow geese take to the sky in predawn light in Bosque del Apache's famous "blast off". The flock can be as large as 20,000 geese or more. Long time exposure creates blurring among the geese. :: Image #21936
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight, silhouetted against a richly colored evening sky. :: Image #21935
Photo of Two sandhill cranes stand side by side in a golden silhouette, mirrored in still water. :: Image #21934
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #21933
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #21932
Photo of Chihuahuan raven eating the remains of what was likely a duck or a snow goose. :: Image #21931
Photo of A sandhill crane in flight, spreading its wings wide which can span up to 6 1/2 feet. :: Image #21930
Photo of Snow goose in flight. Tens of thousands of snow geese stop in Bosque del Apache NWR each winter during their migration. :: Image #21929
Photo of A sandhill crane in flight, spreading its wings wide which can span up to 6 1/2 feet. :: Image #21928
Photo of A sandhill crane in flight, spreading its wings wide which can span up to 6 1/2 feet. :: Image #21927
Photo of Sunrise, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. :: Image #21926
Photo of Snow geese, resting on the calm water of the main empoundment at Bosque del Apache NWR in predawn light. :: Image #21925
Photo of Snow geese, resting on the calm water of the main empoundment at Bosque del Apache NWR in predawn light. :: Image #21924
Photo of Stars appear in the dark predawn sky. Stars appear in pre-dawn light at the main impoundment pond, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. A group of snow geese can be seen resting on the water. :: Image #21923
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight at sunset, lit from below by flash. :: Image #21922
Photo of A photographer composes his perfect image of another beautiful sunset at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. :: Image #21921
Photo of Afternoon cloud formation. :: Image #21920
Photo of Snow geese blast off. After resting and preening on water, snow geese are started by a coyote, hawk or just wind and take off en masse by the thousands. As many as 50,000 snow geese are found at Bosque del Apache NWR at times, stopping at the refuge during their winter migration along the Rio Grande River. :: Image #21919
Photo of Snow geese blast off. After resting and preening on water, snow geese are started by a coyote, hawk or just wind and take off en masse by the thousands. As many as 50,000 snow geese are found at Bosque del Apache NWR at times, stopping at the refuge during their winter migration along the Rio Grande River. :: Image #21918
Photo of Snow geese blast off. After resting and preening on water, snow geese are started by a coyote, hawk or just wind and take off en masse by the thousands. As many as 50,000 snow geese are found at Bosque del Apache NWR at times, stopping at the refuge during their winter migration along the Rio Grande River. :: Image #21917
Photo of Grasses. :: Image #21916
Photo of White-crowned sparrow. :: Image #21915
Photo of A sandhill crane is perfectly reflected, in mirror-calm waters at sunrise. :: Image #21914
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This crane is one of over 5000 present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #21913
Photo of A sandhill crane taking flight in soft predawn light. :: Image #21912
Photo of Snow geese at dawn. Snow geese rest beneath richly colored predawn skies on the main impoundment pond at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. They will lift off by the thousands at sunrise. :: Image #21911
Photo of Snow geese rest on a still pond in rich orange and yellow sunrise light. These geese have spent their night's rest on the main empoundment and will leave around sunrise to feed in nearby corn fields. :: Image #21910
Photo of Snow geese rest on a still pond in rich orange and yellow sunrise light. These geese have spent their night's rest on the main empoundment and will leave around sunrise to feed in nearby corn fields. :: Image #21909
Photo of Snow geese at dawn. Snow geese rest beneath richly colored predawn skies on the main impoundment pond at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. They will lift off by the thousands at sunrise. :: Image #21908
Photo of Two sandhill cranes stand side by side in a golden silhouette, mirrored in still water. :: Image #21907
Photo of Sandhill cranes, flying across a colorful sunset sky, blur wings due to long time exposure. :: Image #21906
Photo of Sandhill cranes fly side by side. :: Image #21905
Photo of Snow geese and one of the "crane pools" in the northern part of Bosque del Apache NWR. :: Image #21904
Photo of Snow geese in flight. :: Image #21903
Photo of Snow goose portrait, as it stand in shallow water. :: Image #21902
Photo of Snow geese resting, on a still pond in early morning light, in groups of several thousands. :: Image #21901
Photo of Snow geese in flight, at sunrise with rich early morning sky colors. :: Image #21900
Photo of Snow geese rest on still waters, main empoundment, before sunrise, blurring of geese due to time exposure. :: Image #21899
Photo of Sandhill cranes, blurred by long time exposure, colored by twilight hues :: Image #21898
Photo of Snow goose in flight, slowing before landing to join a flock of snow geese resting on a pond. :: Image #21897
Photo of Snow geese in flight. :: Image #21896
Photo of Sandhill cranes in synchonoos flight, reflected in still waters. :: Image #21895
Photo of Snow geese at dawn. Thousands of snow geese fly over the brown hills of Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. In the dim predawn light, the geese appear as streaks in the sky. :: Image #21894
Photo of Snow geese at sunrise. Thousands of wintering snow geese take to the sky in predawn light in Bosque del Apache's famous "blast off". The flock can be as large as 20,000 geese or more. Long time exposure creates blurring among the geese. :: Image #21893
Photo of Sandhill cranes stand in shallow water reflecting golden sunset colors. :: Image #21892
Photo of Sandhilll cranes in golden sunset light, silhouette, standing in pond. :: Image #21891
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight, silhouetted against a richly colored evening sky. :: Image #21890
Photo of Sandhill cranes posture and socialize. :: Image #21889
Photo of Sandhill cranes posture and socialize. :: Image #21888
Photo of Sandhill cranes posture and socialize. :: Image #21887
Photo of Sandhill cranes, standing in still waters with rich gold sunset light reflected around them. :: Image #21886
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight, side by side in near-synchonicity, spreading their broad wides wide as they fly. :: Image #21884
Photo of Snow geese gather to rest and preen. :: Image #21883
Photo of Snow geese in flight. :: Image #21882
Photo of A sandhill crane in flight, spreading its wings wide which can span up to 6 1/2 feet. :: Image #21881
Photo of Sandhill cranes reflected in still waters. :: Image #21880
Photo of Snow geese at dawn. Snow geese often "blast off" just before or after dawn, leaving the ponds where they rest for the night to forage elsewhere during the day. :: Image #21879
Photo of Sandhill cranes, standing in still waters with rich gold sunset light reflected around them. :: Image #21878
Photo of Sunset at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, with sandhill cranes silhouetted in reflection in the calm pond. Spectacular sunsets at Bosque del Apache, rich in reds, oranges, yellows and purples, make for striking reflections of the thousands of cranes and geese found in the refuge each winter. :: Image #21877
Photo of Sandhill crane, blurred by long time exposure, slows to land on a pond. :: Image #21876
Photo of Coyote, pausing to look for prey as it passes through Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. :: Image #21875
Photo of Snow geese blast off. After resting and preening on water, snow geese are started by a coyote, hawk or just wind and take off en masse by the thousands. As many as 50,000 snow geese are found at Bosque del Apache NWR at times, stopping at the refuge during their winter migration along the Rio Grande River. :: Image #21874
Photo of Two sandhill cranes, reflected in mirror-still waters at sunrise. :: Image #21873
Photo of Sandhill cranes, reflected in the still waters of one of the Bosque del Apache NWR crane pools. :: Image #21872
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight, side by side in near-synchonicity, spreading their broad wides wide as they fly. :: Image #21871
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This crane is one of over 5000 present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #21870
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight, side by side in near-synchonicity, spreading their broad wides wide as they fly. :: Image #21869
Photo of Panoramic image of one of the famous crane pools at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. :: Image #21868
Photo of Skeins of snow geese in flight, golden sunrise light. :: Image #21867
Photo of Snow geese at dawn. Snow geese often "blast off" just before or after dawn, leaving the ponds where they rest for the night to forage elsewhere during the day. :: Image #21866
Photo of Snow geese, flying across a colorful sunset sky, wings blurred from long time exposure. :: Image #21865
Photo of Snow geese and one of the "crane pools" in the northern part of Bosque del Apache NWR. :: Image #21864
Photo of Sandhill crane portrait, as it forages in tall grass. :: Image #21863
Photo of Snow geese blast off. After resting and preening on water, snow geese are started by a coyote, hawk or just wind and take off en masse by the thousands. As many as 50,000 snow geese are found at Bosque del Apache NWR at times, stopping at the refuge during their winter migration along the Rio Grande River. :: Image #21862
Photo of Snow geese blast off. After resting and preening on water, snow geese are started by a coyote, hawk or just wind and take off en masse by the thousands. As many as 50,000 snow geese are found at Bosque del Apache NWR at times, stopping at the refuge during their winter migration along the Rio Grande River. :: Image #21861
Photo of Snow geese in flight. :: Image #21860
Photo of Snow geese at dawn. Thousands of snow geese fly over the brown hills of Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. In the dim predawn light, the geese appear as streaks in the sky. :: Image #21859
Photo of Snow geese in flight. :: Image #21858
Photo of A photographer looks on the back of his camera to view his perfect image of yet another beautiful sunset at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. :: Image #21857
Photo of A trio of sandhill cranes, standing in perfectly still water, reflected like a mirror in rich early morning light. :: Image #21856
Photo of Two sandhill cranes, reflected in mirror-still waters at sunrise. :: Image #21855
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight, side by side in near-synchonicity, spreading their broad wides wide as they fly. :: Image #21854
Photo of Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This crane is one of over 5000 present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. :: Image #21853
Photo of Sandhill crane resting in a shallow pond, reflected in still water with soft predawn light. :: Image #21852
Photo of Sunrise along one of the canals lining the many pools and empoundments at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. :: Image #21851
Photo of Snow geese at dawn. Snow geese often "blast off" just before or after dawn, leaving the ponds where they rest for the night to forage elsewhere during the day. :: Image #21850
Photo of Sunrise at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. :: Image #21849
Photo of Snow geese at dawn. Snow geese often "blast off" just before or after dawn, leaving the ponds where they rest for the night to forage elsewhere during the day. :: Image #21848
Photo of Two sandhill cranes stand side by side in a golden silhouette, mirrored in still water. :: Image #21847
Photo of Sandhill cranes, flying across a colorful sunset sky, blur wings due to long time exposure. :: Image #21846
Photo of Sandhill cranes, flying across a colorful sunset sky, blur wings due to long time exposure. :: Image #21845
Photo of Snow goose in flight. :: Image #21844
Photo of A flock of snow geese, numbering in the thousands, covers a freshwater pond as they rest. :: Image #21843
Photo of Sandhill crane portrait, as it forages in tall grass. :: Image #21842
Photo of Sandhill cranes, reflected in the still waters of one of the Bosque del Apache NWR crane pools. :: Image #21841
Photo of Reflection of a burnt-orange, turning oak tree in autumn. :: Image #21840
Photo of Snow geese blast off. After resting and preening on water, snow geese are started by a coyote, hawk or just wind and take off en masse by the thousands. As many as 50,000 snow geese are found at Bosque del Apache NWR at times, stopping at the refuge during their winter migration along the Rio Grande River. :: Image #21839
Photo of Snow goose standing in marsh grass. :: Image #21838
Photo of Two sandhill cranes flying side by side. :: Image #21837
Photo of Snow geese resting, on a still pond in early morning light, in groups of several thousands. :: Image #21836
Photo of Snow geese in flight, at sunrise with rich early morning sky colors. :: Image #21835
Photo of Moonlight Beach at sunset. :: Image #21796
Photo of Moonlight Beach at sunset. :: Image #21795
Photo of Moonlight Beach at sunset. :: Image #21793
Photo of Sun spider. :: Image #21792
Photo of Sun spider. :: Image #21791
Photo of Sun spider. :: Image #21790
Photo of Wave breaking in early morning sunlight. :: Image #21787
Photo of Wave breaking in early morning sunlight. :: Image #21786
Photo of Wave breaking in early morning sunlight. :: Image #21785
Photo of Wave breaking in early morning sunlight. :: Image #21784
Photo of Cobblestone lies on the sand at the ocean's edge, sunset. :: Image #21778
Photo of Cobblestone lies on the sand at the ocean's edge, sunset. :: Image #21777
Photo of Cobblestone lies on the sand at the ocean's edge, sunset. :: Image #21776
Photo of Cobblestones fall to the sand beach from the sandstone cliffs in which they are embedded. :: Image #21775
Photo of Cobblestones fall to the sand beach from the sandstone cliffs in which they are embedded. :: Image #21774
Photo of Cobblestones fall to the sand beach from the sandstone cliffs in which they are embedded. :: Image #21773
Photo of Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills, seen here at night with swirling star trails formed in the sky above due to a long time exposure. :: Image #21772
Photo of Mt. Whitney is the highest point in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m). It lies along the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Composed of the Sierra Nevada batholith granite formation, its eastern side (seen here) is quite steep. It is climbed by hundreds of hikers each year. :: Image #21771
Photo of Mt. Whitney is the highest point in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m). It lies along the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Composed of the Sierra Nevada batholith granite formation, its eastern side (seen here) is quite steep. It is climbed by hundreds of hikers each year. :: Image #21770
Photo of A hiker admires Mobius Arch in early morning golden sunlight, with the snow-covered Sierra Nevada Range and the Alabama Hills seen in the background. :: Image #21769
Photo of Moebius Arch, a natural rock arch found amid the spectacular granite and metamorphose stone formations of the Alabama Hills, near the eastern Sierra town of Lone Pine. :: Image #21768
Photo of Mobius Arch, with snow covered Mt. Whitney and the Sierra Nevada Range framed within the natural stone arch. Mt. Whitney is the highest peak in the continental United States. :: Image #21767
Photo of Mobius Arch at sunrise, framing snow dusted Lone Pine Peak and the Sierra Nevada Range in the background. Also known as Galen's Arch, Mobius Arch is found in the Alabama Hills Recreational Area near Lone Pine. :: Image #21766
Photo of Mt. Whitney Hotel, near signs at night. :: Image #21764
Photo of Mt. Whitney Hotel, near signs at night, Highway 395. :: Image #21763
Photo of Mount Whitney rises above the Whitney Portal Road which leads to the trailhead from which Mt. Whitney is usually approached by climbers. Mt. Whitney is the highest point in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m). It lies along the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Composed of the Sierra Nevada batholith granite formation, its eastern side (seen here) is quite steep. It is climbed by hundreds of hikers each year. :: Image #21762
Photo of Mt. Whitney is the highest point in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m). It lies along the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Composed of the Sierra Nevada batholith granite formation, its eastern side (seen here) is quite steep. It is climbed by hundreds of hikers each year. :: Image #21760
Photo of Movie Road passes through the scenic Alabama Hills where many western movies have been filmed. :: Image #21759
Photo of The Alabama Hills, with characteristic curious eroded rock formations formed of ancient granite and metamorphosed rock, next to the Sierra Nevada mountains and the town of Lone Pine. :: Image #21758
Photo of The Alabama Hills, with characteristic curious eroded rock formations formed of ancient granite and metamorphosed rock, next to the Sierra Nevada mountains and the town of Lone Pine. :: Image #21757
Photo of Mobius Arch, with snow covered Mt. Whitney and the Sierra Nevada Range framed within the natural stone arch. Mt. Whitney is the highest peak in the continental United States. :: Image #21756
Photo of Moebius Arch, a natural rock arch found amid the spectacular granite and metamorphose stone formations of the Alabama Hills, near the eastern Sierra town of Lone Pine. :: Image #21755
Photo of The Alabama Hills, with characteristic curious eroded rock formations formed of ancient granite and metamorphosed rock, next to the Sierra Nevada mountains and the town of Lone Pine. :: Image #21754
Photo of The Alabama Hills, with characteristic curious eroded rock formations formed of ancient granite and metamorphosed rock, next to the Sierra Nevada mountains and the town of Lone Pine. :: Image #21753
Photo of Sign marking the trail to Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills. :: Image #21752
Photo of Sign marking the trail to Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills. :: Image #21751
Photo of Mobius Arch in golden early morning light. The natural stone arch is found in the scenic Alabama Hlls near Lone Pine, California. :: Image #21750
Photo of Moebius Arch, a 17-foot-wide natural rock arch found amid the spectacular granite and metamorphose stone formations of the Alabama Hills, near the eastern Sierra town of Lone Pine. :: Image #21749
Photo of Mobius Arch at sunrise, with Mount Whitney (the tallest peak in the continental United States), Lone Pine Peak and snow-covered Sierra Nevada Range framed within the arch. Mobius Arch is a 17-foot-wide natural rock arch in the scenic Alabama Hills Recreational Area near Lone Pine, California. :: Image #21748
Photo of Moebius Arch, a 17-foot-wide natural rock arch found amid the spectacular granite and metamorphose stone formations of the Alabama Hills, near the eastern Sierra town of Lone Pine. :: Image #21747
Photo of Moebius Arch, a natural rock arch found amid the spectacular granite and metamorphose stone formations of the Alabama Hills, near the eastern Sierra town of Lone Pine. :: Image #21746
Photo of Moebius Arch, a natural rock arch found amid the spectacular granite and metamorphose stone formations of the Alabama Hills, near the eastern Sierra town of Lone Pine. :: Image #21745
Photo of Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills, seen here at night with swirling star trails formed in the sky above due to a long time exposure. :: Image #21744
Photo of Mobius Arch at sunrise, framing snow dusted Lone Pine Peak and the Sierra Nevada Range in the background. Also known as Galen's Arch, Mobius Arch is found in the Alabama Hills Recreational Area near Lone Pine. :: Image #21743
Photo of Mobius Arch, with snow covered Mt. Whitney and the Sierra Nevada Range framed within the natural stone arch. Mt. Whitney is the highest peak in the continental United States. :: Image #21742
Photo of The Alabama Hills viewed through the natural stone arch of Mobius Arch, early morning. :: Image #21741
Photo of A hiker admires Mobius Arch in early morning golden sunlight, with the snow-covered Sierra Nevada Range and the Alabama Hills seen in the background. :: Image #21740
Photo of Mobius Arch in golden early morning light. The natural stone arch is found in the scenic Alabama Hlls near Lone Pine, California. :: Image #21739
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21728
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21727
Photo of A raft of sea otters. A raft is a congregation of sea otters, usually in a resting mode. While rafting sea otters appear to suggest a tendancy toward a group social structure, sea otters can also be solitary animals. :: Image #21726
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21725
Photo of A sea otter eats a clam that it has taken from the shallow sandy bottom of Elkhorn Slough. Because sea otters have such a high metabolic rate, they eat up to 30% of their body weight each day in the form of clams, mussels, urchins, crabs and abalone. Sea otters are the only known tool-using marine mammal, using a stone or old shell to open the shells of their prey as they float on their backs. :: Image #21724
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21723
Photo of A sea otter resting, holding its paws out of the water to keep them warm and conserve body heat as it floats in cold ocean water. :: Image #21722
Photo of A sea otter, resting and floating on its back, in Elkhorn Slough. :: Image #21721
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, grooms the fur on its head. A sea otter depends on its fur to keep it warm and afloat, and must groom its fur frequently. :: Image #21720
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21719
Photo of A sea otter resting, holding its paws out of the water to keep them warm and conserve body heat as it floats in cold ocean water. :: Image #21718
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21717
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21716
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21715
Photo of A sea otter, resting and floating on its back, in Elkhorn Slough. :: Image #21714
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21713
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21712
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21711
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21710
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21709
Photo of A sea otter, resting and floating on its back, in Elkhorn Slough. :: Image #21708
Photo of A sea otter, resting and floating on its back, in Elkhorn Slough. :: Image #21707
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, grooms the fur on its head. A sea otter depends on its fur to keep it warm and afloat, and must groom its fur frequently. :: Image #21706
Photo of A sea otter resting, holding its paws out of the water to keep them warm and conserve body heat as it floats in cold ocean water. :: Image #21705
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21704
Photo of Two sea otters eye the photographer.0 :: Image #21703
Photo of A sea otter resting, holding its paws out of the water to keep them warm and conserve body heat as it floats in cold ocean water. :: Image #21702
Photo of A sea otter resting, holding its paws out of the water to keep them warm and conserve body heat as it floats in cold ocean water. :: Image #21701
Photo of A sea otter mother pulls her days-old pup through the water. The pup still has the fluffy fur it was born with, which traps so much fur the pup cannot dive and floats like a cork. :: Image #21700
Photo of A sea otter mother hold her pup on her stomach as she rests floating on her back. This pup, just a few days old, probably weighs between 3 and 5 pounds. The pup still has the fluffy fur it was born with, which traps so much fur the pup cannot dive and floats like a cork. :: Image #21699
Photo of A sea otter mother pulls her days-old pup through the water. The pup still has the fluffy fur it was born with, which traps so much fur the pup cannot dive and floats like a cork. :: Image #21698
Photo of A sea otter mother hold her pup on her stomach as she rests floating on her back. This pup, just a few days old, probably weighs between 3 and 5 pounds. The pup still has the fluffy fur it was born with, which traps so much fur the pup cannot dive and floats like a cork. :: Image #21697
Photo of A sea otter mother hold her pup on her stomach as she rests floating on her back. This pup, just a few days old, probably weighs between 3 and 5 pounds. The pup still has the fluffy fur it was born with, which traps so much fur the pup cannot dive and floats like a cork. :: Image #21696
Photo of A sea otter eats a clam that it has taken from the shallow sandy bottom of Elkhorn Slough. Because sea otters have such a high metabolic rate, they eat up to 30% of their body weight each day in the form of clams, mussels, urchins, crabs and abalone. Sea otters are the only known tool-using marine mammal, using a stone or old shell to open the shells of their prey as they float on their backs. :: Image #21695
Photo of A sea otter eats a clam that it has taken from the shallow sandy bottom of Elkhorn Slough. Because sea otters have such a high metabolic rate, they eat up to 30% of their body weight each day in the form of clams, mussels, urchins, crabs and abalone. Sea otters are the only known tool-using marine mammal, using a stone or old shell to open the shells of their prey as they float on their backs. :: Image #21694
Photo of A sea otter resting, holding its paws out of the water to keep them warm and conserve body heat as it floats in cold ocean water. :: Image #21693
Photo of A sea otter resting, holding its paws out of the water to keep them warm and conserve body heat as it floats in cold ocean water. :: Image #21692
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21691
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21690
Photo of A sea otter eats a clam that it has taken from the shallow sandy bottom of Elkhorn Slough. Because sea otters have such a high metabolic rate, they eat up to 30% of their body weight each day in the form of clams, mussels, urchins, crabs and abalone. Sea otters are the only known tool-using marine mammal, using a stone or old shell to open the shells of their prey as they float on their backs. :: Image #21689
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21688
Photo of A sea otter, resting and floating on its back, in Elkhorn Slough. :: Image #21687
Photo of A sea otter resting, holding its paws out of the water to keep them warm and conserve body heat as it floats in cold ocean water. :: Image #21686
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, holding its paw out of the water for warmth. While the sea otter has extremely dense fur on its body, the fur is less dense on its head, arms and paws so it will hold these out of the cold water to conserve body heat. :: Image #21685
Photo of A sea otter resting, holding its paws out of the water to keep them warm and conserve body heat as it floats in cold ocean water. :: Image #21684
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, grooms the fur on its head. A sea otter depends on its fur to keep it warm and afloat, and must groom its fur frequently. :: Image #21683
Photo of A sea otter, resting on its back, grooms the fur on its head. A sea otter depends on its fur to keep it warm and afloat, and must groom its fur frequently. :: Image #21682
Photo of A sea otter resting, holding its paws out of the water to keep them warm and conserve body heat as it floats in cold ocean water. :: Image #21681
Photo of Brandt's cormorant in early morning golden sunrise light, on the Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21601
Photo of Brandt's cormorant in early morning golden sunrise light, on the Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21600
Photo of Brandt's cormorant in early morning golden sunrise light, on the Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21599
Photo of Brandt's cormorant in early morning golden sunrise light, on the Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21598
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21597
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, profile of head showing long whiskers and prominent sagittal crest (cranial crest bone), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21596
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, profile of head showing long whiskers and prominent sagittal crest (cranial crest bone), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21595
Photo of Brandt's cormorant in early morning golden sunrise light, on the Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21594
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, profile of head showing long whiskers and prominent sagittal crest (cranial crest bone), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21593
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, profile of head showing long whiskers and prominent sagittal crest (cranial crest bone), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21592
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, profile of head showing long whiskers and prominent sagittal crest (cranial crest bone), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21591
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21590
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, profile of head showing long whiskers and prominent sagittal crest (cranial crest bone), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21589
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, profile of head showing long whiskers and prominent sagittal crest (cranial crest bone), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21588
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21587
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, profile of head showing long whiskers and prominent sagittal crest (cranial crest bone), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21585
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, profile of head showing long whiskers and prominent sagittal crest (cranial crest bone), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21584
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, profile of head showing long whiskers and prominent sagittal crest (cranial crest bone), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21583
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21581
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21580
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, profile of head showing long whiskers and prominent sagittal crest (cranial crest bone), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21579
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, profile of head showing long whiskers and prominent sagittal crest (cranial crest bone), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21578
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, profile of head showing long whiskers and prominent sagittal crest (cranial crest bone), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21577
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21576
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, profile of head showing long whiskers and prominent sagittal crest (cranial crest bone), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21575
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, profile of head showing long whiskers and prominent sagittal crest (cranial crest bone), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21574
Photo of California sea lion, regulating its temperature (thermoregulating) by raising its foreflipper out of the water as it rests and floats, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21573
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, profile of head showing long whiskers and prominent sagittal crest (cranial crest bone), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21572
Photo of California sea lion, fore flipper (fin), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21570
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, profile of head showing long whiskers and prominent sagittal crest (cranial crest bone), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21569
Photo of California sea lion, fore flipper (fin), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21568
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, profile of head showing long whiskers and prominent sagittal crest (cranial crest bone), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21567
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21564
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21563
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21562
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, profile of head showing long whiskers and prominent sagittal crest (cranial crest bone), hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21561
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, hauled out on rocks to rest, early morning sunrise light, Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21560
Photo of Brandt's cormorant in early morning golden sunrise light, on the Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21556
Photo of Brandt's cormorant in early morning golden sunrise light, on the Monterey breakwater rocks. :: Image #21555
Photo of Great egret catches a fish while standing on floating kelp in front of Cannery Row buildings, along the Monterey waterfront, early morning. :: Image #21554
Photo of Fishing boat in sunrise golden light, departing the Monterey Harbor. :: Image #21553
Photo of Cannery Row buildings, along the Monterey waterfront, early morning. :: Image #21552
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #21551
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemone :: Image #21550
Photo of Giant plumose anemone :: Image #21549
Photo of Anemone, unidentified. :: Image #21548
Photo of Sea nettle jellyfish. :: Image #21547
Photo of Purple-striped jelly :: Image #21546
Photo of Purple-striped jelly :: Image #21545
Photo of Moon jelly, a semi-translucent jellyfish, ocean drifter, pelagic plankton. :: Image #21544
Photo of Moon jelly, a semi-translucent jellyfish, ocean drifter, pelagic plankton. :: Image #21543
Photo of Moon jelly, a semi-translucent jellyfish, ocean drifter, pelagic plankton. :: Image #21542
Photo of Moon jelly, a semi-translucent jellyfish, ocean drifter, pelagic plankton. :: Image #21541
Photo of Moon jelly, a semi-translucent jellyfish, ocean drifter, pelagic plankton. :: Image #21540
Photo of Pacific mackerel, long exposure show motion as a blur. Mackerel are some of the fastest fishes in the ocean, with smooth streamlined torpedo-shaped bodies, they can swim hundreds of miles in a year. :: Image #21538
Photo of Giant kelp forest tank, Monterey Bay Aquarium. :: Image #21537
Photo of Anemone, unidentified. :: Image #21536
Photo of Anemone, unidentified. :: Image #21535
Photo of Anemone, unidentified. :: Image #21534
Photo of California hydrocoral. :: Image #21533
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #21532
Photo of Fish-eating anemone. :: Image #21531
Photo of Fish-eating anemone. :: Image #21530
Photo of Giant plumose anemone :: Image #21529
Photo of Giant plumose anemone :: Image #21528
Photo of Strawberry anemone polyps, club-tipped anemone, corallimorph. :: Image #21527
Photo of Rock scallop with encrusting orange cup corals (top) and strawberry anemones (bottom). :: Image #21526
Photo of Rock scallop. :: Image #21525
Photo of A small 2-inch sanddab is well-camoflaged against the grains of sand that surround it. :: Image #21524
Photo of A small 2-inch sanddab is well-camoflaged against the grains of sand that surround it. :: Image #21523
Photo of Anemone, unidentified. :: Image #21522
Photo of Anemone, unidentified. :: Image #21521
Photo of Canary rockfish. :: Image #21520
Photo of Canary rockfish. :: Image #21519
Photo of Canary rockfish. :: Image #21518
Photo of Canary rockfish. :: Image #21517
Photo of Sea nettle jellyfish. :: Image #21516
Photo of Moon jelly, a semi-translucent jellyfish, ocean drifter, pelagic plankton. :: Image #21515
Photo of Moon jelly, a semi-translucent jellyfish, ocean drifter, pelagic plankton. :: Image #21514
Photo of Purple-striped jelly :: Image #21513
Photo of Sea nettle jellyfish. :: Image #21512
Photo of Sea nettle jellyfish. :: Image #21511
Photo of Sea nettle jellyfish. :: Image #21510
Photo of Sea nettle jellyfish. :: Image #21509
Photo of Moon jelly, a semi-translucent jellyfish, ocean drifter, pelagic plankton. :: Image #21508
Photo of Moss Landing Power Plant rise above Moss Landing harbor and Elkhorn Slough. The Moss Landing Power Plant is an electricity generation plant at Moss Landing, California. The twin stacks, each 500 feet high, mark two generation units product 750 megawatts each. :: Image #21507
Photo of Moss Landing Power Plant rise above Moss Landing harbor and Elkhorn Slough. The Moss Landing Power Plant is an electricity generation plant at Moss Landing, California. The twin stacks, each 500 feet high, mark two generation units product 750 megawatts each. :: Image #21506
Photo of Moss Landing Power Plant rise above Moss Landing harbor and Elkhorn Slough. The Moss Landing Power Plant is an electricity generation plant at Moss Landing, California. The twin stacks, each 500 feet high, mark two generation units product 750 megawatts each. :: Image #21505
Photo of Pacific mackerel, long exposure show motion as a blur. Mackerel are some of the fastest fishes in the ocean, with smooth streamlined torpedo-shaped bodies, they can swim hundreds of miles in a year. :: Image #21504
Photo of Pacific mackerel, long exposure show motion as a blur. Mackerel are some of the fastest fishes in the ocean, with smooth streamlined torpedo-shaped bodies, they can swim hundreds of miles in a year. :: Image #21503
Photo of Visitors enjoy viewing sea nettle jellyfish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. :: Image #21502
Photo of Visitors enjoy viewing sea nettle jellyfish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. :: Image #21501
Photo of Tube anemones in a clear globe display at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. :: Image #21500
Photo of Moss Landing Power Plant rise above Moss Landing harbor and Elkhorn Slough. The Moss Landing Power Plant is an electricity generation plant at Moss Landing, California. The twin stacks, each 500 feet high, mark two generation units product 750 megawatts each. :: Image #21499
Photo of Cormornants rest on abandoned metal structure sticking out of the water in Moss Landing Harbor. :: Image #21498
Photo of Moss Landing Power Plant rise above Moss Landing harbor and Elkhorn Slough. The Moss Landing Power Plant is an electricity generation plant at Moss Landing, California. The twin stacks, each 500 feet high, mark two generation units product 750 megawatts each. :: Image #21497
Photo of Moss Landing Power Plant rise above Moss Landing harbor and Elkhorn Slough. The Moss Landing Power Plant is an electricity generation plant at Moss Landing, California. The twin stacks, each 500 feet high, mark two generation units product 750 megawatts each. :: Image #21496
Photo of Cool Globes San Diego, an exhibit outside of the Natural History Museum at Balboa Park, San Diego. Cool Globes is an educational exhibit that features 40 sculpted globes, each custom-designed by artists to showcase solutions to reduce global warming. :: Image #21495
Photo of Cool Globes San Diego, an exhibit outside of the Natural History Museum at Balboa Park, San Diego. Cool Globes is an educational exhibit that features 40 sculpted globes, each custom-designed by artists to showcase solutions to reduce global warming. :: Image #21494
Photo of Cool Globes San Diego, an exhibit outside of the Natural History Museum at Balboa Park, San Diego. Cool Globes is an educational exhibit that features 40 sculpted globes, each custom-designed by artists to showcase solutions to reduce global warming. :: Image #21493
Photo of Cool Globes San Diego, an exhibit outside of the Natural History Museum at Balboa Park, San Diego. Cool Globes is an educational exhibit that features 40 sculpted globes, each custom-designed by artists to showcase solutions to reduce global warming. :: Image #21492
Photo of Eucalyptus tree, gum tree. :: Image #21491
Photo of Eucalyptus tree, gum tree. :: Image #21490
Photo of Fossil fish of the Eocene era, found in Fossil Lake, Green River Formation, Kemmerer, Wyoming. From a private collection. Order: Ellimmichyiformes: Family; Ellimmichthyidae; Diplomystus. :: Image #21489
Photo of Fossil fish of the Eocene era, found in Fossil Lake, Green River Formation, Kemmerer, Wyoming. From a private collection. Order: Ellimmichyiformes: Family; Ellimmichthyidae; Diplomystus. :: Image #21488
Photo of Fossil fish of the Eocene era, found in Fossil Lake, Green River Formation, Kemmerer, Wyoming. From a private collection. Order: Ellimmichyiformes: Family; Ellimmichthyidae; Diplomystus. :: Image #21487
Photo of Point Loma lighthouse. :: Image #21486
Photo of American flag, huge, hanging on the side of a Navy ship. :: Image #21485
Photo of American flag, huge, hanging on the side of a Navy ship. :: Image #21484
Photo of Bait dock, covered with seabirds and California sea lions. :: Image #21483
Photo of Bait dock, covered with seabirds. :: Image #21482
Photo of Bait dock, covered with seabirds and California sea lions. :: Image #21481
Photo of Bait dock, covered with seabirds and California sea lions. :: Image #21480
Photo of Bait dock, covered with seabirds and California sea lions. :: Image #21479
Photo of Bait dock, covered with seabirds and California sea lions. :: Image #21478
Photo of Bait dock, birds and sea lions. :: Image #21477
Photo of Navy ship with tug boat alongside. :: Image #21476
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21475
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21474
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21473
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, hauled out upon volcanic rocks along the shoreline of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21472
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, hauled out upon volcanic rocks along the shoreline of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21471
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, hauled out upon volcanic rocks along the shoreline of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21470
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21469
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21468
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21467
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21466
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21465
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21464
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21463
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21462
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21461
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21460
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21459
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21458
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21457
Photo of Western gull, adult. :: Image #21453
Photo of Western gull, juvenile. :: Image #21452
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21451
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21450
Photo of Mackeral. :: Image #21449
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, hauled out upon volcanic rocks along the shoreline of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21448
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, hauled out upon volcanic rocks along the shoreline of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21447
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, hauled out upon volcanic rocks along the shoreline of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21446
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, hauled out upon volcanic rocks along the shoreline of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21445
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, hauled out upon volcanic rocks along the shoreline of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21444
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, hauled out upon volcanic rocks along the shoreline of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21443
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, hauled out upon volcanic rocks along the shoreline of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21442
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, hauled out upon volcanic rocks along the shoreline of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21441
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21440
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21439
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21438
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21437
Photo of Great white shark passes by a shark cage as divers videotape and photograph the shark. :: Image #21436
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21435
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21434
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21433
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21432
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21431
Photo of Kelp in motion, swaying back and forth in ocean surge and waves, blurred due to long time exposure. :: Image #21428
Photo of Kelp in motion, swaying back and forth in ocean surge and waves, blurred due to long time exposure. :: Image #21427
Photo of Crew holds fish head used to attract sharks. :: Image #21426
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21425
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21424
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21423
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21422
Photo of Snowy egret. :: Image #21419
Photo of Western gull, adult. :: Image #21418
Photo of Western gull, juvenile. :: Image #21417
Photo of Black-crowned night heron, adult. :: Image #21416
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21415
Photo of Injured caudal fin on an 11' great white shark, likely female, underwater. :: Image #21414
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21413
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21412
Photo of Red volcanic cliffs and sparse vegetation, sunrise, Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21411
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21410
Photo of Great white shark, dorsal fin extended out of the water as it swims near the surface. :: Image #21409
Photo of M/V Islander, anchored at Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21408
Photo of Kelp in motion, swaying back and forth in ocean surge and waves, blurred due to long time exposure. :: Image #21407
Photo of Kelp in motion, swaying back and forth in ocean surge and waves, blurred due to long time exposure. :: Image #21406
Photo of Kelp in motion, swaying back and forth in ocean surge and waves, blurred due to long time exposure. :: Image #21405
Photo of Various kelp and algae, shallow water. :: Image #21404
Photo of Kelp and volcanic shoreline rocks, half and half view, at waters edge. :: Image #21403
Photo of Various kelp and algae, shallow water. :: Image #21402
Photo of Great white shark, dorsal fin extended out of the water as it swims near the surface. :: Image #21401
Photo of Volcanic cliffs, north end of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21400
Photo of Volcanic cliffs, north end of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21399
Photo of Guadalupe Island, cliffs rising above north end of the island over glassy seas. :: Image #21398
Photo of Guadalupe Island, cliffs rising above north end of the island over glassy seas. :: Image #21396
Photo of Videographer filming approach to Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21395
Photo of Guadalupe Island, dark and gloomy clouds, northern approach. :: Image #21394
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #21393
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #21392
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21390
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21389
Photo of Great white shark, underwater. :: Image #21388
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, hauled out upon volcanic rocks along the shoreline of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21387
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, hauled out upon volcanic rocks along the shoreline of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21386
Photo of North Coronado island, viewed from a passing boat. :: Image #21385
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #21384
Photo of Black-crowned night heron, juvenile. :: Image #21383
Photo of Dark water, clouds at days end, cliffs, sunset. :: Image #21382
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, hauled out upon volcanic rocks along the shoreline of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21381
Photo of Kelp in motion, swaying back and forth in ocean surge and waves, blurred due to long time exposure. :: Image #21379
Photo of Kelp and volcanic shoreline rocks, half and half view, at waters edge. :: Image #21378
Photo of Various kelp and algae, shallow water. :: Image #21377
Photo of Various kelp and algae, shallow water. :: Image #21376
Photo of Sea turtle swims over cobblestones in shallow water. :: Image #21375
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, hauled out upon volcanic rocks along the shoreline of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21374
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, hauled out upon volcanic rocks along the shoreline of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21373
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, hauled out upon volcanic rocks along the shoreline of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #21372
Photo of Great white shark, eye and nose raised above water. :: Image #21371
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, breathing at surface. :: Image #21367
Photo of Snowy egret. :: Image #21366
Photo of Western gull, adult. :: Image #21365
Photo of Black-crowned night heron, adult. :: Image #21363
Photo of Palomar Airport Road and El Camino Real, intersection, aerial view. :: Image #21345
Photo of Business park construction. :: Image #21344
Photo of Residential, industrial buildings and warehouses, near Palomar McClellan airport. :: Image #21343
Photo of Housing development,near Palomar McClellan airport. :: Image #21342
Photo of Industrial buildings and warehouses, near Palomar McClellan airport. :: Image #21341
Photo of Industrial buildings and warehouses, near Palomar McClellan airport. :: Image #21340
Photo of Batiquitos Lagoon aerial view, showing coastline and Interstate 5 freeway. :: Image #21339
Photo of Tract homes, near Interstate 5 freeway. :: Image #21336
Photo of Industrial buildings and warehouses, near Palomar McClellan airport. :: Image #21335
Photo of South Coronado Island, north end viewed from the north. :: Image #21334
Photo of South Coronado Island, north end viewed from the north. :: Image #21333
Photo of South Coronado Island, north end viewed from the north. :: Image #21332
Photo of Middle Coronado Island, viewed from the south. :: Image #21331
Photo of Middle Coronado Island, viewed from the south. :: Image #21330
Photo of North Coronado Island, north end viewed from the west. :: Image #21329
Photo of North Coronado Island, aerial photo, viewed from the north. :: Image #21328
Photo of North Coronado Island, aerial photo, viewed from the south. :: Image #21327
Photo of Coronado Islands, Mexico. :: Image #21326
Photo of South Coronado Island, north end viewed from the north. :: Image #21325
Photo of Middle Coronado Island, viewed from the north. :: Image #21323
Photo of North Coronado Island, aerial photo, viewed from the south. :: Image #21321
Photo of North Coronado Island, aerial photo, viewed from the north. :: Image #21320
Photo of North Coronado Island, aerial photo, viewed from the south. :: Image #21319
Photo of North Coronado Island, aerial photo, viewed from the south. :: Image #21317
Photo of Sport fishing boat cruises across the ocean, leaving a long wake in its path. :: Image #21316
Photo of Blue whale. The sleek hydrodynamic shape of the enormous blue whale allows it to swim swiftly through the ocean, at times over one hundred miles in a single day. :: Image #21315
Photo of Blue whale, swimming through the open ocean. :: Image #21314
Photo of Blue whales, two blue whales swimming alongside one another. :: Image #21313
Photo of Blue whale. The entire body of a huge blue whale is seen in this image, illustrating its hydronamic and efficient shape. :: Image #21312
Photo of Blue whale. The sleek hydrodynamic shape of the enormous blue whale allows it to swim swiftly through the ocean, at times over one hundred miles in a single day. :: Image #21311
Photo of Blue whale. The sleek hydrodynamic shape of the enormous blue whale allows it to swim swiftly through the ocean, at times over one hundred miles in a single day. :: Image #21310
Photo of Blue whale. The sleek hydrodynamic shape of the enormous blue whale allows it to swim swiftly through the ocean, at times over one hundred miles in a single day. :: Image #21309
Photo of Blue whales, two blue whales swimming alongside one another. :: Image #21308
Photo of Blue whales, two blue whales swimming alongside one another. :: Image #21307
Photo of Blue whale. The entire body of a huge blue whale is seen in this image, illustrating its hydronamic and efficient shape. :: Image #21306
Photo of Blue whales, two blue whales swimming alongside one another. :: Image #21305
Photo of Blue whale, swimming through the open ocean. :: Image #21304
Photo of Blue whale. The sleek hydrodynamic shape of the enormous blue whale allows it to swim swiftly through the ocean, at times over one hundred miles in a single day. :: Image #21303
Photo of Blue whale fluking. An enormous blue whale raises its powerful fluke (tail) high out of the water as it makes a steep dive into the open ocean. :: Image #21302
Photo of Blue whale. The entire body of a huge blue whale is seen in this image, illustrating its hydronamic and efficient shape. :: Image #21301
Photo of Blue whale. The entire body of a huge blue whale is seen in this image, illustrating its hydronamic and efficient shape. :: Image #21300
Photo of Blue whale, swimming through the open ocean. :: Image #21299
Photo of Blue whale. The sleek hydrodynamic shape of the enormous blue whale allows it to swim swiftly through the ocean, at times over one hundred miles in a single day. :: Image #21298
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21297
Photo of Blue whale. The sleek hydrodynamic shape of the enormous blue whale allows it to swim swiftly through the ocean, at times over one hundred miles in a single day. :: Image #21296
Photo of Blue whale, swimming through the open ocean. :: Image #21295
Photo of Blue whales, two blue whales swimming alongside one another. :: Image #21294
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21293
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21292
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21290
Photo of Blue whale. The sleek hydrodynamic shape of the enormous blue whale allows it to swim swiftly through the ocean, at times over one hundred miles in a single day. :: Image #21289
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21288
Photo of Blue whale fluking. An enormous blue whale raises its powerful fluke (tail) high out of the water as it makes a steep dive into the open ocean. :: Image #21287
Photo of Blue whale. The sleek hydrodynamic shape of the enormous blue whale allows it to swim swiftly through the ocean, at times over one hundred miles in a single day. :: Image #21286
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21285
Photo of Blue whales, two blue whales swimming alongside one another. :: Image #21284
Photo of Blue whale. The entire body of a huge blue whale is seen in this image, illustrating its hydronamic and efficient shape. :: Image #21283
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21282
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21281
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21280
Photo of Blue whale, swimming through the open ocean. :: Image #21279
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21278
Photo of Blue whale. The sleek hydrodynamic shape of the enormous blue whale allows it to swim swiftly through the ocean, at times over one hundred miles in a single day. :: Image #21277
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21276
Photo of Blue whales, two blue whales swimming alongside one another. :: Image #21275
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21274
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. :: Image #21273
Photo of Blue whale. The entire body of a huge blue whale is seen in this image, illustrating its hydronamic and efficient shape. :: Image #21272
Photo of Bear, another of the odd outdoor "art" pieces of the UCSD Stuart Collection. Created by Tim Hawkinson in 2001 of eight large stones, it sits in the courtyard of the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering. :: Image #21246
Photo of Bear, another of the odd outdoor "art" pieces of the UCSD Stuart Collection. Created by Tim Hawkinson in 2001 of eight large stones, it sits in the courtyard of the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering. :: Image #21245
Photo of Bear, another of the odd outdoor "art" pieces of the UCSD Stuart Collection. Created by Tim Hawkinson in 2001 of eight large stones, it sits in the courtyard of the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering. :: Image #21244
Photo of Bear is another of the odd outdoor "art" pieces of the UCSD Stuart Collection. Created by Tim Hawkinson in 2001 of eight large stones, it sits in the courtyard of the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering. :: Image #21243
Photo of Bear is another of the odd outdoor "art" pieces of the UCSD Stuart Collection. Created by Tim Hawkinson in 2001 of eight large stones, it sits in the courtyard of the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering. :: Image #21242
Photo of The Giraffe Traps, or what is officially known as Two Running Violet V Forms, was the second piece in the Stuart Collection at University of California San Diego (UCSD). Commissioned in 1983 and produced by Robert Irwin, the odd fence resides in the eucalyptus grove between Mandeville Auditorium and Central Library. :: Image #21241
Photo of The Giraffe Traps, or what is officially known as Two Running Violet V Forms, was the second piece in the Stuart Collection at University of California San Diego (UCSD). Commissioned in 1983 and produced by Robert Irwin, the odd fence resides in the eucalyptus grove between Mandeville Auditorium and Central Library. :: Image #21240
Photo of The Giraffe Traps, or what is officially known as Two Running Violet V Forms, was the second piece in the Stuart Collection at University of California San Diego (UCSD). Commissioned in 1983 and produced by Robert Irwin, the odd fence resides in the eucalyptus grove between Mandeville Auditorium and Central Library. :: Image #21239
Photo of The Giraffe Traps, or what is officially known as Two Running Violet V Forms, was the second piece in the Stuart Collection at University of California San Diego (UCSD). Commissioned in 1983 and produced by Robert Irwin, the odd fence resides in the eucalyptus grove between Mandeville Auditorium and Central Library. :: Image #21238
Photo of The Giraffe Traps, or what is officially known as Two Running Violet V Forms, was the second piece in the Stuart Collection at University of California San Diego (UCSD). Commissioned in 1983 and produced by Robert Irwin, the odd fence resides in the eucalyptus grove between Mandeville Auditorium and Central Library. :: Image #21237
Photo of Tioga Hall, Muir College, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #21236
Photo of Tenaya Hall, Muir College, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #21235
Photo of Tioga Hall, Muir College, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #21234
Photo of Applied Physics and Mathematics Building (AP and M), Muir College, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #21233
Photo of Mesa Verde building, University of California San Diego, UCSD :: Image #21232
Photo of Applied Physics and Mathematics Building (AP and M), Muir College, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #21231
Photo of Applied Physics and Mathematics Building (AP and M), Muir College, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #21230
Photo of Applied Physics and Mathematics Building (AP and M), Muir College, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #21229
Photo of Biology Building on Muir College, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #21228
Photo of Main Gymnasium, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #21227
Photo of Natural Sciences Building, Revelle College, University of California San Diego, UCSD :: Image #21226
Photo of Galbraith Hall, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #21225
Photo of Glass structure and eucalyptus trees, Mandell Weiss Forum, University of California San Diego, UCSD :: Image #21224
Photo of Columns, York Hall, Revelle College, University of California San Diego, UCSD :: Image #21221
Photo of Galbraith Hall, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #21220
Photo of Galbraith Hall, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #21219
Photo of Fountain in Revelle Plaza, Revelle College, University of California San Diego, UCSD :: Image #21218
Photo of Breezeway between Bonner Hall and Mayer Hall, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #21217
Photo of Breezeway between Bonner Hall and Mayer Hall, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #21216
Photo of Pacific Hall, Revelle College, University of California San Diego, UCSD4 :: Image #21215
Photo of Urey Hall, Revelle College, University of California San Diego, UCSD :: Image #21214
Photo of Urey Hall, Revelle College, University of California San Diego, UCSD :: Image #21213
Photo of Main Gymnasium, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #21212
Photo of Mount Rainier :: Image #21211
Photo of Crowds enjoy the food and offerings at the Public Market, Granville Island, Vancouver. :: Image #21210
Photo of Apples for sale at the Public Market, Granville Island, Vancouver. :: Image #21209
Photo of Not just any bananas, these are ETHICAL bananas at the Public Market, Granville Island, Vancouver. :: Image #21208
Photo of Fresh salmon on ice at the Public Market, Granville Island, Vancouver. :: Image #21206
Photo of Olives for sale at the Public Market, Granville Island, Vancouver. :: Image #21205
Photo of Cherries for sale at the Public Market, Granville Island, Vancouver. :: Image #21204
Photo of Vegetable variety at the Public Market, Granville Island, Vancouver. :: Image #21203
Photo of Vegetable variety at the Public Market, Granville Island, Vancouver. :: Image #21202
Photo of Sausages and bratwurst variety, Public Market, Granville Island, Vancouver. :: Image #21201
Photo of Rainier cherries at the Public Market, Granville Island, Vancouver. :: Image #21199
Photo of Public Market, Granville Island, Vancouver. :: Image #21198
Photo of Public Market, Granville Island, Vancouver. :: Image #21197
Photo of Stylish floating homes at Granville Island, Vancouver. :: Image #21196
Photo of Stylish floating homes at Granville Island, Vancouver. :: Image #21195
Photo of Ferry wake, enroute from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, crossing the Strait of Georgia. :: Image #21194
Photo of Julia butterfly. :: Image #21193
Photo of Small postman butterfly. :: Image #21192
Photo of Unidentified butterfly, Butterfly World, Coombs, Vancouver Island. :: Image #21191
Photo of Unidentified butterfly, Butterfly World, Coombs, Vancouver Island. :: Image #21190
Photo of Zebra longwing butterfly. :: Image #21189
Photo of Ferry to Vancouver Island, cars loading at Horseshoe Bay. :: Image #21188
Photo of Lichen, a cross between algae and fungi, grows in feathery clumps in a Western hemlock tree. :: Image #21187
Photo of Lichen, a cross between algae and fungi, grows in feathery clumps in a Western hemlock tree. :: Image #21186
Photo of Gray whale raising its fluke (tail) in front of a boat of whale watchers before diving to the ocean floor to forage for crustaceans, Cow Bay, Flores Island, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21185
Photo of Gray whale raising its fluke (tail) in front of a boat of whale watchers before diving to the ocean floor to forage for crustaceans, Cow Bay, Flores Island, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21183
Photo of Gray whale raising its fluke (tail) in front of a boat of whale watchers before diving to the ocean floor to forage for crustaceans, Cow Bay, Flores Island, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21182
Photo of Gray whale dorsal ridge (back) at the surface in front of a boat full of whale watchers, Cow Bay, Flores Island, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21181
Photo of Whale watchers look in all directions searching for a whale, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21179
Photo of Gray whale, raising its fluke (tail) before diving to the ocean floor to forage for crustaceans, , Cow Bay, Flores Island, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21178
Photo of Gray whale, raising its fluke (tail) before diving to the ocean floor to forage for crustaceans, , Cow Bay, Flores Island, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21177
Photo of Gray whale, raising its fluke (tail) before diving to the ocean floor to forage for crustaceans, , Cow Bay, Flores Island, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21176
Photo of Gray whale dorsal ridge sticking above the ocean surface, Cow Bay near Flores Island, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21175
Photo of Gray whale, raising its fluke (tail) before diving to the ocean floor to forage for crustaceans, , Cow Bay, Flores Island, near Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21174
Photo of Beluga whale mother and calf. :: Image #21172
Photo of Beluga whale mother and calf. :: Image #21171
Photo of Vancouver and harbor at night, viewed from Granville Island Hotel with restaurant courtyard in the foreground. :: Image #21170
Photo of Yaletown section of Vancouver at night, viewed from Granville Island. :: Image #21167
Photo of Yaletown section of Vancouver at night, viewed from Granville Island. :: Image #21166
Photo of Yaletown section of Vancouver at night, viewed from Granville Island. :: Image #21164
Photo of Ferry wake, enroute from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, crossing the Strait of Georgia. :: Image #21163
Photo of Totem pole. :: Image #21162
Photo of Totem pole. :: Image #21161
Photo of Totem pole. :: Image #21160
Photo of Totem pole. :: Image #21159
Photo of Douglas fir and Western hemlock trees reach for the sky in a British Columbia temperate rainforest. :: Image #21158
Photo of Douglas fir and Western hemlock trees reach for the sky in a British Columbia temperate rainforest. :: Image #21157
Photo of Suspension bridge in forest of Douglas fir and Western hemlock trees. :: Image #21156
Photo of Douglas fir and Western hemlock trees reach for the sky in a British Columbia temperate rainforest. :: Image #21155
Photo of Suspension bridge in forest of Douglas fir and Western hemlock trees. :: Image #21154
Photo of Capilano Suspension Bridge, 140 m (450 ft) long and hanging 70 m (230 ft) above the Capilano River. The two pre-stressed steel cables supporting the bridge are each capable of supporting 45,000 kgs and together can hold about 1300 people. :: Image #21152
Photo of Capilano Suspension Bridge, 140 m (450 ft) long and hanging 70 m (230 ft) above the Capilano River. The two pre-stressed steel cables supporting the bridge are each capable of supporting 45,000 kgs and together can hold about 1300 people. :: Image #21151
Photo of Capilano Suspension Bridge, 140 m (450 ft) long and hanging 70 m (230 ft) above the Capilano River. The two pre-stressed steel cables supporting the bridge are each capable of supporting 45,000 kgs and together can hold about 1300 people. :: Image #21150
Photo of Douglas fir and Western hemlock trees reach for the sky in a British Columbia temperate rainforest. :: Image #21149
Photo of Suspension bridge in forest of Douglas fir and Western hemlock trees. :: Image #21148
Photo of Capilano Suspension Bridge, 140 m (450 ft) long and hanging 70 m (230 ft) above the Capilano River. The two pre-stressed steel cables supporting the bridge are each capable of supporting 45,000 kgs and together can hold about 1300 people. :: Image #21147
Photo of Capilano Suspension Bridge, 140 m (450 ft) long and hanging 70 m (230 ft) above the Capilano River. The two pre-stressed steel cables supporting the bridge are each capable of supporting 45,000 kgs and together can hold about 1300 people. :: Image #21146
Photo of Butchart Gardens, a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, near Victoria on Vancouver Island. It is an internationally-known tourist attraction which receives more than a million visitors each year. :: Image #21142
Photo of Butchart Gardens, a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, near Victoria on Vancouver Island. It is an internationally-known tourist attraction which receives more than a million visitors each year. :: Image #21141
Photo of Butchart Gardens, a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, near Victoria on Vancouver Island. It is an internationally-known tourist attraction which receives more than a million visitors each year. :: Image #21140
Photo of Butchart Gardens, a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, near Victoria on Vancouver Island. It is an internationally-known tourist attraction which receives more than a million visitors each year. :: Image #21139
Photo of Butchart Gardens, a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, near Victoria on Vancouver Island. It is an internationally-known tourist attraction which receives more than a million visitors each year. :: Image #21138
Photo of Butchart Gardens, a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, near Victoria on Vancouver Island. It is an internationally-known tourist attraction which receives more than a million visitors each year. :: Image #21137
Photo of Butchart Gardens, a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, near Victoria on Vancouver Island. It is an internationally-known tourist attraction which receives more than a million visitors each year. :: Image #21136
Photo of Butchart Gardens, a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, near Victoria on Vancouver Island. It is an internationally-known tourist attraction which receives more than a million visitors each year. :: Image #21135
Photo of Butchart Gardens, a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, near Victoria on Vancouver Island. It is an internationally-known tourist attraction which receives more than a million visitors each year. :: Image #21134
Photo of Butchart Gardens, a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, near Victoria on Vancouver Island. It is an internationally-known tourist attraction which receives more than a million visitors each year. :: Image #21133
Photo of Butchart Gardens, a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, near Victoria on Vancouver Island. It is an internationally-known tourist attraction which receives more than a million visitors each year. :: Image #21132
Photo of Totem pole. :: Image #21130
Photo of Butchart Gardens, a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, near Victoria on Vancouver Island. It is an internationally-known tourist attraction which receives more than a million visitors each year. :: Image #21128
Photo of Lemmens Inlet viewed from Meares Island, with Tofino in the distance, aerial photo, on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21127
Photo of Coastal mountains and clouds, rising above Bedwell Sound (hidden by clouds) and Clayoquot Sound, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21126
Photo of Mariner Mountain, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high, snow covered year-round and home to several glaciers. :: Image #21125
Photo of Glaciers on the summit of Mariner Mountain, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high and is snow covered year-round. :: Image #21124
Photo of Mariner Mountain, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high, snow covered year-round and home to several glaciers. :: Image #21123
Photo of Glaciers on the summit of Mariner Mountain, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high and is snow covered year-round. :: Image #21122
Photo of Mariner Mountain, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high, snow covered year-round and home to several glaciers. :: Image #21121
Photo of Glaciers on the summit of Mariner Mountain, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high and is snow covered year-round. :: Image #21120
Photo of Glaciers on the summit of Mariner Mountain, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high and is snow covered year-round. :: Image #21119
Photo of Shelter Inlet of Clayoquot Sound (distance) and small lake (foreground), amid the coastal mountains of western Vancouver Island, aerial photo. :: Image #21118
Photo of Densely forested Vancouver Island, aerial photo, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21117
Photo of Flores Island (foreground) and Clayoquot Sound, aerial photo, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21116
Photo of Flores Island (foreground) and Clayoquot Sound, aerial photo, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21115
Photo of Cow Bay (left) and Flores Island, aerial photo, part of Clayoquot Sound, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21114
Photo of Blunden Island (foreground) and Vargas Island (distance), surrounded by the waters of Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21113
Photo of Ahouse Bay and Vargas Island, aerial photo, Clayoquot Sound in the foreground, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21112
Photo of Lemmens Inlet viewed from Meares Island, with Tofino in the distance, aerial photo, on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21111
Photo of Clayoquot Sound, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, aerial photo. :: Image #21110
Photo of Coastal mountains and clouds, rising above Bedwell Sound (hidden by clouds) and Clayoquot Sound, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21109
Photo of Mariner Mountain, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high, snow covered year-round and home to several glaciers. :: Image #21108
Photo of Mariner Mountain, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high, snow covered year-round and home to several glaciers. :: Image #21107
Photo of Mariner Mountain, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high, snow covered year-round and home to several glaciers. :: Image #21106
Photo of Mariner Mountain, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high, snow covered year-round and home to several glaciers. :: Image #21105
Photo of Mariner Mountain, viewed from the northwest, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high, snow covered year-round and home to several glaciers. :: Image #21104
Photo of Mariner Mountain, viewed from the northwest, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high, snow covered year-round and home to several glaciers. :: Image #21103
Photo of Float plane on the shore of Megin Lake, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21102
Photo of Megin Lake, aerial photo, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21101
Photo of Flores Island (foreground) and Clayoquot Sound, aerial photo, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21100
Photo of Flores Island (foreground) and Clayoquot Sound, aerial photo, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21099
Photo of Ahouse Bay and Vargas Island, aerial photo, Clayoquot Sound in the foreground, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21098
Photo of Ahouse Bay and Vargas Island, aerial photo, Clayoquot Sound in the foreground, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21097
Photo of Lemmens Inlet viewed from Meares Island, with Tofino in the distance, aerial photo, on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21096
Photo of Tofino, a small beautiful town on the edge of Clayoquot Sound and the Pacific Ocean on the west coast of Vancouver Island, aerial photo. :: Image #21095
Photo of Clayoquot Sound, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, aerial photo. :: Image #21094
Photo of Mariner Mountain, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high, snow covered year-round and home to several glaciers. :: Image #21092
Photo of Glaciers on the summit of Mariner Mountain, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high and is snow covered year-round. :: Image #21091
Photo of Glaciers on the summit of Mariner Mountain, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high and is snow covered year-round. :: Image #21090
Photo of Mariner Mountain, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high, snow covered year-round and home to several glaciers. :: Image #21089
Photo of Mariner Mountain, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high, snow covered year-round and home to several glaciers. :: Image #21088
Photo of Mariner Mountain, viewed from the northeast, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high, snow covered year-round and home to several glaciers. :: Image #21087
Photo of Glaciers on the summit of Mariner Mountain, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of Strathcona Provincial Park, located 36 km (22 mi) north of Tofino. It is 1,771 m (5,810 ft) high and is snow covered year-round. :: Image #21086
Photo of Obstruction Island (left) and Flores Island (right), Shelter Inlet section of Clayoquot Sound, aerial photo, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21084
Photo of Flores Island (foreground) and Clayoquot Sound, aerial photo, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21083
Photo of Cow Bay and Flores Island, aerial photo, part of Clayoquot Sound, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21082
Photo of Cow Bay (left) and Flores Island, aerial photo, part of Clayoquot Sound, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21081
Photo of Blunden Island (foreground) and Vargas Island (distance), surrounded by the waters of Clayoquot Sound, west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21080
Photo of Ahouse Bay and Vargas Island, aerial photo, Clayoquot Sound in the foreground, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21079
Photo of Ahouse Bay and Vargas Island, aerial photo, Clayoquot Sound in the foreground, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21078
Photo of Lennard Island Lighthouse, aerial photo, surrounded by the waters of Clayoquot Sound near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. :: Image #21077
Photo of Seaplane at the floatplane dock in Tofino, typical overcast day. :: Image #21076
Photo of Cow Bay (left) and Flores Island, aerial photo, part of Clayoquot Sound, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21075
Photo of Lemmens Inlet viewed from Meares Island, with Tofino in the distance, aerial photo, on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21074
Photo of Tofino, a small beautiful town on the edge of Clayoquot Sound and the Pacific Ocean on the west coast of Vancouver Island, aerial photo. :: Image #21073
Photo of Flores Island (foreground) and Clayoquot Sound, aerial photo, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. :: Image #21070
Photo of The Big Tree Trail on Meares Island, temperate rainforest home to huge red cedar and spruce trees. :: Image #21067
Photo of The Big Tree Trail on Meares Island, temperate rainforest home to huge red cedar and spruce trees. :: Image #21066
Photo of The Big Tree Trail on Meares Island, temperate rainforest home to huge red cedar and spruce trees. :: Image #21065
Photo of The Big Tree Trail on Meares Island, temperate rainforest home to huge red cedar and spruce trees. :: Image #21064
Photo of Rainforest Trail in Pacific Rim NP, one of the best places along the Pacific Coast to experience an old-growth rain forest, complete with western hemlock, red cedar and amabilis fir trees. Moss gardens hang from tree crevices, forming a base for many ferns and conifer seedlings. :: Image #21061
Photo of Rainforest Trail in Pacific Rim NP, one of the best places along the Pacific Coast to experience an old-growth rain forest, complete with western hemlock, red cedar and amabilis fir trees. Moss gardens hang from tree crevices, forming a base for many ferns and conifer seedlings. :: Image #21060
Photo of Rainforest Trail in Pacific Rim NP, one of the best places along the Pacific Coast to experience an old-growth rain forest, complete with western hemlock, red cedar and amabilis fir trees. Moss gardens hang from tree crevices, forming a base for many ferns and conifer seedlings. :: Image #21059
Photo of Rainforest Trail in Pacific Rim NP, one of the best places along the Pacific Coast to experience an old-growth rain forest, complete with western hemlock, red cedar and amabilis fir trees. Moss gardens hang from tree crevices, forming a base for many ferns and conifer seedlings. :: Image #21058
Photo of Rainforest Trail in Pacific Rim NP, one of the best places along the Pacific Coast to experience an old-growth rain forest, complete with western hemlock, red cedar and amabilis fir trees. Moss gardens hang from tree crevices, forming a base for many ferns and conifer seedlings. :: Image #21057
Photo of Rainforest Trail in Pacific Rim NP, one of the best places along the Pacific Coast to experience an old-growth rain forest, complete with western hemlock, red cedar and amabilis fir trees. Moss gardens hang from tree crevices, forming a base for many ferns and conifer seedlings. :: Image #21055
Photo of Hiker admires the temperate rainforest along the Rainforest Trail in Pacific Rim NP, one of the best places along the Pacific Coast to experience an old-growth rain forest, complete with western hemlock, red cedar and amabilis fir trees. Moss gardens hang from tree crevices, forming a base for many ferns and conifer seedlings. :: Image #21054
Photo of Hiker admires the temperate rainforest along the Rainforest Trail in Pacific Rim NP, one of the best places along the Pacific Coast to experience an old-growth rain forest, complete with western hemlock, red cedar and amabilis fir trees. Moss gardens hang from tree crevices, forming a base for many ferns and conifer seedlings. :: Image #21053
Photo of Rainforest Trail in Pacific Rim NP, one of the best places along the Pacific Coast to experience an old-growth rain forest, complete with western hemlock, red cedar and amabilis fir trees. Moss gardens hang from tree crevices, forming a base for many ferns and conifer seedlings. :: Image #21052
Photo of Roses. :: Image #21050
Photo of Totems on display in the Royal British Columbia Museum. :: Image #21049
Photo of The British Columbia Parliament Buildings are located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and serve as the seat of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The main block of the Parliament Buildings combines Baroque details with Romanesque Revival rustication. :: Image #21047
Photo of The British Columbia Parliament Buildings are located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and serve as the seat of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The main block of the Parliament Buildings combines Baroque details with Romanesque Revival rustication. :: Image #21046
Photo of Western redcedar trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. :: Image #21045
Photo of Western redcedar trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. :: Image #21043
Photo of Ancient Douglas fir trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. :: Image #21042
Photo of Nurse log. A fallen Douglas fir tree provides a substrate for new seedlings to prosper and grow. :: Image #21039
Photo of Ancient Douglas fir trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. :: Image #21038
Photo of Ancient Douglas fir trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. :: Image #21036
Photo of Ancient Douglas fir trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. :: Image #21035
Photo of Ancient Douglas fir trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. :: Image #21034
Photo of Ancient Douglas fir trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. :: Image #21033
Photo of Ancient Douglas fir trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. :: Image #21032
Photo of Ferns cover the forest floor of Cathedral Grove. :: Image #21030
Photo of Ancient Douglas fir trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. :: Image #21029
Photo of Footpath in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. :: Image #21028
Photo of Ancient Douglas fir trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. :: Image #21026
Photo of Ancient Douglas fir trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees. :: Image #21024
Photo of Visitors enjoy a summer ride up the top chair lift at Whistler Mountain. :: Image #21022
Photo of Summer snow pack, Whistler Mountain. :: Image #21021
Photo of Gondola station viewed from the summit of Whistler Mountain, with Blackcomb Mountain in the distance on the right. :: Image #21020
Photo of Ilanaaq, the logo of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, is formed of stone in the Inukshuk-style of traditional Inuit sculpture. This one is located on the summit of Whistler Mountain. :: Image #21019
Photo of Ilanaaq, the logo of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, is formed of stone in the Inukshuk-style of traditional Inuit sculpture. This one is located on the summit of Whistler Mountain. :: Image #21017
Photo of Ilanaaq, the logo of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, is formed of stone in the Inukshuk-style of traditional Inuit sculpture. This one is located on the summit of Whistler Mountain. :: Image #21016
Photo of Ilanaaq, the logo of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, is formed of stone in the Inukshuk-style of traditional Inuit sculpture. This one is located on the summit of Whistler Mountain. :: Image #21015
Photo of Ilanaaq, the logo of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, is formed of stone in the Inukshuk-style of traditional Inuit sculpture. This one is located on the summit of Whistler Mountain. :: Image #21014
Photo of Lift station at the summit of Whistler Mountain. :: Image #21013
Photo of Blackcomb Mountain viewed from the Whistler gondola. :: Image #21012
Photo of A small cairn of stones at the top of Whistler Mountain. :: Image #21011
Photo of Ilanaaq, the logo of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, is formed of stone in the Inukshuk-style of traditional Inuit sculpture. Located near the Whistler mountain gondola station, overlooking Whistler Village and Green Lake in the distance. :: Image #21010
Photo of Ilanaaq, the logo of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, is formed of stone in the Inukshuk-style of traditional Inuit sculpture. Located near the Whistler mountain gondola station, overlooking Whistler Village and Green Lake in the distance. :: Image #21009
Photo of Ilanaaq, the logo of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, is formed of stone in the Inukshuk-style of traditional Inuit sculpture. Located near the Whistler mountain gondola station, overlooking Whistler Village and Green Lake in the distance. :: Image #21008
Photo of Green Lake, with Whistler Mountain in the distance. :: Image #21005
Photo of Green Lake, with Whistler Mountain in the distance. :: Image #21004
Photo of High tension power lines. :: Image #21003
Photo of Lost Lake. :: Image #21001
Photo of Grizzly bear in snow. :: Image #21000
Photo of A coyote hunts for voles in tall grass, autumn. :: Image #20999
Photo of Male elk during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Males engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #20998
Photo of Male elk during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Males engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #20997
Photo of Male elk during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Males engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #20996
Photo of Male elk during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Males engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #20995
Photo of Male elk during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Males engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #20994
Photo of Male elk during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Males engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #20993
Photo of Male elk during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Males engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #20992
Photo of Elk. :: Image #20991
Photo of Elk. :: Image #20990
Photo of Elk. :: Image #20989
Photo of Elk. :: Image #20988
Photo of Elk. :: Image #20987
Photo of Adult female elk crossing the Madison River, Yellowstone. :: Image #20986
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Males engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #20985
Photo of Male elk during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Males engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #20984
Photo of Male elk during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Males engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #20983
Photo of Male elk during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Males engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #20982
Photo of Male elk during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Males engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #20981
Photo of Male elk during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Males engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #20980
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #20979
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #20978
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #20977
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #20976
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #20975
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #20974
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #20973
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #20972
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #20971
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #20970
Photo of Elk, autumn, fall. :: Image #20969
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #20968
Photo of Western gull. :: Image #20967
Photo of Blue ocean surface, ripples, sea. :: Image #20965
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts. :: Image #20960
Photo of Western gull. :: Image #20959
Photo of Western gull. :: Image #20958
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts. :: Image #20956
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts. :: Image #20955
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts. :: Image #20954
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts. :: Image #20953
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts. :: Image #20952
Photo of Great white shark. :: Image #20949
Photo of Great white shark. :: Image #20948
Photo of Great white shark. :: Image #20947
Photo of Great white shark. :: Image #20946
Photo of Great white shark. :: Image #20945
Photo of Great white shark. :: Image #20944
Photo of Great white shark. :: Image #20943
Photo of Great white shark. :: Image #20942
Photo of Great white shark. :: Image #20941
Photo of Bald eagle perched in a tree. :: Image #20940
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20939
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20938
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20937
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20936
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20935
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20934
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20933
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20932
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20931
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20930
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20929
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20928
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20927
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20926
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20925
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20924
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20923
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20922
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20921
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20920
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20919
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20918
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20917
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20916
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20915
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20914
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20913
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20912
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20911
Photo of Coastal brown bear. :: Image #20910
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20909
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20908
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20907
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20906
Photo of A sea otter floats on its back on the ocean surface. It will wrap itself in kelp (seaweed) to keep from drifting as it rests and floats. :: Image #20905
Photo of A sea otter floats on its back on the ocean surface. It will wrap itself in kelp (seaweed) to keep from drifting as it rests and floats. :: Image #20904
Photo of A sea otter floats on its back on the ocean surface. It will wrap itself in kelp (seaweed) to keep from drifting as it rests and floats. :: Image #20903
Photo of California poppy plants carpet the hills of Del Dios above Lake Hodges. :: Image #20900
Photo of California poppy plants viewed from the perspective of a bug walking below the bright orange blooms. :: Image #20899
Photo of California poppy plants viewed from the perspective of a bug walking below the bright orange blooms. :: Image #20898
Photo of California poppy plants viewed from the perspective of a bug walking below the bright orange blooms. :: Image #20897
Photo of California poppies cover the hills in a brilliant springtime bloom. :: Image #20896
Photo of California poppies cover the hills in a brilliant springtime bloom. :: Image #20895
Photo of California poppy plants carpet the hills of Del Dios above Lake Hodges. :: Image #20894
Photo of California poppy plants carpet the hills of Del Dios above Lake Hodges. :: Image #20893
Photo of California poppy plants carpet the hills of Del Dios above Lake Hodges. :: Image #20892
Photo of California poppy plants carpet the hills of Del Dios above Lake Hodges. :: Image #20891
Photo of California poppy plants carpet the hills of Del Dios above Lake Hodges. :: Image #20890
Photo of Breaking wave, morning surf, curl, tube. :: Image #20889
Photo of Breaking wave, morning surf, curl, tube. :: Image #20886
Photo of Breaking wave, morning surf, curl, tube. :: Image #20885
Photo of Breaking wave, morning surf, curl, tube. :: Image #20883
Photo of Food vendors at the Del Mar Fair, famous for their tasty, greasy, salty, fattening and generally unwholesome food, which visitors eat by the ton. Bright lights at night. :: Image #20882
Photo of Food vendors at the Del Mar Fair, famous for their tasty, greasy, salty, fattening and generally unwholesome food, which visitors eat by the ton. Bright lights at night. :: Image #20881
Photo of Food vendors at the Del Mar Fair, famous for their tasty, greasy, salty, fattening and generally unwholesome food, which visitors eat by the ton. Bright lights at night. :: Image #20880
Photo of Food vendors at the Del Mar Fair, famous for their tasty, greasy, salty, fattening and generally unwholesome food, which visitors eat by the ton. Bright lights at night. :: Image #20879
Photo of Grilled corn, corn cobs. :: Image #20878
Photo of Del Mar Fair rides at night, blurring due to long exposure. :: Image #20877
Photo of Del Mar Fair rides at night, blurring due to long exposure. :: Image #20876
Photo of Del Mar Fair rides at night, blurring due to long exposure. :: Image #20875
Photo of Food vendors at the Del Mar Fair, famous for their tasty, greasy, salty, fattening and generally unwholesome food, which visitors eat by the ton. Bright lights at night. :: Image #20874
Photo of Ferris wheel and fair rides at sunset, blurring due to long exposure. :: Image #20873
Photo of Ferris wheel and fair rides at sunset, blurring due to long exposure. :: Image #20872
Photo of Ferris wheel and fair rides at sunset, blurring due to long exposure. :: Image #20871
Photo of Stuffed toys hanging, waiting for fair game winners to claim them :: Image #20870
Photo of Fossil fish, collected at the Green River Formation, Kemmerer, Wyoming, dated to the Eocene Era. :: Image #20869
Photo of Fossil fish, collected at the Green River Formation, Kemmerer, Wyoming, dated to the Eocene Era. Mioplosus are part of the perch family, predatory fishes. :: Image #20868
Photo of Trilobitomorph fossil, aglaspic, collected at Weeks Formation, Millard County, Utah. Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Merostomata; Order: Aglaspida. Date to the Upper Middle Cambrian, Cenomanian Stage. :: Image #20867
Photo of Fossil fish, collected in Green River Formation, Fossil Lake, Kemmerer, Wyoming, dated to the Eocene Era. Order: Ellimmichyiformes: Family; Ellimmichthyidae; Diplomystus dentatus. :: Image #20866
Photo of Freshwater lizard fossil, collected in Ceara, Brazil, dated 130 million years old. :: Image #20865
Photo of Freshwater lizard fossil, collected in Ceara, Brazil, dated 130 million years old. :: Image #20864
Photo of Grilled corn, corn cobs. :: Image #20863
Photo of Sausages on the grill, hot dogs, bratwurst. :: Image #20862
Photo of Hot dog, great spicy polish. :: Image #20861
Photo of Hot Dog on a Stick, corn dog, greasy fried fatty food. :: Image #20860
Photo of Hot Dog on a Stick, corn dog, greasy fried fatty food. :: Image #20859
Photo of Cows in the livestock barn. :: Image #20858
Photo of Breezeway, Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California, San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #20857
Photo of Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall building, the Whitaker Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California, San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #20856
Photo of Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall building, the Whitaker Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California, San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #20855
Photo of Bear is another of the odd outdoor "art" pieces of the UCSD Stuart Collection. Created by Tim Hawkinson in 2001 of eight large stones, it sits in the courtyard of the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering. :: Image #20854
Photo of Bear is another of the odd outdoor "art" pieces of the UCSD Stuart Collection. Created by Tim Hawkinson in 2001 of eight large stones, it sits in the courtyard of the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering. :: Image #20853
Photo of Bear is another of the odd outdoor "art" pieces of the UCSD Stuart Collection. Created by Tim Hawkinson in 2001 of eight large stones, it sits in the courtyard of the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering. :: Image #20852
Photo of Bear is another of the odd outdoor "art" pieces of the UCSD Stuart Collection. Created by Tim Hawkinson in 2001 of eight large stones, it sits in the courtyard of the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering. :: Image #20850
Photo of Bear is another of the odd outdoor "art" pieces of the UCSD Stuart Collection. Created by Tim Hawkinson in 2001 of eight large stones, it sits in the courtyard of the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering. :: Image #20849
Photo of Bioengineering building at the Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California, San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #20848
Photo of Bioengineering building at the Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California, San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #20847
Photo of Jacobs School of Engineering building, University of California, San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #20846
Photo of Jacobs School of Engineering building, University of California, San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #20845
Photo of Charles Lee Powell Structural Systems Laboratory building, the earthquake testing lab, University of California, San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #20844
Photo of Warren College, University of California, San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #20842
Photo of Warren College, University of California, San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #20841
Photo of Leichtag Biomedical Research building, University of California, San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #20840
Photo of Biomedical Sciences building, University of California, San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #20839
Photo of Biomedical Library, University of California, San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #20838
Photo of Biomedical Library, University of California, San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #20837
Photo of Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences building, University of California, San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #20836
Photo of Biomedical Library, University of California, San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #20834
Photo of Center for Molecular Genetics building, University of California, San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #20833
Photo of Cellular and Molecular Medicine East building, University of California, San Diego. :: Image #20832
Photo of Cresting wave, morning light, glassy water, surf. :: Image #20831
Photo of Cresting wave, morning light, glassy water, surf. :: Image #20830
Photo of Cresting wave, morning light, glassy water, surf. :: Image #20829
Photo of Cresting wave, morning light, glassy water, surf. :: Image #20828
Photo of Cresting wave, morning light, glassy water, surf. :: Image #20827
Photo of Cresting wave, morning light, glassy water, surf. :: Image #20826
Photo of Cresting wave, morning light, glassy water, surf. :: Image #20825
Photo of Cresting wave, morning light, glassy water, surf. :: Image #20824
Photo of Cresting wave, morning light, glassy water, surf. :: Image #20823
Photo of Cresting wave, morning light, glassy water, surf. :: Image #20822
Photo of Cresting wave, morning light, glassy water, surf. :: Image #20821
Photo of Cresting wave, morning light, glassy water, surf. :: Image #20820
Photo of Cresting wave, morning light, glassy water, surf. :: Image #20819
Photo of Cresting wave, morning light, glassy water, surf. :: Image #20818
Photo of Cresting wave, morning light, glassy water, surf. :: Image #20817
Photo of Cresting wave, morning light, glassy water, surf. :: Image #20813
Photo of Dawn patrol morning surf, hollow wave. :: Image #20810
Photo of Dawn patrol morning surf, hollow wave. :: Image #20809
Photo of Dawn patrol morning surf, hollow wave. :: Image #20808
Photo of Dawn patrol morning surf, hollow wave. :: Image #20807
Photo of Dawn patrol morning surf, hollow wave. :: Image #20806
Photo of Dawn patrol morning surf, hollow wave. :: Image #20805
Photo of Dawn patrol morning surf, hollow wave. :: Image #20804
Photo of Dawn patrol morning surf, hollow wave. :: Image #20803
Photo of Dawn patrol morning surf, hollow wave. :: Image #20802
Photo of Morning surf. :: Image #20796
Photo of Morning surf. :: Image #20795
Photo of Morning surf. :: Image #20794
Photo of Morning surf. :: Image #20793
Photo of A bubble ring. A young girl watches as a bubble ring ascends through the water toward her. :: Image #20785
Photo of A bubble ring. A young girl watches as a bubble ring ascends through the water toward her. :: Image #20784
Photo of A young girl swimming with goggles in a bright swimming pool. :: Image #20783
Photo of Two girls swimming through a cloud of bubbles in a swimming pool. :: Image #20782
Photo of A bubble ring. A toroidal bubble ring rises through the water on its way to the surface. :: Image #20781
Photo of A bubble ring. A toroidal bubble ring rises through the water on its way to the surface. :: Image #20780
Photo of A bubble ring. A toroidal bubble ring rises through the water on its way to the surface. :: Image #20779
Photo of Trochoidal sunlight patterns on the bottom of a swimming pool. :: Image #20778
Photo of A bubble ring. A toroidal bubble ring rises through the water on its way to the surface. :: Image #20777
Photo of A bubble ring. A young girl watches as a bubble ring ascends through the water toward her. :: Image #20776
Photo of A bubble ring. A child puts her hand through a bubble ring at it ascends through the water toward her. :: Image #20775
Photo of A bubble ring. A young girl reaches out to touch a bubble ring as it ascends through the water toward her. :: Image #20774
Photo of A hiker walking through the Wire Pass narrows. This exceedingly narrow slot canyon, in some places only two feet wide, is formed by water erosion which cuts slots deep into the surrounding sandstone plateau. :: Image #20773
Photo of Hiker in Buckskin Gulch. A hiker considers the towering walls and narrow passageway of Buckskin Gulch, a dramatic slot canyon forged by centuries of erosion through sandstone. Buckskin Gulch is the worlds longest accessible slot canyon, running from the Paria River toward the Colorado River. Flash flooding is a serious danger in the narrows where there is no escape. :: Image #20771
Photo of Hiker in Buckskin Gulch. A hiker considers the towering walls and narrow passageway of Buckskin Gulch, a dramatic slot canyon forged by centuries of erosion through sandstone. Buckskin Gulch is the worlds longest accessible slot canyon, running from the Paria River toward the Colorado River. Flash flooding is a serious danger in the narrows where there is no escape. :: Image #20770
Photo of Inflatable cop. Kanab's Finest, hard at work. A Kanab police officer actively enforcing the speed limit in the town of Kanab, Utah. :: Image #20769
Photo of Inflatable cop. Kanab's Finest, hard at work. A Kanab police officer actively enforcing the speed limit in the town of Kanab, Utah. :: Image #20768
Photo of Inflatable cop. Kanab's Finest, hard at work. A Kanab police officer actively enforcing the speed limit in the town of Kanab, Utah. :: Image #20767
Photo of Brain rocks. Sandstone is curiously eroded through the forces water and wind acting over eons. Cracks and joints arise when water freezes and expands repeatedly, braking apart the soft sandstone. :: Image #20766
Photo of Brain rocks. Sandstone is curiously eroded through the forces water and wind acting over eons. Cracks and joints arise when water freezes and expands repeatedly, braking apart the soft sandstone. :: Image #20765
Photo of Brain rocks. Sandstone is curiously eroded through the forces water and wind acting over eons. Cracks and joints arise when water freezes and expands repeatedly, braking apart the soft sandstone. :: Image #20764
Photo of Brain rocks. Sandstone is curiously eroded through the forces water and wind acting over eons. Cracks and joints arise when water freezes and expands repeatedly, braking apart the soft sandstone. :: Image #20763
Photo of Sandstone joints. These cracks and joints are formed in the sandstone by water that seeps into spaces and is then frozen at night, expanding and cracking the sandstone into geometric forms. :: Image #20762
Photo of Brain rocks. Sandstone is curiously eroded through the forces water and wind acting over eons. Cracks and joints arise when water freezes and expands repeatedly, braking apart the soft sandstone. :: Image #20761
Photo of Sandstone joints. These cracks and joints are formed in the sandstone by water that seeps into spaces and is then frozen at night, expanding and cracking the sandstone into geometric forms. :: Image #20760
Photo of Sandstone joints. These cracks and joints are formed in the sandstone by water that seeps into spaces and is then frozen at night, expanding and cracking the sandstone into geometric forms. :: Image #20759
Photo of Sandstone joints. These cracks and joints are formed in the sandstone by water that seeps into spaces and is then frozen at night, expanding and cracking the sandstone into geometric forms. :: Image #20758
Photo of Sandstone joints. These cracks and joints are formed in the sandstone by water that seeps into spaces and is then frozen at night, expanding and cracking the sandstone into geometric forms. :: Image #20757
Photo of Sandstone joints. These cracks and joints are formed in the sandstone by water that seeps into spaces and is then frozen at night, expanding and cracking the sandstone into geometric forms. :: Image #20756
Photo of Sandstone joints. These cracks and joints are formed in the sandstone by water that seeps into spaces and is then frozen at night, expanding and cracking the sandstone into geometric forms. :: Image #20755
Photo of Brain rocks. Sandstone is curiously eroded through the forces water and wind acting over eons. Cracks and joints arise when water freezes and expands repeatedly, braking apart the soft sandstone. :: Image #20753
Photo of Brain rocks. Sandstone is curiously eroded through the forces water and wind acting over eons. Cracks and joints arise when water freezes and expands repeatedly, braking apart the soft sandstone. :: Image #20752
Photo of Brain rocks. Sandstone is curiously eroded through the forces water and wind acting over eons. Cracks and joints arise when water freezes and expands repeatedly, braking apart the soft sandstone. :: Image #20751
Photo of Sandstone joints. These cracks and joints are formed in the sandstone by water that seeps into spaces and is then frozen at night, expanding and cracking the sandstone into geometric forms. :: Image #20749
Photo of Wire Pass trail. The Wire Pass trail runs along a river wash through sandstone bluffs and scattered trees and scrub brush. :: Image #20746
Photo of Wire Pass trailhead. The parking lot at the Wire Pass trailhead, early morning, as hikers arrive and set out to Buckskin Gulch, the North Coyote Buttes and the Wave. :: Image #20745
Photo of Sandstone striations. Prehistoric sand dunes, compressed into sandstone, are now revealed in sandstone layers subject to the carving erosive forces of wind and water. :: Image #20744
Photo of Sandstone striations. Prehistoric sand dunes, compressed into sandstone, are now revealed in sandstone layers subject to the carving erosive forces of wind and water. :: Image #20743
Photo of Sandstone striations. Prehistoric sand dunes, compressed into sandstone, are now revealed in sandstone layers subject to the carving erosive forces of wind and water. :: Image #20741
Photo of Sandstone striations. Prehistoric sand dunes, compressed into sandstone, are now revealed in sandstone layers subject to the carving erosive forces of wind and water. :: Image #20740
Photo of Sandstone striations. Prehistoric sand dunes, compressed into sandstone, are now revealed in sandstone layers subject to the carving erosive forces of wind and water. :: Image #20739
Photo of Sandstone striations. Prehistoric sand dunes, compressed into sandstone, are now revealed in sandstone layers subject to the carving erosive forces of wind and water. :: Image #20738
Photo of Sandstone striations. Prehistoric sand dunes, compressed into sandstone, are now revealed in sandstone layers subject to the carving erosive forces of wind and water. :: Image #20737
Photo of Sandstone striations. Prehistoric sand dunes, compressed into sandstone, are now revealed in sandstone layers subject to the carving erosive forces of wind and water. :: Image #20736
Photo of Sandstone striations. Prehistoric sand dunes, compressed into sandstone, are now revealed in sandstone layers subject to the carving erosive forces of wind and water. :: Image #20734
Photo of Suspended log in Buckskin Gulch. A hiker considers a heavy log stuck between the narrow walls of Buckskin Gulch, placed there by a flash flood some time in the past. Buckskin Gulch is the world's longest accessible slot canyon, forged by centuries of erosion through sandstone. Flash flooding is a serious danger in the narrows where there is no escape. :: Image #20730
Photo of Hiker in Buckskin Gulch. A hiker considers the towering walls and narrow passageway of Buckskin Gulch, a dramatic slot canyon forged by centuries of erosion through sandstone. Buckskin Gulch is the worlds longest accessible slot canyon, running from the Paria River toward the Colorado River. Flash flooding is a serious danger in the narrows where there is no escape. :: Image #20729
Photo of A hiker walking through the Wire Pass narrows. This exceedingly narrow slot canyon, in some places only two feet wide, is formed by water erosion which cuts slots deep into the surrounding sandstone plateau. :: Image #20728
Photo of A hiker walking through the Wire Pass narrows. This exceedingly narrow slot canyon, in some places only two feet wide, is formed by water erosion which cuts slots deep into the surrounding sandstone plateau. :: Image #20727
Photo of The Wire Pass narrows. This exceedingly narrow slot canyon, in some places only two feet wide, is formed by water erosion which cuts slots deep into the surrounding sandstone plateau. :: Image #20726
Photo of A hiker walking through the Wire Pass narrows. This exceedingly narrow slot canyon, in some places only two feet wide, is formed by water erosion which cuts slots deep into the surrounding sandstone plateau. :: Image #20725
Photo of Buckskin Gulch. Rising above a sand wash are the towering walls and narrow passageways of Buckskin Gulch, a dramatic slot canyon forged by centuries of erosion through sandstone. Buckskin Gulch is the worlds longest accessible slot canyon, running from the Paria River toward the Colorado River. Flash flooding is a serious danger in the narrows where there is no escape. :: Image #20724
Photo of Suspended log in Buckskin Gulch. Hikers pass beneath a heavy log suspended between the walls of Buckskin Gulch, placed there by a flash flood some time in the past. Buckskin Gulch is the world's longest accessible slot canyon, forged by centuries of erosion through sandstone. Flash flooding is a serious danger in the narrows where there is no escape. :: Image #20723
Photo of Hiker in Buckskin Gulch. A hiker considers the towering walls and narrow passageway of Buckskin Gulch, a dramatic slot canyon forged by centuries of erosion through sandstone. Buckskin Gulch is the worlds longest accessible slot canyon, running from the Paria River toward the Colorado River. Flash flooding is a serious danger in the narrows where there is no escape. :: Image #20722
Photo of Hiker in Buckskin Gulch. A hiker considers the towering walls and narrow passageway of Buckskin Gulch, a dramatic slot canyon forged by centuries of erosion through sandstone. Buckskin Gulch is the worlds longest accessible slot canyon, running from the Paria River toward the Colorado River. Flash flooding is a serious danger in the narrows where there is no escape. :: Image #20721
Photo of Hiker in Buckskin Gulch. A hiker considers the towering walls and narrow passageway of Buckskin Gulch, a dramatic slot canyon forged by centuries of erosion through sandstone. Buckskin Gulch is the worlds longest accessible slot canyon, running from the Paria River toward the Colorado River. Flash flooding is a serious danger in the narrows where there is no escape. :: Image #20719
Photo of A hiker walking through the Wire Pass narrows. This exceedingly narrow slot canyon, in some places only two feet wide, is formed by water erosion which cuts slots deep into the surrounding sandstone plateau. :: Image #20718
Photo of A hiker walking through the Wire Pass narrows. This exceedingly narrow slot canyon, in some places only two feet wide, is formed by water erosion which cuts slots deep into the surrounding sandstone plateau. :: Image #20714
Photo of Hiker in Buckskin Gulch. A hiker considers the towering walls and narrow passageway of Buckskin Gulch, a dramatic slot canyon forged by centuries of erosion through sandstone. Buckskin Gulch is the worlds longest accessible slot canyon, running from the Paria River toward the Colorado River. Flash flooding is a serious danger in the narrows where there is no escape. :: Image #20713
Photo of Hiker in Buckskin Gulch. A hiker considers the towering walls and narrow passageway of Buckskin Gulch, a dramatic slot canyon forged by centuries of erosion through sandstone. Buckskin Gulch is the worlds longest accessible slot canyon, running from the Paria River toward the Colorado River. Flash flooding is a serious danger in the narrows where there is no escape. :: Image #20712
Photo of Hiker in Buckskin Gulch. A hiker considers the towering walls and narrow passageway of Buckskin Gulch, a dramatic slot canyon forged by centuries of erosion through sandstone. Buckskin Gulch is the worlds longest accessible slot canyon, running from the Paria River toward the Colorado River. Flash flooding is a serious danger in the narrows where there is no escape. :: Image #20711
Photo of Panorama of the Wave. The Wave is a sweeping, dramatic display of eroded sandstone, forged by eons of water and wind erosion, laying bare striations formed from compacted sand dunes over millenia. This panoramic picture is formed from nine individual photographs. :: Image #20709
Photo of Panorama of the Wave. The Wave is a sweeping, dramatic display of eroded sandstone, forged by eons of water and wind erosion, laying bare striations formed from compacted sand dunes over millenia. This panoramic picture is formed from nine individual photographs. :: Image #20708
Photo of A hiker considers the Wire Pass narrows. This exceeding narrow slot canyons, in some places only two feet wide, was formed by water erosion which cuts slots deep into the surrounding sandstone plateau. This is a panorama created from eleven individual photographs. :: Image #20707
Photo of Buckskin Gulch Narrows. Seen here are the deep narrow passages of Buckskin Gulch, a slot canyon cut deep into sandstone by years of river-induced erosion. In some places the Buckskin Gulch narrows are only about 15 feet wide but several hundred feet high, blocking sunlight. Flash floods are dangerous as there is no escape once into the Buckskin Gulch slot canyons. This is a panorama made of nine individual photos. :: Image #20706
Photo of A hiker considers a log suspended high overhead in the Buckskin Gulch Narrows, left there by a previous flash flood. A hiker moves through the deep narrow passages of Buckskin Gulch, a slot canyon cut deep into sandstone by years of river-induced erosion. In some places the Buckskin Gulch narrows are only about 15 feet wide but several hundred feet high, blocking sunlight. Flash floods are dangerous as there is no escape once into the Buckskin Gulch slot canyons. This is a panorama made of twelve individual photos. :: Image #20703
Photo of Panorama of the Wave. The Wave is a sweeping, dramatic display of eroded sandstone, forged by eons of water and wind erosion, laying bare striations formed from compacted sand dunes over millenia. This panoramic picture is formed from nine individual photographs. :: Image #20701
Photo of Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. :: Image #20698
Photo of Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. :: Image #20697
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20696
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20695
Photo of The Second Wave at sunset. The Second Wave, a curiously-shaped sandstone swirl, takes on rich warm tones and dramatic shadowed textures at sunset. Set in the North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah, the Second Wave is characterized by striations revealing layers of sedimentary deposits, a visible historical record depicting eons of submarine geology. :: Image #20694
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20693
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20692
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20691
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20690
Photo of The Second Wave at sunset. The Second Wave, a curiously-shaped sandstone swirl, takes on rich warm tones and dramatic shadowed textures at sunset. Set in the North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah, the Second Wave is characterized by striations revealing layers of sedimentary deposits, a visible historical record depicting eons of submarine geology. :: Image #20689
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20688
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20687
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20686
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20685
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20684
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20683
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20682
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20681
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20680
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20679
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20678
Photo of The Second Wave at sunset. The Second Wave, a curiously-shaped sandstone swirl, takes on rich warm tones and dramatic shadowed textures at sunset. Set in the North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah, the Second Wave is characterized by striations revealing layers of sedimentary deposits, a visible historical record depicting eons of submarine geology. :: Image #20677
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20676
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20675
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20674
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20673
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20672
Photo of The Second Wave at sunset. The Second Wave, a curiously-shaped sandstone swirl, takes on rich warm tones and dramatic shadowed textures at sunset. Set in the North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah, the Second Wave is characterized by striations revealing layers of sedimentary deposits, a visible historical record depicting eons of submarine geology. :: Image #20671
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20670
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20669
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20668
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20667
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20666
Photo of Striations in sandstone tell of eons of sedimentary deposits, a visible geologic record of the time when this region was under the sea. :: Image #20665
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20664
Photo of Geometric joints and cracks form in eroding sandstone. :: Image #20663
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20662
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20661
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20660
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20659
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20658
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20657
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20656
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20655
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20654
Photo of The Second Wave at sunset. The Second Wave, a curiously-shaped sandstone swirl, takes on rich warm tones and dramatic shadowed textures at sunset. Set in the North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah, the Second Wave is characterized by striations revealing layers of sedimentary deposits, a visible historical record depicting eons of submarine geology. :: Image #20653
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20652
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20651
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20650
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20649
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20648
Photo of The Second Wave at sunset. The Second Wave, a curiously-shaped sandstone swirl, takes on rich warm tones and dramatic shadowed textures at sunset. Set in the North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah, the Second Wave is characterized by striations revealing layers of sedimentary deposits, a visible historical record depicting eons of submarine geology. :: Image #20647
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20646
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20645
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20644
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20643
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20642
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20641
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20640
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20639
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20638
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20637
Photo of Brain rocks, curious sandstone formations in the North Coyote Buttes. :: Image #20636
Photo of Brain rocks, curious sandstone formations in the North Coyote Buttes. :: Image #20635
Photo of Brain rocks, curious sandstone formations in the North Coyote Buttes. :: Image #20634
Photo of Striations in sandstone tell of eons of sedimentary deposits, a visible geologic record of the time when this region was under the sea. :: Image #20633
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20632
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20631
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20630
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20629
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20628
Photo of Striations in sandstone tell of eons of sedimentary deposits, a visible geologic record of the time when this region was under the sea. :: Image #20627
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20626
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20625
Photo of The Second Wave at sunset. The Second Wave, a curiously-shaped sandstone swirl, takes on rich warm tones and dramatic shadowed textures at sunset. Set in the North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah, the Second Wave is characterized by striations revealing layers of sedimentary deposits, a visible historical record depicting eons of submarine geology. :: Image #20624
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20622
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20621
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20620
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20619
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20618
Photo of Brain rocks, curious sandstone formations in the North Coyote Buttes. :: Image #20617
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20616
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20615
Photo of Badwater, Death Valley. A spring feeds this small pool year round. The water is four times more saline than ocean water. The small Badwater snail (Assiminea infima) is found only in Death Valley, in spring-fed pools such as these, and is threatened by habitat destruction. At 282 feet below sea level, Badwater is the lowest point in North America. :: Image #20604
Photo of Sunrise lights Telescope Peak as it rises over the salt flats of Badwater, Death Valley. At 11,049 feet, Telescope Peak is the highest peak in the Panamint Range as well as the highest point in Death Valley National Park. At 282 feet below sea level, Badwater is the lowest point in North America. :: Image #20603
Photo of Devils Golf Course. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #20602
Photo of Devils Golf Course. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #20601
Photo of Devils Golf Course. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #20600
Photo of Devils Golf Course. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #20599
Photo of Sunrise lights Telescope Peak as it rises over the salt flats of Badwater, Death Valley. At 11,049 feet, Telescope Peak is the highest peak in the Panamint Range as well as the highest point in Death Valley National Park. At 282 feet below sea level, Badwater is the lowest point in North America. :: Image #20598
Photo of Sunrise lights Telescope Peak as it rises over the salt flats of Badwater, Death Valley. At 11,049 feet, Telescope Peak is the highest peak in the Panamint Range as well as the highest point in Death Valley National Park. At 282 feet below sea level, Badwater is the lowest point in North America. :: Image #20597
Photo of Girl walks down hotel corridor at night, carrying ice bucket, abstract blur time exposure. :: Image #20596
Photo of Patterns in carpet blurred into abstract by time exposure. :: Image #20595
Photo of Abstract blend of colors. :: Image #20594
Photo of Route 66 (also known as U.S. Route 66, The Main Street of America, The Mother Road and the Will Rogers Highway) was a highway in the U.S. Highway system. One of the original federal routes, US 66 was established in 1926 and originally ran from Chicago through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, before ending at Los Angeles for a total of 2,448 miles. US 66 was officially decommissioned (i.e., removed from the offical U.S. Highway system) in 1985 after it was decided the route was no longer relevant and had been replaced by the Interstate Highway System. :: Image #20593
Photo of The strange "bottle house" of Rhyolite ghost town, near Death Valley. It was built in 1906 by Tom Kelley of approximately 50,000 beer bottles and was his home for a while. :: Image #20592
Photo of The strange "bottle house" of Rhyolite ghost town, near Death Valley. It was built in 1906 by Tom Kelley of approximately 50,000 beer bottles and was his home for a while. :: Image #20591
Photo of The strange "bottle house" of Rhyolite ghost town, near Death Valley. It was built in 1906 by Tom Kelley of approximately 50,000 beer bottles and was his home for a while. :: Image #20590
Photo of The strange "bottle house" of Rhyolite ghost town, near Death Valley. It was built in 1906 by Tom Kelley of approximately 50,000 beer bottles and was his home for a while. :: Image #20589
Photo of The strange "bottle house" of Rhyolite ghost town, near Death Valley. It was built in 1906 by Tom Kelley of approximately 50,000 beer bottles and was his home for a while. :: Image #20588
Photo of The Bellagio Hotel fountains light up the reflection pool as the half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas rises above them, at night. :: Image #20586
Photo of The Bellagio Hotel fountains light up the reflection pool as the half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas rises above them, at night. :: Image #20585
Photo of The Bellagio Hotel fountains light up the reflection pool as the half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas rises above them, at night. :: Image #20584
Photo of The half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower rises above a fountain at night, Paris Hotel. :: Image #20583
Photo of Fountain at night, Paris Hotel. :: Image #20582
Photo of Half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower rises above Las Vegas Boulevard, the Strip, in front of the Paris Hotel. :: Image #20581
Photo of The Bellagio Hotel fountains light up the reflection pool as the half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas rises above them, at night. :: Image #20580
Photo of The Bellagio Hotel fountains light up the reflection pool as the half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas rises above them, at night. :: Image #20579
Photo of The half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas is reflected in the Bellagio Hotel fountain pool at night. :: Image #20578
Photo of The half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas is reflected in the Bellagio Hotel fountain pool at night. :: Image #20577
Photo of The Bellagio Hotel (left) and Caesar's Palace (right), seen behind the Bellagio fountains, at night. The Bellagio Hotel fountains are one of the most popular attractions in Las Vegas, showing every half hour or so throughout the day, choreographed to famous Hollywood music. :: Image #20576
Photo of The Bellagio Hotel fountains, at night. The Bellagio Hotel fountains are one of the most popular attractions in Las Vegas, showing every half hour or so throughout the day, choreographed to famous Hollywood music. :: Image #20575
Photo of The Bellagio Hotel reflected in the fountain pool at night. The Bellagio Hotel fountains are one of the most popular attractions in Las Vegas, showing every half hour or so throughout the day, choreographed to famous Hollywood music. :: Image #20574
Photo of The Bellagio Hotel (left) and Caesar's Palace (right) reflected in the fountain pool, at night. The Bellagio Hotel fountains are one of the most popular attractions in Las Vegas, showing every half hour or so throughout the day, choreographed to famous Hollywood music. :: Image #20573
Photo of The Bellagio Hotel reflected in the fountain pool at night. The Bellagio Hotel fountains are one of the most popular attractions in Las Vegas, showing every half hour or so throughout the day, choreographed to famous Hollywood music. :: Image #20572
Photo of Girl walks down hotel corridor at night, carrying ice bucket, abstract blur time exposure. :: Image #20571
Photo of Patterns in carpet blurred into abstract by time exposure. :: Image #20570
Photo of Walking across carpet, feet and sandals blurred due to time exposure. :: Image #20569
Photo of Abstract blend of colors. :: Image #20568
Photo of Route 66 (also known as U.S. Route 66, The Main Street of America, The Mother Road and the Will Rogers Highway) was a highway in the U.S. Highway system. One of the original federal routes, US 66 was established in 1926 and originally ran from Chicago through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, before ending at Los Angeles for a total of 2,448 miles. US 66 was officially decommissioned (i.e., removed from the offical U.S. Highway system) in 1985 after it was decided the route was no longer relevant and had been replaced by the Interstate Highway System. :: Image #20567
Photo of The Bellagio Hotel fountains light up the reflection pool as the half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas rises above them, at night. :: Image #20564
Photo of The Bellagio Hotel reflected in the fountain pool at night. The Bellagio Hotel fountains are one of the most popular attractions in Las Vegas, showing every half hour or so throughout the day, choreographed to famous Hollywood music. :: Image #20556
Photo of Former mercantile store building, long abandoned, in the ghost town of Rhyolite. Rhyolite, on the border of Death Valley, was a gold and mineral mining town from 1904 to 1919, when it was abandoned. :: Image #20555
Photo of Badwater, Death Valley. A spring feeds this small pool year round. The water is four times more saline than ocean water. The small Badwater snail (Assiminea infima) is found only in Death Valley, in spring-fed pools such as these, and is threatened by habitat destruction. At 282 feet below sea level, Badwater is the lowest point in North America. :: Image #20554
Photo of Devils Golf Course. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #20553
Photo of Devils Golf Course. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #20551
Photo of California poppies in a blend of rich orange color, blurred by a time exposure. :: Image #20548
Photo of California poppy plants viewed from the perspective of a bug walking below the bright orange blooms. :: Image #20547
Photo of California poppy plants viewed from the perspective of a bug walking below the bright orange blooms. :: Image #20546
Photo of California poppies in a blend of rich orange color, blurred by a time exposure. :: Image #20545
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange, just months after the area was devastated by wildfires. :: Image #20544
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange, just months after the area was devastated by wildfires. :: Image #20543
Photo of California poppy plants viewed from the perspective of a bug walking below the bright orange blooms. :: Image #20542
Photo of Oak tree and pastoral rolling grass-covered hills. :: Image #20538
Photo of Oak tree backlit by the morning sun, surrounded by boulders and springtime grasses. :: Image #20537
Photo of Oak tree backlit by the morning sun, surrounded by boulders and springtime grasses. :: Image #20536
Photo of Oak tree backlit by the morning sun, surrounded by boulders and springtime grasses. :: Image #20535
Photo of Oak tree backlit by the morning sun, surrounded by boulders and springtime grasses. :: Image #20534
Photo of Oak tree backlit by the morning sun, surrounded by boulders and springtime grasses. :: Image #20533
Photo of Oak tree and pastoral rolling grass-covered hills. :: Image #20530
Photo of Chocolate lily bloom close-up. :: Image #20529
Photo of Chocolate lily bloom close-up. :: Image #20528
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange, just months after the area was devastated by wildfires. :: Image #20527
Photo of California poppies cover the hills in a brilliant springtime bloom. :: Image #20526
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange, just months after the area was devastated by wildfires. :: Image #20525
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange, just months after the area was devastated by wildfires. :: Image #20524
Photo of California poppies in a blend of rich orange color, blurred by a time exposure. :: Image #20523
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange, just months after the area was devastated by wildfires. :: Image #20522
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange, just months after the area was devastated by wildfires. :: Image #20521
Photo of California poppies bloom amidst rock boulders. :: Image #20520
Photo of California poppies cover the hills in a brilliant springtime bloom. Interstate 15 I-15 is seen in the distance. :: Image #20519
Photo of California poppies cover the hills in a brilliant springtime bloom. :: Image #20518
Photo of Poppies and boulders. :: Image #20517
Photo of California poppies bloom in enormous fields cleared just a few months earlier by huge wildfires. Burnt dead bushes are seen surrounded by bright poppies. :: Image #20516
Photo of California poppies bloom in enormous fields cleared just a few months earlier by huge wildfires. Burnt dead bushes are seen surrounded by bright poppies. :: Image #20515
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange, just months after the area was devastated by wildfires. :: Image #20514
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange, just months after the area was devastated by wildfires. :: Image #20513
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange, just months after the area was devastated by wildfires. :: Image #20512
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange, just months after the area was devastated by wildfires. :: Image #20510
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange, just months after the area was devastated by wildfires. :: Image #20509
Photo of California poppy plants viewed from the perspective of a bug walking below the bright orange blooms. :: Image #20507
Photo of California poppy plants viewed from the perspective of a bug walking below the bright orange blooms. :: Image #20505
Photo of A photographer trains his camera on a bright orange bloom of California poppies. :: Image #20504
Photo of A photographer trains his camera on a bright orange bloom of California poppies. :: Image #20503
Photo of Poppies and boulders. :: Image #20502
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange, just months after the area was devastated by wildfires. :: Image #20501
Photo of California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange, just months after the area was devastated by wildfires. :: Image #20500
Photo of Poppies and boulders. :: Image #20493
Photo of Palm tree fans, leaf, leaves, detail. :: Image #20489
Photo of Palm trees on a tree farm, looking like a forest of palms. :: Image #20488
Photo of Sand verbena carpets sand dunes and washes in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. :: Image #20487
Photo of Dried mud, scorched earth, cracks from long-dried rain puddles. :: Image #20486
Photo of Palm trees on a tree farm, looking like a forest of palms. :: Image #20485
Photo of Palm trees on a tree farm, looking like a forest of palms. :: Image #20484
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #20483
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #20482
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #20481
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #20479
Photo of Dried mud, scorched earth, cracks from long-dried rain puddles. :: Image #20478
Photo of Palm tree fans, leaf, leaves, detail. :: Image #20477
Photo of Palm tree fans, leaf, leaves, detail. :: Image #20476
Photo of Palm trees on a tree farm, looking like a forest of palms. :: Image #20475
Photo of Palm trees on a tree farm, looking like a forest of palms. :: Image #20474
Photo of Palm trees on a tree farm, looking like a forest of palms. :: Image #20473
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #20472
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #20470
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #20466
Photo of Double-crested cormorants in flight at sunrise, long exposure produces a blurred motion. :: Image #20462
Photo of Double-crested cormorants in flight at sunrise, long exposure produces a blurred motion. :: Image #20461
Photo of Double-crested cormorants in flight at sunrise, long exposure produces a blurred motion. :: Image #20460
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #20458
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #20457
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #20456
Photo of Pacific harbor seal yawns and stretches on a sandy beach. :: Image #20455
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #20454
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, mother nuzzles her tiny pup :: Image #20453
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #20452
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, mother and pup :: Image #20451
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, newborn pup with umbilical cord :: Image #20448
Photo of A sea otter floats on its back on the ocean surface. It will wrap itself in kelp (seaweed) to keep from drifting as it rests and floats. :: Image #20443
Photo of A sea otter floats on its back on the ocean surface. It will wrap itself in kelp (seaweed) to keep from drifting as it rests and floats. :: Image #20442
Photo of Five sea otters float on their backs on the ocean surface. Each will wrap itself in kelp (seaweed) to keep from drifting as it rests and floats. :: Image #20441
Photo of Three sleeping sea otters float on their backs on the ocean surface. Each has wrapped itself in kelp (seaweed) to keep from drifting. :: Image #20440
Photo of Two sea otters float on their backs on the ocean surface. Each will wrap itself in kelp (seaweed) to keep from drifting as it rests and floats. :: Image #20439
Photo of A female sea otter floats on its back on the ocean surface while her pup pops its head above the water for a look around. Both otters will wrap itself in kelp (seaweed) to keep from drifting as it rests and floats. :: Image #20438
Photo of A sea otter floats on its back on the ocean surface. It will wrap itself in kelp (seaweed) to keep from drifting as it rests and floats. :: Image #20437
Photo of A sea otter floats on its back on the ocean surface. It will wrap itself in kelp (seaweed) to keep from drifting as it rests and floats. :: Image #20436
Photo of Five sea otters float on their backs on the ocean surface. Each will wrap itself in kelp (seaweed) to keep from drifting as it rests and floats. :: Image #20435
Photo of A sea otter floats on its back on the ocean surface. It will wrap itself in kelp (seaweed) to keep from drifting as it rests and floats. :: Image #20433
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20432
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20431
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight in the surf for access for mating females that are in estrous. Such fighting among elephant seals can take place on the beach or in the water. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20430
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight in the surf for access for mating females that are in estrous. Such fighting among elephant seals can take place on the beach or in the water. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20429
Photo of A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #20428
Photo of Bull male elephant seal, mother seal and her pup. The pup will nurse for 27 days, when the mother stops lactating and returns to the sea. The pup will stay on the beach 12 more weeks until it becomes hungry and begins to forage for food. :: Image #20427
Photo of Elephant seal pup. The pup will nurse for 27 days, when the mother stops lactating and returns to the sea. The pup will stay on the beach 12 more weeks until it becomes hungry and begins to forage for food. :: Image #20426
Photo of Elephant seal pup. The pup will nurse for 27 days, when the mother stops lactating and returns to the sea. The pup will stay on the beach 12 more weeks until it becomes hungry and begins to forage for food. :: Image #20425
Photo of Male elephant seal on the beach. :: Image #20424
Photo of Having just mated with a female (obscured) next to him, this bull male elephant seal's penis is still extended and visible. :: Image #20423
Photo of Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #20422
Photo of Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #20421
Photo of Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #20420
Photo of Elephant seals crowd a sand beach at the Piedras Blancas rookery near San Simeon. :: Image #20419
Photo of A bull elephant seal eyes a female before forceably mating (copulating) with her. :: Image #20417
Photo of Elephant seals crowd a sand beach at the Piedras Blancas rookery near San Simeon. :: Image #20416
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20415
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20414
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20412
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight in the surf for access for mating females that are in estrous. Such fighting among elephant seals can take place on the beach or in the water. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20411
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20410
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20409
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight in the surf for access for mating females that are in estrous. Such fighting among elephant seals can take place on the beach or in the water. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20408
Photo of Elephant seal pup. The pup will nurse for 27 days, when the mother stops lactating and returns to the sea. The pup will stay on the beach 12 more weeks until it becomes hungry and begins to forage for food. :: Image #20406
Photo of This bull elephant seal, an old adult male, shows extreme scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. :: Image #20401
Photo of An enormous elephant seal bull male lays on the beach, partially obscured by typical central California coastal fog. :: Image #20400
Photo of An enormous elephant seal bull male lays on the beach, partially obscured by typical central California coastal fog. :: Image #20399
Photo of Elephant seals crowd a sand beach at the Piedras Blancas rookery near San Simeon. :: Image #20398
Photo of Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #20396
Photo of Male elephant seal on the beach. :: Image #20395
Photo of Adult male elephant seal has dragged itself from the surf onto a sandy beach, leaving a trail behind marking his path. :: Image #20392
Photo of An elephant seal pup carcass is picked over by seagulls. The pup was perhaps abandoned by, or became separated from, its mother, or else succumbed to disease or injury from much larger males during their territorial battles on the beach. :: Image #20391
Photo of A bull elephant seal approaches a female before forceably mating (copulating) with her, in spite of nearly smashing the female's pup in the process. :: Image #20390
Photo of A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #20389
Photo of Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #20387
Photo of Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #20384
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20383
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20381
Photo of Bull elephant seal looks behind as it flees from a much larger bull, probably during a dispute over territory or access to females. :: Image #20380
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20379
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight in the surf for access for mating females that are in estrous. Such fighting among elephant seals can take place on the beach or in the water. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20378
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight in the surf for access for mating females that are in estrous. Such fighting among elephant seals can take place on the beach or in the water. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20376
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20374
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20373
Photo of Oceanside Pier. :: Image #20368
Photo of Oceanside Pier. :: Image #20367
Photo of Big Sur coastline at sunset, viewed from Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. :: Image #20366
Photo of McWay Falls drops 80 feet on the sand in McWay Cove. McWay Falls is fed by springs so falls year round. :: Image #20365
Photo of Big Sur coastline at sunset, viewed from Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. :: Image #20364
Photo of McWay Falls drops 80 feet on the sand in McWay Cove. McWay Falls is fed by springs so falls year round. :: Image #20363
Photo of Elephant seals crowd a sand beach at the Piedras Blancas rookery near San Simeon. :: Image #20362
Photo of Elephant seals crowd a sand beach at the Piedras Blancas rookery near San Simeon. The Piedras Blancas lighthouse is visible in upper left. :: Image #20361
Photo of Elephant seals crowd a sand beach at the Piedras Blancas rookery near San Simeon. The Piedras Blancas lighthouse is visible in upper left. :: Image #20360
Photo of Elephant seals crowd a sand beach at the Piedras Blancas rookery near San Simeon. :: Image #20359
Photo of Elephant seals crowd a sand beach at the Piedras Blancas rookery near San Simeon. The Piedras Blancas lighthouse is visible in upper left. :: Image #20357
Photo of Elephant seals crowd a sand beach at the Piedras Blancas rookery near San Simeon. :: Image #20356
Photo of Piedras Blancas lighthouse. Completed in 1875, the 115-foot-tall Piedras Blancas lighthouse is one of the few tall-style lighthouses on the West Coast of the United States. Piedras Blancas, named for a group of three white rocks just offshore, is north of San Simeon, California very close to Hearst Castle. :: Image #20354
Photo of Piedras Blancas lighthouse. Completed in 1875, the 115-foot-tall Piedras Blancas lighthouse is one of the few tall-style lighthouses on the West Coast of the United States. Piedras Blancas, named for a group of three white rocks just offshore, is north of San Simeon, California very close to Hearst Castle. :: Image #20353
Photo of Piedras Blancas lighthouse. Completed in 1875, the 115-foot-tall Piedras Blancas lighthouse is one of the few tall-style lighthouses on the West Coast of the United States. Piedras Blancas, named for a group of three white rocks just offshore, is north of San Simeon, California very close to Hearst Castle. :: Image #20352
Photo of Piedras Blancas lighthouse. Completed in 1875, the 115-foot-tall Piedras Blancas lighthouse is one of the few tall-style lighthouses on the West Coast of the United States. Piedras Blancas, named for a group of three white rocks just offshore, is north of San Simeon, California very close to Hearst Castle. :: Image #20351
Photo of Piedras Blancas lighthouse. Completed in 1875, the 115-foot-tall Piedras Blancas lighthouse is one of the few tall-style lighthouses on the West Coast of the United States. Piedras Blancas, named for a group of three white rocks just offshore, is north of San Simeon, California very close to Hearst Castle. :: Image #20350
Photo of Piedras Blancas lighthouse. Completed in 1875, the 115-foot-tall Piedras Blancas lighthouse is one of the few tall-style lighthouses on the West Coast of the United States. Piedras Blancas, named for a group of three white rocks just offshore, is north of San Simeon, California very close to Hearst Castle. :: Image #20349
Photo of Crew members stand in the rigging of the tall ship Hawaiian Chieftain. :: Image #20347
Photo of Turkey vulture in flight. :: Image #20346
Photo of United States Army helicopter in flight. :: Image #20345
Photo of United States Navy helicopter in flight. :: Image #20344
Photo of Abstract colors and water patterns on the ocean surface. :: Image #20343
Photo of Pacific harbor seal washed by the ocean on sandy beach. :: Image #20342
Photo of Pacific harbor seal washed by the ocean on sandy beach. :: Image #20341
Photo of Pacific harbor seal washed by the ocean on sandy beach. :: Image #20340
Photo of Pacific harbor seal washed by the ocean on sandy beach. :: Image #20339
Photo of California sea lion pups hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #20338
Photo of California sea lions looking around as they swim in the water. :: Image #20337
Photo of California sea lion pups hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #20336
Photo of California sea lions looking around as they swim in the water. :: Image #20335
Photo of California sea lions hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #20334
Photo of California sea lion pup hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #20333
Photo of California sea lions, adult and two pups, hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #20332
Photo of Abstract colors and water patterns on the ocean surface. :: Image #20275
Photo of Children's Pool lifeguard tower and sea wall with tourists, Torrey Pines golf course and Black's Beach in the distance. :: Image #20274
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #20248
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #20247
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #20246
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #20245
Photo of Willet walking on sand at low tide, sunrise. :: Image #20244
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #20243
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #20242
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #20241
Photo of California sea lions hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #20240
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, spreading its wings wide to slow before landing on cliffs overlooking the ocean. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20233
Photo of California brown pelican portrait, on sandstone cliffs above the ocean, showing winter plumage. :: Image #20203
Photo of Double-crested cormorant. :: Image #20174
Photo of Double-crested cormorant. :: Image #20170
Photo of Brown pelican closeup showing characteristic winter mating plumage, including yellow head, dark brown nape of neck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20167
Photo of Double-crested cormorant. :: Image #20161
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. :: Image #20151
Photo of Brown pelican head throw, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20150
Photo of UCSD Library glows with light in this night time exposure (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #20144
Photo of Water sheets over a fountain, blurry water, abstract lights are visible through the falling water. :: Image #20138
Photo of Water sheets over a fountain, blurry water, abstract lights are visible through the falling water. :: Image #20137
Photo of Water sheets over a fountain, blurry water, abstract lights are visible through the falling water. :: Image #20136
Photo of California sea lion hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #20135
Photo of California sea lions hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #20134
Photo of California sea lion hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #20132
Photo of California sea lions hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #20131
Photo of Sea cliffs and sea caves at sea level, made of sandstone and eroded by waves and tides. :: Image #20128
Photo of Sea cliffs and sea caves at sea level, made of sandstone and eroded by waves and tides. :: Image #20127
Photo of White pelican. :: Image #20118
Photo of White pelican. :: Image #20117
Photo of White pelican. :: Image #20116
Photo of White pelican. :: Image #20115
Photo of White pelican. :: Image #20114
Photo of White pelican. :: Image #20113
Photo of White pelican. :: Image #20112
Photo of White pelican. :: Image #20111
Photo of White pelican. :: Image #20110
Photo of White pelican. :: Image #20109
Photo of White pelican. :: Image #20108
Photo of White pelican. :: Image #20107
Photo of White pelican. :: Image #20106
Photo of Cormorants rest on sandstone seacliffs above the ocean. Likely Brandts and double-crested cormorants. :: Image #20072
Photo of Brown pelican slows to land, spreading its large wings wide to brake. :: Image #20059
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight. :: Image #20011
Photo of Snow geese gather in massive flocks over water, taking off and landing in synchrony. :: Image #20009
Photo of Snow geese gather in massive flocks over water, taking off and landing in synchrony. :: Image #20008
Photo of Snow geese gather in massive flocks over water, taking off and landing in synchrony. :: Image #20007
Photo of Sandhill crane in flight. :: Image #20006
Photo of Sandhill cranes. :: Image #20004
Photo of Great blue heron. :: Image #20003
Photo of Sandhill cranes. :: Image #20002
Photo of Snow geese gather in massive flocks over water, taking off and landing in synchrony. :: Image #20001
Photo of Sandhill cranes. :: Image #19999
Photo of Snow geese gather in massive flocks over water, taking off and landing in synchrony. :: Image #19998
Photo of Kelp fronds. :: Image #19989
Photo of Kelp fronds. :: Image #19988
Photo of Kelp fronds. :: Image #19987
Photo of Kelp canopy. :: Image #19986
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #19985
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #19984
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #19983
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #19982
Photo of California sea lion hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #19981
Photo of Juvenile double-crested cormorants sparring with beaks. :: Image #19980
Photo of California sea lion hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #19973
Photo of California sea lion hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #19972
Photo of California sea lion hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #19971
Photo of California sea lion hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #19970
Photo of Brown pelican perched on sea cliffs, drying its feathers and resting the morning sun. :: Image #19969
Photo of California sea lion hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #19963
Photo of Brown pelican perched on sea cliffs, drying its feathers and resting the morning sun. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #19962
Photo of California sea lion hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #19956
Photo of Cormorants flight together over the ocean. :: Image #19955
Photo of Brown pelican peforming a head throw, in which it raises its long beak toward the sky and stretches its long neck. :: Image #19953
Photo of Brown pelican with wings spread during flight. The large wings of an adult brown pelican can reach over 7 feet from end to end. :: Image #19950
Photo of California sea lion hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #19947
Photo of Brown pelican peforming a head throw, in which it raises its long beak toward the sky and stretches its long neck. :: Image #19942
Photo of Brandt's cormorant in flight over ocean, early morning. :: Image #19937
Photo of California sea lion hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #19933
Photo of Brown pelican with wings spread during flight. The large wings of an adult brown pelican can reach over 7 feet from end to end. :: Image #19930
Photo of Oil pump, tract homes and snow-covered San Bernardino mountains, viewed from Bolsa Chica State Ecological Reserve. :: Image #19917
Photo of Unidentified bird. :: Image #19916
Photo of Unidentified bird. :: Image #19915
Photo of Osprey catches a small fish from a lagoon. :: Image #19914
Photo of Osprey catches a small fish from a lagoon. :: Image #19913
Photo of Osprey catches a small fish from a lagoon. :: Image #19912
Photo of Osprey soaring. :: Image #19911
Photo of Brown pelican, plumage transitioning into breeding colors. :: Image #19910
Photo of Brown pelican, plumage transitioning into breeding colors. :: Image #19909
Photo of Brown pelican, plumage transitioning into breeding colors. :: Image #19908
Photo of Snowy egret. :: Image #19906
Photo of Snowy egret. :: Image #19905
Photo of Snowy egret. :: Image #19904
Photo of Snowy egret. :: Image #19903
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #19902
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #19901
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #19900
Photo of Olympian champion swimmer Matt Biondi swims with wild atlantic spotted dolphins. :: Image #19899
Photo of Olympian champion swimmer Matt Biondi swims with wild atlantic spotted dolphins. :: Image #19898
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #19897
Photo of Sage plant in bloom. :: Image #19837
Photo of Sage plant in bloom. :: Image #19836
Photo of San Elijo lagoon at high tide, looking from the south shore north west. :: Image #19835
Photo of San Elijo lagoon at high tide, looking from the south shore north west. :: Image #19833
Photo of San Elijo lagoon at high tide, looking from the south shore north west. :: Image #19832
Photo of Cobblestones on a flat sand beach. Cobble stones are polished round and smooth by years of wave energy. They are alternately exposed and covered by sand depending on the tides, waves and seasons of the year. Cobblestones are common on the beaches of southern California, contained in the sandstone bluffs along the beach and released onto the beach as the bluffs erode. :: Image #19831
Photo of Cobblestones on a flat sand beach. Cobble stones are polished round and smooth by years of wave energy. They are alternately exposed and covered by sand depending on the tides, waves and seasons of the year. Cobblestones are common on the beaches of southern California, contained in the sandstone bluffs along the beach and released onto the beach as the bluffs erode. :: Image #19830
Photo of Ocean water washes over a flat sand beach, sandstone bluffs rise in the background, sunset. :: Image #19829
Photo of Cobblestones on a flat sand beach. Cobble stones are polished round and smooth by years of wave energy. They are alternately exposed and covered by sand depending on the tides, waves and seasons of the year. Cobblestones are common on the beaches of southern California, contained in the sandstone bluffs along the beach and released onto the beach as the bluffs erode. :: Image #19828
Photo of Patterns in the sand on a flat sandy beach at the water's edge. :: Image #19827
Photo of A flat sand beach, sandstone bluffs rise in the background, sunset. :: Image #19826
Photo of Cobblestones on a flat sand beach. Cobble stones are polished round and smooth by years of wave energy. They are alternately exposed and covered by sand depending on the tides, waves and seasons of the year. Cobblestones are common on the beaches of southern California, contained in the sandstone bluffs along the beach and released onto the beach as the bluffs erode. :: Image #19825
Photo of Cobblestones on a flat sand beach. Cobble stones are polished round and smooth by years of wave energy. They are alternately exposed and covered by sand depending on the tides, waves and seasons of the year. Cobblestones are common on the beaches of southern California, contained in the sandstone bluffs along the beach and released onto the beach as the bluffs erode. :: Image #19824
Photo of Ocean water washes over a flat sand beach, sandstone bluffs rise in the background, sunset. :: Image #19823
Photo of Ocean water washes over a flat sand beach, sandstone bluffs rise in the background, sunset. :: Image #19822
Photo of Surf check. Three guys check the surf from atop a bluff overlooking the waves at the end of the day, at sunset, north of South Carlsbad State Beach. :: Image #19821
Photo of Eroding sandstone bluffs rise above a flat sand beach at sunset, small waves coming ashore, north of South Carlsbad State Beach. :: Image #19820
Photo of Eroding sandstone bluffs rise above a flat sand beach at sunset, small waves coming ashore, north of South Carlsbad State Beach. :: Image #19819
Photo of Cobblestones on a flat sand beach. Cobble stones are polished round and smooth by years of wave energy. They are alternately exposed and covered by sand depending on the tides, waves and seasons of the year. Cobblestones are common on the beaches of southern California, contained in the sandstone bluffs along the beach and released onto the beach as the bluffs erode. :: Image #19818
Photo of Cobblestones on a flat sand beach. Cobble stones are polished round and smooth by years of wave energy. They are alternately exposed and covered by sand depending on the tides, waves and seasons of the year. Cobblestones are common on the beaches of southern California, contained in the sandstone bluffs along the beach and released onto the beach as the bluffs erode. :: Image #19817
Photo of Patterns in the sand on a flat sandy beach at the water's edge. :: Image #19816
Photo of Patterns in the sand on a flat sandy beach at the water's edge. :: Image #19815
Photo of Algae grows along the base of soft eroded sandstone cliffs at the beach. :: Image #19813
Photo of Graffiti is carved into soft sandstone cliffs at the beach. :: Image #19812
Photo of Ocean water washes over a flat sand beach, sandstone bluffs rise in the background, sunset. :: Image #19811
Photo of A flat sand beach, sandstone bluffs rise in the background, sunset. :: Image #19810
Photo of A flat sand beach, sandstone bluffs rise in the background, sunset. :: Image #19809
Photo of Cobblestones on a flat sand beach. Cobble stones are polished round and smooth by years of wave energy. They are alternately exposed and covered by sand depending on the tides, waves and seasons of the year. Cobblestones are common on the beaches of southern California, contained in the sandstone bluffs along the beach and released onto the beach as the bluffs erode. :: Image #19807
Photo of Mount Hood rises above Lost Lake, two old people fishing from a small boat, sunset. :: Image #19804
Photo of Calcium carbonate and algae detail, Orange Spring Mound. :: Image #19803
Photo of Calcium carbonate and algae detail, Orange Spring Mound. :: Image #19802
Photo of Calcium carbonate and algae detail, Orange Spring Mound. :: Image #19801
Photo of Travertine terrace detail, calcium carbonate, Minerva's terraces. :: Image #19800
Photo of Travertine terrace detail, calcium carbonate, Minerva's terraces. :: Image #19799
Photo of Dead trees embedded in calcium carbonate deposits in the travertine terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs, near Minerva terrace . Over two tons of calcium carbonate (in solution) is deposited each day on the terraces, gradually killing any vegetation that had managed to be growing. :: Image #19798
Photo of Dead trees embedded in calcium carbonate deposits in the travertine terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs, near Minerva terrace . Over two tons of calcium carbonate (in solution) is deposited each day on the terraces, gradually killing any vegetation that had managed to be growing. :: Image #19797
Photo of Dead trees embedded in calcium carbonate deposits in the travertine terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs, near Minerva terrace . Over two tons of calcium carbonate (in solution) is deposited each day on the terraces, gradually killing any vegetation that had managed to be growing. :: Image #19796
Photo of Dead trees embedded in calcium carbonate deposits in the travertine terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs, near Minerva terrace . Over two tons of calcium carbonate (in solution) is deposited each day on the terraces, gradually killing any vegetation that had managed to be growing. :: Image #19795
Photo of Sheepeater Cliffs, an example of columnar jointing in basalt due to shrinkage during cooling. :: Image #19794
Photo of Indian Creek in winter, snow. :: Image #19793
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19792
Photo of Brightly colored algal mats in the runoff of Grand Prismatic Spring, steam, snow. :: Image #19791
Photo of Firehole River in winter, snow. :: Image #19790
Photo of Burned trees in grass meadow in Lower Geyser Basin. Grass on the left has hot runoff from nearby thermal springs, keeping it free of snow. :: Image #19789
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19787
Photo of Juvenile elk in woods. :: Image #19786
Photo of Elk, bull elk, adult male elk with large set of antlers. By September, this bull elk's antlers have reached their full size and the velvet has fallen off. This bull elk has sparred with other bulls for access to herds of females in estrous and ready to mate. :: Image #19785
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19784
Photo of Elk, bull elk, adult male elk with large set of antlers. By September, this bull elk's antlers have reached their full size and the velvet has fallen off. This bull elk has sparred with other bulls for access to herds of females in estrous and ready to mate. :: Image #19783
Photo of Bull elk in sage brush with large rack of antlers during the fall rut (mating season). This bull elk has sparred with other bulls to establish his harem of females with which he hopes to mate. :: Image #19780
Photo of Large male elk (bull) in snow covered meadow near Madison River. Only male elk have antlers, which start growing in the spring and are shed each winter. The largest antlers may be 4 feet long and weigh up to 40 pounds. Antlers are made of bone which can grow up to one inch per day. While growing, the antlers are covered with and protected by a soft layer of highly vascularised skin known as velvet. The velvet is shed in the summer when the antlers have fully developed. Bull elk may have six or more tines on each antler, however the number of tines has little to do with the age or maturity of a particular animal. :: Image #19778
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19777
Photo of Elk, bull elk, adult male elk with large set of antlers. By September, this bull elk's antlers have reached their full size and the velvet has fallen off. This bull elk has sparred with other bulls for access to herds of females in estrous and ready to mate. :: Image #19776
Photo of Elk, bull elk, adult male elk with large set of antlers. By September, this bull elk's antlers have reached their full size and the velvet has fallen off. This bull elk has sparred with other bulls for access to herds of females in estrous and ready to mate. :: Image #19775
Photo of Elk, bull elk, adult male elk with large set of antlers. By September, this bull elk's antlers have reached their full size and the velvet has fallen off. This bull elk has sparred with other bulls for access to herds of females in estrous and ready to mate. :: Image #19774
Photo of Elk, bull elk, adult male elk with large set of antlers. By September, this bull elk's antlers have reached their full size and the velvet has fallen off. This bull elk has sparred with other bulls for access to herds of females in estrous and ready to mate. :: Image #19772
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19771
Photo of Elk, bull elk, adult male elk with large set of antlers. By September, this bull elk's antlers have reached their full size and the velvet has fallen off. This bull elk has sparred with other bulls for access to herds of females in estrous and ready to mate. :: Image #19770
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19769
Photo of Bull elk in sage brush with large rack of antlers during the fall rut (mating season). This bull elk has sparred with other bulls to establish his harem of females with which he hopes to mate. :: Image #19768
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19766
Photo of Juvenile elk in golden, late afternoon light, in meadow along Madison River, autumn. :: Image #19765
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19764
Photo of Elk, bull elk, adult male elk with large set of antlers. By September, this bull elk's antlers have reached their full size and the velvet has fallen off. This bull elk has sparred with other bulls for access to herds of females in estrous and ready to mate. :: Image #19763
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19761
Photo of Bull elk in sage brush with large rack of antlers during the fall rut (mating season). This bull elk has sparred with other bulls to establish his harem of females with which he hopes to mate. :: Image #19760
Photo of Bull elk in sage brush with large rack of antlers during the fall rut (mating season). This bull elk has sparred with other bulls to establish his harem of females with which he hopes to mate. :: Image #19759
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19757
Photo of Female and young elk in early autumn snowfall. :: Image #19756
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19755
Photo of Female elk walks through grass meadow in early autumn snowfall. :: Image #19754
Photo of Elk, juvenile, rests in grass meadow. :: Image #19753
Photo of Bull elk in sage brush with large rack of antlers during the fall rut (mating season). This bull elk has sparred with other bulls to establish his harem of females with which he hopes to mate. :: Image #19752
Photo of Large male elk (bull) in snow covered meadow near Madison River. Only male elk have antlers, which start growing in the spring and are shed each winter. The largest antlers may be 4 feet long and weigh up to 40 pounds. Antlers are made of bone which can grow up to one inch per day. While growing, the antlers are covered with and protected by a soft layer of highly vascularised skin known as velvet. The velvet is shed in the summer when the antlers have fully developed. Bull elk may have six or more tines on each antler, however the number of tines has little to do with the age or maturity of a particular animal. :: Image #19751
Photo of Elk, bull elk, adult male elk with large set of antlers. By September, this bull elk's antlers have reached their full size and the velvet has fallen off. This bull elk has sparred with other bulls for access to herds of females in estrous and ready to mate. :: Image #19748
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19743
Photo of Elk, adult female, rests in grass meadow. :: Image #19742
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19741
Photo of Elk, bull elk, adult male elk with large set of antlers. By September, this bull elk's antlers have reached their full size and the velvet has fallen off. This bull elk has sparred with other bulls for access to herds of females in estrous and ready to mate. :: Image #19740
Photo of Two young elk at play, autumn, fall. :: Image #19738
Photo of Large male elk (bull) in snow covered meadow near Madison River. Only male elk have antlers, which start growing in the spring and are shed each winter. The largest antlers may be 4 feet long and weigh up to 40 pounds. Antlers are made of bone which can grow up to one inch per day. While growing, the antlers are covered with and protected by a soft layer of highly vascularised skin known as velvet. The velvet is shed in the summer when the antlers have fully developed. Bull elk may have six or more tines on each antler, however the number of tines has little to do with the age or maturity of a particular animal. :: Image #19734
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19733
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19732
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19730
Photo of Tourists observe a large male elk, known as a bull, with large set of antlers. By September, this bull elk's antlers have reached their full size and the velvet has fallen off. This bull elk has sparred with other bulls for access to herds of females in estrous and ready to mate. :: Image #19728
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19725
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19712
Photo of Elk, bull elk, adult male elk with large set of antlers. By September, this bull elk's antlers have reached their full size and the velvet has fallen off. This bull elk has sparred with other bulls for access to herds of females in estrous and ready to mate. :: Image #19710
Photo of Elk, bull elk, adult male elk with large set of antlers. By September, this bull elk's antlers have reached their full size and the velvet has fallen off. This bull elk has sparred with other bulls for access to herds of females in estrous and ready to mate. :: Image #19707
Photo of Elk, female, grazing among tall grasses. :: Image #19706
Photo of A male moose, bull moose, on snow covered field, near Cooke City. :: Image #19691
Photo of A male moose, bull moose, on snow covered field, near Cooke City. :: Image #19690
Photo of A male moose, bull moose, on snow covered field, near Cooke City. :: Image #19689
Photo of A male moose, bull moose, on snow covered field, near Cooke City. :: Image #19688
Photo of A male moose, bull moose, on snow covered field, near Cooke City. :: Image #19687
Photo of A male moose, bull moose, on snow covered field, near Cooke City. :: Image #19686
Photo of A male moose, bull moose, on snow covered field, near Cooke City. :: Image #19685
Photo of A male moose, bull moose, on snow covered field, near Cooke City. :: Image #19684
Photo of A male moose, bull moose, on snow covered field, near Cooke City. :: Image #19683
Photo of Coyote moves through low-lying bushes and sage. :: Image #19679
Photo of A coyote hunts for voles in tall grass, autumn. :: Image #19678
Photo of A coyote hunts for voles in tall grass, autumn. :: Image #19677
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #19676
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #19675
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #19674
Photo of Coyote moves through low-lying bushes and sage. :: Image #19673
Photo of A coyote hunts for voles in tall grass, autumn. :: Image #19672
Photo of A coyote hunts for voles in tall grass, autumn. :: Image #19671
Photo of A coyote hunts for voles in tall grass, autumn. :: Image #19670
Photo of A coyote hunts for voles in tall grass, autumn. :: Image #19669
Photo of Coyote moves through low-lying bushes and sage. :: Image #19668
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #19667
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #19665
Photo of A coyote hunts for voles in tall grass, autumn. :: Image #19664
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #19663
Photo of Coyote moves through low-lying bushes and sage. :: Image #19662
Photo of Coyote moves through low-lying bushes and sage. :: Image #19661
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #19660
Photo of Coyote moves through low-lying bushes and sage. :: Image #19659
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #19658
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #19657
Photo of Coyote moves through low-lying bushes and sage. :: Image #19656
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #19655
Photo of Coyote moves through low-lying bushes and sage. :: Image #19654
Photo of A coyote hunts for voles in tall grass, autumn. :: Image #19653
Photo of A coyote hunts for voles in tall grass, autumn. :: Image #19652
Photo of A coyote hunts for voles in tall grass, autumn. :: Image #19650
Photo of Coyote moves through low-lying bushes and sage. :: Image #19648
Photo of Coyote moves through low-lying bushes and sage. :: Image #19647
Photo of Coyote moves through low-lying bushes and sage. :: Image #19646
Photo of Coyote moves through low-lying bushes and sage. :: Image #19645
Photo of Coyote moves through low-lying bushes and sage. :: Image #19644
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #19643
Photo of A coyote eats a vole that it has just captured in tall grass, autumn. :: Image #19642
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #19641
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #19640
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #19639
Photo of A coyote hunts for voles in tall grass, autumn. :: Image #19637
Photo of Coyote moves through low-lying bushes and sage. :: Image #19636
Photo of The Pronghorn antelope is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #19633
Photo of The Pronghorn antelope is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #19632
Photo of The Pronghorn antelope is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #19631
Photo of The Pronghorn antelope is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #19630
Photo of The Pronghorn antelope is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #19629
Photo of The Pronghorn antelope is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #19628
Photo of Grizzly bear, autumn, fall, brown grasses. :: Image #19625
Photo of Grizzly bear in snow. :: Image #19624
Photo of Grizzly bear in snow. :: Image #19623
Photo of Grizzly bear in snow. :: Image #19622
Photo of Grizzly bear, autumn, fall, brown grasses. :: Image #19621
Photo of Grizzly bear crosses a road in front of a car. Dozens of coyotes, wolves, bears, elk and bison are killed each year in Yellowstone as they attempt to cross the roads in front of drivers who are not paying attention or speeding. :: Image #19620
Photo of Grizzly bear in snow. :: Image #19619
Photo of Grizzly bear, autumn, fall, brown grasses. :: Image #19618
Photo of Grizzly bear, autumn, fall, brown grasses. :: Image #19617
Photo of Grizzly bear peers around a sage bush. :: Image #19615
Photo of Bison. :: Image #19612
Photo of Bison. :: Image #19611
Photo of Bison. :: Image #19610
Photo of Bison grazes amid grass fields along the Madison River. :: Image #19609
Photo of Bison grazes amid grass fields along the Madison River. :: Image #19608
Photo of Bison herds, Hayden Valley. :: Image #19607
Photo of Bison herds, Hayden Valley. :: Image #19606
Photo of Bison graze along the Firehole River. :: Image #19605
Photo of Bison. :: Image #19604
Photo of Bison herd. :: Image #19603
Photo of Yellowstone River flows through Hayden Valley, winter, snow. :: Image #19597
Photo of Burned trees hold snow while the ground, warmed by hot springs, remains free of snow. :: Image #19596
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring steams in cold winter air. :: Image #19595
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring steams in cold winter air. :: Image #19594
Photo of Madison River steaming in the cold air, sunrise, autumn, tall grasses and golden light. :: Image #19591
Photo of Aspens turning yellow in fall. :: Image #19589
Photo of Mule deer in tall grass, fall, autumn. :: Image #19588
Photo of Mule deer in tall grass, fall, autumn. :: Image #19587
Photo of Mule deer in tall grass, fall, autumn. :: Image #19586
Photo of Mule deer in tall grass, fall, autumn. :: Image #19585
Photo of Mule deer in tall grass, fall, autumn. :: Image #19584
Photo of Mule deer in tall grass, fall, autumn. :: Image #19583
Photo of Mule deer in tall grass, fall, autumn. :: Image #19582
Photo of Mule deer in tall grass, fall, autumn. :: Image #19581
Photo of Mule deer in tall grass, fall, autumn. :: Image #19579
Photo of Mule deer in tall grass, fall, autumn. :: Image #19578
Photo of Lower Yellowstone Falls. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from Lookout Point on the North side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. :: Image #19576
Photo of Lower Yellowstone Falls. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from Lookout Point on the North side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. :: Image #19574
Photo of Lower Yellowstone Falls. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from Lookout Point on the North side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. :: Image #19573
Photo of Canada geese on the Yellowstone River. :: Image #19571
Photo of Canada geese on the Yellowstone River. :: Image #19570
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19568
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19567
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19564
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19563
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19562
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19561
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19560
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19559
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19558
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19557
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19556
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19555
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19554
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19552
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19551
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19550
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19549
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19548
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19547
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19546
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19544
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19542
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19541
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19540
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19539
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19538
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19536
Photo of Monument Valley panorama. :: Image #19531
Photo of Oceanside Pier panorama. :: Image #19530
Photo of Oceanside Pier panorama. :: Image #19529
Photo of Oceanside Pier panorama. :: Image #19528
Photo of Oceanside Pier panorama. :: Image #19527
Photo of Oceanside Pier panorama. :: Image #19526
Photo of Oceanside Pier panorama. :: Image #19525
Photo of Oceanside Pier panorama. :: Image #19524
Photo of Oceanside Pier panorama. :: Image #19523
Photo of Oceanside Pier panorama. :: Image #19522
Photo of Oceanside Pier panorama. :: Image #19521
Photo of Oceanside Pier panorama. :: Image #19520
Photo of Morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #19518
Photo of Morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #19517
Photo of Morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #19516
Photo of Morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #19515
Photo of Morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #19514
Photo of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #19513
Photo of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #19512
Photo of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #19511
Photo of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #19510
Photo of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #19509
Photo of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #19507
Photo of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #19506
Photo of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #19505
Photo of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #19504
Photo of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #19503
Photo of Mackeral, likely chubb mackeral (Scomber japonicus). :: Image #19501
Photo of Mackeral, likely chubb mackeral (Scomber japonicus). :: Image #19500
Photo of Mackeral, likely chubb mackeral (Scomber japonicus). :: Image #19499
Photo of Mackeral, likely chubb mackeral (Scomber japonicus). :: Image #19498
Photo of Dorsal fin of a great white shark breaks the surface as the shark swims just below. :: Image #19496
Photo of Dorsal fin of a great white shark breaks the surface as the shark swims just below. :: Image #19495
Photo of Dorsal fin of a great white shark breaks the surface as the shark swims just below. :: Image #19494
Photo of Dorsal fin of a great white shark breaks the surface as the shark swims just below. :: Image #19492
Photo of Dorsal fin of a great white shark breaks the surface as the shark swims just below. :: Image #19491
Photo of Dorsal fin of a great white shark breaks the surface as the shark swims just below. :: Image #19489
Photo of Permit wristband issued by Mexican environmental agencies to shark divers to support research, conservation and protection of Isla Guadalupe Special Biosphere Reserve. :: Image #19488
Photo of Guadalupe island at sunrise, viewed through the bars of an aluminum shark cage. :: Image #19487
Photo of Common dolphin leaping. :: Image #19486
Photo of Common dolphin leaping. :: Image #19485
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19484
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Mexico's Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and use it as a staging area before journeying farther into the Pacific ocean. :: Image #19483
Photo of A great white shark shows scarring on the left side of its body, almost certainly the result of bites from another white shark. Certain formidable prey, such as huge elephant seals who have claws and large jaws, can also inflict injuries on the shark during the course of an attack. Such injuries, especially to the eyes or gills, could be fatal to the shark. In this case the shark has survived its injuries and the resulting scars are helping researchers identify this shark. :: Image #19482
Photo of Blood red moon. During total eclipse the moon lies in the full shadow of the earth (umbra) and receives only faint, red-tinged light -- sunlight which is refracted through the thin layer of smoke- and haze-filled air that is Earth's atmosphere. August 28, 2007. :: Image #19451
Photo of Blood red moon. During total eclipse the moon lies in the full shadow of the earth (umbra) and receives only faint, red-tinged light -- sunlight which is refracted through the thin layer of smoke- and haze-filled air that is Earth's atmosphere. August 28, 2007. :: Image #19450
Photo of Wreck of the Peter Iredale, rusting away in the sand at the ocean's edge. :: Image #19449
Photo of Wreck of the Peter Iredale, rusting away in the sand at the ocean's edge. :: Image #19448
Photo of Wreck of the Peter Iredale, rusting away in the sand at the ocean's edge. :: Image #19447
Photo of The Astoria Column rises 125 feet above Coxcomb Hill, site of the first permanent American Settlement west of the Rockies, itself 600 feet above Astoria. It was erected in 1926 and has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 1974. The column displays 14 scenes commemorating important events in the history of Astoria in cronological order. An interior 164-step spiral staircase leads to the top of a viewing platform with spectacular views. :: Image #19446
Photo of The Astoria Column rises 125 feet above Coxcomb Hill, site of the first permanent American Settlement west of the Rockies, itself 600 feet above Astoria. It was erected in 1926 and has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 1974. The column displays 14 scenes commemorating important events in the history of Astoria in cronological order. An interior 164-step spiral staircase leads to the top of a viewing platform with spectacular views. :: Image #19445
Photo of The Astoria Column rises 125 feet above Coxcomb Hill, site of the first permanent American Settlement west of the Rockies, itself 600 feet above Astoria. It was erected in 1926 and has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 1974. The column displays 14 scenes commemorating important events in the history of Astoria in cronological order. An interior 164-step spiral staircase leads to the top of a viewing platform with spectacular views. :: Image #19444
Photo of Sea lions hauled out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin. This bachelor colony of adult males takes up residence for several weeks in late summer on public docks in Astoria after having fed upon migrating salmon in the Columbia River. The sea lions can damage or even sink docks and some critics feel that they cost the city money in the form of lost dock fees. :: Image #19443
Photo of Sea lions hauled out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin. This bachelor colony of adult males takes up residence for several weeks in late summer on public docks in Astoria after having fed upon migrating salmon in the Columbia River. The sea lions can damage or even sink docks and some critics feel that they cost the city money in the form of lost dock fees. :: Image #19442
Photo of A bull sea lion shows a brand burned into its hide by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, to monitor it from season to season as it travels between California, Oregon and Washington. Some California sea lions, such as this one C-704, prey upon migrating salmon that gather in the downstream waters and fish ladders of Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River. The "C" in its brand denotes Columbia River. These sea lions also form bachelor colonies that haul out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin and elsewhere, where they can damage or even sink docks. :: Image #19441
Photo of Sea lions hauled out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin. This bachelor colony of adult males takes up residence for several weeks in late summer on public docks in Astoria after having fed upon migrating salmon in the Columbia River. The sea lions can damage or even sink docks and some critics feel that they cost the city money in the form of lost dock fees. :: Image #19440
Photo of Sea lions hauled out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin. This bachelor colony of adult males takes up residence for several weeks in late summer on public docks in Astoria after having fed upon migrating salmon in the Columbia River. The sea lions can damage or even sink docks and some critics feel that they cost the city money in the form of lost dock fees. :: Image #19439
Photo of Sea lions hauled out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin. This bachelor colony of adult males takes up residence for several weeks in late summer on public docks in Astoria after having fed upon migrating salmon in the Columbia River. The sea lions can damage or even sink docks and some critics feel that they cost the city money in the form of lost dock fees. :: Image #19438
Photo of Sea lions hauled out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin. This bachelor colony of adult males takes up residence for several weeks in late summer on public docks in Astoria after having fed upon migrating salmon in the Columbia River. The sea lions can damage or even sink docks and some critics feel that they cost the city money in the form of lost dock fees. :: Image #19437
Photo of California sea lion swimming. :: Image #19436
Photo of Sea lions hauled out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin. This bachelor colony of adult males takes up residence for several weeks in late summer on public docks in Astoria after having fed upon migrating salmon in the Columbia River. The sea lions can damage or even sink docks and some critics feel that they cost the city money in the form of lost dock fees. :: Image #19435
Photo of A bull sea lion shows a brand burned into its hide by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, to monitor it from season to season as it travels between California, Oregon and Washington. Some California sea lions, such as this one C-520, prey upon migrating salmon that gather in the downstream waters and fish ladders of Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River. The "C" in its brand denotes Columbia River. These sea lions also form bachelor colonies that haul out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin and elsewhere, where they can damage or even sink docks. :: Image #19434
Photo of A bull sea lion shows a brand burned into its hide by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, to monitor it from season to season as it travels between California, Oregon and Washington. Some California sea lions, such as this one C-704, prey upon migrating salmon that gather in the downstream waters and fish ladders of Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River. The "C" in its brand denotes Columbia River. These sea lions also form bachelor colonies that haul out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin and elsewhere, where they can damage or even sink docks. :: Image #19433
Photo of Sea lion head profile, showing small external ear, prominant forehead typical of adult males, whiskers. This sea lion is hauled out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin. This bachelor colony of adult males takes up residence for several weeks in late summer on public docks in Astoria after having fed upon migrating salmon in the Columbia River. The sea lions can damage or even sink docks and some critics feel that they cost the city money in the form of lost dock fees. :: Image #19432
Photo of Sea lions hauled out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin. This bachelor colony of adult males takes up residence for several weeks in late summer on public docks in Astoria after having fed upon migrating salmon in the Columbia River. The sea lions can damage or even sink docks and some critics feel that they cost the city money in the form of lost dock fees. :: Image #19431
Photo of A bull sea lion shows a brand burned into its hide by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, to monitor it from season to season as it travels between California, Oregon and Washington. Some California sea lions, such as this one C-704, prey upon migrating salmon that gather in the downstream waters and fish ladders of Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River. The "C" in its brand denotes Columbia River. These sea lions also form bachelor colonies that haul out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin and elsewhere, where they can damage or even sink docks. :: Image #19430
Photo of Sea lion head profile, showing small external ear, prominant forehead typical of adult males, whiskers. This sea lion is hauled out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin. This bachelor colony of adult males takes up residence for several weeks in late summer on public docks in Astoria after having fed upon migrating salmon in the Columbia River. The sea lions can damage or even sink docks and some critics feel that they cost the city money in the form of lost dock fees. :: Image #19429
Photo of Sea lions hauled out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin. This bachelor colony of adult males takes up residence for several weeks in late summer on public docks in Astoria after having fed upon migrating salmon in the Columbia River. The sea lions can damage or even sink docks and some critics feel that they cost the city money in the form of lost dock fees. :: Image #19428
Photo of Sea lions hauled out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin. This bachelor colony of adult males takes up residence for several weeks in late summer on public docks in Astoria after having fed upon migrating salmon in the Columbia River. The sea lions can damage or even sink docks and some critics feel that they cost the city money in the form of lost dock fees. :: Image #19427
Photo of Sea lions hauled out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin. This bachelor colony of adult males takes up residence for several weeks in late summer on public docks in Astoria after having fed upon migrating salmon in the Columbia River. The sea lions can damage or even sink docks and some critics feel that they cost the city money in the form of lost dock fees. :: Image #19426
Photo of Sea lions hauled out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin. This bachelor colony of adult males takes up residence for several weeks in late summer on public docks in Astoria after having fed upon migrating salmon in the Columbia River. The sea lions can damage or even sink docks and some critics feel that they cost the city money in the form of lost dock fees. :: Image #19425
Photo of Sea lions hauled out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin. This bachelor colony of adult males takes up residence for several weeks in late summer on public docks in Astoria after having fed upon migrating salmon in the Columbia River. The sea lions can damage or even sink docks and some critics feel that they cost the city money in the form of lost dock fees. :: Image #19424
Photo of Sea lions hauled out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin. This bachelor colony of adult males takes up residence for several weeks in late summer on public docks in Astoria after having fed upon migrating salmon in the Columbia River. The sea lions can damage or even sink docks and some critics feel that they cost the city money in the form of lost dock fees. :: Image #19423
Photo of Sea lions hauled out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin. This bachelor colony of adult males takes up residence for several weeks in late summer on public docks in Astoria after having fed upon migrating salmon in the Columbia River. The sea lions can damage or even sink docks and some critics feel that they cost the city money in the form of lost dock fees. :: Image #19422
Photo of Sea lion head profile, showing small external ear, prominant forehead typical of adult males, whiskers. This sea lion is hauled out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin. This bachelor colony of adult males takes up residence for several weeks in late summer on public docks in Astoria after having fed upon migrating salmon in the Columbia River. The sea lions can damage or even sink docks and some critics feel that they cost the city money in the form of lost dock fees. :: Image #19421
Photo of Breaking wave, early morning surf. :: Image #19418
Photo of Breaking wave, early morning surf. :: Image #19417
Photo of Breaking wave, early morning surf. :: Image #19416
Photo of Breaking wave, early morning surf. :: Image #19415
Photo of Breaking wave, early morning surf. :: Image #19414
Photo of Breaking wave, early morning surf. :: Image #19413
Photo of Breaking wave, early morning surf. :: Image #19412
Photo of Breaking wave, early morning surf. :: Image #19411
Photo of Breaking wave, early morning surf. :: Image #19410
Photo of Breaking wave, early morning surf. :: Image #19409
Photo of Breaking wave, early morning surf. :: Image #19408
Photo of Sunset wave. :: Image #19403
Photo of Sunset wave. :: Image #19402
Photo of Sunset wave. :: Image #19401
Photo of Sunset wave. :: Image #19400
Photo of Sunset wave. :: Image #19399
Photo of Sunset wave. :: Image #19398
Photo of Sunset wave. :: Image #19397
Photo of Lunar eclipse sequence, showing total eclipse (left) through full moon (right). While the moon lies in the full shadow of the earth (umbra) it receives only faint, red-tinged light refracted through the Earth's atmosphere. As the moon passes into the penumbra it receives increasing amounts of direct sunlight, eventually leaving the shadow of the Earth altogether. August 28, 2007. :: Image #19392
Photo of The North Head Lighthouse was built in 1896. 69 steps lead to the lantern room, which is 65 feet from the ground and 194 feet above sea level. The first-order Fresnel lens, which came from Cape Disappointment, was lit for the first time on May 16, 1898. :: Image #19390
Photo of The Cape Disappointment lighthouse has watched over the entrance of the Columbia River since it was first lit on October 15, 1856. It stands 53 feet tall with a focal plane 220 feet above sea. Its black horizontal stripe was added later to distinguish it from North Head Lighthouse located just two miles north. :: Image #19389
Photo of Derelict pilings, remnants of long abandoned piers. :: Image #19388
Photo of Derelict pilings, remnants of long abandoned piers. :: Image #19387
Photo of Derelict pilings, remnants of long abandoned piers. :: Image #19386
Photo of Derelicts pilings, remnants of long abandoned piers. :: Image #19385
Photo of Derelict pilings, remnants of long abandoned piers. :: Image #19384
Photo of Derelict pilings, remnants of long abandoned piers. :: Image #19383
Photo of Pier 39, former site of Bumblebee Tuna cannery, now a tourist attraction. :: Image #19382
Photo of Dock sign warning visitors of sea lions. :: Image #19381
Photo of Beat up old lifering on a commercial fishing boat. :: Image #19380
Photo of Old Bumblebee Tuna cannery logo, Pier 39. :: Image #19379
Photo of Kite boarding, Hood River. :: Image #19378
Photo of Kite boarding, Hood River. :: Image #19377
Photo of Kite boarding, Hood River. :: Image #19376
Photo of Kite boarding, Hood River. :: Image #19375
Photo of Panoramic view of the Columbia River as it flows through Columbia River Gorge Scenic Area, looking east from the Vista House overlook on the southern Oregon side of the river. :: Image #19374
Photo of The Columbia River stretches to the east, viewed from the Vista House overlook high above the Oregon (south) side of the river. :: Image #19373
Photo of Mount Hood rises above Lost Lake. :: Image #19372
Photo of Mount Hood rises above Lost Lake. :: Image #19371
Photo of Bonneville Lock and Dam consists of several dam structures that together complete a span of the Columbia River between the US states of Oregon and Washington. The dam is located 40 miles east of Portland, Oregon, in the Columbia River Gorge. The primary functions of Bonneville Lock and Dam are those of electrical power generation and river navigation. :: Image #19370
Photo of The Hood River Bridge is a truss bridge with a vertical lift that spans the Columbia River between Hood River, Oregon and White Salmon, Washington. The bridge is currently the second oldest road bridge across the Columbia between Washington and Oregon. It was built by the Oregon-Washington Bridge Company and opened on December 9, 1924. The original name was the Waucoma Interstate Bridge. :: Image #19369
Photo of A fisheries biologist counts salmon migrating upstream to spawn as the fish move through the Bonneville Dam fish ladders. :: Image #19368
Photo of A fisheries biologist counts salmon migrating upstream to spawn as the fish move through the Bonneville Dam fish ladders. :: Image #19367
Photo of A fisheries biologist counts salmon migrating upstream to spawn as the fish move through the Bonneville Dam fish ladders. :: Image #19366
Photo of A fisheries biologist counts salmon migrating upstream to spawn as the fish move through the Bonneville Dam fish ladders. :: Image #19365
Photo of A fisheries biologist counts salmon migrating upstream to spawn as the fish move through the Bonneville Dam fish ladders. :: Image #19364
Photo of Ferns grow in the lush temperate rainforest of the Columbia River Gorge. :: Image #19363
Photo of Hiking trails through a temperature rainforest in the lush green Columbia River Gorge. :: Image #19362
Photo of Hiking trails through a temperature rainforest in the lush green Columbia River Gorge. :: Image #19361
Photo of Hiking trails through a temperature rainforest in the lush green Columbia River Gorge. :: Image #19360
Photo of Hiking trails through a temperature rainforest in the lush green Columbia River Gorge. :: Image #19359
Photo of Hiking trails through a temperature rainforest in the lush green Columbia River Gorge. :: Image #19358
Photo of Cascades flow through a lush green temperate rainforest near Triple Falls. :: Image #19357
Photo of Water cascading through a temperate rainforest, near Triple Falls. :: Image #19356
Photo of Cascades below Latourelle Falls, in Guy W. Talbot State Park, drops 249 feet through a lush forest near the Columbia River. :: Image #19355
Photo of Cascades below Latourelle Falls, in Guy W. Talbot State Park, drops 249 feet through a lush forest near the Columbia River. :: Image #19354
Photo of Latourelle Falls, in Guy W. Talbot State Park, drops 249 feet through a lush forest near the Columbia River. :: Image #19353
Photo of Latourelle Falls, in Guy W. Talbot State Park, drops 249 feet through a lush forest near the Columbia River. :: Image #19352
Photo of Cascades below Latourelle Falls, in Guy W. Talbot State Park, drops 249 feet through a lush forest near the Columbia River. :: Image #19351
Photo of Cascades below Latourelle Falls, in Guy W. Talbot State Park, drops 249 feet through a lush forest near the Columbia River. :: Image #19350
Photo of A hiker admires Latourelle Falls, in Guy W. Talbot State Park, drops 249 feet through a lush forest near the Columbia River. :: Image #19348
Photo of A hiker admires Latourelle Falls, in Guy W. Talbot State Park, drops 249 feet through a lush forest near the Columbia River. :: Image #19346
Photo of Ponytail Falls, where Horsetail Creeks drops 100 feet over an overhang below which hikers can walk. :: Image #19345
Photo of Ponytail Falls, where Horsetail Creeks drops 100 feet over an overhang below which hikers can walk. :: Image #19344
Photo of Ponytail Falls, where Horsetail Creeks funnels over an overhang below which hikers can walk. :: Image #19343
Photo of Ponytail Falls, where Horsetail Creeks drops 100 feet over an overhang below which hikers can walk. :: Image #19342
Photo of Ponytail Falls, where Horsetail Creeks drops 100 feet over an overhang below which hikers can walk. :: Image #19341
Photo of Ponytail Falls, where Horsetail Creeks drops 100 feet over an overhang below which hikers can walk. :: Image #19340
Photo of Ponytail Falls, where Horsetail Creeks funnels over an overhang below which hikers can walk. :: Image #19339
Photo of Ponytail Falls, where Horsetail Creeks drops 100 feet over an overhang below which hikers can walk. :: Image #19336
Photo of Ponytail Falls, where Horsetail Creeks drops 100 feet over an overhang below which hikers can walk. :: Image #19335
Photo of Bridal Veil Falls, a 140 foot fall in the Columbia River Gorge, is not to be confused with the more famous Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite National Park. :: Image #19334
Photo of Bridal Veil Falls, a 140 foot fall in the Columbia River Gorge, is not to be confused with the more famous Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite National Park. :: Image #19333
Photo of Bridal Veil Falls, a 140 foot fall in the Columbia River Gorge, is not to be confused with the more famous Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite National Park. :: Image #19332
Photo of Bridal Veil Falls, a 140 foot fall in the Columbia River Gorge, is not to be confused with the more famous Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite National Park. :: Image #19331
Photo of Triple Falls, in the upper part of Oneonta Gorge, fall 130 feet through a lush, beautiful temperate rainforest. :: Image #19329
Photo of Triple Falls, a trio of falls dropping 130 feet in the upper part of Oneonta Gorge. :: Image #19328
Photo of Triple Falls, in the upper part of Oneonta Gorge, fall 130 feet through a lush, beautiful temperate rainforest. :: Image #19327
Photo of Wahkeena Falls drops 249 feet in several sections through a lush green temperate rainforest. :: Image #19325
Photo of Oneonta Falls drops 50 feet in the Oneonta Gorge. :: Image #19322
Photo of Horsetail Falls drops 176 feet just a few yards off the Columbia Gorge Scenic Highway. :: Image #19320
Photo of Horsetail Falls drops 176 feet just a few yards off the Columbia Gorge Scenic Highway. :: Image #19319
Photo of Horsetail Falls drops 176 feet just a few yards off the Columbia Gorge Scenic Highway. :: Image #19317
Photo of Horsetail Falls drops 176 feet just a few yards off the Columbia Gorge Scenic Highway. :: Image #19316
Photo of Multnomah Falls. Plummeting 620 feet from its origins on Larch Mountain, Multnomah Falls is the second highest year-round waterfall in the United States. Nearly two million visitors a year come to see this ancient waterfall making it Oregon’s number one public destination. :: Image #19315
Photo of Multnomah Falls. Plummeting 620 feet from its origins on Larch Mountain, Multnomah Falls is the second highest year-round waterfall in the United States. Nearly two million visitors a year come to see this ancient waterfall making it Oregon's number one public destination. :: Image #19314
Photo of Coastal brown bear in meadow. The tall sedge grasses in this coastal meadow are a food source for brown bears, who may eat 30 lbs of it each day during summer while waiting for their preferred food, salmon, to arrive in the nearby rivers. :: Image #19312
Photo of Mother brown bear sow sniffs the air, on alert for any approaching bear that may pose a threat to her three spring cubs asleep in the grass beside her. :: Image #19311
Photo of Juvenile coastal brown bear in sedge grass, Johnson River. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19310
Photo of Mother and cub coastal brown bear in sedge grass meadow, Johnson River. :: Image #19309
Photo of Juvenile female coastal brown bear walks on beach. :: Image #19308
Photo of Coastal brown bear walking on sand beach. :: Image #19307
Photo of Brown bear female sow with spring cubs. These cubs were born earlier in the spring and will remain with their mother for almost two years, relying on her completely for their survival. :: Image #19306
Photo of Brown bear female sow with spring cubs. These cubs were born earlier in the spring and will remain with their mother for almost two years, relying on her completely for their survival. :: Image #19305
Photo of Brown bear female sow with spring cubs. These cubs were born earlier in the spring and will remain with their mother for almost two years, relying on her completely for their survival. :: Image #19304
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19303
Photo of Brown bear female sow with spring cubs. These three cubs were born earlier in the spring and will remain with their mother for almost two years, relying on her completely for their survival. :: Image #19302
Photo of Full grown, mature male coastal brown bear boar (grizzly bear) in sedge grass meadows. :: Image #19301
Photo of Brown bear cubs. These cubs are one and a half years old and have yet to leave their mother. They will be on their own and have to fend for themselves next summer. :: Image #19300
Photo of Brown bear cubs, one and a half years old. :: Image #19299
Photo of Coastal brown bear amid sedge grass, near Silver Salmon Creek. :: Image #19298
Photo of Coastal brown bear in meadow. The tall sedge grasses in this coastal meadow are a food source for brown bears, who may eat 30 lbs of it each day during summer while waiting for their preferred food, salmon, to arrive in the nearby rivers. :: Image #19297
Photo of Coastal brown bear cub, one and a half years old, near Johnson River. This cub will remain with its mother for about another six months, and will be on its own next year. :: Image #19296
Photo of Juvenile female brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19295
Photo of Young brown bear grazes in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. :: Image #19294
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19293
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for salmon returning from the ocean to Silver Salmon Creek. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19292
Photo of Coastal brown bear in meadow. The tall sedge grasses in this coastal meadow are a food source for brown bears, who may eat 30 lbs of it each day during summer while waiting for their preferred food, salmon, to arrive in the nearby rivers. :: Image #19291
Photo of Mature male coastal brown bear boar waits on the tide flats at the mouth of Silver Salmon Creek for salmon to arrive. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19290
Photo of Mature male coastal brown bear boar waits on the tide flats at the mouth of Silver Salmon Creek for salmon to arrive. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19289
Photo of Glaucus-winged gull picks up piece of razor clam left behind by a brown bear on tide flat. :: Image #19288
Photo of Glaucus-winged gull on tide flat. :: Image #19287
Photo of Young brown bears graze sedge grass. :: Image #19286
Photo of Brown bear female sow in sedge meadow, with her three spring cubs hidden by the deep grass next to her. These cubs were born earlier in the spring and will remain with their mother for almost two years, relying on her completely for their survival. :: Image #19285
Photo of Coastal brown bear amid sedge grass, near Silver Salmon Creek. :: Image #19282
Photo of Mature male coastal brown bear boar waits on the tide flats at the mouth of Silver Salmon Creek for salmon to arrive. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19281
Photo of Coastal brown bear (grizzly bear) walks sedge grass meadow near Silver Salmon Creek. :: Image #19280
Photo of Coastal brown bear in meadow. The tall sedge grasses in this coastal meadow are a food source for brown bears, who may eat 30 lbs of it each day during summer while waiting for their preferred food, salmon, to arrive in the nearby rivers. :: Image #19279
Photo of Brown bear female mother (sow) grazes on sedge grass near Johnson River. :: Image #19278
Photo of Portrait of a young brown bear, pausing while grazing in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. :: Image #19277
Photo of Mature male brown bear boat walks in tall sedge grass. :: Image #19276
Photo of Juvenile brown bears near Johnson River. Before reaching adulthood and competition for mating, it is common for juvenile brown bears to seek one another for companionship after leaving the security of their mothers. :: Image #19275
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for salmon returning from the ocean to Silver Salmon Creek. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19274
Photo of Exit Glacier. :: Image #19273
Photo of Exit Glacier. :: Image #19272
Photo of Exit Creek, the meltwaters of Exit Glacier, flow over the gravel plains over which the glacier has receded. :: Image #19271
Photo of Exit Creek, the meltwaters of Exit Glacier, flow over the gravel plains over which the glacier has receded. :: Image #19270
Photo of Exit Glacier. :: Image #19269
Photo of Breaking wave. :: Image #19133
Photo of Breaking wave. :: Image #19132
Photo of Breaking wave. :: Image #19131
Photo of Panorama of cliffs rising about Twin Lakes at sunrise, Mammoth Lakes. :: Image #19127
Photo of Panorama of Lake Mamie in the Mammoth Lakes basin, early morning. :: Image #19125
Photo of Panorama of Horseshoe Lake in the Mammoth Lakes basin, early morning. :: Image #19124
Photo of Panorama of the Minarets at sunrise, near Mammoth Mountain. The Minarets are a series of seventeen jagged peaks in the Ritter Range, west of Mammoth Mountain in the Ansel Adams Wilderness. These basalt peaks were carved by glaciers on both sides of the range. The highest of the Minarets stands 12,281 feet above sea level. :: Image #19123
Photo of Panorama of Mount St. Helens, viewed from Johnston Ridge. :: Image #19119
Photo of Panorama of Crater Lake, early morning. Crater Lake is the six-mile wide lake inside the collapsed caldera of volcanic Mount Mazama. Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and the seventh-deepest in the world. Its maximum recorded depth is 1996 feet (608m). It lies at an altitude of 6178 feet (1880m). :: Image #19116
Photo of Panorama of Crater Lake, early morning. Crater Lake is the six-mile wide lake inside the collapsed caldera of volcanic Mount Mazama. Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and the seventh-deepest in the world. Its maximum recorded depth is 1996 feet (608m). It lies at an altitude of 6178 feet (1880m). :: Image #19115
Photo of Panorama of Crater Lake at sunrise. Crater Lake is the six-mile wide lake inside the collapsed caldera of volcanic Mount Mazama. Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and the seventh-deepest in the world. Its maximum recorded depth is 1996 feet (608m). It lies at an altitude of 6178 feet (1880m). :: Image #19114
Photo of Panorama of Exit Glacier, the terminus of the glacier. Exit Glacier, one of 35 glaciers that are spawned by the enormous Harding Icefield, is the only one that can be easily reached on foot. :: Image #19113
Photo of Panorama of Exit Glacier, the terminus of the glacier. Exit Glacier, one of 35 glaciers that are spawned by the enormous Harding Icefield, is the only one that can be easily reached on foot. :: Image #19111
Photo of Elk. :: Image #19108
Photo of Elk, juvenile. :: Image #19107
Photo of Elk. :: Image #19106
Photo of Elk. :: Image #19105
Photo of Elk, juvenile. :: Image #19104
Photo of Caribou (reindeer). :: Image #19103
Photo of Caribou (reindeer). :: Image #19102
Photo of Caribou (reindeer). :: Image #19101
Photo of Caribou (reindeer). :: Image #19100
Photo of Caribou (reindeer). :: Image #19099
Photo of Caribou (reindeer). :: Image #19098
Photo of Caribou (reindeer). :: Image #19097
Photo of Caribou (reindeer). :: Image #19096
Photo of Caribou (reindeer). :: Image #19095
Photo of Caribou (reindeer). :: Image #19094
Photo of Pond covered with water lilys, near Silver Salmon Creek. :: Image #19093
Photo of Float plane, water lilies and pond lie beneath the Chigmit Range near Silver Salmon Creek. :: Image #19092
Photo of Fly fishing on Silver Salmon Creek. :: Image #19091
Photo of Sunlight dapples Cook Inlet with Turnagain Arm in the distance. :: Image #19090
Photo of Ponds viewed from the air, somewhere along the coast of the Kenai Peninsula. :: Image #19089
Photo of Pond covered with water lilys, near Silver Salmon Creek. :: Image #19088
Photo of Pond covered with water lilys, near Silver Salmon Creek. :: Image #19087
Photo of Pond covered with water lilys, near Silver Salmon Creek. :: Image #19086
Photo of Grass backlit by the setting sun. :: Image #19085
Photo of Grass backlit by the setting sun. :: Image #19084
Photo of Grass backlit by the setting sun. :: Image #19083
Photo of Brown bear paw print on sand. :: Image #19082
Photo of Small planes are a crucial method of transportation in Alaska, where the land is broad and roads are few. :: Image #19081
Photo of Float plane, water lilies and pond lie beneath the Chigmit Range near Silver Salmon Creek. :: Image #19080
Photo of Fly fishing on Silver Salmon Creek. :: Image #19079
Photo of Photographers wait on the beach for brown bears clamming at low tide. :: Image #19078
Photo of Photographer and brown bear. :: Image #19077
Photo of Photographers and brown bear. :: Image #19076
Photo of Photographers and brown bear. :: Image #19075
Photo of Brown bear passes by Silver Salmon Creek Lodge. :: Image #19074
Photo of Iliamna house at Silver Salmon Creek Lodge. :: Image #19073
Photo of Silver Salmon Creek Lodge. :: Image #19072
Photo of Silver Salmon Creek Lodge. :: Image #19071
Photo of Kitchen and chef Steve, Silver Salmon Creek Lodge. :: Image #19070
Photo of Dining room, Silver Salmon Creek Lodge. :: Image #19069
Photo of Silver Salmon Creek Lodge. :: Image #19068
Photo of Brown bears graze among sedge grass meadows at Silver Salmon Creek Lodge. :: Image #19067
Photo of Silver Salmon Creek Lodge. :: Image #19066
Photo of Silver Salmon Creek Lodge. :: Image #19065
Photo of Silver Salmon Creek Lodge, spruce trees and Chigmit Range. :: Image #19064
Photo of Johnson River, side waters and tidal sloughs, flowing among sedge grass meadows before emptying into Cook Inlet. :: Image #19063
Photo of Sedge grass meadows, spruce trees, and blue sky. :: Image #19062
Photo of Sedge grass meadows, spruce trees and Chigmit Range. :: Image #19061
Photo of Tide flats exposed at low tide, with Chigmit Range in the background. :: Image #19060
Photo of Glacier and rocky peaks, Resurrection Mountains. :: Image #19059
Photo of Glacier and rocky peaks, Resurrection Mountains. :: Image #19058
Photo of Glacier and rocky peaks, Resurrection Mountains. :: Image #19057
Photo of Glacier and rocky peaks, Resurrection Mountains. :: Image #19056
Photo of Glacier and rocky peaks, Resurrection Mountains. :: Image #19055
Photo of Glacier and rocky peaks, Resurrection Mountains. :: Image #19053
Photo of Glacier and rocky peaks, Resurrection Mountains. :: Image #19052
Photo of Aerial view, Resurrection Mountains. :: Image #19051
Photo of Aerial view, Resurrection Mountains. :: Image #19050
Photo of The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers. :: Image #19049
Photo of The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers. :: Image #19048
Photo of The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers. :: Image #19047
Photo of The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers. :: Image #19046
Photo of The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers. :: Image #19045
Photo of The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers. :: Image #19044
Photo of The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers. :: Image #19043
Photo of The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers. :: Image #19042
Photo of Glacier and rocky peaks, Resurrection Mountains. :: Image #19041
Photo of The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers. :: Image #19040
Photo of Glacier and rocky peaks, Resurrection Mountains. :: Image #19039
Photo of Glacier and rocky peaks, Resurrection Mountains. :: Image #19038
Photo of Glacier and rocky peaks, Resurrection Mountains. :: Image #19037
Photo of Aerial view, Resurrection Mountains. :: Image #19036
Photo of The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers. :: Image #19035
Photo of The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers. :: Image #19034
Photo of The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers. :: Image #19033
Photo of The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers. :: Image #19032
Photo of The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers. :: Image #19031
Photo of Glacier and rocky peaks, Resurrection Mountains. :: Image #19030
Photo of Glacier and rocky peaks, Resurrection Mountains. :: Image #19029
Photo of Glacier and rocky peaks, Resurrection Mountains. :: Image #19028
Photo of Aerial view, Resurrection Mountains. :: Image #19027
Photo of The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers. :: Image #19026
Photo of The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers. :: Image #19025
Photo of The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers. :: Image #19024
Photo of The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers. :: Image #19023
Photo of The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers. :: Image #19022
Photo of The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers. :: Image #19020
Photo of The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers. :: Image #19019
Photo of The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers. :: Image #19017
Photo of The Kenai Mountains rise above thick ice sheets and the Harding Icefield which is one of the largest icefields in Alaska and gives rise to over 30 glaciers. :: Image #19016
Photo of Glacier and rocky peaks, Resurrection Mountains. :: Image #19015
Photo of Seward, a port city that lies at the foot of the Kenai Mountains, where the Russian River empties into Resurrection Bay. :: Image #19014
Photo of Seward, a port city that lies at the foot of the Kenai Mountains, where the Russian River empties into Resurrection Bay. :: Image #19013
Photo of Puffin. :: Image #19012
Photo of Dolly varden. :: Image #19011
Photo of Dolly varden. :: Image #19010
Photo of Quillback rockfish. :: Image #19008
Photo of Quillback rockfish. :: Image #19007
Photo of Quillback rockfish. :: Image #19006
Photo of Yellowtail rockfish. :: Image #19005
Photo of Black rockfish. :: Image #19004
Photo of Black rockfish. :: Image #19003
Photo of Black rockfish. :: Image #19002
Photo of Anemone. :: Image #19001
Photo of Anemone. :: Image #19000
Photo of Le Barn Appetit, creperie and inn. :: Image #18999
Photo of Yvon van Driessche, owner and chef at his crepe table, Le Barn Appetit, creperie and inn. :: Image #18998
Photo of Le Barn Appetit, creperie and inn. :: Image #18997
Photo of Overcast morning surf :: Image #18996
Photo of Overcast morning surf :: Image #18993
Photo of Fireworks. :: Image #18992
Photo of Fireworks. :: Image #18991
Photo of Fireworks. :: Image #18990
Photo of Carlsbad morning surf :: Image #18989
Photo of Afternoon tiny wave :: Image #18976
Photo of Afternoon tiny wave :: Image #18975
Photo of Afternoon tiny wave :: Image #18974
Photo of Afternoon tiny wave :: Image #18972
Photo of Eastern fox squirrel. The eastern fox squirrel historically occur in the eastern and central portions of North America, but have been introduced in the 1900's to urban areas in the western United States. They are the largest of the North American squirrels, reaching 29 inches in length and up to 3 pounds. They are generalist feeders with a diet that varies according to their habitat, including nuts, seed, bird eggs and chicks, frogs, flowers and agricultural crops. :: Image #18971
Photo of Eastern fox squirrel. The eastern fox squirrel historically occur in the eastern and central portions of North America, but have been introduced in the 1900's to urban areas in the western United States. They are the largest of the North American squirrels, reaching 29 inches in length and up to 3 pounds. They are generalist feeders with a diet that varies according to their habitat, including nuts, seed, bird eggs and chicks, frogs, flowers and agricultural crops. :: Image #18970
Photo of Eastern fox squirrel. The eastern fox squirrel historically occur in the eastern and central portions of North America, but have been introduced in the 1900's to urban areas in the western United States. They are the largest of the North American squirrels, reaching 29 inches in length and up to 3 pounds. They are generalist feeders with a diet that varies according to their habitat, including nuts, seed, bird eggs and chicks, frogs, flowers and agricultural crops. :: Image #18969
Photo of Eastern fox squirrel. The eastern fox squirrel historically occur in the eastern and central portions of North America, but have been introduced in the 1900's to urban areas in the western United States. They are the largest of the North American squirrels, reaching 29 inches in length and up to 3 pounds. They are generalist feeders with a diet that varies according to their habitat, including nuts, seed, bird eggs and chicks, frogs, flowers and agricultural crops. :: Image #18968
Photo of Eastern fox squirrel. The eastern fox squirrel historically occur in the eastern and central portions of North America, but have been introduced in the 1900's to urban areas in the western United States. They are the largest of the North American squirrels, reaching 29 inches in length and up to 3 pounds. They are generalist feeders with a diet that varies according to their habitat, including nuts, seed, bird eggs and chicks, frogs, flowers and agricultural crops. :: Image #18967
Photo of Eastern fox squirrel. The eastern fox squirrel historically occur in the eastern and central portions of North America, but have been introduced in the 1900's to urban areas in the western United States. They are the largest of the North American squirrels, reaching 29 inches in length and up to 3 pounds. They are generalist feeders with a diet that varies according to their habitat, including nuts, seed, bird eggs and chicks, frogs, flowers and agricultural crops. :: Image #18966
Photo of Eastern fox squirrel. The eastern fox squirrel historically occur in the eastern and central portions of North America, but have been introduced in the 1900's to urban areas in the western United States. They are the largest of the North American squirrels, reaching 29 inches in length and up to 3 pounds. They are generalist feeders with a diet that varies according to their habitat, including nuts, seed, bird eggs and chicks, frogs, flowers and agricultural crops. :: Image #18965
Photo of Eastern fox squirrel. The eastern fox squirrel historically occur in the eastern and central portions of North America, but have been introduced in the 1900's to urban areas in the western United States. They are the largest of the North American squirrels, reaching 29 inches in length and up to 3 pounds. They are generalist feeders with a diet that varies according to their habitat, including nuts, seed, bird eggs and chicks, frogs, flowers and agricultural crops. :: Image #18964
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18963
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18962
Photo of Black bears are expert tree climbers, and are often seen leaning on trees or climbing a little ways up simply to get a better look around their surroundings. :: Image #18961
Photo of Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. :: Image #18960
Photo of Black bear scratches an itch by rubbing against a log cabin. :: Image #18959
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18958
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18957
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18956
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18955
Photo of American black bear in grassy meadow. :: Image #18954
Photo of American black bear in grassy meadow. :: Image #18953
Photo of Black bear walking in a forest. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18952
Photo of Black bear portrait sitting in long grass. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. Black bears are omnivores and will find several foods to their liking in meadows, including grasses, herbs, fruits, and insects. :: Image #18951
Photo of Black bear walking in a forest. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18950
Photo of Black bear yearling sits on a stumb in a northern Minnesota forest. :: Image #18949
Photo of Black bear walking in a forest. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18948
Photo of American black bear cubs. :: Image #18947
Photo of Black bear portrait. American black bears range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. They prefer forested and meadow environments. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18946
Photo of Black bear profile. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18945
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18944
Photo of Black bears are expert tree climbers, and are often seen leaning on trees or climbing a little ways up simply to get a better look around their surroundings. :: Image #18943
Photo of Black bear portrait. American black bears range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. They prefer forested and meadow environments. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18942
Photo of Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. :: Image #18941
Photo of Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. :: Image #18940
Photo of Black bear portrait. American black bears range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. They prefer forested and meadow environments. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18939
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18938
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18937
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18936
Photo of Common dolphin leaping (porpoising). :: Image #18935
Photo of Common dolphin leaping (porpoising). :: Image #18934
Photo of Common dolphin leaping (porpoising). :: Image #18933
Photo of Common dolphin leaping (porpoising). :: Image #18932
Photo of Common dolphin leaping (porpoising). :: Image #18931
Photo of An American Flag composed of flowers at the Carlsbad Flower Fields. The Flower Fields, 50+ acres of flowering Tecolote Ranunculus flowers, bloom each spring from March through May. :: Image #18929
Photo of An American Flag composed of flowers at the Carlsbad Flower Fields. The Flower Fields, 50+ acres of flowering Tecolote Ranunculus flowers, bloom each spring from March through May. :: Image #18928
Photo of The Carlsbad Flower Fields, 50+ acres of flowering Tecolote Ranunculus flowers, bloom each spring from March through May. :: Image #18927
Photo of The Carlsbad Flower Fields, 50+ acres of flowering Tecolote Ranunculus flowers, bloom each spring from March through May. :: Image #18926
Photo of The Carlsbad Flower Fields, 50+ acres of flowering Tecolote Ranunculus flowers, bloom each spring from March through May. :: Image #18925
Photo of The Carlsbad Flower Fields, 50+ acres of flowering Tecolote Ranunculus flowers, bloom each spring from March through May. :: Image #18924
Photo of The Carlsbad Flower Fields, 50+ acres of flowering Tecolote Ranunculus flowers, bloom each spring from March through May. :: Image #18923
Photo of The Carlsbad Flower Fields, 50+ acres of flowering Tecolote Ranunculus flowers, bloom each spring from March through May. :: Image #18922
Photo of The Carlsbad Flower Fields, 50+ acres of flowering Tecolote Ranunculus flowers, bloom each spring from March through May. :: Image #18921
Photo of The Carlsbad Flower Fields, 50+ acres of flowering Tecolote Ranunculus flowers, bloom each spring from March through May. :: Image #18920
Photo of The Carlsbad Flower Fields, 50+ acres of flowering Tecolote Ranunculus flowers, bloom each spring from March through May. :: Image #18919
Photo of The Carlsbad Flower Fields, 50+ acres of flowering Tecolote Ranunculus flowers, bloom each spring from March through May. :: Image #18918
Photo of The Carlsbad Flower Fields, 50+ acres of flowering Tecolote Ranunculus flowers, bloom each spring from March through May. :: Image #18917
Photo of The Carlsbad Flower Fields, 50+ acres of flowering Tecolote Ranunculus flowers, bloom each spring from March through May. :: Image #18916
Photo of The Carlsbad Flower Fields, 50+ acres of flowering Tecolote Ranunculus flowers, bloom each spring from March through May. :: Image #18915
Photo of The Carlsbad Flower Fields, 50+ acres of flowering Tecolote Ranunculus flowers, bloom each spring from March through May. :: Image #18914
Photo of The Carlsbad Flower Fields, 50+ acres of flowering Tecolote Ranunculus flowers, bloom each spring from March through May. :: Image #18913
Photo of The Carlsbad Flower Fields, 50+ acres of flowering Tecolote Ranunculus flowers, bloom each spring from March through May. :: Image #18912
Photo of The Carlsbad Flower Fields, 50+ acres of flowering Tecolote Ranunculus flowers, bloom each spring from March through May. :: Image #18911
Photo of The Carlsbad Flower Fields, 50+ acres of flowering Tecolote Ranunculus flowers, bloom each spring from March through May. :: Image #18910
Photo of Chipmunk, unidentified species. :: Image #18909
Photo of North American red squirrel eats seeds in the shade of a Minnesota birch forest. Red squirrels are found in coniferous, deciduous and mixed forested habitats from Alaska, across Canada, throughout the Northeast and south to the Appalachian states, as well as in the Rocky Mountains. :: Image #18908
Photo of North American red squirrel eats seeds in the shade of a Minnesota birch forest. Red squirrels are found in coniferous, deciduous and mixed forested habitats from Alaska, across Canada, throughout the Northeast and south to the Appalachian states, as well as in the Rocky Mountains. :: Image #18907
Photo of North American red squirrel eats seeds in the shade of a Minnesota birch forest. Red squirrels are found in coniferous, deciduous and mixed forested habitats from Alaska, across Canada, throughout the Northeast and south to the Appalachian states, as well as in the Rocky Mountains. :: Image #18906
Photo of North American red squirrel eats seeds in the shade of a Minnesota birch forest. Red squirrels are found in coniferous, deciduous and mixed forested habitats from Alaska, across Canada, throughout the Northeast and south to the Appalachian states, as well as in the Rocky Mountains. :: Image #18905
Photo of Black bear walking in a forest. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18904
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18903
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18902
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18901
Photo of Black bear walking in a forest. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18900
Photo of Black bear walking in a forest. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18899
Photo of American black bear in grassy meadow. :: Image #18898
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18897
Photo of Black bear in the shadows of a birch tree forest. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18896
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18895
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18894
Photo of Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. :: Image #18893
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18892
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18891
Photo of Black bear walking in a forest. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18890
Photo of Black bear walking in a forest. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18889
Photo of American black bear, mother and cubs. :: Image #18888
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18887
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18886
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18885
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18884
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18883
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18882
Photo of Black bear portrait sitting in long grass. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. Black bears are omnivores and will find several foods to their liking in meadows, including grasses, herbs, fruits, and insects. :: Image #18881
Photo of Black bear walking in a forest. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18880
Photo of Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. :: Image #18879
Photo of American black bear in grassy meadow. :: Image #18878
Photo of Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. :: Image #18877
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18876
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18875
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18874
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18873
Photo of Black bear on granite rock. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18872
Photo of Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. :: Image #18871
Photo of Black bear walking in a forest. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18870
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18869
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18868
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18867
Photo of American black bear in grassy meadow. :: Image #18866
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18865
Photo of Black bear portrait sitting in long grass. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. Black bears are omnivores and will find several foods to their liking in meadows, including grasses, herbs, fruits, and insects. :: Image #18864
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18863
Photo of Black bear portrait. American black bears range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. They prefer forested and meadow environments. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18862
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18861
Photo of American black bear, cinnamon brown coloration, in forest. :: Image #18860
Photo of American black bear. :: Image #18859
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18858
Photo of Black bear walking in a forest. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18857
Photo of Black bear walking in a forest. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18856
Photo of Black bear portrait. American black bears range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. They prefer forested and meadow environments. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18855
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18854
Photo of American black bear. :: Image #18853
Photo of Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. :: Image #18852
Photo of American black bear. :: Image #18851
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18850
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18849
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18848
Photo of Black bear portrait sitting in long grass. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. Black bears are omnivores and will find several foods to their liking in meadows, including grasses, herbs, fruits, and insects. :: Image #18847
Photo of Black bear walking in a forest. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18846
Photo of Black bear portrait sitting in long grass. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. Black bears are omnivores and will find several foods to their liking in meadows, including grasses, herbs, fruits, and insects. :: Image #18845
Photo of American black bear in grassy meadow. :: Image #18844
Photo of Black bear portrait sitting in long grass. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. Black bears are omnivores and will find several foods to their liking in meadows, including grasses, herbs, fruits, and insects. :: Image #18843
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18842
Photo of Black bear portrait. Two ticks are visible below the bear's eye, engorged with blood. American black bears range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. They prefer forested and meadow environments. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18841
Photo of American black bear. :: Image #18840
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18839
Photo of American black bear, mother and cub. :: Image #18838
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18837
Photo of Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. :: Image #18836
Photo of Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. :: Image #18835
Photo of Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. :: Image #18834
Photo of Black bear portrait. American black bears range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. They prefer forested and meadow environments. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18833
Photo of Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. :: Image #18832
Photo of Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. :: Image #18831
Photo of Black bears are expert tree climbers, and are often seen leaning on trees or climbing a little ways up simply to get a better look around their surroundings. :: Image #18830
Photo of Black bear portrait sitting in long grass. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. Black bears are omnivores and will find several foods to their liking in meadows, including grasses, herbs, fruits, and insects. :: Image #18829
Photo of Black bear walking in a forest. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18828
Photo of Black bears are expert tree climbers, and are often seen leaning on trees or climbing a little ways up simply to get a better look around their surroundings. :: Image #18827
Photo of Black bear on granite rock. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18826
Photo of Black bear scratches an itch by rubbing against a log cabin. :: Image #18825
Photo of Black bear portrait. Two ticks are visible below the bear's eye, engorged with blood. American black bears range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. They prefer forested and meadow environments. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18824
Photo of Black bear portrait. American black bears range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. They prefer forested and meadow environments. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18823
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18822
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18821
Photo of This yearling black bear is suffering from female ticks, seen on the bear's face and ears. The ticks are acquired in brush and deep grass. They will often gravitate to the eyes and ears where they will latch on and become engorged with blood. :: Image #18820
Photo of Black bear in profile. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18819
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18818
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18817
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18816
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18815
Photo of American black bear, mother and cub. :: Image #18814
Photo of Black bear portrait. American black bears range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. They prefer forested and meadow environments. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18813
Photo of Black bear portrait. American black bears range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. They prefer forested and meadow environments. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18812
Photo of Black bear on granite rock. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18811
Photo of Black bears are expert tree climbers, and are often seen leaning on trees or climbing a little ways up simply to get a better look around their surroundings. :: Image #18810
Photo of Black bears are expert tree climbers, and are often seen leaning on trees or climbing a little ways up simply to get a better look around their surroundings. :: Image #18809
Photo of Black bear portrait. American black bears range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. They prefer forested and meadow environments. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18808
Photo of Black bear walking in a forest. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18807
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18806
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18805
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18804
Photo of Black bear in profile. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18803
Photo of Black bear portrait. Two ticks are visible below the bear's eye, engorged with blood. American black bears range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. They prefer forested and meadow environments. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18802
Photo of Black bear walking in a forest. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18801
Photo of Black bear yearling sits on a stumb in a northern Minnesota forest. :: Image #18800
Photo of Black bear walking in a forest. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18799
Photo of Tail and hind end of an American black bear. :: Image #18798
Photo of Black bear portrait. American black bears range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. They prefer forested and meadow environments. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18797
Photo of Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. :: Image #18796
Photo of Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. :: Image #18795
Photo of Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. :: Image #18794
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18793
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18792
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18791
Photo of American black bear in grassy meadow. :: Image #18790
Photo of Black bear portrait sitting in long grass. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. Black bears are omnivores and will find several foods to their liking in meadows, including grasses, herbs, fruits, and insects. :: Image #18789
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18788
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18787
Photo of Black bears are expert tree climbers, and are often seen leaning on trees or climbing a little ways up simply to get a better look around their surroundings. :: Image #18786
Photo of Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. :: Image #18785
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18784
Photo of Black bear portrait. American black bears range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. They prefer forested and meadow environments. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18783
Photo of Photographer crouches down to photograph a black bear walking by. :: Image #18782
Photo of Black bear walking in a forest. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18781
Photo of American black bear standing in meadow. :: Image #18780
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18779
Photo of Black bear portrait sitting in long grass. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. Black bears are omnivores and will find several foods to their liking in meadows, including grasses, herbs, fruits, and insects. :: Image #18778
Photo of Black bear on granite rock. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18777
Photo of Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. :: Image #18776
Photo of Black bear yearling sits on a stumb in a northern Minnesota forest. :: Image #18775
Photo of Black bear yearling sits on a stumb in a northern Minnesota forest. :: Image #18774
Photo of American black bear in grassy meadow. :: Image #18773
Photo of Black bear in profile. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18772
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18771
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18770
Photo of Black bear cub. Black bear cubs are typically born in January or February, weighing less than one pound at birth. Cubs are weaned between July and September and remain with their mother until the next winter. :: Image #18769
Photo of Black bear walking in a forest. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18768
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18767
Photo of American black bear in grassy meadow. :: Image #18766
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18765
Photo of Black bear portrait sitting in long grass. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. Black bears are omnivores and will find several foods to their liking in meadows, including grasses, herbs, fruits, and insects. :: Image #18761
Photo of Black bear walking in a forest. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18760
Photo of American black bear, mother and cub. :: Image #18759
Photo of Black bear portrait. American black bears range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. They prefer forested and meadow environments. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18758
Photo of Black bear portrait. American black bears range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. They prefer forested and meadow environments. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18757
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18756
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18755
Photo of Black bear portrait sitting in long grass. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. Black bears are omnivores and will find several foods to their liking in meadows, including grasses, herbs, fruits, and insects. :: Image #18754
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18753
Photo of The Mandelbrot Fractal. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #18740
Photo of The Mandelbrot Fractal. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #18738
Photo of The Mandelbrot Fractal. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #18736
Photo of Fractal design. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #18735
Photo of Fractal design. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #18734
Photo of Fractal design. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #18733
Photo of The Mandelbrot Fractal. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #18730
Photo of The Mandelbrot Fractal. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #18728
Photo of The Mandelbrot Fractal. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #18727
Photo of The Mandelbrot Fractal. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #18726
Photo of Fractal design. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #18725
Photo of The Mandelbrot Fractal. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #18724
Photo of Northern elephant seal, detail of fin, flipper, webbing, tail fin. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #18722
Photo of Northern elephant seal, adult male, lying on sand at ocean's edge. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #18721
Photo of Northern elephant seals, subadult males, mock sparring during mating season. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #18720
Photo of Northern elephant seals mating. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #18719
Photo of Northern elephant seal, adult male, scarring on chest from territorial conflict with other males during mating season. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #18718
Photo of Northern elephant seal, mother and pup. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #18717
Photo of Giant kelp rises from the ocean depths toward sunlight and the surface. San Clemente Island. :: Image #18716
Photo of Winter storm wave pounds the protective seawall at the Children's Pool (Casa Cove) in La Jolla. :: Image #18715
Photo of Scripps Institution of Oceanography research piers extends out beyond the waves, with La Jolla in the distance. :: Image #18714
Photo of Ugly wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #18713
Photo of Ugly wave, the Wedge. :: Image #18712
Photo of Cal (UC Berkeley) women en route to a second place finish in the Jessop-Whittier Cup final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18705
Photo of Cal (UC Berkeley) women en route to a second place finish in the Jessop-Whittier Cup final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18704
Photo of Cal (UC Berkeley) women en route to a second place finish in the Jessop-Whittier Cup final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18703
Photo of Cal (UC Berkeley) women en route to a second place finish in the Jessop-Whittier Cup final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18702
Photo of Cal (UC Berkeley) women en route to a second place finish in the Jessop-Whittier Cup final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18701
Photo of Cal (UC Berkeley) women en route to a second place finish in the Jessop-Whittier Cup final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18700
Photo of Cal (UC Berkeley) women en route to a second place finish in the Jessop-Whittier Cup final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18699
Photo of Cal (UC Berkeley) women en route to a second place finish in the Jessop-Whittier Cup final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18698
Photo of Cal (UC Berkeley) women en route to a second place finish in the Jessop-Whittier Cup final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18697
Photo of Awaiting the start of the finals of Jessop-Whittier Cup, USC (in focus) women would win, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18696
Photo of USC women warm up at the starting line. They would win the finals of the Jessop-Whittier Cup, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18695
Photo of USC women warm up at the starting line. They would win the finals of the Jessop-Whittier Cup, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18694
Photo of USC women warm up at the starting line. They would win the finals of the Jessop-Whittier Cup, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18693
Photo of USC women warm up at the starting line. They would win the finals of the Jessop-Whittier Cup, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18692
Photo of Stanford men en route to winning the Copley Cup, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18691
Photo of Stanford men en route to winning the Copley Cup, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18690
Photo of Start of the Copley Cup finals, Stanford (foreground) would win over Cal, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18689
Photo of Start of the Copley Cup finals, Stanford (foreground) would win over Cal, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18688
Photo of Start of the Copley Cup finals, Stanford (foreground) would win over Cal, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18687
Photo of Rowing sculls lined up at the start of a race, San Diego Crew Classic, 2007. :: Image #18686
Photo of Stanford men en route to winning the Copley Cup, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18685
Photo of Stanford men en route to winning the Copley Cup, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18684
Photo of Stanford men en route to winning the Copley Cup, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18683
Photo of Stanford men en route to winning the Copley Cup, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18682
Photo of Stanford men en route to winning the Copley Cup, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18681
Photo of UCLA men en route to second place finish in the finals of the Cal Cup, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18680
Photo of UCSD men on their way to winning the finals of the Cal Cup, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18679
Photo of UCSD men on their way to winning the finals of the Cal Cup, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18678
Photo of UCSD men on their way to winning the finals of the Cal Cup, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18677
Photo of UCSD men on their way to winning the finals of the Cal Cup, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18676
Photo of UCSD men on their way to winning the finals of the Cal Cup, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18675
Photo of UCSD men on their way to winning the finals of the Cal Cup, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18674
Photo of Awaiting the start of the men's Cal Cup, UCLA in focus, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18673
Photo of SUNY Buffalo women race in the finals of the Women's Cal Cup final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18672
Photo of St. Mary's women race in the finals of the Women's Cal Cup final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18671
Photo of St. Mary's women race in the finals of the Women's Cal Cup final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18670
Photo of St. Mary's women race in the finals of the Women's Cal Cup final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18669
Photo of St. Mary's women race in the finals of the Women's Cal Cup final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18668
Photo of St. Mary's women race in the finals of the Women's Cal Cup final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18667
Photo of SUNY Buffalo (in focus) at the start of the women's Cal Cup finals, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18666
Photo of Cal (UC Berkeley) on their way to winning the men's JV final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18665
Photo of Cal (UC Berkeley) on their way to winning the men's JV final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18664
Photo of Cal (UC Berkeley) on their way to winning the men's JV final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18663
Photo of Cal (UC Berkeley) prepares for the final of the men's JV finals, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18662
Photo of UC Davis prepares for the final of the men's JV finals, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18661
Photo of UCLA on their way to a third place finish in the women's JV final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18660
Photo of Cal (UC Berkeley) men's collegiate novice crew on their way to winning the Derek Guelker Memorial Cup, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18659
Photo of Cal (UC Berkeley) women's collegiate novice crew race in the finals of the Korholz Perpetual Trophy, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18658
Photo of Cal (UC Berkeley) women en route to a second place finish in the Jessop-Whittier Cup final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18657
Photo of USC women warm up at the starting line. They would win the finals of the Jessop-Whittier Cup, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18656
Photo of Stanford men en route to winning the Copley Cup, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18655
Photo of Stanford men en route to winning the Copley Cup, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18654
Photo of Start of the Copley Cup finals, Stanford (foreground) would win over Cal, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18653
Photo of Oregon State en route to a second place finish in the men's JV final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18652
Photo of Cal (UC Berkeley) on their way to winning the men's JV final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18651
Photo of UCLA on their way to a third place finish in the women's JV final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18650
Photo of Start of the women's JV final, UCLA boat in foreground, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18649
Photo of USC women's JV on their way to winning the Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18648
Photo of St. Mary's women race in the finals of the Women's Cal Cup final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18647
Photo of Cal (UC Berkeley) women en route to a second place finish in the Jessop-Whittier Cup final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18646
Photo of Cal (UC Berkeley) men's collegiate novice crew on their way to winning the Derek Guelker Memorial Cup, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18645
Photo of Cal (UC Berkeley) women's collegiate novice crew race in the finals of the Korholz Perpetual Trophy, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18644
Photo of Cal (UC Berkeley) on their way to winning the men's JV final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18643
Photo of Start of the women's JV final, UCLA boat in foreground, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18642
Photo of Cal (UC Berkeley) on their way to winning the men's JV final, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18641
Photo of Oregon State (in focus) at the start of the men's JV finals, 2007 San Diego Crew Classic. :: Image #18640
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18639
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18638
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18637
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18636
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18635
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18634
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18633
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18632
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18631
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18629
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18628
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18627
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18626
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18625
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18624
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18623
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18622
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18621
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18620
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18619
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18618
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18617
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18616
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18615
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18614
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18613
Photo of Bryce Canyon hoodoos line all sides of the Bryce Amphitheatre. :: Image #18612
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling, black and white / grainy. :: Image #18611
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling, black and white / grainy. :: Image #18610
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling, black and white / grainy. :: Image #18609
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling, black and white / grainy. :: Image #18608
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling, black and white / grainy. :: Image #18607
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling, black and white / grainy. :: Image #18606
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling, black and white / grainy. :: Image #18605
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling, black and white / grainy. :: Image #18604
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #18603
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #18602
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #18601
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #18600
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #18599
Photo of Ring-billed gull, Cardiff. :: Image #18598
Photo of Unidentified shorebird. :: Image #18597
Photo of Unidentified shorebird. :: Image #18596
Photo of Unidentified shorebird. :: Image #18595
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, wounds about neck and face, Childrens Pool. :: Image #18593
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, wounds about neck and face, Childrens Pool. :: Image #18592
Photo of Pacific harbor seal pup, Childrens Pool. :: Image #18591
Photo of Pacific harbor seal pup, Childrens Pool. :: Image #18590
Photo of Pacific harbor seal pup, Childrens Pool. :: Image #18589
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, mother and pup, Childrens Pool. :: Image #18588
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, mother and pup, Childrens Pool. :: Image #18587
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, mother and pup, Childrens Pool. :: Image #18586
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, Childrens Pool. :: Image #18585
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, wounds about neck and face, Childrens Pool. :: Image #18584
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, Childrens Pool. :: Image #18583
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18582
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18580
Photo of Western gull on sandstone cliffs. :: Image #18579
Photo of Western gull on sandstone cliffs. :: Image #18578
Photo of Western gull on sandstone cliffs. :: Image #18576
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18575
Photo of Western gull on sandstone cliffs. :: Image #18574
Photo of Western gull on sandstone cliffs. :: Image #18573
Photo of Western gull on sandstone cliffs. :: Image #18572
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18571
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18570
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18569
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18568
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18567
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18566
Photo of Western gull on sandstone cliffs. :: Image #18565
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18564
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18563
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18561
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18560
Photo of California sea lion, adult male. :: Image #18555
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #18554
Photo of California sea lion, adult female. :: Image #18553
Photo of Brandt's cormorant. :: Image #18550
Photo of Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), mating plumage. :: Image #18548
Photo of California sea lion, adult female. :: Image #18547
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #18546
Photo of California sea lion, adult male. :: Image #18545
Photo of California sea lion wearing identification tag on left foreflipper. :: Image #18544
Photo of California sea lion, adult male and juvenile. :: Image #18543
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #18542
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #18541
Photo of California sea lion, adult male. :: Image #18540
Photo of California sea lion, adult female. :: Image #18539
Photo of California sea lion, adult female. :: Image #18538
Photo of California brown pelican, head throw to stretch out its throat, winter mating plumage. :: Image #18530
Photo of California brown pelican wearing identification tag, winter mating plumage. These tags aid scientists in understanding how the birds travel and recover if they have been rehabilitated. :: Image #18524
Photo of California brown pelican, head throw to stretch out its throat, winter mating plumage. :: Image #18521
Photo of Clouds form in a blue sky. :: Image #18520
Photo of Clouds form in a blue sky. :: Image #18519
Photo of Clouds at sunset, rich warm colors and patterns. :: Image #18518
Photo of Clouds at sunset, rich warm colors and patterns. :: Image #18517
Photo of Clouds at sunset, rich warm colors and patterns. :: Image #18516
Photo of Clouds at sunset, rich warm colors and patterns. :: Image #18515
Photo of Clouds at sunset, rich warm colors and patterns. :: Image #18514
Photo of Clouds, blue sky and sea cliffs. :: Image #18513
Photo of Clouds at sunset, rich warm colors and patterns. :: Image #18512
Photo of Boulders cover the ocean floor, worn round and smooth by centuries of wave action. :: Image #18511
Photo of Clouds at sunset, rich warm colors and patterns. :: Image #18510
Photo of Clouds at sunset, rich warm colors and patterns. :: Image #18509
Photo of Haleakala silversword plant, endemic to the Haleakala volcano crater area above 6800 foot elevation. :: Image #18508
Photo of Haleakala silversword plant, endemic to the Haleakala volcano crater area above 6800 foot elevation. :: Image #18507
Photo of Haleakala silversword plant, endemic to the Haleakala volcano crater area above 6800 foot elevation. :: Image #18506
Photo of Honolua Bay, West Maui. :: Image #18505
Photo of Pillar coral. :: Image #18504
Photo of Pillar coral. :: Image #18503
Photo of Elkhorn coral. :: Image #18502
Photo of Valley of the Kings, roadway leading from Nile River to a complex of ancient tombs. :: Image #18501
Photo of Farmer, donkey and cart. :: Image #18500
Photo of Feluccas, traditional Egyptian sailboats, sail the Nile River with Karnak Temple in the background. :: Image #18499
Photo of Cruise ship on the Nile River. :: Image #18498
Photo of Burial mask of King Tutankhamen, Egyptian Museum. :: Image #18497
Photo of Fruit and vegetable vendor. :: Image #18496
Photo of Sultan Hassan Mosque (l) and Mosque of ar-Rifai (r), viewed from the Citadel. :: Image #18495
Photo of Citadel, interior of dome with hanging lights, Cairo, Egypt :: Image #18494
Photo of Sultan Hassan Mosque, interior. :: Image #18493
Photo of Sultan Hassan Mosque, interior. :: Image #18492
Photo of The Citadel, medieval fortress overlooking Cairo. :: Image #18490
Photo of The Citadel, medieval fortress overlooking Cairo. :: Image #18489
Photo of Colossi of Memnon. :: Image #18488
Photo of Colossi of Memnon. :: Image #18487
Photo of Pyramid of Userkaf. :: Image #18486
Photo of Avenue of Sphinxes approaching the Temple of Amun, part of the Karnak Temple complex. :: Image #18485
Photo of Luxor Temple, statues and columns at night. :: Image #18484
Photo of Karnak Temple complex. :: Image #18483
Photo of Hypostyle Hall of Columns, Karnak Temple complex. :: Image #18482
Photo of Wall detail, Karnak Temple complex. :: Image #18481
Photo of Wall detail with hieroglyphics, Luxor Temple. :: Image #18480
Photo of Wall detail with hieroglyphics, Luxor Temple. :: Image #18479
Photo of Statues, Ramses III temple, Karnak complex. :: Image #18478
Photo of Hypostyle Hall of Columns, Karnak Temple complex. :: Image #18477
Photo of Ancient wall paintings,Valley of the Kings. :: Image #18476
Photo of Wall detail, Ramesseum. :: Image #18475
Photo of Wall detail, Luxor Temple. :: Image #18474
Photo of Wall detail, Medinet Habu. :: Image #18473
Photo of Wall detail, Karnak Temple complex. :: Image #18472
Photo of Wall detail, Karnak Temple complex. :: Image #18471
Photo of Double-crested cormorant in flight, slowing to land among other cormorants and pelicans. :: Image #18470
Photo of Brants (black), western gulls (white), on sandbar. :: Image #18467
Photo of Cormorant in flight, blurred as it speeds over the ocean. :: Image #18465
Photo of Cormorant in flight, blurred as it speeds over the ocean. :: Image #18464
Photo of Cormorant in flight, blurred as it speeds over the ocean. :: Image #18463
Photo of Cormorant in flight, blurred as it speeds over the ocean. :: Image #18462
Photo of Double-crested cormorant portrait. :: Image #18461
Photo of Double-crested cormorants, portrait. :: Image #18460
Photo of Double-crested cormorant portrait. :: Image #18459
Photo of Double-crested cormorant portrait. :: Image #18458
Photo of Double-crested cormorants, portrait. :: Image #18457
Photo of Double-crested cormorants, portrait. :: Image #18456
Photo of Double-crested cormorant portrait. :: Image #18455
Photo of California brown pelican perched on sea cliff overlooking the ocean. :: Image #18440
Photo of Two California brown pelicans stretch their throats with simultaneous head throws. California race with winter mating plumage. :: Image #18434
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, Childrens Pool. :: Image #18433
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, Childrens Pool. :: Image #18432
Photo of American coot. :: Image #18430
Photo of Marbled godwits resting on sand bar. :: Image #18429
Photo of Whimbrel on sand. :: Image #18428
Photo of Bufflehead. :: Image #18427
Photo of Snowy egret in pine tree. :: Image #18426
Photo of Willet on sand. :: Image #18425
Photo of Willet on sand. :: Image #18424
Photo of Willet on sand. :: Image #18423
Photo of Whimbrel on sand. :: Image #18421
Photo of Lesser scaups, single female and five males, breeding plumage. :: Image #18420
Photo of Lesser scaups, female (f) and male (r), breeding plumage. :: Image #18419
Photo of Lesser scaup, male, breeding plumage. :: Image #18418
Photo of Snowy egrets foraging in drifting patch of kelp. :: Image #18417
Photo of Snowy egrets foraging in drifting patch of kelp. :: Image #18416
Photo of Western gulls, courtship behaviour. :: Image #18415
Photo of Western gulls, courtship behaviour. :: Image #18414
Photo of Western gull on sandstone cliffs. :: Image #18413
Photo of Western gulls, courtship behaviour. :: Image #18412
Photo of Western gulls, courtship behaviour. :: Image #18411
Photo of Western gulls, courtship behaviour. :: Image #18409
Photo of Western gulls, courtship behaviour. :: Image #18408
Photo of Western gulls, courtship behaviour. :: Image #18407
Photo of Western gulls, courtship behaviour. :: Image #18406
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18405
Photo of Western gull on sandstone cliffs. :: Image #18404
Photo of Western gulls, courtship behaviour. :: Image #18403
Photo of Western gulls, courtship behaviour. :: Image #18402
Photo of Western gull, early morning pink sky. :: Image #18400
Photo of Western gull, early morning orange sky. :: Image #18395
Photo of United States Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in flight. :: Image #18393
Photo of Heermanns gull. :: Image #18392
Photo of Western gull, preening. :: Image #18391
Photo of Western gull, sunrise. :: Image #18390
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18389
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18388
Photo of Ring-billed gull in flight. :: Image #18386
Photo of Ring-billed gull in flight. :: Image #18385
Photo of Brown pelican preening. After wiping its long beak on the uropygial gland near the base of its tail, the pelican spreads the preen oil on feathers about its body, helping to keep them water resistant, an important protection for a bird that spends much of its life diving in the ocean for prey. :: Image #18384
Photo of Brown pelican preening. After wiping its long beak on the uropygial gland near the base of its tail, the pelican spreads the preen oil on feathers about its body, helping to keep them water resistant, an important protection for a bird that spends much of its life diving in the ocean for prey. :: Image #18383
Photo of California brown pelican resting on sandstone ocean cliff, winter mating plumage. :: Image #18368
Photo of California brown pelican portrait, winter mating plumage. :: Image #18366
Photo of California brown pelican portrait, winter mating plumage. :: Image #18363
Photo of Double-crested cormorant. :: Image #18361
Photo of Double-crested cormorant. :: Image #18360
Photo of Double-crested cormorant. :: Image #18359
Photo of Double-crested cormorant. :: Image #18358
Photo of Brandts cormorant. :: Image #18357
Photo of Cormorants rest on sandstone seacliffs above the ocean. Likely Brandts and double-crested cormorants. :: Image #18356
Photo of Cormorants rest on sandstone seacliffs above the ocean. Likely Brandts and double-crested cormorants. :: Image #18355
Photo of Brown pelican stretches its throat with a head throw. California race with winter mating plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and breeding plumage. :: Image #18353
Photo of Brown pelican perched on sandstone seacliffs. California race with winter mating plumage. :: Image #18352
Photo of Cormorant rest on sandstone seacliffs above the ocean. Likely Brandts and double-crested cormorants. :: Image #18351
Photo of Cormorant in flight, wings blurred by time exposure. :: Image #18350
Photo of Cormorants in flight, wings blurred by time exposure. :: Image #18349
Photo of Cormorant rest on sandstone seacliffs above the ocean. Likely Brandts and double-crested cormorants. :: Image #18348
Photo of Cormorant in flight, wings blurred by time exposure. :: Image #18347
Photo of Brown pelican portrait. :: Image #18341
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, slowing to land. California race with winter mating plumage. :: Image #18332
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. California race with winter mating plumage. :: Image #18324
Photo of Heermanns gull in flight. :: Image #18319
Photo of Royal tern, winter adult phase. :: Image #18318
Photo of Royal tern, winter adult phase. :: Image #18317
Photo of Royal tern, winter adult phase. :: Image #18316
Photo of Royal tern, winter adult phase. :: Image #18311
Photo of Royal tern, winter adult phase. :: Image #18310
Photo of Royal tern, winter adult phase. :: Image #18309
Photo of Rock dove flock in flight. :: Image #18308
Photo of Double-crested cormorant preening. :: Image #18307
Photo of Double-crested cormorant in flight. :: Image #18306
Photo of Ring-billed gull in flight. :: Image #18305
Photo of Ring-billed gull in flight. :: Image #18303
Photo of Ring-billed gull in flight. :: Image #18302
Photo of Ring-billed gull in flight. :: Image #18301
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18299
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18298
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18297
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18294
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18293
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #18290
Photo of La Jolla Cave and rocky cove, waves blur at sunrise. :: Image #18288
Photo of Childrens Pool (Casa Cove), waves blur at sunrise. :: Image #18287
Photo of Wave and backwash spray. :: Image #18286
Photo of Wave and backwash spray. :: Image #18285
Photo of Wave and backwash spray. :: Image #18284
Photo of Wave. :: Image #18283
Photo of Wave breaking at Boomer Beach and La Jolla Cove near San Diego :: Image #18282
Photo of Boomer Beach, bodysurfing. :: Image #18281
Photo of Boomer Beach, bodysurfing. :: Image #18280
Photo of Heermanns gulls. :: Image #18279
Photo of Heermanns gulls. :: Image #18277
Photo of Heermanns gull in flight. :: Image #18276
Photo of Heermanns gull. :: Image #18275
Photo of Heermanns gull in flight. :: Image #18274
Photo of Willet walking on sand at low tide, sunrise. :: Image #18271
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, juvenile, rudely sticks out tongue at photographer, Childrens Pool. :: Image #18270
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, open mouth, yawning, Childrens Pool. :: Image #18269
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, Childrens Pool. :: Image #18268
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, Childrens Pool. :: Image #18267
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, juvenile, Childrens Pool. :: Image #18266
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, juvenile, Childrens Pool. :: Image #18265
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, juvenile, Childrens Pool. :: Image #18264
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, juvenile, with research identification tag on hind flipper. Childrens Pool. :: Image #18263
Photo of Brown pelicans rest and preen on seacliffs above the ocean. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red-orange gular throat pouch. :: Image #18261
Photo of Pacific harbor seals hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #18258
Photo of Western gull, third winter non-adult. :: Image #18257
Photo of Western gull, adult breeding. :: Image #18256
Photo of Brandts cormorant spreads its wings wide as it slows before landing on seacliffs alongside California brown pelicans. :: Image #18254
Photo of California brown pelican spreads its wings wide as it slows before landing on seacliffs. :: Image #18229
Photo of Western gull, adult breeding. :: Image #18227
Photo of Western gull, adult breeding. :: Image #18226
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #18225
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #18224
Photo of Brown pelican, La Jolla, California. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #18219
Photo of Brown pelican, resting. :: Image #18205
Photo of Brown pelican, resting, displaying classic winter adult breeding plumage. :: Image #18203
Photo of Brown pelican, La Jolla, California. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #18202
Photo of Brown pelican, La Jolla, California. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #18201
Photo of Courthouse Towers, narrow sandstone fins towering above the surrounding flatlands. :: Image #18200
Photo of The Organ, Courthouse Towers, narrow sandstone fins towering above the surrounding flatlands. :: Image #18199
Photo of The Organ, Courthouse Towers, narrow sandstone fins towering above the surrounding flatlands. :: Image #18198
Photo of Courthouse Towers, narrow sandstone fins towering above the surrounding flatlands. The Organ is in the foreground, and Tower of Babel in the distance. :: Image #18197
Photo of The Tower of Babel, Courthouse Towers, narrow sandstone fins towering above the surrounding flatlands. :: Image #18196
Photo of The Tower of Babel at the Courthouse Towers, narrow sandstone fins towering above the surrounding flatlands. :: Image #18194
Photo of Fins. The vertical slabs of Entrada sandstone may become natural sandstone arches. :: Image #18193
Photo of Fins. The vertical slabs of Entrada sandstone may become natural sandstone arches. :: Image #18192
Photo of Fins. The vertical slabs of Entrada sandstone may become natural sandstone arches. :: Image #18191
Photo of Fins. The vertical slabs of Entrada sandstone may become natural sandstone arches. :: Image #18190
Photo of Fins. The vertical slabs of Entrada sandstone may become natural sandstone arches. :: Image #18189
Photo of Fins. The vertical slabs of Entrada sandstone may become natural sandstone arches. :: Image #18188
Photo of Pine Tree Arch. :: Image #18185
Photo of Double Arch, an amazing pair of natural arches formed in the red Entrada sandstone of Arches National Park. :: Image #18184
Photo of Double Arch, an amazing pair of natural arches formed in the red Entrada sandstone of Arches National Park. :: Image #18183
Photo of Double Arch, an amazing pair of natural arches formed in the red Entrada sandstone of Arches National Park. :: Image #18182
Photo of Double Arch, an amazing pair of natural arches formed in the red Entrada sandstone of Arches National Park. :: Image #18181
Photo of Double Arch, an amazing pair of natural arches formed in the red Entrada sandstone of Arches National Park. :: Image #18180
Photo of Double Arch, an amazing pair of natural arches formed in the red Entrada sandstone of Arches National Park. :: Image #18179
Photo of Double Arch, an amazing pair of natural arches formed in the red Entrada sandstone of Arches National Park. :: Image #18178
Photo of Double Arch, an amazing pair of natural arches formed in the red Entrada sandstone of Arches National Park. :: Image #18177
Photo of Double Arch, an amazing pair of natural arches formed in the red Entrada sandstone of Arches National Park. :: Image #18176
Photo of Partition Arch with views of Devils Garden beyond, winter. :: Image #18175
Photo of Partition Arch with views of Devils Garden beyond, winter. :: Image #18174
Photo of Skyline Arch spans 90 feet. :: Image #18173
Photo of Skyline Arch spans 90 feet. :: Image #18171
Photo of Skyline Arch spans 90 feet. :: Image #18170
Photo of North Window glows red at sunset. North Window is a natural sandstone arch 90 feet wide and 48 feet high. :: Image #18169
Photo of Hiker in North Window, sunset, western face. North Window is a natural sandstone arch 90 feet wide and 48 feet high. :: Image #18168
Photo of Hiker in North Window, sunset, western face. North Window is a natural sandstone arch 90 feet wide and 48 feet high. :: Image #18167
Photo of North Window, sunrise, eastern face. North Window is a natural sandstone arch 90 feet wide and 48 feet high. :: Image #18166
Photo of North Window glows red at sunset. North Window is a natural sandstone arch 90 feet wide and 48 feet high. :: Image #18165
Photo of North Window glows red at sunset. North Window is a natural sandstone arch 90 feet wide and 48 feet high. :: Image #18164
Photo of North Window glows red at sunset. North Window is a natural sandstone arch 90 feet wide and 48 feet high. :: Image #18163
Photo of North Window, sunrise, eastern face. North Window is a natural sandstone arch 90 feet wide and 48 feet high. :: Image #18162
Photo of North Window, sunrise, eastern face. North Window is a natural sandstone arch 90 feet wide and 48 feet high. :: Image #18161
Photo of Balanced Rock, a narrow sandstone tower, appears poised to topple. Sunset, winter. :: Image #18158
Photo of Balanced Rock, a narrow sandstone tower, appears poised to topple. Sunset, winter. :: Image #18157
Photo of Balanced Rock, a narrow sandstone tower, appears poised to topple. Sunset, winter. :: Image #18156
Photo of Balanced Rock, a narrow sandstone tower, appears poised to topple. Sunset, winter. :: Image #18155
Photo of South Window, eastern face, sunrise, winter. :: Image #18154
Photo of South Window, eastern face, sunrise, winter. :: Image #18153
Photo of South Window, eastern face, sunrise, winter. :: Image #18152
Photo of South Window, eastern face, sunrise, winter. :: Image #18151
Photo of Turret Arch, winter, sunrise. :: Image #18150
Photo of Turret Arch, winter, sunrise. :: Image #18149
Photo of Turret Arch, winter, sunrise. :: Image #18148
Photo of Turret Arch, winter, sunrise. :: Image #18147
Photo of Turret Arch, winter, sunrise. :: Image #18145
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #18144
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #18143
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #18142
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #18141
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, adult nonbreeding. :: Image #18140
Photo of Western gull, juvenile. :: Image #18139
Photo of Western gull, adult breeding. :: Image #18138
Photo of Western gull, preening, adult breeding. :: Image #18137
Photo of Western gull, adult breeding. :: Image #18136
Photo of Western gull, calling/vocalizing, adult breeding. :: Image #18135
Photo of Western gull, calling/vocalizing, adult breeding. :: Image #18134
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. :: Image #18132
Photo of Brown pelican, winter adult breeding plumage. In winter months, breeding pelicans assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #18131
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. :: Image #18128
Photo of Brown pelican, La Jolla, California. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #18127
Photo of Brown pelican, La Jolla, California. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #18126
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. :: Image #18124
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. :: Image #18123
Photo of Brown pelican, winter adult breeding plumage. In winter months, breeding pelicans assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #18122
Photo of Sunrise light on Turret Arch viewed through North Window, winter. :: Image #18121
Photo of Turret Arch through North Window, winter, sunrise. :: Image #18118
Photo of Landscape Arch in winter. Landscape Arch has an amazing 306-foot span. :: Image #18117
Photo of Landscape Arch in winter. Landscape Arch has an amazing 306-foot span. :: Image #18116
Photo of Delicate Arch, dusted with snow, at sunset, with the snow-covered La Sal mountains in the distance. Delicate Arch stands 45 feet high, with a span of 33 feet, atop of bowl of slickrock sandstone. :: Image #18114
Photo of Delicate Arch, dusted with snow, at sunset, with the snow-covered La Sal mountains in the distance. Delicate Arch stands 45 feet high, with a span of 33 feet, atop of bowl of slickrock sandstone. :: Image #18113
Photo of Delicate Arch, dusted with snow, at sunset, with the snow-covered La Sal mountains in the distance. Delicate Arch stands 45 feet high, with a span of 33 feet, atop of bowl of slickrock sandstone. :: Image #18112
Photo of Delicate Arch, dusted with snow, at sunset, with the snow-covered La Sal mountains in the distance. Delicate Arch stands 45 feet high, with a span of 33 feet, atop of bowl of slickrock sandstone. :: Image #18111
Photo of Delicate Arch, dusted with snow, at sunset, with the snow-covered La Sal mountains in the distance. Delicate Arch stands 45 feet high, with a span of 33 feet, atop of bowl of slickrock sandstone. :: Image #18110
Photo of Delicate Arch, dusted with snow, at sunset, with the snow-covered La Sal mountains in the distance. Delicate Arch stands 45 feet high, with a span of 33 feet, atop of bowl of slickrock sandstone. :: Image #18109
Photo of Delicate Arch, dusted with snow, at sunset, with the snow-covered La Sal mountains in the distance. Delicate Arch stands 45 feet high, with a span of 33 feet, atop of bowl of slickrock sandstone. :: Image #18108
Photo of Delicate Arch, dusted with snow, at sunset, with the snow-covered La Sal mountains in the distance. Delicate Arch stands 45 feet high, with a span of 33 feet, atop of bowl of slickrock sandstone. :: Image #18105
Photo of Canyonlands National Park, winter, viewed from Grandview Point. Island in the Sky. :: Image #18103
Photo of Canyonlands National Park, winter, viewed from Grandview Point. Island in the Sky. :: Image #18102
Photo of Canyonlands National Park, winter, viewed from Grandview Point. Island in the Sky. :: Image #18101
Photo of Canyonlands National Park, winter, viewed from Grandview Point. Island in the Sky. :: Image #18100
Photo of Canyonlands National Park, winter, viewed from Grandview Point. Island in the Sky. :: Image #18099
Photo of Canyonlands National Park, winter, viewed from Grandview Point. Island in the Sky. :: Image #18098
Photo of Merrimac Butte (left) and Monitor Butte (right), formed of Entrada sandstone with Carmel and Dewey Bridge formations comprising the basal slope and whiter Navajo sandstone below. :: Image #18096
Photo of Monitor Butte (right), formed of Entrada sandstone with Carmel and Dewey Bridge formations comprising the basal slope and whiter Navajo sandstone below. :: Image #18095
Photo of Canyonlands National Park, snow covered mesas and canyons, with the Green River far below, not far from its confluence with the Colorado River. Island in the Sky. :: Image #18094
Photo of Dead Horse Point Overlook, with the Colorado River flowing 2,000 feet below. 300 million years of erosion has carved the expansive canyons, cliffs and walls below and surrounding Deadhorse Point. :: Image #18092
Photo of Dead Horse Point Overlook, with the Colorado River flowing 2,000 feet below. 300 million years of erosion has carved the expansive canyons, cliffs and walls below and surrounding Deadhorse Point. :: Image #18091
Photo of Hoodoos, walls and sandstone spires. :: Image #18090
Photo of Hoodoos, walls and sandstone spires. :: Image #18088
Photo of Hoodoos, walls and sandstone spires. :: Image #18086
Photo of Mesa Arch, Utah. An hiker watches the dawning sun from atop Mesa Arch. :: Image #18084
Photo of Extended High Mountain pose, Utthita Tadasana, at dawn on Mesa Arch, Utah. An exuberant hiker greets the dawning sun from atop Mesa Arch. :: Image #18083
Photo of Mesa Arch spans 90 feet and stands at the edge of a mesa precipice thousands of feet above the Colorado River gorge. For a few moments at sunrise the underside of the arch glows dramatically red and orange. :: Image #18082
Photo of Mesa Arch spans 90 feet and stands at the edge of a mesa precipice thousands of feet above the Colorado River gorge. For a few moments at sunrise the underside of the arch glows dramatically red and orange. :: Image #18081
Photo of Mesa Arch spans 90 feet and stands at the edge of a mesa precipice thousands of feet above the Colorado River gorge. For a few moments at sunrise the underside of the arch glows dramatically red and orange. :: Image #18080
Photo of Mesa Arch spans 90 feet and stands at the edge of a mesa precipice thousands of feet above the Colorado River gorge. For a few moments at sunrise the underside of the arch glows dramatically red and orange. :: Image #18079
Photo of Mesa Arch spans 90 feet and stands at the edge of a mesa precipice thousands of feet above the Colorado River gorge. For a few moments at sunrise the underside of the arch glows dramatically red and orange. :: Image #18078
Photo of Mesa Arch spans 90 feet and stands at the edge of a mesa precipice thousands of feet above the Colorado River gorge. For a few moments at sunrise the underside of the arch glows dramatically red and orange. :: Image #18077
Photo of Mesa Arch spans 90 feet and stands at the edge of a mesa precipice thousands of feet above the Colorado River gorge. For a few moments at sunrise the underside of the arch glows dramatically red and orange. :: Image #18076
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #18075
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #18074
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #18073
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #18072
Photo of Heermanns gull, adult nonbreeding plumage. :: Image #18071
Photo of Western gull, adult breeding. :: Image #18070
Photo of Heermanns gull, adult nonbreeding plumage. :: Image #18069
Photo of Brown pelican, adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch.. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #18067
Photo of Brown pelican, adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch.. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #18052
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #18050
Photo of Brown pelican. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #18049
Photo of Brown pelicans, breeding plumage (left) and non-breeding adult (right), sunrise. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #18048
Photo of Brown pelican, adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch.. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #18046
Photo of Brown pelican. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #18043
Photo of Mesa Arch spans 90 feet and stands at the edge of a mesa precipice thousands of feet above the Colorado River gorge. For a few moments at sunrise the underside of the arch glows dramatically red and orange. :: Image #18042
Photo of Mesa Arch spans 90 feet and stands at the edge of a mesa precipice thousands of feet above the Colorado River gorge. For a few moments at sunrise the underside of the arch glows dramatically red and orange. :: Image #18041
Photo of Mesa Arch spans 90 feet and stands at the edge of a mesa precipice thousands of feet above the Colorado River gorge. For a few moments at sunrise the underside of the arch glows dramatically red and orange. :: Image #18039
Photo of Mesa Arch, spectacular stone arch overlooking Canyonlands National Park. An hiker watches the dawning sun from atop Mesa Arch. :: Image #18038
Photo of Mesa Arch spans 90 feet and stands at the edge of a mesa precipice thousands of feet above the Colorado River gorge. For a few moments at sunrise the underside of the arch glows dramatically red and orange. :: Image #18037
Photo of Wilson Arch rises high above route 191 in eastern Utah, with a span of 91 feet and a height of 46 feet. :: Image #18035
Photo of Wilson Arch rises high above route 191 in eastern Utah, with a span of 91 feet and a height of 46 feet. :: Image #18034
Photo of Wilson Arch rises high above route 191 in eastern Utah, with a span of 91 feet and a height of 46 feet. :: Image #18033
Photo of Wilson Arch rises high above route 191 in eastern Utah, with a span of 91 feet and a height of 46 feet. :: Image #18032
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18028
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18027
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18026
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18025
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18024
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18023
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18022
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18021
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18020
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18019
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18018
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18017
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18016
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18015
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18014
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18013
Photo of A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18012
Photo of A photographer works amidst the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18011
Photo of A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18010
Photo of A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18008
Photo of A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18007
Photo of A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18006
Photo of A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18005
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18004
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18003
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18002
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18000
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #17998
Photo of A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #17997
Photo of A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #17995
Photo of A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #17994
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #17992
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #17990
Photo of Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #17989
Photo of Tic-tac-toe in the sand on the beach. :: Image #17988
Photo of Tic-tac-toe in the sand on the beach. :: Image #17987
Photo of Beach stones, sea water, sand, reflections of sunset. :: Image #17986
Photo of Beach stones and wet sand, reflections of sunset. :: Image #17985
Photo of Cobblestones, South Carlsbad State Beach, Carlsbad. :: Image #17984
Photo of Cheetah. :: Image #17983
Photo of Cheetah. :: Image #17982
Photo of Cheetah. :: Image #17981
Photo of Cheetah. :: Image #17980
Photo of Cheetah. :: Image #17979
Photo of Cheetah. :: Image #17978
Photo of Cheetah. :: Image #17977
Photo of Cheetah. :: Image #17976
Photo of Cheetah. :: Image #17975
Photo of Cheetah. :: Image #17974
Photo of Cheetah. :: Image #17973
Photo of Cheetah. :: Image #17972
Photo of Cheetah. :: Image #17971
Photo of Cheetah. :: Image #17970
Photo of Cheetah. :: Image #17969
Photo of Cheetah. :: Image #17968
Photo of Cheetah. :: Image #17967
Photo of Cheetah. :: Image #17966
Photo of Cheetah. :: Image #17965
Photo of Grevys zebra. :: Image #17964
Photo of Grevys zebra. :: Image #17963
Photo of Grevys zebra. :: Image #17962
Photo of Grevys zebra. :: Image #17961
Photo of Arabian oryx. The Arabian oryx is now extinct in the wild over its original range, which included the Sinai and Arabian peninsulas, Jordan, Syria and Iraq. A small population of Arabian oryx have been reintroduced into the wild in Oman, with some success. :: Image #17960
Photo of Arabian oryx. The Arabian oryx is now extinct in the wild over its original range, which included the Sinai and Arabian peninsulas, Jordan, Syria and Iraq. A small population of Arabian oryx have been reintroduced into the wild in Oman, with some success. :: Image #17959
Photo of Arabian oryx. The Arabian oryx is now extinct in the wild over its original range, which included the Sinai and Arabian peninsulas, Jordan, Syria and Iraq. A small population of Arabian oryx have been reintroduced into the wild in Oman, with some success. :: Image #17958
Photo of Arabian oryx. The Arabian oryx is now extinct in the wild over its original range, which included the Sinai and Arabian peninsulas, Jordan, Syria and Iraq. A small population of Arabian oryx have been reintroduced into the wild in Oman, with some success. :: Image #17957
Photo of Arabian oryx. The Arabian oryx is now extinct in the wild over its original range, which included the Sinai and Arabian peninsulas, Jordan, Syria and Iraq. A small population of Arabian oryx have been reintroduced into the wild in Oman, with some success. :: Image #17956
Photo of Arabian oryx. The Arabian oryx is now extinct in the wild over its original range, which included the Sinai and Arabian peninsulas, Jordan, Syria and Iraq. A small population of Arabian oryx have been reintroduced into the wild in Oman, with some success. :: Image #17955
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #17954
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #17953
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #17952
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #17951
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #17950
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #17949
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #17948
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #17947
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #17946
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #17945
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #17944
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #17943
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #17942
Photo of Jetties, Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17938
Photo of Jetties, Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17928
Photo of Jetties, Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17927
Photo of Jetties, Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17921
Photo of Jetties, Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17920
Photo of Jetties, Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17918
Photo of Jetties, Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17916
Photo of Jetties, Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17913
Photo of Jetties, Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17911
Photo of Jetties, Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17910
Photo of Kyle Cannon, Jetties, Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17908
Photo of Kyle Cannon, Jetties, Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17906
Photo of Jetties, Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17905
Photo of Carlsbad morning shorebreak, heaving little 6 tube. :: Image #17904
Photo of Carlsbad morning shorebreak, heaving little 6 tube. :: Image #17903
Photo of Carlsbad morning shorebreak, heaving little 6 tube. :: Image #17902
Photo of Carlsbad morning shorebreak, heaving little 6 tube. :: Image #17901
Photo of Cardiff, morning surf. :: Image #17900
Photo of Cardiff, morning surf. :: Image #17899
Photo of Cardiff, morning surf. :: Image #17897
Photo of Cardiff, morning surf. :: Image #17895
Photo of Cardiff, morning surf. :: Image #17894
Photo of Cardiff, morning surf. :: Image #17893
Photo of Cardiff, morning surf. :: Image #17892
Photo of Cardiff, morning surf. :: Image #17891
Photo of Cardiff, morning surf. :: Image #17888
Photo of Cardiff, morning surf. :: Image #17886
Photo of Cardiff, morning surf. :: Image #17885
Photo of Cardiff, morning surf. :: Image #17882
Photo of Cardiff, morning surf. :: Image #17879
Photo of Mike Thomas, Cardiff, morning surf. :: Image #17877
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17876
Photo of Don Gaunder, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17874
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17873
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17872
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17871
Photo of Don Gaunder, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17867
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17866
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17865
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17864
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17859
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17858
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17836
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17835
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17834
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17832
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17830
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17829
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17826
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17825
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17824
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17823
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17821
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17819
Photo of Tony Gatti, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17818
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17815
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17814
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17812
Photo of Tony Gatti, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17791
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17725
Photo of Russell Kubota, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17722
Photo of Backlit wave, the Wedge. :: Image #17714
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #17705
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #17704
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #17703
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #17701
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #17699
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #17696
Photo of Empty beach after a session in the water, footprints in the sand. :: Image #17695
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #17693
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #17691
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #17688
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #17685
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #17682
Photo of Cardiff. :: Image #17675
Photo of Cardiff. :: Image #17673
Photo of Cardiff. :: Image #17671
Photo of Cardiff. :: Image #17669
Photo of Cardiff. :: Image #17668
Photo of Cardiff. :: Image #17667
Photo of Cardiff Reef. :: Image #17615
Photo of Cardiff Reef. :: Image #17611
Photo of Rabbitbrush. :: Image #17610
Photo of Rabbitbrush. :: Image #17609
Photo of Rabbitbrush. :: Image #17608
Photo of Rabbitbrush. :: Image #17607
Photo of Rabbitbrush. :: Image #17606
Photo of Rabbitbrush. :: Image #17605
Photo of Rabbitbrush. :: Image #17604
Photo of Quaking aspens turn yellow and orange as Autumn comes to the Eastern Sierra mountains, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17603
Photo of Quaking aspens turn yellow and orange as Autumn comes to the Eastern Sierra mountains, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17602
Photo of Aspen trees displaying fall colors rise alongside a High Sierra road near North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17601
Photo of Aspens changing into fall colors, yellow and orange, are reflected in North Lake in October, Bishop Creek Canyon, Eastern Sierra. :: Image #17600
Photo of Quaking aspens turn yellow and orange as Autumn comes to the Eastern Sierra mountains, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17599
Photo of Aspen trees displaying fall colors rise alongside a High Sierra road near North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17598
Photo of Quaking aspens turn yellow and orange as Autumn comes to the Eastern Sierra mountains, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17597
Photo of Quaking aspens turn yellow and orange as Autumn comes to the Eastern Sierra mountains, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17596
Photo of Quaking aspens turn yellow and orange as Autumn comes to the Eastern Sierra mountains, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17595
Photo of Aspen trees displaying fall colors rise alongside a High Sierra road near North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17594
Photo of Aspens changing into fall colors, yellow and orange, are reflected in North Lake in October, Bishop Creek Canyon, Eastern Sierra. :: Image #17593
Photo of Quaking aspens turn yellow and orange as Autumn comes to the Eastern Sierra mountains, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17592
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17591
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17590
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17589
Photo of Aspen trees displaying fall colors rise alongside a High Sierra road near North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17588
Photo of Quaking aspens turn yellow and orange as Autumn comes to the Eastern Sierra mountains, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17587
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17586
Photo of Aspen trees turn yellow and orange in early October, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17585
Photo of Aspen trees reflected in Cardinal Pond, Aspendel, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17584
Photo of Quaking aspens turn yellow and orange as Autumn comes to the Eastern Sierra mountains, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17583
Photo of Quaking aspens turn yellow and orange as Autumn comes to the Eastern Sierra mountains, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17582
Photo of Quaking aspens turn yellow and orange as Autumn comes to the Eastern Sierra mountains, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17580
Photo of Aspens changing into fall colors, yellow and orange, are reflected in North Lake in October, Bishop Creek Canyon, Eastern Sierra. :: Image #17579
Photo of Aspen trees displaying fall colors rise alongside a High Sierra road near North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17578
Photo of Quaking aspens turn yellow and orange as Autumn comes to the Eastern Sierra mountains, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17577
Photo of Aspen trees turn yellow and orange in early October, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17576
Photo of Quaking aspens turn yellow and orange as Autumn comes to the Eastern Sierra mountains, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17575
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17574
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17573
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17571
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17570
Photo of Quaking aspens turn yellow and orange as Autumn comes to the Eastern Sierra mountains, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17569
Photo of Aspen trees turn yellow and orange in early October, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17566
Photo of Aspen trees reflected in Cardinal Pond, Aspendel, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17565
Photo of Aspen trees displaying fall colors rise alongside a High Sierra road near North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17563
Photo of Aspen trees displaying fall colors rise alongside a High Sierra road near North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17562
Photo of Aspen trees turn yellow and orange in early October, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17561
Photo of Aspen trees turn yellow and orange in early October, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17560
Photo of Aspen trees reflected in Cardinal Pond, Aspendel, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17559
Photo of Quaking aspens turn yellow and orange as Autumn comes to the Eastern Sierra mountains, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17558
Photo of Aspen trees displaying fall colors rise alongside a High Sierra road near North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17556
Photo of Quaking aspens turn yellow and orange as Autumn comes to the Eastern Sierra mountains, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17555
Photo of Quaking aspens turn yellow and orange as Autumn comes to the Eastern Sierra mountains, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17553
Photo of Aspens changing into fall colors, yellow and orange, are reflected in North Lake in October, Bishop Creek Canyon, Eastern Sierra. :: Image #17551
Photo of Quaking aspens turn yellow and orange as Autumn comes to the Eastern Sierra mountains, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17549
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17548
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17546
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17545
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17544
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17542
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17541
Photo of Aspens changing into fall colors, yellow and orange, are reflected in North Lake in October, Bishop Creek Canyon, Eastern Sierra. :: Image #17540
Photo of Aspens changing into fall colors, yellow and orange, are reflected in North Lake in October, Bishop Creek Canyon, Eastern Sierra. :: Image #17539
Photo of Aspens changing into fall colors, yellow and orange, are reflected in North Lake in October, Bishop Creek Canyon, Eastern Sierra. :: Image #17538
Photo of Aspen trees displaying fall colors rise alongside a High Sierra road near North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17537
Photo of Aspen trees turn yellow and orange in early October, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17536
Photo of Aspen trees turn yellow and orange in early October, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17535
Photo of Aspen trees turn yellow and orange in early October, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17534
Photo of Aspen trees turn yellow and orange in early October, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17533
Photo of Aspen trees turn yellow and orange in early October, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17531
Photo of Aspen trees reflected in Cardinal Pond, Aspendel, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17530
Photo of Aspen trees cover Bishop Creek Canyon above Aspendel. :: Image #17527
Photo of Quaking aspens turn yellow and orange as Autumn comes to the Eastern Sierra mountains, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17526
Photo of Quaking aspens turn yellow and orange as Autumn comes to the Eastern Sierra mountains, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17525
Photo of Quaking aspens turn yellow and orange as Autumn comes to the Eastern Sierra mountains, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17524
Photo of Aspen trees displaying fall colors rise above a High Sierra road near North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17523
Photo of Aspen trees turn yellow and orange in early October, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17520
Photo of Aspen trees turn yellow and orange in early October, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17516
Photo of Aspen trees cover Bishop Creek Canyon above Aspendel. :: Image #17515
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17514
Photo of Aspen trees displaying fall colors near North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17508
Photo of Aspen trees turn yellow and orange in early October, South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17505
Photo of Aspen trees reflected in Cardinal Pond, Aspendel, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17504
Photo of Aspen trees cover Bishop Creek Canyon above Aspendel. :: Image #17502
Photo of Quaking aspens turn yellow and orange as Autumn comes to the Eastern Sierra mountains, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17499
Photo of Bristlecone pine displays its characteristic gnarled, twisted form as it rises above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #17496
Photo of Bristlecone pine trees. Near Schulman Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #17495
Photo of Bristlecone pine tree. Near Schulman Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #17494
Photo of Bristlecone pine rising above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #17493
Photo of Bristlecone pine tree cone. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #17492
Photo of Bristlecone pine rising above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #17491
Photo of Bristlecone pine rising above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #17490
Photo of Bristlecone pines rising above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #17489
Photo of Intense sun, extremely arid conditions, high winds and winter exposure wear away at the exposed bark of a bristlecone pine, leaving striations along its exterior. A small amount of living bark is all that is necessary to sustain a mature bristlecone pine tree into extreme old age. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #17488
Photo of Bristlecone pine displays its characteristic gnarled, twisted form as it rises above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #17487
Photo of Bristlecone pine displays its characteristic gnarled, twisted form as it rises above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #17486
Photo of Bristlecone pine displays its characteristic gnarled, twisted form as it rises above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #17485
Photo of Bristlecone pine rising above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #17484
Photo of Intense sun, extremely arid conditions, high winds and winter exposure wear away at the exposed bark of a bristlecone pine, leaving striations along its exterior. A small amount of living bark is all that is necessary to sustain a mature bristlecone pine tree into extreme old age. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #17483
Photo of Bristlecone pines rising above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #17482
Photo of Bristlecone pines rising above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #17481
Photo of The Moon. :: Image #17474
Photo of Factory produces steam near the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge, San Diego. :: Image #17473
Photo of Unidentified tern. :: Image #17472
Photo of Unidentified tern. :: Image #17471
Photo of Unidentified tern. :: Image #17470
Photo of Unidentified tern. :: Image #17469
Photo of Unidentified tern. :: Image #17468
Photo of Brown pelican. :: Image #17467
Photo of Brown pelican. :: Image #17466
Photo of Snowy egret wading, foraging for small fish in shallow water. :: Image #17465
Photo of Snowy egret wading, foraging for small fish in shallow water. :: Image #17464
Photo of Snowy egret wading, foraging for small fish in shallow water. :: Image #17463
Photo of Snowy egret wading, foraging for small fish in shallow water. :: Image #17462
Photo of Snowy egret wading, foraging for small fish in shallow water. :: Image #17461
Photo of Snowy egret wading, foraging for small fish in shallow water. :: Image #17460
Photo of Snowy egret wading, foraging for small fish in shallow water. :: Image #17459
Photo of Snowy egret wading, foraging for small fish in shallow water. :: Image #17458
Photo of Snowy egret wading, foraging for small fish in shallow water. :: Image #17457
Photo of Snowy egret wading, foraging for small fish in shallow water. :: Image #17456
Photo of Snowy egret wading, foraging for small fish in shallow water. :: Image #17455
Photo of Snowy egret wading, foraging for small fish in shallow water. :: Image #17454
Photo of Snowy egret wading, foraging for small fish in shallow water. :: Image #17453
Photo of Snowy egret wading, foraging for small fish in shallow water. :: Image #17452
Photo of Snowy egret disturbs the water in an effort to attract small fish. :: Image #17451
Photo of Snowy egret wading, foraging for small fish in shallow water. :: Image #17450
Photo of Snowy egret wading, foraging for small fish in shallow water. :: Image #17449
Photo of Snowy egret wading, foraging for small fish in shallow water. :: Image #17448
Photo of Snowy egret wading, foraging for small fish in shallow water. :: Image #17447
Photo of Snowy egret wading, foraging for small fish in shallow water. :: Image #17446
Photo of Snowy egret wading, foraging for small fish in shallow water. :: Image #17445
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17444
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17443
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17442
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17441
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17440
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17439
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17438
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17437
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17436
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17435
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17434
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17433
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17432
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17431
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17430
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17429
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17428
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17427
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17426
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17425
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17424
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17423
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17422
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17421
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17420
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17419
Photo of Black skimmer forages by flying over shallow water with its lower mandible dipping below the surface for small fish. :: Image #17418
Photo of Seagrass sways underneath passing waves. :: Image #17417
Photo of Harbor seal underwater. :: Image #17416
Photo of Harbor seal underwater. :: Image #17415
Photo of Harbor seal underwater. :: Image #17414
Photo of Harbor seal underwater. :: Image #17413
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. :: Image #17412
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. :: Image #17411
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. :: Image #17410
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. :: Image #17409
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. :: Image #17408
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. :: Image #17406
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. :: Image #17405
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. :: Image #17403
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. :: Image #17401
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. :: Image #17400
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. :: Image #17399
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. :: Image #17398
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. :: Image #17395
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear) yawns while waiting for salmon swimming upstream. :: Image #17393
Photo of Cockpit view inside our float plane. :: Image #17392
Photo of Cockpit view inside our float plane. :: Image #17391
Photo of Waiting to board our float plane in King Salmon for the flight to Brooks Lake. :: Image #17390
Photo of Sunset on mountain ridge near Brooks Lake. :: Image #17389
Photo of Cabin, Brooks Lodge. :: Image #17388
Photo of My campsite. :: Image #17387
Photo of My campsite. :: Image #17386
Photo of Merganser, adult and chicks. :: Image #17385
Photo of Merganser, adult and chicks. :: Image #17384
Photo of Seabirds nest on coastal rocks. :: Image #17383
Photo of Seabirds nest on coastal rocks. :: Image #17382
Photo of Seabirds nest on coastal rocks. :: Image #17381
Photo of Seabirds nest on coastal rocks. :: Image #17380
Photo of Seabirds nest on coastal rocks. :: Image #17379
Photo of Seabirds nest on coastal rocks. :: Image #17378
Photo of Bald eagle. :: Image #17377
Photo of Bald eagle. :: Image #17376
Photo of Floatplane landing on Brooks Lake. :: Image #17375
Photo of Floatplane landing on Brooks Lake. :: Image #17374
Photo of Floatplane landing on Brooks Lake. :: Image #17373
Photo of Floatplanes lie the shore. :: Image #17372
Photo of Floatplane lands on Brooks Lake near a brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17371
Photo of Floatplane lands on Brooks Lake near a brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17370
Photo of Salmon leap up falls on their upriver journey to spawn, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17369
Photo of Salmon leap up falls on their upriver journey to spawn, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17368
Photo of Salmon leap up falls on their upriver journey to spawn, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17367
Photo of Salmon leap up falls on their upriver journey to spawn, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17366
Photo of Salmon leap up falls on their upriver journey to spawn, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17365
Photo of Salmon leap up falls on their upriver journey to spawn, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17364
Photo of Salmon leap up falls on their upriver journey to spawn, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17363
Photo of Salmon leap up falls on their upriver journey to spawn, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17362
Photo of Salmon leap up falls on their upriver journey to spawn, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17361
Photo of Salmon leap up falls on their upriver journey to spawn, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17360
Photo of Salmon leap up falls on their upriver journey to spawn, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17359
Photo of Brown bear shares the river with a fly fisherman, both searching for salmon running upstream to spawn in Naknek Lake. Brooks River. :: Image #17358
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17357
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17356
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17355
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17354
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17353
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17352
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17351
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17350
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17349
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17348
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17347
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17346
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17345
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17344
Photo of Brown bear bearing scars and wounds about its head from past fighting with other bears to establish territory and fishing rights. Brooks River. :: Image #17343
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17342
Photo of Brown bear spring cub, just a few months old. :: Image #17341
Photo of Brown bear mother feeds two of her three cubs a salmon she just caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17340
Photo of Brown bear spring cub, just a few months old. :: Image #17339
Photo of Brown bear spring cub, just a few months old. :: Image #17338
Photo of Brown bear cub learns to catch salmon by watching its mother, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17337
Photo of Brown bear bearing scars and wounds about its head from past fighting with other bears to establish territory and fishing rights. Brooks River. :: Image #17336
Photo of Brown bear bearing scars and wounds about its head from past fighting with other bears to establish territory and fishing rights. Brooks River. :: Image #17335
Photo of Brown bear bearing scars and wounds about its head from past fighting with other bears to establish territory and fishing rights. Brooks River. :: Image #17334
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17333
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17332
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17331
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17330
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17329
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17328
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17327
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17326
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17325
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17324
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17323
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17322
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17321
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17320
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17319
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17318
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17317
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17316
Photo of Brown bear spring cub, just a few months old. :: Image #17315
Photo of Brown bear spring cub, just a few months old. :: Image #17314
Photo of Brown bear spring cubs, just a few months old. :: Image #17313
Photo of Brown bear spring cub, just a few months old. :: Image #17312
Photo of Brown bear mother feeds two of her three cubs a salmon she just caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17311
Photo of Brown bear spring cubs, just a few months old. :: Image #17310
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17309
Photo of Brown bear spring cub, just a few months old. :: Image #17308
Photo of Brown bear mother watches her two spring cubs as she tries to catch salmon in the Brooks River. :: Image #17307
Photo of Brown bear spring cubs, just a few months old. :: Image #17306
Photo of Brown bears fight to establish hierarchy and fishing rights. :: Image #17305
Photo of Two mature brown bears fight to establish hierarchy and fishing rights. :: Image #17304
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17303
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17302
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17301
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17300
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17299
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17298
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17297
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17296
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17295
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17294
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17293
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17292
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17291
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17290
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17289
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17288
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17287
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17286
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17285
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17284
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17283
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17282
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17281
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17280
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17279
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17278
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17277
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17276
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17275
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17274
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17273
Photo of Brown bear spring cub, just a few months old. :: Image #17272
Photo of Brown bear cub, standing alongside its mother as she attempts to catch salmon atop Brooks Falls, keeps a lookout for large males that may try to kill it. Brooks Falls. :: Image #17271
Photo of Brown bear spring cub, just a few months old. :: Image #17270
Photo of Brown bear spring cub, just a few months old. :: Image #17269
Photo of Brown bear cub wades across the Brooks River. :: Image #17268
Photo of Brown bear mother feeds two of her three cubs a salmon she just caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17267
Photo of Brown bear spring cubs, just a few months old. :: Image #17266
Photo of Brown bear spring cub, just a few months old. :: Image #17265
Photo of Brown bear spring cubs, just a few months old. :: Image #17264
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear) waits for salmon at Brooks Falls. Blurring of the water is caused by a long shutter speed. Brooks River. :: Image #17263
Photo of Brown bear paw and claws. :: Image #17262
Photo of Brown bear sleeping, muzzle. :: Image #17261
Photo of Brown bear tail and hind legs. :: Image #17260
Photo of Brown bear head profile. :: Image #17259
Photo of Brown bear head profile. :: Image #17258
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17257
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17256
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17255
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17254
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17253
Photo of Alaskan brown bear watches a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17252
Photo of Alaskan brown bear watches a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17251
Photo of Alaskan brown bear catches a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17250
Photo of Alaskan brown bear catches a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17249
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17248
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17247
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17246
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17245
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17244
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17243
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17242
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17241
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17240
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17239
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17238
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17237
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17236
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17235
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17234
Photo of Two mature brown bears fight to establish hierarchy and fishing rights. :: Image #17233
Photo of Two mature brown bears fight to establish hierarchy and fishing rights. :: Image #17232
Photo of Two mature brown bears fight to establish hierarchy and fishing rights. :: Image #17231
Photo of Two mature brown bears fight to establish hierarchy and fishing rights. :: Image #17230
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17229
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17228
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17227
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17226
Photo of Alaskan brown bear watches a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17225
Photo of Alaskan brown bear watches a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17224
Photo of Alaskan brown bear watches a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17223
Photo of Alaskan brown bear watches a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17222
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17221
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17220
Photo of Brown bear cub learns to catch salmon by watching its mother, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17219
Photo of Brown bear cub, a few months old. :: Image #17218
Photo of Brown bear cub, a few months old. :: Image #17217
Photo of Brown bear cub, a few months old. :: Image #17216
Photo of Brown bear cub. :: Image #17215
Photo of Brown bear spring cubs, a litter of three just a few months old, wait for their mother to return to the side of the Brooks River. :: Image #17214
Photo of Brown bear cub, a few months old. :: Image #17213
Photo of Brown bear cub, a few months old. :: Image #17212
Photo of Brown bear mother and two spring cubs. :: Image #17211
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear) waits for salmon at Brooks Falls. Blurring of the water is caused by a long shutter speed. Brooks River. :: Image #17210
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear) waits for salmon at Brooks Falls. Blurring of the water is caused by a long shutter speed. Brooks River. :: Image #17209
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17208
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17207
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17206
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17205
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17204
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17203
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17202
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17201
Photo of Brown bear walks along the edge of Brooks Lake. :: Image #17200
Photo of Brown bear walks through the marsh that edges Brooks River. :: Image #17199
Photo of Brown bear walks through the marsh that edges Brooks River. :: Image #17198
Photo of Brown bear reflected in the Brooks River at the edge of Brooks Lake. :: Image #17197
Photo of Brown bear walks through the marsh that edges Brooks River. :: Image #17196
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17195
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17194
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17193
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17192
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17191
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17190
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17189
Photo of Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17188
Photo of Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17187
Photo of Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17186
Photo of Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17185
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17184
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17183
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17182
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17181
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17180
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17179
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17178
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17177
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17176
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17175
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17174
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17173
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17172
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17171
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear) waits for salmon at Brooks Falls. Blurring of the water is caused by a long shutter speed. Brooks River. :: Image #17170
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear) waits for salmon at Brooks Falls. Blurring of the water is caused by a long shutter speed. Brooks River. :: Image #17169
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17168
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17167
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17166
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17165
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17164
Photo of Alaskan brown bear watches a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17163
Photo of Alaskan brown bear watches a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17162
Photo of Alaskan brown bear watches a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17161
Photo of Alaskan brown bear watches a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17160
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17159
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17158
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17157
Photo of Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17156
Photo of Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17155
Photo of Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17154
Photo of Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17153
Photo of Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17152
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17151
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17150
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17149
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17148
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17147
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17146
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17145
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17144
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17143
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17142
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17141
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17140
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17139
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17138
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17137
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17136
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17135
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17134
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17133
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17132
Photo of Brown bear scratching its wounds on a branch. It bears scars and wounds about its head from past fighting with other bears to establish territory and fishing rights. Brooks River. :: Image #17131
Photo of Brown bear bearing scars and wounds about its head from past fighting with other bears to establish territory and fishing rights. Brooks River. :: Image #17130
Photo of Brown bear bearing scars and wounds about its head from past fighting with other bears to establish territory and fishing rights. Brooks River. :: Image #17129
Photo of Brown bear bearing scars and wounds about its head from past fighting with other bears to establish territory and fishing rights. Brooks River. :: Image #17128
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17127
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17126
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17125
Photo of Brown bear reflected in the Brooks River at the edge of Brooks Lake. :: Image #17124
Photo of Brown bear walks through the marsh that edges Brooks River. :: Image #17123
Photo of Brown bear walks through the marsh that edges Brooks River. :: Image #17122
Photo of Brown bear climbing a tree overhanging the Brooks River. :: Image #17121
Photo of Brown bear walks through the marsh that edges Brooks River. :: Image #17120
Photo of Brown bear along the edge of Brooks Lake. :: Image #17119
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17118
Photo of Brown bear walks along a sand spit, Brooks Lake. :: Image #17117
Photo of Two mature brown bears fight to establish hierarchy and fishing rights. :: Image #17116
Photo of Two young brown bears mock fighting. :: Image #17115
Photo of Two mature brown bears fight to establish hierarchy and fishing rights. :: Image #17114
Photo of Two young brown bears mock fighting. :: Image #17113
Photo of Two mature brown bears fight to establish hierarchy and fishing rights. :: Image #17112
Photo of Brown bear spring cubs, a few months old. :: Image #17111
Photo of Brown bear mother and cub. :: Image #17110
Photo of Brown bear cub wades across Brooks River. :: Image #17109
Photo of Brown bear cub stands with its mother atop Brooks Falls. :: Image #17108
Photo of Brown bear mother feeds two of her three cubs a salmon she just caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17107
Photo of Brown bear tail and hind legs. :: Image #17106
Photo of Brown bear muzzle. :: Image #17105
Photo of Brown bear paw and claws. :: Image #17104
Photo of Brown bear paw and claws. :: Image #17103
Photo of Brown bear rests in a shallow depression it has dug in the soft dirt near Brooks River. :: Image #17102
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17101
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17100
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17099
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17098
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17097
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17096
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17095
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17094
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17093
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17092
Photo of Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17091
Photo of Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17090
Photo of Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17089
Photo of Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17088
Photo of Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17087
Photo of Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17086
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17085
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17084
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17083
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17082
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17081
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17080
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17079
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17078
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17077
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17076
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17075
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17074
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear) snorkeling in the Brooks River, looking for salmon. :: Image #17073
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear) snorkeling in the Brooks River, looking for salmon. :: Image #17072
Photo of Brown bear is reflected in the Brooks River along the edge of Brooks Lake. :: Image #17071
Photo of Brown bear walks through the marshes that skirt the Brooks River. :: Image #17070
Photo of Brown bear walks through the marshes that skirt the Brooks River. :: Image #17069
Photo of Brown bear walks through the marshes that skirt the Brooks River. :: Image #17068
Photo of Brown bear walks along the edge of Brooks Lake. :: Image #17067
Photo of Brown bear walks through the marshes that skirt the Brooks River. :: Image #17066
Photo of Brown bear walks through the marshes that skirt the Brooks River. :: Image #17065
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17064
Photo of Brown bear walks along the edge of Brooks Lake. :: Image #17063
Photo of Brown bear walks through the marshes that skirt the Brooks River. :: Image #17061
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17060
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17059
Photo of Brown bear cub learns to catch salmon by watching its mother, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17058
Photo of Brown bear spring cub, just a few months old. :: Image #17057
Photo of Brown bear spring cubs, a few months old. :: Image #17055
Photo of Brown bear cub learns to catch salmon by watching its mother, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17054
Photo of Brown bear spring cub, just a few months old. :: Image #17053
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17052
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17050
Photo of A brown bear eats a salmon it has caught in the Brooks River. :: Image #17049
Photo of Two brown bears wait for salmon at Brooks Falls. Blurring of the water is caused by a long shutter speed. Brooks River. :: Image #17048
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17046
Photo of Brown bear cub crosses the Brooks River. :: Image #17045
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17044
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17043
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #17042
Photo of Two mature brown bears fight to establish hierarchy and fishing rights. :: Image #17037
Photo of Two mature brown bears fight to establish hierarchy and fishing rights. :: Image #17034
Photo of Breaking wave, the Wedge. :: Image #17023
Photo of Glacier. :: Image #16985
Photo of Glacier. :: Image #16984
Photo of Wolf. :: Image #16981
Photo of Steller sea lions (Northern sea lions) gather on rocks. Steller sea lions are the largest members of the Otariid (eared seal) family. Males can weigh up to 2400 lb., females up to 770 lb. :: Image #16980
Photo of Steller sea lions (Northern sea lions) gather on rocks. Steller sea lions are the largest members of the Otariid (eared seal) family. Males can weigh up to 2400 lb., females up to 770 lb. :: Image #16979
Photo of Steller sea lions (Northern sea lions) gather on rocks. Steller sea lions are the largest members of the Otariid (eared seal) family. Males can weigh up to 2400 lb., females up to 770 lb. :: Image #16978
Photo of Steller sea lions (Northern sea lions) gather on rocks. Steller sea lions are the largest members of the Otariid (eared seal) family. Males can weigh up to 2400 lb., females up to 770 lb. :: Image #16976
Photo of Steller sea lions (Northern sea lions) gather on rocks. Steller sea lions are the largest members of the Otariid (eared seal) family. Males can weigh up to 2400 lb., females up to 770 lb. :: Image #16975
Photo of Steller sea lions (Northern sea lions) gather on rocks. Steller sea lions are the largest members of the Otariid (eared seal) family. Males can weigh up to 2400 lb., females up to 770 lb. :: Image #16974
Photo of Steller sea lions (Northern sea lions) gather on rocks. Steller sea lions are the largest members of the Otariid (eared seal) family. Males can weigh up to 2400 lb., females up to 770 lb. :: Image #16973
Photo of Skeleton of the foreflipper of a 3-month-old Pacific harbor seal pup. :: Image #16972
Photo of Christmas anemone, feeds on small crabs, urchins and fish, may live 60 to 80 years. :: Image #16971
Photo of Crimson anemone. :: Image #16970
Photo of Crimson anemone. :: Image #16969
Photo of Crimson anemone. :: Image #16968
Photo of Christmas anemone, feeds on small crabs, urchins and fish, may live 60 to 80 years. :: Image #16967
Photo of Christmas anemone, feeds on small crabs, urchins and fish, may live 60 to 80 years. :: Image #16966
Photo of Christmas anemone, feeds on small crabs, urchins and fish, may live 60 to 80 years. :: Image #16965
Photo of Crescent gunnels and a single high cockscomb at the bottom of the pile. :: Image #16964
Photo of English sole. :: Image #16963
Photo of Dusky rockfish. :: Image #16962
Photo of Quillback rockfish. :: Image #16961
Photo of Yellowtail rockfish are found the eastern Aleutian island as far south as southern California, and can live over 60 years. :: Image #16960
Photo of Yellowtail rockfish are found the eastern Aleutian island as far south as southern California, and can live over 60 years. :: Image #16959
Photo of Black rockfish, also known as black bass, are popular sport fish. They live up to 1200 feet (360m) deep but are usually found in water shallower than 300 feet (90m), often in schools. :: Image #16958
Photo of Pacific cod, a voracious predator, ranges north to the Bering Strait between Siberia and Alaska, living and feeding near the ocean bottom. :: Image #16957
Photo of Arctic grayling. :: Image #16956
Photo of Arctic grayling. :: Image #16955
Photo of Arctic grayling. :: Image #16954
Photo of Arctic grayling. :: Image #16953
Photo of Dolly varden. :: Image #16952
Photo of Dolly varden. :: Image #16951
Photo of Dolly varden. :: Image #16950
Photo of Sea otter. :: Image #16947
Photo of Sea otter. :: Image #16946
Photo of Sea otter. :: Image #16945
Photo of Sea otter. :: Image #16944
Photo of Sea otter. :: Image #16943
Photo of Sea otter. :: Image #16942
Photo of Sea otter. :: Image #16941
Photo of Sea otter. :: Image #16940
Photo of Sea otter. :: Image #16939
Photo of Sea otter. :: Image #16938
Photo of Sea otter. :: Image #16937
Photo of The Wedge, overcast day. :: Image #16930
Photo of The Wedge. :: Image #16913
Photo of Chris Monroe. :: Image #16888
Photo of Newport Beach. :: Image #16884
Photo of Wave. :: Image #16819
Photo of Wave breaking, tube, Newport Beach. :: Image #16806
Photo of Wave breaking, tube, Newport Beach. :: Image #16805
Photo of Wave breaking, tube, Newport Beach. :: Image #16804
Photo of Wave breaking, tube, Newport Beach. :: Image #16803
Photo of Wave breaking, tube, Newport Beach. :: Image #16802
Photo of Otavalo market, a large and famous Andean market high in the Ecuadorian mountains, is crowded with locals and tourists each Saturday. :: Image #16801
Photo of Otavalo market, a large and famous Andean market high in the Ecuadorian mountains, is crowded with locals and tourists each Saturday. :: Image #16800
Photo of Otavalo market, a large and famous Andean market high in the Ecuadorian mountains, is crowded with locals and tourists each Saturday. :: Image #16799
Photo of Otavalo market, a large and famous Andean market high in the Ecuadorian mountains, is crowded with locals and tourists each Saturday. :: Image #16798
Photo of Otavalo market, a large and famous Andean market high in the Ecuadorian mountains, is crowded with locals and tourists each Saturday. :: Image #16797
Photo of Otavalo market, a large and famous Andean market high in the Ecuadorian mountains, is crowded with locals and tourists each Saturday. :: Image #16796
Photo of Otavalo market, a large and famous Andean market high in the Ecuadorian mountains, is crowded with locals and tourists each Saturday. :: Image #16795
Photo of Otavalo market, a large and famous Andean market high in the Ecuadorian mountains, is crowded with locals and tourists each Saturday. :: Image #16794
Photo of Otavalo market, a large and famous Andean market high in the Ecuadorian mountains, is crowded with locals and tourists each Saturday. :: Image #16793
Photo of Otavalo market, a large and famous Andean market high in the Ecuadorian mountains, is crowded with locals and tourists each Saturday. :: Image #16792
Photo of Hacienda Cusin, a 17th-century estate in the Ecuadorian Andes near Otavalo. :: Image #16791
Photo of Hacienda Cusin, a 17th-century estate in the Ecuadorian Andes near Otavalo. :: Image #16790
Photo of Hacienda Cusin, a 17th-century estate in the Ecuadorian Andes near Otavalo. :: Image #16789
Photo of Hacienda Cusin, a 17th-century estate in the Ecuadorian Andes near Otavalo. :: Image #16788
Photo of Hacienda Cusin, a 17th-century estate in the Ecuadorian Andes near Otavalo. :: Image #16787
Photo of Hacienda Cusin, a 17th-century estate in the Ecuadorian Andes near Otavalo. :: Image #16786
Photo of Hacienda Cusin, a 17th-century estate in the Ecuadorian Andes near Otavalo. :: Image #16785
Photo of Hacienda Cusin, a 17th-century estate in the Ecuadorian Andes near Otavalo. :: Image #16784
Photo of Hacienda Cusin, a 17th-century estate in the Ecuadorian Andes near Otavalo. :: Image #16783
Photo of Hacienda Cusin, a 17th-century estate in the Ecuadorian Andes near Otavalo. :: Image #16782
Photo of Hacienda Cusin, a 17th-century estate in the Ecuadorian Andes near Otavalo. :: Image #16781
Photo of Hacienda Cusin, a 17th-century estate in the Ecuadorian Andes near Otavalo. :: Image #16780
Photo of Hacienda Cusin, a 17th-century estate in the Ecuadorian Andes near Otavalo. :: Image #16779
Photo of Hacienda Cusin, a 17th-century estate in the Ecuadorian Andes near Otavalo. :: Image #16778
Photo of Hacienda Cusin, a 17th-century estate in the Ecuadorian Andes near Otavalo. :: Image #16777
Photo of Hacienda Cusin, a 17th-century estate in the Ecuadorian Andes near Otavalo. :: Image #16776
Photo of Hacienda Cusin, a 17th-century estate in the Ecuadorian Andes near Otavalo. :: Image #16775
Photo of Hacienda Cusin, a 17th-century estate in the Ecuadorian Andes near Otavalo. :: Image #16774
Photo of Hacienda Cusin, a 17th-century estate in the Ecuadorian Andes near Otavalo. :: Image #16773
Photo of Hacienda Cusin, a 17th-century estate in the Ecuadorian Andes near Otavalo. :: Image #16772
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with throat pouch inflated, a courtship display to attract females. :: Image #16771
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with throat pouch inflated, a courtship display to attract females. :: Image #16770
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with raised wings and throat pouch inflated in a courtship display to attract females. :: Image #16769
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male (right) and adult female (left), on nest, male with raised wings and throat pouch inflated in a courtship display to attract females. :: Image #16768
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with raised wings and throat pouch inflated in a courtship display to attract females. :: Image #16767
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with raised wings and throat pouch inflated in a courtship display to attract females. :: Image #16766
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, bachelor adult males with raised wings and throat pouch inflated in a courtship display to attract females. :: Image #16765
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult female on nest. :: Image #16764
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult female on nest. :: Image #16763
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult female on nest. :: Image #16762
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult female on nest. :: Image #16761
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult female on nest. :: Image #16760
Photo of Magnificent frigatebirds in flight. Isla Lobos (near San Cristobal Island). :: Image #16759
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male in flight, sunset. :: Image #16758
Photo of Magnificent frigatebirds in flight, one carries fish in beak. :: Image #16757
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with throat pouch inflated, a courtship display to attract females. :: Image #16756
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with throat pouch inflated, a courtship display to attract females. :: Image #16755
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male (right) and adult female (left), on nest, male with raised wings and throat pouch inflated in a courtship display to attract females. :: Image #16754
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with throat pouch inflated, a courtship display to attract females. :: Image #16753
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult female on nest. :: Image #16752
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult female on nest. :: Image #16751
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, juvenile in flight. :: Image #16750
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with raised wings and throat pouch inflated in a courtship display to attract females. :: Image #16749
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, bachelor adult males with raised wings and throat pouch inflated in a courtship display to attract females. :: Image #16748
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male showing purple iridescense on scapular feathers. :: Image #16747
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult female on nest. :: Image #16746
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male showing purple iridescense on scapular feathers. :: Image #16745
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male (foreground) and adult female (background), purple iridescense on scapular feathers of male identifies species. :: Image #16744
Photo of Magnificent frigatebirds in flight. Isla Lobos (near San Cristobal Island). :: Image #16743
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird in flight carries fish in beak. :: Image #16742
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male in flight. :: Image #16741
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with throat pouch inflated, a courtship display to attract females. :: Image #16740
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with raised wings and throat pouch inflated in a courtship display to attract females. :: Image #16739
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult female on nest. :: Image #16737
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with throat pouch inflated, a courtship display to attract females. :: Image #16736
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with throat pouch inflated, a courtship display to attract females. :: Image #16735
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male (right) and adult female (left), on nest, male with raised wings and throat pouch inflated in a courtship display to attract females. :: Image #16734
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, juvenile on nest, blue eye ring identifies species. :: Image #16733
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult female on nest. :: Image #16732
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male (foreground) and adult female (background), purple iridescense on scapular feathers of male identifies species. :: Image #16731
Photo of Magnificent frigatebirds in flight. Isla Lobos (near San Cristobal Island). :: Image #16730
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male showing purple iridescense on scapular feathers. :: Image #16729
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, juvenile, in flight. North Seymour Island. :: Image #16727
Photo of Great frigatebird, adult male, in flight, green iridescence of scapular feathers identifying species. Wolf Island. :: Image #16724
Photo of Great frigatebird, adult male, in flight, carrying twig for nest building, green iridescence of scapular feathers identifying species. Wolf Island. :: Image #16723
Photo of Great frigatebird, juvenile, in flight, rust-color neck identifies species. Wolf Island. :: Image #16722
Photo of Great frigatebird, juvenile, in flight, rust-color neck identifies species. Wolf Island. :: Image #16721
Photo of Great frigatebird, juvenile, in flight, rust-color neck identifies species. Wolf Island. :: Image #16720
Photo of Great frigatebird, juvenile, in flight, rust-color neck identifies species. Wolf Island. :: Image #16719
Photo of Great frigatebird, adult female, at the nest. North Seymour Island. :: Image #16718
Photo of Great frigatebird, adult female, at the nest. North Seymour Island. :: Image #16717
Photo of Great frigatebird, juvenile, in flight, rust-color neck identifies species. Wolf Island. :: Image #16716
Photo of Great frigatebird, adult male, in flight, green iridescence of scapular feathers identifying species. Wolf Island. :: Image #16715
Photo of Great frigatebird, juvenile, in flight, rust-color neck identifies species. Wolf Island. :: Image #16714
Photo of Great frigatebird, adult female with chick (just visible), at the nest. North Seymour Island. :: Image #16713
Photo of Great frigatebird, adult female, at the nest. North Seymour Island. :: Image #16712
Photo of Great frigatebird, juvenile, in flight, rust-color neck identifies species. North Seymour Island. :: Image #16711
Photo of Great frigatebird, adult male, in flight, green iridescence of scapular feathers identifying species. Wolf Island. :: Image #16710
Photo of Great frigatebird, adult female, at the nest. North Seymour Island. :: Image #16709
Photo of Volcanic sinkhole Los Gemelos, highlands of Santa Cruz Island, also known as Twin Craters. :: Image #16707
Photo of Volcanic sinkhole Los Gemelos, highlands of Santa Cruz Island, also known as Twin Craters. :: Image #16706
Photo of Foxglove, from which the heart medication digitalis is formulated, highlands of Santa Cruz Island near Twin Craters. :: Image #16705
Photo of Foxglove, from which the heart medication digitalis is formulated, highlands of Santa Cruz Island near Twin Craters. :: Image #16704
Photo of Foxglove, from which the heart medication digitalis is formulated, highlands of Santa Cruz Island near Twin Craters. :: Image #16703
Photo of Foxglove, from which the heart medication digitalis is formulated, highlands of Santa Cruz Island near Twin Craters. :: Image #16702
Photo of Scalesia forest, highlands of Santa Cruz Island near Twin Craters. :: Image #16701
Photo of Scalesia forest, highlands of Santa Cruz Island near Twin Craters. :: Image #16700
Photo of Sky Dancer, a liveaboard dive tour boat, at anchor. :: Image #16699
Photo of Sky Dancer, a liveaboard dive tour boat, at anchor. :: Image #16698
Photo of Sky Dancer, a liveaboard dive tour boat, at anchor. :: Image #16697
Photo of Sky Dancer, a liveaboard dive tour boat, at anchor. :: Image #16696
Photo of Sky Dancer, a liveaboard dive tour boat, at anchor. :: Image #16695
Photo of Sky Dancer, a liveaboard dive tour boat, at anchor. :: Image #16694
Photo of Sky Dancer, a liveaboard dive tour boat, at anchor. :: Image #16693
Photo of Sky Dancer, a liveaboard dive tour boat, at anchor. :: Image #16692
Photo of Sky Dancer, a liveaboard dive tour boat, at anchor near Darwin Island with Darwins Arch in the background. :: Image #16691
Photo of Great blue heron on lava rocks at oceans edge, Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16690
Photo of Booby in flight, motion blur. :: Image #16688
Photo of Booby in flight, motion blur. :: Image #16687
Photo of Nazca booby in flight. :: Image #16685
Photo of Red-footed booby, white-morph form that is similar in appearance to the Nazca booby, pink beak edge are diagnostic, in flight. :: Image #16684
Photo of Red-footed booby in flight. :: Image #16683
Photo of Red-footed booby in flight. :: Image #16682
Photo of Blue-footed booby adult. :: Image #16680
Photo of Blue-footed booby chick. :: Image #16679
Photo of Blue-footed booby chick. :: Image #16678
Photo of Blue-footed booby adult and chick. :: Image #16677
Photo of Blue-footed booby, Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16676
Photo of Blue-footed booby adult and chick. :: Image #16675
Photo of Blue-footed booby adult and chick. :: Image #16674
Photo of Blue-footed booby adult and chick. :: Image #16673
Photo of Blue-footed booby chick. :: Image #16672
Photo of Blue-footed booby adult. :: Image #16671
Photo of Blue-footed booby adult and chick. :: Image #16670
Photo of Blue-footed booby adult and chick. :: Image #16669
Photo of Blue-footed booby chick. :: Image #16668
Photo of Blue-footed booby, Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16667
Photo of Blue-footed booby adult and chick. :: Image #16666
Photo of Blue-footed booby adult and chick. :: Image #16665
Photo of Blue-footed booby adult. :: Image #16664
Photo of Blue-footed booby adult and chick. :: Image #16663
Photo of Blue-footed booby adult and chick. :: Image #16662
Photo of Blue-footed booby, Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16661
Photo of Blue-footed booby chick. :: Image #16660
Photo of Blue-footed booby adult and chick. :: Image #16658
Photo of Blue-footed booby adult and chick. :: Image #16657
Photo of Darwins Arch, a dramatic 50-foot tall natural lava arch, rises above the ocean a short distance offshore of Darwin Island. :: Image #16656
Photo of Darwins Arch, a dramatic 50-foot tall natural lava arch, rises above the ocean a short distance offshore of Darwin Island. :: Image #16655
Photo of Darwins Arch, a dramatic 50-foot tall natural lava arch, rises above the ocean a short distance offshore of Darwin Island. :: Image #16654
Photo of Darwins Arch, a dramatic 50-foot tall natural lava arch, rises above the ocean a short distance offshore of Darwin Island. :: Image #16653
Photo of Darwins Arch, a dramatic 50-foot tall natural lava arch, rises above the ocean a short distance offshore of Darwin Island. :: Image #16652
Photo of Small plants have adapted to the arid condition in the Galapagos. Bartolome Island. :: Image #16651
Photo of Small plants have adapted to the arid condition in the Galapagos. Bartolome Island. :: Image #16650
Photo of Cactus and lava, Punta Albermarle. :: Image #16649
Photo of Isabella Island. :: Image #16648
Photo of Boat Lammer Law lies at anchor near Isabella Island. :: Image #16647
Photo of Roca Redonda (round rock), a lonely island formed from volcanic forces, in the western part of the Galapagos archipelago. :: Image #16645
Photo of An inflatable boat full of adventurous divers heads towards Roca Redonda (round rock), a lonely island formed from volcanic forces, in the western part of the Galapagos archipelago. :: Image #16644
Photo of Roca Redonda (round rock), a lonely island formed from volcanic forces, in the western part of the Galapagos archipelago. :: Image #16643
Photo of An inflatable boat full of adventurous divers heads towards Roca Redonda (round rock), a lonely island formed from volcanic forces, in the western part of the Galapagos archipelago. :: Image #16642
Photo of Roca Redonda (round rock), a lonely island formed from volcanic forces, in the western part of the Galapagos archipelago. :: Image #16641
Photo of Wolf Island and seacave formed from a lava tube. :: Image #16640
Photo of Wolf Island and natural volcanic pillar. :: Image #16639
Photo of Wolf Island and natural volcanic pillar. :: Image #16638
Photo of Wolf Island seacliffs, home to many seabirds. :: Image #16637
Photo of Wolf Island seacliffs, home to many seabirds. :: Image #16636
Photo of Seacliffs, home of many seabirds. :: Image #16635
Photo of Seacliffs, home of many seabirds. :: Image #16634
Photo of Seacliffs, home of many seabirds. :: Image #16633
Photo of Wolf Island is the largest of the islands in the distant northern island group of the Galapagos archipelago, is home to hundreds of thousands of seabirds. Vast schools of sharks and fish inhabit the waters surrounding Wolf Island. :: Image #16632
Photo of Wolf Island is the largest of the islands in the distant northern island group of the Galapagos archipelago, is home to hundreds of thousands of seabirds. Vast schools of sharks and fish inhabit the waters surrounding Wolf Island. :: Image #16631
Photo of Darwins Arch, a dramatic 50-foot tall natural lava arch, rises above the ocean a short distance offshore of Darwin Island. :: Image #16628
Photo of Darwins Arch, a dramatic 50-foot tall natural lava arch, rises above the ocean a short distance offshore of Darwin Island. :: Image #16627
Photo of Darwins Arch, a dramatic 50-foot tall natural lava arch, rises above the ocean a short distance offshore of Darwin Island. :: Image #16626
Photo of Darwins Arch, a dramatic 50-foot tall natural lava arch, rises above the ocean a short distance offshore of Darwin Island. :: Image #16625
Photo of Darwin Island, the northernmost of the Galapagos Islands, hosts sheer seacliffs rising above the ocean that are home to tens of thousands of seabirds. :: Image #16624
Photo of Darwin Island, the northernmost of the Galapagos Islands, hosts sheer seacliffs rising above the ocean that are home to tens of thousands of seabirds. :: Image #16623
Photo of Darwin Island, with the Arch on the right. Darwin Island is the northernmost of the Galapagos Islands and is home to enormous numbers of seabirds. :: Image #16622
Photo of Darwins Arch, a dramatic 50-foot tall natural lava arch, rises above the ocean a short distance offshore of Darwin Island. :: Image #16620
Photo of Mangrove shoreline. Mangroves have vertical branches, pheumatophores, that serve to filter out salt and provide fresh water to the leaves of the plant. Many juvenile fishes and young marine animals reside in the root systems of the mangroves. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16617
Photo of Mangrove shoreline. Mangroves have vertical branches, pheumatophores, that serve to filter out salt and provide fresh water to the leaves of the plant. Many juvenile fishes and young marine animals reside in the root systems of the mangroves. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16616
Photo of Mangrove shoreline. Mangroves have vertical branches, pheumatophores, that serve to filter out salt and provide fresh water to the leaves of the plant. Many juvenile fishes and young marine animals reside in the root systems of the mangroves. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16615
Photo of Mangrove shoreline. Mangroves have vertical branches, pheumatophores, that serve to filter out salt and provide fresh water to the leaves of the plant. Many juvenile fishes and young marine animals reside in the root systems of the mangroves. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16614
Photo of Mangrove shoreline. Mangroves have vertical branches, pheumatophores, that serve to filter out salt and provide fresh water to the leaves of the plant. Many juvenile fishes and young marine animals reside in the root systems of the mangroves. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16613
Photo of Mangrove shoreline. Mangroves have vertical branches, pheumatophores, that serve to filter out salt and provide fresh water to the leaves of the plant. Many juvenile fishes and young marine animals reside in the root systems of the mangroves. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16612
Photo of Mangrove shoreline. Mangroves have vertical branches, pheumatophores, that serve to filter out salt and provide fresh water to the leaves of the plant. Many juvenile fishes and young marine animals reside in the root systems of the mangroves. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16611
Photo of Mangrove shoreline. Mangroves have vertical branches, pheumatophores, that serve to filter out salt and provide fresh water to the leaves of the plant. Many juvenile fishes and young marine animals reside in the root systems of the mangroves. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16610
Photo of Mangrove shoreline. Mangroves have vertical branches, pheumatophores, that serve to filter out salt and provide fresh water to the leaves of the plant. Many juvenile fishes and young marine animals reside in the root systems of the mangroves. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16609
Photo of Mangrove shoreline. Mangroves have vertical branches, pheumatophores, that serve to filter out salt and provide fresh water to the leaves of the plant. Many juvenile fishes and young marine animals reside in the root systems of the mangroves. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16608
Photo of Mangrove shoreline. Mangroves have vertical branches, pheumatophores, that serve to filter out salt and provide fresh water to the leaves of the plant. Many juvenile fishes and young marine animals reside in the root systems of the mangroves. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16607
Photo of Sally lightfoot crab on volcanic rocks, Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16606
Photo of Sally lightfoot crab on volcanic rocks, Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16605
Photo of Sally lightfoot crab on volcanic rocks, Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16603
Photo of Sally lightfoot crab on barnacles. :: Image #16602
Photo of Sally lightfoot crab on volcanic rocks, Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16601
Photo of Swallow-tailed gull, mating, male on top, female just visible below. :: Image #16600
Photo of Swallow-tailed gull. :: Image #16599
Photo of Swallow-tailed gull chick. :: Image #16598
Photo of Swallow-tailed gull, mating, male on top, female just visible below. :: Image #16597
Photo of Swallow-tailed gull. :: Image #16596
Photo of Swallow-tailed gull. :: Image #16595
Photo of Swallow-tailed gull. :: Image #16594
Photo of Swallow-tailed gull chick. :: Image #16592
Photo of Swallow-tailed gull. :: Image #16590
Photo of Lava heron on volcanic rocks at the oceans edge, Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16589
Photo of Lava heron on volcanic rocks at the oceans edge, Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16588
Photo of Lava heron on volcanic rocks at the oceans edge, Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16587
Photo of Lava heron on volcanic rocks at the oceans edge, Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16586
Photo of Lava heron on volcanic rocks at the oceans edge, Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16585
Photo of Lava lizard. :: Image #16584
Photo of Galapagos land iguana. :: Image #16583
Photo of Galapagos land iguana. :: Image #16582
Photo of Galapagos land iguana. :: Image #16580
Photo of Galapagos land iguana. :: Image #16579
Photo of Galapagos land iguana. :: Image #16578
Photo of Galapagos land iguana. :: Image #16577
Photo of Marine iguana on volcanic rocks at the oceans edge, Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16575
Photo of Marine iguana on volcanic rocks at the oceans edge, Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16574
Photo of Marine iguana on volcanic rocks at the oceans edge, Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16573
Photo of Marine iguana on volcanic rocks at the oceans edge, Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16572
Photo of Marine iguana on volcanic rocks at the oceans edge, Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16571
Photo of Marine iguana on volcanic rocks at the oceans edge, Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16570
Photo of Flightless cormorant perched on volcanic coastline. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16569
Photo of Flightless cormorant perched on volcanic coastline. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16568
Photo of Flightless cormorant perched on volcanic coastline. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16567
Photo of Flightless cormorant, head and neck profile. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16566
Photo of Flightless cormorant, head and neck profile. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16565
Photo of Flightless cormorant perched on volcanic coastline. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16564
Photo of Flightless cormorant perched on volcanic coastline. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16563
Photo of Flightless cormorant, on nest. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16561
Photo of Flightless cormorant perched on volcanic coastline. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16559
Photo of Flightless cormorant, head and neck profile. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16558
Photo of Flightless cormorant. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16557
Photo of Flightless cormorant perched on volcanic coastline. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16556
Photo of Flightless cormorant perched on volcanic coastline. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16555
Photo of Flightless cormorant perched on volcanic coastline. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16554
Photo of Flightless cormorant, head and neck profile. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16553
Photo of Flightless cormorant perched on volcanic coastline. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16551
Photo of Flightless cormorant perched on volcanic coastline. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16549
Photo of Flightless cormorant. In the absence of predators and thus not needing to fly, the flightless cormorants wings have degenerated to the point that it has lost the ability to fly, however it can swim superbly and is a capable underwater hunter. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16548
Photo of Brown pelican. :: Image #16545
Photo of Brown pelican. :: Image #16544
Photo of Brown pelican. :: Image #16543
Photo of Brown pelican. :: Image #16541
Photo of Brown pelican. :: Image #16540
Photo of Nazca booby. :: Image #16539
Photo of Nazca booby. :: Image #16538
Photo of Nazca booby. :: Image #16537
Photo of Nazca booby in flight. :: Image #16536
Photo of Nazca booby. :: Image #16535
Photo of Nazca booby. :: Image #16534
Photo of Nazca booby in flight. :: Image #16533
Photo of Nazca booby. :: Image #16532
Photo of Nazca booby in flight. :: Image #16529
Photo of Galapagos penguin. :: Image #16528
Photo of Galapagos penguins. :: Image #16527
Photo of Galapagos penguins. :: Image #16526
Photo of Galapagos penguin swimming. Galapagos penguins are the northernmost species of penguin. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16525
Photo of Galapagos penguin, perched on volcanic rocks. Galapagos penguins are the northernmost species of penguin. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16524
Photo of Galapagos penguin, perched on volcanic rocks. Galapagos penguins are the northernmost species of penguin. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16523
Photo of Galapagos penguins. :: Image #16522
Photo of Galapagos penguin, perched on volcanic rocks. Galapagos penguins are the northernmost species of penguin. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16521
Photo of Galapagos penguins. :: Image #16520
Photo of Galapagos penguin, perched on volcanic rocks. Galapagos penguins are the northernmost species of penguin. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16519
Photo of Galapagos penguin, perched on volcanic rocks. Galapagos penguins are the northernmost species of penguin. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16518
Photo of Galapagos penguin, perched on volcanic rocks. Galapagos penguins are the northernmost species of penguin. Punta Albemarle. :: Image #16516
Photo of Galapagos fur seals rest, floating head down with flippers raised above the ocean surface. :: Image #16515
Photo of Galapagos sea lion pup. :: Image #16514
Photo of Galapagos sea lion on white sand beach, sunset. :: Image #16513
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #16512
Photo of Galapagos sea lion on sandy, sunset. :: Image #16511
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #16510
Photo of Galapagos sea lion on volcanic rocks, sunset. :: Image #16509
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #16508
Photo of Galapagos sea lion, mother and pup. :: Image #16507
Photo of Galapagos sea lion pup. :: Image #16506
Photo of Galapagos sea lion on sandy beach, sunset. :: Image #16505
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16503
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16502
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16501
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16500
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16499
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16498
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16497
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16496
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16495
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16494
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16493
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16492
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16491
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16489
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16488
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16487
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16486
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16484
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16483
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16482
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16481
Photo of Galapagos tortoise, Santa Cruz Island species, highlands of Santa Cruz island. :: Image #16479
Photo of Breaking wave, sunset, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #16478
Photo of Tube, sunset, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #16475
Photo of Undescribed fish species. :: Image #16474
Photo of Undescribed fish species. :: Image #16473
Photo of Undescribed fish species. :: Image #16472
Photo of Undescribed fish species. :: Image #16471
Photo of Undescribed fish species. :: Image #16470
Photo of Undescribed fish species. :: Image #16469
Photo of Undescribed fish species. :: Image #16468
Photo of Undescribed fish species. :: Image #16467
Photo of Undescribed fish species. :: Image #16466
Photo of Undescribed fish species. :: Image #16465
Photo of Undescribed fish species. :: Image #16464
Photo of Undescribed fish species. :: Image #16463
Photo of Undescribed fish species. :: Image #16462
Photo of Encrusting sponges cover the lava reef. :: Image #16461
Photo of Encrusting sponges cover the lava reef. :: Image #16460
Photo of Encrusting sponges cover the lava reef. :: Image #16459
Photo of Encrusting sponges cover the lava reef. :: Image #16458
Photo of Encrusting sponges cover the lava reef. :: Image #16457
Photo of Encrusting sponges cover the lava reef. :: Image #16455
Photo of Encrusting sponges cover the lava reef. :: Image #16454
Photo of Galapagos sea lion swims alongside a vertical volcanic wall. :: Image #16453
Photo of Vertical volcanic wall. :: Image #16452
Photo of Galapagos sea lion swims alongside a vertical volcanic wall. :: Image #16451
Photo of The submerged volcanic cone of Cousins is cut on its sides by ledges and overhangs. Black and white / grainy. Cousins. :: Image #16450
Photo of Bubbles rise from the depths of the ocean. Black and white / grainy. :: Image #16449
Photo of Bubbles rise from the depths of the ocean. Black and white / grainy. :: Image #16448
Photo of Bubbles rise from the depths of the ocean. Black and white / grainy. :: Image #16447
Photo of Bubbles rise from the depths of the ocean. Black and white / grainy. :: Image #16446
Photo of Bubbles rise from the depths of the ocean. Black and white / grainy. :: Image #16445
Photo of Pacific creolefish form immense schools and are a source of food for predatory fishes. :: Image #16441
Photo of Pacific creolefish form immense schools and are a source of food for predatory fishes. :: Image #16440
Photo of Pacific creolefish form immense schools and are a source of food for predatory fishes. :: Image #16439
Photo of Pacific creolefish form immense schools and are a source of food for predatory fishes. :: Image #16438
Photo of Pacific creolefish form immense schools and are a source of food for predatory fishes. :: Image #16437
Photo of Pacific creolefish form immense schools and are a source of food for predatory fishes. :: Image #16436
Photo of Pacific creolefish form immense schools and are a source of food for predatory fishes. :: Image #16435
Photo of Unidentified sea star (starfish). :: Image #16433
Photo of Unidentified sea star (starfish). :: Image #16432
Photo of Unidentified sea star (starfish). :: Image #16431
Photo of Unidentified sea star (starfish). :: Image #16430
Photo of Unidentified sea star (starfish). :: Image #16429
Photo of Unidentified sea star (starfish). :: Image #16428
Photo of Unidentified sea star (starfish). :: Image #16427
Photo of Unidentified sea cucumber. :: Image #16426
Photo of Unidentified (hydroids?). :: Image #16425
Photo of Unidentified (hydroids?). :: Image #16424
Photo of Unidentified sea urchin. :: Image #16423
Photo of Unidentified hard coral and encrusting sponge. :: Image #16422
Photo of Urchins on sand, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16420
Photo of Urchins on rock, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16419
Photo of Urchins on rock, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16418
Photo of Striped sea chub, schooling. :: Image #16417
Photo of Striped sea chub, schooling. :: Image #16416
Photo of Striped sea chub, schooling. :: Image #16415
Photo of Striped sea chub, schooling. :: Image #16414
Photo of Striped sea chub, schooling. :: Image #16413
Photo of Unidentified fish, likely Epinephelus genus. :: Image #16410
Photo of Unidentified fish, likely Epinephelus genus. :: Image #16408
Photo of Giant hawkfish. :: Image #16407
Photo of Whitetail gregory, Galapagos subspecies. :: Image #16406
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #16405
Photo of Coral hawkfish. :: Image #16404
Photo of Galapagos sea lions. :: Image #16403
Photo of Galapagos sea lions. :: Image #16402
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #16401
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #16400
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #16399
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #16398
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #16396
Photo of Galapagos sea lions. :: Image #16394
Photo of Yellowtail surgeonfish. :: Image #16392
Photo of Yellowtail surgeonfish. :: Image #16391
Photo of Yellowtail surgeonfish. :: Image #16389
Photo of Yellowtail surgeonfish. :: Image #16388
Photo of Turtle, Black and white / grainy. :: Image #16386
Photo of Turtle. :: Image #16385
Photo of Turtle. :: Image #16381
Photo of Turtle. :: Image #16380
Photo of Yellowtail surgeonfish, motion blur. :: Image #16379
Photo of Striped sea chub, motion blur. :: Image #16378
Photo of Yellowtail surgeonfish, motion blur. :: Image #16377
Photo of Encrusting sponge and juvenile fish. :: Image #16376
Photo of Schooling fish, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16375
Photo of Schooling fish, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16374
Photo of Yellowtail grunt, aka burrito grunt. :: Image #16373
Photo of Barberfish and yellowtail grunt. :: Image #16372
Photo of Schooling fish, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16371
Photo of Schooling fish, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16370
Photo of Yellowtail surgeonfish, motion blur. :: Image #16369
Photo of Yellowtail surgeonfish, motion blur. :: Image #16368
Photo of Yellowtail surgeonfish, motion blur. :: Image #16367
Photo of Yellowtail surgeonfish, motion blur. :: Image #16366
Photo of Yellowtail surgeonfish, motion blur. :: Image #16365
Photo of Galapagos hogfish, motion blur. :: Image #16364
Photo of Blacktip cardinalfish school under ledges. :: Image #16362
Photo of Black-striped salema, polarized school. :: Image #16361
Photo of Yellowtail grunt, aka burrito grunt. :: Image #16358
Photo of Unidentified snapper. :: Image #16355
Photo of Bigeye trevally jacks, schooling. :: Image #16353
Photo of Bigeye trevally jacks, schooling. :: Image #16352
Photo of Bigeye trevally jacks, schooling. :: Image #16351
Photo of Bigeye trevally jacks, schooling. :: Image #16350
Photo of Bigeye trevally jacks, schooling. :: Image #16349
Photo of Bigeye trevally jacks, schooling. :: Image #16348
Photo of Bigeye trevally jacks, schooling. :: Image #16345
Photo of Spotted eagle rays. :: Image #16344
Photo of Spotted eagle rays. :: Image #16343
Photo of Spotted eagle ray. :: Image #16342
Photo of Spotted eagle rays. :: Image #16341
Photo of Spotted eagle ray. :: Image #16340
Photo of Spotted eagle rays. :: Image #16339
Photo of Spotted eagle rays. :: Image #16338
Photo of Spotted eagle ray. :: Image #16337
Photo of Spotted eagle ray. :: Image #16336
Photo of Spotted eagle ray. :: Image #16335
Photo of Spotted eagle ray. :: Image #16334
Photo of Spotted eagle ray. :: Image #16332
Photo of Spotted eagle rays. :: Image #16331
Photo of Spotted eagle rays. :: Image #16330
Photo of Galapagos fur seal, Gordon Rocks. :: Image #16328
Photo of Galapagos fur seals, Darwin Island. :: Image #16327
Photo of Galapagos fur seal, Darwin Island. :: Image #16326
Photo of Galapagos fur seals, Darwin Island. :: Image #16325
Photo of Galapagos fur seal, Darwin Island. :: Image #16324
Photo of Galapagos fur seal, Gordon Rocks. :: Image #16323
Photo of Galapagos fur seal, Darwin Island. :: Image #16322
Photo of Galapagos fur seal, Darwin Island. :: Image #16320
Photo of Galapagos fur seals, Darwin Island. :: Image #16319
Photo of Galapagos fur seal, Darwin Island. :: Image #16318
Photo of Galapagos fur seal, Darwin Island. :: Image #16317
Photo of Galapagos fur seal, Gordon Rocks. :: Image #16316
Photo of Galapagos fur seal, Darwin Island. :: Image #16315
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging. :: Image #16312
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16311
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16310
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16309
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16308
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16307
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16306
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16305
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16304
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16303
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16302
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16301
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16300
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling. :: Image #16299
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16298
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling. :: Image #16297
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16296
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling. :: Image #16295
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16294
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16293
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16292
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16291
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16290
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16289
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16288
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling. :: Image #16287
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling. :: Image #16286
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16285
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16284
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16283
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16282
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16281
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16280
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16278
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16277
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16276
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16275
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling. :: Image #16274
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling. :: Image #16273
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling. :: Image #16270
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16269
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16268
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16267
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16266
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16265
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16264
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16262
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16261
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16260
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling. :: Image #16259
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling. :: Image #16258
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16256
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling, black and white / grainy. :: Image #16254
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling. :: Image #16253
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16251
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16248
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16247
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16245
Photo of Galapagos shark. :: Image #16244
Photo of Galapagos shark. :: Image #16243
Photo of Galapagos shark. :: Image #16242
Photo of Galapagos penguin, underwater, swimming. Bartolome Island. :: Image #16238
Photo of Galapagos penguin, underwater, swimming. Bartolome Island. :: Image #16237
Photo of Galapagos penguin, underwater, swimming. Bartolome Island. :: Image #16236
Photo of Galapagos penguin, underwater, swimming. Bartolome Island. :: Image #16235
Photo of Marine iguana, underwater, forages for green algae that grows on the lava reef. :: Image #16233
Photo of Marine iguana, underwater, forages for green algae that grows on the lava reef. :: Image #16232
Photo of Marine iguana, underwater, forages for green algae that grows on the lava reef. :: Image #16231
Photo of Marine iguana, underwater, forages for green algae that grows on the lava reef. :: Image #16230
Photo of Marine iguana, underwater, forages for green algae that grows on the lava reef. :: Image #16229
Photo of Fireworks, Aviara. :: Image #16226
Photo of Fireworks, Legoland. :: Image #16225
Photo of Fireworks, Legoland. :: Image #16224
Photo of Fireworks, Legoland. :: Image #16223
Photo of Fireworks, Legoland. :: Image #16222
Photo of Fireworks, Legoland. :: Image #16221
Photo of Fireworks, Legoland. :: Image #16220
Photo of Fireworks, Legoland. :: Image #16219
Photo of Fireworks, Aviara. :: Image #16218
Photo of Fireworks, Aviara. :: Image #16217
Photo of Fireworks, Aviara. :: Image #16216
Photo of Fireworks, Aviara. :: Image #16215
Photo of Fireworks, Aviara. :: Image #16214
Photo of Wave breaking at sunset, South Carlsbad. :: Image #16211
Photo of Blue whale, blowing (exhaling) between dives. :: Image #16210
Photo of Blue whale, dorsal fin with remora hanging off. :: Image #16209
Photo of Blue whale, blowing (exhaling) between dives. :: Image #16208
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food. :: Image #16207
Photo of Blue whale, blowing (exhaling) between dives. :: Image #16206
Photo of Blue whale, blowing (exhaling) between dives. :: Image #16205
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging. :: Image #16204
Photo of Blue whale, blowing (exhaling) between dives. :: Image #16203
Photo of Ocean sunfish and photographer, open ocean. :: Image #16201
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food. :: Image #16200
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food. :: Image #16199
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food. :: Image #16198
Photo of Blue whale, blows (exhales). :: Image #16197
Photo of Blue whale, blows (exhales). :: Image #16195
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging. :: Image #16194
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food. :: Image #16193
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food. :: Image #16192
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food. :: Image #16191
Photo of Footprint left on the surface of the ocean in the wake of a diving blue whale. :: Image #16190
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food. :: Image #16189
Photo of Blue whale, blows (exhales). :: Image #16188
Photo of Blue whale, closeup view of splashguard that surrounds the blowhole. :: Image #16187
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food. :: Image #16184
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food. :: Image #16183
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food. :: Image #16182
Photo of Blue whale, blows (exhales). :: Image #16181
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food. :: Image #16180
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food. :: Image #16179
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to diving for food. :: Image #16178
Photo of Bridalveil Falls drops 620 through a hanging valley, shown here at peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16174
Photo of Bridalveil Falls with a rainbow forming in its spray, dropping 620 into Yosemite Valley, displaying peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16173
Photo of Bridalveil Falls with a rainbow forming in its spray, dropping 620 into Yosemite Valley, displaying peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16172
Photo of Bridalveil Falls drops 620 through a hanging valley, shown here at peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16171
Photo of Bridalveil Falls drops 620 through a hanging valley, shown here at peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16170
Photo of Bridalveil Falls with a rainbow forming in its spray, dropping 620 into Yosemite Valley, displaying peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16169
Photo of Bridalveil Falls with a rainbow forming in its spray, dropping 620 into Yosemite Valley, displaying peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16168
Photo of Bridalveil Falls drops 620 through a hanging valley, shown here at peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16167
Photo of Bridalveil Falls with a rainbow forming in its spray, dropping 620 into Yosemite Valley, displaying peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16166
Photo of Bridalveil Falls drops 620 through a hanging valley, shown here at peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16165
Photo of Bridalveil Falls drops 620 through a hanging valley, shown here at peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16164
Photo of Bridalveil Falls drops 620 through a hanging valley, shown here at peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16163
Photo of Bridalveil Falls with a rainbow forming in its spray, dropping 620 into Yosemite Valley, displaying peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16162
Photo of Bridalveil Falls drops 620 through a hanging valley, shown here at peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16161
Photo of Yosemite Falls rises above Cooks Meadow. The 2425 falls, the tallest in North America, is at peak flow during a warm-weather springtime melt of Sierra snowpack. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16159
Photo of Yosemite Falls is reflected in a springtime pool in flooded Cooks Meadow, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16158
Photo of Yosemite Falls rises above Cooks Meadow. The 2425 falls, the tallest in North America, is at peak flow during a warm-weather springtime melt of Sierra snowpack. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16157
Photo of Yosemite Falls rises above Cooks Meadow. The 2425 falls, the tallest in North America, is at peak flow during a warm-weather springtime melt of Sierra snowpack. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16156
Photo of Yosemite Falls is reflected in a springtime pool in flooded Cooks Meadow, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16155
Photo of Yosemite Falls rises above Cooks Meadow. The 2425 falls, the tallest in North America, is at peak flow during a warm-weather springtime melt of Sierra snowpack. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16154
Photo of Yosemite Falls rises above Cooks Meadow. The 2425 falls, the tallest in North America, is at peak flow during a warm-weather springtime melt of Sierra snowpack. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16153
Photo of Yosemite Falls is reflected in a springtime pool in flooded Cooks Meadow, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16152
Photo of Yosemite Falls rises above Cooks Meadow. The 2425 falls, the tallest in North America, is at peak flow during a warm-weather springtime melt of Sierra snowpack. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16151
Photo of Yosemite Falls is reflected in a springtime pool in flooded Cooks Meadow, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16150
Photo of Yosemite Falls is reflected in a springtime pool in flooded Cooks Meadow, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16149
Photo of Yosemite Falls (upper, middle and lower sections) at peak flow, spring, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16148
Photo of Yosemite Falls rises above Cooks Meadow. The 2425 falls, the tallest in North America, is at peak flow during a warm-weather springtime melt of Sierra snowpack. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16147
Photo of Yosemite Falls rises above the Merced River, viewed from the Swinging Bridge. The 2425 falls is the tallest in North America. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16146
Photo of Yosemite Falls rises above the Merced River, viewed from the Swinging Bridge. The 2425 falls is the tallest in North America. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16145
Photo of Yosemite Falls rises above the Merced River, viewed from the Swinging Bridge. The 2425 falls is the tallest in North America. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16144
Photo of Yosemite Falls is reflected in a springtime pool in flooded Cooks Meadow, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16142
Photo of Yosemite Falls (upper, middle and lower sections) at peak flow, spring, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16140
Photo of Yosemite Falls is reflected in a springtime pool in flooded Cooks Meadow, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16137
Photo of Nevada Falls, with Liberty Cap rising above it. Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. :: Image #16133
Photo of Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. :: Image #16132
Photo of Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. :: Image #16131
Photo of Nevada Falls, with Liberty Cap (center) and Half Dome (left). Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. :: Image #16130
Photo of Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. :: Image #16129
Photo of Nevada Falls, with Liberty Cap rising above it. Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. :: Image #16128
Photo of Nevada Falls, with Liberty Cap rising above it. Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. :: Image #16127
Photo of Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. :: Image #16126
Photo of Nevada Falls, with Liberty Cap rising above it. Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. :: Image #16125
Photo of Nevada Falls, with Liberty Cap rising above it. Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. :: Image #16124
Photo of Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. :: Image #16123
Photo of Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. :: Image #16122
Photo of The brink of Nevada Falls, with hikers visible at the precipice. Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. :: Image #16121
Photo of The brink of Nevada Falls, with hikers visible at the precipice. Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. :: Image #16120
Photo of Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. :: Image #16119
Photo of Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. :: Image #16118
Photo of Nevada Falls, with Liberty Cap rising above it. Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. :: Image #16117
Photo of Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. :: Image #16116
Photo of Vernal Falls and the Merced River, at peak flow in late spring. Hikers ascending the Mist Trail visible at right. Vernal Falls drops 317 through a joint in the narrow Little Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16113
Photo of Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring. Hikers are visible at the precipice of the waterfall. Viewed from the John Muir Trail. Vernal Falls drops 317 through a joint in the narrow Little Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16112
Photo of Vernal Falls and the Merced River, at peak flow in late spring. Hikers ascending the Mist Trail visible at right. Vernal Falls drops 317 through a joint in the narrow Little Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16111
Photo of Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring. Hikers are visible at the precipice of the waterfall. Viewed from the John Muir Trail. Vernal Falls drops 317 through a joint in the narrow Little Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16110
Photo of Vernal Falls and the Merced River, at peak flow in late spring. Hikers ascending the Mist Trail visible at right. Vernal Falls drops 317 through a joint in the narrow Little Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16109
Photo of Three Brothers rises above the Merced River, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16108
Photo of Three Brothers rises above the Merced River, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16107
Photo of The Merced River, springtime flood and green trees, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16106
Photo of El Capitan rises above the Merced River, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16105
Photo of El Capitan rises above the Merced River, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16104
Photo of El Capitan rises above the Merced River, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16103
Photo of El Capitan rises above the Merced River, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16102
Photo of Upper Yosemite Falls by moonlight, viewed from Cooks Meadow. A very faint lunar rainbow (moonbow) can be seen to the left of Yosemite Falls, where the moon illuminates the spray of the falls. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16097
Photo of Yosemite Falls by moonlight, viewed from Cooks Meadow. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16096
Photo of Yosemite Falls by moonlight, viewed from Cooks Meadow. Star trails appear in the night sky. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16095
Photo of Yosemite Falls by moonlight, reflected in a springtime pool in Cooks Meadow. A lunar rainbow (moonbow) can be seen above the lower section of Yosemite Falls. Star trails appear in the night sky. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16093
Photo of Upper Yosemite Falls near peak flow in spring. Yosemite Falls, at 2425 feet tall (730m) is the tallest waterfall in North America and fifth tallest in the world. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16092
Photo of Upper Yosemite Falls near peak flow in spring. Yosemite Falls, at 2425 feet tall (730m) is the tallest waterfall in North America and fifth tallest in the world. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16091
Photo of Fern Springs, a small natural spring in Yosemite Valley near the Pohono Bridge, trickles quietly over rocks as it flows into the Merced River. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16089
Photo of Fern Springs, a small natural spring in Yosemite Valley near the Pohono Bridge, trickles quietly over rocks as it flows into the Merced River. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16088
Photo of Fern Springs, a small natural spring in Yosemite Valley near the Pohono Bridge, trickles quietly over rocks as it flows into the Merced River. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16087
Photo of Fern Springs, a small natural spring in Yosemite Valley near the Pohono Bridge, trickles quietly over rocks as it flows into the Merced River. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16085
Photo of Fern Springs, a small natural spring in Yosemite Valley near the Pohono Bridge, trickles quietly over rocks as it flows into the Merced River. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16083
Photo of Fern Springs, a small natural spring in Yosemite Valley near the Pohono Bridge, trickles quietly over rocks as it flows into the Merced River. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16082
Photo of Half Dome rises above the Merced River and Sentinel Bridge. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16081
Photo of Bridalveil Falls plummets 620 feet (200m). Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16079
Photo of Bridalveil Falls plummets 620 feet (200m). Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16078
Photo of Ribbon Falls, on the west side of El Capitan, drops 1612 feet (530m). Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16076
Photo of Ribbon Falls, on the west side of El Capitan, drops 1612 feet (530m). Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16075
Photo of Lower Yosemite Falls near peak flow in spring. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16074
Photo of Lower Yosemite Falls near peak flow in spring. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16073
Photo of Upper Yosemite Falls near peak flow in spring. Yosemite Falls, at 2425 feet tall (730m) is the tallest waterfall in North America and fifth tallest in the world. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16072
Photo of Upper Yosemite Falls near peak flow in spring. Yosemite Falls, at 2425 feet tall (730m) is the tallest waterfall in North America and fifth tallest in the world. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16071
Photo of Upper Yosemite Falls near peak flow in spring. Yosemite Falls, at 2425 feet tall (730m) is the tallest waterfall in North America and fifth tallest in the world. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16070
Photo of Upper Yosemite Falls near peak flow in spring. Yosemite Falls, at 2425 feet tall (730m) is the tallest waterfall in North America and fifth tallest in the world. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16069
Photo of Upper Yosemite Falls near peak flow in spring. Yosemite Falls, at 2425 feet tall (730m) is the tallest waterfall in North America and fifth tallest in the world. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16067
Photo of Oak trees and grass cover the countryside in green, spring, Sierra Nevada foothills. :: Image #16065
Photo of Oak trees and grass cover the countryside in green, spring, Sierra Nevada foothills. :: Image #16064
Photo of Oak trees and grass cover the countryside in green, spring, Sierra Nevada foothills. :: Image #16063
Photo of Oak trees and grass cover the countryside in green, spring, Sierra Nevada foothills. :: Image #16062
Photo of Oak trees and grass cover the countryside in green, spring, Sierra Nevada foothills. :: Image #16061
Photo of Oak trees and grass cover the countryside in green, spring, Sierra Nevada foothills. :: Image #16060
Photo of Oak trees and grass cover the countryside in green, spring, Sierra Nevada foothills. :: Image #16059
Photo of Oak trees and grass cover the countryside in green, spring, Sierra Nevada foothills. :: Image #16058
Photo of Oak trees and grass cover the countryside in green, spring, Sierra Nevada foothills. :: Image #16057
Photo of Oak trees and grass cover the countryside in green, spring, Sierra Nevada foothills. :: Image #16056
Photo of Oak trees and grass cover the countryside in green, spring, Sierra Nevada foothills. :: Image #16055
Photo of Oak trees and grass cover the countryside in green, spring, Sierra Nevada foothills. :: Image #16054
Photo of Oak trees and grass cover the countryside in green, spring, Sierra Nevada foothills. :: Image #16053
Photo of Oak trees and grass cover the countryside in green, spring, Sierra Nevada foothills. :: Image #16052
Photo of Oak trees and grass cover the countryside in green, spring, Sierra Nevada foothills. :: Image #16051
Photo of Oak trees and grass cover the countryside in green, spring, Sierra Nevada foothills. :: Image #16050
Photo of Oak trees and grass cover the countryside in green, spring, Sierra Nevada foothills. :: Image #16049
Photo of Oak trees and grass cover the countryside in green, spring, Sierra Nevada foothills. :: Image #16048
Photo of Oak tree, Sierra Nevada foothills. :: Image #16047
Photo of Gray wolf, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #16046
Photo of Gray wolf, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #16045
Photo of Gray wolf, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #16044
Photo of Gray wolf, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #16043
Photo of Gray wolf, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #16041
Photo of Gray wolf, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #16040
Photo of Gray wolf, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #16039
Photo of Gray wolf, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #16038
Photo of Gray wolf, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #16037
Photo of Gray wolf, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #16036
Photo of Gray wolf, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #16035
Photo of Gray wolf, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #16034
Photo of Gray wolf, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #16033
Photo of Gray wolf, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #16032
Photo of Gray wolf, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #16031
Photo of Gray wolf, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #16030
Photo of Gray wolf, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #16029
Photo of Gray wolf, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #16028
Photo of Gray wolf, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #16027
Photo of Gray wolf, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #16026
Photo of Gray wolf, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #16025
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16023
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16022
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16021
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16020
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16019
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16018
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16017
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16016
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16015
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16014
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16013
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16012
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16011
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16010
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16009
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16008
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16007
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16006
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16005
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16004
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16003
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16002
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16001
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #16000
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #15999
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #15998
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #15997
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #15996
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #15995
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #15994
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #15993
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #15992
Photo of Siberian tiger cub, male, 10 weeks old. :: Image #15991
Photo of American black bear, adult male, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15983
Photo of American black bear, adult male, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15980
Photo of American black bear, adult male, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15978
Photo of Cross fox, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #15977
Photo of Cross fox, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #15976
Photo of Cross fox, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #15975
Photo of Cross fox, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #15974
Photo of Cross fox, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #15973
Photo of Cross fox, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #15972
Photo of Cross fox, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #15971
Photo of Cross fox, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #15970
Photo of Cross fox, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #15969
Photo of Cross fox, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #15968
Photo of Cross fox, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #15967
Photo of Cross fox, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #15966
Photo of Cross fox, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #15965
Photo of Cross fox, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #15964
Photo of Cross fox, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #15963
Photo of Cross fox, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #15960
Photo of Cross fox, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #15957
Photo of Cross fox, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #15956
Photo of American badger. Badgers are found primarily in the great plains region of North America. Badgers prefer to live in dry, open grasslands, fields, and pastures. :: Image #15954
Photo of American badger. Badgers are found primarily in the great plains region of North America. Badgers prefer to live in dry, open grasslands, fields, and pastures. :: Image #15953
Photo of American badger. Badgers are found primarily in the great plains region of North America. Badgers prefer to live in dry, open grasslands, fields, and pastures. :: Image #15952
Photo of American badger. Badgers are found primarily in the great plains region of North America. Badgers prefer to live in dry, open grasslands, fields, and pastures. :: Image #15951
Photo of American badger. Badgers are found primarily in the great plains region of North America. Badgers prefer to live in dry, open grasslands, fields, and pastures. :: Image #15950
Photo of American badger. Badgers are found primarily in the great plains region of North America. Badgers prefer to live in dry, open grasslands, fields, and pastures. :: Image #15949
Photo of North American porcupine. :: Image #15946
Photo of North American porcupine. :: Image #15945
Photo of North American porcupine. :: Image #15943
Photo of North American porcupine. :: Image #15942
Photo of North American porcupine. :: Image #15941
Photo of North American porcupine. :: Image #15940
Photo of North American porcupine. :: Image #15939
Photo of North American porcupine. :: Image #15938
Photo of North American porcupine. :: Image #15937
Photo of North American porcupine. :: Image #15936
Photo of Bobcat, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15933
Photo of Bobcat, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15932
Photo of Bobcat, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15931
Photo of Bobcat, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15930
Photo of Bobcat, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15929
Photo of Bobcat, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15928
Photo of Bobcat, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15927
Photo of Bobcat, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15926
Photo of Bobcat, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15925
Photo of Bobcat, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15924
Photo of Bobcat, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15923
Photo of Bobcat, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15922
Photo of Bobcat, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15921
Photo of Bobcat, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15920
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15913
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15912
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15911
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15910
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15909
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15908
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15907
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15906
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15905
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15904
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15903
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15902
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15901
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15900
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15899
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15898
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15897
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15896
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15895
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15894
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15893
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15892
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15891
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15890
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15889
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15888
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15887
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15886
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15885
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15884
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15883
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15882
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15881
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15880
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15878
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15877
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15876
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15875
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15874
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15871
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15869
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15868
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15867
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15866
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15865
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15864
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15863
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15862
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15861
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15860
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15859
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15858
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15857
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15856
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15855
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15854
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15853
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15852
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15851
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15850
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15849
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15848
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15847
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15846
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15845
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15844
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15843
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15842
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15841
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15840
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15839
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15838
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15837
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15836
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15835
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15834
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15833
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15832
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15831
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15830
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15829
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15828
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15827
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15826
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15825
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15824
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15823
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15822
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15821
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15820
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15819
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15818
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15817
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15816
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15815
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15814
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15813
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15812
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15811
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15810
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15809
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15807
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15806
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15805
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15804
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15803
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15801
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15800
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15798
Photo of Double-crested cormorant. :: Image #15790
Photo of Double-crested cormorant. :: Image #15789
Photo of Double-crested cormorant. :: Image #15788
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts. :: Image #15786
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #15783
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #15782
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #15781
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #15780
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #15778
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #15777
Photo of Pacific harbor seal pup. :: Image #15776
Photo of Sea gull carries a stick around the beach. :: Image #15775
Photo of Brown pelican. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #15774
Photo of Pacific harbor seal pup watches a seagull. :: Image #15773
Photo of Pacific harbor seal pup. :: Image #15772
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, yawning. :: Image #15771
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #15770
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #15769
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #15768
Photo of Pacific harbor seal pup. :: Image #15764
Photo of Pacific harbor seal pup. :: Image #15762
Photo of Pacific harbor seal pup. :: Image #15761
Photo of Pacific harbor seal pup. :: Image #15760
Photo of Pacific harbor seal pup. :: Image #15759
Photo of Pacific harbor seal pup. :: Image #15758
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, pup nursing. :: Image #15757
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, pup nursing. :: Image #15755
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, mother and pup. :: Image #15754
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, mother and pup. :: Image #15753
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts. :: Image #15749
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts. :: Image #15748
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts. :: Image #15747
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts. :: Image #15746
Photo of Great blue heron. :: Image #15744
Photo of American coot. :: Image #15743
Photo of American wigeon, male (left) and female (right). :: Image #15742
Photo of American coot. :: Image #15741
Photo of Ring-necked duck, female. :: Image #15740
Photo of Ring-necked duck, female. :: Image #15739
Photo of Ring-necked duck, male. :: Image #15738
Photo of Cinnamon teal, male. :: Image #15737
Photo of Cinnamon teal, male. :: Image #15736
Photo of Cinnamon teal, male. :: Image #15735
Photo of Teal, female, likely blue-winged teal (Anas discors) or green-winged teal (Anas crecca). :: Image #15734
Photo of Teal, female, likely blue-winged teal (Anas discors) or green-winged teal (Anas crecca). :: Image #15733
Photo of Blue-winged teal, male. :: Image #15732
Photo of Blue-winged teal, male. :: Image #15731
Photo of Blue-winged teal, male. :: Image #15730
Photo of Pied-billed grebe. :: Image #15729
Photo of Pied-billed grebe. :: Image #15728
Photo of White pelicans. :: Image #15727
Photo of White pelicans. :: Image #15726
Photo of White pelicans. :: Image #15724
Photo of White pelicans. :: Image #15722
Photo of White pelicans. :: Image #15721
Photo of White pelican. :: Image #15720
Photo of Mallard, female (foreground) and male. :: Image #15718
Photo of Mallard, female. :: Image #15717
Photo of Mallard, female (foreground) and male. :: Image #15716
Photo of Mallard, male. :: Image #15715
Photo of Mallard, male. :: Image #15714
Photo of Mallard, male. :: Image #15713
Photo of Northern pintail, male. :: Image #15712
Photo of Northern pintail, male. :: Image #15711
Photo of Northern pintail, male. :: Image #15710
Photo of Wood duck, female. :: Image #15709
Photo of Green-winged teal, male. :: Image #15708
Photo of Green-winged teal, male. :: Image #15707
Photo of Green-winged teal, male. :: Image #15706
Photo of Green-winged teals, female (foreground) and males, forage in mud flats. :: Image #15705
Photo of Green-winged teal, male. :: Image #15704
Photo of Green-winged teal, male. :: Image #15703
Photo of Green-winged teal, male. :: Image #15702
Photo of Wood duck, male. :: Image #15701
Photo of Wood duck, male. :: Image #15700
Photo of Wood duck, male. :: Image #15699
Photo of Wood duck, male. :: Image #15698
Photo of Wood duck, male. :: Image #15697
Photo of Wood duck, male. :: Image #15696
Photo of Wood duck, female (foreground) and male (behind). :: Image #15695
Photo of Wood duck, male. :: Image #15693
Photo of Wood duck, male. :: Image #15692
Photo of Dowitchers foraging on mud flats. :: Image #15689
Photo of Marbled godwit, foraging on mud flats. :: Image #15688
Photo of Marbled godwit, foraging on mud flats. :: Image #15687
Photo of Marbled godwit, foraging on mud flats. :: Image #15686
Photo of Marbled godwit, foraging on mud flats. :: Image #15685
Photo of American avocet, forages on mud flats. :: Image #15683
Photo of American avocet, forages on mud flats. :: Image #15682
Photo of American avocet, forages on mud flats. :: Image #15681
Photo of American avocet, forages on mud flats. :: Image #15680
Photo of American avocet, female breeding plumage, forages on mud flats. :: Image #15679
Photo of American avocet, forages on mud flats. :: Image #15678
Photo of American avocet, male winter plumage, forages on mud flats. :: Image #15677
Photo of American avocet, male winter plumage, forages on mud flats. :: Image #15676
Photo of American avocet, female breeding plumage, forages on mud flats. :: Image #15675
Photo of San Diego harbor skyline, late afternoon. :: Image #15674
Photo of Snowy egret. :: Image #15671
Photo of Snowy egret. :: Image #15670
Photo of Snowy egret. :: Image #15669
Photo of Snowy egret. :: Image #15668
Photo of Snowy egret. :: Image #15667
Photo of Snowy egret. :: Image #15666
Photo of Great egret (white egret). :: Image #15665
Photo of Great egret (white egret). :: Image #15664
Photo of Great egret (white egret). :: Image #15663
Photo of Great egret (white egret). :: Image #15662
Photo of Great egret (white egret). :: Image #15661
Photo of Great egret (white egret). :: Image #15660
Photo of Great egret (white egret). :: Image #15659
Photo of Great egret (white egret). :: Image #15658
Photo of Great egret (white egret). :: Image #15656
Photo of Piedras Blancas lighthouse. Completed in 1875, the 115-foot-tall Piedras Blancas lighthouse is one of the few tall-style lighthouses on the West Coast of the United States. Piedras Blancas, named for a group of three white rocks just offshore, is north of San Simeon, California very close to Hearst Castle. :: Image #15655
Photo of Piedras Blancas lighthouse. Completed in 1875, the 115-foot-tall Piedras Blancas lighthouse is one of the few tall-style lighthouses on the West Coast of the United States. Piedras Blancas, named for a group of three white rocks just offshore, is north of San Simeon, California very close to Hearst Castle. :: Image #15654
Photo of Piedras Blancas lighthouse. Completed in 1875, the 115-foot-tall Piedras Blancas lighthouse is one of the few tall-style lighthouses on the West Coast of the United States. Piedras Blancas, named for a group of three white rocks just offshore, is north of San Simeon, California very close to Hearst Castle. :: Image #15653
Photo of White pelican, breeding adult with fibrous plate on upper mandible of bill, Batiquitos Lagoon. :: Image #15651
Photo of White pelican, breeding adult with fibrous plate on upper mandible of bill, Batiquitos Lagoon. :: Image #15649
Photo of Sanderlings feed on sandy beaches, taking small invertebrates exposed by retreating surf. Encinitas. :: Image #15648
Photo of Andean condor. :: Image #15647
Photo of Andean condor. :: Image #15646
Photo of African slender-snouted crocodile. :: Image #15645
Photo of African slender-snouted crocodile. :: Image #15644
Photo of Greater flamingo. :: Image #15643
Photo of Sand Dunes and the Grapevine Mountains, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. :: Image #15642
Photo of Sand Dunes and the Grapevine Mountains, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. :: Image #15641
Photo of Sand Dunes and the Grapevine Mountains, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. :: Image #15640
Photo of Sand Dunes and the Grapevine Mountains, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. :: Image #15639
Photo of Sand Dunes and the Grapevine Mountains, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. :: Image #15638
Photo of Sand Dunes and the Grapevine Mountains, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. :: Image #15637
Photo of Sand Dunes and the Grapevine Mountains, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. :: Image #15636
Photo of Sand Dunes, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. :: Image #15635
Photo of Sand Dunes and the Grapevine Mountains, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. :: Image #15634
Photo of Sand Dunes, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. :: Image #15633
Photo of Sand Dunes, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. :: Image #15632
Photo of Ripples in sand dunes at sunset, California. Winds reshape the dunes each day. Early morning walks among the dunes can yield a look at sidewinder and kangaroo rats tracks the nocturnal desert animals leave behind. :: Image #15631
Photo of Ripples in sand dunes at sunset, California. Winds reshape the dunes each day. Early morning walks among the dunes can yield a look at sidewinder and kangaroo rats tracks the nocturnal desert animals leave behind. :: Image #15630
Photo of Devils Golf Course, California. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes in on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #15629
Photo of Devils Golf Course, California. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes in on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #15628
Photo of Devils Golf Course, California. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes in on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #15627
Photo of Devils Golf Course, California. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes in on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #15626
Photo of Devils Golf Course, California. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes in on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #15625
Photo of Badwater, California. Badwater, at 282 feet below sea level, is the lowest point in North America. 9000 square miles of watershed drain into the Badwater basin, to dry and form huge white salt flats. :: Image #15624
Photo of Badwater, California. Badwater, at 282 feet below sea level, is the lowest point in North America. 9000 square miles of watershed drain into the Badwater basin, to dry and form huge white salt flats. :: Image #15623
Photo of Badwater, California. Badwater, at 282 feet below sea level, is the lowest point in North America. 9000 square miles of watershed drain into the Badwater basin, to dry and form huge white salt flats. :: Image #15622
Photo of Self portrait on salt pan. :: Image #15621
Photo of Self portrait on salt pan. :: Image #15620
Photo of Zabriskie Point, sunrise. Manly Beacon rises in the center of an eroded, curiously banded area of sedimentary rock, with the Panamint Mountains visible in the distance. :: Image #15619
Photo of Zabriskie Point, sunrise. Manly Beacon rises in the center of an eroded, curiously banded area of sedimentary rock, with the Panamint Mountains visible in the distance. :: Image #15618
Photo of Devils Golf Course, California. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes in on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #15617
Photo of Devils Golf Course, California. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes in on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #15616
Photo of Devils Golf Course, California. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes in on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #15615
Photo of Devils Golf Course, California. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes in on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #15613
Photo of Badwater, California. Badwater, at 282 feet below sea level, is the lowest point in North America. 9000 square miles of watershed drain into the Badwater basin, to dry and form huge white salt flats. :: Image #15612
Photo of Badwater, California. Badwater, at 282 feet below sea level, is the lowest point in North America. 9000 square miles of watershed drain into the Badwater basin, to dry and form huge white salt flats. :: Image #15611
Photo of Grapevine Mountain Range, with sand dunes in the foreground. Sunset. :: Image #15610
Photo of Sand Dunes, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. :: Image #15609
Photo of Sand Dunes, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. :: Image #15608
Photo of Ripples in sand dunes at sunset, California. Winds reshape the dunes each day. Early morning walks among the dunes can yield a look at sidewinder and kangaroo rats tracks the nocturnal desert animals leave behind. :: Image #15607
Photo of Sand Dunes, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. :: Image #15606
Photo of Ripples in sand dunes at sunset, California. Winds reshape the dunes each day. Early morning walks among the dunes can yield a look at sidewinder and kangaroo rats tracks the nocturnal desert animals leave behind. :: Image #15605
Photo of Ripples in sand dunes at sunset, California. Winds reshape the dunes each day. Early morning walks among the dunes can yield a look at sidewinder and kangaroo rats tracks the nocturnal desert animals leave behind. :: Image #15604
Photo of Sand Dunes, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. :: Image #15603
Photo of Zabriskie Point, sunrise. Manly Beacon rises in the center of an eroded, curiously banded area of sedimentary rock, with the Panamint Mountains visible in the distance. :: Image #15602
Photo of Zabriskie Point, sunrise. Curiously banded area of sedimentary rock lies in the foreground with the Panamint Mountains visible in the distance. :: Image #15601
Photo of Devils Golf Course, California. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes in on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #15600
Photo of Devils Golf Course, California. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes in on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #15599
Photo of Devils Golf Course, California. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes in on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #15598
Photo of Devils Golf Course, California. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes in on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #15596
Photo of Badwater, California. Badwater, at 282 feet below sea level, is the lowest point in North America. 9000 square miles of watershed drain into the Badwater basin, to dry and form huge white salt flats. :: Image #15595
Photo of Badwater, California. Badwater, at 282 feet below sea level, is the lowest point in North America. 9000 square miles of watershed drain into the Badwater basin, to dry and form huge white salt flats. :: Image #15594
Photo of Badwater, California. Badwater, at 282 feet below sea level, is the lowest point in North America. 9000 square miles of watershed drain into the Badwater basin, to dry and form huge white salt flats. :: Image #15593
Photo of Badwater, California. Badwater, at 282 feet below sea level, is the lowest point in North America. 9000 square miles of watershed drain into the Badwater basin, to dry and form huge white salt flats. :: Image #15592
Photo of Sand Dunes, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. :: Image #15591
Photo of Sand Dunes, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. :: Image #15590
Photo of Sand Dunes, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. :: Image #15589
Photo of Sand Dunes, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. :: Image #15588
Photo of Sand Dunes, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. :: Image #15587
Photo of Zabriskie Point, sunrise. Manly Beacon rises in the center of an eroded, curiously banded area of sedimentary rock, with the Panamint Mountains visible in the distance. :: Image #15586
Photo of Devils Golf Course, California. Evaporated salt has formed into gnarled, complex crystalline shapes in on the salt pan of Death Valley National Park, one of the largest salt pans in the world. The shapes are constantly evolving as occasional floods submerge the salt concretions before receding and depositing more salt. :: Image #15584
Photo of Badwater, California. Badwater, at 282 feet below sea level, is the lowest point in North America. 9000 square miles of watershed drain into the Badwater basin, to dry and form huge white salt flats. :: Image #15581
Photo of Double-crested cormorants gather and rest on cliffs. :: Image #15574
Photo of Great blue heron. :: Image #15567
Photo of Great blue heron. :: Image #15566
Photo of Western gull, flying. :: Image #15564
Photo of Western gull, open mouth. :: Image #15563
Photo of Western gull, flying. :: Image #15560
Photo of Western gull, courtship display. :: Image #15556
Photo of Western gull, flying. :: Image #15555
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal is hauled out to rest on the rocks. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15551
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal is hauled out to rest on the rocks. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15550
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal leaves the surf to haul out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15548
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal is hauled out to rest on the rocks. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15547
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal is hauled out to rest on the rocks. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15545
Photo of Adult male elephant seal lies on the beach, displaying the huge proboscis which is characteristic of the species. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15544
Photo of Adult male elephant seal rest on a wet beach before hauling itself up to the dry sand and defending its harem and territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15543
Photo of Adult male elephant seal lies on the beach, displaying the huge proboscis which is characteristic of the species. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15542
Photo of Adult male elephant seal lies on the beach, displaying the huge proboscis which is characteristic of the species. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15541
Photo of Adult male elephant seal lies on the beach, displaying the huge proboscis which is characteristic of the species. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15540
Photo of Female elephant seal, hauled out on the sandy beach rookery, will give birth to a pup then mate, and return to the ocean 27 days after giving birth. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15539
Photo of A bull elephant seal rears up on his foreflippers and bellows, warning nearby males not to enter his beach territory. This old male shows scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15538
Photo of A bull elephant seal (adult male) surveys the beach. The huge proboscis is characteristic of the species. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15537
Photo of A bull elephant seal (adult male) surveys the beach. The huge proboscis is characteristic of the species. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15536
Photo of Amid females and pups, a bull elephant seal rears up on his foreflippers and bellows, warning nearby males not to enter his beach territory. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15535
Photo of Amid females and pups, a bull elephant seal rears up on his foreflippers and bellows, warning nearby males not to enter his beach territory. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15534
Photo of A subadult male elephant seal rears up on his foreflippers and bellows. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15533
Photo of A bull elephant seal rears up on his foreflippers and bellows, warning nearby males not to enter his beach territory. This old male shows scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15532
Photo of A bull elephant seal rears up on his foreflippers and bellows, warning nearby males not to enter his beach territory. This old male shows scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15531
Photo of A bull elephant seal rears up on his foreflippers and bellows, warning nearby males not to enter his beach territory. This old male shows scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15530
Photo of A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15529
Photo of A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15528
Photo of Elephant seals crowd a sand beach at the Piedras Blancas rookery near San Simeon. :: Image #15527
Photo of Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15526
Photo of Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15525
Photo of Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15524
Photo of Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15523
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15520
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15519
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15518
Photo of Bull elephant seal lies on the sand. This old male shows the huge proboscis characteristic of this species, as well as considerable scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15517
Photo of Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15516
Photo of A bull elephant seal (adult male) surveys his territory on the sandy beach rookery. Central California. :: Image #15515
Photo of Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15514
Photo of Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15513
Photo of Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15512
Photo of Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15511
Photo of Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15510
Photo of Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15509
Photo of A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15508
Photo of A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15507
Photo of A bull elephant seal prepares to mate with a much smaller female. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15506
Photo of A bull elephant seal prepares to mate with a much smaller female. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15505
Photo of A bull elephant seal prepares to mate with a much smaller female. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15504
Photo of Bull elephant seal lies on the sand. This old male shows the huge proboscis characteristic of this species, as well as considerable scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15503
Photo of An adult male elephant seal stretches out and rests on a sandy Central California beach. This male will fast from December through March as it pursues females and fights for beach territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15502
Photo of Bull elephant seal lies on the sand. This old male shows the huge proboscis characteristic of this species, as well as considerable scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15501
Photo of Bull elephant seal lies on the sand. This old male shows the huge proboscis characteristic of this species, as well as considerable scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15500
Photo of Bull elephant seal lies on the sand. This old male shows the huge proboscis characteristic of this species, as well as considerable scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15499
Photo of Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15498
Photo of An adult male elephant seal, rushing to attack another male intruding on his territory, tramples a tiny pup. Pups experience a high mortality rate, including injury, separation from mother, being washed into the ocean and abandonment. :: Image #15496
Photo of Newborn elephant seal pup, still wearing part of its placental sac, makes its initial bond with its mother. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15495
Photo of Elephant seal pup nurses. The pup will nurse for 27 days, when the mother stops lactating and returns to the sea. The pup will stay on the beach 12 more weeks until it becomes hungry and begins to forage for food. :: Image #15494
Photo of Elephant seal pup nurses. The pup will nurse for 27 days, when the mother stops lactating and returns to the sea. The pup will stay on the beach 12 more weeks until it becomes hungry and begins to forage for food. :: Image #15493
Photo of Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15492
Photo of This bull elephant seal, an old adult male, shows scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15491
Photo of Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15490
Photo of Male elephant seal, surrounded by his harem females, rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15488
Photo of Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15487
Photo of Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15486
Photo of Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15485
Photo of Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15484
Photo of Two pups nurse on an elephant seal mother. In spite of the fact that a female only has enough milk to successfully nurse a single pup to weaning, abandoned pups may try to nurse and the inexperienced mothers may not understand that both pups are doomed. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15483
Photo of Having just given birth moments before, a mother elephant seal barks at seagulls that are feasting on the placenta and birth tissues. The pup is unharmed; the interaction is a common one between elephant seals and gulls. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15482
Photo of Newborn elephant seal pup, still wearing part of its placental sac, makes its initial bond with its mother. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15480
Photo of Elephant seal mother and pup vocalize to one another constantly, likely to reassure the pup and confirm the maternal identity on a crowded beach. Central California. :: Image #15479
Photo of Seagulls feast on the placenta and birth tissues produced by an elephant seal birth just moments before. The pup is unharmed; the interaction is a common one between elephant seals and gulls. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15478
Photo of Elephant seal pup nurses. The pup will nurse for 27 days, when the mother stops lactating and returns to the sea. The pup will stay on the beach 12 more weeks until it becomes hungry and begins to forage for food. :: Image #15477
Photo of Elephant seal pup. The pup will nurse for 27 days, when the mother stops lactating and returns to the sea. The pup will stay on the beach 12 more weeks until it becomes hungry and begins to forage for food. :: Image #15476
Photo of A bull elephant seal (adult male) surveys the beach. The huge proboscis is characteristic of the species. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15475
Photo of A bull elephant seal (adult male) surveys the beach. The huge proboscis is characteristic of the species. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15474
Photo of Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15473
Photo of Female elephant seal, hauled out on the sandy beach rookery, will give birth to a pup then mate, and return to the ocean 27 days after giving birth. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15472
Photo of Female elephant seal, hauled out on the sandy beach rookery, will give birth to a pup then mate, and return to the ocean 27 days after giving birth. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15471
Photo of Female elephant seal, hauled out on the sandy beach rookery, will give birth to a pup then mate, and return to the ocean 27 days after giving birth. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15470
Photo of Whiskers on an adult female elephant seal. Central California. :: Image #15469
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15468
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15467
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15466
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15465
Photo of Subadult male elephant seals mock jousting, preparing the rear territorial battles they will pursue when they mature. Rocky beach, winter, Central California. :: Image #15464
Photo of Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15463
Photo of A bull elephant seal (adult male) surveys the beach. The huge proboscis is characteristic of the species. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15462
Photo of Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15461
Photo of A bull elephant seal (adult male) surveys the beach. The huge proboscis is characteristic of the species. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15459
Photo of A bull elephant seal (adult male) surveys the beach. The huge proboscis is characteristic of the species. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15457
Photo of Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15456
Photo of Bull elephant seal, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15455
Photo of Huge proboscis (nose) of an adult male elephant seal. Central California. :: Image #15452
Photo of A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15451
Photo of A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15450
Photo of A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15449
Photo of A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15448
Photo of A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15446
Photo of A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15445
Photo of Adult male elephant seal lies on wet sand displaying the huge proboscis that is characteristic of this species. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15444
Photo of An adult male elephant seal rests on a wet beach. He displays the enormous proboscis characteristic of male elephant seals as well as considerable scarring on his neck from fighting with other males for territory. Central California. :: Image #15443
Photo of An adult male elephant seal rests on a wet beach. He displays the enormous proboscis characteristic of male elephant seals as well as considerable scarring on his neck from fighting with other males for territory. Central California. :: Image #15438
Photo of Adult male elephant seal in the surf, displaying the huge proboscis that is characteristic of this species. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15437
Photo of Bull elephant seal in surf, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15436
Photo of Adult male elephant seal in the surf, displaying the huge proboscis that is characteristic of this species. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15435
Photo of Adult male elephant seal in the surf, displaying the huge proboscis that is characteristic of this species. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15434
Photo of Elephant seals crowd a sand beach at the Piedras Blancas rookery near San Simeon. :: Image #15433
Photo of Elephant seals crowd a sand beach at the Piedras Blancas rookery near San Simeon. :: Image #15432
Photo of A bull elephant seal rears up on his foreflippers and bellows, warning nearby males not to enter his beach territory. He is surrounded by smaller females, many of which comprise his harem. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15431
Photo of Elephant seals crowd a sand beach at the Piedras Blancas rookery near San Simeon. :: Image #15430
Photo of Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15429
Photo of Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15427
Photo of This bull elephant seal, an old adult male, shows scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15426
Photo of Male elephant seal rears up on its foreflippers and bellows to intimidate other males and to survey its beach territory. Winter, Central California. :: Image #15424
Photo of An adult male elephant seal, rushing to attack another male intruding on his territory, tramples a tiny pup. Pups experience a high mortality rate, including injury, separation from mother, being washed into the ocean and abandonment. :: Image #15423
Photo of Elephant seal mother and pup vocalize to one another constantly, likely to reassure the pup and confirm the maternal identity on a crowded beach. Central California. :: Image #15420
Photo of Mother elephant seal and her pup. The pup will nurse for 27 days, when the mother stops lactating and returns to the sea. The pup will stay on the beach 12 more weeks until it becomes hungry and begins to forage for food. :: Image #15418
Photo of A bull elephant seal rears up on his foreflippers and bellows, warning nearby males not to enter his beach territory. He is surrounded by smaller females (and several black pups) which comprise his harem. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15417
Photo of A bull elephant seal rears up on his foreflippers and bellows, warning nearby males not to enter his beach territory. A much smaller adult female is just in front of him. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15416
Photo of A bull elephant seal rears up on his foreflippers and bellows, warning nearby males not to enter his beach territory. He is surrounded by smaller females, many of which comprise his harem. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15415
Photo of An adult male elephant seal rests on a sandy beach. He shows the enormous proboscis characteristic of male elephant seals, as well as considerable scarring on his neck from fighting with other males for territory. Central California. :: Image #15414
Photo of A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15413
Photo of A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15412
Photo of A bull elephant seal rears up on his foreflippers, surverying his beach territory. He displays scarring on his chest and proboscis from fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15407
Photo of Bull elephant seal in surf, adult male, bellowing. Its huge proboscis is characteristic of male elephant seals. Scarring from combat with other males. Central California. :: Image #15406
Photo of Elephant seal adult male emerges from the ocean, hauling himself up on the sandy beach to rest at the rookery. Central California. :: Image #15405
Photo of Elephant seals in the surf, showing extreme dimorphism, males (5000 lb) are triple the size of females (1700 lb). Central California. :: Image #15404
Photo of Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15402
Photo of Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15401
Photo of Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15400
Photo of Female elephant seals fight for space on the beach for themselves and their pups, and fend off other females who may try to steal their pups. The fights among females are less intense than those among bulls but are no less important in determining the social hierarchy of the rookery. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15399
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15398
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15397
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15396
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15395
Photo of A bull elephant seal rears up on his foreflippers, surverying his beach territory. He displays scarring on his chest and proboscis from fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15389
Photo of Tyler Smith (red) and Matt Ambrose (blue), final round, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15370
Photo of Carlos Burle, Mavericks, wipeout (sequence) during the freesurf break before the final round, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15369
Photo of 2006 Mavericks surf contest champion Grant Twiggy Baker of South Africa catches one of his many great waves of the day, this one in the first round. Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15368
Photo of Greg Long of San Clemente surfs a heat one wave at the 2006 Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15367
Photo of Veteran Mavericks local Peter Mel, heat two, 2006 Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15366
Photo of Russell Smith, heat one, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15365
Photo of Brock Little, heat one, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15364
Photo of Brock Little (green), Shane Desmond (blue), Randy Cone (orange), heat one, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15363
Photo of Randy Cone catches the first wave of the Mavericks surf contest two minutes into heat one, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15362
Photo of Carlos Burle, Mavericks, wipeout (sequence) during the freesurf break before the final round, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15361
Photo of Zach Wormhoudt in heat four, Wormhoudt would advance to the semis, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15360
Photo of Shawn Rhodes (white) and Ryan Seelbach (red) in heat four of the 2006 Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15359
Photo of Kenny Skindog Collins, heat three, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15358
Photo of Anthony Tashnick (2005 Mavericks champion), heat two, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15357
Photo of Carlos Burle, Mavericks, wipeout (sequence) during the freesurf break before the final round, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15356
Photo of Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15355
Photo of Santa Cruz local Josh Loya pays the price at Mavericks. In spite of this wipeout, Loya had a good day making the semis in a very competitive lineup.. 2006 Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15354
Photo of Greg Long of San Clemente pays the price at Mavericks. Long would go on to recover and claims some excellent waves during his heat. 2006 Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15353
Photo of Anthony Tashnick (2005 Mavericks champion), Mavericks, freesurfing during the break before the final round, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15352
Photo of Carlos Burle, Mavericks, wipeout (sequence) during the freesurf break before the final round, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15351
Photo of Anthony Tashnick (2005 Mavericks champion), Mavericks, freesurfing during the break before the final round, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15350
Photo of Mavericks, unidentified surfer entertains with some freesurfing during the break before the final round, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15349
Photo of Jeff Clark, Mavericks surf contest director and the man who has surfed Mavericks longer than anyone else, surveys the lineup from his jetski on contest day, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15348
Photo of Ryan Seelbach paddles out to the lineup for his heat four surf, Seelbach would advance to the semis, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15347
Photo of Big wave expert Greg Long of San Clemente contemplates his upcoming surf in heat two of the 2006 Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15346
Photo of Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15345
Photo of Mavericks surf contest crowd enjoys the sun and warm weather on the Pillar Point cliffs, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15344
Photo of Mavericks surf contest crowd enjoys the sun and warm weather on the Pillar Point cliffs, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15343
Photo of Radar installation owned by Vandenberg Air Force Base rises atop Pillar Point. :: Image #15342
Photo of Brock Little, final round, Mavericks surf contest (third place), February 7, 2006. :: Image #15341
Photo of Evan Slater, final round, Mavericks surf contest (fifth place), February 7, 2006. :: Image #15340
Photo of Brock Little, final round, Mavericks surf contest (third place), February 7, 2006. :: Image #15339
Photo of Evan Slater semifinal round one, Slater would go on to fifth place overall in the final, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15338
Photo of Darryl Flea Virostko, three time Mavericks champion, in heat four. Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15337
Photo of Grant Washburn (fifth place) gives the jetski photographer a show in the early rounds of the Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15336
Photo of Grant Baker, 2006 Mavericks champion, visits from South Africa and catches one of his many great waves of the day, this one in the first round. Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15335
Photo of Kenny Skindog Collins, heat three, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15334
Photo of Brazilian Danilo Couto in heat three, Couto would advance to the semis, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15333
Photo of Tyler Smith in heat two, Smith would go on to take second in the final round later in the day, Mavericks surf contest (second place), February 7, 2006. :: Image #15332
Photo of Veteran Mavericks local Peter Mel, heat two, 2006 Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15331
Photo of Veteran Mavericks local Peter Mel, heat two, 2006 Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15330
Photo of Greg Long of San Clemente surfs a heat one wave at the 2006 Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15329
Photo of Evan Slater, final round, Mavericks surf contest (fifth place), February 7, 2006. :: Image #15328
Photo of Brock Little, final round, Mavericks surf contest (third place), February 7, 2006. :: Image #15327
Photo of The wave. Brock Little (third place) paddles out to the lineup, final round. Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15326
Photo of Tyler Smith (red) and Matt Ambrose (blue), final round, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15325
Photo of Evan Slater in semifinal one, Slater would finish fifth in the finals later in the day, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15324
Photo of Zach Wormhoudt in heat four, Wormhoudt would advance to the semis, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15323
Photo of Ryan Seelbach in heat four of the 2006 Mavericks surf contest, Seelbach would advance to the semis, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15322
Photo of 2006 Mavericks surf contest champion Grant Twiggy Baker of South Africa catches one of his many great waves of the day, this one in the first round. Check out the huge bounce lifting up behind him, heavy. Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15321
Photo of Matt Ambrose (fourth place) advanced to the semis with his score on this heat three wave, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15320
Photo of Anthony Tashnick (2005 champion) drops in during heat two, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15319
Photo of Greg Long of San Clemente surfs a heat one wave at the 2006 Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15318
Photo of Josh Loya of Santa Cruz in heat two, Loya would advance to the semis, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15317
Photo of 2006 Mavericks surf contest champion Grant Twiggy Baker of South Africa. Final round, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15316
Photo of Brazilian Danilo Couto in heat three, Couto would advance to the semis, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15315
Photo of Josh Loya of Santa Cruz in heat two, Loya would advance to the semis, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15314
Photo of Zach Wormhoudt makes the drop in heat four, Wormhoudt would advance to the semis, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15313
Photo of Grant Baker, champion, catches one of his many great waves of the day, this one in the first round. Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15312
Photo of Brazilian Danilo Couto in heat three, Couto would advance to the semis, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15311
Photo of Zach Wormhoudt in heat four, Wormhoudt would advance to the semis, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15310
Photo of Grant Washburn (fifth place) gives the jetski photographer a show in the early rounds of the Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15309
Photo of 2006 Mavericks surf contest champion Grant Twiggy Baker of South Africa catches one of his many great waves of the day, this one in the first round. Check out the huge bounce lifting up behind him, heavy. Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15307
Photo of Greg Long of San Clemente surfs a heat one wave at the 2006 Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15306
Photo of Evan Slater, Mavericks surf contest (fifth place), February 7, 2006. :: Image #15305
Photo of Evan Slater, Mavericks surf contest (fifth place), February 7, 2006. :: Image #15304
Photo of Brock Little, final round, Mavericks surf contest (third place), February 7, 2006. :: Image #15303
Photo of Evan Slater, final round, Mavericks surf contest (fifth place), February 7, 2006. :: Image #15302
Photo of Snowy egret. The snowy egret can be found in marshes, swamps, shorelines, mudflats and ponds. The snowy egret eats shrimp, minnows and other small fish, crustaceans and frogs. It is found on all coasts of North America and, in winter, into South America. :: Image #15298
Photo of Snowy egret. The snowy egret can be found in marshes, swamps, shorelines, mudflats and ponds. The snowy egret eats shrimp, minnows and other small fish, crustaceans and frogs. It is found on all coasts of North America and, in winter, into South America. :: Image #15297
Photo of Snowy egret. The snowy egret can be found in marshes, swamps, shorelines, mudflats and ponds. The snowy egret eats shrimp, minnows and other small fish, crustaceans and frogs. It is found on all coasts of North America and, in winter, into South America. :: Image #15296
Photo of Snowy egret. The snowy egret can be found in marshes, swamps, shorelines, mudflats and ponds. The snowy egret eats shrimp, minnows and other small fish, crustaceans and frogs. It is found on all coasts of North America and, in winter, into South America. :: Image #15295
Photo of Snowy egret. The snowy egret can be found in marshes, swamps, shorelines, mudflats and ponds. The snowy egret eats shrimp, minnows and other small fish, crustaceans and frogs. It is found on all coasts of North America and, in winter, into South America. :: Image #15294
Photo of Snowy egret. The snowy egret can be found in marshes, swamps, shorelines, mudflats and ponds. The snowy egret eats shrimp, minnows and other small fish, crustaceans and frogs. It is found on all coasts of North America and, in winter, into South America. :: Image #15293
Photo of Snowy egret. The snowy egret can be found in marshes, swamps, shorelines, mudflats and ponds. The snowy egret eats shrimp, minnows and other small fish, crustaceans and frogs. It is found on all coasts of North America and, in winter, into South America. :: Image #15292
Photo of Snowy egret. The snowy egret can be found in marshes, swamps, shorelines, mudflats and ponds. The snowy egret eats shrimp, minnows and other small fish, crustaceans and frogs. It is found on all coasts of North America and, in winter, into South America. :: Image #15291
Photo of Western gull, adult breeding plumage, note yellow orbital ring around eye. :: Image #15290
Photo of Western gull, adult breeding plumage, note yellow orbital ring around eye. :: Image #15288
Photo of Seabirds in flight at sunrise, long exposure produces a blurred motion. :: Image #15287
Photo of Double-crested cormorants in flight at sunrise, long exposure produces a blurred motion. :: Image #15286
Photo of Double-crested cormorants in flight at sunrise, long exposure produces a blurred motion. :: Image #15284
Photo of Double-crested cormorants in flight at sunrise, long exposure produces a blurred motion. :: Image #15283
Photo of Double-crested cormorants in flight at sunrise, long exposure produces a blurred motion. :: Image #15282
Photo of Double-crested cormorant in flight at sunrise, long exposure produces a blurred motion. :: Image #15281
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #15255
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #15243
Photo of Brown pelicans in breeding plumage with bright red gular pouches, socializing, using bills to intimidate one another. :: Image #15224
Photo of Brown pelican. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #15208
Photo of Brown pelican. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #15190
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #15187
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #15179
Photo of Brown pelican. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #15175
Photo of Brown pelican. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #15129
Photo of Turkey vulture in flight, soaring, San Simeon. :: Image #15121
Photo of Western gull, adult breeding plumage, note yellow orbital ring around eye. :: Image #15120
Photo of Western gull, juvenile 3rd winter plumage. :: Image #15119
Photo of Western gull, juvenile 2nd winter plumage. :: Image #15118
Photo of Western gull, adult breeding plumage, note yellow orbital ring around eye. :: Image #15117
Photo of Western gull, adult breeding plumage, note yellow orbital ring around eye. :: Image #15115
Photo of Western gull, adult breeding plumage, note yellow orbital ring around eye. :: Image #15113
Photo of Western gull, adult breeding plumage, note yellow orbital ring around eye. :: Image #15110
Photo of Western gull, adult breeding plumage, note yellow orbital ring around eye. :: Image #15109
Photo of Western gull, adult breeding plumage, note yellow orbital ring around eye. :: Image #15108
Photo of Western gull, adult breeding plumage, note yellow orbital ring around eye. :: Image #15107
Photo of Western gull, adult breeding plumage, note yellow orbital ring around eye. :: Image #15106
Photo of Western gull, adult breeding plumage, note yellow orbital ring around eye. :: Image #15105
Photo of Heermanns gull, adult breeding plumage. :: Image #15103
Photo of Double-crested cormorant drys its wings in the sun following a morning of foraging in the ocean, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15102
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15101
Photo of Double-crested cormorant drys its wings in the sun following a morning of foraging in the ocean, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15100
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15098
Photo of Double-crested cormorant drys its wings in the sun following a morning of foraging in the ocean, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15097
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15096
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15095
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15093
Photo of Double-crested cormorant drys its wings in the sun following a morning of foraging in the ocean, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15088
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15087
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15086
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15085
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15083
Photo of Double-crested cormorant drys its wings in the sun following a morning of foraging in the ocean, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15082
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15081
Photo of Double-crested cormorant drys its wings in the sun following a morning of foraging in the ocean, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15080
Photo of Double-crested cormorant drys its wings in the sun following a morning of foraging in the ocean, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15079
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15077
Photo of Double-crested cormorant drys its wings in the sun following a morning of foraging in the ocean, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15076
Photo of Double-crested cormorant drys its wings in the sun following a morning of foraging in the ocean, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15075
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15074
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. :: Image #15073
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15064
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15063
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15062
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal leaves the surf to haul out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15061
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal leaves the surf to haul out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15060
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15059
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal leaves the surf to haul out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15058
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal leaves the surf to haul out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15057
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15056
Photo of Pacific harbor seals hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15055
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15054
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal leaves the surf to haul out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15053
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal leaves the surf to haul out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15052
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal leaves the surf to haul out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15051
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal swims in the Childrens Pool in La Jolla. :: Image #15049
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal leaves the surf to haul out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15048
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal leaves the surf to haul out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15047
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15046
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15045
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal leaves the surf to haul out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15044
Photo of Tabletop. :: Image #15043
Photo of Tabletop. :: Image #15039
Photo of Tabletop. :: Image #15038
Photo of Surf, wave, winter, morning, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #15004
Photo of Surf, wave, winter, morning, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #14986
Photo of Surf, wave, winter, morning, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #14982
Photo of Zebra shark. The zebra shark feeds on mollusks, crabs, shrimps and small fishes. It can reach a length of 10 feet (3m). :: Image #14977
Photo of Zebra shark. The zebra shark feeds on mollusks, crabs, shrimps and small fishes. It can reach a length of 10 feet (3m). :: Image #14976
Photo of Zebra shark. The zebra shark feeds on mollusks, crabs, shrimps and small fishes. It can reach a length of 10 feet (3m). :: Image #14975
Photo of Zebra shark. The zebra shark feeds on mollusks, crabs, shrimps and small fishes. It can reach a length of 10 feet (3m). :: Image #14974
Photo of Zebra shark. The zebra shark feeds on mollusks, crabs, shrimps and small fishes. It can reach a length of 10 feet (3m). :: Image #14973
Photo of Zebra shark. The zebra shark feeds on mollusks, crabs, shrimps and small fishes. It can reach a length of 10 feet (3m). :: Image #14972
Photo of Zebra shark. The zebra shark feeds on mollusks, crabs, shrimps and small fishes. It can reach a length of 10 feet (3m). :: Image #14971
Photo of Zebra shark. The zebra shark feeds on mollusks, crabs, shrimps and small fishes. It can reach a length of 10 feet (3m). :: Image #14970
Photo of Zebra shark. The zebra shark feeds on mollusks, crabs, shrimps and small fishes. It can reach a length of 10 feet (3m). :: Image #14969
Photo of Zebra shark. The zebra shark feeds on mollusks, crabs, shrimps and small fishes. It can reach a length of 10 feet (3m). :: Image #14968
Photo of Zebra shark. The zebra shark feeds on mollusks, crabs, shrimps and small fishes. It can reach a length of 10 feet (3m). :: Image #14967
Photo of Whitespotted bamboo shark. :: Image #14966
Photo of Whitespotted bamboo shark. :: Image #14965
Photo of Whitespotted bamboo shark. :: Image #14964
Photo of Whitespotted bamboo shark. :: Image #14962
Photo of Epaulette shark. The epaulette shark is primarily nocturnal, hunting for crabs, worms and invertebrates by crawling across the bottom on its overlarge fins. :: Image #14961
Photo of Epaulette shark. The epaulette shark is primarily nocturnal, hunting for crabs, worms and invertebrates by crawling across the bottom on its overlarge fins. :: Image #14960
Photo of Epaulette shark. The epaulette shark is primarily nocturnal, hunting for crabs, worms and invertebrates by crawling across the bottom on its overlarge fins. :: Image #14959
Photo of Spot prawn atop scallop. :: Image #14957
Photo of Unidentified marinecrab atop strawberry anemones. :: Image #14956
Photo of Egg casing (empty) of the swell shark. :: Image #14955
Photo of Juvenile horn shark. :: Image #14954
Photo of Juvenile horn shark. :: Image #14953
Photo of Spot prawn. :: Image #14952
Photo of Giant plumose anemone :: Image #14951
Photo of Sun starfish. This enormous starfish can have up to 24 arms, grow to 30 inches in diameter and have as many as 15000 tube feet. Sun stars are usually pink, purple or brown in color although will occasionally be red or yellow. They can regrow lost arms. :: Image #14950
Photo of Sun starfish. This enormous starfish can have up to 24 arms, grow to 30 inches in diameter and have as many as 15000 tube feet. Sun stars are usually pink, purple or brown in color although will occasionally be red or yellow. They can regrow lost arms. :: Image #14949
Photo of A mass of spiny brittle stars. :: Image #14948
Photo of A mass of spiny brittle stars. :: Image #14947
Photo of Tube anemone. :: Image #14946
Photo of Ocean whitefish. :: Image #14945
Photo of Juvenile sheephead wrasse. :: Image #14944
Photo of Unidentified rockfish. :: Image #14943
Photo of Unidentified rockfish. :: Image #14942
Photo of Fish-eating anemone. :: Image #14941
Photo of Fish-eating anemone. :: Image #14940
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #14939
Photo of A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it. :: Image #14938
Photo of A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it. :: Image #14937
Photo of A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it. :: Image #14935
Photo of Squid egg casings. Each casing housings hundreds of tiny squid eggs. After the female squid has planted her egg casings to the sandy bottom, she will die. :: Image #14931
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #14929
Photo of Pacific mackerel. Long exposure shows motion as blur. Mackerel are some of the fastest fishes in the ocean, with smooth streamlined torpedo-shaped bodies, they can swim hundreds of miles in a year. :: Image #14927
Photo of Pacific mackerel. Long exposure shows motion as blur. Mackerel are some of the fastest fishes in the ocean, with smooth streamlined torpedo-shaped bodies, they can swim hundreds of miles in a year. :: Image #14926
Photo of Purple-striped jelly. :: Image #14925
Photo of Purple-striped jelly. :: Image #14924
Photo of Purple-striped jelly. :: Image #14922
Photo of Purple-striped jelly. :: Image #14921
Photo of Cormorant. Monterey. :: Image #14920
Photo of Egret. :: Image #14919
Photo of Lovers Point, Pacific Grove. A couple admires the sunrise atop Lovers Point in Pacific Grove. Waves breaking over rocks appear as a foggy mist in this time exposure. Pacific Grove. :: Image #14918
Photo of Lovers Point, Pacific Grove. A couple admires the sunrise atop Lovers Point in Pacific Grove. Waves breaking over rocks appear as a foggy mist in this time exposure. Pacific Grove. :: Image #14917
Photo of Waves breaking over rocks appear as a foggy mist in this time exposure. Pacific Grove. :: Image #14916
Photo of Waves breaking over rocks appear as a foggy mist in this time exposure. Pacific Grove. :: Image #14915
Photo of Waves breaking over rocks appear as a foggy mist in this time exposure. Pacific Grove. :: Image #14914
Photo of Waves breaking over rocks appear as a foggy mist in this time exposure. Pacific Grove. :: Image #14913
Photo of Waves breaking over rocks appear as a foggy mist in this time exposure. Pacific Grove. :: Image #14912
Photo of Waves breaking over rocks appear as a foggy mist in this time exposure. Pacific Grove. :: Image #14911
Photo of Waves breaking over rocks appear as a foggy mist in this time exposure. Pacific Grove. :: Image #14910
Photo of Waves breaking over rocks appear as a foggy mist in this time exposure. Pacific Grove. :: Image #14909
Photo of Waves breaking over rocks appear as a foggy mist in this time exposure. Pacific Grove. :: Image #14908
Photo of Waves blur as they break over the rocky shoreline of Big Sur. :: Image #14907
Photo of Waves blur as they break over the rocky shoreline of Big Sur. :: Image #14906
Photo of Waves blur as they break over the rocky shoreline of Big Sur. :: Image #14905
Photo of Waves blur as they break over the rocky shoreline of Big Sur. :: Image #14904
Photo of Waves blur as they break over the rocky shoreline of Big Sur. :: Image #14903
Photo of Bixby Bridge at sunset. :: Image #14902
Photo of The Morro Bay Power Plant, with its distinctive three stacks, rises above fishing boats in Morro Bay harbor. Morro Bay. :: Image #14901
Photo of Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara. :: Image #14899
Photo of Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara. :: Image #14898
Photo of Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara. :: Image #14897
Photo of Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara. :: Image #14896
Photo of Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara. :: Image #14895
Photo of Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara. :: Image #14894
Photo of Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara. :: Image #14893
Photo of Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara. :: Image #14892
Photo of Inside of the parish of the Santa Barbara Mission. Established in 1786, Mission Santa Barbara was the tenth of the California missions to be founded by the Spanish Franciscans. Santa Barbara. :: Image #14891
Photo of The Ty Warner Sea Center, a part of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, located on Stearns Wharf. :: Image #14890
Photo of The Ty Warner Sea Center, a part of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, located on Stearns Wharf. :: Image #14889
Photo of The Santa Barbara Mission. Established in 1786, Mission Santa Barbara was the tenth of the California missions to be founded by the Spanish Franciscans. Santa Barbara. :: Image #14888
Photo of The Santa Barbara Mission. Established in 1786, Mission Santa Barbara was the tenth of the California missions to be founded by the Spanish Franciscans. Santa Barbara. :: Image #14887
Photo of The Santa Barbara Mission. Established in 1786, Mission Santa Barbara was the tenth of the California missions to be founded by the Spanish Franciscans. Santa Barbara. :: Image #14886
Photo of The Santa Barbara Mission. Established in 1786, Mission Santa Barbara was the tenth of the California missions to be founded by the Spanish Franciscans. Santa Barbara. :: Image #14885
Photo of Drift kelp has washed ashore on a sandy California beach. Winter brings large surf and increased wave energy which often rips giant kelp from the ocean bottom, so that it floats down current, often washing ashore. :: Image #14884
Photo of Salt Creek surf, pretty big day, winter, morning. :: Image #14864
Photo of Salt Creek surf, pretty big day, winter, morning. :: Image #14855
Photo of Helicopter circles over Swamis keeping an eye on surfers. Giant surf and big waves nail Southern California, December 21, 2005. :: Image #14842
Photo of Helicopter circles over Swamis keeping an eye on surfers. Giant surf and big waves nail Southern California, December 21, 2005. :: Image #14841
Photo of Pipes goes off south of Swamis, Encinitas. Giant surf and big waves nail Southern California, December 21, 2005. :: Image #14840
Photo of Big surf and waves. :: Image #14838
Photo of Big surf and waves. :: Image #14831
Photo of Big surf and waves. :: Image #14827
Photo of Giant surf crashes against the cliffs above La Jolla Caves, December 21, 2005. :: Image #14824
Photo of People watch giant surf breaking at Boomers / Alligator Head near La Jolla Cove. Giant surf and big waves nail Southern California, December 21, 2005. :: Image #14823
Photo of Lifeguards on a jet ski assist a surfer caught inside. La Jolla Cove. Giant surf and big waves nail Southern California, December 21, 2005. :: Image #14822
Photo of Kyle Blase tears down a mean La Jolla Cove one. La Jolla Cove only breaks on really big swells. Giant surf and big waves nail Southern California, December 21, 2005. :: Image #14821
Photo of Andrew Matthews rides a big La Jolla Cove. La Jolla Cove only breaks on really big swells. Giant surf and big waves nail Southern California, December 21, 2005. :: Image #14819
Photo of La Jolla Cove only breaks on really big swells. Giant surf and big waves nail Southern California, December 21, 2005. :: Image #14818
Photo of La Jolla Cove only breaks on really big swells. Giant surf and big waves nail Southern California, December 21, 2005. :: Image #14816
Photo of La Jolla Cove only breaks on really big swells. Giant surf and big waves nail Southern California, December 21, 2005. :: Image #14814
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. :: Image #14806
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. :: Image #14805
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. :: Image #14804
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. :: Image #14803
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. :: Image #14802
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. :: Image #14801
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. :: Image #14800
Photo of Breaking wave, South Carlsbad State Beach, Ponto, morning, winter. :: Image #14790
Photo of Breaking wave, South Carlsbad State Beach, Ponto, morning, winter. :: Image #14789
Photo of UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #14786
Photo of UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #14785
Photo of UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #14783
Photo of UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #14782
Photo of UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #14781
Photo of UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #14779
Photo of UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #14778
Photo of UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #14776
Photo of UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #14775
Photo of Vices and Virtues, part of the Stuart Collection and University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Artist Bruce Naumann created Vices and Virtues in 1988 along the top of the Charles Lee Powell Structural Systems Laboratory at UCSD. Vices and virtues named in alternating neon light blink bizarrely around the building, lighting the night sky at UCSD. Very odd. :: Image #14774
Photo of Vices and Virtues, part of the Stuart Collection and University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Artist Bruce Naumann created Vices and Virtues in 1988 along the top of the Charles Lee Powell Structural Systems Laboratory at UCSD. Vices and virtues named in alternating neon light blink bizarrely around the building, lighting the night sky at UCSD. Very odd. :: Image #14773
Photo of Vices and Virtues, part of the Stuart Collection and University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Artist Bruce Naumann created Vices and Virtues in 1988 along the top of the Charles Lee Powell Structural Systems Laboratory at UCSD. Vices and virtues named in alternating neon light blink bizarrely around the building, lighting the night sky at UCSD. Very odd. :: Image #14772
Photo of Sandstone cliffs at Torrey Pines State Park, viewed from high above the Pacific Ocean near the Indian Trail. :: Image #14769
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #14768
Photo of Broken Hill with La Jolla and the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #14767
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #14766
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #14765
Photo of Broken Hill with La Jolla and the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #14764
Photo of Broken Hill with La Jolla and the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #14763
Photo of Broken Hill with the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #14762
Photo of Broken Hill with the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #14761
Photo of Broken Hill with La Jolla and the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #14760
Photo of Broken Hill with the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #14759
Photo of Broken Hill with the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #14757
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #14756
Photo of Broken Hill with the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #14755
Photo of Broken Hill with the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #14754
Photo of Broken Hill with La Jolla and the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #14753
Photo of La Jolla Shores and the La Jolla Ecological Reserve and Underwater Park, looking north from the La Jolla sea caves. Scripps Institution of Oceanography and its pier can be seen in the distance. :: Image #14752
Photo of La Jolla Shores and the La Jolla Ecological Reserve and Underwater Park, looking north from the La Jolla sea caves. Scripps Institution of Oceanography and its pier can be seen in the distance. :: Image #14751
Photo of Sandstone cliffs of Torrey Pines State Reserve rise above a tidepool. San Diego. :: Image #14747
Photo of Eel grass awash low tide, at sunset. :: Image #14745
Photo of Eel grass awash low tide, at sunset. :: Image #14744
Photo of Eel grass awash low tide, at sunset. :: Image #14743
Photo of Eel grass awash low tide, at sunset. :: Image #14742
Photo of Eel grass awash low tide, at sunset. :: Image #14741
Photo of Eel grass awash low tide, at sunset. :: Image #14740
Photo of Eel grass awash low tide, at sunset. :: Image #14739
Photo of Eel grass awash low tide, at sunset. :: Image #14738
Photo of Eel grass awash low tide, at sunset. :: Image #14737
Photo of Eel grass sways in an incoming tide, with the sandstone cliffs of Torrey Pines State Reserve in the distance. :: Image #14736
Photo of Eel grass sways in an incoming tide, with the sandstone cliffs of Torrey Pines State Reserve in the distance. :: Image #14735
Photo of Eel grass sways in an incoming tide, with the sandstone cliffs of Torrey Pines State Reserve in the distance. :: Image #14734
Photo of Eel grass sways in the waves at extreme low tide, the lights of La Jolla are visible in the distance. San Diego. :: Image #14733
Photo of Eel grass sways in an incoming tide, with the sandstone cliffs of Torrey Pines State Reserve in the distance. :: Image #14732
Photo of Eel grass sways in an incoming tide, with the sandstone cliffs of Torrey Pines State Reserve in the distance. :: Image #14731
Photo of Eel grass sways in an incoming tide, with the sandstone cliffs of Torrey Pines State Reserve in the distance. :: Image #14730
Photo of Eel grass sways in an incoming tide, with the sandstone cliffs of Torrey Pines State Reserve in the distance. :: Image #14729
Photo of Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously. :: Image #14723
Photo of Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously. :: Image #14722
Photo of Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously. :: Image #14721
Photo of Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously. :: Image #14720
Photo of Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously. :: Image #14719
Photo of Tube anemone. :: Image #14718
Photo of Spotted gar. :: Image #14717
Photo of Spotted gar. :: Image #14716
Photo of Spotted gar. :: Image #14715
Photo of Spotted gar. :: Image #14714
Photo of Spotted gar. :: Image #14713
Photo of Spotted gar. :: Image #14712
Photo of Spotted gar. :: Image #14711
Photo of Spotted gar. :: Image #14709
Photo of Silver arowana. :: Image #14708
Photo of Silver arowana. :: Image #14707
Photo of Silver arowana. :: Image #14706
Photo of Mushroom leather coral. These corals rise from the reef on stalks and spread out in mushroom-like forms, forming dense colonies. :: Image #14705
Photo of Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend. :: Image #14704
Photo of Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend. :: Image #14703
Photo of Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend. :: Image #14702
Photo of Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend. :: Image #14701
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #14700
Photo of Gopher snake. :: Image #14699
Photo of Golden trout. :: Image #14697
Photo of Freshwater stingray, eyes and gill opening. :: Image #14696
Photo of Southern Pacific rattlesnake. The southern Pacific rattlesnake is common in southern California from the coast through the desert foothills to elevations of 10,000 feet. It reaches 4-5 feet (1.5m) in length. :: Image #14695
Photo of Southern Pacific rattlesnake. The southern Pacific rattlesnake is common in southern California from the coast through the desert foothills to elevations of 10,000 feet. It reaches 4-5 feet (1.5m) in length. :: Image #14694
Photo of Neotropical rattlesnake. :: Image #14693
Photo of Western diamondback rattlesnake. :: Image #14692
Photo of Eastern diamondback rattlesnake. :: Image #14691
Photo of Unidentified African cichlid. :: Image #14690
Photo of Bumphead cichlid, found only in Lake Tanganyika, Africa. :: Image #14689
Photo of Blue-spotted jawfish. :: Image #14688
Photo of Blue-spotted jawfish. :: Image #14687
Photo of Berbers skink. :: Image #14686
Photo of Berbers skink. :: Image #14685
Photo of African lungfish. :: Image #14684
Photo of African lungfish. :: Image #14683
Photo of African lungfish. :: Image #14682
Photo of African lungfish. :: Image #14681
Photo of African lungfish. :: Image #14680
Photo of African lungfish. :: Image #14679
Photo of African lungfish. :: Image #14678
Photo of Arabian oryx. The Arabian oryx is now extinct in the wild over its original range, which included the Sinai and Arabian peninsulas, Jordan, Syria and Iraq. A small population of Arabian oryx have been reintroduced into the wild in Oman, with some success. :: Image #14677
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, male ram. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14676
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, male ram. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14675
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, male ram. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14674
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, male ram. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14673
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, male ram. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14672
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, male ram. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14671
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, young/immature male ram. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14670
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, male ram. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14669
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, male ram and female ewe. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14668
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, female ewe. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14667
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, male ram and female ewe. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14666
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, male ram. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14665
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, male ram and female ewe. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14664
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, male ram and female ewe. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14663
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, male ram. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14662
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, male ram. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14661
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, male ram. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14660
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, female ewe. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14659
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, male ram. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14658
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, young/immature male ram. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14657
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, male ram and female ewe. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14656
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, male ram. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14655
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, male ram. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14654
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, male ram. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14653
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, young/immature male ram. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14652
Photo of Desert bighorn sheep, male ram. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment. :: Image #14651
Photo of A lone lobster boat works its traps at sunset off the coast of Carlsbad. :: Image #14650
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside. :: Image #14648
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside. :: Image #14647
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside. :: Image #14646
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside. :: Image #14645
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside. :: Image #14644
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside. :: Image #14643
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside. :: Image #14641
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside. :: Image #14640
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside. :: Image #14639
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside. :: Image #14638
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside. :: Image #14637
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside. :: Image #14635
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside. :: Image #14634
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside. :: Image #14633
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside. :: Image #14632
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside. :: Image #14631
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside. :: Image #14630
Photo of San Diego downtown waterfront skyline, viewed across San Diego Bay from Coronado Island. :: Image #14627
Photo of San Diego downtown waterfront skyline, viewed across San Diego Bay from Coronado Island. :: Image #14626
Photo of San Diego downtown waterfront skyline, viewed across San Diego Bay from Coronado Island. :: Image #14623
Photo of San Diego downtown waterfront skyline, viewed across San Diego Bay from Coronado Island. :: Image #14622
Photo of San Diego downtown waterfront skyline, viewed across San Diego Bay from Coronado Island. :: Image #14621
Photo of Casa del Prado, South Facade. :: Image #14618
Photo of Casa del Prado, South Facade. :: Image #14617
Photo of Casa del Prado, South Facade. :: Image #14616
Photo of Casa del Prado, South Facade. :: Image #14615
Photo of Casa del Prado, South Facade. :: Image #14614
Photo of Detail of the ornate south facade of the Casa del Prado. :: Image #14613
Photo of Detail of the ornate south facade of the Casa del Prado. :: Image #14612
Photo of Casa del Prado, South Facade. :: Image #14611
Photo of Casa del Prado, South Facade. :: Image #14610
Photo of Casa del Prado, South Facade. :: Image #14609
Photo of The Junior Theatre, part of the Casa del Prado in Balboa Park. :: Image #14608
Photo of Columns and breezeway of the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Spreckels Organ is the largest musical instrument in the world. Built in 1915, it is played weekly during a free one-hour recital each Sunday. :: Image #14607
Photo of The House of Hospitality in Balboa Park, San Diego, and one of the free buses that shuttles tourists around the park. :: Image #14606
Photo of The Prado, or El Prado, the main east-west walkway through the heart of Balboa Park, is named for the Paseo del Prado in Madrid. Balboa Park. :: Image #14605
Photo of The Prado, or El Prado, the main east-west walkway through the heart of Balboa Park, is named for the Paseo del Prado in Madrid. Balboa Park. :: Image #14604
Photo of The Prado, or El Prado, the main east-west walkway through the heart of Balboa Park, is named for the Paseo del Prado in Madrid. Balboa Park. :: Image #14603
Photo of Detail of the facade of the San Diego Museum of Art depicting the 17th century Spanish Baroque painters Velazquez, Murillo and Zurbaran. Balboa Park. :: Image #14602
Photo of The South Facade of the San Diego Museum of Man is an ornate design containing statues and busts of figures important to the Spanish heritage of San Diego. Balboa Park. :: Image #14601
Photo of The San Diego Museum of Man in Balboa Park, also known as the California Building, is considered to be the most architecturally significant building in San Diego, and its construction beginning in 1915 introduced the Spanish Colonial-Revival style to Southern California. :: Image #14600
Photo of The California Tower rises 200 feet above Balboa Park. :: Image #14599
Photo of The California Tower rises 200 feet above Balboa Park. :: Image #14598
Photo of The San Diego Museum of Man in Balboa Park, also known as the California Building, is considered to be the most architecturally significant building in San Diego, and its construction beginning in 1915 introduced the Spanish Colonial-Revival style to Southern California. :: Image #14597
Photo of The California Tower rises 200 feet above Balboa Park. :: Image #14596
Photo of The California Tower rises 200 feet above Balboa Park. :: Image #14595
Photo of The Bea Evenson Foundation is the centerpiece of the Plaza de Balboa in Balboa Park, San Diego. The San Diego Natural History Museum is seen in the background. :: Image #14594
Photo of The Bea Evenson Foundation is the centerpiece of the Plaza de Balboa in Balboa Park, San Diego. The San Diego Natural History Museum is seen in the background. :: Image #14593
Photo of The Bea Evenson Foundation is the centerpiece of the Plaza de Balboa in Balboa Park, San Diego. The San Diego Natural History Museum is seen in the background. :: Image #14592
Photo of The Bea Evenson Foundation is the centerpiece of the Plaza de Balboa in Balboa Park, San Diego. The San Diego Natural History Museum is seen in the background. :: Image #14591
Photo of The Bea Evenson Foundation is the centerpiece of the Plaza de Balboa in Balboa Park, San Diego. The San Diego Natural History Museum is seen in the background. :: Image #14590
Photo of The San Diego Museum of Natural History, Balboa Park, San Diego. The San Diego Natural History Museum is the place to find dinosaur bones and get a close up look at insects, birds and organic matter that make our outside world so interesting. Renovated in 2001, a new wing has doubled the museums original 65,000 square feet of floor space to about 150,000 square feet. :: Image #14589
Photo of The San Diego Museum of Natural History, Balboa Park, San Diego. The San Diego Natural History Museum is the place to find dinosaur bones and get a close up look at insects, birds and organic matter that make our outside world so interesting. Renovated in 2001, a new wing has doubled the museums original 65,000 square feet of floor space to about 150,000 square feet. :: Image #14588
Photo of The San Diego Museum of Natural History, Balboa Park, San Diego. The San Diego Natural History Museum is the place to find dinosaur bones and get a close up look at insects, birds and organic matter that make our outside world so interesting. Renovated in 2001, a new wing has doubled the museums original 65,000 square feet of floor space to about 150,000 square feet. :: Image #14587
Photo of The San Diego Museum of Natural History, Balboa Park, San Diego. The San Diego Natural History Museum is the place to find dinosaur bones and get a close up look at insects, birds and organic matter that make our outside world so interesting. Renovated in 2001, a new wing has doubled the museums original 65,000 square feet of floor space to about 150,000 square feet. :: Image #14586
Photo of The San Diego Museum of Natural History, Balboa Park, San Diego. The San Diego Natural History Museum is the place to find dinosaur bones and get a close up look at insects, birds and organic matter that make our outside world so interesting. Renovated in 2001, a new wing has doubled the museums original 65,000 square feet of floor space to about 150,000 square feet. :: Image #14585
Photo of The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193 by 43 foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall. Balboa Park, San Diego. :: Image #14584
Photo of The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193 by 43 foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall. Balboa Park, San Diego. :: Image #14583
Photo of The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193 by 43 foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall. Balboa Park, San Diego. :: Image #14581
Photo of The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193 by 43 foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall. Balboa Park, San Diego. :: Image #14580
Photo of The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193 by 43 foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall. Balboa Park, San Diego. :: Image #14579
Photo of The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193 by 43 foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall. Balboa Park, San Diego. :: Image #14577
Photo of The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193 by 43 foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall. Balboa Park, San Diego. :: Image #14576
Photo of The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193 by 43 foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall. Balboa Park, San Diego. :: Image #14575
Photo of Leafy Seadragon. :: Image #14557
Photo of Leafy Seadragon. :: Image #14556
Photo of Leafy Seadragon. :: Image #14555
Photo of Speckled sanddab, which can alter its color and pattern to better camoflage itself against the sandy bottom on which it lies. :: Image #14554
Photo of Leafy filefish. :: Image #14553
Photo of Decorator crab. :: Image #14552
Photo of Juvenile swell shark. :: Image #14551
Photo of A tropical reef fish tank in the Stephen Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Built in 1992, the Birch Aquarium has over 60 tanks including a 70000 gallon kelp forest tank and 13000 gallon shark exhibit. :: Image #14550
Photo of The kelp forest tank in the Stephen Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The 70000 gallon tank is home to black seabass, broomtail grouper, garibaldi, moray eels and leopard sharks. :: Image #14549
Photo of The kelp forest tank in the Stephen Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The 70000 gallon tank is home to black seabass, broomtail grouper, garibaldi, moray eels and leopard sharks. :: Image #14548
Photo of Visitors admire the enormous kelp forest tank in the Stephen Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The 70000 gallon tank is home to black seabass, broomtail grouper, garibaldi, moray eels and leopard sharks. :: Image #14547
Photo of Visitors admire the enormous kelp forest tank in the Stephen Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The 70000 gallon tank is home to black seabass, broomtail grouper, garibaldi, moray eels and leopard sharks. :: Image #14546
Photo of San Diego city skyline at dusk, viewed from Harbor Island. :: Image #14541
Photo of San Diego city skyline at dusk, viewed from Harbor Island. :: Image #14540
Photo of San Diego city skyline at dusk, viewed from Harbor Island. :: Image #14539
Photo of San Diego city skyline at dusk, viewed from Harbor Island, the Star of India at left. :: Image #14538
Photo of San Diego city skyline at dusk, viewed from Harbor Island. :: Image #14537
Photo of San Diego city skyline and cruise ship terminal at dusk, viewed from Harbor Island. :: Image #14536
Photo of San Diego city skyline at dusk, viewed from Harbor Island, a sailboat cruises by in the foreground, the Star of India at left. :: Image #14535
Photo of San Diego city skyline at dusk, viewed from Harbor Island. :: Image #14532
Photo of The Star of India is tied to her dock along the waterfront of San Diego harbor. :: Image #14531
Photo of San Diego city skyline at dusk, viewed from Harbor Island. :: Image #14528
Photo of San Diego city skyline at dusk, viewed from Harbor Island, the Star of India at left. :: Image #14527
Photo of The old Point Loma lighthouse operated from 1855 to 1891 above the entrance to San Diego Bay. It is now a maintained by the National Park Service and is part of Cabrillo National Monument. :: Image #14525
Photo of The old Point Loma lighthouse operated from 1855 to 1891 above the entrance to San Diego Bay. It is now a maintained by the National Park Service and is part of Cabrillo National Monument. :: Image #14524
Photo of The old Point Loma lighthouse operated from 1855 to 1891 above the entrance to San Diego Bay. It is now a maintained by the National Park Service and is part of Cabrillo National Monument. :: Image #14523
Photo of The old Point Loma lighthouse operated from 1855 to 1891 above the entrance to San Diego Bay. It is now a maintained by the National Park Service and is part of Cabrillo National Monument. :: Image #14521
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #14520
Photo of Swimming scallop. :: Image #14519
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #14518
Photo of Frogfish, unidentified species. The frogfish is a master of camoflage, lying in wait, motionless, until prey swims near, then POW lightning quick the frogfish gulps it down. :: Image #14516
Photo of Frogfish, unidentified species. The frogfish is a master of camoflage, lying in wait, motionless, until prey swims near, then POW lightning quick the frogfish gulps it down. :: Image #14515
Photo of Frogfish, unidentified species. The frogfish is a master of camoflage, lying in wait, motionless, until prey swims near, then POW lightning quick the frogfish gulps it down. :: Image #14514
Photo of Frogfish, unidentified species. The frogfish is a master of camoflage, lying in wait, motionless, until prey swims near, then POW lightning quick the frogfish gulps it down. :: Image #14513
Photo of Frogfish, unidentified species. The frogfish is a master of camoflage, lying in wait, motionless, until prey swims near, then POW lightning quick the frogfish gulps it down. :: Image #14512
Photo of Frogfish, unidentified species. The frogfish is a master of camoflage, lying in wait, motionless, until prey swims near, then POW lightning quick the frogfish gulps it down. :: Image #14511
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #14510
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #14509
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #14508
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #14507
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #14506
Photo of Juvenile lionfish. :: Image #14505
Photo of Leafy filefish. :: Image #14504
Photo of Leafy filefish. :: Image #14503
Photo of Leafy filefish. :: Image #14502
Photo of Leafy filefish. :: Image #14501
Photo of Sturgeon poacher. :: Image #14500
Photo of Speckled sanddab, which can alter its color and pattern to better camoflage itself against the sandy bottom on which it lies. :: Image #14499
Photo of Speckled sanddab, which can alter its color and pattern to better camoflage itself against the sandy bottom on which it lies. :: Image #14498
Photo of Tropical scorpionfishes are camoflage experts, changing color and apparent texture in order to masquerade as rocks, clumps of algae or detritus. :: Image #14497
Photo of Tropical scorpionfishes are camoflage experts, changing color and apparent texture in order to masquerade as rocks, clumps of algae or detritus. :: Image #14496
Photo of Mimic Roundhead. :: Image #14495
Photo of Juvenile swell shark. :: Image #14494
Photo of Royal gramma basslet. :: Image #14493
Photo of Juvenile spiny king crab. :: Image #14492
Photo of Longnose hawkfish. :: Image #14491
Photo of Longnose hawkfish. :: Image #14490
Photo of Juvenile horn shark. :: Image #14489
Photo of Freckled porcupinefish. :: Image #14488
Photo of Diamond turbot, a common inhabitant of sand flats, bears a coloration that blends with the sand bottom well. :: Image #14487
Photo of Bocaccio. :: Image #14486
Photo of Rock scallop. :: Image #14485
Photo of Round stingray, a common inhabitant of shallow sand flats. :: Image #14484
Photo of Round stingray, a common inhabitant of shallow sand flats. :: Image #14483
Photo of Round stingray, a common inhabitant of shallow sand flats. :: Image #14482
Photo of Round stingray, a common inhabitant of shallow sand flats. :: Image #14481
Photo of Round stingray, a common inhabitant of shallow sand flats. :: Image #14480
Photo of Round stingray, a common inhabitant of shallow sand flats. :: Image #14479
Photo of Round stingray, a common inhabitant of shallow sand flats. :: Image #14478
Photo of Round stingray, a common inhabitant of shallow sand flats. :: Image #14477
Photo of Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. :: Image #14476
Photo of Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. :: Image #14475
Photo of Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. :: Image #14474
Photo of Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. :: Image #14473
Photo of Leafy Seadragon. :: Image #14471
Photo of Leafy Seadragon. :: Image #14470
Photo of Leafy Seadragon. :: Image #14469
Photo of Warning, no lifeguard on duty. :: Image #14467
Photo of Wave washes ashore. :: Image #14466
Photo of Wave washes ashore. :: Image #14465
Photo of Child on the beach. :: Image #14464
Photo of Child on the beach. :: Image #14463
Photo of Child on the beach. :: Image #14462
Photo of Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. :: Image #14439
Photo of Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. :: Image #14436
Photo of Breaking wave. The Wedge. :: Image #14385
Photo of Breaking wave. The Wedge. :: Image #14380
Photo of Breaking wave. The Wedge. :: Image #14378
Photo of Breaking wave. The Wedge. :: Image #14373
Photo of Breaking wave. The Wedge. :: Image #14368
Photo of Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge. :: Image #14366
Photo of Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge. :: Image #14360
Photo of Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge. :: Image #14359
Photo of Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge. :: Image #14357
Photo of Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge. :: Image #14356
Photo of The Wedge. :: Image #14275
Photo of The Wedge. :: Image #14230
Photo of A crowd. The Wedge. :: Image #14108
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #14093
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #14092
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #14091
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #14090
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #14089
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #14088
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #14086
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #14085
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #14082
Photo of Unidentified rockfish. :: Image #14080
Photo of Unidentified rockfish. :: Image #14079
Photo of Unidentified rockfish. :: Image #14078
Photo of Unidentified rockfish. :: Image #14077
Photo of Unidentified rockfish. :: Image #14076
Photo of Unidentified rockfish. :: Image #14075
Photo of Gopher rockfish. :: Image #14074
Photo of Unidentified rockfish. :: Image #14073
Photo of Unidentified rockfish. :: Image #14072
Photo of Unidentified rockfish. :: Image #14071
Photo of Unidentified rockfish. :: Image #14070
Photo of Unidentified rockfish. :: Image #14069
Photo of Unidentified rockfish. :: Image #14068
Photo of Unidentified rockfish. :: Image #14067
Photo of Unidentified rockfish. :: Image #14066
Photo of Flag rockfish. :: Image #14065
Photo of Flag rockfish. :: Image #14064
Photo of Purple-striped jelly. :: Image #14063
Photo of Purple-striped jelly. :: Image #14062
Photo of Purple-striped jelly. :: Image #14060
Photo of Purple-striped jelly. :: Image #14059
Photo of Purple-striped jelly. :: Image #14058
Photo of Unidentified marine anemone, California. :: Image #14056
Photo of Unidentified marine anemone, California. :: Image #14055
Photo of Unidentified marine anemone, California. :: Image #14054
Photo of A colony of strawberry anemones (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #14053
Photo of Fish-eating anemone. :: Image #14052
Photo of Fish-eating anemone. :: Image #14051
Photo of Tube anemone. :: Image #14050
Photo of Tube anemone. :: Image #14049
Photo of Tube anemone. :: Image #14048
Photo of Tube anemone. :: Image #14047
Photo of Tube anemone. :: Image #14046
Photo of Tube anemone. :: Image #14045
Photo of Giant plumose anemone :: Image #14044
Photo of China rockfish. :: Image #14042
Photo of China rockfish. :: Image #14041
Photo of China rockfish. :: Image #14040
Photo of China rockfish. :: Image #14039
Photo of China rockfish. :: Image #14038
Photo of Grass rockfish. Most grass rockfish are olive green. This one yellow, an uncommon genetic variation. :: Image #14037
Photo of Sheephead wrasse, female. :: Image #14036
Photo of Egg-yolk jellyfish, fried egg jelly. :: Image #14034
Photo of Egg-yolk jellyfish, fried egg jelly. :: Image #14033
Photo of Leopard shark swims through a kelp forest. :: Image #14028
Photo of Kelp bass (calico bass) hovering amidst kelp fronds. :: Image #14027
Photo of Pacific mackerel. Long exposure shows motion as blur. Mackerel are some of the fastest fishes in the ocean, with smooth streamlined torpedo-shaped bodies, they can swim hundreds of miles in a year. :: Image #14026
Photo of Pacific mackerel. Long exposure shows motion as blur. Mackerel are some of the fastest fishes in the ocean, with smooth streamlined torpedo-shaped bodies, they can swim hundreds of miles in a year. :: Image #14025
Photo of Pacific mackerel. Long exposure shows motion as blur. Mackerel are some of the fastest fishes in the ocean, with smooth streamlined torpedo-shaped bodies, they can swim hundreds of miles in a year. :: Image #14024
Photo of Pacific mackerel. Long exposure shows motion as blur. Mackerel are some of the fastest fishes in the ocean, with smooth streamlined torpedo-shaped bodies, they can swim hundreds of miles in a year. :: Image #14023
Photo of Pacific mackerel. Long exposure shows motion as blur. Mackerel are some of the fastest fishes in the ocean, with smooth streamlined torpedo-shaped bodies, they can swim hundreds of miles in a year. :: Image #14022
Photo of Pacific mackerel. Long exposure shows motion as blur. Mackerel are some of the fastest fishes in the ocean, with smooth streamlined torpedo-shaped bodies, they can swim hundreds of miles in a year. :: Image #14021
Photo of Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed to completely cover the hard exterior shell. :: Image #14020
Photo of Ghost shrimp, seen in a cross section view of its habitat, an underwater hole. :: Image #14019
Photo of Bat stars. :: Image #14018
Photo of Hydrocoral. :: Image #14017
Photo of Unidentified marine shrimp, California. :: Image #14016
Photo of Orange puffball sponge. :: Image #14015
Photo of Blackeye Goby. :: Image #14014
Photo of Blackeye Goby perched on orange puffball sponge. :: Image #14013
Photo of Spot prawn. :: Image #14012
Photo of Rainbow seaperch. :: Image #14011
Photo of Shiner perch. :: Image #14010
Photo of Unidentified parrotfish. :: Image #14009
Photo of Rock scallop. :: Image #14008
Photo of Rock scallop. :: Image #14007
Photo of Rock scallop surrounded by strawberry anemones. :: Image #14006
Photo of A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it. :: Image #14005
Photo of A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it. :: Image #14004
Photo of Painted greenling. :: Image #14003
Photo of Kelp bass (calico bass) hovering amidst kelp fronds. :: Image #14002
Photo of Juvenile sheephead wrasse. :: Image #14001
Photo of Black seabass (giant black sea bass), juvenile. :: Image #14000
Photo of Black seabass (giant black sea bass), juvenile. :: Image #13999
Photo of Sheep crab. :: Image #13998
Photo of Sheep crab. :: Image #13997
Photo of Sheep crab. :: Image #13996
Photo of Spiny brittle stars (starfish). :: Image #13995
Photo of Spiny brittle stars (starfish). :: Image #13994
Photo of Raccoon butterflyfish. :: Image #13993
Photo of Raccoon butterflyfish. :: Image #13992
Photo of Raccoon butterflyfish. :: Image #13991
Photo of Kelp greenling, male. Male kelp greenlings are brightly colored in contrast to the drab females. :: Image #13990
Photo of Electric eel. Like other members of the South American knifefish family, the electric eel relies on electrolocation to navigate in find food in murky water. However, its electric organs are more powerful than its relatives, allowing it to produce sufficiently high voltage pulses to stun predators and prey. :: Image #13989
Photo of Box turtle. Box turtles are famous for their hinged shells, which allow them to retract almost completely into their bony armor. :: Image #13988
Photo of Box turtle. Box turtles are famous for their hinged shells, which allow them to retract almost completely into their bony armor. :: Image #13987
Photo of Butterfly goodeid. :: Image #13986
Photo of French grunt. :: Image #13984
Photo of Axolotl. Axolotls are neotenic, which means they attain reproductive maturity while still in their larval form. Axolotls are extremely endangered in the wild and protected by law. :: Image #13982
Photo of Lesser siren, a large amphibian with external gills, can also obtain oxygen by gulping air into its lungs, an adaptation that allows it to survive periods of drought. It is native to the southeastern United States. :: Image #13981
Photo of Lesser siren, a large amphibian with external gills, can also obtain oxygen by gulping air into its lungs, an adaptation that allows it to survive periods of drought. It is native to the southeastern United States. :: Image #13980
Photo of Swordtail newt. :: Image #13979
Photo of Spanish ribbed newt. :: Image #13978
Photo of Spanish ribbed newt. :: Image #13977
Photo of African rock python. The largest of the African snakes, this python can measure up to 28 feet (8.5m) in length. :: Image #13976
Photo of Altum angelfish. :: Image #13975
Photo of Hawaiian hawkfish. :: Image #13974
Photo of Port-and-starboard light fish. The fish, also called pinecone fish, have two light organs that are housed in pits in their lower jaws. The organs produce a greenish light that allows the fish to feed at night by luring small prey with their dim lights. :: Image #13973
Photo of Matamata turtle. The fringed flaps along the head and neck of this unusual turtle look like weeds or algae and help the animal to stay camoflaged until prey swims by. :: Image #13972
Photo of Softshell turtle. Buried in sand, just the head of this softshell turtle is visible. :: Image #13971
Photo of Siebenrocks snakeneck turtle. :: Image #13970
Photo of Siebenrocks snakeneck turtle. :: Image #13969
Photo of Gunthers whipsnake. These tree-dwelling snakes eat only fish. As a fish swims past, they strike it, delivering a mild venom that renders the fish immobile. :: Image #13968
Photo of Gunthers whipsnake. These tree-dwelling snakes eat only fish. As a fish swims past, they strike it, delivering a mild venom that renders the fish immobile. :: Image #13967
Photo of Emerald tree boa. Emerald tree boas are nocturnal, finding and striking birds and small mammals in complete darkness. They have infrared heat receptors around their faces that allow them to locate warm blooded prey in the dark, sensitive to as little as 0.4 degrees of Fahrenheit temperature differences. :: Image #13966
Photo of Emerald tree boa. Emerald tree boas are nocturnal, finding and striking birds and small mammals in complete darkness. They have infrared heat receptors around their faces that allow them to locate warm blooded prey in the dark, sensitive to as little as 0.4 degrees of Fahrenheit temperature differences. :: Image #13965
Photo of Banded rainbowfish. The banded rainbowfish, from the Goyder River in Australias Northwest Territory, is evolving into a separate species (from other rainbowfishes), has assumed a narrow range and has developed a unique coloration. :: Image #13964
Photo of Longear sunfish. Male longear sunfishes, which are larger and more colorful than the females, build nests, using their tails to carve pits out of gravel where the females can lay their eggs. The males then guard the nest until the eggs have hatched and the young fish are large enough to leave. :: Image #13963
Photo of Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California. :: Image #13962
Photo of Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California. :: Image #13961
Photo of Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California. :: Image #13960
Photo of Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California. :: Image #13959
Photo of Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California. :: Image #13958
Photo of Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California. :: Image #13957
Photo of Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California. :: Image #13956
Photo of Wild discus. The female wild discuss will lay several hundred eggs and guard them until they hatch. Once they emerge, the young fish attach themselves to the sides of their parents for the first few weeks of their lives, feeding on a milky secretion produced by glands in the parents flanks. :: Image #13955
Photo of Wild discus. The female wild discuss will lay several hundred eggs and guard them until they hatch. Once they emerge, the young fish attach themselves to the sides of their parents for the first few weeks of their lives, feeding on a milky secretion produced by glands in the parents flanks. :: Image #13954
Photo of Wild discus. The female wild discuss will lay several hundred eggs and guard them until they hatch. Once they emerge, the young fish attach themselves to the sides of their parents for the first few weeks of their lives, feeding on a milky secretion produced by glands in the parents flanks. :: Image #13953
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in the calm waters of Reflection Lake, early morning. :: Image #13952
Photo of A photographer composes his image with a large view camera, Reflection Lake and Mount Rainier. :: Image #13951
Photo of Whitebark pine, Crater Lake, Oregon. Due to harsh, almost constant winds, whitebark pines along the crater rim surrounding Crater Lake are often deformed and stunted. :: Image #13950
Photo of Whitebark pine, Crater Lake, Oregon. Due to harsh, almost constant winds, whitebark pines along the crater rim surrounding Crater Lake are often deformed and stunted. :: Image #13949
Photo of Whitebark pine, Crater Lake, Oregon. Due to harsh, almost constant winds, whitebark pines along the crater rim surrounding Crater Lake are often deformed and stunted. :: Image #13948
Photo of Whitebark pine, Crater Lake, Oregon. Due to harsh, almost constant winds, whitebark pines along the crater rim surrounding Crater Lake are often deformed and stunted. :: Image #13947
Photo of Whitebark pine, Crater Lake, Oregon. Due to harsh, almost constant winds, whitebark pines along the crater rim surrounding Crater Lake are often deformed and stunted. :: Image #13946
Photo of Whitebark pine, Crater Lake, Oregon. Due to harsh, almost constant winds, whitebark pines along the crater rim surrounding Crater Lake are often deformed and stunted. :: Image #13945
Photo of Crater Lake and Phantom Ship. Crater Lake is the six-mile wide lake inside the collapsed caldera of volcanic Mount Mazama. :: Image #13944
Photo of Phantom Ship, Crater Lake. Crater Lake is the six-mile wide lake inside the collapsed caldera of volcanic Mount Mazama. :: Image #13943
Photo of Phantom Ship, Crater Lake. Crater Lake is the six-mile wide lake inside the collapsed caldera of volcanic Mount Mazama. :: Image #13942
Photo of Phantom Ship, Crater Lake. Crater Lake is the six-mile wide lake inside the collapsed caldera of volcanic Mount Mazama. :: Image #13941
Photo of Crater Lake. Crater Lake is the six-mile wide lake inside the collapsed caldera of volcanic Mount Mazama. Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and the seventh-deepest in the world. Its maximum recorded depth is 1996 feet (608m). It lies at an altitude of 6178 feet (1880m). :: Image #13940
Photo of Phantom Ship, Crater Lake. Crater Lake is the six-mile wide lake inside the collapsed caldera of volcanic Mount Mazama. :: Image #13939
Photo of Crater Lake. Crater Lake is the six-mile wide lake inside the collapsed caldera of volcanic Mount Mazama. Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and the seventh-deepest in the world. Its maximum recorded depth is 1996 feet (608m). It lies at an altitude of 6178 feet (1880m). :: Image #13938
Photo of Crater Lake and Phantom Ship. Crater Lake is the six-mile wide lake inside the collapsed caldera of volcanic Mount Mazama. :: Image #13937
Photo of Crater Lake and Phantom Ship. Crater Lake is the six-mile wide lake inside the collapsed caldera of volcanic Mount Mazama. :: Image #13936
Photo of Crater Lake and Phantom Ship. Crater Lake is the six-mile wide lake inside the collapsed caldera of volcanic Mount Mazama. :: Image #13935
Photo of Crater Lake. Crater Lake is the six-mile wide lake inside the collapsed caldera of volcanic Mount Mazama. Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and the seventh-deepest in the world. Its maximum recorded depth is 1996 feet (608m). It lies at an altitude of 6178 feet (1880m). :: Image #13934
Photo of Phantom Ship, Crater Lake. Crater Lake is the six-mile wide lake inside the collapsed caldera of volcanic Mount Mazama. :: Image #13933
Photo of Crater Lake. Crater Lake is the six-mile wide lake inside the collapsed caldera of volcanic Mount Mazama. Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and the seventh-deepest in the world. Its maximum recorded depth is 1996 feet (608m). It lies at an altitude of 6178 feet (1880m). :: Image #13932
Photo of Mount St. Helens viewed from Johnston Observatory five miles away, showing western flank that was devastated during the 1980 eruption. :: Image #13931
Photo of Mount St. Helens viewed from Johnston Observatory five miles away, showing western flank that was devastated during the 1980 eruption. :: Image #13930
Photo of Mount St. Helens viewed from Johnston Observatory five miles away, showing western flank that was devastated during the 1980 eruption. :: Image #13929
Photo of Mount St. Helens viewed from Johnston Observatory five miles away, showing western flank that was devastated during the 1980 eruption. :: Image #13928
Photo of Mount St. Helens viewed from Johnston Observatory five miles away, showing western flank that was devastated during the 1980 eruption. :: Image #13927
Photo of Mount St. Helens releases a burst of steam, viewed from Mount Rainier. :: Image #13926
Photo of Unidentified squirrel, Panorama Point, Paradise Park. :: Image #13924
Photo of Unidentified squirrel, Panorama Point, Paradise Park. :: Image #13923
Photo of Unidentified squirrel, Panorama Point, Paradise Park. :: Image #13922
Photo of Unidentified squirrel, Panorama Point, Paradise Park. :: Image #13921
Photo of Unidentified squirrel, Panorama Point, Paradise Park. :: Image #13919
Photo of Unidentified squirrel, Panorama Point, Paradise Park. :: Image #13918
Photo of Coyote pauses amid a field of lupine near Tipsoo Lake. :: Image #13917
Photo of Paradise Park hosts a rich display of wildflowers each summer. :: Image #13915
Photo of Blacktail deer, Paradise Park. :: Image #13914
Photo of Blacktail deer, Paradise Park. :: Image #13913
Photo of Blacktail deer. :: Image #13912
Photo of Blacktail deer fawn with spots. :: Image #13911
Photo of Mount Adams, viewed from Paradise Park. :: Image #13910
Photo of Paradise Park Visitor Center. :: Image #13909
Photo of Paradise Inn. The Paradise Inn, one of the grand old lodges of the National Park system, was completed in 1906. Paradise Park, summer. :: Image #13908
Photo of Sunrise, Mount Rainier and Governors Ridge, Emmons Glacier. :: Image #13906
Photo of Summer wildflowers carpet the hillsides of Paradise Meadows below Mount Rainier. :: Image #13905
Photo of Wildflowers, summer, Paradise Meadows. :: Image #13904
Photo of Mount Rainier rises above fields of wildflowers in Paradise Meadows, summer. :: Image #13903
Photo of Hiker, Paradise Meadows. :: Image #13902
Photo of Mount Rainier rises above Paradise Meadows, wildflowers, summer. :: Image #13901
Photo of Mount Rainier rises above Paradise Meadows, wildflowers, summer. :: Image #13899
Photo of Mount Rainier rises above Paradise Meadows, wildflowers, summer. :: Image #13898
Photo of Mount Rainier rises above fields of wildflowers in Paradise Meadows, summer. :: Image #13897
Photo of Paradise Meadows, wildflowers and Tatoosh Range, summer. :: Image #13896
Photo of Paradise Meadows, wildflowers and Mount Rainier, summer. :: Image #13895
Photo of Paradise Meadows and Mount Rainier, summer. :: Image #13894
Photo of Mount Rainier rises above fields of wildflowers in Paradise Meadows, summer. :: Image #13891
Photo of A hiker views the Nisqually Glacier and Mount Rainier from the Skyline Trail. :: Image #13890
Photo of Nisqually Glacier, viewed from the Skyline Trail, summer, Paradise Meadows. :: Image #13888
Photo of Nisqually Glacier, viewed from the Skyline Trail, summer, Paradise Meadows. :: Image #13887
Photo of Nisqually Glacier, viewed from the Skyline Trail, summer, Paradise Meadows. :: Image #13885
Photo of A hiker admires Mount Rainier from the footbridge crossing Edith Creek. :: Image #13884
Photo of A hiker admires Mount Rainier from the footbridge crossing Edith Creek. :: Image #13883
Photo of Mount Rainier rises above Edith Creek. :: Image #13882
Photo of Mount Rainier rises above Edith Creek. :: Image #13881
Photo of Waterfall, Sunbeam Creek. :: Image #13879
Photo of Waterfall, Sunbeam Creek. :: Image #13877
Photo of Mount Rainier rises above Governors Ridge, Emmons Glacier. :: Image #13876
Photo of Mount Rainier rises above a field of lupine, summer, Sunrise. :: Image #13875
Photo of Mount Rainier rises above Governors Ridge, Emmons Glacier. :: Image #13873
Photo of Mount Rainier rises above Governors Ridge, Emmons Glacier. :: Image #13872
Photo of Paradise Falls tumble over rocks in Paradise Creek. :: Image #13870
Photo of Paradise Falls tumble over rocks in Paradise Creek. :: Image #13868
Photo of Paradise Falls tumble over rocks in Paradise Creek. :: Image #13865
Photo of A photographer composes his image with a large view camera, Reflection Lake and Mount Rainier. :: Image #13864
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in the calm waters of Reflection Lake, early morning. :: Image #13863
Photo of Mount Rainier, Reflection Lake, early morning. :: Image #13862
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in the calm waters of Reflection Lake, early morning. :: Image #13861
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in the calm waters of Reflection Lake, early morning. :: Image #13860
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in the calm waters of Reflection Lake, early morning. :: Image #13858
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in the calm waters of Reflection Lake, early morning. :: Image #13857
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in the calm waters of Reflection Lake, early morning. :: Image #13856
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in the calm waters of Reflection Lake, early morning. :: Image #13855
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in the calm waters of Reflection Lake, early morning. :: Image #13854
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in the calm waters of Reflection Lake, early morning. :: Image #13853
Photo of Mount Rainier, southern exposure viewed from Ricksecker Point. :: Image #13850
Photo of Mount Rainier, southern exposure viewed from Ricksecker Point. :: Image #13849
Photo of Mount Rainier, southern exposure viewed from Ricksecker Point. :: Image #13848
Photo of Mount Rainier, southern exposure viewed from Ricksecker Point. :: Image #13847
Photo of Mount Rainier, southern exposure viewed from Ricksecker Point. :: Image #13846
Photo of Mount Rainier, southern exposure viewed from Ricksecker Point. :: Image #13845
Photo of Narada Falls. :: Image #13842
Photo of Narada Falls. :: Image #13841
Photo of Narada Falls. :: Image #13840
Photo of Narada Falls. :: Image #13839
Photo of Narada Falls. :: Image #13838
Photo of Narada Falls. :: Image #13837
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in Upper Tipsoo Lake. :: Image #13836
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in Upper Tipsoo Lake. :: Image #13835
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in Upper Tipsoo Lake. :: Image #13833
Photo of Mount Rainier, Tipsoo Lake, early morning. :: Image #13831
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in Upper Tipsoo Lake. :: Image #13829
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in Upper Tipsoo Lake. :: Image #13828
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in Upper Tipsoo Lake. :: Image #13827
Photo of Christine Falls. :: Image #13826
Photo of Little Christine Falls. :: Image #13825
Photo of Chromatic Pool, also known as Chromatic Spring. :: Image #13822
Photo of Beauty Pool. :: Image #13821
Photo of Beauty Pool. :: Image #13820
Photo of Trees, morning light and mist. :: Image #13819
Photo of Ruby Beach and its famous seastack, early morning. :: Image #13818
Photo of Ruby Beach and its famous seastack, early morning. :: Image #13817
Photo of Ruby Beach and its famous seastack, early morning. :: Image #13816
Photo of A visitor walks along Ruby Beach at low tide, dwarfed by its famous seastack, early morning. :: Image #13814
Photo of Ruby Beach and its famous seastack, early morning. :: Image #13813
Photo of Ruby Beach, sunset lights up the trees along the beach. :: Image #13809
Photo of A couple walks along Ruby Beach at sunset. :: Image #13807
Photo of Logging companies have clear cut this forest near Lake Quinalt, leaving wreckage in their wake. :: Image #13806
Photo of Logging companies have clear cut this forest near Lake Quinalt, leaving wreckage in their wake. :: Image #13805
Photo of Logging companies have clear cut this forest near Lake Quinalt, leaving wreckage in their wake. :: Image #13804
Photo of Logging companies have clear cut this forest near Lake Quinalt, leaving wreckage in their wake. :: Image #13803
Photo of Logging companies have clear cut this forest near Lake Quinalt, leaving wreckage in their wake. :: Image #13802
Photo of Lake Quinalt. :: Image #13801
Photo of Lake Quinalt Lodge. :: Image #13800
Photo of Lake Quinalt Lodge. :: Image #13799
Photo of Gooseneck barnacles, exposed at low tide, adhere to a rock. The shell, or capitulum, of the gooseneck barnacle grows to be about two inches long. It is made up of small plates, which enclose its soft body. Inside the shell, the barnacle primarily consists of long segmented legs, intestines and stomach. :: Image #13798
Photo of Surfer pills are small beach stones eroded into smooth small round shapes. :: Image #13797
Photo of Foggy morning. :: Image #13796
Photo of Water flows past beach cobblestones, blur. :: Image #13795
Photo of Water flows past beach cobblestones, blur. :: Image #13794
Photo of Water flows past beach cobblestones, blur. :: Image #13793
Photo of Cobblestones on the beach, low tide. :: Image #13792
Photo of Patterns in the sand. :: Image #13791
Photo of Morning mist shrouds trees. :: Image #13790
Photo of Evening beach fire. :: Image #13788
Photo of Enormous driftwood logs stack up on the wide flat sand beaches at Kalaloch. :: Image #13787
Photo of Enormous driftwood logs stack up on the wide flat sand beaches at Kalaloch. :: Image #13785
Photo of Kalaloch Lodge sits atop bluffs overlooking the Kalaloch River and Pacific Ocean. :: Image #13784
Photo of Kalaloch Lodge sits atop bluffs overlooking the Kalaloch River and Pacific Ocean. :: Image #13783
Photo of Kalaloch Lodge sits atop bluffs overlooking the Kalaloch River and Pacific Ocean. :: Image #13781
Photo of Kalaloch Lodge sits atop bluffs overlooking the Kalaloch River and Pacific Ocean. :: Image #13780
Photo of Gooseneck barnacles, exposed at low tide, adhere to a rock. The shell, or capitulum, of the gooseneck barnacle grows to be about two inches long. It is made up of small plates, which enclose its soft body. Inside the shell, the barnacle primarily consists of long segmented legs, intestines and stomach. :: Image #13779
Photo of Douglas squirrel, a common rodent in coniferous forests in western North American, eats a mushroom, Hoh rainforest. :: Image #13778
Photo of Douglas squirrel, a common rodent in coniferous forests in western North American, eats a mushroom, Hoh rainforest. :: Image #13777
Photo of Douglas squirrel, a common rodent in coniferous forests in western North American, eats a mushroom, Hoh rainforest. :: Image #13776
Photo of Black-tail deer (mule deer), female, summer. :: Image #13775
Photo of Black-tail deer fawn (mule deer), summer. :: Image #13774
Photo of Black-tail deer (mule deer), female, summer. :: Image #13773
Photo of Black-tail deer (mule deer), female, summer. :: Image #13772
Photo of Marymere Falls drops 90 feet through an old-growth forest of Douglas firs, near Lake Crescent. :: Image #13771
Photo of Marymere Falls drops 90 feet through an old-growth forest of Douglas firs, near Lake Crescent. :: Image #13770
Photo of Marymere Falls drops 90 feet through an old-growth forest of Douglas firs, near Lake Crescent. :: Image #13769
Photo of Marymere Falls drops 90 feet through an old-growth forest of Douglas firs, near Lake Crescent. :: Image #13767
Photo of Marymere Falls drops 90 feet through an old-growth forest of Douglas firs, near Lake Crescent. :: Image #13766
Photo of Log cabin on the trail to Sol Duc Falls. :: Image #13764
Photo of Old growth forest of douglas firs and hemlocks, with forest floor carpeted in ferns and mosses. Sol Duc Springs. :: Image #13763
Photo of Old growth forest of douglas firs and hemlocks, with forest floor carpeted in ferns and mosses. Sol Duc Springs. :: Image #13762
Photo of A small waterfall tumbles through old growth forest of douglas firs and hemlocks. Sol Duc Springs. :: Image #13761
Photo of A small waterfall tumbles through old growth forest of douglas firs and hemlocks. Sol Duc Springs. :: Image #13760
Photo of A small waterfall tumbles through old growth forest of douglas firs and hemlocks. Sol Duc Springs. :: Image #13759
Photo of Old growth forest of douglas firs and hemlocks, with forest floor carpeted in ferns and mosses. Sol Duc Springs. :: Image #13758
Photo of Old growth forest of douglas firs and hemlocks, with forest floor carpeted in ferns and mosses. Sol Duc Springs. :: Image #13756
Photo of A fallen tree serves as a nurse log for new growth in an old growth forest of douglas firs and hemlocks, with forest floor carpeted in ferns and mosses. Sol Duc Springs. :: Image #13755
Photo of A hiking path leads through old growth forest of douglas firs and hemlocks, with forest floor carpeted in ferns and mosses. Sol Duc Springs. :: Image #13754
Photo of A hiking path leads through old growth forest of douglas firs and hemlocks, with forest floor carpeted in ferns and mosses. Sol Duc Springs. :: Image #13753
Photo of Sol Duc Falls. Sol Duc Falls is one of the largest and most beautiful waterfalls in Olympic National Park. Surrounding the falls is an old-growth forest of hemlocks and douglas firs, some of which are three hundred years in age. :: Image #13752
Photo of Sol Duc Falls. Sol Duc Falls is one of the largest and most beautiful waterfalls in Olympic National Park, seen here from a bridge that crosses the canyon just below the falls. Surrounding the falls is an old-growth forest of hemlocks and douglas firs, some of which are three hundred years in age. :: Image #13751
Photo of Sol Duc Falls. Sol Duc Falls is one of the largest and most beautiful waterfalls in Olympic National Park. Surrounding the falls is an old-growth forest of hemlocks and douglas firs, some of which are three hundred years in age. :: Image #13750
Photo of Sol Duc Falls. Sol Duc Falls is one of the largest and most beautiful waterfalls in Olympic National Park. Surrounding the falls is an old-growth forest of hemlocks and douglas firs, some of which are three hundred years in age. :: Image #13749
Photo of Palette surgeonfish. :: Image #13746
Photo of Emperor angelfish, juvenile coloration. :: Image #13745
Photo of Emperor angelfish, juvenile coloration. :: Image #13744
Photo of Emperor angelfish, juvenile coloration. :: Image #13743
Photo of Emperor angelfish, juvenile coloration. :: Image #13742
Photo of Unidentified starfish. :: Image #13741
Photo of Unidentified starfish. :: Image #13740
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #13739
Photo of Fish-eating anemone. :: Image #13738
Photo of Unidentified anemone. :: Image #13737
Photo of Longspine combfish. :: Image #13734
Photo of California sea cucumber. Sea cucumbers are related to sea stars and sea urchins. The sharp looking spines are soft to the touch and disappear into the skin when disturbed. If this visual defense doesnt work, the sea cucumber will expel its respiratory system. When this occurs in the wild it can regrow the lost organs. :: Image #13733
Photo of California sea cucumber. Sea cucumbers are related to sea stars and sea urchins. The sharp looking spines are soft to the touch and disappear into the skin when disturbed. If this visual defense doesnt work, the sea cucumber will expel its respiratory system. When this occurs in the wild it can regrow the lost organs. :: Image #13732
Photo of Grunt sculpin. Grunt sculpin have evolved into its strange shape to fit within a giant barnacle shell perfectly, using the shell to protect its eggs and itself. :: Image #13731
Photo of Grunt sculpin. Grunt sculpin have evolved into its strange shape to fit within a giant barnacle shell perfectly, using the shell to protect its eggs and itself. :: Image #13730
Photo of Grunt sculpin. Grunt sculpin have evolved into its strange shape to fit within a giant barnacle shell perfectly, using the shell to protect its eggs and itself. :: Image #13729
Photo of Grunt sculpin. Grunt sculpin have evolved into its strange shape to fit within a giant barnacle shell perfectly, using the shell to protect its eggs and itself. :: Image #13728
Photo of Grunt sculpin. Grunt sculpin have evolved into its strange shape to fit within a giant barnacle shell perfectly, using the shell to protect its eggs and itself. :: Image #13727
Photo of Grunt sculpin poised in a barnacle shell. Grunt sculpin have evolved into its strange shape to fit within a giant barnacle shell perfectly, using the shell to protect its eggs and itself. :: Image #13726
Photo of Grunt sculpin poised in a barnacle shell. Grunt sculpin have evolved into its strange shape to fit within a giant barnacle shell perfectly, using the shell to protect its eggs and itself. :: Image #13725
Photo of Grunt sculpin. Grunt sculpin have evolved into its strange shape to fit within a giant barnacle shell perfectly, using the shell to protect its eggs and itself. :: Image #13724
Photo of Starfish, seastars and anemones cover the rocks in a intertidal tidepool, Puget Sound, Washington. :: Image #13723
Photo of Starfish, seastars and anemones cover the rocks in a intertidal tidepool, Puget Sound, Washington. :: Image #13722
Photo of Starfish, seastars and anemones cover the rocks in a intertidal tidepool, Puget Sound, Washington. :: Image #13721
Photo of Slipper lobster. :: Image #13720
Photo of Mushroom leather coral. :: Image #13719
Photo of Sturgeon poacher. This fishes uses its barbels (the whisker-like organs under its chin) to sense food along the ocean bottom. :: Image #13718
Photo of Penpoint gunnel. Gunnels assume the color of whatever kelp species they eat, this one eats green-colored algae. :: Image #13717
Photo of Penpoint gunnel. Gunnels assume the color of whatever kelp species they eat, this one eats green-colored algae. :: Image #13716
Photo of Northern ronquil. During breeding season, male ronquils become bright blue with yellow fins. :: Image #13715
Photo of Mosshead warbonnet. The moss-like protrusions on its head (cirri) may provide some camoflage effect. :: Image #13714
Photo of Mosshead warbonnet. The moss-like protrusions on its head (cirri) may provide some camoflage effect. :: Image #13713
Photo of Decorated warbonnet. The elaborate cirri on the warbonnets head may help to camoflage it among the rocks and crevices that it inhabits. :: Image #13712
Photo of Crevice rockfish. Seldom seen, kelpfish hover among the seaweeds in wave swept tidepools and reefs. These secretive fish rapidly change color to match watever background they are near. This kelpfish has assumed the coloration of the blade of kelp it is resting on. :: Image #13710
Photo of Kelp greenling, male. Male kelp greenlings are brightly colored in contrast to the drab females. :: Image #13709
Photo of Kelp greenling, male. Male kelp greenlings are brightly colored in contrast to the drab females. :: Image #13708
Photo of Kelp greenling, male. Male kelp greenlings are brightly colored in contrast to the drab females. :: Image #13707
Photo of Decorated warbonnet. The elaborate cirri on the warbonnets head may help to camoflage it among the rocks and crevices that it inhabits. :: Image #13706
Photo of Decorated warbonnet. The elaborate cirri on the warbonnets head may help to camoflage it among the rocks and crevices that it inhabits. :: Image #13705
Photo of Sailfin sculpin. :: Image #13704
Photo of Sailfin sculpin. :: Image #13703
Photo of Yelloweye rockfish, juvenile. The juvenile yelloweye rockfish is black and white and only slowly becomes bright orange after migrating to deep water and maturing. :: Image #13700
Photo of Yelloweye rockfish, juvenile. The juvenile yelloweye rockfish is black and white and only slowly becomes bright orange after migrating to deep water and maturing. :: Image #13699
Photo of Yelloweye rockfish, juvenile. The juvenile yelloweye rockfish is black and white and only slowly becomes bright orange after migrating to deep water and maturing. :: Image #13698
Photo of Canary rockfish, juvenile. The bright orange color of this rockfish will not be so visible at depth, where seawater filters out the red lightwaves that allow this color to be seen. :: Image #13697
Photo of Canary rockfish, juvenile. The bright orange color of this rockfish will not be so visible at depth, where seawater filters out the red lightwaves that allow this color to be seen. :: Image #13696
Photo of Canary rockfish, juvenile. The bright orange color of this rockfish will not be so visible at depth, where seawater filters out the red lightwaves that allow this color to be seen. :: Image #13695
Photo of Copper rockfish. :: Image #13694
Photo of Hermit crab. Hermit crabs wear shells to protect their soft abdomens, which are asymmetrical and curved to fit the spiral shape of their shell. Like all crabs, hermit crabs are decapods; they have five pairs of legs, including a pair of claws. One claw is much larger than the other, the hermit crab uses it for defense and food shredding while it uses the smaller claw for eating. The second and third pairs of legs help the crab walk, and the last two pairs hold the hermit crab in its shell. :: Image #13693
Photo of Cabazon. Large cabazons sometimes lie camoflaged on top of deep rocky outcroppings. Juveniles are often found in shallow water. :: Image #13692
Photo of Cabazon. Large cabazons sometimes lie camoflaged on top of deep rocky outcroppings. Juveniles are often found in shallow water. :: Image #13691
Photo of Red Irish Lord. The red irish lord lurks in shallow habitats where it feeds on crabs, shrimp, barnacles, mussels and small fishes. :: Image #13690
Photo of Chinook salmon (or King salmon), juvenile, 1 year old, raised in a tank for eventual release into the wild. This fish will live to about 5 or 6 years before returning to the stream in which it was hatched to spawn and die. :: Image #13688
Photo of Chinook salmon (or King salmon), juvenile, 1 year old, raised in a tank for eventual release into the wild. This fish will live to about 5 or 6 years before returning to the stream in which it was hatched to spawn and die. :: Image #13687
Photo of Chinook salmon (or King salmon), juvenile, 1 year old, raised in a tank for eventual release into the wild. This fish will live to about 5 or 6 years before returning to the stream in which it was hatched to spawn and die. :: Image #13686
Photo of Chinook salmon (or King salmon), juvenile, 1 year old, raised in a tank for eventual release into the wild. This fish will live to about 5 or 6 years before returning to the stream in which it was hatched to spawn and die. :: Image #13685
Photo of Longnose hawkfish. :: Image #13684
Photo of Longnose hawkfish. :: Image #13683
Photo of Tiger rockfish (juvenile). :: Image #13682
Photo of Tiger rockfish (juvenile). :: Image #13681
Photo of Tiger rockfish (juvenile). :: Image #13680
Photo of Percula clownfish anemonefish. :: Image #13679
Photo of Percula clownfish anemonefish. :: Image #13678
Photo of Percula clownfish anemonefish. :: Image #13677
Photo of Percula clownfish anemonefish. :: Image #13676
Photo of Percula clownfish anemonefish. :: Image #13675
Photo of Percula clownfish anemonefish. :: Image #13674
Photo of Scorpionfish. :: Image #13672
Photo of Scorpionfish. :: Image #13671
Photo of Space Needle at night. :: Image #13670
Photo of Space Needle at night. :: Image #13669
Photo of Space Needle at night. :: Image #13668
Photo of Full moon rises over Seattle city skyline, Space Needle at right. :: Image #13666
Photo of Full moon rises over Seattle city skyline, Space Needle at right. :: Image #13664
Photo of Seattle city skyline at dusk, Space Needle at right. :: Image #13663
Photo of Full moon rises over Seattle city skyline, Space Needle at right. :: Image #13662
Photo of Full moon rises over Seattle city skyline at dusk, Space Needle at right. :: Image #13660
Photo of Flyfishermen fish along Soda Butte Creek near the Lamar Valley. :: Image #13659
Photo of Lamar Valley, summer. The Lamar Valleys rolling hills are home to many large mammals and are often called Americas Serengeti. :: Image #13658
Photo of Lamar Valley, summer. The Lamar Valleys rolling hills are home to many large mammals and are often called Americas Serengeti. :: Image #13657
Photo of The Lamar herd of bison grazes in the Lamar Valley. The Lamar Valleys rolling hills are home to many large mammals and are often called Americas Serengeti. :: Image #13656
Photo of The Lamar herd of bison grazes in the Lamar Valley. The Lamar Valleys rolling hills are home to many large mammals and are often called Americas Serengeti. :: Image #13655
Photo of The Lamar herd of bison grazes in the Lamar Valley. The Lamar Valleys rolling hills are home to many large mammals and are often called Americas Serengeti. :: Image #13654
Photo of The Lamar herd of bison grazes in the Lamar Valley. The Lamar Valleys rolling hills are home to many large mammals and are often called Americas Serengeti. :: Image #13653
Photo of Wolf watchers gather on a bluff near Slough Creek with high power field scopes and binoculars to observe the Slough Creek pack of wolves. :: Image #13652
Photo of Fly fishermen fish along Soda Butte Creek near the Lamar Valley. :: Image #13651
Photo of The Lamar River. :: Image #13650
Photo of The Lamar herd of bison grazes in the Lamar Valley. The Lamar Valleys rolling hills are home to many large mammals and are often called Americas Serengeti. :: Image #13649
Photo of The Lamar herd of bison grazes in the Lamar Valley. The Lamar Valleys rolling hills are home to many large mammals and are often called Americas Serengeti. :: Image #13648
Photo of Soda Butte. This travertine (calcium carbonate) mound was formed more than a century ago by a hot spring. Only small amounts of hydrothermal water and hydrogen sulfide gas currently flow from this once more prolific spring. :: Image #13646
Photo of Soda Butte. This travertine (calcium carbonate) mound was formed more than a century ago by a hot spring. Only small amounts of hydrothermal water and hydrogen sulfide gas currently flow from this once more prolific spring. :: Image #13645
Photo of Soda Butte. This travertine (calcium carbonate) mound was formed more than a century ago by a hot spring. Only small amounts of hydrothermal water and hydrogen sulfide gas currently flow from this once more prolific spring. :: Image #13644
Photo of Soda Butte. This travertine (calcium carbonate) mound was formed more than a century ago by a hot spring. Only small amounts of hydrothermal water and hydrogen sulfide gas currently flow from this once more prolific spring. :: Image #13643
Photo of Soda Butte. This travertine (calcium carbonate) mound was formed more than a century ago by a hot spring. Only small amounts of hydrothermal water and hydrogen sulfide gas currently flow from this once more prolific spring. :: Image #13642
Photo of Yellowstones historic 1988 fires destroyed vast expanses of forest. Here scorched, dead stands of lodgepole pine stand testament to these fires, and to the renewal of these forests. Seedling and small lodgepole pines can be seen emerging between the dead trees, growing quickly on the nutrients left behind the fires. Southern Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13641
Photo of Yellowstones historic 1988 fires destroyed vast expanses of forest. Here scorched, dead stands of lodgepole pine stand testament to these fires, and to the renewal of these forests. Seedling and small lodgepole pines can be seen emerging between the dead trees, growing quickly on the nutrients left behind the fires. Southern Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13640
Photo of Yellowstones historic 1988 fires destroyed vast expanses of forest. Here scorched, dead stands of lodgepole pine stand testament to these fires, and to the renewal of these forests. Seedling and small lodgepole pines can be seen emerging between the dead trees, growing quickly on the nutrients left behind the fires. Southern Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13639
Photo of Yellowstones historic 1988 fires destroyed vast expanses of forest. Here scorched, dead stands of lodgepole pine stand testament to these fires, and to the renewal of these forests. Seedling and small lodgepole pines can be seen emerging between the dead trees, growing quickly on the nutrients left behind the fires. Southern Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13638
Photo of Yellowstones historic 1988 fires destroyed vast expanses of forest. Here scorched, dead stands of lodgepole pine stand testament to these fires, and to the renewal of these forests. Seedling and small lodgepole pines can be seen emerging between the dead trees, growing quickly on the nutrients left behind the fires. Southern Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13637
Photo of Yellowstones historic 1988 fires destroyed vast expanses of forest. Here scorched, dead stands of lodgepole pine stand testament to these fires, and to the renewal of these forests. Seedling and small lodgepole pines can be seen emerging between the dead trees, growing quickly on the nutrients left behind the fires. Southern Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13636
Photo of Barronette Peak rises above Soda Butte Creek. :: Image #13635
Photo of Barronette Peak rises above a meadow. :: Image #13634
Photo of Barronette Peak rises above a meadow. :: Image #13633
Photo of New Blue Spring and its travertine terraces, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. :: Image #13632
Photo of New Blue Spring and its travertine terraces, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. :: Image #13631
Photo of New Blue Spring and its travertine terraces, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. :: Image #13630
Photo of New Blue Spring and its travertine terraces, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. :: Image #13629
Photo of New Blue Spring and its travertine terraces, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. :: Image #13628
Photo of New Blue Spring and its travertine terraces, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. :: Image #13627
Photo of New Blue Spring and its travertine terraces, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. :: Image #13626
Photo of New Blue Spring and its travertine terraces, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. :: Image #13625
Photo of New Blue Spring and its travertine terraces, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. :: Image #13624
Photo of Canary Spring. :: Image #13622
Photo of Canary Spring. :: Image #13621
Photo of Travertine terraces below Canary Spring with dead trees permanently entombed in the hardened terraces. :: Image #13620
Photo of Canary Spring. :: Image #13619
Photo of Travertine terraces below Canary Spring with dead trees permanently entombed in the hardened terraces. :: Image #13618
Photo of Canary Spring. :: Image #13617
Photo of Orange Spring Mound. Many years of mineral deposition has built up Orange Spring Mound, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. :: Image #13616
Photo of Orange Spring Mound. Many years of mineral deposition has built up Orange Spring Mound, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. :: Image #13615
Photo of Orange Spring Mound. Many years of mineral deposition has built up Orange Spring Mound, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. :: Image #13613
Photo of New Blue Spring steams in the cold morning air. Mammoth Hot Springs. :: Image #13612
Photo of New Blue Spring steams in the cold morning air with Mammoth Hot Springs Inn in the distance. :: Image #13611
Photo of New Blue Spring steams in the cold morning air with Mammoth Hot Springs Inn in the distance. :: Image #13610
Photo of Angel Terrace. :: Image #13609
Photo of Angel Terrace. :: Image #13608
Photo of Steam rises above the Firehole River. :: Image #13607
Photo of Steam rises above the Midway Geyser Basin, largely from Grand Prismatic Spring and Excelsior Geyser. The Firehole River flows by. :: Image #13606
Photo of Bailey Spring, west of parking lot at Fairy Falls trailhead immediately adjacent to Firehole River. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13604
Photo of Sarah Hot Spring, east of parking lot at Fairy Falls trailhead. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13603
Photo of Amanda Hot Spring, west of parking lot at Fairy Falls trailhead. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13602
Photo of Thermophilac heat-loving bacteria color the runoff canals from Excelsior Geyser as it empties into the Firehole River. :: Image #13601
Photo of Thermophilac heat-loving bacteria color the runoff canals from Excelsior Geyser as it empties into the Firehole River. :: Image #13600
Photo of Thermophilac heat-loving bacteria color the runoff canals from Excelsior Geyser as it empties into the Firehole River. :: Image #13599
Photo of Thermophilac heat-loving bacteria color the runoff canals from Excelsior Geyser as it empties into the Firehole River. :: Image #13598
Photo of Thermophilac heat-loving bacteria color the runoff canals from Excelsior Geyser as it empties into the Firehole River. :: Image #13597
Photo of Thermophilac heat-loving bacteria color the runoff canals from Excelsior Geyser as it empties into the Firehole River. :: Image #13596
Photo of Thermophilac heat-loving bacteria color the runoff canals from Excelsior Geyser as it empties into the Firehole River. :: Image #13595
Photo of Thermophilac heat-loving bacteria color the runoff canals from Excelsior Geyser as it empties into the Firehole River. :: Image #13594
Photo of Thermophilac heat-loving bacteria color the runoff canals from Excelsior Geyser as it empties into the Firehole River. :: Image #13593
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring displays brilliant colors along its edges, created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The outer orange and red regions are the coolest water in the spring, where the overflow runs off. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13592
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring displays brilliant colors along its edges, created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The outer orange and red regions are the coolest water in the spring, where the overflow runs off. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13590
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring displays brilliant colors along its edges, created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The outer orange and red regions are the coolest water in the spring, where the overflow runs off. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13589
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring displays brilliant colors along its edges, created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The outer orange and red regions are the coolest water in the spring, where the overflow runs off. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13588
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13586
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13585
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13584
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13583
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13582
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring (left) and Excelsior Geyser (right). Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13581
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13580
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13579
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13578
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13577
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring (left) and Excelsior Geyser (right). Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13576
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13575
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13574
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13572
Photo of Firehole Lake creates a wall of steam in the early morning. :: Image #13570
Photo of Firehole Lake creates a wall of steam in the early morning. :: Image #13569
Photo of Sunlight and steam, early morning. :: Image #13568
Photo of Sunlight and steam, early morning. :: Image #13567
Photo of Sunlight and steam, early morning. :: Image #13566
Photo of Sunlight and steam, early morning. :: Image #13565
Photo of Sunlight and steam, early morning. :: Image #13564
Photo of Great Fountain Geyser erupting. Great Fountain Geyser, a fountain-type geyser, can reach heights of 200 feet, one of the largest geysers in the world. It has a large vent (16 feet across) situated amid wide sinter terraces that act as reflecting pools as the geyser slows fills prior to its eruption. Its interval and duration vary widely. It typically erupts in a series of bursts, each separately by a few minutes. Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #13563
Photo of Great Fountains large vent (16 feet across) sits amid wide sinter terraces that act as reflecting pools as the geyser slows fills prior to its eruption. Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #13562
Photo of Great Fountains large vent (16 feet across) sits amid wide sinter terraces that act as reflecting pools as the geyser slows fills prior to its eruption. Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #13561
Photo of Great Fountain Geyser erupting. Great Fountain Geyser, a fountain-type geyser, can reach heights of 200 feet, one of the largest geysers in the world. It has a large vent (16 feet across) situated amid wide sinter terraces that act as reflecting pools as the geyser slows fills prior to its eruption. Its interval and duration vary widely. It typically erupts in a series of bursts, each separately by a few minutes. Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #13560
Photo of Great Fountain Geyser erupting. Great Fountain Geyser, a fountain-type geyser, can reach heights of 200 feet, one of the largest geysers in the world. It has a large vent (16 feet across) situated amid wide sinter terraces that act as reflecting pools as the geyser slows fills prior to its eruption. Its interval and duration vary widely. It typically erupts in a series of bursts, each separately by a few minutes. Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #13559
Photo of Great Fountain Geyser erupting. Great Fountain Geyser, a fountain-type geyser, can reach heights of 200 feet, one of the largest geysers in the world. It has a large vent (16 feet across) situated amid wide sinter terraces that act as reflecting pools as the geyser slows fills prior to its eruption. Its interval and duration vary widely. It typically erupts in a series of bursts, each separately by a few minutes. Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #13558
Photo of Great Fountain Geyser erupting. Great Fountain Geyser, a fountain-type geyser, can reach heights of 200 feet, one of the largest geysers in the world. It has a large vent (16 feet across) situated amid wide sinter terraces that act as reflecting pools as the geyser slows fills prior to its eruption. Its interval and duration vary widely. It typically erupts in a series of bursts, each separately by a few minutes. Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #13557
Photo of Great Fountain Geyser erupting. Great Fountain Geyser, a fountain-type geyser, can reach heights of 200 feet, one of the largest geysers in the world. It has a large vent (16 feet across) situated amid wide sinter terraces that act as reflecting pools as the geyser slows fills prior to its eruption. Its interval and duration vary widely. It typically erupts in a series of bursts, each separately by a few minutes. Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #13556
Photo of Pink Cone Geyser erupts. Pink Cone Geyser reaches 30 feet in height, and has highly variable interval and duration. It is a cone-type geyser and its cone has a pinkish tint due to manganese oxide in it. Firehole Lake Drive, Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone Park. :: Image #13555
Photo of Pink Cone Geyser erupts. Pink Cone Geyser reaches 30 feet in height, and has highly variable interval and duration. It is a cone-type geyser and its cone has a pinkish tint due to manganese oxide in it. Firehole Lake Drive, Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone Park. :: Image #13554
Photo of A rainbow appears in the spray of Pink Cone Geyser. Pink Cone Geyser reaches 30 feet in height, and has highly variable interval and duration. It is a cone-type geyser and its cone has a pinkish tint due to manganese oxide in it. Firehole Lake Drive, Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone Park. :: Image #13553
Photo of Pink Cone Geyser erupts. Pink Cone Geyser reaches 30 feet in height, and has highly variable interval and duration. It is a cone-type geyser and its cone has a pinkish tint due to manganese oxide in it. Firehole Lake Drive, Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone Park. :: Image #13552
Photo of Pink Cone Geyser erupts. Pink Cone Geyser reaches 30 feet in height, and has highly variable interval and duration. It is a cone-type geyser and its cone has a pinkish tint due to manganese oxide in it. Firehole Lake Drive, Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone Park. :: Image #13550
Photo of A rainbow appears in the spray of Pink Cone Geyser. Pink Cone Geyser reaches 30 feet in height, and has highly variable interval and duration. It is a cone-type geyser and its cone has a pinkish tint due to manganese oxide in it. Firehole Lake Drive, Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone Park. :: Image #13549
Photo of White Dome Geyser rises to a height of 30 feet or more, and typically erupts with an interval of 15 to 30 minutes. It is located along Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #13548
Photo of White Dome Geyser rises to a height of 30 feet or more, and typically erupts with an interval of 15 to 30 minutes. It is located along Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #13547
Photo of White Dome Geyser rises to a height of 30 feet or more, and typically erupts with an interval of 15 to 30 minutes. It is located along Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #13546
Photo of White Dome Geyser rises to a height of 30 feet or more, and typically erupts with an interval of 15 to 30 minutes. It is located along Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #13545
Photo of White Dome Geyser rises to a height of 30 feet or more, and typically erupts with an interval of 15 to 30 minutes. It is located along Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #13544
Photo of White Dome Geyser rises to a height of 30 feet or more, and typically erupts with an interval of 15 to 30 minutes. It is located along Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #13543
Photo of White Dome Geyser, with a faint rainbow visible in its mist, rises to a height of 30 feet or more, and typically erupts with an interval of 15 to 30 minutes. It is located along Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #13541
Photo of Lemon Spring along Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #13539
Photo of Firehole Spring bubbles and splashes continuously as superheated steam rises through the pool. Firehole Spring is located along Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #13538
Photo of Firehole Spring bubbles and splashes continuously as superheated steam rises through the pool. Firehole Spring is located along Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #13537
Photo of Firehole Spring bubbles and splashes continuously as superheated steam rises through the pool. Firehole Spring is located along Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #13536
Photo of Visitors watch Clepsydra Geyser erupts almost continuously, reaching heights of feet. Its name is Greek for water clock, since at one time it erupted very regularly with a three minute interval. Lower Geyser Basin. :: Image #13535
Photo of Clepsydra Geyser erupts almost continuously, reaching heights of feet. Its name is Greek for water clock, since at one time it erupted very regularly with a three minute interval. Lower Geyser Basin. :: Image #13534
Photo of Clepsydra Geyser erupts almost continuously, reaching heights of feet. Its name is Greek for water clock, since at one time it erupted very regularly with a three minute interval. Lower Geyser Basin. :: Image #13533
Photo of Clepsydra Geyser erupts almost continuously, reaching heights of feet. Its name is Greek for water clock, since at one time it erupted very regularly with a three minute interval. Lower Geyser Basin. :: Image #13532
Photo of Fountain Paint Pot, a mud pot, boils and bubbles continuously. It is composed of clay and fine silica. Lower Geyser Basin. :: Image #13531
Photo of Fountain Paint Pot, a mud pot, boils and bubbles continuously. It is composed of clay and fine silica. Lower Geyser Basin. :: Image #13530
Photo of Fountain Paint Pot, a mud pot, boils and bubbles continuously. It is composed of clay and fine silica. Lower Geyser Basin. :: Image #13529
Photo of Fountain Paint Pot, a mud pot, boils and bubbles continuously. It is composed of clay and fine silica. Lower Geyser Basin. :: Image #13528
Photo of Fountain Paint Pot, a mud pot, boils and bubbles continuously. It is composed of clay and fine silica. Lower Geyser Basin. :: Image #13527
Photo of Fountain Paint Pot, a mud pot, boils and bubbles continuously. It is composed of clay and fine silica. Lower Geyser Basin. :: Image #13526
Photo of Silex Spring gets its name from the silica which is prevalent in the surrounding volcanic rocks and which is dissolved by the superheated water of Silex Spring. Silex is latin for silica. Lower Geyser Basin. :: Image #13525
Photo of Silex Spring gets its name from the silica which is prevalent in the surrounding volcanic rocks and which is dissolved by the superheated water of Silex Spring. Silex is latin for silica. Lower Geyser Basin. :: Image #13524
Photo of Red Spouter displaying as a fumarole, producing superheated steam. At other times, Red Spouter may splash with mud or water. Lower Geyser Basin. :: Image #13523
Photo of Red Spouter displaying as a fumarole, producing superheated steam. At other times, Red Spouter may splash with mud or water. Lower Geyser Basin. :: Image #13522
Photo of Red Spouter displaying as a fumarole, producing superheated steam. At other times, Red Spouter may splash with mud or water. Lower Geyser Basin. :: Image #13521
Photo of Spouter Geyser erupts a few feet high, lasting for several hours followed by quiet period of a few hours. :: Image #13520
Photo of Spouter Geyser erupts a few feet high, lasting for several hours followed by quiet period of a few hours. :: Image #13519
Photo of Spouter Geyser erupts a few feet high, lasting for several hours followed by quiet period of a few hours. :: Image #13518
Photo of Cliff Geyser. :: Image #13517
Photo of Cliff Geyser. :: Image #13516
Photo of Cliff Geyser. :: Image #13515
Photo of Cliff Geyser. :: Image #13514
Photo of Iron Spring Creek flows in front of Green Spring. :: Image #13513
Photo of Green Spring. :: Image #13512
Photo of Colorful bacteria mats mark the runoff from Sunset Lake. :: Image #13511
Photo of Sunset Lake. :: Image #13510
Photo of Emerald Pool. :: Image #13509
Photo of A visitor photographs Emerald Pool. :: Image #13508
Photo of Emerald Pool. :: Image #13507
Photo of Jewel Geyser reaches heights of 15 to 30 feet and lasts for 1 to 2 minutes. It cycles every 5 to 10 minutes. Biscuit Basin. :: Image #13506
Photo of Jewel Geyser reaches heights of 15 to 30 feet and lasts for 1 to 2 minutes. It cycles every 5 to 10 minutes. Biscuit Basin. :: Image #13505
Photo of Jewel Geyser reaches heights of 15 to 30 feet and lasts for 1 to 2 minutes. It cycles every 5 to 10 minutes. Biscuit Basin. :: Image #13504
Photo of Jewel Geyser reaches heights of 15 to 30 feet and lasts for 1 to 2 minutes. It cycles every 5 to 10 minutes. Biscuit Basin. :: Image #13503
Photo of Jewel Geyser reaches heights of 15 to 30 feet and lasts for 1 to 2 minutes. It cycles every 5 to 10 minutes. Biscuit Basin. :: Image #13502
Photo of Jewel Geyser reaches heights of 15 to 30 feet and lasts for 1 to 2 minutes. It cycles every 5 to 10 minutes. Biscuit Basin. :: Image #13501
Photo of Jewel Geyser reaches heights of 15 to 30 feet and lasts for 1 to 2 minutes. It cycles every 5 to 10 minutes. Biscuit Basin. :: Image #13500
Photo of Shell Spring (Shell Geyser) erupts almost continuously. The geysers opening resembles the two halves of a bivalve seashell, hence its name. Biscuit Basin. :: Image #13499
Photo of Shell Spring (Shell Geyser) erupts almost continuously. The geysers opening resembles the two halves of a bivalve seashell, hence its name. Biscuit Basin. :: Image #13498
Photo of Sapphire Pool, Biscuit Basin. Sapphire Pool is known as a hot spring but has erupted as a geyser in the past. :: Image #13497
Photo of Sapphire Pool, Biscuit Basin. Sapphire Pool is known as a hot spring but has erupted as a geyser in the past. :: Image #13496
Photo of Sapphire Pool, Biscuit Basin. Sapphire Pool is known as a hot spring but has erupted as a geyser in the past. :: Image #13495
Photo of Wall Pool. :: Image #13494
Photo of Black Opal Spring. :: Image #13493
Photo of Avoca Spring. :: Image #13492
Photo of Steam rises in the Porcelain Basin. :: Image #13491
Photo of Steam rises in the Porcelain Basin. :: Image #13490
Photo of Steam rises in the Porcelain Basin. :: Image #13489
Photo of Steam rises in the Porcelain Basin. :: Image #13488
Photo of Colloidal Pool, Porcelain Basin. :: Image #13487
Photo of Colloidal Pool, Porcelain Basin. :: Image #13486
Photo of Ledge Geyser, vents releasing steam, in the Porcelain Basin area of Norris Geyser Basin. :: Image #13485
Photo of Ledge Geyser, vents releasing steam, in the Porcelain Basin area of Norris Geyser Basin. :: Image #13483
Photo of Ledge Geyser, vents releasing steam, in the Porcelain Basin area of Norris Geyser Basin. :: Image #13482
Photo of Ledge Geyser, vents releasing steam, in the Porcelain Basin area of Norris Geyser Basin. :: Image #13481
Photo of Ledge Geyser, vents releasing steam, in the Porcelain Basin area of Norris Geyser Basin. :: Image #13480
Photo of Steamboat Geyser steams (this is not an eruption!). Steamboat Geyser is the worlds tallest active geyser, reaching heights of 300 feet, but it rarely erupts and then only unpredictably. :: Image #13479
Photo of Steamboat Geyser steams (this is not an eruption!). Steamboat Geyser is the worlds tallest active geyser, reaching heights of 300 feet, but it rarely erupts and then only unpredictably. :: Image #13478
Photo of Steamboat Geyser steams (this is not an eruption!). Steamboat Geyser is the worlds tallest active geyser, reaching heights of 300 feet, but it rarely erupts and then only unpredictably. :: Image #13477
Photo of Steamboat Geyser splashes (this is not an eruption!). Steamboat Geyser is the worlds tallest active geyser, reaching heights of 300 feet, but it rarely erupts and then only unpredictably. :: Image #13476
Photo of Echinus Geyser erupts at sunset. Echinus Geyser reaches heights of 40 to 60 feet. Echinus Geyser was quite predictable until 1998 when something changed in its plumbing, and it now is irregular and erupts less often. :: Image #13475
Photo of Echinus Geyser erupts at sunset. Echinus Geyser reaches heights of 40 to 60 feet. Echinus Geyser was quite predictable until 1998 when something changed in its plumbing, and it now is irregular and erupts less often. :: Image #13474
Photo of Echinus Geyser erupts at sunset. Echinus Geyser reaches heights of 40 to 60 feet. Echinus Geyser was quite predictable until 1998 when something changed in its plumbing, and it now is irregular and erupts less often. :: Image #13473
Photo of Echinus Geyser just after eruption, notice that its pool is much lowered. :: Image #13472
Photo of Echinus Geyser just prior to eruption, notice that its pool is full to overflowing. :: Image #13471
Photo of Echinus Geyser erupts at sunset. Echinus Geyser reaches heights of 40 to 60 feet. Echinus Geyser was quite predictable until 1998 when something changed in its plumbing, and it now is irregular and erupts less often. :: Image #13470
Photo of Echinus Geyser erupts at sunset. Echinus Geyser reaches heights of 40 to 60 feet. Echinus Geyser was quite predictable until 1998 when something changed in its plumbing, and it now is irregular and erupts less often. :: Image #13469
Photo of Emerald Spring, with its sulfur-lined sides, displays a deep green color, the result of its clear water (which would otherwise display as blue) and the deep yellow coloration of its sulfur lining. :: Image #13468
Photo of Beryl Spring is superheated with temperatures above the boiling point. :: Image #13467
Photo of Beryl Spring is superheated with temperatures above the boiling point. :: Image #13466
Photo of Beryl Spring is superheated with temperatures above the boiling point. :: Image #13465
Photo of Beryl Spring is superheated with temperatures above the boiling point. :: Image #13464
Photo of Yellowstone National Park, entrance sign at southern entrance, Snake River is visible in the background. :: Image #13463
Photo of Belgian Spring, near the Grand Group. :: Image #13462
Photo of West Triplet Geyser boils, part of the Grand Group. :: Image #13461
Photo of Grand Geyser erupts (right) with a simultaneous eruption from Vent Geyser (left). Grand Geyser is a fountain-type geyser reaching 200 feet in height and lasting up to 12 minutes. Grand Geyser is considered the tallest predictable geyser in the world, erupting about every 12 hours. It is often accompanied by burst or eruptions from Vent Geyser and Turban Geyser just to its left. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13460
Photo of Grand Geyser (right), Turban Geyser (center) and Vent Geyser (left) erupt in concert. An apron of bacteria covered sinter occupies the foreground when water from the eruptions flows away. Grand Geyser is a fountain-type geyser reaching 200 feet in height and lasting up to 12 minutes. Grand Geyser is considered the tallest predictable geyser in the world, erupting about every 12 hours. It is often accompanied by burst or eruptions from Vent Geyser and Turban Geyser just to its left. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13459
Photo of Grand Geyser erupts (right) with a simultaneous eruption from Vent Geyser (left). Grand Geyser is a fountain-type geyser reaching 200 feet in height and lasting up to 12 minutes. Grand Geyser is considered the tallest predictable geyser in the world, erupting about every 12 hours. It is often accompanied by burst or eruptions from Vent Geyser and Turban Geyser just to its left. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13458
Photo of Grand Geyser erupts at sunset. Grand Geyser is a fountain-type geyser reaching 200 feet in height and lasting up to 12 minutes. Grand Geyser is considered the tallest predictable geyser in the world, erupting about every 12 hours. It is often accompanied by burst or eruptions from Vent Geyser and Turban Geyser just to its left. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13456
Photo of Grand Geyser (right), Turban Geyser (center) and Vent Geyser (left) erupt in concert. An apron of bacteria covered sinter occupies the foreground when water from the eruptions flows away. Grand Geyser is a fountain-type geyser reaching 200 feet in height and lasting up to 12 minutes. Grand Geyser is considered the tallest predictable geyser in the world, erupting about every 12 hours. It is often accompanied by burst or eruptions from Vent Geyser and Turban Geyser just to its left. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13455
Photo of A crowd admires a simultaneous eruption of Grand Geyser (right) with Vent Geyser (left). Grand Geyser is a fountain-type geyser reaching 200 feet in height and lasting up to 12 minutes. Grand Geyser is considered the tallest predictable geyser in the world, erupting about every 12 hours. It is often accompanied by burst or eruptions from Vent Geyser and Turban Geyser just to its left. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13454
Photo of Grand Geyser (right), Turban Geyser (center) and Vent Geyser (left) erupt in concert. An apron of bacteria covered sinter occupies the foreground when water from the eruptions flows away. Grand Geyser is a fountain-type geyser reaching 200 feet in height and lasting up to 12 minutes. Grand Geyser is considered the tallest predictable geyser in the world, erupting about every 12 hours. It is often accompanied by burst or eruptions from Vent Geyser and Turban Geyser just to its left. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13453
Photo of A rainbow forms in the mist from Grand Geyser and Vent Geyser. Grand Geyser is a fountain-type geyser reaching 200 feet in height and lasting up to 12 minutes. Grand Geyser is considered the tallest predictable geyser in the world, erupting about every 12 hours. It is often accompanied by burst or eruptions from Vent Geyser and Turban Geyser just to its left. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13452
Photo of Grand Geyser erupts (right) with a simultaneous eruption from Vent Geyser (left). Grand Geyser is a fountain-type geyser reaching 200 feet in height and lasting up to 12 minutes. Grand Geyser is considered the tallest predictable geyser in the world, erupting about every 12 hours. It is often accompanied by burst or eruptions from Vent Geyser and Turban Geyser just to its left. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13451
Photo of Grand Geyser (right), Turban Geyser (center) and Vent Geyser (left) erupt in concert. Grand Geyser is a fountain-type geyser reaching 200 feet in height and lasting up to 12 minutes. Grand Geyser is considered the tallest predictable geyser in the world, erupting about every 12 hours. It is often accompanied by burst or eruptions from Vent Geyser and Turban Geyser just to its left. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13450
Photo of Grand Geyser (right), Turban Geyser (center) and Vent Geyser (left) erupt in concert. An apron of bacteria covered sinter occupies the foreground when water from the eruptions flows away. Grand Geyser is a fountain-type geyser reaching 200 feet in height and lasting up to 12 minutes. Grand Geyser is considered the tallest predictable geyser in the world, erupting about every 12 hours. It is often accompanied by burst or eruptions from Vent Geyser and Turban Geyser just to its left. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13449
Photo of Grand Geyser erupts (right) with a simultaneous eruption from Vent Geyser (left). Grand Geyser is a fountain-type geyser reaching 200 feet in height and lasting up to 12 minutes. Grand Geyser is considered the tallest predictable geyser in the world, erupting about every 12 hours. It is often accompanied by burst or eruptions from Vent Geyser and Turban Geyser just to its left. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13448
Photo of Grand Geyser erupts. Grand Geyser is a fountain-type geyser reaching 200 feet in height and lasting up to 12 minutes. Grand Geyser is considered the tallest predictable geyser in the world, erupting about every 12 hours. It is often accompanied by burst or eruptions from Vent Geyser and Turban Geyser just to its left. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13447
Photo of Grand Geyser erupts at sunset. Grand Geyser is a fountain-type geyser reaching 200 feet in height and lasting up to 12 minutes. Grand Geyser is considered the tallest predictable geyser in the world, erupting about every 12 hours. It is often accompanied by burst or eruptions from Vent Geyser and Turban Geyser just to its left. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13446
Photo of Grand Geyser erupts (right) with a simultaneous eruption from Vent Geyser (left). Grand Geyser is a fountain-type geyser reaching 200 feet in height and lasting up to 12 minutes. Grand Geyser is considered the tallest predictable geyser in the world, erupting about every 12 hours. It is often accompanied by burst or eruptions from Vent Geyser and Turban Geyser just to its left. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13445
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts with the colorful bacteria mats of Tortoise Shell Spring in the foreground. Castle Geyser reaches 60 to 90 feet in height and lasts 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13444
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts with the colorful bacteria mats of Tortoise Shell Spring in the foreground. Castle Geyser reaches 60 to 90 feet in height and lasts 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13443
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts, reaching 60 to 90 feet in height and lasting 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13442
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts, reaching 60 to 90 feet in height and lasting 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13441
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts with the colorful bacteria mats of Tortoise Shell Spring in the foreground. Castle Geyser reaches 60 to 90 feet in height and lasts 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13437
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts, reaching 60 to 90 feet in height and lasting 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13436
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts, reaching 60 to 90 feet in height and lasting 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13435
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts, reaching 60 to 90 feet in height and lasting 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13434
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts, reaching 60 to 90 feet in height and lasting 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13433
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts, reaching 60 to 90 feet in height and lasting 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13432
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts, reaching 60 to 90 feet in height and lasting 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13431
Photo of Tortoise Shell Spring bubbles in front of the sinter cone of Castle Geyser. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13430
Photo of Tortoise Shell Spring bubbles in front of the sinter cone of Castle Geyser. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13429
Photo of Tortoise Shell Spring bubbles in front of the sinter cone of Castle Geyser. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13428
Photo of Castle Geyser (during steam phase, not eruption) with the colorful bacteria mats of Tortoise Shell Spring in the foreground. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13427
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts with the colorful bacteria mats of Tortoise Shell Spring in the foreground. Castle Geyser reaches 60 to 90 feet in height and lasts 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13425
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts, reaching 60 to 90 feet in height and lasting 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13424
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts, reaching 60 to 90 feet in height and lasting 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13423
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts, reaching 60 to 90 feet in height and lasting 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13422
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts with the colorful bacteria mats of Tortoise Shell Spring in the foreground. Castle Geyser reaches 60 to 90 feet in height and lasts 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13421
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts with the colorful bacteria mats of Tortoise Shell Spring in the foreground. Castle Geyser reaches 60 to 90 feet in height and lasts 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13420
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts, reaching 60 to 90 feet in height and lasting 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13419
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts with the colorful bacteria mats of Tortoise Shell Spring in the foreground. Castle Geyser reaches 60 to 90 feet in height and lasts 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13418
Photo of The rim of Teakettle Spring appears in the foreground while Old Faithful erupts in the distance. :: Image #13416
Photo of Unnamed spring or pool, Geyser Hill. :: Image #13415
Photo of Unnamed spring or pool, Geyser Hill. :: Image #13414
Photo of Unnamed spring or pool, Geyser Hill. :: Image #13413
Photo of Colorful bacteria mats mark the hot water flowing from Pump Geyser. :: Image #13412
Photo of Pump Geyser. :: Image #13411
Photo of Shield Spring. :: Image #13410
Photo of Shield Spring. :: Image #13409
Photo of Ear Spring. :: Image #13408
Photo of Ear Spring. :: Image #13407
Photo of Beach Spring. :: Image #13406
Photo of Beach Spring bubbling. :: Image #13405
Photo of Grotto Geyser (right) and Rocket Geyser (left) erupt. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13404
Photo of Grotto Geyser erupts. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13403
Photo of Grotto Geyser (left) and Rocket Geyser (right) erupt. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13402
Photo of Grotto Geyser steams. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13401
Photo of Grotto Geyser sinter formation, a result of sinter covering old tree stumps, is unique among geothermal features in Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13400
Photo of Grotto Geyser steams (right) while Rocket Geyser erupts (left). Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13399
Photo of Grotto Geyser erupts (right) while Rocket Geyser steams (left). Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13398
Photo of Grotto Geyser erupts. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13397
Photo of Anemone Geyser erupts, Old Faithful Inn visible in the distance. Anemone Geyser cycles about every 7 minutes. First the pools fills, then overflows, then bubbles and splashes before erupting. The eruption empties the pools and the cycle begins anew. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13396
Photo of Anemone Geyser erupts. Anemone Geyser cycles about every 7 minutes. First the pools fills, then overflows, then bubbles and splashes before erupting. The eruption empties the pools and the cycle begins anew. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13395
Photo of Anemone Geyser erupts, Old Faithful Inn visible in the distance. Anemone Geyser cycles about every 7 minutes. First the pools fills, then overflows, then bubbles and splashes before erupting. The eruption empties the pools and the cycle begins anew. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13393
Photo of Sawmill Geyser erupting. Sawmill Geyser is a fountain-type geyser and, in some circumstances, can be erupting about one-third of the time up to heights of 35 feet. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13392
Photo of Sawmill Geyser erupting. Sawmill Geyser is a fountain-type geyser and, in some circumstances, can be erupting about one-third of the time up to heights of 35 feet. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13391
Photo of Sawmill Geyser erupting. Sawmill Geyser is a fountain-type geyser and, in some circumstances, can be erupting about one-third of the time up to heights of 35 feet. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13390
Photo of Sawmill Geyser erupting. Sawmill Geyser is a fountain-type geyser and, in some circumstances, can be erupting about one-third of the time up to heights of 35 feet. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13389
Photo of Sawmill Geyser erupting. Sawmill Geyser is a fountain-type geyser and, in some circumstances, can be erupting about one-third of the time up to heights of 35 feet. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13388
Photo of Sawmill Geyser erupting. Sawmill Geyser is a fountain-type geyser and, in some circumstances, can be erupting about one-third of the time up to heights of 35 feet. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13387
Photo of Sawmill Geyser erupting. Sawmill Geyser is a fountain-type geyser and, in some circumstances, can be erupting about one-third of the time up to heights of 35 feet. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13386
Photo of Daisy Geyser erupting with visitors visible in the distance.. Daisy Geyser, a cone-type geyser that shoots out of the ground diagonally, is predictable with intervals ranging from 120 to over 200 minutes. It reaches heights of 75 feet, lasts 3 to 4 minutes and rarely erupts in concert with nearby Splendid Geyser. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13384
Photo of Daisy Geyser erupting with visitors visible in the distance.. Daisy Geyser, a cone-type geyser that shoots out of the ground diagonally, is predictable with intervals ranging from 120 to over 200 minutes. It reaches heights of 75 feet, lasts 3 to 4 minutes and rarely erupts in concert with nearby Splendid Geyser. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13383
Photo of Daisy Geyser erupting with visitors visible in the distance.. Daisy Geyser, a cone-type geyser that shoots out of the ground diagonally, is predictable with intervals ranging from 120 to over 200 minutes. It reaches heights of 75 feet, lasts 3 to 4 minutes and rarely erupts in concert with nearby Splendid Geyser. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13381
Photo of Daisy Geyser erupting with visitors visible in the distance.. Daisy Geyser, a cone-type geyser that shoots out of the ground diagonally, is predictable with intervals ranging from 120 to over 200 minutes. It reaches heights of 75 feet, lasts 3 to 4 minutes and rarely erupts in concert with nearby Splendid Geyser. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13380
Photo of Daisy Geyser erupting with visitors visible in the distance.. Daisy Geyser, a cone-type geyser that shoots out of the ground diagonally, is predictable with intervals ranging from 120 to over 200 minutes. It reaches heights of 75 feet, lasts 3 to 4 minutes and rarely erupts in concert with nearby Splendid Geyser. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13379
Photo of Daisy Geyser erupting with visitors visible in the distance.. Daisy Geyser, a cone-type geyser that shoots out of the ground diagonally, is predictable with intervals ranging from 120 to over 200 minutes. It reaches heights of 75 feet, lasts 3 to 4 minutes and rarely erupts in concert with nearby Splendid Geyser. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13378
Photo of Lion Geyser, whose eruption is preceded by a release of steam that sounds like a lion roaring, erupts just once or a few times each day, reaching heights of up to 90 feet. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13377
Photo of A visitor videotapes the eruption of Lion Geyser, with Old Faithful Inn visible in the distance. Lion Geyser, whose eruption is preceded by a release of steam that sounds like a lion roaring, erupts just once or a few times each day, reaching heights of up to 90 feet. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13376
Photo of Lion Geyser, whose eruption is preceded by a release of steam that sounds like a lion roaring, erupts just once or a few times each day, reaching heights of up to 90 feet. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13375
Photo of Lion Geyser, whose eruption is preceded by a release of steam that sounds like a lion roaring, erupts just once or a few times each day, reaching heights of up to 90 feet. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13374
Photo of Lion Geyser, whose eruption is preceded by a release of steam that sounds like a lion roaring, erupts just once or a few times each day, reaching heights of up to 90 feet. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13373
Photo of Lion Geyser, whose eruption is preceded by a release of steam that sounds like a lion roaring, erupts just once or a few times each day, reaching heights of up to 90 feet. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13372
Photo of A rainbow appears in the spray of Riverside Geyser as it erupts over the Firehole River. Riverside is a very predictable geyser. Its eruptions last 30 minutes, reach heights of 75 feet and are usually spaced about 6 hours apart. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13370
Photo of A rainbow appears in the spray of Riverside Geyser as it erupts over the Firehole River. Riverside is a very predictable geyser. Its eruptions last 30 minutes, reach heights of 75 feet and are usually spaced about 6 hours apart. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13369
Photo of A rainbow appears in the spray of Riverside Geyser as it erupts over the Firehole River. Riverside is a very predictable geyser. Its eruptions last 30 minutes, reach heights of 75 feet and are usually spaced about 6 hours apart. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13368
Photo of A crowd enjoys watching Old Faithful geyser at peak eruption. :: Image #13365
Photo of A crowd enjoys watching Old Faithful geyser at peak eruption. :: Image #13364
Photo of A crowd enjoys watching Old Faithful geyser at peak eruption. :: Image #13362
Photo of Liberty Pool. :: Image #13360
Photo of Crested Pool is a blue, superheated pool. Unfortunately, it has claimed a life. It reaches a overflowing boiling state every few minutes, then subsides a bit before building to a boil and overflow again. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13359
Photo of Crested Pool is a blue, superheated pool. Unfortunately, it has claimed a life. It reaches a overflowing boiling state every few minutes, then subsides a bit before building to a boil and overflow again. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13358
Photo of Crested Pool is a blue, superheated pool. Unfortunately, it has claimed a life. It reaches a overflowing boiling state every few minutes, then subsides a bit before building to a boil and overflow again. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13357
Photo of Crested Pool is a blue, superheated pool. Unfortunately, it has claimed a life. It reaches a overflowing boiling state every few minutes, then subsides a bit before building to a boil and overflow again. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13356
Photo of Morning Glory Pool has long been considered a must-see site in Yellowstone. At one time a road brought visitors to its brink. Over the years they threw coins, bottles and trash in the pool, reducing its flow and causing the red and orange bacteria to creep in from its edge, replacing the blue bacteria that thrive in the hotter water at the center of the pool. The pool is now accessed only by a foot path. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13354
Photo of Morning Glory Pool has long been considered a must-see site in Yellowstone. At one time a road brought visitors to its brink. Over the years they threw coins, bottles and trash in the pool, reducing its flow and causing the red and orange bacteria to creep in from its edge, replacing the blue bacteria that thrive in the hotter water at the center of the pool. The pool is now accessed only by a foot path. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13353
Photo of The Yellowstone River flows through the Hayden Valley. :: Image #13351
Photo of The Yellowstone River flows through the Hayden Valley. :: Image #13350
Photo of The Yellowstone River flows through the Hayden Valley. :: Image #13349
Photo of The Yellowstone River flows through the Hayden Valley. :: Image #13348
Photo of The Yellowstone River flows through the Hayden Valley. :: Image #13347
Photo of The sheer walls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone take on a variety of yellow, red and orange hues due to iron oxidation in the soil and, to a lesser degree, sulfur content. :: Image #13346
Photo of The sheer walls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone take on a variety of yellow, red and orange hues due to iron oxidation in the soil and, to a lesser degree, sulfur content. :: Image #13345
Photo of The sheer walls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone take on a variety of yellow, red and orange hues due to iron oxidation in the soil and, to a lesser degree, sulfur content. :: Image #13344
Photo of The Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River drops 308 feet at the head of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. A long exposure blurs the fast-flowing water. The canyon is approximately 10,000 years old, 20 miles long, 1000 ft deep, and 2500 ft wide. Its yellow, orange and red-colored walls are due to oxidation of the various iron compounds in the soil, and to a lesser degree, sulfur content. :: Image #13343
Photo of The Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River drops 308 feet at the head of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The canyon is approximately 10,000 years old, 20 miles long, 1000 ft deep, and 2500 ft wide. Its yellow, orange and red-colored walls are due to oxidation of the various iron compounds in the soil, and to a lesser degree, sulfur content. :: Image #13342
Photo of The Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River drops 308 feet at the head of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The canyon is approximately 10,000 years old, 20 miles long, 1000 ft deep, and 2500 ft wide. Its yellow, orange and red-colored walls are due to oxidation of the various iron compounds in the soil, and to a lesser degree, sulfur content. :: Image #13341
Photo of The Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River drops 308 feet at the head of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The canyon is approximately 10,000 years old, 20 miles long, 1000 ft deep, and 2500 ft wide. Its yellow, orange and red-colored walls are due to oxidation of the various iron compounds in the soil, and to a lesser degree, sulfur content. :: Image #13340
Photo of A rainbow appears in the mist of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from the famous and popular Artist Point on the south side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. When conditions are perfect in midsummer, a morning rainbow briefly appears in the falls. :: Image #13337
Photo of A rainbow appears in the mist of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. A long exposure blurs the fast-flowing water. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from the famous and popular Artist Point on the south side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. When conditions are perfect in midsummer, a morning rainbow briefly appears in the falls. :: Image #13336
Photo of A rainbow appears in the mist of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from the famous and popular Artist Point on the south side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. When conditions are perfect in midsummer, a morning rainbow briefly appears in the falls. :: Image #13334
Photo of A rainbow appears in the mist of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from the famous and popular Artist Point on the south side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. When conditions are perfect in midsummer, a morning rainbow briefly appears in the falls. :: Image #13333
Photo of A rainbow appears in the mist of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from the famous and popular Artist Point on the south side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. When conditions are perfect in midsummer, a morning rainbow briefly appears in the falls. :: Image #13332
Photo of A rainbow appears in the mist of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. A long exposure blurs the fast-flowing water. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from the famous and popular Artist Point on the south side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. When conditions are perfect in midsummer, a morning rainbow briefly appears in the falls. :: Image #13331
Photo of A rainbow appears in the mist of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from the famous and popular Artist Point on the south side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. When conditions are perfect in midsummer, a morning rainbow briefly appears in the falls. :: Image #13328
Photo of A rainbow appears in the mist of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from Lookout Point on the North side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. When conditions are perfect in midsummer, a midmorning rainbow briefly appears in the falls. :: Image #13327
Photo of Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from Lookout Point on the North side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The canyon is approximately 10,000 years old, 20 miles long, 1000 ft deep, and 2500 ft wide. Its yellow, orange and red-colored walls are due to oxidation of the various iron compounds in the soil, and to a lesser degree, sulfur content. :: Image #13326
Photo of Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from Lookout Point on the North side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The canyon is approximately 10,000 years old, 20 miles long, 1000 ft deep, and 2500 ft wide. Its yellow, orange and red-colored walls are due to oxidation of the various iron compounds in the soil, and to a lesser degree, sulfur content. :: Image #13325
Photo of A rainbow appears in the mist of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from Lookout Point on the North side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. When conditions are perfect in midsummer, a midmorning rainbow briefly appears in the falls. :: Image #13324
Photo of A rainbow appears in the mist of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from Lookout Point on the North side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. When conditions are perfect in midsummer, a midmorning rainbow briefly appears in the falls. :: Image #13323
Photo of Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from Lookout Point on the North side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The canyon is approximately 10,000 years old, 20 miles long, 1000 ft deep, and 2500 ft wide. Its yellow, orange and red-colored walls are due to oxidation of the various iron compounds in the soil, and to a lesser degree, sulfur content. :: Image #13322
Photo of Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from Lookout Point on the North side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The canyon is approximately 10,000 years old, 20 miles long, 1000 ft deep, and 2500 ft wide. Its yellow, orange and red-colored walls are due to oxidation of the various iron compounds in the soil, and to a lesser degree, sulfur content. :: Image #13321
Photo of A rainbow appears in the mist of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from Lookout Point on the North side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. When conditions are perfect in midsummer, a midmorning rainbow briefly appears in the falls. :: Image #13320
Photo of Hikers can be seen at the brink of the Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River, a 100 foot plunge at the head of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. :: Image #13318
Photo of Hikers can be seen at the brink of the Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River, a 100 foot plunge at the head of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. :: Image #13317
Photo of Hikers can be seen at the brink of the Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River, a 100 foot plunge at the head of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. :: Image #13316
Photo of Kepler Cascades, a 120 foot drop in the Firehole River, near Old Faithful. :: Image #13315
Photo of Kepler Cascades, a 120 foot drop in the Firehole River, near Old Faithful. :: Image #13314
Photo of Firehole Falls drops 40 feet in the narrow Firehole Canyon. :: Image #13313
Photo of Firehole Falls drops 40 feet in the narrow Firehole Canyon. :: Image #13312
Photo of Firehole Falls drops 40 feet in the narrow Firehole Canyon. :: Image #13311
Photo of Firehole Falls drops 40 feet in the narrow Firehole Canyon. :: Image #13310
Photo of Firehole Falls drops 40 feet in the narrow Firehole Canyon. :: Image #13309
Photo of Undine Falls, between Mammoth and Tower in Yellowstone National Park, marks where Lava Creek drops 110 feet in two sections. :: Image #13308
Photo of Undine Falls, between Mammoth and Tower in Yellowstone National Park, marks where Lava Creek drops 110 feet in two sections. :: Image #13307
Photo of Undine Falls, between Mammoth and Tower in Yellowstone National Park, marks where Lava Creek drops 110 feet in two sections. :: Image #13306
Photo of Undine Falls, between Mammoth and Tower in Yellowstone National Park, marks where Lava Creek drops 110 feet in two sections. :: Image #13305
Photo of Undine Falls, between Mammoth and Tower in Yellowstone National Park, marks where Lava Creek drops 110 feet in two sections. :: Image #13304
Photo of Virginia Cascades is a 60 foot waterfall between Madison and Canyon in Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13303
Photo of Virginia Cascades is a 60 foot waterfall between Madison and Canyon in Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13302
Photo of Moose Falls is a 30 foot drop in the Crawfish Creek just before it joins the Lewis River, near the south entrance to Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13301
Photo of Moose Falls is a 30 foot drop in the Crawfish Creek just before it joins the Lewis River, near the south entrance to Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13300
Photo of Moose Falls is a 30 foot drop in the Crawfish Creek just before it joins the Lewis River, near the south entrance to Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13299
Photo of Moose Falls is a 30 foot drop in the Crawfish Creek just before it joins the Lewis River, near the south entrance to Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13298
Photo of Moose Falls is a 30 foot drop in the Crawfish Creek just before it joins the Lewis River, near the south entrance to Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13297
Photo of Moose Falls is a 30 foot drop in the Crawfish Creek just before it joins the Lewis River, near the south entrance to Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13296
Photo of Moose Falls is a 30 foot drop in the Crawfish Creek just before it joins the Lewis River, near the south entrance to Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13295
Photo of Lewis Falls drops 30 feet on the Lewis River, near the south entrance to Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13294
Photo of Lewis Falls drops 30 feet on the Lewis River, near the south entrance to Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13293
Photo of Lewis Falls drops 30 feet on the Lewis River, near the south entrance to Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13292
Photo of Lewis Falls drops 30 feet on the Lewis River, near the south entrance to Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13291
Photo of Lewis Falls drops 30 feet on the Lewis River, near the south entrance to Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13290
Photo of Lewis Falls drops 30 feet on the Lewis River, near the south entrance to Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13289
Photo of Lewis Falls drops 30 feet on the Lewis River, near the south entrance to Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13288
Photo of Gibbon Falls drops 80 feet through a deep canyon formed by the Gibbon River. Although visible from the road above, the best vantage point for viewing the falls is by hiking up the river itself. :: Image #13287
Photo of Gibbon Falls drops 80 feet through a deep canyon formed by the Gibbon River. Although visible from the road above, the best vantage point for viewing the falls is by hiking up the river itself. :: Image #13286
Photo of Gibbon Falls drops 80 feet through a deep canyon formed by the Gibbon River. Although visible from the road above, the best vantage point for viewing the falls is by hiking up the river itself. :: Image #13285
Photo of Gibbon Falls drops 80 feet through a deep canyon formed by the Gibbon River. Although visible from the road above, the best vantage point for viewing the falls is by hiking up the river itself. :: Image #13284
Photo of Gibbon Falls drops 80 feet through a deep canyon formed by the Gibbon River. Although visible from the road above, the best vantage point for viewing the falls is by hiking up the river itself. :: Image #13283
Photo of Gibbon Falls drops 80 feet through a deep canyon formed by the Gibbon River. Although visible from the road above, the best vantage point for viewing the falls is by hiking up the river itself. :: Image #13282
Photo of Gibbon Falls drops 80 feet through a deep canyon formed by the Gibbon River. Although visible from the road above, the best vantage point for viewing the falls is by hiking up the river itself. :: Image #13281
Photo of Gibbon Falls drops 80 feet through a deep canyon formed by the Gibbon River. Although visible from the road above, the best vantage point for viewing the falls is by hiking up the river itself. :: Image #13280
Photo of Gibbon Falls drops 80 feet through a deep canyon formed by the Gibbon River. Although visible from the road above, the best vantage point for viewing the falls is by hiking up the river itself. :: Image #13279
Photo of Gibbon Falls drops 80 feet through a deep canyon formed by the Gibbon River. Although visible from the road above, the best vantage point for viewing the falls is by hiking up the river itself. :: Image #13278
Photo of Gibbon Falls drops 80 feet through a deep canyon formed by the Gibbon River. Although visible from the road above, the best vantage point for viewing the falls is by hiking up the river itself. :: Image #13277
Photo of Gibbon Falls drops 80 feet through a deep canyon formed by the Gibbon River. Although visible from the road above, the best vantage point for viewing the falls is by hiking up the river itself. :: Image #13276
Photo of Fly fishing below Gibbon Falls. This flyfisherman hiked up the Gibbon River to reach the foot of Gibbon Falls. :: Image #13275
Photo of Gibbon Falls drops 80 feet through a deep canyon formed by the Gibbon River. Although visible from the road above, the best vantage point for viewing the falls is by hiking up the river itself. :: Image #13274
Photo of Gibbon Falls drops 80 feet through a deep canyon formed by the Gibbon River. Although visible from the road above, the best vantage point for viewing the falls is by hiking up the river itself. :: Image #13273
Photo of Gibbon Falls drops 80 feet through a deep canyon formed by the Gibbon River. Although visible from the road above, the best vantage point for viewing the falls is by hiking up the river itself. :: Image #13272
Photo of Gibbon Falls drops 80 feet through a deep canyon formed by the Gibbon River. Although visible from the road above, the best vantage point for viewing the falls is by hiking up the river itself. :: Image #13271
Photo of Gibbon Falls drops 80 feet through a deep canyon formed by the Gibbon River. Although visible from the road above, the best vantage point for viewing the falls is by hiking up the river itself. :: Image #13270
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13268
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13267
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13266
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13265
Photo of Elk rest in tall grass surrounded by wildflowers, Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13264
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13263
Photo of Tourists get a good look at wild elk who have become habituated to human presence in Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13262
Photo of Elk grazing among wildflowers in Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13261
Photo of Elk rest in tall grass during the midday heat, Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13260
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13259
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13258
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13257
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13256
Photo of Elk grazing among wildflowers in Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13255
Photo of Elk rest in tall grass surrounded by wildflowers, Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13254
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13253
Photo of Tourists get a good look at wild elk who have become habituated to human presence in Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13252
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13251
Photo of Elk grazes on wildflowers amid trees. :: Image #13250
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13249
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13248
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13247
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13246
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13245
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13244
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13243
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13242
Photo of Elk rest in tall grass surrounded by wildflowers, Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13241
Photo of Elk rest in tall grass during the midday heat, Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13240
Photo of Elk are often found in shady wooded areas during the midday heat, summer. :: Image #13239
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13238
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13237
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13236
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13235
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13234
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13233
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13232
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13231
Photo of Elk rest in tall grass surrounded by wildflowers, Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13230
Photo of Elk grazing among wildflowers in Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13229
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13228
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13227
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13226
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13225
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13224
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13223
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13222
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13221
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13220
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13219
Photo of Elk rest in tall grass surrounded by wildflowers, Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13218
Photo of Elk rest in tall grass surrounded by wildflowers, Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13217
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13216
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13215
Photo of Tourists get a good look at wild elk who have become habituated to human presence in Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13214
Photo of Elk are often found in shady wooded areas during the midday heat, summer. :: Image #13213
Photo of Elk are often found in shady wooded areas during the midday heat, summer. :: Image #13212
Photo of Bull elk spar to establish harems of females, Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13211
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13210
Photo of Tourists get a good look at wild elk who have become habituated to human presence in Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13209
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13208
Photo of Elk drinks from the Gibbon River, Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13207
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13206
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13205
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13204
Photo of Bull elk spar to establish harems of females, Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13203
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13202
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13201
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13200
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13199
Photo of Elk grazing among wildflowers in Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13198
Photo of Elk rest in tall grass surrounded by wildflowers, Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13197
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13196
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13195
Photo of Elk grazing, Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13194
Photo of Elk grazing, Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13193
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13191
Photo of Elk rest in wooded areas during the midday heat, summer. :: Image #13190
Photo of Elk rest in wooded areas during the midday heat, summer. :: Image #13189
Photo of Bull elk, Gibbon Meadow, summer. :: Image #13188
Photo of Bull elk, Gibbon Meadow, summer. :: Image #13187
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13186
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13185
Photo of Elk rubbing antlers against a tree to remove the velvet coating. :: Image #13184
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13183
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13182
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13181
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13180
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13179
Photo of Elk grazing among wildflowers in Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13178
Photo of Elk rest in tall grass surrounded by wildflowers, Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13177
Photo of Elk rest in tall grass surrounded by wildflowers, Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13176
Photo of Elk rest in tall grass surrounded by wildflowers, Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13175
Photo of Elk grazing among wildflowers in Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13174
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13173
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13172
Photo of Bull elk spar to establish harems of females, Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13171
Photo of Bull elk spar to establish harems of females, Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13170
Photo of Tourists get a good look at wild elk who have become habituated to human presence in Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13169
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13168
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13167
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13166
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13165
Photo of Elk grazing among wildflowers in Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13163
Photo of Bull elk, antlers bearing velvet, Gibbon Meadow. Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone National Park. More than 30,000 elk from 8 different herds summer in Yellowstone and approximately 15,000 to 22,000 winter in the park. Bulls grow antlers annually from the time they are nearly one year old. When mature, a bulls rack may have 6 to 8 points or tines on each side and weigh more than 30 pounds. The antlers are shed in March or April and begin regrowing in May, when the bony growth is nourished by blood vessels and covered by furry-looking velvet. :: Image #13162
Photo of Tourists get a good look at wild elk who have become habituated to human presence in Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13160
Photo of Elk graze and rest among wildflowers blooming in the Gibbon Meadow, summer. :: Image #13158
Photo of Elk rest in tall grass during the midday heat, Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13157
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13156
Photo of Elk in the Gibbon River. :: Image #13153
Photo of Bull elk spar to establish harems of females, Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13152
Photo of The Lamar herd of bison grazes, a mix of mature adults and young calves. :: Image #13150
Photo of The Lamar herd of bison grazes, a mix of mature adults and young calves. :: Image #13149
Photo of The Lamar herd of bison grazes, a mix of mature adults and young calves. :: Image #13148
Photo of A herd of bison grazes near the Lamar River. :: Image #13147
Photo of A herd of bison grazes near the Lamar River. :: Image #13146
Photo of Bison lock horns in a sparring session. :: Image #13144
Photo of Bison rest in a dry stream bed. :: Image #13143
Photo of The Hayden herd of bison grazes, a mix of mature adults and young calves. :: Image #13142
Photo of The Hayden herd of bison grazes, a mix of mature adults and young calves. :: Image #13141
Photo of The Hayden herd of bison grazes. :: Image #13140
Photo of The Hayden herd of bison grazes near the Yellowstone River. :: Image #13139
Photo of The Hayden herd of bison grazes near the Yellowstone River. :: Image #13138
Photo of The Hayden herd of bison grazes near the Yellowstone River. :: Image #13137
Photo of The Hayden herd of bison grazes near the Yellowstone River. :: Image #13136
Photo of Juvenile bison running. :: Image #13135
Photo of The bisons massive head is its most characteristic feature. Its forehead bulges because of its convex-shaped frontal bone. Its shoulder hump, dwindling bowlike to the haunches, is supported by unusually long spinal vertebrae. Over powerful neck and shoulder muscles grows a great shaggy coat of curly brown fur, and over the head, like an immense hood, grows a shock of black hair. Its forequarters are higher and much heavier than its haunches. A mature bull stands about 6 1/2 feet (2 meters) at the shoulder and weighs more than 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms). The bisons horns are short and black. In the male they are thick at the base and taper abruptly to sharp points as they curve outward and upward; the females horns are more slender. :: Image #13134
Photo of A lone bison grazing. :: Image #13133
Photo of The Lamar herd of bison grazes, a mix of mature adults and young calves. :: Image #13131
Photo of The Lamar herd of bison grazing. :: Image #13130
Photo of The Lamar herd of bison grazing. :: Image #13129
Photo of Bison rest in a dry stream bed. :: Image #13128
Photo of A herd of bison crosses the road, creating a bison-jam while visitors watch from the safety of their cars. :: Image #13127
Photo of The Hayden herd of bison grazes near the Yellowstone River. :: Image #13126
Photo of The Hayden herd of bison grazes near the Yellowstone River. :: Image #13125
Photo of The Lamar herd of bison grazing. :: Image #13124
Photo of Bison lock horns in a sparring session. :: Image #13122
Photo of The Hayden herd of bison grazes near the Yellowstone River. :: Image #13121
Photo of Canada geese along the Yellowstone River. :: Image #13119
Photo of Canada geese along the Yellowstone River. :: Image #13118
Photo of Canada geese along the Yellowstone River. :: Image #13117
Photo of Canada geese along the Yellowstone River. :: Image #13116
Photo of Canada geese along the Yellowstone River. :: Image #13115
Photo of White pelican flies over the Yellowstone River. :: Image #13112
Photo of White pelican on the Yellowstone River. :: Image #13110
Photo of White pelican flies over the Yellowstone River. :: Image #13108
Photo of This black bear is wading through deep grass grazing on wild flowers. Lamar Valley. :: Image #13106
Photo of Black bear, Lamar Valley. The black bear is frequently seen in Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #13103
Photo of Black-tail deer (mule deer). :: Image #13102
Photo of Black-tail deer (mule deer). :: Image #13101
Photo of Black-tail deer (mule deer). :: Image #13100
Photo of Black-tail deer (mule deer). :: Image #13099
Photo of Black-tail deer (mule deer). :: Image #13098
Photo of Black-tail deer (mule deer). :: Image #13097
Photo of Coyote, Lamar Valley. This coyote bears not only a radio tracking collar, so researchers can follow its daily movements, but also a small green tag on its left ear. :: Image #13093
Photo of Pronghorn antelope, Lamar Valley. The Pronghorn is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #13090
Photo of Pronghorn antelope, Lamar Valley. The Pronghorn is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #13089
Photo of Pronghorn antelope, Lamar Valley. The Pronghorn is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #13088
Photo of Pronghorn antelope, Lamar Valley. The Pronghorn is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #13087
Photo of Pronghorn antelope, Lamar Valley. The Pronghorn is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #13086
Photo of Pronghorn antelope, Lamar Valley. The Pronghorn is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #13085
Photo of Pronghorn antelope, Lamar Valley. The Pronghorn is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #13084
Photo of Pronghorn antelope, Lamar Valley. The Pronghorn is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #13083
Photo of Pronghorn antelope, Lamar Valley. The Pronghorn is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #13082
Photo of Pronghorn antelope, Lamar Valley. The Pronghorn is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #13081
Photo of Pronghorn antelope, Lamar Valley. The Pronghorn is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #13079
Photo of Pronghorn antelope, Lamar Valley. The Pronghorn is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #13078
Photo of Pronghorn antelope, Lamar Valley. The Pronghorn is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #13077
Photo of Pronghorn antelope, Lamar Valley. The Pronghorn is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #13076
Photo of Trumpeter swan on Floating Island Lake. :: Image #13075
Photo of Trumpeter swan on Floating Island Lake. :: Image #13074
Photo of Trumpeter swan on Floating Island Lake. :: Image #13073
Photo of Trumpeter swan on Floating Island Lake. :: Image #13072
Photo of Trumpeter swan on Floating Island Lake. :: Image #13071
Photo of Trumpeter swan on Floating Island Lake. :: Image #13070
Photo of Trumpeter swan on Floating Island Lake. :: Image #13069
Photo of Uinta ground squirrels are borrowers. In the winter these squirrels hibernate, and in the summer they aestivate (become dormant for the summer). :: Image #13068
Photo of Uinta ground squirrels are borrowers. In the winter these squirrels hibernate, and in the summer they aestivate (become dormant for the summer). :: Image #13067
Photo of Uinta ground squirrels are borrowers. In the winter these squirrels hibernate, and in the summer they aestivate (become dormant for the summer). :: Image #13066
Photo of Uinta ground squirrels are borrowers. In the winter these squirrels hibernate, and in the summer they aestivate (become dormant for the summer). :: Image #13065
Photo of Uinta ground squirrels are borrowers. In the winter these squirrels hibernate, and in the summer they aestivate (become dormant for the summer). :: Image #13064
Photo of Uinta ground squirrels are borrowers. In the winter these squirrels hibernate, and in the summer they aestivate (become dormant for the summer). :: Image #13063
Photo of Uinta ground squirrels are borrowers. In the winter these squirrels hibernate, and in the summer they aestivate (become dormant for the summer). :: Image #13062
Photo of Uinta ground squirrels are borrowers. In the winter these squirrels hibernate, and in the summer they aestivate (become dormant for the summer). :: Image #13061
Photo of Uinta ground squirrels are borrowers. In the winter these squirrels hibernate, and in the summer they aestivate (become dormant for the summer). :: Image #13060
Photo of Uinta ground squirrels are borrowers. In the winter these squirrels hibernate, and in the summer they aestivate (become dormant for the summer). :: Image #13059
Photo of Yellow-bellied marmots can often be found on rocky slopes, perched atop boulders. :: Image #13058
Photo of Yellow-bellied marmots can often be found on rocky slopes, perched atop boulders. :: Image #13057
Photo of Yellow-bellied marmots can often be found on rocky slopes, perched atop boulders. :: Image #13056
Photo of White pelican on the Snake River. :: Image #13054
Photo of Mother and calf moose wade through meadow grass near Christian Creek. :: Image #13053
Photo of Adult female moose in deep meadow grass near Christian Creek. :: Image #13052
Photo of Mother and calf moose wade through meadow grass near Christian Creek. :: Image #13051
Photo of Adult female moose in deep meadow grass near Christian Creek. :: Image #13050
Photo of Adult female moose in deep meadow grass near Christian Creek. :: Image #13049
Photo of Mother and calf moose wade through meadow grass near Christian Creek. :: Image #13048
Photo of Adult female moose in deep meadow grass near Christian Creek. :: Image #13047
Photo of Adult female moose watches horseback riders near Christian Creek. :: Image #13046
Photo of Adult female moose in Christian Creek. :: Image #13045
Photo of Moose calf. :: Image #13044
Photo of Mother and calf moose wade through meadow grass near Christian Creek. :: Image #13042
Photo of Mother and calf moose wade through meadow grass near Christian Creek. :: Image #13041
Photo of Adult female moose in deep meadow grass near Christian Creek. :: Image #13040
Photo of Mount Moran rises above the Snake River at Oxbow Bend. :: Image #13036
Photo of Mount Moran rises above the Snake River at Oxbow Bend. :: Image #13035
Photo of Mount Moran rises above the Snake River at Oxbow Bend. :: Image #13034
Photo of Mount Moran rises above the Snake River at Oxbow Bend. :: Image #13033
Photo of Mount Moran rises above the Snake River at Oxbow Bend. :: Image #13032
Photo of Mount Moran rises above the Snake River at Oxbow Bend. :: Image #13031
Photo of Mount Moran rises above the Snake River at Oxbow Bend. :: Image #13030
Photo of Mount Moran rises above the Snake River at Oxbow Bend. :: Image #13025
Photo of Towers of the Virgin. :: Image #13024
Photo of Towers of the Virgin. :: Image #13023
Photo of Wildflowers on Shadow Mountain with the Teton Range visible in the distance. :: Image #13022
Photo of Wildflowers on Shadow Mountain with the Teton Range visible in the distance. :: Image #13021
Photo of The Teton Range rises above Taggart Lake. :: Image #13019
Photo of The Teton Range rises above Bradley Lake. :: Image #13017
Photo of Taggart Lake. :: Image #13016
Photo of The Teton Range, summer. :: Image #13015
Photo of The Teton Range, summer. :: Image #13014
Photo of Sign at the south entrance to Grand Teton National Park. :: Image #13013
Photo of Bison. :: Image #13012
Photo of Bison. :: Image #13011
Photo of Bison. :: Image #13010
Photo of Bison. :: Image #13009
Photo of Bison herd. :: Image #13008
Photo of Bison herd grazes below the Teton Range. :: Image #13007
Photo of Bison herd. :: Image #13006
Photo of Bison herd. :: Image #13005
Photo of Bison. :: Image #13003
Photo of Bison herd. :: Image #13001
Photo of An old barn at Mormon Row is lit by the morning sun with the Teton Range rising in the distance. :: Image #12999
Photo of An old barn at Mormon Row is lit by the morning sun with the Teton Range rising in the distance. :: Image #12997
Photo of The Teton Range is reflected in the glassy waters of the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing. :: Image #12995
Photo of The Teton Range viewed from Schwabacher Landing. :: Image #12994
Photo of The Teton Range is reflected in the glassy waters of the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing. :: Image #12993
Photo of The Teton Range is reflected in the glassy waters of the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing. :: Image #12992
Photo of A hiker admires the Teton Range. :: Image #12991
Photo of The Teton Range is reflected in the glassy waters of the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing. :: Image #12990
Photo of The Teton Range rises above river rocks in the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing. :: Image #12989
Photo of A beaver dam across a sidwater of the Snake River with the Teton Range seen behind. :: Image #12988
Photo of The Teton Range is reflected in the glassy waters of the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing. :: Image #12987
Photo of The Teton Range is reflected in the glassy waters of the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing. :: Image #12986
Photo of The Teton Range is reflected in the glassy waters of the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing. :: Image #12983
Photo of Thorny oyster or spiny oyster. :: Image #12980
Photo of Thorny oyster or spiny oyster. :: Image #12979
Photo of Thorny oyster or spiny oyster. :: Image #12978
Photo of Thorny oyster or spiny oyster. :: Image #12977
Photo of Thorny oyster or spiny oyster. :: Image #12976
Photo of Thorny oyster or spiny oyster. :: Image #12975
Photo of Thorny oyster or spiny oyster. :: Image #12974
Photo of Thorny oyster or spiny oyster. :: Image #12973
Photo of Thorny oyster or spiny oyster. :: Image #12972
Photo of Venus comb murex. Scientists speculate that the distinctively long and narrow spines are a protection against fish and other mollusks and prevent the mollusk from sinking into the soft, sandy mud where it is commonly found. :: Image #12971
Photo of Footprints on a sandy beach. :: Image #12969
Photo of Blackstripe surgeonfish. :: Image #12966
Photo of Blackstripe surgeonfish being cleaned by cleaner wrasse. :: Image #12965
Photo of Blackstripe surgeonfish. :: Image #12964
Photo of Blackstripe surgeonfish being cleaned by cleaner wrasse. :: Image #12962
Photo of Blackstripe surgeonfish. :: Image #12961
Photo of Spinecheek clownfish (maroon clownfish). :: Image #12960
Photo of Spinecheek clownfish (maroon clownfish). :: Image #12959
Photo of Diamond scale mullet. :: Image #12958
Photo of Redbreasted wrasse. :: Image #12957
Photo of Pajama cardinalfish. :: Image #12956
Photo of Blue-green chromis. :: Image #12955
Photo of Queen coris wrasse. :: Image #12954
Photo of Unidentified wrasse fish. :: Image #12953
Photo of Spotted-gill cardinalfish. :: Image #12952
Photo of Pearly goatfish. :: Image #12951
Photo of Pearly goatfish. :: Image #12950
Photo of Onespot rabbitfish. :: Image #12949
Photo of Onespot rabbitfish. :: Image #12948
Photo of Onespot rabbitfish. :: Image #12947
Photo of Island wrasse. :: Image #12946
Photo of Island wrasse. :: Image #12945
Photo of Goldspotted spinefoot rabbitfish. :: Image #12944
Photo of Barred spinefoot rabbitfish, daytime coloration. :: Image #12943
Photo of Barred spinefoot rabbitfish, daytime coloration. :: Image #12942
Photo of Barred spinefoot rabbitfish, daytime coloration. :: Image #12941
Photo of Scissortail sergeant major. :: Image #12940
Photo of Scissortail sergeant major. :: Image #12939
Photo of Unidentified grouper. :: Image #12938
Photo of Black saddle grouper. :: Image #12937
Photo of Black saddle grouper. :: Image #12936
Photo of Sixbar wrasse. :: Image #12935
Photo of Sixbar wrasse. :: Image #12934
Photo of Sixbar wrasse. :: Image #12933
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #12932
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #12931
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #12930
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #12929
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #12928
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #12927
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #12926
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #12925
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #12924
Photo of Honeycomb moray eel (tesselate moray). :: Image #12923
Photo of Honeycomb moray eel (tesselate moray). :: Image #12922
Photo of Honeycomb moray eel (tesselate moray). :: Image #12921
Photo of Saddleback coralgrouper. :: Image #12919
Photo of Spotted coralgrouper (center) and two saddleback coralgrouper (top, bottom). :: Image #12918
Photo of Spotted coralgrouper. :: Image #12917
Photo of Squaretail coralgrouper (front) and saddleback coralgrouper (rear). :: Image #12916
Photo of Squaretail coralgrouper (front) and spotted coralgrouper (rear). :: Image #12915
Photo of Squaretail coralgrouper (front) and spotted coralgrouper (rear). :: Image #12914
Photo of Squaretail coralgrouper. :: Image #12913
Photo of Barrier reef anemonefish. :: Image #12912
Photo of Barrier reef anemonefish. :: Image #12911
Photo of Barrier reef anemonefish. :: Image #12910
Photo of Freckled porcupinefish. :: Image #12908
Photo of Guineafowl puffer, black phase. :: Image #12907
Photo of Pink anemonefish. :: Image #12906
Photo of Fire clownfish. :: Image #12905
Photo of Banded archerfish. The banded archerfish is known for its ability to shoot down resting insects by spitting a jet of water. Large archerfishes can hit a target 2-3m away. Archerfishes have adaptations to the mouth which enable spitting. When a banded archerfish shoots a jet of water, it raises its tongue against the roof of the mouth forming a tube. The gill covers quickly close forcing water along the tube. This species mostly lives in mangrove and estuarine habitats throughout much of the Indo-Pacific. :: Image #12904
Photo of Banded archerfish. The banded archerfish is known for its ability to shoot down resting insects by spitting a jet of water. Large archerfishes can hit a target 2-3m away. Archerfishes have adaptations to the mouth which enable spitting. When a banded archerfish shoots a jet of water, it raises its tongue against the roof of the mouth forming a tube. The gill covers quickly close forcing water along the tube. This species mostly lives in mangrove and estuarine habitats throughout much of the Indo-Pacific. :: Image #12903
Photo of Banded archerfish. The banded archerfish is known for its ability to shoot down resting insects by spitting a jet of water. Large archerfishes can hit a target 2-3m away. Archerfishes have adaptations to the mouth which enable spitting. When a banded archerfish shoots a jet of water, it raises its tongue against the roof of the mouth forming a tube. The gill covers quickly close forcing water along the tube. This species mostly lives in mangrove and estuarine habitats throughout much of the Indo-Pacific. :: Image #12902
Photo of Juvenile Clarion angelfish. :: Image #12900
Photo of Juvenile Clarion angelfish. :: Image #12899
Photo of Weedy scorpionfish. Tropical scorpionfishes are camoflage experts, changing color and apparent texture in order to masquerade as rocks, clumps of algae or detritus. :: Image #12898
Photo of Weedy scorpionfish. Tropical scorpionfishes are camoflage experts, changing color and apparent texture in order to masquerade as rocks, clumps of algae or detritus. :: Image #12897
Photo of Popeye catalufa. :: Image #12896
Photo of Popeye catalufa. :: Image #12895
Photo of Popeye catalufa. :: Image #12894
Photo of King angelfish. :: Image #12893
Photo of King angelfish. :: Image #12892
Photo of King angelfish. :: Image #12890
Photo of Green abalone. :: Image #12888
Photo of Harlequin tuskfish. :: Image #12887
Photo of Harlequin tuskfish. :: Image #12886
Photo of Harlequin tuskfish. :: Image #12884
Photo of Coral grouper. :: Image #12883
Photo of Coral grouper. :: Image #12882
Photo of Coral grouper. :: Image #12881
Photo of Coral grouper. :: Image #12880
Photo of Panther grouper. :: Image #12879
Photo of Panther grouper. :: Image #12878
Photo of Panther grouper. :: Image #12877
Photo of Spot prawn. :: Image #12876
Photo of Spot prawn. :: Image #12875
Photo of Spot prawn. :: Image #12874
Photo of Spot prawn. :: Image #12873
Photo of Spot prawn. :: Image #12872
Photo of Lyretail fairy basslet, female. :: Image #12871
Photo of Lyretail fairy basslet, female. :: Image #12870
Photo of Lyretail fairy basslet, female. :: Image #12869
Photo of Lyretail fairy basslet, male. :: Image #12868
Photo of Lyretail fairy basslet, male. :: Image #12867
Photo of Square-spot fairy basslet, male coloration. :: Image #12865
Photo of Square-spot fairy basslet, male coloration. :: Image #12864
Photo of Square-spot fairy basslet, male coloration. :: Image #12863
Photo of Square-spot fairy basslet, male coloration. :: Image #12862
Photo of Pacific flame anthias. :: Image #12861
Photo of Pacific flame anthias. :: Image #12860
Photo of Green sea anemone. :: Image #12859
Photo of Green sea anemone. :: Image #12858
Photo of Biology Building on Muir College, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #12857
Photo of University Art Gallery on Muir College, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #12856
Photo of Biology Building on Muir College, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #12855
Photo of Argo Hall, an undergraduate dormitory famous for debauchery and loud music, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #12854
Photo of Mayer Hall, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #12853
Photo of Breezeway between Bonner Hall and Mayer Hall, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #12852
Photo of Bonner Hall, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #12851
Photo of Main Gymnasium, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #12850
Photo of Central Library, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #12849
Photo of Galbraith Hall, University of California San Diego (UCSD). :: Image #12848
Photo of Stonehenge, or what is officially known as the La Jolla Project, was the third piece in the Stuart Collection at University of California San Diego (UCSD). Commissioned in 1984 and produced by Richard Fleishner, the granite blocks are spread on the lawn south of Galbraith Hall on Revelle College at UCSD. :: Image #12847
Photo of The Giraffe Traps, or what is officially known as Two Running Violet V Forms, was the second piece in the Stuart Collection at University of California San Diego (UCSD). Commissioned in 1983 and produced by Robert Irwin, the odd fence resides in the eucalyptus grove between Mandeville Auditorium and Central Library. :: Image #12845
Photo of The Giraffe Traps, or what is officially known as Two Running Violet V Forms, was the second piece in the Stuart Collection at University of California San Diego (UCSD). Commissioned in 1983 and produced by Robert Irwin, the odd fence resides in the eucalyptus grove between Mandeville Auditorium and Central Library. :: Image #12844
Photo of The Giraffe Traps, or what is officially known as Two Running Violet V Forms, was the second piece in the Stuart Collection at University of California San Diego (UCSD). Commissioned in 1983 and produced by Robert Irwin, the odd fence resides in the eucalyptus grove between Mandeville Auditorium and Central Library. :: Image #12843
Photo of The Giraffe Traps, or what is officially known as Two Running Violet V Forms, was the second piece in the Stuart Collection at University of California San Diego (UCSD). Commissioned in 1983 and produced by Robert Irwin, the odd fence resides in the eucalyptus grove between Mandeville Auditorium and Central Library. :: Image #12841
Photo of The Giraffe Traps, or what is officially known as Two Running Violet V Forms, was the second piece in the Stuart Collection at University of California San Diego (UCSD). Commissioned in 1983 and produced by Robert Irwin, the odd fence resides in the eucalyptus grove between Mandeville Auditorium and Central Library. :: Image #12840
Photo of Sun God is a strange artwork, the first in the Stuart Collection at University of California San Diego (UCSD). Commissioned in 1983 and produced by Niki de Sainte Phalle, Sun God has become a landmark on the UCSD campus. :: Image #12839
Photo of Sun God is a strange artwork, the first in the Stuart Collection at University of California San Diego (UCSD). Commissioned in 1983 and produced by Niki de Sainte Phalle, Sun God has become a landmark on the UCSD campus. :: Image #12838
Photo of Sun God is a strange artwork, the first in the Stuart Collection at University of California San Diego (UCSD). Commissioned in 1983 and produced by Niki de Sainte Phalle, Sun God has become a landmark on the UCSD campus. :: Image #12837
Photo of Sun God is a strange artwork, the first in the Stuart Collection at University of California San Diego (UCSD). Commissioned in 1983 and produced by Niki de Sainte Phalle, Sun God has become a landmark on the UCSD campus. :: Image #12835
Photo of African darter. Darters are also known as snakebirds because they swim with only their heads and necks out of the water. A hinge mechanism at the birds eighth neck vertebra enables the bird to strike, snapping up insects on the water and stabbing fish. A stabbed fish is shaken loose, flipped up in the air and swallowed head first. :: Image #12834
Photo of African darter. Darters are also known as snakebirds because they swim with only their heads and necks out of the water. A hinge mechanism at the birds eighth neck vertebra enables the bird to strike, snapping up insects on the water and stabbing fish. A stabbed fish is shaken loose, flipped up in the air and swallowed head first. :: Image #12833
Photo of African darter. Darters are also known as snakebirds because they swim with only their heads and necks out of the water. A hinge mechanism at the birds eighth neck vertebra enables the bird to strike, snapping up insects on the water and stabbing fish. A stabbed fish is shaken loose, flipped up in the air and swallowed head first. :: Image #12832
Photo of African darter. Darters are also known as snakebirds because they swim with only their heads and necks out of the water. A hinge mechanism at the birds eighth neck vertebra enables the bird to strike, snapping up insects on the water and stabbing fish. A stabbed fish is shaken loose, flipped up in the air and swallowed head first. :: Image #12831
Photo of African darter. Darters are also known as snakebirds because they swim with only their heads and necks out of the water. A hinge mechanism at the birds eighth neck vertebra enables the bird to strike, snapping up insects on the water and stabbing fish. A stabbed fish is shaken loose, flipped up in the air and swallowed head first. :: Image #12830
Photo of European glass lizard. Without legs, the European glass lizard appears to be a snake, but in truth it is a species of lizard. It is native to southeastern Europe. :: Image #12829
Photo of European glass lizard. Without legs, the European glass lizard appears to be a snake, but in truth it is a species of lizard. It is native to southeastern Europe. :: Image #12828
Photo of European glass lizard. Without legs, the European glass lizard appears to be a snake, but in truth it is a species of lizard. It is native to southeastern Europe. :: Image #12827
Photo of European glass lizard. Without legs, the European glass lizard appears to be a snake, but in truth it is a species of lizard. It is native to southeastern Europe. :: Image #12826
Photo of Caribbean rock iguana. Rock iguanas play an important role in the Caribbean islands due to their diet of fruits, flowers and leaves. The seeds pass through the digestive tract of the iguana and are left behind in its droppings, helping to spread the seeds the grow new plants. :: Image #12825
Photo of Caribbean rock iguana. Rock iguanas play an important role in the Caribbean islands due to their diet of fruits, flowers and leaves. The seeds pass through the digestive tract of the iguana and are left behind in its droppings, helping to spread the seeds the grow new plants. :: Image #12824
Photo of Komodo dragon, the worlds largest lizard, grows to 10 feet (3m) and over 500 pounds. They have an acute sense of smell and are notorious meat-eaters. The saliva of the Komodo dragon is deadly, an adaptation to help it more quickly consume its prey. :: Image #12823
Photo of Komodo dragon, the worlds largest lizard, grows to 10 feet (3m) and over 500 pounds. They have an acute sense of smell and are notorious meat-eaters. The saliva of the Komodo dragon is deadly, an adaptation to help it more quickly consume its prey. :: Image #12822
Photo of Komodo dragon, the worlds largest lizard, grows to 10 feet (3m) and over 500 pounds. They have an acute sense of smell and are notorious meat-eaters. The saliva of the Komodo dragon is deadly, an adaptation to help it more quickly consume its prey. :: Image #12821
Photo of Komodo dragon, the worlds largest lizard, grows to 10 feet (3m) and over 500 pounds. They have an acute sense of smell and are notorious meat-eaters. The saliva of the Komodo dragon is deadly, an adaptation to help it more quickly consume its prey. :: Image #12820
Photo of Western diamondback rattlesnake. :: Image #12819
Photo of Twin-spotted rattlesnake, native to southern Arizona, is a small rattlesnake occupying talus slopes at high elevations and preying on lizards. :: Image #12818
Photo of Twin-spotted rattlesnake, native to southern Arizona, is a small rattlesnake occupying talus slopes at high elevations and preying on lizards. :: Image #12817
Photo of Twig snake. The twig snake is back-fanged, having its short fangs situated far back in the mouth. Its venom will subdue small prey such as rodents. Its is well camouflaged, resembling a small twig or branch in the trees that it inhabits. :: Image #12816
Photo of Brazilian lancehead snake, a pit viper with a highly potent venom. :: Image #12815
Photo of McGregors tree viper. :: Image #12814
Photo of McGregors tree viper. :: Image #12813
Photo of Western diamondback rattlesnake. :: Image #12812
Photo of Western diamondback rattlesnake. :: Image #12811
Photo of Western diamondback rattlesnake. :: Image #12810
Photo of The Virgin River and cottonwood trees lie below the enormous red sandstone cliffs of Zion Canyon. :: Image #12808
Photo of Court of the Patriarchs, named for the three Hebrew prophets Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. :: Image #12806
Photo of Towers of the Virgin, cottonwood trees. Spring. :: Image #12804
Photo of Towers of the Virgin, cottonwood trees. Spring. :: Image #12803
Photo of Towers of the Virgin, cottonwood trees. Spring. :: Image #12802
Photo of Towers of the Virgin, cottonwood trees. Spring. :: Image #12801
Photo of Towers of the Virgin. From left are the West Temple, the Sundial, the Temple of the Virgin and the Altar of Sacrifice.Spring. :: Image #12800
Photo of A group of Rissos dolphins. San Diego. :: Image #12798
Photo of Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are usually almost entirely white. :: Image #12797
Photo of Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are usually almost entirely white. :: Image #12796
Photo of Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are usually almost entirely white. :: Image #12795
Photo of Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are usually almost entirely white. :: Image #12794
Photo of Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are usually almost entirely white. :: Image #12793
Photo of Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are usually almost entirely white. :: Image #12791
Photo of Rissos dolphin. San Diego. :: Image #12790
Photo of Fin whale dorsal fin. The fin whale is named for its tall, falcate dorsal fin. Mariners often refer to them as finback whales. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). :: Image #12789
Photo of Fin whale. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). :: Image #12788
Photo of Fin whale dorsal fin. The fin whale is named for its tall, falcate dorsal fin. Mariners often refer to them as finback whales. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). :: Image #12786
Photo of Fin whale. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). :: Image #12785
Photo of Fin whale dorsal fin. The fin whale is named for its tall, falcate dorsal fin. Mariners often refer to them as finback whales. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). :: Image #12784
Photo of Fin whale dorsal fin. The fin whale is named for its tall, falcate dorsal fin. Mariners often refer to them as finback whales. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). :: Image #12783
Photo of Fin whale dorsal fin. The fin whale is named for its tall, falcate dorsal fin. Mariners often refer to them as finback whales. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). :: Image #12782
Photo of A fin whale blows at the surface between dives. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). :: Image #12781
Photo of Fin whale dorsal fin. The fin whale is named for its tall, falcate dorsal fin. Mariners often refer to them as finback whales. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). :: Image #12780
Photo of Three fin whales swim at the surface between dives. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). :: Image #12779
Photo of Three fin whales swim at the surface between dives. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). :: Image #12778
Photo of Fin whale. The distinctive white coloration on the right lower jaw of all fin whales is seen just below the surface. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). :: Image #12777
Photo of Fin whale. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). :: Image #12776
Photo of Fin whale dorsal fin. The fin whale is named for its tall, falcate dorsal fin. Mariners often refer to them as finback whales. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). :: Image #12775
Photo of Fin whale dorsal fin. The fin whale is named for its tall, falcate dorsal fin. Mariners often refer to them as finback whales. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). :: Image #12774
Photo of A pair of fin whales swim at the surface between dives. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). :: Image #12773
Photo of California Bell Tower. :: Image #12762
Photo of Caribbean flamingo. :: Image #12761
Photo of Hwamei, a bird native to China, Taiwan and Indochina. :: Image #12760
Photo of Hwamei, a bird native to China, Taiwan and Indochina. :: Image #12759
Photo of A hwamei eats a cricket or grub. The hwamei is a bird native to China, Taiwan and Indochina. :: Image #12758
Photo of Red-tailed laughing thrush, native to Indochina. :: Image #12757
Photo of Blue-backed fairy bluebird, native to Thailand. :: Image #12756
Photo of Nicobar pidgeon, native to the Solomon Islands and Philippines. :: Image #12755
Photo of Nicobar pidgeon, native to the Solomon Islands and Philippines. :: Image #12754
Photo of Emerald dove, native to Southeast Asia. :: Image #12753
Photo of Emerald dove, native to Southeast Asia. :: Image #12752
Photo of White-breasted imperial pidgeon, native to Sulawesi. :: Image #12750
Photo of White-breasted imperial pidgeon, native to Sulawesi. :: Image #12749
Photo of Japanese white-bellied green pidgeon. Native to Japan, Taiwan and Eastern China. :: Image #12748
Photo of Japanese white-bellied green pidgeon. Native to Japan, Taiwan and Eastern China. :: Image #12747
Photo of Kings skink. :: Image #12746
Photo of Armadillo lizard. :: Image #12745
Photo of European glass lizard. Without legs, the European glass lizard appears to be a snake, but in truth it is a species of lizard. It is native to southeastern Europe. :: Image #12744
Photo of European glass lizard. Without legs, the European glass lizard appears to be a snake, but in truth it is a species of lizard. It is native to southeastern Europe. :: Image #12743
Photo of European glass lizard. Without legs, the European glass lizard appears to be a snake, but in truth it is a species of lizard. It is native to southeastern Europe. :: Image #12742
Photo of Plumed basilisk. :: Image #12741
Photo of Plumed basilisk. :: Image #12740
Photo of Sungazer lizard. :: Image #12739
Photo of Sungazer lizard. :: Image #12738
Photo of African gaboon viper camouflage blends into the leaves of the forest floor. This heavy-bodied snake is one of the largest vipers, reaching lengths of 4-6 feet (1.5-2m). It is nocturnal, living in rain forests in central Africa. Its fangs are nearly 2 inches (5cm) long. :: Image #12737
Photo of McGregors tree viper. :: Image #12736
Photo of McGregors tree viper. :: Image #12735
Photo of Western diamondback rattlesnake. :: Image #12734
Photo of Rattle and characteristic stripes of the red diamond rattlesnake. :: Image #12733
Photo of Boelens Python. This snake species, native to New Guinea, grows up to 15 feet (3m) and weigh 75 to 125 pounds. :: Image #12732
Photo of Boelens Python. This snake species, native to New Guinea, grows up to 15 feet (3m) and weigh 75 to 125 pounds. :: Image #12731
Photo of Boelens Python. This snake species, native to New Guinea, grows up to 15 feet (3m) and weigh 75 to 125 pounds. :: Image #12730
Photo of Bull shark. :: Image #12729
Photo of Bull shark. :: Image #12727
Photo of Bull shark. :: Image #12726
Photo of Bull shark. :: Image #12725
Photo of Bull shark. :: Image #12724
Photo of Bull shark. :: Image #12722
Photo of Bull shark. :: Image #12721
Photo of Bull shark. :: Image #12720
Photo of Bull shark. :: Image #12719
Photo of Bull shark. :: Image #12716
Photo of Bull shark. :: Image #12715
Photo of A sign warns visitors to stay away from the harbor seals at Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California while videotaping those who approach the seals. The La Jolla colony of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #12714
Photo of A sign warns visitors to stay away from the harbor seals at Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California while videotaping those who approach the seals. The La Jolla colony of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #12713
Photo of A sign warns visitors to stay away from the harbor seals at Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California while videotaping those who approach the seals. The La Jolla colony of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #12712
Photo of A sign warns visitors to stay away from the harbor seals at Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California while videotaping those who approach the seals. The La Jolla colony of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #12711
Photo of A La Jolla Friends of the Seals volunteer encourages visitors to stay away from the harbor seals at Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California while videotaping those who approach the seals. The La Jolla colony of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #12710
Photo of A La Jolla Friends of the Seals volunteer encourages visitors to stay away from the harbor seals at Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California while videotaping those who approach the seals. The La Jolla colony of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #12709
Photo of A La Jolla Friends of the Seals volunteer encourages visitors to stay away from the harbor seals at Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California while videotaping those who approach the seals. The La Jolla colony of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #12708
Photo of Fire damage on Stonewall Peak. After the historic Cedar fire of 2003, much of the hills around Julian California were burnt. One year later, new growth is seen amid the burnt oak trees and chaparral. :: Image #12707
Photo of Fire damage on Stonewall Peak. After the historic Cedar fire of 2003, much of the hills around Julian California were burnt. One year later, new growth is seen amid the burnt oak trees and chaparral. :: Image #12706
Photo of Fire damage on Stonewall Peak. After the historic Cedar fire of 2003, much of the hills around Julian California were burnt. One year later, new growth is seen amid the burnt oak trees and chaparral. :: Image #12705
Photo of Fire damage on Stonewall Peak. After the historic Cedar fire of 2003, much of the hills around Julian California were burnt. One year later, new growth is seen amid the burnt oak trees and chaparral. :: Image #12704
Photo of The Palomar Observatory, located in north San Diego County California, is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology. The Observatory supports the research of the Caltech faculty, post-doctoral fellows and students, and the researchers at Caltechs collaborating institutions. Palomar Observatory is home to the historic Hale 200-inch telescope. Other facilities on the mountain include the 60-inch, 48-inch, 18-inch and the Snoop telescopes. :: Image #12703
Photo of The Palomar Observatory, located in north San Diego County California, is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology. The Observatory supports the research of the Caltech faculty, post-doctoral fellows and students, and the researchers at Caltechs collaborating institutions. Palomar Observatory is home to the historic Hale 200-inch telescope. Other facilities on the mountain include the 60-inch, 48-inch, 18-inch and the Snoop telescopes. :: Image #12702
Photo of The Palomar Observatory, located in north San Diego County California, is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology. The Observatory supports the research of the Caltech faculty, post-doctoral fellows and students, and the researchers at Caltechs collaborating institutions. Palomar Observatory is home to the historic Hale 200-inch telescope. Other facilities on the mountain include the 60-inch, 48-inch, 18-inch and the Snoop telescopes. :: Image #12701
Photo of The Palomar Observatory, located in north San Diego County California, is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology. The Observatory supports the research of the Caltech faculty, post-doctoral fellows and students, and the researchers at Caltechs collaborating institutions. Palomar Observatory is home to the historic Hale 200-inch telescope. Other facilities on the mountain include the 60-inch, 48-inch, 18-inch and the Snoop telescopes. :: Image #12700
Photo of The Palomar Observatory, located in north San Diego County California, is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology. The Observatory supports the research of the Caltech faculty, post-doctoral fellows and students, and the researchers at Caltechs collaborating institutions. Palomar Observatory is home to the historic Hale 200-inch telescope. Other facilities on the mountain include the 60-inch, 48-inch, 18-inch and the Snoop telescopes. :: Image #12699
Photo of Moss and rocks, Bass Lake, western Sierra. :: Image #12698
Photo of Moss and rocks, Bass Lake, western Sierra. :: Image #12697
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12696
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12695
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12694
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12693
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12692
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12691
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12690
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12689
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12688
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12687
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12686
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12685
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12684
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12683
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12682
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12681
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12680
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12679
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12678
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12676
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12675
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12674
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12673
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12672
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12671
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12670
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12669
Photo of Mountain dogwood, or Pacific dogwood, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12668
Photo of American robin. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12667
Photo of American robin. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12666
Photo of American robin. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12665
Photo of Unidentified bird. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12664
Photo of Squirrel, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #12663
Photo of Stellers jay, also known as blue jay. :: Image #12662
Photo of El Capitan sunrise over the Merced River. :: Image #12661
Photo of El Capitan sunrise over the Merced River. :: Image #12660
Photo of An ephemeral waterfall on the west side of Sentinel Rock. This fall only flows during years of exceptional snow and rainfall. :: Image #12658
Photo of The Falls at Bass Lake in the western Sierra. :: Image #12656
Photo of The Falls at Bass Lake in the western Sierra. :: Image #12655
Photo of The Falls at Bass Lake in the western Sierra. :: Image #12654
Photo of Fern Springs, a small natural spring in Yosemite Valley near the Pohono Bridge, trickles quietly over rocks as it flows into the Merced River. :: Image #12653
Photo of Fern Springs, a small natural spring in Yosemite Valley near the Pohono Bridge, trickles quietly over rocks as it flows into the Merced River. :: Image #12652
Photo of Fern Springs, a small natural spring in Yosemite Valley near the Pohono Bridge, trickles quietly over rocks as it flows into the Merced River. :: Image #12651
Photo of Fern Springs, a small natural spring in Yosemite Valley near the Pohono Bridge, trickles quietly over rocks as it flows into the Merced River. :: Image #12649
Photo of Fern Springs, a small natural spring in Yosemite Valley near the Pohono Bridge, trickles quietly over rocks as it flows into the Merced River. :: Image #12648
Photo of Bridalveil Falls. :: Image #12645
Photo of Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring, with a rainbow appearing in the spray of the falls, viewed from the Mist Trail. :: Image #12643
Photo of Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring, viewed from the Mist Trail. :: Image #12642
Photo of Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring. Hikers are seen at the precipice to Vernal Falls, having hiked up the Mist Trail to get there. :: Image #12641
Photo of Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring. Hikers are seen at the precipice to Vernal Falls, having hiked up the Mist Trail to get there. :: Image #12640
Photo of Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring, viewed from the Mist Trail. :: Image #12639
Photo of Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring, viewed from the Mist Trail. :: Image #12638
Photo of Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring. Hikers are seen at the precipice to Vernal Falls, having hiked up the Mist Trail to get there. :: Image #12637
Photo of Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring. Hikers are seen at the precipice to Vernal Falls, having hiked up the Mist Trail to get there. :: Image #12635
Photo of Yosemite Falls at peak flow in late spring, viewed from Cooks Meadow. :: Image #12633
Photo of Plumed basilisk. :: Image #12630
Photo of The Australian taipan snake is considered one of the most venomous snakes in the world. :: Image #12629
Photo of The Australian taipan snake is considered one of the most venomous snakes in the world. :: Image #12628
Photo of The Australian taipan snake is considered one of the most venomous snakes in the world. :: Image #12627
Photo of The Australian taipan snake is considered one of the most venomous snakes in the world. :: Image #12626
Photo of McGregors tree viper. :: Image #12625
Photo of Quince monitor lizard. :: Image #12624
Photo of Quince monitor lizard. :: Image #12623
Photo of Quince monitor lizard. :: Image #12622
Photo of Quince monitor lizard. :: Image #12621
Photo of Banded iguana, male. The bands of color on the male of this species change from green to either blue, grey or black, depending on mood. Females are usually solid green, ocassionally with blue spots or a few narrow bands. :: Image #12620
Photo of Burmese python. The Burma python inhabits forests and streams in southeast Asia. :: Image #12619
Photo of Chinese mountain viper. :: Image #12618
Photo of Chinese mountain viper. :: Image #12617
Photo of Kings skink. :: Image #12616
Photo of Kings skink. :: Image #12615
Photo of Banded iguana, male. The bands of color on the male of this species change from green to either blue, grey or black, depending on mood. Females are usually solid green, ocassionally with blue spots or a few narrow bands. :: Image #12614
Photo of Banded iguana, male. The bands of color on the male of this species change from green to either blue, grey or black, depending on mood. Females are usually solid green, ocassionally with blue spots or a few narrow bands. :: Image #12613
Photo of Banded iguana, male. The bands of color on the male of this species change from green to either blue, grey or black, depending on mood. Females are usually solid green, ocassionally with blue spots or a few narrow bands. :: Image #12611
Photo of Twig snake. The twig snake is back-fanged, having its short fangs situated far back in the mouth. Its venom will subdue small prey such as rodents. Its is well camouflaged, resembling a small twig or branch in the trees that it inhabits. :: Image #12610
Photo of Twig snake. The twig snake is back-fanged, having its short fangs situated far back in the mouth. Its venom will subdue small prey such as rodents. Its is well camouflaged, resembling a small twig or branch in the trees that it inhabits. :: Image #12609
Photo of Twig snake. The twig snake is back-fanged, having its short fangs situated far back in the mouth. Its venom will subdue small prey such as rodents. Its is well camouflaged, resembling a small twig or branch in the trees that it inhabits. :: Image #12608
Photo of Twig snake. The twig snake is back-fanged, having its short fangs situated far back in the mouth. Its venom will subdue small prey such as rodents. Its is well camouflaged, resembling a small twig or branch in the trees that it inhabits. :: Image #12607
Photo of Twig snake. The twig snake is back-fanged, having its short fangs situated far back in the mouth. Its venom will subdue small prey such as rodents. Its is well camouflaged, resembling a small twig or branch in the trees that it inhabits. :: Image #12606
Photo of Twig snake. The twig snake is back-fanged, having its short fangs situated far back in the mouth. Its venom will subdue small prey such as rodents. Its is well camouflaged, resembling a small twig or branch in the trees that it inhabits. :: Image #12605
Photo of Emerald tree monitor lizard. Arboreal, dwelling in trees in New Guinea jungles where it hunts birds and small mammals. :: Image #12604
Photo of Emerald tree monitor lizard. Arboreal, dwelling in trees in New Guinea jungles where it hunts birds and small mammals. :: Image #12603
Photo of Emerald tree monitor lizard. Arboreal, dwelling in trees in New Guinea jungles where it hunts birds and small mammals. :: Image #12602
Photo of Western diamondback rattlesnake. :: Image #12601
Photo of Western diamondback rattlesnake. :: Image #12600
Photo of Red diamond rattlesnake. The red diamond rattlesnake is the largest rattlesnake in southern California, reaching a length of 6 feet (2m). It occurs from the coast to elevations of 5000 feet. :: Image #12599
Photo of Red diamond rattlesnake. The red diamond rattlesnake is the largest rattlesnake in southern California, reaching a length of 6 feet (2m). It occurs from the coast to elevations of 5000 feet. :: Image #12598
Photo of Red diamond rattlesnake. The red diamond rattlesnake is the largest rattlesnake in southern California, reaching a length of 6 feet (2m). It occurs from the coast to elevations of 5000 feet. :: Image #12597
Photo of Red diamond rattlesnake. The red diamond rattlesnake is the largest rattlesnake in southern California, reaching a length of 6 feet (2m). It occurs from the coast to elevations of 5000 feet. :: Image #12596
Photo of Malagasy ground boa. The ground boa is the largest boa species in Madagascar, reaching 10 feet (3m) in length. Its coloration provides excellent camouflage amid rocks, logs and bushy thickets. It is mainly nocturnal, hunting birds and small mammals. :: Image #12595
Photo of Malagasy ground boa. The ground boa is the largest boa species in Madagascar, reaching 10 feet (3m) in length. Its coloration provides excellent camouflage amid rocks, logs and bushy thickets. It is mainly nocturnal, hunting birds and small mammals. :: Image #12594
Photo of Southern Pacific rattlesnake. The southern Pacific rattlesnake is common in southern California from the coast through the desert foothills to elevations of 10,000 feet. It reaches 4-5 feet (1.5m) in length. :: Image #12591
Photo of Closeup view of the rattles of an adult Southern Pacific rattlesnake. The southern Pacific rattlesnake is common in southern California from the coast through the desert foothills to elevations of 10,000 feet. It reaches 4-5 feet (1.5m) in length. :: Image #12590
Photo of Closeup view of the rattles of an adult Southern Pacific rattlesnake. The southern Pacific rattlesnake is common in southern California from the coast through the desert foothills to elevations of 10,000 feet. It reaches 4-5 feet (1.5m) in length. :: Image #12589
Photo of Southern Pacific rattlesnake. The southern Pacific rattlesnake is common in southern California from the coast through the desert foothills to elevations of 10,000 feet. It reaches 4-5 feet (1.5m) in length. :: Image #12588
Photo of Southern Pacific rattlesnake. The southern Pacific rattlesnake is common in southern California from the coast through the desert foothills to elevations of 10,000 feet. It reaches 4-5 feet (1.5m) in length. :: Image #12587
Photo of Southern Pacific rattlesnake. The southern Pacific rattlesnake is common in southern California from the coast through the desert foothills to elevations of 10,000 feet. It reaches 4-5 feet (1.5m) in length. :: Image #12586
Photo of Southern Pacific rattlesnake. The southern Pacific rattlesnake is common in southern California from the coast through the desert foothills to elevations of 10,000 feet. It reaches 4-5 feet (1.5m) in length. :: Image #12584
Photo of Trans-Pecos copperhead snake. The Trans-Pecos copperhead is a pit viper found in the Chihuahuan desert of west Texas. It is found near streams and rivers, wooded areas, logs and woodpiles. :: Image #12583
Photo of Trans-Pecos copperhead snake. The Trans-Pecos copperhead is a pit viper found in the Chihuahuan desert of west Texas. It is found near streams and rivers, wooded areas, logs and woodpiles. :: Image #12582
Photo of Trans-Pecos copperhead snake. The Trans-Pecos copperhead is a pit viper found in the Chihuahuan desert of west Texas. It is found near streams and rivers, wooded areas, logs and woodpiles. :: Image #12581
Photo of Trans-Pecos copperhead snake. The Trans-Pecos copperhead is a pit viper found in the Chihuahuan desert of west Texas. It is found near streams and rivers, wooded areas, logs and woodpiles. :: Image #12580
Photo of Trans-Pecos copperhead snake. The Trans-Pecos copperhead is a pit viper found in the Chihuahuan desert of west Texas. It is found near streams and rivers, wooded areas, logs and woodpiles. :: Image #12579
Photo of Trans-Pecos copperhead snake. The Trans-Pecos copperhead is a pit viper found in the Chihuahuan desert of west Texas. It is found near streams and rivers, wooded areas, logs and woodpiles. :: Image #12578
Photo of African gaboon viper camouflage blends into the leaves of the forest floor. This heavy-bodied snake is one of the largest vipers, reaching lengths of 4-6 feet (1.5-2m). It is nocturnal, living in rain forests in central Africa. Its fangs are nearly 2 inches (5cm) long. :: Image #12577
Photo of African gaboon viper camouflage blends into the leaves of the forest floor. This heavy-bodied snake is one of the largest vipers, reaching lengths of 4-6 feet (1.5-2m). It is nocturnal, living in rain forests in central Africa. Its fangs are nearly 2 inches (5cm) long. :: Image #12575
Photo of Shingleback lizard. This lizard has a fat tail shaped like its head, which can fool predators into attacking the wrong end of the shingleback. :: Image #12574
Photo of Shingleback lizard. This lizard has a fat tail shaped like its head, which can fool predators into attacking the wrong end of the shingleback. :: Image #12573
Photo of Shingleback lizard. This lizard has a fat tail shaped like its head, which can fool predators into attacking the wrong end of the shingleback. :: Image #12572
Photo of Shingleback lizard. This lizard has a fat tail shaped like its head, which can fool predators into attacking the wrong end of the shingleback. :: Image #12571
Photo of Amethystine python. The amethystine python is Australias biggest snake. They are nocturnal and arboreal, inhabiting tropical rainforests, monsoon forests and vine forests. :: Image #12570
Photo of Amethystine python. The amethystine python is Australias biggest snake. They are nocturnal and arboreal, inhabiting tropical rainforests, monsoon forests and vine forests. :: Image #12569
Photo of Amethystine python. The amethystine python is Australias biggest snake. They are nocturnal and arboreal, inhabiting tropical rainforests, monsoon forests and vine forests. :: Image #12568
Photo of Amethystine python. The amethystine python is Australias biggest snake. They are nocturnal and arboreal, inhabiting tropical rainforests, monsoon forests and vine forests. :: Image #12567
Photo of Neotropical rattlesnake. :: Image #12566
Photo of Neotropical rattlesnake. :: Image #12565
Photo of Neotropical rattlesnake. :: Image #12564
Photo of Neotropical rattlesnake. :: Image #12563
Photo of Neotropical rattlesnake. :: Image #12562
Photo of Neotropical rattlesnake. :: Image #12561
Photo of Giant plated lizard :: Image #12560
Photo of Giant plated lizard :: Image #12559
Photo of Sungazer lizard. :: Image #12558
Photo of Sungazer lizard. :: Image #12557
Photo of Sungazer lizard. :: Image #12555
Photo of Ocellated lizard. :: Image #12554
Photo of Ocellated lizard. :: Image #12553
Photo of Moellendorfs ratsnake shedding its skin. :: Image #12552
Photo of Hyacinth macaw. :: Image #12551
Photo of Hyacinth macaw. :: Image #12550
Photo of Hyacinth macaw. :: Image #12549
Photo of Hyacinth macaw. :: Image #12548
Photo of Scarlet macaw. :: Image #12547
Photo of Scarlet macaw. :: Image #12546
Photo of Scarlet macaw. :: Image #12545
Photo of Scarlet macaw. :: Image #12544
Photo of Scarlet macaw. :: Image #12543
Photo of Scarlet macaw. :: Image #12542
Photo of Scarlet macaw. :: Image #12541
Photo of Mhorrs gazelle. :: Image #12540
Photo of Masai giraffe, coloration patterns. :: Image #12539
Photo of Masai giraffe, coloration patterns. :: Image #12538
Photo of Masai giraffe, coloration patterns. :: Image #12537
Photo of Masai giraffe. :: Image #12536
Photo of Zambian sable antelope. :: Image #12535
Photo of Meerkat (or suricat). :: Image #12534
Photo of Meerkat (or suricat). :: Image #12533
Photo of Visayan warty pig. :: Image #12532
Photo of Falcated teal. :: Image #12531
Photo of Wood duck. :: Image #12530
Photo of A motorhome recreational vehicle RV travels through the red rocks of Zion National Park. :: Image #12528
Photo of Red sandstone hills, clouds and snow covered mountains. :: Image #12527
Photo of Checkerboard Mesa, a good example of crossbedding (horizontal lines) and vertical cracks caused by thermal expansion/contraction. Navajo sandstone forms the cliffs and walls of Zion National Park. The sandstone reaches a thickness of 2300 feet and consists of ancient cemented desert sand dunes. Horizontal lines, commonly called crossbedding, represent layers of wind-blown sand that built up into sand dunes. These dunes were then buried, and the sand grains glued together by calcite and iron oxide to form sandstone. :: Image #12526
Photo of Navajo sandstone forms the cliffs and walls of Zion National Park. The sandstone reaches a thickness of 2300 feet and consists of ancient cemented desert sand dunes. Horizontal lines, commonly called crossbedding, represent layers of wind-blown sand that built up into sand dunes. These dunes were then buried, and the sand grains glued together by calcite and iron oxide to form sandstone. :: Image #12524
Photo of Navajo sandstone forms the cliffs and walls of Zion National Park. The sandstone reaches a thickness of 2300 feet and consists of ancient cemented desert sand dunes. Horizontal lines, commonly called crossbedding, represent layers of wind-blown sand that built up into sand dunes. These dunes were then buried, and the sand grains glued together by calcite and iron oxide to form sandstone. :: Image #12523
Photo of Navajo sandstone forms the cliffs and walls of Zion National Park. The sandstone reaches a thickness of 2300 feet and consists of ancient cemented desert sand dunes. Horizontal lines, commonly called crossbedding, represent layers of wind-blown sand that built up into sand dunes. These dunes were then buried, and the sand grains glued together by calcite and iron oxide to form sandstone. :: Image #12522
Photo of Navajo sandstone forms the cliffs and walls of Zion National Park. The sandstone reaches a thickness of 2300 feet and consists of ancient cemented desert sand dunes. Horizontal lines, commonly called crossbedding, represent layers of wind-blown sand that built up into sand dunes. These dunes were then buried, and the sand grains glued together by calcite and iron oxide to form sandstone. :: Image #12521
Photo of Navajo sandstone forms the cliffs and walls of Zion National Park. The sandstone reaches a thickness of 2300 feet and consists of ancient cemented desert sand dunes. Horizontal lines, commonly called crossbedding, represent layers of wind-blown sand that built up into sand dunes. These dunes were then buried, and the sand grains glued together by calcite and iron oxide to form sandstone. :: Image #12520
Photo of Navajo sandstone forms the cliffs and walls of Zion National Park. The sandstone reaches a thickness of 2300 feet and consists of ancient cemented desert sand dunes. Horizontal lines, commonly called crossbedding, represent layers of wind-blown sand that built up into sand dunes. These dunes were then buried, and the sand grains glued together by calcite and iron oxide to form sandstone. :: Image #12518
Photo of Navajo sandstone forms the cliffs and walls of Zion National Park. The sandstone reaches a thickness of 2300 feet and consists of ancient cemented desert sand dunes. Horizontal lines, commonly called crossbedding, represent layers of wind-blown sand that built up into sand dunes. These dunes were then buried, and the sand grains glued together by calcite and iron oxide to form sandstone. :: Image #12517
Photo of Navajo sandstone forms the cliffs and walls of Zion National Park. The sandstone reaches a thickness of 2300 feet and consists of ancient cemented desert sand dunes. Horizontal lines, commonly called crossbedding, represent layers of wind-blown sand that built up into sand dunes. These dunes were then buried, and the sand grains glued together by calcite and iron oxide to form sandstone. :: Image #12516
Photo of Navajo sandstone forms the cliffs and walls of Zion National Park. The sandstone reaches a thickness of 2300 feet and consists of ancient cemented desert sand dunes. Horizontal lines, commonly called crossbedding, represent layers of wind-blown sand that built up into sand dunes. These dunes were then buried, and the sand grains glued together by calcite and iron oxide to form sandstone. :: Image #12515
Photo of Navajo sandstone forms the cliffs and walls of Zion National Park. The sandstone reaches a thickness of 2300 feet and consists of ancient cemented desert sand dunes. Horizontal lines, commonly called crossbedding, represent layers of wind-blown sand that built up into sand dunes. These dunes were then buried, and the sand grains glued together by calcite and iron oxide to form sandstone. :: Image #12514
Photo of The Virgin River runs swift and deep following spring thunderstorms. The river is colored reddish-brown from the tons of red sandstone silt that it carries out of Zion Canyon as it slowly carves the canyon. :: Image #12513
Photo of The Virgin River runs swift and deep following spring thunderstorms. The river is colored reddish-brown from the tons of red sandstone silt that it carries out of Zion Canyon as it slowly carves the canyon. :: Image #12512
Photo of The Virgin River runs swift and deep following spring thunderstorms. The river is colored reddish-brown from the tons of red sandstone silt that it carries out of Zion Canyon as it slowly carves the canyon. :: Image #12511
Photo of The Virgin River runs swift and deep following spring thunderstorms. The river is colored reddish-brown from the tons of red sandstone silt that it carries out of Zion Canyon as it slowly carves the canyon. :: Image #12510
Photo of Cottonwoods with their deep green spring foliage contrast with the rich red Navaho sandstone cliffs of Zion Canyon. :: Image #12508
Photo of Cottonwoods with their deep green spring foliage contrast with the rich red Navaho sandstone cliffs of Zion Canyon. :: Image #12507
Photo of Cottonwoods with their deep green spring foliage contrast with the rich red Navaho sandstone cliffs of Zion Canyon. :: Image #12506
Photo of Cottonwoods with their deep green spring foliage contrast with the rich red Navaho sandstone cliffs of Zion Canyon. :: Image #12505
Photo of Cottonwoods with their deep green spring foliage contrast with the rich red Navaho sandstone cliffs of Zion Canyon. :: Image #12504
Photo of Cottonwoods with their deep green spring foliage contrast with the rich red Navaho sandstone cliffs of Zion Canyon. :: Image #12503
Photo of Cottonwoods with their deep green spring foliage contrast with the rich red Navaho sandstone cliffs of Zion Canyon. :: Image #12502
Photo of Cottonwoods with their deep green spring foliage contrast with the rich red Navaho sandstone cliffs of Zion Canyon. :: Image #12500
Photo of Cottonwoods with their deep green spring foliage contrast with the rich red Navaho sandstone cliffs of Zion Canyon. :: Image #12499
Photo of Natural arch formed in red Navaho sandstone cliffs, Zion Canyon. :: Image #12497
Photo of Natural arch formed in red Navaho sandstone cliffs, Zion Canyon. :: Image #12496
Photo of The Zion Lodge. :: Image #12495
Photo of Shuttle buses move visitors throughout the upper Zion Canyon from April through September. :: Image #12494
Photo of Shuttle buses move visitors throughout the upper Zion Canyon from April through September. :: Image #12493
Photo of Shuttle buses move visitors throughout the upper Zion Canyon from April through September. :: Image #12492
Photo of Zion Natural Human Museum, with the West Temple at 7810, the Sundial at 7590, and the Altar of Sacrifice at 7505 seen behind it. :: Image #12491
Photo of The Watchman, a red Navaho sandstone peak in Zion National Park. :: Image #12490
Photo of Red sandstone peaks above the Parus trail in Zion National Park. :: Image #12489
Photo of Red sandstone peaks above the Parus trail in Zion National Park. :: Image #12488
Photo of Red sandstone peaks above the Parus trail in Zion National Park. :: Image #12487
Photo of Red sandstone peaks above the Parus trail in Zion National Park. :: Image #12486
Photo of Kolob Canyon. :: Image #12484
Photo of Kolob Canyon. :: Image #12483
Photo of Kolob Canyon. :: Image #12482
Photo of Small waterfall amidst a grotto of ferns, moss and algae. This small oasis exists year round as a result of water seeping from the red sandstone walls of Zion Canyon. :: Image #12481
Photo of Small waterfall amidst a grotto of ferns, moss and algae. This small oasis exists year round as a result of water seeping from the red sandstone walls of Zion Canyon. :: Image #12480
Photo of Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12479
Photo of Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12478
Photo of Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12477
Photo of Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12476
Photo of Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12472
Photo of Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12471
Photo of Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12468
Photo of Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12467
Photo of A tiny ephemeral waterfall in Zion Canyon near Weeping Rock, hardly more than a trickle, lasted for a short while following spring rains. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12466
Photo of Ephemeral waterfall in Zion Canyon above Weeping Rock. These falls last only a few hours following rain burst. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12462
Photo of Ephemeral waterfall in Zion Canyon above Weeping Rock. These falls last only a few hours following rain burst. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12461
Photo of Ephemeral waterfall in Zion Canyon above Weeping Rock. These falls last only a few hours following rain burst. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12460
Photo of Ephemeral waterfall in Zion Canyon above Weeping Rock. These falls last only a few hours following rain burst. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12459
Photo of Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12458
Photo of Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12457
Photo of Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12456
Photo of Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12455
Photo of Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12454
Photo of Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12453
Photo of Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12451
Photo of Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12449
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12448
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12447
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12446
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12445
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12444
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12443
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12442
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12441
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12440
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12439
Photo of Gray wolf howling. :: Image #12438
Photo of Gray wolf howling. :: Image #12437
Photo of Gray wolf howling. :: Image #12436
Photo of Gray wolf howling. :: Image #12435
Photo of Gray wolf howling. :: Image #12434
Photo of Gray wolf howling. :: Image #12433
Photo of Gray wolf howling. :: Image #12432
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12431
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12430
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12429
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12428
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12427
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12426
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12425
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12424
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12423
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12422
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12421
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12420
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12419
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12418
Photo of Gray wolf howling. :: Image #12417
Photo of Gray wolf howling. :: Image #12416
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12415
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12414
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12413
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12412
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12411
Photo of Gray wolf howling. :: Image #12410
Photo of Gray wolf howling. :: Image #12409
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12408
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12407
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12406
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12405
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12404
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12403
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12402
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12401
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12400
Photo of Gray wolf howling. :: Image #12399
Photo of Gray wolf. :: Image #12398
Photo of Gray wolf howling. :: Image #12397
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12391
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12390
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12389
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12388
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12387
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12382
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12381
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12380
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12379
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12375
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12373
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12372
Photo of Mountain lion leaping. :: Image #12367
Photo of Mountain lion leaping. :: Image #12366
Photo of Mountain lion leaping. :: Image #12365
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12364
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12363
Photo of Mountain lion leaping. :: Image #12362
Photo of Mountain lion leaping. :: Image #12361
Photo of Mountain lion leaping. :: Image #12360
Photo of Mountain lion leaping. :: Image #12359
Photo of Mountain lion leaping. :: Image #12358
Photo of Mountain lion leaping. :: Image #12357
Photo of Mountain lion leaping. :: Image #12356
Photo of Mountain lion leaping. :: Image #12355
Photo of Mountain lion leaping. :: Image #12354
Photo of Mountain lion leaping. :: Image #12353
Photo of Mountain lion leaping. :: Image #12352
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12351
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12350
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12349
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12348
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12347
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12346
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12345
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12344
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12343
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12342
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12341
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12340
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12339
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12338
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12337
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12336
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12335
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12334
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12333
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12332
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12331
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12330
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12329
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12328
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12327
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12325
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12324
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12323
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12322
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12321
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12320
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12317
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12315
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12314
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12313
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12312
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12311
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12310
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12309
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12308
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12307
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12306
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12305
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12304
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12303
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12302
Photo of Mountain lion leaping. :: Image #12301
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12300
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12299
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12298
Photo of Mountain lion leaping. :: Image #12297
Photo of Mountain lion leaping. :: Image #12296
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12295
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12294
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12293
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12292
Photo of Mountain lion leaping. :: Image #12291
Photo of Mountain lion leaping. :: Image #12290
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12289
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12288
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12286
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12285
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12284
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12282
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12281
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12280
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12278
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12254
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12251
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12249
Photo of American black bear, male cub. :: Image #12245
Photo of American black bear, male cub. :: Image #12241
Photo of American black bear, male cub. :: Image #12238
Photo of Golden eagle consumes a rabbit. :: Image #12237
Photo of Golden eagle consumes a rabbit. :: Image #12236
Photo of Golden eagle consumes a rabbit. :: Image #12235
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12234
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12233
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12232
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12231
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12230
Photo of Golden eagle consumes a rabbit. :: Image #12229
Photo of Golden eagle consumes a rabbit. :: Image #12228
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12227
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12226
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12225
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12224
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12223
Photo of Golden eagle consumes a rabbit. :: Image #12222
Photo of Golden eagle consumes a rabbit. :: Image #12221
Photo of Golden eagle consumes a rabbit. :: Image #12220
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12219
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12218
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12217
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12216
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12215
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12214
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12213
Photo of Golden eagle consumes a rabbit. :: Image #12212
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12211
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12208
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12207
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12205
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12204
Photo of Harris hawk takes flight from the arm of his falconer. :: Image #12203
Photo of Harris hawk in flight. :: Image #12202
Photo of Harris hawk in flight. :: Image #12201
Photo of Harris hawk devours a dove. :: Image #12200
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12199
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12198
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12197
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12196
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12195
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12194
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12193
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12192
Photo of Harris hawk in flight. :: Image #12191
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12190
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12189
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12188
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12187
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12186
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12185
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12184
Photo of Harris hawk in flight. :: Image #12183
Photo of Harris hawk in flight. :: Image #12182
Photo of Harris hawk devours a dove. :: Image #12181
Photo of Harris hawk devours a dove. :: Image #12180
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12179
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12178
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12177
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12176
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12175
Photo of Harris hawk in flight. :: Image #12174
Photo of Harris hawk devours a dove. :: Image #12173
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12172
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12171
Photo of Harris hawk landing. This is the last thing a rabbit or groundhog sees before it is killed by a Harris hawk. :: Image #12170
Photo of Harris hawk in flight. :: Image #12169
Photo of Harris hawk in flight. :: Image #12168
Photo of Harris hawk devours a dove. :: Image #12167
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12166
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12165
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12164
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12163
Photo of Harris hawk in flight. :: Image #12162
Photo of Harris hawk in flight. :: Image #12161
Photo of Harris hawk in flight. :: Image #12160
Photo of Harris hawk devours a dove. :: Image #12159
Photo of Harris hawk devours a dove. :: Image #12158
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12157
Photo of Harris hawk. :: Image #12156
Photo of Harris hawk in flight. :: Image #12155
Photo of North American porcupine. :: Image #12154
Photo of North American porcupine. :: Image #12153
Photo of North American porcupine. :: Image #12152
Photo of North American porcupine. :: Image #12150
Photo of North American porcupine. :: Image #12149
Photo of North American porcupine. :: Image #12148
Photo of North American porcupine. :: Image #12146
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12138
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12136
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12135
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12133
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12132
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12131
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12130
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12129
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12128
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12127
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12126
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12125
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12124
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12123
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12122
Photo of Cross fox. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #12121
Photo of Cross fox. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #12120
Photo of Cross fox. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #12119
Photo of Cross fox. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #12118
Photo of Cross fox. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #12117
Photo of Cross fox. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #12116
Photo of Cross fox. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #12115
Photo of Cross fox. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #12114
Photo of Cross fox. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #12113
Photo of Cross fox. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #12112
Photo of Cross fox. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #12111
Photo of Cross fox. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #12110
Photo of Cross fox. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #12109
Photo of Cross fox. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #12108
Photo of Cross fox. The cross fox is a color variation of the red fox. :: Image #12107
Photo of Gray fox. Gray foxes are found in deciduous woodlands, but are occasionally seen in old fields foraging for fruits and insects. Gray foxes resemble small, gracile dogs with bushy tails. They are distinguished from most other canids by their grizzled upperparts, buff neck and black-tipped tail. :: Image #12106
Photo of Gray fox. Gray foxes are found in deciduous woodlands, but are occasionally seen in old fields foraging for fruits and insects. Gray foxes resemble small, gracile dogs with bushy tails. They are distinguished from most other canids by their grizzled upperparts, buff neck and black-tipped tail. :: Image #12105
Photo of Gray fox. Gray foxes are found in deciduous woodlands, but are occasionally seen in old fields foraging for fruits and insects. Gray foxes resemble small, gracile dogs with bushy tails. They are distinguished from most other canids by their grizzled upperparts, buff neck and black-tipped tail. :: Image #12104
Photo of Gray fox. Gray foxes are found in deciduous woodlands, but are occasionally seen in old fields foraging for fruits and insects. Gray foxes resemble small, gracile dogs with bushy tails. They are distinguished from most other canids by their grizzled upperparts, buff neck and black-tipped tail. :: Image #12103
Photo of Gray fox. Gray foxes are found in deciduous woodlands, but are occasionally seen in old fields foraging for fruits and insects. Gray foxes resemble small, gracile dogs with bushy tails. They are distinguished from most other canids by their grizzled upperparts, buff neck and black-tipped tail. :: Image #12102
Photo of Gray fox. Gray foxes are found in deciduous woodlands, but are occasionally seen in old fields foraging for fruits and insects. Gray foxes resemble small, gracile dogs with bushy tails. They are distinguished from most other canids by their grizzled upperparts, buff neck and black-tipped tail. :: Image #12101
Photo of Gray fox. Gray foxes are found in deciduous woodlands, but are occasionally seen in old fields foraging for fruits and insects. Gray foxes resemble small, gracile dogs with bushy tails. They are distinguished from most other canids by their grizzled upperparts, buff neck and black-tipped tail. :: Image #12100
Photo of Gray fox. Gray foxes are found in deciduous woodlands, but are occasionally seen in old fields foraging for fruits and insects. Gray foxes resemble small, gracile dogs with bushy tails. They are distinguished from most other canids by their grizzled upperparts, buff neck and black-tipped tail. :: Image #12099
Photo of Gray fox. Gray foxes are found in deciduous woodlands, but are occasionally seen in old fields foraging for fruits and insects. Gray foxes resemble small, gracile dogs with bushy tails. They are distinguished from most other canids by their grizzled upperparts, buff neck and black-tipped tail. :: Image #12098
Photo of Gray fox. Gray foxes are found in deciduous woodlands, but are occasionally seen in old fields foraging for fruits and insects. Gray foxes resemble small, gracile dogs with bushy tails. They are distinguished from most other canids by their grizzled upperparts, buff neck and black-tipped tail. :: Image #12097
Photo of Gray fox. Gray foxes are found in deciduous woodlands, but are occasionally seen in old fields foraging for fruits and insects. Gray foxes resemble small, gracile dogs with bushy tails. They are distinguished from most other canids by their grizzled upperparts, buff neck and black-tipped tail. :: Image #12096
Photo of Gray fox. Gray foxes are found in deciduous woodlands, but are occasionally seen in old fields foraging for fruits and insects. Gray foxes resemble small, gracile dogs with bushy tails. They are distinguished from most other canids by their grizzled upperparts, buff neck and black-tipped tail. :: Image #12095
Photo of Gray fox. Gray foxes are found in deciduous woodlands, but are occasionally seen in old fields foraging for fruits and insects. Gray foxes resemble small, gracile dogs with bushy tails. They are distinguished from most other canids by their grizzled upperparts, buff neck and black-tipped tail. :: Image #12094
Photo of Gray fox. Gray foxes are found in deciduous woodlands, but are occasionally seen in old fields foraging for fruits and insects. Gray foxes resemble small, gracile dogs with bushy tails. They are distinguished from most other canids by their grizzled upperparts, buff neck and black-tipped tail. :: Image #12093
Photo of Gray fox. Gray foxes are found in deciduous woodlands, but are occasionally seen in old fields foraging for fruits and insects. Gray foxes resemble small, gracile dogs with bushy tails. They are distinguished from most other canids by their grizzled upperparts, buff neck and black-tipped tail. :: Image #12092
Photo of Gray fox. Gray foxes are found in deciduous woodlands, but are occasionally seen in old fields foraging for fruits and insects. Gray foxes resemble small, gracile dogs with bushy tails. They are distinguished from most other canids by their grizzled upperparts, buff neck and black-tipped tail. :: Image #12091
Photo of Gray fox. Gray foxes are found in deciduous woodlands, but are occasionally seen in old fields foraging for fruits and insects. Gray foxes resemble small, gracile dogs with bushy tails. They are distinguished from most other canids by their grizzled upperparts, buff neck and black-tipped tail. :: Image #12090
Photo of Gray fox. Gray foxes are found in deciduous woodlands, but are occasionally seen in old fields foraging for fruits and insects. Gray foxes resemble small, gracile dogs with bushy tails. They are distinguished from most other canids by their grizzled upperparts, buff neck and black-tipped tail. :: Image #12089
Photo of Gray fox. Gray foxes are found in deciduous woodlands, but are occasionally seen in old fields foraging for fruits and insects. Gray foxes resemble small, gracile dogs with bushy tails. They are distinguished from most other canids by their grizzled upperparts, buff neck and black-tipped tail. :: Image #12088
Photo of Red fox. Red foxes are the most widely distributed wild carnivores in the world. Red foxes utilize a wide range of habitats including forest, tundra, prairie, and farmland. They prefer habitats with a diversity of vegetation types and are increasingly encountered in suburban areas. :: Image #12087
Photo of Red fox. Red foxes are the most widely distributed wild carnivores in the world. Red foxes utilize a wide range of habitats including forest, tundra, prairie, and farmland. They prefer habitats with a diversity of vegetation types and are increasingly encountered in suburban areas. :: Image #12086
Photo of Red fox. Red foxes are the most widely distributed wild carnivores in the world. Red foxes utilize a wide range of habitats including forest, tundra, prairie, and farmland. They prefer habitats with a diversity of vegetation types and are increasingly encountered in suburban areas. :: Image #12085
Photo of Red fox. Red foxes are the most widely distributed wild carnivores in the world. Red foxes utilize a wide range of habitats including forest, tundra, prairie, and farmland. They prefer habitats with a diversity of vegetation types and are increasingly encountered in suburban areas. :: Image #12084
Photo of Red fox. Red foxes are the most widely distributed wild carnivores in the world. Red foxes utilize a wide range of habitats including forest, tundra, prairie, and farmland. They prefer habitats with a diversity of vegetation types and are increasingly encountered in suburban areas. :: Image #12083
Photo of Red fox. Red foxes are the most widely distributed wild carnivores in the world. Red foxes utilize a wide range of habitats including forest, tundra, prairie, and farmland. They prefer habitats with a diversity of vegetation types and are increasingly encountered in suburban areas. :: Image #12082
Photo of Red fox. Red foxes are the most widely distributed wild carnivores in the world. Red foxes utilize a wide range of habitats including forest, tundra, prairie, and farmland. They prefer habitats with a diversity of vegetation types and are increasingly encountered in suburban areas. :: Image #12081
Photo of Red fox. Red foxes are the most widely distributed wild carnivores in the world. Red foxes utilize a wide range of habitats including forest, tundra, prairie, and farmland. They prefer habitats with a diversity of vegetation types and are increasingly encountered in suburban areas. :: Image #12080
Photo of Red fox. Red foxes are the most widely distributed wild carnivores in the world. Red foxes utilize a wide range of habitats including forest, tundra, prairie, and farmland. They prefer habitats with a diversity of vegetation types and are increasingly encountered in suburban areas. :: Image #12079
Photo of Red fox. Red foxes are the most widely distributed wild carnivores in the world. Red foxes utilize a wide range of habitats including forest, tundra, prairie, and farmland. They prefer habitats with a diversity of vegetation types and are increasingly encountered in suburban areas. :: Image #12078
Photo of Red fox. Red foxes are the most widely distributed wild carnivores in the world. Red foxes utilize a wide range of habitats including forest, tundra, prairie, and farmland. They prefer habitats with a diversity of vegetation types and are increasingly encountered in suburban areas. :: Image #12077
Photo of Red fox. Red foxes are the most widely distributed wild carnivores in the world. Red foxes utilize a wide range of habitats including forest, tundra, prairie, and farmland. They prefer habitats with a diversity of vegetation types and are increasingly encountered in suburban areas. :: Image #12076
Photo of Red fox. Red foxes are the most widely distributed wild carnivores in the world. Red foxes utilize a wide range of habitats including forest, tundra, prairie, and farmland. They prefer habitats with a diversity of vegetation types and are increasingly encountered in suburban areas. :: Image #12075
Photo of Red fox. Red foxes are the most widely distributed wild carnivores in the world. Red foxes utilize a wide range of habitats including forest, tundra, prairie, and farmland. They prefer habitats with a diversity of vegetation types and are increasingly encountered in suburban areas. :: Image #12074
Photo of Red fox. Red foxes are the most widely distributed wild carnivores in the world. Red foxes utilize a wide range of habitats including forest, tundra, prairie, and farmland. They prefer habitats with a diversity of vegetation types and are increasingly encountered in suburban areas. :: Image #12073
Photo of Red fox. Red foxes are the most widely distributed wild carnivores in the world. Red foxes utilize a wide range of habitats including forest, tundra, prairie, and farmland. They prefer habitats with a diversity of vegetation types and are increasingly encountered in suburban areas. :: Image #12072
Photo of Red fox. Red foxes are the most widely distributed wild carnivores in the world. Red foxes utilize a wide range of habitats including forest, tundra, prairie, and farmland. They prefer habitats with a diversity of vegetation types and are increasingly encountered in suburban areas. :: Image #12071
Photo of Red fox. Red foxes are the most widely distributed wild carnivores in the world. Red foxes utilize a wide range of habitats including forest, tundra, prairie, and farmland. They prefer habitats with a diversity of vegetation types and are increasingly encountered in suburban areas. :: Image #12070
Photo of Red fox. Red foxes are the most widely distributed wild carnivores in the world. Red foxes utilize a wide range of habitats including forest, tundra, prairie, and farmland. They prefer habitats with a diversity of vegetation types and are increasingly encountered in suburban areas. :: Image #12069
Photo of Striped skunk. The striped skunk prefers somewhat open areas with a mixture of habitats such as woods, grasslands, and agricultural clearings. They are usually never found further than two miles from a water source. They are also often found in suburban areas because of the abundance of buildings that provide them with cover. :: Image #12068
Photo of Striped skunk. The striped skunk prefers somewhat open areas with a mixture of habitats such as woods, grasslands, and agricultural clearings. They are usually never found further than two miles from a water source. They are also often found in suburban areas because of the abundance of buildings that provide them with cover. :: Image #12067
Photo of Striped skunk. The striped skunk prefers somewhat open areas with a mixture of habitats such as woods, grasslands, and agricultural clearings. They are usually never found further than two miles from a water source. They are also often found in suburban areas because of the abundance of buildings that provide them with cover. :: Image #12066
Photo of Striped skunk. The striped skunk prefers somewhat open areas with a mixture of habitats such as woods, grasslands, and agricultural clearings. They are usually never found further than two miles from a water source. They are also often found in suburban areas because of the abundance of buildings that provide them with cover. :: Image #12065
Photo of Striped skunk. The striped skunk prefers somewhat open areas with a mixture of habitats such as woods, grasslands, and agricultural clearings. They are usually never found further than two miles from a water source. They are also often found in suburban areas because of the abundance of buildings that provide them with cover. :: Image #12064
Photo of Striped skunk. The striped skunk prefers somewhat open areas with a mixture of habitats such as woods, grasslands, and agricultural clearings. They are usually never found further than two miles from a water source. They are also often found in suburban areas because of the abundance of buildings that provide them with cover. :: Image #12063
Photo of Striped skunk. The striped skunk prefers somewhat open areas with a mixture of habitats such as woods, grasslands, and agricultural clearings. They are usually never found further than two miles from a water source. They are also often found in suburban areas because of the abundance of buildings that provide them with cover. :: Image #12062
Photo of Striped skunk. The striped skunk prefers somewhat open areas with a mixture of habitats such as woods, grasslands, and agricultural clearings. They are usually never found further than two miles from a water source. They are also often found in suburban areas because of the abundance of buildings that provide them with cover. :: Image #12061
Photo of Striped skunk. The striped skunk prefers somewhat open areas with a mixture of habitats such as woods, grasslands, and agricultural clearings. They are usually never found further than two miles from a water source. They are also often found in suburban areas because of the abundance of buildings that provide them with cover. :: Image #12060
Photo of Striped skunk. The striped skunk prefers somewhat open areas with a mixture of habitats such as woods, grasslands, and agricultural clearings. They are usually never found further than two miles from a water source. They are also often found in suburban areas because of the abundance of buildings that provide them with cover. :: Image #12059
Photo of Striped skunk. The striped skunk prefers somewhat open areas with a mixture of habitats such as woods, grasslands, and agricultural clearings. They are usually never found further than two miles from a water source. They are also often found in suburban areas because of the abundance of buildings that provide them with cover. :: Image #12058
Photo of Striped skunk. The striped skunk prefers somewhat open areas with a mixture of habitats such as woods, grasslands, and agricultural clearings. They are usually never found further than two miles from a water source. They are also often found in suburban areas because of the abundance of buildings that provide them with cover. :: Image #12057
Photo of Striped skunk. The striped skunk prefers somewhat open areas with a mixture of habitats such as woods, grasslands, and agricultural clearings. They are usually never found further than two miles from a water source. They are also often found in suburban areas because of the abundance of buildings that provide them with cover. :: Image #12056
Photo of Striped skunk. The striped skunk prefers somewhat open areas with a mixture of habitats such as woods, grasslands, and agricultural clearings. They are usually never found further than two miles from a water source. They are also often found in suburban areas because of the abundance of buildings that provide them with cover. :: Image #12055
Photo of Striped skunk. The striped skunk prefers somewhat open areas with a mixture of habitats such as woods, grasslands, and agricultural clearings. They are usually never found further than two miles from a water source. They are also often found in suburban areas because of the abundance of buildings that provide them with cover. :: Image #12054
Photo of Striped skunk. The striped skunk prefers somewhat open areas with a mixture of habitats such as woods, grasslands, and agricultural clearings. They are usually never found further than two miles from a water source. They are also often found in suburban areas because of the abundance of buildings that provide them with cover. :: Image #12053
Photo of Striped skunk. The striped skunk prefers somewhat open areas with a mixture of habitats such as woods, grasslands, and agricultural clearings. They are usually never found further than two miles from a water source. They are also often found in suburban areas because of the abundance of buildings that provide them with cover. :: Image #12052
Photo of Striped skunk. The striped skunk prefers somewhat open areas with a mixture of habitats such as woods, grasslands, and agricultural clearings. They are usually never found further than two miles from a water source. They are also often found in suburban areas because of the abundance of buildings that provide them with cover. :: Image #12051
Photo of American badger. Badgers are found primarily in the great plains region of North America. Badgers prefer to live in dry, open grasslands, fields, and pastures. :: Image #12050
Photo of American badger. Badgers are found primarily in the great plains region of North America. Badgers prefer to live in dry, open grasslands, fields, and pastures. :: Image #12049
Photo of American badger. Badgers are found primarily in the great plains region of North America. Badgers prefer to live in dry, open grasslands, fields, and pastures. :: Image #12048
Photo of American badger. Badgers are found primarily in the great plains region of North America. Badgers prefer to live in dry, open grasslands, fields, and pastures. :: Image #12047
Photo of American badger. Badgers are found primarily in the great plains region of North America. Badgers prefer to live in dry, open grasslands, fields, and pastures. :: Image #12046
Photo of American badger. Badgers are found primarily in the great plains region of North America. Badgers prefer to live in dry, open grasslands, fields, and pastures. :: Image #12045
Photo of American badger. Badgers are found primarily in the great plains region of North America. Badgers prefer to live in dry, open grasslands, fields, and pastures. :: Image #12044
Photo of California ground squirrel. :: Image #12043
Photo of Torrey Pines overlook the Pacific Ocean at Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego. The Torrey Pine is the rarest native pine tree in the United States, is native to the coastal chaparral of San Diego County. A subspecies of the Torrey Pine is found in a small grove on Santa Rosa island, one of Californias Channel Islands. :: Image #12037
Photo of Dawn breaks across the sagebrush and canyons of Torrey Pines State Reserve, with the championship Torrey Pines North golf course in the distance. San Diego. :: Image #12036
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #12035
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #12034
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #12033
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #12032
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #12031
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #12030
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #12029
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #12028
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #12027
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #12026
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #12025
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #12024
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #12023
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #12022
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #12021
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #12020
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #12018
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #12017
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #12016
Photo of Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #12014
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #12013
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #12012
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #12011
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #12010
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #12009
Photo of Joshua trees and strange rock formations characteristic of the Mojave desert region of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #12008
Photo of Joshua trees are found in the Mojave desert region of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #12007
Photo of Joshua trees and strange rock formations characteristic of the Mojave desert region of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #12006
Photo of Joshua trees and strange rock formations characteristic of the Mojave desert region of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #12005
Photo of Joshua trees and strange rock formations characteristic of the Mojave desert region of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #12004
Photo of Joshua trees are found in the Mojave desert region of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #12003
Photo of Joshua trees and strange rock formations characteristic of the Mojave desert region of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #12002
Photo of Joshua trees are found in the Mojave desert region of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #12001
Photo of Variegated branching of the Joshua tree, a tree-form of yucca / agave. :: Image #12000
Photo of Joshua trees and strange rock formations characteristic of the Mojave desert region of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #11999
Photo of Joshua trees and strange rock formations characteristic of the Mojave desert region of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #11998
Photo of Variegated branching of the Joshua tree, a tree-form of yucca / agave. :: Image #11997
Photo of Joshua trees are found in the Mojave desert region of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #11996
Photo of Joshua trees and strange rock formations characteristic of the Mojave desert region of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #11995
Photo of Joshua trees and strange rock formations characteristic of the Mojave desert region of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #11994
Photo of Joshua trees are found in the Mojave desert region of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #11993
Photo of Joshua trees and strange rock formations characteristic of the Mojave desert region of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #11992
Photo of The trunk of this Joshua tree is covered by its still-attached dead leaves, which will eventually fall off to expose the wrinkly bark. :: Image #11991
Photo of Fruit cluster blooms on a Joshua tree in spring. :: Image #11990
Photo of Fruit cluster blooms on a Joshua tree in spring. :: Image #11989
Photo of Fruit cluster blooms on a Joshua tree in spring. :: Image #11988
Photo of Fruit cluster blooms on a Joshua tree in spring. :: Image #11987
Photo of Fruit cluster blooms on a Joshua tree in spring. :: Image #11986
Photo of Morning light. :: Image #11985
Photo of Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. :: Image #11984
Photo of Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. :: Image #11983
Photo of Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. :: Image #11982
Photo of Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. :: Image #11980
Photo of Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. :: Image #11979
Photo of Joints and bolders in the rock formations of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #11978
Photo of Joints and bolders in the rock formations of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #11977
Photo of Joints and bolders in the rock formations of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #11976
Photo of Joints and bolders in the rock formations of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #11975
Photo of Joints and bolders in the rock formations of Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #11974
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11973
Photo of Springtime wildflowers bloom in Joshua Tree National Park following record rainfall in 2005. :: Image #11972
Photo of Springtime wildflowers bloom in Joshua Tree National Park following record rainfall in 2005. :: Image #11971
Photo of Springtime wildflowers bloom in Joshua Tree National Park following record rainfall in 2005. :: Image #11970
Photo of Springtime wildflowers bloom in Joshua Tree National Park following record rainfall in 2005. :: Image #11969
Photo of Springtime wildflowers bloom in Joshua Tree National Park following record rainfall in 2005. :: Image #11968
Photo of Springtime wildflowers bloom in Joshua Tree National Park following record rainfall in 2005. :: Image #11967
Photo of Springtime wildflowers bloom in Joshua Tree National Park following record rainfall in 2005. :: Image #11966
Photo of Springtime wildflowers bloom in Joshua Tree National Park following record rainfall in 2005. :: Image #11965
Photo of Springtime wildflowers bloom in Joshua Tree National Park following record rainfall in 2005. :: Image #11964
Photo of Springtime wildflowers bloom in Joshua Tree National Park following record rainfall in 2005. :: Image #11963
Photo of Springtime wildflowers bloom in Joshua Tree National Park following record rainfall in 2005. :: Image #11962
Photo of Springtime wildflowers bloom in Joshua Tree National Park following record rainfall in 2005. :: Image #11961
Photo of Springtime wildflowers bloom in Joshua Tree National Park following record rainfall in 2005. :: Image #11960
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11959
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11958
Photo of Brittlebush blooms in spring in Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #11957
Photo of Brittlebush blooms in spring in Joshua Tree National Park. :: Image #11956
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11955
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11954
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11953
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11952
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11951
Photo of Hedgehog cactus. :: Image #11950
Photo of Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring. :: Image #11949
Photo of Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring. :: Image #11948
Photo of Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring. :: Image #11947
Photo of Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring. :: Image #11946
Photo of Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring. :: Image #11945
Photo of Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring. :: Image #11944
Photo of Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring. :: Image #11943
Photo of Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring. :: Image #11942
Photo of Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring. :: Image #11941
Photo of Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring. :: Image #11940
Photo of Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring. :: Image #11939
Photo of Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring. :: Image #11938
Photo of Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring. :: Image #11937
Photo of Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring. :: Image #11936
Photo of Teddy-Bear cholla blooms in spring. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. :: Image #11935
Photo of Teddy-Bear cholla blooms in spring. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. :: Image #11934
Photo of Beavertail cactus blooms in spring. :: Image #11933
Photo of Beavertail cactus blooms in spring. :: Image #11932
Photo of Beavertail cactus blooms in spring. :: Image #11931
Photo of Beavertail cactus blooms in spring. :: Image #11930
Photo of Unidentified cactus. :: Image #11929
Photo of Unidentified cactus. :: Image #11928
Photo of Unidentified cactus. :: Image #11927
Photo of Unidentified cactus. :: Image #11926
Photo of Unidentified cactus. :: Image #11925
Photo of Unidentified cactus. :: Image #11924
Photo of Unidentified yucca or agave. :: Image #11923
Photo of Unidentified yucca or agave. :: Image #11922
Photo of Unidentified yucca or agave. :: Image #11921
Photo of Unidentified yucca or agave. :: Image #11920
Photo of Unidentified yucca or agave. :: Image #11919
Photo of Unidentified yucca or agave. :: Image #11918
Photo of Unidentified yucca or agave. :: Image #11917
Photo of Unidentified yucca or agave. :: Image #11916
Photo of Unidentified yucca or agave. :: Image #11915
Photo of Indian Paintbrush. :: Image #11913
Photo of Indian Paintbrush. :: Image #11912
Photo of Indian Paintbrush. :: Image #11911
Photo of Indian Paintbrush. :: Image #11910
Photo of Indian Paintbrush. :: Image #11909
Photo of Indian Paintbrush. :: Image #11908
Photo of Indian Paintbrush. :: Image #11907
Photo of Indian Paintbrush. :: Image #11906
Photo of Indian Paintbrush. :: Image #11905
Photo of Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. :: Image #11904
Photo of Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. :: Image #11903
Photo of Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. :: Image #11902
Photo of Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. :: Image #11901
Photo of Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. :: Image #11900
Photo of Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. :: Image #11898
Photo of Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. :: Image #11897
Photo of Freckled porcupinefish. :: Image #11894
Photo of Freckled porcupinefish. :: Image #11893
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #11892
Photo of Vanderbilts chromis. :: Image #11891
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #11890
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #11889
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #11888
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #11887
Photo of Unidentified rockfish. :: Image #11886
Photo of Unidentified rockfish. :: Image #11885
Photo of Unidentified rockfish. :: Image #11884
Photo of Unidentified rockfish. :: Image #11883
Photo of Honeycomb rockfish. :: Image #11882
Photo of Olive rockfish. :: Image #11881
Photo of Yellowtail rockfish. :: Image #11880
Photo of Yellowtail rockfish. :: Image #11879
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #11878
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #11877
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #11876
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #11875
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #11874
Photo of Blue rockfish. :: Image #11873
Photo of Blue rockfish. :: Image #11872
Photo of Kelp rockfish. :: Image #11871
Photo of Kelp rockfish. :: Image #11870
Photo of Kelp rockfish. :: Image #11869
Photo of Kelp rockfish. :: Image #11868
Photo of Kelp rockfish. :: Image #11867
Photo of Vermillion rockfish. :: Image #11866
Photo of Vermillion rockfish. :: Image #11865
Photo of Vermillion rockfish. :: Image #11864
Photo of Vermillion rockfish. :: Image #11863
Photo of Vermillion rockfish. :: Image #11862
Photo of Vermillion rockfish. :: Image #11861
Photo of Vermillion rockfish. :: Image #11860
Photo of Vermillion rockfish. :: Image #11859
Photo of Vermillion rockfish. :: Image #11858
Photo of Vermillion rockfish. :: Image #11857
Photo of Vermillion rockfish. :: Image #11856
Photo of Vermillion rockfish. :: Image #11855
Photo of Yellowfin croaker. :: Image #11854
Photo of Yellowfin croaker. :: Image #11853
Photo of Yellow tang. :: Image #11852
Photo of Yellow tang. :: Image #11851
Photo of Yellow tang, juvenile. :: Image #11850
Photo of Yellow tang. :: Image #11849
Photo of Wolf eel, although similar in shape to eels, is cartilaginous and not a true fish. Its powerful jaws can crush invertibrates, such as spiny sea urchins. It can grow to 6 feet (2m) in length. :: Image #11848
Photo of Wolf eel, although similar in shape to eels, is cartilaginous and not a true fish. Its powerful jaws can crush invertibrates, such as spiny sea urchins. It can grow to 6 feet (2m) in length. :: Image #11847
Photo of White-tailed damselfish. :: Image #11846
Photo of White-tailed damselfish. :: Image #11844
Photo of Starry rockfish. :: Image #11843
Photo of Starry rockfish. :: Image #11842
Photo of Spotted soapfish. :: Image #11841
Photo of Spotted soapfish. :: Image #11840
Photo of Scribbled angelfish. :: Image #11839
Photo of Scribbled angelfish. :: Image #11838
Photo of Scribbled angelfish. :: Image #11837
Photo of Scribbled angelfish. :: Image #11836
Photo of Sapphire devil (blue damselfish), female/juvenile coloration. :: Image #11835
Photo of Sapphire devil (blue damselfish), female/juvenile coloration. :: Image #11833
Photo of Sailfin tang. :: Image #11832
Photo of Sailfin tang. :: Image #11831
Photo of Royal gramma basslet. :: Image #11830
Photo of Royal gramma basslet. :: Image #11828
Photo of Royal gramma basslet. :: Image #11827
Photo of Red saddleback anemonefish. :: Image #11826
Photo of Red abalone. :: Image #11825
Photo of Red abalone. :: Image #11824
Photo of Red abalone. :: Image #11823
Photo of Red abalone. :: Image #11822
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #11821
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #11820
Photo of Pacific tomcod. :: Image #11819
Photo of Pacific tomcod. :: Image #11818
Photo of Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish. :: Image #11816
Photo of Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish. :: Image #11815
Photo of Orangespine unicornfish. :: Image #11814
Photo of Moray eel. :: Image #11813
Photo of Moray eel. :: Image #11812
Photo of Masked butterflyfish. :: Image #11811
Photo of Masked butterflyfish. :: Image #11810
Photo of Masked butterflyfish. :: Image #11809
Photo of Masked butterflyfish. :: Image #11808
Photo of Masked butterflyfish. :: Image #11807
Photo of Masked butterflyfish. :: Image #11806
Photo of Masked butterflyfish. :: Image #11805
Photo of Masked butterflyfish. :: Image #11804
Photo of Longfin pennantfish. :: Image #11802
Photo of Klunzingers wrasse. :: Image #11801
Photo of Klunzingers wrasse. :: Image #11800
Photo of Lyretail fairy basslet, female. :: Image #11799
Photo of Lyretail fairy basslet, female. :: Image #11798
Photo of Lyretail fairy basslet, female. :: Image #11797
Photo of Lyretail fairy basslet, female. :: Image #11796
Photo of Lyretail fairy basslet, female. :: Image #11795
Photo of Gopher rockfish. :: Image #11794
Photo of Flameback angelfish. :: Image #11792
Photo of Flag rockfish. :: Image #11790
Photo of Flag rockfish. :: Image #11789
Photo of Flag rockfish. :: Image #11788
Photo of Flag rockfish. :: Image #11787
Photo of Flag rockfish. :: Image #11786
Photo of Flag rockfish. :: Image #11785
Photo of Flag rockfish. :: Image #11784
Photo of Eyestripe surgeonfish. :: Image #11783
Photo of Eyestripe surgeonfish. :: Image #11782
Photo of Desjardins Indian sailfin tang. :: Image #11781
Photo of Common cuttlefish. :: Image #11780
Photo of Common cuttlefish. :: Image #11779
Photo of Common cuttlefish. :: Image #11778
Photo of Common cuttlefish. :: Image #11777
Photo of Blue tang. :: Image #11776
Photo of Blue chromis. :: Image #11774
Photo of Blacksmith perch. :: Image #11773
Photo of Blackcap gramma basslet. :: Image #11772
Photo of Blackcap gramma basslet. :: Image #11771
Photo of Big-nosed unicornfish. :: Image #11770
Photo of Beaded anemone. :: Image #11769
Photo of Beaded anemone. :: Image #11768
Photo of Beaded anemone. :: Image #11767
Photo of Barbours seahorse. :: Image #11766
Photo of Arabian surgeonfish. :: Image #11765
Photo of Arabian surgeonfish. :: Image #11764
Photo of Arabian surgeonfish. :: Image #11763
Photo of Arabian surgeonfish. :: Image #11761
Photo of Arabian surgeonfish. :: Image #11760
Photo of Arabian surgeonfish. :: Image #11759
Photo of Arabian angelfish. :: Image #11758
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11757
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11756
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11755
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11754
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11753
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11752
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11751
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11750
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11749
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11748
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11747
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11746
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11745
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11744
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11743
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11742
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11741
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11740
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11738
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11737
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11736
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11735
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11734
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11733
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11732
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11731
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11730
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11729
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11728
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11727
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11726
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11725
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11724
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11723
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11722
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11721
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11720
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11719
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11718
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11717
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11716
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11715
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11714
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11713
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11712
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11711
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11710
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11709
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11708
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11707
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11706
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11705
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11704
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11703
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11702
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11701
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11700
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11698
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11697
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11696
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11695
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11694
Photo of Wild heliotrope blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11693
Photo of Wild heliotrope blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11692
Photo of Wild heliotrope blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11691
Photo of Wild heliotrope blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11690
Photo of Wild heliotrope blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11689
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11688
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11687
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11686
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11685
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11684
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11683
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11682
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11681
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11680
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11679
Photo of Sticky-leaf monkeyflower, or sticky monkeyflower. :: Image #11678
Photo of Sticky-leaf monkeyflower, or sticky monkeyflower. :: Image #11677
Photo of Sticky-leaf monkeyflower, or sticky monkeyflower. :: Image #11676
Photo of Sticky-leaf monkeyflower, or sticky monkeyflower. :: Image #11675
Photo of Sticky-leaf monkeyflower, or sticky monkeyflower. :: Image #11674
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11673
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11672
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11671
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11670
Photo of Unidentified thistle. :: Image #11669
Photo of Unidentified thistle. :: Image #11668
Photo of Unidentified thistle. :: Image #11667
Photo of Unidentified thistle. :: Image #11666
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11665
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11664
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11663
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11662
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11661
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11660
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11659
Photo of Ranchers fiddleneck, also known as common fiddleneck, blooms in spring. :: Image #11658
Photo of Ranchers fiddleneck, also known as common fiddleneck, blooms in spring. :: Image #11657
Photo of Ranchers fiddleneck, also known as common fiddleneck, blooms in spring. :: Image #11656
Photo of Ranchers fiddleneck, also known as common fiddleneck, blooms in spring. :: Image #11655
Photo of Ranchers fiddleneck, also known as common fiddleneck, blooms in spring. :: Image #11654
Photo of Ranchers fiddleneck, also known as common fiddleneck, blooms in spring. :: Image #11653
Photo of Ranchers fiddleneck, also known as common fiddleneck, blooms in spring. :: Image #11652
Photo of Ranchers fiddleneck, also known as common fiddleneck, blooms in spring. :: Image #11651
Photo of Ranchers fiddleneck, also known as common fiddleneck, blooms in spring. :: Image #11650
Photo of Ranchers fiddleneck, also known as common fiddleneck, blooms in spring. :: Image #11649
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11648
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11647
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11646
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11645
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11644
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11643
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11642
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11641
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11640
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11639
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11638
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11637
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11636
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11635
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11634
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11633
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11632
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11631
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11630
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11629
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11628
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11627
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11626
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11625
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11624
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11623
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11622
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11621
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11620
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11619
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11618
Photo of Garden nasturtium, San Elijo Lagoon. :: Image #11617
Photo of Garden nasturtium, San Elijo Lagoon. :: Image #11616
Photo of Garden nasturtium, San Elijo Lagoon. :: Image #11615
Photo of Garden nasturtium, San Elijo Lagoon. :: Image #11614
Photo of Unidentified yellow flowers bloom in spring, Lake Elsinore. :: Image #11613
Photo of Unidentified Phacelia, Lake Elsinore. :: Image #11612
Photo of Chinese houses bloom in spring, Lake Elsinore. :: Image #11611
Photo of Chinese houses bloom in spring, Lake Elsinore. :: Image #11610
Photo of Chinese houses bloom in spring, Lake Elsinore. :: Image #11609
Photo of Chinese houses bloom in spring, Lake Elsinore. :: Image #11608
Photo of Chinese houses bloom in spring, Lake Elsinore. :: Image #11606
Photo of Chinese houses bloom in spring, Lake Elsinore. :: Image #11605
Photo of Chinese houses bloom in spring, Lake Elsinore. :: Image #11604
Photo of Chinese houses bloom in spring, Lake Elsinore. :: Image #11603
Photo of Chinese houses bloom in spring, Lake Elsinore. :: Image #11602
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11601
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11600
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11599
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11598
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11597
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11596
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11595
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11594
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11593
Photo of Goldfields bloom in spring. :: Image #11592
Photo of Goldfields bloom in spring. :: Image #11591
Photo of Teddy bear cholla cactus. :: Image #11590
Photo of Teddy bear cholla cactus. :: Image #11589
Photo of Red barrel cactus blooms in spring. :: Image #11588
Photo of Buckhorn cholla cactus blooms in spring. :: Image #11587
Photo of Beavertail cactus blooms in spring. :: Image #11586
Photo of Beavertail cactus blooms in spring. :: Image #11585
Photo of Hedgehog cactus blooms in spring. :: Image #11584
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11583
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11582
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11581
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11580
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11579
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11578
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11577
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11576
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11573
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11572
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11571
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11570
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11569
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11568
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11567
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11566
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11565
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11564
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11563
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11562
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11561
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11560
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11559
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11558
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11557
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11556
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11555
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11554
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11553
Photo of Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. :: Image #11552
Photo of Ocotillo blooms in spring. :: Image #11549
Photo of Ocotillo blooms in spring. :: Image #11548
Photo of Ocotillo blooms in spring. :: Image #11547
Photo of Wild hyacinth blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11546
Photo of Wild hyacinth blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11545
Photo of Wild hyacinth blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11544
Photo of Wild hyacinth blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11543
Photo of Wild hyacinth blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11542
Photo of Wild hyacinth blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11541
Photo of Wild hyacinth blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11540
Photo of Wild hyacinth blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11539
Photo of Wild hyacinth blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11538
Photo of Wild hyacinth blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11537
Photo of Wild hyacinth blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11536
Photo of Wild hyacinth blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11535
Photo of Wild hyacinth blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11534
Photo of Wild hyacinth blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11533
Photo of Wild hyacinth blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11532
Photo of Wild hyacinth blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11531
Photo of Wild hyacinth blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11530
Photo of Purple owls clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11529
Photo of Purple owls clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11528
Photo of Purple owls clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11527
Photo of Purple owls clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11526
Photo of Purple owls clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11525
Photo of Purple owls clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11524
Photo of Purple owls clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11523
Photo of Purple owls clover and rose clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11522
Photo of Purple owls clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11521
Photo of Purple owls clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11520
Photo of Purple owls clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11519
Photo of Purple owls clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11518
Photo of Purple owls clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11517
Photo of Purple owls clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11516
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11515
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11514
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11513
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11512
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11511
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11510
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11509
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11508
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11507
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11506
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11505
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11504
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11503
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11502
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11501
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11500
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11499
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11498
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11497
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11496
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11495
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11494
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11493
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11492
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11491
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11490
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11489
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11488
Photo of Ground pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11487
Photo of Wild radish blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11485
Photo of Wild radish blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11484
Photo of Wild radish blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11483
Photo of Wild radish blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11482
Photo of Wild radish blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11481
Photo of Wild radish blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11480
Photo of Wild radish blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11479
Photo of Wild radish blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11478
Photo of Wild radish blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11477
Photo of Wild radish blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11476
Photo of Wild radish blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11475
Photo of Wild radish blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11474
Photo of Wild radish blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11473
Photo of Wild radish blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11472
Photo of Windmill pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11471
Photo of Windmill pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11470
Photo of Windmill pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11469
Photo of Windmill pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11468
Photo of Windmill pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11467
Photo of Windmill pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11466
Photo of Windmill pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11465
Photo of Windmill pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11464
Photo of Windmill pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11463
Photo of Windmill pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11462
Photo of Windmill pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11461
Photo of Windmill pink blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11460
Photo of Rose clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11459
Photo of Rose clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11458
Photo of Rose clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11457
Photo of Rose clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11456
Photo of Rose clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11455
Photo of Rose clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11454
Photo of Rose clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11453
Photo of Rose clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11452
Photo of Rose clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11451
Photo of Rose clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11450
Photo of Rose clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11449
Photo of Rose clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11448
Photo of Rose clover blooms in spring. :: Image #11447
Photo of Ripgut brome. :: Image #11446
Photo of Ripgut brome. :: Image #11445
Photo of Ripgut brome. :: Image #11444
Photo of Red-stem filaree blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11443
Photo of Red-stem filaree blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11442
Photo of Red-stem filaree blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11441
Photo of Red-stem filaree blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11440
Photo of Pride of Madeira blooms in spring, Carlsbad, California. :: Image #11439
Photo of Pride of Madeira blooms in spring, Carlsbad, California. :: Image #11438
Photo of Pride of Madeira blooms in spring, Carlsbad, California. :: Image #11437
Photo of Pride of Madeira blooms in spring, Carlsbad, California. :: Image #11436
Photo of Pride of Madeira blooms in spring, Carlsbad, California. :: Image #11435
Photo of Pride of Madeira blooms in spring, Carlsbad, California. :: Image #11434
Photo of Pride of Madeira blooms in spring, Carlsbad, California. :: Image #11433
Photo of Nutalls violet snapdragon blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11432
Photo of Nutalls violet snapdragon blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11431
Photo of Miners lettuce, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11430
Photo of Miners lettuce, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11429
Photo of Miners lettuce, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11428
Photo of Miners lettuce, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11427
Photo of Miners lettuce, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11426
Photo of Miners lettuce, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11425
Photo of Miners lettuce, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11424
Photo of Miners lettuce, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11423
Photo of Miners lettuce, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11422
Photo of Miners lettuce, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11421
Photo of Miners lettuce, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11420
Photo of Miners lettuce, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11419
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11418
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11417
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11416
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11415
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring. :: Image #11413
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring. :: Image #11412
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring. :: Image #11411
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring. :: Image #11410
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring. :: Image #11409
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring. :: Image #11407
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring. :: Image #11406
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring. :: Image #11405
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring. :: Image #11404
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring. :: Image #11403
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring. :: Image #11402
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring. :: Image #11401
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring. :: Image #11400
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring. :: Image #11399
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring. :: Image #11398
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring. :: Image #11397
Photo of Lupine (species unidentified) blooms in spring. :: Image #11396
Photo of Arizona lupine blooms in spring in the hills above Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Montezuma Drive. :: Image #11394
Photo of Arizona lupine blooms in spring in the hills above Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Montezuma Drive. :: Image #11393
Photo of Arizona lupine blooms in spring in the hills above Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Montezuma Drive. :: Image #11392
Photo of Arizona lupine blooms in spring in the hills above Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Montezuma Drive. :: Image #11391
Photo of Arizona lupine blooms in spring in the hills above Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Montezuma Drive. :: Image #11390
Photo of Arizona lupine blooms in spring in the hills above Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Montezuma Drive. :: Image #11389
Photo of Foxtail brome. :: Image #11388
Photo of Foxtail brome. :: Image #11387
Photo of Foxtail brome. :: Image #11386
Photo of Foxtail brome. :: Image #11385
Photo of Foxtail barley. :: Image #11383
Photo of Foxtail barley. :: Image #11382
Photo of Fountain grass. :: Image #11381
Photo of Fountain grass. :: Image #11380
Photo of Fountain grass. :: Image #11379
Photo of Fountain grass. :: Image #11378
Photo of Fountain grass. :: Image #11377
Photo of Fountain grass. :: Image #11376
Photo of Fountain grass. :: Image #11375
Photo of Crown daisy blooms in Spring. :: Image #11374
Photo of Crown daisy blooms in Spring. :: Image #11373
Photo of Crown daisy blooms in Spring. :: Image #11372
Photo of Crown daisy blooms in Spring. :: Image #11371
Photo of Crown daisy blooms in Spring. :: Image #11370
Photo of Crown daisy blooms in Spring. :: Image #11369
Photo of Crown daisy blooms in Spring. :: Image #11368
Photo of Crown daisy blooms in Spring. :: Image #11366
Photo of Crown daisy blooms in Spring. :: Image #11365
Photo of Crown daisy blooms in Spring. :: Image #11364
Photo of Crete weed blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11363
Photo of Crete weed blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11362
Photo of Crete weed blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11361
Photo of Crete weed blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11360
Photo of Coast prickly pear cactus in bloom, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11359
Photo of Coast prickly pear cactus in bloom, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11358
Photo of Coast prickly pear cactus in bloom, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11357
Photo of Coast prickly pear cactus in bloom, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11356
Photo of Chalk live-forever, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11355
Photo of Chalk live-forever, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11354
Photo of Chalk live-forever, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11353
Photo of Chalk live-forever, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11352
Photo of California sun cup blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11351
Photo of California sun cup blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11350
Photo of California sun cup blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11349
Photo of California sun cup blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11348
Photo of California sun cup blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11347
Photo of California sun cup blooms in spring, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11346
Photo of California broom, common deerweed. The flowers, originally yellow in color, turn red after pollination. Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11345
Photo of California broom, common deerweed. The flowers, originally yellow in color, turn red after pollination. Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11344
Photo of California broom, common deerweed. The flowers, originally yellow in color, turn red after pollination. Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11343
Photo of California broom, common deerweed. The flowers, originally yellow in color, turn red after pollination. Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11342
Photo of California broom, common deerweed. The flowers, originally yellow in color, turn red after pollination. Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11341
Photo of California broom, common deerweed. The flowers, originally yellow in color, turn red after pollination. Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11340
Photo of California broom, common deerweed. The flowers, originally yellow in color, turn red after pollination. Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11339
Photo of California broom, common deerweed. The flowers, originally yellow in color, turn red after pollination. Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11338
Photo of California broom, common deerweed. The flowers, originally yellow in color, turn red after pollination. Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11337
Photo of California broom, common deerweed. The flowers, originally yellow in color, turn red after pollination. Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11336
Photo of California broom, common deerweed. The flowers, originally yellow in color, turn red after pollination. Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11335
Photo of California fuschia, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, California. A member of the primrose family. Local tribes occasionally ate seeds of this species, while leaves and roots were sometimes boiled and eaten. Settlers gathered seeds and used them as a natural remedy for a variety of illnesses, effectively, since this species contains gamma-linoleic acid. :: Image #11334
Photo of California dodder, a common stem parasite in California that typically parasitizes host shrubs. Dodders resemble tangled masses of orange spaghetti covering shrubs. Dodder is without chlorophyll and are nonphotosynthetic and is therefor an obligate parasite dependent on its host for water and nutrients through a root system that penetrates the stem tissue of the host. :: Image #11333
Photo of Bush sunflower. :: Image #11332
Photo of Bush sunflower, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11331
Photo of Bush sunflower, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11330
Photo of Bush sunflower, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11329
Photo of Bush sunflower, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11328
Photo of Bush sunflower, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11327
Photo of Bush sunflower, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11326
Photo of Bush sunflower, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11325
Photo of Bush sunflower, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11324
Photo of Brittlebush leaves, La Costa. :: Image #11323
Photo of Brittlebush leaves, La Costa. :: Image #11322
Photo of Blue toadflax, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11321
Photo of Blue toadflax, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11320
Photo of Black sage, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11319
Photo of Black sage, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11318
Photo of Black sage, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11317
Photo of Black sage, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11316
Photo of Black sage. :: Image #11315
Photo of Black sage. :: Image #11314
Photo of Black sage. :: Image #11313
Photo of Black sage. :: Image #11312
Photo of Black sage. :: Image #11311
Photo of Black sage. :: Image #11310
Photo of Black sage. :: Image #11309
Photo of Black sage. :: Image #11308
Photo of Black sage. :: Image #11307
Photo of Black sage. :: Image #11306
Photo of Black sage. :: Image #11305
Photo of Black sage. :: Image #11304
Photo of Black mustard, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11303
Photo of Black mustard, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11302
Photo of Black mustard, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11301
Photo of Black mustard, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11300
Photo of Black mustard, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11299
Photo of Black mustard, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11298
Photo of Black mustard, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11297
Photo of Black mustard, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11296
Photo of Black mustard, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11295
Photo of Black mustard, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11294
Photo of Black mustard, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11292
Photo of Bermuda buttercup, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11291
Photo of Bermuda buttercup, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11290
Photo of Bermuda buttercup, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11289
Photo of Bermuda buttercup, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11288
Photo of Bermuda buttercup, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11287
Photo of Bermuda buttercup, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11286
Photo of Bermuda buttercup, Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. :: Image #11285
Photo of The UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library) at the University of California, San Diego. UCSD Library. La Jolla, California. On December 1, 1995 The University Library Building was renamed Geisel Library in honor of Audrey and Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) for the generous contributions they have made to the library and their devotion to improving literacy. In The Tower, Floors 4 through 8 house much of the Librarys collection and study space, while Floors 1 and 2 house service desks and staff work areas. The library, designed in the late 1960s by William Pereira, is an eight story, concrete structure sited at the head of a canyon near the center of the campus. The lower two stories form a pedestal for the six story, stepped tower that has become a visual symbol for UCSD. :: Image #11284
Photo of The UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library) at the University of California, San Diego. UCSD Library. La Jolla, California. On December 1, 1995 The University Library Building was renamed Geisel Library in honor of Audrey and Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) for the generous contributions they have made to the library and their devotion to improving literacy. In The Tower, Floors 4 through 8 house much of the Librarys collection and study space, while Floors 1 and 2 house service desks and staff work areas. The library, designed in the late 1960s by William Pereira, is an eight story, concrete structure sited at the head of a canyon near the center of the campus. The lower two stories form a pedestal for the six story, stepped tower that has become a visual symbol for UCSD. :: Image #11283
Photo of The UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library) at the University of California, San Diego. UCSD Library. La Jolla, California. On December 1, 1995 The University Library Building was renamed Geisel Library in honor of Audrey and Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) for the generous contributions they have made to the library and their devotion to improving literacy. In The Tower, Floors 4 through 8 house much of the Librarys collection and study space, while Floors 1 and 2 house service desks and staff work areas. The library, designed in the late 1960s by William Pereira, is an eight story, concrete structure sited at the head of a canyon near the center of the campus. The lower two stories form a pedestal for the six story, stepped tower that has become a visual symbol for UCSD. :: Image #11282
Photo of The UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library) at the University of California, San Diego. UCSD Library. La Jolla, California. On December 1, 1995 The University Library Building was renamed Geisel Library in honor of Audrey and Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) for the generous contributions they have made to the library and their devotion to improving literacy. In The Tower, Floors 4 through 8 house much of the Librarys collection and study space, while Floors 1 and 2 house service desks and staff work areas. The library, designed in the late 1960s by William Pereira, is an eight story, concrete structure sited at the head of a canyon near the center of the campus. The lower two stories form a pedestal for the six story, stepped tower that has become a visual symbol for UCSD. :: Image #11281
Photo of The UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library) at the University of California, San Diego. UCSD Library. La Jolla, California. On December 1, 1995 The University Library Building was renamed Geisel Library in honor of Audrey and Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) for the generous contributions they have made to the library and their devotion to improving literacy. In The Tower, Floors 4 through 8 house much of the Librarys collection and study space, while Floors 1 and 2 house service desks and staff work areas. The library, designed in the late 1960s by William Pereira, is an eight story, concrete structure sited at the head of a canyon near the center of the campus. The lower two stories form a pedestal for the six story, stepped tower that has become a visual symbol for UCSD. :: Image #11280
Photo of The UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library) at the University of California, San Diego. UCSD Library. La Jolla, California. On December 1, 1995 The University Library Building was renamed Geisel Library in honor of Audrey and Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) for the generous contributions they have made to the library and their devotion to improving literacy. In The Tower, Floors 4 through 8 house much of the Librarys collection and study space, while Floors 1 and 2 house service desks and staff work areas. The library, designed in the late 1960s by William Pereira, is an eight story, concrete structure sited at the head of a canyon near the center of the campus. The lower two stories form a pedestal for the six story, stepped tower that has become a visual symbol for UCSD. :: Image #11279
Photo of The UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library) at the University of California, San Diego. UCSD Library. La Jolla, California. On December 1, 1995 The University Library Building was renamed Geisel Library in honor of Audrey and Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) for the generous contributions they have made to the library and their devotion to improving literacy. In The Tower, Floors 4 through 8 house much of the Librarys collection and study space, while Floors 1 and 2 house service desks and staff work areas. The library, designed in the late 1960s by William Pereira, is an eight story, concrete structure sited at the head of a canyon near the center of the campus. The lower two stories form a pedestal for the six story, stepped tower that has become a visual symbol for UCSD. :: Image #11278
Photo of The UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library) at the University of California, San Diego. UCSD Library. La Jolla, California. On December 1, 1995 The University Library Building was renamed Geisel Library in honor of Audrey and Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) for the generous contributions they have made to the library and their devotion to improving literacy. In The Tower, Floors 4 through 8 house much of the Librarys collection and study space, while Floors 1 and 2 house service desks and staff work areas. The library, designed in the late 1960s by William Pereira, is an eight story, concrete structure sited at the head of a canyon near the center of the campus. The lower two stories form a pedestal for the six story, stepped tower that has become a visual symbol for UCSD. :: Image #11277
Photo of The UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library) at the University of California, San Diego. UCSD Library. La Jolla, California. On December 1, 1995 The University Library Building was renamed Geisel Library in honor of Audrey and Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) for the generous contributions they have made to the library and their devotion to improving literacy. In The Tower, Floors 4 through 8 house much of the Librarys collection and study space, while Floors 1 and 2 house service desks and staff work areas. The library, designed in the late 1960s by William Pereira, is an eight story, concrete structure sited at the head of a canyon near the center of the campus. The lower two stories form a pedestal for the six story, stepped tower that has become a visual symbol for UCSD. :: Image #11276
Photo of The UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library) at the University of California, San Diego. UCSD Library. La Jolla, California. On December 1, 1995 The University Library Building was renamed Geisel Library in honor of Audrey and Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) for the generous contributions they have made to the library and their devotion to improving literacy. In The Tower, Floors 4 through 8 house much of the Librarys collection and study space, while Floors 1 and 2 house service desks and staff work areas. The library, designed in the late 1960s by William Pereira, is an eight story, concrete structure sited at the head of a canyon near the center of the campus. The lower two stories form a pedestal for the six story, stepped tower that has become a visual symbol for UCSD. :: Image #11275
Photo of The UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library) at the University of California, San Diego. UCSD Library. La Jolla, California. On December 1, 1995 The University Library Building was renamed Geisel Library in honor of Audrey and Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) for the generous contributions they have made to the library and their devotion to improving literacy. In The Tower, Floors 4 through 8 house much of the Librarys collection and study space, while Floors 1 and 2 house service desks and staff work areas. The library, designed in the late 1960s by William Pereira, is an eight story, concrete structure sited at the head of a canyon near the center of the campus. The lower two stories form a pedestal for the six story, stepped tower that has become a visual symbol for UCSD. :: Image #11274
Photo of The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193 by 43 foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall. Balboa Park, San Diego. :: Image #11273
Photo of The San Diego Museum of Natural History, Balboa Park, San Diego. Located next to the main fountain in Balboa Park, the San Diego Natural History Museum is the place to find dinosaur bones and get a close up look at insects, birds and organic matter that make our outside world so interesting. Renovated in 2001, a new wing has doubled the museums original 65,000 square feet of floor space to about 150,000 square feet. :: Image #11272
Photo of The San Diego Museum of Natural History, Balboa Park, San Diego. Located next to the main fountain in Balboa Park, the San Diego Natural History Museum is the place to find dinosaur bones and get a close up look at insects, birds and organic matter that make our outside world so interesting. Renovated in 2001, a new wing has doubled the museums original 65,000 square feet of floor space to about 150,000 square feet. :: Image #11271
Photo of The San Diego Museum of Natural History, Balboa Park, San Diego. Located next to the main fountain in Balboa Park, the San Diego Natural History Museum is the place to find dinosaur bones and get a close up look at insects, birds and organic matter that make our outside world so interesting. Renovated in 2001, a new wing has doubled the museums original 65,000 square feet of floor space to about 150,000 square feet. :: Image #11270
Photo of Visitors admire the marine life displays at the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11269
Photo of Visitors admire the marine life displays at the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11268
Photo of Visitors admire the marine life displays at the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11267
Photo of Visitors admire the marine life displays at the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11266
Photo of Visitors admire the marine life displays at the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11265
Photo of Visitors admire the marine life displays at the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11264
Photo of Visitors admire the marine life displays at the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11263
Photo of Seen at the American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11262
Photo of Seen at the American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11261
Photo of Seen at the American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11260
Photo of Seen at the American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11259
Photo of Scientific notations on a fossil, depicting different anatomical features. Seen at the American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11257
Photo of Seen at the American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11255
Photo of Seen at the American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11254
Photo of Seen at the American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11253
Photo of Seen at the American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11252
Photo of Seen at the American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11250
Photo of Seen at the American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11248
Photo of Seen at the American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11247
Photo of Seen at the American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11246
Photo of Seen at the American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11245
Photo of Visitors admire the Tree of Life display at the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11230
Photo of Visitors admire the Tree of Life display at the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11229
Photo of Visitors admire the Tree of Life display at the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11228
Photo of Visitors admire hundreds of species at the Hall of Biodiversity, American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11227
Photo of Visitors admire hundreds of species at the Hall of Biodiversity, American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11226
Photo of Visitors admire hundreds of species at the Hall of Biodiversity, American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11225
Photo of Visitors admire hundreds of species at the Hall of Biodiversity, American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11224
Photo of Visitors admire hundreds of species at the Hall of Biodiversity, American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11223
Photo of Visitors admire hundreds of species at the Hall of Biodiversity, American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11222
Photo of Visitors admire hundreds of species at the Hall of Biodiversity, American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11221
Photo of Visitors admire hundreds of species at the Hall of Biodiversity, American Museum of Natural History. :: Image #11220
Photo of Midtown Manhattan at night. :: Image #11218
Photo of Midtown Manhattan at night. :: Image #11217
Photo of Midtown Manhattan at night. :: Image #11216
Photo of Neon lights fill Times Square at night. :: Image #11215
Photo of Neon lights fill Times Square at night. :: Image #11214
Photo of Neon lights fill Times Square at night. :: Image #11213
Photo of Neon lights fill Times Square at night. :: Image #11212
Photo of Neon lights fill Times Square at night. :: Image #11211
Photo of Neon lights fill Times Square at night. :: Image #11210
Photo of Neon lights fill Times Square at night. :: Image #11209
Photo of Neon lights fill Times Square at night. :: Image #11208
Photo of Neon lights fill Times Square at night. :: Image #11207
Photo of Neon lights fill Times Square at night. :: Image #11206
Photo of Neon lights fill Times Square at night. :: Image #11205
Photo of Neon lights fill Times Square at night. :: Image #11204
Photo of Neon lights fill Times Square at night. :: Image #11203
Photo of Neon lights fill Times Square at night. :: Image #11202
Photo of Neon lights fill Times Square at night. :: Image #11201
Photo of Neon lights fill Times Square at night. :: Image #11200
Photo of Crazy taxi ride through the streets of New York City. :: Image #11198
Photo of Crazy taxi ride through the streets of New York City. :: Image #11197
Photo of Crazy taxi ride through the streets of New York City. :: Image #11196
Photo of Crazy taxi ride through the streets of New York City. :: Image #11195
Photo of Crazy taxi ride through the streets of New York City. :: Image #11194
Photo of Crazy taxi ride through the streets of New York City. :: Image #11193
Photo of Crazy taxi ride through the streets of New York City. :: Image #11192
Photo of Crazy taxi ride through the streets of New York City. :: Image #11191
Photo of Crazy taxi ride through the streets of New York City. :: Image #11190
Photo of Crazy taxi ride through the streets of New York City. :: Image #11189
Photo of Crazy taxi ride through the streets of New York City. :: Image #11188
Photo of Crazy taxi ride through the streets of New York City. :: Image #11186
Photo of Seen in a shop. :: Image #11185
Photo of Seen in a shop. :: Image #11184
Photo of Chocolates and truffles, Rockerfeller Center. :: Image #11183
Photo of Lonely doorman at the Hotel Waldorf Astoria. :: Image #11181
Photo of Ice skating at Rockefeller Center, winter. :: Image #11180
Photo of Ice skating at Rockefeller Center, winter. :: Image #11179
Photo of Ice skating at Rockefeller Center, winter. :: Image #11178
Photo of Radio City Music Hall, neon lights, night. :: Image #11177
Photo of Radio City Music Hall, neon lights, night. :: Image #11175
Photo of Radio City Music Hall, neon lights, night. :: Image #11173
Photo of Mosaic, Rockerfeller Center. :: Image #11171
Photo of Artwork, Rockerfeller Center. :: Image #11170
Photo of Artwork, entrance hall to the Empire State Building. :: Image #11169
Photo of Seen in Bryant Park. :: Image #11168
Photo of Seen in Bryant Park. :: Image #11167
Photo of Seen in Bryant Park. :: Image #11166
Photo of Trees and buildings, winter. :: Image #11165
Photo of Trees and buildings, winter. :: Image #11164
Photo of Trees and buildings, winter. :: Image #11163
Photo of Trees and buildings, winter. :: Image #11162
Photo of Trees and buildings, winter. :: Image #11161
Photo of Columns, New York City Public Library. :: Image #11160
Photo of Statue at entrance to New York City Public Library. :: Image #11159
Photo of Statue at entrance to New York City Public Library. :: Image #11158
Photo of The stone lions Patience and Fortitude guard the entrance to the New York City Public Library. :: Image #11156
Photo of The stone lions Patience and Fortitude guard the entrance to the New York City Public Library. :: Image #11155
Photo of The stone lions Patience and Fortitude guard the entrance to the New York City Public Library. :: Image #11154
Photo of New York Citys Upper West Side, viewed from the Hudson River. :: Image #11153
Photo of George Washington Bridge, with construction scaffolding. Hudson River. :: Image #11152
Photo of George Washington Bridge, with construction scaffolding. Hudson River. :: Image #11151
Photo of Spuyten Duyvil Swing Bridge (foreground) and Henry Hudson Bridge (background). The Spuyten Duyvil Bridge is a swing bridge that carries Amtrak's Empire Corridor line across the Spuyten Duyvil Creek between Manhattan and the Bronx, in New York City. The bridge is located at the point where Spuyten Duyvil Creek and the Hudson River meet. :: Image #11150
Photo of High Bridge, Harlem River. The oldest remaining bridge in NYC is High Bridge which carries the Croton Aquaduct. The Alexander Hamilton Bridge and Washington Bridge are seen beyond it. Manhattan is on the left, the Bronx is on the right. :: Image #11148
Photo of Macombs Dam Bridge. Macombs Dam Bridge is a swing bridge that spans the Harlem River in New York City, connecting the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx near Yankee Stadium. It is the third-oldest bridge in New York City and was designated an official landmark in January of 1992. The bridge is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation. :: Image #11147
Photo of Harlem River Lift Bridge. :: Image #11146
Photo of Harlem River Lift Bridge. :: Image #11145
Photo of Triborough Bridge (front) and Hell Gate Bridge (behind), linking Queens and Manhattan. :: Image #11144
Photo of New York Citys Upper East Side, viewed from the East River. :: Image #11143
Photo of New York Citys Upper East Side, viewed from the East River. :: Image #11142
Photo of New York Citys Upper East Side, viewed from the East River. :: Image #11140
Photo of New York Citys Upper East Side, viewed from the East River. The Trump World Tower rises in the background and, in the distance, the Chrysler Building. :: Image #11139
Photo of New York Citys Upper East Side, viewed from the East River. The Trump World Tower rises in the background and, in the distance, the Chrysler Building. :: Image #11138
Photo of New York Citys Upper East Side, viewed from the East River. The Trump World Tower rises in the background. :: Image #11137
Photo of New York Citys Upper East Side, viewed from the East River. The Trump World Tower rises in the background. :: Image #11136
Photo of New York Citys Upper East Side, viewed from the East River. :: Image #11135
Photo of New York Citys Upper East Side, viewed from the East River. :: Image #11134
Photo of The Chrysler Building rises above the New York skyline as viewed from the East River. :: Image #11133
Photo of Manhattan waterfront seen from the East River. :: Image #11132
Photo of The Chrysler Building rises above the New York skyline as viewed from the East River. :: Image #11130
Photo of Manhattan waterfront seen from the East River. :: Image #11129
Photo of The Chrysler Building rises above the New York skyline as viewed from the East River. :: Image #11128
Photo of The Chrysler Building rises above the New York skyline as viewed from the East River. :: Image #11127
Photo of The Chrysler Building rises above the New York skyline as viewed from the East River. :: Image #11126
Photo of The Williamsburg Bridge is a suspension bridge in New York City across the East River connecting the Lower East Side of Manhattan at Delancey Street with the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn on Long Island at Broadway near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway :: Image #11125
Photo of The Williamsburg Bridge viewed from the East River. The Williamsburg Bridge is a suspension bridge in New York City across the East River connecting the Lower East Side of Manhattan at Delancey Street with the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn on Long Island at Broadway near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. :: Image #11123
Photo of Lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge viewed from the East River. :: Image #11121
Photo of High rises tower over trees. :: Image #11120
Photo of High rises tower over trees. :: Image #11119
Photo of Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge, viewed from the East River. :: Image #11117
Photo of Manhattan waterline. :: Image #11116
Photo of Manhattan waterline. :: Image #11115
Photo of Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Hudson River. :: Image #11114
Photo of Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Hudson River. :: Image #11113
Photo of Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Hudson River. :: Image #11112
Photo of Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Hudson River. :: Image #11111
Photo of Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Hudson River. :: Image #11110
Photo of Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Hudson River. :: Image #11109
Photo of Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Hudson River. :: Image #11108
Photo of Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Hudson River. :: Image #11107
Photo of Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Hudson River. :: Image #11106
Photo of Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Hudson River. :: Image #11105
Photo of Manhattan waterline. :: Image #11104
Photo of Pier 57. Manhattan waterline. Pier 57 is a long pier built on floating concrete caissons in the Hudson River in Manhattan, New York City. Built in 1952, it is located near the end of 15th Street on the West Side Highway, just south of the Chelsea Piers sports complex. :: Image #11103
Photo of Manhattan waterline. :: Image #11102
Photo of Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Hudson River. :: Image #11101
Photo of Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Hudson River. :: Image #11100
Photo of Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Hudson River. :: Image #11099
Photo of Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Hudson River. :: Image #11098
Photo of Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Hudson River. :: Image #11097
Photo of Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Brooklyn Bridge. :: Image #11095
Photo of Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Brooklyn Bridge. :: Image #11094
Photo of Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Brooklyn Bridge. :: Image #11093
Photo of Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Brooklyn Bridge. :: Image #11092
Photo of Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Brooklyn Bridge. :: Image #11089
Photo of The Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor. :: Image #11088
Photo of The Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor. :: Image #11087
Photo of The Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor. :: Image #11086
Photo of The Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor. :: Image #11085
Photo of The Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor. :: Image #11083
Photo of The Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor. :: Image #11082
Photo of The Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor. :: Image #11081
Photo of Brooklyn Bridge cables and tower. :: Image #11079
Photo of Brooklyn Bridge cables and tower. :: Image #11078
Photo of Brooklyn Bridge cables and tower. :: Image #11077
Photo of Brooklyn Bridge cables and tower. :: Image #11076
Photo of Brooklyn Bridge cables and tower. :: Image #11075
Photo of Brooklyn Bridge cables and tower. :: Image #11074
Photo of Brooklyn Bridge cables and tower. :: Image #11073
Photo of Brooklyn Bridge cables and tower. :: Image #11072
Photo of Brooklyn Bridge cables and tower. :: Image #11071
Photo of Brooklyn Bridge cables and tower. :: Image #11069
Photo of Brooklyn Bridge cables and tower. :: Image #11068
Photo of Brooklyn Bridge cables and tower. :: Image #11067
Photo of Brooklyn Bridge cables and tower. :: Image #11066
Photo of Brooklyn Bridge viewed from Brooklyn. Lower Manhattan visible behind the Bridge. :: Image #11065
Photo of Brooklyn Bridge viewed from Brooklyn. Lower Manhattan visible behind the Bridge. :: Image #11063
Photo of Brooklyn Bridge viewed from Brooklyn. Lower Manhattan visible behind the Bridge. :: Image #11062
Photo of Manhattan Bridge viewed from the East River. Lower Manhattan visible behind the Bridge. :: Image #11061
Photo of Manhattan Bridge viewed from the East River. Lower Manhattan visible behind the Bridge. :: Image #11060
Photo of Manhattan Bridge viewed from the East River. Lower Manhattan visible behind the Bridge. :: Image #11059
Photo of Manhattan Bridge viewed from the East River. Lower Manhattan visible behind the Bridge. :: Image #11058
Photo of Manhattan Bridge viewed from the East River. Lower Manhattan visible behind the Bridge. :: Image #11057
Photo of Manhattan Bridge viewed from Brooklyn. :: Image #11056
Photo of Manhattan Bridge viewed from Brooklyn. :: Image #11055
Photo of Manhattan Bridge viewed from Brooklyn. :: Image #11054
Photo of Manhattan Bridge viewed from Brooklyn. :: Image #11053
Photo of Manhattan Bridge viewed from Brooklyn. :: Image #11052
Photo of Unidentified cichlid fish. :: Image #11051
Photo of Unidentified cichlid fish. :: Image #11050
Photo of Unidentified cichlid fish. :: Image #11049
Photo of Unidentified cichlid fish. :: Image #11048
Photo of Unidentified cichlid fish. :: Image #11047
Photo of Sheepshead :: Image #11046
Photo of Unidentified cichlid fish. :: Image #11045
Photo of Unidentified cichlid fish. :: Image #11044
Photo of Yellow tang. :: Image #11043
Photo of Yellow tang. :: Image #11042
Photo of Blue tang, showing remnants of vertical bars characteristic of subadults. :: Image #11041
Photo of Red Saddleback Anemonefish, juvenile with white bar. :: Image #11040
Photo of Red Saddleback Anemonefish, juvenile with white bar. :: Image #11039
Photo of Unidentified. :: Image #11038
Photo of Red zebra mbuna. :: Image #11037
Photo of Red Saddleback Anemonefish, juvenile with white bar. :: Image #11036
Photo of Blue chromis. :: Image #11035
Photo of Palette surgeonfish. :: Image #11034
Photo of Palette surgeonfish. :: Image #11033
Photo of Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. :: Image #11032
Photo of Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. :: Image #11031
Photo of Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. :: Image #11027
Photo of Atlantic sturgeon. :: Image #11025
Photo of Atlantic sturgeon. :: Image #11024
Photo of Unidentified cichlid fish. :: Image #11023
Photo of Unidentified cichlid fish. :: Image #11022
Photo of Unidentified cichlid fish. :: Image #11021
Photo of Unidentified cichlid fish. :: Image #11020
Photo of Unidentified cichlid fish. :: Image #11019
Photo of Unidentified cichlid fish. :: Image #11018
Photo of Unidentified cichlid fish. :: Image #11017
Photo of Unidentified cichlid fish. :: Image #11016
Photo of Unidentified cichlid fish. :: Image #11015
Photo of Piebald zebra mbuna. :: Image #11014
Photo of Piebald zebra mbuna. :: Image #11013
Photo of Piebald zebra mbuna. :: Image #11012
Photo of Piebald zebra mbuna. :: Image #11011
Photo of Piebald zebra mbuna. :: Image #11010
Photo of Piebald zebra mbuna. :: Image #11009
Photo of Unidentified cichlid fish fish. :: Image #11008
Photo of Unidentified cichlid fish fish. :: Image #11007
Photo of Tobacco bass. :: Image #11006
Photo of Lions cove yellow labido. :: Image #11005
Photo of Lions cove yellow labido. :: Image #11003
Photo of Copperband butterflyfish. :: Image #10998
Photo of Copperband butterflyfish. :: Image #10997
Photo of Copperband butterflyfish. :: Image #10995
Photo of Striped bass (striper, striped seabass). :: Image #10994
Photo of Striped bass (striper, striped seabass). :: Image #10993
Photo of Striped bass (striper, striped seabass). :: Image #10992
Photo of Striped bass (striper, striped seabass). :: Image #10991
Photo of Striped bass (striper, striped seabass). :: Image #10990
Photo of Striped bass (striper, striped seabass). :: Image #10989
Photo of Striped bass (striper, striped seabass). :: Image #10988
Photo of Striped bass (striper, striped seabass). :: Image #10987
Photo of Striped bass (striper, striped seabass). :: Image #10986
Photo of Striped bass (striper, striped seabass). :: Image #10985
Photo of Striped bass (striper, striped seabass). :: Image #10984
Photo of Striped bass (striper, striped seabass). :: Image #10983
Photo of Striped bass (striper, striped seabass). :: Image #10982
Photo of Striped bass (striper, striped seabass). :: Image #10981
Photo of Striped bass (striper, striped seabass). :: Image #10980
Photo of Striped bass (striper, striped seabass). :: Image #10979
Photo of Striped bass (striper, striped seabass). :: Image #10977
Photo of Striped bass (striper, striped seabass). :: Image #10976
Photo of Buckhorn cholla cactus, sunset, near Borrego Valley. :: Image #10974
Photo of Desert bloom in the hills above Borrego Valley. Unidentified species. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10973
Photo of Buckhorn cholla cactus, sunset, near Borrego Valley. :: Image #10972
Photo of Buckhorn cholla cactus, sunset, near Borrego Valley. :: Image #10971
Photo of Lupine color the sides of the Borrego Valley in spring. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10970
Photo of Lupine color the sides of the Borrego Valley in spring. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10968
Photo of Lupine color the sides of the Borrego Valley in spring. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10966
Photo of Lupine color the sides of the Borrego Valley in spring. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10965
Photo of Barrel cactus, brittlebush, ocotillo and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10964
Photo of Barrel cactus, brittlebush, ocotillo and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10963
Photo of Barrel cactus, brittlebush and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10962
Photo of Barrel cactus, brittlebush and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10961
Photo of Barrel cactus, brittlebush and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10960
Photo of Brittlebush and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10959
Photo of Brittlebush and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10958
Photo of Brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10957
Photo of Rock daisy in spring bloom, Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10956
Photo of Brittlebush and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10955
Photo of Lupine color the floor of the Borrego Valley in spring. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10954
Photo of Desert dandelion (yellow) and Fremont pincushion (white) in bloom on the floor of the Anza Borrego valley. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10953
Photo of Lupine color the floor of the Borrego Valley in spring. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10952
Photo of Lupine color the floor of the Borrego Valley in spring. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10951
Photo of Lupine color the floor of the Borrego Valley in spring. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10950
Photo of Clusters of desert poppy climb the steep sides of the Borrego Valley. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10949
Photo of Clusters of desert poppy climb the steep sides of the Borrego Valley. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10948
Photo of Clusters of desert poppy climb the steep sides of the Borrego Valley. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10947
Photo of Clusters of desert poppy climb the steep sides of the Borrego Valley. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10946
Photo of Clusters of desert poppy climb the steep sides of the Borrego Valley. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10944
Photo of Clusters of desert poppy climb the steep sides of the Borrego Valley. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10943
Photo of Desert sunflowers (yellow centers) and dune sunflowers (brown centers) in bloom along Henderson Canyon Road, a popular flower viewing spot in the Borrego Valley. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10942
Photo of Desert star in spring bloom, a member of the sunflower family found in lower elevations of the Sonoran desert. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10941
Photo of Smoketree, Arroyo Salado. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10940
Photo of Desert star in spring bloom, a member of the sunflower family found in lower elevations of the Sonoran desert. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10939
Photo of Brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10937
Photo of Desert chicory in spring bloom, Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10936
Photo of Wild heliotrope, Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10935
Photo of Barrel cactus bloom. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10934
Photo of Desert chicory in spring bloom, Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10933
Photo of Desert chicory in spring bloom, Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10932
Photo of Desert chicory in spring bloom, Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10931
Photo of Desert chicory in spring bloom, Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10930
Photo of Wild heliotrope, Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10929
Photo of Beavertail cactus bloom. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10928
Photo of Brittlebush and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10927
Photo of Brittlebush and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10926
Photo of Brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10925
Photo of Brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10924
Photo of Brittlebush and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10923
Photo of Brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10922
Photo of Desert agave, brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10921
Photo of Desert agave, brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10920
Photo of Barrel cactus, brittlebush, ocotillo and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10919
Photo of Barrel cactus, brittlebush, ocotillo and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10918
Photo of Brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10917
Photo of Brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10916
Photo of Brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10915
Photo of Brittlebush and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10914
Photo of Brittlebush and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10913
Photo of Brittlebush and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10912
Photo of Brittlebush and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10911
Photo of Brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10910
Photo of Brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10909
Photo of Brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10908
Photo of Brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10907
Photo of Brittlebush and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10904
Photo of Brittlebush and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10903
Photo of Barrel cactus, brittlebush and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10902
Photo of Desert agave, brittlebush and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10901
Photo of Desert agave, brittlebush and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10900
Photo of Brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10898
Photo of Brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10895
Photo of Barrel cactus, brittlebush and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10894
Photo of Brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10893
Photo of Brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10892
Photo of Turtle grass is the most common seagrass in the Caribbean, typically growing on sandy and coral rubble bottoms to a depth of 30 feet. :: Image #10890
Photo of Queen conch, a large common univalve mollusk (snail), animal is retracted into shell. :: Image #10889
Photo of A young loggerhead turtle. This turtle was hatched and raised to an age of 60 days by a turtle rehabilitation and protection organization in Florida, then released into the wild near the Northern Bahamas. :: Image #10888
Photo of A young loggerhead turtle. This turtle was hatched and raised to an age of 60 days by a turtle rehabilitation and protection organization in Florida, then released into the wild near the Northern Bahamas. :: Image #10885
Photo of White margate fish gather around a sea fan. Northern Bahamas. :: Image #10884
Photo of French grunts over a sandy bottom and sea fans. Northern Bahamas. :: Image #10883
Photo of Unidentified gorgonian or sea fan. :: Image #10882
Photo of Unidentified gorgonian or sea fan. :: Image #10881
Photo of Unidentified gorgonian or sea fan. :: Image #10880
Photo of Unidentified gorgonian or sea fan. :: Image #10879
Photo of Unidentified gorgonian or sea fan. :: Image #10878
Photo of Unidentified gorgonian or sea fan. :: Image #10877
Photo of Unidentified gorgonian or sea fan. :: Image #10876
Photo of Unidentified gorgonian or sea fan. :: Image #10875
Photo of Unidentified gorgonian or sea fan. :: Image #10874
Photo of Unidentified gorgonian or sea fan. :: Image #10873
Photo of Sunlight and clouds are visible through the clear ocean waters of the Northern Bahamas. :: Image #10872
Photo of Sunlight and clouds are visible through the clear ocean waters of the Northern Bahamas. :: Image #10871
Photo of Sunlight and clouds are visible through the clear ocean waters of the Northern Bahamas. :: Image #10870
Photo of Sunlight and clouds are visible through the clear ocean waters of the Northern Bahamas. :: Image #10869
Photo of Abandoned lighthouse on Great Isaac Island. :: Image #10868
Photo of Abandoned lighthouse on Great Isaac Island. :: Image #10867
Photo of Abandoned lighthouse on Great Isaac Island. :: Image #10866
Photo of Sunset light is reflected on the placids waters. :: Image #10865
Photo of Sunset light is reflected on the ocean's placid waters. :: Image #10864
Photo of Sunset light is reflected on the placids waters. :: Image #10863
Photo of Sunset light is reflected on the placids waters. :: Image #10862
Photo of Sunset light is reflected on the placids waters. :: Image #10861
Photo of Sunset light is reflected on the placid waters of the Bahamas. :: Image #10860
Photo of Sunset light is reflected on the placids waters. :: Image #10859
Photo of Turtle grass is the most common seagrass in the Caribbean, typically growing on sandy and coral rubble bottoms to a depth of 30 feet. :: Image #10858
Photo of Turtle grass is the most common seagrass in the Caribbean, typically growing on sandy and coral rubble bottoms to a depth of 30 feet. :: Image #10857
Photo of Turtle grass is the most common seagrass in the Caribbean, typically growing on sandy and coral rubble bottoms to a depth of 30 feet. :: Image #10856
Photo of The early stage of a waterspout, in which a funnel descends from clouds down toward the ocean surface. Note the thin curved vortex of the waterspout, it is not yet mature. Waterspouts are tornados that form over water. :: Image #10855
Photo of Two simultaneous waterspouts. Waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water. :: Image #10854
Photo of A mature waterspout, seen extending from clouds above to the ocean surface. A significant disturbance on the ocean is clearly visible, the waterspout has reached is maximum intensity. Waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water. :: Image #10853
Photo of Two simultaneous waterspouts. Waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water. :: Image #10852
Photo of A mature waterspout, seen extending from clouds above to the ocean surface. A significant disturbance on the ocean is clearly visible, the waterspout has reached is maximum intensity. Waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water. :: Image #10851
Photo of A mature waterspout, seen extending from clouds above to the ocean surface. A significant disturbance on the ocean is clearly visible, the waterspout has reached is maximum intensity. Waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water. :: Image #10850
Photo of The early stage of a waterspout, in which a funnel descends from clouds down toward the ocean surface. Note the thin curved vortex of the waterspout, it is not yet mature. Waterspouts are tornados that form over water. :: Image #10849
Photo of The mature vortex of a ocean waterspout, seen against cumulus clouds in the background. Waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water. :: Image #10848
Photo of The mature vortex of a ocean waterspout, seen against cumulus clouds in the background. Waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water. :: Image #10847
Photo of The mature vortex of a ocean waterspout, seen against cumulus clouds in the background. Waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water. :: Image #10846
Photo of The mature vortex of a ocean waterspout, seen against cumulus clouds in the background. Waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water. :: Image #10845
Photo of Queen conch shell covered with algae growth. Conch is a large common univalve mollusk (snail), animal is crawling across sand. :: Image #10844
Photo of Queen conch, a large common univalve mollusk (snail), animal is retracted into shell. :: Image #10843
Photo of Live sharksuckers laying in sand, commonly found on sharks but also encountered freeswimming, will often approach divers. Northern Bahamas. :: Image #10842
Photo of Live sharksuckers laying in sand, commonly found on sharks but also encountered freeswimming, will often approach divers. Northern Bahamas. :: Image #10841
Photo of Unidentified gorgonian on coral reef. :: Image #10840
Photo of Unidentified gorgonian on coral reef. :: Image #10839
Photo of Unidentified gorgonian on coral reef. :: Image #10838
Photo of Unidentified gorgonian on coral reef. :: Image #10837
Photo of Unidentified gorgonian on coral reef. :: Image #10836
Photo of Unidentified gorgonian on coral reef. :: Image #10835
Photo of Unidentified gorgonian on coral reef. :: Image #10834
Photo of Live sharksucker, commonly found on sharks but also encountered freeswimming, will often approach divers. Northern Bahamas. :: Image #10833
Photo of Live sharksucker, commonly found on sharks but also encountered freeswimming, will often approach divers. Northern Bahamas. :: Image #10832
Photo of Live sharksucker, commonly found on sharks but also encountered freeswimming, will often approach divers. Northern Bahamas. :: Image #10831
Photo of Unidentified sea cucumber on the shallow sand banks of the Northern Bahamas. :: Image #10830
Photo of Unidentified sea cucumber on the shallow sand banks of the Northern Bahamas. :: Image #10829
Photo of Tiger and lemon sharks gather over the shallow sand banks of the Northern Bahamas. :: Image #10828
Photo of Tiger and lemon sharks gather over the shallow sand banks of the Northern Bahamas. :: Image #10827
Photo of Tiger and lemon sharks gather over the shallow sand banks of the Northern Bahamas. :: Image #10826
Photo of Royal terns. :: Image #10825
Photo of Royal terns. :: Image #10824
Photo of Royal terns. :: Image #10823
Photo of Royal terns. :: Image #10822
Photo of Royal terns. :: Image #10821
Photo of Royal terns. :: Image #10820
Photo of Royal terns, Great Isaac Island, Bahamas :: Image #10819
Photo of Yellow stingray. :: Image #10818
Photo of Yellow stingray. :: Image #10817
Photo of Yellow stingray. :: Image #10816
Photo of Yellow stingray. :: Image #10815
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10814
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10813
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10812
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10811
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10810
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10809
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10808
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10807
Photo of Lemon shark and photographer Jim Abernethy. :: Image #10806
Photo of Lemon shark and photographer Jim Abernethy. :: Image #10805
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10804
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10803
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10802
Photo of Lemon shark investigates a box of bait tended by a videographer. :: Image #10801
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10800
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10799
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10798
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10797
Photo of Lemon shark prepares to chomp a piece of bait, photographed with a polecam (camera on a stick triggered from above water, used by photographers who are too afraid to get in the water). :: Image #10796
Photo of Lemon shark prepares to chomp a piece of bait, photographed with a polecam (camera on a stick triggered from above water, used by photographers who are too afraid to get in the water). :: Image #10795
Photo of Lemon shark and photographer Bruce Watkins. :: Image #10794
Photo of Lemon shark and photographer Bruce Watkins. :: Image #10793
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10792
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10791
Photo of Lemon shark and photographer Keith Grundy. :: Image #10790
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10786
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10784
Photo of Lemon shark and photographer Jim Abernethy. :: Image #10783
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10782
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10780
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10779
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10778
Photo of Lemon shark and photographer Keith Grundy. :: Image #10777
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10776
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10775
Photo of Lemon shark and photographer Ken Howard. :: Image #10773
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10771
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10770
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10769
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10768
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10763
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10762
Photo of Lemon shark and photographer Jim Abernethy. :: Image #10760
Photo of Lemon shark with live sharksuckers. :: Image #10759
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #10758
Photo of Tiger shark bumps the camera, photographed with a polecam (a camera on a long pole triggered from above the water, used by photographers who are too afraid to get in the water). :: Image #10750
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10747
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10746
Photo of Tiger shark photographed with a polecam (a camera on a long pole triggered from above the water, used by photographers who are too afraid to get in the water). :: Image #10744
Photo of Tiger shark and photographer Ken Howard. :: Image #10743
Photo of Tiger shark and photographer Jim Abernethy. :: Image #10742
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10740
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10739
Photo of Tiger shark and photographer Keith Grundy. :: Image #10738
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10736
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10735
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10733
Photo of Tiger shark and photographer Keith Grundy. :: Image #10730
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10729
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10728
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10727
Photo of Tiger shark and photographer Ken Howard. :: Image #10726
Photo of Tiger shark investigates box of bait tended by a diver. :: Image #10722
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10718
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10717
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10716
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10715
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10714
Photo of Tiger shark and photographer Ken Howard. :: Image #10710
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10709
Photo of Tiger shark bumps the camera, photographed with a polecam (a camera on a long pole triggered from above the water, used by photographers who are too afraid to get in the water). :: Image #10708
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10705
Photo of Large tiger shark and videographer. :: Image #10704
Photo of Tiger shark and photographer Keith Grundy. :: Image #10700
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10699
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10698
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10697
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10695
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10693
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10691
Photo of Tiger shark and photographer Jim Abernethy. :: Image #10690
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10687
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10685
Photo of Tiger shark and photographer Ken Howard. :: Image #10684
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10683
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10682
Photo of Tiger shark and photographer Keith Grundy. :: Image #10681
Photo of Tiger shark and photographer Ken Howard. :: Image #10680
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10678
Photo of Tiger shark and live sharksucker (remora). :: Image #10677
Photo of Diver fends off a large tiger shark with a small shark stick. :: Image #10676
Photo of Tiger shark and photographer Jim Abernethy. :: Image #10675
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10673
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10671
Photo of Tiger shark and live sharksucker (remora). :: Image #10670
Photo of Tiger shark and live sharksucker (remora). :: Image #10669
Photo of Tiger shark and photographer Ken Howard. :: Image #10668
Photo of Tiger shark and live sharksucker (remora). :: Image #10666
Photo of Tiger shark and photographer Keith Grundy. :: Image #10665
Photo of Tiger shark and photographer Keith Grundy. :: Image #10664
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10663
Photo of Tiger shark and photographers Ken Howard and Jim Abernethy. :: Image #10662
Photo of Tiger shark and diver. :: Image #10661
Photo of Tiger shark and photographer Jim Abernethy. :: Image #10660
Photo of Tiger shark and photographer Keith Grundy. :: Image #10659
Photo of Tiger shark and live sharksucker (remora). :: Image #10658
Photo of Tiger shark and photographer Keith Grundy. :: Image #10657
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10656
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10655
Photo of Tiger shark and photographer Ken Howard. :: Image #10653
Photo of Tiger shark and live sharksucker (remora). :: Image #10652
Photo of Tiger shark and diver. :: Image #10651
Photo of Tiger shark and live sharksucker (remora). :: Image #10647
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10646
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over a coral reef. :: Image #10645
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over a coral reef. :: Image #10644
Photo of Caribbean reef shark about to bite a piece of bait. :: Image #10643
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10642
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10641
Photo of Caribbean reef shark about to bite a piece of bait. :: Image #10640
Photo of Caribbean reef shark about to bite a piece of bait. :: Image #10639
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10638
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10637
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10636
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10635
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10634
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10633
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10632
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10631
Photo of Caribbean reef shark with small sharksucker visible on underside. :: Image #10630
Photo of Caribbean reef shark with small sharksucker visible on underside. :: Image #10629
Photo of Caribbean reef shark with small sharksucker visible on underside. :: Image #10628
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10627
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10626
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10625
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10624
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10623
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10622
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims by a box of bait. :: Image #10621
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10620
Photo of Caribbean reef shark with small sharksucker visible on underside. :: Image #10619
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10618
Photo of Caribbean reef shark with small sharksucker visible on underside. :: Image #10617
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10616
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10615
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10614
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over a coral reef. :: Image #10613
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over a coral reef. :: Image #10612
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over a coral reef. :: Image #10611
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over a coral reef. :: Image #10610
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over a coral reef. :: Image #10609
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over a coral reef. :: Image #10608
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over a coral reef. :: Image #10607
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over a coral reef. :: Image #10606
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10605
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10604
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10603
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10602
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10601
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10600
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10599
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10598
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10597
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10596
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10595
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10594
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims in front of underwater photographer Jim Abernethy. :: Image #10593
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10592
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over a coral reef. :: Image #10591
Photo of Lots of Caribbean reef sharks gather over a coral reef. :: Image #10590
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over a coral reef. :: Image #10589
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over a coral reef. :: Image #10588
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10587
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10586
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10585
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10584
Photo of Caribbean reef shark with small sharksucker visible on underside. :: Image #10583
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10582
Photo of Caribbean reef shark, ampullae of Lorenzini visible on snout. :: Image #10581
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10580
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10579
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10578
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10577
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10576
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over a coral reef. :: Image #10575
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over a coral reef. :: Image #10574
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10573
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10572
Photo of Caribbean reef shark with small sharksucker visible on underside. :: Image #10571
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims in front of underwater photographer Keith Grundy. :: Image #10570
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10569
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10568
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10567
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10566
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10565
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10564
Photo of Caribbean reef shark with small sharksucker visible on underside. :: Image #10563
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10562
Photo of Caribbean reef shark with small sharksucker visible on underside. :: Image #10561
Photo of Caribbean reef shark with small sharksucker visible on underside. :: Image #10560
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10559
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over a coral reef. :: Image #10558
Photo of Caribbean reef shark swims over a coral reef. :: Image #10557
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10556
Photo of Caribbean reef shark. :: Image #10555
Photo of Caribbean reef shark with small sharksucker visible on underside. :: Image #10554
Photo of Desert Lily blooms in the sandy soils of the Colorado Desert. It is fragrant and its flowers are similar to cultivated Easter lilies. :: Image #10548
Photo of Desert Lily blooms in the sandy soils of the Colorado Desert. It is fragrant and its flowers are similar to cultivated Easter lilies. :: Image #10547
Photo of Desert Lily blooms in the sandy soils of the Colorado Desert. It is fragrant and its flowers are similar to cultivated Easter lilies. :: Image #10546
Photo of Desert Lily blooms in the sandy soils of the Colorado Desert. It is fragrant and its flowers are similar to cultivated Easter lilies. :: Image #10545
Photo of Desert Lily blooms in the sandy soils of the Colorado Desert. It is fragrant and its flowers are similar to cultivated Easter lilies. :: Image #10544
Photo of Brittlebush blooming in spring, Palm Canyon. :: Image #10541
Photo of Brittlebush blooming in spring, Palm Canyon. :: Image #10540
Photo of Brittlebush blooming in spring, Palm Canyon. :: Image #10539
Photo of Brittlebush blooming in spring, Palm Canyon. :: Image #10538
Photo of Brittlebush blooming in spring, Palm Canyon. :: Image #10537
Photo of Brittlebush blooming in spring surrounds a cholla cactus, Palm Canyon. :: Image #10536
Photo of Brittlebush blooming in spring, Palm Canyon. :: Image #10535
Photo of Brittlebush blooming in spring, Palm Canyon. :: Image #10534
Photo of Brittlebush blooming in spring, Palm Canyon. :: Image #10533
Photo of Brittlebush blooming in spring, Palm Canyon. :: Image #10532
Photo of Desert chicory, commonly found in canyons and washes of the Colorado Desert in spring. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10531
Photo of Desert chicory, commonly found in canyons and washes of the Colorado Desert in spring. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10530
Photo of Desert dandelion is a common ephemeral wildflower of the Colorado Desert. Young flowers have a red center. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10529
Photo of Wild heliotrope, a Colorado Desert ephemeral wildflower. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10528
Photo of Arizona lupine is a common early spring ephemeral wildflower of the Colorado Desert. The purple-pink flowers show a yellow spot on the upper petal, which changes in color to red once the flower has been pollinated to discourage insects from visiting it after pollination. This photo shows both red and yellow petals. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10527
Photo of Forget-me-nots bloom in spring. The small white flowers are characteristic of this group of Colorado Desert wildflowers. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10525
Photo of Brown-eyed primrose blooms in spring in the Colorado Desert following heavy winter rains. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10524
Photo of Brown-eyed primrose blooms in spring in the Colorado Desert following heavy winter rains. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10523
Photo of Brown-eyed primrose blooms in spring in the Colorado Desert following heavy winter rains. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10521
Photo of Brown-eyed primrose blooms in spring in the Colorado Desert following heavy winter rains. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10520
Photo of Brown-eyed primrose blooms in spring in the Colorado Desert following heavy winter rains. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10519
Photo of Forget-me-nots bloom in spring. The small white flowers are characteristic of this group of Colorado Desert wildflowers. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10518
Photo of Forget-me-nots bloom in spring. The small white flowers are characteristic of this group of Colorado Desert wildflowers. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10517
Photo of Forget-me-nots bloom in spring. The small white flowers are characteristic of this group of Colorado Desert wildflowers. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10516
Photo of Forget-me-nots bloom in spring. The small white flowers are characteristic of this group of Colorado Desert wildflowers. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10515
Photo of Forget-me-nots bloom in spring. The small white flowers are characteristic of this group of Colorado Desert wildflowers. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10514
Photo of Forget-me-nots bloom in spring. The small white flowers are characteristic of this group of Colorado Desert wildflowers. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10513
Photo of Forget-me-nots bloom in spring. The small white flowers are characteristic of this group of Colorado Desert wildflowers. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10512
Photo of Forget-me-nots bloom in spring. The small white flowers are characteristic of this group of Colorado Desert wildflowers. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10511
Photo of Spectacle pod (white/green) mixes with desert verbena (purple). Both are common ephemeral spring wildflowers of the Colorado Desert. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10510
Photo of Spectacle pod (white/green) mixes with desert verbena (purple). Both are common ephemeral spring wildflowers of the Colorado Desert. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10509
Photo of Spectacle pod blooms in spring. Its unique, two-lobed fruits are visible attached to the stem. It is a common ephemeral spring wildflower, found in washes of the Colorado Desert. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10508
Photo of Spectacle pod blooms in spring. Its unique, two-lobed fruits are visible attached to the stem. It is a common ephemeral spring wildflower, found in washes of the Colorado Desert. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10507
Photo of Dune primrose blooms in spring following winter rains. Dune primrose is a common ephemeral wildflower on the Colorado Desert, growing on dunes. Its blooms open in the evening and last through midmorning. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10505
Photo of Dune primrose blooms in spring following winter rains. Dune primrose is a common ephemeral wildflower on the Colorado Desert, growing on dunes. Its blooms open in the evening and last through midmorning. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10503
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10502
Photo of Dune primrose blooms in spring following winter rains. Dune primrose is a common ephemeral wildflower on the Colorado Desert, growing on dunes. Its blooms open in the evening and last through midmorning. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10501
Photo of Sand verbena blooms in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. :: Image #10500
Photo of Sand verbena blooms in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. :: Image #10499
Photo of Sand verbena blooms in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. :: Image #10498
Photo of Sand verbena blooms in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. :: Image #10496
Photo of Sand verbena carpets sand dunes and washes in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. :: Image #10495
Photo of Sand verbena carpets sand dunes and washes in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. :: Image #10491
Photo of Dune primrose blooms in spring following winter rains. Dune primrose is a common ephemeral wildflower on the Colorado Desert, growing on dunes. Its blooms open in the evening and last through midmorning. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10490
Photo of Dune primrose blooms in spring following winter rains. Dune primrose is a common ephemeral wildflower on the Colorado Desert, growing on dunes. Its blooms open in the evening and last through midmorning. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10487
Photo of Dune primrose blooms in spring following winter rains. Dune primrose is a common ephemeral wildflower on the Colorado Desert, growing on dunes. Its blooms open in the evening and last through midmorning. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10486
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10485
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10484
Photo of Dune primrose blooms in spring following winter rains. Dune primrose is a common ephemeral wildflower on the Colorado Desert, growing on dunes. Its blooms open in the evening and last through midmorning. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10483
Photo of Dune primrose blooms in spring following winter rains. Dune primrose is a common ephemeral wildflower on the Colorado Desert, growing on dunes. Its blooms open in the evening and last through midmorning. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10482
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10481
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10480
Photo of Dune primrose blooms in spring following winter rains. Dune primrose is a common ephemeral wildflower on the Colorado Desert, growing on dunes. Its blooms open in the evening and last through midmorning. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10479
Photo of Dune primrose blooms in spring following winter rains. Dune primrose is a common ephemeral wildflower on the Colorado Desert, growing on dunes. Its blooms open in the evening and last through midmorning. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10478
Photo of Dune primrose blooms in spring following winter rains. Dune primrose is a common ephemeral wildflower on the Colorado Desert, growing on dunes. Its blooms open in the evening and last through midmorning. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10476
Photo of Brittlebush (yellow) and wild heliotrope (blue) bloom in spring, Palm Canyon. :: Image #10474
Photo of Brittlebush blooming in spring surrounds a cholla cactus, Palm Canyon. :: Image #10473
Photo of Brittlebush blooming in spring surrounds a cholla cactus, Palm Canyon. :: Image #10472
Photo of Brittlebush blooming in spring, Palm Canyon. :: Image #10471
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10470
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10469
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10468
Photo of Brittlebush (yellow) and wild heliotrope (blue) bloom in spring, Palm Canyon. :: Image #10466
Photo of Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10464
Photo of Sand verbena carpets sand dunes and washes in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. :: Image #10463
Photo of Brittlebush blooming in spring surrounds a cholla cactus, Palm Canyon. :: Image #10461
Photo of Dune primrose blooms in spring following winter rains. Dune primrose is a common ephemeral wildflower on the Colorado Desert, growing on dunes. Its blooms open in the evening and last through midmorning. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10460
Photo of Brittlebush (yellow) and wild heliotrope (blue) bloom in spring, Palm Canyon. :: Image #10457
Photo of Zooplankton. :: Image #10456
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal swims over surf grass in the protected waters of Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10455
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10454
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10453
Photo of Pacific harbor seals rest while hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10452
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10451
Photo of Pacific harbor seals rest while hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10450
Photo of Tourists observe a group of Pacific harbor seals resting while hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10449
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal yawns as it is hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10448
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal yawns as it is hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10447
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal leaves the surf to haul out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10446
Photo of Pacific harbor seals rest while hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10445
Photo of Pacific harbor seals rest while hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10444
Photo of Pacific harbor seals rest while hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10443
Photo of Pacific harbor seals rest while hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10442
Photo of Pacific harbor seals rest while hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10441
Photo of Pacific harbor seals rest while hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10440
Photo of Pacific harbor seals rest while hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10439
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10438
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10437
Photo of A mother Pacific harbor seal and her newborn pup swim in the protected waters of Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10436
Photo of Pacific harbor seals are splashed by surf as they are hauled out on a rock. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10435
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a rock. :: Image #10434
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10433
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal leaves the surf to haul out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10432
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal leaves the surf to haul out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10431
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal leaves the surf to haul out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10430
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10429
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10428
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal leaves the surf to haul out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10426
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10425
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #10424
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10423
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10422
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10421
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10420
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10419
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10418
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10417
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10416
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10415
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10414
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10413
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10412
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10411
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10410
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10409
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10408
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10407
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10406
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10405
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10404
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10403
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10402
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10401
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10400
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10399
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10398
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10397
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10396
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10394
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10393
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10392
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10390
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10389
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10388
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10387
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10386
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10385
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10384
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10382
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10381
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10380
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10379
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10377
Photo of Detail within the Mandelbrot set fractal. This detail is found by zooming in on the overall Mandelbrot set image, finding edges and buds with interesting features. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10376
Photo of The Mandelbrot Fractal. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10374
Photo of The Mandelbrot Fractal. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10373
Photo of The Mandelbrot Fractal. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10372
Photo of The Mandelbrot Fractal. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10371
Photo of The Mandelbrot Fractal. Fractals are complex geometric shapes that exhibit repeating patterns typified by self-similarity, or the tendency for the details of a shape to appear similar to the shape itself. Often these shapes resemble patterns occurring naturally in the physical world, such as spiraling leaves, seemingly random coastlines, erosion and liquid waves. Fractals are generated through surprisingly simple underlying mathematical expressions, producing subtle and surprising patterns. The basic iterative expression for the Mandelbrot set is z = z-squared + c, operating in the complex (real, imaginary) number set. :: Image #10370
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10366
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10365
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10364
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10363
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10361
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10360
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10358
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10357
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10356
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10355
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10354
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10353
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10352
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10351
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10350
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10349
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10348
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10347
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10346
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10345
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10344
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10342
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10341
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10340
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10339
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10336
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10335
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10333
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10332
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10331
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10330
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10329
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10328
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10327
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10326
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal pup. :: Image #10325
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal pup. :: Image #10324
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10323
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10322
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10320
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10319
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10318
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10317
Photo of Black perch. :: Image #10316
Photo of Mastigia sp. jellyfish, found in Micronesia. :: Image #10315
Photo of Mastigia sp. jellyfish, found in Micronesia. :: Image #10314
Photo of A parent and child admire the fascinating kelp forest tank at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, California. :: Image #10311
Photo of A parent and child admire the fascinating kelp forest tank at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, California. :: Image #10310
Photo of A child admires the fascinating kelp forest tank at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, California. :: Image #10309
Photo of A child admires the fascinating kelp forest tank at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, California. :: Image #10307
Photo of Common cuttlefish. :: Image #10306
Photo of Common cuttlefish. :: Image #10305
Photo of Common cuttlefish. :: Image #10304
Photo of Common cuttlefish. :: Image #10303
Photo of Common cuttlefish. :: Image #10302
Photo of Common cuttlefish. :: Image #10301
Photo of Common cuttlefish. :: Image #10300
Photo of Common cuttlefish. :: Image #10299
Photo of Orangespine unicornfish. :: Image #10298
Photo of Orangespine unicornfish. :: Image #10297
Photo of Orangespine unicornfish. :: Image #10296
Photo of Scribbled angelfish. :: Image #10295
Photo of Lined seahorse. :: Image #10293
Photo of Trumpet coral. :: Image #10292
Photo of Southern orange-lined cardinalfish. :: Image #10291
Photo of The three-spined stickleback is found in freshwater, brackish and marine waters. :: Image #10290
Photo of The three-spined stickleback is found in freshwater, brackish and marine waters. :: Image #10289
Photo of The three-spined stickleback is found in freshwater, brackish and marine waters. :: Image #10288
Photo of The three-spined stickleback is found in freshwater, brackish and marine waters. :: Image #10287
Photo of The grey smooth-hound shark is often found in bay, estuaries and rocky shorelines, from the Gulf of California to northern California. :: Image #10285
Photo of The grey smooth-hound shark is often found in bay, estuaries and rocky shorelines, from the Gulf of California to northern California. :: Image #10284
Photo of The grey smooth-hound shark is often found in bay, estuaries and rocky shorelines, from the Gulf of California to northern California. :: Image #10283
Photo of The grey smooth-hound shark is often found in bay, estuaries and rocky shorelines, from the Gulf of California to northern California. :: Image #10282
Photo of Tentacles (arms) and white disc-like suckers of a Giant Pacific Octopus. The Giant Pacific Octopus arms can reach 16 feet from tip to tip, and the animal itself may weigh up to 600 pounds. It ranges from Alaska to southern California. :: Image #10281
Photo of Tentacles (arms) and white disc-like suckers of a Giant Pacific Octopus. The Giant Pacific Octopus arms can reach 16 feet from tip to tip, and the animal itself may weigh up to 600 pounds. It ranges from Alaska to southern California. :: Image #10280
Photo of Tentacles (arms) and white disc-like suckers of a Giant Pacific Octopus. The Giant Pacific Octopus arms can reach 16 feet from tip to tip, and the animal itself may weigh up to 600 pounds. It ranges from Alaska to southern California. :: Image #10279
Photo of Tentacles (arms) and white disc-like suckers of a Giant Pacific Octopus. The Giant Pacific Octopus arms can reach 16 feet from tip to tip, and the animal itself may weigh up to 600 pounds. It ranges from Alaska to southern California. :: Image #10278
Photo of Tentacles (arms) and white disc-like suckers of a Giant Pacific Octopus. The Giant Pacific Octopus arms can reach 16 feet from tip to tip, and the animal itself may weigh up to 600 pounds. It ranges from Alaska to southern California. :: Image #10277
Photo of Olive rockfish. :: Image #10276
Photo of Striped sea perch. :: Image #10275
Photo of Unidentified rockfish. :: Image #10274
Photo of Red abalone. :: Image #10273
Photo of Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10270
Photo of Surf grass (green) and palm kelp (brown) on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- are tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10269
Photo of Surf grass (green) and palm kelp (brown) on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- are tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10268
Photo of Surf grass (green) and palm kelp (brown) on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- are tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10267
Photo of Surf grass (green) and palm kelp (brown) on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- are tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10266
Photo of Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10265
Photo of A garibaldi fish (orange), surf grass (green) and palm kelp (brown) on the rocky reef -- all appearing blurred in this time exposure -- are tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10264
Photo of Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10263
Photo of Surf grass (green) and palm kelp (brown) on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- are tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10262
Photo of Surf grass (green) and palm kelp (brown) on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- are tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10261
Photo of Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10260
Photo of Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10259
Photo of Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10258
Photo of Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10257
Photo of Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10256
Photo of Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10255
Photo of A SCUBA diver exhales a breath of air as he swims over surf grass on the rocky reef. All appears blurred in this time exposure, as they are moved by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10254
Photo of Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10253
Photo of Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10252
Photo of A garibaldi fish (orange) and surf grass (green) on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- are tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10251
Photo of Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10250
Photo of Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10249
Photo of Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10248
Photo of Kelp fronds. :: Image #10246
Photo of Kelp fronds appeared blurred in this time exposure as they are tossed back and forth by ocean waves and current. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10245
Photo of Kelp fronds appeared blurred in this time exposure as they are tossed back and forth by ocean waves and current. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10244
Photo of A SCUBA diver exhales a breath of air as he swims over surf grass on the rocky reef. All appears blurred in this time exposure, as they are moved by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10241
Photo of Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10240
Photo of Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10239
Photo of Warty sea cucumber on rocky reef amid kelp forest. :: Image #10236
Photo of Kelp fronds. :: Image #10234
Photo of Kelp fronds showing pneumatocysts, bouyant gas-filled bubble-like structures which float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface, where it will spread to form a roof-like canopy. Santa Barbara Island. :: Image #10225
Photo of Northern kelp crab crawls amidst kelp blades and stipes, midway in the water column (below the surface, above the ocean bottom) in a giant kelp forest. :: Image #10223
Photo of Northern kelp crab crawls amidst kelp blades and stipes, midway in the water column (below the surface, above the ocean bottom) in a giant kelp forest. :: Image #10220
Photo of Northern kelp crab crawls amidst kelp blades and stipes, midway in the water column (below the surface, above the ocean bottom) in a giant kelp forest. :: Image #10216
Photo of Northern kelp crab crawls amidst kelp blades and stipes, midway in the water column (below the surface, above the ocean bottom) in a giant kelp forest. :: Image #10215
Photo of Norris topsnail (aka, kelp snail), clings to a kelp pneumatocyst (bubble) at the base of a stipe/blade, midway in the water column. :: Image #10212
Photo of Encrusting bryozoans colonize a giant kelp pneumatocyst (bubble). Approximately 3 inches (8cm). :: Image #10209
Photo of Encrusting bryozoans colonize a giant kelp blade. Approximately 2 inches (5cm) across. :: Image #10205
Photo of Christmas tree worm. :: Image #10204
Photo of Unidentified marine algae. :: Image #10203
Photo of Unidentified marine algae. :: Image #10202
Photo of Unidentified marine algae. :: Image #10201
Photo of Unidentified marine algae. :: Image #10200
Photo of Unidentified marine algae. :: Image #10199
Photo of Unidentified marine algae. :: Image #10198
Photo of Unidentified marine algae. :: Image #10197
Photo of Unidentified marine algae. :: Image #10196
Photo of Unidentified marine algae. :: Image #10195
Photo of Unidentified marine algae. :: Image #10194
Photo of Unidentified marine algae. :: Image #10193
Photo of Red gorgonian. :: Image #10191
Photo of Red gorgonian. :: Image #10190
Photo of California Golden gorgonian on the rocky reef. :: Image #10189
Photo of Nudibranch. :: Image #10188
Photo of Catalina triopha nudibranch. :: Image #10187
Photo of Blackeye goby. :: Image #10186
Photo of Blackeye goby. :: Image #10185
Photo of Blackeye goby. :: Image #10184
Photo of Blackeye goby. :: Image #10183
Photo of Sunflower star (sun starfish), dorsal surface detail. :: Image #10182
Photo of Feather duster worm extends from its hole in the reef to capture food floating by in the current. Its hole is nestled between several holdfast stipes of giant kelp. San Nicholas Island Island. :: Image #10181
Photo of Feather duster worm extends from its hole in the reef to capture food floating by in the current, San Nicholas Island Island. :: Image #10179
Photo of A Califonia cone snail, its eye stalk and mantle barely visible under its shell, makes it way slowly across a rocky reef. :: Image #10178
Photo of Tiny unidentified fish hides amid algae growing on a rocky reef. :: Image #10177
Photo of Purple hydrocoral, a small (6 inch) cluster, grows on a rocky reef in deep cold water. :: Image #10175
Photo of A cluster of lightbulb tunicates cling to the rocky reef. :: Image #10174
Photo of A painted greenling fish nestles among the many arms of a cluster of brittle sea stars (starfish) on a rocky reef. :: Image #10173
Photo of A painted greenling fish nestles among the many arms of a cluster of brittle sea stars (starfish) on a rocky reef. :: Image #10172
Photo of A painted greenling fish nestles among the many arms of a cluster of brittle sea stars (starfish) on a rocky reef. :: Image #10171
Photo of A cluster of vibrantly-colored strawberry anemones (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph) polyps clings to the rocky reef. :: Image #10170
Photo of A cluster of vibrantly-colored strawberry anemones (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph) polyps clings to the rocky reef. :: Image #10169
Photo of A cluster of vibrantly-colored strawberry anemones (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph) polyps clings to the rocky reef. :: Image #10167
Photo of A cluster of vibrantly-colored strawberry anemones (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph) polyps clings to the rocky reef. :: Image #10166
Photo of A cluster of vibrantly-colored strawberry anemones (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph) polyps clings to the rocky reef. :: Image #10165
Photo of A cluster of vibrantly-colored strawberry anemones (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph) polyps clings to the rocky reef. :: Image #10164
Photo of Brooding proliferating sea anemone. :: Image #10162
Photo of Feather duster worm (left) and aggregating sea anemone (right). :: Image #10161
Photo of Brooding proliferating sea anemone. :: Image #10160
Photo of Brooding proliferating sea anemone. :: Image #10159
Photo of Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers. :: Image #10158
Photo of Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers. :: Image #10157
Photo of Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers. :: Image #10156
Photo of Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers. :: Image #10155
Photo of Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers. :: Image #10154
Photo of Brittle sea stars (starfish) spread across the rocky reef in dense numbers. :: Image #10153
Photo of Aggregating anemones. Arrayed in a clonal group, all of these anemones are genetically identical. San Nicholas Island. :: Image #10152
Photo of Aggregating anemones. Arrayed in a clonal group, all of these anemones are genetically identical. San Nicholas Island. :: Image #10151
Photo of Aggregating anemones. Arrayed in a clonal group, all of these anemones are genetically identical. San Nicholas Island. :: Image #10150
Photo of White-spotted rose anemone. :: Image #10149
Photo of Tentacles of the white-spotted rose anemone. :: Image #10148
Photo of White-spotted rose anemone. :: Image #10147
Photo of Sunburst anemone, sometimes considered a solitary nonclonal form of the aggregating anemone. :: Image #10146
Photo of White-spotted rose anemone. :: Image #10144
Photo of White-spotted rose anemone. :: Image #10143
Photo of Purple and black sea urchins on a rocky reef. The urchins will clear all kelp off a reef if their population is not held in balance by predictors. Santa Barbara Island. :: Image #10142
Photo of A starfish (sea star) on the sandy bottom. :: Image #10141
Photo of California spiny lobsters are caught in a fishermans wire trap cage on the oceans bottom. Santa Barbara Islands. :: Image #10140
Photo of California spiny lobsters are caught in a fishermans wire trap cage on the oceans bottom. Santa Barbara Islands. :: Image #10139
Photo of California spiny lobsters are caught in a fishermans wire trap cage on the oceans bottom. Santa Barbara Islands. :: Image #10138
Photo of Unidentified rockfish. :: Image #10137
Photo of Kelp holdfast attaches the plant to the rocky reef on the oceans bottom. Kelp blades are visible above the holdfast, swaying in the current. Santa Barbara Island. :: Image #10132
Photo of Kelp holdfast attaches the plant to the rocky reef on the oceans bottom. Kelp blades are visible above the holdfast, swaying in the current. Santa Barbara Island. :: Image #10131
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seal warily watches the photographer, underwater. :: Image #10130
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seal warily watches the photographer, underwater. :: Image #10129
Photo of A great white shark underwater. A large great white shark cruises the clear oceanic waters of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #10128
Photo of A great white shark underwater. A large great white shark cruises the clear oceanic waters of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #10126
Photo of A great white shark underwater. A large great white shark cruises the clear oceanic waters of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #10125
Photo of A great white shark underwater. A large great white shark cruises the clear oceanic waters of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #10123
Photo of A great white shark underwater. A large great white shark cruises the clear oceanic waters of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #10122
Photo of A great white shark underwater. A large great white shark cruises the clear oceanic waters of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #10121
Photo of A great white shark underwater. A large great white shark cruises the clear oceanic waters of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #10120
Photo of A great white shark underwater. A large great white shark cruises the clear oceanic waters of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #10119
Photo of A great white shark underwater. A large great white shark cruises the clear oceanic waters of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #10118
Photo of A great white shark underwater. A large great white shark cruises the clear oceanic waters of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #10117
Photo of A great white shark underwater. A large great white shark cruises the clear oceanic waters of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #10116
Photo of A great white shark underwater. A large great white shark cruises the clear oceanic waters of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #10113
Photo of A school of large Pacific jack mackerel. :: Image #10109
Photo of A school of large Pacific jack mackerel. :: Image #10108
Photo of A school of large Pacific jack mackerel. :: Image #10107
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seal warily watches the photographer, underwater. :: Image #10106
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seal warily watches the photographer, underwater. :: Image #10105
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seal warily watches the photographer, underwater. :: Image #10104
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seal warily watches the photographer, underwater. :: Image #10103
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seal warily watches the photographer, underwater. :: Image #10102
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seal warily watches the photographer, underwater. :: Image #10100
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seal warily watches the photographer, underwater. :: Image #10099
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seal warily watches the photographer, underwater. :: Image #10098
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10094
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10093
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10092
Photo of Galapagos sea lion pup. :: Image #10076
Photo of Galapagos sea lion rests on a red sand beach. :: Image #10074
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #10073
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #10072
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #10071
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #10070
Photo of Galapagos fur seal warily adopts a head-down position to watch for predators as it rests in the water. :: Image #10068
Photo of Young adult male northern elephant seal, mock jousting/fighting. :: Image #10067
Photo of Tourists view northern elephant seals on the beach near Piedras Blancas, central California. :: Image #10066
Photo of Young adult male northern elephant seal, mock jousting/fighting. :: Image #10065
Photo of Northern elephant seal, adult male with large proboscis. :: Image #10064
Photo of Northern elephant seal, adult male with large proboscis. :: Image #10063
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seal. :: Image #10062
Photo of Baby northern elephant seal near its mother. :: Image #10061
Photo of Baby northern elephant seal nurses on its mother. :: Image #10060
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seals. :: Image #10059
Photo of Baby northern elephant seal nurses on its mother. :: Image #10058
Photo of Baby northern elephant seal near its mother. :: Image #10057
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seal. :: Image #10056
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seal. :: Image #10055
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seal. :: Image #10054
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seal. :: Image #10053
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seals. :: Image #10050
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seals. :: Image #10049
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seals. :: Image #10048
Photo of Northern elephant seal, adult male with large proboscis. :: Image #10047
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #10046
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #10045
Photo of Northern elephant seal, adult male with large proboscis. :: Image #10044
Photo of Northern elephant seals. :: Image #10043
Photo of Hindflipper (tail) of a northern elephant seal, fingernails visible. :: Image #10042
Photo of Northern elephant seals. :: Image #10041
Photo of Northern elephant seal, adult male with large proboscis. :: Image #10040
Photo of Foreflipper of a northern elephant seal, fingernails visible. :: Image #10039
Photo of Northern elephant seals. :: Image #10038
Photo of Northern elephant seal, adult male with large proboscis. :: Image #10036
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seal, underwater, San Benito Islands. :: Image #10033
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seal, underwater, San Benito Islands. :: Image #10032
Photo of Northern elephant seal and freediving photographer, underwater, San Benito Islands. :: Image #10031
Photo of Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean. :: Image #10029
Photo of Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean. :: Image #10028
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #10027
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #10026
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #10025
Photo of Diseased skin near the dorsal fin of an ocean sunfish, likely caused by parasites, open ocean. :: Image #10023
Photo of Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean. :: Image #10021
Photo of Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean. :: Image #10020
Photo of Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean. :: Image #10019
Photo of Eye (right), round gill operculum and tiny pectoral fin (left) of an ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #10018
Photo of Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean. :: Image #10017
Photo of Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean. :: Image #10016
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #10015
Photo of Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean. :: Image #10014
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #10013
Photo of Eye (right), round gill operculum and tiny pectoral fin (left) of an ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #10012
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #10011
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #10010
Photo of Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean. :: Image #10009
Photo of Diseased skin near the dorsal fin of an ocean sunfish, likely caused by parasites, open ocean. :: Image #10007
Photo of Eye (right), round gill operculum and tiny pectoral fin (left) of an ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #10006
Photo of Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean. :: Image #10005
Photo of Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean. :: Image #10003
Photo of North Pacific Yellowtail. :: Image #10000
Photo of North Pacific Yellowtail. :: Image #9999
Photo of Baitfish schooling amid drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #9998
Photo of Baitfish schooling amid drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #9997
Photo of A group of juvenile half-moon perch, open ocean. :: Image #9996
Photo of Half-moon perch and small baitfish school below offshore drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #9994
Photo of Half-moon perch school below offshore drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #9993
Photo of Half-moon perch school below offshore drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #9992
Photo of Half-moon perch school below offshore drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #9991
Photo of Half-moon perch school below offshore drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #9990
Photo of Half-moon perch school below offshore drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #9988
Photo of Half-moon perch school below offshore drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #9987
Photo of Half-moon perch school below offshore drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #9986
Photo of Unidentified raptor bird perched in a pine tree, High Sierra near Tioga Pass. :: Image #9985
Photo of Unidentified raptor bird perched in a pine tree, High Sierra near Tioga Pass. :: Image #9984
Photo of Pine trees grow on granite mountaintops, Sierra High Country near Olmsted Point. :: Image #9983
Photo of Pine trees grow on granite mountaintops, Sierra High Country near Olmsted Point. :: Image #9982
Photo of The Snow Creek Trail below Mount Watkins, looking to the north. :: Image #9981
Photo of Basket Dome rises above Tenaya Canyon and Yosemite Valley, viewed from the Snow Creek Trail. :: Image #9980
Photo of Basket Dome rises above Tenaya Canyon and Yosemite Valley, viewed from the Snow Creek Trail. :: Image #9979
Photo of A car enters the stunning High Sierra entrance to Yosemite National Park at the summit of Tioga Pass. Mammoth Peak is seen in the background. A lucky park ranger, whose office is perhaps more beautiful than any other in the world, greets each car as it passes through. Tuolumne Meadows area of Yosemite National Park. :: Image #9978
Photo of A car passes below stunning High Sierra peaks and mountains as it travels eastward on the Tioga Pass road from Yosemite to the town of Lee Vining. California. :: Image #9977
Photo of A motorhome passes by alpine meadows and Mammoth Peak as it travels westward along the Tioga Pass road into Tuolumne Meadows in the High Sierra. :: Image #9976
Photo of Sunset reflections in the Tuolumne River. :: Image #9974
Photo of Ellery Lake, west of Tioga Pass, elevation 9538. Sierra range. :: Image #9973
Photo of The Tuolumne River in late summer. Tuolumne Meadows. :: Image #9971
Photo of The Tuolumne River in late summer. Tuolumne Meadows. :: Image #9970
Photo of A glacial erratic hangs precariously at the precipice to Tenaya Canyon, with Clouds Rest in the background. Erratics are huge boulders left behind by the passing of glaciers which carved the granite surroundings into their present-day form. :: Image #9969
Photo of Glacial erratics atop Olmsted Point, with Clouds Rest in the background. Erratics are huge boulders left behind by the passing of glaciers which carved the granite surroundings into their present-day form. :: Image #9968
Photo of Clouds Rest viewed from Olmsted Point. Clouds Rest is one of the most massive -- if not the singlemost massive -- granite monoliths in the world. A vast lobe of Mesozoic-era granodiorite magma cooled to rock and was gradually uplifted to its present altitude of 9926 ft. Later, glaciers cut it into its present shape. :: Image #9963
Photo of Clouds Rest viewed from Olmsted Point. Clouds Rest is one of the most massive -- if not the singlemost massive -- granite monoliths in the world. A vast lobe of Mesozoic-era granodiorite magma cooled to rock and was gradually uplifted to its present altitude of 9926 ft. Later, glaciers cut it into its present shape. :: Image #9962
Photo of Clouds Rest viewed from Olmsted Point. Clouds Rest is one of the most massive -- if not the singlemost massive -- granite monoliths in the world. A vast lobe of Mesozoic-era granodiorite magma cooled to rock and was gradually uplifted to its present altitude of 9926 ft. Later, glaciers cut it into its present shape. :: Image #9961
Photo of Trees cling to the granite surroundings of Olmsted Point. Clouds Rest is seen in the distance. :: Image #9960
Photo of Trees cling to the granite surroundings of Olmsted Point. :: Image #9959
Photo of Tenaya Peak rises above Tenaya Lake near Tuolumne Meadows. :: Image #9957
Photo of Tenaya Peak (right) rises above Tenaya Lake (left center) with granite domes rising above the northern banks of the lake, viewed from Olmsted Point. :: Image #9956
Photo of Tenaya Lake is surrounded by epic granite domes, with Polly Dome on the left. Late afternoon, viewed from Olmsted Point. :: Image #9955
Photo of Mammoth Peak and alpine meadows in the High Sierra, viewed from the Tioga Pass road just west of the entrance to Yosemite National Park. Late summer. :: Image #9953
Photo of Mammoth Peak and alpine meadows in the High Sierra, viewed from the Tioga Pass road just west of the entrance to Yosemite National Park. Late summer. :: Image #9952
Photo of Unicorn Peak at sunset, seen from Tuolumne Meadows. Cockscomb Peak rises in the distance. :: Image #9947
Photo of Tufa towers rise from Mono Lake with the Eastern Sierra visible in the distance. Tufa towers are formed when underwater springs rich in calcium mix with lakewater rich in carbonates, forming calcium carbonate (limestone) structures below the surface of the lake. The towers were eventually revealed when the water level in the lake was lowered starting in 1941. South tufa grove, Navy Beach. :: Image #9936
Photo of Tufa towers rise from Mono Lake with the Eastern Sierra visible in the distance. Tufa towers are formed when underwater springs rich in calcium mix with lakewater rich in carbonates, forming calcium carbonate (limestone) structures below the surface of the lake. The towers were eventually revealed when the water level in the lake was lowered starting in 1941. South tufa grove, Navy Beach. :: Image #9935
Photo of Tufa towers rise from Mono Lake with the Eastern Sierra visible in the distance. Tufa towers are formed when underwater springs rich in calcium mix with lakewater rich in carbonates, forming calcium carbonate (limestone) structures below the surface of the lake. The towers were eventually revealed when the water level in the lake was lowered starting in 1941. South tufa grove, Navy Beach. :: Image #9934
Photo of Tufa towers rise from Mono Lake with the Eastern Sierra visible in the distance. Tufa towers are formed when underwater springs rich in calcium mix with lakewater rich in carbonates, forming calcium carbonate (limestone) structures below the surface of the lake. The towers were eventually revealed when the water level in the lake was lowered starting in 1941. South tufa grove, Navy Beach. :: Image #9933
Photo of Tufa towers rise from Mono Lake. Tufa towers are formed when underwater springs rich in calcium mix with lakewater rich in carbonates, forming calcium carbonate (limestone) structures below the surface of the lake. The towers were eventually revealed when the water level in the lake was lowered starting in 1941. South tufa grove, Navy Beach. :: Image #9931
Photo of Tufa towers rise from Mono Lake. Tufa towers are formed when underwater springs rich in calcium mix with lakewater rich in carbonates, forming calcium carbonate (limestone) structures below the surface of the lake. The towers were eventually revealed when the water level in the lake was lowered starting in 1941. South tufa grove, Navy Beach. :: Image #9930
Photo of Tufa towers rise from Mono Lake. Tufa towers are formed when underwater springs rich in calcium mix with lakewater rich in carbonates, forming calcium carbonate (limestone) structures below the surface of the lake. The towers were eventually revealed when the water level in the lake was lowered starting in 1941. South tufa grove, Navy Beach. :: Image #9928
Photo of Tufa towers rise from Mono Lake. Tufa towers are formed when underwater springs rich in calcium mix with lakewater rich in carbonates, forming calcium carbonate (limestone) structures below the surface of the lake. The towers were eventually revealed when the water level in the lake was lowered starting in 1941. South tufa grove, Navy Beach. :: Image #9927
Photo of Tufa towers rise from Mono Lake. Tufa towers are formed when underwater springs rich in calcium mix with lakewater rich in carbonates, forming calcium carbonate (limestone) structures below the surface of the lake. The towers were eventually revealed when the water level in the lake was lowered starting in 1941. South tufa grove, Navy Beach. :: Image #9926
Photo of Calcite stalactites and stalagmites. :: Image #9925
Photo of Calcite stalactites and stalagmites. :: Image #9924
Photo of Calcite stalactites and stalagmites. :: Image #9923
Photo of Calcite stalactites hanging from above have joined with stalagmites growing on the cave floor to form a solid column. :: Image #9922
Photo of Many stalactites hang from the ceiling of the Marbled Room. :: Image #9921
Photo of Many stalactites hang from the ceiling of the Marbled Room. :: Image #9920
Photo of Many stalactites hang from the ceiling -- and a huge stalagmite has grown up from the floor -- of the Dome Room. The formation was named for its resemblence to the Capital Dome in Washington D.C. :: Image #9919
Photo of Many stalactites hang from the ceiling -- and a huge stalagmite has grown up from the floor -- of the Dome Room. The formation was named for its resemblence to the Capital Dome in Washington D.C. :: Image #9918
Photo of Visitors admire the many stalactites hanging from the ceiling of the Dome Room. :: Image #9917
Photo of Calcite flowstone and cave curtains. :: Image #9916
Photo of Calcite flowstone and cave curtains. :: Image #9915
Photo of The Pipe Organ, a formation of calcite flowstone and cave curtains. :: Image #9914
Photo of The Pipe Organ, a formation of calcite flowstone and cave curtains. :: Image #9913
Photo of The Pipe Organ, a formation of calcite flowstone and cave curtains. :: Image #9912
Photo of Visitors admire the Pipe Organ formation of calcite flowstone and cave curtains. :: Image #9911
Photo of Visitors admire the Pipe Organ formation of calcite flowstone and cave curtains. :: Image #9910
Photo of Palace of the Fine Arts. :: Image #9909
Photo of Palace of the Fine Arts. :: Image #9908
Photo of Palace of the Fine Arts. :: Image #9907
Photo of Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from the Marin Headlands with the city of San Francisco in the distance. Late afternoon. :: Image #9906
Photo of Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from the Marin Headlands with the city of San Francisco in the distance. Late afternoon. :: Image #9905
Photo of Sequoia National Park entry sign. :: Image #9904
Photo of Sequoia National Forest entry sign. :: Image #9903
Photo of John Muir Lodge. :: Image #9902
Photo of Wuksachi Lodge, Sequoia National Park. :: Image #9901
Photo of Wuksachi Lodge, Sequoia National Park. :: Image #9900
Photo of Long Meadow in late summer. :: Image #9899
Photo of Long Meadow in late summer. :: Image #9898
Photo of Long Meadow in late summer. :: Image #9897
Photo of Long Meadow in late summer. :: Image #9896
Photo of Long Meadow in late summer. :: Image #9895
Photo of Long Meadow in late summer. :: Image #9894
Photo of Huge Sequoia trees reach for the sky. Grant Grove. :: Image #9893
Photo of Huge Sequoia trees reach for the sky. Grant Grove. :: Image #9892
Photo of Huge Sequoia trees reach for the sky. Grant Grove. :: Image #9891
Photo of Ferns carpet the forest floor next to a fallen Sequoia tree. :: Image #9890
Photo of Ferns carpet the forest floor next to a fallen Sequoia tree. :: Image #9889
Photo of Huge Sequoia trees reach for the sky. :: Image #9888
Photo of Fire damage is apparent on the bark of this large Sequoia tree. Its fibrous, fire-resistant bark, 2 feet or more in thickness on some Sequoias, helps protect the giant trees from more severe damage during fires. :: Image #9887
Photo of Huge Sequoia trees reach for the sky, creating a canopy of branches hundreds of feet above the forest floor. :: Image #9886
Photo of Huge Sequoia trees reach for the sky, creating a canopy of branches hundreds of feet above the forest floor. :: Image #9885
Photo of The cone of a Sequoia tree is surprisingly small, given the enormity of the tree itself. Once the cone has fallen to the forest floor, fire will cause the seeds to be released from the cone. In this way fire actually aids in the creation of a healthy Sequoia grove. :: Image #9884
Photo of The cone of a Sequoia tree is surprisingly small, given the enormity of the tree itself. Once the cone has fallen to the forest floor, fire will cause the seeds to be released from the cone. In this way fire actually aids in the creation of a healthy Sequoia grove. :: Image #9883
Photo of The General Lee, an enormous Sequoia tree. :: Image #9882
Photo of The General Lee, an enormous Sequoia tree. :: Image #9881
Photo of A young hiker is dwarfed by the trunk of an enormous Sequoia tree. :: Image #9880
Photo of A young hiker is dwarfed by the trunk of an enormous Sequoia tree. :: Image #9878
Photo of A young hiker is dwarfed by the trunk of an enormous Sequoia tree. :: Image #9877
Photo of A young hiker is dwarfed by the enormous Senate Group of Sequoia trees, part of the Congress trail. :: Image #9876
Photo of Chief Sequoyah, an enormous Sequoia tree. :: Image #9875
Photo of The President, an enormous Sequoia tree. :: Image #9874
Photo of The Tennessee Tree shows resilience to fire damage, continuing to thrive in spite of deep fire scars. The living tissue or cambium layer of a sequoia lies just under its bark. As long as some of this thin, living tissue connects the leaves above with the roots below, the tree will continue to live. If undisturbed by people, or more fire, this living layer will eventually heal the fire scars seen on this tree. Grant Grove. :: Image #9873
Photo of The General Sherman Sequoia tree is the largest (most massive) living thing on earth, standing over 275 feet tall with a 36 diameter and 102 circumference at its base. Its volume is over 53,000 cubic feet. It is estimated to be 2300 to 2700 years old. :: Image #9872
Photo of The General Sherman Sequoia tree is the largest (most massive) living thing on earth, standing over 275 feet tall with a 36 diameter and 102 circumference at its base. Its volume is over 53,000 cubic feet. It is estimated to be 2300 to 2700 years old. :: Image #9871
Photo of The General Grant Sequoia tree is the second-tallest living thing on earth, standing over 267 feet tall with a 40 diameter and 107 circumference at its base. It is estimated to be between 1500 and 2000 years old. The General Grant Sequoia is both the Nations Christmas tree and the only living National Shrine, memorializing veterans who served in the US armed forces. Grant Grove. :: Image #9870
Photo of The General Grant Sequoia tree is the second-tallest living thing on earth, standing over 267 feet tall with a 40 diameter and 107 circumference at its base. It is estimated to be between 1500 and 2000 years old. The General Grant Sequoia is both the Nations Christmas tree and the only living National Shrine, memorializing veterans who served in the US armed forces. Grant Grove. :: Image #9869
Photo of The General Grant Sequoia tree is the second-tallest living thing on earth, standing over 267 feet tall with a 40 diameter and 107 circumference at its base. It is estimated to be between 1500 and 2000 years old. The General Grant Sequoia is both the Nations Christmas tree and the only living National Shrine, memorializing veterans who served in the US armed forces. Grant Grove. :: Image #9868
Photo of The General Grant Sequoia tree is the second-tallest living thing on earth, standing over 267 feet tall with a 40 diameter and 107 circumference at its base. It is estimated to be between 1500 and 2000 years old. The General Grant Sequoia is both the Nations Christmas tree and the only living National Shrine, memorializing veterans who served in the US armed forces. Grant Grove. :: Image #9867
Photo of The General Grant Sequoia tree is the second-tallest living thing on earth, standing over 267 feet tall with a 40 diameter and 107 circumference at its base. It is estimated to be between 1500 and 2000 years old. The General Grant Sequoia is both the Nations Christmas tree and the only living National Shrine, memorializing veterans who served in the US armed forces. Grant Grove. :: Image #9866
Photo of The General Grant Sequoia tree is the second-tallest living thing on earth, standing over 267 feet tall with a 40 diameter and 107 circumference at its base. It is estimated to be between 1500 and 2000 years old. The General Grant Sequoia is both the Nations Christmas tree and the only living National Shrine, memorializing veterans who served in the US armed forces. Grant Grove. :: Image #9865
Photo of The General Grant Sequoia tree is the second-tallest living thing on earth, standing over 267 feet tall with a 40 diameter and 107 circumference at its base. It is estimated to be between 1500 and 2000 years old. The General Grant Sequoia is both the Nations Christmas tree and the only living National Shrine, memorializing veterans who served in the US armed forces. Grant Grove. :: Image #9864
Photo of The General Grant Sequoia tree is the second-tallest living thing on earth, standing over 267 feet tall with a 40 diameter and 107 circumference at its base. It is estimated to be between 1500 and 2000 years old. The General Grant Sequoia is both the Nations Christmas tree and the only living National Shrine, memorializing veterans who served in the US armed forces. Grant Grove. :: Image #9863
Photo of The General Grant Sequoia tree is the second-tallest living thing on earth, standing over 267 feet tall with a 40 diameter and 107 circumference at its base. It is estimated to be between 1500 and 2000 years old. The General Grant Sequoia is both the Nations Christmas tree and the only living National Shrine, memorializing veterans who served in the US armed forces. Grant Grove. :: Image #9862
Photo of The Robert E. Lee tree was named in 1875 for the famous Confederate general. This enormous Sequoia tree, located in Grant Grove within Kings Canyon National Park, is over 22 feet in diameter and 254 feet high. It has survived many fires, as evidenced by the scars at its base. Its fibrous, fire-resistant bark, 2 feet or more in thickness on some Sequoias, helps protect the giant trees from more severe damage during fires. :: Image #9861
Photo of The Robert E. Lee tree was named in 1875 for the famous Confederate general. This enormous Sequoia tree, located in Grant Grove within Kings Canyon National Park, is over 22 feet in diameter and 254 feet high. It has survived many fires, as evidenced by the scars at its base. Its fibrous, fire-resistant bark, 2 feet or more in thickness on some Sequoias, helps protect the giant trees from more severe damage during fires. :: Image #9860
Photo of North Dome towers above the South Fork of the Kings River as it flows through Kings Canyon National Park, in the southeastern Sierra mountain range. Late summer. :: Image #9859
Photo of North Dome towers above the South Fork of the Kings River as it flows through Kings Canyon National Park, in the southeastern Sierra mountain range. Late summer. :: Image #9858
Photo of The South Fork of the Kings River flows through Kings Canyon National Park, in the southeastern Sierra mountain range. Grand Sentinel, a huge granite monolith, is visible on the right above pine trees. Late summer. :: Image #9857
Photo of The South Fork of the Kings River flows through Kings Canyon National Park, in the southeastern Sierra mountain range. Grand Sentinel, a huge granite monolith, is visible on the right above pine trees. Late summer. :: Image #9856
Photo of The South Fork of the Kings River flows through Kings Canyon National Park, in the southeastern Sierra mountain range. Grand Sentinel, a huge granite monolith, is visible on the right above pine trees. Late summer. :: Image #9855
Photo of Scallop. :: Image #9852
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #9851
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #9850
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #9849
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #9848
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #9847
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #9846
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #9845
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #9844
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #9843
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #9842
Photo of China rockfish. :: Image #9841
Photo of China rockfish. :: Image #9840
Photo of Bay pipefish hiding in algae. :: Image #9839
Photo of Lingcod, portrait. :: Image #9838
Photo of Lingcod, portrait. :: Image #9837
Photo of Cabazon, portrait. :: Image #9836
Photo of Wolf eel, although similar in shape to eels, is cartilaginous and not a true fish. Its powerful jaws can crush invertibrates, such as spiny sea urchins. It can grow to 6 feet (2m) in length. :: Image #9835
Photo of Palette surgeonfish. :: Image #9834
Photo of Palette surgeonfish. :: Image #9833
Photo of Monkey-faced eel. :: Image #9832
Photo of Monkey-faced eel. :: Image #9831
Photo of Monkey-faced eel. :: Image #9830
Photo of Monkey-faced eel. :: Image #9829
Photo of Monkey-faced eel. :: Image #9828
Photo of Green and black poison dart frog, native to Central and South America. :: Image #9827
Photo of Green and black poison dart frog, native to Central and South America. :: Image #9826
Photo of Green and black poison dart frog, native to Central and South America. :: Image #9825
Photo of Green and black poison dart frog, native to Central and South America. :: Image #9824
Photo of Earth-eating cichlid, native to South American rivers. :: Image #9823
Photo of Earth-eating cichlid, native to South American rivers. :: Image #9822
Photo of Earth-eating cichlid, native to South American rivers. :: Image #9821
Photo of Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend. :: Image #9819
Photo of Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend. :: Image #9818
Photo of Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend. :: Image #9817
Photo of Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend. :: Image #9816
Photo of Electric catfish, native to Africa. :: Image #9815
Photo of Altum angelfish. :: Image #9814
Photo of Altum angelfish. :: Image #9813
Photo of Shiner perch. :: Image #9812
Photo of Shiner perch. :: Image #9811
Photo of Softshell turtle. :: Image #9810
Photo of Softshell turtle. :: Image #9809
Photo of Softshell turtle. :: Image #9808
Photo of Softshell turtle. :: Image #9807
Photo of Softshell turtle. :: Image #9806
Photo of Longear sunfish, native to the watersheds of the Mississippi River and Great Lakes. :: Image #9804
Photo of Longear sunfish, native to the watersheds of the Mississippi River and Great Lakes. :: Image #9803
Photo of Longear sunfish, native to the watersheds of the Mississippi River and Great Lakes. :: Image #9802
Photo of Banded rainbowfish, native to rivers of southern China to Vietnam. :: Image #9800
Photo of Banded rainbowfish, native to rivers of southern China to Vietnam. :: Image #9799
Photo of Spanish ribbed newt, native to Spain, Portugal and Morocco. :: Image #9798
Photo of Topminnow, a freshwater fish native to central America. :: Image #9797
Photo of Topminnow, a freshwater fish native to central America. :: Image #9796
Photo of Topminnow, a freshwater fish native to central America. :: Image #9795
Photo of Longarm prawn, a freshwater crustacean. :: Image #9794
Photo of Longarm prawn, a freshwater crustacean. :: Image #9793
Photo of Eastern newt, native to forested areas of the eastern United States. :: Image #9792
Photo of Eastern newt, native to forested areas of the eastern United States. :: Image #9791
Photo of Eastern newt, native to forested areas of the eastern United States. :: Image #9790
Photo of Lesser siren, a large amphibian with external gills, can also obtain oxygen by gulping air into its lungs, an adaptation that allows it to survive periods of drought. It is native to the southeastern United States. :: Image #9789
Photo of Lesser siren, a large amphibian with external gills, can also obtain oxygen by gulping air into its lungs, an adaptation that allows it to survive periods of drought. It is native to the southeastern United States. :: Image #9788
Photo of Spanish ribbed newt, native to Spain, Portugal and Morocco. :: Image #9787
Photo of The OMER 5 human-powered submarine is raised from the Offshore Model Basin in Escondido California. The sub was designed, built and operated by Montreal, Canadas École de Technologie Supérieure (University of Quebec) engineering students. The submersible is 16 feet long and has two people inside powering and piloting the sub. Made of high tech composite materials and containing networked computers, the OMER 5 has reached a speed of nearly 7 knots underwater, a world record for human-powered submarines. :: Image #9786
Photo of The OMER 5 human-powered submarine is raised from the Offshore Model Basin in Escondido California. The sub was designed, built and operated by Montreal, Canadas École de Technologie Supérieure (University of Quebec) engineering students. The submersible is 16 feet long and has two people inside powering and piloting the sub. Made of high tech composite materials and containing networked computers, the OMER 5 has reached a speed of nearly 7 knots underwater, a world record for human-powered submarines. :: Image #9785
Photo of The OMER 5 human-powered submarine is raised from the Offshore Model Basin in Escondido California. The sub was designed, built and operated by Montreal, Canadas École de Technologie Supérieure (University of Quebec) engineering students. The submersible is 16 feet long and has two people inside powering and piloting the sub. Made of high tech composite materials and containing networked computers, the OMER 5 has reached a speed of nearly 7 knots underwater, a world record for human-powered submarines. :: Image #9784
Photo of A human-powered submarine, designed, built and operated by University of Washington engineering students. :: Image #9783
Photo of A human-powered submarine, designed, built and operated by University of California San Diego engineering students. :: Image #9782
Photo of A human-powered submarine, composed off a streamlined casing which encloses half the operator as well as his air supply. The operator kicks a single large monofin to propel the sleek submersible. It was designed, built and operated by Virginia Tech engineering students. :: Image #9781
Photo of A human-powered submarine, composed off a streamlined casing which encloses half the operator as well as his air supply. The operator kicks a single large monofin to propel the sleek submersible. It was designed, built and operated by Virginia Tech engineering students. :: Image #9780
Photo of Student engineers prepare a human-powered submarine for an underwater time trial. The submarines pilot and source of power is visible in the cockpit, and breathes on SCUBA while operating the sub. The submersible was designed, built and operated by High Tech High School (San Diego, California) engineering students. :: Image #9779
Photo of A human-powered submarine passes through an underwater electronic timing gate that will measure the speed of the sub, designed, built and operated by University of California San Diego engineering students. :: Image #9778
Photo of The OMER 5 human-powered submarine, designed, built and operated by Montreal, Canadas École de Technologie Supérieure (University of Quebec) engineering students. The submersible is 16 feet long and has two people inside powering and piloting the sub. Made of high tech composite materials and containing networked computers, the OMER 5 has reached a speed of nearly 7 knots underwater, a world record for human-powered submarines. :: Image #9777
Photo of The OMER 5 human-powered submarine, designed, built and operated by Montreal, Canadas École de Technologie Supérieure (University of Quebec) engineering students. The submersible is 16 feet long and has two people inside powering and piloting the sub. Made of high tech composite materials and containing networked computers, the OMER 5 has reached a speed of nearly 7 knots underwater, a world record for human-powered submarines. :: Image #9776
Photo of The OMER 5 human-powered submarine, designed, built and operated by Montreal, Canadas École de Technologie Supérieure (University of Quebec) engineering students. The submersible is 16 feet long and has two people inside powering and piloting the sub. Made of high tech composite materials and containing networked computers, the OMER 5 has reached a speed of nearly 7 knots underwater, a world record for human-powered submarines. :: Image #9775
Photo of The OMER 5 human-powered submarine, designed, built and operated by Montreal, Canadas École de Technologie Supérieure (University of Quebec) engineering students. The submersible is 16 feet long and has two people inside powering and piloting the sub. Made of high tech composite materials and containing networked computers, the OMER 5 has reached a speed of nearly 7 knots underwater, a world record for human-powered submarines. :: Image #9774
Photo of The propellers and steering foils of a human-powered submarine, designed, built and operated by University of Washington engineering students. :: Image #9773
Photo of A human-powered submarine, designed, built and operated by University of Washington engineering students. :: Image #9772
Photo of A human-powered submarine, designed, built and operated by Texas A and M University engineering students. :: Image #9771
Photo of A human-powered submarine, designed, built and operated by Texas A and M University engineering students. :: Image #9770
Photo of A human-powered submarine, designed, built and operated by University of California San Diego engineering students. :: Image #9769
Photo of A human-powered submarine, designed, built and operated by University of California San Diego engineering students. :: Image #9768
Photo of Arcos del Diablo (Devils Arches), a series of enormous volcanic arches that were originally lava tubes. Some of the arches are exposed above water (seen here) while at least one that we discovered is entirely submarine (El Secreto del Vicki). Weather side of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #9767
Photo of Arcos del Diablo (Devils Arches), a series of enormous volcanic arches that were originally lava tubes. Some of the arches are exposed above water (seen here) while at least one that we discovered is entirely submarine (El Secreto del Vicki). Weather side of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #9766
Photo of Arcos del Diablo (Devils Arches), a series of enormous volcanic arches that were originally lava tubes. Some of the arches are exposed above water (seen here) while at least one that we discovered is entirely submarine (El Secreto del Vicki). Weather side of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #9765
Photo of Arcos del Diablo (Devils Arches), a series of enormous volcanic arches that were originally lava tubes. Some of the arches are exposed above water (seen here) while at least one that we discovered is entirely submarine (El Secreto del Vicki). Weather side of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #9764
Photo of Arcos del Diablo (Devils Arches), a series of enormous volcanic arches that were originally lava tubes. Some of the arches are exposed above water (seen here) while at least one that we discovered is entirely submarine (El Secreto del Vicki). Weather side of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #9763
Photo of Church Rock (left) and Roca del Skip (Skips Rock, right), near Isla Adentro. :: Image #9762
Photo of Boxing Glove Rock is a distinct and recognizable promontory and site of a large colony of Guadalupe fur seals. :: Image #9761
Photo of Boat Horizon at anchor in front of Battleship Point. :: Image #9760
Photo of Isla Adentro in dramatic early morning light. :: Image #9759
Photo of Isla Adentro in dramatic early morning light. :: Image #9758
Photo of Isla Adentro (right) and Church Rock (partially obscured), sunrise. :: Image #9757
Photo of El Moro, a huge volcanic headland at the south end of Guadalupe Island, is seen here partially obscuring the more distant Isla Adentro. Daybreak. :: Image #9756
Photo of Isla Afuera is a volcanic plug towering 700 feet above the ocean near the south end of Guadalupe Island. Its steep cliffs extend underwater hundreds of feet offering spectacular wall diving and submarine topography. :: Image #9755
Photo of Isla Afuera is a volcanic plug towering 700 feet above the ocean near the south end of Guadalupe Island. Its steep cliffs extend underwater hundreds of feet offering spectacular wall diving and submarine topography. :: Image #9754
Photo of Isla Afuera is a volcanic plug towering 700 feet above the ocean near the south end of Guadalupe Island. Its steep cliffs extend underwater hundreds of feet offering spectacular wall diving and submarine topography. :: Image #9753
Photo of Red Cinder Cone and erodes sea cliffs overlook a fur seal colony and excellent dive site, west side of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Mexico. Goat trails can be seen near the base of the cinder cone. :: Image #9752
Photo of Pilot Rock (Roca Pilote), a undersea spire which extends 100 out of the water, stands below the immense seacliffs and morning clouds at the north end of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), far offshore of the Baja California peninsula. :: Image #9751
Photo of Pilot Rock (Roca Pilote), a undersea spire which extends 100 out of the water, stands below the immense seacliffs and morning clouds at the north end of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), far offshore of the Baja California peninsula. :: Image #9750
Photo of Pilot Rock (Roca Pilote), a undersea spire which extends 100 out of the water, stands below the immense seacliffs and morning clouds at the north end of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), far offshore of the Baja California peninsula. :: Image #9749
Photo of Pilot Rock (Roca Pilote), a undersea spire which extends 100 out of the water, stands below the immense seacliffs and morning clouds at the north end of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), far offshore of the Baja California peninsula. :: Image #9748
Photo of Joe Tobin (left), Doug Kuczkowski (center) and Craig OConnor (right). In July 2004 OConnor shot a pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Battleship Point, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Mexico, July 2004. Kuczkowski is the current record holder (77.0 pounds, July 1999) and Tobin is former record holder (74 pounds, July 1999). :: Image #9747
Photo of Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Battleship Point, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Mexico. July 2004. :: Image #9745
Photo of Craig OConnors pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds) is weighed at Point Loma Seafoods. It was taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Battleship Point, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Mexico. July 2004. :: Image #9744
Photo of Doug Kuczkowski (left), Craig OConnor (center) and Joe Tobin (right) alongside OConnors pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Ba :: Image #9743
Photo of Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Battleship Point, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Mexico. Guadalupe Island is home to enormous yellowtail. The three most recent spearfishing world records for Northern yellowtail have been taken at Guadalupe. July 2004. :: Image #9742
Photo of Guadalupe Islands mountainous terrain and sea cliffs tower above the dive boat Horizon while at anchor in Spanish Cove, near the north end of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #9741
Photo of Guadalupe Islands mountainous terrain and sea cliffs tower above the dive boat Horizon while at anchor in Spanish Cove, near the north end of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #9740
Photo of Guadalupe Islands mountainous terrain and sea cliffs tower above the dive boat Horizon while at anchor in Spanish Cove, near the north end of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #9739
Photo of Guadalupe Islands mountainous terrain and sea cliffs tower above the dive boat Horizon while at anchor in Spanish Cove, near the north end of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #9738
Photo of Guadalupe Islands mountainous terrain and sea cliffs tower above the dive boat Horizon while at anchor in Spanish Cove, near the north end of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #9737
Photo of Guadalupe Islands mountainous terrain and sea cliffs tower above the dive boat Horizon while at anchor in Spanish Cove, near the north end of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #9736
Photo of Guadalupe Islands steep cliffs tower above a small fishing shack, lighthouse, old chapel and prison near the north end of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #9735
Photo of Guadalupe Islands steep cliffs tower above a small fishing shack, lighthouse, old chapel and prison near the north end of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #9734
Photo of Guadalupe Islands steep cliffs tower above a small fishing shack, lighthouse, old chapel and prison near the north end of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #9733
Photo of Lighthouse and cross mark the site of a small fishing shack and old chapel and prison near the north end of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #9732
Photo of Lighthouse and cross mark the site of a small fishing shack and old chapel and prison near the north end of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #9731
Photo of Lighthouse and cross mark the site of a small fishing shack and old chapel and prison near the north end of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #9730
Photo of Lighthouse and cross mark the site of a small fishing shack and old chapel and prison near the north end of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #9729
Photo of Remains of a small chapel and prison, north end of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #9728
Photo of Remains of a small chapel and prison, north end of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #9727
Photo of Remains of a small chapel and prison, north end of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #9726
Photo of Fishing shack and Mexican naval outpost near Spanish Cove, north end of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #9725
Photo of A juvenile Northern elephant seal, resting in the water, eyes the photographer. :: Image #9724
Photo of Crew of the dive boat Horizon wait at the stern to help divers out of the water. :: Image #9723
Photo of A tiny shark chases a frightened diver through the water. :: Image #9722
Photo of A tiny shark chases a frightened diver through the water. :: Image #9721
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal rests in the water, eyeing the photographer. :: Image #9720
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal. Note its chocolate-colored, dense, two-layered fur coat, for which it was formerly hunted to near extinction. :: Image #9719
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seals fighting over territorial boundaries during summer mating season. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9718
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #9717
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal, resting underwater. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9714
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal, acting territorially, patrolling his harem boundary. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9713
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal, acting territorially, patrolling his harem boundary. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9712
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal, acting territorially, patrolling his harem boundary. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9711
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal, acting territorially, patrolling his harem boundary. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9710
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal resting head down in the water. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9709
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal resting, bubbles emitted from dense, two-layered fur for which it was formerly hunted to near extinction. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9708
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal resting, bubbles emitted from dense, two-layered fur for which it was formerly hunted to near extinction. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9707
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal resting, bubbles emitted from dense, two-layered fur for which it was formerly hunted to near extinction. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9706
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9705
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9704
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9703
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9702
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9701
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9700
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9699
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9698
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9697
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9696
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9695
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9694
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9693
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9691
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9690
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9689
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9688
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9687
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9686
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9685
Photo of A group of juvenile and female Guadalupe fur seals rest and socialize over a shallow, kelp-covered reef. During the summer mating season, a single adjult male will form a harem of females and continually patrol the underwater boundary of his territory, keeping the females near and intimidating other males from approaching. :: Image #9684
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal resting head down in the water. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9674
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal swims over a shallow kelp-covered reef. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9673
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal resting head down in the water. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9672
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal resting head down in the water. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9670
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal resting head down in the water. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9669
Photo of Female Guadalupe fur seal swims over a kelp-covered shallow reef. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9668
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal resting head down in the water. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9667
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal resting, bubbles emitted from dense, two-layered fur for which it was formerly hunted to near extinction. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9666
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal resting, bubbles emitted from dense, two-layered fur for which it was formerly hunted to near extinction. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9665
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal resting head down in the water.. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9664
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal resting head down in the water.. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9663
Photo of Bubbles are squeezed out of the dense, two-layered fur of this adult male Guadalupe fur seal as he makes a fast pass by the photographer. :: Image #9662
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal resting with eyes closed (sleeping?). An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9661
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal resting, bubbles emitted from dense, two-layered fur for which it was formerly hunted to near extinction. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9660
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal resting, bubbles emitted from dense, two-layered fur for which it was formerly hunted to near extinction. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9659
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal, acting territorially, patrolling his harem boundary. An endangered species, the Guadalupe fur seal appears to be recovering in both numbers and range. :: Image #9658
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. Summer. :: Image #9654
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. Summer. :: Image #9653
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. Summer. :: Image #9652
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. Summer. :: Image #9651
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. Summer. :: Image #9650
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. Summer. :: Image #9649
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling around a diver. Summer. :: Image #9648
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. Summer. :: Image #9647
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. Summer. :: Image #9646
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. Summer. :: Image #9645
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. Summer. :: Image #9644
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. Summer. :: Image #9643
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. Summer. :: Image #9642
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. Summer. :: Image #9641
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. Summer. :: Image #9640
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. Summer. :: Image #9639
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. Summer. :: Image #9638
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. Summer. :: Image #9637
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling around a diver. Summer. :: Image #9636
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. Summer. :: Image #9634
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. Summer. :: Image #9633
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. Summer. :: Image #9632
Photo of Sheephead wrasse, adult male coloration. :: Image #9631
Photo of Sheephead wrasse, adult male coloration. :: Image #9630
Photo of Sheephead wrasse, adult male coloration. :: Image #9629
Photo of Sheephead wrasse, adult male coloration. :: Image #9628
Photo of Sheephead wrasse, adult male coloration. :: Image #9627
Photo of Sheephead wrasse, adult male coloration. :: Image #9626
Photo of Sheephead wrasse, adult male coloration. :: Image #9625
Photo of Sheephead wrasse, adult male coloration (a juvenile or female is partially seen to the right). :: Image #9624
Photo of Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head. :: Image #9623
Photo of Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head. :: Image #9622
Photo of Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head. :: Image #9621
Photo of Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head. :: Image #9620
Photo of Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head. :: Image #9619
Photo of Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head. :: Image #9617
Photo of Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head. :: Image #9616
Photo of Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head. :: Image #9615
Photo of Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head. :: Image #9614
Photo of Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head. :: Image #9613
Photo of Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head. :: Image #9612
Photo of Mexican hogfish, female or subadult male lacking fleshy bump on head. :: Image #9610
Photo of Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head. :: Image #9608
Photo of Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head. :: Image #9607
Photo of Ocean surface. :: Image #9605
Photo of Ocean surface. :: Image #9604
Photo of Opaleye perch schooling. :: Image #9603
Photo of Joe Tobin (left) and James Tate (right) with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds each), taken by breathold diving with band-power spearguns near Abalone Point. Guadalupe Island, like other Eastern Pacific islands, is a fine place in the world to spear large yellowfin tuna. July 2004. :: Image #9602
Photo of James Tate with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds) taken by breathold diving with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point. July 2004. :: Image #9601
Photo of James Tate with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds) taken by breathold diving with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point. July 2004. :: Image #9600
Photo of James Tate with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds) taken by breathold diving with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point. July 2004. :: Image #9599
Photo of Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point. Guadalupe Island is home to enormous yellowtail. The three most recent spearfishing world records for Northern yellowtail have been taken at Guadalupe. July 2004. :: Image #9598
Photo of Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point. Guadalupe Island is home to enormous yellowtail. The three most recent spearfishing world records for Northern yellowtail have been taken at Guadalupe. July 2004. :: Image #9597
Photo of Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point. Guadalupe Island is home to enormous yellowtail. The three most recent spearfishing world records for Northern yellowtail have been taken at Guadalupe. July 2004. :: Image #9596
Photo of James Tate with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds) taken by breathold diving with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point. July 2004. :: Image #9595
Photo of Joe Tobin (left) and James Tate (right) with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds each), taken by breathold diving with band-power spearguns near Abalone Point. Guadalupe Island, like other Eastern Pacific islands, is one of the finest place in the world to spear large yellowfin tuna. July 2004. :: Image #9594
Photo of Joe Tobin (left) and James Tate (right) with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds each), taken by breathold diving with band-power spearguns near Abalone Point. Guadalupe Island, like other Eastern Pacific islands, is a fine place in the world to spear large yellowfin tuna. July 2004. :: Image #9593
Photo of Joe Tobin (left) and James Tate (right) with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds each), taken by breathold diving with band-power spearguns near Abalone Point. Guadalupe Island, like other Eastern Pacific islands, is a fine place in the world to spear large yellowfin tuna. July 2004. :: Image #9592
Photo of Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point. Guadalupe Island is home to enormous yellowtail. The three most recent spearfishing world records for Northern yellowtail have been taken at Guadalupe. July 2004. :: Image #9591
Photo of Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point. Guadalupe Island is home to enormous yellowtail. The three most recent spearfishing world records for Northern yellowtail have been taken at Guadalupe. July 2004. :: Image #9590
Photo of Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point. Guadalupe Island is home to enormous yellowtail. The three most recent spearfishing world records for Northern yellowtail have been taken at Guadalupe. July 2004. :: Image #9589
Photo of Guadalupe cardinalfish (and a lone orange garibaldi), typically schooling together in the shadow of a rock ledge. :: Image #9588
Photo of Guadalupe cardinalfish (and a lone orange garibaldi), typically schooling together in the shadow of a rock ledge. :: Image #9587
Photo of Guadalupe cardinalfish (and a lone orange garibaldi), typically schooling together in the shadow of a rock ledge. :: Image #9586
Photo of Guadalupe cardinalfish, typically schooling together in the shadow of a rock ledge. :: Image #9585
Photo of Moray eel in rock crevice. :: Image #9584
Photo of Moray eel in rock crevice. :: Image #9583
Photo of Moray eel in rock crevice. :: Image #9582
Photo of A boat anchor securely placed between underwater boulders. :: Image #9581
Photo of A boat anchor securely placed between underwater boulders. :: Image #9580
Photo of Unidentified marine urchin. :: Image #9579
Photo of Warty sea cucumber. :: Image #9578
Photo of Unidentified marine urchins in a rock crevice. :: Image #9577
Photo of Giant keyhole limpet attached to rock, surrounded by unidentified marine algae. :: Image #9576
Photo of Giant keyhole limpet attached to rock, surrounded by unidentified marine algae. :: Image #9575
Photo of Giant keyhole limpet attached to rock, surrounded by unidentified marine algae. :: Image #9574
Photo of Giant keyhole limpet attached to rock, surrounded by unidentified marine algae. :: Image #9573
Photo of Juvenile horn shark. :: Image #9572
Photo of Juvenile horn shark. :: Image #9571
Photo of Juvenile horn shark. :: Image #9570
Photo of Horn shark. :: Image #9568
Photo of Spiny lobster in rocky crevice. :: Image #9567
Photo of Spiny lobster in rocky crevice. :: Image #9566
Photo of Spiny lobster in rocky crevice. :: Image #9565
Photo of Spiny lobster in rocky crevice. :: Image #9564
Photo of Spiny lobster in rocky crevice. :: Image #9563
Photo of Spiny lobster in rocky crevice. :: Image #9562
Photo of Spiny lobster in rocky crevice. :: Image #9561
Photo of Zoanthid anemones cover the underside of a rock ledge. Butterfly Cove, Guadalupe Island :: Image #9560
Photo of Zoanthid anemones cover the underside of a rock ledge. Butterfly Cove, Guadalupe Island :: Image #9559
Photo of Zoanthid anemones cover the underside of a rock ledge. Butterfly Cove, Guadalupe Island :: Image #9558
Photo of Terminal phase of Halichoeres insularis :: Image #9557
Photo of Terminal phase of Halichoeres insularis :: Image #9556
Photo of Terminal phase of Halichoeres insularis :: Image #9555
Photo of Divers swim over granite reef structure, Abalone Point. :: Image #9554
Photo of Divers swim over granite reef structure, Abalone Point. :: Image #9553
Photo of Divers swim over granite reef structure, Abalone Point. :: Image #9552
Photo of Granite structures form the underwater reef at Abalone Point. :: Image #9551
Photo of Granite structures form the underwater reef at Abalone Point. :: Image #9550
Photo of Sand channels and granite structures form the underwater reef at Abalone Point. :: Image #9549
Photo of Sand channels and granite structures form the underwater reef at Abalone Point. :: Image #9548
Photo of Sand channels and granite structures form the underwater reef at Abalone Point. :: Image #9547
Photo of Sand channels and granite structures form the underwater reef at Abalone Point. :: Image #9546
Photo of Sand channels and granite structures form the underwater reef at Abalone Point. :: Image #9545
Photo of Granite structures form the underwater reef at Abalone Point. :: Image #9544
Photo of Granite structures form the underwater reef at Abalone Point. :: Image #9543
Photo of Granite structures form the underwater reef at Abalone Point. :: Image #9542
Photo of Granite structures form the underwater reef at Abalone Point. :: Image #9541
Photo of Southern sea palm. :: Image #9540
Photo of Southern sea palm. :: Image #9539
Photo of Southern sea palm. :: Image #9538
Photo of Southern sea palm. :: Image #9536
Photo of Unidentified marine algae. :: Image #9535
Photo of Unidentified marine algae. :: Image #9534
Photo of Unidentified marine algae. :: Image #9533
Photo of Marine algae, kelp. :: Image #9532
Photo of Unidentified marine algae. :: Image #9531
Photo of A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9530
Photo of A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9529
Photo of A blue whale opens its twin blowholes while breathing at the surface between dives. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9528
Photo of A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9527
Photo of The characteristic falcate (rounded) dorsal fin and gray/blue mottled skin pattern of a blue whale. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9526
Photo of A blue whale rounds out at the surface before diving in search of food. A blue whale can stay submerged while foraging for food for up to 20 minutes. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9525
Photo of Remoras are seen holding on to the dorsal ridge (back) of this blue whale. Remoras latch on to blue whales while they winter in warm southern waters. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. :: Image #9524
Photo of A blue whale blows (exhales, spouts) as it rests at the surface between dives. A blue whales blow can reach 30 feet in the air and can be heard for miles. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9521
Photo of A blue whale blows (exhales, spouts) as it rests at the surface between dives. A blue whales blow can reach 30 feet in the air and can be heard for miles. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. North Coronado Island in the background. :: Image #9520
Photo of A blue whale blows (exhales, spouts) as it rests at the surface between dives. A blue whales blow can reach 30 feet in the air and can be heard for miles. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9518
Photo of A blue whale blows (exhales, spouts) as it rests at the surface between dives. A blue whales blow can reach 30 feet in the air and can be heard for miles. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. South Coronado Island is in the background. :: Image #9517
Photo of A blue whale blows (exhales, spouts) as it rests at the surface between dives. A blue whales blow can reach 30 feet in the air and can be heard for miles. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9516
Photo of A blue whale blows (exhales, spouts) as it rests at the surface between dives. A blue whales blow can reach 30 feet in the air and can be heard for miles. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. South Coronado Island is in the background. :: Image #9515
Photo of A blue whale bulky profile -- up to 15 feet across -- is seen from behind as it surfaces between dives. Usually only one-fifth of a blue whale is visible at the surface. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9514
Photo of The characteristic gray/blue mottled skin pattern of a blue whale, seen on its dorsal ridge (spine) as its arches its back prior to a dive. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9513
Photo of A blue whale blows (exhales, spouts) as it rests at the surface between dives. A blue whales blow can reach 30 feet in the air and can be heard for miles. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9512
Photo of A blue whale opens its twin blowholes while breathing at the surface between dives. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9511
Photo of A blue whale opens its twin blowholes while breathing at the surface between dives. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9510
Photo of A blue whale opens its twin blowholes while breathing at the surface between dives. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9509
Photo of The characteristic falcate (rounded) dorsal fin and gray/blue mottled skin pattern of a blue whale. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9505
Photo of A blue whale rounds out at the surface before diving in search of food. A blue whale can stay submerged while foraging for food for up to 20 minutes. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. North Coronado Island is in the background. :: Image #9503
Photo of A blue whale rounds out at the surface before diving in search of food. A blue whale can stay submerged while foraging for food for up to 20 minutes. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. North Coronado Island is in the background. :: Image #9502
Photo of A blue whale rounds out at the surface before diving in search of food. A blue whale can stay submerged while foraging for food for up to 20 minutes. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. North Coronado Island is in the background. :: Image #9501
Photo of A blue whale rounds out at the surface before diving in search of food. A blue whale can stay submerged while foraging for food for up to 20 minutes. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. North Coronado Island is in the background. :: Image #9500
Photo of A blue whale blows (exhales, spouts) as it rests at the surface between dives. A blue whales blow can reach 30 feet in the air and can be heard for miles. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. South Coronado Island is in the background. :: Image #9499
Photo of A blue whale blows (exhales, spouts) as it rests at the surface between dives. A blue whales blow can reach 30 feet in the air and can be heard for miles. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. South Coronado Island is in the background. :: Image #9498
Photo of A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9496
Photo of A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9495
Photo of A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9494
Photo of A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9493
Photo of A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9492
Photo of A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9491
Photo of A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9490
Photo of A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9489
Photo of A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9488
Photo of A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9487
Photo of A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. North Coronado Island is in the background. :: Image #9486
Photo of A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. North Coronado Island is in the background. :: Image #9485
Photo of A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9483
Photo of A blue whale raises its fluke before diving in search of food. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9482
Photo of Unidentified Indo-Pacific wrasse fish. :: Image #9480
Photo of Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish. :: Image #9479
Photo of Moray eel. :: Image #9478
Photo of Unidentified freshwater fish. :: Image #9477
Photo of Unidentified freshwater fish. :: Image #9476
Photo of Unidentified freshwater fish. :: Image #9475
Photo of Unidentified freshwater fish. :: Image #9474
Photo of Unidentified freshwater fish. :: Image #9473
Photo of Unidentified freshwater fish. :: Image #9472
Photo of Unidentified freshwater fish, perhaps a rainbowfish. :: Image #9471
Photo of Unidentified freshwater fish, perhaps a rainbowfish. :: Image #9470
Photo of Giant anemone. :: Image #9469
Photo of Unidentified Caribbean goby. :: Image #9468
Photo of California cup coral. :: Image #9466
Photo of Strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #9465
Photo of Old Wife. :: Image #9464
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #9463
Photo of Banggai Cardinalfish. Once thought to be found at Banggai Island near Sulawesi, Indonesia, it has recently been found at Lembeh Strait and elsewhere. The male incubates the egg mass in his mouth, then shelters a brood of 10-15 babies in his mouth after they hatch, the only fish known to exhibit this behaviour. Unfortunately, the aquarium trade is threatening the survival of this species in the wild. :: Image #9462
Photo of Flag rockfish. :: Image #9461
Photo of Lyretail fairy basslet. :: Image #9460
Photo of Striped dottyback. :: Image #9459
Photo of A striped puffer rests under a coral ledge. :: Image #9458
Photo of Sapphire devil (blue damselfish), female/juvenile coloration. :: Image #9457
Photo of Blue face angelfish. :: Image #9456
Photo of Blue face angelfish. :: Image #9455
Photo of Yellow longnose butterfly fish (forceps butterfly). :: Image #9454
Photo of Blue chromis. :: Image #9453
Photo of Scribbled angelfish. :: Image #9452
Photo of Flame angelfish. :: Image #9450
Photo of Flameback angelfish. :: Image #9449
Photo of Flameback angelfish. :: Image #9448
Photo of Flameback angelfish. :: Image #9447
Photo of Yellow tang. :: Image #9446
Photo of Vanderbilts chromis. :: Image #9445
Photo of Vanderbilts chromis. :: Image #9444
Photo of Vanderbilts chromis. :: Image #9443
Photo of Vanderbilts chromis. :: Image #9442
Photo of Vanderbilts chromis. :: Image #9441
Photo of Yellow tang. :: Image #9439
Photo of White-tailed damselfish. :: Image #9438
Photo of Blue green chromis. :: Image #9437
Photo of Vermillion rockfish. :: Image #9436
Photo of Stripedfin ronquil. :: Image #9435
Photo of Sarcastic fringehead. :: Image #9434
Photo of Eyes of a C-O sole. :: Image #9433
Photo of Spiny lobster. :: Image #9432
Photo of Green abalone, mantle and sight organs visible around edge of shell. :: Image #9431
Photo of Green abalone, mantle and sight organs visible around edge of shell. :: Image #9430
Photo of Lined seahorse. :: Image #9429
Photo of Lined seahorse. :: Image #9428
Photo of Lined seahorse. :: Image #9427
Photo of Lined seahorse. :: Image #9426
Photo of Lined seahorse. :: Image #9425
Photo of Leafy Seadragon. :: Image #9424
Photo of Leafy Seadragon. :: Image #9423
Photo of Leafy Seadragon. :: Image #9422
Photo of Leafy Seadragon. :: Image #9421
Photo of Golden trout. :: Image #9420
Photo of Golden trout. :: Image #9419
Photo of Golden trout. :: Image #9418
Photo of Golden trout. :: Image #9417
Photo of Golden trout. :: Image #9416
Photo of Golden trout. :: Image #9415
Photo of Rainbow surfperch. :: Image #9413
Photo of Black perch. :: Image #9412
Photo of Black perch. :: Image #9411
Photo of Rubberlip seaperch. :: Image #9410
Photo of White seaperch. :: Image #9409
Photo of White seaperch. :: Image #9408
Photo of White seaperch. :: Image #9407
Photo of Adult garibaldi. :: Image #9406
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi displaying distinctive blue spots. :: Image #9405
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi displaying distinctive blue spots. :: Image #9404
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi displaying distinctive blue spots. :: Image #9401
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi displaying distinctive blue spots. :: Image #9400
Photo of Adult garibaldi. :: Image #9399
Photo of Adult garibaldi. :: Image #9398
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi displaying distinctive blue spots. :: Image #9396
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi displaying distinctive blue spots. :: Image #9394
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi displaying distinctive blue spots. :: Image #9391
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi displaying distinctive blue spots. :: Image #9390
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi displaying distinctive blue spots. :: Image #9389
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi displaying distinctive blue spots. :: Image #9387
Photo of Adult garibaldi. :: Image #9386
Photo of Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously. :: Image #9385
Photo of Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously. :: Image #9384
Photo of Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously. :: Image #9383
Photo of Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously. :: Image #9382
Photo of Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously. :: Image #9381
Photo of Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously. :: Image #9380
Photo of Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously. :: Image #9379
Photo of Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously. :: Image #9378
Photo of Unidentified African cichlid fish. :: Image #9377
Photo of Unidentified African cichlid fish. :: Image #9376
Photo of Unidentified African cichlid fish. :: Image #9375
Photo of Unidentified African cichlid fish. :: Image #9374
Photo of Unidentified African cichlid fish. :: Image #9373
Photo of Unidentified African cichlid fish. :: Image #9372
Photo of Unidentified African cichlid fish. :: Image #9371
Photo of Unidentified African cichlid fish. :: Image #9370
Photo of Unidentified African cichlid fish. :: Image #9369
Photo of Unidentified African cichlid fish. :: Image #9368
Photo of Unidentified African cichlid fish. :: Image #9367
Photo of Unidentified African cichlid fish. :: Image #9366
Photo of Unidentified African cichlid fish. :: Image #9365
Photo of Lyretail cichlid. :: Image #9364
Photo of Sevenstriped cardinalfish. :: Image #9363
Photo of Sevenstriped cardinalfish. :: Image #9362
Photo of Sevenstriped cardinalfish. :: Image #9361
Photo of Sevenstriped cardinalfish. :: Image #9360
Photo of Bichir. :: Image #9359
Photo of Bichir. :: Image #9358
Photo of Bichir. :: Image #9357
Photo of Bichir. :: Image #9356
Photo of Arabian angelfish. :: Image #9355
Photo of Starry rockfish. :: Image #9354
Photo of Azure damselfish. :: Image #9353
Photo of Klunzingers wrasse. :: Image #9352
Photo of Klunzingers wrasse. :: Image #9351
Photo of Sohal tang or Arabian surgeonfish. :: Image #9350
Photo of Clownfish or squeeker, a freshwater fish native to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. :: Image #9349
Photo of Clownfish or squeeker, a freshwater fish native to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. :: Image #9348
Photo of Clownfish or squeeker, a freshwater fish native to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. :: Image #9347
Photo of Clownfish or squeeker, a freshwater fish native to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. :: Image #9346
Photo of Clownfish or squeeker, a freshwater fish native to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. :: Image #9345
Photo of Clownfish or squeeker, a freshwater fish native to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. :: Image #9344
Photo of African climbing perch, a freshwater fish native to the Congo river basin. :: Image #9343
Photo of African climbing perch, a freshwater fish native to the Congo river basin. :: Image #9342
Photo of African climbing perch, a freshwater fish native to the Congo river basin. :: Image #9341
Photo of African climbing perch, a freshwater fish native to the Congo river basin. :: Image #9340
Photo of African knifefish, a freshwater fish native to the river and coastal river basins of West Africa. :: Image #9339
Photo of Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America. :: Image #9338
Photo of Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America. :: Image #9337
Photo of Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America. :: Image #9336
Photo of Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America. :: Image #9335
Photo of Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America. :: Image #9334
Photo of Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America. :: Image #9333
Photo of Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America. :: Image #9332
Photo of Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America. :: Image #9331
Photo of Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America. :: Image #9330
Photo of Black tetra, a freshwater fish native to the Paraguay and Guapore river basins in South America. :: Image #9328
Photo of Clown loach, a freshwater fish native to Indonesia (Sumatra and Borneo). :: Image #9326
Photo of Clown loach, a freshwater fish native to Indonesia (Sumatra and Borneo). :: Image #9325
Photo of Bala shark, a freshwater fish native to the rivers of Thailand, Borneo and Sumatra, grows to about 14 inches long. :: Image #9324
Photo of Bala shark, a freshwater fish native to the rivers of Thailand, Borneo and Sumatra, grows to about 14 inches long. :: Image #9323
Photo of Bala shark, a freshwater fish native to the rivers of Thailand, Borneo and Sumatra, grows to about 14 inches long. :: Image #9322
Photo of Bala shark, a freshwater fish native to the rivers of Thailand, Borneo and Sumatra, grows to about 14 inches long. :: Image #9321
Photo of California grunion. :: Image #9320
Photo of California grunion. :: Image #9319
Photo of California grunion. :: Image #9318
Photo of California grunion. :: Image #9317
Photo of California grunion. :: Image #9316
Photo of California grunion. :: Image #9315
Photo of California grunion. :: Image #9314
Photo of California grunion. :: Image #9313
Photo of California grunion. :: Image #9312
Photo of California grunion. :: Image #9311
Photo of California grunion. :: Image #9310
Photo of California grunion. :: Image #9309
Photo of California grunion. :: Image #9308
Photo of California grunion. :: Image #9307
Photo of California grunion. :: Image #9305
Photo of California grunion. :: Image #9304
Photo of California grunion. :: Image #9303
Photo of California grunion. :: Image #9300
Photo of California grunion. :: Image #9299
Photo of Cortez rainbow wrasse, terminal male phase sometimes referred to as supermale. :: Image #9298
Photo of Cortez rainbow wrasse, terminal male phase sometimes referred to as supermale. :: Image #9297
Photo of Unidentified freshwater fish. :: Image #9296
Photo of Unidentified freshwater fish. :: Image #9295
Photo of Unidentified freshwater fish. :: Image #9294
Photo of Unidentified marine eel. :: Image #9293
Photo of Threadfin butterflyfish. :: Image #9292
Photo of Threadfin butterflyfish. :: Image #9291
Photo of Bumphead Cichlid. :: Image #9289
Photo of Red rainbowfish. :: Image #9288
Photo of Red rainbowfish. :: Image #9287
Photo of Red rainbowfish. :: Image #9286
Photo of Boesemans rainbowfish. :: Image #9284
Photo of Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously. :: Image #9282
Photo of Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously. :: Image #9281
Photo of Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously. :: Image #9280
Photo of Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously. :: Image #9279
Photo of Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously. :: Image #9278
Photo of Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously. :: Image #9277
Photo of Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously. :: Image #9276
Photo of Headstander. :: Image #9275
Photo of Headstander. :: Image #9274
Photo of Headstander. :: Image #9273
Photo of Headstander. :: Image #9271
Photo of Bichir. :: Image #9270
Photo of Golden trout. :: Image #9268
Photo of Golden trout. :: Image #9267
Photo of Unidentified African cichlid fish. :: Image #9266
Photo of Unidentified African cichlid fish. :: Image #9265
Photo of Unidentified African cichlid fish. :: Image #9264
Photo of Unidentified African cichlid fish. :: Image #9263
Photo of Unidentified African cichlid fish. :: Image #9262
Photo of Unidentified African cichlid fish. :: Image #9261
Photo of Lyretail cichlid. :: Image #9260
Photo of Lyretail cichlid. :: Image #9259
Photo of Cleaner shrimp. :: Image #9258
Photo of Cleaner shrimp. :: Image #9257
Photo of Ornate cowfish, female coloration. :: Image #9256
Photo of Ornate cowfish, female coloration. :: Image #9255
Photo of Ornate cowfish, female coloration. :: Image #9254
Photo of Ornate cowfish, female coloration. :: Image #9253
Photo of Ornate cowfish, male coloration. :: Image #9252
Photo of Ornate cowfish, male coloration. :: Image #9251
Photo of Ornate cowfish, male coloration. :: Image #9250
Photo of Ornate cowfish, male coloration. :: Image #9249
Photo of Ornate cowfish, male coloration. :: Image #9248
Photo of Ornate cowfish, male coloration. :: Image #9247
Photo of Beaded anemone. :: Image #9246
Photo of Green sea anemone. :: Image #9245
Photo of Green sea anemone. :: Image #9244
Photo of Green abalone with mantle fringe visible extending outside shell. :: Image #9243
Photo of Pelagic Red Crab. Red tuna crab. :: Image #9241
Photo of Old Wife. :: Image #9240
Photo of Old Wife. :: Image #9239
Photo of Mimic Roundhead. :: Image #9238
Photo of Mimic Roundhead. :: Image #9237
Photo of Mimic Roundhead. :: Image #9236
Photo of Mimic Roundhead. :: Image #9235
Photo of Mimic Roundhead. :: Image #9234
Photo of Clown anemonefish. :: Image #9233
Photo of Banggai Cardinalfish. Once thought to be found at Banggai Island near Sulawesi, Indonesia, it has recently been found at Lembeh Strait and elsewhere. The male incubates the egg mass in his mouth, then shelters a brood of 10-15 babies in his mouth after they hatch, the only fish known to exhibit this behaviour. Unfortunately, the aquarium trade is threatening the survival of this species in the wild. :: Image #9232
Photo of Banggai Cardinalfish. Once thought to be found at Banggai Island near Sulawesi, Indonesia, it has recently been found at Lembeh Strait and elsewhere. The male incubates the egg mass in his mouth, then shelters a brood of 10-15 babies in his mouth after they hatch, the only fish known to exhibit this behaviour. Unfortunately, the aquarium trade is threatening the survival of this species in the wild. :: Image #9231
Photo of Banggai Cardinalfish. Once thought to be found at Banggai Island near Sulawesi, Indonesia, it has recently been found at Lembeh Strait and elsewhere. The male incubates the egg mass in his mouth, then shelters a brood of 10-15 babies in his mouth after they hatch, the only fish known to exhibit this behaviour. Unfortunately, the aquarium trade is threatening the survival of this species in the wild. :: Image #9230
Photo of Banggai Cardinalfish. Once thought to be found at Banggai Island near Sulawesi, Indonesia, it has recently been found at Lembeh Strait and elsewhere. The male incubates the egg mass in his mouth, then shelters a brood of 10-15 babies in his mouth after they hatch, the only fish known to exhibit this behaviour. Unfortunately, the aquarium trade is threatening the survival of this species in the wild. :: Image #9229
Photo of Coral hawkfish. :: Image #9228
Photo of Coral hawkfish. :: Image #9227
Photo of King angelfish. :: Image #9226
Photo of King angelfish. :: Image #9225
Photo of Connies Damsel. :: Image #9224
Photo of Connies Damsel. :: Image #9223
Photo of Connies Damsel. :: Image #9221
Photo of Rafters enjoy a Spring day on the Merced River in Yosemite Valley, with Yosemite Falls in the background. :: Image #9209
Photo of Hikers climb the Mist Trail hrough Little Yosemite Valley. Spring. :: Image #9208
Photo of Hikers climb the Mist Trail hrough Little Yosemite Valley. Spring. :: Image #9207
Photo of Hikers climb the Mist Trail hrough Little Yosemite Valley. Spring. :: Image #9206
Photo of The Emerald Pool forms in the Merced River just above Vernal Falls. Unfortunately, a few careless hikers have tried swimming in Emerald Pool only to be swept downstream and plunge over Vernals Falls to their deaths. Yosemite National Park, Spring. :: Image #9204
Photo of The Merced River viewed from atop Vernal Falls. Yosemite National Park, Spring. :: Image #9203
Photo of The Merced River tumbles over the Silver Apron into Emerald Pool, just above Vernal Falls. Unfortunately, a few careless hikers have tried swimming in Emerald Pool only to be swept downstream and plunge over Vernals Falls to their deaths. Yosemite National Park, Spring. :: Image #9202
Photo of The Emerald Pool forms in the Merced River just above Vernal Falls. Unfortunately, a few careless hikers have tried swimming in Emerald Pool only to be swept downstream and plunge over Vernals Falls to their deaths. :: Image #9199
Photo of Vernal Falls cascades down through Little Yosemite Valley. The Merced River is seen far below. Yosemite National Park, Spring. :: Image #9197
Photo of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, Spring. :: Image #9188
Photo of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, Spring. :: Image #9187
Photo of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, Spring. :: Image #9186
Photo of Ocotillo ablaze with springtime flowers. Ocotillo is a dramatic succulent, often confused with cactus, that is common throughout the desert regions of American southwest. :: Image #9179
Photo of Ocotillo ablaze with springtime flowers. Ocotillo is a dramatic succulent, often confused with cactus, that is common throughout the desert regions of American southwest. :: Image #9178
Photo of Ocotillo ablaze with springtime flowers. Ocotillo is a dramatic succulent, often confused with cactus, that is common throughout the desert regions of American southwest. :: Image #9177
Photo of Flower detail on a blooming Ocotillo, springtime. :: Image #9176
Photo of Trunk and leaves of the Ocotillo. Protective thorns are hidden among each small group of leaves. The fresh green leaves are a sign of recent rain, and are shed during months of drought. :: Image #9175
Photo of Ocotillo ablaze with springtime flowers. Ocotillo is a dramatic succulent, often confused with cactus, that is common throughout the desert regions of American southwest. :: Image #9174
Photo of Ocotillo ablaze with springtime flowers. Ocotillo is a dramatic succulent, often confused with cactus, that is common throughout the desert regions of American southwest. :: Image #9173
Photo of Ocotillo silhouette. Ocotillo is a dramatic succulent, often confused with cactus, that is common throughout the desert regions of American southwest. :: Image #9172
Photo of Flower detail on a blooming Ocotillo, springtime. :: Image #9171
Photo of Flower detail on a blooming Ocotillo, springtime. :: Image #9170
Photo of Ocotillo ablaze with springtime flowers. Ocotillo is a dramatic succulent, often confused with cactus, that is common throughout the desert regions of American southwest. :: Image #9169
Photo of Ocotillo ablaze with springtime flowers. Ocotillo is a dramatic succulent, often confused with cactus, that is common throughout the desert regions of American southwest. :: Image #9168
Photo of Flower detail on a blooming Ocotillo, springtime. :: Image #9167
Photo of Flower detail on a blooming Ocotillo, springtime. :: Image #9166
Photo of Ocotillo ablaze with springtime flowers. Ocotillo is a dramatic succulent, often confused with cactus, that is common throughout the desert regions of American southwest. :: Image #9165
Photo of Flower detail on a blooming Ocotillo, springtime. :: Image #9164
Photo of Ocotillo ablaze with springtime flowers. Ocotillo is a dramatic succulent, often confused with cactus, that is common throughout the desert regions of American southwest. :: Image #9163
Photo of Ocotillo ablaze with springtime flowers. Ocotillo is a dramatic succulent, often confused with cactus, that is common throughout the desert regions of American southwest. :: Image #9162
Photo of Joshua Trees, a tree form of yucca inhabiting the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. :: Image #9160
Photo of Joshua Trees, a tree form of yucca inhabiting the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. :: Image #9159
Photo of Joshua Trees, a tree form of yucca inhabiting the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. :: Image #9158
Photo of Joshua Trees, a tree form of yucca inhabiting the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. :: Image #9157
Photo of The trunk of this Joshua tree is covered by its still-attached dead leaves, which will eventually fall off to expose the wrinkly bark. :: Image #9156
Photo of The trunk of this Joshua tree is covered by its still-attached dead leaves, which will eventually fall off to expose the wrinkly bark. :: Image #9155
Photo of Variegated branching of the Joshua tree, a tree-form of yucca / agave. :: Image #9154
Photo of The flower cluster of a Joshua tree in late spring, showing developing fruit which will dry and fall off. :: Image #9153
Photo of This Joshua tree exhibits live dagger-like leaves at its branch ends as well as dead leaves covering its bark. :: Image #9152
Photo of Joshua Trees, a tree form of yucca inhabiting the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. :: Image #9151
Photo of Joshua Trees, a tree form of yucca inhabiting the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. :: Image #9150
Photo of Joshua Trees, a tree form of yucca inhabiting the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. :: Image #9149
Photo of Joshua Trees, a tree form of yucca inhabiting the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. :: Image #9148
Photo of Joshua Trees, a tree form of yucca inhabiting the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. :: Image #9147
Photo of Joshua Trees, a tree form of yucca inhabiting the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. :: Image #9146
Photo of Cholla, likely Optunia bigelovii. :: Image #9145
Photo of Cholla, likely Optunia bigelovii. :: Image #9144
Photo of A small forest of Teddy-Bear chollas is found in Joshua Tree National Park. Although this plant carries a lighthearted name, its armorment is most serious. :: Image #9143
Photo of A small forest of Teddy-Bear chollas is found in Joshua Tree National Park. Although this plant carries a lighthearted name, its armorment is most serious. :: Image #9142
Photo of A small forest of Teddy-Bear chollas is found in Joshua Tree National Park. Although this plant carries a lighthearted name, its armorment is most serious. :: Image #9141
Photo of A small forest of Teddy-Bear chollas is found in Joshua Tree National Park. Although this plant carries a lighthearted name, its armorment is most serious. :: Image #9140
Photo of A small forest of Teddy-Bear chollas is found in Joshua Tree National Park. Although this plant carries a lighthearted name, its armorment is most serious. :: Image #9139
Photo of A small forest of Teddy-Bear chollas is found in Joshua Tree National Park. Although this plant carries a lighthearted name, its armorment is most serious. :: Image #9138
Photo of The Teddy-Bear chollas dense array of spines is clearly apparent. :: Image #9137
Photo of The Teddy-Bear chollas dense array of spines is clearly apparent. :: Image #9136
Photo of The Teddy-Bear chollas dense array of spines is clearly apparent. :: Image #9135
Photo of The Teddy-Bear chollas dense array of spines is clearly apparent. :: Image #9134
Photo of The Teddy-Bear chollas dense array of spines is clearly apparent. :: Image #9133
Photo of A small forest of Teddy-Bear chollas is found in Joshua Tree National Park. Although this plant carries a lighthearted name, its armorment is most serious. :: Image #9132
Photo of A small forest of Teddy-Bear chollas is found in Joshua Tree National Park. Although this plant carries a lighthearted name, its armorment is most serious. :: Image #9131
Photo of A small forest of Teddy-Bear chollas is found in Joshua Tree National Park. Although this plant carries a lighthearted name, its armorment is most serious. :: Image #9130
Photo of A small forest of Teddy-Bear chollas is found in Joshua Tree National Park. Although this plant carries a lighthearted name, its armorment is most serious. :: Image #9129
Photo of A small forest of Teddy-Bear chollas is found in Joshua Tree National Park. Although this plant carries a lighthearted name, its armorment is most serious. :: Image #9128
Photo of A small forest of Teddy-Bear chollas is found in Joshua Tree National Park. Although this plant carries a lighthearted name, its armorment is most serious. :: Image #9127
Photo of A small forest of Teddy-Bear chollas is found in Joshua Tree National Park. Although this plant carries a lighthearted name, its armorment is most serious. :: Image #9126
Photo of A small forest of Teddy-Bear chollas is found in Joshua Tree National Park. Although this plant carries a lighthearted name, its armorment is most serious. :: Image #9125
Photo of Teddy-Bear cholla. :: Image #9124
Photo of A bloom sprouts from the branch of a Teddy-Bear cholla. :: Image #9123
Photo of Teddy-Bear cholla is covered with dense spines. Pieces of this species easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by. :: Image #9122
Photo of Joshua Trees rise above a patch of white tackstems. Spring. :: Image #9121
Photo of Joshua Trees rise above a patch of white tackstems. Spring. :: Image #9120
Photo of Joshua Trees rise above a patch of white tackstems. Spring. :: Image #9119
Photo of Joshua Trees rise above a patch of white tackstems. Spring. :: Image #9118
Photo of Joshua Trees rise above a patch of white tackstems. Spring. :: Image #9117
Photo of Joshua Trees rise above a patch of white tackstems. Spring. :: Image #9116
Photo of White tackstem, an ephemeral common in sandy areas of the Colorado Desert. :: Image #9115
Photo of Dune marigold (wooly marigold), a desert annual common in the Colorado Desert. :: Image #9114
Photo of Wild heliotrope, an ephemeral shrub of the Colorado Desert. :: Image #9113
Photo of A springtime cluster of white tidy-tips, a common wildflower in teh Colorado Desert. :: Image #9109
Photo of Mojave yucca in springtime bloom. :: Image #9108
Photo of Fruit cluster of the Mojave yucca plant. :: Image #9107
Photo of Fruit cluster of the Mojave yucca plant. :: Image #9106
Photo of Fruit cluster of the Mojave yucca plant. :: Image #9105
Photo of Mojave yucca in springtime bloom. :: Image #9104
Photo of Mojave yucca in springtime bloom. :: Image #9103
Photo of Fruit cluster of the Mojave yucca plant. :: Image #9102
Photo of Fruit cluster of the Mojave yucca plant. :: Image #9101
Photo of Fruit cluster of the Mojave yucca plant. :: Image #9100
Photo of Fruit cluster of the Mojave yucca plant. :: Image #9099
Photo of Mojave yucca in springtime bloom. :: Image #9098
Photo of Mojave yucca in springtime bloom. :: Image #9097
Photo of Mojave yucca in springtime bloom. :: Image #9096
Photo of Beavertail cactus in springtime bloom. :: Image #9095
Photo of Beavertail cactus in springtime bloom. :: Image #9094
Photo of Springtime bloom of the hedgehog cactus (or calico cactus). :: Image #9093
Photo of Springtime bloom of the hedgehog cactus (or calico cactus). :: Image #9092
Photo of Springtime bloom of the hedgehog cactus (or calico cactus). :: Image #9091
Photo of Springtime bloom of the hedgehog cactus (or calico cactus). :: Image #9090
Photo of Springtime bloom of the hedgehog cactus (or calico cactus). :: Image #9089
Photo of Springtime bloom of the hedgehog cactus (or calico cactus). :: Image #9088
Photo of Springtime bloom of the hedgehog cactus (or calico cactus). :: Image #9087
Photo of Springtime bloom of the hedgehog cactus (or calico cactus). :: Image #9086
Photo of Springtime bloom of the hedgehog cactus (or calico cactus). :: Image #9085
Photo of Springtime bloom of the hedgehog cactus (or calico cactus). :: Image #9084
Photo of Coastal redwoods and Douglas firs dominate the Muir Woods National Monument north of San Francisco. Coast redwoods are the worlds tallest living species and second-most massive tree (after the giant Sequoia), reaching 370 ft in height and 22 ft in diameter. Muir Woods National Monument, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, north of San Francisco. :: Image #9083
Photo of Coastal redwoods and Douglas firs dominate the Muir Woods National Monument north of San Francisco. Coast redwoods are the worlds tallest living species and second-most massive tree (after the giant Sequoia), reaching 370 ft in height and 22 ft in diameter. Muir Woods National Monument, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, north of San Francisco. :: Image #9082
Photo of Coastal redwoods and Douglas firs dominate the Muir Woods National Monument north of San Francisco. Coast redwoods are the worlds tallest living species and second-most massive tree (after the giant Sequoia), reaching 370 ft in height and 22 ft in diameter. Muir Woods National Monument, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, north of San Francisco. :: Image #9081
Photo of Coastal redwoods and Douglas firs dominate the Muir Woods National Monument north of San Francisco. Coast redwoods are the worlds tallest living species and second-most massive tree (after the giant Sequoia), reaching 370 ft in height and 22 ft in diameter. Muir Woods National Monument, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, north of San Francisco. :: Image #9080
Photo of Coastal redwoods and Douglas firs dominate the Muir Woods National Monument north of San Francisco. Coast redwoods are the worlds tallest living species and second-most massive tree (after the giant Sequoia), reaching 370 ft in height and 22 ft in diameter. Muir Woods National Monument, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, north of San Francisco. :: Image #9079
Photo of Coastal redwoods and Douglas firs dominate the Muir Woods National Monument north of San Francisco. Coast redwoods are the worlds tallest living species and second-most massive tree (after the giant Sequoia), reaching 370 ft in height and 22 ft in diameter. Muir Woods National Monument, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, north of San Francisco. :: Image #9078
Photo of Coastal redwoods and Douglas firs dominate the Muir Woods National Monument north of San Francisco. Coast redwoods are the worlds tallest living species and second-most massive tree (after the giant Sequoia), reaching 370 ft in height and 22 ft in diameter. Muir Woods National Monument, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, north of San Francisco. :: Image #9077
Photo of Coastal redwoods and Douglas firs dominate the Muir Woods National Monument north of San Francisco. Coast redwoods are the worlds tallest living species and second-most massive tree (after the giant Sequoia), reaching 370 ft in height and 22 ft in diameter. Muir Woods National Monument, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, north of San Francisco. :: Image #9076
Photo of Coastal redwoods and Douglas firs dominate the Muir Woods National Monument north of San Francisco. Coast redwoods are the worlds tallest living species and second-most massive tree (after the giant Sequoia), reaching 370 ft in height and 22 ft in diameter. Muir Woods National Monument, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, north of San Francisco. :: Image #9075
Photo of Coastal redwoods and Douglas firs dominate the Muir Woods National Monument north of San Francisco. Coast redwoods are the worlds tallest living species and second-most massive tree (after the giant Sequoia), reaching 370 ft in height and 22 ft in diameter. Muir Woods National Monument, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, north of San Francisco. :: Image #9074
Photo of Visitors enjoy the enormous kelp forest tank at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. :: Image #9073
Photo of Visitors enjoy the enormous kelp forest tank at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. :: Image #9072
Photo of Visitors enjoy the enormous kelp forest tank at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. :: Image #9071
Photo of Visitors enjoy the enormous kelp forest tank at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. :: Image #9070
Photo of Visitors enjoy the enormous kelp forest tank at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. :: Image #9069
Photo of Commuter traffic crosses the Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from the Marin Headlands. San Francisco. :: Image #9068
Photo of San Franciscos infamous summer fog overtakes the Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from the Marin Headlands with the city of San Francisco visible in the distance. :: Image #9067
Photo of San Franciscos infamous summer fog overtakes the Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from the Marin Headlands with the city of San Francisco visible in the distance. :: Image #9066
Photo of San Franciscos infamous summer fog overtakes the Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from the Marin Headlands with the city of San Francisco visible in the distance. :: Image #9065
Photo of San Franciscos infamous summer fog overtakes the Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from the Marin Headlands with the city of San Francisco visible in the distance. :: Image #9064
Photo of San Franciscos infamous summer fog overtakes the Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from the Marin Headlands with the city of San Francisco visible in the distance. :: Image #9063
Photo of San Franciscos infamous summer fog overtakes the Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from the Marin Headlands with the city of San Francisco visible in the distance. :: Image #9062
Photo of San Franciscos infamous summer fog overtakes the Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from the Marin Headlands with the city of San Francisco visible in the distance. :: Image #9061
Photo of San Franciscos infamous summer fog overtakes the Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from the Marin Headlands with the city of San Francisco visible in the distance. :: Image #9060
Photo of Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from San Francisco, with the Marin Headlands visible in the distance. :: Image #9059
Photo of Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from Fort Point, with the Marin Headlands visible in the distance. San Francisco. :: Image #9058
Photo of Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from Fort Point, with the Marin Headlands visible in the distance. San Francisco. :: Image #9057
Photo of Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from Fort Point, with the Marin Headlands visible in the distance. San Francisco. :: Image #9056
Photo of Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from Fort Point, with the Marin Headlands visible in the distance. San Francisco. :: Image #9055
Photo of Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from Fort Point, with the Marin Headlands visible in the distance. San Francisco. :: Image #9054
Photo of Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from Fort Point, with the Marin Headlands visible in the distance. San Francisco. :: Image #9053
Photo of Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from Fort Point, with the Marin Headlands visible in the distance. San Francisco. :: Image #9052
Photo of Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from the Marin Headlands with the city of San Francisco in the distance. Late afternoon. :: Image #9051
Photo of A container ship leaves San Francisco Bay, passing under the Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from the Marin Headlands with the city of San Francisco in the distance. Late afternoon. :: Image #9050
Photo of Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from the Marin Headlands with the city of San Francisco in the distance. Late afternoon. :: Image #9049
Photo of Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from the Marin Headlands with the city of San Francisco in the distance. Late afternoon. :: Image #9048
Photo of Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from the Marin Headlands with the city of San Francisco in the distance. Late afternoon. :: Image #9047
Photo of Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from the Marin Headlands with the city of San Francisco in the distance. Late afternoon. :: Image #9046
Photo of Unidentified marine anemone. :: Image #9045
Photo of Unidentified marine anemone. :: Image #9044
Photo of Fish-eating anemone. :: Image #9043
Photo of Fish-eating anemone. :: Image #9042
Photo of Fish-eating anemone. :: Image #9041
Photo of Fish-eating anemone. :: Image #9040
Photo of Chestnut cowrie, mantle retracted to show entire shell. :: Image #9039
Photo of Chestnut cowries. :: Image #9038
Photo of Aeolid nudibranch. :: Image #9037
Photo of Pile surfperch. :: Image #9036
Photo of Pile surfperch. :: Image #9035
Photo of Pile surfperch. :: Image #9034
Photo of Rubberlip seaperch. :: Image #9033
Photo of Copper rockfish. :: Image #9032
Photo of Aeolid nudibranch. :: Image #9031
Photo of Aeolid nudibranch, Hermissenda crassicornis :: Image #9030
Photo of Aeolid nudibranch. :: Image #9029
Photo of Aeolid nudibranch. :: Image #9028
Photo of Aeolid nudibranch. :: Image #9027
Photo of Aeolid nudibranch. :: Image #9026
Photo of Aeolid nudibranch. :: Image #9025
Photo of Aeolid nudibranch. :: Image #9024
Photo of Aeolid nudibranch. :: Image #9023
Photo of Plumose anemone. :: Image #9022
Photo of Plumose anemone. :: Image #9021
Photo of Copper rockfish. :: Image #9020
Photo of Sea lemon. :: Image #9019
Photo of Sea lemon. :: Image #9018
Photo of Senorita. :: Image #9017
Photo of Giant Plumose Anemone :: Image #9016
Photo of Giant plumose anemone. :: Image #9015
Photo of Giant plumose anemone. :: Image #9014
Photo of Black-and-yellow rockfish. :: Image #9013
Photo of Black-and-yellow rockfish. :: Image #9012
Photo of Strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #9011
Photo of Striped surfperch. :: Image #9010
Photo of Rainbow surfperch. :: Image #9009
Photo of Rainbow surfperch. :: Image #9008
Photo of Rainbow surfperch. :: Image #9007
Photo of Yellow-lined nudibranch. :: Image #9005
Photo of Yellow-lined nudibranch. :: Image #9004
Photo of Yellow-lined nudibranch. :: Image #9003
Photo of Decorator crab. :: Image #9002
Photo of Rosy rockfish. :: Image #9001
Photo of Spiny king crab. :: Image #9000
Photo of Spiny king crab. :: Image #8999
Photo of Lined shore crab. :: Image #8998
Photo of Spotfin surfperch. :: Image #8996
Photo of Monkey-faced eel. :: Image #8995
Photo of Monkey-faced eel. :: Image #8994
Photo of Monkey-faced eel. :: Image #8993
Photo of Tube snout. :: Image #8992
Photo of Tube snout. :: Image #8991
Photo of Tube snout. :: Image #8990
Photo of Tube snout. :: Image #8989
Photo of Tube snout. :: Image #8988
Photo of Spot prawn. :: Image #8987
Photo of Spot prawn. :: Image #8986
Photo of Spot prawn. :: Image #8985
Photo of Spot prawn. :: Image #8984
Photo of Spot prawn. :: Image #8983
Photo of Fish-eating anemone. :: Image #8982
Photo of Fish-eating anemone. :: Image #8981
Photo of Fish-eating anemone. :: Image #8980
Photo of Canary rockfish. :: Image #8979
Photo of Bocaccio. :: Image #8978
Photo of China rockfish. :: Image #8977
Photo of Purple-striped jelly. :: Image #8976
Photo of Purple-striped jelly. :: Image #8975
Photo of Purple-striped jelly. :: Image #8974
Photo of Purple-striped jelly. :: Image #8973
Photo of Purple-striped jelly. :: Image #8972
Photo of Purple-striped jelly. :: Image #8970
Photo of Purple-striped jelly. :: Image #8969
Photo of Purple-striped jelly. :: Image #8968
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #8967
Photo of Visitors watch a graceful, slow moving group of sea nettle jellyfishes at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. :: Image #8966
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #8965
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #8964
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #8963
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #8962
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #8960
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #8959
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #8958
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #8957
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #8956
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #8955
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #8954
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #8953
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #8952
Photo of Sea nettles. :: Image #8951
Photo of C-O sole. :: Image #8950
Photo of C-O sole. :: Image #8949
Photo of Longspine combfish. :: Image #8948
Photo of A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it. :: Image #8947
Photo of A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it. :: Image #8946
Photo of A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it. :: Image #8945
Photo of Scale-sided piddock. :: Image #8944
Photo of Carnivorous chiton. :: Image #8943
Photo of A confusing cluster of spiny brittle stars. :: Image #8942
Photo of Tube anemone. :: Image #8941
Photo of Tube anemone. :: Image #8940
Photo of Tube anemone. :: Image #8939
Photo of Tube anemone. :: Image #8938
Photo of Tube anemone. :: Image #8937
Photo of Rock scallop. :: Image #8936
Photo of Rock scallop with encrusting strawberry anemones. :: Image #8935
Photo of Rock scallop with encrusting orange cup corals (top) and strawberry anemones (bottom). :: Image #8934
Photo of Rock scallop surrounded by strawberry anemones. :: Image #8933
Photo of Rock scallop. :: Image #8932
Photo of Rock scallop. :: Image #8931
Photo of Ghost shrimp, seen in a cross section view of its habitat, an underwater hole. :: Image #8930
Photo of Fat innkeeper worm, seen in a cross section view of its habitat, an underwater hole. :: Image #8929
Photo of Fat innkeeper worm, seen in a cross section view of its habitat, an underwater hole. :: Image #8928
Photo of Unidentified jellyfish. :: Image #8924
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #8923
Photo of Copper rockfish. :: Image #8922
Photo of Copper rockfish. :: Image #8921
Photo of Copper rockfish. :: Image #8920
Photo of Shiner perch. :: Image #8919
Photo of Bocaccio. :: Image #8917
Photo of Red abalone eats Macrocystis kelp blade. :: Image #8916
Photo of Unidentified marine crab. :: Image #8915
Photo of Unidentified marine anemone. :: Image #8914
Photo of Unidentified marine anemone. :: Image #8913
Photo of Unidentified marine anemone. :: Image #8912
Photo of Unidentified marine anemone. :: Image #8911
Photo of Blue-green chromis. :: Image #8910
Photo of Spotted unicornfish. :: Image #8909
Photo of Unidentified damselfish. :: Image #8908
Photo of Saddleback grouper. :: Image #8907
Photo of Sapphire devil, male coloration. :: Image #8906
Photo of Unidentified marine. :: Image #8905
Photo of Spotted ratfish. :: Image #8903
Photo of Banggai Cardinalfish. Once thought to be found at Banggai Island near Sulawesi, Indonesia, it has recently been found at Lembeh Strait and elsewhere. The male incubates the egg mass in his mouth, then shelters a brood of 10-15 babies in his mouth after they hatch, the only fish known to exhibit this behaviour. Unfortunately, the aquarium trade is threatening the survival of this species in the wild. :: Image #8902
Photo of Banggai Cardinalfish. Once thought to be found at Banggai Island near Sulawesi, Indonesia, it has recently been found at Lembeh Strait and elsewhere. The male incubates the egg mass in his mouth, then shelters a brood of 10-15 babies in his mouth after they hatch, the only fish known to exhibit this behaviour. Unfortunately, the aquarium trade is threatening the survival of this species in the wild. :: Image #8901
Photo of Banggai Cardinalfish. Once thought to be found at Banggai Island near Sulawesi, Indonesia, it has recently been found at Lembeh Strait and elsewhere. The male incubates the egg mass in his mouth, then shelters a brood of 10-15 babies in his mouth after they hatch, the only fish known to exhibit this behaviour. Unfortunately, the aquarium trade is threatening the survival of this species in the wild. :: Image #8900
Photo of Unidentified scorpionfish. :: Image #8899
Photo of Bicolored foxface rabbitfish. :: Image #8898
Photo of Stocky anthias, male coloration. :: Image #8897
Photo of Stocky anthias, male coloration. :: Image #8896
Photo of Sea goldie. :: Image #8895
Photo of Sea goldie. :: Image #8894
Photo of Sea goldie. :: Image #8893
Photo of Sea goldie. :: Image #8892
Photo of Sea goldie. :: Image #8891
Photo of Sea goldie. :: Image #8890
Photo of Sea goldie. :: Image #8889
Photo of Sea goldie. :: Image #8888
Photo of Sea goldie. :: Image #8887
Photo of Square-spot fairy basslet, female coloration. :: Image #8886
Photo of Square-spot fairy basslet, female coloration. :: Image #8885
Photo of Square-spot fairy basslet, female coloration. :: Image #8884
Photo of Square-spot fairy basslet, female coloration. :: Image #8883
Photo of Purple Queen anthias, female. :: Image #8882
Photo of Threadfin cardinalfish. :: Image #8881
Photo of Threadfin cardinalfish. :: Image #8880
Photo of Zebra dartfish. :: Image #8879
Photo of Zebra dartfish. :: Image #8878
Photo of Blue-head fairy wrasse. :: Image #8877
Photo of Blue-head fairy wrasse. :: Image #8876
Photo of Blue-head fairy wrasse. :: Image #8875
Photo of Sunset wrasse. :: Image #8874
Photo of Sunset wrasse. :: Image #8873
Photo of Sunset wrasse. :: Image #8872
Photo of Popeye catalufa. :: Image #8871
Photo of Spotted garden-eel. :: Image #8870
Photo of Sunburst anthias. :: Image #8869
Photo of Sunburst anthias. :: Image #8868
Photo of Sunburst anthias. :: Image #8867
Photo of Palette surgeonfish, juvenile. :: Image #8866
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #8865
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #8864
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #8863
Photo of Square-spot fairy basslet, male coloration. :: Image #8862
Photo of Square-spot fairy basslet, male coloration. :: Image #8861
Photo of Square-spot fairy basslet, male coloration. :: Image #8860
Photo of Square-spot fairy basslet, male coloration. :: Image #8859
Photo of Square-spot fairy basslet, male coloration. :: Image #8858
Photo of Square-spot fairy basslet, male coloration. :: Image #8857
Photo of Square-spot fairy basslet, male coloration. :: Image #8856
Photo of Square-spot fairy basslet, male coloration. :: Image #8855
Photo of Square-spot fairy basslet, male coloration. :: Image #8854
Photo of Square-spot fairy basslet, male coloration. :: Image #8853
Photo of Square-spot fairy basslet, male coloration. :: Image #8852
Photo of Square-spot fairy basslet, male coloration. :: Image #8851
Photo of Square-spot fairy basslet, male coloration. :: Image #8850
Photo of Square-spot fairy basslet, male coloration. :: Image #8849
Photo of Harlequin tuskfish. :: Image #8848
Photo of Harlequin tuskfish. :: Image #8847
Photo of Harlequin tuskfish. :: Image #8845
Photo of Spotted coralgrouper exposes its gills in order to be cleaned by cleaner wrasse (not in frame). :: Image #8844
Photo of Squaretail coralgrouper. :: Image #8843
Photo of Squaretail coralgrouper. :: Image #8842
Photo of Squaretail coralgrouper. :: Image #8841
Photo of Squaretail coralgrouper. :: Image #8840
Photo of Squaretail coralgrouper. :: Image #8839
Photo of Squaretail coralgrouper. :: Image #8838
Photo of Squaretail coralgrouper (upper) and spotted coralgrouper (lower). :: Image #8837
Photo of Squaretail coralgrouper (upper) and spotted coralgrouper (lower). :: Image #8836
Photo of Squaretail coralgrouper (upper) and spotted coralgrouper (lower). :: Image #8835
Photo of Sand dollars. :: Image #8834
Photo of Sand dollars. :: Image #8833
Photo of Hydrocoral. :: Image #8832
Photo of Hydrocoral. :: Image #8831
Photo of Saddleback clownfish. :: Image #8830
Photo of Fire clownfish. :: Image #8829
Photo of Fire clownfish. :: Image #8828
Photo of Fire clownfish. :: Image #8827
Photo of Fire clownfish. :: Image #8826
Photo of Barrier reef anemonefish. :: Image #8825
Photo of Barrier reef anemonefish. :: Image #8824
Photo of Barrier reef anemonefish. :: Image #8823
Photo of Pink anemonefish. :: Image #8822
Photo of Pink anemonefish. :: Image #8821
Photo of Pink anemonefish. :: Image #8820
Photo of Pink anemonefish. :: Image #8819
Photo of King angelfish. :: Image #8818
Photo of King angelfish. :: Image #8817
Photo of King angelfish. :: Image #8816
Photo of Longnose hawkfish. :: Image #8815
Photo of Longnose hawkfish. :: Image #8814
Photo of Longnose hawkfish. :: Image #8813
Photo of Longnose hawkfish. :: Image #8812
Photo of Copperband butterflyfish. :: Image #8811
Photo of Copperband butterflyfish. :: Image #8810
Photo of Copperband butterflyfish. :: Image #8809
Photo of Copperband butterflyfish. :: Image #8808
Photo of Detail showing tenting pattern, Glory of the Sea cone shell, gold form. The Glory of the Sea cone shell, once one of the rarest and most sought after of all seashells, remains the most famous and one of the most desireable shells for modern collectors. :: Image #8807
Photo of Detail showing tenting pattern, Glory of the Sea cone shell, gold form. The Glory of the Sea cone shell, once one of the rarest and most sought after of all seashells, remains the most famous and one of the most desireable shells for modern collectors. :: Image #8806
Photo of Glory of the Sea cone shell, gold form. The Glory of the Sea cone shell, once one of the rarest and most sought after of all seashells, remains the most famous and one of the most desireable shells for modern collectors. :: Image #8805
Photo of Glory of the Sea cone shell, gold form. The Glory of the Sea cone shell, once one of the rarest and most sought after of all seashells, remains the most famous and one of the most desireable shells for modern collectors. :: Image #8804
Photo of Glory of the Sea cone shell, gold form. The Glory of the Sea cone shell, once one of the rarest and most sought after of all seashells, remains the most famous and one of the most desireable shells for modern collectors. :: Image #8803
Photo of Glory of the Sea cone shell, gold form. The Glory of the Sea cone shell, once one of the rarest and most sought after of all seashells, remains the most famous and one of the most desireable shells for modern collectors. :: Image #8802
Photo of Costate Tun :: Image #8801
Photo of Costate Tun :: Image #8800
Photo of Costate Tun :: Image #8799
Photo of Costate Tun :: Image #8798
Photo of Costate Tun :: Image #8797
Photo of Map Cowrie :: Image #8796
Photo of Map Cowrie :: Image #8795
Photo of Map Cowrie :: Image #8794
Photo of Map Cowrie :: Image #8793
Photo of Map Cowrie :: Image #8792
Photo of Dog-Rose Cowrie :: Image #8791
Photo of Dog-Rose Cowrie :: Image #8790
Photo of Dog-Rose Cowrie :: Image #8789
Photo of Dog-Rose Cowrie :: Image #8788
Photo of Alabaster Murex :: Image #8787
Photo of Alabaster Murex :: Image #8786
Photo of Murex aduncospinosus :: Image #8785
Photo of Murex aduncospinosus :: Image #8784
Photo of Bristled Cowrie :: Image #8783
Photo of Bristled Cowrie :: Image #8782
Photo of Bristled Cowrie :: Image #8781
Photo of Money Cowrie :: Image #8780
Photo of Money Cowrie :: Image #8779
Photo of Money Cowrie :: Image #8778
Photo of Money Cowrie :: Image #8777
Photo of Astral Honey Cowrie :: Image #8776
Photo of Astral Honey Cowrie :: Image #8775
Photo of Astral Honey Cowrie :: Image #8774
Photo of Bulging Cowrie :: Image #8773
Photo of Bulging Cowrie :: Image #8772
Photo of Little-Donkey Cowrie :: Image #8771
Photo of Little-Donkey Cowrie :: Image #8770
Photo of Little-Donkey Cowrie :: Image #8769
Photo of Artuffel's Cowrie :: Image #8768
Photo of Artuffel's Cowrie :: Image #8767
Photo of Artuffel's Cowrie :: Image #8766
Photo of Twice Triple-spotted Cowrie :: Image #8765
Photo of Twice Triple-spotted Cowrie :: Image #8764
Photo of Twice Triple-spotted Cowrie :: Image #8763
Photo of Twice Triple-spotted Cowrie :: Image #8762
Photo of Dayrit's Cowrie :: Image #8761
Photo of Dayrit's Cowrie :: Image #8760
Photo of Dayrit's Cowrie :: Image #8759
Photo of Globular Cowrie :: Image #8758
Photo of Globular Cowrie :: Image #8757
Photo of Globular Cowrie :: Image #8756
Photo of Globular Cowrie :: Image #8755
Photo of Zigzag Cowrie :: Image #8754
Photo of Zigzag Cowrie :: Image #8753
Photo of Zigzag Cowrie :: Image #8752
Photo of Yellow Cowrie :: Image #8751
Photo of Yellow Cowrie :: Image #8750
Photo of Yellow Cowrie :: Image #8749
Photo of Translucent Tapering Cowrie :: Image #8748
Photo of Translucent Tapering Cowrie :: Image #8747
Photo of Translucent Tapering Cowrie :: Image #8746
Photo of Translucent Tapering Cowrie :: Image #8745
Photo of Glory of India cone, with operculum. :: Image #8744
Photo of Glory of India cone. :: Image #8743
Photo of Glory of India cone. :: Image #8742
Photo of Glory of India cone, with operculum. :: Image #8741
Photo of Glory of Bengal cone, with operculum. :: Image #8740
Photo of Glory of Bengal cone. :: Image #8739
Photo of Glory of Bengal cone. :: Image #8738
Photo of Glory of Bengal cone, with operculum. :: Image #8737
Photo of Glory of the Sea cone shell, brown form. The Glory of the Sea cone shell, once one of the rarest and most sought after of all seashells, remains the most famous and one of the most desireable shells for modern collectors. :: Image #8736
Photo of Glory of the Sea cone shell, brown form. The Glory of the Sea cone shell, once one of the rarest and most sought after of all seashells, remains the most famous and one of the most desireable shells for modern collectors. :: Image #8735
Photo of Glory of the Sea cone shell, brown form. The Glory of the Sea cone shell, once one of the rarest and most sought after of all seashells, remains the most famous and one of the most desireable shells for modern collectors. :: Image #8734
Photo of Glory of the Sea cone shell, brown form. The Glory of the Sea cone shell, once one of the rarest and most sought after of all seashells, remains the most famous and one of the most desireable shells for modern collectors. :: Image #8733
Photo of Glory of the Sea cone shell, gold form. The Glory of the Sea cone shell, once one of the rarest and most sought after of all seashells, remains the most famous and one of the most desireable shells for modern collectors. :: Image #8731
Photo of Glory of the Sea cone shell, gold form. The Glory of the Sea cone shell, once one of the rarest and most sought after of all seashells, remains the most famous and one of the most desireable shells for modern collectors. :: Image #8730
Photo of Glory of the Sea cone shell, gold form. The Glory of the Sea cone shell, once one of the rarest and most sought after of all seashells, remains the most famous and one of the most desireable shells for modern collectors. :: Image #8729
Photo of Glory of the Sea cone shell, gold form. The Glory of the Sea cone shell, once one of the rarest and most sought after of all seashells, remains the most famous and one of the most desireable shells for modern collectors. :: Image #8728
Photo of Glory of the Sea cone shell, gold form. The Glory of the Sea cone shell, once one of the rarest and most sought after of all seashells, remains the most famous and one of the most desireable shells for modern collectors. :: Image #8727
Photo of Blue chromis. :: Image #8726
Photo of Blue chromis. :: Image #8725
Photo of Scribbled angelfish. :: Image #8724
Photo of Scribbled angelfish. :: Image #8723
Photo of Eyestripe surgeonfish. :: Image #8722
Photo of Eyestripe surgeonfish. :: Image #8721
Photo of Eyestripe surgeonfish. :: Image #8720
Photo of Eyestripe surgeonfish. :: Image #8719
Photo of Eyestripe surgeonfish. :: Image #8718
Photo of Eyestripe surgeonfish. :: Image #8716
Photo of Yellowtail tang. :: Image #8715
Photo of Seahorses. :: Image #8714
Photo of Seahorse. :: Image #8713
Photo of Disk anemones. :: Image #8711
Photo of Disk anemones. :: Image #8710
Photo of Trumpet coral. :: Image #8709
Photo of Trumpet coral. :: Image #8708
Photo of Trumpet coral. :: Image #8707
Photo of Glove xenia. :: Image #8706
Photo of Glove xenia. :: Image #8705
Photo of Glove xenia. :: Image #8704
Photo of Glove xenia. :: Image #8703
Photo of Lined seahorse. :: Image #8702
Photo of Lined seahorse. :: Image #8701
Photo of Barbours seahorse. :: Image #8700
Photo of Barbours seahorse. :: Image #8699
Photo of Barbours seahorse. :: Image #8698
Photo of Barbours seahorse. :: Image #8697
Photo of Barbours seahorse. :: Image #8696
Photo of Barbours seahorse. :: Image #8694
Photo of Blackcap gramma basslet. :: Image #8693
Photo of Blackcap gramma basslet. :: Image #8692
Photo of Blackcap gramma basslet. :: Image #8691
Photo of Desjardins Indian sailfin tang. :: Image #8689
Photo of Desjardins Indian sailfin tang. :: Image #8688
Photo of Big-nosed unicornfish. :: Image #8687
Photo of Big-nosed unicornfish. :: Image #8686
Photo of Southern orange-lined cardinalfish. :: Image #8685
Photo of Southern orange-lined cardinalfish. :: Image #8684
Photo of Sevenstriped cardinalfish. :: Image #8683
Photo of Sevenstriped cardinalfish. :: Image #8682
Photo of Royal gramma basslet. :: Image #8681
Photo of Royal gramma basslet. :: Image #8680
Photo of Royal gramma basslet. :: Image #8679
Photo of Blue tang. :: Image #8678
Photo of Cleaner shrimp. :: Image #8676
Photo of Cleaner shrimp. :: Image #8675
Photo of Kole tang (aka, goldring surgeonfish). :: Image #8674
Photo of Kole tang (aka, goldring surgeonfish). :: Image #8673
Photo of Striped dottyback. :: Image #8672
Photo of Striped dottyback. :: Image #8671
Photo of Striped dottyback. :: Image #8670
Photo of Red saddleback anemonefish. :: Image #8669
Photo of Flame angelfish. :: Image #8668
Photo of Palette surgeonfish. :: Image #8666
Photo of Palette surgeonfish. :: Image #8665
Photo of Yellow tang. :: Image #8664
Photo of Blue face angelfish. :: Image #8663
Photo of Blue face angelfish. :: Image #8662
Photo of Flameback angelfish. :: Image #8661
Photo of Flameback angelfish. :: Image #8660
Photo of Flameback angelfish. :: Image #8659
Photo of Flameback angelfish. :: Image #8658
Photo of Flameback angelfish. :: Image #8657
Photo of Flameback angelfish. :: Image #8656
Photo of Arabian surgeonfish. :: Image #8655
Photo of Arabian surgeonfish. :: Image #8654
Photo of Arabian surgeonfish. :: Image #8653
Photo of Arabian surgeonfish. :: Image #8652
Photo of Arabian angelfish. :: Image #8651
Photo of Arabian angelfish. :: Image #8650
Photo of Arabian angelfish. :: Image #8649
Photo of Arabian angelfish. :: Image #8648
Photo of Juvenile sheephead wrasse. :: Image #8647
Photo of Lewiss moon snail, mantle extended to nearly cover shell. :: Image #8646
Photo of Lewiss moon snail, mantle extended to nearly cover shell. :: Image #8645
Photo of Red rock shrimp. :: Image #8644
Photo of Red rock shrimp. :: Image #8643
Photo of Red rock shrimp. :: Image #8642
Photo of Red rock shrimp. :: Image #8640
Photo of Red rock shrimp. :: Image #8639
Photo of Red rock shrimp. :: Image #8638
Photo of Juvenile red abalone. :: Image #8637
Photo of Juvenile red abalone. :: Image #8636
Photo of Juvenile red abalone. :: Image #8635
Photo of Juvenile red abalone. :: Image #8634
Photo of Juvenile red abalone. :: Image #8633
Photo of Flamingo tongue cowrie :: Image #8632
Photo of Flamingo tongue cowrie :: Image #8631
Photo of Flamingo tongue cowrie :: Image #8630
Photo of Flamingo tongue cowrie :: Image #8629
Photo of Money Cowrie :: Image #8628
Photo of Money Cowrie :: Image #8627
Photo of Money Cowrie :: Image #8626
Photo of Money Cowrie :: Image #8625
Photo of Small Silvery Honey Cowrie :: Image #8624
Photo of Small Silvery Honey Cowrie :: Image #8623
Photo of Small Silvery Honey Cowrie :: Image #8622
Photo of Small Silvery Honey Cowrie :: Image #8621
Photo of Atlantic Gray Cowrie, Ashen Cowrie :: Image #8620
Photo of Atlantic Gray Cowrie, Ashen Cowrie :: Image #8619
Photo of Atlantic Gray Cowrie, Ashen Cowrie :: Image #8618
Photo of Atlantic Gray Cowrie, Ashen Cowrie :: Image #8617
Photo of Translucent Tapering Cowrie :: Image #8616
Photo of Translucent Tapering Cowrie :: Image #8615
Photo of Translucent Tapering Cowrie :: Image #8614
Photo of Translucent Tapering Cowrie :: Image #8613
Photo of Pale Cowrie :: Image #8612
Photo of Pale Cowrie :: Image #8611
Photo of Pale Cowrie :: Image #8610
Photo of Pale Cowrie :: Image #8609
Photo of Bulging Cowrie :: Image #8608
Photo of Bulging Cowrie :: Image #8607
Photo of Bulging Cowrie :: Image #8606
Photo of Bulging Cowrie :: Image #8605
Photo of Four-spotted Cowrie :: Image #8604
Photo of Four-spotted Cowrie :: Image #8603
Photo of Four-spotted Cowrie :: Image #8602
Photo of Four-spotted Cowrie :: Image #8601
Photo of Ocellate Cowrie :: Image #8600
Photo of Ocellate Cowrie :: Image #8599
Photo of Ocellate Cowrie :: Image #8598
Photo of Ocellate Cowrie :: Image #8597
Photo of Slug-Like Cowrie :: Image #8596
Photo of Slug-Like Cowrie :: Image #8595
Photo of Slug-Like Cowrie :: Image #8594
Photo of Slug-Like Cowrie :: Image #8593
Photo of Granulated Cowrie :: Image #8592
Photo of Granulated Cowrie :: Image #8591
Photo of Granulated Cowrie :: Image #8590
Photo of Granulated Cowrie :: Image #8589
Photo of Granulated Cowrie :: Image #8588
Photo of Granulated Cowrie :: Image #8587
Photo of Granulated Cowrie :: Image #8586
Photo of Jenner's cowrie :: Image #8585
Photo of Jenner's cowrie :: Image #8584
Photo of Jenner's cowrie :: Image #8583
Photo of Jenner's cowrie :: Image #8582
Photo of Jenner's cowrie :: Image #8581
Photo of Gnawed Cowrie :: Image #8580
Photo of Gnawed Cowrie :: Image #8579
Photo of Gnawed Cowrie :: Image #8578
Photo of Gnawed Cowrie :: Image #8577
Photo of Zoned Cowrie :: Image #8576
Photo of Zoned Cowrie :: Image #8575
Photo of Zoned Cowrie :: Image #8574
Photo of Zoned Cowrie :: Image #8573
Photo of Fawn Cowrie :: Image #8572
Photo of Fawn Cowrie :: Image #8571
Photo of Fawn Cowrie :: Image #8570
Photo of Fawn Cowrie :: Image #8569
Photo of Annette's Cowrie :: Image #8568
Photo of Annette's Cowrie :: Image #8567
Photo of Annette's Cowrie :: Image #8566
Photo of Annette's Cowrie :: Image #8565
Photo of Depressed Cowrie :: Image #8564
Photo of Depressed Cowrie :: Image #8563
Photo of Depressed Cowrie :: Image #8562
Photo of Depressed Cowrie :: Image #8561
Photo of Tapering Cowrie :: Image #8560
Photo of Tapering Cowrie :: Image #8559
Photo of Tapering Cowrie :: Image #8558
Photo of Tapering Cowrie :: Image #8557
Photo of Serpent's-head Cowrie :: Image #8556
Photo of Serpent's-head Cowrie :: Image #8555
Photo of Serpent's-head Cowrie :: Image #8554
Photo of Serpent's-head Cowrie :: Image #8553
Photo of Chinese Cowrie :: Image #8552
Photo of Chinese Cowrie :: Image #8551
Photo of Chinese Cowrie :: Image #8550
Photo of Chinese Cowrie :: Image #8549
Photo of Millet Cowrie :: Image #8548
Photo of Millet Cowrie :: Image #8547
Photo of Millet Cowrie :: Image #8546
Photo of Millet Cowrie :: Image #8545
Photo of Common Egg Cowrie :: Image #8544
Photo of Common Egg Cowrie :: Image #8543
Photo of Common Egg Cowrie :: Image #8542
Photo of Common Egg Cowrie :: Image #8541
Photo of Map Cowrie :: Image #8540
Photo of Map Cowrie :: Image #8539
Photo of Map Cowrie :: Image #8538
Photo of Map Cowrie :: Image #8537
Photo of Map Cowrie :: Image #8536
Photo of Map Cowrie :: Image #8535
Photo of Map Cowrie :: Image #8534
Photo of Mauritius Island Cowrie :: Image #8533
Photo of Mauritius Island Cowrie :: Image #8532
Photo of Mauritius Island Cowrie :: Image #8531
Photo of Mauritius Island Cowrie :: Image #8530
Photo of Mauritius Island Cowrie :: Image #8529
Photo of Mauritius Island Cowrie :: Image #8528
Photo of Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8527
Photo of Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8526
Photo of Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8525
Photo of Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8524
Photo of Healed dorsal crack. :: Image #8523
Photo of Dark Mole Cowrie :: Image #8522
Photo of Dark Mole Cowrie :: Image #8521
Photo of Dark Mole Cowrie :: Image #8520
Photo of Dark Mole Cowrie :: Image #8519
Photo of Lynx Cowrie :: Image #8518
Photo of Lynx Cowrie :: Image #8517
Photo of Lynx Cowrie :: Image #8516
Photo of Lynx Cowrie :: Image #8515
Photo of Lynx Cowrie :: Image #8514
Photo of Lynx Cowrie :: Image #8513
Photo of Lynx Cowrie :: Image #8512
Photo of Lynx Cowrie :: Image #8511
Photo of de Priester's Cowrie :: Image #8510
Photo of de Priester's Cowrie :: Image #8509
Photo of Lister's Cowrie :: Image #8508
Photo of Lister's Cowrie :: Image #8507
Photo of Lister's Cowrie :: Image #8506
Photo of Porous Cowrie :: Image #8505
Photo of Porous Cowrie :: Image #8504
Photo of Porous Cowrie :: Image #8503
Photo of Porous Cowrie :: Image #8502
Photo of Cat Cowrie :: Image #8501
Photo of Cat Cowrie :: Image #8500
Photo of Cat Cowrie :: Image #8499
Photo of Cat Cowrie :: Image #8498
Photo of Grape Cowrie :: Image #8497
Photo of Grape Cowrie :: Image #8496
Photo of Grape Cowrie :: Image #8495
Photo of Grape Cowrie :: Image #8494
Photo of Nucleus Cowrie :: Image #8493
Photo of Nucleus Cowrie :: Image #8492
Photo of Nucleus Cowrie :: Image #8491
Photo of Nucleus Cowrie :: Image #8490
Photo of Nucleus Cowrie :: Image #8489
Photo of Nucleus Cowrie :: Image #8488
Photo of Nucleus Cowrie :: Image #8487
Photo of Nucleus Cowrie :: Image #8486
Photo of Radians trivia :: Image #8485
Photo of Radians trivia :: Image #8484
Photo of Radians trivia :: Image #8483
Photo of Radians trivia :: Image #8482
Photo of Radians trivia :: Image #8481
Photo of Radians trivia :: Image #8480
Photo of Radians trivia :: Image #8479
Photo of Radians trivia :: Image #8478
Photo of Little Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8477
Photo of Little Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8476
Photo of Little Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8475
Photo of Little Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8474
Photo of Coxen's Cowrie :: Image #8473
Photo of Coxen's Cowrie :: Image #8472
Photo of Coxen's Cowrie :: Image #8471
Photo of Coxen's Cowrie :: Image #8470
Photo of Gold-ring Cowrie :: Image #8469
Photo of Gold-ring Cowrie :: Image #8468
Photo of Gold-ring Cowrie :: Image #8467
Photo of Gold-ring Cowrie :: Image #8466
Photo of Money Cowrie :: Image #8465
Photo of Money Cowrie :: Image #8464
Photo of Money Cowrie :: Image #8463
Photo of Money Cowrie :: Image #8462
Photo of Money Cowrie :: Image #8461
Photo of Money Cowrie :: Image #8460
Photo of Money Cowrie :: Image #8459
Photo of Money Cowrie :: Image #8458
Photo of Serpent's-head Cowrie :: Image #8457
Photo of Serpent's-head Cowrie :: Image #8456
Photo of Serpent's-head Cowrie :: Image #8455
Photo of Serpent's-head Cowrie :: Image #8454
Photo of Serpent's-head Cowrie :: Image #8453
Photo of Serpent's-head Cowrie :: Image #8452
Photo of Serpent's-head Cowrie :: Image #8451
Photo of Serpent's-head Cowrie :: Image #8450
Photo of Dog-Rose Cowrie :: Image #8449
Photo of Dog-Rose Cowrie :: Image #8448
Photo of Dog-Rose Cowrie :: Image #8447
Photo of Dog-Rose Cowrie :: Image #8446
Photo of Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8445
Photo of Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8444
Photo of Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8443
Photo of Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8442
Photo of Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8441
Photo of Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8440
Photo of Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8439
Photo of Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8438
Photo of Mouse Cowrie :: Image #8437
Photo of Mouse Cowrie :: Image #8436
Photo of Mouse Cowrie :: Image #8435
Photo of Mouse Cowrie :: Image #8434
Photo of Mouse Cowrie :: Image #8433
Photo of Onyx Cowrie :: Image #8432
Photo of Onyx Cowrie :: Image #8431
Photo of Onyx Cowrie :: Image #8430
Photo of Onyx Cowrie :: Image #8429
Photo of Daybreak Cowrie :: Image #8428
Photo of Daybreak Cowrie :: Image #8427
Photo of Daybreak Cowrie :: Image #8426
Photo of Daybreak Cowrie :: Image #8425
Photo of Daybreak Cowrie :: Image #8424
Photo of Dirty-Yellow Cowrie :: Image #8423
Photo of Dirty-Yellow Cowrie :: Image #8422
Photo of Dirty-Yellow Cowrie :: Image #8421
Photo of Dirty-Yellow Cowrie :: Image #8420
Photo of Dirty-Yellow Cowrie :: Image #8419
Photo of Dirty-Yellow Cowrie :: Image #8418
Photo of Dirty-Yellow Cowrie :: Image #8417
Photo of Dirty-Yellow Cowrie :: Image #8416
Photo of Interrupted Cowrie :: Image #8415
Photo of Interrupted Cowrie :: Image #8414
Photo of Interrupted Cowrie :: Image #8413
Photo of Boivin's Cowrie :: Image #8412
Photo of Boivin's Cowrie :: Image #8411
Photo of Boivin's Cowrie :: Image #8410
Photo of Boivin's Cowrie :: Image #8409
Photo of Stolid Cowrie :: Image #8408
Photo of Stolid Cowrie :: Image #8407
Photo of Stolid Cowrie :: Image #8406
Photo of Stolid Cowrie :: Image #8405
Photo of Cylindrical Cowrie :: Image #8404
Photo of Cylindrical Cowrie :: Image #8403
Photo of Cylindrical Cowrie :: Image #8402
Photo of Cylindrical Cowrie :: Image #8401
Photo of Yellow-toothed Cowrie :: Image #8400
Photo of Yellow-toothed Cowrie :: Image #8399
Photo of Yellow-toothed Cowrie :: Image #8398
Photo of Yellow-toothed Cowrie :: Image #8397
Photo of Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8396
Photo of Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8395
Photo of Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8394
Photo of Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8393
Photo of Mistaken Cowrie :: Image #8392
Photo of Mistaken Cowrie :: Image #8391
Photo of Mistaken Cowrie :: Image #8390
Photo of Mistaken Cowrie :: Image #8389
Photo of Dragon Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8388
Photo of Dragon Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8387
Photo of Dragon Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8386
Photo of Dragon Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8385
Photo of Tapering Cowrie :: Image #8384
Photo of Tapering Cowrie :: Image #8383
Photo of Tapering Cowrie :: Image #8382
Photo of Tapering Cowrie :: Image #8381
Photo of Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8380
Photo of Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8379
Photo of Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8378
Photo of Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8377
Photo of Millet Cowrie :: Image #8376
Photo of Millet Cowrie :: Image #8375
Photo of Millet Cowrie :: Image #8374
Photo of Millet Cowrie :: Image #8373
Photo of Little Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8372
Photo of Little Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8371
Photo of Little Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8370
Photo of Little Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8369
Photo of Javan Walker's Cowrie :: Image #8368
Photo of Javan Walker's Cowrie :: Image #8367
Photo of Javan Walker's Cowrie :: Image #8366
Photo of Javan Walker's Cowrie :: Image #8365
Photo of Carnelian Cowrie :: Image #8364
Photo of Carnelian Cowrie :: Image #8363
Photo of Carnelian Cowrie :: Image #8362
Photo of Carnelian Cowrie :: Image #8361
Photo of Carnelian Cowrie :: Image #8360
Photo of Carnelian Cowrie :: Image #8359
Photo of Carnelian Cowrie :: Image #8358
Photo of Carnelian Cowrie :: Image #8357
Photo of Sieve Cowrie :: Image #8356
Photo of Sieve Cowrie :: Image #8355
Photo of Sieve Cowrie :: Image #8354
Photo of Sieve Cowrie :: Image #8353
Photo of Millet Cowrie :: Image #8352
Photo of Millet Cowrie :: Image #8351
Photo of Millet Cowrie :: Image #8350
Photo of Millet Cowrie :: Image #8349
Photo of Dark form. :: Image #8348
Photo of Dark form. :: Image #8347
Photo of Dark form. :: Image #8346
Photo of Dark form. :: Image #8345
Photo of Light form. :: Image #8344
Photo of Light form. :: Image #8343
Photo of Light form. :: Image #8342
Photo of Light form. :: Image #8341
Photo of Annette's Cowrie :: Image #8340
Photo of Annette's Cowrie :: Image #8339
Photo of Annette's Cowrie :: Image #8338
Photo of Annette's Cowrie :: Image #8337
Photo of Pacific Deer Cowrie :: Image #8336
Photo of Pacific Deer Cowrie :: Image #8335
Photo of Pacific Deer Cowrie :: Image #8334
Photo of Pacific Deer Cowrie :: Image #8333
Photo of Teulere's Cowrie :: Image #8332
Photo of Teulere's Cowrie :: Image #8331
Photo of Teulere's Cowrie :: Image #8330
Photo of Teulere's Cowrie :: Image #8329
Photo of Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie :: Image #8328
Photo of Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie :: Image #8327
Photo of Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie :: Image #8326
Photo of Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie :: Image #8325
Photo of Serpent's-head Cowrie :: Image #8324
Photo of Serpent's-head Cowrie :: Image #8323
Photo of Serpent's-head Cowrie :: Image #8322
Photo of Lisping Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8321
Photo of Lisping Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8320
Photo of Lisping Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8319
Photo of Lisping Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8318
Photo of Thrush Cowrie :: Image #8317
Photo of Thrush Cowrie :: Image #8316
Photo of Thrush Cowrie :: Image #8315
Photo of Thrush Cowrie :: Image #8314
Photo of Turtle Cowrie :: Image #8313
Photo of Turtle Cowrie :: Image #8312
Photo of Turtle Cowrie :: Image #8311
Photo of Turtle Cowrie :: Image #8310
Photo of Hundred-Eyed Cowrie :: Image #8309
Photo of Hundred-Eyed Cowrie :: Image #8308
Photo of Hundred-Eyed Cowrie :: Image #8307
Photo of Hundred-Eyed Cowrie :: Image #8306
Photo of Hundred-Eyed Cowrie :: Image #8305
Photo of Rat Droppings Cowrie :: Image #8304
Photo of Rat Droppings Cowrie :: Image #8303
Photo of Rat Droppings Cowrie :: Image #8302
Photo of Rat Droppings Cowrie :: Image #8301
Photo of Mauritius Island Cowrie :: Image #8300
Photo of Mauritius Island Cowrie :: Image #8299
Photo of Mauritius Island Cowrie :: Image #8298
Photo of Mauritius Island Cowrie :: Image #8297
Photo of Map Cowrie :: Image #8296
Photo of Map Cowrie :: Image #8295
Photo of Map Cowrie :: Image #8294
Photo of Map Cowrie :: Image #8293
Photo of Map Cowrie :: Image #8292
Photo of Mistaken Cowrie :: Image #8291
Photo of Mistaken Cowrie :: Image #8290
Photo of Mistaken Cowrie :: Image #8289
Photo of Money Cowrie :: Image #8288
Photo of Money Cowrie :: Image #8287
Photo of Money Cowrie :: Image #8286
Photo of Nucleus Cowrie :: Image #8285
Photo of Nucleus Cowrie :: Image #8284
Photo of Nucleus Cowrie :: Image #8283
Photo of White Clandestine Cowrie :: Image #8282
Photo of White Clandestine Cowrie :: Image #8281
Photo of Graceful Cowrie :: Image #8280
Photo of Graceful Cowrie :: Image #8279
Photo of Graceful Cowrie :: Image #8278
Photo of Graceful Cowrie :: Image #8277
Photo of Graceful Cowrie :: Image #8276
Photo of Graceful Cowrie :: Image #8275
Photo of Lined-lip Cowrie :: Image #8274
Photo of Lined-lip Cowrie :: Image #8273
Photo of Lined-lip Cowrie :: Image #8272
Photo of Lined-lip Cowrie :: Image #8271
Photo of Money Cowrie :: Image #8270
Photo of Money Cowrie :: Image #8269
Photo of Money Cowrie :: Image #8268
Photo of Money Cowrie :: Image #8267
Photo of Kiener's Cowrie :: Image #8266
Photo of Kiener's Cowrie :: Image #8265
Photo of Kiener's Cowrie :: Image #8264
Photo of Madagascar Nucleus Cowrie :: Image #8263
Photo of Madagascar Nucleus Cowrie :: Image #8262
Photo of Madagascar Nucleus Cowrie :: Image #8261
Photo of Madagascar Nucleus Cowrie :: Image #8260
Photo of Tanned Cowrie :: Image #8259
Photo of Tanned Cowrie :: Image #8258
Photo of Tanned Cowrie :: Image #8257
Photo of Tanned Cowrie :: Image #8256
Photo of Exposed Cowrie :: Image #8255
Photo of Exposed Cowrie :: Image #8254
Photo of Exposed Cowrie :: Image #8253
Photo of Exposed Cowrie :: Image #8252
Photo of Pear Cowrie :: Image #8251
Photo of Pear Cowrie :: Image #8250
Photo of Pear Cowrie :: Image #8249
Photo of Pear Cowrie :: Image #8248
Photo of Pear Cowrie :: Image #8247
Photo of Golden-Bellied Egg Cowrie :: Image #8246
Photo of Golden-Bellied Egg Cowrie :: Image #8245
Photo of Golden-Bellied Egg Cowrie :: Image #8244
Photo of Golden-Bellied Egg Cowrie :: Image #8243
Photo of Rhinoceros Pale Cowrie :: Image #8242
Photo of Rhinoceros Pale Cowrie :: Image #8241
Photo of Rhinoceros Pale Cowrie :: Image #8240
Photo of Rhinoceros Pale Cowrie :: Image #8239
Photo of Egg Cowrie :: Image #8238
Photo of Egg Cowrie :: Image #8237
Photo of Egg Cowrie :: Image #8236
Photo of Egg Cowrie :: Image #8235
Photo of Ringless Bulging Cowrie :: Image #8234
Photo of Ringless Bulging Cowrie :: Image #8233
Photo of Ringless Bulging Cowrie :: Image #8232
Photo of Ringless Bulging Cowrie :: Image #8231
Photo of Honey Cowrie :: Image #8230
Photo of Honey Cowrie :: Image #8229
Photo of Honey Cowrie :: Image #8228
Photo of Honey Cowrie :: Image #8227
Photo of Swallow Cowrie :: Image #8226
Photo of Swallow Cowrie :: Image #8225
Photo of Swallow Cowrie :: Image #8224
Photo of Swallow Cowrie :: Image #8223
Photo of Chinese Cowrie :: Image #8222
Photo of Chinese Cowrie :: Image #8221
Photo of Chinese Cowrie :: Image #8220
Photo of Chinese Cowrie :: Image #8219
Photo of Serpent's-head Cowrie :: Image #8218
Photo of Serpent's-head Cowrie :: Image #8217
Photo of Serpent's-head Cowrie :: Image #8216
Photo of Serpent's-head Cowrie :: Image #8215
Photo of Mistaken Cowrie :: Image #8214
Photo of Mistaken Cowrie :: Image #8213
Photo of Mistaken Cowrie :: Image #8212
Photo of Mistaken Cowrie :: Image #8211
Photo of Boivin's Cowrie :: Image #8210
Photo of Boivin's Cowrie :: Image #8209
Photo of Boivin's Cowrie :: Image #8208
Photo of Boivin's Cowrie :: Image #8207
Photo of Nucleus Cowrie :: Image #8206
Photo of Nucleus Cowrie :: Image #8205
Photo of Nucleus Cowrie :: Image #8204
Photo of Nucleus Cowrie :: Image #8203
Photo of One-Banded Fringed Cowrie :: Image #8202
Photo of One-Banded Fringed Cowrie :: Image #8201
Photo of One-Banded Fringed Cowrie :: Image #8200
Photo of Sieve Cowrie :: Image #8199
Photo of Sieve Cowrie :: Image #8198
Photo of Sieve Cowrie :: Image #8197
Photo of Sieve Cowrie :: Image #8196
Photo of Ryu-Kyu Islands Cowrie :: Image #8195
Photo of Ryu-Kyu Islands Cowrie :: Image #8194
Photo of Ryu-Kyu Islands Cowrie :: Image #8193
Photo of Ryu-Kyu Islands Cowrie :: Image #8192
Photo of Interrupted Cowrie :: Image #8191
Photo of Interrupted Cowrie :: Image #8190
Photo of Interrupted Cowrie :: Image #8189
Photo of Controversial Cowrie :: Image #8188
Photo of Controversial Cowrie :: Image #8187
Photo of Controversial Cowrie :: Image #8186
Photo of Controversial Cowrie :: Image #8185
Photo of Tanned Cowrie :: Image #8184
Photo of Tanned Cowrie :: Image #8183
Photo of Tanned Cowrie :: Image #8182
Photo of Tanned Cowrie :: Image #8181
Photo of Egg Cowrie :: Image #8180
Photo of Egg Cowrie :: Image #8179
Photo of Egg Cowrie :: Image #8178
Photo of Egg Cowrie :: Image #8177
Photo of Robert's Cowrie :: Image #8176
Photo of Robert's Cowrie :: Image #8175
Photo of Robert's Cowrie :: Image #8174
Photo of Robert's Cowrie :: Image #8173
Photo of Marked Graceful Cowrie :: Image #8172
Photo of Marked Graceful Cowrie :: Image #8171
Photo of Marked Graceful Cowrie :: Image #8170
Photo of Lister's Cowrie :: Image #8169
Photo of Lister's Cowrie :: Image #8168
Photo of Lister's Cowrie :: Image #8167
Photo of Sowerby's Cylindrical Cowrie :: Image #8166
Photo of Sowerby's Cylindrical Cowrie :: Image #8165
Photo of Sowerby's Cylindrical Cowrie :: Image #8164
Photo of Sowerby's Cylindrical Cowrie :: Image #8163
Photo of Mistaken Cowrie :: Image #8162
Photo of Mistaken Cowrie :: Image #8161
Photo of Mistaken Cowrie :: Image #8160
Photo of Mistaken Cowrie :: Image #8159
Photo of Gnawed Cowrie :: Image #8158
Photo of Gnawed Cowrie :: Image #8157
Photo of Gnawed Cowrie :: Image #8156
Photo of Gnawed Cowrie :: Image #8155
Photo of Five-Banded Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8154
Photo of Five-Banded Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8153
Photo of Five-Banded Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8152
Photo of Five-Banded Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8151
Photo of Dog-Rose Cowrie :: Image #8150
Photo of Dog-Rose Cowrie :: Image #8149
Photo of Dog-Rose Cowrie :: Image #8148
Photo of Dog-Rose Cowrie :: Image #8147
Photo of Dog-Rose Cowrie :: Image #8146
Photo of Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8145
Photo of Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8144
Photo of Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8143
Photo of Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8142
Photo of Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8141
Photo of Gnawed Cowrie :: Image #8140
Photo of Gnawed Cowrie :: Image #8139
Photo of Gnawed Cowrie :: Image #8138
Photo of Gnawed Cowrie :: Image #8137
Photo of Gnawed Cowrie :: Image #8136
Photo of Cat Cowrie :: Image #8135
Photo of Cat Cowrie :: Image #8134
Photo of Cat Cowrie :: Image #8133
Photo of Blotched Graceful Cowrie :: Image #8132
Photo of Blotched Graceful Cowrie :: Image #8131
Photo of Blotched Graceful Cowrie :: Image #8130
Photo of Rhinoceros Pale Cowrie :: Image #8129
Photo of Rhinoceros Pale Cowrie :: Image #8128
Photo of Rhinoceros Pale Cowrie :: Image #8127
Photo of Rhinoceros Pale Cowrie :: Image #8126
Photo of Pale Cowrie :: Image #8125
Photo of Pale Cowrie :: Image #8124
Photo of Pale Cowrie :: Image #8123
Photo of Pale Cowrie :: Image #8122
Photo of Retifera form of Indian Jester Cowrie :: Image #8121
Photo of Retifera form of Indian Jester Cowrie :: Image #8120
Photo of Retifera form of Indian Jester Cowrie :: Image #8119
Photo of Retifera form of Indian Jester Cowrie :: Image #8118
Photo of Mole Cowrie :: Image #8117
Photo of Mole Cowrie :: Image #8116
Photo of Mole Cowrie :: Image #8115
Photo of Mole Cowrie :: Image #8114
Photo of Mole Cowrie :: Image #8113
Photo of Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8112
Photo of Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8111
Photo of Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8110
Photo of Arabian Cowrie :: Image #8109
Photo of Violet Chinese Cowrie :: Image #8108
Photo of Violet Chinese Cowrie :: Image #8107
Photo of Violet Chinese Cowrie :: Image #8106
Photo of Violet Chinese Cowrie :: Image #8105
Photo of Albugine Cowrie :: Image #8104
Photo of Albugine Cowrie :: Image #8103
Photo of Albugine Cowrie :: Image #8102
Photo of Albugine Cowrie :: Image #8101
Photo of Toothless Cape Cowrie :: Image #8100
Photo of Toothless Cape Cowrie :: Image #8099
Photo of Toothless Cape Cowrie :: Image #8098
Photo of Toothless Cape Cowrie :: Image #8097
Photo of Toothless Cape Cowrie :: Image #8096
Photo of Gangrenous Cowrie :: Image #8095
Photo of Gangrenous Cowrie :: Image #8094
Photo of Gangrenous Cowrie :: Image #8093
Photo of Gangrenous Cowrie :: Image #8092
Photo of Sieve Cowrie :: Image #8091
Photo of Sieve Cowrie :: Image #8090
Photo of Sieve Cowrie :: Image #8089
Photo of Chick-pea Cowrie :: Image #8088
Photo of Chick-pea Cowrie :: Image #8087
Photo of Chick-pea Cowrie :: Image #8086
Photo of Chick-pea Cowrie :: Image #8085
Photo of Gnawed Cowrie :: Image #8084
Photo of Gnawed Cowrie :: Image #8083
Photo of Gnawed Cowrie :: Image #8082
Photo of Gnawed Cowrie :: Image #8081
Photo of Cypraea boivinii amoena :: Image #8080
Photo of Cypraea boivinii amoena :: Image #8079
Photo of Cypraea boivinii amoena :: Image #8078
Photo of Cypraea boivinii amoena :: Image #8077
Photo of Elongate Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8076
Photo of Elongate Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8075
Photo of Elongate Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8074
Photo of Elongate Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8073
Photo of Dog-Rose Cowrie :: Image #8072
Photo of Dog-Rose Cowrie :: Image #8071
Photo of Dog-Rose Cowrie :: Image #8070
Photo of Dog-Rose Cowrie :: Image #8069
Photo of Dog-Rose Cowrie :: Image #8068
Photo of Dotted Cowrie :: Image #8067
Photo of Dotted Cowrie :: Image #8066
Photo of Dotted Cowrie :: Image #8065
Photo of Astral Honey Cowrie :: Image #8064
Photo of Astral Honey Cowrie :: Image #8063
Photo of Astral Honey Cowrie :: Image #8062
Photo of Ocellate Cowrie :: Image #8061
Photo of Ocellate Cowrie :: Image #8060
Photo of Ocellate Cowrie :: Image #8059
Photo of Lamarck's Cowrie :: Image #8058
Photo of Lamarck's Cowrie :: Image #8057
Photo of Lamarck's Cowrie :: Image #8056
Photo of Lamarck's Cowrie :: Image #8055
Photo of Pear-shaped Cowrie :: Image #8054
Photo of Pear-shaped Cowrie :: Image #8053
Photo of Pear-shaped Cowrie :: Image #8052
Photo of Pear-shaped Cowrie :: Image #8051
Photo of Dorsal-Blotched Greenish Cowrie :: Image #8050
Photo of Dorsal-Blotched Greenish Cowrie :: Image #8049
Photo of Dorsal-Blotched Greenish Cowrie :: Image #8048
Photo of Dorsal-Blotched Greenish Cowrie :: Image #8047
Photo of Honey Cowrie :: Image #8046
Photo of Honey Cowrie :: Image #8045
Photo of Honey Cowrie :: Image #8044
Photo of Honey Cowrie :: Image #8043
Photo of Lamarck's Cowrie :: Image #8042
Photo of Lamarck's Cowrie :: Image #8041
Photo of Lamarck's Cowrie :: Image #8040
Photo of Lamarck's Cowrie :: Image #8039
Photo of Millet Cowrie :: Image #8038
Photo of Millet Cowrie :: Image #8037
Photo of Millet Cowrie :: Image #8036
Photo of Millet Cowrie :: Image #8035
Photo of Lynx Cowrie :: Image #8034
Photo of Lynx Cowrie :: Image #8033
Photo of Lynx Cowrie :: Image #8032
Photo of Lynx Cowrie :: Image #8031
Photo of South African Fringed Cowrie :: Image #8030
Photo of South African Fringed Cowrie :: Image #8029
Photo of Reents' Cowrie :: Image #8028
Photo of Reents' Cowrie :: Image #8027
Photo of Reents' Cowrie :: Image #8026
Photo of Reents' Cowrie :: Image #8025
Photo of Dark-toothed Cowrie :: Image #8024
Photo of Dark-toothed Cowrie :: Image #8023
Photo of Dark-toothed Cowrie :: Image #8022
Photo of Dark-toothed Cowrie :: Image #8021
Photo of Minstrel Cowrie :: Image #8020
Photo of Minstrel Cowrie :: Image #8019
Photo of Minstrel Cowrie :: Image #8018
Photo of Minstrel Cowrie :: Image #8017
Photo of Pale Cowrie :: Image #8016
Photo of Pale Cowrie :: Image #8015
Photo of Pale Cowrie :: Image #8014
Photo of Pale Cowrie :: Image #8013
Photo of Jester Cowrie :: Image #8012
Photo of Jester Cowrie :: Image #8011
Photo of Jester Cowrie :: Image #8010
Photo of Jester Cowrie :: Image #8009
Photo of Tiger Cowrie :: Image #8008
Photo of Tiger Cowrie :: Image #8007
Photo of Tiger Cowrie :: Image #8006
Photo of Tiger Cowrie :: Image #8005
Photo of Carnelian Cowrie :: Image #8004
Photo of Carnelian Cowrie :: Image #8003
Photo of Carnelian Cowrie :: Image #8002
Photo of Carnelian Cowrie :: Image #8001
Photo of Dragon Caurica Cowrie :: Image #8000
Photo of Dragon Caurica Cowrie :: Image #7999
Photo of Dragon Caurica Cowrie :: Image #7998
Photo of Dragon Caurica Cowrie :: Image #7997
Photo of Panamanian Deer Cowrie, Little Deer Cowrie :: Image #7996
Photo of Panamanian Deer Cowrie, Little Deer Cowrie :: Image #7995
Photo of Panamanian Deer Cowrie, Little Deer Cowrie :: Image #7994
Photo of Panamanian Deer Cowrie, Little Deer Cowrie :: Image #7993
Photo of Sieve Cowrie :: Image #7992
Photo of Sieve Cowrie :: Image #7991
Photo of Sieve Cowrie :: Image #7990
Photo of Sieve Cowrie :: Image #7989
Photo of Sieve Cowrie :: Image #7988
Photo of Arabian Cowrie :: Image #7987
Photo of Arabian Cowrie :: Image #7986
Photo of Arabian Cowrie :: Image #7985
Photo of Arabian Cowrie :: Image #7984
Photo of Granulated Cowrie :: Image #7983
Photo of Granulated Cowrie :: Image #7982
Photo of Granulated Cowrie :: Image #7981
Photo of Marriage Cone :: Image #7980
Photo of Marriage Cone :: Image #7979
Photo of Conus pseudosulcatus :: Image #7978
Photo of Conus pseudosulcatus :: Image #7977
Photo of Conus pseudosulcatus :: Image #7976
Photo of Calf Cone :: Image #7975
Photo of Calf Cone :: Image #7974
Photo of Calf Cone :: Image #7973
Photo of Calf Cone :: Image #7972
Photo of Calf Cone :: Image #7971
Photo of Calf Cone :: Image #7970
Photo of Conus mutabilis :: Image #7969
Photo of Conus mutabilis :: Image #7968
Photo of Conus mutabilis :: Image #7967
Photo of Austral Cone :: Image #7966
Photo of Austral Cone :: Image #7965
Photo of Ornate olive :: Image #7964
Photo of Ornate olive :: Image #7963
Photo of Oliva lignaria cryptospira :: Image #7962
Photo of Oliva lignaria cryptospira :: Image #7961
Photo of Oliva lignaria fordi :: Image #7960
Photo of Oliva lignaria fordi :: Image #7959
Photo of Mustellina Olive :: Image #7958
Photo of Mustellina Olive :: Image #7957
Photo of Tulip Cone :: Image #7956
Photo of Tulip Cone :: Image #7955
Photo of Tulip Cone :: Image #7954
Photo of Coronado Shores, south of the Hotel del Coronado. :: Image #7952
Photo of Coronado Shores, south of the Hotel del Coronado. :: Image #7951
Photo of The Hotel del Coronado sits on the beach on the western edge of Coronado Island in San Diego. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #7949
Photo of The Hotel del Coronado sits on the beach on the western edge of Coronado Island in San Diego. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #7948
Photo of The Hotel del Coronado sits on the beach on the western edge of Coronado Island in San Diego. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #7947
Photo of The Hotel del Coronado sits on the beach on the western edge of Coronado Island in San Diego. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #7946
Photo of The Hotel del Coronado sits on the beach on the western edge of Coronado Island in San Diego. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #7945
Photo of The Hotel del Coronado sits on the beach on the western edge of Coronado Island in San Diego. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #7944
Photo of The Hotel del Coronado sits on the beach on the western edge of Coronado Island in San Diego. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #7943
Photo of The Hotel del Coronado sits on the beach on the western edge of Coronado Island in San Diego. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #7942
Photo of The Hotel del Coronado sits on the beach on the western edge of Coronado Island in San Diego. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. :: Image #7941
Photo of Plumed basilisk. :: Image #7940
Photo of Hippopotamus. :: Image #7939
Photo of Hippopotamus. :: Image #7938
Photo of Unidentified marine K8933seahorse. :: Image #7937
Photo of Black perch. :: Image #7936
Photo of Spotted sandbass. :: Image #7935
Photo of Spotted sandbass. :: Image #7934
Photo of Pacific spadefish. :: Image #7933
Photo of Big-nosed unicornfish. :: Image #7932
Photo of Sailfin tang. :: Image #7931
Photo of Japan surgeonfish. :: Image #7930
Photo of Semicircle angelfish, juvenile form. :: Image #7929
Photo of Semicircle angelfish, juvenile form. :: Image #7928
Photo of Semicircle angelfish, juvenile form. :: Image #7927
Photo of Semicircle angelfish, juvenile form. :: Image #7926
Photo of Semicircle angelfish, juvenile form. :: Image #7925
Photo of Semicircle angelfish, juvenile form. :: Image #7924
Photo of Palette surgeonfish. :: Image #7923
Photo of Palette surgeonfish. :: Image #7922
Photo of Scribbled angelfish. :: Image #7921
Photo of Blue green chromis. :: Image #7920
Photo of Sapphire devil (blue damselfish), female/juvenile coloration. :: Image #7919
Photo of Sapphire devil (blue damselfish), female/juvenile coloration. :: Image #7918
Photo of Sapphire devil (blue damselfish), female/juvenile coloration. :: Image #7917
Photo of Guineafowl puffer, golden phase. :: Image #7916
Photo of Weedy seadragon. :: Image #7915
Photo of Mexican lookdown. :: Image #7913
Photo of Redtail trigger fish, Revilligigedos. :: Image #7912
Photo of Longsnout seahorse. :: Image #7910
Photo of Longsnout seahorse. :: Image #7909
Photo of Longsnout seahorse. :: Image #7908
Photo of Longsnout seahorse. :: Image #7907
Photo of Longsnout seahorse. :: Image #7906
Photo of Longsnout seahorse. :: Image #7905
Photo of Barbours seahorse. :: Image #7904
Photo of Barbours seahorse. :: Image #7902
Photo of White-tailed damselfish. :: Image #7901
Photo of Sailfin sculpin. :: Image #7900
Photo of Sailfin sculpin. :: Image #7899
Photo of Sailfin sculpin. :: Image #7898
Photo of Sailfin sculpin. :: Image #7897
Photo of Sailfin sculpin. :: Image #7896
Photo of Sailfin sculpin. :: Image #7895
Photo of Sailfin sculpin. :: Image #7894
Photo of Splitnosed rockfish. :: Image #7893
Photo of Splitnosed rockfish. :: Image #7892
Photo of Splitnosed rockfish. :: Image #7891
Photo of Spotfin surfperch. :: Image #7890
Photo of Striped sea perch. :: Image #7889
Photo of Striped sea perch. :: Image #7888
Photo of Striped sea perch. :: Image #7887
Photo of Striped sea perch. :: Image #7886
Photo of English sole (probable but uncertain identification). :: Image #7885
Photo of C-O sole. :: Image #7884
Photo of C-O sole. :: Image #7883
Photo of C-O sole. :: Image #7882
Photo of Shiner perch. :: Image #7881
Photo of Shiner perch. :: Image #7880
Photo of Common cuttlefish. :: Image #7879
Photo of Common cuttlefish. :: Image #7878
Photo of Common cuttlefish. :: Image #7877
Photo of Topsmelt silverside. :: Image #7876
Photo of Topsmelt silverside. :: Image #7875
Photo of Topsmelt silverside. :: Image #7874
Photo of Topsmelt silverside. :: Image #7873
Photo of Topsmelt silverside. :: Image #7872
Photo of Yellowfin croaker. :: Image #7871
Photo of Yellowfin croaker. :: Image #7870
Photo of Flag rockfish. :: Image #7869
Photo of Flag rockfish. :: Image #7868
Photo of Flag rockfish. :: Image #7867
Photo of Flag rockfish. :: Image #7866
Photo of Flag rockfish. :: Image #7865
Photo of Flag rockfish. :: Image #7864
Photo of Lyretail fairy basslet, female. :: Image #7863
Photo of Lyretail fairy basslet, male. :: Image #7862
Photo of Lyretail fairy basslet, male. :: Image #7861
Photo of Flame angelfish. :: Image #7860
Photo of Flame angelfish. :: Image #7859
Photo of Flame angelfish. :: Image #7858
Photo of Flame angelfish. :: Image #7857
Photo of Blue face angelfish. :: Image #7856
Photo of Blue face angelfish. :: Image #7855
Photo of Blue face angelfish. :: Image #7854
Photo of Blue face angelfish. :: Image #7853
Photo of Blue face angelfish. :: Image #7852
Photo of Yellow tang. :: Image #7851
Photo of Yellow tang. :: Image #7850
Photo of Harlequin tuskfish. :: Image #7849
Photo of Harlequin tuskfish. :: Image #7848
Photo of Harlequin tuskfish. :: Image #7847
Photo of Harlequin tuskfish. :: Image #7846
Photo of Spotted soapfish. :: Image #7845
Photo of Clown triggerfish. :: Image #7844
Photo of Clown triggerfish. :: Image #7843
Photo of Clown triggerfish. :: Image #7842
Photo of Clown triggerfish. :: Image #7841
Photo of Clown triggerfish. :: Image #7840
Photo of Longhorn cowfish. :: Image #7839
Photo of Longhorn cowfish. :: Image #7838
Photo of Longhorn cowfish. :: Image #7837
Photo of Golden butterflyfish. :: Image #7835
Photo of Golden butterflyfish. :: Image #7834
Photo of Red saddleback anemonefish. :: Image #7833
Photo of Sailfin tang. :: Image #7832
Photo of Sailfin tang. :: Image #7831
Photo of Sailfin tang. :: Image #7830
Photo of Sailfin tang. :: Image #7829
Photo of Kole tang (aka, goldring surgeonfish). :: Image #7828
Photo of Kole tang (aka, goldring surgeonfish). :: Image #7827
Photo of Kole tang (aka, goldring surgeonfish). :: Image #7826
Photo of Kole tang (aka, goldring surgeonfish). :: Image #7825
Photo of Leafy Seadragon. :: Image #7824
Photo of Leafy Seadragon. :: Image #7823
Photo of Leafy Seadragon. :: Image #7822
Photo of Leafy Seadragon. :: Image #7821
Photo of Leafy Seadragon. :: Image #7820
Photo of Leafy Seadragon. :: Image #7819
Photo of Leafy Seadragon. :: Image #7818
Photo of Leafy Seadragon. :: Image #7817
Photo of Leafy Seadragon. :: Image #7816
Photo of Leafy Seadragon. :: Image #7815
Photo of Leafy Seadragon. :: Image #7814
Photo of Leafy Seadragon. :: Image #7813
Photo of Unidentified pargo or grouper fish. :: Image #7812
Photo of Unidentified pargo or grouper fish. :: Image #7811
Photo of Whitetip reef shark showing distinctive white tip of dorsal fin. :: Image #7810
Photo of Whitetip reef shark. :: Image #7809
Photo of The chambered nautilus is a living fossil whose relatives date back 100s of millions of years. The nautilus lives at great depths (1800) within fore-reef habitats of the Indian and Pacific oceans. It is an active swimmer, propelling itself close to the sea floor by expelling water from its movable siphon. :: Image #7808
Photo of Vermillion rockfish. :: Image #7807
Photo of Common cuttlefish. :: Image #7806
Photo of Common cuttlefish. :: Image #7805
Photo of Common cuttlefish. :: Image #7804
Photo of Common cuttlefish. :: Image #7803
Photo of Common cuttlefish. :: Image #7802
Photo of Common cuttlefish, siphon clearly visible on underside of cuttle. :: Image #7801
Photo of North Pacific Yellowtail. :: Image #7800
Photo of The chambered nautilus is a living fossil whose relatives date back 100s of millions of years. The nautilus lives at great depths (1800) within fore-reef habitats of the Indian and Pacific oceans. It is an active swimmer, propelling itself close to the sea floor by expelling water from its movable siphon. :: Image #7799
Photo of The chambered nautilus is a living fossil whose relatives date back 100s of millions of years. The nautilus lives at great depths (1800) within fore-reef habitats of the Indian and Pacific oceans. It is an active swimmer, propelling itself close to the sea floor by expelling water from its movable siphon. :: Image #7798
Photo of Sailfin tang. :: Image #7797
Photo of Sailfin tang. :: Image #7796
Photo of Sailfin tang. :: Image #7795
Photo of Sailfin tang. :: Image #7794
Photo of Red saddleback anemonefish. :: Image #7793
Photo of The Star of India under full sail offshore of San Diego. The Star of India is the worlds oldest seafaring ship. Built in 1863, she is an experimental design of iron rather than wood. She is now a maritime museum docked in San Diego Harbor, and occasionally puts to sea for special sailing events. :: Image #7789
Photo of The Star of India under full sail offshore of San Diego. The Star of India is the worlds oldest seafaring ship. Built in 1863, she is an experimental design of iron rather than wood. She is now a maritime museum docked in San Diego Harbor, and occasionally puts to sea for special sailing events. :: Image #7788
Photo of The Star of India under full sail offshore of San Diego. The Star of India is the worlds oldest seafaring ship. Built in 1863, she is an experimental design of iron rather than wood. She is now a maritime museum docked in San Diego Harbor, and occasionally puts to sea for special sailing events. :: Image #7787
Photo of The Star of India under full sail offshore of San Diego. The Star of India is the worlds oldest seafaring ship. Built in 1863, she is an experimental design of iron rather than wood. She is now a maritime museum docked in San Diego Harbor, and occasionally puts to sea for special sailing events. :: Image #7786
Photo of The Star of India under full sail offshore of San Diego. The Star of India is the worlds oldest seafaring ship. Built in 1863, she is an experimental design of iron rather than wood. She is now a maritime museum docked in San Diego Harbor, and occasionally puts to sea for special sailing events. :: Image #7785
Photo of The Star of India under full sail offshore of San Diego. The Star of India is the worlds oldest seafaring ship. Built in 1863, she is an experimental design of iron rather than wood. She is now a maritime museum docked in San Diego Harbor, and occasionally puts to sea for special sailing events. :: Image #7784
Photo of The Star of India under full sail offshore of San Diego. The Star of India is the worlds oldest seafaring ship. Built in 1863, she is an experimental design of iron rather than wood. She is now a maritime museum docked in San Diego Harbor, and occasionally puts to sea for special sailing events. :: Image #7783
Photo of The Star of India under full sail offshore of San Diego. The Star of India is the worlds oldest seafaring ship. Built in 1863, she is an experimental design of iron rather than wood. She is now a maritime museum docked in San Diego Harbor, and occasionally puts to sea for special sailing events. :: Image #7782
Photo of The Star of India under full sail offshore of San Diego. The Star of India is the worlds oldest seafaring ship. Built in 1863, she is an experimental design of iron rather than wood. She is now a maritime museum docked in San Diego Harbor, and occasionally puts to sea for special sailing events. :: Image #7781
Photo of The moon photographed with a digital camera, long telephoto lens and tripod from our backyard. :: Image #7776
Photo of The Teton Range is reflected in a calm sidewater of the Snake River near Blacktail Ponds, summer. :: Image #7766
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. :: Image #7765
Photo of Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite drops 620 feet (188 m) from a hanging valley to the floor of Yosemite Valley :: Image #7758
Photo of Half Dome at sunset. :: Image #7756
Photo of Having just leapt into a pool, this smiling kid emerges from a cloud of bubbles and smiles for the camera. :: Image #7753
Photo of A underwater bubble ring! Similar to the rings created by smokers, an underwater bubble ring can be made by exhaling just right. When done correctly, the ring will rise toward the surface keeping its perfect toroidal form until it reaches a state of instability and breaks up. :: Image #7752
Photo of A underwater bubble ring! Similar to the rings created by smokers, an underwater bubble ring can be made by exhaling just right. When done correctly, the ring will rise toward the surface keeping its perfect toroidal form until it reaches a state of instability and breaks up. :: Image #7751
Photo of A underwater bubble ring! Similar to the rings created by smokers, an underwater bubble ring can be made by exhaling just right. When done correctly, the ring will rise toward the surface keeping its perfect toroidal form until it reaches a state of instability and breaks up. :: Image #7750
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7749
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7745
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7744
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7741
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7738
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7737
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7736
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7734
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7732
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7730
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7728
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7727
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7725
Photo of A great white shark swims just below the rippled ocean surface of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. :: Image #7722
Photo of A great white shark swims just below the rippled ocean surface of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. :: Image #7720
Photo of A great white shark swims just below the rippled ocean surface of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. :: Image #7719
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7710
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7708
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7705
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7704
Photo of A great white shark lunges to chomp a piece of bait hanging amid the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7703
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7702
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7700
Photo of A Canadian television chef waves to the camera from a shark cage at Guadalupe Island. Huh? :: Image #7696
Photo of A cloud of fish blood, released by a tour boat to attract great white sharks. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. Tour boats attract the sharks with bait and fish, then divers enter the water in protective cages to view the sharks. :: Image #7695
Photo of A diver in a protective shark cage photographs a great white shark in the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7693
Photo of A great white shark swims at the surface with its dorsal fin above water. :: Image #7692
Photo of A great white shark lunges to chomp a piece of bait hanging amid the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7688
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7687
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7686
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7685
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7679
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7678
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7677
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7676
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7675
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7674
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7673
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7672
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7671
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. This individual is a male, not the prominant claspers (ventral caudal area). Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7670
Photo of Dust rises above Yosemite Valley following a landslide near Three Brothers. October 2003. :: Image #7665
Photo of Yosemite Valley towards its western end, viewed from Four Mile Trail. :: Image #7664
Photo of Glacier Point cliffs viewed from Four Mile Trail. :: Image #7663
Photo of The Finger, a dramatic spire alongside Yosemite Falls that is a popular destination for advanced climbers. Note the rope suspended between the spire and cliffs. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7655
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7654
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7653
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7652
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7651
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7650
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7649
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7648
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7647
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7646
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7645
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7644
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7643
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7642
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7641
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7640
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7639
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7638
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7637
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7636
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7635
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7634
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7633
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7632
Photo of A mule deer grazes beside traffic in Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7631
Photo of Mule deer pause beside traffic in Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7630
Photo of Mule deer pause beside traffic in Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7629
Photo of Red-billed tropic bird, open ocean. :: Image #7628
Photo of Red-billed tropic bird, open ocean. :: Image #7627
Photo of Elegant terns a on piece of elkhorn kelp. Drifting patches or pieces of kelp provide valuable rest places for birds, especially those that are unable to land and take off from the ocean surface. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7626
Photo of A footprint (or flukeprint) is the smooth circle of water left on the oceans surface where a blue whale has just dived. When there is little wind and waves, a footprint can remain visible for several minutes. :: Image #7625
Photo of An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7624
Photo of San Diego City and County Administration building, downtown San Diego. :: Image #7623
Photo of San Diego City and County Administration building, downtown San Diego. :: Image #7622
Photo of San Diego City and County Administration building, downtown San Diego. :: Image #7621
Photo of The Star of India is the worlds oldest seafaring ship. Built in 1863, she is an experimental design of iron rather than wood. She is now a maritime museum docked in San Diego Harbor, and occasionally puts to sea for special sailing events. :: Image #7620
Photo of The Star of India is the worlds oldest seafaring ship. Built in 1863, she is an experimental design of iron rather than wood. She is now a maritime museum docked in San Diego Harbor, and occasionally puts to sea for special sailing events. :: Image #7619
Photo of The Star of India is the worlds oldest seafaring ship. Built in 1863, she is an experimental design of iron rather than wood. She is now a maritime museum docked in San Diego Harbor, and occasionally puts to sea for special sailing events. :: Image #7618
Photo of The Star of India is the worlds oldest seafaring ship. Built in 1863, she is an experimental design of iron rather than wood. She is now a maritime museum docked in San Diego Harbor, and occasionally puts to sea for special sailing events. :: Image #7617
Photo of The Star of India is the worlds oldest seafaring ship. Built in 1863, she is an experimental design of iron rather than wood. She is now a maritime museum docked in San Diego Harbor, and occasionally puts to sea for special sailing events. :: Image #7616
Photo of The Star of India is the worlds oldest seafaring ship. Built in 1863, she is an experimental design of iron rather than wood. She is now a maritime museum docked in San Diego Harbor, and occasionally puts to sea for special sailing events. :: Image #7615
Photo of Sunrise light on clouds. :: Image #7614
Photo of Giant black sea bass swims amid giant kelp forest. :: Image #7613
Photo of Boat Horizon at anchor in kelp forest. :: Image #7611
Photo of Kelp fronds grow upward from the reef below to reach the ocean surface and spread out to form a living canopy. :: Image #7610
Photo of Sequoia trees, Mariposa Grove. :: Image #7607
Photo of Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. Offshore near San Diego. :: Image #7606
Photo of Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. Offshore near San Diego. :: Image #7605
Photo of Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. Offshore near San Diego. :: Image #7604
Photo of Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. Offshore near San Diego. :: Image #7603
Photo of A group of Rissos dolphin surfaces. Extensive scarring on adult Rissos dolphins allows identification of individuals based on their dorsal fins, provided the identification methodology incorporates scarring acquired in future years. Offshore near San Diego. :: Image #7602
Photo of A group of Rissos dolphin surfaces. Extensive scarring on adult Rissos dolphins allows identification of individuals based on their dorsal fins, provided the identification methodology incorporates scarring acquired in future years. Offshore near San Diego. :: Image #7601
Photo of A group of Rissos dolphin surfaces. Extensive scarring on adult Rissos dolphins allows identification of individuals based on their dorsal fins, provided the identification methodology incorporates scarring acquired in future years. Offshore near San Diego. :: Image #7600
Photo of A young Rissos dolphin calf performs a tail slap. Note the dark color on this juvenile, it has yet to acquire the white scarring that distinguishes adult Rissos dolphins. Offshore near San Diego. :: Image #7599
Photo of A Rissos dolphin spyhops, lifting its head above water for a look. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. Offshore near San Diego. :: Image #7598
Photo of Bait fish aggregate into a tight ball, likely driven to ocean surface by predatory fish below. Species unknown. Offshore San Diego. :: Image #7596
Photo of Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. Offshore near San Diego. :: Image #7595
Photo of Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. Offshore near San Diego. :: Image #7594
Photo of Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. Offshore near San Diego. :: Image #7593
Photo of Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. Offshore near San Diego. :: Image #7592
Photo of Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. Offshore near San Diego. :: Image #7591
Photo of Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. Offshore near San Diego. :: Image #7590
Photo of A footprint (or flukeprint) is the smooth circle of water left on the oceans surface where a blue whale has just dived. When there is little wind and waves, a footprint can remain visible for several minutes. :: Image #7587
Photo of Two blue whales round out together just before synchronously diving for food. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7586
Photo of Two blue whales round out together just before synchronously diving for food, one of them making a splash with its rostrom as it does so. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7585
Photo of An enormous blue whale rounds out (hunches up its back) before diving. Note the distinctive mottled skin pattern. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7584
Photo of An enormous blue whale rounds out (hunches up its back) before diving. Note the distinctive mottled skin pattern. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7582
Photo of An enormous blue whale rounds out (hunches up its back) before diving. Note the distinctive mottled skin pattern. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7581
Photo of An enormous blue whale rounds out (hunches up its back) before diving. Note the distinctive mottled skin pattern. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7580
Photo of An enormous blue whale rounds out (hunches up its back) before diving. Note the distinctive mottled skin pattern. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7579
Photo of An enormous blue whale rounds out (hunches up its back) before diving. Note the distinctive mottled skin pattern and small, falcate dorsal fin. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7578
Photo of An enormous blue whale rounds out (hunches up its back) before diving. Note the distinctive mottled skin pattern and small, falcate dorsal fin. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7576
Photo of An enormous blue whale rounds out (hunches up its back) before diving. Note the distinctive mottled skin pattern and small, falcate dorsal fin. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7575
Photo of An enormous blue whale rounds out (hunches up its back) before diving. Note the distinctive mottled skin pattern and small, falcate dorsal fin. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7574
Photo of An enormous blue whale rounds out (hunches up its back) before diving. Note the distinctive mottled skin pattern and small, falcate dorsal fin. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7572
Photo of A blue whale blows (spouts) just as it surfaces after spending time at depth in search of food. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7571
Photo of A blue whale blows (spouts) just as it surfaces after spending time at depth in search of food. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7570
Photo of A blue whale blows (spouts) just as it surfaces after spending time at depth in search of food. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7563
Photo of A blue whale blows (spouts) just as it surfaces after spending time at depth in search of food. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7560
Photo of An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7559
Photo of An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7551
Photo of An enormous blue whale raises its fluke (tail) high out of the water before diving. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7548
Photo of The splashguard of this approaching blue whale pushes water aside so that it can open its blowholes (which are just behind the splashguard) to breathe. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7547
Photo of The splashguard of this approaching blue whale pushes water aside so that it can open its blowholes (which are just behind the splashguard) to breathe. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7546
Photo of A blue whale blows (spouts) just as it surfaces after spending time at depth in search of food. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7545
Photo of A blue whale blows (spouts) just as it surfaces after spending time at depth in search of food. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7544
Photo of A blue whale blows (spouts) just as it surfaces after spending time at depth in search of food. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7543
Photo of A blue whale blows (spouts) just as it surfaces after spending time at depth in search of food. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7542
Photo of A blue whale blows (spouts) just as it surfaces after spending time at depth in search of food. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7540
Photo of An enormous blue whale is stretched out at the surface, resting, breathing and slowly swimming, during a break between feeding dives. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7537
Photo of An enormous blue whale is stretched out at the surface, resting, breathing and slowly swimming, during a break between feeding dives. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7535
Photo of An enormous blue whale is stretched out at the surface, resting, breathing and slowly swimming, during a break between feeding dives. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7534
Photo of An enormous blue whale is stretched out at the surface, resting, breathing and slowly swimming, during a break between feeding dives. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7533
Photo of An enormous blue whale is stretched out at the surface, resting, breathing and slowly swimming, during a break between feeding dives. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7532
Photo of An enormous blue whale is stretched out at the surface, resting, breathing and slowly swimming, during a break between feeding dives. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7531
Photo of An enormous blue whale is stretched out at the surface, resting, breathing and slowly swimming, during a break between feeding dives. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7530
Photo of An enormous blue whale is stretched out at the surface, resting, breathing and slowly swimming, during a break between feeding dives. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7529
Photo of An enormous blue whale is stretched out at the surface, resting, breathing and slowly swimming, during a break between feeding dives. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7528
Photo of An enormous blue whale rounds out (hunches up its back) before diving. Note the distinctive mottled skin pattern and small, falcate dorsal fin. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7527
Photo of An enormous blue whale rounds out (hunches up its back) before diving. Note the distinctive mottled skin pattern. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7526
Photo of An enormous blue whale rounds out (hunches up its back) before diving. Note the distinctive mottled skin pattern and small, falcate dorsal fin. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7525
Photo of An enormous blue whale rounds out (hunches up its back) before diving. Note the distinctive mottled skin pattern and small, falcate dorsal fin. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7522
Photo of An enormous blue whale rounds out (hunches up its back) before diving. Note the distinctive mottled skin pattern and small, falcate dorsal fin. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7521
Photo of The splashguard of this approaching blue whale pushes water aside so that it can open its blowholes (which are just behind the splashguard) to breathe. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7520
Photo of Ocean sunfish basking flat on the ocean surface. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7518
Photo of Ocean sunfish basking flat on the ocean surface. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7517
Photo of Forsters terns rest on a drift kelp paddy. Drifting patches or pieces of kelp provide valuable rest places for birds, especially those that are unable to land and take off from the ocean surface. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7514
Photo of Elegant tern on a piece of elkhorn kelp. Drifting patches or pieces of kelp provide valuable rest places for birds, especially those that are unable to land and take off from the ocean surface. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7513
Photo of Elegant tern on a piece of elkhorn kelp. Drifting patches or pieces of kelp provide valuable rest places for birds, especially those that are unable to land and take off from the ocean surface. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7512
Photo of Elegant tern on a piece of elkhorn kelp. Drifting patches or pieces of kelp provide valuable rest places for birds, especially those that are unable to land and take off from the ocean surface. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7511
Photo of Elegant terns on a piece of elkhorn kelp. Drifting patches or pieces of kelp provide valuable rest places for birds, especially those that are unable to land and take off from the ocean surface. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7510
Photo of Elegant terns on a piece of elkhorn kelp. Drifting patches or pieces of kelp provide valuable rest places for birds, especially those that are unable to land and take off from the ocean surface. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7509
Photo of Common dolphin takes a breath, motion blur, offshore near San Diego. :: Image #7505
Photo of China Hat Point, a prominent feature along the rugged coastline of San Clemente Island at Pyramid Cove, near the islands southeastern tip. San Clemente Island is used as a US Navy bombing target. :: Image #7504
Photo of Rugged, volcanic coastline of San Clemente Island at Pyramid Cove, near the islands southeastern tip. San Clemente Island is used as a US Navy bombing target. :: Image #7503
Photo of Rugged, volcanic coastline of San Clemente Island at Pyramid Cove, near the islands southeastern tip. San Clemente Island is used as a US Navy bombing target. :: Image #7502
Photo of Southeastern coast of San Clemente Island rises sharply from the ocean. :: Image #7501
Photo of Southeastern coast of San Clemente Island rises sharply from the ocean. :: Image #7500
Photo of Rugged, volcanic coastline of San Clemente Island at Pyramid Cove, near the islands southeastern tip. San Clemente Island is used as a US Navy bombing target. :: Image #7499
Photo of Dive boat Conception at anchor in Pyramid Cove. San Clemente Island is used as a US Navy bombing target. Its offshore kelp forests offer spectacular diving. :: Image #7498
Photo of Sunrise over China Hat Point, southeast tip of San Clemente Island. :: Image #7496
Photo of Kelp fronds grow upward from the reef below to reach the ocean surface and spread out to form a living canopy. :: Image #7495
Photo of Kelp fronds grow upward from the reef below to reach the ocean surface and spread out to form a living canopy. :: Image #7494
Photo of Kelp fronds grow upward from the reef below to reach the ocean surface and spread out to form a living canopy. :: Image #7491
Photo of Kelp fronds grow upward from the reef below to reach the ocean surface and spread out to form a living canopy. :: Image #7488
Photo of Kelp fronds grow upward from the reef below to reach the ocean surface and spread out to form a living canopy. :: Image #7486
Photo of Cloud formations at sunset. :: Image #7483
Photo of Cloud formations at sunset. :: Image #7482
Photo of Cloud formations at sunset. :: Image #7481
Photo of Cloud formations at sunset. :: Image #7480
Photo of Cloud formations at sunset. :: Image #7479
Photo of Cloud formations at sunset. :: Image #7478
Photo of Cloud formations at sunset. :: Image #7477
Photo of Cloud formations at sunset. :: Image #7476
Photo of Cloud formations at sunset. :: Image #7475
Photo of Cloud formations at sunset. :: Image #7474
Photo of Cloud formations at sunset. :: Image #7473
Photo of Cloud formations at sunset. :: Image #7472
Photo of Cloud formations at sunset. :: Image #7471
Photo of Cloud formations at sunset. :: Image #7470
Photo of Cloud formations at sunset. :: Image #7469
Photo of Cloud formations at sunset. :: Image #7468
Photo of Cloud formations at sunset. :: Image #7467
Photo of Cloud formations at sunset. :: Image #7466
Photo of Cloud formations at sunset. :: Image #7465
Photo of Blue whale rounding out at surface in preparation for a dive, open ocean offshore Baja California. :: Image #7464
Photo of The Teton Range is reflected in a calm sidewater of the Snake River near Blacktail Ponds, summer. :: Image #7443
Photo of The Teton Range is reflected in a calm sidewater of the Snake River near Blacktail Ponds, summer. :: Image #7442
Photo of Aspens in summer below the Teton Range. :: Image #7436
Photo of Buck and rail fence. :: Image #7432
Photo of Buck and rail fence. :: Image #7431
Photo of Lilypads cover Heron Pond, Mount Moran in the background. :: Image #7430
Photo of Lilypads cover Heron Pond, Mount Moran in the background. :: Image #7429
Photo of Lilypads cover Heron Pond, Mount Moran in the background. :: Image #7427
Photo of Lilypads cover Heron Pond, Mount Moran in the background. :: Image #7426
Photo of Lilypads cover Heron Pond, Mount Moran in the background. :: Image #7425
Photo of Old barn along Mormon Row. :: Image #7424
Photo of Old barn along Mormon Row below the Teton Range. :: Image #7423
Photo of Aspens and an old barn along Mormon Row below the Teton Range. :: Image #7421
Photo of Driftwood along the shoreline of Jackson Lake with Mount Moran in the background. :: Image #7417
Photo of Driftwood along the shoreline of Jackson Lake with Mount Moran in the background. :: Image #7415
Photo of Rocky shoreline of Jackson Lake with Mount Moran in the background. :: Image #7414
Photo of Driftwood along the shoreline of Jackson Lake with Mount Moran in the background. :: Image #7413
Photo of Driftwood along the shoreline of Jackson Lake with Mount Moran in the background. :: Image #7412
Photo of Rocky shallows in Jackson Lake with Mount Moran in the background. :: Image #7409
Photo of Mount Moran rises above String Lake. :: Image #7407
Photo of Mount Moran rises above String Lake. :: Image #7406
Photo of Canoers paddle across String Lake below Mount Moran. :: Image #7404
Photo of Mount Moran rises above String Lake. :: Image #7403
Photo of Mount Moran rises above String Lake. :: Image #7402
Photo of The Teton Range is reflected in a calm sidewater of the Snake River near Blacktail Ponds, summer. :: Image #7392
Photo of Mount Moran in the Teton Range at sunrise. :: Image #7391
Photo of Mount Moran in the Teton Range is reflected at sunrise in a sidewater of the Snake River at Oxbow Bend, summer. :: Image #7390
Photo of Mount Moran in the Teton Range is reflected at sunrise in a sidewater of the Snake River at Oxbow Bend, summer. :: Image #7389
Photo of The Teton Range is reflected in a calm sidewater of the Snake River near Blacktail Ponds, summer. :: Image #7382
Photo of A rainbow forms in the spray from Upper Yellowstone Falls near the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. :: Image #7374
Photo of A rainbow forms in the spray from Upper Yellowstone Falls near the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. :: Image #7373
Photo of Lower Yellowstone Falls and the Yellowstone River flow through the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, viewed from Artist Point late morning. :: Image #7372
Photo of Pine trees and rocky spires dot the yellow-hued sides of Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. :: Image #7371
Photo of Pine trees and rocky spires dot the yellow-hued sides of Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. :: Image #7370
Photo of The Yellowstone River flows through the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, late afternoon looking east from Inspiration Point. :: Image #7369
Photo of The Yellowstone River flows through the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, late afternoon looking east from Inspiration Point. :: Image #7368
Photo of The Yellowstone River flows through the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, late afternoon looking east from Inspiration Point. :: Image #7367
Photo of The Yellowstone River flows through the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, late afternoon looking east from Inspiration Point. :: Image #7366
Photo of The Yellowstone River flows through the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, late afternoon looking east from Inspiration Point. :: Image #7365
Photo of The Yellowstone River flows through the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, late afternoon looking east from Inspiration Point. :: Image #7364
Photo of The Yellowstone River flows through the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, late afternoon looking west from Lookout Point. :: Image #7363
Photo of Lower Yellowstone Falls and rainbow viewed from Uncle Toms Trail. :: Image #7362
Photo of A small herd of American bison -- quintessential symbol of the American West -- graze below the Teton Range. :: Image #7347
Photo of A beaver dam floods a sidewater of the Snake River, creating a pond near Schwabacher Landing. :: Image #7343
Photo of A beaver dam floods a sidewater of the Snake River, creating a pond near Schwabacher Landing. :: Image #7342
Photo of A beaver dam floods a sidewater of the Snake River, creating a pond near Schwabacher Landing. :: Image #7341
Photo of A beaver dam floods a sidewater of the Snake River, creating a pond near Schwabacher Landing. :: Image #7340
Photo of A beaver swims on Heron Pond. :: Image #7339
Photo of A beaver swims on Heron Pond. :: Image #7338
Photo of A beaver swims on Heron Pond. :: Image #7337
Photo of A coyote hunts through grass for small rodents. Heron Pond. :: Image #7336
Photo of A coyote hunts through grass for small rodents. Heron Pond. :: Image #7335
Photo of A coyote hunts through grass for small rodents. Heron Pond. :: Image #7334
Photo of Yellow-bellied marmots can often be found on rocky slopes, perched atop boulders. :: Image #7333
Photo of Yellow-bellied marmots can often be found on rocky slopes, perched atop boulders. :: Image #7332
Photo of Yellow-bellied marmots can often be found on rocky slopes, perched atop boulders. :: Image #7331
Photo of Yellow-bellied marmots can often be found on rocky slopes, perched atop boulders. :: Image #7330
Photo of Yellow-bellied marmots can often be found on rocky slopes, perched atop boulders. :: Image #7329
Photo of Yellow-bellied marmots can often be found on rocky slopes, perched atop boulders. :: Image #7328
Photo of Bull elk grazing as sunrise. This elks antlers are growing rapidly during summer as the mating season approaches, note the velvet covering the growing antlers. :: Image #7319
Photo of The vent of an unidentified geyser. :: Image #7318
Photo of Steam rises from an unidentified geyser. :: Image #7317
Photo of Unidentified hot spring. :: Image #7315
Photo of Unidentified hot spring. :: Image #7314
Photo of Terrace Spring near Madison Junction. :: Image #7313
Photo of Dessicated mud near the Dragons Cauldron, Mud Volcano area. :: Image #7312
Photo of Dragons Mouth hot spring is a hot spring fronted by a pool churned by steam, carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide vapors roiling up through the pool formed in the springs cavernous mouth. Mud Volcano area. :: Image #7311
Photo of Steam billows from Old Faithful geyser as it cycles between eruptions. Sometimes the amount of steam is so voluminous that first-time visitors mistake it for a full eruption. :: Image #7310
Photo of Steam billows from Old Faithful geyser as it cycles between eruptions. Sometimes the amount of steam is so voluminous that first-time visitors mistake it for a full eruption. :: Image #7309
Photo of Steam billows from Old Faithful geyser as it cycles between eruptions. Sometimes the amount of steam is so voluminous that first-time visitors mistake it for a full eruption. :: Image #7308
Photo of The Artist Paint Pots area of Yellowstone National Park holds steaming pools, mud pots (roiling mud mixed with sulfuric acid and steam) and paint pots (mud pots colored with dissolved minerals). :: Image #7307
Photo of The Artist Paint Pots area of Yellowstone National Park holds steaming pools, mud pots (roiling mud mixed with sulfuric acid and steam) and paint pots (mud pots colored with dissolved minerals). :: Image #7306
Photo of The Artist Paint Pots area of Yellowstone National Park holds steaming pools, mud pots (roiling mud mixed with sulfuric acid and steam) and paint pots (mud pots colored with dissolved minerals). :: Image #7305
Photo of The Artist Paint Pots area of Yellowstone National Park holds steaming pools, mud pots (roiling mud mixed with sulfuric acid and steam) and paint pots (mud pots colored with dissolved minerals). :: Image #7304
Photo of Rainbow Pool, a broad (50 foot diam) heated pool in Black Sand Basin, will rarely erupt. Usually it is calm and mildly overflowing, allowing colorful thermophilic cyanobacteria and algae to grow around its edges. :: Image #7303
Photo of Emerald Pools vibrant colors are caused by themophilic (heat-loving) cyanobacteria and algae. As the temperature of the pool decreases towards its edges, the colors tend to oranges and yellow. Black Sand Basin. :: Image #7302
Photo of A sign warns Yellowstone visitors to beware of geysers, hot springs and superheated pools. Occasionally, park visitors are injured or killed falling into these dangerous geothermal features. :: Image #7301
Photo of Yellowstones historic 1988 fires destroyed vast expanses of forest. Here scorched, dead stands of lodgepole pine stand testament to these fires, and to the renewal of these forests. Seedling and small lodgepole pines can be seen emerging between the dead trees, growing quickly on the nutrients left behind the fires. Southern Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #7300
Photo of Yellowstones historic 1988 fires destroyed vast expanses of forest. Here scorched, dead stands of lodgepole pine stand testament to these fires, and to the renewal of these forests. Seedling and small lodgepole pines can be seen emerging between the dead trees, growing quickly on the nutrients left behind the fires. Southern Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #7299
Photo of Yellowstones historic 1988 fires destroyed vast expanses of forest. Here scorched, dead stands of lodgepole pine stand testament to these fires, and to the renewal of these forests. Seedling and small lodgepole pines can be seen emerging between the dead trees, growing quickly on the nutrients left behind the fires. Southern Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #7298
Photo of Yellowstones historic 1988 fires destroyed vast expanses of forest. Here scorched, dead stands of lodgepole pine stand testament to these fires, and to the renewal of these forests. Seedling and small lodgepole pines can be seen emerging between the dead trees, growing quickly on the nutrients left behind the fires. Southern Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #7297
Photo of Yellowstones historic 1988 fires destroyed vast expanses of forest. Here scorched, dead stands of lodgepole pine stand testament to these fires, and to the renewal of these forests. Seedling and small lodgepole pines can be seen emerging between the dead trees, growing quickly on the nutrients left behind the fires. Southern Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #7296
Photo of Yellowstones historic 1988 fires destroyed vast expanses of forest. Here scorched, dead stands of lodgepole pine stand testament to these fires, and to the renewal of these forests. Seedling and small lodgepole pines can be seen emerging between the dead trees, growing quickly on the nutrients left behind the fires. Southern Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #7295
Photo of Yellowstones historic 1988 fires destroyed vast expanses of forest. Here scorched, dead stands of lodgepole pine stand testament to these fires, and to the renewal of these forests. Seedling and small lodgepole pines can be seen emerging between the dead trees, growing quickly on the nutrients left behind the fires. Southern Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #7294
Photo of Yellowstones historic 1988 fires destroyed vast expanses of forest. Here scorched, dead stands of lodgepole pine stand testament to these fires, and to the renewal of these forests. Seedling and small lodgepole pines can be seen emerging between the dead trees, growing quickly on the nutrients left behind the fires. Southern Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #7293
Photo of Yellowstones historic 1988 fires destroyed vast expanses of forest. Here scorched, dead stands of lodgepole pine stand testament to these fires, and to the renewal of these forests. Seedling and small lodgepole pines can be seen emerging between the dead trees, growing quickly on the nutrients left behind the fires. Southern Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #7292
Photo of Yellowstones historic 1988 fires destroyed vast expanses of forest. Here scorched, dead stands of lodgepole pine stand testament to these fires, and to the renewal of these forests. Seedling and small lodgepole pines can be seen emerging between the dead trees, growing quickly on the nutrients left behind the fires. Southern Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #7291
Photo of Rustic Falls is located at the entrance to Golden Gate Canyon near Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park. The falls are 47 feet (15m) high. :: Image #7290
Photo of Rustic Falls is located at the entrance to Golden Gate Canyon near Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park. The falls are 47 feet (15m) high. :: Image #7289
Photo of Detail showing mineral deposition and thermophilic cyanobacteria and algae, Orange Spring Mound. :: Image #7288
Photo of Detail showing mineral deposition and thermophilic cyanobacteria and algae, Orange Spring Mound. :: Image #7287
Photo of Detail showing mineral deposition and thermophilic cyanobacteria and algae, Orange Spring Mound. :: Image #7286
Photo of Detail showing mineral deposition and thermophilic cyanobacteria and algae, Orange Spring Mound. :: Image #7285
Photo of Orange Spring Mound. Many years of mineral deposition has built up Orange Spring Mound, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. :: Image #7284
Photo of Steam rises from the travertine terraces of New Blue Spring, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. :: Image #7283
Photo of Steam rises from the travertine terraces of New Blue Spring, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. :: Image #7282
Photo of Steam rises from the travertine terraces of New Blue Spring, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. :: Image #7281
Photo of Steam rises from the travertine terraces of New Blue Spring, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. :: Image #7280
Photo of Steam rises from the travertine terraces of New Blue Spring, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. :: Image #7279
Photo of Steam rises from the travertine terraces of New Blue Spring, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. :: Image #7278
Photo of Steam rises from the travertine terraces of New Blue Spring, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. :: Image #7277
Photo of Steam rises from the travertine terraces of New Blue Spring, part of the Mammoth Hot Springs complex. :: Image #7276
Photo of Opal Pool. :: Image #7275
Photo of Excelsior Geyser, though dormant, still produces immense runoff into the Firehole River: 4,500 gallons per minute, or 6 million gallons per day. It is located in Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #7267
Photo of Grand Prismatic Springs brilliantly colored waters are the result of thermophilic cyanobacteria and algae. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #7266
Photo of Excelsior Geyser, now dormant, was formerly the worlds largest geyser. It still produces immense runoff into the Firehole River: 4,500 gallons per minute, or 6 million gallons per day. It is located in Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #7261
Photo of Fountain Paint Pots, mineral-colored mud bubbling with sulfuric acid, hot gases and silica. :: Image #7260
Photo of Silex Spring, Fountain Paint Pot area of Lower Geyser Basin. :: Image #7259
Photo of The Firehole River flows through the Upper Geyser Basin. All geysers and hot springs in the area eventually feed into this river. :: Image #7258
Photo of Steam rises a geyser on Geyser Hill. :: Image #7257
Photo of Steam rises a geyser on Geyser Hill. :: Image #7256
Photo of Steam rises from the many geysers, springs and pools on Geyser Hill near Old Faithful, just after sunrise. :: Image #7255
Photo of Steam rises from the many geysers, springs and pools on Geyser Hill near Old Faithful, just after sunrise. :: Image #7254
Photo of Little Squirt Geyser. :: Image #7251
Photo of Steam rises from Firehole Lake. The lakes red bottom is due to thermophilac cyanobacteria and algae. Lower Geyser Basin. :: Image #7250
Photo of Steam rises from Firehole Lake. The lakes red bottom is due to thermophilac cyanobacteria and algae. Lower Geyser Basin. :: Image #7249
Photo of Steam rises from Firehole Lake. :: Image #7248
Photo of Surprise Pool Spring along Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #7247
Photo of Firehole Spring along Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #7246
Photo of Lemon Spring along Firehole Lake Drive. :: Image #7245
Photo of Steam rises from Doublet Pool. :: Image #7243
Photo of Steam rises from Doublet Pool. :: Image #7242
Photo of Heart Spring. :: Image #7241
Photo of Heart Spring. :: Image #7240
Photo of Blue Star Spring. :: Image #7239
Photo of Cascade Geyser, a currently-dormant geyser with brightly color flow area into the Firehole River. :: Image #7238
Photo of Great Fountain Geyser between eruptions. Lower Geyser Basin. :: Image #7237
Photo of Old Faithful Geyser erupting, viewed from Geyser Hill with unidentified pool in foreground. :: Image #7236
Photo of Old Faithful Geyser erupting, viewed from Geyser Hill with unidentified pool in foreground. :: Image #7235
Photo of Old Faithful Geyser erupting, viewed from Geyser Hill with unidentified pool in foreground. :: Image #7234
Photo of Pump Geyser. :: Image #7233
Photo of Pump Geyser. :: Image #7232
Photo of Clepsydra Geyser, a geyser which is almost continually erupting. A member of the Fountain Group of geothermal features. :: Image #7228
Photo of Clepsydra Geyser, a geyser which is almost continually erupting. A member of the Fountain Group of geothermal features. :: Image #7227
Photo of Castle Geyser erupting. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #7219
Photo of Castle Geyser erupting. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #7217
Photo of Castle Geyser erupting. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #7216
Photo of Castle Geyser erupting. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #7214
Photo of Sinter cone of Castle Geyser, estimated to be 5,000 - 15,000 years old. Tortoise Shell Spring in foreground. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #7212
Photo of Sinter cone of Castle Geyser, estimated to be 5,000 - 15,000 years old. Tortoise Shell Spring in foreground. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #7211
Photo of Sinter cone of oddly-shaped Grotto Geyser, thought to be formed over ancient tree stumps. :: Image #7205
Photo of Riverside Geyser at peak eruption, arcing over the Firehole River. :: Image #7201
Photo of Riverside Geyser at peak eruption, arcing over the Firehole River. :: Image #7200
Photo of Riverside Geyser at peak eruption, arcing over the Firehole River. :: Image #7199
Photo of Old Faithful geyser at sunset. :: Image #7198
Photo of Old Faithful geyser at sunset. :: Image #7197
Photo of A crowd gathers to watch the worlds most famous geyser, Old Faithful, in Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #7196
Photo of A crowd gathers to watch the worlds most famous geyser, Old Faithful, in Yellowstone National Park. :: Image #7195
Photo of Old Faithful geyser at peak eruption. :: Image #7194
Photo of Old Faithful geyser at peak eruption. :: Image #7193
Photo of Old Faithful geyser during steam phase that follows the main eruption. :: Image #7192
Photo of Old Faithful geyser during steam phase that follows the main eruption. :: Image #7191
Photo of Old Faithful geyser at peak eruption. :: Image #7189
Photo of Old Faithful geyser at peak eruption. :: Image #7188
Photo of Old Faithful geyser at peak eruption. :: Image #7187
Photo of Old Faithful geyser at peak eruption. :: Image #7186
Photo of Old Faithful geyser at peak eruption, crowd viewing and Old Faithful Lodge, viewed from Lookout Point. :: Image #7185
Photo of Old Faithful geyser during steam phase that follows the main eruption. :: Image #7184
Photo of Old Faithful geyser during steam phase that follows the main eruption. :: Image #7183
Photo of Old Faithful geyser at peak eruption. :: Image #7182
Photo of Old Faithful geyser at peak eruption, crowd viewing and Old Faithful Lodge, viewed from Lookout Point. :: Image #7181
Photo of Old Faithful geyser, peak eruption. :: Image #7180
Photo of Ocean sunfish swimming with its dorsal fin breaking the ocean surface (sometimes mistaken for a shark). Open ocean. :: Image #7176
Photo of Ocean sunfish swimming with its dorsal fin breaking the ocean surface (sometimes mistaken for a shark). Open ocean. :: Image #7175
Photo of Ocean sunfish swimming with its dorsal fin breaking the ocean surface (sometimes mistaken for a shark). Open ocean. :: Image #7174
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin opens its blowhole to breathe at the ocean surface. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7173
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin opens its blowhole to breathe at the ocean surface. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7172
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin hydrodynamically slices the ocean as it surfaces to breathe. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7171
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin hydrodynamically slices the ocean as it surfaces to breathe. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7170
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin hydrodynamically slices the ocean as it surfaces to breathe. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7169
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin breaches the ocean surface as it leaps and takes a breath. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7168
Photo of A curious Pacific bottlenose dolphin leaps from the ocean surface to look at the photographer. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7166
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin hydrodynamically slices the ocean as it surfaces to breathe. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7164
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin breaches the ocean surface as it leaps and takes a breath. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7163
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin breaches the ocean surface to take a breath. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7162
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin breaches the ocean surface as it leaps and takes a breath. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7161
Photo of A curious Pacific bottlenose dolphin leaps from the ocean surface to look at the photographer. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7160
Photo of A curious Pacific bottlenose dolphin leaps from the ocean surface to look at the photographer. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7159
Photo of North Pacific Yellowtail, circling offshore drift kelp pursuing smaller fishes which congregate around the kelp paddy. :: Image #7157
Photo of Half Dome, late afternoon. :: Image #7151
Photo of Merced River near peak flow floods Cooks Meadow in late Spring, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7148
Photo of Merced River rapids at peak flow in late spring crashes through woods above Vernal Falls. :: Image #7146
Photo of Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring, hikers visible at precipice, viewed from John Muir Trail. :: Image #7141
Photo of El Capitan and shaded road, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7137
Photo of Merced River near peak flow floods Cooks Meadow in late Spring, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7136
Photo of A blue whale rounds out at the surface. Note its scarred, almost totally absent dorsal fin. Offshore Coronado Islands. :: Image #7114
Photo of A blue whales fluke is all that can be seen of the huge animal as it sinks underwater to search for food. Note the scarring near the fluke tips, likely from an attack by killer whales (orca). Offshore Coronado Islands. :: Image #7111
Photo of Water drips off a blue whales fluke as the whale raises its high in the air before diving for food. Offshore Coronado Islands. :: Image #7110
Photo of Water sheets off a blue whales fluke as the whale raises its before diving for food. Offshore Coronado Islands. :: Image #7109
Photo of Blue whale feces take on the same color as the whales recent food, in this case likely krill or red crabs. Coronado Islands, Baja California. :: Image #7108
Photo of Blue whale feces take on the same color as the whales recent food, in this case likely krill or red crabs. Coronado Islands, Baja California. :: Image #7107
Photo of Schooling Pacific Creolefish, Sea of Cortez near La Paz. :: Image #7106
Photo of Schooling green jacks, Lands End, Cabo San Lucas. :: Image #7105
Photo of Pacific Creolefish hides in reef crevices at night, Sea of Cortez near La Paz. :: Image #7104
Photo of Skipjack tuna school at Roca Partida, Revilligigedos. :: Image #7103
Photo of Skipjack tuna school at Roca Partida, Revilligigedos. :: Image #7102
Photo of Schooling Pacific Creolefish, Sea of Cortez near La Paz. :: Image #7101
Photo of Flathead scorpionfish. :: Image #7100
Photo of Flathead scorpionfish. :: Image #7099
Photo of Crocodile fish. :: Image #7098
Photo of Masked butterflyfish. :: Image #7097
Photo of Flathead scorpionfish. :: Image #7096
Photo of Female queen parrotfish feeds on coral reef with teeth and jaws suited to pulverize hard coral, excreting the remains as sand. :: Image #7095
Photo of Klunzingers Wrasse, northern Red Sea. :: Image #7093
Photo of Blue spotted jack (also blue jack, blue trevally, bluefin trevally). :: Image #7092
Photo of Jewel fairy basslet (female color form), also known as lyretail anthias. :: Image #7091
Photo of Brassy chub. :: Image #7090
Photo of Ornate butterflyfish foraging on coral reef. :: Image #7088
Photo of Squirrelfish. :: Image #7087
Photo of Coronetfish. :: Image #7086
Photo of Stoplight parrotfish, female night coloration. :: Image #7085
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #7084
Photo of French grunt. :: Image #7083
Photo of Bicolor damselfish. :: Image #7082
Photo of Stoplight parrotfish, female night coloration. :: Image #7081
Photo of North Pacific Yellowtail, schooling, open ocean under drift kelp. :: Image #7080
Photo of North Pacific Yellowtail, schooling, open ocean under drift kelp. :: Image #7079
Photo of North Pacific Yellowtail, schooling, open ocean under drift kelp. :: Image #7078
Photo of Rock wrasse, Catalina. :: Image #7077
Photo of Kelp rockfish, Channel Islands. :: Image #7076
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #7075
Photo of Juvenile rockfish (likely species: treefish) among offshore drift kelp. :: Image #7074
Photo of Salema, San Benito Islands. :: Image #7073
Photo of California sheephead, adult male. :: Image #7072
Photo of Kelp bass (calico bass) hovers amidst fronds in the kelp forest, waiting to pounce on smaller fish. :: Image #7071
Photo of Kelp bass (calico bass) hovers amidst fronds in the kelp forest, waiting to pounce on smaller fish. :: Image #7070
Photo of Kelp bass (calico bass). :: Image #7069
Photo of Juvenile kelp bass (calico bass) hiding amidst rocks on the reef. :: Image #7068
Photo of Juvenile kelp bass (calico bass) hiding amidst rocks on the reef. :: Image #7067
Photo of Half-moon perch school below offshore drift kelp. :: Image #7066
Photo of Half-moon perch school below offshore drift kelp. :: Image #7065
Photo of Island kelpfish. :: Image #7064
Photo of Island kelpfish. :: Image #7063
Photo of Bluebanded goby, Catalina. :: Image #7062
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest. :: Image #7061
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest. :: Image #7060
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest. :: Image #7059
Photo of Bigeye scad, schooling, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #7058
Photo of Pacific creolefish. :: Image #7057
Photo of Pacific creolefish. :: Image #7056
Photo of Pacific creolefish. :: Image #7055
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #7053
Photo of Juvenile Garibaldi, vibrant spots distinguish it from pure orange adult form. :: Image #7052
Photo of Guadalupe cardinalfish. :: Image #7051
Photo of Horsetail Falls backlit by the setting sun as it cascades down the face of El Capitan, February, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7050
Photo of Pine tree seedlings cover forest floor, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7046
Photo of Pine trees, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7044
Photo of Sentinel Rock and Merced River, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7042
Photo of Yosemite Falls viewed from swinging bridge over Merced River, winter, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7032
Photo of Yosemite Falls viewed from swinging bridge over Merced River, winter, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7031
Photo of Yosemite Falls, winter, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7030
Photo of Yosemite Falls, winter, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7029
Photo of El Capitan viewed from Cathedral Beach along Merced River, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #7026
Photo of Simnia and egg cluster on gorgonian. :: Image #7025
Photo of Squid. :: Image #7024
Photo of Lightbulb tunicates. :: Image #7022
Photo of Octopus. :: Image #7021
Photo of Unidentified marine shrimp. :: Image #7020
Photo of Unidentified marine hermit crab. :: Image #7019
Photo of Acorn barnacle feeding amidst strawberry anemones, Monterey Peninsula. :: Image #7018
Photo of Starfish (sea star), dorsal surface detail. :: Image #7017
Photo of Small fish trapped in spines of unidentified urchin. :: Image #7016
Photo of Starfish (sea star), detail showing tube feet ending in small suckers. :: Image #7015
Photo of Starfish (sea star), dorsal surface detail including spines and pincers. :: Image #7014
Photo of Starfish (sea star), dorsal surface detail including spines and pincers. :: Image #7013
Photo of Hedgehog hydroid cluster. :: Image #7012
Photo of Starfish (sea star), dorsal surface detail. :: Image #7011
Photo of Hydromedusa with amphipod, open ocean. :: Image #7010
Photo of Pelagic ctenophore (lobate comb jelly). :: Image #7009
Photo of Salp (pelagic tunicate), open ocean. :: Image #7008
Photo of Juvenile sheephead swims above dead/dying brown gorgonian covered with yellow parasitic zoanthid anemones. Eagle Rock. :: Image #7007
Photo of Unidentified marine anemone amid smaller Corynactis anemones and barnacles, San Miguel Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. :: Image #7003
Photo of Unidentified marine anemone on kelp stipe, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. :: Image #7002
Photo of Juvenile rockfish school under a patch of drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #7001
Photo of Bubble ring. :: Image #6999
Photo of Cathedral Rocks reflected in the Merced River, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #6997
Photo of Horsetail Falls backlit by the setting sun as it cascades down the face of El Capitan, February, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #6996
Photo of Yosemite Falls, winter, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #6995
Photo of Yosemite Falls, winter, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #6994
Photo of Yosemite Falls, winter, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #6993
Photo of Merced River, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #6988
Photo of Three Brothers, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #6987
Photo of Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #6986
Photo of The Finger, a dramatic spire alongside Yosemite Falls that is a popular destination for advanced climbers, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #6985
Photo of The Finger, a dramatic spire alongside Yosemite Falls that is a popular destination for advanced climbers, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #6984
Photo of Sentinel Rock, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #6983
Photo of Chapel, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #6982
Photo of Wawona Hotel, Wawona Village. :: Image #6981
Photo of Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #6980
Photo of Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #6979
Photo of Ahwahnee Hotel and Royal Arches, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #6978
Photo of Ahwahnee Hotel and Royal Arches, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #6977
Photo of Ahwahnee Hotel and Royal Arches, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #6976
Photo of Ahwahnee Hotel and Royal Arches, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #6975
Photo of Ahwahnee Hotel and Royal Arches, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #6974
Photo of Great white shark, injury behind right pectoral fin likely from another white shark during courtship or territorial dispute. :: Image #6921
Photo of Two great white sharks. :: Image #6920
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6918
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6917
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6916
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6915
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6914
Photo of Wind turbines overlooking Interstate 10 provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6913
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6912
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6911
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6910
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6909
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6908
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6907
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6906
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6905
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6904
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6903
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6902
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6901
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6900
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6899
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6898
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6897
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6896
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6895
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6894
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6893
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6892
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6890
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6889
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6888
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6886
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6885
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6884
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6883
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6882
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6881
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6880
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6879
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6878
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6877
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6876
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6875
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6874
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6873
Photo of Wind turbines overlooking Interstate 10 provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6872
Photo of Wind turbines overlooking Interstate 10 provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6871
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6870
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6869
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6868
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6867
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6866
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6865
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6864
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6863
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6862
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6861
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6860
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6859
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6858
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6855
Photo of Wind turbines provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6854
Photo of Wind turbines overlooking Interstate 10 provide electricity to Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. San Gorgonio pass, San Bernardino mountains. :: Image #6853
Photo of Cortez chubb showing golden phase mating male. :: Image #6852
Photo of Roman emperor Constantius II (337-361 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Centenionalis). :: Image #6851
Photo of Roman emperor Constantius II (337-361 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Centenionalis). :: Image #6850
Photo of Roman emperor Constantius II (337-361 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Centenionalis). :: Image #6849
Photo of Roman emperor Constantius II (337-361 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Centenionalis). :: Image #6848
Photo of Roman emperor Constantius II (337-361 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3). :: Image #6847
Photo of Roman emperor Constantius II (337-361 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3). :: Image #6846
Photo of Roman emperor Constantius II (337-361 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3). :: Image #6845
Photo of Roman emperor Constantius II (337-361 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3). :: Image #6844
Photo of Roman emperor Crispus (316-326 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3). :: Image #6843
Photo of Roman emperor Crispus (316-326 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3). :: Image #6842
Photo of Roman emperor Constantine I (307-337 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis). :: Image #6841
Photo of Roman emperor Constantine I (307-337 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis). :: Image #6840
Photo of Roman emperor Constantine I (307-337 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis). :: Image #6839
Photo of Roman emperor Constantine I (307-337 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis). :: Image #6838
Photo of Roman emperor Galerius (305-311 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis, 5.3g, 25.29/28.23mm, Sear 3717, VanMeter 27a, VF. Obverse: GAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG. Reverse: GENIO AVGVSTI, SMSDelta exergue.). :: Image #6837
Photo of Roman emperor Galerius (305-311 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis, 5.3g, 25.29/28.23mm, Sear 3717, VanMeter 27a, VF. Obverse: GAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG. Reverse: GENIO AVGVSTI, SMSDelta exergue.). :: Image #6836
Photo of Roman emperor Galerius (305-311 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis, 5.3g, 25.29/28.23mm, Sear 3717, VanMeter 27a, VF. Obverse: GAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG. Reverse: GENIO AVGVSTI, SMSDelta exergue.). :: Image #6835
Photo of Roman emperor Galerius (305-311 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis, 5.3g, 25.29/28.23mm, Sear 3717, VanMeter 27a, VF. Obverse: GAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG. Reverse: GENIO AVGVSTI, SMSDelta exergue.). :: Image #6834
Photo of Roman emperor Diocletian (285-305 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis, VF, 30mm, Sear 3533 var.. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG. Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI HTA exergue.). :: Image #6833
Photo of Roman emperor Diocletian (285-305 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis, VF, 30mm, Sear 3533 var.. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG. Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI HTA exergue.). :: Image #6832
Photo of Roman emperor Diocletian (285-305 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis, VF, 30mm, Sear 3533 var.. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG. Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI HTA exergue.). :: Image #6831
Photo of Roman emperor Diocletian (285-305 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis, VF, 30mm, Sear 3533 var.. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG. Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI HTA exergue.). :: Image #6830
Photo of Roman emperor Carinus (283-284 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus VF/aVF; Sear 3474, VanMeter 20.2, Vagi 2492. Reverse: VICTORIA AVGG). :: Image #6829
Photo of Roman emperor Carinus (283-284 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus VF/aVF; Sear 3474, VanMeter 20.2, Vagi 2492. Reverse: VICTORIA AVGG). :: Image #6828
Photo of Roman emperor Carinus (283-284 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus VF/aVF; Sear 3474, VanMeter 20.2, Vagi 2492. Reverse: VICTORIA AVGG). :: Image #6827
Photo of Roman emperor Carinus (283-284 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus VF/aVF; Sear 3474, VanMeter 20.2, Vagi 2492. Reverse: VICTORIA AVGG). :: Image #6826
Photo of Roman emperor Quintillus (270 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus). :: Image #6825
Photo of Roman emperor Quintillus (270 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus). :: Image #6824
Photo of Roman emperor Quintillus (270 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus). :: Image #6823
Photo of Roman emperor Quintillus (270 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus). :: Image #6822
Photo of Roman emperor Valbalathus (266-271 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus Obverse: VABALATHVS V C R IM D R. Reverse: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG.). :: Image #6821
Photo of Roman emperor Valbalathus (266-271 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus Obverse: VABALATHVS V C R IM D R. Reverse: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG.). :: Image #6820
Photo of Roman emperor Valerian I (253-260 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (billion, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus 2.9g, 20mm, VanMeter 28. Obverse: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS PF AVG. Reverse: FELICITAS AVGG.). :: Image #6819
Photo of Roman emperor Valerian I (253-260 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (billion, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus 2.9g, 20mm, VanMeter 28. Obverse: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS PF AVG. Reverse: FELICITAS AVGG.). :: Image #6818
Photo of Roman emperor Valerian I (253-260 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (billion, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus 2.9g, 20mm, VanMeter 28. Obverse: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS PF AVG. Reverse: FELICITAS AVGG.). :: Image #6817
Photo of Roman emperor Valerian I (253-260 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (billion, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus 2.9g, 20mm, VanMeter 28. Obverse: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS PF AVG. Reverse: FELICITAS AVGG.). :: Image #6816
Photo of Roman emperor Philip II (247-249 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Sestertius) (AE Sestertius Obverse: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG. Reverse: PAX ATERNA SC. Pax standing left.). :: Image #6815
Photo of Roman emperor Philip II (247-249 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Sestertius) (AE Sestertius Obverse: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG. Reverse: PAX ATERNA SC. Pax standing left.). :: Image #6814
Photo of Roman emperor Philip II (247-249 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Sestertius) (AE Sestertius Obverse: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG. Reverse: PAX ATERNA SC. Pax standing left.). :: Image #6813
Photo of Roman emperor Philip II (247-249 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Sestertius) (AE Sestertius Obverse: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG. Reverse: PAX ATERNA SC. Pax standing left.). :: Image #6812
Photo of Roman emperor Philip I (244-249 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE30) (AE30. Antioch, Pluria mint. VF+.). :: Image #6811
Photo of Roman emperor Philip I (244-249 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE30) (AE30. Antioch, Pluria mint. VF+.). :: Image #6810
Photo of Roman emperor Philip I (244-249 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE30) (AE30. Antioch, Pluria mint. VF+.). :: Image #6809
Photo of Roman emperor Philip I (244-249 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE30) (AE30. Antioch, Pluria mint. VF+.). :: Image #6808
Photo of Roman emperor Philip I (244-249 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Antoninianus). :: Image #6807
Photo of Roman emperor Philip I (244-249 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Antoninianus). :: Image #6806
Photo of Roman emperor Philip I (244-249 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Antoninianus). :: Image #6805
Photo of Roman emperor Philip I (244-249 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Antoninianus). :: Image #6804
Photo of Roman emperor Maximinus I (235-238 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6803
Photo of Roman emperor Maximinus I (235-238 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6802
Photo of Roman emperor Maximinus I (235-238 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6801
Photo of Roman emperor Maximinus I (235-238 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6800
Photo of Roman emperor Commodus (177-192 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (AR , Denarius Obverse: M.COMM.ANT.P.FEL.AVG.BRIT.PP. Reverse: GEN.AVG.FLIC.COS.VI. Genius standing left sacrificing scepter from a patera over an alter.). :: Image #6799
Photo of Roman emperor Commodus (177-192 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (AR , Denarius Obverse: M.COMM.ANT.P.FEL.AVG.BRIT.PP. Reverse: GEN.AVG.FLIC.COS.VI. Genius standing left sacrificing scepter from a patera over an alter.). :: Image #6798
Photo of Roman emperor Commodus (177-192 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (AR , Denarius Obverse: M.COMM.ANT.P.FEL.AVG.BRIT.PP. Reverse: GEN.AVG.FLIC.COS.VI. Genius standing left sacrificing scepter from a patera over an alter.). :: Image #6797
Photo of Roman emperor Commodus (177-192 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (AR , Denarius Obverse: M.COMM.ANT.P.FEL.AVG.BRIT.PP. Reverse: GEN.AVG.FLIC.COS.VI. Genius standing left sacrificing scepter from a patera over an alter.). :: Image #6796
Photo of Roman emperor Lucius Verus (161-169 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: As). :: Image #6795
Photo of Roman emperor Lucius Verus (161-169 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: As). :: Image #6794
Photo of Roman emperor Lucius Verus (161-169 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: As). :: Image #6793
Photo of Roman emperor Lucius Verus (161-169 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: As). :: Image #6792
Photo of Roman emperor Antonius Pius (138-161 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Sestertius) (Sestertius Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIUS PP TR P COS III. Reverse: OPS AVG.). :: Image #6791
Photo of Roman emperor Antonius Pius (138-161 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Sestertius) (Sestertius Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIUS PP TR P COS III. Reverse: OPS AVG.). :: Image #6790
Photo of Roman emperor Antonius Pius (138-161 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Sestertius) (Sestertius Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIUS PP TR P COS III. Reverse: OPS AVG.). :: Image #6789
Photo of Roman emperor Antonius Pius (138-161 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Sestertius) (Sestertius Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIUS PP TR P COS III. Reverse: OPS AVG.). :: Image #6788
Photo of Roman emperor Nero (54-68 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: As) (As, RIC 329. Obverse: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR PPP. Reverse: Victory, SPQR). :: Image #6787
Photo of Roman emperor Nero (54-68 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: As) (As, RIC 329. Obverse: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR PPP. Reverse: Victory, SPQR). :: Image #6786
Photo of Roman emperor Nero (54-68 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: As) (As, RIC 329. Obverse: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR PPP. Reverse: Victory, SPQR). :: Image #6785
Photo of Roman emperor Nero (54-68 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: As) (As, RIC 329. Obverse: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR PPP. Reverse: Victory, SPQR). :: Image #6784
Photo of Roman emperor Caligula (37-41 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE16) (AE16, Smyrna, 4.8 g., RPC 2473, Head right, Victory right.). :: Image #6783
Photo of Roman emperor Caligula (37-41 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE16) (AE16, Smyrna, 4.8 g., RPC 2473, Head right, Victory right.). :: Image #6782
Photo of Roman emperor Caligula (37-41 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE16) (AE16, Smyrna, 4.8 g., RPC 2473, Head right, Victory right.). :: Image #6781
Photo of Roman emperor Caligula (37-41 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE16) (AE16, Smyrna, 4.8 g., RPC 2473, Head right, Victory right.). :: Image #6780
Photo of Roman emperor Tiberius (14-37 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: As) (As, F; Winged caduceus.). :: Image #6779
Photo of Roman emperor Tiberius (14-37 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: As) (As, F; Winged caduceus.). :: Image #6778
Photo of Roman emperor Augustus (27 B.C.-14 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, Actian Apollo; Battle of Actium. Sear 1611.). :: Image #6777
Photo of Roman emperor Augustus (27 B.C.-14 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, Actian Apollo; Battle of Actium. Sear 1611.). :: Image #6776
Photo of Roman emperor Augustus (27 B.C.-14 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, Actian Apollo; Battle of Actium. Sear 1611.). :: Image #6775
Photo of Roman emperor Augustus (27 B.C.-14 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, Actian Apollo; Battle of Actium. Sear 1611.). :: Image #6774
Photo of Ancient Thessalian League coin, Thessaly (Greece), 146-196 B.C. (bronze, denom/type: AE 17) (AE17. Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet. Reverse: Horse grazing right. Similar to S 2235.). :: Image #6773
Photo of Ancient Thessalian League coin, Thessaly (Greece), 146-196 B.C. (bronze, denom/type: AE 17) (AE17. Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet. Reverse: Horse grazing right. Similar to S 2235.). :: Image #6772
Photo of Ancient Thessalian League coin, Thessaly (Greece), 146-196 B.C. (bronze, denom/type: AE 17) (AE17. Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet. Reverse: Horse grazing right. Similar to S 2235.). :: Image #6771
Photo of Ancient Thessalian League coin, Thessaly (Greece), 146-196 B.C. (bronze, denom/type: AE 17) (AE17. Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet. Reverse: Horse grazing right. Similar to S 2235.). :: Image #6770
Photo of Ancient coin of Istros (Thrace), 400-350 B.C. (silver, denom/type: Drachm) (AR Drachm, 5.28 g., VF, SNG.BM.237v.). :: Image #6769
Photo of Ancient coin of Istros (Thrace), 400-350 B.C. (silver, denom/type: Drachm) (AR Drachm, 5.28 g., VF, SNG.BM.237v.). :: Image #6768
Photo of Ancient coin of Istros (Thrace), 400-350 B.C. (silver, denom/type: Drachm) (AR Drachm, 5.28 g., VF, SNG.BM.237v.). :: Image #6767
Photo of Ancient coin of Istros (Thrace), 400-350 B.C. (silver, denom/type: Drachm) (AR Drachm, 5.28 g., VF, SNG.BM.237v.). :: Image #6766
Photo of Ancient coin of Byblos (Phoenicia), 400 B.C. (silver, denom/type: AR10) (1/8 Shekel, MS, Sear 6010.). :: Image #6765
Photo of Ancient coin of Byblos (Phoenicia), 400 B.C. (silver, denom/type: AR10) (1/8 Shekel, MS, Sear 6010.). :: Image #6764
Photo of Unidentified ancient coin. :: Image #6763
Photo of Unidentified ancient coin. :: Image #6762
Photo of Unidentified ancient coin. :: Image #6761
Photo of Unidentified ancient coin. :: Image #6760
Photo of Byzantine emperor Romanus IV Diogenes (1068-1071 A.D.), depicted on ancient Byzantine coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis 9.8 gm.). :: Image #6759
Photo of Byzantine emperor Romanus IV Diogenes (1068-1071 A.D.), depicted on ancient Byzantine coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis 9.8 gm.). :: Image #6758
Photo of Byzantine emperor Romanus IV Diogenes (1068-1071 A.D.), depicted on ancient Byzantine coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis 9.8 gm.). :: Image #6757
Photo of Byzantine emperor Romanus IV Diogenes (1068-1071 A.D.), depicted on ancient Byzantine coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis 9.8 gm.). :: Image #6756
Photo of Byzantine emperor Leo IV (886-912 A.D.), depicted on ancient Byzantine coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis 6.7g. Obverse: Leo left, Alexander right. Reverse: letters in four lines.). :: Image #6755
Photo of Byzantine emperor Leo IV (886-912 A.D.), depicted on ancient Byzantine coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis 6.7g. Obverse: Leo left, Alexander right. Reverse: letters in four lines.). :: Image #6754
Photo of Byzantine emperor Leo IV (886-912 A.D.), depicted on ancient Byzantine coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis 6.7g. Obverse: Leo left, Alexander right. Reverse: letters in four lines.). :: Image #6753
Photo of Byzantine emperor Leo IV (886-912 A.D.), depicted on ancient Byzantine coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis 6.7g. Obverse: Leo left, Alexander right. Reverse: letters in four lines.). :: Image #6752
Photo of Vologases III of Parthia (105-147 A.D.), depicted on ancient Parthian coin (silver, denom/type: Drachm) (Ar Drachm, aVF. Obverse: Bust left. Reverse: archer enthroned right, holding bow, Greek legend.). :: Image #6751
Photo of Vologases III of Parthia (105-147 A.D.), depicted on ancient Parthian coin (silver, denom/type: Drachm) (Ar Drachm, aVF. Obverse: Bust left. Reverse: archer enthroned right, holding bow, Greek legend.). :: Image #6750
Photo of Vologases III of Parthia (105-147 A.D.), depicted on ancient Parthian coin (silver, denom/type: Drachm) (Ar Drachm, aVF. Obverse: Bust left. Reverse: archer enthroned right, holding bow, Greek legend.). :: Image #6749
Photo of Vologases III of Parthia (105-147 A.D.), depicted on ancient Parthian coin (silver, denom/type: Drachm) (Ar Drachm, aVF. Obverse: Bust left. Reverse: archer enthroned right, holding bow, Greek legend.). :: Image #6748
Photo of Alexander III (Alexander the Great) of Macedonia (336-323 B.C.), depicted on ancient Macedonian coin (bronze, denom/type: AE18) (AE18; SCG6741VAR). :: Image #6747
Photo of Alexander III (Alexander the Great) of Macedonia (336-323 B.C.), depicted on ancient Macedonian coin (bronze, denom/type: AE18) (AE18; SCG6741VAR). :: Image #6746
Photo of Alexander III (Alexander the Great) of Macedonia (336-323 B.C.), depicted on ancient Macedonian coin (bronze, denom/type: AE18) (AE18; SCG6741VAR). :: Image #6745
Photo of Alexander III (Alexander the Great) of Macedonia (336-323 B.C.), depicted on ancient Macedonian coin (bronze, denom/type: AE18) (AE18; SCG6741VAR). :: Image #6744
Photo of Philip II of Macedonia (359-336 B.C.), depicted on ancient Macedonian coin (bronze, denom/type: AE18). :: Image #6743
Photo of Philip II of Macedonia (359-336 B.C.), depicted on ancient Macedonian coin (bronze, denom/type: AE18). :: Image #6742
Photo of Roman emperor Honorius (393-423 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE2) (AE2. Obverse: D.N.HONORIUS.PF.AVG. Reverse: GLORIA.ROMAN.ORVM. Honorius standing, facing right holding standard and globe.). :: Image #6741
Photo of Roman emperor Honorius (393-423 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE2) (AE2. Obverse: D.N.HONORIUS.PF.AVG. Reverse: GLORIA.ROMAN.ORVM. Honorius standing, facing right holding standard and globe.). :: Image #6740
Photo of Roman emperor Honorius (393-423 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE2) (AE2. Obverse: D.N.HONORIUS.PF.AVG. Reverse: GLORIA.ROMAN.ORVM. Honorius standing, facing right holding standard and globe.). :: Image #6739
Photo of Roman emperor Honorius (393-423 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE2) (AE2. Obverse: D.N.HONORIUS.PF.AVG. Reverse: GLORIA.ROMAN.ORVM. Honorius standing, facing right holding standard and globe.). :: Image #6738
Photo of Roman emperor Arcadius (383-408 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE 16mm; Sear 4233. Obverse: DN ARCADIVS PF AVG. Reverse: VIRTVS EXERCITI, CONSB exergue.). :: Image #6737
Photo of Roman emperor Arcadius (383-408 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE 16mm; Sear 4233. Obverse: DN ARCADIVS PF AVG. Reverse: VIRTVS EXERCITI, CONSB exergue.). :: Image #6736
Photo of Roman emperor Arcadius (383-408 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE 16mm; Sear 4233. Obverse: DN ARCADIVS PF AVG. Reverse: VIRTVS EXERCITI, CONSB exergue.). :: Image #6735
Photo of Roman emperor Arcadius (383-408 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE 16mm; Sear 4233. Obverse: DN ARCADIVS PF AVG. Reverse: VIRTVS EXERCITI, CONSB exergue.). :: Image #6734
Photo of Roman emperor Magnus Maximus (383-388 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE2). :: Image #6733
Photo of Roman emperor Magnus Maximus (383-388 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE2). :: Image #6732
Photo of Roman emperor Magnus Maximus (383-388 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE2). :: Image #6731
Photo of Roman emperor Magnus Maximus (383-388 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE2). :: Image #6730
Photo of Roman emperor Theodosius I (379-395 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE2) (AE2, 23mm; S. 4181, VM27. Obverse: DN THEODOSIVS PF AVG. Reverse: GLORIA ROMANORVM, CONSA exergue.). :: Image #6729
Photo of Roman emperor Theodosius I (379-395 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE2) (AE2, 23mm; S. 4181, VM27. Obverse: DN THEODOSIVS PF AVG. Reverse: GLORIA ROMANORVM, CONSA exergue.). :: Image #6728
Photo of Roman emperor Theodosius I (379-395 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE2) (AE2, 23mm; S. 4181, VM27. Obverse: DN THEODOSIVS PF AVG. Reverse: GLORIA ROMANORVM, CONSA exergue.). :: Image #6727
Photo of Roman emperor Theodosius I (379-395 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE2) (AE2, 23mm; S. 4181, VM27. Obverse: DN THEODOSIVS PF AVG. Reverse: GLORIA ROMANORVM, CONSA exergue.). :: Image #6726
Photo of Roman emperor Valens (364-378 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3, EF; Sear 4118. Obverse: D N VALENS P F AVG). :: Image #6725
Photo of Roman emperor Valens (364-378 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3, EF; Sear 4118. Obverse: D N VALENS P F AVG). :: Image #6724
Photo of Roman emperor Valens (364-378 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3, EF; Sear 4118. Obverse: D N VALENS P F AVG). :: Image #6723
Photo of Roman emperor Valens (364-378 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3, EF; Sear 4118. Obverse: D N VALENS P F AVG). :: Image #6722
Photo of Roman emperor Jovian (363-364 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3. nVF. Reverse: legend in wreath VOT V MVLT X.3.). :: Image #6721
Photo of Roman emperor Jovian (363-364 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3. nVF. Reverse: legend in wreath VOT V MVLT X.3.). :: Image #6720
Photo of Roman emperor Jovian (363-364 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3. nVF. Reverse: legend in wreath VOT V MVLT X.3.). :: Image #6719
Photo of Roman emperor Jovian (363-364 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3. nVF. Reverse: legend in wreath VOT V MVLT X.3.). :: Image #6718
Photo of Roman emperor Julian II (355-363 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE4) (Reverse: SPES REPVBLICE VM49; VB2.). :: Image #6717
Photo of Roman emperor Julian II (355-363 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE4) (Reverse: SPES REPVBLICE VM49; VB2.). :: Image #6716
Photo of Roman emperor Julian II (355-363 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE4) (Reverse: SPES REPVBLICE VM49; VB2.). :: Image #6715
Photo of Roman emperor Julian II (355-363 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE4) (Reverse: SPES REPVBLICE VM49; VB2.). :: Image #6714
Photo of Roman emperor Constantius Gallus (351-354 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Red. Centenionalis) (AE3, 17mm, VF. Obverse: DN CONSTANTIVS NOB C, AES. Reverse: R FEL TEMP REPARATIO.). :: Image #6713
Photo of Roman emperor Constantius Gallus (351-354 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Red. Centenionalis) (AE3, 17mm, VF. Obverse: DN CONSTANTIVS NOB C, AES. Reverse: R FEL TEMP REPARATIO.). :: Image #6712
Photo of Roman emperor Constantius Gallus (351-354 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Red. Centenionalis) (AE3, 17mm, VF. Obverse: DN CONSTANTIVS NOB C, AES. Reverse: R FEL TEMP REPARATIO.). :: Image #6711
Photo of Roman emperor Constantius Gallus (351-354 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Red. Centenionalis) (AE3, 17mm, VF. Obverse: DN CONSTANTIVS NOB C, AES. Reverse: R FEL TEMP REPARATIO.). :: Image #6710
Photo of Roman emperor Constantius II (337-361 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE2) (AE2. Obverse: DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG. Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO). :: Image #6709
Photo of Roman emperor Constantius II (337-361 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE2) (AE2. Obverse: DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG. Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO). :: Image #6708
Photo of Roman emperor Constantius II (337-361 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE2) (AE2. Obverse: DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG. Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO). :: Image #6707
Photo of Roman emperor Constantius II (337-361 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE2) (AE2. Obverse: DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG. Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO). :: Image #6706
Photo of Roman emperor Constans (337-350 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE4) (AE4, 15mm, S. 3921-M.). :: Image #6705
Photo of Roman emperor Constans (337-350 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE4) (AE4, 15mm, S. 3921-M.). :: Image #6704
Photo of Roman emperor Constans (337-350 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE4) (AE4, 15mm, S. 3921-M.). :: Image #6703
Photo of Roman emperor Constans (337-350 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE4) (AE4, 15mm, S. 3921-M.). :: Image #6702
Photo of Roman emperor Licinius II (317-321 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3, 18mm. Obverse: D N VAL LICIN LICINIVSNOB C. Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI.). :: Image #6701
Photo of Roman emperor Licinius II (317-321 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3, 18mm. Obverse: D N VAL LICIN LICINIVSNOB C. Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI.). :: Image #6700
Photo of Roman emperor Licinius II (317-321 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3, 18mm. Obverse: D N VAL LICIN LICINIVSNOB C. Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI.). :: Image #6699
Photo of Roman emperor Licinius II (317-321 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3, 18mm. Obverse: D N VAL LICIN LICINIVSNOB C. Reverse: IOVI CONSERVATORI.). :: Image #6698
Photo of Roman emperor Crispus (316-326 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3. Reverse: C, AESRVM NOSTRORVM. Wreath enclosing VOT V.). :: Image #6697
Photo of Roman emperor Crispus (316-326 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3. Reverse: C, AESRVM NOSTRORVM. Wreath enclosing VOT V.). :: Image #6696
Photo of Roman emperor Crispus (316-326 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3. Reverse: C, AESRVM NOSTRORVM. Wreath enclosing VOT V.). :: Image #6695
Photo of Roman emperor Crispus (316-326 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3. Reverse: C, AESRVM NOSTRORVM. Wreath enclosing VOT V.). :: Image #6694
Photo of Roman emperor Constantine II (316-337 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3. Obverse: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C. Reverse: C, AESAR V NOSTROR VM. Wreath enclosing VOT X.). :: Image #6693
Photo of Roman emperor Constantine II (316-337 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3. Obverse: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C. Reverse: C, AESAR V NOSTROR VM. Wreath enclosing VOT X.). :: Image #6692
Photo of Roman emperor Constantine II (316-337 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3. Obverse: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C. Reverse: C, AESAR V NOSTROR VM. Wreath enclosing VOT X.). :: Image #6691
Photo of Roman emperor Constantine II (316-337 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3. Obverse: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C. Reverse: C, AESAR V NOSTROR VM. Wreath enclosing VOT X.). :: Image #6690
Photo of Roman emperor Constantine I-URBS (307-337 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3, Sear 3894. Obverse: VRBS ROMA. Reverse: She wolf, Romulus, Remus, 2 stars.). :: Image #6689
Photo of Roman emperor Constantine I-URBS (307-337 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3, Sear 3894. Obverse: VRBS ROMA. Reverse: She wolf, Romulus, Remus, 2 stars.). :: Image #6688
Photo of Roman emperor Constantine I-URBS (307-337 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3, Sear 3894. Obverse: VRBS ROMA. Reverse: She wolf, Romulus, Remus, 2 stars.). :: Image #6687
Photo of Roman emperor Constantine I-URBS (307-337 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE3) (AE3, Sear 3894. Obverse: VRBS ROMA. Reverse: She wolf, Romulus, Remus, 2 stars.). :: Image #6686
Photo of Roman emperor Constantine I (307-337 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (AE 21mm; XF-AU). :: Image #6685
Photo of Roman emperor Constantine I (307-337 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (AE 21mm; XF-AU). :: Image #6684
Photo of Roman emperor Constantine I (307-337 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (AE 21mm; XF-AU). :: Image #6683
Photo of Roman emperor Constantine I (307-337 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (AE 21mm; XF-AU). :: Image #6682
Photo of Roman emperor Constantine I (307-337 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis). :: Image #6681
Photo of Roman emperor Constantine I (307-337 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis). :: Image #6680
Photo of Roman emperor Constantine I (307-337 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis). :: Image #6679
Photo of Roman emperor Constantine I (307-337 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis). :: Image #6678
Photo of Roman emperor Licinius I (307-324 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis). :: Image #6677
Photo of Roman emperor Licinius I (307-324 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis). :: Image #6676
Photo of Roman emperor Licinius I (307-324 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis). :: Image #6675
Photo of Roman emperor Licinius I (307-324 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis). :: Image #6674
Photo of Roman emperor Licinius I (307-324 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis). :: Image #6673
Photo of Roman emperor Licinius I (307-324 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis). :: Image #6672
Photo of Roman emperor Licinius I (307-324 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis). :: Image #6671
Photo of Roman emperor Licinius I (307-324 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis). :: Image #6670
Photo of Roman emperor Maxentius (306-312 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Ae Follis. Obverse: C MAXENTIVS PF AVG. Reverse: AETERNITAS AVG N in ex- MOSTP. S-3776). :: Image #6669
Photo of Roman emperor Maxentius (306-312 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Ae Follis. Obverse: C MAXENTIVS PF AVG. Reverse: AETERNITAS AVG N in ex- MOSTP. S-3776). :: Image #6668
Photo of Roman emperor Maxentius (306-312 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Ae Follis. Obverse: C MAXENTIVS PF AVG. Reverse: AETERNITAS AVG N in ex- MOSTP. S-3776). :: Image #6667
Photo of Roman emperor Maxentius (306-312 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Ae Follis. Obverse: C MAXENTIVS PF AVG. Reverse: AETERNITAS AVG N in ex- MOSTP. S-3776). :: Image #6666
Photo of Roman emperor Maximinus II (305-308 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis, 4.64 g, VF. Reverse: GENIO IMPERATORIS NKY). :: Image #6665
Photo of Roman emperor Maximinus II (305-308 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis, 4.64 g, VF. Reverse: GENIO IMPERATORIS NKY). :: Image #6664
Photo of Roman emperor Maximinus II (305-308 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis, 4.64 g, VF. Reverse: GENIO IMPERATORIS NKY). :: Image #6663
Photo of Roman emperor Maximinus II (305-308 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis, 4.64 g, VF. Reverse: GENIO IMPERATORIS NKY). :: Image #6662
Photo of Roman emperor Galerius (293-305 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (AE , Antoninianus, Concordia Militvm S-3701). :: Image #6661
Photo of Roman emperor Galerius (293-305 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (AE , Antoninianus, Concordia Militvm S-3701). :: Image #6660
Photo of Roman emperor Galerius (293-305 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (AE , Antoninianus, Concordia Militvm S-3701). :: Image #6659
Photo of Roman emperor Galerius (293-305 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (AE , Antoninianus, Concordia Militvm S-3701). :: Image #6658
Photo of Roman emperor Carausius (287-293 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus Obverse: IMP CARAVSIVS PF AVG. Reverse: MONETA AVG; Moneta standing left.). :: Image #6657
Photo of Roman emperor Carausius (287-293 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus Obverse: IMP CARAVSIVS PF AVG. Reverse: MONETA AVG; Moneta standing left.). :: Image #6656
Photo of Roman emperor Maximianus (286-305 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis, Sear 3631 wfc; VF.). :: Image #6655
Photo of Roman emperor Maximianus (286-305 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis, Sear 3631 wfc; VF.). :: Image #6654
Photo of Roman emperor Maximianus (286-305 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis, Sear 3631 wfc; VF.). :: Image #6653
Photo of Roman emperor Maximianus (286-305 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Follis) (Follis, Sear 3631 wfc; VF.). :: Image #6652
Photo of Roman emperor Maximianus (286-305 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus Sear 3611. Obverse: IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG. Reverse: CONCORDIA MILITVM). :: Image #6651
Photo of Roman emperor Maximianus (286-305 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus Sear 3611. Obverse: IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG. Reverse: CONCORDIA MILITVM). :: Image #6650
Photo of Roman emperor Diocletian (285-305 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus aEF, RIC 256, Sear 3510, Cohan 33. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG. Reverse: CONCORDIA MILITVM). :: Image #6649
Photo of Roman emperor Diocletian (285-305 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus aEF, RIC 256, Sear 3510, Cohan 33. Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS AVG. Reverse: CONCORDIA MILITVM). :: Image #6648
Photo of Roman emperor Carinus (283-284 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus 23mm; F 15. S 3464. Obverse: IMP CARINVS P F AVG. Reverse: FELICIT PVBLICA.). :: Image #6647
Photo of Roman emperor Carinus (283-284 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus 23mm; F 15. S 3464. Obverse: IMP CARINVS P F AVG. Reverse: FELICIT PVBLICA.). :: Image #6646
Photo of Roman emperor Numerian (283-284 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus F. Obverse: M AVR NVMERIANVS NOB C. Reverse: R VIRTVS AVGG.). :: Image #6645
Photo of Roman emperor Numerian (283-284 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus F. Obverse: M AVR NVMERIANVS NOB C. Reverse: R VIRTVS AVGG.). :: Image #6644
Photo of Roman emperor Carus (282-283 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus RIC V-2 128P150; VIRTVS AVGG; Tripolis mint.). :: Image #6643
Photo of Roman emperor Carus (282-283 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus RIC V-2 128P150; VIRTVS AVGG; Tripolis mint.). :: Image #6642
Photo of Roman emperor Probus (276-282 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus, EF+, VanMeter 59 var, RIC 821. Obverse: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG. Reverse: VIRTVS PROBI AVG, XXIVI exergue.). :: Image #6641
Photo of Roman emperor Probus (276-282 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus, EF+, VanMeter 59 var, RIC 821. Obverse: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG. Reverse: VIRTVS PROBI AVG, XXIVI exergue.). :: Image #6640
Photo of Roman emperor Florianus (276 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus VF+; RIC 110 Serdica. Obverse: IMP CM AN FLORIANVS P AVG.. Reverse: PROVIDEN DEOR; gamma in exergue and star above.). :: Image #6639
Photo of Roman emperor Florianus (276 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus VF+; RIC 110 Serdica. Obverse: IMP CM AN FLORIANVS P AVG.. Reverse: PROVIDEN DEOR; gamma in exergue and star above.). :: Image #6638
Photo of Roman emperor Tacitus (275-276 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus VF. Obverse: IMP C M C L TACITVS AVG. Reverse: VBERAS AVG). :: Image #6637
Photo of Roman emperor Tacitus (275-276 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus VF. Obverse: IMP C M C L TACITVS AVG. Reverse: VBERAS AVG). :: Image #6636
Photo of Roman emperor Tetricus II (273-274 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus). :: Image #6635
Photo of Roman emperor Tetricus II (273-274 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus). :: Image #6634
Photo of Roman emperor Tetricus I (273-274 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus). :: Image #6633
Photo of Roman emperor Tetricus I (273-274 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus). :: Image #6632
Photo of Roman emperor Quintillus (270 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus). :: Image #6631
Photo of Roman emperor Quintillus (270 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus). :: Image #6630
Photo of Roman emperor Quintillus (270 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus). :: Image #6629
Photo of Roman emperor Quintillus (270 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus). :: Image #6628
Photo of Roman emperor Aurelian (270-275 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus VF. Obverse: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG. Reverse: CONCORDIA MILITVM, S, XXIVI exergue.). :: Image #6627
Photo of Roman emperor Aurelian (270-275 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus VF. Obverse: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG. Reverse: CONCORDIA MILITVM, S, XXIVI exergue.). :: Image #6626
Photo of Roman emperor Claudius II Gothicus (268-270 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus EF. Obverse: IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG. Reverse: SALVS AVG.). :: Image #6625
Photo of Roman emperor Claudius II Gothicus (268-270 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus EF. Obverse: IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG. Reverse: SALVS AVG.). :: Image #6624
Photo of Roman emperor Valbalathus (266-271 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Tetradrachm) (AE Tet. BMC 2384. S. 3193, SG 2887. MILNE 4333.). :: Image #6623
Photo of Roman emperor Valbalathus (266-271 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Tetradrachm) (AE Tet. BMC 2384. S. 3193, SG 2887. MILNE 4333.). :: Image #6622
Photo of Roman emperor Victorinus (269-271 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus VM 9; PIETAS AVG.). :: Image #6621
Photo of Roman emperor Victorinus (269-271 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus VM 9; PIETAS AVG.). :: Image #6620
Photo of Roman emperor Postumus (259-267 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (billion, denom/type: Antoninianus). :: Image #6619
Photo of Roman emperor Postumus (259-267 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (billion, denom/type: Antoninianus). :: Image #6618
Photo of Roman emperor Gallienus (253-268 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus VF. Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG. Reverse: PROVI AVG.). :: Image #6617
Photo of Roman emperor Gallienus (253-268 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus VF. Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG. Reverse: PROVI AVG.). :: Image #6616
Photo of Roman emperor Gallienus (253-268 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (billion, denom/type: Antoninianus). :: Image #6615
Photo of Roman emperor Gallienus (253-268 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (billion, denom/type: Antoninianus). :: Image #6614
Photo of Roman emperor Valerian I (253-260 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (billion, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus, VF+. Obverse: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS PF AVG. Reverse: RESTITVT ORIENTIS). :: Image #6613
Photo of Roman emperor Valerian I (253-260 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (billion, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus, VF+. Obverse: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS PF AVG. Reverse: RESTITVT ORIENTIS). :: Image #6612
Photo of Roman emperor Aemillian (253 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Antoninianus). :: Image #6611
Photo of Roman emperor Aemillian (253 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Antoninianus). :: Image #6610
Photo of Roman emperor Trebonianus Gallus (251-254 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus 2.7g., 21mm, RIC 39. Obverse: IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLUS AVG. Reverse: LIBERTAS AVGG). :: Image #6609
Photo of Roman emperor Trebonianus Gallus (251-254 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus 2.7g., 21mm, RIC 39. Obverse: IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLUS AVG. Reverse: LIBERTAS AVGG). :: Image #6608
Photo of Roman emperor Volusian (251-253 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus VF. Obverse: IMP CA C VIB VOLUSIANUS AUG. Reverse: PM TRP IIII COS II). :: Image #6607
Photo of Roman emperor Volusian (251-253 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus VF. Obverse: IMP CA C VIB VOLUSIANUS AUG. Reverse: PM TRP IIII COS II). :: Image #6606
Photo of Roman emperor Herennius Etruscus (250-251 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus aVF/aF, RSC 26.). :: Image #6605
Photo of Roman emperor Herennius Etruscus (250-251 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus aVF/aF, RSC 26.). :: Image #6604
Photo of Roman emperor Trajan Decius (249-251 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus, EF. Obverse: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG. Reverse: GENIVS EXERSILLYRICIANI). :: Image #6603
Photo of Roman emperor Trajan Decius (249-251 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus, EF. Obverse: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG. Reverse: GENIVS EXERSILLYRICIANI). :: Image #6602
Photo of Roman emperor Philip II (247-249 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus, 2.4g.). :: Image #6601
Photo of Roman emperor Philip II (247-249 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus, 2.4g.). :: Image #6600
Photo of Roman emperor Philip I (244-249 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus EF/VF, Sea 2560. Obverse: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. Reverse: LAET FVNDATA). :: Image #6599
Photo of Roman emperor Philip I (244-249 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus EF/VF, Sea 2560. Obverse: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. Reverse: LAET FVNDATA). :: Image #6598
Photo of Roman emperor Gordian III (238-244 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Antoninianus RSC 261, RIC 89. Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG. Reverse: P M TR P V COS IIP P). :: Image #6597
Photo of Roman emperor Gordian III (238-244 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Antoninianus RSC 261, RIC 89. Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG. Reverse: P M TR P V COS IIP P). :: Image #6596
Photo of Roman emperor Gordian III (238-244 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Ar. , Denarius 3.18g. RIC p. 24. Rare Coins of Third Issue, Pl. 2, 4.). :: Image #6595
Photo of Roman emperor Gordian III (238-244 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Ar. , Denarius 3.18g. RIC p. 24. Rare Coins of Third Issue, Pl. 2, 4.). :: Image #6594
Photo of Roman emperor Maximinus I (235-238 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6593
Photo of Roman emperor Maximinus I (235-238 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6592
Photo of Roman emperor Severus Alexander (222-235 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6591
Photo of Roman emperor Severus Alexander (222-235 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6590
Photo of Roman emperor Elegabalus (218-222 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus Obverse: IMP.CAES.M.AVR.ANTONINUS.AVG. Reverse: SALUS.ANTONINI.AVG. salus standing half right, holding snake across body and feeding it.). :: Image #6589
Photo of Roman emperor Elegabalus (218-222 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Antoninianus) (Antoninianus Obverse: IMP.CAES.M.AVR.ANTONINUS.AVG. Reverse: SALUS.ANTONINI.AVG. salus standing half right, holding snake across body and feeding it.). :: Image #6588
Photo of Roman emperor Elegabalus (218-222 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, EF, Sea 2003. Obverse: IMP ANTONINVS PIVA AVG. Reverse: Liberty standing left.). :: Image #6587
Photo of Roman emperor Elegabalus (218-222 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, EF, Sea 2003. Obverse: IMP ANTONINVS PIVA AVG. Reverse: Liberty standing left.). :: Image #6586
Photo of Roman emperor Diadumenian (217-218 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE25) (AE 25 of Nicopolis in Moesia. Obverse: Draped and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: Tyche standing left, holds rudder and cornucopia. VG.). :: Image #6585
Photo of Roman emperor Diadumenian (217-218 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE25) (AE 25 of Nicopolis in Moesia. Obverse: Draped and cuirassed bust right. Reverse: Tyche standing left, holds rudder and cornucopia. VG.). :: Image #6584
Photo of Roman emperor Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE27) (AE 27 of Nicopolis in Moesia, under Legate Statius Longinus; F+. Obverse: Laureated, draped, cuirassed bust right. Reverse: Apollo standing left, holds branch.). :: Image #6583
Photo of Roman emperor Macrinus (217-218 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE27) (AE 27 of Nicopolis in Moesia, under Legate Statius Longinus; F+. Obverse: Laureated, draped, cuirassed bust right. Reverse: Apollo standing left, holds branch.). :: Image #6582
Photo of Roman emperor Geta (209-212 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6581
Photo of Roman emperor Geta (209-212 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6580
Photo of Roman emperor Caracalla (198-217 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, EF. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM. Reverse: VENVS VICTRIX). :: Image #6579
Photo of Roman emperor Caracalla (198-217 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, EF. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM. Reverse: VENVS VICTRIX). :: Image #6578
Photo of Roman emperor Caracalla (198-217 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6577
Photo of Roman emperor Caracalla (198-217 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6576
Photo of Roman emperor Sept. Severus (193-211 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, 3.18g. Sear 1753v, RSC 203, RIC 160. Obverse: SEVERVS AVG PART MAX. Reverse: FVNDATOR PACIS). :: Image #6575
Photo of Roman emperor Sept. Severus (193-211 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, 3.18g. Sear 1753v, RSC 203, RIC 160. Obverse: SEVERVS AVG PART MAX. Reverse: FVNDATOR PACIS). :: Image #6574
Photo of Roman emperor Sept. Severus (193-211 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, 3.18g. Sear 1753v, RSC 203, RIC 160. Obverse: SEVERVS AVG PART MAX. Reverse: FVNDATOR PACIS). :: Image #6573
Photo of Roman emperor Sept. Severus (193-211 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, 3.18g. Sear 1753v, RSC 203, RIC 160. Obverse: SEVERVS AVG PART MAX. Reverse: FVNDATOR PACIS). :: Image #6572
Photo of Roman emperor Clodius Albinus (193-197 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6571
Photo of Roman emperor Clodius Albinus (193-197 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6570
Photo of Roman emperor Commodus (177-192 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (AR , Denarius Obverse: M.COMMODVS.ANTON.AVG.PIVS. Reverse: PM.TR.P.VIIII.IMP.VI.COS.IIII.PP. Providentia standing left holding scepter and using baton to point to globe.). :: Image #6569
Photo of Roman emperor Commodus (177-192 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (AR , Denarius Obverse: M.COMMODVS.ANTON.AVG.PIVS. Reverse: PM.TR.P.VIIII.IMP.VI.COS.IIII.PP. Providentia standing left holding scepter and using baton to point to globe.). :: Image #6568
Photo of Roman emperor Lucius Verus (161-169 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, 3.2 g. Obverse: IMP L AVEREL VERVS AVG. Reverse: PROV DEOR TR P COS II). :: Image #6567
Photo of Roman emperor Lucius Verus (161-169 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, 3.2 g. Obverse: IMP L AVEREL VERVS AVG. Reverse: PROV DEOR TR P COS II). :: Image #6566
Photo of Roman emperor Faustina Junior (161-180 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6565
Photo of Roman emperor Faustina Junior (161-180 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6564
Photo of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (161-180 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Sestertius) (AE Sestertius. Obverse: IMP C, AES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG PM. Reverse: CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P XVI COS III SC.). :: Image #6563
Photo of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (161-180 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Sestertius) (AE Sestertius. Obverse: IMP C, AES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG PM. Reverse: CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P XVI COS III SC.). :: Image #6562
Photo of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (161-180 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, VF, 3.2 g.. Obverse: IMP M ANTONINVS AVG. Reverse: CONCORD AVG IMP XVII, COX III exergue.). :: Image #6561
Photo of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (161-180 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, VF, 3.2 g.. Obverse: IMP M ANTONINVS AVG. Reverse: CONCORD AVG IMP XVII, COX III exergue.). :: Image #6560
Photo of Roman emperor Antonius Pius (138-161 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Sestertius) (Sestertius Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIUS PP TR P XXIII. Reverse: FORTUNA OBSEQVENS COS IIII SC. Fortuna Obsequens std. left., holding rudder and cornucopiae.). :: Image #6559
Photo of Roman emperor Antonius Pius (138-161 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Sestertius) (Sestertius Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIUS PP TR P XXIII. Reverse: FORTUNA OBSEQVENS COS IIII SC. Fortuna Obsequens std. left., holding rudder and cornucopiae.). :: Image #6558
Photo of Roman emperor Antonius Pius (138-161 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: As) (As. Obverse: ANTONIUS AVG PIUS PP. Reverse: TR POT COS II SC PAX (exergue). PAX stg left., holding branch and cornucopiae.). :: Image #6557
Photo of Roman emperor Antonius Pius (138-161 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: As) (As. Obverse: ANTONIUS AVG PIUS PP. Reverse: TR POT COS II SC PAX (exergue). PAX stg left., holding branch and cornucopiae.). :: Image #6556
Photo of Roman emperor Antonius Pius (138-161 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Dupondius) (AE Dupondius. Reverse: TR POT XX COS IIII SC). :: Image #6555
Photo of Roman emperor Antonius Pius (138-161 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: Dupondius) (AE Dupondius. Reverse: TR POT XX COS IIII SC). :: Image #6554
Photo of Roman emperor Antonius Pius (138-161 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6553
Photo of Roman emperor Antonius Pius (138-161 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6552
Photo of Roman emperor Hadrian (117-138 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, BMC 877, RSC 1247c, RIC 324, ST 320. Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Reverse: RESTITVTORI GALLIAE.). :: Image #6551
Photo of Roman emperor Hadrian (117-138 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, BMC 877, RSC 1247c, RIC 324, ST 320. Obverse: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. Reverse: RESTITVTORI GALLIAE.). :: Image #6550
Photo of Roman emperor Trajan (98-117 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6549
Photo of Roman emperor Trajan (98-117 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6548
Photo of Roman emperor Nerva (96-98 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, VF/F. Obverse: IMP NERVA CAES AVG GERM P M TR P II. Reverse: IMP II COS IIII P P, Fortuna stg. Left.). :: Image #6547
Photo of Roman emperor Nerva (96-98 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, VF/F. Obverse: IMP NERVA CAES AVG GERM P M TR P II. Reverse: IMP II COS IIII P P, Fortuna stg. Left.). :: Image #6546
Photo of Roman emperor Domitian (81-96 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, VF, 3.76 g., 18mm, RIC 172. Obverse: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XII. Reverse: IMP XXI COS XVI CENS PPP). :: Image #6545
Photo of Roman emperor Domitian (81-96 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, VF, 3.76 g., 18mm, RIC 172. Obverse: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XII. Reverse: IMP XXI COS XVI CENS PPP). :: Image #6544
Photo of Roman emperor Titus (79-81 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius F.). :: Image #6543
Photo of Roman emperor Titus (79-81 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius F.). :: Image #6542
Photo of Roman emperor Vespasian (69-79 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, 3.43 g, RIC 90, RSC 366, S 780.). :: Image #6541
Photo of Roman emperor Vespasian (69-79 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, 3.43 g, RIC 90, RSC 366, S 780.). :: Image #6540
Photo of Roman emperor Vitellius (69 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Ar , Denarius Obverse: A VITELLIUS GERM IMP AVG TR P Reverse: LIBERTAS RESTITVTA). :: Image #6539
Photo of Roman emperor Vitellius (69 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Ar , Denarius Obverse: A VITELLIUS GERM IMP AVG TR P Reverse: LIBERTAS RESTITVTA). :: Image #6538
Photo of Roman emperor Otho (69 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6537
Photo of Roman emperor Otho (69 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6536
Photo of Roman emperor Nero (54-68 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, RIC 54, BMC 98, RSC 316. Obverse: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG PP. Reverse: SALUS exergue.). :: Image #6535
Photo of Roman emperor Nero (54-68 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius, RIC 54, BMC 98, RSC 316. Obverse: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG PP. Reverse: SALUS exergue.). :: Image #6534
Photo of Roman emperor Claudius (41-54 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: As) (AS, VF. Reverse: SC, Minerva standing right, spear and shield.). :: Image #6533
Photo of Roman emperor Claudius (41-54 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: As) (AS, VF. Reverse: SC, Minerva standing right, spear and shield.). :: Image #6532
Photo of Roman emperor Caligula (37-41 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: As) (AE As. Obverse: Bust left. C CEASAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG PM TRP IIII PP. Reverse: Vesta seated left. SC. TRP IIII = 41 AD. S616 var.). :: Image #6531
Photo of Roman emperor Caligula (37-41 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: As) (AE As. Obverse: Bust left. C CEASAR DIVI AVG PRON AVG PM TRP IIII PP. Reverse: Vesta seated left. SC. TRP IIII = 41 AD. S616 var.). :: Image #6530
Photo of An original tribute penny. Roman emperor Tiberius (14-37 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (AR, Denarius Obverse: Bust right TI CEASAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS. Reverse: Livia seated right, holding olive branch, ornate legs on chair. PONTIF MAXIM. Tribute penny. Sear 567.). :: Image #6529
Photo of An original tribute penny. Roman emperor Tiberius (14-37 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (AR, Denarius Obverse: Bust right TI CEASAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS. Reverse: Livia seated right, holding olive branch, ornate legs on chair. PONTIF MAXIM. Tribute penny. Sear 567.). :: Image #6528
Photo of Roman emperor Agrippa (18-11 B.C.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: As) (Issued by Caligula AS; F+; RIC 58, (Tib.) 32; BMC 161.). :: Image #6527
Photo of Roman emperor Agrippa (18-11 B.C.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: As) (Issued by Caligula AS; F+; RIC 58, (Tib.) 32; BMC 161.). :: Image #6526
Photo of Roman emperor Augustus (27 B.C.-14 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE18) (AE 18, VF; Provincial, Mysia, Parium.). :: Image #6525
Photo of Roman emperor Augustus (27 B.C.-14 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: AE18) (AE 18, VF; Provincial, Mysia, Parium.). :: Image #6524
Photo of Roman emperor Augustus (27 B.C.-14 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Tetradrachm) (Ar. Tetradrachm. Syria; Antioch and Orentum. Obverse: Lauriate bust right. Reverse: City godess seated on rock, holding palm branch. River god swimming at her feet. N=year 54 = AD 5/6. S107 var.). :: Image #6523
Photo of Roman emperor Augustus (27 B.C.-14 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Tetradrachm) (Ar. Tetradrachm. Syria; Antioch and Orentum. Obverse: Lauriate bust right. Reverse: City godess seated on rock, holding palm branch. River god swimming at her feet. N=year 54 = AD 5/6. S107 var.). :: Image #6522
Photo of Roman emperor Marc Antony (32-31 B.C.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (AR , Denarius F. S 1504.). :: Image #6521
Photo of Roman emperor Marc Antony (32-31 B.C.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (AR , Denarius F. S 1504.). :: Image #6520
Photo of Roman emperors Marc Antony and Octavian (41 B.C.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6519
Photo of Roman emperors Marc Antony and Octavian (41 B.C.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6518
Photo of Ancient Roman coin, minted by P. Clodius (42 B.C.), (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius Cr. 494/23, SYD 1117, BAB (Claudia) 15.). :: Image #6517
Photo of Ancient Roman coin, minted by P. Clodius (42 B.C.), (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius Cr. 494/23, SYD 1117, BAB (Claudia) 15.). :: Image #6516
Photo of Roman dictator Julius Ceasar (48-44 B.C.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius P. Sepullis Macer; S 1072.). :: Image #6515
Photo of Roman dictator Julius Ceasar (48-44 B.C.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius P. Sepullis Macer; S 1072.). :: Image #6514
Photo of Ancient Roman coin, minted by C. Mamilius Limetanus (82 B.C.), (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6513
Photo of Ancient Roman coin, minted by C. Mamilius Limetanus (82 B.C.), (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6512
Photo of Ancient Roman coin, minted by Julius Brusio (85 B.C.), (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius Juilius Brusio. Bust of genius right, Laur. and winged, trident and symbol behind. Reverse: Victory in quadriga r. L.IVLI.BVRSIO in ex. BMC. 2485.). :: Image #6511
Photo of Ancient Roman coin, minted by Julius Brusio (85 B.C.), (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius Juilius Brusio. Bust of genius right, Laur. and winged, trident and symbol behind. Reverse: Victory in quadriga r. L.IVLI.BVRSIO in ex. BMC. 2485.). :: Image #6510
Photo of Ancient Roman coin, minted by C. Vibius C.F. Pansa (90 B.C.), (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6509
Photo of Ancient Roman coin, minted by C. Vibius C.F. Pansa (90 B.C.), (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6508
Photo of Ancient Roman coin, minted by L.C. Piso / Q.S. Caaepio (100 B.C.), (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius Cr-330/1, Syd-603, Calpurnia-5. Obverse: Head of Saturn right. Reverse: The two quaesters standing left, between two ears of corn.). :: Image #6507
Photo of Ancient Roman coin, minted by L.C. Piso / Q.S. Caaepio (100 B.C.), (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius Cr-330/1, Syd-603, Calpurnia-5. Obverse: Head of Saturn right. Reverse: The two quaesters standing left, between two ears of corn.). :: Image #6506
Photo of Ancient Roman coin, minted by L. Thorius Balbus (105 B.C.), (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius Syd-598. Craw-316/1. Obverse: Head of Juno of Lanuvium right, wearing goats skin, I.S.M.R. behind. Reverse: Bull charging right, T above, L THORIUS mint.). :: Image #6505
Photo of Ancient Roman coin, minted by L. Thorius Balbus (105 B.C.), (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius Syd-598. Craw-316/1. Obverse: Head of Juno of Lanuvium right, wearing goats skin, I.S.M.R. behind. Reverse: Bull charging right, T above, L THORIUS mint.). :: Image #6504
Photo of Ancient Roman coin, minted by Man. Aemilius Lepidus (114/113 B.C.), (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius Cr-291/1, Syd 554, Aelimia 7. Obverse: head Roma, right. Reverse: Equestrian statue on triumphal arch, MN AEMILIO around, LEP between arches). :: Image #6503
Photo of Ancient Roman coin, minted by Man. Aemilius Lepidus (114/113 B.C.), (silver, denom/type: Denarius) (Denarius Cr-291/1, Syd 554, Aelimia 7. Obverse: head Roma, right. Reverse: Equestrian statue on triumphal arch, MN AEMILIO around, LEP between arches). :: Image #6502
Photo of Ancient Roman coin, minted by Sexulus Pompeius Fostlus (137 B.C.), (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6501
Photo of Ancient Roman coin, minted by Sexulus Pompeius Fostlus (137 B.C.), (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6500
Photo of Ancient Roman coin, minted by Pinarius Natta (149 B.C.), (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6499
Photo of Ancient Roman coin, minted by Pinarius Natta (149 B.C.), (silver, denom/type: Denarius). :: Image #6498
Photo of Clouds, sunrise. :: Image #6495
Photo of Clouds, sunrise. :: Image #6494
Photo of Clouds, sunrise. :: Image #6493
Photo of Clouds, sunrise. :: Image #6492
Photo of San Diego downtown skyline, viewed from Point Loma. :: Image #6479
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6478
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6477
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6476
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6475
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6474
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6473
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6472
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6471
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6470
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6469
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6468
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6467
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6466
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6465
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6464
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6463
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6462
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6461
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6460
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6459
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6458
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6456
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6455
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6454
Photo of UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). :: Image #6453
Photo of Ocean sunfish breaching. :: Image #6452
Photo of Blue whale, fluke, Mexico. :: Image #6451
Photo of Ocean sunfish viewed from above water. :: Image #6450
Photo of Ocean sunfish swimming near small boat. :: Image #6449
Photo of Barrier dunes between Los Osos and Morro Bay. :: Image #6448
Photo of Los Osos tidelands south of Morro Bay. :: Image #6447
Photo of Los Osos tidelands south of Morro Bay. :: Image #6446
Photo of Morro Rock and Morro Bay, pink sky at dawn, sunrise. :: Image #6445
Photo of Morro Rock and Morro Bay. :: Image #6444
Photo of Morro Rock and Morro Bay. :: Image #6443
Photo of Fishing boats line the docks at sunrise, Morro Rock in the background. :: Image #6442
Photo of Fishing boats line the docks at sunrise, Morro Rock in the background. :: Image #6441
Photo of Morro Rock and Morro Bay, pink sky at dawn, sunrise. :: Image #6440
Photo of Morro Rock and Morro Bay. :: Image #6438
Photo of Morro Rock and Morro Bay. :: Image #6437
Photo of Morro Rock and Morro Bay. :: Image #6436
Photo of Morro Rock and Morro Bay. :: Image #6435
Photo of Morro Rock and Morro Bay. :: Image #6434
Photo of Gray whale fluking prior to dive, Laguna San Ignacio. :: Image #6430
Photo of Gray whale lifting fluke during courtship socialization, Laguna San Ignacio. :: Image #6429
Photo of Gray whale rolling and lifting pectoral fin during courtship socialization, Laguna San Ignacio. :: Image #6428
Photo of Gray whale dorsal aspect showing characteristic skin mottling and ectoparasitic barnacles and whale lice (amphipod crustaceans), Laguna San Ignacio. :: Image #6427
Photo of Gray whale dorsal aspect showing injury/wound/indentation likely caused by boat, Laguna San Ignacio. :: Image #6426
Photo of Gray whale dorsal aspect showing characteristic skin mottling and ectoparasitic barnacles and whale lice (amphipod crustaceans), Laguna San Ignacio. :: Image #6425
Photo of Gray whale carcass, Laguna San Ignacio. :: Image #6424
Photo of Gray whale carcass at oceans edge. :: Image #6423
Photo of Gray whale carcass at oceans edge. :: Image #6422
Photo of Common dolphin. :: Image #6421
Photo of Ocean sunfish and freediving photographer Ken Howard, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6420
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6419
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6418
Photo of Ocean sunfish, basking at surface, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6414
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6413
Photo of Ocean sunfish and freediving videographer open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6409
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6406
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6405
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6404
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6403
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6401
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6397
Photo of Ocean sunfish near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6396
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6394
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6393
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6391
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6390
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6389
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6386
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6385
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6384
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6382
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6381
Photo of Ocean sunfish near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6377
Photo of Ocean sunfish near drift kelp, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6370
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6346
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes to remove large group of parasitic copepods, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6342
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6339
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6335
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6334
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6332
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6330
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6327
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6321
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6319
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6316
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6315
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6313
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6312
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6309
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6307
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6306
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6305
Photo of Red-billed tropic bird, open ocean. :: Image #6303
Photo of Red-billed tropic bird, open ocean. :: Image #6302
Photo of Red-billed tropic bird, open ocean. :: Image #6301
Photo of Red-billed tropic bird, taking flight over open ocean. :: Image #6300
Photo of Red-billed tropic bird, taking flight over open ocean. :: Image #6299
Photo of Red-billed tropic bird, taking flight over open ocean. :: Image #6298
Photo of Red-billed tropic bird, taking flight over open ocean. :: Image #6297
Photo of Red-billed tropic bird, taking flight over open ocean. :: Image #6296
Photo of Red-billed tropic bird, taking flight over open ocean. :: Image #6295
Photo of Red-billed tropic bird, open ocean. :: Image #6294
Photo of Red-billed tropic bird, open ocean. :: Image #6293
Photo of California sea lions, socializing/resting, Webster Point rookery, Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. :: Image #6292
Photo of California sea lions, socializing/resting, Webster Point rookery, Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. :: Image #6291
Photo of California sea lions, socializing/resting, Webster Point rookery, Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. :: Image #6289
Photo of California sea lions, socializing/resting, Webster Point rookery, Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. :: Image #6288
Photo of California sea lions, socializing/resting, Webster Point rookery, Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. :: Image #6287
Photo of California sea lions, socializing/resting, Webster Point rookery, Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. :: Image #6286
Photo of Webster Point sea lion rookery, Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. :: Image #6282
Photo of Sea lion trail on dirt slope above Webster Point sea lion rookery, Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. :: Image #6281
Photo of Sea lion trail on dirt slope above Webster Point sea lion rookery, Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. :: Image #6280
Photo of Sea lion trail on dirt slope above Webster Point sea lion rookery, Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. :: Image #6279
Photo of Boat Horizon anchored in kelp forest. :: Image #6278
Photo of Boat Horizon anchored in kelp forest. :: Image #6277
Photo of Garibaldi in kelp forest. :: Image #6276
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, adult male, resting underwater with bubbles emitted from dense fur coat. :: Image #6271
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, adult male, resting underwater with bubbles emitted from dense fur coat. :: Image #6270
Photo of Ocean sunfish basking flat on the ocean surface, open ocean. :: Image #6269
Photo of Giant black seabass in kelp forest. :: Image #6265
Photo of Giant black seabass in kelp forest. :: Image #6264
Photo of Baitfish breaking ocean surface, pursued from below, open ocean. :: Image #6263
Photo of Baitfish breaking ocean surface, pursued from below, open ocean. :: Image #6262
Photo of Baitfish breaking ocean surface, pursued from below, open ocean. :: Image #6261
Photo of Baitfish breaking ocean surface, pursued from below, open ocean. :: Image #6260
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora. :: Image #6259
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora. :: Image #6257
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora. :: Image #6256
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora, San Benedicto Island, Revilligigedos. :: Image #6255
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora, San Benedicto Island, Revilligigedos. :: Image #6254
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora, San Benedicto Island, Revilligigedos. :: Image #6252
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora, San Benedicto Island, Revilligigedos. :: Image #6251
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora. :: Image #6250
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora. :: Image #6249
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora, San Benedicto Island, Revilligigedos. :: Image #6248
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora. :: Image #6247
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora. :: Image #6246
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora, San Benedicto Island, Revilligigedos. :: Image #6244
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora, San Benedicto Island, Revilligigedos. :: Image #6243
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora, San Benedicto Island, Revilligigedos. :: Image #6241
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora, San Benedicto Island, Revilligigedos. :: Image #6240
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora, San Benedicto Island, Revilligigedos. :: Image #6239
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora. :: Image #6237
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora, San Benedicto Island, Revilligigedos. :: Image #6236
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora. :: Image #6235
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora. :: Image #6233
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #6232
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #6231
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #6230
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #6229
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Matt Biondi, sunset. :: Image #6228
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Matt Biondi, sunset. :: Image #6227
Photo of Sunrise light on clouds. :: Image #6226
Photo of Sunset. :: Image #6224
Photo of By-the-wind-sailor hydroid colony, open ocean. :: Image #6218
Photo of By-the-wind-sailor hydroid colony, open ocean. :: Image #6216
Photo of Ctenophore (comb jelly), open ocean. :: Image #6213
Photo of Purple jellyfish, open ocean. :: Image #6211
Photo of Purple jellyfish, open ocean. :: Image #6210
Photo of Purple jellyfish, open ocean. :: Image #6209
Photo of Purple jellyfish, open ocean. :: Image #6207
Photo of Purple jellyfish, open ocean. :: Image #6205
Photo of Purple jellyfish, open ocean. :: Image #6204
Photo of Orange gorgonian, Lunker Rock. :: Image #6201
Photo of Zebra perch. :: Image #6199
Photo of Zebra perch amid kelp forest. :: Image #6198
Photo of Zebra perch amid kelp forest. :: Image #6197
Photo of Zebra perch amid kelp forest. :: Image #6196
Photo of Zebra perch amid kelp forest. :: Image #6195
Photo of Zebra perch amid kelp forest. :: Image #6194
Photo of Zebra perch amid kelp forest, Islas San Benito. :: Image #6193
Photo of Basaltic columns, Los Arcos del Diablo. :: Image #6192
Photo of El Secreto del Vicki cavern. :: Image #6190
Photo of El Secreto del Vicki cavern. :: Image #6189
Photo of Basaltic columns, Los Arcos del Diablo. :: Image #6188
Photo of Basaltic columns, Los Arcos del Diablo. :: Image #6187
Photo of Diver, Church Rock. :: Image #6186
Photo of Cortez chubb. :: Image #6185
Photo of Cortez chubb. :: Image #6184
Photo of Cortez chubb. :: Image #6183
Photo of Cortez chubb. :: Image #6182
Photo of Cortez chubb including golden phase. :: Image #6181
Photo of Cortez chubb including golden phase. :: Image #6180
Photo of Cortez chubb including golden phase. :: Image #6179
Photo of Cortez chubb including golden phase. :: Image #6178
Photo of Jack mackerel school. :: Image #6177
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling around diver. :: Image #6176
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling around diver. :: Image #6175
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #6174
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #6173
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #6172
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #6171
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #6170
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #6169
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #6167
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #6166
Photo of Fishing village, south end of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #6165
Photo of Fishing village, south end of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #6164
Photo of Fishing village, south end of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #6163
Photo of Fishing village, south end of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #6162
Photo of Western Anchorage. :: Image #6161
Photo of Los Arcos del Diablo, west side of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #6159
Photo of Boat Horizon at Arcos del Diablo, west side of Guadalupe Island. :: Image #6158
Photo of Church Rock (left) and Skip's Rock (right) with Isla Afuera in the distance, looking south. :: Image #6157
Photo of Skips Rock (left) with the west side of Guadalupe Island in the distance. :: Image #6156
Photo of East face of Isla Afuera. :: Image #6155
Photo of East face of Isla Afuera. :: Image #6154
Photo of Volcanic tube, west face of Isla Adentro. :: Image #6153
Photo of East face of Isla Adentro at Guadalupe Island, daybreak. :: Image #6151
Photo of Isla Adentro and setting moon, daybreak. :: Image #6148
Photo of Arches on Isla Adentro and setting moon, daybreak. :: Image #6147
Photo of Arches on Isla Adentro and setting moon, daybreak. :: Image #6145
Photo of Isla Adentro and setting moon, daybreak. :: Image #6144
Photo of Isla Adentro, daybreak. :: Image #6142
Photo of Isla Adentro (right) and Church Rock (partially obscured), sunrise. :: Image #6141
Photo of Isla Adentro. :: Image #6140
Photo of Arches on Isla Adentro. :: Image #6139
Photo of Isla Adentro (right) and Church Rock (partially obscured), sunrise. :: Image #6138
Photo of Isla Adentro, daybreak. :: Image #6137
Photo of Common dolphin. :: Image #6136
Photo of North Pacific humpback whales, socializing trio of adults. :: Image #6135
Photo of California sea lion mother and pup. :: Image #6134
Photo of Mobula ray. :: Image #6132
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #6131
Photo of Aggregating anemone detail. :: Image #6130
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #6129
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Matt Biondi. :: Image #6128
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #6127
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #6126
Photo of Purple-striped jellyfish. :: Image #6125
Photo of Green sea turtle. :: Image #6123
Photo of Mangrove snapper. :: Image #6122
Photo of Blue shark. :: Image #6121
Photo of Corynactis anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #6120
Photo of Kelp canopy. :: Image #6119
Photo of Southern stingray. :: Image #6117
Photo of Southern stingray. :: Image #6116
Photo of Southern stingray. :: Image #6115
Photo of Southern stingray. :: Image #6114
Photo of Silky shark. :: Image #6113
Photo of Silky shark and freediving videographer, Socorro Island, Revilligigedos. :: Image #6111
Photo of Silky shark, Socorro Island, Revilligigedos. :: Image #6110
Photo of Silky shark. :: Image #6109
Photo of Kelp fronds reach the surface and spread out to form a canopy, Santa Barbara Island. :: Image #6108
Photo of Kelp fronds reach the surface and spread out to form a canopy, Santa Barbara Island. :: Image #6107
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #6105
Photo of West Indian manatee calf with viral skin infection covering body. :: Image #6104
Photo of West Indian manatee mother and calf travel along Homosassa River. :: Image #6103
Photo of West Indian manatee taking a breath at the surface. :: Image #6102
Photo of Broad flat tail of West Indian manatee. :: Image #6101
Photo of Kelp fronds reach the surface and spread out to form a canopy. :: Image #6100
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #6097
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #6096
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #6095
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #6091
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #6088
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #6087
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #6086
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #6085
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #6084
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #6083
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #6082
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #6081
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #6080
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #6079
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #6078
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #6076
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #6075
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #6074
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #6073
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #6072
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #6071
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #6070
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #6069
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore to form dense piles on the beach. :: Image #6067
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore in tidepool. :: Image #6066
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore in tidepool. :: Image #6064
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, washed ashore in tidepool. :: Image #6063
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crab, washed ashore in tidepool. :: Image #6061
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crab, showing appendage hairs, open ocean. :: Image #6060
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crab, showing appendage hairs, open ocean. :: Image #6059
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #6056
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #6055
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #6048
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, calf. :: Image #6047
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, calf. :: Image #6046
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #6042
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #6041
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #6040
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #6038
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #6031
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #6030
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #6029
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #6028
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #6019
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #6017
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #6016
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #6015
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #6014
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #6013
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #6012
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #6011
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #6010
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #6009
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #6004
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, primary escort bubble trails alongside female amid competitive group. :: Image #6003
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #6002
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #5997
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #5994
Photo of Humpback whale, abandoned calf alongside UH research boat, UH research diver visible. :: Image #5977
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, competitive group. :: Image #5976
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, competitive group. :: Image #5970
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, calf. :: Image #5966
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, calf. :: Image #5964
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #5963
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #5961
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, calf. :: Image #5960
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, calf. :: Image #5958
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, calf. :: Image #5956
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, calf. :: Image #5955
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, calf. :: Image #5954
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, calf. :: Image #5953
Photo of North Pacific humpback whales, part of competitive group. :: Image #5950
Photo of North Pacific humpback whales, part of competitive group. :: Image #5949
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #5944
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, head standing near surface. :: Image #5943
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, head standing near surface. :: Image #5942
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, head standing near surface. :: Image #5940
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #5939
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #5938
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #5937
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #5936
Photo of North Pacific humpback whales, socializing trio of adults. :: Image #5932
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #5931
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #5930
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, male escort releases bubbles diving. :: Image #5923
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, male escort releases bubbles diving. :: Image #5922
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, growth at base of fluke. :: Image #5916
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, fluke raised prior to dive. :: Image #5914
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, breach. :: Image #5912
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale showing extensive scarring, almost certainly from a boat propeller, on dorsal ridge. This female North Pacific humpback whale was first seen with the depicted lacerations near the island of Maui in the Hawaiian Islands in the mid-90s, and is the original humpback to bear the name 'Blade Runner'. This female has apparently recovered, as evidenced the calf she was observed nurturing. A South Pacific humpback whale endured a similar injury in Sydney Australia in 2001, and bears a remarkably similar scar pattern to the above-pictured whale. :: Image #5910
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, fluke (tail) raised prior to dive. :: Image #5905
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, fluke (tail) raised prior to dive. :: Image #5904
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale performing a peduncle throw. :: Image #5900
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, escort, rostrum showing wounded tubercles. :: Image #5898
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale performing a peduncle throw. :: Image #5895
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, fluke raised prior to dive. :: Image #5878
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, fluke held above water. :: Image #5873
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, peduncle throw. :: Image #5871
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, peduncle throw. :: Image #5870
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, escort, rostrum showing wounded tubercles. :: Image #5869
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, fluke/peduncle prior to dive. :: Image #5867
Photo of West Maui mountains rise above the coast of Maui, with clouds flanking the ancient eroded remnants of a volcano. :: Image #5865
Photo of West Maui mountains rise above the coast of Maui, with clouds flanking the ancient eroded remnants of a volcano. :: Image #5864
Photo of West Maui mountains rise above the coast of Maui, with clouds flanking the ancient eroded remnants of a volcano. :: Image #5863
Photo of West Maui mountains rise above the coast of Maui, with clouds flanking the ancient eroded remnants of a volcano. :: Image #5862
Photo of West Maui mountains rise above the coast of Maui, with clouds flanking the ancient eroded remnants of a volcano. :: Image #5861
Photo of West Maui mountains rise above the coast of Maui, with clouds flanking the ancient eroded remnants of a volcano. :: Image #5860
Photo of West Maui mountains rise above the coast of Maui, with clouds flanking the ancient eroded remnants of a volcano. :: Image #5859
Photo of West Maui mountains rise above the coast of Maui, with clouds flanking the ancient eroded remnants of a volcano. :: Image #5858
Photo of West Maui mountains rise above the coast of Maui, with clouds flanking the ancient eroded remnants of a volcano. :: Image #5857
Photo of West Maui mountains rise above the coast of Maui, with clouds flanking the ancient eroded remnants of a volcano. :: Image #5856
Photo of Unidentified marine shrimp on bubble coral, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #5855
Photo of Gorgonians, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #5854
Photo of American alligator. :: Image #5853
Photo of Unidentified bird. :: Image #5852
Photo of Unidentified bird. :: Image #5851
Photo of Unidentified bird. :: Image #5850
Photo of Unidentified bird. :: Image #5849
Photo of Unidentified bird. :: Image #5848
Photo of Unidentified bird. :: Image #5847
Photo of Unidentified bird. :: Image #5846
Photo of Unidentified bird. :: Image #5845
Photo of Egret. :: Image #5844
Photo of Egret. :: Image #5843
Photo of Egret. :: Image #5842
Photo of Egret. :: Image #5841
Photo of Egret. :: Image #5840
Photo of Egret. :: Image #5839
Photo of Egret. :: Image #5838
Photo of Blue whale, mother and calf, aerial photo, Baja California. :: Image #5836
Photo of Blue whale swims at the ocean surface in the open ocean, aerial view. :: Image #5835
Photo of Blue whale, aerial photo, Baja California. :: Image #5833
Photo of Blue whale, aerial photo, Baja California. :: Image #5832
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to dive, Baja California. :: Image #5831
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to dive, Baja California. :: Image #5829
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to dive, Baja California. :: Image #5828
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to dive, Baja California. :: Image #5827
Photo of Blue whale, raising fluke prior to dive, Baja California. :: Image #5826
Photo of Blue whale feces floating on surface, Baja California. :: Image #5825
Photo of Blue whale, Baja California. :: Image #5822
Photo of Blue whale, Baja California. :: Image #5820
Photo of Blue whale, Baja California. :: Image #5811
Photo of Salp (pelagic tunicate), open ocean. :: Image #5809
Photo of Salp (pelagic tunicate), open ocean. :: Image #5808
Photo of Salp (pelagic tunicate), open ocean. :: Image #5807
Photo of Shoreline waterfall. :: Image #5806
Photo of Shoreline waterfall. :: Image #5805
Photo of Shoreline. :: Image #5804
Photo of Shoreline. :: Image #5803
Photo of Palm trees on shoreline. :: Image #5802
Photo of Palm trees on shoreline. :: Image #5801
Photo of Manuelita Island near Cocos Island. :: Image #5800
Photo of California sea lion on buoy. :: Image #5799
Photo of California sea lion on buoy. :: Image #5798
Photo of Gray whale fluke, Laguna San Ignacio. :: Image #5797
Photo of Courting gray whales, Laguna San Ignacio. :: Image #5796
Photo of Courting gray whales, Laguna San Ignacio. :: Image #5795
Photo of Angel shark, Islas San Benito. :: Image #5794
Photo of Angel shark. :: Image #5793
Photo of Angel shark, Islas San Benito. :: Image #5792
Photo of Angel shark. :: Image #5791
Photo of Shovelnose guitar fish (ray), San Benito Islands. :: Image #5790
Photo of Shovelnose guitar fish (ray), San Benito Islands. :: Image #5789
Photo of Panamic fanged blenny. :: Image #5788
Photo of Cormorant colony, Coronado Islands, Mexico. :: Image #5787
Photo of Cormorant colony, Coronado Islands, Mexico. :: Image #5786
Photo of Cormorant colony, Coronado Islands, Mexico. :: Image #5785
Photo of Cormorant colony, Coronado Islands, Mexico. :: Image #5784
Photo of Cormorant colony, Coronado Islands, Mexico. :: Image #5783
Photo of Gray whale, blowing at surface. :: Image #5782
Photo of Gray whale, raising fluke to dive. :: Image #5779
Photo of Gray whale, raising fluke to dive. :: Image #5778
Photo of Gray whale, blowing at surface. :: Image #5777
Photo of Gray whale, blowing at surface. :: Image #5776
Photo of Gray whale, blowing at surface. :: Image #5775
Photo of Gray whale, blowing at surface. :: Image #5774
Photo of Gray whale, neonate calf with embryonic folds visible. :: Image #5773
Photo of Gray whale, neonate calf, Monterey. :: Image #5772
Photo of Copyright (c) Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. :: Image #5771
Photo of Adult Clarion angelfish, Revilligigedos. :: Image #5770
Photo of Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head, Revilligigedos. :: Image #5769
Photo of Redtail trigger fish, Revilligigedos. :: Image #5767
Photo of Copyright (c) Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. :: Image #5766
Photo of Blue spotted jack (also blue jack, blue trevally, bluefin trevally), Revilligigedos. :: Image #5765
Photo of Wahoo (ono), Revilligigedos. :: Image #5764
Photo of Pacific creolefish. :: Image #5763
Photo of Pacific creolefish. :: Image #5762
Photo of Manta ray. :: Image #5761
Photo of Manta ray. :: Image #5760
Photo of Manta ray, Isla San Benedicto. :: Image #5759
Photo of Manta ray, Isla San Benedicto. :: Image #5758
Photo of Manta ray. :: Image #5757
Photo of Manta ray, Isla San Benedicto. :: Image #5756
Photo of Manta ray, Isla San Benedicto. :: Image #5755
Photo of Brown boobies. :: Image #5754
Photo of Brown booby, fledgling. :: Image #5753
Photo of Red-footed booby. :: Image #5752
Photo of Nazca booby, Punta Suarez. :: Image #5751
Photo of Blue-footed booby. :: Image #5750
Photo of Western and Heermanns gulls. :: Image #5748
Photo of Western and Heermanns gulls. :: Image #5747
Photo of Western and Heermanns gulls. :: Image #5746
Photo of Western gull. :: Image #5744
Photo of Western gull. :: Image #5743
Photo of Western gull. :: Image #5742
Photo of Brandts cormorant. :: Image #5730
Photo of Brown pelicans feeding on krill. :: Image #5729
Photo of Brown pelicans feeding on krill. :: Image #5728
Photo of Brown pelicans feeding on krill. :: Image #5727
Photo of Brown pelicans feeding on krill. :: Image #5726
Photo of Brown pelican, Baja California. :: Image #5716
Photo of Diver in kelp. :: Image #5710
Photo of Diver and coral reef. :: Image #5709
Photo of Diver and sheep crab. :: Image #5708
Photo of Black coral and diver. :: Image #5707
Photo of Black coral and diver. :: Image #5705
Photo of Black coral and diver. :: Image #5704
Photo of Diver exploring rocky wall. :: Image #5703
Photo of Green sea turtle. :: Image #5700
Photo of Green sea turtle being cleaned by reef fish. :: Image #5699
Photo of Green sea turtle being cleaned by reef fish. :: Image #5698
Photo of Green sea turtle missing flipper (shark injury?). :: Image #5697
Photo of Green sea turtle. :: Image #5696
Photo of Lava lizard, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #5695
Photo of Lava lizard perched on marine iguana, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #5694
Photo of Marine iguana. :: Image #5693
Photo of Galapagos land iguana. :: Image #5692
Photo of Galapagos land iguana. :: Image #5691
Photo of Green sea turtle. :: Image #5690
Photo of Green sea turtle. :: Image #5689
Photo of Green sea turtle. :: Image #5688
Photo of Green sea turtle exhibiting fibropapilloma tumors, West Maui. :: Image #5687
Photo of Green sea turtle exhibiting fibropapilloma tumors, West Maui. :: Image #5686
Photo of Green sea turtle. :: Image #5685
Photo of Green sea turtle. :: Image #5684
Photo of Green sea turtle. :: Image #5682
Photo of Green sea turtle. :: Image #5680
Photo of Green sea turtle. :: Image #5679
Photo of Green sea turtle. :: Image #5678
Photo of Green sea turtle. :: Image #5677
Photo of Green sea turtle. :: Image #5676
Photo of Green sea turtle. :: Image #5675
Photo of Green sea turtle. :: Image #5674
Photo of Clouds and sunlight. :: Image #5673
Photo of Clouds and sunlight. :: Image #5672
Photo of The ocean surface, seen from underwater, ripples with waves and wind and bright sunlight. :: Image #5671
Photo of Sunlight filters through the ocean surface and penetrates to the depths below. :: Image #5670
Photo of Sand, water and light. :: Image #5669
Photo of The ocean surface, seen from underwater, ripples with waves and wind and bright sunlight. :: Image #5668
Photo of Ocean surface, water and light. :: Image #5667
Photo of The ocean surface, seen from underwater, ripples with waves and wind and bright sunlight. :: Image #5666
Photo of Sunlight spreads across broad sand plains, trochoidal patterns. :: Image #5665
Photo of Sand, water and light. :: Image #5664
Photo of Sand, water and light. :: Image #5663
Photo of Sunlight spreads across broad sand plains, trochoidal patterns. :: Image #5662
Photo of Sand, water and light. :: Image #5661
Photo of Sand, water and light. :: Image #5660
Photo of Sunlight spreads across broad sand plains, trochoidal patterns. :: Image #5659
Photo of Sunlight spreads across broad sand plains, trochoidal patterns. :: Image #5658
Photo of Sand, water and light. :: Image #5657
Photo of Sand, water and light. :: Image #5656
Photo of Clouds. :: Image #5655
Photo of Clouds. :: Image #5654
Photo of Clouds. :: Image #5653
Photo of Clouds. :: Image #5652
Photo of Clouds. :: Image #5651
Photo of Clouds. :: Image #5650
Photo of Sand ripples. :: Image #5649
Photo of Sand ripples. :: Image #5648
Photo of Sand ripples. :: Image #5647
Photo of Sand ripples. :: Image #5646
Photo of Clouds and sunlight. :: Image #5645
Photo of Clouds and sunlight. :: Image #5644
Photo of Clouds and sunlight. :: Image #5643
Photo of Clouds and sunlight. :: Image #5642
Photo of Clouds and sunlight. :: Image #5641
Photo of Clouds and sunlight. :: Image #5640
Photo of Boat Horizon anchored in kelp forest. :: Image #5639
Photo of Boat Bottom Time II on Little Bahama Banks. :: Image #5638
Photo of Tall ship, San Diego Harbor. :: Image #5637
Photo of Boat Horizon below sea cliffs at Isla Afuera. :: Image #5636
Photo of Boat Ambar III at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos. :: Image #5635
Photo of Boat Millenium Starship at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos. :: Image #5634
Photo of Boat Solmar V. :: Image #5633
Photo of Boat Millenium Starship at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos. :: Image #5632
Photo of Dive boat Undersea Hunter at Cocos Island. :: Image #5631
Photo of Americas Cup boats practicing. :: Image #5630
Photo of Americas Cup boats practicing. :: Image #5629
Photo of Dive boat Encore. :: Image #5628
Photo of Boat Horizon below sea cliffs at Isla Afuera. :: Image #5627
Photo of Illegal fishing at Roca Partida, Revillagigedos. :: Image #5626
Photo of Illegal fishing at Roca Partida, Revillagigedos. :: Image #5625
Photo of Illegal fishing at Roca Partida, Revillagigedos. :: Image #5624
Photo of Illegal fishing at Roca Partida, Revillagigedos. :: Image #5623
Photo of Roca Partida, a small remote seamount in the Revillagigedos. :: Image #5622
Photo of Roca Partida, a small remote seamount in the Revillagigedos. :: Image #5621
Photo of Roca Partida, a small remote seamount in the Revillagigedos. :: Image #5620
Photo of Roca Partida, a small remote seamount in the Revillagigedos. :: Image #5619
Photo of Roca Partida, a small remote seamount in the Revillagigedos. :: Image #5618
Photo of Roca Partida, a small remote seamount in the Revillagigedos. :: Image #5617
Photo of Haleakala silversword plant, endemic to the Haleakala volcano crater area above 6800 foot elevation. :: Image #5616
Photo of Haleakala silversword plant, endemic to the Haleakala volcano crater area above 6800 foot elevation. :: Image #5615
Photo of Haleakala silversword plant, endemic to the Haleakala volcano crater area above 6800 foot elevation. :: Image #5614
Photo of Haleakala silversword plant, endemic to the Haleakala volcano crater area above 6800 foot elevation. :: Image #5613
Photo of Haleakala silversword plant, endemic to the Haleakala volcano crater area above 6800 foot elevation. :: Image #5612
Photo of Haleakala silversword plant, endemic to the Haleakala volcano crater area above 6800 foot elevation. :: Image #5611
Photo of Haleakala silversword plant, endemic to the Haleakala volcano crater area above 6800 foot elevation. :: Image #5610
Photo of Atop Haleakala volcano. :: Image #5609
Photo of Honolua Bay, West Maui. :: Image #5607
Photo of West Maui mountains rise above the coast of Maui, with clouds flanking the ancient eroded remnants of a volcano. :: Image #5606
Photo of West Maui mountains. :: Image #5605
Photo of Tidepools and Molokai from west Maui. :: Image #5604
Photo of Tidepools and Molokai from west Maui. :: Image #5603
Photo of Napili Point Resort, west Maui. :: Image #5602
Photo of Haleakala volcano crater. :: Image #5601
Photo of Haleakala volcano crater. :: Image #5600
Photo of Haleakala volcano crater. :: Image #5599
Photo of Haleakala volcano crater. :: Image #5598
Photo of Haleakala volcano crater. :: Image #5597
Photo of Haleakala volcano crater. :: Image #5596
Photo of Haleakala volcano crater. :: Image #5595
Photo of Haleakala volcano crater. :: Image #5594
Photo of Admiring a young Galapagos sea lion, Mosquera island. :: Image #5593
Photo of Boat Lammer Law anchored at South Plaza Island. :: Image #5592
Photo of Starfish. :: Image #5591
Photo of Coral bleaching during 1998 El Nino oscillation. :: Image #5590
Photo of Coral bleaching during 1998 El Nino oscillation. :: Image #5589
Photo of Sally Lightfoot crab. :: Image #5588
Photo of Sally Lightfoot crab. :: Image #5587
Photo of Roca Redonda, a small remote island in the Galapagos archipelago. :: Image #5586
Photo of Wolf Island. :: Image #5584
Photo of Floreana Island. :: Image #5583
Photo of Hood Island. :: Image #5582
Photo of Isabella Island. :: Image #5579
Photo of Stairs leading to summit of Bartolome. :: Image #5578
Photo of Galapagos National Park. :: Image #5577
Photo of Boat Lammer Law anchored at Wolf Island. :: Image #5576
Photo of Boat Lammer Law anchored at Wolf Island. :: Image #5575
Photo of Isabela Island. :: Image #5574
Photo of Hood Island. :: Image #5573
Photo of Pillar coral. :: Image #5572
Photo of Pillar coral. :: Image #5571
Photo of Coral branch silhouetted against the ocean surface far above. :: Image #5570
Photo of Pillar coral. :: Image #5569
Photo of Coral reef :: Image #5568
Photo of Soft coral / sea fan. :: Image #5566
Photo of Soft coral / sea fan. :: Image #5565
Photo of Soft coral / sea fan. :: Image #5564
Photo of Elkhorn coral. :: Image #5563
Photo of Elkhorn coral. :: Image #5562
Photo of Various hard corals on coral reef, Molokini Crater. :: Image #5561
Photo of Various hard corals on coral reef, Molokini Crater. :: Image #5560
Photo of Various hard corals on coral reef, Molokini Crater. :: Image #5559
Photo of Various hard corals on coral reef. :: Image #5558
Photo of Various hard corals on coral reef. :: Image #5557
Photo of Various hard corals on coral reef, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #5556
Photo of Fire corals on coral reef, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #5555
Photo of Fire corals on coral reef, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #5554
Photo of Various hard corals on coral reef, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #5553
Photo of Various hard corals on coral reef, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #5552
Photo of Various hard corals on coral reef, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #5551
Photo of Various hard corals on coral reef, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #5550
Photo of Various hard corals on coral reef, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #5549
Photo of Various hard corals on coral reef, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #5548
Photo of Various hard corals on coral reef, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #5547
Photo of Various hard corals on coral reef, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #5546
Photo of Wildflowers, Southern California. :: Image #5545
Photo of Breaking wave. :: Image #5544
Photo of Sea cliffs at Torrey Pines State Park, viewed from Indian trail head. :: Image #5543
Photo of Seventeen Palms Oasis, Borrego Badlands. :: Image #5542
Photo of Seventeen Palms Oasis, Borrego Badlands. :: Image #5541
Photo of Seventeen Palms Oasis, Borrego Badlands. :: Image #5540
Photo of Seventeen Palms Oasis, Borrego Badlands. :: Image #5539
Photo of Seventeen Palms Oasis, Borrego Badlands. :: Image #5538
Photo of Seventeen Palms Oasis, Borrego Badlands. :: Image #5537
Photo of Seventeen Palms Oasis, Borrego Badlands. :: Image #5535
Photo of Carrizo Badlands viewed from Fonts Point. :: Image #5534
Photo of Carrizo Badlands viewed from Fonts Point. :: Image #5533
Photo of Carrizo Badlands viewed from Fonts Point. :: Image #5532
Photo of Carrizo Badlands viewed from Fonts Point. :: Image #5531
Photo of Carrizo Badlands viewed from Fonts Point. :: Image #5530
Photo of Carrizo Badlands viewed from Fonts Point. :: Image #5529
Photo of Hydrocoral. :: Image #5528
Photo of Corynactis anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph) colony covers rocky reef. :: Image #5527
Photo of Soft coral. :: Image #5526
Photo of Corynactis anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph) colony covers rocky reef. :: Image #5525
Photo of Corynactis anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph) colony covers rocky reef. :: Image #5524
Photo of Spring Wildflowers, Torrey Pines State Park. :: Image #5522
Photo of Spring Wildflowers, Torrey Pines State Park. :: Image #5521
Photo of Rocky Point. :: Image #5520
Photo of Eagle Rock. :: Image #5519
Photo of Spring Wildflowers, Torrey Pines State Park. :: Image #5517
Photo of Southeast exposure, lee side of San Clemente Island, sunrise. :: Image #5516
Photo of Pyramid Head section of San Clemente Island. :: Image #5515
Photo of Sea cliffs at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #5513
Photo of Sea cliffs at Torrey Pines State Reserve. :: Image #5512
Photo of Morro Rock and Morro Bay power plant. :: Image #5509
Photo of Morro Bay power plant. :: Image #5508
Photo of Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. :: Image #5507
Photo of Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. :: Image #5506
Photo of Bixby Bridge on Highway 1, Lobos Rocks in foreground, Santa Lucia mountains in the background. :: Image #5505
Photo of Bixby Bridge on Highway 1, Lobos Rocks in foreground, Big Sur. :: Image #5504
Photo of Bixby Bridge on Highway 1, Lobos Rocks in foreground. :: Image #5503
Photo of The Santa Lucia mountains rise above the Big Sur coastline near Bixby Bridge. :: Image #5502
Photo of Fishing boat on Monterey Bay, seagulls attracted to bait and nets. :: Image #5501
Photo of Fishing boat on Monterey Bay, seagulls attracted to bait and nets. :: Image #5500
Photo of Cardon cactus, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. Known as the elephant cactus or Mexican giant cactus, cardon is largest cactus in the world and is endemic to the deserts of the Baja California peninsula. Some specimens of cardon have been measured over 21m (70) high. These slow-growing plants live up to 300 years and can weigh 25 tons. Cardon is often mistaken for the superficially similar saguaro of Arizona and Sonora, but the saguaro does not occupy Baja California. :: Image #5499
Photo of Cardon cactus, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. Known as the elephant cactus or Mexican giant cactus, cardon is largest cactus in the world and is endemic to the deserts of the Baja California peninsula. Some specimens of cardon have been measured over 21m (70) high. These slow-growing plants live up to 300 years and can weigh 25 tons. Cardon is often mistaken for the superficially similar saguaro of Arizona and Sonora, but the saguaro does not occupy Baja California. :: Image #5497
Photo of Zoanthid anemones on rocky reef, Guadalupe Island :: Image #5496
Photo of Zoanthid anemones on rocky reef. :: Image #5495
Photo of Coronado Islands Mexico. Viewed from north, Middle island in foreground, south island in background. :: Image #5494
Photo of North Coronado Island, viewed from south. :: Image #5493
Photo of North Coronado Island, viewed from south. :: Image #5492
Photo of Coronado Islands Mexico. Viewed from north, North island in foreground. :: Image #5491
Photo of Iglesias Falls, waterfall. :: Image #5490
Photo of Waterfall, Isla del Coco (Cocos Island). :: Image #5489
Photo of Boat Silvery Light near Sao Miguel Island. :: Image #5488
Photo of Boat Silvery Light near Sao Miguel Island. :: Image #5487
Photo of Boat Silvery Light near Sao Miguel Island. :: Image #5486
Photo of Boat Silvery Light near Sao Miguel Island. :: Image #5485
Photo of Juvenile loggerhead turtle basking at surface. :: Image #5484
Photo of Juvenile loggerhead turtle basking at surface. :: Image #5483
Photo of Tile rooftop, Ponta Delgada. :: Image #5482
Photo of Street sign, Ponta Delgada. :: Image #5481
Photo of Street sign, Ponta Delgada. :: Image #5480
Photo of Furnas, a small town on Sao Miguel Island. :: Image #5479
Photo of Cobblestone street, Ponta Delgada. :: Image #5478
Photo of Chapel of Mae de Deus rises above Ponta Delgada. :: Image #5477
Photo of Coastline on Sao Miguel Island. :: Image #5476
Photo of Fumeroles / steam vents / hot springs. :: Image #5475
Photo of Fumeroles / steam vents / hot springs. :: Image #5474
Photo of Fumeroles / steam vents / hot springs. :: Image #5473
Photo of Coastline on Sao Miguel Island. :: Image #5472
Photo of Hydrangea flowers. :: Image #5471
Photo of Hydrangea flowers. :: Image #5470
Photo of Furnas, a small town on Sao Miguel Island. :: Image #5469
Photo of Cathedral Rocks, Merced River. :: Image #5467
Photo of Upper Yosemite Falls. :: Image #5466
Photo of Yosemite Valley. :: Image #5465
Photo of Mule deer, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #5463
Photo of Moss on redwood. :: Image #5462
Photo of Decomposing redwood. :: Image #5461
Photo of Decomposing redwood. :: Image #5460
Photo of Redwood. :: Image #5459
Photo of Half Dome and oak tree. :: Image #5457
Photo of Yosemite Falls seen from Mist trail. :: Image #5452
Photo of Gates of the Valley, Merced River. :: Image #5446
Photo of Tuolumne Meadows. :: Image #5440
Photo of Tuolumne Meadows. :: Image #5439
Photo of Washington Dome and flooded meadow, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #5434
Photo of Three Brothers, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #5433
Photo of Ahwahnee Hotel. :: Image #5420
Photo of Yosemite Valley. :: Image #5419
Photo of El Capitan and Merced River, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #5418
Photo of El Capitan and Merced River, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #5417
Photo of Sequoia tree, Mariposa Grove. :: Image #5415
Photo of El Capitan and Merced River, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #5412
Photo of Yosemite valley walls, trees and snow. :: Image #5411
Photo of Yosemite valley walls, trees and snow. :: Image #5410
Photo of Giant keyhole limpet, San Diego. :: Image #5409
Photo of Flamingo tongue snail. :: Image #5408
Photo of Squid egg clusters on sand. :: Image #5406
Photo of Giant keyhole limpet, San Diego. :: Image #5405
Photo of Moon snail sand collar (egg case). :: Image #5404
Photo of Rock scallop showing sight organs. :: Image #5403
Photo of Squid egg clusters on sand. :: Image #5402
Photo of Squid, mating and laying eggs. :: Image #5401
Photo of Squid, mating and laying eggs. :: Image #5400
Photo of Squid. :: Image #5399
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crab. :: Image #5398
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crab. :: Image #5397
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crab. :: Image #5396
Photo of Acorn barnacle feeding amidst strawberry anemones, Monterey Peninsula. :: Image #5395
Photo of Sheep crab. :: Image #5394
Photo of Unidentified shrimp. :: Image #5393
Photo of Banded coral shrimp. :: Image #5392
Photo of Octopus. :: Image #5391
Photo of Octopus tentacle and suckers, Southern California. :: Image #5390
Photo of Octopus tentacle and suckers, Southern California. :: Image #5389
Photo of Octopus, Southern California. :: Image #5388
Photo of Simnia on gorgonian. :: Image #5387
Photo of Simnia and egg cluster on gorgonian. :: Image #5386
Photo of Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed. :: Image #5385
Photo of Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed. :: Image #5384
Photo of Rock scallop showing sight organs. :: Image #5383
Photo of Rock scallop showing sight organs. :: Image #5382
Photo of Squid, mating and laying eggs. :: Image #5381
Photo of Squid, mating and laying eggs. :: Image #5380
Photo of Squid, mating and laying eggs. :: Image #5379
Photo of Squid, mating and laying eggs. :: Image #5378
Photo of Squid, mating and laying eggs. :: Image #5377
Photo of Spiny lobster. :: Image #5376
Photo of Spiny lobster and several abalone. :: Image #5375
Photo of Octopus. :: Image #5374
Photo of Christmas tree worm (annelid). :: Image #5373
Photo of Christmas tree worm (annelid). :: Image #5372
Photo of Christmas tree worm (annelid). :: Image #5371
Photo of Hedgehog hydroid cluster. :: Image #5370
Photo of Sand dollars. :: Image #5369
Photo of Sand dollars. :: Image #5368
Photo of Giant sea star (starfish) detail. :: Image #5367
Photo of Giant sea star (starfish) detail. :: Image #5366
Photo of Purple sea fan. :: Image #5365
Photo of Giant sea star (starfish) detail. :: Image #5364
Photo of Giant sea star (starfish) detail. :: Image #5363
Photo of Giant sea star (starfish) detail. :: Image #5362
Photo of California Golden gorgonian in kelp forest. :: Image #5361
Photo of Soft coral. :: Image #5360
Photo of Purple sea fan. :: Image #5359
Photo of Zoanthid anemones, Coronado Islands. :: Image #5357
Photo of Strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #5356
Photo of Anemone, Point Lobos. :: Image #5355
Photo of Strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #5354
Photo of Lightbulb tunicate. :: Image #5353
Photo of Christmas tree worm (annelid). :: Image #5352
Photo of Christmas tree worm (annelid). :: Image #5351
Photo of Christmas tree worm (annelid). :: Image #5350
Photo of Christmas tree worm (annelid). :: Image #5349
Photo of Christmas tree worm (annelid). :: Image #5348
Photo of Black coral. :: Image #5347
Photo of Purple sea urchin, spawning, releasing gametes into the ocean currents. Once adult purple sea urchins have reached sexual maturity, females and males release gametes into the ocean, a mode of external fertilization. The fertilized egg later settles, and begins growing into an adult. :: Image #5346
Photo of Salp chain and diver, open ocean. :: Image #5344
Photo of Parasitic zoanthid anemones (yellow) cover dead/dying brown gorgonian. Eagle Rock. :: Image #5342
Photo of Red gorgonian. :: Image #5340
Photo of Salp (pelagic tunicate) reproduction, open ocean. :: Image #5339
Photo of Salp (pelagic tunicate) reproduction, open ocean. :: Image #5338
Photo of Fried egg jellyfish, open ocean. :: Image #5337
Photo of Fried egg jellyfish, open ocean. :: Image #5336
Photo of Purple-striped jellyfish. :: Image #5335
Photo of California Golden gorgonian, polyp detail. :: Image #5334
Photo of California Golden gorgonian. :: Image #5332
Photo of Brown gorgonians. :: Image #5331
Photo of Anemone polyps. :: Image #5330
Photo of Aggregating anemone mouth detail. :: Image #5329
Photo of Zoanthid anemones, Coronado Islands. :: Image #5328
Photo of Zoanthid anemones, Coronado Islands. :: Image #5327
Photo of Strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #5326
Photo of Tube anemone. :: Image #5325
Photo of Strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #5324
Photo of Strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #5323
Photo of Strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #5322
Photo of Anemone detail. :: Image #5321
Photo of Hard coral polyps. :: Image #5320
Photo of Hard coral polyps. :: Image #5319
Photo of Hard coral polyps. :: Image #5318
Photo of Soft coral polyps. :: Image #5317
Photo of Hard coral polyps. :: Image #5316
Photo of Hard coral polyps. :: Image #5315
Photo of Hard coral polyps. :: Image #5314
Photo of Nudibranch San Miguel Island. :: Image #5313
Photo of Dorid nudibranch with eggs, San Diego. :: Image #5312
Photo of Nudibranchs mating. :: Image #5311
Photo of Strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #5310
Photo of Strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #5309
Photo of Strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #5308
Photo of Strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #5307
Photo of Tube anemone. :: Image #5306
Photo of Strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #5305
Photo of Aggregating anemone mouth detail. :: Image #5303
Photo of Aggregating anemone mouth detail. :: Image #5302
Photo of Chatter coral polyps, detail, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #5299
Photo of Chatter coral polyps, detail, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #5298
Photo of Chatter coral polyps, detail, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #5297
Photo of Chatter coral polyps, detail, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #5296
Photo of Bubble coral, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #5295
Photo of Bubble coral, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #5294
Photo of Bubble coral, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #5293
Photo of Bubble coral, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #5292
Photo of Nudibranch. :: Image #5287
Photo of Aeolid nudibranch. :: Image #5286
Photo of Nudibranch on calcareous coralline algae. :: Image #5284
Photo of Jacks schooling. :: Image #5283
Photo of Jacks schooling. :: Image #5282
Photo of Jacks schooling. :: Image #5281
Photo of Jacks schooling. :: Image #5280
Photo of Jacks schooling. :: Image #5279
Photo of Jacks schooling. :: Image #5278
Photo of Sargo, Islas San Benito. :: Image #5277
Photo of Jacks schooling. :: Image #5276
Photo of Jacks schooling. :: Image #5275
Photo of Jacks schooling. :: Image #5274
Photo of Jacks schooling. :: Image #5273
Photo of Jacks schooling. :: Image #5272
Photo of Copyright (c) Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. :: Image #5271
Photo of Purple sea urchins on rocky reef amid kelp forest. :: Image #5270
Photo of Masked butterflyfish. :: Image #5269
Photo of Masked butterflyfish. :: Image #5268
Photo of Flathead scorpionfish. :: Image #5267
Photo of Two band anemonefish. :: Image #5266
Photo of Unidentified fish :: Image #5265
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #5264
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #5263
Photo of Napolean wrasse. :: Image #5262
Photo of Napolean wrasse. :: Image #5261
Photo of Two band anemonefish. :: Image #5260
Photo of Anthias schooling over coral reef. :: Image #5259
Photo of Anthias schooling over coral reef. :: Image #5258
Photo of Anthias schooling over coral reef. :: Image #5257
Photo of Anthias schooling over coral reef. :: Image #5256
Photo of Copyright (c) Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. :: Image #5255
Photo of Copyright (c) Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. :: Image #5254
Photo of Anthias schooling over coral reef. :: Image #5253
Photo of Anthias schooling over coral reef. :: Image #5252
Photo of Anthias schooling over coral reef. :: Image #5251
Photo of Anthias schooling over coral reef. :: Image #5250
Photo of Anthias schooling over coral reef. :: Image #5249
Photo of Anthias schooling over coral reef. :: Image #5248
Photo of Two band anemonefish. :: Image #5247
Photo of Two band anemonefish. :: Image #5246
Photo of Napolean wrasse. :: Image #5245
Photo of Coronetfish. :: Image #5244
Photo of Unidentified fish. :: Image #5243
Photo of Crocodile fish. :: Image #5242
Photo of Crocodile fish. :: Image #5241
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #5240
Photo of Masked butterflyfish. :: Image #5239
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #5238
Photo of Lionfish. :: Image #5237
Photo of Copyright (c) Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. :: Image #5236
Photo of Flathead scorpionfish. :: Image #5235
Photo of Mimic blenny. :: Image #5234
Photo of Mimic blenny. :: Image #5233
Photo of Unidentified fish :: Image #5232
Photo of Copyright (c) Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. :: Image #5231
Photo of Orange-lined cardinalfish, schooling under reef shelf. :: Image #5230
Photo of Orange-lined cardinalfish, schooling under reef shelf. :: Image #5229
Photo of Jewel fairy basslet (female color form), also known as lyretail anthias. :: Image #5228
Photo of Jewel fairy basslet (female color form), also known as lyretail anthias. :: Image #5227
Photo of Jewel fairy basslet (female color form), also known as lyretail anthias. :: Image #5226
Photo of Jewel fairy basslet (female color form), also known as lyretail anthias. :: Image #5225
Photo of Foureye butterflyfish. :: Image #5224
Photo of Fairy basslet. :: Image #5223
Photo of Copyright (c) Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. :: Image #5222
Photo of Squirrelfish. :: Image #5221
Photo of Squirrelfish. :: Image #5220
Photo of Copyright (c) Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. :: Image #5219
Photo of Neon goby. :: Image #5218
Photo of French grunt. :: Image #5217
Photo of Copyright (c) Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. :: Image #5216
Photo of French angel fish. :: Image #5215
Photo of Great barracuda. :: Image #5214
Photo of Great barracuda. :: Image #5213
Photo of French grunt. :: Image #5212
Photo of Trumpetfish camouflages itself among the branches of a gorgonian coral (also known as sea rods). :: Image #5211
Photo of Trumpetfish camouflages itself among the branches of a gorgonian coral (also known as sea rods). :: Image #5209
Photo of French grunt. :: Image #5208
Photo of North Pacific Yellowtail, schooling, open ocean under drift kelp. :: Image #5207
Photo of North Pacific Yellowtail, schooling, open ocean under drift kelp. :: Image #5206
Photo of North Pacific Yellowtail, schooling, open ocean under drift kelp. :: Image #5205
Photo of North Pacific Yellowtail, schooling, open ocean under drift kelp. :: Image #5204
Photo of North Pacific Yellowtail, schooling, open ocean under drift kelp. :: Image #5203
Photo of North Pacific Yellowtail, schooling, open ocean under drift kelp. :: Image #5202
Photo of North Pacific Yellowtail, schooling, open ocean under drift kelp. :: Image #5201
Photo of Jewel fairy basslet (male color form), also known as lyretail anthias. :: Image #5200
Photo of Bluestripe snapper. :: Image #5199
Photo of Saddle wrasse. :: Image #5198
Photo of Trumpet fish. :: Image #5197
Photo of Blackside hawkfish. :: Image #5196
Photo of Arc eye hawkfish. :: Image #5195
Photo of Ornate butterflyfish. :: Image #5194
Photo of Ornate butterflyfish. :: Image #5193
Photo of Ornate butterflyfish. :: Image #5192
Photo of Moorish idol. :: Image #5191
Photo of Unidentified fish :: Image #5190
Photo of Copyright (c) Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. :: Image #5189
Photo of Half-moon perch, offshore drift kelp. :: Image #5187
Photo of Cabezon. :: Image #5186
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina, Torpedo californica. :: Image #5185
Photo of Juvenile sheephead, Farnsworth Banks. :: Image #5184
Photo of Painted greenling and red gorgonian, Monterey Bay NMS. :: Image #5183
Photo of Sheephead. :: Image #5182
Photo of Blacksmith perch. :: Image #5181
Photo of Salema. :: Image #5180
Photo of Kelp perch amidst kelp. :: Image #5179
Photo of Kelp bass (calico bass). :: Image #5178
Photo of Half-moon perch, offshore drift kelp. :: Image #5176
Photo of Grunts (peruvian, gray or Galapagos). :: Image #5175
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina, Torpedo californica. :: Image #5174
Photo of Fish schooling amid kelp forest. :: Image #5173
Photo of Blacksmith perch. :: Image #5172
Photo of Senorita. :: Image #5171
Photo of Senorita. :: Image #5170
Photo of Senorita. :: Image #5169
Photo of Senorita. :: Image #5168
Photo of Salema. :: Image #5167
Photo of Salema. :: Image #5166
Photo of Juvenile treefish among offshore drift kelp, San Diego. :: Image #5165
Photo of Mangrove snapper. :: Image #5164
Photo of Mangrove snapper. :: Image #5163
Photo of Mangrove snapper. :: Image #5162
Photo of Mangrove snapper. :: Image #5161
Photo of Mangrove snapper. :: Image #5160
Photo of Mangrove snapper. :: Image #5158
Photo of Mangrove snapper. :: Image #5157
Photo of Mangrove snapper. :: Image #5156
Photo of Kelp bass (calico bass). :: Image #5155
Photo of Kelp bass (calico bass). :: Image #5154
Photo of Island kelpfish. :: Image #5153
Photo of Half-moon perch. :: Image #5150
Photo of Bluebanded goby, Catalina. :: Image #5148
Photo of Blackeye goby. :: Image #5147
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. :: Image #5146
Photo of Eel. :: Image #5145
Photo of Eel. :: Image #5144
Photo of Giant kelpfish in kelp. :: Image #5143
Photo of Giant kelpfish in kelp. :: Image #5141
Photo of Giant kelpfish in kelp. :: Image #5140
Photo of Giant kelpfish in kelp. :: Image #5138
Photo of Giant kelpfish in kelp. :: Image #5136
Photo of Giant kelpfish in kelp. :: Image #5135
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. :: Image #5134
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. :: Image #5133
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. :: Image #5132
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. :: Image #5131
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. :: Image #5130
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. :: Image #5129
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. :: Image #5128
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest. :: Image #5127
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. :: Image #5126
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. :: Image #5125
Photo of Fish schooling amid kelp forest. :: Image #5124
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. :: Image #5122
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling. :: Image #5121
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest. :: Image #5120
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest. :: Image #5119
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest. :: Image #5118
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest. :: Image #5117
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest. :: Image #5116
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest. :: Image #5115
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest. :: Image #5114
Photo of Purple sea urchins on rocky reef amid kelp forest. :: Image #5113
Photo of Grunts (peruvian, gray or Galapagos). :: Image #5112
Photo of Grunts (peruvian, gray or Galapagos). :: Image #5111
Photo of Grunts (peruvian, gray or Galapagos). :: Image #5110
Photo of Yellow-tailed surgeonfish, Cape Marshall. :: Image #5109
Photo of Pacific creolefish. :: Image #5108
Photo of Pacific creolefish. :: Image #5107
Photo of Pacific creolefish. :: Image #5106
Photo of North Pacific Yellowtail grunt. :: Image #5104
Photo of Rainbow wrasse, schooling over reef. :: Image #5103
Photo of Blue and gold snapper. :: Image #5102
Photo of Grunts (peruvian, gray or Galapagos). :: Image #5101
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #5100
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #5099
Photo of Garibaldi, kelp forest. :: Image #5098
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #5095
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #5094
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #5093
Photo of Garibaldi, kelp forest. :: Image #5092
Photo of Garibaldi, kelp forest. :: Image #5091
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #5090
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #5089
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #5088
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #5087
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #5085
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #5083
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #5082
Photo of Garibaldi and egg clutch. :: Image #5080
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #5079
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #5077
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #5074
Photo of Guadalupe cardinalfish. :: Image #5073
Photo of Guadalupe cardinalfish. :: Image #5072
Photo of Garibaldi, juvenile. :: Image #5071
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #5070
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #5069
Photo of Guadalupe cardinalfish. :: Image #5068
Photo of Guadalupe cardinalfish. :: Image #5067
Photo of Guadalupe cardinalfish. :: Image #5065
Photo of Scythe-mark butterflyfish. :: Image #5063
Photo of Barberfish, Socorro Island. :: Image #5062
Photo of Barberfish. :: Image #5061
Photo of Barberfish. :: Image #5060
Photo of Coral hawkfish. :: Image #5058
Photo of Coral hawkfish. :: Image #5057
Photo of Coral hawkfish. :: Image #5056
Photo of Coral hawkfish. :: Image #5055
Photo of Stone scorpionfish eye. :: Image #5054
Photo of Stone scorpionfish eye. :: Image #5053
Photo of California sea lion, Baja California. :: Image #5051
Photo of California sea lions, Baja California. :: Image #5050
Photo of California sea lion, Baja California. :: Image #5049
Photo of California sea lions, hauled out at rookery/colony, Baja California. :: Image #5047
Photo of California sea lions, hauled out at rookery/colony, Baja California. :: Image #5046
Photo of California sea lions, hauled out at rookery/colony, Baja California. :: Image #5045
Photo of California sea lions, hauled out at rookery/colony, Baja California. :: Image #5044
Photo of California sea lions, hauled out at rookery/colony, Baja California. :: Image #5042
Photo of California sea lions, rafting/socializing/thermoregulating, Baja California. :: Image #5040
Photo of California sea lions, rafting/socializing/thermoregulating, Baja California. :: Image #5039
Photo of California sea lions, hauled out bouy. :: Image #5037
Photo of California sea lions, Baja California. :: Image #5036
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, Sea of Cortez :: Image #5035
Photo of California sea lions, hauled out at rookery/colony, Baja California. :: Image #5034
Photo of California sea lion, Baja California. :: Image #5033
Photo of California sea lions, Baja California. :: Image #5032
Photo of California sea lions, Baja California. :: Image #5031
Photo of California sea lions, Baja California. :: Image #5030
Photo of California sea lion, Baja California. :: Image #5029
Photo of California sea lion, Baja California. :: Image #5028
Photo of California sea lions, Baja California. :: Image #5027
Photo of California sea lions, hauled out at rookery/colony, Baja California. :: Image #5026
Photo of California sea lions, hauled out at rookery/colony, Baja California. :: Image #5025
Photo of California sea lions, hauled out at rookery/colony, Baja California. :: Image #5024
Photo of California sea lion, Baja California. :: Image #5023
Photo of California sea lion, Baja California. :: Image #5022
Photo of California sea lions, hauled out at rookery/colony, Baja California. :: Image #5021
Photo of California sea lions, hauled out at rookery/colony, Baja California. :: Image #5020
Photo of California sea lion, Baja California. :: Image #5018
Photo of Whale shark. :: Image #5017
Photo of Silky shark, dorsal fin breaking surface. :: Image #5016
Photo of Silky shark, dorsal fin breaking surface. :: Image #5015
Photo of Silky shark, dorsal fin breaking surface. :: Image #5013
Photo of Silky shark. :: Image #5012
Photo of Thornback ray. :: Image #5011
Photo of Silky shark trailing longline and hook. :: Image #5010
Photo of Nurse shark. :: Image #5009
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #5007
Photo of Lemon shark. :: Image #5006
Photo of Stingray and squid eggs casings. :: Image #5005
Photo of Spotted eagle ray. :: Image #5004
Photo of Southern stingray. :: Image #5003
Photo of Southern stingray. :: Image #5002
Photo of Pelagic stingray, open ocean. :: Image #5001
Photo of Pelagic stingray, open ocean. :: Image #5000
Photo of Pelagic stingray, open ocean. :: Image #4999
Photo of Pelagic stingray, open ocean. :: Image #4998
Photo of Pelagic stingray, open ocean. :: Image #4997
Photo of Lesser electric ray. :: Image #4996
Photo of Lesser electric ray, Socorro Island (Revilligigedos). :: Image #4995
Photo of Lesser electric ray. :: Image #4994
Photo of Horn shark eye. :: Image #4993
Photo of Horn shark. :: Image #4992
Photo of Horn shark. :: Image #4991
Photo of Horn shark. :: Image #4990
Photo of Horn shark dorsal barb. :: Image #4989
Photo of California bat ray. :: Image #4988
Photo of California bat ray. :: Image #4987
Photo of California bat ray. :: Image #4986
Photo of Hawaiian spinner dolphin. :: Image #4985
Photo of Hawaiian spinner dolphin. :: Image #4984
Photo of Hawaiian spinner dolphin. :: Image #4983
Photo of Hawaiian spinner dolphin. :: Image #4982
Photo of Hawaiian spinner dolphin. :: Image #4981
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4980
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4979
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4978
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4977
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4976
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4975
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4974
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4973
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4972
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4971
Photo of Rissos dolphin, dorsal fin.Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. :: Image #4970
Photo of Rissos dolphin, dorsal fin.Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. :: Image #4969
Photo of Rissos dolphin, dorsal fin.Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. :: Image #4968
Photo of Rissos dolphin, dorsal fin.Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. :: Image #4967
Photo of Rissos dolphin, dorsal fin.Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. :: Image #4966
Photo of Rissos dolphin, dorsal fin.Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. :: Image #4965
Photo of Rissos dolphin showing fresh scarring from social interactions with other Rissos dolphins. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. :: Image #4964
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #4963
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #4962
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #4960
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #4958
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #4957
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #4955
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #4954
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #4953
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #4952
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #4951
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #4950
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #4949
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #4948
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #4946
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #4945
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #4944
Photo of Common dolphin leaping (porpoising). :: Image #4939
Photo of Common dolphin, Baja California. :: Image #4934
Photo of Common dolphin leaping (porpoising). :: Image #4932
Photo of Common dolphin, Baja California. :: Image #4931
Photo of Common dolphin leaping (porpoising). :: Image #4930
Photo of Common dolphin, Baja California. :: Image #4929
Photo of Common dolphin, Baja California. :: Image #4924
Photo of Common dolphin leaping (porpoising). :: Image #4923
Photo of Common dolphin leaping (porpoising). :: Image #4922
Photo of Common dolphin leaping (porpoising). :: Image #4920
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #4918
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #4917
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #4916
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #4915
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #4914
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #4913
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #4912
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #4911
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #4910
Photo of Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #4909
Photo of Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #4908
Photo of Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #4907
Photo of Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #4906
Photo of Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #4905
Photo of Southern stingray. :: Image #4904
Photo of Betacam underwater housing and cameraman. :: Image #4903
Photo of Betacam underwater housing and cameraman. :: Image #4902
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4901
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4900
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4899
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4898
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4897
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4896
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4895
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4894
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4893
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4892
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4891
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4890
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4889
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4888
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4887
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4886
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4885
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4884
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4883
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #4882
Photo of Blue shark swimming near kelp paddy, sunset, Baja California :: Image #4881
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4880
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4878
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4877
Photo of Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean :: Image #4876
Photo of Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean :: Image #4875
Photo of Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean :: Image #4874
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4873
Photo of Juvenile blue shark in the open ocean :: Image #4871
Photo of Juvenile blue shark in the open ocean :: Image #4870
Photo of Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean :: Image #4869
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4866
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4865
Photo of Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean :: Image #4864
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4862
Photo of Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean :: Image #4861
Photo of Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean :: Image #4860
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4859
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4856
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4855
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4854
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4853
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4852
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4850
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4849
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4848
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4845
Photo of Rissos dolphins surfacing, one spouting/blowing while others show dorsal fins. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. :: Image #4836
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #4835
Photo of Manta ray and diver, Isla San Benedicto. :: Image #4832
Photo of Manta ray, Isla San Benedicto. :: Image #4830
Photo of Unidentified marine shrimp on bubble coral, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #4828
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #4826
Photo of Clouds and sunlight. :: Image #4820
Photo of Clouds and sunlight. :: Image #4818
Photo of Clouds and sunlight. :: Image #4817
Photo of Bigeye scad, schooling. :: Image #4816
Photo of Bigeye scad, schooling. :: Image #4815
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #4814
Photo of Black perch in kelp forest. :: Image #4813
Photo of Black perch in kelp forest. :: Image #4812
Photo of Black perch in kelp forest. :: Image #4811
Photo of Black perch in kelp forest. :: Image #4810
Photo of Bigeye scad, schooling. :: Image #4809
Photo of Bigeye scad, schooling, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #4808
Photo of Bigeye scad, schooling, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #4807
Photo of Bigeye scad, schooling. :: Image #4806
Photo of Bigeye scad, schooling, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #4805
Photo of Bigeye scad, schooling. :: Image #4804
Photo of Bigeye scad, schooling, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #4803
Photo of Bigeye scad, schooling. :: Image #4802
Photo of Bigeye scad, schooling, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #4801
Photo of Blackeye goby. :: Image #4800
Photo of Blackeye goby. :: Image #4799
Photo of Ocean sunfish, finning at surface, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #4797
Photo of Ocean sunfish, finning at surface, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #4796
Photo of Ocean sunfish, finning at surface, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #4794
Photo of Juvenile kelp bass (calico bass). :: Image #4793
Photo of Giant kelpfish in kelp. :: Image #4792
Photo of Giant kelpfish in kelp. :: Image #4791
Photo of Giant kelpfish. :: Image #4790
Photo of Giant kelpfish. :: Image #4789
Photo of Bigeye scad, schooling. :: Image #4788
Photo of Bigeye scad, schooling. :: Image #4787
Photo of Bigeye scad, schooling. :: Image #4786
Photo of Bigeye scad, schooling. :: Image #4785
Photo of Bigeye scad, schooling. :: Image #4784
Photo of Bigeye scad, schooling. :: Image #4783
Photo of Bigeye scad, schooling. :: Image #4782
Photo of Bigeye scad, schooling. :: Image #4781
Photo of Bigeye scad, schooling. :: Image #4780
Photo of Medusa fish, hitching ride with Purple-striped jellyfish, open ocean. :: Image #4779
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #4778
Photo of Sunset. :: Image #4776
Photo of Sunset. :: Image #4775
Photo of Sunset. :: Image #4774
Photo of Water and light. :: Image #4773
Photo of Water and light. :: Image #4772
Photo of Water and light. :: Image #4771
Photo of Sunlight spreads across broad sand plains, trochoidal patterns. :: Image #4770
Photo of Water, sand and light. :: Image #4769
Photo of The ocean surface, seen from underwater, ripples with waves and wind and bright sunlight. :: Image #4768
Photo of Water and light. :: Image #4767
Photo of Water and light. :: Image #4766
Photo of Water, sand and light. :: Image #4765
Photo of Gorgonians cover an undersea wall. :: Image #4764
Photo of California sea lions, adult male, Los Islotes. :: Image #4758
Photo of California sea lions, adult male, Los Islotes. :: Image #4757
Photo of California sea lions, adult male, Los Islotes. :: Image #4756
Photo of California sea lion, Los Islotes. :: Image #4753
Photo of Red gorgonians. :: Image #4752
Photo of Red gorgonians. :: Image #4751
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina, Torpedo californica. :: Image #4750
Photo of Red gorgonians. :: Image #4749
Photo of Red gorgonians. :: Image #4748
Photo of Red gorgonians. :: Image #4746
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina, Torpedo californica. :: Image #4744
Photo of Zoanthid anemones. :: Image #4743
Photo of Bluebanded goby. :: Image #4741
Photo of Polyp, strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #4740
Photo of Polyp, strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #4739
Photo of Polyp, strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #4738
Photo of Polyp, strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #4737
Photo of Polyps, strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #4736
Photo of Brown cup coral. :: Image #4735
Photo of Brown cup coral. :: Image #4734
Photo of Brown cup coral. :: Image #4733
Photo of Brown cup coral. :: Image #4732
Photo of Purple and red urchins. :: Image #4731
Photo of Purple and red urchins. :: Image #4730
Photo of Purple and red urchins. :: Image #4729
Photo of Purple and red urchins. :: Image #4728
Photo of Purple and red urchins. :: Image #4727
Photo of Purple and red urchins. :: Image #4726
Photo of Purple and red urchins. :: Image #4725
Photo of Purple and red urchins. :: Image #4724
Photo of Brittle stars covering rocky reef. :: Image #4723
Photo of Brittle stars covering rocky reef. :: Image #4722
Photo of Brittle stars covering rocky reef. :: Image #4721
Photo of Brittle stars covering rocky reef. :: Image #4720
Photo of Brittle stars covering rocky reef. :: Image #4719
Photo of Brittle stars covering rocky reef. :: Image #4718
Photo of Brittle stars covering sponge and rocky reef. :: Image #4717
Photo of Brittle stars covering sponge and rocky reef. :: Image #4716
Photo of Brittle stars covering sponge and rocky reef. :: Image #4715
Photo of Hydrocoral, Farnsworth Banks. :: Image #4714
Photo of Strawberry anemones (club-tipped anemones or corallimorphs). :: Image #4713
Photo of purple hydrocoral (Stylaster californicus, Allopora californica), Farnsworth Banks, Catalina, Torpedo californica. :: Image #4712
Photo of Horn shark. :: Image #4711
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina, Torpedo californica. :: Image #4710
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina, Torpedo californica. :: Image #4709
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina, Torpedo californica. :: Image #4708
Photo of Gorgonians, Farnsworth Banks. :: Image #4707
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina, Torpedo californica. :: Image #4706
Photo of Garibaldi and gorgonian. :: Image #4705
Photo of Hydrocoral, Farnsworth Banks. :: Image #4702
Photo of Brown cup coral. :: Image #4701
Photo of Salp (pelagic tunicate) chain. :: Image #4700
Photo of Salp (pelagic tunicate) chain. :: Image #4699
Photo of Salp (pelagic tunicate) reproduction, open ocean. :: Image #4698
Photo of Salp (pelagic tunicate) bracelet composed of many individuals, open ocean. :: Image #4697
Photo of Salp (pelagic tunicate) reproduction, open ocean. :: Image #4696
Photo of Unidentified kelp. :: Image #4693
Photo of Kelp forest, fronds backlit by sun. :: Image #4692
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #4691
Photo of Kelp forest, fronds backlit by sun. :: Image #4686
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #4676
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #4674
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #4672
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #4664
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #4658
Photo of Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. :: Image #4656
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #4654
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #4650
Photo of Angel shark eye detail. :: Image #4649
Photo of Angel shark eye detail. :: Image #4648
Photo of California sheephead and gorgonian amid kelp forest. :: Image #4647
Photo of Yosemite Falls. :: Image #4630
Photo of Merced River, Little Yosemite Valley above Nevada Falls. :: Image #4624
Photo of Merced River, Little Yosemite Valley. :: Image #4623
Photo of Scythe-mark butterflyfish. :: Image #4622
Photo of Scythe-mark butterflyfish. :: Image #4621
Photo of Scythe-mark butterflyfish. :: Image #4620
Photo of Diver and sunburst. :: Image #4619
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #4618
Photo of Rainbow scorpionfish, juvenile. :: Image #4617
Photo of Rainbow scorpionfish, juvenile. :: Image #4616
Photo of Scythe-mark butterflyfish. :: Image #4615
Photo of Scythe-mark butterflyfish. :: Image #4614
Photo of Scythe-mark butterflyfish. :: Image #4613
Photo of Scythe-mark butterflyfish. :: Image #4612
Photo of Scythe-mark butterflyfish. :: Image #4611
Photo of Gray moon sponge detail. :: Image #4610
Photo of Gray moon sponge detail. :: Image #4609
Photo of Pink vase sponge. :: Image #4608
Photo of Brown tube sponge. :: Image #4607
Photo of Branching vase sponge. :: Image #4606
Photo of Barrel sponge. :: Image #4605
Photo of Shorebird on the beach, reflection. :: Image #4604
Photo of Shorebird on the beach, reflection. :: Image #4603
Photo of Shorebird on the beach, reflection. :: Image #4602
Photo of Angel shark eye detail, Islas San Benito. :: Image #4601
Photo of Brown cup coral. :: Image #4600
Photo of Serpulid worm, Southern California. :: Image #4599
Photo of Serpulid worm, Southern California. :: Image #4598
Photo of Bluebanded goby, Catalina. :: Image #4597
Photo of Island kelpfish. :: Image #4596
Photo of Nudibranch. :: Image #4595
Photo of Nudibranch, Islas San Benito. :: Image #4594
Photo of Nudibranch. :: Image #4593
Photo of Nudibranch, Islas San Benito. :: Image #4592
Photo of Navanax nudibranch, Islas San Benito. :: Image #4591
Photo of Water and light, steel gray reflections, ripples and patterns. :: Image #4590
Photo of Trees at the waters edge. :: Image #4589
Photo of Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research staff. :: Image #4588
Photo of Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research staff. :: Image #4587
Photo of Fishing boat and clearing mist, Baranof Warm Springs. :: Image #4586
Photo of Frederick Sound. :: Image #4585
Photo of Frederick Sound. :: Image #4584
Photo of Fishing boat at sunset near the fishing town of Kake. :: Image #4583
Photo of Boat Arctic Sun. :: Image #4582
Photo of Boat Arctic Sun. :: Image #4581
Photo of Boat Arctic Sun. :: Image #4580
Photo of Trees at the waters edge. :: Image #4579
Photo of The Moon. :: Image #4578
Photo of Frederick Sound. :: Image #4577
Photo of Little town on the edge of Frederick Sound. :: Image #4576
Photo of Cruise ship in Frederick Sound. :: Image #4575
Photo of Frederick Sound. :: Image #4574
Photo of Baranof Warm Springs. :: Image #4573
Photo of False killer whale. :: Image #4569
Photo of False killer whale. :: Image #4567
Photo of False killer whale. :: Image #4566
Photo of False killer whale. :: Image #4565
Photo of Pantropical spotted dolphin. :: Image #4563
Photo of Pantropical spotted dolphin. :: Image #4562
Photo of Pantropical spotted dolphin. :: Image #4561
Photo of Green sea turtle, Maui Hawaii. :: Image #4560
Photo of Green sea turtle, Maui Hawaii. :: Image #4559
Photo of Green sea turtle, Maui Hawaii. :: Image #4558
Photo of Green sea turtle, Maui Hawaii. :: Image #4557
Photo of Green sea turtle, Maui Hawaii. :: Image #4554
Photo of Green sea turtle, Maui Hawaii. :: Image #4553
Photo of West Maui and smoke from burning cut sugar cane. :: Image #4552
Photo of West Maui and smoke from burning cut sugar cane. Cane fields are often burned to clear cane cuttings, which produces huge amounts of smoke and ash. :: Image #4551
Photo of West Maui and smoke from burning cut sugar cane. Cane fields are often burned to clear cane cuttings, which produces huge amounts of smoke and ash. :: Image #4550
Photo of West Maui and smoke from burning cut sugar cane. :: Image #4549
Photo of West Maui and smoke from burning cut sugar cane. Cane fields are often burned to clear cane cuttings, which produces huge amounts of smoke and ash. :: Image #4548
Photo of Haleakala Volcano crater slope. :: Image #4547
Photo of Haleakala Volcano crater slope. :: Image #4546
Photo of Sea Cliffs. :: Image #4545
Photo of Waterfall and sea cliffs. :: Image #4544
Photo of Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research staff. :: Image #4542
Photo of Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research staff. :: Image #4541
Photo of Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research staff. :: Image #4540
Photo of Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research staff. :: Image #4539
Photo of Hawaii Whale Research Foundation research staff. :: Image #4538
Photo of Humpback whale mother, calf and escort. :: Image #4536
Photo of Humpback whale mother, calf and escort. :: Image #4535
Photo of Spinner dolphins (2) alongside humpback whales. :: Image #4533
Photo of Humpback whale calf, releasing bubbles. :: Image #4531
Photo of Humpback whale mother and calf. :: Image #4530
Photo of Humpback whale mother and calf. :: Image #4529
Photo of Humpback whale mother and calf. :: Image #4527
Photo of Humpback whale. :: Image #4523
Photo of Humpback whale. :: Image #4521
Photo of Humpback whale. :: Image #4520
Photo of Humpback whale. :: Image #4519
Photo of Humpback whales. :: Image #4513
Photo of Humpback whales. :: Image #4512
Photo of Humpback whale. :: Image #4511
Photo of Humpback whale, steep dive. :: Image #4510
Photo of Humpback whale calf. :: Image #4509
Photo of Humpback whale calf. :: Image #4508
Photo of Humpback whale calf. :: Image #4507
Photo of Humpback whales. :: Image #4506
Photo of Humpback whale. :: Image #4505
Photo of Humpback whale. :: Image #4504
Photo of Humpback whale. :: Image #4503
Photo of Humpback whale. :: Image #4502
Photo of Humpback whale. :: Image #4500
Photo of Humpback whales. :: Image #4499
Photo of Humpback whales. :: Image #4498
Photo of Humpback whales. :: Image #4497
Photo of Humpback whale, releasing bubbles during steep dive. :: Image #4496
Photo of Humpback whale, releasing bubbles during steep dive. :: Image #4495
Photo of Humpback whale, releasing bubbles during steep dive. :: Image #4494
Photo of Humpback whale. :: Image #4492
Photo of Humpback whale. :: Image #4491
Photo of Humpback whale mother and calf. :: Image #4483
Photo of Humpback whale calf. :: Image #4482
Photo of Humpback whale calf. :: Image #4481
Photo of Humpback whale mother and calf. :: Image #4480
Photo of Humpback whale mother and calf. :: Image #4479
Photo of Humpback whale mother and calf. :: Image #4478
Photo of Humpback whales. :: Image #4476
Photo of Humpback whale turning with pectoral fins. :: Image #4475
Photo of Humpback whales. :: Image #4474
Photo of Humpback whales. :: Image #4473
Photo of Humpback whales. :: Image #4472
Photo of Humpback whales. :: Image #4471
Photo of Humpback whales. :: Image #4469
Photo of Humpback whales. :: Image #4468
Photo of Humpback whales. :: Image #4467
Photo of Humpback whales. :: Image #4463
Photo of Humpback whales. :: Image #4458
Photo of Research divers videotaping humpback whale competitive group. :: Image #4457
Photo of Research diver videotaping humpback whale competitive group. :: Image #4456
Photo of Humpback whales. :: Image #4454
Photo of Humpback whale turning with pectoral fins. :: Image #4453
Photo of Humpback whale turning with pectoral fins. :: Image #4452
Photo of Large competitive group of humpback whales. :: Image #4450
Photo of Humpback whale mother and calf. :: Image #4429
Photo of Humpback whale mother and calf. :: Image #4428
Photo of Humpback whale. :: Image #4420
Photo of Research diver Jill Mickelsen videotaping humpback whale competitive group. :: Image #4419
Photo of Research diver Dr. Harrison Stubbs videotaping humpback whale competitive group. :: Image #4418
Photo of Humpback whale competitive group, surfacing and blowing. :: Image #4413
Photo of Killer whale (orca). :: Image #4412
Photo of Killer whale (orca). :: Image #4411
Photo of Killer whale (orca). :: Image #4410
Photo of Killer whale (orca). :: Image #4409
Photo of Killer whale (orca). :: Image #4408
Photo of Killer whale (orca). :: Image #4407
Photo of Killer whale (orca). :: Image #4406
Photo of Killer whale (orca). :: Image #4405
Photo of Killer whale (orca). :: Image #4404
Photo of Killer whale (orca). :: Image #4403
Photo of Killer whale (orca). :: Image #4402
Photo of Humpback whale raising fluke prior to dive. :: Image #4399
Photo of Humpback whale competitive group, surfacing and blowing. :: Image #4392
Photo of Humpback whale, blowing. :: Image #4390
Photo of Humpback whale, rostrum raised, dorsal aspect showing bloody tubercles from competitive activities. :: Image #4388
Photo of Humpback whale, rostrum raised, ventral aspect showing throat pleats. :: Image #4385
Photo of Humpback whale rounding out prior to a dive, whale research boat (Center for Whale Studies) in background flying yellow NOAA/NMFS permit flag. :: Image #4380
Photo of Humpback whale, male head lunging, whale research boat (Center for Whale Studies) in background flying yellow NOAA/NMFS permit flag. :: Image #4378
Photo of Humpback whale, male head lunging, whale research boat (Center for Whale Studies) in background flying yellow NOAA/NMFS permit flag. :: Image #4376
Photo of Humpback whale rounding out, whale watching boat. :: Image #4362
Photo of Humpback whale rostrum, ventral aspect showing chin and tubercles. :: Image #4358
Photo of Humpback whale dorsal fin damaged during competitive group socializing. :: Image #4354
Photo of Humpback whale dorsal fin and ridge showing scarring acquired in competitive group socializing. :: Image #4353
Photo of Humpback whale dorsal fin and ridge showing scarring acquired in competitive group socializing. :: Image #4350
Photo of Humpback whale dorsal fin damaged during competitive group socializing. :: Image #4342
Photo of Humpback whale dorsal fin damaged during competitive group socializing. :: Image #4340
Photo of Humpback whale dorsal fin damaged during competitive group socializing. :: Image #4334
Photo of Humpback whale approaching showing blowhole splashguard. :: Image #4331
Photo of Humpback whale rostrum, dorsal aspect, showing tubercles. :: Image #4323
Photo of Humpback whale rostrum, dorsal aspect, showing tubercles. :: Image #4314
Photo of Humpback whale genital slit, hemispherical lobe. :: Image #4311
Photo of Humpback whale genital slit, hemispherical lobe. :: Image #4310
Photo of Humpback whale blowhole. :: Image #4309
Photo of Humpback whale blowhole. :: Image #4306
Photo of Humpback whale dorsal fin. :: Image #4302
Photo of Humpback whale rostrum detail showing bloody tubercles injured in competitive group socializing. :: Image #4301
Photo of Humpback whale, male escort head lunging. :: Image #4293
Photo of Humpback whale calf with small patch of whale lice on top of rostrum. :: Image #4290
Photo of Humpback whale calf with malformed dorsal fin. :: Image #4289
Photo of Humpback whale dorsal fin. :: Image #4286
Photo of Humpback whale rostrum detail showing chin and tubercles. :: Image #4283
Photo of Humpback whale dorsal fin and dorsal ridge. :: Image #4282
Photo of Humpback whale dorsal fin. :: Image #4281
Photo of Humpback whale rostrum detail showing throat pleats (top), chin and tubercles. :: Image #4279
Photo of Humpback whale rostrum detail showing throat pleats (top), chin and tubercles. :: Image #4278
Photo of Humpback whale surface active group. :: Image #4265
Photo of Humpback whale surface active group, male escort head lunging. :: Image #4257
Photo of Humpback whale surface active group, male escort crucifix blocking another escort. :: Image #4253
Photo of Humpback whale surface active group, male escort head lunging. :: Image #4250
Photo of Humpback whale surface active group. :: Image #4247
Photo of Humpback whale surface active group, male escort head lunging. :: Image #4239
Photo of Humpback whale surface active group, male escort head lunging, whale watching boat. :: Image #4237
Photo of Humpback whale surface active group, male escort head lunging. :: Image #4235
Photo of Humpback whale surface active group, male escort head lunging. :: Image #4234
Photo of Humpback whale raising its fluke (tail) prior to a dive. :: Image #4232
Photo of Humpback whale raising its fluke (tail) prior to a dive. :: Image #4231
Photo of Humpback whale raising its fluke (tail) prior to a dive. :: Image #4230
Photo of Humpback whale raising its fluke (tail) prior to a dive. :: Image #4228
Photo of Humpback whale raising its fluke (tail) prior to a dive. :: Image #4226
Photo of Humpback whale raising its fluke (tail) prior to a dive. :: Image #4223
Photo of Humpback whale raising its fluke (tail) prior to a dive. :: Image #4220
Photo of Humpback whale raising its fluke (tail) prior to a dive. :: Image #4219
Photo of Humpback whale raising its fluke (tail) prior to a dive. :: Image #4218
Photo of Humpback whale raising its fluke (tail) prior to a dive. :: Image #4216
Photo of Humpback whale fluking up prior to a dive. :: Image #4211
Photo of Humpback whale fluking up, ventral aspect of fluke visible. :: Image #4210
Photo of Humpback whale fluking up, raising tail before diving. :: Image #4207
Photo of Humpback whale fluking up, raising tail before diving. :: Image #4205
Photo of Humpback whale fluking up, raising tail before diving. :: Image #4204
Photo of Humpback whale fluking up, raising tail before diving. :: Image #4202
Photo of Humpback whale fluking up, raising tail before diving. :: Image #4199
Photo of Humpback whale fluking up, raising tail before diving. :: Image #4198
Photo of Humpback whale fluking up prior to a dive. :: Image #4194
Photo of Humpback whale fluking up, ventral aspect of fluke visible. :: Image #4179
Photo of Humpback whale fluking up, ventral aspect of fluke visible. :: Image #4175
Photo of Humpback whale fluking up, raising tail before diving. :: Image #4174
Photo of Humpback whale fluking up, raising tail before diving, :: Image #4172
Photo of Humpback whale fluking up, raising tail before diving, ventral aspect of fluke visible. :: Image #4165
Photo of Humpback whale, inverted, fluke slapping. :: Image #4162
Photo of Humpback whale, inverted, fluke slapping. :: Image #4161
Photo of Humpback whale fluking up prior to a dive. :: Image #4159
Photo of Humpback whale fluking up prior to a dive. :: Image #4154
Photo of Humpback whale fluking up, ventral aspect of fluke visible. :: Image #4152
Photo of Humpback whale fluking up, ventral aspect of fluke visible. :: Image #4151
Photo of Humpback whale swimming with raised pectoral fin (ventral aspect). :: Image #4148
Photo of Humpback whale swimming with raised pectoral fin (dorsal aspect). :: Image #4145
Photo of Humpback whale swimming with raised pectoral fin (dorsal aspect). :: Image #4142
Photo of Humpback whale swimming with raised pectoral fin (dorsal aspect). :: Image #4140
Photo of Humpback whale swimming with raised pectoral fin (ventral aspect). :: Image #4133
Photo of Humpback whale swimming with raised pectoral fin (ventral aspect). :: Image #4132
Photo of Humpback whale swimming with raised pectoral fin (ventral aspect). :: Image #4127
Photo of Humpback whale swimming with raised pectoral fin (ventral aspect). :: Image #4125
Photo of Humpback whale swimming inverted with both pectoral fin raised clear of the water. :: Image #4123
Photo of Humpback whale swimming inverted with both pectoral fin raised clear of the water. :: Image #4117
Photo of Humpback whale swimming inverted with both pectoral fin raised clear of the water. :: Image #4115
Photo of Humpback whale swimming with raised pectoral fin (ventral aspect). :: Image #4113
Photo of Humpback whale head lunging, showing bleeding tubercles caused by collisions with other whales, rostrum extended out of the water, exhaling at the surface, exhibiting surface active social behaviours. :: Image #4092
Photo of Humpback whale head lunging, showing bleeding tubercles caused by collisions with other whales, rostrum extended out of the water, exhaling at the surface, exhibiting surface active social behaviours. :: Image #4091
Photo of Humpback whale head lunging, showing bleeding tubercles caused by collisions with other whales, rostrum extended out of the water, exhaling at the surface, exhibiting surface active social behaviours. :: Image #4088
Photo of Humpback whale head lunging, showing bleeding tubercles caused by collisions with other whales, rostrum extended out of the water, exhaling at the surface, exhibiting surface active social behaviours. :: Image #4084
Photo of Humpback whale primary escort head lunging, showing bleeding tubercles caused by collisions with other whales, rostrum extended out of the water, exhaling at the surface, exhibiting surface active social behaviours. :: Image #4080
Photo of Humpback whale head lunging, rostrum extended out of the water, exhaling at the surface, exhibiting surface active social behaviours. :: Image #4078
Photo of Humpback whale head lunging, rostrum extended out of the water, exhaling at the surface, exhibiting surface active social behaviours. :: Image #4077
Photo of Humpback whale head lunging, rostrum extended out of the water, exhaling at the surface, exhibiting surface active social behaviours. :: Image #4069
Photo of Humpback whale head lunging, rostrum extended out of the water, exhaling at the surface, exhibiting surface active social behaviours. :: Image #4064
Photo of Humpback whale head lunging, rostrum extended out of the water, exhaling at the surface, exhibiting surface active social behaviours. :: Image #4052
Photo of Humpback whale head lunging, rostrum extended out of the water, exhaling at the surface, exhibiting surface active social behaviours. :: Image #4050
Photo of Humpback whale head lunging, rostrum extended out of the water, exhaling at the surface, exhibiting surface active social behaviours. :: Image #4049
Photo of Humpback whale head lunging, rostrum extended out of the water, exhibiting surface active social behaviours. :: Image #4044
Photo of Humpback whale head lunging, rostrum extended out of the water, exhibiting surface active social behaviours. :: Image #4040
Photo of Humpback whale head lunging, rostrum extended out of the water, exhaling at the surface, exhibiting surface active social behaviours. :: Image #4036
Photo of Humpback whale head lunging, rostrum extended out of the water, exhaling at the surface, exhibiting surface active social behaviours. :: Image #4035
Photo of Humpback whale head lunging, rostrum extended out of the water, exhaling at the surface, exhibiting surface active social behaviours. :: Image #4033
Photo of Humpback whale, head lunge in active group. :: Image #4028
Photo of Humpback whale, head lunge in active group. :: Image #4027
Photo of Humpback whale, head lunge in active group. :: Image #4022
Photo of Humpback whale, head lunge in active group. :: Image #4017
Photo of Humpback whale, head lunge in active group. :: Image #4016
Photo of Humpback whale, head lunge with inflated throat in active group. :: Image #4012
Photo of Humpback whale, head lunge in active group. :: Image #4008
Photo of Humpback whale, head lunge in active group. :: Image #4007
Photo of Humpback whale, head lunge in active group. :: Image #4006
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw. :: Image #4002
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw. :: Image #3988
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw. :: Image #3987
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw. :: Image #3983
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw. :: Image #3978
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw. :: Image #3974
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw. :: Image #3970
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw. :: Image #3969
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw. :: Image #3967
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw. :: Image #3966
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw. :: Image #3963
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw. :: Image #3961
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw. :: Image #3960
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw. :: Image #3959
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #3948
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #3944
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #3941
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #3939
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #3938
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #3927
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #3925
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #3921
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #3920
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #3919
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #3914
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #3910
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #3909
Photo of Humpback whale breaching on the backside of Molokai Island. :: Image #3902
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #3899
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #3898
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #3890
Photo of Humpback whale performing a head slap. :: Image #3886
Photo of Humpback whale performing a head slap. :: Image #3883
Photo of Humpback whale performing a head slap. :: Image #3881
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #3870
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #3868
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #3858
Photo of Bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #3851
Photo of Bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #3850
Photo of Clouds held back by island crest. :: Image #3849
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, adult male. :: Image #3847
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, adult male. :: Image #3846
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, adult male. :: Image #3845
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, pup. :: Image #3844
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, pup. :: Image #3843
Photo of Clouds held back by island crest. :: Image #3842
Photo of Clouds held back by island crest. :: Image #3841
Photo of Sparse trees along island crest catch moisture from clouds. :: Image #3840
Photo of Sparse trees along island crest catch moisture from clouds. :: Image #3839
Photo of Old church, prison and fishing shack. :: Image #3836
Photo of Ocean sunfish and freediving photographer , open ocean. :: Image #3835
Photo of Ocean sunfish and freediving photographer , open ocean. :: Image #3833
Photo of Pelagic siphonophore, one meter section. :: Image #3832
Photo of Pelagic siphonophore, one meter section. :: Image #3831
Photo of Unidentified marine gelatinous zooplankton. :: Image #3830
Photo of Pelagic siphonophore, one meter section. :: Image #3829
Photo of Pelagic siphonophore, one meter section. :: Image #3828
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef below kelp forest. :: Image #3826
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef below kelp forest. :: Image #3825
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef below kelp forest. :: Image #3824
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina, Torpedo californica. :: Image #3823
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina, Torpedo californica. :: Image #3822
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina, Torpedo californica. :: Image #3821
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef below kelp forest. :: Image #3820
Photo of Red gorgonian on rocky reef below kelp forest. :: Image #3819
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest. :: Image #3818
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest. :: Image #3817
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest. :: Image #3816
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest. :: Image #3815
Photo of California sea lion, Webster Point rookery. :: Image #3810
Photo of California sea lion, Webster Point rookery. :: Image #3808
Photo of California sea lion, Webster Point rookery. :: Image #3806
Photo of California sea lion, Webster Point rookery. :: Image #3805
Photo of Red urchin on rocky California reef. :: Image #3802
Photo of Red urchin on rocky California reef. :: Image #3801
Photo of Hydrocoral detail. :: Image #3800
Photo of Purple urchin and strawberry anemones on rocky California reef. :: Image #3799
Photo of Red urchin, strawberry anemones and aggregating anemones on rocky California reef. :: Image #3798
Photo of Sulfur sponges on rocky California reef. :: Image #3797
Photo of Starfish and sulfur sponge on rocky California reef. :: Image #3796
Photo of Kelp forest San Clemente Island. :: Image #3794
Photo of Kelp forest San Clemente Island. :: Image #3790
Photo of Kelp forest San Clemente Island. :: Image #3789
Photo of Kelp forest San Clemente Island. :: Image #3788
Photo of Kelp forest San Clemente Island. :: Image #3787
Photo of Kelp forest San Clemente Island. :: Image #3786
Photo of Kelp forest San Clemente Island. :: Image #3785
Photo of Kelp forest San Clemente Island. :: Image #3784
Photo of Kelp forest San Clemente Island. :: Image #3782
Photo of Kelp forest San Clemente Island. :: Image #3781
Photo of Purple-striped jellyfish. :: Image #3777
Photo of Common dolphin leaping (porpoising). :: Image #3776
Photo of Purple-striped jellyfish. :: Image #3775
Photo of Purple-striped jellyfish. :: Image #3774
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3773
Photo of North Pacific Yellowtail under drift kelp paddy, open ocean. :: Image #3772
Photo of Salp (pelagic tunicate) reproduction, open ocean. :: Image #3770
Photo of Unidentified species of gelatinous zooplankton. :: Image #3769
Photo of Western gull. :: Image #3765
Photo of Boat Horizon above kelp forest. :: Image #3763
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, bubbles emitted from twin layered fur. :: Image #3762
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, bubbles emitted from twin layered fur. :: Image #3761
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #3760
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, Islas San Benito. :: Image #3758
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal thermoregulating with elevated flippers. :: Image #3756
Photo of Guadalupe fur seals. :: Image #3755
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #3754
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #3752
Photo of Fishing shack. :: Image #3751
Photo of Blowhole. :: Image #3750
Photo of Old church, prison and fishing shack. :: Image #3749
Photo of Northern elephant seals, molting, hauled out on beach. :: Image #3748
Photo of Northern elephant seals, molting, hauled out on beach. :: Image #3747
Photo of Northern elephant seals, molting, hauled out on beach. :: Image #3746
Photo of Boat Horizon at Santa Barbara Island. :: Image #3745
Photo of Boat Horizon at Santa Barbara Island. :: Image #3744
Photo of Adult male Guadalupe fur seal with females and pups. :: Image #3743
Photo of Guadalupe fur seals. :: Image #3742
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #3740
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #3739
Photo of Kelp covered wall of Church Rock. :: Image #3738
Photo of Diver, rocky reef covered with lowlying kelps. :: Image #3737
Photo of SCUBA diver swims over enormous field of phyllospadix surfgrass at Guadalupe Island :: Image #3736
Photo of sulfur sponges, Roca Ben. :: Image #3735
Photo of Sheephead and sulfur sponges, Roca Ben. :: Image #3734
Photo of Sheephead and starfish, Roca Ben. :: Image #3733
Photo of Chris Thompson and yellowfin tuna speared at Guadalupe Island. :: Image #3732
Photo of Chris Thompson and yellowfin tuna speared at Guadalupe Island. :: Image #3731
Photo of Chris Thompson and yellowfin tuna speared at Guadalupe Island. :: Image #3729
Photo of Kelp covered wall of Isla Afuera. :: Image #3728
Photo of Kelp covered wall of Isla Afuera. :: Image #3727
Photo of Kelp covered wall of Isla Afuera. :: Image #3726
Photo of Kelp covered wall of Isla Afuera. :: Image #3725
Photo of Kelp covered wall of Isla Afuera, diver. :: Image #3724
Photo of Horn shark. :: Image #3723
Photo of Turtle. :: Image #3722
Photo of Horn shark. :: Image #3721
Photo of Horn shark. :: Image #3720
Photo of Joe Tobin and yellowfin tuna speared at Guadalupe Island. :: Image #3719
Photo of Surfgrass. :: Image #3718
Photo of Seamount and algae/kelp, Roca del Skip. :: Image #3717
Photo of Boat Horizon loading diver into skiff. :: Image #3716
Photo of Boat Horizon below eastern cliffs of Isla Afuera, sunrise. :: Image #3714
Photo of Boat Horizon below eastern cliffs of Isla Afuera, sunrise. :: Image #3713
Photo of Boat Horizon and freedivers. :: Image #3712
Photo of Feral goat atop ridge at sunset. :: Image #3711
Photo of Clouds held back by island crest. :: Image #3710
Photo of Lighthouse. :: Image #3709
Photo of Sparse trees along island crest catch moisture from clouds. :: Image #3708
Photo of Isla Adentro (right) and Church Rock (partially obscured), sunrise. :: Image #3707
Photo of Boat Horizon below cliffs near Spanish Cove. :: Image #3701
Photo of Volcanic terrain and shoreline. :: Image #3699
Photo of Isla Adentro, daybreak. :: Image #3697
Photo of Cinder cone, volcanic terrain and shoreline. :: Image #3694
Photo of Sparse trees along island crest catch moisture from clouds. :: Image #3693
Photo of Sparse trees along island crest catch moisture from clouds. :: Image #3692
Photo of Boat Horizon near Spanish Cove, clouds held back by island crest. :: Image #3691
Photo of Freedivers and skiff near Isla Adentro. :: Image #3690
Photo of Lava tube terminates at shoreline. :: Image #3688
Photo of Clouds held back by island crest. :: Image #3687
Photo of Volcanic terrain. :: Image #3686
Photo of Volcanic terrain seen from Melpomene Cove. :: Image #3685
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3682
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3681
Photo of Sequoia tree, Mariposa Grove. :: Image #3680
Photo of Sequoia tree, Mariposa Grove. :: Image #3679
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3678
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3677
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3676
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3675
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3674
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3673
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3672
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3671
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3670
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3669
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3668
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3667
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3666
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3665
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3664
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3663
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3662
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3661
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3660
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3659
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3658
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3657
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3656
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3655
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3654
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3653
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3652
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3651
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3650
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3649
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3648
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3647
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3646
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3645
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3644
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3643
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3642
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3641
Photo of Giant Sequoia tree. :: Image #3640
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3638
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3634
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3633
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3632
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3631
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3630
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3625
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3623
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3621
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3617
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3616
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3615
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3613
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3612
Photo of Ocean sunfish referencing drift kelp, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3607
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3604
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3602
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3601
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3600
Photo of Ocean sunfish referencing drift kelp, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3599
Photo of Ocean sunfish referencing drift kelp, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3598
Photo of Ocean sunfish referencing drift kelp, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3597
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3596
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3595
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3594
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3593
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3592
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3590
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3589
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3588
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3587
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3586
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3585
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3584
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3583
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3581
Photo of Ocean sunfish referencing drift kelp, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3580
Photo of Ocean sunfish referencing drift kelp, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3579
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3578
Photo of Ocean sunfish referencing drift kelp, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3577
Photo of Ocean sunfish referencing drift kelp, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3576
Photo of Ocean sunfish referencing drift kelp, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3572
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3569
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3568
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3567
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3566
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3565
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3564
Photo of Spearfisherman holding yellowfin tuna. :: Image #3561
Photo of Great white shark, large bite wound across gills, likely from another white shark. :: Image #3538
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #3527
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #3526
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #3525
Photo of Northern elephant seal underwater at Guadalupe Island in Mexico. :: Image #3520
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #3518
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #3517
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #3516
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #3515
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #3513
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #3512
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #3511
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #3510
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #3507
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #3506
Photo of Ocean sunfish, mouth/eye/operculum/pectoral fin detail, open ocean. :: Image #3503
Photo of Ocean sunfish, sunning/basking at surface, open ocean. :: Image #3500
Photo of Ocean sunfish, sunning/basking at surface, open ocean. :: Image #3497
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #3495
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #3492
Photo of Juvenile kelp bass (calico bass) hiding amidst kelp fronds. :: Image #3488
Photo of Kelp, showing holdfast and reef. :: Image #3487
Photo of Red gorgonian. :: Image #3484
Photo of California Golden gorgonian polyps. :: Image #3483
Photo of Red gorgonian. :: Image #3482
Photo of California Golden gorgonian polyps. :: Image #3479
Photo of Diver and schooling fish. :: Image #3478
Photo of Diver and schooling fish. :: Image #3477
Photo of Black coral and diver. :: Image #3476
Photo of Barberfish. :: Image #3473
Photo of Socorro Island, sea cliffs and hills. :: Image #3472
Photo of Marine iguanas, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #3471
Photo of Diver and schooling fish. :: Image #3468
Photo of Marine iguanas, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #3467
Photo of Yellowfin tuna, Roca Partida. :: Image #3466
Photo of Diver amidst kelp forest. :: Image #3465
Photo of Diver amidst kelp forest. :: Image #3464
Photo of View from summit of Half Dome. :: Image #3459
Photo of View from summit of Half Dome. :: Image #3458
Photo of California sheephead, gorgonian. :: Image #3456
Photo of Red and golden gorgonians. :: Image #3455
Photo of Jack mackerel. :: Image #3454
Photo of Jack mackerel. :: Image #3452
Photo of Jack mackerel. :: Image #3451
Photo of Jack mackerel. :: Image #3450
Photo of Garibaldi in kelp forest. :: Image #3449
Photo of Marbled ray. :: Image #3448
Photo of Ocean surface on cloudy day. :: Image #3447
Photo of Bahama Banks. :: Image #3446
Photo of Jack mackerel. :: Image #3445
Photo of Cabezon. :: Image #3444
Photo of Cabezon. :: Image #3443
Photo of A floret of colonial purple hydrocoral, Allopora californica, Stylaster californicus :: Image #3442
Photo of Hydrocoral. :: Image #3441
Photo of C-O sole (turbot). :: Image #3440
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #3438
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina. :: Image #3437
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina. :: Image #3435
Photo of Black perch in kelp forest. :: Image #3434
Photo of Senorita cleaning blacksmith. :: Image #3433
Photo of Blacksmith schooling in current, Islas San Benito. :: Image #3432
Photo of Sargo. :: Image #3431
Photo of Sargo. :: Image #3430
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #3428
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #3427
Photo of Kelp fronds. :: Image #3422
Photo of Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts (air bladders). :: Image #3413
Photo of Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts (air bladders). :: Image #3411
Photo of Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts (air bladders). :: Image #3409
Photo of Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts (air bladders). :: Image #3408
Photo of Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts (air bladders). :: Image #3407
Photo of Purple urchins destroying/eating giant kelp holdfast. :: Image #3403
Photo of Kelp fronds with encrusting bryozoans. :: Image #3401
Photo of Gray whale, Laguna San Ignacio. :: Image #3400
Photo of Gray whale, Laguna San Ignacio. :: Image #3399
Photo of Gray whales, two males both with extended penis during courtship socialization, Laguna San Ignacio. :: Image #3397
Photo of Gray whale, Laguna San Ignacio. :: Image #3394
Photo of Gray whale, Laguna San Ignacio. :: Image #3392
Photo of Gray whale, Laguna San Ignacio. :: Image #3391
Photo of Gray whale, Laguna San Ignacio. :: Image #3390
Photo of Gray whale, Laguna San Ignacio. :: Image #3389
Photo of Gray whale fluke. :: Image #3386
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, adult male in territorial posture. :: Image #3384
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, adult male in territorial posture. :: Image #3383
Photo of Adult blue whale surfacing, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3381
Photo of Adult blue whale surfacing, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3380
Photo of Blue whale mother and calf, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3378
Photo of Three blue whales (including calf) socializing, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3377
Photo of Four blue whales (including calf) socializing, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3376
Photo of Four blue whales (including calf) socializing, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3375
Photo of Blue whale surfacing, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3374
Photo of Blue whale surfacing, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3373
Photo of Blue whale surfacing, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3372
Photo of Blue whale surfacing, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3371
Photo of Blue whales: mother/calf pair w/ adult, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3370
Photo of Blue whales: mother/calf pair w/ adult, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3369
Photo of Blue whales: mother/calf pair w/ adult, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3368
Photo of Blue whales surfacing, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3367
Photo of Blue whales surfacing, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3366
Photo of Blue whale mother and calf, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3365
Photo of Blue whale mother and calf, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3364
Photo of Blue whale mother and calf, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3363
Photo of Blue whales surfacing, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3362
Photo of Blue whale mother and calf, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3361
Photo of Blue whale mother and calf, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3360
Photo of Blue whale mother and calf, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3359
Photo of Four blue whales (including calf) socializing, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3357
Photo of Four blue whales (including calf) socializing, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3355
Photo of Blue whale mother and calf, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3353
Photo of Blue whales: adult pair (upper left), mother/calf pair (lower right), Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3352
Photo of Blue whales: adult pair (upper left), mother/calf pair (lower right), Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3351
Photo of Blue whale mother and calf, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3350
Photo of Blue whales surfacing, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3349
Photo of Blue whales surfacing, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3348
Photo of Blue whale mother and calf, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3346
Photo of Blue whale mother (above) and calf (below), surfacing, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3345
Photo of Blue whale surfacing, dorsal fin, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3344
Photo of Blue whale surfacing, Isla Coronado del Norte in background, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3343
Photo of Blue whale surfacing, Isla Coronado del Norte in background, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3341
Photo of Blue whale, dorsal aspect of caudal stem, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3340
Photo of Blue whale fluke, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3338
Photo of Blue whale fluking up before a dive, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3337
Photo of Blue whale fluke, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3335
Photo of Blue whale fluking up before a dive, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3333
Photo of Blue whale, dorsal aspect of caudal stem, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3330
Photo of Blue whale surfacing, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3329
Photo of Blue whale surfacing, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3328
Photo of Ocean sunfish and photographer, open ocean. :: Image #3326
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #3321
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #3320
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #3318
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #3317
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #3316
Photo of Ocean sunfish and drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #3314
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #3312
Photo of Ocean sunfish, dorsal fin at water surface, open ocean. :: Image #3310
Photo of Ocean sunfish, dorsal fin at water surface, open ocean. :: Image #3309
Photo of West Indian manatee with scarring/wound from boat propellor. :: Image #3308
Photo of West Indian manatee with scarring/wound from boat propellor. :: Image #3307
Photo of West Indian manatee with scarring/wound from boat propellor. :: Image #3306
Photo of Silky shark and freediving videographer Harrison Skip Stubbs,Socorro Island (Revilligigedos). :: Image #3305
Photo of Blue shark, open ocean. :: Image #3303
Photo of Horn shark eye. :: Image #3302
Photo of Nurse shark, Little Bahama Banks. :: Image #3300
Photo of Reef whitetip sharks. :: Image #3297
Photo of Silky shark, Socorro Island (Revilligigedos). :: Image #3296
Photo of Blue shark, open ocean. :: Image #3295
Photo of Feather duster worm. :: Image #3294
Photo of Lesser electric ray. :: Image #3293
Photo of Lesser electric ray. :: Image #3292
Photo of Lesser electric ray. :: Image #3291
Photo of Lesser electric ray. :: Image #3290
Photo of Lesser electric ray. :: Image #3289
Photo of Lesser electric ray. :: Image #3288
Photo of Lesser electric ray. :: Image #3287
Photo of Lesser electric ray. :: Image #3286
Photo of Kelp encrusting bryozoan (species unknown) on giant kelp. :: Image #3285
Photo of Kelp fronds with encrusting bryozoans. :: Image #3284
Photo of Kelp encrusting bryozoan growing on giant kelp. :: Image #3283
Photo of Whitetip reef shark. :: Image #3282
Photo of Whitetip reef shark. :: Image #3281
Photo of Boat Okeanos at Cocos Island. :: Image #3276
Photo of Boat Sea Hunter at Cocos Island. :: Image #3275
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #3274
Photo of Ocean sunfish and diver, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #3272
Photo of Ocean sunfish sunning at surface, viewed from below, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #3269
Photo of Ocean sunfish recruiting fish near drift kelp to clean parasites, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #3264
Photo of Brown booby, adult and chick at nest. :: Image #3263
Photo of Brown booby, adult and chick at nest. :: Image #3262
Photo of Brown booby, adult and chick at nest. :: Image #3261
Photo of Brown booby, adult and chick at nest. :: Image #3260
Photo of Brown booby, adult and chick at nest. :: Image #3259
Photo of Brown booby, chick. :: Image #3258
Photo of Brown booby, chick. :: Image #3257
Photo of Red-footed booby. :: Image #3256
Photo of Red-footed booby. :: Image #3255
Photo of Red-footed booby. :: Image #3254
Photo of California sea lions hauled out on navigation buoy. :: Image #3253
Photo of California sea lions hauled out on navigation buoy. :: Image #3252
Photo of California sea lion hauled out on navigation buoy. :: Image #3250
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3249
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3248
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3247
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3246
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3245
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3244
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3243
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3242
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3241
Photo of Northern elephant seal colony, hauled out mothers and pups in January. :: Image #3240
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal yawns as it is hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3239
Photo of A mother Pacific harbor seal and her newborn pup swim in the protected waters of Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3238
Photo of A mother Pacific harbor seal and her newborn pup swim in the protected waters of Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3237
Photo of A mother Pacific harbor seal and her newborn pup swim in the protected waters of Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3236
Photo of California sea lion colony, hauled out on rocks. :: Image #3233
Photo of California sea lion colony, hauled out on rocks. :: Image #3232
Photo of California sea lion colony, hauled out on rocks. :: Image #3231
Photo of California sea lions, group rafting / socializing. :: Image #3230
Photo of California sea lion, hauled out on rocks. :: Image #3229
Photo of California sea lion, swimming with foreflippers. :: Image #3228
Photo of California sea lions, resting / hauled out. :: Image #3225
Photo of California sea lion, head whiskers and external ear. :: Image #3224
Photo of California sea lions, resting / hauled out. :: Image #3223
Photo of California sea lions, group rafting / socializing. :: Image #3222
Photo of California sea lion, adult male with scarring. :: Image #3221
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3220
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3218
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3215
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3214
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3213
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3212
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3211
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3208
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3207
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3206
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3205
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3203
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3202
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3200
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3199
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3198
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3197
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3196
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3195
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3194
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #3193
Photo of Clouds, ocean and sand plains, no land in sight. :: Image #3191
Photo of Water patterns. :: Image #3190
Photo of Water patterns. :: Image #3189
Photo of Water patterns. :: Image #3188
Photo of Water patterns. :: Image #3187
Photo of Sunlight spreads across broad sand plains, trochoidal patterns. :: Image #3186
Photo of Sunlight spreads across broad sand plains, trochoidal patterns. :: Image #3185
Photo of Water patterns. :: Image #3184
Photo of Water patterns. :: Image #3183
Photo of Water patterns. :: Image #3182
Photo of Water patterns. :: Image #3181
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #3180
Photo of Brown pelicans feeding on krill. :: Image #3179
Photo of Brown pelicans feeding on krill. :: Image #3178
Photo of Brown pelicans feeding on krill. :: Image #3176
Photo of Brown pelicans feeding on krill. :: Image #3175
Photo of Brown pelicans feeding on krill. :: Image #3174
Photo of Brown pelicans feeding on krill. :: Image #3173
Photo of Brown pelicans feeding on krill. :: Image #3172
Photo of Brown pelicans feeding on krill. :: Image #3170
Photo of Ocean sunfish, halfmoon perch removing its parasites, open ocean. :: Image #3168
Photo of Ocean sunfish, halfmoon perch removing its parasites, open ocean. :: Image #3167
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #3166
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #3165
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #3164
Photo of Pelagic salp chain, open ocean. :: Image #3163
Photo of Pelagic salp chain, open ocean. :: Image #3162
Photo of Pelagic salp chain, open ocean. :: Image #3161
Photo of Diver and pelagic salp chain, open ocean. :: Image #3160
Photo of Diver and pelagic salp chain, open ocean. :: Image #3159
Photo of Diver and pelagic salp chain, open ocean. :: Image #3158
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3155
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3154
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3153
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3152
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3151
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3150
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3149
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3148
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3147
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3146
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3145
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3144
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3143
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3142
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3141
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3140
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3139
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3138
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3137
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3136
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3134
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3133
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3132
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3131
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3130
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3129
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3128
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3127
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3126
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3125
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3124
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3123
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3122
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3121
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3120
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3119
Photo of Atlantic puffin, mating coloration. :: Image #3118
Photo of Krill, Baja California (Pacific Ocean). :: Image #3117
Photo of California spiny lobster eating squid eggs. :: Image #3116
Photo of Videographer films mating squid and egg masses attached to sandy bottom. :: Image #3115
Photo of Mating squid and egg masses attached to sandy bottom. :: Image #3114
Photo of Squid egg masses attached to sandy bottom. :: Image #3113
Photo of Purple sea urchins on rocky reef amid kelp forest. :: Image #3111
Photo of Purple-striped jellyfish. :: Image #3109
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #3101
Photo of Guadalupe fur seals, mother and pup, Guadalupe Island, California. :: Image #3100
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #3099
Photo of California sea lions. :: Image #3098
Photo of California sea lion, Los Coronado Islands. :: Image #3097
Photo of California sea lion, Islas San Benito. :: Image #3096
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #3095
Photo of California sea lion, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #3094
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #3093
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #3092
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #3091
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #3090
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #3089
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #3088
Photo of California sea lion, with monofiliment cut. :: Image #3087
Photo of California sea lions, Los Coronado Islands. :: Image #3086
Photo of California sea lion pup, starving during El Nino event, Los Coronado Islands. :: Image #3085
Photo of California sea lion on buoy. :: Image #3084
Photo of California sea lion on buoy. :: Image #3083
Photo of California sea lion on buoy. :: Image #3082
Photo of California sea lion on buoy. :: Image #3081
Photo of California sea lion colony, Los Coronado Islands. :: Image #3079
Photo of California sea lion colony, Los Coronado Islands. :: Image #3078
Photo of Surfgrass. :: Image #3073
Photo of Red volcanic cinder cone at south end of Isla Guadalupe. :: Image #3071
Photo of Kelp detail showing pneumatocysts (air bladders). :: Image #3070
Photo of Kelp fronds. :: Image #3067
Photo of Lowlying palm kelp. :: Image #3065
Photo of Kelp canopy. :: Image #3064
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #3061
Photo of California sea lion, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #3059
Photo of California sea lions. :: Image #3058
Photo of California sea lion, Los Coronado Islands. :: Image #3057
Photo of California sea lions. :: Image #3056
Photo of Kelp canopy. :: Image #3055
Photo of California sea lion, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #3054
Photo of California sea lion, Los Coronado Islands. :: Image #3053
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #3052
Photo of Kelp detail showing pneumatocysts (air bladders). :: Image #3050
Photo of Kelp detail showing pneumatocysts (air bladders). :: Image #3049
Photo of Kelp detail showing pneumatocysts (air bladders). :: Image #3048
Photo of Blue whale, dorsal fin, Baja California. :: Image #3046
Photo of Blue whale, exhaling, note splashguard foreward of blowholes, Baja California. :: Image #3045
Photo of Blue whale, inhaling at surface, Baja California. :: Image #3044
Photo of Blue whale, lifting fluke before diving, Baja California. :: Image #3043
Photo of Blue whale, lifting fluke before diving, Baja California. :: Image #3042
Photo of Blue whale, lifting fluke before diving, Baja California. :: Image #3040
Photo of Blue whales, mother and calf, Baja California. :: Image #3033
Photo of Blue whale, Baja California. :: Image #3030
Photo of Blue whale, dorsal aspect of peduncle stem and fluke, Baja California. :: Image #3029
Photo of Blue whale, Baja California. :: Image #3028
Photo of Blue whale, the large animal ever to live on earth, underwater view in the open ocean. :: Image #3026
Photo of Blue whale, Baja California. :: Image #3025
Photo of Blue whale, blowhole of inquisitive adult, underwater view close up. :: Image #3024
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal pup hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3023
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal pup hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3022
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal swims over surf grass in the protected waters of Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3020
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal swims over surf grass in the protected waters of Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3019
Photo of Whiskers of a Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #3014
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3013
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3012
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a rock. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3009
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a rock. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3008
Photo of Pacific harbor seals hauled out on a rock. :: Image #3007
Photo of Pacific harbor seals hauled out on a rock. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3006
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3005
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal leaves the surf to haul out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3004
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3003
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3002
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #3001
Photo of Spearfisherman and wahoo (ono). :: Image #2997
Photo of Videographer and barracuda. :: Image #2996
Photo of Juvenile fish hiding amidst drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #2995
Photo of Photographer and colonial salp, open ocean. :: Image #2994
Photo of Divers and kelp forest. :: Image #2993
Photo of Squid eggs following mass mating. :: Image #2992
Photo of Divers and kelp forest. :: Image #2988
Photo of Freediver and monofin. :: Image #2987
Photo of Freediver and monofin. :: Image #2986
Photo of Diver, reef and gorgonians. :: Image #2983
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2982
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2980
Photo of California sea lion, San Benito Islands. :: Image #2979
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2978
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2977
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2975
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2974
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2972
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2971
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2970
Photo of California sea lion, San Benito Islands. :: Image #2969
Photo of California sea lion, San Benito Islands. :: Image #2968
Photo of North Pacific humpback whalesan Islands. :: Image #2966
Photo of North Pacific humpback whalesan Islands. :: Image #2965
Photo of North Pacific humpback whalesan Islands. :: Image #2964
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2961
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2960
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2958
Photo of California sea lion, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #2953
Photo of California sea lions, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2952
Photo of California sea lion surfing under breaking wave. :: Image #2945
Photo of California sea lion, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2944
Photo of California sea lion pup starving during 1997-8 El Nino event, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2942
Photo of California sea lions, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2939
Photo of California sea lions, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2938
Photo of California sea lions, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2937
Photo of California sea lions, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2936
Photo of California sea lions, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2935
Photo of California sea lions, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2933
Photo of California sea lion, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2932
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2931
Photo of California sea lion, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2930
Photo of California sea lion, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2929
Photo of California sea lion, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2928
Photo of California sea lion, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2927
Photo of California sea lion, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2926
Photo of California sea lion, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2924
Photo of California sea lions, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2922
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2918
Photo of California sea lions hauled out on buoy. :: Image #2917
Photo of California sea lions, rafting. :: Image #2915
Photo of California sea lions, rafting. :: Image #2914
Photo of California sea lion (bull male), Sea of Cortez. :: Image #2912
Photo of Green sea turtle, West Maui. :: Image #2911
Photo of Green sea turtle, West Maui. :: Image #2910
Photo of Green sea turtle exhibiting fibropapilloma tumor on left eye and neck, West Maui. :: Image #2908
Photo of Green sea turtle exhibiting fibropapilloma tumor on left eye and neck, West Maui. :: Image #2907
Photo of Green sea turtle exhibiting fibropapilloma tumor on left eye and neck, West Maui. :: Image #2906
Photo of Green sea turtle exhibiting fibropapilloma tumor on left eye and neck, West Maui. :: Image #2905
Photo of Green sea turtle exhibiting fibropapilloma tumor on left eye and neck, West Maui. :: Image #2904
Photo of Green sea turtle exhibiting fibropapilloma tumor on left eye and neck, West Maui. :: Image #2903
Photo of Green sea turtle exhibiting fibropapilloma tumor on left eye and neck, West Maui. :: Image #2902
Photo of Green sea turtle exhibiting fibropapilloma tumor on left eye and neck, West Maui. :: Image #2901
Photo of Green sea turtle exhibiting fibropapilloma tumor on left eye and neck, West Maui. :: Image #2900
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #2899
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #2898
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #2897
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #2896
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #2894
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #2893
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #2892
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #2891
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #2890
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #2889
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #2888
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #2887
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #2886
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #2885
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #2884
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #2883
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #2882
Photo of Ocean sunfish with videographer, open ocean. :: Image #2881
Photo of Ocean sunfish with videographer, open ocean. :: Image #2880
Photo of Ocean sunfish with videographer, open ocean. :: Image #2879
Photo of Ocean sunfish with videographer, open ocean. :: Image #2878
Photo of Ocean sunfish with videographer, open ocean. :: Image #2877
Photo of Ocean sunfish with videographer, open ocean. :: Image #2876
Photo of Ocean sunfish with videographer, open ocean. :: Image #2875
Photo of Ocean sunfish with videographer, open ocean. :: Image #2874
Photo of Ocean sunfish with videographer, open ocean. :: Image #2873
Photo of Ocean sunfish with videographer, open ocean. :: Image #2872
Photo of Humpback whale competitive group, Islands Humpback Whale NMS. :: Image #2871
Photo of Green sea turtle, West Maui. :: Image #2853
Photo of Green sea turtle, West Maui. :: Image #2852
Photo of Green sea turtle, West Maui. :: Image #2851
Photo of Green sea turtle, West Maui. :: Image #2850
Photo of Green sea turtle, West Maui. :: Image #2849
Photo of Green sea turtle, West Maui. :: Image #2848
Photo of Green sea turtle, West Maui. :: Image #2847
Photo of Green sea turtle, West Maui. :: Image #2846
Photo of Green sea turtle, West Maui. :: Image #2845
Photo of Green sea turtle, West Maui. :: Image #2844
Photo of Green sea turtle, West Maui. :: Image #2843
Photo of Green sea turtle exhibiting fibropapilloma tumors, West Maui. :: Image #2842
Photo of Green sea turtle exhibiting fibropapilloma tumors, West Maui. :: Image #2841
Photo of Green sea turtle exhibiting fibropapilloma tumors, West Maui. :: Image #2840
Photo of Green sea turtle exhibiting fibropapilloma tumors, West Maui. :: Image #2839
Photo of Green sea turtle exhibiting fibropapilloma tumors, West Maui. :: Image #2838
Photo of Green sea turtle exhibiting fibropapilloma tumors, West Maui. :: Image #2837
Photo of Green sea turtle exhibiting fibropapilloma tumors, West Maui. :: Image #2836
Photo of Green sea turtle exhibiting fibropapilloma tumors, West Maui. :: Image #2835
Photo of Humpback whale (male), diving. :: Image #2834
Photo of Humpback whale (male), diving. :: Image #2833
Photo of Humpback whale (male), surfacing. :: Image #2832
Photo of Humpback whale (male), bubble blowing while surfacing. :: Image #2831
Photo of Humpback whale mother, calf (top), male escort (rear). :: Image #2820
Photo of West Indian manatee and volunteer observer, Homosassa State Park. :: Image #2793
Photo of West Indian manatee and volunteer observer, Homosassa State Park. :: Image #2792
Photo of West Indian manatee and volunteer observer, Homosassa State Park. :: Image #2790
Photo of West Indian manatee and volunteer observer, Homosassa State Park. :: Image #2789
Photo of West Indian manatee, Homosassa State Park. :: Image #2787
Photo of West Indian manatee, Homosassa State Park. :: Image #2786
Photo of West Indian manatee, Homosassa State Park. :: Image #2785
Photo of West Indian manatee, Homosassa State Park. :: Image #2784
Photo of West Indian manatee, Homosassa State Park. :: Image #2783
Photo of West Indian manatee, Homosassa State Park. :: Image #2782
Photo of West Indian manatee, Homosassa State Park. :: Image #2781
Photo of West Indian manatee, Homosassa State Park. :: Image #2780
Photo of West Indian manatee and volunteer observer, Homosassa State Park. :: Image #2779
Photo of West Indian manatee, Homosassa State Park. :: Image #2778
Photo of West Indian manatee, Homosassa State Park. :: Image #2777
Photo of West Indian manatee, Homosassa State Park. :: Image #2776
Photo of West Indian manatee, Homosassa State Park. :: Image #2775
Photo of West Indian manatee, Homosassa State Park. :: Image #2774
Photo of West Indian manatee, Homosassa State Park. :: Image #2773
Photo of West Indian manatee, Homosassa State Park. :: Image #2772
Photo of West Indian manatee, Homosassa State Park. :: Image #2771
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2770
Photo of Horse-eyed jacks, Darwin. :: Image #2750
Photo of School of juvenile North Pacific Yellowtail, attracted to nearby drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #2749
Photo of Salema. :: Image #2748
Photo of Jack mackerel and kelp. :: Image #2746
Photo of Jack mackerel and kelp. :: Image #2745
Photo of Jack mackerel and kelp. :: Image #2744
Photo of Galapagos grunt. :: Image #2742
Photo of Black-striped salema. :: Image #2741
Photo of Black-striped salema. :: Image #2740
Photo of Steel pompano. :: Image #2739
Photo of Pacific creolefish. :: Image #2738
Photo of Pacific creolefish. :: Image #2737
Photo of Pacific creolefish. :: Image #2736
Photo of Rainbow chubb. :: Image #2735
Photo of Various schooling fish. :: Image #2734
Photo of Barracuda. :: Image #2733
Photo of Barracuda. :: Image #2732
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2731
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2730
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2729
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2728
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2727
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2726
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2725
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2724
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2723
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2722
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2721
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2720
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2719
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2718
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2717
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2716
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2715
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2714
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2713
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2712
Photo of West Indian manatee photographed underwater at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2711
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2710
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2709
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2708
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2707
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2706
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2705
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2704
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2703
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2702
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2701
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2700
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2699
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2698
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2697
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2695
Photo of River grass. :: Image #2693
Photo of River grass. :: Image #2692
Photo of River grass. :: Image #2691
Photo of River grass. :: Image #2690
Photo of Homosassa River. :: Image #2689
Photo of Mangrove snapper. :: Image #2687
Photo of Mangrove snapper. :: Image #2686
Photo of Mangrove snapper. :: Image #2684
Photo of Mangrove snapper. :: Image #2683
Photo of Mangrove snapper. :: Image #2681
Photo of Mangrove snapper. :: Image #2679
Photo of Three Sisters Springs, fish and tree roots. :: Image #2678
Photo of Three Sisters Springs, fish and tree roots. :: Image #2677
Photo of Three Sisters Springs. :: Image #2675
Photo of Three Sisters Springs. :: Image #2671
Photo of Three Sisters Springs. :: Image #2670
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2669
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2668
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2667
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2666
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2662
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2661
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2660
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2659
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2658
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2657
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2656
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2655
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2652
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2651
Photo of West Indian manatee, socializing/play. :: Image #2649
Photo of West Indian manatee, socializing/play. :: Image #2648
Photo of West Indian manatee, socializing/play. :: Image #2647
Photo of West Indian manatee, socializing/play. :: Image #2646
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2645
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2644
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2643
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2642
Photo of Snorkeler and manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2641
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2640
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2639
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2638
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2637
Photo of Snorkeler and manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2636
Photo of Snorkeler and manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2635
Photo of Snorkeler and manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2634
Photo of Snorkeler and manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2633
Photo of West Indian manatees at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2632
Photo of West Indian manatees at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2630
Photo of West Indian manatees at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2626
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2625
Photo of West Indian manatees at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2623
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2621
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2620
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2619
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2618
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2617
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2616
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2615
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2614
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2613
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2611
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2610
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2609
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2608
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2607
Photo of Detail, Mosque of Ibn Tulun. :: Image #2606
Photo of Arches, Mosque of Ibn Tulun. :: Image #2605
Photo of Minaret, Mosque of Al Nasr. :: Image #2604
Photo of Arches, Mosque of Ibn Tulun. :: Image #2603
Photo of Arches, Mosque of Ibn Tulun. :: Image #2602
Photo of Arches, Mosque of Ibn Tulun. :: Image #2601
Photo of Medinet Habu. :: Image #2600
Photo of Karnak Temple. :: Image #2599
Photo of Hands of Ozymandias, Ramesseum. :: Image #2598
Photo of Luxor Temple. :: Image #2597
Photo of Karnak Temple. :: Image #2596
Photo of Heiroglyphics. :: Image #2595
Photo of Heiroglyphics and tourist graffiti. :: Image #2594
Photo of Hypostyle hall, Karnak Temple. :: Image #2593
Photo of Hypostyle hall, Karnak Temple. :: Image #2592
Photo of Ramesseum. :: Image #2591
Photo of Ramesseum. :: Image #2590
Photo of Temple of Medinet Habu. :: Image #2589
Photo of Temple of Hatshepsut. :: Image #2588
Photo of Colossi of Memnon. :: Image #2587
Photo of Ramesseum. :: Image #2586
Photo of Luxor. :: Image #2585
Photo of Hypostyle hall, Karnak Temple, Luxor, Eqypt. :: Image #2584
Photo of Luxor Temple. :: Image #2583
Photo of Medinet Habu. :: Image #2582
Photo of First pylon, Medinet Habu. :: Image #2581
Photo of Heiroglyphics and tourist graffiti. :: Image #2580
Photo of Heiroglyphics. :: Image #2579
Photo of Heiroglyphics. :: Image #2578
Photo of Detail, step pyramid of Djoser (Zoser). :: Image #2577
Photo of Step pyramid of Djoser (Zoser), detail. :: Image #2576
Photo of Step pyramid of Djoser (Zoser). :: Image #2575
Photo of Pyramid of Userkaf. :: Image #2574
Photo of Great pyramids, Giza, Egypt. Pyramids of Queens, Pyramid of Menkaure, Pyramid of Khafre, Pyramid of Khufu (left to right, front to back). :: Image #2573
Photo of Great pyramids. :: Image #2572
Photo of Great pyramids. :: Image #2571
Photo of Great pyramids. :: Image #2570
Photo of Fluted bryozoan. :: Image #2566
Photo of Christmas tree worm. :: Image #2565
Photo of Christmas tree worm. :: Image #2564
Photo of Serpulid worm showing white calcareous tube. :: Image #2563
Photo of Xantus swimming crab. :: Image #2562
Photo of California Golden gorgonian, polyp detail. :: Image #2561
Photo of Red gorgonian, polyp detail. :: Image #2560
Photo of Colonial cup coral. :: Image #2558
Photo of Orange cup coral. :: Image #2557
Photo of Chestnut cowrie with eye stalks extended. :: Image #2555
Photo of Kellets whelk laying eggs. :: Image #2553
Photo of Rock scallop showing sight organs. :: Image #2552
Photo of Squid egg casings attach to sand. :: Image #2550
Photo of Squid egg casings on sand. :: Image #2549
Photo of Squid mating and laying eggs, eggs on sandy bottom. :: Image #2547
Photo of A California spiny lobster sits amid four red abalone on a shale reef shelf. :: Image #2546
Photo of Feather duster worms. :: Image #2545
Photo of Acorn barnacle feeding amidst strawberry anemones, Monterey Peninsula. :: Image #2543
Photo of Lightbulb tunicate. :: Image #2542
Photo of Ostrich-plumed hydroid, Ensenada. :: Image #2541
Photo of Kelp encrusting bryozoan on giant kelp. :: Image #2540
Photo of Lacy bryozoan. :: Image #2539
Photo of Christmas tree worm (annelid). :: Image #2538
Photo of Red gorgonian, sheephead. :: Image #2537
Photo of California Golden gorgonian in kelp forest. :: Image #2536
Photo of Red gorgonian. :: Image #2535
Photo of Red gorgonian. :: Image #2534
Photo of Red gorgonian. :: Image #2532
Photo of California Golden gorgonian. :: Image #2531
Photo of Parasitic zoanthid anemones (yellow) cover dead/dying gorgonian, brown gorgonian. Eagle Rock. :: Image #2530
Photo of Red gorgonian in kelp forest. :: Image #2529
Photo of California Golden gorgonian. :: Image #2528
Photo of California Golden gorgonian in kelp forest. :: Image #2527
Photo of Gorgonian in kelp forest. :: Image #2526
Photo of Tourists observing Northern elephant seals. :: Image #2525
Photo of Northern elephant, adult male, territorial defense display. :: Image #2524
Photo of Juvenile Northern elephant seal sleeping on beach. :: Image #2523
Photo of Northern elephant, adult male, wounds from territorial fighting. :: Image #2522
Photo of Northern elephant, adult male resting on beach. :: Image #2521
Photo of Northern elephant seals, Central California. :: Image #2520
Photo of Northern elephant seals. :: Image #2519
Photo of Nudibranch. :: Image #2518
Photo of Nudibranch egg mass. :: Image #2517
Photo of Nudibranch egg mass. :: Image #2516
Photo of Nudibranch egg mass. :: Image #2515
Photo of Juvenile Garibaldi, vibrant spots distinguish it from pure orange adult form, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2512
Photo of Garibaldi and kelp forest. :: Image #2510
Photo of Garibaldi and kelp forest. :: Image #2508
Photo of Kelp bed. :: Image #2505
Photo of Kelp fronds at surface. :: Image #2503
Photo of Kelp growing towards the ocean surface. :: Image #2500
Photo of Kelp stipes and blades. :: Image #2499
Photo of Pelagic ctenophore (lobate comb jelly). :: Image #2496
Photo of Salp (pelagic tunicate) chain. :: Image #2494
Photo of Unidentified pelagic zooplankton. :: Image #2493
Photo of Unidentified calycophoran siphonophore, open ocean. :: Image #2492
Photo of Pelagic opisthobranch or pteropod (wing foot), open ocean. :: Image #2490
Photo of Strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph) with tiny crab. :: Image #2486
Photo of Anemone on kelp stipe. :: Image #2485
Photo of Tube anemone. :: Image #2483
Photo of Brown cup coral. :: Image #2482
Photo of Tube anemone mouth. :: Image #2481
Photo of Aggregating anemone detail. :: Image #2479
Photo of Proliferating anemone with attached juveniles, growing on kelp stipe. :: Image #2478
Photo of Manta ray and freediver. :: Image #2477
Photo of Manta ray. :: Image #2476
Photo of Manta ray and videographer. :: Image #2475
Photo of Manta ray and videographer. :: Image #2474
Photo of Manta ray and freediving videographer. :: Image #2473
Photo of Manta ray and scuba diver. :: Image #2471
Photo of Manta ray and scuba diver. :: Image #2470
Photo of Manta ray and scuba diver. :: Image #2469
Photo of Manta ray and scuba diver. :: Image #2468
Photo of Manta ray and scuba diver. :: Image #2467
Photo of Manta ray and freediving videographer. :: Image #2463
Photo of Manta ray and freediver. :: Image #2459
Photo of Manta ray and freediver. :: Image #2458
Photo of Manta ray and freediver. :: Image #2457
Photo of Manta ray cleaned by Clarion angelfish. :: Image #2455
Photo of Manta ray and remora. :: Image #2454
Photo of Manta ray. :: Image #2453
Photo of Manta ray. :: Image #2452
Photo of Manta ray with remoras. :: Image #2451
Photo of Manta ray with remoras. :: Image #2450
Photo of Manta ray. :: Image #2449
Photo of Manta ray. :: Image #2448
Photo of Manta ray. :: Image #2447
Photo of Manta ray. :: Image #2446
Photo of Manta ray. :: Image #2444
Photo of Kelp frond. :: Image #2442
Photo of School of juvenile North Pacific Yellowtail, attracted to nearby drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #2439
Photo of Diver and garibaldi nest. :: Image #2438
Photo of Blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, swims through the open ocean, underwater view. :: Image #2437
Photo of Half-moon perch. :: Image #2434
Photo of Galapagos. :: Image #2431
Photo of Yellow-tailed surgeonfish, Cape Marshall. :: Image #2430
Photo of Green sea turtle. :: Image #2429
Photo of Green sea turtle. :: Image #2428
Photo of Stone scorpionfish eye. :: Image #2426
Photo of Diver and salema. :: Image #2424
Photo of Cormorants in flight. :: Image #2422
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #2418
Photo of Garibaldi, southern California. :: Image #2415
Photo of Drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #2414
Photo of Blacksmith amidst kelp forest. :: Image #2410
Photo of Common dolphin. :: Image #2407
Photo of Guadalupe cardinalfish. :: Image #2405
Photo of North Pacific Yellowtail. :: Image #2404
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi. :: Image #2403
Photo of ?? wrasse. :: Image #2402
Photo of ?? wrasse. :: Image #2401
Photo of Whitetail gregory. :: Image #2400
Photo of Swallowtail damselfish. :: Image #2399
Photo of Swallowtail damselfish. :: Image #2398
Photo of Scythe-marked butterflyfish. :: Image #2397
Photo of Scythe-marked butterflyfish. :: Image #2396
Photo of Surf grass. :: Image #2394
Photo of Skiff surfing, Isla Afuera. :: Image #2393
Photo of Lighthouse at Isla Benito Oeste, Islas San Benito. :: Image #2391
Photo of Photographer, Islas San Benito. :: Image #2388
Photo of Pat Guasco spearfishing over seamount, Islas San Benito. :: Image #2387
Photo of Jody Short and North Pacific Yellowtail, Islas San Benito. :: Image #2386
Photo of Joe Tobin and North Pacific Yellowtail, Islas San Benito. :: Image #2385
Photo of Mike hovers over kelp covered reef, Isla Guadalupe, Mexico :: Image #2384
Photo of Boat Horizon and Isla Afuera. :: Image #2383
Photo of Spearfishermans floats and boat Horizon. :: Image #2382
Photo of Boat Horizon near Red Cone. :: Image #2381
Photo of Sponges, Bens Rock. :: Image #2380
Photo of Sheephead and sponges, Bens Rock. :: Image #2379
Photo of Isla Afuera, morning light. :: Image #2378
Photo of Lava / ash detail, Isla Afuera. :: Image #2377
Photo of Roca Elephante. :: Image #2376
Photo of Islas Afuera and Boat Horizon. :: Image #2375
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #2374
Photo of Territorial male Guadalupe fur seal threatening another intruding seal. :: Image #2372
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal surfing under wave. :: Image #2370
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, bubbles emitted by dense fur coat. :: Image #2368
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, bubbles emitted by dense fur coat. :: Image #2367
Photo of Juvenile Guadalupe fur seals. :: Image #2365
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #2363
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #2361
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, bubbles emitted by dense fur coat. :: Image #2360
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #2359
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #2358
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal thermoregulating, hind flippers elevated. :: Image #2357
Photo of Common dolphin leaping (porpoising). :: Image #2355
Photo of Common dolphin leaping (porpoising). :: Image #2354
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crabs, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2353
Photo of Sequoia trees. :: Image #2351
Photo of Cathedral Peak, Tuolumne Meadows. :: Image #2349
Photo of Glacier Point and trees. :: Image #2347
Photo of Angel shark, Islas San Benito. :: Image #2342
Photo of Green sea turtle, Islas San Benito. :: Image #2341
Photo of Blacksmith, Islas San Benito. :: Image #2340
Photo of Scott Campbell and yellowfin tuna. :: Image #2338
Photo of Hydrocoral, Farnsworth Bank. :: Image #2337
Photo of Pines and ferns. :: Image #2336
Photo of Sequoia trees. :: Image #2335
Photo of Cathedral Peak, Tuolumne Meadows. :: Image #2333
Photo of Yosemite National Park. :: Image #2327
Photo of Gates of the Valley and Merced River. :: Image #2326
Photo of Rissos dolphin surfacing with eye showing. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. :: Image #2319
Photo of Rissos dolphins surfacing showing dorsal fins. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. :: Image #2318
Photo of Fin whale. :: Image #2317
Photo of Rissos dolphins surfacing showing dorsal fins. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. :: Image #2316
Photo of Rissos dolphin surfacing with eye showing. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. :: Image #2315
Photo of Fishing boat fishing near blue whale feces. :: Image #2313
Photo of Blue whale footprint left behind by diving whale, Baja California. :: Image #2312
Photo of Blue whale, throat pleats distended during feeding. :: Image #2307
Photo of Blue whale, mother and calf. :: Image #2303
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, Islas San Benito. :: Image #2297
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, Islas San Benito. :: Image #2294
Photo of Blue shark, open ocean. :: Image #2292
Photo of Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean :: Image #2289
Photo of Flightless cormorant, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #2285
Photo of Flightless cormorant, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #2284
Photo of Flightless cormorant, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #2283
Photo of Nazca booby, Punta Suarez. :: Image #2282
Photo of Nazca booby, Punta Suarez. :: Image #2281
Photo of Greater flamingo. :: Image #2280
Photo of Greater flamingo. :: Image #2278
Photo of Lava heron captures Sally lightfoot crab at oceans edge. :: Image #2276
Photo of Lava heron. :: Image #2275
Photo of Galapagos finches, Darwins finches. :: Image #2274
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird (note blue eye ring), juvenile. :: Image #2270
Photo of Galapagos penguin and brown pelican. :: Image #2269
Photo of Galapagos penguin and brown pelican. :: Image #2268
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #2266
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #2265
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #2264
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #2263
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #2260
Photo of Galapagos sea lion playing with puffer fish. :: Image #2255
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crab, open ocean. :: Image #2249
Photo of Pelagic red tuna crab, open ocean. :: Image #2248
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #2246
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #2244
Photo of Blue whale, dorsal fin and mottled skin pattern. :: Image #2237
Photo of Blue whale, flank showing mottled skin pattern. :: Image #2236
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #2228
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #2227
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #2225
Photo of Blue whale rounding out at surface, North Coronado island in background. :: Image #2224
Photo of Blue whale, fluke. :: Image #2223
Photo of Blue whale, approaching showing blowhole splashguard. :: Image #2215
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #2214
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #2206
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #2192
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #2191
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #2188
Photo of Blue whale rostrum. :: Image #2174
Photo of Blue whale, note vertebrae. :: Image #2173
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #2172
Photo of Blue whale, open blowholes, rounding out. :: Image #2171
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #2167
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #2166
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #2164
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #2157
Photo of California sea lion, Coronado Islands. :: Image #2147
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal tail, San Benito Islands. :: Image #2145
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal pup, San Benito Islands. :: Image #2142
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #2141
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal pup. :: Image #2140
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #2139
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #2138
Photo of Pacific harbor seals rest while hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #2137
Photo of This Pacific harbor seal has an ear with no external ear flaps, marking it as a true seal and not a sea lion. La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #2136
Photo of Pacific harbor seals rest while hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #2135
Photo of A mother Pacific harbor seal and her newborn pup swim in the protected waters of Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #2134
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a rock. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #2133
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a rock. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #2132
Photo of Assorted marine algae. :: Image #2131
Photo of Kelp detail. :: Image #2128
Photo of Kelp canopy. :: Image #2124
Photo of Kelp canopy. :: Image #2123
Photo of Kelp canopy. :: Image #2122
Photo of Kelp canopy. :: Image #2120
Photo of Kelp forest rises above a rocky reef covered with low-lying marine algae. :: Image #2119
Photo of Kelp canopy. :: Image #2117
Photo of Kelp canopy. :: Image #2115
Photo of Joe Tobin and speared yellowfin tuna. :: Image #2112
Photo of Joe Tobin and speared yellowfin tuna. :: Image #2111
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #2110
Photo of Ocean sunfish under drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #2109
Photo of Pelagic stingray, open ocean. :: Image #2108
Photo of Common dolphin leaping (porpoising). :: Image #2107
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, San Benito Islands. :: Image #2105
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal and Northern elephant seal, San Benito Islands. :: Image #2104
Photo of Octopus, head and tentacles eaten by sperm whale. :: Image #2102
Photo of Sperm whales diving. :: Image #2100
Photo of WHITE juvenile sperm whale in social group. :: Image #2099
Photo of Common dolphin leaping (porpoising). :: Image #2098
Photo of Pelagic stingray, open ocean. :: Image #2096
Photo of Pelagic stingray, open ocean. :: Image #2095
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray, Farnsworth Banks. :: Image #2094
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray in sand, Catalina. :: Image #2093
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray over sand, Catalina. :: Image #2092
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray, Farnsworth Banks. :: Image #2091
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #2088
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #2087
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #2086
Photo of Short-finned pilot whales. :: Image #2085
Photo of Sperm whale blows in front of Tokyo Broadcasting System film crew. :: Image #2082
Photo of Mature male (bull) sperm whale. :: Image #2081
Photo of Sperm whale. :: Image #2080
Photo of Sperm whales diving. :: Image #2077
Photo of Sperm whales. :: Image #2075
Photo of Sperm whale blowhole (left side of head). :: Image #2073
Photo of Sperm whale social group. :: Image #2067
Photo of Sperm whale. :: Image #2065
Photo of Sperm whale and Olympic swimmer Mikako Kotani. :: Image #2063
Photo of Ocean sunfish and videographer, open ocean. :: Image #2058
Photo of Sunset, tidepools and blurry water and mist. :: Image #2056
Photo of Highway 1 and Bixby bridge. :: Image #2055
Photo of Rocky Point and Highway 1. :: Image #2054
Photo of Northern elephant seal pups. :: Image #2053
Photo of Northern elephant seal bull. :: Image #2052
Photo of Boat Don Jose, Los Islotes :: Image #2051
Photo of Diver and Boat Horizon. :: Image #2050
Photo of Dawn at Isla Afuera from Boat Horizon. :: Image #2048
Photo of Diver and schooling jacks. :: Image #2047
Photo of Cocos Island. :: Image #2046
Photo of Cocos Island. :: Image #2045
Photo of Cocos Island. :: Image #2044
Photo of Schooling anthias, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #2043
Photo of Flathead scorpionfish. :: Image #2042
Photo of Boat Lammer Law at Wolf Island. :: Image #2040
Photo of Schooling Jordans snapper. :: Image #2038
Photo of Gaff-top pompano, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #2036
Photo of Boat Undersea Hunter at Cocos Island. :: Image #2035
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch. :: Image #2033
Photo of Ocean sunfish. :: Image #2030
Photo of Ocean sunfish. :: Image #2029
Photo of Humpback whale, challenger (rostrum) blocked by escort (peduncle). :: Image #2027
Photo of HWRF researchers Jeff Kalbach, Dr. Dan Salden, Dr. Harrison Stubbs (l to r). :: Image #2025
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, swimmer Mikako Kotani, videographer Harrison Stubbs. :: Image #2021
Photo of Bluebanded Goby. :: Image #2020
Photo of Blackeye Goby. :: Image #2019
Photo of Blackeye Goby. :: Image #2018
Photo of Jacks, videographer Dr. Harrison Stubbs. :: Image #2017
Photo of Horse-eyed jacks. :: Image #2015
Photo of White-tip reef shark. :: Image #2014
Photo of White-tip reef shark. :: Image #2013
Photo of White-tip reef shark. :: Image #2011
Photo of Mobula ray. :: Image #2002
Photo of Mobula ray. :: Image #2001
Photo of Mobula ray. :: Image #2000
Photo of Mobula ray. :: Image #1999
Photo of Mobula ray. :: Image #1998
Photo of Mobula ray. :: Image #1997
Photo of Mobula ray. :: Image #1996
Photo of Marbled ray. :: Image #1994
Photo of Marbled ray. :: Image #1993
Photo of Marbled ray viewed from below in blue water, Cocos Island :: Image #1992
Photo of Silky shark. :: Image #1991
Photo of Silky shark. :: Image #1990
Photo of Silky shark. :: Image #1989
Photo of Jack mackerel and kelp. :: Image #1988
Photo of Ocean sunfish. :: Image #1985
Photo of Purple urchin attacked by starfish, Coronados. :: Image #1984
Photo of California sea lion, juvenile, bubble display. :: Image #1982
Photo of California sea lion and diver. :: Image #1981
Photo of Diver and kelp forest. :: Image #1975
Photo of Blue shark. :: Image #1974
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #1973
Photo of Diver and garibaldi, Catalina. :: Image #1971
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #1966
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #1965
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #1963
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #1962
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #1961
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, pup. :: Image #1954
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #1951
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #1948
Photo of Giant kelpfish. :: Image #1947
Photo of Giant kelpfish. :: Image #1946
Photo of Giant kelpfish hiding amidst kelp fronds. :: Image #1945
Photo of Bluebanded goby, Catalina. :: Image #1944
Photo of Kelp bass (calico bass). :: Image #1943
Photo of Kelp perch. :: Image #1942
Photo of Kelp perch, Catalina. :: Image #1941
Photo of Sea lemon. :: Image #1940
Photo of North Pacific Yellowtail, near drift kelp. :: Image #1939
Photo of Rock wrasse, Catalina. :: Image #1938
Photo of California sheephead, female. :: Image #1937
Photo of California sheephead, adult male. :: Image #1936
Photo of California sheephead, juvenile. :: Image #1935
Photo of Garibaldi juvenile, vibrant spots distinguish it from pure orange adult form, Coronado Islands. :: Image #1930
Photo of Garibaldi and egg cluster. :: Image #1929
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #1925
Photo of Blue shark. :: Image #1918
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #1912
Photo of Blue whale fluke trailing copepods. :: Image #1909
Photo of Blue whale caudel stem, dorsal fin and fluke. :: Image #1908
Photo of Blue whale dorsal flank and remora. :: Image #1907
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #1906
Photo of Blue whale with remora. :: Image #1904
Photo of Blue whale with remora. :: Image #1903
Photo of Blue whale with remora. :: Image #1900
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #1899
Photo of Sally Lightfoot crab. :: Image #1895
Photo of Sally Lightfoot crab. :: Image #1894
Photo of Darwin Island. :: Image #1886
Photo of Urchin holes on rocky reef, Albany. :: Image #1885
Photo of Encrusting sponges cover rocky reef, Albany. :: Image #1883
Photo of Black coral. :: Image #1870
Photo of Orange cup coral. :: Image #1866
Photo of Orange cup coral. :: Image #1865
Photo of Orange cup coral. :: Image #1863
Photo of Orange cup coral. :: Image #1861
Photo of Orange cup coral. :: Image #1860
Photo of Orange cup coral. :: Image #1859
Photo of Yellow-tailed surgeonfish. :: Image #1857
Photo of Yellow-tailed surgeonfish, Devils Crown. :: Image #1856
Photo of Yellow-tailed surgeonfish, Cape Marshall. :: Image #1854
Photo of Bigeye jacks. :: Image #1849
Photo of Bigeye jacks. :: Image #1848
Photo of Barracuda. :: Image #1847
Photo of Barracuda. :: Image #1846
Photo of Barracuda. :: Image #1845
Photo of Steel pompano. :: Image #1840
Photo of Steel pompano. :: Image #1839
Photo of Steel pompano. :: Image #1836
Photo of Steel pompano. :: Image #1835
Photo of Steel pompano. :: Image #1834
Photo of Steel pompano. :: Image #1833
Photo of Steel pompano. :: Image #1832
Photo of Steel pompano. :: Image #1831
Photo of Blue-footed booby on nest, Punta Suarez. :: Image #1829
Photo of Blue-footed booby on nest, Punta Suarez. :: Image #1828
Photo of Blue-footed booby on nest, Punta Suarez. :: Image #1821
Photo of Blue-footed booby feet, Punta Suarez. :: Image #1820
Photo of Blue-footed booby on nest, Punta Suarez. :: Image #1817
Photo of Blue-footed booby on nest, Punta Suarez. :: Image #1816
Photo of Blue-footed booby on nest, Punta Suarez. :: Image #1815
Photo of Blue-footed booby egg, Punta Suarez. :: Image #1812
Photo of Blue-footed booby with chick, Punta Suarez. :: Image #1810
Photo of Blue-footed booby with chick. :: Image #1808
Photo of Blue-footed booby with chick. :: Image #1807
Photo of Blue-footed booby, South Plaza Island. :: Image #1805
Photo of Blue-footed booby, Punta Suarez. :: Image #1802
Photo of Blue-footed booby, Punta Suarez. :: Image #1801
Photo of Blue-footed booby, Punta Suarez. :: Image #1798
Photo of Blue-footed booby, courtship display. :: Image #1792
Photo of Frigate bird, juvenile (note white head), Punta Suarez. :: Image #1784
Photo of Frigate bird. :: Image #1783
Photo of Frigate bird. :: Image #1782
Photo of Frigate bird. :: Image #1781
Photo of Frigate bird, male. :: Image #1779
Photo of Waved albatross, Punta Suarez. :: Image #1778
Photo of Waved albatross, Punta Suarez. :: Image #1774
Photo of Waved albatross, Punta Suarez. :: Image #1771
Photo of Galapagos penguin, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1766
Photo of Nazca booby in flight, sunset, Punta Suarez. :: Image #1765
Photo of Nazca booby, Punta Suarez. :: Image #1764
Photo of Nazca booby, Punta Suarez. :: Image #1762
Photo of Flightless cormorant, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1760
Photo of Flightless cormorant, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1754
Photo of Swallow-tailed gull. :: Image #1752
Photo of Lava lizard, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1749
Photo of Galapagos land iguana. :: Image #1744
Photo of Galapagos land iguana. :: Image #1743
Photo of Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1736
Photo of Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1734
Photo of Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1733
Photo of Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1732
Photo of Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1730
Photo of Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1729
Photo of Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1728
Photo of Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1726
Photo of Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1725
Photo of Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1723
Photo of Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1722
Photo of Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1721
Photo of Galapagos sea lion with shark bite. :: Image #1711
Photo of Galapagos sea lion, Devils Crown. :: Image #1706
Photo of Galapagos sea lion, Devils Crown. :: Image #1705
Photo of Galapagos sea lion, Sullivan Bay. :: Image #1702
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #1690
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #1689
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #1688
Photo of Galapagos fur seal, James Island. :: Image #1687
Photo of Galapagos fur seal, Darwin Island. :: Image #1686
Photo of Galapagos fur seals. :: Image #1685
Photo of Galapagos fur seals. :: Image #1684
Photo of Galapagos sea lion pup, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1683
Photo of Galapagos sea lion with shark bite, South Plaza Island. :: Image #1682
Photo of Galapagos sea lion, South Plaza Island. :: Image #1679
Photo of Galapagos sea lion, South Plaza Island. :: Image #1675
Photo of Galapagos sea lion, South Plaza Island. :: Image #1672
Photo of Galapagos sea lion mother and pup, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1668
Photo of Galapagos sea lion mother and pup, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1667
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #1663
Photo of Galapagos sea lion pup, Punta Suarez. :: Image #1660
Photo of Galapagos sea lion pup, Punta Suarez. :: Image #1655
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #1645
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #1644
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #1643
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #1629
Photo of Galapagos sea lion pup, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1625
Photo of Galapagos sea lion pup, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1623
Photo of Galapagos sea lion pup, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1620
Photo of Galapagos sea lion pup, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1617
Photo of Galapagos sea lion pup, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1615
Photo of Galapagos sea lion pup, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1613
Photo of Galapagos sea lion pup, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1612
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1608
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1607
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1606
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1605
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1604
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1603
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1602
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1600
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1599
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1598
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1594
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1593
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1592
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1591
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1589
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1588
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1586
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1585
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1584
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1583
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1582
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1581
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1580
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1579
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1578
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1569
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1566
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1554
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #1552
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #1535
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #1531
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #1529
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark cleaned by King angelfish. :: Image #1528
Photo of Whale shark. :: Image #1523
Photo of Whale shark. :: Image #1521
Photo of Whale shark. :: Image #1519
Photo of Whale shark. :: Image #1517
Photo of Whale shark. :: Image #1516
Photo of Whale shark. :: Image #1511
Photo of Whale shark. :: Image #1507
Photo of Whale shark. :: Image #1506
Photo of Whale shark. :: Image #1501
Photo of Whale shark. :: Image #1500
Photo of Diver and alcyonarian soft coral, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #1492
Photo of Napolean wrasse and diver. :: Image #1490
Photo of Divers amidst kelp. :: Image #1489
Photo of Diver and camera, Point Loma. :: Image #1486
Photo of Humpback whale with one of its long pectoral fins raised aloft out of the water, swimming on its side (laterally) as it does so. :: Image #1482
Photo of Humpback whale with one of its long pectoral fins raised aloft out of the water, swimming on its side (laterally) as it does so. :: Image #1480
Photo of Humpback whale with both of its long pectoral fins raised aloft out of the water, swimming on its back (inverted) as it does so. :: Image #1477
Photo of Humpback whale with one of its long pectoral fins raised aloft out of the water, swimming on its side (laterally) as it does so. :: Image #1474
Photo of Humpback whale with one of its long pectoral fins raised aloft out of the water, swimming on its side (laterally) as it does so. :: Image #1473
Photo of Humpback whale with one of its long pectoral fins raised aloft out of the water, swimming on its side (laterally) as it does so. :: Image #1469
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, fluke help aloft above the water. :: Image #1468
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, fluke help aloft above the water. :: Image #1466
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, breach. :: Image #1464
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw at the surface, swinging its fluke (tail) sideways and flinging water all over. :: Image #1462
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, pectoral fin. :: Image #1461
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw at the surface, swinging its fluke (tail) sideways and flinging water all over. :: Image #1456
Photo of Humpback whale calf breaching. :: Image #1445
Photo of Humpback whale calf breaching. :: Image #1444
Photo of Humpback whale lunging out of the water at it reaches the surface, exhaling in a burst of bubbles. :: Image #1407
Photo of Humpback whale lunging out of the water at it reaches the surface, exhaling in a burst of bubbles. :: Image #1403
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw at the surface, swinging its fluke (tail) sideways and flinging water all over. :: Image #1358
Photo of Humpback whale lunging out of the water at it reaches the surface, exhaling in a burst of bubbles. :: Image #1356
Photo of Humpback whale rounding out at the surface before diving, showing its dorsal fin. :: Image #1354
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #1322
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #1321
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #1320
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #1319
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #1318
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, calf. :: Image #1317
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, calf. :: Image #1316
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, calf. :: Image #1315
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #1314
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #1313
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, calf. :: Image #1312
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, calf. :: Image #1311
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, calf. :: Image #1310
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, calf. :: Image #1309
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, calf. :: Image #1308
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #1307
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group. :: Image #1306
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group. :: Image #1305
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group. :: Image #1304
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group. :: Image #1303
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group. :: Image #1302
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group. :: Image #1301
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group. :: Image #1300
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group. :: Image #1299
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group. :: Image #1298
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother (middle), calf (top) and escort (bottom). :: Image #1297
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother (middle), calf (top) and escort (bottom). :: Image #1296
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother (middle), calf (top) and escort (bottom). :: Image #1295
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother (middle), calf (top) and escort (bottom). :: Image #1294
Photo of Senorita feeding on bryozoans on kelp. :: Image #1292
Photo of Diver amidst kelp, San Benito Islands. :: Image #1286
Photo of Gorgonian, garibaldi, kelp bass (calico bass) in kelp forest, San Clemente I. :: Image #1284
Photo of California golden gorgonian. :: Image #1282
Photo of California Golden gorgonian in kelp forest. :: Image #1279
Photo of Squid eggs. :: Image #1278
Photo of Kelp canopy. :: Image #1277
Photo of Kelp canopy. :: Image #1276
Photo of Kelp stand. :: Image #1272
Photo of Kelp stand. :: Image #1271
Photo of Pelagic opisthobranch or pteropod (wing foot), open ocean. :: Image #1264
Photo of Juvenile rockfish hiding amidst kelp holdfast, offshore drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #1262
Photo of Juvenile fish referencing on offshore drift kelp. :: Image #1260
Photo of Divers. :: Image #1259
Photo of Spiny lobster, San Benito Islands. :: Image #1257
Photo of Grebe (unidentified) feeding underwater on holdfast of offshore drift kelp. :: Image #1254
Photo of Half-moon perch school below offshore drift kelp. :: Image #1253
Photo of Scythe-mark butterflyfish. :: Image #1252
Photo of Soft coral encrustation on rocky substrate. :: Image #1250
Photo of Palm kelp. Southern sea palm. :: Image #1249
Photo of California bat ray eating squid eggs, Loligo opalescens. :: Image #1243
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #1242
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #1241
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #1240
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #1239
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #1238
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #1237
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group. :: Image #1236
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group. :: Image #1235
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group. :: Image #1234
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, escort bubble trailing. :: Image #1233
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, escort bubble trailing. :: Image #1232
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, escort bubble trailing. :: Image #1231
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #1230
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #1229
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #1228
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, cow and escort. :: Image #1227
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #1226
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, cow in active group, escort bubble trailing. :: Image #1225
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, cow in active group. :: Image #1223
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group w/ bubble trail. :: Image #1222
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group w/ bubble trail. :: Image #1221
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group w/ bubble trail. :: Image #1220
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group w/ bubble trail. :: Image #1219
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group w/ bubble trail. :: Image #1218
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group w/ bubble trail. :: Image #1217
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group w/ bubble trail. :: Image #1216
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, bubble trail. :: Image #1215
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #1214
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #1213
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf. :: Image #1212
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, Mikako Kotani. :: Image #1211
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, Mikako Kotani. :: Image #1210
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, Mikako Kotani. :: Image #1209
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale calf, Mikako Kotani. :: Image #1208
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale calf, Mikako Kotani. :: Image #1207
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale calf, Mikako Kotani. :: Image #1206
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale calf, Mikako Kotani. :: Image #1205
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale calf. :: Image #1204
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale calf, Mikako Kotani. :: Image #1203
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #1202
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale calf. :: Image #1201
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #1200
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, fluke underside. :: Image #1199
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, head lunge and round out. :: Image #1196
Photo of Humpback whale with both of its long pectoral fins raised aloft out of the water, swimming on its back (inverted) as it does so. :: Image #1194
Photo of Humpback whale raising fluke (tail) out of the water before making a dive. :: Image #1192
Photo of Gray whale. :: Image #1189
Photo of Gray whale. :: Image #1187
Photo of Gray whale. :: Image #1186
Photo of Gray whale. :: Image #1185
Photo of Gray whale. :: Image #1184
Photo of Gray whale. :: Image #1183
Photo of Gray whale, blow and characteristic skin mottling detail. :: Image #1181
Photo of Gray whale, spine knuckle detail and characteristic skin mottling. :: Image #1180
Photo of Gray whale, rainbow blow. :: Image #1179
Photo of Gray whale, blow just beginning. :: Image #1177
Photo of Gray whale. :: Image #1172
Photo of Gray whale, blow. :: Image #1171
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin, Monterey. :: Image #1169
Photo of Gray whale carcass at oceans edge. :: Image #1168
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #1166
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin, carrying a small piece of kelp. :: Image #1165
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #1164
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #1163
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #1162
Photo of Hawaiian spinner dolphin. :: Image #1161
Photo of Pacific common dolphin. :: Image #1159
Photo of Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, damaged dorsal fin. :: Image #1155
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #1148
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Mikako Kotani. :: Image #1147
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, videographer Harrison Stubbs, Ph.D. :: Image #1146
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin, Monterey. :: Image #1143
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin, Monterey. :: Image #1142
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #1141
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #1140
Photo of Gray whale, neonate calf and cow. :: Image #1139
Photo of Gray whale, neonate calf and cow. :: Image #1134
Photo of Gray whale, neonate calf and cow. :: Image #1133
Photo of Gray whale, neonate calf and cow. :: Image #1132
Photo of Garibaldi in eel grass, Catalina. :: Image #1128
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling in kelp. :: Image #1126
Photo of California sheephead, male. :: Image #1125
Photo of California sheephead, gorgonian. :: Image #1124
Photo of North Pacific Yellowtail. :: Image #1123
Photo of Diver and whip coral. :: Image #1122
Photo of Diver and pillar coral. :: Image #1118
Photo of Diver and barrel sponge. :: Image #1117
Photo of California diver, boat Horizon. :: Image #1115
Photo of Diver and camera. :: Image #1114
Photo of Diver and red gorgonian. :: Image #1109
Photo of Diver and school of salema. :: Image #1105
Photo of Diver and hydrocroal. :: Image #1103
Photo of Claudia glides through giant kelp, San Clemente Island :: Image #1101
Photo of Photographer and reef. :: Image #1100
Photo of Diver and juvenile inshore fish, offshore drift kelp. :: Image #1099
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #1087
Photo of Horn shark dorsal barb. :: Image #1085
Photo of Thornback ray mouth. :: Image #1083
Photo of Blue shark, eye and small portion of nictitating membrane, open ocean. :: Image #1075
Photo of Blue shark and shark wrangler, San Diego :: Image #1073
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi. :: Image #1072
Photo of Horn shark eating opalescent squid eggs, Loligo opalescens. :: Image #1069
Photo of Nudibranch. :: Image #1068
Photo of Nudibranch. :: Image #1067
Photo of Nudibranch. :: Image #1066
Photo of Eolid nudibranch (prob Hermissenda), San Miguel Island. :: Image #1065
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch. :: Image #1063
Photo of Garibaldi and palm kelp. :: Image #1059
Photo of Anemone on kelp blade. :: Image #1053
Photo of Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean :: Image #1052
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #1051
Photo of Kelp fronds. :: Image #1049
Photo of Assorted lowlying kelps, including surf grass and southern palm kelp. :: Image #1046
Photo of Kelp detail showing pneumatocysts. :: Image #1045
Photo of California Golden gorgonian in kelp forest. :: Image #1043
Photo of California Golden gorgonian in kelp forest. :: Image #1042
Photo of Aggregating anemone. :: Image #1041
Photo of Pacific comet star. :: Image #1038
Photo of Hermit crab in olive shell. :: Image #1033
Photo of Spiny lobster. :: Image #1032
Photo of Rockfish. :: Image #1031
Photo of Garibaldi and gorgonian. :: Image #1029
Photo of Senorita. :: Image #1028
Photo of Blackeye goby. :: Image #1027
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi, vibrant spots distinguish it from pure orange adult form. :: Image #1024
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling in kelp. :: Image #1021
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #1018
Photo of Common dolphin. :: Image #1017
Photo of California bat ray. :: Image #1015
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray, Farnsworth Banks, Catalina. :: Image #1014
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray, Farnsworth Banks. :: Image #1012
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray in kelp. :: Image #1011
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray. :: Image #1008
Photo of Blue shark underwater in the open ocean :: Image #1007
Photo of Blue shark. :: Image #1005
Photo of Blue shark. :: Image #1001
Photo of Blue shark and yellowtail in the open ocean :: Image #999
Photo of Blue shark underwater in the open ocean :: Image #996
Photo of Kelp frond, San Clemente Island. :: Image #994
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #992
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #987
Photo of Rissos dolphin, dorsal. :: Image #982
Photo of Rissos dolphin, dorsal fin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. :: Image #981
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #977
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #976
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #975
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #974
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, bull. :: Image #973
Photo of Northern fur seal. :: Image #964
Photo of California sea lion, adult male, Sea of Cortez :: Image #963
Photo of California sea lion, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #962
Photo of California sea lion, juveniles mock sparring. :: Image #961
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #960
Photo of California sea lions, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #954
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #952
Photo of California sea lion, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #951
Photo of Northern elephant seal, mature bull. :: Image #949
Photo of Northern elephant seal, bull. :: Image #947
Photo of Northern elephant seal, cow/pup. :: Image #946
Photo of Northern elephant seal, San Benito Islands. :: Image #944
Photo of Northern elephant seal, San Benito Islands. :: Image #943
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal swims over surf grass in the protected waters of Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #941
Photo of A seagull watches as a Pacific harbor seal rolls about in the surf on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #939
Photo of Pacific harbor seals rest while hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #938
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #936
Photo of Blue whale surfacing. :: Image #931
Photo of Sooty tern. :: Image #926
Photo of Brown booby. :: Image #879
Photo of White (or fairy) tern. :: Image #869
Photo of Rose Islet. :: Image #829
Photo of Debris, wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa. :: Image #827
Photo of Keel scar caused by F/V Jin Shiang Fa to coralline algae reef. :: Image #821
Photo of Debris, wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa. :: Image #814
Photo of Propellor and debris, wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa. :: Image #810
Photo of Tower, wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa. :: Image #809
Photo of Hull plate, wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa. :: Image #808
Photo of Debris, wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa. :: Image #807
Photo of Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa. :: Image #803
Photo of Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa. :: Image #794
Photo of Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa. :: Image #793
Photo of Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, lagoon floor and talus slope. :: Image #792
Photo of Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, lagoon floor. :: Image #791
Photo of Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa. :: Image #790
Photo of Debris from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa, lagoon talus slope. :: Image #789
Photo of Harrison A. Stubbs, Ph.D., documenting damage to lagoon from wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa. :: Image #788
Photo of Wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa. :: Image #719
Photo of Wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa. :: Image #716
Photo of Wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa. :: Image #711
Photo of Wreck of F/V Jin Shiang Fa. :: Image #709
Photo of Sunlight spreads across broad sand plains, trochoidal patterns. :: Image #701
Photo of The ocean surface, seen from underwater, ripples with waves and wind and bright sunlight. :: Image #700
Photo of Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #699
Photo of French grunts. :: Image #698
Photo of Cameraman. :: Image #696
Photo of Divers swim over a undersea wreck. :: Image #695
Photo of Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, foraging in sand. :: Image #694
Photo of Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #692
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #691
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #690
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #689
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #688
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, Japanese triathlete Takashima. :: Image #687
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #686
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #685
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #684
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #683
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #682
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #681
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #680
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #678
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #677
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #675
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #674
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, swimmer Craig Marble. :: Image #673
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Mikako Kotani. :: Image #670
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Matt Biondi. :: Image #666
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Matt Biondi. :: Image #662
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Mikako Kotani. :: Image #655
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Mikako Kotani. :: Image #649
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Mikako Kotani. :: Image #645
Photo of Hydrocoral. :: Image #644
Photo of Nudibranch on calcareous coralline algae. :: Image #641
Photo of Anemone cluster and diver. :: Image #638
Photo of Kelp bass (calico bass). :: Image #636
Photo of Island kelpfish, Coronado Islands. :: Image #634
Photo of Blacksmith amidst kelp. :: Image #633
Photo of Giant kelpfish in kelp. :: Image #632
Photo of Juvenile rockfish, drift kelp. :: Image #631
Photo of Kelp bass (calico bass). :: Image #630
Photo of Painted greenling. :: Image #629
Photo of Senorita. :: Image #625
Photo of Kelp holdfast and substrate. :: Image #622
Photo of Bigeye scad, schooling, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #621
Photo of Salema and kelp. :: Image #618
Photo of Kelp canopy. :: Image #615
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #609
Photo of Salema. :: Image #608
Photo of California sea cucumber detail. :: Image #607
Photo of Kelp canopy. :: Image #603
Photo of Jack mackerel and kelp. :: Image #598
Photo of Blue shark. :: Image #595
Photo of Blue shark underwater in the open ocean :: Image #593
Photo of Blue shark underwater in the open ocean :: Image #592
Photo of Blue shark. :: Image #591
Photo of Blue shark underwater in the open ocean :: Image #589
Photo of Blue shark underwater in the open ocean :: Image #587
Photo of Blue shark. :: Image #586
Photo of Blue shark underwater in the open ocean :: Image #585
Photo of Blue shark underwater in the open ocean :: Image #584
Photo of Blue shark and underwater cameraman :: Image #583
Photo of California bat ray. :: Image #580
Photo of California bat ray. :: Image #579
Photo of Strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #577
Photo of Strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #575
Photo of Green moray eel. :: Image #571
Photo of Red gorgonian. :: Image #568
Photo of False killer whale, Pacific bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #563
Photo of False killer whale, eating fish. :: Image #561
Photo of False killer whale. :: Image #558
Photo of False killer whale. :: Image #556
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #554
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, head nodules (adult male). :: Image #553
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #552
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #551
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #550
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf/escort, research divers. :: Image #549
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf/escort, research divers. :: Image #548
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf/escort, research divers. :: Image #547
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf, research diver. :: Image #546
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, research diver. :: Image #545
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, mother and calf, research divers. :: Image #544
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, cow/calf, research divers. :: Image #542
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #541
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #538
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #537
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #536
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #535
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #534
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #533
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #532
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #531
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #530
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #529
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #528
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #527
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #526
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #525
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #524
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #523
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #522
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #521
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #520
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #519
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #518
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #517
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #516
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group, research diver. :: Image #515
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group, research diver. :: Image #514
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, large active group. :: Image #513
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, large active group. :: Image #512
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group. :: Image #511
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group. :: Image #510
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, large active group. :: Image #509
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group. :: Image #508
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, active group. :: Image #507
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, large active group. :: Image #506
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, large active group. :: Image #505
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, large active group. :: Image #504
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, 11 whales in active group. :: Image #503
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, large active group. :: Image #502
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw at the surface, swinging its fluke (tail) sideways and flinging water all over. :: Image #451
Photo of Humpback whale raising fluke (tail) out of the water before making a dive. :: Image #436
Photo of Humpback whale lunging clear of the water and falling forward with pectoral fins extended, a behavior known as a head slap. :: Image #389
Photo of Humpback whale lunging clear of the water and falling forward with pectoral fins extended, a behavior known as a head slap. :: Image #388
Photo of Salema. :: Image #382
Photo of Blue spotted stingray. :: Image #379
Photo of Diver and alcyonarian soft coral, Northern Red Sea. :: Image #378
Photo of Old man. :: Image #377
Photo of Great pyramids, visitor rides a camel across the sands to see the pyramids, Egypt. Pyramids of Queens, Pyramid of Menkaure, Pyramid of Khafre, Pyramid of Khufu (left to right, front to back). :: Image #375
Photo of Clownfish. :: Image #374
Photo of Blue shark. :: Image #373
Photo of Blue shark. :: Image #372
Photo of California sheephead, juvenile. :: Image #371
Photo of Garibaldi and kelp. :: Image #370
Photo of Juvenile kelp bass (calico bass) hiding amidst kelp fronds. :: Image #369
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray, Farnsworth Banks. :: Image #368
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #364
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, bubble trailing. :: Image #362
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, bubble trailing. :: Image #361
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, resting pair. :: Image #360
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, resting pair. :: Image #359
Photo of Humpback whale spy-hopping, raising its rostrum clear of the water for a few moments at a time. :: Image #340
Photo of Humpback whale dorsal fin detail, showing small wounds from recent competitive interactions with other whales. :: Image #337
Photo of Hawaiian spinner dolphin. :: Image #324
Photo of Hawaiian spinner dolphin. :: Image #321
Photo of Hawaiian spinner dolphin. :: Image #319
Photo of Moorish idols, Molokini Island. :: Image #318
Photo of White-tip reef shark, Molokini Island. :: Image #317
Photo of Green sea turtle. :: Image #316
Photo of Green sea turtle. :: Image #315
Photo of Squid. :: Image #313
Photo of Scorpion fish. :: Image #310
Photo of Blue spotted stingray. :: Image #309
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling in kelp. :: Image #308
Photo of Jack mackerel schooling in kelp. :: Image #307
Photo of Schooling baitfish and Macrocystis pyrifera kelp. :: Image #306
Photo of Bigeye scad, schooling, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #305
Photo of Sand, water and light. :: Image #304
Photo of Ocean surface. :: Image #303
Photo of California sea lion, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #300
Photo of California sea lion, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #299
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #298
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #297
Photo of Pacific harbor seals rest while hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #295
Photo of Juvenile treefish among offshore drift kelp. :: Image #294
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray, Farnsworth Banks. :: Image #291
Photo of Orange cup coral. :: Image #287
Photo of Yellow longnose butterfly fish (forceps butterfly). :: Image #286
Photo of Sunset and water, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #285
Photo of Sunset, clouds and ocean, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #283
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal leaves the surf to haul out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #281
Photo of Pacific harbor seals rest while hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #280
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #279
Photo of Pacific harbor seals hauled out on a rock. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #278
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal leaves the surf to haul out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #277
Photo of Jack mackerel. :: Image #275
Photo of Divers in kelp forest. :: Image #273
Photo of Mimic blenny. :: Image #271
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #270
Photo of Kelp canopy. :: Image #268
Photo of Spanish shawl nudibranch. :: Image #266
Photo of California bat ray and kelp canopy. :: Image #265
Photo of Diver and kelp. :: Image #264
Photo of Pacific torpedo ray, Farnsworth Banks. :: Image #263
Photo of Needlefish school, Los Islotes :: Image #261
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #258
Photo of Molokai summit and cloud, viewed from west Maui. :: Image #254
Photo of Molokai and water pools, viewed from west Maui. :: Image #253
Photo of Humpback whale lunging out of the water at it reaches the surface, exhaling in a burst of bubbles. :: Image #230
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #214
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #204
Photo of Humpback whale rounding out at the surface before diving, showing its dorsal fin. :: Image #199
Photo of Humpback whale with one of its long pectoral fins raised aloft out of the water, swimming on its side (laterally) as it does so. :: Image #193
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw at the surface, swinging its fluke (tail) sideways and flinging water all over. :: Image #184
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw at the surface, swinging its fluke (tail) sideways and flinging water all over. :: Image #183
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw at the surface, swinging its fluke (tail) sideways and flinging water all over. :: Image #182
Photo of Humpback whale performing a peduncle throw at the surface, swinging its fluke (tail) sideways and flinging water all over. :: Image #181
Photo of Humpback whale raising fluke (tail) out of the water before making a dive. :: Image #176
Photo of Humpback whale raising fluke (tail) out of the water before making a dive. :: Image #173
Photo of Humpback whale holding fluke (tail) aloft out of the water. :: Image #172
Photo of Bubble trail of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #169
Photo of Bubble trail of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #168
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #166
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #165
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #164
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #163
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #162
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #161
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, cow/calf. :: Image #160
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, cow/calf. :: Image #159
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, cow/calf. :: Image #158
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, cow/calf. :: Image #157
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, cow/calf. :: Image #155
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #154
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, cow/calf. :: Image #153
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, cow/calf. :: Image #152
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, cow/calf. :: Image #151
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, cow/calf. :: Image #150
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, cow/calf. :: Image #149
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #147
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, fluke in foreground. :: Image #145
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, cow/calf. :: Image #144
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, cow/calf. :: Image #143
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, cow/calf/escort. :: Image #142
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, cow/calf. :: Image #139
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, cow/calf. :: Image #138
Photo of Hawaiian spinner dolphin. :: Image #113
Photo of Hawaiian spinner dolphin. :: Image #112
Photo of Hawaiian spinner dolphin. :: Image #110
Photo of Hawaiian spinner dolphin. :: Image #107
Photo of Hawaiian spinner dolphin. :: Image #106
Photo of Short fin pilot whale, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #104
Photo of Common dolphin leaping (porpoising). :: Image #98
Photo of Common dolphin. :: Image #97
Photo of Common dolphin. :: Image #72
Photo of Common dolphin. :: Image #71
Photo of Common dolphin. :: Image #66
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #60
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #59
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #58
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #57
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #56
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #55
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #54
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #53
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #52
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #51
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #50
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #49
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #47
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin, Kelp carry. :: Image #45
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin, carrying drift kelp. :: Image #42
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #41
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #39
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #38
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #37
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #36
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #35
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #34
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #33
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #32
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #31
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #30
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #28
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #27
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #26
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #24
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #23
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #22
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #21
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #20
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #17
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #16
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #15
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Mikako Kotani, videographer Tom Fitz. :: Image #14
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Mikako Kotani. :: Image #13
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, Albert Stevens. :: Image #12
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Matt Biondi. :: Image #11
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Matt Biondi. :: Image #10
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Matt Biondi. :: Image #8
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #6
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #5
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Mikako Kotani. :: Image #3
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #2
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin. :: Image #1
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #26699
Photo of Gentoo penguins leap ashore, onto slippery rocks as they emerge from the ocean after foraging at sea for food. :: Image #24204
Photo of Gentoo penguins leap ashore, onto slippery rocks as they emerge from the ocean after foraging at sea for food. :: Image #24201
Photo of Gentoo penguins leap ashore, onto slippery rocks as they emerge from the ocean after foraging at sea for food. :: Image #24199
Photo of Gentoo penguins leap ashore, onto slippery rocks as they emerge from the ocean after foraging at sea for food. :: Image #24198
Photo of Gentoo penguins leap ashore, onto slippery rocks as they emerge from the ocean after foraging at sea for food. :: Image #24197
Photo of Gentoo penguins leap ashore, onto slippery rocks as they emerge from the ocean after foraging at sea for food. :: Image #24196
Photo of Gentoo penguins leap ashore, onto slippery rocks as they emerge from the ocean after foraging at sea for food. :: Image #24195
Photo of Gentoo penguins leap ashore, onto slippery rocks as they emerge from the ocean after foraging at sea for food. :: Image #24194
Photo of Gentoo penguins leap ashore, onto slippery rocks as they emerge from the ocean after foraging at sea for food. :: Image #24193
Photo of Gentoo penguins leap ashore, onto slippery rocks as they emerge from the ocean after foraging at sea for food. :: Image #24192
Photo of Gentoo penguins leap ashore, onto slippery rocks as they emerge from the ocean after foraging at sea for food. :: Image #24190
Photo of Aspen trees in fall, change in color to yellow, orange and red, reflected in the calm waters of North Lake, Paiute Peak rising to the right. :: Image #23381
Photo of Aspen trees in fall, change in color to yellow, orange and red, reflected in the calm waters of North Lake, Paiute Peak rising to the right. :: Image #23373
Photo of Buckskin Gulch hiker. A hiker moves through the deep narrow passages of Buckskin Gulch, a slot canyon cut deep into sandstone by years of river-induced erosion. In some places the Buckskin Gulch narrows are only about 15 feet wide but several hundred feet high, blocking sunlight. Flash floods are dangerous as there is no escape once into the Buckskin Gulch slot canyons. This is a panorama made of twelve individual photos. :: Image #20704
Photo of Snow goose. :: Image #20010
Photo of Great blue heron. :: Image #19997
Photo of Red-winged blackbirds in flight. :: Image #19996
Photo of Sandhill crane in flight. :: Image #19995
Photo of Snow geese in flight. :: Image #19994
Photo of Snow geese gather in massive flocks over water, taking off and landing in synchrony. :: Image #19993
Photo of Snow geese gather in massive flocks over water, taking off and landing in synchrony. :: Image #19992
Photo of Western gull, moon setting, sunrise. :: Image #18292
Photo of Cardiff. :: Image #17666
Photo of Cardiff Reef. :: Image #17613
Photo of Aspen trees displaying fall colors rise alongside a High Sierra road near North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17581
Photo of Aspen trees displaying fall colors rise alongside a High Sierra road near North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17554
Photo of Aspens changing into fall colors, yellow and orange, are reflected in North Lake in October, Bishop Creek Canyon, Eastern Sierra. :: Image #17552
Photo of Wolf. :: Image #16983
Photo of Wolf. :: Image #16982
Photo of Sea otter. :: Image #16948
Photo of American black bear, adult male, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15986
Photo of American black bear, adult male, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15985
Photo of American black bear, adult male, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15984
Photo of American black bear, adult male, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15982
Photo of American black bear, adult male, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15979
Photo of Pacific harbor seal, mother and pup. :: Image #15756
Photo of White pelicans. :: Image #15725
Photo of White pelicans. :: Image #15723
Photo of Western gull, courtship display. :: Image #15562
Photo of Sea otter rests on the ocean surface while a crab stands on its abdomen. The otter has just pulled the crab up off the ocean bottom and will shortly eat it. Monterey. :: Image #15070
Photo of Sea otter rests on the ocean surface while a crab stands on its abdomen. The otter has just pulled the crab up off the ocean bottom and will shortly eat it. Monterey. :: Image #15069
Photo of Sea otter rests on the ocean surface, grasping a purple sea urchin it has just pulled up off the ocean bottom and will shortly eat. Monterey. :: Image #15068
Photo of Sea otter rests on the ocean surface, grasping a purple sea urchin it has just pulled up off the ocean bottom and will shortly eat. Monterey. :: Image #15067
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauled out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15066
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal leaves the surf to haul out on a sandy beach. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #15065
Photo of Leopard shark swims through a kelp forest. :: Image #14934
Photo of Leopard shark swims through a kelp forest. :: Image #14933
Photo of Leopard shark swims through a kelp forest. :: Image #14932
Photo of Drift kelp has washed ashore on a sandy California beach. Winter brings large surf and increased wave energy which often rips giant kelp from the ocean bottom, so that it floats down current, often washing ashore. :: Image #14883
Photo of A young visitor admires the enormous kelp forest tank in the Stephen Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The 70000 gallon tank is home to black seabass, broomtail grouper, garibaldi, moray eels and leopard sharks. :: Image #14545
Photo of Visitors admire the enormous kelp forest tank in the Stephen Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The 70000 gallon tank is home to black seabass, broomtail grouper, garibaldi, moray eels and leopard sharks. :: Image #14544
Photo of Visitors admire the enormous kelp forest tank in the Stephen Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The 70000 gallon tank is home to black seabass, broomtail grouper, garibaldi, moray eels and leopard sharks. :: Image #14543
Photo of Visitors admire the enormous kelp forest tank in the Stephen Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The 70000 gallon tank is home to black seabass, broomtail grouper, garibaldi, moray eels and leopard sharks. :: Image #14542
Photo of A child admires the fascinating kelp forest tank at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, California. :: Image #14517
Photo of Purple-striped jelly. :: Image #14057
Photo of Leopard shark swims through a kelp forest. :: Image #14032
Photo of Leopard shark swims through a kelp forest. :: Image #14031
Photo of Leopard shark swims through a kelp forest. :: Image #14030
Photo of Leopard shark swims through a kelp forest. :: Image #14029
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts, reaching 60 to 90 feet in height and lasting 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13440
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts, reaching 60 to 90 feet in height and lasting 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13439
Photo of Castle Geyser erupts, reaching 60 to 90 feet in height and lasting 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13438
Photo of Canada geese along the Yellowstone River. :: Image #13114
Photo of Canada geese along the Yellowstone River. :: Image #13113
Photo of This black bear is wading through deep grass grazing on wild flowers. Lamar Valley. :: Image #13105
Photo of A cinnamon black bear, Lamar Valley. Black bears (as opposed to grizzly bears) may actually have coats of black, light or dark brown, or cinnamon reddish-brown. :: Image #13104
Photo of Coyote, Lamar Valley. This coyote bears not only a radio tracking collar, so researchers can follow its daily movements, but also a small green tag on its left ear. :: Image #13096
Photo of Coyote, Lamar Valley. This coyote bears not only a radio tracking collar, so researchers can follow its daily movements, but also a small green tag on its left ear. :: Image #13095
Photo of Coyote, Lamar Valley. This coyote bears not only a radio tracking collar, so researchers can follow its daily movements, but also a small green tag on its left ear. :: Image #13094
Photo of Coyote, Lamar Valley. This coyote bears not only a radio tracking collar, so researchers can follow its daily movements, but also a small green tag on its left ear. :: Image #13092
Photo of Coyote, Lamar Valley. This coyote bears not only a radio tracking collar, so researchers can follow its daily movements, but also a small green tag on its left ear. :: Image #13091
Photo of Fin whale. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). :: Image #12787
Photo of Fin whale. The distinctive white coloration on the right lower jaw of all fin whales is seen just below the surface. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). :: Image #12770
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal prepares to enter the ocean from the kelp-covered rocky shore of North Coronado Island, Baja California, Mexico (near San Diego). :: Image #12768
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauled out on the rocky shore of North Coronado Island, Baja California, Mexico (near San Diego). :: Image #12765
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauled out on the rocky shore of North Coronado Island, Baja California, Mexico (near San Diego). :: Image #12763
Photo of Bull shark. :: Image #12728
Photo of Bridalveil Falls. :: Image #12647
Photo of Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12475
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12396
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12395
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12394
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12393
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12392
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12384
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12378
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12377
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12376
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12371
Photo of Mountain lion. :: Image #12370
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12276
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12263
Photo of American black bear, male cub. :: Image #12256
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12243
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12242
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12240
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12239
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12209
Photo of Golden eagle. :: Image #12206
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12145
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12144
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12143
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12142
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12141
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12140
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12139
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12137
Photo of Bobcat. Bobcats are found throughout North America from southern Canada to southern Mexico. In the United States population densities are much higher in the southeastern region than in the western states. Bobcats can be found in a variety of habitats, including forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. :: Image #12134
Photo of Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. :: Image #11896
Photo of Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. :: Image #11895
Photo of Harlequin tuskfish, juvenile. :: Image #11793
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10703
Photo of Tiger shark and photographer Keith Grundy. :: Image #10696
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10686
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10679
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10674
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10650
Photo of Spectacle pod blooms in spring. It is a common ephemeral spring wildflower, found in washes of the Colorado Desert. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. :: Image #10506
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10338
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #10334
Photo of A parent and child admire the fascinating kelp forest tank at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, California. :: Image #10312
Photo of A garibaldi fish (orange), surf grass (green) and palm kelp (brown) on the rocky reef -- all appearing blurred in this time exposure -- are tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10272
Photo of A garibaldi fish swims over surf grass on the rocky reef. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10271
Photo of Kelp fronds appeared blurred in this time exposure as they are tossed back and forth by ocean waves and current. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10243
Photo of Kelp fronds appeared blurred in this time exposure as they are tossed back and forth by ocean waves and current. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10242
Photo of Kelp fronds. :: Image #10233
Photo of Kelp fronds. :: Image #10232
Photo of Kelp fronds. :: Image #10231
Photo of Kelp fronds showing pneumatocysts, bouyant gas-filled bubble-like structures which float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface, where it will spread to form a roof-like canopy. Santa Barbara Island. :: Image #10230
Photo of Kelp fronds showing pneumatocysts, bouyant gas-filled bubble-like structures which float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface, where it will spread to form a roof-like canopy. Santa Barbara Island. :: Image #10229
Photo of Kelp fronds showing pneumatocysts, bouyant gas-filled bubble-like structures which float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface, where it will spread to form a roof-like canopy. Santa Barbara Island. :: Image #10227
Photo of Kelp fronds showing pneumatocysts, bouyant gas-filled bubble-like structures which float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface, where it will spread to form a roof-like canopy. Santa Barbara Island. :: Image #10226
Photo of Kelp fronds showing pneumatocysts, bouyant gas-filled bubble-like structures which float the kelp plant off the ocean bottom toward the surface, where it will spread to form a roof-like canopy. Santa Barbara Island. :: Image #10224
Photo of Northern kelp crab crawls amidst kelp blades and stipes, midway in the water column (below the surface, above the ocean bottom) in a giant kelp forest. :: Image #10222
Photo of Northern kelp crab crawls amidst kelp blades and stipes, midway in the water column (below the surface, above the ocean bottom) in a giant kelp forest. :: Image #10221
Photo of Northern kelp crab crawls amidst kelp blades and stipes, midway in the water column (below the surface, above the ocean bottom) in a giant kelp forest. :: Image #10217
Photo of Norris topsnail (aka, kelp snail), clings to a kelp pneumatocyst (bubble) at the base of a stipe/blade, midway in the water column. :: Image #10213
Photo of Encrusting bryozoans colonize a giant kelp pneumatocyst (bubble). Approximately 3 inches (8cm). :: Image #10211
Photo of Encrusting bryozoans colonize a giant kelp pneumatocyst (bubble). Approximately 3 inches (8cm). :: Image #10210
Photo of Encrusting bryozoans colonize a giant kelp pneumatocyst (bubble). Approximately 3 inches (8cm). :: Image #10208
Photo of Encrusting bryozoans colonize a giant kelp blade. Approximately 2 inches (5cm) across. :: Image #10206
Photo of Feather duster worm extends from its hole in the reef to capture food floating by in the current, San Nicholas Island Island. :: Image #10180
Photo of Purple hydrocoral, a small (6 inch) cluster, grows on a rocky reef in deep cold water. :: Image #10176
Photo of Kelp holdfast attaches the plant to the rocky reef on the oceans bottom. Kelp blades are visible above the holdfast, swaying in the current. Santa Barbara Island. :: Image #10136
Photo of Kelp holdfast attaches the plant to the rocky reef on the oceans bottom. Kelp blades are visible above the holdfast, swaying in the current. Santa Barbara Island. :: Image #10135
Photo of Kelp holdfast attaches the plant to the rocky reef on the oceans bottom. Kelp blades are visible above the holdfast, swaying in the current. Santa Barbara Island. :: Image #10134
Photo of Kelp holdfast attaches the plant to the rocky reef on the oceans bottom. Kelp blades are visible above the holdfast, swaying in the current. Santa Barbara Island. :: Image #10133
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean. :: Image #10024
Photo of Mexican hogfish, female or subadult male lacking fleshy bump on head. :: Image #9611
Photo of A blue whale blows (exhales, spouts) as it rests at the surface between dives. A blue whales blow can reach 30 feet in the air and can be heard for miles. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9508
Photo of The characteristic falcate (rounded) dorsal fin and gray/blue mottled skin pattern of a blue whale. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9507
Photo of The characteristic falcate (rounded) dorsal fin and gray/blue mottled skin pattern of a blue whale. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth, reaching 80 feet in length and weighing as much as 300,000 pounds. Near Islas Coronado (Coronado Islands). :: Image #9506
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi displaying distinctive blue spots. :: Image #9403
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi displaying distinctive blue spots. :: Image #9402
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi displaying distinctive blue spots. :: Image #9397
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi displaying distinctive blue spots. :: Image #9395
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi displaying distinctive blue spots. :: Image #9393
Photo of Juvenile garibaldi displaying distinctive blue spots. :: Image #9392
Photo of Mount Moran in the Teton Range is reflected in a sidewater of the Snake River at Oxbow Bend, summer. :: Image #7767
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7729
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7709
Photo of The SharkDiver.com crew, aboard the long range San Diego vessel Ocean Odyssey, lifts a custom-made aluminum shark cage from the shark-filled waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7697
Photo of A great white shark lunges to chomp a piece of bait hanging amid the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #7689
Photo of Boat Horizon at anchor in kelp forest. :: Image #7612
Photo of Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. Offshore near San Diego. :: Image #7588
Photo of Ocean sunfish basking flat on the ocean surface. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7516
Photo of Forsters terns rest on a drift kelp paddy. Drifting patches or pieces of kelp provide valuable rest places for birds, especially those that are unable to land and take off from the ocean surface. Open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #7515
Photo of San Clemente Island is used as a US Navy bombing target. Its offshore kelp forests offer spectacular diving. :: Image #7497
Photo of Kelp fronds grow upward from the reef below to reach the ocean surface and spread out to form a living canopy. :: Image #7493
Photo of Kelp fronds grow upward from the reef below to reach the ocean surface and spread out to form a living canopy. :: Image #7489
Photo of Kelp fronds grow upward from the reef below to reach the ocean surface and spread out to form a living canopy. :: Image #7487
Photo of Kelp fronds grow upward from the reef below to reach the ocean surface and spread out to form a living canopy. :: Image #7485
Photo of Kelp fronds grow upward from the reef below to reach the ocean surface and spread out to form a living canopy. :: Image #7484
Photo of Colter Bay Marina on Jackson Lake with Mount Moran in the distance. :: Image #7435
Photo of Colter Bay Marina on Jackson Lake with Mount Moran in the distance. :: Image #7434
Photo of The Teton Range at sunrise, summer. :: Image #7384
Photo of The Teton Range at sunrise, summer. :: Image #7383
Photo of Aspens, a small creek and an old barn along Mormon Row below the Teton Range. :: Image #7377
Photo of Aspens and an old barn along Mormon Row below the Teton Range. :: Image #7376
Photo of A small herd of American bison -- quintessential symbol of the American West -- graze below the Teton Range. :: Image #7346
Photo of A small herd of American bison -- quintessential symbol of the American West -- graze below the Teton Range. :: Image #7345
Photo of A small herd of American bison -- quintessential symbol of the American West -- graze below the Teton Range. :: Image #7344
Photo of Anemone Geyser. Between eruptions, Anemone Geysers vent pool empties completely. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #7229
Photo of Castle Geyser erupting. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #7215
Photo of Castle Geyser erupting. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #7213
Photo of Ocean sunfish swimming with its dorsal fin breaking the ocean surface (sometimes mistaken for a shark). Open ocean. :: Image #7178
Photo of Ocean sunfish swimming with its dorsal fin breaking the ocean surface (sometimes mistaken for a shark). Open ocean. :: Image #7177
Photo of A blue whale blows (spouts) just as it surfaces after spending time at depth in search of food. Offshore Coronado Islands. :: Image #7113
Photo of A blue whale blows (spouts) just as it surfaces after spending time at depth in search of food. Offshore Coronado Islands. :: Image #7112
Photo of California sea lion, Coronado Islands. :: Image #6958
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6417
Photo of Ocean sunfish, basking at surface, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6416
Photo of Ocean sunfish, basking at surface, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6415
Photo of Ocean sunfish, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6412
Photo of Ocean sunfish near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6402
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6400
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6399
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6398
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6395
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6388
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6387
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6383
Photo of Ocean sunfish and freediving photographer, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6376
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6375
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6374
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6373
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6372
Photo of Ocean sunfish near drift kelp, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6371
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6369
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6368
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6367
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6366
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6365
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6364
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6363
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6362
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6361
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6360
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6359
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6358
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6357
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6356
Photo of Ocean sunfish near drift kelp, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6355
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6354
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6353
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6352
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6351
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6350
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6349
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6348
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6347
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6345
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6344
Photo of Ocean sunfish and freediving photographer, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6343
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6341
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6340
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6338
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6337
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6336
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6333
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6331
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6329
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6328
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6326
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6325
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6323
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6322
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6320
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6318
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6317
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6314
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #6310
Photo of Ocean sunfish, videographer and drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #6283
Photo of Garibaldi swimming over surfgrass in kelp forest. :: Image #6275
Photo of Giant black seabass in kelp forest. :: Image #6267
Photo of Giant black seabass in kelp forest. :: Image #6266
Photo of Ctenophore (comb jelly), open ocean. :: Image #6214
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #6094
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #6093
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #6090
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, fluke raised prior to dive. :: Image #5890
Photo of Blue whale, aerial photo, Baja California. :: Image #5834
Photo of Blue whale, Baja California. :: Image #5818
Photo of Hydrocoral on rocky reef. :: Image #5289
Photo of Mangrove snapper. :: Image #5159
Photo of Island kelpfish. :: Image #5152
Photo of Island kelpfish. :: Image #5151
Photo of Giant kelpfish in kelp. :: Image #5137
Photo of Garibaldi, kelp forest. :: Image #5097
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #5096
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #5081
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #5076
Photo of California sea lions, Baja California. :: Image #5052
Photo of Silky shark. :: Image #5008
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #4961
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #4959
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #4956
Photo of Blue shark, eye and small portion of nictitating membrane, open ocean, San Diego. :: Image #4872
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4868
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4867
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4863
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4858
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4857
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4847
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4846
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4844
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4842
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #4841
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #4834
Photo of Manta ray and freediving videographer, Isla San Benedicto. :: Image #4831
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #4822
Photo of Garibaldi and kelp bass (calico bass). :: Image #4821
Photo of Ocean sunfish, finning at surface, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #4798
Photo of Ocean sunfish, finning at surface, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #4795
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #4777
Photo of California sea lions, juveniles, Los Islotes. :: Image #4760
Photo of California sea lions, juveniles, Los Islotes. :: Image #4759
Photo of California sea lions, juveniles, Los Islotes. :: Image #4754
Photo of Red gorgonians. :: Image #4745
Photo of Hydrocoral, Farnsworth Banks. :: Image #4703
Photo of Kelp forest, fronds backlit by sun. :: Image #4687
Photo of Kelp plants reaching surface, spreading out. :: Image #4671
Photo of Kelp plants reaching surface, spreading out. :: Image #4670
Photo of Kelp plants reaching surface, spreading out. :: Image #4668
Photo of Kelp plants reaching surface, spreading out. :: Image #4667
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #4665
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #4662
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #4657
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #4655
Photo of Hawaii Whale Research Foundation founder and research director Dr. Dan R. Salden. :: Image #4543
Photo of Humpback whale blowhole. :: Image #4284
Photo of Ocean sunfish and freediving photographer , open ocean. :: Image #3834
Photo of Garibaldi in kelp forest. :: Image #3814
Photo of Kelp forest San Clemente Island. :: Image #3795
Photo of Kelp forest San Clemente Island. :: Image #3791
Photo of Salp (pelagic tunicate) reproduction, open ocean. :: Image #3771
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3639
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3637
Photo of Ocean sunfish referencing drift kelp, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3636
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3635
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3629
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3628
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3627
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3626
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3624
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3622
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3620
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3619
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3618
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3614
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3611
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3610
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3609
Photo of Ocean sunfish, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3608
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3606
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3605
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3603
Photo of Ocean sunfish referencing drift kelp, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3591
Photo of Ocean sunfish referencing drift kelp, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3582
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3575
Photo of Ocean sunfish referencing drift kelp, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3573
Photo of Ocean sunfish referencing drift kelp, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #3571
Photo of Garibaldi. :: Image #3439
Photo of Blue whale fluke, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #3331
Photo of Ocean sunfish and drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #3315
Photo of Ocean sunfish, basking at surface, viewed from underwater, open ocean. :: Image #3313
Photo of Ocean sunfish recruiting fish near drift kelp to clean parasites, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #3266
Photo of Ocean sunfish, halfmoon perch removing its parasites, open ocean. :: Image #3169
Photo of Diver amid kelp forest. :: Image #3156
Photo of Warty sea cucumber on rocky reef amid kelp forest. :: Image #3112
Photo of California sea lion, Los Coronado Islands. :: Image #3080
Photo of Kelp detail showing pneumatocysts (air bladders). :: Image #3069
Photo of Kelp holdfast on rocky reef. :: Image #3063
Photo of California sea lion, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #3060
Photo of Blue whale, typical skin pattern, Baja California. :: Image #3047
Photo of Blue whale, lifting fluke before diving, Baja California. :: Image #3041
Photo of Blue whale, lifting fluke before diving, Baja California. :: Image #3038
Photo of Blue whale, lifting fluke before diving, Baja California. :: Image #3037
Photo of Blue whale, lifting fluke before diving, Baja California. :: Image #3034
Photo of Diver and garibaldi. :: Image #2985
Photo of Diver and garibaldi. :: Image #2984
Photo of California sea lion, San Benito Islands. :: Image #2967
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2956
Photo of California sea lion. :: Image #2950
Photo of Horse-eyed jacks, Las Animas, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #2751
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2665
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2664
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #2663
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2650
Photo of West Indian manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Florida :: Image #2612
Photo of Manta ray and freediver. :: Image #2472
Photo of Diver and garibaldi. :: Image #2425
Photo of Blue shark, open ocean. :: Image #2293
Photo of Short-finned pilot whales. :: Image #2084
Photo of Short-finned pilot whale, adult and calf. :: Image #2083
Photo of Ocean sunfish and videographer, open ocean. :: Image #2062
Photo of California sea lions, Isla Afuera. :: Image #2049
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, pup. :: Image #1952
Photo of Galapagos sea lion with shark bite. :: Image #1712
Photo of Galapagos sea lion pup, Punta Suarez. :: Image #1654
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #1639
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #1637
Photo of Galapagos sea lion. :: Image #1631
Photo of Galapagos sea lion pup, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1624
Photo of Galapagos sea lion pup, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1621
Photo of Galapagos sea lion pup, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1619
Photo of Galapagos sea lion pup, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1616
Photo of Galapagos sea lion pup, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #1614
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1587
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1568
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1567
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1564
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1563
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1562
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1561
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1560
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1559
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1555
Photo of Galapagos fur seal. :: Image #1553
Photo of California sea lions, San Benito Islands. :: Image #1288
Photo of Kelp fronds. :: Image #1270
Photo of Gray whale, blow and skin detail. :: Image #1176
Photo of Gray whale, synchronous blows. :: Image #1175
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin. :: Image #1167
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, pup. :: Image #972
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal, pup. :: Image #971
Photo of California sea lion, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #959
Photo of California sea lion, pup, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #302
Photo of California sea lion, pup and female, Sea of Cortez. :: Image #301
Photo of Juvenile blue shark in the open ocean :: Image #292
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, cow/calf. :: Image #156
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, cow/calf. :: Image #148
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #146
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, cow/calf. :: Image #141
Photo of A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter. :: Image #25334
Photo of Sandhill cranes in flight. :: Image #20000
Photo of This black bear is wading through deep grass grazing on wild flowers. Lamar Valley. :: Image #13107
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12275
Photo of American black bear, male cub. :: Image #12273
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12271
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12270
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12268
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12267
Photo of American black bear, male cub. :: Image #12266
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12264
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12262
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12261
Photo of American black bear, male cub. :: Image #12259
Photo of American black bear, male cub. :: Image #12258
Photo of American black bear, male cub. :: Image #12257
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12253
Photo of Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. :: Image #11030
Photo of Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. :: Image #11029
Photo of Juvenile northern elephant seal warily watches the photographer, underwater. :: Image #10101
Photo of Rissos dolphin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. Offshore near San Diego. :: Image #7589
Photo of A blue whale blows (spouts) just as it surfaces after spending time at depth in search of food. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7569
Photo of A blue whale blows (spouts) just as it surfaces after spending time at depth in search of food. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7567
Photo of A blue whale blows (spouts) just as it surfaces after spending time at depth in search of food. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7566
Photo of A blue whale blows (spouts) just as it surfaces after spending time at depth in search of food. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7565
Photo of A blue whale blows (spouts) just as it surfaces after spending time at depth in search of food. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. :: Image #7564
Photo of String Lake and the Teton Range, summer. :: Image #7451
Photo of Mount Moran in the Teton Range is reflected in a sidewater of the Snake River at Oxbow Bend, summer. :: Image #7450
Photo of Mount Moran. :: Image #7449
Photo of Mount Moran. :: Image #7447
Photo of The Teton Range, summer. :: Image #7440
Photo of The Teton Range and Aspens, summer. :: Image #7439
Photo of The Teton Range rises above Jackson Lake, viewed from Signal Hill. :: Image #7438
Photo of The Teton Range at sunrise, summer. :: Image #7437
Photo of Aspens and an old barn along Mormon Row below the Teton Range. :: Image #7422
Photo of Driftwood along the shoreline of Jackson Lake with Mount Moran in the background. :: Image #7416
Photo of Driftwood along the shoreline of Jackson Lake with Mount Moran in the background. :: Image #7411
Photo of Mount Moran rises above String Lake. :: Image #7408
Photo of Mount Moran rises above String Lake. :: Image #7405
Photo of The Teton Range viewed from Teton Point, summer. :: Image #7381
Photo of Aspens, a small creek and an old barn along Mormon Row below the Teton Range. :: Image #7378
Photo of Kelp fronds reach the surface and spread out to form a canopy, Rocky Point. :: Image #6106
Photo of Sea otter resting amidst Macrocystis pyrifera kelp. :: Image #4833
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #4675
Photo of Rissos dolphin, dorsal fin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. :: Image #1955
Photo of Rissos dolphin melon and dorsal fin. Note distinguishing and highly variable skin and dorsal fin patterns, characteristic of this species. White scarring, likely caused by other Risso dolphins teeth, accumulates during the dolphins life so that adult Rissos dolphins are almost entirely white. San Diego. :: Image #1914
Photo of Sea otter resting amidst Macrocystis pyrifera kelp. :: Image #1289
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12274
Photo of American black bear, male cub. :: Image #12272
Photo of American black bear, male cub. :: Image #12265
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12260
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12255
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12252
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12250
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12248
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12247
Photo of American black bear, adult male. :: Image #12277