Steam Photo, Steam photos, Natural History Photography

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.
Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13371

Ledge Geyser, vents releasing steam, in the Porcelain Basin area of Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Ledge Geyser, vents releasing steam, in the Porcelain Basin area of Norris Geyser Basin.
Location: Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13484

Steam rises above the Midway Geyser Basin, largely from Grand Prismatic Spring and Excelsior Geyser. The Firehole River flows by, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Steam rises above the Midway Geyser Basin, largely from Grand Prismatic Spring and Excelsior Geyser. The Firehole River flows by.
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13605

Grand Prismatic Spring steams in cold winter air, Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Grand Prismatic Spring steams in cold winter air.
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19593

King penguins gather in a steam to molt, below a waterfall on a cobblestone beach at Hercules Bay, Aptenodytes patagonicus

King penguins gather in a steam to molt, below a waterfall on a cobblestone beach at Hercules Bay.
Species: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus
Location: Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island
Image ID: 24384

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.
Species: Flightless steamer duck, Tachyeres brachypterus
Location: New Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Image ID: 23766

Madison River steaming in the cold air, sunrise, autumn, tall grasses and golden light, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Madison River steaming in the cold air, sunrise, autumn, tall grasses and golden light.
Location: Madison River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19592

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.
Species: Flightless steamer duck, Tachyeres brachypterus
Location: New Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Image ID: 23824

Flightless steamer duck, male, with ducklings, swimming in the ocean, Tachyeres brachypterus, Carcass Island

Flightless steamer duck, male, with ducklings, swimming in the ocean.
Species: Flightless steamer duck, Tachyeres brachypterus
Location: Carcass Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Image ID: 23974

Flightless steamer duck, Tachyeres brachypterus, Carcass Island

Flightless steamer duck.
Species: Flightless steamer duck, Tachyeres brachypterus
Location: Carcass Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Image ID: 24030

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.
Location: Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 26943

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.
Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13372

Steam Photos