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  • A field of flowering goldenrods color the valley below a towering basalt cliff in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Adams County, Washington.
    WA_Columbia-NWR_Goldenrod_Cliffs_758...jpg
  • Ripples spread across Soda Lake after a fish jumped out of the water in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. The sunrise bathes the basalt cliffs on the opposite side of the lake in golden light.
    WA_Columbia-NWR_Soda-Lake_Ripples_09...jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of an American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flying over the Potholes Canal on its way to hunt in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Grant County, Washington.
    WA_Columbia-NWR_Pelican_Flying-Motio...jpg
  • The first light of day illuminates the shrubs atop a basalt cliff that rises over a small pond in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Adams County, Washington.
    WA_Columbia-NWR_Basalt-Cliff-Sunrise...jpg
  • A band of clouds is reflected on the water of Soda Lake, located in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state.
    WA_Columbia-NWR_Soda-Lake-Panorama_8...jpg
  • Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) shines in the sky above the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington, casting its reflection onto McMannaman Lake. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
    WA_Columbia-NWR_Comet-NEOWISE_8737.jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of several gulls flying over the water of Potholes Canal on their way to fish in Soda Lake in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state.
    WA_Columbia-NWR_Gulls_Flying-Motion_...jpg
  • A variety of summer wildflowers, including goldenrod, wild teasel and purple loosestrife, grow near Crab Creek in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Grant County, Washington.
    WA_Columbia-NWR_Wildflowers_Crab-Cre...jpg
  • Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) shines in the sky above the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington, casting its reflection onto McMannaman Lake. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
    WA_Columbia-NWR_Comet-NEOWISE_8072.jpg
  • A rock wren (Salpinctes obsoletus) rests on a basalt rock in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. Rock wrens mainly feed on insects and spiders, using their long, curved bills to probe around rocks and other objects on the ground.
    Wren-Rock_Columbia-NWR_8491.jpg
  • Bands of high clouds are turned golden by the rising sun and reflected on the waters of the Potholes Canal in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Grant County, Washington.
    WA_Columbia-NWR_Potholes-Canal_Sunri...jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of a ring-billed gull as it flies over the water of the Potholes Canal at sunrise on its way to fish in Soda Lake in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state.
    WA_Columbia-NWR_Gull_Flying-Motion_0...jpg
  • The sun rises over the edge of a basalt cliff that lines the Potholes Canal near Soda Lake in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state.
    WA_Columbia-NWR_Basalt-Cliff_Sunrise...jpg
  • A basalt wall is partially reflected onto the water of McMannaman Lake in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state.
    WA_Columbia-NWR_McMannaman-Lake_8782.jpg
  • Bulrush (Schoenoplectus americanus) stalks are reflected onto the calm blue water of McMannaman Lake at dawn in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington.
    Bulrush_Reflections_Columbia-NWR_875...jpg
  • A flock of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) flies in formation over the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington. Thousands of sandhill cranes stop briefly near Othello on their northward migration each spring.
    SandhillCranes_Othello_FlyingInForma...jpg
  • The hills of the Blue Mountains in Columbia County, Washington, are bathed in golden light after sunset. The Blue Mountains are named for their apparent color when viewed during the day at a distance. Most of the mountain range extends into Oregon and its river valleys and lower levels were occupied by indigenous peoples for thousands of years.
    WA_Blue-Mountains_Sunset_9325.jpg
  • A northern harrier (Circus cyaneus) flies low over a field near Boundary Bay in southern British Columbia, Canada. Northern harriers frequently fly low over fields and marshes in search of small birds and mammals, which they catch with a sudden pounce.
    Harrier-Northern_Boundary-Bay_5278.jpg
  • A log on the beach at Oyster Bay on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, is full of holes, likely drilled by clams that settled into the wood during their larvae stage.
    Driftwood_Holes_Oyster-Bay_Vancouver...jpg
  • An old-growth douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) towers over a fallen tree and dwarfs newer growth in the Cathedral Grove, located in MacMillan Provincial Park on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Some of the trees in the protected forest are more than 800 years old and are up to 30 feet (9 meters) in circumference.
    Vancouver-Island_Cathedral-Grove_Old...jpg
  • A large flock of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) fly over the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington.
    Cranes_Sandhill_Flock_Columbia_NWR_0...jpg
  • A band of altocumulus clouds, partially illuminated by city lights, pass over rugged cliffs that are remnants of ancient lava flows in Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington.
    WA_Columbia-NWR_Night-Clouds_9837.jpg
  • A red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) rests on cattails in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington.
    Blackbird_RedWinged_Cattails_Columbi...jpg
  • A flock of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) circles over the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state.
    Cranes_Sandhill_Flock_ColumbiaNWR_02...jpg
  • A snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus formerly Nyctea scandiaca)  rests on driftwood during a rain storm at Boundary Bay in southern British Columbia, Canada. Snowy owls migrate that far south only once or twice a decade in a type of migration known as an irruption.
    SnowyOwl_BoundaryBay_Driftwood_Rain_...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies with the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada in the background. Thousands of bald eagles winter in British Columbia and along the North Cascades of Washington state, feasting on spawned out salmon.
    BaldEagle_Flying_CoastMountains_BC_1...jpg
  • A red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) rests on cattails at the edge of the Sage Lakes in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington.
    Blackbird_RedWinged_Cattails_Columbi...jpg
  • Fresh snow covers Mount Garibaldi, a 2678 meter (8786 foot) mountain located near Squamish, British Columbia, Canada.
    BC_MountGaribaldi_Winter_3607.jpg
  • Bridal Veil Falls drops approximately 140 feet (42 metres) in the Columbia Gorge in Oregon.
    BridalVeilFalls_Oregon_0902.jpg
  • Three snowy owls (Bubo scandiacus formerly Nyctea scandiaca) rest on an old stump along Boundary Bay in southern British Columbia, Canada. The bay, located along border of the United States and Canada, is well south of the typical snowy owl range. Once or twice a decade, owls migrate farther south in an event known as an irruption. Irruptions happen when the snowy owl population is too large for the available food supply on the Arctic tundra.
    SnowyOwls_BoundaryBay_ThreeOnStump_6...jpg
  • The Georgina Point Lighthouse sits at the northern tip of Mayne Island in British Columbia, Canada. It marks the eastern entrance to Active Pass, and as a result, it's also known as the Active Pass Lighthouse. The pass, a channel between Mayne and Gabriola islands, is a main route for ferries between Canada's mainland and Vancouver Island. The original lighthouse at this point was established in 1885. The current lighthouse, built in 1940, was decommissioned in 1969. It is now part of the Parks Canada Gulf Islands National Park Reserve.
    BC_GeorginaPointLighthouse_7224.jpg
  • Three bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) - two adults and one juvenile - rest in a snow-covered tree in the Squamish River Valley near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. Hundreds of bald eagles winter in the river valley to feast on spawning salmon.
    BaldEagles_ThreePerched_Winter_Brack...jpg
  • A Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) yawns from its perch along Boundary Bay in southern British Columbia, Canada. Normally found in the Arctic, Snowy Owls occasionally winter farther south when food is scarce or there is too much competition for food.
    SnowyOwl_BoundaryBay_Yawning_0973.jpg
  • A snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus formerly Nyctea scandiaca) rests on driftwood at Boundary Bay in southern British Columbia, Canada. Snowy owls migrate that far south only once or twice a decade in a type of migration known as an irruption.
    SnowyOwl_BoundaryBay_Driftwood_6038.jpg
  • A snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus formerly Nyctea scandiaca)  rests on driftwood during a rain storm at Boundary Bay in southern British Columbia, Canada. Snowy owls migrate that far south only once or twice a decade in a type of migration known as an irruption.
    SnowyOwl_BoundaryBay_Driftwood_Rain_...jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) sits on a log at the edge of the Squamish River in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada.
    BaldEagle_SquamishRiver_Edge_3482.jpg
  • The Bonneville Dam spans the Columbia River about 40 miles east of Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon. The dam is used for navigation and power generation. Its locks allow ships to travel up river; its power faciliites now produce over 1 million kilowatts.
    BonnevilleDam_8343.jpg
  • The moon sets behind Alpha Mountain, a 2305-meter (7562-feet) peak in Tantalus Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is located near the town of Brackendale.
    BC_AlphaMountain_4000.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), perched on a snag in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada, poops just before it takes flight.
    Eagle-Bald_Pooping_Brackendale_0957.jpg
  • Two snowy owls (Bubo scandiacus, formerly Nyctea scandiaca) rest together on a log near Boundary Bay, British Columbia, Canada. Snowy owls, like other owls, typically hunt at night and rest during the day. Snowy owls are rarely found as far south as the Canada/United States border, but do migrate that far once or twice a decade in a type of migration known as an irruption. Irruptions occur when the snowy owl population is too large for the food supply on the Arctic tundra, forcing them to spread out much farther than normal.
    SnowyOwls_BoundaryBay_TwoResting_440...jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies along the banks of the Squamish River in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. The eagle's motion is blurred by a long exposure.
    BaldEagle_Flying_MotionBlur_Brackend...jpg
  • Elowah Falls flows past trees encased in ice from the spray of the waterfall after a week of subfreezing temperatures. At Elowah Falls, located on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, McChord Creek drops 213 feet (65 meters).
    OR_ElowahFalls_Winter_5118.jpg
  • Wahkeena Creek flows by crystal-like icy formations after a week of subfreezing temperatures on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. Wahkeena is a phase from the Yakima Native American tribe, which means "most beautiful."
    OR_WahkeenaCreek_Ice_4871.jpg
  • A Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) flies over Boundary Bay in British Columbia, Canada. The Short-Eared Owl has one of the widest distributions of any bird, found on all continents except Australia and Antarctica.
    Owl_ShortEared_Flying_BoundaryBay_19...jpg
  • A Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) hunts for food by flying over a marsh near Boundary Bay in British Columbia, Canada. The Short-Eared Owl has one of the widest distributions of any bird; it is found on all continents except Australia and Antarctica.
    Owl_ShortEared_Hunting_BoundaryBay_1...jpg
  • Basalt cliffs tower over one of the Sage Lakes, located in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington. The wildlife refuge is home to numerous lakes, even though the area receives less than eight inches of rain per year.
    WA_ColumbiaNWR_SageLakes_5767.jpg
  • A paraglider flies from the summit of Stawamus Chief, a 702 meter (2,303 foot) granite dome near Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. Geologists believe Stawamus Chief is a remnant of a magma chamber that was once well below the Earth's surface. Slow moving molten magma cooled and turned into granite deep below the surface and was gradually exposed by erosion over tens of millions of years. The peak is popular with rock climbers and paragliders.
    BC_StawamusChief_Paraglider_5462.jpg
  • Stawamus Chief, a 702 meter (2,303 foot) granite dome, towers over the nearby town of Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. Geologists believe Stawamus Chief is a remnant of a magma chamber that was once well below the Earth's surface. Slow moving molten magma cooled and turned into granite deep below the surface and was gradually exposed by erosion over tens of millions of years.
    BC_StawamusChief_5485.jpg
  • A layer of low clouds and fog blows in at sunset over Howe Sound near Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. This view was captured from the spit located in the Squamish River Estuary.
    BC_HoweSound_LowClouds_Sunset_5431.jpg
  • Three bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), one adult and two juveniles, share a bare tree over the Cheakamus River near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. Brackendale is home to one of the largest wintering populations of bald eagles in North America.
    BaldEagles_ThreeInTree_Brackendale_4...jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is perched in a tree over the Cheakamus River in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada.
    BaldEagle_AdultPerched_Brackendale_5...jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies low over the Squamish River in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada.
    BaldEagle_SquamishRiver_Flying_3533.jpg
  • A few young evergreen trees poke out from a very deep snow drift near Fitzsimmons Creek in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. The Whistler Valley gets an average of 14 feet of snow per winter.
    SnowDriftTreesWhistlerH.jpg
  • Multnomah Falls is the most popular waterfall in the Columbia Gorge of Oregon, The waterfall drops 611 feet (186 metres) in two tiers. The historic Benson Bridge allows hikers to view the waterfall from above the lower tier.
    MultnomahFalls_BensonBridge.jpg
  • Latourell Falls plunged 289 feet (76 metres) over a rocky basalt cliff in the Columbia Gorge of Oregon.
    LatourellFalls_8666.jpg
  • After several days of below-freezing temperatures, Wahkeena Falls is surrounded by ice. Wahkeena Falls is located in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge and drops 242 feet (74 meters) in several tiers. Wahkeena means "most beautiful" in Yakama Indian.
    WahkeenaFalls_Frozen_4394.jpg
  • Ice patterns that look like frozen jellyfish form on the side of Horsetail Falls on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge after a week of below-freezing temperatures.
    OR_HorsetailFalls_IcePatterns_5002.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) rests on a stump along the Squamish River near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. Hundreds of bald eagles winter along the river to feast on spawning salmon.
    BaldEagle_OnStump_Brackendale_1086.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies over the foggy Squamish River Valley near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. Hundreds of bald eagles winter along the river to feast on spawning salmon.
    BaldEagle_SquamishValleyFog_1124.jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) takes a bath in the Squamish River near Brackendale in British Columbia, Canada. Hundreds of bald eagles winter along the river to feast on spawning salmon.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_Bathing_SquamishR...jpg
  • Snow accumulates on a log sticking out of the mostly frozen Brohm Lake in Cheakamus, which is near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada.
    BC_BrohmLake_Winter_Log_1748.jpg
  • The midday sun is reflected in the Capilano River as it flows through a narrow forested gorge near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Capilano River flows from the Coast Mountains to Burrard Inlet, near Stanley Park, Vancouver. This view was captured from the Capilano Suspension Bridge which crosses 70 metres (230 feet) above the river.
    BC_CapilanoRiver_9168.jpg
  • A flock of gulls flies over the Squamish River in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. Mount Thyestes, covered in fresh snow, is visible in the background.
    Gulls_Flight_Brackendale_Mountain_42...jpg
  • Four common mergansers (Mergus merganser) swim on South Teal Lake in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington. The two white birds in the middle are males displaying breeding plumage. The mergansers at the ends are non-breeding adult males.
    Mergansers_Common_Four_ColumbiaNWR_6...jpg
  • A coyote (Canis latrans) scares off a flock of ducks while trying to catch one along Boundary Bay in southern British Columbia, Canada. Coyotes most often feed on small mammals, but they will eat birds, snakes and even fruit and vegetables when their usual food source is scarce.
    Coyote_ChasingDucks_BoundaryBay_4169.jpg
  • A cloudy winter sunrise colors the sky over Boundary Bay, located near the United States/Canadian border in British Columbia, Canada. The San Juan Islands of Washington state are visible in the background.
    BC_BoundaryBay_StormySunrise_5672.jpg
  • A snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus, formerly Nyctea scandiaca) flies low over the coastline along Boundary Bay in southern British Columbia, Canada. Snowy owls, the largest birds to reside in the Arctic, rarely winter as far south as the Canadian/United States border, but do so once or twice a decade when the owl population is too large for the food supply in their usual winter range. These extended migrations are known as irruptions. Boundary Bay was the winter home for an especially large number of snowy owls during the winter 2011-2012 irruption.
    SnowyOwl_BoundaryBay_InFlight_5007.jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) lands on a log after taking a bath in the Squamish River near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_LandingOnLog_4841.jpg
  • The sun sets over several islands in Howe Sound, located in British Columbia, Canada. In this view from Brunswick Point, Bowen Island is visible at left, Hutt Island is the small island in the center of the frame, and Gambier Island is visible at right. The mountains of Vancouver Island are visible in the background.
    BC_HoweSound_GoldenSunset_5508.jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies through the forest at the Brackendale Eagles Provincial Park in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada.
    BaldEagle_FlyingInForest_Brackendale...jpg
  • The lower tier of Multnomah Falls, surrounded by ice, plunges 69 feet (21 m), into a frozen splash pool. This waterfall, and most others along Oregon's Columbia River Gorge, were frozen after a week of below-freezing temperatures.
    LowerMultnomah_Frozen_4344.jpg
  • Latourell Creek, largely frozen over after a week of below-freezing temperatures, winds past boulders and other obsticles. The creek is located downstream from a major waterfall, one of many in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge.
    LatourellCreek_Frozen_4303.jpg
  • Thick ice forms along the sides of Horsetail Falls, a 176-foot (54-meter) tall waterfall located in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge.
    HorsetailFalls_Frozen_4375.jpg
  • Horsetail Falls, one of many scenic waterfalls in Oregon's Columbia Gorge, drops about 50 feet (15 metres). This waterfall is located between the Oneonta Gorge and Ainsworth State Park.
    HorsetailFalls_ColumbiaGorge_8621.jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) looks for food from its snowy perch above the Cheakamus River near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada.
    baldeagle-juvenile-brackendale.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) feeds on a salmon carcass that it carried up to a tree branch above the Cheakamus River near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada.
    baldeagle-feed-tree.jpg
  • Spray from small cascades in Wahkeena Creek freezes to ferns and other plants draped along the creek's banks on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. The creek and dozens of waterfalls in the area occasionally turn to ice in the winter.
    OR_WahkeenaCreek_Ice_4833.jpg
  • Spray from small cascades in Wahkeena Creek freezes to ferns and other plants draped along the creek's banks on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. The creek and dozens of waterfalls in the area occasionally turn to ice in the winter.
    OR_WahkeenaCreek_Ice_4839.jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) splashes down in the Squamish River in an attempt to steal food from a juvenile bald eagle. Hundreds of bald eagles winter along the river near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada to feast on spawning salmon, though eagles get most of their food by stealing it from other eagles.
    BaldEagles_AdultJuvenile_SquamishRiv...jpg
  • Thick fog helps to emphasize the layers of evergreen trees that grow at the edge of the Squamish River Valley near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada.
    ForestInFog_SquamishValley_2521.jpg
  • A three-year-old bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) rests along the Squamish River in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. Bald eagles do not get their identifying white heads until they are four or five years old. The youngest bald eagles have dark heads. A faint eye stripe appears when they are two. That eye stripe is more pronounced in a three-year-old eagle.
    BaldEagle_Age3_Brackendale_4419.jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) hunts for food from its foggy perch over the Squamish River near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_FoggyPerch_Bracke...jpg
  • The Capilano River flows into a narrow forested gorge near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Capilano River flows from the Coast Mountains to Burrard Inlet, near Stanley Park, Vancouver. This view was captured from the Capilano Suspension Bridge which crosses 70 metres (230 feet) above the river.
    BC_CapilanoRiver_9170.jpg
  • A Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus), framed by gnarled driftwood, rests along Boundary Bay in southern British Columbia, Canada. Normally found in the Arctic, Snowy Owls occasionally winter farther south when food is scarce or there is too much competition for food.
    SnowyOwl_BoundaryBay_DriftwoodFramed...jpg
  • A Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) hunts for food by flying along the edge of Boundary Bay in British Columbia, Canada. The Short-Eared Owl has one of the widest distributions of any bird, found on all continents except Australia and Antarctica.
    Owl_ShortEared_FlyingMotion_Boundary...jpg
  • The sun sets over several islands in Howe Sound, located in British Columbia, Canada. In this view from Brunswick Point, Bowen Island is visible at left, Hutt Island is the small island in the center of the frame, and Gambier Island is visible at right. The mountains of Vancouver Island are visible in the background.
    BC_HoweSound_GoldenSunset_5493.jpg
  • Two bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), an adult and a juvenile, feed at the edge of the Squamish River in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. The juvenile found a scrap of food on a log and carried it to the edge of the river. The adult chased the young eagle and snatched the food, visible on its right foot, for itself.
    BaldEagles_AdultJuvenile_SquamishRiv...jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) scavenges for food stuck to a log over the Squamish River in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. While bald eagles are thought of as predators, most often they scavenge for food.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_Scavenging_Bracke...jpg
  • Several sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) fly in formation over the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington. Tens of thousands of cranes spend part of the spring near Othello, feeding during their migration to their summer breeding grounds. Cranes fly thousands of miles per year and can glide up to 500 miles (800 km) in nine or ten hours.
    SandhillCranes_Othello_FlyingInForma...jpg
  • Ice surrounds and piles up at the base of Multnomah Falls, a 542-foot (165 m) tall waterfall located in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon. The waterfall typically ices over once or twice each winter after extended periods of below-freezing temperatures.
    MultnomahFalls_Frozen_4351.jpg
  • Ice piles up at the base of Oregon's Latourell Falls after a week of below-freezing temperatures. The 249-feet (76-meter) tall waterfall is located along the Columbia River Gorge.
    LatourellFalls_Frozen_4296.jpg
  • Two gulls feed on a salmon carcass in the Squamish River near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada.
    GullsFeedingOnSalmon_4215.jpg
  • The moon hovers over Alpha Mountain, a 2305-meter (7562-feet) peak in Tantalus Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is located near the town of Brackendale.
    BC_AlphaMountain_3978.jpg
  • The scenic Wahkeena Falls is one of many waterfalls located in the Columbia Gorge of Oregon. Wahkeena Falls, which drops 242 feet (73 metres), is named after the word that means "most beautiful" in Yakama Indian.
    WahkeenaFalls.jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies over the trees along the Squamish River in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate along the river in winter to feast on spawned-out salmon.
    BaldEagle_Flying_Brackendale_4649.jpg
  • Ice forms on and mimics the shape of a deer fern (Blechnum spicant) located near the spray of Elowah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon. Creeks and dozens of waterfalls in the area occasionally free over in the winter months, and mist can freeze to nearby plants.
    OR_DeerFern_Ice_Elowah_5087.jpg
  • Four adult bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) rest on the beach along the Squamish River near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. Hundreds of bald eagles winter in the Squamish River Valley to feed on spawned salmon.
    BaldEagles_FourOnBeach_Brackendale_4...jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies over the Squamish River near the Brackendale Eagles Provincial Park in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. Brackendale is home to one of the largest wintering populations of bald eagles in North America.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_SquamishRiver_Fly...jpg
  • A few young evergreen trees poke out from a very deep snow drift near Fitzsimmons Creek in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. The Whistler Valley gets an average of 14 feet of snow per winter.
    SnowDriftTreesWhistlerV.jpg
  • Fresh snow covers the landscape surrounding Brandywine Falls, a 230-foot (70 meter) waterfall south of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
    BrandywineFalls.jpg
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