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  • Wispy cirrus clouds become fiery after sunset and are reflected on Deception Pass in Washington state. Deception Pass is a strait that connects the Strait of Juan de Fuca with Skagit Bay, separating Whidbey (left) and Fidalgo (right) islands. This image was captured over Canoe Pass, the smaller of the two channels that combine to form Deception Pass.
    WA_Deception-Pass_Fiery-Sunset_9866.jpg
  • As the waters of Saratoga Passage reflect the colors of a fiery sunset, a common goldeneye dives to find food off Camano Island State Park, Camano Island, Washington.
    Camano-Island_Goldeneye_Diving_Glint...jpg
  • A black scoter, rendered in silhouette, flies over the water of Saratoga Passage as it reflects the colors of a fiery sunset off Camano Island State Park, Camano Island, Washington.
    Camano-Island_Scoter_Sunset_Glint_48...jpg
  • Wispy cirrus clouds become fiery after sunset over Deception Pass in Island County, Washington. Deception Pass is a strait that connects the Strait of Juan de Fuca with Skagit Bay, separating Whidbey (left) and Fidalgo (right) islands.
    WA_Deception-Pass_Fiery-Sunset_9844.jpg
  • Wispy cirrus clouds take on the golden color of the sun as it sets over Deception Pass in Island County, Washington. Deception Pass is a strait that connects the Strait of Juan de Fuca with Skagit Bay, separating Whidbey (left) and Fidalgo (right) islands.
    WA_Deception-Pass_Sunset_9813.jpg
  • A family of Canada geese (Branta canadensis) — two adults and four goslings — feed on a bluff over the water of Smallpox Bay in San Juan County Park on San Juan Island, Washington. Smallpox Bay was named for a smallpox outbreak that killed Indians. Indians who were infected with the disease in Victoria where brought across Haro Straight in 1860 to die near the bay on the west side of San Juan Island.
    Geese-Canada_Family_San-Juan-Island_...jpg
  • A wide range of colors are visible in the weathered bark of a Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii) tree in San Juan County Park on San Juan Island, Washington. Pacific Madrone trees, are also known as madrona and arbutus trees, and have paper-thin orange-red bark that peels away as they mature.
    Arbutus_Bark_Weathered_San-Juan-Isla...jpg
  • A narrow band of golden sunset color shines through a break in storm clouds over a saltwater marsh on Fir Island in Skagit County, Washington. A great blue heron is visible hunting among the marsh grasses.
    WA_Fir-Island_Storm-Clouds_Dusk_0226.jpg
  • A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) flies over driftwood as it hunts on Fir Island in Skagit County, Washington.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Flying_Driftwood_Fir...jpg
  • A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) flies over a farmer's field on Fir Island in the Skagit Valley of Washington state as it hunts for food.
    Owl-Short-Earned_Flying_Field-Fir-Is...jpg
  • Two fallen Douglas Fir trees rest on a steep hillside overlooking Smallpox Bay on San Juan Island, Washington.
    WA_San-Juan-Island_Downed-Trees_Bay_...jpg
  • California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) grow on the slope of Mount Finlayson, which stands on San Juan Island in Washington state, overlooking South Beach, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the Olympic Mountains. The mountain and the beach are part of San Juan Island National Historical Park.
    WA_San-Juan-Island_Poppies_Olympics_...jpg
  • A juvenile northern harrier (Circus hudsonius) flies against a blue sky as it looks for food in a field on Fir Island in Skagit County, Washington. The northern harrier is an usual raptor, with a body that resembles a hawk, but a face that's more like an owl's. Its owlish face aids its incredibly sensitive hearing, allowing it to hear mice and voles beneath vegetation.
    Harrier-Northern_Flying_Fir-Island_0...jpg
  • An American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) flies over a grassy field next to an estuary on Fir Island in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. The bittern's diet consists mainly of fish and it's typically found in marshes and in coarse vegetation along lakes and ponds.
    Bittern-American_Flying_Fir-Island_1...jpg
  • A tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) swims on Discovery Bay near Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County, Washington. Tufted puffins, also known as crested puffins, are the largest of the three types of puffins, with a wingspan of up to 25 inches (63.5 cm). They are found in the North Pacific, including southeastern Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, Kamchatka, the Kuril Islands and the Sea of Okhotsk.
    Puffin_Tufted_Swimming_8953.jpg
  • A few cirrus clouds turn red with the last light of day over Deception Pass in Skagit County, Washington.  Deception Pass is a strait that connects the Strait of Juan de Fuca with Skagit Bay, separating Whidbey and Fidalgo (right) islands.
    WA_Deception-Pass_Dusk_9883.jpg
  • The golden light of sunset is reflected onto a fork of the Skagit River as it flows past driftwood in an estuary along Skagit Bay on Fir Island in Washington state.
    WA_Fir-Island_Golden-Sunset_Low-Tide...jpg
  • A gull flies over as the sun begins to set behind Little James Island in Olympic National Park, Washington.
    OlympicNP_Rialto-Beach_Little-James-...jpg
  • Viewed from the north, a forest is visible on the high bluffs of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_8180.jpg
  • Three bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) rest on the beach of Protection Island in Jefferson County, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island mainly covered with grass and low brush. The island, which also has high sandy bluffs, serves as a nesting ground for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area. Bald eagles prey on those seabirds and their young.
    BaldEagles_Beach_ProtectionIsland_81...jpg
  • A young harbor seal pup (Phoca vitulina) swims with its mother in Discovery Bay near the Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    HarborSeals_MotherAndPup_DiscoveryBa...jpg
  • The Skagit River and several sloughs flow through the Fir Island estuary into Skagit Bay in Skagit County, Washington. The estuary is part of the Skagit Wildlife Area. This is an aerial view captured from about 8,000 feet (2,438 meters).
    Estuary_SkagitCounty_Aerial_4850.jpg
  • This view of the southwestern side of Protection Island shows the erosion that has been reudcing the size of the island, located in Jefferson County, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_8257.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) hunts for food on ths cliffs of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County, Washington. Nearly three-quarters of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area use Protection Island and they are a target for bald eagles.
    BaldEagle_Hunting_ProtectionIsland_6...jpg
  • A pair of bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) hunt on the cliffs of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island mainly covered with grass and low brush. The island, which also has high sandy bluffs, serves as a nesting ground for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area. Bald eagles prey on those seabirds and their young.
    BaldEagles_Hunting_ProtectionIsland_...jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) rests on driftwood on Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County, Washington as a glaucous gull flies by. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island mainly covered with grass and low brush. The island, which also has high sandy bluffs, serves as a nesting ground for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area. Bald eagles prey on those seabirds and their young.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_ProtectionIsland_...jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) rests on driftwood that washed up on the beach of the Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island mainly covered with grass and low brush. The island, which also has high sandy bluffs, serves as a nesting ground for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area. Bald eagles prey on those seabirds and their young.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_Driftwood_Protect...jpg
  • A group of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) rest on the eastern tip of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County, Washington, as Mount Baker towers in the background.  Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals. Mount Baker is a 10,781 foot (3,286 meter) volcano that is part of the Cascade Mountain Range.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_Seals_MountBaker...jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) rests on driftwood that washed up on the beach of the Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island mainly covered with grass and low brush. The island, which also has high sandy bluffs, serves as a nesting ground for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area. Bald eagles prey on those seabirds and their young.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_Driftwood_Protect...jpg
  • The sun sets behind the Olympic Mountains, coloring the sky above Skagit Bay in this view from Fir Island, Washington. Camano Island is visible on the left; Whidbey Island is visible on the right.
    WA_FirIsland_Sunset_5534.jpg
  • A double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) flies along Jetty Island in Everett, Washington, as the nearly full moon prepares to set behind the Olympic Mountains.
    JettyIsland_Olympics_Cormorant_Moon_...jpg
  • Golden light of the evening sun warms the colors of Reservation Head and reflects onto the water of Deception Pass in this view from Deception Pass State Park in Washington state. The pass is the dividing line between Skagit and Whatcom counties. Deception Pass was named by Captain George Vancouver in 1772 to reflect his disappointment that the waterway was more narrow than it first appeared.
    WA_Deception-Pass_Reservation-Head_9...jpg
  • The golden light of the evening sun lights up a large flock of dunlin (Calidris alpina) in flight over the Skagit Valley on Fir Island near Mount Vernon, Washington.
    Dunlin_Flock_Flight_Fir-Island_0093.jpg
  • The golden light of the evening sun lights up a large flock of dunlin (Calidris alpina) in flight over the edge of Skagit Bay at high tide on Fir Island near Mount Vernon, Washington.
    Dunlin_Flock_Flight_Fir-Island_0840.jpg
  • A large flock of dunlin (Calidris alpina) flies over waterfowl resting on the water of Skagit Bay off Fir Island near Mount Vernon, Washington.
    Dunlin_Flock_Flight_Fir-Island_0203.jpg
  • The golden light of the evening sun lights up a large flock of dunlin (Calidris alpina) in flight over the Skagit Valley on Fir Island near Mount Vernon, Washington.
    Dunlin_Flock_Flight_Fir-Island_0346.jpg
  • The golden light of the evening sun lights up a large flock of dunlin (Calidris alpina) in flight over the Skagit Valley on Fir Island near Mount Vernon, Washington.
    Dunlin_Flock_Flight_Fir-Island_0063.jpg
  • A large flock of dunlin (Calidris alpina) fills the sky over the Skagit Valley off Fir Island near Mount Vernon, Washington.
    Dunlin_Flock_Flight_Fir-Island_1431.jpg
  • The golden light of the evening sun lights up a large flock of dunlin (Calidris alpina) in flight over the Skagit Valley on Fir Island near Mount Vernon, Washington.
    Dunlin_Flock_Flight_Fir-Island_0838.jpg
  • The golden light of the evening sun lights up a large flock of dunlin (Calidris alpina) in flight over the Skagit Valley on Fir Island near Mount Vernon, Washington.
    Dunlin_Flock_Flight_Fir-Island_0140.jpg
  • The golden light of the evening sun lights up a large flock of dunlin (Calidris alpina) in flight over the Skagit Valley on Fir Island near Mount Vernon, Washington.
    Dunlin_Flock_Flight_Fir-Island_0071.jpg
  • The golden light of the evening sun lights up a large flock of dunlin (Calidris alpina) in flight over the Skagit Valley on Fir Island near Mount Vernon, Washington.
    Dunlin_Flock_Flight_Fir-Island_0086.jpg
  • The golden light of the evening sun lights up a large flock of dunlin (Calidris alpina) in flight over the edge of Skagit Bay at high tide on Fir Island near Mount Vernon, Washington.
    Dunlin_Flock_Flight_Fir-Island_0914.jpg
  • A large flock of dunlin (Calidris alpina) flies over waterfowl resting on the water of Skagit Bay off Fir Island near Mount Vernon, Washington.
    Dunlin_Flock_Flight_Fir-Island_1666.jpg
  • A large flock of dunlin (Calidris alpina) takes flight over the Skagit Valley off Fir Island near Mount Vernon, Washington.
    Dunlin_Flock_Flight_Fir-Island_0152.jpg
  • The golden light of the evening sun lights up a large flock of dunlin (Calidris alpina) in flight over the Skagit Valley on Fir Island near Mount Vernon, Washington. The outline of Mount Pilchuck is visible in the background.
    Dunlin_Flock_Flight_Fir-Island_0343.jpg
  • The golden light of the evening sun lights up a large flock of dunlin (Calidris alpina) in flight over the Skagit Valley on Fir Island near Mount Vernon, Washington.
    Dunlin_Flock_Flight_Fir-Island_0307.jpg
  • The golden light of the evening sun lights up a large flock of dunlin (Calidris alpina) in flight over the Skagit Valley on Fir Island near Mount Vernon, Washington. Three Fingers Mountain is visible in the background.
    Dunlin_Flock_Flight_Fir-Island_0605.jpg
  • A layer of fog passes over Sparks Lake in Deschutes National Forest, Oregon. A small island in the lake is covered with yellow spear-leaf arnica (Arnica longifolia) flowers.
    OR_Sparks-Lake_Island_Arnica_Fog_382...jpg
  • A tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) swims on Discovery Bay near Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County, Washington. Tufted puffins, also known as crested puffins, are the largest of the three types of puffins, with a wingspan of up to 25 inches (63.5 cm). They are found in the North Pacific, including southeastern Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, Kamchatka, the Kuril Islands and the Sea of Okhotsk.
    Puffin_Tufted_Swimming_8979.jpg
  • A tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) swims on Discovery Bay near Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County, Washington. Tufted puffins, also known as crested puffins, are the largest of the three types of puffins, with a wingspan of up to 25 inches (63.5 cm). They are found in the North Pacific, including southeastern Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, Kamchatka, the Kuril Islands and the Sea of Okhotsk.
    Puffin_Tufted_Swimming_8977.jpg
  • A tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) swims on Discovery Bay near Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County, Washington. Tufted puffins, also known as crested puffins, are the largest of the three types of puffins, with a wingspan of up to 25 inches (63.5 cm). They are found in the North Pacific, including southeastern Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, Kamchatka, the Kuril Islands and the Sea of Okhotsk.
    Puffin_Tufted_Swimming_8734.jpg
  • A pigeon guillemot (Cepphus columba) runs across Discovery Bay to take flight near the Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County, Washington. This pigeon guillemot is displaying its breeding plumage; nonbreeding adults have mostly white heads.
    Guillemot_Pigeon_RunningOnWater_Disc...jpg
  • South Sister is reflected on the water of Sparks Lake on a foggy summer morning in Deschutes County, Oregon. South Sister, at 10,363 feet (3,159 meters) tall, is the tallest and youngest volcano in Oregon's Three Sisters group, last erupting about 2,000 years ago. Yellow spear-leaf arnica (Arnica longifolia) flowers bloom on a small island in Sparks Lake.
    OR_Sparks-Lake_South-Sister_Fog_3774.jpg
  • Steam fog seems to erupt from a small pool on an island within Sparks Lake in the Deschutes National Forest near Bend, Oregon. The island is covered with yellow spear-leaf arnica (Arnica longifolia) flowers in mid-summer. Broken Top Mountain rises in the back left of the image. Broken Top, which stands 9,177 feet (2,797 meters) tall, is a stratovolcano that last erupted about 100,000 years ago and has since been eroded by glaciers.
    OR_Sparks-Lake_Broken-Top_Wildflower...jpg
  • A tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) swims with fish in its beak on the Strait of Juan de Fuca near Protection Island in Washington state.
    Puffin_Tufted_Fish_6249.jpg
  • The sun sets over the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island in northeastern Massachusetts. The refuge was established in 1942 to provide habitat for migratory birds. The habitat includes stretches of beach, dunes and saltwater and freshwater marshes. Here the setting sun is reflected on the water of one of the marshes.
    MA_Parker-River-NWR_Marsh-Sunset_051...jpg
  • An eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) rabbit reaches for grass in the Skagit Wildlife Area on Fir Island in Washington state. The eastern cottontail is the most common rabbit species in North America.
    Rabbit_Grass_Stretching_Skagit-Wildl...jpg
  • An eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) rabbit chews on grass in the Skagit Wildlife Area on Fir Island in Washington state. The eastern cottontail is the most common rabbit species in North America.
    Rabbit_Eating-Grass_Skagit-Wildlife-...jpg
  • An eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) rabbit chews on grass in the Skagit Wildlife Area on Fir Island in Washington state. The eastern cottontail is the most common rabbit species in North America.
    Rabbit_Eating-Grass_Skagit-Wildlife-...jpg
  • An eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) rabbit reaches for grass in the Skagit Wildlife Area on Fir Island in Washington state. The eastern cottontail is the most common rabbit species in North America.
    Rabbit_Grass_Stretching_Skagit-Wildl...jpg
  • Puget Sound and the rocky beach at Mukilteo catch the last light of day as the sun sets behind Whidbey Island, Washington. A long exposure blurs the movement of the waves on Puget Sound.
    MukilteoBeach_WideView_Twilight_1188.jpg
  • An eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) rabbit stands on its hind legs as it looks at the grass in the Skagit Wildlife Area on Fir Island in Washington state. The eastern cottontail is the most common rabbit species in North America.
    Rabbit_Standing_Skagit-Wildlife-Area...jpg
  • A flock of snow geese (Chen caerulescens) flies in an arrow formation over Fir Island in the Skagit Valley of Washington state.
    SnowGeese_Flock_FlyingInFormation_54...jpg
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