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  • Numerous caves are visible a soft rock cliff wall in Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. The national monument protects caves that were used by humans for shelters more than 11,000 years ago.
    NM_Bandelier_Wall-Texture_1635.jpg
  • Cottonwood trees and ground cover display their golden fall colors in an area bordering the Chama River in Abiquiu, New Mexico.
    NM_Abiquiu_Autumn-Colors_7414.jpg
  • Petroglyphs of abstract and geometric designs are found on the rock of the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site in New Mexico. The Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, which is under federal protection, contains more than 21,000 glyphs created by the Jornada Mogollon people who lived in the area between 900 and 1400 AD. It is one of the largest petroglyph sites in the American Southwest. The Jornada Mogollon people created the petroglyphs by using stone tools to remove the dark patina on the exterior of the rock.
    NM_Three-Rivers-Petroglyphs_1338.jpg
  • The La Ventana Arch, located in the El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico, has a span of about 120 feet (36 meters), making it the second-largest arch in the state. La Ventana is Spanish for "the window."
    NM_El-Malpais_La-Ventana-Arch_1446.jpg
  • Cottonwood trees and ground cover display their golden fall colors in an area bordering the Chama River in Abiquiu, New Mexico.
    NM_Abiquiu_Autumn-Colors_7420.jpg
  • The erosion patterns of the hills in the Sante Fe National Forest are visible in this aerial view captured from near El Valle, New Mexico.
    NM_Sante-Fe-Forest_Aerial_2409-BW.jpg
  • Numerous caves are visible a soft rock cliff wall in Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. The national monument protects caves that were used by humans for shelters more than 11,000 years ago.
    NM_Bandelier_Wall-Texture_1633.jpg
  • Cottonwood trees displaying their golden autumn colors grow along the Rio Chama, or Chama River, near Abiquiú, New Mexico. Rio Chama has supported human life for about 10,000 years and in 1988, a portion of the river was designated a National Wild and Scenic River by the U.S. Congress.
    NM_Rio-Chama_Fall-Color_Abiquiu_6677.jpg
  • An elk (Cervus canadensis) crosses the Chama River, which is lined with autumn color as it flows near Abiquiu, New Mexico. Elk are also known as wapati.
    Elk_Chama-River-Abiquiu-NM_7209.jpg
  • The sun sets behind a hill overlooking a field of cholla cacti in Abiquiu, New Mexico.
    NM_Abiquiu_Cholla_Sunset_6702.jpg
  • A pair of yucca plants grow on a large dunes in White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. The white sand dunes are comprised of gypsum crystals, which is rarely found as sand because it is water-soluble. But the Tularosa Basin is surrounded by mountains and there is no direct outlet to the sea for any rain that falls there. Any water eventually drains through the ground leaving the gypsum behind in a crystalline form called selenite. White Sands National Monument is the largest gypsum dune field in the world.
    NM_WhiteSands_YuccaAndDunes_1295.jpg
  • Cottonwood trees displaying their golden autumn colors grow along the Rio Chama, or Chama River, near Abiquiú, New Mexico. Rio Chama has supported human life for about 10,000 years and in 1988, a portion of the river was designated a National Wild and Scenic River by the U.S. Congress.
    NM_Rio-Chama_Fall-Color_Abiquiu_6671.jpg
  • An elk (Cervus canadensis) crosses the Chama River, which is lined with autumn color as it flows near Abiquiu, New Mexico. Elk are also known as wapati.
    Elk_Chama-River-Abiquiu-NM_7378.jpg
  • The La Ventana Arch, located in the El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico, has a span of about 120 feet (36 meters), making it the second-largest arch in the state. La Ventana is Spanish for "the window."
    NM_El-Malpais_La-Ventana-Arch_1440.jpg
  • The white sand dunes of White Sand Dunes National Monument, New Mexico, appear blue and purple after sunset, reflecting the twilight sky. The white sand dunes are comprised of gypsum crystals, which is rarely found as sand because it is water-soluble. But the Tularosa Basin is surrounded by mountains and there is no direct outlet to the sea for any rain that falls there. Any water eventually drains through the ground leaving the gypsum behind in a crystalline form called selenite. White Sands National Monument is the largest gypsum dune field in the world.
    NM_WhiteSands_Fiery-Sunset_1036.jpg
  • A pair of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) take off from a pond in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico as other cranes continue to preen.
    SandhillCranes_TakingOff_Bosque_1392.jpg
  • Several sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) fly in formation as they prepare to land in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
    SandhillCranes_Flight_Bosque_9926.jpg
  • A mammoth column known as the Veiled Statue stretches from the floor to the ceiling of the King's Palace, a section of Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. Columns, a type of speleothem, are formed when groundwater containing calcium bicarbonate solution seeps into the cave. Then that solution is exposed to the air in the cave, carbon dioxide gas is released and calcite is deposited.
    CarlsbadCaverns_Veiled-Statue_9764.jpg
  • Dozens of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) rest on a foggy pond in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
    SandhillCranes_FoggyPond_Bosque_0695.jpg
  • Small caves are visible in the top of a sandstone bluff in El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico.
    NM_El-Malpais_Sandstone-Cave_1424.jpg
  • A wide assortment of speleothems, or cave decorations, are found in the King's Palace of Carsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. Among the speleothems on display in this room are stalagmites, columns and soda straws. The decorations are formed when groundwater containing calcium bicarbonate solution seeps into the cave. Then that solution is exposed to the air in the cave, carbon dioxide gas is released and calcite is deposited.
    CarlsbadCaverns_KingsPalace_9563.jpg
  • A wide assortment of speleothems, or cave decorations, are found in the Queens Chamber, located in the King's Palace of Carsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. Among the speleothems on display in this room are stalagmites, columns and soda straws. The decorations are formed when groundwater containing calcium bicarbonate solution seeps into the cave. Then that solution is exposed to the air in the cave, carbon dioxide gas is released and calcite is deposited.
    CarlsbadCaverns_QueensChamber_9636.jpg
  • A variety of cave decorations, including columns, stalagmites and soda straws are visible in the main cave of Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. The decorations, known as speleothems, are formed when groundwater containing calcium bicarbonate solution seeps into the cave. Then that solution is exposed to the air in the cave, carbon dioxide gas is released and calcite is deposited.
    CarlsbadCaverns_Speleothems_1077.jpg
  • A variety of speleothems, including giant stalagmites, columns and soda straws, are located in the Hall of Giants, a section that houses the largest formations in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. The tallest column rises 62 feet (19 meters).
    CarlsbadCaverns_Hall-Of-Giants_1103.jpg
  • A Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) dives for food into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Brown Pelicans hunt in a unique way. They fly over bodies of water, spotting fish from as far as 50 feet (15 meters) away. Once they spot a fish, they dive, plunging into the water head first and scooping up the fish and the water around it in its large pouch. It quickly strains the water from the side of its bill and swallows the fish.
    Pelican_Brown_Mexico_Diving_3676.jpg
  • Camel Rock, a rock formation that resembles a sitting camel, is rendered in silhouette just after sunset on the Tesuque Pueblo near Sante Fe, New Mexico.
    NM_CamelRock_1677.jpg
  • A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) dives in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. A large group of humpback whales winters in Mexico. The whales are known to migrate up to 16,000 miles (25,000 km) per year.
    HumpbackWhale_Diving_2217.jpg
  • Delicate stalactites, called soda straws, hang from the ceiling of the Painted Grotto in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. Soda straws develop where water droplets hang from the ceiling. Initially, a calcite ring forms on the ceiling. Calcite deposits continue to accumulate on the initial ring, and the straw grows longer as the deposits build up. If enough calcite deposits build up, the soda straws can develop into large stalactites. Calcite is a colorless mineral in its pure form. The presence of other minerals causes the stalactites in the cavern to take on yellow, orange, red, or brown coloration.
    CarlsbadCaverns_PaintedGrotto_1205.jpg
  • The dunes in White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, make up the largest gypsum dune field in the world. The white sand dunes are comprised of gypsum crystals, which is rarely found as sand because it is water-soluble. But the Tularosa Basin is surrounded by mountains and there is no direct outlet to the sea for any rain that falls there. Any water eventually drains through the ground leaving the gypsum behind in a crystalline form called selenite.
    NM_WhiteSands_DuneField_1280.jpg
  • The crescent moon hovers over Battleship Rock, a 7018 foot (2139 meter) mountain in Sandoval County, New Mexico. Like other peaks in the Jemez Mountains, it was caused by a slip along a fault line.
    NM_BattleshipRock_1609.jpg
  • A petroglyph featuring a geometric design of a fish is found on the rock of the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site in New Mexico. The Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, which is under federal protection, contains more than 21,000 glyphs created by the Jornada Mogollon people who lived in the area between 900 and 1400 AD. It is one of the largest petroglyph sites in the American Southwest. The Jornada Mogollon people created the petroglyphs by using stone tools to remove the dark patina on the exterior of the rock.
    NM_Three-Rivers-Petroglyphs_Fish_134...jpg
  • A pair of yucca plants grow on a large dunes in White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. The white sand dunes are comprised of gypsum crystals, which is rarely found as sand because it is water-soluble. But the Tularosa Basin is surrounded by mountains and there is no direct outlet to the sea for any rain that falls there. Any water eventually drains through the ground leaving the gypsum behind in a crystalline form called selenite. White Sands National Monument is the largest gypsum dune field in the world.
    NM_WhiteSands_YuccaAndDunes_1299.jpg
  • A close-up shows the detail of the texture of the Giant Dome Column, located in the Hall of Giants in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. Giant Dome, like the other speleothems in the Hall of Giants, began as small calcite deposits on the cavern floor. Dripping water resulted in more calcite building up on the initial deposits, gradually building the small formations into large stalagmites. Giant Dome eventually grew to touch the ceiling, turning it from a stalgmite into a column that is 62 feet (19 meters) tall.
    CarlsbadCaverns_GiantDomeColumn_Deta...jpg
  • A yucca plant grows on one of the white dunes in White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. The white sand dunes are comprised of gypsum crystals, which is rarely found as sand because it is water-soluble. But the Tularosa Basin is surrounded by mountains and there is no direct outlet to the sea for any rain that falls there. Any water eventually drains through the ground leaving the gypsum behind in a crystalline form called selenite. White Sands National Monument is the largest gypsum dune field in the world.
    NM_WhiteSands_YuccaAndDunes_1266.jpg
  • A large flock of snow geese (Chen caerulescens) takes off at sunrise from a pond at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. During the winter months, thousands of snow geese spend the night on the pond and take off at or just before sunrise. This dramatic show is best viewed from part of the reserve known as the Flight Deck.
    NM_SnowGeese_FlightDeck_Sunrise_9188.jpg
  • Shiprock, a prominent peak located northwestern New Mexico, is turned golden at sunrise. The peak rises 1,583 ft (482 m) above the surrounding landscape and has a total elevation of 7,177 ft (2,188 m). The peak is located on Navajo tribal land and is sacred to them. The Navajo name for the peak is Tsé Bit'a'í, which means "rock with wings." Tribal legend says a great bird brought the Navajo people from the North to the present-day Four Corners area.
    NM_Shiprock_Sunrise_1589.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash up against the rocky shoreline on a beach in Sayulita, Mexico.
    Sayulita_RockyShore_0049.jpg
  • The outstretched wings of a Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight mimics the shape of the mountains south of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
    Pelican_Brown_PuertoVallarta_Mountai...jpg
  • Cumulonimbus storm clouds build over the Pacific Ocean near Sayulita, Mexico at sunrise.
    Sayulita_OceanStorm_0363.jpg
  • High cirrus clouds high over a beach near Sayulita, Mexico, are turned red and orange after sunset.
    Sayulita_BeachTwilight_1018.jpg
  • A pair of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) flies over the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico as the sun sets.
    SandhillCranes_PairAndSun_6695.jpg
  • Two sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) call out to other cranes from a marsh in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
    SandhillCranes_Calling_6791.jpg
  • A soaptree yucca (Yucca elata) casts a long shadow over a dune in the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. Shifting sand has partially buried this yucca. The plant's stem can grow as much as one foot per year to help it keep its leaves above the sand.
    NM_WhiteSands_YuccaShadow_1291.jpg
  • Pink clouds fill the sky above Shiprock, a prominent peak in northwestern New Mexico. Shiprock is located on Navajo land and is sacred to the tribal people. They call it the "Rock with Wings," for they believe a bird guided them from the North to settle in the present-day Four Corners area of the United States. Early European settlers thought it looked more like a sailing schooner and named it Shiprock.
    NM_Shiprock_Sunset_1566.jpg
  • A colorful sunset is reflect in a marsh at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge near Socorro, New Mexico. About 10,000 sandhill cranes winter in the refuge, feeding in the wetlands.
    NM_BosqueDelApache_Sunset_0945.jpg
  • Isla Tortuga, an island located in the Gulf of California, Mexico, is the summit of a young shield volcano. The volcano reaches 689 feet (210 meters) above sea level. The caldera is nearly 350 feet (100 meters) deep. It is not known when Isla Tortuga last erupted. A shield volcano is a volcano with shallow-sloping sides. The Gulf of California is also known as the Sea of Cortez.
    IslaTortuga_9989.jpg
  • A Rambur's Forktail (Ischnura ramburii), a type of pond damselfly, rests on a heliconia flower in a jungle near Sayulita, Mexico.
    Heliconia_RambursForktail_0200.jpg
  • The Colorado River and several smaller rivers empty into the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez, in northern Baja California, Mexico. This area is called the Colorado River Delta.
    ColoradoRiverDelta_9977.jpg
  • Several brown boobies (Sula leucogaster) fly by crashing Pacific Ocean waves near Sayulita, Mexico. Brown boobies are common in tropical and subtropical waters and have a wingspan of 57 inches (145 cm).
    BrownBoobies_waves_0858.jpg
  • The first light of day turns the cirrus clouds over the Chupadera Mountains in New Mexico pastel pink. The highest of the mountains, located in Socorro County near the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, is 6276 feet (1913 meters).
    NM_ChupaderaMountains_PastelSunrise_...jpg
  • A sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) flies over the rugged landscape of the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
    SandhillCrane_Flying_BosqueDelApache...jpg
  • An already tall cumulonimbus storm cloud continues to build over the Pacific Ocean near Sayulita, Mexico at sunrise.
    Sayulita_OceanStorm_V_0698.jpg
  • A lush jungle grows on the hills above Sayulita, Mexico.
    Sayulita_jungle_1052.jpg
  • Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) fly in formation at sunset over the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
    SandhillCranes_Sunset_6927.jpg
  • Shiprock, a prominent peak located northwestern New Mexico, is framed by cirrus clouds at sunrise. The peak rises 1,583 ft (482 m) above the surrounding landscape and has a total elevation of 7,177 ft (2,188 m). The peak is located on Navajo tribal land and is sacred to them. The Navajo name for the peak is Tsé Bit'a'í, which means "rock with wings." Tribal legend says a great bird brought the Navajo people from the North to the present-day Four Corners area.
    NM_Shiprock_Cirrus_V_1499.jpg
  • Three sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) prepare to land after sunset on a pond at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
    SandhillCranes_LandingSunsetSilhouet...jpg
  • The sun begins to set over the Pacific Ocean as waves crash up against the rocks on the beach near Sayulita, Mexico.
    Sayulita_BeachSunset_0612.jpg
  • Seven sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) take off from a pond in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Reserve in New Mexico.
    SandhillCranes_Pond_9477.jpg
  • A large flock of snow geese (Chen caerulescens) lifts off from a pond in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico during a fiery sunrise.
    NM_SnowGeese_FlyingFlock_FierySunris...jpg
  • The crescent moon hovers over Shiprock, a prominent peak in northwestern New Mexico. Early European settlers thought the peak resembled a sailing schooner. The Navajo people, who settled the area first, called it "Rock with Wings." Their legend states a great bird guided them from the North to settle in the present-day Four Corners area of the United States near where this peak is located.
    NM_Shiprock_CrescentMoon_1571.jpg
  • Shiprock, a prominent peak located northwestern New Mexico, is framed by cirrus clouds at sunrise. The peak rises 1,583 ft (482 m) above the surrounding landscape and has a total elevation of 7,177 ft (2,188 m). The peak is located on Navajo tribal land and is sacred to them. The Navajo name for the peak is Tsé Bit'a'í, which means "rock with wings." Tribal legend says a great bird brought the Navajo people from the North to the present-day Four Corners area.
    NM_Shiprock_CirrusSunrise_1513.jpg
  • The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean in this view from a rocky beach near Sayulita, Mexico.
    Sayulita_BeachSunburst_0653.jpg
  • Three sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) are rendered in silhouette as they fly over the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico at sunset.
    SandhillCranes_Silhouette_Three_8534.jpg
  • Three sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) lift off from a marsh in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
    SandhillCranes_LiftingOff_1596.jpg
  • A bromeliad blooms in the lush jungle near Sayulita, Mexico.
    Bromeliad_1075.jpg
  • Small caves are visible in the top of a sandstone bluff in El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico.
    NM_El-Malpais_Sandstone-Cave_1416.jpg
  • Three green iguanas (Iguana iguana) sun themselves in a tree near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Green iguanas have special cells in their eyes called "double cone cells" that allow them to see ultraviolet wavelenghts of light, helping them to position themselves to receive enough UVA and UVB from sunlight.
    GreenIguanas_1828.jpg
  • The texture of the main cave in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico, shows folds, curtains, terraces and other decorative features. The decorations, known as speleothems, are formed when groundwater containing calcium bicarbonate solution seeps into the cave. Then that solution is exposed to the air in the cave, carbon dioxide gas is released and calcite is deposited.
    CarlsbadCaverns_Wall-Texture_1159.jpg
  • A yellow orchid blooms in the lush jungle near Sayulita, Mexico.
    YellowOrchid_Mexico_0527.jpg
  • A red hibiscus blooms in the jungle near Sayulita, Mexico.
    hibiscus_0561.jpg
  • Ten brown boobies (Sula leucogaster) hunt for food in the Pacific Ocean near Sayulita, Mexico. The brown booby prefers to feed in large flocks and feeds by making plunging dives from 30 to 50 feet above the water (9 to 15 meters).
    BrownBoobies_flock_0214.jpg
  • A towering cumulonimbus cloud forms over the Pacific Ocean near Sayulita, Mexico. Cumulonimbus clouds are known as clouds of vertical development, since their base and summit can be at dramatically different elevations.
    cumulonimbus_0401.jpg
  • A brown booby (Sula leucogaster) hunts over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Puero Vallarta, Mexico. Brown boobies dive into the ocean to catch their prey, mainly small fish and squid.
    BrownBooby_InFlight_2017.jpg
  • The setting sun reddens the rocky coastline south of Sayulita, Mexico. Monkey Mountain is the tall peak near the center of the image.
    SayulitaCoast_MonkeyMountain_1021.jpg
  • Two sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) are rendered in silhouette as they walk across a pond in Bosque del Apache, New Mexico, at sunrise.
    SandhillCranes_Pond_Silhouette_7524.jpg
  • A male broad-billed hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) hovers as it looks for a place to feed in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area in southern Arizona. The hummingbird's range is primarily in Mexico, though some migrate to the mountain canyons in southern Arizona and New Mexico during breeding season. The broad-billed hummingbird consumes as much as 1.7 times its body weight in nectar each day.
    Hummingbird-Broad-Billed_Male_Hoveri...jpg
  • A male broad-billed hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) flies to feed in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area in southern Arizona. The hummingbird's range is primarily in Mexico, though some migrate to the mountain canyons in southern Arizona and New Mexico during breeding season. The broad-billed hummingbird consumes as much as 1.7 times its body weight in nectar each day.
    Hummingbird-Broad-Billed_Male_Flight...jpg
  • Nearly a dozen moon jellies (Aurella labiata) swim in the Point Defiance Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington. Moon jellies can grow to be 15 inches (38 centimeters) in diameter and are common in open waters along the coasts of California, Europe and Japan and along the Gulf of Mexico.
    Jellies_Moon_Pt-Defiance_9067.jpg
  • A juvenile cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii) that is just learning to fly looks out from a perch in a tree in Snohomish County, Washington. Cooper's hawks are native to North American and are found from southern Canada to northern Mexico.
    Hawk_Coopers_Juvenile_SnohomishCount...jpg
  • A male wood duck (Aix sponsa), called a drake, swims in a channel of the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Wood ducks typically breed in wooded swamps, shallow lakes, marshes or ponds, and creeks in the eastern United States and along the west coast from Washington state into Mexico.
    WoodDuck_DrakeSwimming_Arboretum_307...jpg
  • A male magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) flies over the Pacific Ocean near Sayulita, Mexico. During breeding season, male magnificant frigatebirds have a bright red throat pouch. The large bird has a wingspan of seven feet (two meters).
    frigatebird_male_0263.jpg
  • A Lewis's moon snail (Neverita lewisii) digs into the sand to hide during an exceptionally low tide on Puget Sound off Carkeek Park, Seattle, Washington. The Lewis's moon snail was previously assigned to the several different genera: Polinices lewisii, Lunatia lewisii, and Euspira lewisii. It was moved to the genus Neverita in 2012 based on molecular data and shell morphology. It is found in the eastern Pacific at depths of up to 590 feet (180 meters) from British Columbia, Canada to Baja California, Mexico.
    Snail-Lewis-Moon_Digging_Carkeek_339...jpg
  • A Lewis's moon snail (Neverita lewisii) tries to blend in with large beach rocks during an exceptionally low tide on Puget Sound off Constellation Park, Seattle, Washington. The Lewis's moon snail was previously assigned to the several different genera: Polinices lewisii, Lunatia lewisii, and Euspira lewisii. It was moved to the genus Neverita in 2012 based on molecular data and shell morphology. It is found in the eastern Pacific at depths of up to 590 feet (180 meters) from British Columbia, Canada to Baja California, Mexico.
    Snail-Lewis-Moon_Alki_5270.jpg
  • An Arizona woodpecker (Dryobates arizonae) climbs a juniper tree in the Coronado National Forest in southern Arizona. While it contains "Arizona" in its name, its range is mainly limited to Mexico's Sierra Madre and barely extends into the state. The small woodpecker forages by climbing trees, spiraling around the trunk from bottom to top.
    Woodpecker-Arizona_Coronado-AZ_8440.jpg
  • A close-up image of the trunk of an Arizona sycamore (Platanus wrightii) reveals abstract, almost monochromatic patterns of its bark. The Arizona sycamore is native to the states of Arizona and New Mexico. This Arizona sycamore was found in a lush area near Montezuma Well in Montezuma Castle National Monument.
    Sycamore_Arizona_Bark_Detail_Montezu...jpg
  • A close-up image of the trunk of an Arizona sycamore (Platanus wrightii) reveals abstract, almost monochromatic patterns of its bark. The Arizona sycamore is native to the states of Arizona and New Mexico. This Arizona sycamore was found in a lush area near Montezuma Well in Montezuma Castle National Monument.
    Sycamore_Arizona_Bark_Detail_Montezu...jpg
  • A greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) races into a wash in the Sonoran Desert near Chandler, Arizona. Roadrunners, which are found throughout Mexico, Central America and the Southwestern United States, can run at speeds of up to 20 miles per hour (32 km/h).
    Roadrunner_Greater_Motion_Chandler_7...jpg
  • With a Pacific Ocean wave in the background, a Heermann's gull (Larus heermanni) rests on a rock overlooking Las Tunas Beach near Malibu, California. This is an adult Heermann's gull, displaying breeding plumage. Heermann's gulls are native to the west coast of North America, from southwestern British Columbia to Mexico. The gulls are usually found at the shoreline or very far out to sea; they are very rarely spotted inland. Nearly all of the Heermann's gulls nest on Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California.
    Gull_Heermanns_Las-Tunas-Beach_9341.jpg
  • A juvenile cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii) that is just learning to fly looks out from a perch in a tree in Snohomish County, Washington. Cooper's hawks are native to North American and are found from southern Canada to northern Mexico.
    Hawk_Coopers_Juvenile_SnohomishCount...jpg
  • A male wood duck (Aix sponsa), called a drake, swims in a channel of the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Wood ducks typically breed in wooded swamps, shallow lakes, marshes or ponds, and creeks in the eastern United States and along the west coast from Washington state into Mexico. They usually nest in cavities in trees close to water. Unlike most other ducks, the wood duck has sharp claws for perching in trees.
    WoodDuck_DrakeSwimming_Arboretum_115...jpg
  • The fast-moving Gunnison River carves a deep gorge in the rock at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado. Near this point, the Gunnison River drops 240 feet per mile (45 m/km), causing it to gain speed and strength to erode tougher rock. The Gunnison River drops more within the national park than the Mississippi River does between Minnesota and the Gulf of Mexico.
    CO_Gunnison_Exclamation_2054.jpg
  • An exotic yellow heliconia, also known as a Golden Torch (Heliconia psittacorum), grows in the jungle near Sayulita, Mexico. The flowering plant blooms year round and can grow to be five to six feet tall (2 meters).
    yellow-heliconia_1066.jpg
  • A Lewis's moon snail (Neverita lewisii) digs into the sand to hide during an exceptionally low tide on Puget Sound off Carkeek Park, Seattle, Washington. The Lewis's moon snail was previously assigned to the several different genera: Polinices lewisii, Lunatia lewisii, and Euspira lewisii. It was moved to the genus Neverita in 2012 based on molecular data and shell morphology. It is found in the eastern Pacific at depths of up to 590 feet (180 meters) from British Columbia, Canada to Baja California, Mexico.
    Snail-Lewis-Moon_Digging_Carkeek_335...jpg
  • An Arizona woodpecker (Dryobates arizonae) climbs a juniper tree in the Coronado National Forest in southern Arizona. While it contains "Arizona" in its name, its range is mainly limited to Mexico's Sierra Madre and barely extends into the state. The small woodpecker forages by climbing trees, spiraling around the trunk from bottom to top.
    Woodpecker-Arizona_Coronado-AZ_8445.jpg
  • A Hutton's vireo (Vireo huttoni) looks out from its perch in a big leaf maple tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The Hutton's vireo is found along the Pacific coast and the mountains of southeastern Arizona into central Mexico. The birds feed on insects found relatively high in trees.
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  • A pair of captive sandbar sharks (Carcharhinus plumbeus) swim in the Point Defiance Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington. Sandbar sharks are typically found in shallow waters, less than 200 feet deep, in the tropical and subtropical Pacific and Atlantic oceans, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Mediterranean Sea.
    Sharks_Sandbar_Pt-Defiance_9395.jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of a large flock of snow geese (Chen caerulescens) taking off from a field at sunset in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. Snow geese, which breed in the northern reaches of Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Sibera, winter throughout the United States and into Mexico. Tens of thousands of snow geese winter in the Skagit Valley to feed in farmers' fields.
    SnowGeese_Flock_Skagit_MotionBlur_64...jpg
  • A purple crinum lily (Crinum Asiaticum) blooms in the lush jungle near Sayulita, Mexico.
    PurpleCrinumLily_0941.jpg
  • A grasshopper feeds on a hibiscus flower in the jungle near Sayulita, Mexico.
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  • Mountains fill the view from Montezuma Pass in Coronado National Monument in Arizona. The foreground is dominated by the flank of Coronado Peak, a 6864-foot (2092-meter) peak in Coronado National Monument. In the background, the tallest mountain is Cerro San José, an 8,353-foot (2546-meter) mountain that is located across the border in Mexico.
    CoronadoNM_Montezuma-Pass_7346.jpg
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