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  • Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) cluster together in Pacific Grove, California. The flight muscles of a monarch butterfly do not work well unless the temperature is above 55 degrees Fahrenheit (13 Celsius), so during the winter they cluster in large masses to conserve heat.
    Monarch_Clusters_PacificGrove_0860.jpg
  • Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) cluster together in Pacific Grove, California. The flight muscles of a monarch butterfly do not work well unless the temperature is above 55 degrees Fahrenheit (13 Celsius), so during the winter they cluster in large masses to conserve heat.
    Monarch_Clusters_PacificGrove_0873.jpg
  • The setting sun reddens low-level clouds, creating a fiery sunset over Pacific Ocean waves as they crash into Venice Beach in California.
    Pacific-Ocean_Fiery-Sunset_Venice_77...jpg
  • An extreme macro view — greater than five-times magnification — renders the internal structure of a Pacific rhododendron blossom in abstract forms.
    Rhododendron-Pacific_Abstract_Macro_...jpg
  • The paper-like red bark peels from a Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) tree near Port Townsend, Washington. Pacific Madrones are part of the arbutus genus. Pacific Madrones are found on the west coast of North America from British Columbia to central California, and on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada and Pacific Coast mountains.
    PacificMadrone_PeelingBark_PortTowns...jpg
  • The paper-like red bark peels from a Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) tree near Port Townsend, Washington. Pacific Madrones are part of the arbutus genus. Pacific Madrones are found on the west coast of North America from British Columbia to central California, and on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada and Pacific Coast mountains.
    PacificMadrone_PeelingBark_PortTowns...jpg
  • The paper-like red bark peels from a Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) tree near Port Townsend, Washington. Pacific Madrones are part of the arbutus genus. Pacific Madrones are found on the west coast of North America from British Columbia to central California, and on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada and Pacific Coast mountains.
    PacificMadrone_PeelingBark_PortTowns...jpg
  • The paper-like red bark peels from a Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) tree near Port Townsend, Washington. Pacific Madrones are part of the arbutus genus. Pacific Madrones are found on the west coast of North America from British Columbia to central California, and on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada and Pacific Coast mountains.
    PacificMadrone_PeelingBark_PortTowns...jpg
  • Strong Pacific Ocean waves crash into the rugged coastline at Pino Point in Pacific Grove, California.
    CA_PointPinos_StrongWave_1031.jpg
  • Vibrant shafts of light, called crepuscular rays, radiate from the sun as it sets over the Pacific Ocean. The clouds surrounding the sun cast their shadows over the ocean, forming the beams. This image was captured in Pacific Beach, Washington.
    PacificOcean_Beams_5619.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash into a narrow, rocky inlet at Lovers Point in Pacific Grove, California.
    CA_PacificGrove_LoversPointSunset_09...jpg
  • Three brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in their nonbreeding plumage hunt along the rugged Pacific Coast near La Push in Olympic National Park, Washington.
    Pelicans-Brown_OlympicNP_First-Beach...jpg
  • A large knot is visible on the trunk of a Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) growing on San Juan Island in Washington state. Pacific madrone are also known as madrona and arbutus trees.
    Arbutus_Knot_San-Juan_7658.jpg
  • A 30-second camera exposure blurs the Pacific Ocean waves that crash into Point Pinos at Asilomar Beach, Pacific Grove, California.
    CA_AsilomarBeach_PointPinos_LongExpo...jpg
  • A new branch grows out from rough bark on a Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) tree on San Juan Island in Washington state. Pacific madrone trees are also known as arbutus or madrona trees.
    Arbutus_New-Branch_Bark_San-Juan_762...jpg
  • A yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes), also known as Hoiho, waits for members of its colony to return at the edge of the Pacific Ocean at Nugget Point in the Catlins at the southern tip of the South Island of New Zealand. Yellow-eyed penguins are endangered and are one of the most rare penguins in the world with a total population of only about 4,000. About 90 percent of the yellow-eyed penguin's diet consists of fish. During the breeding season, many of the penguins spend the entire day hunting in the ocean. They enter the Pacific Ocean at dawn and return at dusk, venturing as far as 25 kilometers (16 miles) offshore and diving to depts of up to 120 meters (394 feet).
    NZ_Penguin_YellowEyed_NuggetPoint_74...jpg
  • The sun sets through storm clouds developing over the Pacific Ocean in this view from Pacific Beach, Washington.
    StormClouds_Sun_PacificBeach_5640.jpg
  • A large flock of Common Murres (Uria aalge), also known as Common Guillemots, flies over Pacific Ocean near Chapman Point in Cannon Beach, Oregon. The area hosts one of the three largest breeding colonies of the murres on the Oregon coast.
    Murres_Common_LargeFlockInFlight_Cha...jpg
  • Towering storm clouds build over the Pacific Ocean west of the Hawaiian island of Maui. This scene was captured from the summit of Mount Haleakala.
    maui-storm-clouds.jpg
  • The sun shines through a break in the clouds over the Pacific Ocean just before it sets in this view from the western coast of Maui, Hawai`i.
    Maui_SunsetOverOcean_8179.jpg
  • Pacific Goose Barnacles (Mitella polymerus) cling to the walls of a natural sea tunnel at Devil's Punchbowl on the central Oregon coast.
    OR_DevilsPunchbowl_Barnacles_Tunnel_...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
  • Several Western Gulls (Larus occidentalis) dive for fish in the Pacific Ocean off Chapman Point near Cannon Beach, Oregon. Western Gulls are rarely seen away from the ocean and are found along the west coast of North America from Washington to Baja California. The mostly white birds are adults; the brown birds are juveniles.
    Gulls_Western_DivingIntoOcean_Chapma...jpg
  • Cumulonimbus storm clouds build over the Pacific Ocean near Sayulita, Mexico at sunrise.
    Sayulita_OceanStorm_0363.jpg
  • A heavy rainstorm builds over the Pacific Ocean near Manzanita, Oregon.
    OR_Manzanita_GoldenRainstorm_1843.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash into a narrow inlet in an old lava flow near Princeville on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
    kauai-inlet-princeville.jpg
  • Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) cluster together in Pacific Grove, California. The flight muscles of a monarch butterfly do not work well unless the temperature is above 55 degrees Fahrenheit (13 Celsius), so during the winter they cluster in large masses to conserve heat.
    Monarch_Clusters_PacificGrove_0744.jpg
  • An already tall cumulonimbus storm cloud continues to build over the Pacific Ocean near Sayulita, Mexico at sunrise.
    Sayulita_OceanStorm_V_0698.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
  • Pacific Ocean waves roll and crash off the Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County, California.
    PointReyes_Waves_9647.jpg
  • A long exposure turns Pacific Ocean waves into impressionistic streaks as they crash into Venice Beach at sunset in Venice, California.
    Pacific-Ocean_Waves_Impressionistic_...jpg
  • As a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) with an extended throat pouch works on swallowing its catch, another pelican dives into the Pacific Ocean to try to catch fish in the Pacific Ocean off First Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington. Pelicans feed mainly on fish they find at or near the surface. They can dive from heights of 50 feet (15 meters) or more, filling their throat pouches once they hit the water. They then strain out the water and swallow any food that was caught.
    Pelicans-Brown_OlympicNP_Feeding_770...jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves created an arch in the sandstone cliffs of Cape Kiwanda, near Pacific City, Oregon. The crashing waves are blurred by a 15-second exposure.
    CapeKiwandaArch.jpg
  • Bright sunlight from over the Pacific Ocean shines into a dark, narrow sea cave that is part of the Devil's Punchbowl on the central Oregon coast. The force of repeated Pacific Ocean waves carved this path through the hard volcanic rock. The Devil's Punchbowl itself is the remnant of a large sea cave that collapsed, leaving an outer shell that is connected to the Pacific Ocean by two sea arches.
    OR_DevilsPunchbowl_Tunnel_0188.jpg
  • A flock of sanderlings (Caldris alba) rests on the rocks out of the reach of Pacific Ocean waves along Pescadero Beach in California. Sanderlings spend the summer in northern Canada and Greenland and winter on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America. The feed on mollusks and crustaceans, running along sandy beaches just ahead of the surf.
    Sanderlings_PescaderoBeach_0209.jpg
  • The Hōlei Pali Cliffs of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park tower 40 to 60 feet above the Pacific Ocean waves below. Full-size trees are visible at the top of this lava shelf. A long exposure captures the motion of storm clouds and of the Pacific Ocean waves slamming into the lava shelf on the Big Island of Hawai`i.
    HI_Volcanoes_Holei-Pali-Cliffs_9048.jpg
  • A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in nonbreeding plumage hunts by diving head-first into the water of the Pacific Ocean in Olympic National Park near La Push, Washington. Pelicans feed mainly on fish they find at or near the surface. They can dive from heights of 50 feet (15 meters) or more, filling their throat pouches once they hit the water. They then strain out the water and swallow any food that was caught.
    Pelican-Brown_Diving_OlympicNP_7798.jpg
  • A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in nonbreeding plumage hunts by diving head-first into the water of the Pacific Ocean in Olympic National Park near La Push, Washington. Pelicans feed mainly on fish they find at or near the surface. They can dive from heights of 50 feet (15 meters) or more, filling their throat pouches once they hit the water. They then strain out the water and swallow any food that was caught.
    Pelican-Brown_OlympicNP_Diving_6943.jpg
  • The setting sun shines through the arch of Haystack Rock, located off Cape Kiwanda on the Oregon Coast near Pacific City, Oregon.
    HaystackKiwandaSunburst.jpg
  • Two Pacific willows (Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra) sprout from the water of Levee Pond in Fife, Washington. Pacific willows grow to be the area's largest native willows, with a height of as much as 60 feet (18 meters). They are most often found in wetlands.
    Levee-Pond_Willow_Sprouts_2673.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves pound the rocky shoreline along the Wild Pacific Trail near Ucluelet, Vancouver Island.
    Ucluelet_RockyShore_5164.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash around driftwood that has washed ashore on Second Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington, as the clouds above are colored by the rising sun.
    OlympicNP_Second-Beach_Driftwood_Sun...jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash around driftwood that has washed ashore on Second Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington, as the clouds above are colored by the rising sun.
    OlympicNP_Second-Beach_Driftwood_Sun...jpg
  • A colorful, late-spring sunset colors the sky above the rugged cliffs of the Na Pali coast and the Pacific Ocean in this view from Ke'E Beach on Kauai's north coast.
    Kauai_Ke'E-Beach_Sunset_7918.jpg
  • A long camera exposure captures the motion of Pacific Ocean waves crashing over beach rocks at Las Tunas Beach in Malibu, California, in the golden light of the late afternoon.
    CA_Waves_Beach-Rocks_Las-Tunas_8719.jpg
  • A man paddles in the Pacific Ocean toward the Hawaiian islet of Molokini. A humpback whale is visible on the left side of the frame, swimming between the man and the islet. Molokini is partially submerged volcanic crater located west of the island of Maui.
    Maui_Molokini_Kayaker_6409.jpg
  • A waterfall commonly referred to as Hug Point Falls is reflected on the wet sand at Hug Point on the Oregon coast. At high tide, Hug Point Falls empties directly into the Pacific Ocean. Such waterfalls are called tide falls.
    OR_HugPoint_Waterfall_Reflection_121...jpg
  • A large flock of Common Murres (Uria aalge), also known as Common Guillemots, flies over Pacific Ocean near Chapman Point in Cannon Beach, Oregon. The area hosts one of the three largest breeding colonies of the murres on the Oregon coast.
    Murres_Common_LargeFlockInFlight_Cha...jpg
  • The sun begins to set over the Pacific Ocean and sea stacks at the Marin Headlands, located at Rodeo Beach in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area near San Francisco, California.
    CA_MarinHeadlands_Susnet_0136.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash into and erode the rugged coastline at the Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County, California.
    PointReyes_RuggedCoastline_9689.jpg
  • The nearly full moon rises above Chapman Point, located on the Oregon coast near Cannon Beach. Crescent Beach, the long stretch of relatively remote beach, is part of Ecola State Park. The Pacific Ocean waves are blurred by a long exposure time.
    ChapmanPointTwilight.jpg
  • The bark of an Arbutus tree, otherwise known as Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii), peels in Strathcona National Park on Vancouver Island, Canada. Its bark peels in thin strips or flakes to reveal younger bark. Arbutus is the only native broadleaf evergreen tree in Canada.
    Arbutus_PeelingBark_4451.jpg
  • Water from Fall Creek flows onto the beach rocks at Hug Point at Arch Cape, Oregon. The waterfall, known as Hug Point Falls, can flow directly into the Pacific Ocean at high tide. Such waterfalls are known as tidefalls.
    OR_Hug-Point-Falls_Detail_0228.jpg
  • The setting sun seems to be balanced on one of the Sea Lion Rocks, a series of sea stacks off the northern Oregon coast. The rocks were formed by ancient lava flows, which have since been eroded by constant pounding from Pacific Ocean waves. These sea stacks are located near Ecola State Park, north of Cannon Beach, Oregon.
    OR_Sea-Lion-Rocks_Sunset_6829.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 long exposure captures the motion of Pacific Ocean waves crashing onto Venice Beach in Venice, California, at sunrise.
    Venice-Beach_Waves_Sunrise_7458.jpg
  • A photographer photographs the sun setting over the Pacific Ocean from a beach in Santa Cruz, California.
    Photographer_SantaCruzSunset_0363.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves gradually erase footprints left on Makena Beach on the island of Maui, Hawai`i as the sun sets.
    Maui_MakenaBeach_Footprints_6837.jpg
  • A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaches in the Pacific Ocean off the northwestern coast of Maui, Hawai`i. Humpback whales, which can weigh 80,000 pounds (36,000 kilograms) and be more than 50 feet (16 meters) long, are acrobatic whales, known for breaching and slapping the water with their tails and pectorals. Their diet consists mostly of krill and small fish.
    Whale_Humpback_Breaching_Maui_1150.jpg
  • Short Sands Creek winds through a forest just before it reaches the Pacific Ocean in Oswald West State Park on the Oregon Coast.
    OregonCoast_ShortSandsCreek_1252.jpg
  • The setting sun seems to be balanced on one of "nose" of one of the Sea Lion Rocks, a series of sea stacks off the northern Oregon coast. The rocks were formed by ancient lava flows, which have since been eroded by constant pounding from Pacific Ocean waves. These sea stacks are located near Ecola State Park, north of Cannon Beach, Oregon.
    SeaLionRocksSunset.jpg
  • Dozens of narrow canyons meet the Pacific Ocean along the Na Pali coast of Kauai, Hawaii.
    NaPaliAerial1.jpg
  • Dozens of brown pelicans preen themselves and rest as huge Pacific Ocean waves crash into their rocky bluff at Pescadero Beach, California.
    BrownPelicansPescadero.jpg
  • Against the backdrop of a pastel sunrise, water from the Pacific Ocean flows onto Second Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington.
    OlympicNP_Second-Beach_Driftwood_Sun...jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of Pacific Ocean waves as they reach up onto Second Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington. The sunrise, filtered by clouds, colors the sky with a pastel hue.
    OlympicNP_Second-Beach_Pastel-Sunris...jpg
  • A herring gull (Larus argentatus) stands in wet sand on Venice Beach, California, waiting for Pacific Ocean waves to deliver more food.
    Venice-Beach_Gull_Wave_7298.jpg
  • Ecola Creek cuts through a sandy beach to reach the Pacific Ocean at Kramer Point in Cannon Beach, Oregon.
    OR_Ecola-Creek_Cannon-Beach_Diagonal...jpg
  • Ecola Creek bends as it cuts through a sandy beach to reach the Pacific Ocean at Kramer Point in Cannon Beach, Oregon.
    OR_Ecola-Creek_Cannon-Beach_2145.jpg
  • The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean, turning golden the clouds above Makena Beach on the island of Maui, Hawai`i. The island of Kahoolawe, which was used for military target practice, is visible on the horizon at left; Molokini, a small islet that is a partially submerged volcanic crater, appears on the horizon just to the left of the sun.
    Maui_MakenaBeach_Sunset_6077.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves shoot 50 feet into the air through a tiny hole in a lava shelf off on the Kauai coast known as the Spouting Horn blowhole. It sounds like a whale breathing, but Hawaiian legend says the sound is actually the "lizard woman" moaning. She would attack anyone who got too close. One day she chased a fisherman into a lava tube. He escaped; she's still stuck.
    SpoutingHorn.jpg
  • A red-footed booby (Sula sula rubripes) preens itself on a branch high above the Pacific Ocean in the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge in Kauai, Hawaii.
    red-footed-booby-preen.jpg
  • The full moon overs over the sea stacks at Bandon By The Sea on the southern Oregon Coast. The area's most famous sea stack, Face Rock, is visible on the horizon at the right side of the image. According to Indian legend, Face Rock is a tribe member who was turned to stone by an evil spirit who lives in the Pacific Ocean.
    BandonMoonDawn.jpg
  • Shi Shi Beach, often named as one of the most beautiful beaches in Washington state, provides a stunning view of the Point of Arches, a chain of Pacific Ocean arches in Olympic National Park.
    OlympicNP_ShiShiBeach_Foggy_0869.jpg
  • Several large sea stacks off Silver Point on the Oregon coast near Cannon Beach are surrounded by Pacific Ocean waves at twilight. The large sea stack on the left side of the image is known as the Jockey Cap.
    OR_SilverPoint_SeaStacks_4755.jpg
  • Short Sands Creek winds through a forest just before it reaches the Pacific Ocean in Oswald West State Park on the Oregon Coast.
    OregonCoast_ShortSandsCreek_BlackAnd...jpg
  • Dozens of narrow canyons meet the Pacific Ocean along the Na Pali coast of Kaua`i, Hawai`i.
    NaPali_Coast_8233.jpg
  • A long exposure blurs the Pacific Ocean waves that pound Face Rock, located in Bandon By The Sea, Oregon. According to Native American legend, Face Rock was a beautiful Indian princess who was turned to stone by the evil sprit that lives inhabits the ocean.
    FaceRockSilhouetteSunset.jpg
  • A colorful, late-spring sunset colors the sky above the rugged cliffs of the Na Pali coast and the Pacific Ocean in this view from Ke'E Beach on Kauai's north coast.
    Kauai_Ke'E-Beach_Sunset_7912.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
  • The 80-foot-tall McWay Falls, surging after several days of heavy rain, is colored by the setting sun as rain clouds continue to hang overhead. McWay Falls is one of the few waterfalls that empty directly into the Pacific Ocean. Such waterfalls are called tide falls. McWay Falls is located in the Big Sur region of California, south of Monterey.
    McWayFallsSunset.jpg
  • More than two dozen gulls rest on a rock at high tide in the Pacific Ocean off Muir Beach in California. The area is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, south of San Francisco.
    Muir-Beach_Gulls_Rocks_5540.jpg
  • At high tide, Pacific Ocean waves crash into the rocks of the Marin Headlands in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area near San Francisco, California. Spray from the crashing waves is turned golden by the light of the setting sun.
    Marin-Headlands_Rodeo-Cove_Waves_541...jpg
  • Bright molten lava flows into the Pacific Ocean at twilight at Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. The hot lava vaporizes the crashing waves, which reflect the lava's glow. The lava arrived at the ocean through an underground lava tube connected to the Pu'u O'o vent.
    LavaPacificOcean.jpg
  • Canyon Creek flows across the Indian Beach in Ecola State Park on the Oregon coast. Several sea stacks are visible in the Pacific Ocean including Submarine Rock (left) and Sea Lion Rock Arch (right).
    OR_Ecola_IndianBeach_Sunrise_0895.jpg
  • A shorebird runs along the beach near Santa Cruz, California as the sun sets over the Pacific Ocean.
    CA_Beach_ShorebirdSunset_NaturalBrid...jpg
  • Large Pacific Ocean waves crash into the shoreline of Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington at sunrise. Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain in the state, is visible in the background.
    WA_DamonPoint_Waves_Rainier_8919.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash over the sea palms (Postelsia palmaeformis) growing on the rocky shore at Cape Perpetua, Oregon. The sea palm spends most of its life exposed to air and is one of the few algae that survives and remains erect out of water. It is found along the western coast of North America on rocky shores that are pounded constantly by waves.
    SeaPalms_CapePerpetua_2892.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash up against the rocky shoreline on a beach in Sayulita, Mexico.
    Sayulita_RockyShore_0049.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves spray high into the sky through a blowhole name Spouting Horn at Cape Perpetua, Oregon. Blowholes are essentially skylights in ocean caves. At high tide, water fills the cave and the pressure from incoming waves forces the water through the small opening and high into the sky.
    OR_SpoutingHorn_6269.jpg
  • The Pacific Ocean reaches several hundred feet inland at Cooks Chasm, a narrow inlet near Yachats, Oregon.
    OR_CooksChasm_6578.jpg
  • Water from the Pacific Ocean drains through the skylight of a sea cave at Cape Perpetua near Yachats, Oregon. During the year's highest tides or in strong surf, ocean waves splash onto the rocks and make a 360-degree waterfall as the water drains into the hole.
    OR_CapePerpetua_Blowhole_Sunset_4254.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves flow into the remnants of a blowhole at Cape Perpetua on the Oregon coast. Blowholes are essentially skylights in ocean caves. At high tide, water fills the cave and the pressure of the incoming waves forces water through the hole, high into the air. Over time, erosion has enlarged this hole so that water no longer jets out of it.
    OR_CapePerpetua_Blowhole_2963.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash into the rugged coast at Lawa'i Bay in southern Kauai.
    Kauai-Lawai-Bay.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
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash onto the Punalu`u Black Sand Beach on the Big Island of Hawaii. The beach is near the Volcanoes National Park and the erosion from the ocean waves turns the volcanic rock into black sand.
    HI_BlackSandBeach_Punaluu_8881.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash through an arch and into the Devil's Punchbowl, located on the Oregon coast near Newport. The Devil's Punchbowl, near Depoe Bay, is a natural formation, formed when the roof over two sea caves collapsed. Waves crash in the bowl during stormy weather at high tide.
    DevilsPunchbowl_stormy_3807.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash up against the one remaining arch in Natural Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz, California. There used to be three arches. Arches form when waves continually pound a weak spot in the rock, wearing a hole through it. Over time, continued erosion enlarges the hole so much that the overlying rock can no longer be supported and the arch collapses.
    CA_NaturalBridge_SantaCruz_0354.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
  • 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.
    Vireo-Huttons_Perched_Lynnwood_1689.jpg
  • At high tide, Pacific Ocean waves flow under a double lava arch on the coast at Yachats, Oregon.
    OR_DoubleArch_Yachats_2982.jpg
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