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  • At sunset, red cirrus clouds surround the summit over Mount Rainier, standing tall over a field of summer wildflowers at Spray Park in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.
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  • 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.
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  • The Yakima River bends back on itself, nearly forming a circle near Ellensburg, Washington.
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  • Fall colors are visible through light fog on the trees and shurbs that line the edge of a large meadow in Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington.
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  • The Ape Cave makes a sharp bend in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Washington state. The Ape Cave is 13,042 feet long (3,975 meters), making it the third-longest lava tube in North America. It formed during an eruption of Mount St. Helens approximately 2,000 years ago. An 8-mile-long (13-kilometer-long) lava flow poured down the southern flank of the volcano. Lava cools from the outside-in, so the flow became like a straw, allowing lava to continue to flow through a hardened crust.
    WA_Ape-Cave_Bend_5094.jpg
  • The ceiling of the Ape Cave, a lava tube in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Washington state, somewhat mimics the shape of the passage below. The Ape Cave is 13,042 feet long (3,975 meters), making it the third-longest lava tube in North America. It formed during an eruption of Mount St. Helens approximately 2,000 years ago. An 8-mile-long (13-kilometer-long) lava flow poured down the southern flank of the volcano. Lava cools from the outside-in, so the flow became like a straw, allowing lava to continue to flow through a hardened crust.
    WA_Ape-Cave_Ceiling_5110.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
  • 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 mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) climbs a hill in the Blue Mountains of Washington state.
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  • A bright rainbow is reflected on a pool of water in the Burbank Slough, located in the McNary National Wildlife Refuge in the Columbia Basin of Washington state.
    WA_McNary-NWR_Rainbow_5811.jpg
  • Grasses and autumn leaves reflect on the relatively still waters of Ebey Slough in Snohomish County, Washington.
    WA_Ebey-Slough_Fall-Color_2328.jpg
  • A mixture of bare branches and autumn leaves are reflected on the still waters of Ebey Slough in Snohomish County, Washington.
    WA_Ebey-Slough_Fall-Color_9908.jpg
  • Numerous water lily pads turn yellow in autumn, mimicking the golden color of a sunset over Lake Sammamish in this view from Marymoor Park in Redmond, Washington. The fragrant water lily is a perennial aquatic plant, typically found in freshwater lakes and ponds and slow-moving streams where the water has a depth of between 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters).
    WA_Lake-Sammamish_Autumn_Sunset_Mary...jpg
  • Intentional camera movement creates an impressionisic view of a stand of mature trees in the forest at Edith Moulton Park, Kirkland, Washington.
    WA_Edith-Moulton_Forest_Impressionis...jpg
  • The West Point Light, also known as the Discovery Park Lighthouse, shines as a winter sunset colors the sky above the Olympic Mountains in Washington state. West Point Light was the first manned light station on Puget Sound and was activated on November 15, 1881. It is located in Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington.
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  • The West Point Light, also known as the Discovery Park Lighthouse, shines above a beach full of driftwood in Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington. West Point Light was the first manned light station on Puget Sound and was activated on November 15, 1881.
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  • Cirrus clouds, turned red by the setting sun, frame the crescent moon as it shines over sand dunes in Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington. Discovery Park is Seattle's largest remaining green space and the sand is sediment dropped by glaciers during the last ice age.
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  • Two hardened tubes are visible in the Ape Cave, a lava tube located near Mount St. Helens in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington state. The ape cave formed about 2,000 years ago during the only known period when fluid basaltic lava erupted from the volcano. The outside edges of the lava flow cooled first, providing a crust that allowed fluid lava to continue flowing inside. This period of activity may have lasted a year during which the lava level rose and fell, leading to the unique shapes inside the cave. The Ape Cave lava tube is 13,042 feet (3976 meters) long, ranking as the third-longest in North America. The cave is named for a local hiking club, the St. Helens Apes.
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  • Viewed from above, Twentytwo Creek plunges over exposed rock into a small gorge in Snohomish County, Washington.
    WA_Twentytwo-Creek_Cascades_Above_28...jpg
  • Several lava rocks hang over the floor of the Ape Cave in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Washington state. The Ape Cave is a lava tube, formed during an eruption of Mount St. Helens 2,000 years ago. Lava cools from the outside-in, so the flow became like a straw, allowing lava to continue to flow through a hardened crust. The rocks once hung from the ceiling of the cave, but broke off while lava was still flowing through the tube. They traveled with the flow until they became wedged in a narrow passage.
    WA_Ape-Cave_Lava-Rocks_5114.jpg
  • The ceiling of the Ape Cave, a lava tube in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Washington state, somewhat mimics the shape of the passage below. The Ape Cave is 13,042 feet long (3,975 meters), making it the third-longest lava tube in North America. It formed during an eruption of Mount St. Helens approximately 2,000 years ago. An 8-mile-long (13-kilometer-long) lava flow poured down the southern flank of the volcano. Lava cools from the outside-in, so the flow became like a straw, allowing lava to continue to flow through a hardened crust.
    WA_Ape-Cave_Ceiling_5111.jpg
  • Ten immature European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) preen and feed while perched on a snag in the Skagit Wildlife Area on Fir Island near Mount Vernon in Washington state.
    WA_Skagit-Wildlife-Area_Snag_Starlin...jpg
  • The setting sun shines through a break in the clouds over the San Juan Islands, casting its glint across the waters of Rosario Strait as seen from Sunset Beach on Fidalgo Island in Anacortes, Washington.
    WA_Sunset-Beach_Tilted-Tree_Glint_31...jpg
  • Several empty shells, most prominently oysters, lay among barnacle-covered rocks on the beach at Birch Bay State Park in Birch Bay, Washington.
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  • Among the grass, leaves showing a variety of fall colors are reflected onto the almost still waters of Ebey Slough in Snohomish County, Washington.
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  • Grass and shrubs displaying autumn colors reflect on the calm water of Ebey Slough in Snohomish County, Washington.
    WA_Ebey-Slough_Autumn-Reflections_98...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
  • Numerous water lily pads turn yellow in autumn, mimicking the golden color of a sunset over Lake Sammamish in this view from Marymoor Park in Redmond, Washington. The fragrant water lily is a perennial aquatic plant, typically found in freshwater lakes and ponds and slow-moving streams where the water has a depth of between 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters).
    WA_Lake-Sammamish_Autumn_Sunset_Mary...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
  • The sun shines through thick fog that has settled over Borst Lake in Snoqualmie, Washington.
    WA_Snoqualmie_Borst-Lake_Foggy_9471.jpg
  • Ferns grow at the base of mature trees, mainly western red cedar and Douglas fir, in Edith Moulton Park, Kirkland, Washington.
    WA_Edith-Moulton_Forest_8983.jpg
  • Fog rises off Alder Lake and is turned red by the rising sun near Eatonville, Washington. Alder Lake is a reservoir created by a dam on the Nisqually River.
    WA_Alder-Lake_Morning-Fog_8857.jpg
  • Maple trees frame a view of the sun setting over the Salish Sea as captured from Chuckanut Drive, a scenic road that connects Bow and Bellingham, Washington. Lummi and Orcas islands are visible in the background. Dogfish Point is visible immediately beneath the sun.
    WA_Chuckanut-Drive_Sunset_8525.jpg
  • Whatcom Creek splashes over rocks at the base of Whatcom Falls, a 25-foot (7-meter) waterfall located in Whatcom Falls Park near Bellingham, Washington. The name Whatcom is derived from a Lummi Indian word meaning "noisy water."
    WA_Whatcom-Falls_Detail_7453.jpg
  • The Ape Cave gently curves in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Washington state. The Ape Cave is 13,042 feet long (3,975 meters), making it the third-longest lava tube in North America. It formed during an eruption of Mount St. Helens approximately 2,000 years ago. An 8-mile-long (13-kilometer-long) lava flow poured down the southern flank of the volcano. Lava cools from the outside-in, so the flow became like a straw, allowing lava to continue to flow through a hardened crust.
    WA_Ape-Cave_Passage_5087.jpg
  • Two hardened tubes are visible in the Ape Cave, a lava tube located near Mount St. Helens in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington state. The ape cave formed about 2,000 years ago during the only known period when fluid basaltic lava erupted from the volcano. The outside edges of the lava flow cooled first, providing a crust that allowed fluid lava to continue flowing inside. This period of activity may have lasted a year during which the lava level rose and fell, leading to the unique shapes inside the cave. The Ape Cave lava tube is 13,042 feet (3976 meters) long, ranking as the third-longest in North America. The cave is named for a local hiking club, the St. Helens Apes.
    WA_Ape-Cave_Two-Tubes_5130.jpg
  • A lava rock known as the "meatball" hangs over the floor of the Ape Cave in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Washington state. The Ape Cave is a lava tube, formed during an eruption of Mount St. Helens 2,000 years ago. Lava cools from the outside-in, so the flow became like a straw, allowing lava to continue to flow through a hardened crust. The meatball once hung from the ceiling of the cave, but broke off while lava was still flowing through the tube. It traveled with the flow until it became wedged in a narrow passage.
    WA_Ape-Cave_Meatball_5116.jpg
  • A narrow passage of the Ape Cave gently curves in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Washington state. The Ape Cave is 13,042 feet long (3,975 meters), making it the third-longest lava tube in North America. It formed during an eruption of Mount St. Helens approximately 2,000 years ago. An 8-mile-long (13-kilometer-long) lava flow poured down the southern flank of the volcano. Lava cools from the outside-in, so the flow became like a straw, allowing lava to continue to flow through a hardened crust.
    WA_Ape-Cave_Narrow-Curve_5091.jpg
  • Water that drips into the Ape Cave collects into a stream as it flows through North America’s third-largest lava tube, located in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Washington state. The Ape Cave formed during an eruption of Mount St. Helens approximately 2,000 years ago. An 8-mile-long (13-kilometer-long) lava flow poured down the southern flank of the volcano. Lava cools from the outside-in, so the flow became like a straw, allowing lava to continue to flow through a hardened crust. The cave is 13,042 feet long (3,975 meters) and the rock is porous, allowing rainwater to seep in.
    WA_Ape-Cave_Stream_5105.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
  • The sun sets over a notch in the rocky shoreline that borders Sunset Beach in Washington Park on Fidalgo Island, Anacortes, Washington. The sun's glint shines on the water of Rosario Strait. Blakely Island, one of the San Juan Islands, is visible in the background.
    WA_Sunset-Beach_Fidalgo-Island_Sunse...jpg
  • The setting sun disappears behind a tilted tree on a rocky bluff bordering Sunset Beach on Fidalgo Island in Anacortes, Washington. Cypress Island, one of the San Juan Islands, is visible in the background at right across Rosario Strait.
    WA_Sunset-Beach_Tilted-Tree_Sunset_3...jpg
  • Grass reflects onto the calm water of Ebey Slough in Snohomish County, Washington.
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  • 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
  • The trunks of second-growth trees appear to fan out from this vantage point in Ravenna Park, Seattle, Washington. Ravenna Park is one of the Seattle's oldest, becoming a city park in 1911 after nearly 25 years of operation as a private park.
    WA_Ravenna-Park_Forest_2064.jpg
  • A smoky haze from large wildfires settles over the wetlands over North Creek Park in Bothell, Washington.
    WA_North-Creek-Park_Smoky-Haze_9382.jpg
  • Several islands are visible along with Skagit Bay in this view from the summit of Mount Erie in Anacortes, Washington. From front to back, The Skagit Island Marine State Park, Hope Island, Deadman Island and Little Deadman Island are among the islands visible.
    WA_Mount-Erie_Skagit-Bay_Islands_893...jpg
  • The Olympic Mountains are visible over the Salish Sea in the golden light of sunset in this view from the summit of Mount Erie in Anacortes, Washington.
    WA_Mount-Erie_Olympics_Salish-Sea_89...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
  • Several snags frame a cluster of additional snags in an estuary of the Skagit Wildlife Area on Fir Island in Washington state. The area was once actively cultivated to provide winter wildlife habitat, but is now being restored to its natural state as a tidal marsh.
    WA_Skagit-Wildlife-Area_Snags_Foggy_...jpg
  • Whatcom Creek splashes over rocks at the base of Whatcom Falls, a 25-foot (7-meter) waterfall located in Whatcom Falls Park near Bellingham, Washington. The name Whatcom is derived from a Lummi Indian word meaning "noisy water."
    WA_Whatcom-Falls_Detail_7437.jpg
  • Water that drips into the Ape Cave collects into a stream as it flows through North America’s third-largest lava tube, located in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Washington state. The Ape Cave formed during an eruption of Mount St. Helens approximately 2,000 years ago. An 8-mile-long (13-kilometer-long) lava flow poured down the southern flank of the volcano. Lava cools from the outside-in, so the flow became like a straw, allowing lava to continue to flow through a hardened crust. The cave is 13,042 feet long (3,975 meters) and the rock is porous, allowing rainwater to seep in.
    WA_Ape-Cave_Stream_5104.jpg
  • The edges of storm clouds catch the red light from sunset, casting reflections onto Puget Sound in this view from Marina Beach Park in Edmonds, Washington.
    WA_Edmonds_Beach_Stormy-Sunset_9982.jpg
  • 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
  • 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
  • The nearly full moon rises over a foggy meadow in Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington.
    WA_Marymoor-Park_Meadow_Moonrise_209...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 young lupine plant casts a shadow on granite near Washington Pass in the North Cascades of Washington state.
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  • 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.
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  • The setting winter sun reddens the face of several peaks that comprise Heybrook Ridge, part of the Cascade Mountain Range near Index, Washington. This view was captured from the Heybrook Lookout, located in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
    WA_Heybrook-Ridge_Winter-Sunset_6931.jpg
  • Several western brackenferns (Pteridium aquilinum) grow from a crack in a steep rock face in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness near Lake Dorothy, Washington.
    WA-Alpine-Lakes_Ferns_Rock-Face_8054.jpg
  • Feature Show Falls divides into several strands as it drops about 180 feet (55 meters) into the Boulder River in the Boulder River Wilderness in Washington state.
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  • A fall sunrise colors the skies over several mountain peaks east of North Bend, Washington. In this image, the most prominent peaks are (from right to left) Mount Washington (4416 feet, 1346 meters), Change Peak (4321 feet, 1317 meters), and McClellan Butte (5108 feet, 1557 meters). The distant mountains on the left edge of the image are Abiel Peak (5321 feet, 1622 meters) and Silver Peak (5495 feet, 1675 meters). The mountains are located on the western edge of the Cascade Range.
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  • Clouds streaking over the summit of Mount Si in Washington state are turned red by the rising sun. Mount Si, located in North Bend, has an elevation of 4,167 feet (1,270 meters). The mountain, at the western edge of the Cascade Range, is a remnant of an oceanic plate volcano. Its summit is a class 3 rock scramble known as the Haystack.
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  • Fog hangs low over the East Fork Kimball Creek, hidden behind the trees, as the rising sun colors the clouds over the hills bordering Snoqualmie, Washington.
    WA_Snoqualmie-Valley_Morning-Fog_582...jpg
  • Haze from wildfires partially obscures the sun and blankets the wetlands of the North Creek Park in Bothell, Washington.
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  • Lichen and moss form patterns on an exposed rock face near Lake Dorothy in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of Washington state.
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  • Camp Robber Creek cascades over a rock face as it flows from Lake Dorothy in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in Washington state.
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  • Pollen streaks across Lake Dorothy, located in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in Washington state.
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  • The remnants of two large trunks from a fallen tree reach into Puget Sound, not far from Pigeon Creek, Everett, Washington. An 8-second exposure blurs the motion of the Puget Sound waves.
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  • A dusting of snow covers the branches that frame a series of small cascades in Twenty-Two Creek, located in the Lake Twenty Two Research Natural Area in the Cascades of Washington state.
    WA_Twenty-Two-Creek_Winter_4440.jpg
  • One of the seven tiers of Bridal Veil Falls is visible between trees in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest near Index, Washington. Bridal Veil Falls is one of the tallest waterfalls in Washington state, dropping a total of 1,291 feet (393 meters). The waterfall's source is the water of Lake Serene, which is located on Mount Index. It ultimately flows into the Skykomish River.
    WA_Bridal-Veil-Falls_Forest_1961.jpg
  • Low clouds shroud the base of the Olympic Mountains as a late autumn sunset turns the sky golden in this scene viewed from Fir Island near Mount Vernon in Washington state.
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  • 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
  • Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), still displaying their ocean coloring, migrate through the fish ladder at the Ballard Locks (officially named the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks) in Seattle, Washington, on their way to their spawning grounds in the rivers east of Puget Sound.
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  • Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), still displaying their ocean coloring, migrate through the fish ladder at the Ballard Locks (officially named the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks) in Seattle, Washington, on their way to their spawning grounds in the rivers east of Puget Sound.
    Salmon_Sockeye_Ballard-Locks_0887.jpg
  • Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), still displaying their ocean coloring, migrate through the fish ladder at the Ballard Locks (officially named the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks) in Seattle, Washington, on their way to their spawning grounds in the rivers east of Puget Sound.
    Salmon_Sockeye_Ballard-Locks_0040.jpg
  • Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), still displaying their ocean coloring, migrate through the fish ladder at the Ballard Locks (officially named the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks) in Seattle, Washington, on their way to their spawning grounds in the rivers east of Puget Sound.
    Salmon_Sockeye_Ballard-Locks_0142.jpg
  • A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) kit runs with prey provided by its mother in tall grass in San Juan Island National Historical Park on San Juan Island, Washington. Even though both of these foxes are black, all of the foxes in the park are technically red foxes, regardless of their color. Red foxes were introduced to San Juan Island on various occasions in the 1900s.
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  • A young red fox (Vulpes vulpes) runs with the leg of a European rabbit on the prairie of the San Juan Island National Historical Park on San Juan Island, Washington. All of the foxes in the park are technically red foxes, even if they are black, silver or tan. Red foxes were introduced to San Juan Island on various occasions in the 1900s.
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  • A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) runs with a European rabbit (Oryctolagus cunuculus) it caught in the prairie of San Juan Island National Historical Park on San Juan Island, Washington. Both foxes and rabbits were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. Seconds after this image was taken, a bald eagle attacked the fox to steal the rabbit.
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  • The Milky Way is visible in the midnight sky over the eastern flank of Mount Rainier in Washington state. The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our solar system and is comprised of as many as 400 billion stars and 100 billion planets. Its name comes from the appearance of a band of stars that from Earth are so close together that they cannot be distinguished as individual stars with the naked eye. Mount Rainier, which has a summit of 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), is the highest mountain in Washington state and largest volcano in the Cascade Range. This view was captured from Sunrise in Mount Rainier National Park.
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  • A great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) looks for food from its perch on a burnt snag in the Blue Mountains of Washington state. The great grey owl, also spelled great gray owl, is the world's largest owl by length.
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  • A young barred owl (Strix varia) peeks around the trunk of a large tree to check out its surroundings in an Edmonds, Washington, forest.
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  • Fragrant water lily pads begin to take on golden autumn color as they float on Lake Sammamish in Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington.
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  • Mount Rainier is framed by the opening of an ice cave near the Skyline Trail in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. At 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), Mount Rainier is the tallest mountain in Washington state and the highest point the Cascade mountain range.
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  • Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) shines in the twilight sky over Skagit Bay in this view from Camano Island, Washington. 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.
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  • The light of the crescent mon shines on the water of Puget Sound at night in this view from Golden Gardens in Seattle, Washington.
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  • A juvenile sora (Porzana carolina) steps onto a lily pad to forage for insects on Juanita Bay in Kirkland, Washington.
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  • A fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) digs its claws into the bark as it climbs an oak tree in Potholes State Park in Grant County, Washington. The fox squirrel is the largest tree squirrel native to North America, though its original range consisted of the eastern half of the continent. It was introduced to several western states, including Washington, as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia.
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  • Partially obscured by a smoky haze from wildfires, the sun prepares to set behind Whidbey Island in this view from Edmonds, Washington.
    Smoky-Sunset_Edmonds_3775.jpg
  • Rockweed (Fucus distichus) grows along the edges of a tidepool on Fidalgo Island in Washington Park, Anacortes, Washington. Rockweed is a brown alga seaweed that grows profusely in the upper and middle intertidal zones. Its branches are tipped by swollen bladders, called receptacles, which allow it to reproduce.
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  • A greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) walks in the shallow, muddy water of the Stillaguamish River near Stanwood, Washington. Greater yellowlegs feed on insects, small fish, marine worms, and crustaceans, sometimes using their bills to stir up water.
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  • A double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) flies over a river in Stanwood, Washington with Mount Baker as a backdrop. Mount Baker, at 10,781 feet (3,286 meters), is the third largest volcano in Washington state. It last erupted in 1880.
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  • 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.
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  • A pair of American coots (Fulica americana) swim among bulrush stalks as the sun sets over Lake Sammamish in Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington.
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  • A rainstorm sits at the summit of Mount Si, resulting in a rainbow that falls at the mountain's base in North Bend, Washington. Mount Si is a 4,167-foot (1,270 meter) mountain that is a remnant of an oceanic plate volcano. It lies at the western edge of the Cascade Range of mountains.
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  • Three young osprey (Pandion haliaetus) jockey for position as one of their parents delivers part of a fish to their nest in Everett, Washington. Osprey feed almost exclusively on fish.
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  • A pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) floats on the water among water lilies in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. Pied-billed grebes are found throughout the Americas, typically on freshwater wetlands that have aquatic plants.
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