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  • The bark of an Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii) tree peels in Snohomish County, Washington. Its bark peels in thin strips or flakes to reveal younger bark. 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.
    Madrone-Pacific_Peeling-Bark_Lynnwoo...jpg
  • The bark of an Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii) tree peels in Snohomish County, Washington. Its bark peels in thin strips or flakes to reveal younger bark. 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.
    Madrone-Pacific_Peeling-Bark_Lynnwoo...jpg
  • The bark of an Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii) tree peels in Snohomish County, Washington. Its bark peels in thin strips or flakes to reveal younger bark. 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.
    Madrone-Pacific_Peeling-Bark_Lynnwoo...jpg
  • The bark of an Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii) tree peels in Snohomish County, Washington. Its bark peels in thin strips or flakes to reveal younger bark. 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.
    Madrone-Pacific_Peeling-Bark_Lynnwoo...jpg
  • The bark of an Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii) tree peels in Snohomish County, Washington. Its bark peels in thin strips or flakes to reveal younger bark. 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.
    Madrone-Pacific_Peeling-Bark_Lynnwoo...jpg
  • Some bark remains intact around the base of a dead tree that had been submerged for 100 years in Rattlesnake Lake near North Bend, Washington. The lake level dropped after a prolonged flood, exposing the stump and the preserved bark that's pulling away from it.
    Rattlesnake-Lake_Bark-Exposed-Peelin...jpg
  • Some bark remains intact around the base of a dead tree that had been submerged for 100 years in Rattlesnake Lake near North Bend, Washington. The lake level dropped after a prolonged flood, exposing the stump and the preserved bark that's pulling away from it.
    Rattlesnake-Lake_Bark-Exposed-Peelin...jpg
  • Rough bark was mostly preserved on a log submerged for 100 years in Rattlesnake Lake near North Bend, Washington. The log reemerged after a prolonged drought caused the lake to lose nearly all of its water.
    Rattlesnake-Lake_Exposed-Bark-Patter...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
  • Small shelf fungi begin to grow on part of a decaying alder tree where the bark has peeled away.
    Alder_Decay_Peeling-Bark_3293.jpg
  • Colorful moss and lichen grow on the rough gray bark of an Oregon ash (Orthotrichum lyellii) tree in Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington.
    Ash-Oregon_Bark_Rough_Marymoor_5338.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
  • Fresh snow clings to the bark of a large Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Douglas-Fir_Snow_Bark_1062.jpg
  • Colorful, abstract shapes make up the bark of the Stewartia x henryae tree in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. This hybrid first occurred as a spontaneous cross between Stewartia monadelpha and Stewartia pseudocamellia at the Henry Foundation for Botanical Research in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, though the majority of plants that make up the Stewartia species are native to China.
    Arboretum_Stewartia-Henryae_Bark_036...jpg
  • Lichen grows on the rough textured bark of an Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifolia) tree growing in Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington.
    Ash-Oregon_Bark_Lichen_Marymoor_9742.jpg
  • A prolonged drought lowered the water level of Rattlesnake Lake near North Bend, Washington, exposing tree bark that had been submerged for 100 years.
    Rattlesnake-Lake_Exposed-Bark_8392.jpg
  • The trunk of a Marina Madrone (Arbutus 'Marina') shows abstract patterns as its bark peels in San Jose, California.
    Madrone-Marina_Bark-Peeling_San-Jose...jpg
  • A small patch of rough bark contrasts with the rest of the tree's smooth, weathered trunk, submerged for 100 years in Rattlesnake Lake near North Bend, Washington. The stump reemerged after the lake lost most of its water in a prolonged drought.
    Rattlesnake-Lake_Bark-Exposed-Stump_...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 rough bark of this tree shows numerous holes drilled by a red-breasted sapsucker. Sapsuckers drill rows of quarter-inch holes in trees to extract sap. Their holes do not usually cause fatal damage to the tree.
    Tree-Trunk_Sapsucker-Holes_Lynnwood_...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 rough bark of this tree shows numerous holes drilled by a red-breasted sapsucker. Sapsuckers drill rows of quarter-inch holes in trees to extract sap. Their holes do not usually cause fatal damage to the tree.
    Tree-Trunk_Sapsucker-Holes_Lynnwood_...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
  • Sap streaks down the bark of a spruce tree in Everett, Washington. The sap is leaking from holes that were drilled in the tree by a sapsucker.
    Tree-Sap_Sapsucker-Holes_Everett_905...jpg
  • A hole in the bark of this black cottonwood (Populus balsamifera trichocarpa) is evidence of a branch that fell from that location.
    Tree_HoleInBark_NorthSeattle_F1052.jpg
  • Colorful swirls and streaks stand out from the bleached remains of a tree that had been submerged for 100 years in Rattlesnake Lake near North Bend, Washington. The log reemerged after a prolonged drought caused the lake to lost nearly all of its water.
    Rattlesnake-Lake_Bark-Exposed-Log_84...jpg
  • Colorful swirls and streaks stand out from the bleached remains of a tree that had been submerged for 100 years in Rattlesnake Lake near North Bend, Washington. The log reemerged after a prolonged drought caused the lake to lost nearly all of its water.
    Rattlesnake-Lake_Bark-Exposed-Log_84...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
  • 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
  • Special properties in the bark of a Giant Sequoia tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum), center, protect the tree from damage that affects other trees. Chemical tannins in the bark and wood resist disease, rot, insects, and other causes of decay. Its thick, fibrous bark also provides insulation against fire. A tree that isn't similarly protected (left) is covered with moss. The Giant Sequoia's unique properties can help it live 3,000 years or more.
    Sequoia_TrunkProtection_SequoiaNP_87...jpg
  • A female red-naped sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) feeds by drilling holes in the bark of a Spanish fir tree (Abies pinsapo) in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Sapsucker_Red-Naped_Arboretum_7765.jpg
  • A northern flicker (Colaptes auratus), red-shafted coloration, clings to the rough bark of a Douglas fir tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Flicker-Northern_Douglas-Fir-Tree_75...jpg
  • The camouflage of a great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) allows it to nearly vanish against the bark of a Douglas fir tree near Snohomish, Washington. Because of its adaptability, the great horned owl is the most widely distributed owl in North America.
    Owl_Great-Horned_Snohomish_9381.jpg
  • The surface of a weathered piece of driftwood displays abstract patterns on the beach of Seahurst Park, Burien, Washington. Barnacles grow on the bark that remains.
    Seahurst-Park_Driftwood_Weathered_70...jpg
  • Green and yellow lichen grows on the peeling bark of driftwood that has washed ashore in Faye Bainbridge Park on Bainbridge Island, Washington state.
    Driftwood_Lichen_Bainbridge-Island_0...jpg
  • A brown creeper (Certhia americana) climbs a tree, hunting for insects on the bark in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Creeper-Brown_Climbing_Yellowstone_4...jpg
  • The surface of a weathered piece of driftwood displays abstract patterns on the beach of Seahurst Park, Burien, Washington. Barnacles grow on the bark that remains.
    Seahurst-Park_Driftwood_Weathered_70...jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) feeds by drilling holes in the bark of a Spanish fir tree (Abies pinsapo) in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Arboretum_836...jpg
  • A California sea lion barks while dozens of others rest and sunbathe at Pier 39 in San Francisco, California. On sunny days, hundreds of sea lions rest on the piers.
    SeaLionsBarking.jpg
  • The remains of a dead ivy plant cling to the bark of a western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) tree in Yost Park, Edmonds, Washington.
    Hemlock-Western_Ivy-Remains_Yost_872...jpg
  • Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina) grows on the bark of a pair of  California incense-cedar trees (Librocedrus decurrens) in the Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California.
    Cedar-Incense_Wolf-Lichen_Three-Tree...jpg
  • Bracket fungus (Trametes versicolor) largely covers the surface of a decaying alder tree on Bainbridge Island in Washington state.
    Bracket-Fungus_Alder_Bainbridge_0339.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 lodgepole pine tree (Pinus contorta) grows against a large lichen-covered boulder on Junction Butte in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Yellowstone_Lodgepole-Pine_Boulder_5...jpg
  • A layer of icy snow rests on a decaying log from a downed alder tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Alder_Decay_Snow_0068.jpg
  • A layer of icy snow rests on a decaying log from a downed alder tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Alder_Decay_Snow_0063.jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) pauses between drilling holes in a tree in Everett, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap. While clinging to the tree, they use their tail feathers to provide support.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Clinging_Ever...jpg
  • A cross-section of petrified wood displays a wide spectrum of colors in the Rainbow Forest of Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. The petrified wood in the park is made up of almost solid quartz and the colors are the result of impurities in the quartz, such as iron, carbon and manganese. It formed more than 200 million years ago when logs washed into an ancient river system. The logs were quickly buried by sediment, which slowed decay. Over time, minerals, including silica, were absorbed into the porous wood, replacing the original organic material over hundreds of thousands of years.
    AZ_Petrified-Forest_Petrified-Wood_D...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 red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) catches an insect at the entrance to its nest in Ravenna Park, Seattle, Washington. Red-breasted nuthatches line the entrance to their nest with sticky pitch, which may be intended to trap insects and serve as an obstacle for predators. The nuthatches avoid the pitch by flying straight through the hole. Red-breasted nuthatches, which feed mainly on insects and spiders during the summer nesting months, found several insects trapped in the pitch surrounding the hole to its nest.
    Nuthatch_Red-Breasted_Insect_Nest_27...jpg
  • Trees in the Cascades of Washington state show signs of damage from beavers. Beavers, the largest rodent in North America, use their powerful front teeth to cut trees, which they use for food and for building dams and lodges.
    BeaverDamage_MountainLoopHwy_0877.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 lodgepole pine tree (Pinus contorta) grows around a large boulder on Junction Butte in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Yellowstone_Lodgepole-Pine_Boulder_5...jpg
  • Bracket fungus (Trametes versicolor) largely covers the surface of a decaying alder tree on Bainbridge Island in Washington state.
    Bracket-Fungus_Alder_Bainbridge_0332.jpg
  • Bracket fungus (Trametes versicolor) largely covers the surface of a decaying alder tree on Bainbridge Island in Washington state.
    Bracket-Fungus_Alder_Bainbridge_0323.jpg
  • The trunk of a weathered ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) shows a variety of colors and textures in the Deschutes National Forest near Bend, Oregon.
    Pine-Ponderosa_Trunk_Texture_Deschut...jpg
  • A Downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) climbs a tree in Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington. The Downy woodpecker is the smallest woodpecker to be found in the Pacific Northwest, with a length of less than 7 inches (17 centimeters) and a wingspan of one foot (30 centimeters).
    Woodpecker-Downy_Marymoor_1373.jpg
  • A close-up of a a cross-section of petrified wood reveals colors in abstract patterns in the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. The petrified wood in the park is made up of almost solid quartz and the colors are the result of impurities in the quartz, such as iron, carbon and manganese. It formed more than 200 million years ago when logs washed into an ancient river system. The logs were quickly buried by sediment, which slowed decay. Over time, minerals, including silica, were absorbed into the porous wood, replacing the original organic material over hundreds of thousands of years.
    AZ_Petrified-Forest_Petrified-Wood_A...jpg
  • Two lodgepole pine trees (Pinus contorta) grow around a large boulder on Junction Butte in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Yellowstone_Lodgepole-Pines_Boulder_...jpg
  • A ruby-crowned kinglet (Regulus calendula) feeds on an insect attracted to sap accumulating in a well in an elm tree drilled by a red-breasted sapsucker.
    Kinglet-Ruby-Crowned_Elm-Tree_3640.jpg
  • Lichen grows on an old-growth western red cedar tree in the Sol Duc area of Olympic National Park, Washington. Lichens, which are compound organisms consisting of a fungus and a photosynthetic patner, are found in some of the most extreme environments on Earth, as well as rain forests and temperate woodland.
    OlympicNP_LichenOnBark_7082.jpg
  • A downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) drills a hole in a tree trunk. The downy woodpecker is the smallest woodpecker in North America. This particular bird is a female; males have a red patch on the back of their heads.
    DownyWoodpeckerKenmore.jpg
  • Ivy grows up the trunk of a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) tree in a forested area of Bothell, Washington.
    Douglas-Fir_Ivy_Bothell_3010.jpg
  • The bark of a decaying alder tree peels away as it decomposes in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Alder_Decay_Peeling-Bark_3268.jpg
  • The setting sun lights up several tall mountains above Barking Sands beach in Polihale State Park, Kauai, Hawaii. The tallest of the mountains is more than 1,600 feet (488 meters) tall. From right to left, the peaks are: Mana Ridge, Kolo Ridge, Lapa Ridge, and Haeleele Ridge. The remote beach is located at the western-most point of the island of Kauai.
    Kauai_Polihale_8337.jpg
  • This long, narrow scar on a tree trunk, known as a frost crack, was the result of rapid temperature change. Rapid cooling causes the bark to contract faster than the wood inside, ripping open the bark. When this happens, it can make a loud explosive sound, similar to a rifle shot.
    FrostCrack_9842.jpg
  • Foxfire is visible on decaying driftwood at midnight on Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington. Foxfire is a natural phonemonon produced by bioluminescent fungi typically found on rotting bark. The purpose of the glow is unknown, but it may help the fungus attract insects, which then disperse its spores.
    OlympicNP_Ruby-Beach_Night_Foxfire_9...jpg
  • 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.
    Squirrel-Fox_Climbing_Potholes-SP_86...jpg
  • Foxfire is visible on decaying driftwood at midnight on Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington. Foxfire is a natural phonemonon produced by bioluminescent fungi typically found on rotting bark. The purpose of the glow is unknown, but it may help the fungus attract insects, which then disperse its spores.
    OlympicNP_Ruby-Beach_Night_Foxfire_9...jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) pauses to feed on a wasp that was attracted to the sap oozing from the holes it drilled in an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington. Sapsuckers drill rows of neat wells in tree bark to collect sap, though they also feed on insects and berries. Other birds, especially hummingbirds, and insects are also drawn to the sap wells.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Wasp_Lynnwood...jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) pulls an insect from the bark of an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Insect_Lynnwo...jpg
  • A hairy woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) rests on a branch in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Hairy woodpeckers forage on trees, turning over bark or excavating to uncover insects. They also eat fruits, berries and nuts, and occasionally tree sap.
    Woodpecker_Hairy_Arboretum_4395.jpg
  • A hairy woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) takes off from a branch in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Hairy woodpeckers forage on trees, turning over bark or excavating to uncover insects. They also eat fruits, berries and nuts, and occasionally tree sap.
    Woodpecker_Hairy_Arboreum_4349.jpg
  • A small shelf fungus begins to grow on the bark of a decaying alder tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Alder_Decay_Round-Fungus_3277.jpg
  • A hairy woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) rests on a branch in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Hairy woodpeckers forage on trees, turning over bark or excavating to uncover insects. They also eat fruits, berries and nuts, and occasionally tree sap.
    Woodpecker_Hairy_Arboretum_4311.jpg
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