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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.
    Owl-Great-Grey_Snag_Blue-Mountains_7...jpg
  • A mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) climbs a hill in the Blue Mountains of Washington state.
    Deer-Mule_Blue-Mountains-WA_9304.jpg
  • A wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) walks through a grassy field in the Blue Mountains of Washington state.
    Turkey_Blue-Mountains-WA_8707.jpg
  • A great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) looks for food from its perch in the Blue Mountains of Washington state. The great grey owl, also spelled great gray owl, is the world's largest owl by length.
    Owl-Great-Grey_Perched_Blue-Mountain...jpg
  • A great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) leaps from its perch to hunt in the Blue Mountains of Washington state. The great grey owl, also spelled great gray owl, is the world's largest owl by length.
    Owl-Great-Grey_Taking-Flight_Blue-Mo...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
  • Ponderosa pine trees (Pinus ponderosa) cast shadows on the floor of the Blue Mountain Forest, part of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in Oregon.
    OR_Blue-Mountain-Forest_Shadows_8086.jpg
  • Two great blue herons (Ardea herodias) hunt for fish in the Edmonds Marsh, Edmonds, Washington.
    Herons-Great-Blue_Edmonds-Marsh_6537.jpg
  • Three great blue herons (Ardea herodias) hunt for fish in the Edmonds Marsh, Edmonds, Washington.
    Herons-Great-Blue_Edmonds-Marsh_6572.jpg
  • Sediment layers are visible in the badland hills of bluish bentonite clay in an area known as the Blue Mesa in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.
    AZ_Petrified-Forest_Blue-Mesa_6618.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) flies among the trees near a heron rookery in Kenmore, Washington.
    Heron_Great-Blue_Flying_Kenmore_7769.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) feeds the young chicks on its nest in a heron rookery in Kenmore, Washington.
    Heron_Great-Blue_Nest_Feeding-Young_...jpg
  • A western bluebird (Sialia mexicana) takes flight from its perch in the Blue Mountain Forest, part of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in Oregon.
    Bluebird-Western_Blue-Mountains_Oreg...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) wades out into the saltwater marsh to hunt for fish in the Edmonds Marsh, Edmonds, Washington.
    Heron-Great-Blue_Wading_Edmonds-Mars...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) catches a small fish among the water pennywort in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Heron-Great-Blue_Fishing_Arboretum_3...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) catches a small fish among the water pennywort in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Heron-Great-Blue_Fishing_Arboretum_3...jpg
  • A Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) chases a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) over a wetland in Skagit County, Washington.
    Heron_Great-Blue_Brewers-Blackbird_C...jpg
  • A dozen great blue herons (Ardea herodias) fish in the shallow water of the Stillaguamish River at low tide near Stanwood, Washington.
    Herons-Great-Blue_Stillaguamish-Rive...jpg
  • A gull flies over an iceberg of blue ice in the glacial lagoon of Jökulsárlón in southern Iceland. The glacial lake is full of icebergs that have fallen from the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier.
    Iceland_Jokulsarlon_Blue-Ice_3667.jpg
  • Sediment layers are visible in the badland hills of bluish bentonite clay in an area known as the Blue Mesa in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.
    AZ_Petrified-Forest_Blue-Mesa_Detail...jpg
  • Erosion debris from petrified logs and the bentonite clay hills collects at the base of the badlands of the Blue Mesa in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.
    AZ_Petrified-Forest_Blue-Mesa_Erosio...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) catches a small fish among the water pennywort in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Heron-Great-Blue_Fishing_Arboretum_3...jpg
  • A Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) attempts to pull fringe feathers from a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) as they both fly over a wetland in Skagit County, Washington.
    Heron_Great-Blue_Brewers-Blackbird_M...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) appears to fly over a hillside in Everett, Washington. Great blue herons have a special adaptation to their sixth cervical vertebra that lets them retract their neck for flight, but also to rapidly extend their necks with great force to capture prey.
    Heron_Great-Blue_Flying_Everett_3578.jpg
  • Golden Larch trees (Pseudolarix amabilis) at the peak of their fall color surround Blue Lake near Washington Pass in the North Cascades of Washington state. Golden Larches, while not considered true larches, are known for shedding their needles each fall. The needles grow back each spring and transition from deep green to blue green over the course of the summer. In late September or early October, the needles turn golden and drop, just like the leaves on deciduous trees. Several peaks are visible above the lake. From left to right, the peaks are Liberty Bell and the Early Winters Spires.
    North-Cascades_Blue-Lake_Larches_Gol...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) catches a small fish in Lake Washington near Foster Island in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Heron-Great-Blue_Fishing_Arboretum_8...jpg
  • Ponderosa pine trees (Pinus ponderosa) cast shadows on the floor of the Blue Mountain Forest, part of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in Oregon.
    OR_Blue-Mountain-Forest_Shadows_8086...jpg
  • A blue dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) rests on the cupped pad of a water lily in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Dasher-Blue_Lily-Pads_Seattle-Arbore...jpg
  • A Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) rides on the back of a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) as they both fly over a wetland in Skagit County, Washington.
    Heron_Great-Blue_Brewers-Blackbird_R...jpg
  • Steam rises from Blue Star Spring, a hot spring of near-boiling water in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Blue Star Spring rarely erupts, but has occasionally had 1- to 2-foot-tall eruptions, most notably in 1925, 1926, 1997 and 2002.
    Yellowstone_Blue-Star-Spring_3064.jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of storm clouds as they move over the Blue Ridge Mountains in this view from Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
    Shenandoah_Ridge-View_Cloud-Motion_9...jpg
  • Golden Larch trees (Pseudolarix amabilis) at the peak of their fall color frame Blue Lake and several peaks near Washington Pass in the North Cascades of Washington state. Golden Larches, while not considered true larches, are known for shedding their needles each fall. The needles grow back each spring and transition from deep green to blue green over the course of the summer. In late September or early October, the needles turn golden and drop, just like the leaves on deciduous trees. Of the mountains in the cluster at left, Liberty Bell Mountain is the leftmost peak; the Early Winters Spires are the tight cluster of three peaks at the center of the mountains shown.
    NorthCascades_BlueLake_GoldenLarches...jpg
  • The milky blue water of Iceland's Blue Lagoon (Bláa lónið) somewhat mimicks the color of the summer sky. Portions of the Blue Lagoon are heated with natural, geothermal energy. The mineral-rich hot pools are a popular tourist destination.
    Iceland_BlueLagoon_Sky_9934.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) hunts in a thawed-out portion of a pond in the Black Duck Marsh in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Assateague Island, Virginia.
    Assateague-Island_Heron_Frozen-Pond_...jpg
  • A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) sits at the top of a snag in the Hoh Rain Forest in Washington's Olympic National Park.
    Olympics_Heron_Snag_9833.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) hides and rests in the reeds of the Edmonds Marsh in Edmonds, Washington, as four Canada geese swim by.
    Heron_GreatBlue_EdmondsMarsh_Resting...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) pokes its heads out of the reeds along the water in the Edmonds Marsh, Edmonds, Washington.
    Heron_GreatBlue_EdmondsMarsh_Reeds_1...jpg
  • Several great blue herons (Ardea herodias) hunt for fish in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Dozens of herons congregate in the area near Big Beef Creek early each summer to feast on midshipman fish.
    Herons_GreatBlue_ThreeHunting_Seabec...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) lands in the shallow water of Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington at low tide. The great blue heron subspecies Ardea herodias fannini lives year-round in and around Puget Sound, feeding in shallow waters and foraging in eelgrass meadows.
    Heron_GreatBlue_HoodCanal_6182.jpg
  • Golden Larch trees (Pseudolarix amabilis) at the peak of their fall color line Blue Lake and several peaks near Washington Pass in the North Cascades of Washington state. Golden Larches, while not considered true larches, are known for shedding their needles each fall. The needles grow back each spring and transition from deep green to blue green over the course of the summer. In late September or early October, the needles turn golden and drop, just like the leaves on deciduous trees. Of the mountains in the cluster at left, Liberty Bell Mountain is the leftmost peak; the Early Winters Spires are the tight cluster of three peaks at the center of the mountains shown.
    NorthCascades_BlueLake_GoldenLarches...jpg
  • Blue-green water flows in channels carved into volcanic rock just outside the Blue Lagoon (Bláa lónið) in Iceland. The warm water is rich in silica, sulfur and other minerals, giving the water its color and milky texture. The water is heated by geothermal process and used to produce electricity before it is used in the Blue Lagoon, a popular outdoor spa.
    Iceland_BlueLagoon_5765.jpg
  • A pair of great blue herons (Ardea herodias) preen among the reeds in the Edmonds Marsh in Edmonds, Washington.
    Heron_GreatBlue_EdmondsMarsh_PairPre...jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) landing on the water of Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington, at sunrise.
    Heron_GreatBlue_Landing_HoodCanal_97...jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) attempts to steal food from a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area in the early summer to feast on migrating midshipman fish that get trapped in oyster beds during low tides. Bald eagles, however, largely get their food by stealing it from other birds.
    BaldEagle_JuvenileAttackingHeron_Hoo...jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies past three great blue herons (Ardea herodias) as they attempt to catch fish in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. During the early summer, bald eagles and great blue herons flock to the area near Big Beef Creek in great numbers to feed on fish trapped in oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagle_JuvenileFlying_Herons_Seab...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) lands in the shallow water of Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington at low tide. The great blue heron subspecies Ardea herodias fannini lives year-round in and around Puget Sound, feeding in shallow waters and foraging in eelgrass meadows.
    Heron_GreatBlue_HoodCanal_6099.jpg
  • A thick layer of minerals, especially silica, lines the edge of the Blue Lagoon (Bláa lónið), a geothermal spa in Iceland. The warm water is rich in silica, sulfur and other minerals, giving the water its color and milky texture. The water is heated by geothermal process and used to produce electricity before it is used in the Blue Lagoon, a popular outdoor spa.
    Iceland_BlueLagoon_1292.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) stands with its mouth wide open in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state.
    Heron_MouthOpen_8078.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) searches for fish in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Heron_ArboretumWetlands_3058.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) flies with a large stick in its beak to build its nest in the Black River Riparian Forest in Renton, Washington.
    heron-branch-5897.jpg
  • This aerial view shows the rough terrain of the Blue Mountains in Eastern Oregon. This was the last formidable mountain range that early settlers faced on the Oregon trail.
    BlueMountainsAerial.jpg
  • Four great blue herons (Ardea herodias), rendered in silhouette at sunrise, fish in the Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington.
    Herons_GreatBlue_FourSilhouette_Hood...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias), shown in silhouette, lands on Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington, during a golden sunrise. Numerous great blue herons flock to the bay near Big Beef Creek at low tide to feed on fish trapped in oyster beds.
    Heron_GreatBlue_GoldenLanding_Seabec...jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) soars against a dark blue sky over Lake Washington in Kirkland, Washington.
    BaldEagle_Adult_Soaring_9495.jpg
  • A Golden Larch tree (Pseudolarix amabilis) bends over Blue Lake near Washington Pass in the North Cascades of Washington state. Golden Larches, while not considered true larches, are known for shedding their needles each fall. The needles grow back each spring and transition from deep green to blue green over the course of the summer. In late September or early October, the needles turn golden and drop, just like the leaves on deciduous trees.
    NorthCascades_BlueLake_BentLarch_035...jpg
  • Heavy rain drops cause the seeding stalks of the blue wildrye (Elymus glaucus) grasses to bend on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Blue wildrye is a grass that is common in praries and open woods in southern Canada and the northwestern United States.
    GrassInRain_BlueWildrye_Bloedel_2427.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) feeds on a bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) that it caught in the wetland off Foster Island in Seattle's Washington Park Arboretum.
    HeronBluegill.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) flies low over the Sammamish River near Kenmore, Washington during a foggy sunrise.
    SammamishRiver_HeronFlying_Foggy_139...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) rests in the tall marsh grasses in the Edmonds Marsh, Edmonds, Washington.
    Heron_GreatBlue_EdmondsMarsh_2186.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) rests in the tall marsh grasses in the Edmonds Marsh, Edmonds, Washington.
    Heron_GreatBlue_EdmondsMarsh_Golden_...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) catches a fish in the shallow water of Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington at low tide.
    Heron_GreatBlue_CathingFish_Seabeck_...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) flies with a large stick that it will use to build a nest in the Black River Riparian Forest in Renton, Washington.
    heron-branch-5946.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) feeds on a small shrimp it caught in the mudflats at Skagit Bay in Washington state.
    GreatBlueHeron_Feeding_Mudflats_3601.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) soars against a blue sky over Lake Washington near Kirkland, Washington.
    BaldEagle_Soaring_BlueSky_9622.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) eats a garter snake that it caught in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. The heron stalked the snake in the grass and after catching it, tossed and turned the snake for two minutes so it was able to swallow it whole.
    Heron_EatingSnake_8855.jpg
  • A captive blue-faced honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis) rests on a branch. The blue-faced honeyeater is common in northern and eastern Australia and southern New Guinea. It generally forages in the branches and foliage of trees and mainly feeds on small insects, including cockroaches, termites, grasshopers, beetles, flies, moths, bees, ants and spiders. It is occasionally known to also feed on small lizards.
    Honeyeater_Blue-Faced_Captive_3367.jpg
  • Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) chicks are active in two adjacent nests as their parents look on in a rookery in Everett, Washington. For this image, two images were stacked on top of each other so that both nests would appear in focus.
    Heron_Great-Blue_Nest_Chicks_Everett...jpg
  • The deep blue color of Crater Lake is visible in this early spring aerial view over Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. Crater Lake, located in the caldera of what was once Oregon's Mount Mazama, is the deepest lake in the United States and the seventh deepest in the world. Its deep blue color results from the clarity of the water. The water is so clear that sunlight travels deep into the lake, losing all but the blue wavelengths in the process. Crater Lake has a maximum depth of 1,946 feet (593 meters). Wizard Island, a volcanic cinder cone that rises about 755 feet (230 meters) above the lake, is visible at the bottom-center of the lake in this image.
    OR_CraterLake_Aerial_EarlySpring_882...jpg
  • Heavy rain and hail drop from a storm passing over the Blue Ridge Mountains at daybreak in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
    Shenandoah_Mountain-Storm_Daybreak_9...jpg
  • Storm clouds dump heavy rain and hail over the Blue Ridge Mountains in this view from Ridge View in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
    Shenandoah_Ridge-View_Sunrise-Storm_...jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) soars against the solid blue sky over Drayton Harbor near Blaine, Washington.
    Bald-Eagle_Soaring_Blaine_3414.jpg
  • A great blue heron watches a large flock of Canada geese swim up the Sammamish River near Kenmore, Washington, on a foggy winter morning.
    SammamishRiver_GeeseAndHeron_0536.jpg
  • A glassy iceberg comprised of ice believed to be more than 1,500 years old floats in Jökulsárlón, the glacier lagoon in southern Iceland. The oldest ice in the lagoon is almost like glass. Over time, the weight of ice and snow on top of it presses out any air. Without the obstruction of air pockets, blue wavelengths of light are able to penetrate deep into the iceberg, resulting in the blue color.
    Iceland_Jokulsarlon_9421.jpg
  • A crack is visible in a large, blue iceberg in glacial lagoon of Jökulsárlón in southern Iceland. The glacial lake is full of icebergs that have fallen from the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier.
    Iceland_Jokulsarlon_Large-Crack-Iceb...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) rests at the top of a tree in the middle of a great blue heron rookery in Kenmore, Washington.
    Heron_Rookery_Bald-Eagle_Kenmore_560...jpg
  • Several peaks in the northern portion of the Olympic Mountain Range stand stall over the blue water of Puget Sound, part of the Salish Sea, at dusk in this view from Golden Gardens Park in Seattle, Washington.
    Olympic-Mountains_Puget-Sound_Dusk_G...jpg
  • A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) flies over the blue water of Puerto Real off the coast of Esperanza on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. The brown pelican feeds mainly on fish and is one of only two types of pelicans that feed by diving head-first into the water.
    Pelican_Brown_Hunting_Vieques_6760.jpg
  • Millions of microscopic organisms called dinoflagellates briefly emit a blue light when they are disturbed in the calm waters of Mosquito Bay on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Mosquito Bay — also known as Puerto Mosquito, Caño Hondo and Bahía Bioluminiscente — is the brightest bioluminescent bay in the world with 2.4 million dinoflagellates per gallon of water at the time of this image. The dinoflagellates in Mosquito Bay are Pyrodinium bahamense and are a type of plankton, a subgroup of algae, that are found in Atlantic seawater warmer than 68 °F (20 °C). Mosquito Bay has a number of features that allow these dinoflagellates to exist in record concentrations. First, the bay has a very narrow opening to the Caribbean Sea, so when they are washed into the bay, they tend to get stuck. Mosquito Bay is also lined with mangrove trees, which provide abundant food for the dinoflagellates as they decompose.
    Puerto-Rico_Vieques_Mosquito-Bay_Bio...jpg
  • Seven surf scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) fly over the blue water of Hood Canal near Hansville, Washington. Surf scoters are large sea ducks that are native to North America. Their breeding grounds are in Alaska and Northern Canada, but they winter along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, as far south as Baja California and Texas.
    Surf-Scoters_Hood-Canal_7546.jpg
  • The nearly full moon rises at sunset as great blue herons hunt in Edmonds Marsh in Edmonds, Washington. The 23-acre saltwater marsh is home to more than 200 species of birds each year and is one of the last remaining saltwater estuaries in the greater Seattle area.
    EdmondsMarsh_FullMoon_Sunset_8452.jpg
  • California corn lilies (Veratrum californicum) grow around blue lupins in a meadow in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. California corn lilies, also known as California false hellebore, are found in mountain meadows from the Cascades to the Sierra Nevada.
    RainierNP_CornLilies_Lupine_3706.jpg
  • A subadult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies against a blue sky over Ocean Shores, Washington. Bald eagles don't typically earn their pure white heads and tails until they are 4 or 5 years old.
    BaldEagle_SubadultFlying_OceanShores...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) manages to steal a midshipman fish from a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) in Hood Canal, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles, herons, and gulls congregate near Seabeck in the early summer to feast on the migrating fish that get trapped in oyster beds during low tides. Bald eagles predominently feed by stealing food.
    BaldEagle_StealingFoodFromHeron_Hood...jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) attacks a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area in the early summer to feast on migrating midshipman fish that get trapped in oyster beds during low tides. Bald eagles, however, largely get their food by stealing it from other birds.
    BaldEagle_JuvenileAttackingHeron_Hoo...jpg
  • The fog lifts off Crater Lake, Oregon, after a late Spring sunrise, revealing Wizard Island and the deep blue color of the water.
    CraterLake_LateSpring_s71.jpg
  • Colorful ice surrounds Lower Yellowstone Falls in winter in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Lower Yellowstone Falls plunges 308 feet (94 meters) and is the highest-volume waterfall in the Rocky Mountains. Some of the unusual coloring on the ice is the result of mineral-rich rock dust that has been eroded and deposited by the Yellowstone River. The blue icicles result from the ice being uniform and free of bubbles, so it reflects only blue wavelengths of light.
    Yellowstone-Falls-Lower_Winter_Color...jpg
  • A royal tern (Thalasseus maximus) in nonbreeding plumage dives for food in the blue water of Puerto Real off the coast of Esperanza on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Royal terns dive for small fish, which they catch by striking them with their bills.
    Tern-Royal_Diving_Vieques_7027.jpg
  • Several peaks in the northern portion of the Olympic Mountain Range stand stall over the blue water of Puget Sound, part of the Salish Sea, at dusk in this view from Golden Gardens Park in Seattle, Washington.
    Olympic-Mountains_Puget-Sound_Dusk_G...jpg
  • The red light of sunrise shines through a heavy rainstorm that partially obscures the view of the Blue Ridge Mountains from Ridge View in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
    Shenandoah_Ridge-View_Sunrise-Storm_...jpg
  • A captive peacock — specifically Indian peafowl or blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus) — displays its tail feathers as a long train, which in most peacocks makes up 60 percent of their body length. The Indian peafowl is a member of the pheasant family and is native to South Asia.
    Peacock_Tail-Train_Tacoma_3849.jpg
  • LaSalle Canyon Falls, a 20-foot (6-meter) waterfall in Starved Rock State Park, Illinois, freezes in winter. Viewed from behind, the ice thins as the icefall thaws and can become almost translucent, forming dramatic green and blue colors as the ice of varying thickness refracts sunlight to different degrees.
    Illinois_Starved-Rock_LaSalle-Canyon...jpg
  • LaSalle Canyon Falls, viewed from behind, begins to thaw in late winter in Starved Rock State Park near LaSalle, Illinois. The 20-foot (6-meter) waterfall can completely freeze in winter. As it thaws, the ice thins and can become almost translucent, forming dramatic green and blue colors as the ice of varying thickness refracts sunlight to different degrees. Here, part of the icefall has melted as is once again flowing as a waterfall.
    Illinois_Starved-Rock_LaSalle-Canyon...jpg
  • LaSalle Canyon Falls, viewed from behind, begins to thaw in late winter in Starved Rock State Park near LaSalle, Illinois. The 20-foot (6-meter) waterfall can completely freeze in winter. As it thaws, the ice thins and can become almost translucent, forming dramatic green and blue colors as the ice of varying thickness refracts sunlight to different degrees. Here, part of the icefall has melted as is once again flowing as a waterfall.
    Illinois_Starved-Rock_LaSalle-Canyon...jpg
  • A great blue heron hunts for fish in the Sammamish River in Kenmore, Washington, at sunrise.
    SammamishRiver_Heron_Sunrise_0285.jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) harasses several great blue herons (Ardea herodias) in an attempt to steal any fish they catch in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. During the early summer, bald eagles and great blue herons flock to the area near Big Beef Creek in great numbers to feed on fish trapped in oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagle_JuvenileThreateningHerons_...jpg
  • Large pipes transport nearly boiling water away from the Svartsengi Power Plant in southwest Iceland. It is one of five major plants in Iceland that convert geothermal energy from volcanic sources to hot water or electricity. This plant produces 76.5 MW of electricity, and about 475 litres/second of 90 °C hot water. Excess hot water is used in the Blue Lagoon (Bláa Lónið).
    Iceland-Svartsengi-v.jpg
  • A lily magnolia (Magnolia liliiflora) blooms against a backdrop of blue sky and cumulus clouds. The pink flowers gradually give way to dark green leaves. The lily magnolia is native to southwest China.
    Magnolia-Lily_Flower_Clouds_Lynnwood...jpg
  • A male wood duck (Aix sponsa), swims on the vibrant blue water of Yellow Lake in Sammamish, Washington. Male ducks are known as drakes.
    Duck-Wood_Swimming_Sammamish_2582.jpg
  • Colorful layers of siltstone, mudstone and shale are visible in the badlands near the Blue Mesa in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. The layers contain iron and manganese, which provide the pigments for the brilliant and varied colors.
    AZ_Petrified-Forest_Badlands_Painted...jpg
  • Altocumulus clouds, turned red by the setting sun, streak over badlands near the Blue Mesa in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. Badlands are a type of dry terrain where clay or soft sedimentary rock have been heavily eroded by rain and wind and where vegetation is scarce.
    AZ_Petrified-Forest_Badlands_Sunset_...jpg
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