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  • 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 chestnut-backed chickadee (Poecile rufescens) rests on the branch of an apple tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The chestnut-backed chickadee is found along the west coast of North America, from southern Alaska to southwestern Canada, in low elevation forests. Chestnut-backed chickadees in the southern portion of the bird's range have less reddish coloring on their flanks.
    Chickadee-Chestnut-Backed_Branch_734...jpg
  • An American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) rests on the weathered branch of a cherry tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Crow_Cherry-Branch_5015.jpg
  • A branch of a young Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) tree is trapped in deep snow in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Winter_Branch_Snow_1148.jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) shows off the iridescent feathers on its head and back while resting on the branch of a rhododenron in Snohomish County, Washington. All hummingbirds have iridescent plumage, which reflects certain wavelengths of light. Several features of the feathers result in the iridescence. Barbules, which are flat in most birds, are angled to form a V shape in hummingbirds. Also, the surface of the barbules is covered with microscopic discs containing tiny air bubbles that amplify certain colors of light and cancel out others.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Branch_8200.jpg
  • Nearly a dozen cherry blossoms sprout on a single branch of a tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Cherry_Blossoms_Solitary-Branch_5617.jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) shows off the iridescent feathers on its head and back while resting on the branch of a rhododenron in Snohomish County, Washington. All hummingbirds have iridescent plumage, which reflects certain wavelengths of light. Several features of the feathers result in the iridescence. Barbules, which are flat in most birds, are angled to form a V shape in hummingbirds. Also, the surface of the barbules is covered with microscopic discs containing tiny air bubbles that amplify certain colors of light and cancel out others.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Branch_8179.jpg
  • A male Wilson's warbler (Cardellina pusilla) rests on a branch surrounded by sprouts of new leaves in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Warbler_Wilsons_Branch_Spring_4372.jpg
  • A chestnut-backed chickadee (Poecile rufescens) rests on a dead branch in Snohomish County, Washington. The chestnut-backed chickadee is found along the west coast of North America, from southern Alaska to southwestern Canada, in low elevation forests. Chestnut-backed chickadees in the southern portion of the bird's range have less reddish coloring on their flanks.
    Chickadee_ChestnutBacked_Branch_2480.jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) sits on a branch over its nest. Nearly eight weeks old, this eaglet repeatedly climbed to this branch and then jumped down and glided into the nest, several feet below. A little over one week later, this eaglet made its first flight.
    BaldEagle_Eaglet_BranchAboveNest_434...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 dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) rests on the branch of a cherry tree, surrounded by new leaves and blossoms. This dark-eyed junco is of the "Oregon" form, a coloration that's common in western North America.
    Junco_Dark-Eyed_Cherry-Tree_Spring_4...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 female golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa) searches for food on an alder branch in Snohomish County, Washington.  Golden-crowned kinglets mainly eat insects and their eggs, though they will eat seeds in the winter. They breed in the far North and can survive -40 degree nights.
    Kinglet_Golden-Crowned_3957.jpg
  • A female Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) rests on a branch in a snow-covered tree after a winter storm in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird_Annas_SnowyBranch_6490.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
  • A male varied thrush (Ixoreus naevius) rests on a branch as light rain falls in Snohomish County, Washington. Varied thrushes are found in western North America from Alaska to northern California.
    VariedThrush_Perched_Raining_8615.jpg
  • Two juvenile bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), just over two months old, sit together on a branch a few hundred yards away from their nest. At the time of this image, the fledglings had been flying for less than a week.
    BaldEagle_Juveniles_TwoOnBranch_8277.jpg
  • A female Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) rests on a branch in a snow-covered tree after a winter storm in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird_Annas_SnowyBranch_6784.jpg
  • A female Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) rests on a branch in a snow-covered tree after a winter storm in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird_Annas_SnowyBranch_6697.jpg
  • A tree branch leaves an impression in the snow in the Central Cascades of Washington state.
    BranchImpressionInSnow_9146.jpg
  • A female Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) rests on a branch in a snow-covered tree after a winter storm in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird_Annas_SnowyBranch_6615.jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) prepares to take off from a branch while its sibling looks on. At the time of this image, these fledglings, a little over two months old, had been flying for less than one week.
    BaldEagle_Juveniles_TwoOnBranch_8287.jpg
  • Buds begin to show on a tree branch, rendered in silhouette, in Magnuson Park, Seattle, Washington.
    Tree_Branch_Buds_Silhouette_Magnuson...jpg
  • New leaves begin to form in early spring on an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Elm_Branch_New-Leaves_6434.jpg
  • The full moon rises through the branches of an evergreen tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Moon_Full_Branch_9444.jpg
  • Two American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) trade places on a bare branch near the top of a tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Crows_Trading-Places_Branch_Lynnwood...jpg
  • A pair of spotted spreadwing (Lestes congener) damselflies rest on the branch of a silver birch tree before depositing eggs in the wetlands in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. To mate, the male, shown above, grabs the female at the back of her neck, above her thorax, using claspers at the tip of his abdomen. She will then bend her abdomen to transfer sperm from him. Afterward, they will continue to remain joined, flying in tandem as she deposits her eggs.
    Spreadwings-Spotted_Pair_Branch_Seat...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 juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) gets ready for its first flight by testing its wings and hopping from branch to branch about 20 feet from its nest in a tall Douglas Fir tree in Kirkland, Washington. At the time of this image, the young eagle was about 10 weeks old.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_Branching_6433.jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) prepares to land on a bare branch of a cherry tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Tree_Cherry_Hummingbird_7996.jpg
  • A few inches of snow rest on the branches of an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Elm_Snow_Branches_Lynnwood_8119.jpg
  • Thick, new growth from an overgrown elm tree wraps around a fork of its trunk in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Elm_Diagonal-Growth_Lynnwood_0002.jpg
  • An American robin (Turdus migratorius) poses among the bare branches of a tree in Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington.
    Robin-American_Branches_Marymoor_291...jpg
  • A black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) feasts on a seed while perched on the branch of an overgrown elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Chickadee-Black-Capped_Elm-Tree_Seed...jpg
  • A female Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) works on its nest on a branch in the forest of the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Union-Bay_178...jpg
  • A red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) rests on a branch surrounded by golden autumn leaves in Magnuson Park, Seattle, Washington.
    Hawk_Red-Tailed_Foggy-Forest_Magnuso...jpg
  • A captive chestnut-mandibled toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii) rests on a branch. The chestnut-mandibled toucan is commonly found from eastern Honduras to northern Colombia to western Ecuador.
    Toucan_Chestnut-Mandibled_Captive_28...jpg
  • A black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) rests on a branch among fresh apple blossoms in a tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Chickadee_Black-capped_Apple-Blossom...jpg
  • A Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus saturatus) feeds on seeds from a low branch of a maple tree near Eatonville, Washington. The Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel is native in British Columbia and Washington state, found in the Cascade mountains from Nicola River to the Columbia River. As the name suggests, the ground squirrel normally feeds on fungi, vegetation, seeds and small fruits that are found on the ground, although it will climb into bushes and trees to feed.
    Squirrel_Cascade-Golden-Mantled-Grou...jpg
  • A female golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa) hangs upside down to feed on insects on an alder branch in Snohomish County, Washington.  Golden-crowned kinglets mainly eat insects and their eggs, though they will eat seeds in the winter. They breed in the far North and can survive -40 degree nights.
    Kinglet_Golden-Crowned_Upside-Down_3...jpg
  • A Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus saturatus) feeds on seeds from a low branch of a maple tree near Eatonville, Washington. The Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel is native in British Columbia and Washington state, found in the Cascade mountains from Nicola River to the Columbia River. As the name suggests, the ground squirrel normally feeds on fungi, vegetation, seeds and small fruits that are found on the ground, although it will climb into bushes and trees to feed.
    Squirrel_Cascade-Golden-Mantled-Grou...jpg
  • A perched American robin (Turdus migratorius) is partially obscured by several inches of snow on its branch. The American robin is a songbird and is found year-round in nearly all of the contiguous United States.
    Robin_SnowyBranch_8320.jpg
  • Several erosion patterns are visible on the steep exposed hillside of Rucker Hill in Everett, Washington, near where Pigeon Creek empties into Puget Sound. At the top of the frame, a blackberry branch swings back and forth like a pendulum, carving a semicircle into the hillside.
    WA_Rucker-Hill_Erosion_7166.jpg
  • Several branches of a poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) converge, covering the ground in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Leaves_Green_Converging_Lynnwood_578...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
  • The nearly full moon rises between the branches of a madrona tree, located near Eatonville, Washington.
    Full Moon and Pacific Madrone (#0567)
  • Red and pink blossoms begin to open on the branches of an apple tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Tree_Apple_Blossoms_7661.jpg
  • The sun shines through the branches of a red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum), which begins to bloom in early spring in Snohomish County, Washington. The shrub is native to the western United States and Canada.
    Currant_Flowering_Blooming_Sunburst_...jpg
  • A female Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) waits for a rainstorm to pass from the cover of a rhododenron in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Branch_8848.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
  • Sunlight Through Overgrown Elm Canopy
    Elm_Overgrown-Canopy_Sunburst_Lynnwo...jpg
  • Several deciduous trees, bare for the winter, stand in thick fog in Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington.
    Marymoor-Park_Forest_Fog_5114.jpg
  • Drops of water cling to oak leaves, which are showing their red fall colors, after a rain shower in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Oak-Leaves_Wet_Autumn_8684.jpg
  • The sun shines on wet maple seeds after a rainstorm passes over Snohomish County, Washington.
    MapleSeeds_Raindrops_8449.jpg
  • Steam rising from the geothermal features in the Norris Geyser Basin turns to ice as it touches trees on a frigid day in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Temperatures on this day approached 0 degrees Fahrenheit (-20 degrees Celsius).
    Yellowstone_Norris-Geyser-Basin_Ice_...jpg
  • An overgrown Wych elm (Ulmus glabra) begins to grow leaves in the early spring in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Elm_Overgrown_Spring_First-Leaves_88...jpg
  • Against a backdrop of red clouds, a short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) watches the sun set from its perch in a field in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Sunset_Bow-Edison_10...jpg
  • Leaves of a Wych elm (Ulmus glabra) are backlit in the late afternoon sun on a spring day in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Elm_Leaves_Backlit_Lynnwood_1410.jpg
  • A red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) blends in with its perch as it hunts on Spencer Island near Everett, Washington.
    Hawk-Red-Tailed_Perched_Spencer-Isla...jpg
  • A barred owl (Strix varia) rests on the curved trunk of a rhododendron in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. Barred owls are known by many names, including hoot ouwl, eight hooter, rain owl, wood owl and striped owl.
    Owl_Barred_Rhododenron_Arboretum_856...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) looks down from its perch over the Skagit River in the North Cascades of Washington state. Hundreds of bald eagles spend the winter along the river to feast on spawned salmon.
    BaldEagle_LookingDownThruBranches_Sk...jpg
  • The sun's rays shine through trees into early morning fog, creating dramatic beams known as crepuscular rays.
    BeamsLoganPark.jpg
  • The afternoon sun shines through the overgrown canopy of a Wych elm (Ulmus glabra) tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Elm_Overgrown-Canopy_Sunburst_Lynnwo...jpg
  • Red alder trees (Alnus rubra) appear to fan out as they grow in a tight cluster in the early spring in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington.
    Alder-Red_Branches-Fanning_Skagit_07...jpg
  • Willow blossoms appear as bright dots in heavy brush in wetlands of Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington.
    Willow-Blossoms_Brush_Marymoor_5409.jpg
  • A barred owl (Strix varia) sleeps against the curved trunk of a rhododendron in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. Barred owls are known by many names, including hoot ouwl, eight hooter, rain owl, wood owl and striped owl.
    Owl_Barred_Sleeping_Rhododenron_Arbo...jpg
  • Leaves, showing a full spectrum of fall color, blow in the wind as they hang from a maple tree in Lynnwood, Washington.
    Fall-Color_Maple-Leaves_Wind_Lynnwoo...jpg
  • A telephoto lens compresses the view of bare winter trees in and on a hill overlooking Golden Gardens Park, Seattle, Washington.
    Forest_Winter_Abstract_Golden-Garden...jpg
  • The sun shines on wet maple seeds after a rainstorm passes over Snohomish County, Washington.
    MapleSeeds_Raindrops_8636.jpg
  • A golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa) is surrounded by spring blossoms as it perches in a cherry tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Kinglet-Golden-Crowned_Cherry-Blosso...jpg
  • A pair of spotted spreadwing (Lestes congener) damselflies rest on a perch before depositing eggs in the wetlands in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. To mate, the male, shown above, grabs the female at the back of her neck, above her thorax, using claspers at the tip of his abdomen. She will then bend her abdomen to transfer sperm from him. Afterward, they will continue to remain joined, flying in tandem as she deposits her eggs.
    Spreadwings-Spotted_Pair_Silhouette_...jpg
  • A flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) begins to bloom in early spring in Snohomish County, Washington. The shrub is native to the western United States and Canada.
    Currant_Flowering_Blooming_5647.jpg
  • A male Oregon junco (Junco hyemalis simillimus) rests on a maple tree that's displaying its red fall color. Oregon juncos, a type of dark-eyed juncos, are a unique type of sparrow that nests on or near the ground.
    Junco_Oregon_FallColor_Lynnwood_4865.jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) looks down from its perch in a cottonwood tree after taking one of its first flights.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_LookingDown_7579.jpg
  • Red oak leaves, rimmed by hoar frost, sparkle and glow in the low-angle sunlight on a cold winter morning.
    OakLeaves_Red_FrostLined_0769.jpg
  • After a rainstorm, water drops cling to the flowers of a red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Currant-Flowering_Blooming_Water-Dro...jpg
  • A red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) forages for seeds in the cone of a Douglas-fir tree (Pseudotsuga menziesii) in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Nuthatch_Red-Breasted_Douglas-Fir-Co...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) waits for a rainstorm to pass from the cover of a rhododenron in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Perched_Rhododenro...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) waits for a rainstorm to pass from the cover of a rhododenron in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Perched_Rhododenro...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) waits for a rainstorm to pass from the cover of a rhododenron in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Perched_Rhododenro...jpg
  • A male Oregon junco (Junco hyemalis simillimus) rests on a maple tree that's displaying its red fall color. Oregon juncos, a type of dark-eyed juncos, are a unique type of sparrow that nests on or near the ground.
    Junco_Oregon_FallColor_Lynnwood_5077.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) looks for food from its perch over the Skagit River in the North Cascades of Washington state. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate along the river each winter to feast on spawned salmon.
    BaldEagle_AdultPerched_SkagitRiver_6...jpg
  • After a rainstorm, water drops cling to the flowers of a red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Currant-Flowering_Blooming_Water-Dro...jpg
  • A dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis), Oregon race, singles from its perch on a cherry tree with spring blossoms in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Junco-Dark-Eyed_Singing_Blossoms_Lyn...jpg
  • A male Oregon junco (Junco hyemalis simillimus) rests on a maple tree that's displaying its red fall color. Oregon juncos, a type of dark-eyed juncos, are a unique type of sparrow that nests on or near the ground.
    Junco_Oregon_FallColor_Lynnwood_5247.jpg
  • A pair of bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) are perched in a tree near the mouth of the Columbia River, Warrenton, Oregon. The quarter moon appears behind the eagle on the right.
    BaldEagles_PerchedPair_Moon_Warrento...jpg
  • Two types of swallows share a perch in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. At left is a tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor); a female barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is on the right.
    Swallows_TreeAndBarn_Arboretum_2663.jpg
  • A pair of spotted spreadwing (Lestes congener) damselflies rest on a perch before depositing eggs in the wetlands in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. To mate, the male, shown above, grabs the female at the back of her neck, above her thorax, using claspers at the tip of his abdomen. She will then bend her abdomen to transfer sperm from him. Afterward, they will continue to remain joined, flying in tandem as she deposits her eggs.
    Spreadwings-Spotted_Pair_Silhouette_...jpg
  • After a rainstorm, water drops cling to the flowers of a red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Currant-Flowering_Blooming_Water-Dro...jpg
  • The male flowers of a Scouler’s willow (Salix scouleriana) tree begin to develop in late winter in Magnuson Park, Seattle, Washington.
    Willow_Flowers_Magnuson-Park_9291.jpg
  • The red and golden fall color of a maple tree provides an autumn backdrop for a spider web in Snohomish County, Washington.
    SpiderWeb_FallColor_4526.jpg
  • A spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus) rests on a branch surrounded by bright yellow Scotch broom blossoms in Snohomish County, Washington. The spotted towhee is a type of sparrow and is most commonly found on the ground or searching shrubs for insects and fruit.
    Towhee_Spotted_ScotchBroom_8226.jpg
  • A juvenile barred owl (Strix varia) rests on a branch in the old-growth forest of Edith Moulton Park in Kirkland, Washington, while waiting for its parents to deliver food.
    Owl-Barred_Juvenile_Kirkland_2590.jpg
  • A fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) poses on an oak tree branch 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_Potholes-SP_8786.jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) lands on a branch in Snohomish County, Washington. Anna's hummingbirds are native to the west coast of North America, found from southern British Columbia to northern Baja California. Male Anna's hummingbirds, such as this one, have an iridescent crimson-red crown and throat.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Landing_5901.jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) takes off from a branch in the Brackendale Eagles Provincial Park in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada.
    BaldEagle_TakingOff_Brackendale_5359.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
  • A bright-colored flame skimmer (Libellula saturata) feeds on a tiny insect it found at the end of a branch. Flame skimmers are found throughout the western United States.
    Dragonfly_FlameSkimmer_0283.jpg
  • A chestnut-backed chickadee (Poecile rufescens) rests on a bare branch in winter. The songbird is found in the northern half of the United States and southern half of Canada. In winter, it primarily feeds on seeds. In summer, it feeds mostly on insects, especially caterpillars.
    Chickadee_BlackCapped_WinterBranch_6...jpg
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