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  • A group of turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) circles over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Oregon. The turkey vultures circled to catch rising pockets of hot air, known as thermals, which carried them higher in the sky.
    Vultures_Turkey_Malheur_Circling_510...jpg
  • A sign on the Icelandic island of Grímsey marks the location of the Arctic Circle, as well as the distances to major world cities. Grímsey is the northernmost point in Iceland and approximately half the island lies within the Arctic Circle.
    Iceland_Grimsey_ArcticCircleMarker_7...jpg
  • A school of Pacific staghorn sculpin (Leptocottus armatus) fry swim in tight circles in Puget Sound close to the Edmonds, Washington, waterfront. Pacific staghorn sculpin are found in shallow coastal waters along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California, and are especially common in estuaries and coastal lagoons.
    Fish_Small-Fry_Circles_Edmonds_0608.jpg
  • An Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) flies over the northern tip of Grímsey, the northernmost point in Iceland. The northern tip of the island lies within the Arctic Circle. The Arctic Ocean is visible in the background. The towering cliffs of Grímsey are used by thousands of nesting birds in the summer, including Atlantic puffins, gulls and fulmars.
    Iceland_Grimsey_NorthernTip_8033.jpg
  • Fallen leaves seem to be trapped in a vortex beneath Upper Beaver Creek Falls in Oregon. The splash pool beneath the waterfall is blocked by a beaver dam, causing the water to circle before it's able to spill over the dam.
    BeaverCreekFallsHorizVortex.jpg
  • A patch of lily pads seems to form a circle around the reflection of the trees lining Kendall Lake in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio.
    OH_Cuyahoga-Valley-NP_Kendall-Lake_L...jpg
  • The Icelandic geyser Strokkur erupts as the sun rises in an area known as the Golden Circle in Iceland. Strokkur, which means "churn" in Icelandic, erupts every four to eight minutes, sending a column of hot water as much as 40 meters (130 feet) into the air. Strokkur is located in the Haukadalur geothermal area, not far from Geysir, which no longer erupts regularly.
    Iceland_Strokkur_Sunrise_3492.jpg
  • American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) circle over trees where hundreds of others have already landed along North Creek in Bothell, Washington. At least 10,000 crows roost each night in a small area of the city. This is a staging area where crows gather at sunset before moving as a large flock, or murder, to their roost.
    Crows_Circling-Roost_North-Creek_450...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
  • A killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) poses with its legs crossed in a pool of water left behind at low tide in the Stillaguamish River along Leque Island, Washington.
    Killdeer_Mud-Pool_Eide-Road_1189.jpg
  • Mud boils in the Wairewarewa mudpools in the Te Puia geothermal area near Rotorua, New Zealand.
    NZ_BoilingMudpool_TePuia_0798.jpg
  • A Pied-Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) preens itself on a small pond off North Creek in Bothell, Washington.
    Grebe_PiedBilled_Preening_NorthCreek...jpg
  • Nearly a dozen moon jellies (Aurella labiata) swim in the Point Defiance Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington. Moon jellies can grow to be 15 inches (38 centimeters) in diameter and are common in open waters along the coasts of California, Europe and Japan and along the Gulf of Mexico.
    Jellies_Moon_Pt-Defiance_9067.jpg
  • An autumn leaf rests in a junco nest at the end of breeding season in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Nest_Autumn-Leaf_Lynnwood_7684.jpg
  • Orange crustose lichen grows on the volcanic rock near Lake Mývatn in northern Iceland. Lichens are a symbiosis of a fungus and a green alga and/or cyanobacterium; and crustose is the most common type of lichen in Iceland; accounting for about 400 of the 700 identified species. Crustose are very slow growing; typically growing 1 millimeter or less per year.
    Iceland_Lichen_Myvatn_4007.jpg
  • Mineral-rich water from Konungshver, the King's Hot Spring, leaves colorful deposits as it flows from the geothermal spring in Iceland. Konungshver is located in southern Iceland near Geysir.
    Iceland_Konungshver_Runoff_2005.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
  • The Colorado River makes a dramatic, almost circular bend at Horseshoe Bend, south of Page, Arizona, in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The towering red cliffs are about 1,000 feet (305 meters) above the river.
    AZ_Horsehoe-Bend_Stormy-Sunrise_0613.jpg
  • Three arms begin to sprout on a saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona. Saguaro are native to the Sonoran Desert and are known for their "arms," which take ages to grow. The saguaro can take 10 years to reach its first inch of height and another 60 years to produce its first flowers. By 95-100 years, saguaros can be 15-16 feet tall and may finally produce their first arm, though some of the cacti never generate one.
    Saguaro-NP_Saguaro_Arms-Starting_080...jpg
  • An arm begins to sprout on a saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona. Saguaro are native to the Sonoran Desert and are known for their "arms," which take ages to grow. The saguaro can take 10 years to reach its first inch of height and another 60 years to produce its first flowers. By 95-100 years, saguaros can be 15-16 feet tall and may finally produce their first arm, though some of the cacti never generate one.
    Saguaro-NP_Saguaro_Arm-Start_0788.jpg
  • Water at the base of the Parc de Woluwé waterfall near Brussels, Belgium, makes circular patterns as it waits for an opportunity to flow through a narrow channel downstream. The waterfall is simply known as cascade or waterval — the French and Dutch words for "waterfall." The park, close to Brussels, is located in the Woluwe-Saint-Pierre municipality.
    Brussels_Woluwe_Cascade_3479.jpg
  • Water at the base of the Parc de Woluwé waterfall near Brussels, Belgium, makes circular patterns as it waits for an opportunity to flow through a narrow channel downstream. The waterfall is simply known as cascade or waterval — the French and Dutch words for "waterfall." The park, close to Brussels, is located in the Woluwe-Saint-Pierre municipality.
    Brussels_Woluwe_Cascade_3484.jpg
  • Moon jellies (Aurella labiata) swim in the Point Defiance Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington. Moon jellies can grow to be 15 inches (38 centimeters) in diameter and are common in open waters along the coasts of California, Europe and Japan and along the Gulf of Mexico.
    Jellies_Moon_Pt-Defiance_4667.jpg
  • The golden light of sunrise shines on pools of water on the volcanic terrace below Strokkur, one of Iceland's most famous geysers.
    Iceland_Strokkur_GoldenPools_2775.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
  • The Yakima River bends back on itself, nearly forming a circle near Ellensburg, Washington.
    WA_Yakima-River_Bend_Aerial_7498.jpg
  • A pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps), the most widespread of the North American grebes, swims among the lily pads in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Wash. The pied-billed grebe's bill is circled by a broad black band during the summer months.
    Grebe_PiedBilled_LilyPads_2234.jpg
  • Hundreds of Vaux's swifts (Chaetura vauxi) circle then dive into the chimney at the Wagner Center in Monroe, Washington, during their fall migration. Vaux's swifts do not have back talons, so they cannot stand or perch. They roost by clinging to rough surfaces, mainly old-growth trees, but also old chimneys and smoke stacks that do not have smooth interior liners. As many as 26,000 Vaux's swifts have perched in the Monroe chimney at a time.
    Swifts_Vauxs_Chimney_Monroe_Motion_9...jpg
  • A flock of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) circles over the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state.
    Cranes_Sandhill_Flock_ColumbiaNWR_02...jpg
  • A large flock of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), known as a murder, circles against the night sky as the birds look for a place to roost in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 10,000 crows roost in a small area in the city each night.
    Crows_Murder_Sky-Full_Flash_Bothell_...jpg
  • An Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), surrounded by summer wildflowers, rests on a bluff above the Atlantic Ocean on the island of Grímsey, Iceland. Tens of thousands of puffins breed on Iceland's cliffs during the summer. They spend the rest of the year at sea. The island of Grímsey, which straddles the Arctic Circle, is the northernmost inhabited Icelandic territory.
    Puffin_Atlantic_Wildflowers_Grimsey_...jpg
  • Fallen autumn leaves swirl in a vortex below Upper Beaver Creek Falls, west of Rainier, Oregon. The splash pool below the waterfall is dammed by rocks and a fallen tree and the water circles in this whirlpool until it is able to get over the blockage.
    UpperBeaverCreekFalls.jpg
  • Hundreds of Vaux's swifts (Chaetura vauxi) circle then dive into the chimney at the Wagner Center in Monroe, Washington, during their fall migration. Vaux's swifts do not have back talons, so they cannot stand or perch. They roost by clinging to rough surfaces, mainly old-growth trees, but also old chimneys and smoke stacks that do not have smooth interior liners. As many as 26,000 Vaux's swifts have perched in the Monroe chimney at a time.
    Swifts_Vauxs_Chimney_Monroe_Motion_9...jpg
  • A large flock of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), known as a murder, circles against the night sky as the birds look for a place to roost in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 10,000 crows roost in a small area in the city each night.
    Crows_Murder_Sky-Full_Flash_Bothell_...jpg
  • A bright halo circles the sun as it shines through the clouds over the Little Missouri River and Wind Canyon in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota.
    ND_RooseveltNP_Little-Missouri-River...jpg
  • An Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) calls out to another from its perch on the island of Grímsey, Iceland. Tens of thousands of puffins breed on Iceland's cliffs during the summer. They spend the rest of the year at sea. The island of Grímsey, which straddles the Arctic Circle, is the northernmost inhabited Icelandic territory.
    Puffins_Atlantic_PairCalling_Grimsey...jpg
  • Strokkur, a geyser located in Iceland, blasts hot water up to 100 feet (30 meters) every four to eight minutes. The geyser, located in a geothermal region in Iceland's Golden Circle, first erupted in 1789. Strokkur is an Icelandic word meaning "churn" and the geyer's water level repeatedly surges and contracts just before it erupts.
    Iceland_Strokkur_Erupting_7747.jpg
  • An Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) calls out to another from its perch on the island of Grímsey, Iceland. Tens of thousands of puffins breed on Iceland's cliffs during the summer. They spend the rest of the year at sea. The island of Grímsey, which straddles the Arctic Circle, is the northernmost inhabited Icelandic territory.
    Puffins_Atlantic_PairCalling_Grimsey...jpg
  • Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) congregate on a rocky bluff on the island of Grímsey, Iceland. Tens of thousands of puffins breed on Iceland's cliffs during the summer. They spend the rest of the year at sea. The island of Grímsey, which straddles the Arctic Circle, is the northernmost inhabited Icelandic territory.
    Puffins_Grimsey_2234.jpg
  • Several members of the Orca (Orcinus Orca) family J Pod surface together to breathe while sleeping off Blakely Island in Washington's Puget Sound. When sleeping, the whales, also known as killer whales, turn off the half of their brains that are not responsible for regulating breathing. During this time, they tend to cluster, swim slowly in circles, and surface together. The J Pod is one of three families of orcas that are regularly found in the waters around Washington's San Juan Islands.
    Orcas_Sleeping_9680.jpg
  • A large flock of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), known as a murder, circles against the night sky as the birds look for a place to roost in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 10,000 crows roost in a small area in the city each night.
    Crows_Murder_Sky-Full_Flash_Bothell_...jpg
  • A flock of Arctic Terns (Sterna paradisaea) flies over a small lake on Grímsey Island, Iceland. Grímsey, located on the Arctic Circle, is the northernmost point in Iceland. Arctic Terns have the longest migration of any animal, flying an average of 44,300 miles (70,900 kilometers) each year. They summer in each hemisphere, breeding in the northern polar region during its summer and then fly to the edge of the Antarctic ice for the southern hemisphere summer.
    ArcticTerns_Flock_Grimsey_0998.jpg
  • An arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) guards the two eggs in her nest in Iceland's West Fjords. The arctic tern migrates farther than any other known animal, spending the southern hemisphere summer in the ocean off Antarctica and breeding during the northern hemisphere summer near the Arctic Circle. One study found the average arctic tern flies 44,300 miles (70,900 km) per year.
    ArcticTern_Nesting_5950.jpg
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