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  • 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) comes in for a landing. At the time of this image, the young eagle was a little over three months old and had been flying for about one month.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_Landing_1210.jpg
  • A large flock of pigeons, otherwise known as rock doves (Columba livia), comes in for a landing on a perch above the Snohomish River in Kenmore, Washington.
    Pigeons_Landing_5232.jpg
  • Several trees displaying their autumn colors are reflected in a pond behind an icy beaver dam at Schwabacher's Landing, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
    Tetons_BeaverPond_3205.jpg
  • A glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) prepares to land on the water of Edmonds Marsh in Edmonds, Washington.
    Gull_Glaucous_Landing_EdmondsMarsh_2...jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) prepares to land on a gravel bar along the Nooksack River in Welcome, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles winter in the area to feast on spawned-out salmon.
    Bald-Eagle_Landing_Gravel-Bar_Nooksa...jpg
  • A hybrid gull prepares to land on the water of Port Gardner in Everett, Washington.
    Gull_Landing_Everett_1371.jpg
  • A ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) creates waves as it lands at high speed on one of the Promontory Ponds in Magnuson Park, Seattle, Washington.
    Duck_Ring-Necked_Landing_Magnuson-Pa...jpg
  • A mallard duck (Anas Platyrhynchos) drake lands on Scriber Lake in Lynnwood, Washington on a foggy winter morning.
    Mallard_Landing_ScriberLake_0319.jpg
  • A male Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) lands on a maple tree that is beginning to leaf out. Males in the Calypte genus of hummingbirds are quite distinctive with iridescent crowns. All hummingbirds, however, have iridescent plumage, which reflects certain wavelengths of light and reflects them directly in front of the bird. The bright flashes of color are visible only when the bird is facing you. 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_Iridescence_Landin...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
  • A male Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) lands on a maple tree on a rainy day. Males in the Calypte genus of hummingbirds are quite distinctive with iridescent crowns. All hummingbirds, however, have iridescent plumage, which reflects certain wavelengths of light and reflects them directly in front of the bird. The bright flashes of color are visible only when the bird is facing you. 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_Landing_7518.jpg
  • A pair of Canada geese (Branta canadensis) splash water as they land on Hayden Lake in Idaho.
    Geese-Canada_Hayden-Lake_1977.jpg
  • A flock of Canada geese (Branta canadensis) lands on the water of the Edmonds Marsh, Edmonds, Washington.
    Geese_Canada_Flock_EdmondsMarsh_1575.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
  • 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 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
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) lands on a log after taking a bath in the Squamish River near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_LandingOnLog_4841.jpg
  • A bald eagle fledgling (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) lands at the top of a tree after taking one of its first flights. These first flights were each about 100 feet (33 meters) or less and consisted primarily of flying to neighboring trees.
    BaldEagle_Fledgling_TreeTop_5935.jpg
  • The Grand Tetons are reflected in the still waters of the Snake River shortly after an autumn sunrise in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The tallest mountain in this image — and in Grand Teton National Park — is Grand Teton, which is 13,770 feet (4,197 meters) tall. This image was captured at Schwabacher Landing where a beaver dam has slowed the Snake River.
    Tetons_Schwabacher_Sunrise_3210.jpg
  • An autumn sunrise reddens the sky over the Missouri River at Coal Banks Landing in the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument in Montana.
    MissouriRiver_Coal-Banks_Fiery-Sunri...jpg
  • An autumn sunrise reddens the sky over the Missouri River at Coal Banks Landing in the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument in Montana.
    MissouriRiver_Coal-Banks_Fiery-Sunri...jpg
  • The receding tide results in drainage patterns on the beach at Brackett's Landing in Edmonds, Washington. Clouds colored by the setting sun are reflected on the wet sand.
    Edmonds_BeachSunset_DrainagePatterns...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) claims a hunting spot on the oyster beds in Hood Canal, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area near the town of Seabeck early each summer to feed on migrating midshipman fish when get caught in the oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagles_LandingOnOysterBed_HoodCa...jpg
  • American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) come in to land on a roost in Bothell, Washington, that is home to as many as 15,000 crows each night during the winter months.
    Crows_Approaching-Roost_Bothell_0163.jpg
  • A young snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) looks for a place to land on Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington. Snowy owls, which spend the summer in the northern circumpolar region north of 60 degrees latitude, have a typical winter range that includes Alaska, Canada and northern Eurasia. Every several years, for reasons still unexplained, the snowy owls migrate much farther south in an event known as an irruption. During one irruption, a snowy owl was found as far south as the Caribbean. During the 2011-2012 irruption, Ocean Shores on the Washington coast was the winter home for an especially large number of snowy owls. Snowy owls tend to prefer coastal and plains areas, which most resemble the open tundra that serves as their typical home. The owl shown here is a young bird; snowy owls become almost entirely white as they age, though females retain some of the darker coloration.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_Flying_9190.jpg
  • American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) come in to land on a roost in Bothell, Washington, that is home to as many as 15,000 crows each night during the winter months.
    Crows_Approaching-Roost_Bothell_0290.jpg
  • American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) come in to land on a roost in Bothell, Washington, that is home to as many as 15,000 crows each night during the winter months.
    Crows_Approaching-Roost_Bothell_0286.jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) sticks its tongue out as it lands on a maple tree in early spring. Hummingbirds have long, slender tongues that they can extend far beyond the tip of their bill. This allows them to reach the nectaries at the base of flowers. Tiny grooves on the tongue draw fluid into their mouth through a capillary action.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Tongue_7402.jpg
  • A young bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), just over two months old, lands next to its sibling on a branch a few hundred yards from their nest. At the time of this image, the bald eagle fledglings had been flying for less than a week.
    BaldEagle_Juveniles_TwoOnBranch_7499.jpg
  • A hybrid gull splashes down next to another on the water of Port Gardner in Everett, Washington.
    Gull_Landing_Everett_1377.jpg
  • A large flock of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), known as a murder, flies over trees lining the Sammamish River in Bothell, Washington. During the winter months, about 16,000 crows roost each night in the area in restored wetlands.
    Crows_Murder_Trees_Bothell_3398.jpg
  • A large flock of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), known as a murder, flies over trees lining the Sammamish River in Bothell, Washington, as the moon rises. During the winter months, about 16,000 crows roost each night in the area in restored wetlands.
    Crows_Murder_Trees_Moon_Bothell_0963.jpg
  • Numerous crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) take off from a tree at dawn in winter. The motion of the birds in flight is blurred by a long camera exposure. A large flock of crows is known as a murder.
    Crows_TakingOff_Tree_Winter_6785.jpg
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  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies low over a channel of the Nooksack River in Welcome, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles winter in the area to feast on spawned-out salmon.
    Bald-Eagle_Flying_Nooksack-River_064...jpg
  • A large flock of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), known as a murder, flies over trees lining the Sammamish River in Bothell, Washington, as the moon rises. During the winter months, about 16,000 crows roost each night in the area in restored wetlands.
    Crows_Murder_Trees_Moon_Bothell_0977.jpg
  • Hundreds of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock, known as a murder, fly over bare winter trees along the Sammamish River in Bothell, Washington, on a dark, cloudy day. An estimated 10,000 crows roost in a small area in the city each night.
    Crows_Murder_Forest_Moon_Bothell_333...jpg
  • The first light of day illuminates the peaks of Bernhard Studer Land, a glacial island, or nunatak, in eastern Greenland, as seen in this aerial view. The Eyvind Fjeld Gletsjer glacier is visible in the foreground. The peak of Sneharefjeld is visible in the background just left of center.
    Greenland_Bernhard-Studer-Land_Aeria...jpg
  • Eight snow geese (Anser caerulescens) prepare to land in a farmer's field in Mount Vernon, Washington, as the volcano Mount Baker stands in the background.
    Geese_Snow_Landing_Mount-Baker_4097.jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) lands on a spawned out chum salmon in the Nooksack River near Deming, Washington, to claim it as its meal.
    Bald-Eagle_Landing-On-Salmon_Nooksac...jpg
  • A large flock of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) lands in bare trees in Skagit Valley, Washington. European starlings tend to travel in large flocks and fly in a large, dense cluster when they spot predators.
    Starlings_LargeFlock_Landing_6585.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
  • Three sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) prepare to land after sunset on a pond at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
    SandhillCranes_LandingSunsetSilhouet...jpg
  • A double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) lands to join a dozen others in a tree on a foggy winter morning. Most types of cormorants are found only along coastlines. The double-crested cormorant is the only kind that ventures very far inland. These cormorants were roosting in a tree along the Snohomish River in Kenmore, Washington.
    Cormorants_DoubleCrested_DozenInFog_...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) lands on the nest in Puyallup, Washington, where its mate is watching over their young. Both the male and the female bald eagle take turns on the nest.
    BaldEagles_ParentsTakingTurnsOnNest_...jpg
  • A Florida tree snail (Liguus fasciatus) climbs a tree along the Gumbo Limbo Trail in the Everglades National Park, Florida. The trail winds through a tropical hardwood hammock, a dense forest that forms only in areas that are protected from fires and floods. This area is only three feet higher than the neighboring wetlands. There are 52 different color forms of the Florida tree snail found in south Florida.
    Everglades_Florida-Tree-Snail_3369.jpg
  • A colorful sunrise lights up the sky above a grass prairie near Dillon Pass in Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Badlands National Park contains the largest protected mixed grass prairie in the United States.
    Badlands_GrassPrairie_Sunrise_1669.jpg
  • Bright yellow lichen grows along a stretch of the river Jökulgulskvísl, which means "glacial yellow fork," in the southern highlands of Iceland.
    Iceland_Jokulgulskvisl_2575.jpg
  • The receding tide results in drainage patterns on the beach at Brackett's Landing in Edmonds, Washington.
    Edmonds_Beach_DrainagePatterns_1088.jpg
  • A passage bends through a very narrow section of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Narrow-Passage_6255.jpg
  • Shiprock, a prominent peak located northwestern New Mexico, is turned golden at sunrise. The peak rises 1,583 ft (482 m) above the surrounding landscape and has a total elevation of 7,177 ft (2,188 m). The peak is located on Navajo tribal land and is sacred to them. The Navajo name for the peak is Tsé Bit'a'í, which means "rock with wings." Tribal legend says a great bird brought the Navajo people from the North to the present-day Four Corners area.
    NM_Shiprock_Sunrise_1589.jpg
  • A very large and bright rainbow seems to land on the summit of Badito Cone, a 8942 foot (2726 meter) peak in Huerfano County, Colorado. Badito Cone is one of several peaks that were formed by jets of magma that erupted from holes or cracks in the rock of that area about 25 million years ago.
    CO_Rainbow_BaditoCone_2282.jpg
  • A hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) opens its mouth wide as it yawns with the golden light of sunset reflecting on the Olare Orok River in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. In hippopotamuses, yawning is a sign of aggression, allowing them to show off their long, sharp teeth. The hippopotamus can also open its jaws up to 180°, which is the widest opening of any land animal.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Hippo_Yawning_2928.jpg
  • A narrow path winds through the tall undulating walls of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land in northern Arizona. Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon, a small sandstone canyon that is carved by violent flash floods. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Narrow-Passage_6243.jpg
  • A Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus) swims in the open water of Upright Channel between Lopez and Shaw islands in the San Juan Islands of Washington state. In this image, the deer was about a half-mile from land. The deer are native to the San Juan Islands and early Europen explorers reported seeing large herds of them swimming between the islands.
    Deer_Black-Tailed_Swimming_San-Juan-...jpg
  • The walls of an open area of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona, take on different colors based on how much direct sunlight they receive. Sections near the slot canyon ceiling appear yellow and gold, while portions in deep shadow are purple. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Colorful-Chamber_709...jpg
  • A honeybee (Apis mellifera) prepares to land on a flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) to forage for pollen and nectar in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Honeybee_Flowering-Currant_2157.jpg
  • The walls of an open area of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona, take on different colors based on how much direct sunlight they receive. Sections near the slot canyon ceiling appear yellow and gold, while portions in deep shadow are purple. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Textured-Walls_6218c.jpg
  • The curved walls of Rattlesnake Canyon join to form abstract patterns on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona. Rattlesnake Canyon is a slot canyon — a narrow sandstone canyon that's carved by flash floods.
    AZ_Rattlesnake-Canyon_Curved-Walls_6...jpg
  • Several sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) fly in formation as they prepare to land in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
    SandhillCranes_Flight_Bosque_9926.jpg
  • American crows zig-zag in the sky above North Creek in Bothell, Washington, as they look for a place to land. An estimated 10,000 or more crows roost in the area each night.
    Crows_Murder_ZigZag_North-Creek_2163.jpg
  • Pink clouds fill the sky above Shiprock, a prominent peak in northwestern New Mexico. Shiprock is located on Navajo land and is sacred to the tribal people. They call it the "Rock with Wings," for they believe a bird guided them from the North to settle in the present-day Four Corners area of the United States. Early European settlers thought it looked more like a sailing schooner and named it Shiprock.
    NM_Shiprock_Sunset_1566.jpg
  • A hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) opens its mouth wide as it yawns with the golden light of sunset reflecting on the Olare Orok River in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. In hippopotamuses, yawning is a sign of aggression, allowing them to show off their long, sharp teeth. The hippopotamus can also open its jaws up to 180°, which is the widest opening of any land animal.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Hippo_Yawning_2914.jpg
  • A heart shape appears among the curves of the ceiling of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo land near Page, Arizona. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone slot canyon, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Heart_7109.jpg
  • A Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus) swims in the open water of Upright Channel between Lopez and Shaw islands in the San Juan Islands of Washington state. In this image, the deer was about a half-mile from land. The deer are native to the San Juan Islands and early Europen explorers reported seeing large herds of them swimming between the islands.
    Deer_Black-Tailed_Swimming_San-Juan-...jpg
  • Low cumulus clouds hang over the colorful land of Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. The remote Baffin Island is the fifth largest island in the world and has a popluation of just 11,000.
    Canada_BaffinIsland_Aerial_Clouds_37...jpg
  • Sand falls from a ledge in Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona. Antelope Canyon is a narrow sandstone canyon, known as a slot canyon. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Sand-Falls_7097.jpg
  • The walls of an open area of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona, take on different colors based on how much direct sunlight they receive. Sections near the slot canyon ceiling appear yellow and gold, while portions in deep shadow are purple. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Colorful-Chamber_622...jpg
  • The Liberty Bell, an icon of American independence, hangs in the Liberty Bell Center in Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Liberty Bell is perhaps best known for its distinctive crack. Cast in London in 1752, the bell's rim cracked the first time it was rung. It was recast two times in America; the crack it is known for today developed sometime between 1817 and 1846. The inscription on the bell reads in part, "Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof." Independence Hall, the building where both the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted, is visible in the background. The Liberty Bell is three feet tall, has a circumference of 12 feet, and weights 2080 pounds.
    Liberty-Bell_3001.jpg
  • A vibrant shaft of light shines on the floor of a particularly narrow section of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo tribal land in Page, Arizona. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks." The slot canyon is formed primarily by erosion during flash floods; torrents of water race through the canyon and sculpt the sandstone.
    Antelope-Canyon_Beam_S2574-02.jpg
  • A large adult American Bison (Bison bison) stands in an open prairie near Buffalo Gap in Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Bison are the largest terrestrial land mammals in North America. While commonly called buffalo, true buffalo are found only in Africa and Asia.
    Bison_Standing_Badlands_1535.jpg
  • Shiprock, a prominent peak located northwestern New Mexico, is framed by cirrus clouds at sunrise. The peak rises 1,583 ft (482 m) above the surrounding landscape and has a total elevation of 7,177 ft (2,188 m). The peak is located on Navajo tribal land and is sacred to them. The Navajo name for the peak is Tsé Bit'a'í, which means "rock with wings." Tribal legend says a great bird brought the Navajo people from the North to the present-day Four Corners area.
    NM_Shiprock_Cirrus_V_1499.jpg
  • The collapsed cliffs of Cape Dzhigalgan meet the Caspian Sea in this aerial view taken from the Mangystau region of Kazakhstan. Dzhigalgan means "collapsed land" in the Kazakh language. The cape lies at the base of a mountain range and is filled with large boulders, some the size of a small house. The Caspian Sea is the world's largest lake and its level has changed numerous times through its history. As it rose during the late Pleistocene, it inundated large sections of the semi-desert of western Kazakhstan, cutting cliffs that later eroded and fell.
    Kazakhstan_Cape-Dzhigalgan_Aerial_50...jpg
  • Sunglint stretches across the ripples of Puget Sound as small waves land on Marina Beach in Edmonds, Washington.
    Puget-Sound_Glint_Ripples_Edmonds_47...jpg
  • The curved walls of Rattlesnake Canyon join to form abstract patterns on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona. Rattlesnake Canyon is a slot canyon — a narrow sandstone canyon that's carved by flash floods.
    AZ_Rattlesnake-Canyon_Curved-Walls_6...jpg
  • A tiny waterfall flows through a talus cave located next to the Index Town Wall near the town of Index, Washington. Talus is a pile of rocks that broke off a nearby mountain face. Occasionally the rocks break off and land in such a way that it forms a natural cave. The falls is illuminated by a skylight in the cave.
    WA_TalusCaveFalls_Index_4219.jpg
  • A razorbill (Alca torda) rests on a rocky perch high above the Atlantic Ocean on the Látrabjarg bird cliff in western Iceland. Razorbills are large seabirds, the largest member of the Auk family, and it comes to land only to breed. Látrabjarg is Europe's largest bird cliff: 14 km (8.7 miles) long and up to 440 meters (1444 feet) high. It hosts up to 40 percent of the breeding populations of some species, including razorbills.
    Razorbill_Latrabjarg_2485.jpg
  • Shiprock, a prominent peak located northwestern New Mexico, is framed by cirrus clouds at sunrise. The peak rises 1,583 ft (482 m) above the surrounding landscape and has a total elevation of 7,177 ft (2,188 m). The peak is located on Navajo tribal land and is sacred to them. The Navajo name for the peak is Tsé Bit'a'í, which means "rock with wings." Tribal legend says a great bird brought the Navajo people from the North to the present-day Four Corners area.
    NM_Shiprock_CirrusSunrise_1513.jpg
  • A hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) opens its mouth wide as it yawns with the golden light of sunset reflecting on the Olare Orok River in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. In hippopotamuses, yawning is a sign of aggression, allowing them to show off their long, sharp teeth. The hippopotamus can also open its jaws up to 180°, which is the widest opening of any land animal.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Hippo_Yawning_3024.jpg
  • A honeybee (Apis mellifera) prepares to land on a flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) to forage for pollen and nectar in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Honeybee_Flowering-Currant_8117.jpg
  • A heart shape appears among the curves of the ceiling of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo land near Page, Arizona. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone slot canyon, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Heart_7110.jpg
  • The walls of an open area of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona, take on different colors based on how much direct sunlight they receive. Sections near the slot canyon ceiling appear yellow and gold, while portions in deep shadow are purple. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Colorful-Chamber_622...jpg
  • A vibrant shaft of light shines on the floor of a particularly narrow section of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo tribal land in Page, Arizona. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks." The slot canyon is formed primarily by erosion during flash floods; torrents of water race through the canyon and sculpt the sandstone.
    Antelope-Canyon-Beam_S02-01-04.jpg
  • A black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) lands next to its nesting mate on the Snæfellsnes peninsula in Iceland. It breeds in colonies in large reedbeds or marshes or on islands in lakes, and nests on the ground.
    Gull_BlackHeaded_Nesting_8119.jpg
  • A greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) lands among several others in the water of the Stillaguamish River near Stanwood, Washington.
    Yellowlegs-Greater_Flock_Stillaguami...jpg
  • Light shines into a section of the Balconies Cave, a talus cave in Pinnacles National Park, California. The park's high peaks are partial remnants of the ancient Pinnacles volcano, shifted 190 miles north of its original location due to movement of the San Andreas Fault. Talus caves, like Balconies Cave, are narrow passages in the piles of large rocks that have broke off and landed at the base of the peaks.
    Pinnacles-NP_Balconies-Cave_5649.jpg
  • An American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) calls at another one that has landed on its perch at the top of a Douglas fir tree in Kirkland, Washington.
    Crows_Two-On-Branch_Kirkland_1180.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
  • A great blue heron lands on a tree overlooking a large pond along the Anhinga Trail in the Florida Everglades. While the water in the Everglades averages just six inches deep, this is one of several larger ponds, attracting birds and alligators year round..
    Everglades_HeronLandingAtSunrise_351...jpg
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