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  • A dusting of snow covers the branches that frame a series of small cascades in Twenty-Two Creek, located in the Lake Twenty Two Research Natural Area in the Cascades of Washington state.
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  • Owachomo Bridge is the smallest, thinnest, and likely oldest natural bridge in Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah. Its span measures 180 feet (55 meters) and its only 9 feet (3 meters) thick at its thinnest point.
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  • The sun shines through Owachomo Bridge, one of several natural bridges contained in Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah. Owachomo means "rock mound" in the Hopi language; there is a large rock mound on a bluff overlooking the bridge.
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  • Two bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) share a perch in an old snag in the Green River Natural Area, Kent, Washington.
    Eagles-Bald_Snag_Green-River_7585.jpg
  • Brown pelicans dive off Natural Bridge near Santa Cruz, California at sunset. There used to be three arches, but the second one collapsed in the early 1980s. The first collapsed even earlier. Arches or bridges form when waves continually pound a weak spot in the rock, wearing a hole through it. Over time, continued erosion enlarges the hole so much that the overlying rock can no longer be supported and it collapses. A bridge is a span that connects to the mainland; an arch stands by itself.
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  • Two raccons (Procyon lotor) forage at the edge of Carp Pond in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington.
    Raccoons_Pond_Union-Bay_6373.jpg
  • A natural bridge spans two towering hoodoos in the Wall Street section of Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Bryce Canyon, which is actually a natural amphitheater, consists of dozens of spires separated by canyons. This span remains despite constant erosion.
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  • Pacific Ocean waves crash up against the one remaining arch in Natural Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz, California. There used to be three arches. Arches form when waves continually pound a weak spot in the rock, wearing a hole through it. Over time, continued erosion enlarges the hole so much that the overlying rock can no longer be supported and the arch collapses.
    CA_NaturalBridge_SantaCruz_0354.jpg
  • A natural window in a boulder pile in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California, frames Mount Whitney at sunrise. Mount Whitney, part of the Sierra Nevada range, is the tallest mountain in the 48 contiguous United States with an elevation of 14505 feet (4421 meters).
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  • Landscape Arch, the largest natural arch in the world, is located in Arches National Park, Utah. The arch spans 290 feet, according to the Natural Arch and Bridge Society. Landscape Arch, seen here dusted by snow, was formed by repeated freezing and thawing.
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  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds one of her chicks in her nest in the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington. Another chick is out of view. The chicks are nearly two weeks old and about ready to fledge. The Anna's hummingbird typically raises two or three sets of young, or broods, per year. Each brood usually consists of two chicks.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Feeding_Union...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) sits on its nest in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington. The Anna's hummingbird typically raises two or three sets of young, or broods, per year. For each brood, she usually lays two eggs, which need to be incubated for 16 days. The young birds will be with her in the nest for another two weeks.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Union-Bay_393...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) arrives on her nest to feed her two young chicks in the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington. The chicks are about two and a half weeks old and about ready to fledge.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Feeding_Union...jpg
  • A young Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) exercises its wings as its sibling remains in their nest in the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Flapping_Unio...jpg
  • A pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) feeds a piece of fish to its chick on a pond in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington.
    Grebe-Pied-Billed_Mother-Chick_Feedi...jpg
  • A pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) snuggles with one of her chicks on their nest on a pond in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington.
    Grebe-Pied-Billed_Mother-Chick_Nest_...jpg
  • A pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) feeds a fish to its chick on a pond in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington.
    Grebe-Pied-Billed_Mother-Chick-Feedi...jpg
  • A young Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna), approximately three weeks old, prepares to land after making a short flight from its nest in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington.
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  • A young Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna), approximately three weeks old, that had just fledged from its nest in the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington, waits on a branch for its mother to feed it.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Fledging_Union-Bay...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds one of her chicks in her nest in the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington, as her other chick waits for its turn. The chicks are just over a week old. The Anna's hummingbird typically raises two or three sets of young, or broods, per year. Each brood usually consists of two chicks.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Feeding_Union...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds one of her babies as the other begs for food in her nest in the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington. Her chicks are just days old and do not yet open their eyes. The Anna's hummingbird typically raises two or three sets of young, or broods, per year. Each brood usually consists of two chicks.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Feeding_Union...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds one of her babies as the other begs for food in her nest in the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington. Her chicks are just days old and do not yet open their eyes. The Anna's hummingbird typically raises two or three sets of young, or broods, per year. Each brood usually consists of two chicks.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Feeding_Union...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) sits on its nest in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington. The Anna's hummingbird typically raises two or three sets of young, or broods, per year. For each brood, she usually lays two eggs, which need to be incubated for 16 days. The young birds will be with her in the nest for another two weeks.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Union-Bay_367...jpg
  • A pair of northern shovelers (Spatula clypeata) swim together on a pond in the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington. Nothern shovelers are monogamous, forming bonds when they are on their wintering grounds and staying together until just before the fall migration. Northern shovelers are dabbling ducks that feed in shallow wetlands, using their distinctive spoon-shaped bills to scoop up and filter water to collect seeds, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates. The bird in the front is a male, or drake, in breeding plumage; behind him is a female, or hen.
    Shovelers-Northern_Pair_Union-Bay_15...jpg
  • Two northern shovelers (Spatula clypeata) raise their heads while swimming on a pond in the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington. The two northern shovelers seen here are drakes, or males, in their breeding plumage. Northern shovelers feed in shallow wetlands, using their distinctive spoon-shaped bills to scoop up and filter water to collect seeds, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates.
    Shovelers-Northern_Drakes_Union-Bay_...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 pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) breaks off a piece of fish to feed its hungry chick on a pond in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington.
    Grebe-Pied-Billed_Mother-Chick-Feedi...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) sits on the edge of her nest in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington, to feed her young, which are still hidden in the nest. The Anna's hummingbird typically raises two or three sets of young, or broods, per year. For each brood, she usually lays two eggs, which need to be incubated for 16 days. The young birds will be with her in the nest for another two weeks.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Feeding_Union...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) sits on its nest in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington. The Anna's hummingbird typically raises two or three sets of young, or broods, per year. For each brood, she usually lays two eggs, which need to be incubated for 16 days. The young birds will be with her in the nest for another two weeks.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Union-Bay_439...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) sits on its nest in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington. The Anna's hummingbird typically raises two or three sets of young, or broods, per year. For each brood, she usually lays two eggs, which need to be incubated for 16 days. The young birds will be with her in the nest for another two weeks.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Union-Bay_364...jpg
  • A pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) pulls a fish out of the water at a pond in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington.
    Grebe-Pied-Billed_Fishing_Union-Bay_...jpg
  • A pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) mother swims with her chick on the water of a pond in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington.
    Grebe-Pied-Billed_Mother-Chick-Swimm...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds one of her babies as the other begs for food in her nest in the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington. Her chicks are more than a week old and still do not regularly open their eyes. The Anna's hummingbird typically raises two or three sets of young, or broods, per year. Each brood usually consists of two chicks.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Feeding_Union...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) sits on its nest in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington. The Anna's hummingbird typically raises two or three sets of young, or broods, per year. For each brood, she usually lays two eggs, which need to be incubated for 16 days. The young birds will be with her in the nest for another two weeks.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Union-Bay_409...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) sits on its nest in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington. The Anna's hummingbird typically raises two or three sets of young, or broods, per year. For each brood, she usually lays two eggs, which need to be incubated for 16 days. The young birds will be with her in the nest for another two weeks.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Union-Bay_380...jpg
  • A northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata) swims on a pond in the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington. The northern shoveler seen here is a drake, or male, in his breeding plumage. Northern shovelers feed in shallow wetlands, using their distinctive spoon-shaped bills to scoop up and filter water to collect seeds, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates.
    Shoveler-Northern_Drake_Union-Bay_17...jpg
  • A pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) chick swims by itself on a pond in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington.
    Grebe-Pied-Billed_Chick-Swimming_Uni...jpg
  • A young Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna), approximately three weeks old, lands on a branch shortly after fledging from its nest in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Fledging_Union-Bay...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds one of her two young chicks as the other waits for its turn in their nest in the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington. The chicks are about two and a half weeks old and about ready to fledge.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Feeding_Union...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) arrives on her nest to feed her two young chicks in the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington. The chicks are about two and a half weeks old and about ready to fledge.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Feeding_Union...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) sits on its nest in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington. The Anna's hummingbird typically raises two or three sets of young, or broods, per year. For each brood, she usually lays two eggs, which need to be incubated for 16 days. The young birds will be with her in the nest for another two weeks.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Union-Bay_409...jpg
  • A pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) chick swims by itself on a pond in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington.
    Grebe-Pied-Billed_Chick-Swimming_Uni...jpg
  • A pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) mother swims as one of her chicks rides along on her back on a pond in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington.
    Grebe-Pied-Billed_Mother-Chick_Swimm...jpg
  • A young Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) watches its sibling exercise its wings at the edge of their nest in Yesler Swamp, part of the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Flapping_Yesl...jpg
  • Two young Anna's hummingbirds (Calypte anna), which are just over two weeks old, watch for their mother from their nest in Yesler Swamp, part of the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Yesler-Swamp_...jpg
  • Fallen autumn leaves are partially submerged in the shallow water of Yesler Swamp, part of the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington.
    Yesler-Swamp_Decaying-Leaves_5255.jpg
  • Water cascades from Fern Spring, a natural spring in the main valley of Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_FernSpring_CloseUp_8251.jpg
  • The late afternoon sun shines through Delicate Arch, a freestanding natural arch in Arches National Park, Utah. The arch, approximately 65 feet (20 meters) tall, was carved by the wind from an Entrada sandstone fin.
    DelicateArchSunburst.jpg
  • A young Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna), approximately three weeks old, makes a short flight after fledging from its nest in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Fledging_Union-Bay...jpg
  • A young Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) fledgling stretches its wings after landing on a perch in thick brush several feet from the nest it was raised in in Yesler Swamp, part of the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Fledgling_Yesler-S...jpg
  • A young Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) extends its tongue to catch tiny insects on the back of a leaf while sitting on its nest in Yesler Swamp, part of the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Insect_Yesler...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) rests on a dead blackberry stalk after foraging in Yesler Swamp, part of the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington. Nearby, but out of frame, she has a nest of two young hummingbird chicks.
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  • Fallen autumn leaves are partially submerged in the shallow water of Yesler Swamp, part of the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington.
    Yesler-Swamp_Decaying-Leaves_5201.jpg
  • Fallen autumn leaves are partially submerged in the shallow water of Yesler Swamp, part of the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington.
    Yesler-Swamp_Decaying-Leaves_5163.jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds one of her chicks in her nest in the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington. One chick is out of view. The chicks are just over a week old and only occasionally open their eyes. The Anna's hummingbird typically raises two or three sets of young, or broods, per year. Each brood usually consists of two chicks.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Feeding_Union...jpg
  • A young Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna), which had fledged only days earlier, waits in thick brush to be fed by its mother in the Yesler Swamp, part of the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Fledgling-Mother_Y...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) arrives at her nest to feed her chicks in Yesler Swamp, part of the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington. The Anna's hummingbird typically raises two or three sets of young, or broods, per year. Each brood usually consists of two chicks.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Feeding_Yesle...jpg
  • Water cascades from Fern Spring, a natural spring in the main valley of Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_FernSpring_8261.jpg
  • Elephant Rock, a natural sandstone arch that resembles an elephant with a long trunk, stands at the east side of the Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada.
    vof-elephant-rock.jpg
  • A brown creeper (Certhia americana) climbs a mossy tree in Yesler Swamp, part of the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington.
    Creeper-Brown_Yesler-Swamp_2143.jpg
  • A young Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) exercises its wings as its sibling remains in their nest in Yesler Swamp, part of the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Flapping_Yesl...jpg
  • A western toad (Anaxyrus boreas) crawls out onto a moss-covered log in the Lake Twentytwo Research Natural Area in Snohomish County, Washington. The western toad is found throughout the western United States in a wide range of habitats from sea level to more than 7,000 feet.
    Toad_Western_Lake22_8195.jpg
  • Martha, the last known living passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius), is displayed in an exhibit of extinct birds in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Martha died on September 1, 1914.
    Passenger-Pigeon_Martha_Smithsonian_...jpg
  • The nest of an Anna's hummingbird sits empty after both of her young fledged in Yesler Swamp, part of the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington. Anna's hummingbirds raise two to three broods per year and do not typically reuse nests.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Empty_Yesler-...jpg
  • Purple camas and other summer wildflowers bloom on the mima mounds, located near Littlerock, Washington. Hundreds of regularly-spaced mounds four to six feet tall cover the preserve. No one is sure how the mounds formed, though one leading scientific theory suggests they may be the result of glacial activity.
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  • Mudcracks in a variety of shapes and sizes are visible in the sediment at the base of Harris Wash in Utah. Mudcracks, also known as desiccation cracks, result when the top layer of sediment dries before lower layers. When the water in the top layer evaporates, the thin layer separates from the layers below. The loss of moisture also causes the layer to shrink somewhat, causing a strain that results in the cracks.
    UT_Mudcracks_HarrisWash_4278.jpg
  • Viewed from above, Twentytwo Creek plunges over exposed rock into a small gorge in Snohomish County, Washington.
    WA_Twentytwo-Creek_Cascades_Above_28...jpg
  • The La Ventana Arch, located in the El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico, has a span of about 120 feet (36 meters), making it the second-largest arch in the state. La Ventana is Spanish for "the window."
    NM_El-Malpais_La-Ventana-Arch_1446.jpg
  • Mudcracks in a variety of shapes and sizes are visible in the sediment at the base of Harris Wash in Utah. Mudcracks, also known as desiccation cracks, result when the top layer of sediment dries before lower layers. When the water in the top layer evaporates, the thin layer separates from the layers below. The loss of moisture also causes the layer to shrink somewhat, causing a strain that results in the cracks.
    UT_Mudcracks_HarrisWash_4276.jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds one of her babies as the other begs for food in her nest in the Yesler Swamp in Seattle, Washington. The Anna's hummingbird typically raises two or three sets of young, or broods, per year. Each brood usually consists of two chicks.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Feedgin_Yesle...jpg
  • Mudcracks in a variety of shapes and sizes are visible in the sediment at the base of Harris Wash in Utah. Mudcracks, also known as desiccation cracks, result when the top layer of sediment dries before lower layers. When the water in the top layer evaporates, the thin layer separates from the layers below. The loss of moisture also causes the layer to shrink somewhat, causing a strain that results in the cracks.
    UT_Mudcracks_HarrisWash_4282.jpg
  • Mudcracks in a variety of shapes and sizes are visible in the sediment at the base of Harris Wash in Utah. Mudcracks, also known as desiccation cracks, result when the top layer of sediment dries before lower layers. When the water in the top layer evaporates, the thin layer separates from the layers below. The loss of moisture also causes the layer to shrink somewhat, causing a strain that results in the cracks.
    UT_Mudcracks_HarrisWash_4264.jpg
  • A young feral horse (Equus caballus) hides behind another in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. Wild horses have been found in the badlands of western North Dakota since the middle of the 19th century; approximately 100 now live in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
    Horses_Wild_RooseveltNP_1949.jpg
  • A feral horse (Equus caballus) stands in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. Wild horses have lived in the badlands of western North Dakota since the middle of the 19th century, and about 100 horses currently inhabit the national park.
    Horse_Wild_RooseveltNP_1932.jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) sits on the edge of her nest in the Yesler Swamp in Seattle, Washington, as her two young birds beg for food. The Anna's hummingbird typically raises two or three sets of young, or broods, per year.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Feeding_Yesle...jpg
  • The La Ventana Arch, located in the El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico, has a span of about 120 feet (36 meters), making it the second-largest arch in the state. La Ventana is Spanish for "the window."
    NM_El-Malpais_La-Ventana-Arch_1440.jpg
  • Mudcracks in a variety of shapes and sizes are visible in the sediment at the base of Harris Wash in Utah. Mudcracks, also known as desiccation cracks, result when the top layer of sediment dries before lower layers. When the water in the top layer evaporates, the thin layer separates from the layers below. The loss of moisture also causes the layer to shrink somewhat, causing a strain that results in the cracks.
    UT_Mudcracks_HarrisWash_4280.jpg
  • The top layer of sediment peels away at the base of Harris Wash near Escalante, Utah. Mudcracks, also known as desiccation cracks, result when the top layer of sediment dries before lower layers. When the water in the top layer evaporates, the thin layer separates from the layers below. The loss of moisture also causes the layer to shrink somewhat, causing a strain that results in the cracks.
    UT_Mudcracks_HarrisWash_Peeling_4267.jpg
  • The North and South Windows in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, are natural windows that eroded from the same Estrada sandstone fin.
    ArchesNP_Windows_F02_2576-03.jpg
  • The North and South Windows in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, are natural windows that eroded from the same Estrada sandstone fin.
    ArchesNP_Windows_F02_2576-06.jpg
  • Crepuscular Rays, also known as god beams, form over the Atlantic Ocean and a large sea arch called Manneporte in the late afternoon in Étretat, France. Manneporte is the largest of the three natural sea arches that have formed in the white chalk cliffs, known as the Falaise d'Étretat, which are as tall as 90 meters (300 feet).
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  • The sea arch Porte d'Aval and the sea stack L'Aiguille (the Needle) stand in the Atlantic Ocean next to the cliffs of Étretat in Normandy, France. Porte d'Aval is most-widely known of the three natural sea arches that have formed in the white chalk cliffs, known as the Falaise d'Étretat, which are as tall as 90 meters (300 feet). L'Aiguille, or the Needle, rises 70 meters (230 feet) above the sea.
    Etretat_Porte-d'Aval_L'Aiguille_9577.jpg
  • The entrance to a Mojave Desert Tortoise burrow is visible underneath a patch of brush in the Desert Tortoise Natural Area in California City, California.
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  • A Mojave Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) rests outside its burrow in the Desert Tortoise Natural Area in California City, California.
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  • A Mojave Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) walks near shrubs in the Desert Tortoise Natural Area in California City, California.
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  • Foxfire is visible on decaying driftwood at midnight on Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington. Foxfire is a natural phonemonon produced by bioluminescent fungi typically found on rotting bark. The purpose of the glow is unknown, but it may help the fungus attract insects, which then disperse its spores.
    OlympicNP_Ruby-Beach_Night_Foxfire_9...jpg
  • Delicate Arch, reddened by the setting sun, frames the La Sal Mountains near Moab, Utah. Delicate Arch is a 65-foot-tall (20 meters) freestanding natural arch located in Arches National Park. Delicate Arch is comprised of Entrada Sandstone and formed the same way other arches formed in the national park. It began as a sandstone fin, which was gradually worn away by weathering and erosion, leaving the arch behind.
    ArchesNP_DelicateArch_F02_2576-04.jpg
  • The full moon rises over Nooksack Ridge in Washington's North Cascades just after sunset. The mountain is lit by alpenglow, a natural lighting phenomenon that causes mountains to glow white shortly after sunset and before sunrise.
    NooksackRidgeMoon.jpg
  • Mobius Arch, a natural granite arch in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California, frames Mount Whitney at sunrise. Mount Whitney is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14505 feet (4421 m).
    MountWhitney_MobiusArch_Sunrise_6845.jpg
  • Snæfellsjökull, a 1,446 meter (4,744 foot) stratovolcano, is framed by a natural arch in a lava field in western Iceland. The volcano, which is active, last erupted approximately 1,800 years ago, creating lava fields at its base. The mountain is technically named Snæfell; Snæfellsjökull is the name of the glacier at its peak. It is commonly called Snæfellsjökull, however, to avoid confusing it with several other mountains with the same name. Snæfellsjökull means "snow glacier mountain," and it was featured in the 1864 novel "A Journey to the Center of the Earth" by Jules Verne..
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  • Whitehorse and Three Fingers mountains tower over a wetland on Spencer Island, Everett, Washington. The mountains, capped in winter snow, are prominent peaks in the Cascade mountain range. The peaks are lit by alpenglow, a natural lighting phenomenon that causes mountains to glow after sunset. The Earth's shadow is visible as the dark blue band just above the mountains. The bright red band is known as the Belt of Venus.
    WhitehorseThreeFingersAlpenglow.jpg
  • Palouse Falls plunges 180 feet (55 meters) into a giant natural amphitheater surrounded by towering columnar basalt walls near Washtucna, Washington. Palouse Falls was formed at the end of the last ice age when a mammoth ice dam in Montana regularly collapsed, releasing a torrent of water that carved this winding gorge.
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  • Turret Arch, a prominent natural arch in Arches National Park, Utah, is lit by the rising sun on a foggy winter morning.
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  • Foxfire is visible on decaying driftwood at midnight on Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington. Foxfire is a natural phonemonon produced by bioluminescent fungi typically found on rotting bark. The purpose of the glow is unknown, but it may help the fungus attract insects, which then disperse its spores.
    OlympicNP_Ruby-Beach_Night_Foxfire_9...jpg
  • A waterfall known simply as Cascade or Waterval (respectively the French and Dutch words for waterfall) is a primary feature of Parc de Woluwé, a natural area near Brussels, Belgium.
    Brussels_Woluwe_Cascade_3459.jpg
  • A waterfall known simply as Cascade or Waterval (respectively the French and Dutch words for waterfall) is a primary feature of Parc de Woluwé, a natural area near Brussels, Belgium.
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  • A natural nighttime pillar of light known as the Zodiacal Light shines above and is reflected in Crater Lake, Oregon. The Zodiacal Light results from the sun shining on dust particles left behind by comets. The dust particles - the largest of which are believed to be just 0.3 mm and miles from its nearest neighboring particle - orbit the sun in a range from Mars to beyond Jupiter. Visible year-round in the tropics, the Zodiacal Light is best viewed immediately around the spring and fall solstice farther from the equator. The planet Venus, the brightest object in the sky, is visible near the peak of the Zodiacal Light and is also reflected in Crater Lake. The Milky Way, visible on the right, intersects with the Zodiacal Light at the top-center of the image. Crater Lake, which is actually a caldera, formed when Mount Mazama erupted violently about 7,700 years ago, causing its summit to collapse. Subsequent eruptions sealed the caldera, trapping rain water and snowmelt, forming the lake, which has a maximum depth of 1,949 feet (594 meters). Wizard Island, a volcanic cinder code, is visible in the foreground.
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  • Crashing Pacific Ocean waves are visible through the Devils Punch Bowl Arch on the central Oregon coast. Devils Punch Bowl is a large, natural bowl in the bluff along the coast and is believed to be the remnant of two collapsed sea caves.
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