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  • An eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) rabbit reaches for grass in the Skagit Wildlife Area on Fir Island in Washington state. The eastern cottontail is the most common rabbit species in North America.
    Rabbit_Grass_Stretching_Skagit-Wildl...jpg
  • An eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) rabbit reaches for grass in the Skagit Wildlife Area on Fir Island in Washington state. The eastern cottontail is the most common rabbit species in North America.
    Rabbit_Grass_Stretching_Skagit-Wildl...jpg
  • The Ringold Formation, a series of bluffs overlooking the Columbia River near Pasco, Wasington, preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period and is part of the Hanford Reach National Monument.
    Hanford-Reach_Ringold_6668.jpg
  • The remnants of two large trunks from a fallen tree reach into Puget Sound, not far from Pigeon Creek, Everett, Washington. An 8-second exposure blurs the motion of the Puget Sound waves.
    WA_Logs_Puget-Sound_Beach_Everett_71...jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) reaches into a sap well to feed in Everett, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Feeding_Evere...jpg
  • A panning exposure captures the motion of a Masai ostrich (Struthio camelus massaicus) walking through tall grass in the savannah of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. The ostrich is the largest living bird species and can reach a height of 9 feet, 2 inches (2.8 meters) — about half of the height coming from its neck. The ostrich cannot fly, but can run faster than any other bird, reaching a top speed of 40 miles per hour (70 kilometers per hour).
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Ostrich_Panning_61...jpg
  • A Masai ostrich (Struthio camelus massaicus) walks through tall grass in the savannah of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. The ostrich is the largest living bird species and can reach a height of 9 feet, 2 inches (2.8 meters) — about half of the height coming from its neck. The ostrich cannot fly, but can run faster than any other bird, reaching a top speed of 40 miles per hour (70 kilometers per hour).
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Ostrich_Walking_61...jpg
  • The full moon falls into total eclipse, becoming what is popularly referred to as a blood moon on January 20, 2019. Lunar eclipses occur when the Earth passes between the sun and the moon, blocking direct sunlight from reaching the moon's surface. A small amount of red-orange light, however, bends around the Earth and passes through its atmosphere, a phenomenon known as Rayleigh scattering, causing the moon to glow red during the totality phase of the eclipse.
    Moon_Eclipse_Totality_4219.jpg
  • Skyline Arch is visible above the desert landscape of Arches National Park, located near Moab, Utah. Skyline Arch has a span of 69 feet (21 meters). It doubled in size, reaching its present size, in a single rockfall in 1940.
    Arches_SkylineArch_5027.jpg
  • A fiery sunset stretches across Rodeo Cove, reaching from the sea stacks to Bird Island in the Marin Headlands near San Francisco, California. The Marin Headlands are part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
    Marin-Headlands_Rodeo-Cove_Sea-Stack...jpg
  • A cluster of Giant Sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) known as The House grow together in Sequoia National Park, California. Giant Sequoias are the world's largest trees in terms of total volume, with the largest trees reaching 311 feet (95 meters) in height and more than 56 feet (17 meters) in diameter. The oldest Giant Sequoias are more than 3,000 years old. Sequoias are unique in that they can grow close together, sharing root systems, to get the water they need.
    Sequoias_TheHouse_SequoiaNP_8857.jpg
  • The sun shines through a cluster of Giant Sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) known as The House in Sequoia National Park, California. Giant Sequoias are the world's largest trees in terms of total volume, with the largest trees reaching 311 feet (95 meters) in height and more than 56 feet (17 meters) in diameter. The oldest Giant Sequoias are more than 3,000 years old. Sequoias are unique in that they can grow close together, sharing root systems, to get the water they need.
    Sequoias_TheHouse_Sunburst_SequoiaNP...jpg
  • The midday sun shines behind the cross atop Hallgrímskirkja, a Lutheran church and prominent landmark in Reykjavík, Iceland. Icelandic architect Guðjón Samúelsson designed the church to resemble the basalt columns found around Iceland. Construction of Hallgrímskirkja took 38 years, reaching completion in 1986. Also visible in this image is a Leif Eriksson Memorial, which the United States gave to Iceland in 1930 to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of Iceland's parliament at Þingvellir.
    Iceland_Hallgrímskirkja_9898.jpg
  • The setting sun illuminates the virga from a cumulonimbus cloud over Puget Sound, Seattle, Washington. Cumulonimbus clouds always produce rain, but sometimes it evaporates before reaching the ground, which is known as virga.
    Virga_DiscoveryTreeLight_2985.jpg
  • A peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) perches on a bluff near its nest near Snoqualmie Falls near Snoqulamie, Washington. The peregrine falcon feeds almost exclusively on medium-sized birds and is known for its incredible speed as it dives to catch its prey, reaching speeds of more than 200 miles per hour (320 km/h).
    Peregrine-Falcon_Perched_Snoqualmie_...jpg
  • Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) cross the Mara River to reach the grasslands of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya near the border with Tanzania as the rainy season begins in September. Wildebeest, also known as gnu and wild cattle, can travel long distances to reach productive grasslands. This population alternates between the southern Serengeti in Tanzania and the Maasai Mara in Kenya.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Wildebeast-Crossin...jpg
  • Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) emerge from the Mara River after crossing it to reach the grasslands of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya as the rainy season begins in September. Wildebeest, also known as gnu and wild cattle, can travel long distances to reach productive grasslands. This population alternates between the southern Serengeti in Tanzania and the Maasai Mara in Kenya.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Wildebeast-Crossin...jpg
  • Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) cross the Mara River to reach the grasslands of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya near the border with Tanzania as the rainy season begins in September. Wildebeest, also known as gnu and wild cattle, can travel long distances to reach productive grasslands. This population alternates between the southern Serengeti in Tanzania and the Maasai Mara in Kenya.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Wildebeast-Crossin...jpg
  • Plains zebras (Equus quagga) cross the Sand River in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, to reach productive grasslands in the Maasai Mara of Kenya. Zebras are part of the region's Great Migration, alternating between the southern Serengeti in Tanzania and the Maasai Mara in Kenya.
    Serengeti_Zebras_Sand-River_Crossing...jpg
  • The moon gets ready to set near the base of a large saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in the Superstition Wilderness near Gold Canyon, 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_Moon_Superstition-Wilderness...jpg
  • Several Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) run on the surface of the Sammamish River to take flight in Kenmore, Washington. Thousands of Canada Geese winter in the area, spending the night on the banks of the river and the nearby Lake Washington. Large flocks fly up the river each morning to reach feeding grounds.
    CanadaGeese_SammamishRiver_TakingOff...jpg
  • A flock of sanderlings (Caldris alba) rests on the rocks out of the reach of Pacific Ocean waves along Pescadero Beach in California. Sanderlings spend the summer in northern Canada and Greenland and winter on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America. The feed on mollusks and crustaceans, running along sandy beaches just ahead of the surf.
    Sanderlings_PescaderoBeach_0209.jpg
  • The Three Graces reach high into the sky in the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Three Graces are just one of many dramatic sandstone features of the park. According to geologists, the sedimentary rock was tilted by the forces that built nearby Pikes Peak and other mountains.
    CO_GardenGods_ThreeGraces_2320.jpg
  • Plains zebras (Equus quagga) cross the Sand River from Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, to reach productive grasslands in the Maasai Mara of Kenya at the start of the rainy season. Zebras are part of the region's annual Great Migration.
    Serengeti_Zebras_Sand-River_Crossing...jpg
  • Alameda Creek carves a path through a muddy delta to reach the San Francisco Bay near Oakland, California.
    CA_San-Francisco-Bay_Delta_Aerial_85...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) takes off the branch of a maple tree. Hummingbirds can fly up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h). When flying, their heart rate can reach 1,250 beats per minute, five times as fast as their heart rate at rest.
    Hummingbird_Annas_TakingOff_7014.jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of plains zebras (Equus quagga) crossing the Sand River in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, to reach productive grasslands in the Maasai Mara of Kenya. Zebras are part of the region's Great Migration, alternating between the southern Serengeti in Tanzania and the Maasai Mara in Kenya.
    Serengeti_Zebras_Sand-River_Crossing...jpg
  • Plains zebras (Equus quagga) cross the Sand River from Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, to reach productive grasslands in the Maasai Mara of Kenya at the start of the rainy season. Zebras are part of the region's annual Great Migration.
    Serengeti_Zebras_Sand-River_Crossing...jpg
  • Fall colors line the bluff at Tomichi Point, high above the Gunnison River in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado. The gorge is the steepest in North America, dropping 2,772 feet (845 meters) at one point. It's called the Black Canyon because it's so steep in places that light doesn't reach the bottom.
    CO_Gunnison_TomichiPoint_1941.jpg
  • Plains zebras (Equus quagga) cross the Sand River in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, to reach productive grasslands in the Maasai Mara of Kenya. Zebras are part of the region's Great Migration, alternating between the southern Serengeti in Tanzania and the Maasai Mara in Kenya.
    Serengeti_Zebras_Sand-River_Crossing...jpg
  • Plains zebras (Equus quagga) cross the Sand River in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, to reach productive grasslands in the Maasai Mara of Kenya. Zebras are part of the region's Great Migration, alternating between the southern Serengeti in Tanzania and the Maasai Mara in Kenya.
    Serengeti_Zebras_Sand-River_Crossing...jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) running in the savannah of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Wildebeest, also known as gnu and wild cattle, can travel long distances to reach productive grasslands. This population alternates between the southern Serengeti in Tanzania and the Maasai Mara in Kenya.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Wildebeest_Running...jpg
  • Plains zebras (Equus quagga) gather at the edge of the the Sand River in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, before crossing it to reach productive grasslands in the Maasai Mara of Kenya at the start of the rainy season. Zebras are part of the region's annual Great Migration.
    Serengeti_Zebras_Sand-River_Savannah...jpg
  • Plains zebras (Equus quagga) cross the Sand River from Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, to reach productive grasslands in the Maasai Mara of Kenya at the start of the rainy season. Zebras are part of the region's annual Great Migration.
    Serengeti_Zebras_Sand-River_Crossing...jpg
  • Sandy brown water seems to explode around a plains zebra (Equus quagga) as it runs through the Sand River in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. Zebras are part of the region's Great Migration. They follow the rain to reach productive grasslands, alternating between the southern Serengeti in Tanzania and the Maasai Mara in Kenya.
    Serengeti_Zebra_Splashing_Sand-River...jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of Pacific Ocean waves as they reach up onto Second Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington. The sunrise, filtered by clouds, colors the sky with a pastel hue.
    OlympicNP_Second-Beach_Pastel-Sunris...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
  • Ecola Creek cuts through a sandy beach to reach the Pacific Ocean at Kramer Point in Cannon Beach, Oregon.
    OR_Ecola-Creek_Cannon-Beach_Diagonal...jpg
  • Several lightning flashes light up the night sky during a thunderstorm over Snohomish County, Washington. Lightning is usually produced by towering cumulonimbus clouds, which can climb to heights of more than 9 miles (15 km); the lightning flashes temporarly balance the electrical charge in the cloud. Only about 25 percent of all lightning flashes reach the ground; those flashes are known as strikes.
    Lightning_SnohomishCounty_8479.jpg
  • The Three Graces reach high into the sky in the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Three Graces are just one of many dramatic sandstone features of the park. According to geologists, the sedimentary rock was tilted by the forces that built nearby Pikes Peak and other mountains.
    CO_GardenGods_ThreeGraces_1255.jpg
  • Several coconut palm trees (Cocos nucifera) reach into the sky over the Pacific Ocean on the western coast of the Hawaiian island of Maui.
    Maui_PalmTrees_Wailea_F0145.jpg
  • This is the inscription on the statue of Leif Ericson that is located in front of the Hallgrímskirkja church in Reykjavík, Iceland. The statue was given to Iceland in 1930 by the United States of America to commemorate the 1,000th anniversary of the founding of Iceland's parliament, called Alþingi, one of the oldest in the world. Leif, likely born in Iceland, was an 11th century explorer who may have been the first European to reach North America. The full inscription reads: "Leifr Eiríksson, son of Iceland, discoverer of Vinland, The United States of America to the People of Iceland on the one thousandth anniversary of the Althing, AD 1930."
    Iceland_LeifEricsonStatue_Inscriptio...jpg
  • Mountains and fjords reach into the Davis Strait in the North Atlantic in this aerial view of the Western Greenland coast near Kangeq.
    Greenland_WesternCoast_Aerial_8335.jpg
  • Giant torch ginger stalks (Phaeomeria magnifica) reach high into the sky in thick forest here Hana, Maui. Like many of the plants in the Hawaiian islands, the torch ginger was imported.
    TorchGinger_2666.jpg
  • Sandy brown water seems to explode around a plains zebra (Equus quagga) as it runs through the Sand River in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. Zebras are part of the region's Great Migration. They follow the rain to reach productive grasslands, alternating between the southern Serengeti in Tanzania and the Maasai Mara in Kenya.
    Serengeti_Zebra_Splashing_Sand-River...jpg
  • Plains zebras (Equus quagga) cross the Sand River in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, to reach productive grasslands in the Maasai Mara of Kenya. Zebras are part of the region's Great Migration, alternating between the southern Serengeti in Tanzania and the Maasai Mara in Kenya.
    Serengeti_Zebras_Sand-River_Crossing...jpg
  • Sandy brown water seems to explode around a plains zebra (Equus quagga) as it runs through the Sand River in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. Zebras are part of the region's Great Migration. They follow the rain to reach productive grasslands, alternating between the southern Serengeti in Tanzania and the Maasai Mara in Kenya.
    Serengeti_Zebra_Splashing_Sand-River...jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) running in the savannah of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Wildebeest, also known as gnu and wild cattle, can travel long distances to reach productive grasslands. This population alternates between the southern Serengeti in Tanzania and the Maasai Mara in Kenya.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Wildebeest_Running...jpg
  • Plains zebras (Equus quagga) cross the Sand River from Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, to reach productive grasslands in the Maasai Mara of Kenya at the start of the rainy season. Zebras are part of the region's annual Great Migration.
    Serengeti_Zebras_Sand-River_Crossing...jpg
  • Pink magnolia flowers reach toward the bright, overcast sky in early spring in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Magnolia_Flowers_High-Key_1622.jpg
  • Ice covering Rattlesnake Lake in King County, Washington, also attempts to reach around a large rock on the lakebed.
    Rattlesnake-Lake_Ice_Rock_8591.jpg
  • Old Faithful, the most famous geyser in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, erupts, sending a cloud of steam into the air that somewhat mimics the clouds in the sky. The geyser's eruptions are not as predictable as the name Old Faithful might suggest. Eruptions can occur as little as 45 minutes apart or with a gap as long as 125 minutes. The geyser's height also varies; at times the column of water can reach 184 feet (56 meters) high.
    Yellowstone_Old-Faithful_Erupting_31...jpg
  • Old Faithful, the most famous geyser in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, erupts, sending a cloud of steam into the air that somewhat mimics the clouds in the sky. The geyser's eruptions are not as predictable as the name Old Faithful might suggest. Eruptions can occur as little as 45 minutes apart or with a gap as long as 125 minutes. The geyser's height also varies; at times the column of water can reach 184 feet (56 meters) high.
    Yellowstone_Old-Faithful_Erupting_30...jpg
  • Roots from an old tree, submerged for 100 years in Rattlesnake Lake near North Bend, Washington, reach out of the cracking mud exposed after a prolonged drought.
    Rattlesnake-Lake_Exposed-Tree-Roots_...jpg
  • Ecola Creek bends as it cuts through a sandy beach to reach the Pacific Ocean at Kramer Point in Cannon Beach, Oregon.
    OR_Ecola-Creek_Cannon-Beach_2145.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
  • Plains zebras (Equus quagga) cross the Sand River from Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, to reach productive grasslands in the Maasai Mara of Kenya at the start of the rainy season. Zebras are part of the region's annual Great Migration.
    Serengeti_Zebras_Sand-River_Crossing...jpg
  • Several lightning flashes light up the night sky during a thunderstorm over Snohomish County, Washington. Lightning is usually produced by towering cumulonimbus clouds, which can climb to heights of more than 9 miles (15 km); the lightning flashes temporarly balance the electrical charge in the cloud. Only about 25 percent of all lightning flashes reach the ground; those flashes are known as strikes.
    Lightning_SnohomishCounty_8470.jpg
  • Exposed roots from trees reach into the waters of Tenaya Creek in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Tree-Roots_Tenaya-Creek_731...jpg
  • A series of cumulus clouds develop and grow as the sun sets over Snohomish County, Washington. Cumulus means "heap" or "pile" in Latin, and the clouds typically form where warm air rises and reaches a level of cold air where the moisure in the air condenses.
    Clouds_Cumulus_Developing_Sunset_551...jpg
  • A dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) in Oregon plumage reaches for a seed resting on fresh snow in Snohomish County, Washington
    Junco-Dark-Eyed_Seed_Snow_Lynnwood_8...jpg
  • A pair of trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) take flight against a backdrop of trees, some of which are still showing autumn color, in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. Most of the swans breed in the northern reaches of Canada and Alaska, and a large population winters in northern Washington state. Trumpeter Swans average more than 5 feet (152 cm) in length and can weigh up to 30 pounds (13 kg), making them the longest and heaviest living bird native to North America.
    Swans-Trumpeter_Pair_Skagit-Valley_2...jpg
  • A pair of trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) are rendered in silhouette as they fly in the bright golden sky against the sun in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. Most of the swans breed in the northern reaches of Canada and Alaska, and a large population winters in northern Washington state. Trumpeter Swans average more than 5 feet (152 cm) in length and can weigh up to 30 pounds (13 kg), making them the longest and heaviest living bird native to North America.
    Swans-Trumpeter_Pair_Silhouette_Skag...jpg
  • This close-up aerial view shows how the Emmons Glacier on Mount Rainier breaks up as it reaches the lower part of the mountain.
    Rainier_EmmonsGlacier_7502.jpg
  • The Pacific Ocean reaches several hundred feet inland at Cooks Chasm, a narrow inlet near Yachats, Oregon.
    OR_CooksChasm_6578.jpg
  • Thick fog covers a high mountain valley that reaches up to Mount Baker, a 10,781 foot (3,286 meter) volcano located in the North Cascades of Washington state. Valley fog, which is a type of radiation fog, can be incredible dense. It forms when air along ridgetops and mountain slopes cools after sunset. The air then becomes dense and sinks into the valley below where it continues to cool and becomes saturated, causing fog to form.
    Baker_ValleyFog_ArtistPoint_0776.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash under a lava shelf and power through a blowhole known as Spouting Horn on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Spouting Horn's spray often reaches 50 feet into the air.
    spouting-horn-sun_1152.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash under a lava shelf and power through a blowhole known as Spouting Horn on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Spouting Horn's spray often reaches 50 feet into the air.
    spouting-horn-sun.jpg
  • The Pacific Ocean reaches several hundred feet inland at Cooks Chasm, a narrow inlet near Yachats, Oregon.
    OR_CooksChasm_6570.jpg
  • Isla Tortuga, an island located in the Gulf of California, Mexico, is the summit of a young shield volcano. The volcano reaches 689 feet (210 meters) above sea level. The caldera is nearly 350 feet (100 meters) deep. It is not known when Isla Tortuga last erupted. A shield volcano is a volcano with shallow-sloping sides. The Gulf of California is also known as the Sea of Cortez.
    IslaTortuga_9989.jpg
  • The Icelandic geyser Strokkur begins to erupt. Strokkur means "churning." Its water level repeatedly swells and contracts before erupting, which it does every four to eight minutes. The geyser, which first erupted in 1789, reaches a height of as much as 100 feet (30 meters).
    Iceland_Strokkur_Bubble_7714.jpg
  • A Wilson's warbler (Cardellina pusilla) pauses on a branch in the Coronado National Monument in Arizona during its spring migration to breeding grounds in the northern reaches of North America.
    Warbler-Wilsons_Perched_Coronado-AZ_...jpg
  • A dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) in Oregon plumage reaches for a seed resting on fresh snow in Snohomish County, Washington
    Junco-Dark-Eyed_Seed_Snow_Lynnwood_8...jpg
  • A trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) is rendered in silhouette as it flies against the sun in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. The swans breed in the northern reaches of Canada and Alaska, and a large population of them winters in northern Washington state. Trumpeter Swans average more than 5 feet (152 cm) in length and can weigh up to 30 pounds (13 kg), making them the longest and heaviest living bird native to North America.
    Swan-Trumpeter_Silhouette_Skagit-Val...jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of a large flock of snow geese (Chen caerulescens) taking off from a field at sunset in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. Snow geese, which breed in the northern reaches of Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Sibera, winter throughout the United States and into Mexico. Tens of thousands of snow geese winter in the Skagit Valley to feed in farmers' fields.
    SnowGeese_Flock_Skagit_MotionBlur_64...jpg
  • Short Sands Creek winds through a forest just before it reaches the Pacific Ocean in Oswald West State Park on the Oregon Coast.
    OregonCoast_ShortSandsCreek_1252.jpg
  • In the golden light of sunrise, three pairs of surf scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) fly low over the water of Puget Sound near Edmonds, Washington. Surf scoters are large sea ducks that breed in the northern reaches of Alaska and Canada, and winter along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America.
    Scoters-Surf_Flying_Puget-Sound_Edmo...jpg
  • Five trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) are rendered in silhouette as they fly in the bright golden sky against the sun in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. While most breed in the northern reaches of Canada and Alaska, a large population winters in northern Washington state. Trumpeter Swans average more than 5 feet (152 cm) in length and can weigh up to 30 pounds (13 kg), making them the longest and heaviest living bird native to North America.
    Swans-Trumpeter_Silhouette_Skagit-Va...jpg
  • With just a narrow crack in the ceiling of Upper Antelope Canyon near Page, Arizona, little sunlight reaches the floor by mid-afternoon. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls that appear violet or purple in the very faint indirect afternoon light. The Navajo people call Antelope Canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks." The light in the canyon was so dim at the time that this image was captured that it required a more than one-minute exposure to reveal the detail of the canyon walls.
    Antelope-Canyon_Texture_S2571-05.jpg
  • The annular solar eclipse of May 20, 2012 reaches its peak in this view from Lassen Volcanic National Park in California. The Moon's distance from Earth varies, and annular solar eclipses occur when the Moon is relatively far from Earth. The Moon appears smaller in the sky and therefore is not able to block the entire Sun. At the peak of this eclipse, the Moon blocked 95 percent of the Sun.
    Eclipse_Solar_Annular_Lassen_3073.jpg
  • A bumblebee reaches in to harvest nectar from deep inside a sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) flower in Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington.
    SweetPea_Bumblebee_DiscoveryPark_027...jpg
  • The summit of Whiteface Mountain reaches above the foggy waters of Franklin Falls Pond just before sunrise in the Adirondacks of New York.
    Adirondacks_WhitefaceMountain_1259.jpg
  • A very large flock of snow geese (Chen caerulescens) fly over the Skagit Valley of Washington state with Mount Shuksan in the background. Tens of thousands of snow geese winter in the Skagit Valley, feeding in farmers' fields. They breed during the summer months on the upper reaches of Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Siberia. Mount Shuksan is a 9,131 foot (2,783 meter) mountain in the North Cascades.
    SnowGeese_Flock_Shuksan_Skagit_6176.jpg
  • A very large flock of snow geese (Chen caerulescens) fly over the Skagit Valley of Washington state with Mount Baker in the background. Tens of thousands of snow geese winter in the Skagit Valley, feeding in farmers' fields. They breed during the summer months on the upper reaches of Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Siberia. Mount Baker, which has an elevation of 10,781 feet (3,286 meters), has the second-most thermally active crater of any volcano in the Cascade Range.
    SnowGeese_Flock_Baker_Skagit_6215.jpg
  • The Cedar River forms curved patterns in the water as it flows over and around rocks near Hobart, Washington. The Cedar River flows for about 45 miles (72 kilometers) from the Cascade Mountains to Lake Washington. The upper reaches of the Cedar River are a protected watershed, providing drinking water for residents of Seattle and much of King County.
    WA_CedarRiver_LandsburgPark_4777.jpg
  • Short Sands Creek winds through a forest just before it reaches the Pacific Ocean in Oswald West State Park on the Oregon Coast.
    OregonCoast_ShortSandsCreek_BlackAnd...jpg
  • Stapafell, a 1,726-foot (526-meter) peak, reaches above the clouds on the Snæfellsnes peninsula in western Iceland.
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  • A long exposure captures the motion of a large flock of snow geese (Chen caerulescens) taking off from a field at sunset in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. Snow geese, which breed in the northern reaches of Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Sibera, winter throughout the United States and into Mexico. Tens of thousands of snow geese winter in the Skagit Valley to feed in farmers' fields.
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