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  • Fragrant Water Lilies growing off Foster Island leave just a narrow 'S' pattern in the waters of Lake Washington near the Seattle Arboretum.
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  • The male flowers of a Scouler’s willow (Salix scouleriana) tree begin to develop in late winter in Magnuson Park, Seattle, Washington.
    Willow_Flowers_Magnuson-Park_9291.jpg
  • The nearly full moon shines over Mount Shuksan, a 9,131 foot (2,783 meter) mountain in Washington's North Cascades, which is reflected in Picture Lake. Shown here at about midnight, Mount Shuksan was formed about 120 million years ago when two of Earth's plates collided and were thrust upward in an event known as the Easton collision.
    Shuksan_Moon_Midnight_9616.jpg
  • Thousands of Vaux’s swifts (Chaetura vauxi) fly into the chimney at the Wagner Performing Arts Center in Monroe, Washington. As many as 26,000 Vaux’s swifts use the chimney as a roost each night during their spring and fall migrations. Vaux’s swifts do not have back talons, so they cannot stand or perch; when roosting for the night, they cling to rough surfaces, mainly old-growth trees and the inside of old chimneys. They spend their days in flight catching insects and at night roost communally to conserve heat. The migratory roost in Monroe is one of the largest in North America.
    Swifts_Vauxs_Chimney_Monroe_3421.jpg
  • The Space Needle, shown on April 21, 2012, the 50th anniversary of the opening of the World’s Fair in Seattle, Washington, displays its original "galaxy gold" color. The fair, officially called the Century 21 Exposition, highlighted space and science achievements and the Space Needle was built specifically for the occasion. Ten million people attended the Seattle World’s Fair, which ran from April 21 to October 21, 1962.
    SpaceNeedle_GalaxyGold_7397.jpg
  • Mount Shuksan, a 9,127-foot (2,782-meter) peak located in North Cascades National Park, Washington, casts its reflection onto the mostly still waters of Picture Lake at sunset. Shuksan is derived from a Skagit Indian word meaning "rocky and precipitous."
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  • Snow covers the banks along the Gibbon River where it makes a dramatic bend near the Gibbon Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Yellowstone_Gibbon-River_Curve_Winte...jpg
  • The Genesee River cascades over a drop in the eroded river bed in Letchworth State Park, New York. The area was once submerged under an inland sea, which left deposits that formed sandstone and shale. The Genesee River eroded the river bed, forming small drops like this, as well as the Letchworth Gorge, which is 22 miles (35 km) long and as much as 550 feet (168 meters) deep.
    NY_Letchworth_GeneseeRiver_Curve_889...jpg
  • The Genesee River cascades over a drop in the eroded river bed in Letchworth State Park, New York. The area was once submerged under an inland sea, which left deposits that formed sandstone and shale. The Genesee River eroded the river bed, forming small drops like this, as well as the Letchworth Gorge, which is 22 miles (35 km) long and as much as 550 feet (168 meters) deep.
    NY_Letchworth_GeneseeRiver_Curve_890...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 juvenile cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii) that is just learning to fly looks out from a perch in a tree in Snohomish County, Washington. Cooper's hawks are native to North American and are found from southern Canada to northern Mexico.
    Hawk_Coopers_Juvenile_SnohomishCount...jpg
  • Two Allen's Chipmunks (Tamias senex) play on the rocks in the Sequoia National Forest near Kings Canyon National Park, California. Allen's Chipmunks, also known as Large Mountain Chipmunks or Shadow Chipmunks, are found from the coast to the mountains, though only the mountain chipmunks hibernate in the winter. Allen's Chipmunks primarily feed on fungi.
    Chipmunks_Allens_KingsCanyon_TwoOnRo...jpg
  • With a Pacific Ocean wave in the background, a Heermann's gull (Larus heermanni) rests on a rock overlooking Las Tunas Beach near Malibu, California. This is an adult Heermann's gull, displaying breeding plumage. Heermann's gulls are native to the west coast of North America, from southwestern British Columbia to Mexico. The gulls are usually found at the shoreline or very far out to sea; they are very rarely spotted inland. Nearly all of the Heermann's gulls nest on Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California.
    Gull_Heermanns_Las-Tunas-Beach_9341.jpg
  • The sun breaks through the clouds, illuminating the early autumn forest surrounding Kettle Pond in this view from the summit of Owl's Head Mountain in the Groton State Forest, Vermont. Owl's Head Mountain has an elevation of 1958 feet (597 meters). Hardwood Mountain, with an elevation of 2,172 feet (662 meters) is visible to the left of Kettle Pond. The White Mountains of New Hampshire are visible at the horizon in the background.
    VT_Owls-Head-Mountain_Autumn_1378.jpg
  • The tip of an Anna's hummingbird's (Calypte anna) tongue is visible as it finishes feeding from the blossom of a red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Hummingbird_Annas_Flowering-Currant_...jpg
  • A Hutton's vireo (Vireo huttoni) looks out from its perch in a big leaf maple tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The Hutton's vireo is found along the Pacific coast and the mountains of southeastern Arizona into central Mexico. The birds feed on insects found relatively high in trees.
    Vireo-Huttons_Perched_Lynnwood_1689.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 female Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) rests on the branch of a Japanese maple tree that's showing its fall colors.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Fall-Color_Maple-T...jpg
  • A juvenile cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii) that is just learning to fly looks out from a perch in a tree in Snohomish County, Washington. Cooper's hawks are native to North American and are found from southern Canada to northern Mexico.
    Hawk_Coopers_Juvenile_SnohomishCount...jpg
  • A Buller's Mollymawk (Thalassarche bulleri) rests on the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Kaikoura, New Zealand. Buller's Mollymawks are also known as Toroa-teoteo. The Buller's Mollymawk is found on the coastal waters of New Zealand's South and Stewart islands.
    Mollymawk_Bullers_Kaikoura_3622.jpg
  • Two Allen's Chipmunks (Tamias senex) play on the rocks in the Sequoia National Forest near Kings Canyon National Park, California. Allen's Chipmunks, also known as Large Mountain Chipmunks or Shadow Chipmunks, are found from the coast to the mountains, though only the mountain chipmunks hibernate in the winter. Allen's Chipmunks primarily feed on fungi.
    Chipmunks_Allens_KingsCanyon_TwoPlay...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) lands on a branch in Snohomish County, Washington. Anna's hummingbirds are native to the west coast of North America, found from southern British Columbia to northern Baja California. Male Anna's hummingbirds, such as this one, have an iridescent crimson-red crown and throat.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Landing_5901.jpg
  • An Allen's Chipmunk (Tamias senex) — and its shadow — feeds in the Sequoia National Forest near Kings Canyon National Park, California. Allen's Chipmunks, also known as Large Mountain Chipmunks or Shadow Chipmunks, are found from the coast to the mountains, though only the mountain chipmunks hibernate in the winter. Allen's Chipmunks primarily feed on fungi.
    Chipmunk_Allens_Shadow_8041.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 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
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds on a red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Hummingbird_Annas_Flowering-Currant_...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds on a red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Hummingbird_Annas_Flowering-Currant_...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) flies away after feeding on a red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Hummingbird_Annas_Flowering-Currant_...jpg
  • More than a dozen gulls, mainly herring gulls (Larus argentatus), rest on the frozen surface of Sprague's Pond in Lynnwood, Washington.
    Gulls_Spragues-Pond_Frozen_Lynnwood_...jpg
  • A male Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) calls out from its snowy perch in Snohomish County, Washington. Anna's Hummingbirds are native to the west coast of North America.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Snow_5456.jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) shows off the iridescent feathers on its head and back while resting on the branch of a rhododenron in Snohomish County, Washington. All hummingbirds have iridescent plumage, which reflects certain wavelengths of light. Several features of the feathers result in the iridescence. Barbules, which are flat in most birds, are angled to form a V shape in hummingbirds. Also, the surface of the barbules is covered with microscopic discs containing tiny air bubbles that amplify certain colors of light and cancel out others.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Branch_8200.jpg
  • A Belding's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beldingi) pokes its head above its burrow in the Tuolumne Meadows of Yosemite National Park, California. Belding's Ground Squirrels are found in sagebrush and high mountain meadows in the Sierra Nevada mountains and in northeastern California.
    Squirrel_BeldingsGround_Yosemite_Tuo...jpg
  • Two Belding's ground squirrels (Urocitellus beldingi) appear to kiss in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Frenchglen, Oregon. The ground squirrels are actually smelling each other's oral gland secretions to determine whether or not they're related. Belding's ground squirrels produce at least two odors from glands on their mouths and backs. They can determine whether they're related, and how closely they're related, by those odors.
    GroundSquirrels_Beldings_Kissing_Mal...jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash through an arch and into the Devil's Punchbowl, located on the Oregon coast near Newport. The Devil's Punchbowl, near Depoe Bay, is a natural formation, formed when the roof over two sea caves collapsed. Waves crash in the bowl during stormy weather at high tide.
    DevilsPunchbowl_stormy_3807.jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds on a red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Hummingbird_Annas_Flowering-Currant_...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds on a red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Hummingbird_Annas_Flowering-Currant_...jpg
  • Lyell's Bristle-moss (Orthotrichum lyellii) grows in the fork of a birch tree trunk in Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington.
    Moss-Lyells-Bristle_Marymoor_9688.jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) sticks out its tongue to feed on a red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Hummingbird_Annas_Flowering-Currant_...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
  • Hundreds of Vaux's swifts (Chaetura vauxi) gather at dusk before roosting in 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.
    Swifts_Vauxs_Flock_Monroe_3224.jpg
  • A wide assortment of speleothems, or cave decorations, are found in the King's Palace of Carsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. Among the speleothems on display in this room are stalagmites, columns and soda straws. The decorations are formed when groundwater containing calcium bicarbonate solution seeps into the cave. Then that solution is exposed to the air in the cave, carbon dioxide gas is released and calcite is deposited.
    CarlsbadCaverns_KingsPalace_9563.jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) shows off the iridescent feathers on its head and back while resting on the branch of a rhododenron in Snohomish County, Washington. All hummingbirds have iridescent plumage, which reflects certain wavelengths of light. Several features of the feathers result in the iridescence. Barbules, which are flat in most birds, are angled to form a V shape in hummingbirds. Also, the surface of the barbules is covered with microscopic discs containing tiny air bubbles that amplify certain colors of light and cancel out others.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Branch_8179.jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) waits for a rainstorm to pass from the cover of a rhododenron in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Perched_Rhododenro...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) waits for a rainstorm to pass from the cover of a rhododenron in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Perched_Rhododenro...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) waits for a rainstorm to pass from the cover of a rhododenron in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Perched_Rhododenro...jpg
  • A female Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) rests on a branch in a snow-covered tree after a winter storm in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird_Annas_SnowyBranch_6697.jpg
  • 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 blurs the Pacific Ocean waves crashing into Devil's Cauldron located on the Oregon coast. Devil's Cauldron, a narrow inlet, is located near Short Sands Beach in Oswald West State Park.
    OR_DevilsCauldron_1808.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
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds on a red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Hummingbird_Annas_Flowering-Currant_...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds on a red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Hummingbird_Annas_Flowering-Currant_...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds on a red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Hummingbird_Annas_Flowering-Currant_...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds on a red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Hummingbird_Annas_Flowering-Currant_...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds on a red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Hummingbird_Annas_Flowering-Currant_...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds on a red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Hummingbird_Annas_Flowering-Currant_...jpg
  • A Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) chases a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) over a wetland in Skagit County, Washington.
    Heron_Great-Blue_Brewers-Blackbird_C...jpg
  • A male Wilson's warbler (Cardellina pusilla) rests on a branch surrounded by sprouts of new leaves in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Warbler_Wilsons_Branch_Spring_4372.jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds on a red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Hummingbird_Annas_Flowering-Currant_...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds on a red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Hummingbird_Annas_Flowering-Currant_...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds on a red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Hummingbird_Annas_Flowering-Currant_...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds on a red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Hummingbird_Annas_Flowering-Currant_...jpg
  • In the low-angle light of sunset, a Heermann's gull (Larus heermanni) waits on Venice Beach, California, for a Pacific Ocean wave to wash food ashore.
    Gull_Heermanns_Shadow_Venice-Beach_0...jpg
  • A female Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) rests on a branch in a snow-covered tree after a winter storm in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird_Annas_SnowyBranch_6490.jpg
  • A female Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) rests on a branch in a snow-covered tree after a winter storm in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird_Annas_SnowyBranch_6784.jpg
  • A Belding's ground squirrel (Urocitellus beldingi) feeds on grass in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Frenchglen, Oregon. Belding's ground squirrels hibernate longer than most other mammals - 7 to 9 months per year - so their ability to survive the winter is dependent on how much body fat they are able to accumulate in the summer.
    GroundSquirrel_Beldings_Malheur_4845.jpg
  • A Belding's ground squirrel (Urocitellus beldingi) feeds on grass in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Frenchglen, Oregon. Belding's ground squirrels hibernate longer than most other mammals - 7 to 9 months per year - so their ability to survive the winter is dependent on how much body fat they are able to accumulate in the summer.
    GroundSquirrel_Beldings_Malheur_4743.jpg
  • During one of the highest tides of the year, Pacific Ocean waves enter the Devil's Punchbowl, a collapsed sea cave located on the Oregon coast near Depoe Bay.
    DevilsPunchbowl_8305.jpg
  • A Lorquin's admiral (Limenitis lorquini) butterfly rests on a rhododendron in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Butterfly_Lorquins-Admiral_Lynnwood_...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) hovers among red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) blossoms as it feeds in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Flowering-Currant_...jpg
  • A Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) attempts to pull fringe feathers from a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) as they both fly over a wetland in Skagit County, Washington.
    Heron_Great-Blue_Brewers-Blackbird_M...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds on a red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Hummingbird_Annas_Flowering-Currant_...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 male Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) rests in a tree. 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_6710.jpg
  • A prominent formation known as Thor's Hammer is rendered as silhouette against the Sinking Ship and other hoodoos in the Bryce Canyon amphitheter in Utah.
    BryceThorsHammerWinter.jpg
  • A tall hoodoo known as Thor's Hammer stands in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.
    BryceCanyon_ThorsHammer_4373.jpg
  • Two adult pairs of Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) swim on the Squamish River near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. The species was originally described as being from Iceland, but is also common throughout the mountains of northwest North America.
    Barrows_Goldeneye_4068.jpg
  • A Lorquin's admiral (Limenitis lorquini) butterfly rests on a rhododendron in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Butterfly_Lorquins-Admiral_Lynnwood_...jpg
  • A female Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) flies through a patch of blackberries to feed in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Blackberries_Lynnw...jpg
  • A Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) rides on the back of a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) as they both fly over a wetland in Skagit County, Washington.
    Heron_Great-Blue_Brewers-Blackbird_R...jpg
  • A female Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) rests on a branch in a snow-covered tree after a winter storm in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird_Annas_SnowyBranch_6615.jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) rests on a branch of a maple tree. The medium-sized hummingbird is native to the west coast of North America.
    Hummingbird_Annas_MapleTree_Profile_...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
  • A female Townsend's warbler (Dendroica townsendi) is perched on a bare winter tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The small songbird is typically found in coniferous forests on the northwestern coast of North America. It usually forages in the higher branches, feeding on insects, spiders and seeds.
    Warbler_Townsends_Female_Perched_598...jpg
  • A female Townsend's warbler (Dendroica townsendi) is perched on a bare winter tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The small songbird is typically found in coniferous forests on the northwestern coast of North America. It usually forages in the higher branches, feeding on insects, spiders and seeds.
    Warbler_Townsends_Female_Perched_598...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
  • Suspended sulphur is responsible for the bright green color of the Devil's Bath, an eruption crater lake located in the Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland near Rotorua, New Zealand.
    NZ_DevilsBath_0284.jpg
  • A young Smith's Amanita mushroom grows in the lush forest of Meadowdale Beach Park near Everett, Washington. The large mushroom is commonly found in coniferous forests of the Pacific Northwest and northern California.
    Mushroom_MeadowdaleForest_0513.jpg
  • Two small waterfalls flow into Queen's Bath, a scenic, bathtub-shaped tide pool located  on the north shore of the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
    kauai-queens-bath.jpg
  • A Rambur's Forktail (Ischnura ramburii), a type of pond damselfly, rests on a heliconia flower in a jungle near Sayulita, Mexico.
    Heliconia_RambursForktail_0200.jpg
  • Bright sunlight from over the Pacific Ocean shines into a dark, narrow sea cave that is part of the Devil's Punchbowl on the central Oregon coast. The force of repeated Pacific Ocean waves carved this path through the hard volcanic rock. The Devil's Punchbowl itself is the remnant of a large sea cave that collapsed, leaving an outer shell that is connected to the Pacific Ocean by two sea arches.
    OR_DevilsPunchbowl_Tunnel_0188.jpg
  • A young male Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) rests on a branch near a marsh in Edmonds, Washington. This bird, photographed in December, is showing its winter plumage. Hummingbirds are the smallest of all birds, weighing less than 0.3 ounces. They also have iridescent plumage, which magnifies certain wavelengths of light. The iridescence comes from the fact that their feathers do not lie flat, but rather have a V-shaped trough running along each barb. Their feathers are also covered with microscopic discs filled with tiny air bubbles.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Winter_3786.jpg
  • A Buller's Mollymawk (Thalassarche bulleri), a type of albatross, flies over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Kaikoura, New Zealand. The seabird feeds on squid, fish, tunicates, octopus, and crustacea.
    NZ_BullersMollymawk_3090.jpg
  • A Townsend's Chipmunk (Tamias townsendii) feasts on a nut it found along the Wonderland Trail in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.
    Chipmunk_Rainier_5142.jpg
  • Strong winds blow across Knight's Lake, located in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada. Vimy Peak is in the background.
    WatertonKnightsLakeVimyPeak.jpg
  • A young Smith's Amanita mushroom grows in the lush forest of Meadowdale Beach Park near Everett, Washington. The large mushroom is commonly found in coniferous forests of the Pacific Northwest and northern California.
    Mushroom_MeadowdaleForest_0512v.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash through a sea arch at the entrance to the Devil's Punchbowl, located on the Oregon coast near Depoe Bay.
    DevilsPunchbowl_arch_3820.jpg
  • A large rock frames Weavers Needle, a distinctive 4,555-foot (1,388-meter) spire in the Superstition Wilderness in Arizona. Weavers Needle is made up of heavily-eroded fused volcanic ash, called tuff, and is a prominent and distictive peak that's visible for miles. It played a significant role in the stories of the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine, with its shadow supposedly pointing toward to golden treasure.
    Superstition-Wilderness_Weavers-Need...jpg
  • Weavers Needle, a distinctive 4,555-foot (1,388-meter) spire in the Superstition Wilderness in Arizona, is turned golden by the setting sun. Weavers Needle is made up of heavily-eroded fused volcanic ash, called tuff, and is a prominent and distictive peak that's visible for miles. It played a significant role in the stories of the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine, with its shadow supposedly pointing toward to golden treasure. Peralta Canyon, a popular hiking destination in the Tonto National Forest, is visible at the base of Weavers Needle.
    Superstition-Wilderness_Weavers-Need...jpg
  • A mammoth column known as the Veiled Statue stretches from the floor to the ceiling of the King's Palace, a section of Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. Columns, a type of speleothem, are formed when groundwater containing calcium bicarbonate solution seeps into the cave. Then that solution is exposed to the air in the cave, carbon dioxide gas is released and calcite is deposited.
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  • A female Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) waits for a rainstorm to pass from the cover of a rhododenron in Snohomish County, Washington.
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