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  • Low-level clouds frame a towering cumulonimbus cloud during a severe thunderstorm over Lake Michigan in this view from Chicago, Illinois.
    Thunderstorm_Lake-Michigan_Chicago_6...jpg
  • A severe hailstorm passes over the mountains of Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. Severe weather is common over the mountains in summer.
    GrandTetons_Storm_1889.jpg
  • Lightning strikes a hillside near Jackson, Wyoming, during a severe thunderstorm.
    Lightning_Jackson_WY_2010.jpg
  • The Snonomish River spilled well beyond its banks during a severe flood, engulfing these three trees near Snohomish, Washington.
    Snohomish-River_Flood_Three-Trunks_9...jpg
  • A heavy rainstorm closes in over the north rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Several prominent peaks are visible in this view (from left to right): Angels Gate, Deva Temple, Brahma Temple and Zoroaster Temple.
    GrandCanyon_NorthRimStorm.jpg
  • A heavy rainstorm closes in over the north rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Several prominent peaks are visible in this view (from left to right): Angels Gate, Deva Temple, Brahma Temple and Zoroaster Temple.
    GrandCanyon_NorthRimStorm_8488.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
  • 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
  • A severe solar storm resulted in this vibrant display of the northern lights (aurora borealis) over several Vancouver Island peaks. Mountains in this image include Mount Walker, Malaspina Peak, Mount Alava, Stevens Peak, Leighton Peak and Conuma Peak.
    NorthernLights-VancouverIsland.jpg
  • The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, shine over the Central Cascades in Washington state after a severe solar storm. This image was captured on Green Mountain, near the town of Granite Falls.
    NorthernLights_GreenMountain_6204.jpg
  • The early morning sun illuminates the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, which sits more than a mile off the Oregon coast between Cannon Beach and Seaside. The lighthouse was first used in 1881 and decommissioned in 1957. Because of the severe weather and difficult access, it was expensive to maintain. Most recently it has been used as a columbarium. The ashes of about 30 people are placed there.
    TillamookHeadLighthouse.jpg
  • Several small waterfalls combine not far from the Continental Divide near Logan Pass in Glacier National Park, Montana. Several peaks, including Mount Gould and Mount Siyeh, are visible in the background.
    DividedCombination.jpg
  • Panther Creek Falls, located in Skamania County, Washington, drops 136 feet (41 meters) in several tiers. Panther Creek is fed by several creeks that begin on peaks in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and ultimately empties into the Wind River.
    WA_PantherCreekFalls_1625.jpg
  • Several of the Porcupine Islands are visible in Bar Harbor, Maine in this view from the summit of Cadillac Mountain. From right to left, the islands are Bald Porcupine Island, Long Porcupine Island, Burnt Porcupine Island (and Rum Key), and Sheep Porcupine Island. Stave Island is also visible along the oppose coast on the right side. Several of the Porcupine Islands have relatively gentle slopes on their north sides and steep drops on the south. Like much of Acadia National Park, they were carved by retreating glaciers.
    Acadia_PorcupineIslands_BarHarbor_Su...jpg
  • Several of the Porcupine Islands are visible off the coast of Maine in this view from the summit of Cadillac Mountain. From right to left, the islands are Bald Porcupine Island, Long Porcupine Island, Burnt Porcupine Island (and Rum Key), and Sheep Porcupine Island. Stave Island is also visible along the oppose coast on the right side. Several of the Porcupine Islands have relatively gentle slopes on their north sides and steep drops on the south. Like much of Acadia National Park, they were carved by retreating glaciers.
    Acadia_CadillacMountainView_Sunset_0...jpg
  • Several ancient trees, each several hundred years old, stand in the Grove of the Patriarchs, a section of very old forest in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.
    GroveOfThePatriarchs_4266.jpg
  • After several days of below-freezing temperatures, Wahkeena Falls is surrounded by ice. Wahkeena Falls is located in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge and drops 242 feet (74 meters) in several tiers. Wahkeena means "most beautiful" in Yakama Indian.
    WahkeenaFalls_Frozen_4394.jpg
  • Several deciduous trees, bare for the winter, stand in thick fog in Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington.
    Marymoor-Park_Forest_Fog_5114.jpg
  • A fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) digs its claws into the bark as it climbs an oak tree in Potholes State Park in Grant County, Washington. The fox squirrel is the largest tree squirrel native to North America, though its original range consisted of the eastern half of the continent. It was introduced to several western states, including Washington, as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia.
    Squirrel-Fox_Climbing_Potholes-SP_86...jpg
  • Several branches of a poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) converge, covering the ground in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Leaves_Green_Converging_Lynnwood_578...jpg
  • Several New Zealand fur seals (Arctocephalus forsteri), one adult and two pups, rest on the rocks on the coast of the South Island of New Zealand near Kaikoura. The New Zealand fur seal is also known as the southern fur seal, and as kekeno in the Māori language.
    NZ_FurSeals_NewZealand_Kaikoura_4669.jpg
  • Rocks and logs on the banks of the Snoqualmie River near Snoqualmie, Washington are encased in thick ice after several days of subfreezing temperatures. During the winter, temperatures occasionally drop so low that mist from the nearby Snoqualmie Falls turns to ice.
    SnoqualmieRiver_IcyBank_5587.jpg
  • Six bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) feed or fight for fish along the Nooksack River in Whatcom County, Washington. Several hundred bald eagles winter along the Nooksack and Skagit rivers in the North Cascades of Washington to feast on spawned out salmon.
    BaldEagles_NooksackRiver_Six_Fightin...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 snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) appears to yawn while resting on driftwood at Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington. Snowy owls, like other owls, hunt at night and spend most of the day resting to conserve energy. 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.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_Yawning_0518.jpg
  • Two fulmars fly between the southern coast of Iceland and the Dyrhólaey peninsula. The peninsula features several sea arches, resulting its name, which means "the island with the hill door." During the early summer, thousands of fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) nest on rocky cliffs throughout Iceland.
    Iceland_Dyrholaey_Fulmars_7525.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) hunts from snow-covered trees that line the Skagit River in Washington state. Several hundred eagles spend the winter along that river, feasting on spawned out salmon.
    baldeagle-snowy-branch.jpg
  • Several arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea) rest on icebergs floating in Iceland's Glacial Lagoon. Each year, it migrates farther than any other animal, summering in both the Arctic and in Antarctica.
    arctic-terns-lagoon.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 male mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) swims on Juanita Creek in Kirkland, Washington, several thousand miles from its native range in east Asia. While the mandarin duck is native to Japan, southeast Russia and eastern China, it has been exported to the United Kingdom and North America, where it has occasionally escaped captivity and established feral populations.
    Duck-Mandarin_Juanita-Creek_Kirkland...jpg
  • A male mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) drinks as he swims on Lake Washington in Kirkland, Washington, several thousand miles from its native range in east Asia. While the mandarin duck is native to Japan, southeast Russia and eastern China, it has been exported to the United Kingdom and North America, where it has occasionally escaped captivity and established feral populations. It is closely related to the North American wood duck.
    Duck-Mandarin_Lake-Washington_Kirkla...jpg
  • Several thousand stalactites hang over and are reflected on Dream Lake, one of the wonders in the Luray Caverns in Virginia.
    VA_Luray-Caverns_Dream-Lake_9364c.jpg
  • The setting winter sun reddens the face of several peaks that comprise Heybrook Ridge, part of the Cascade Mountain Range near Index, Washington. This view was captured from the Heybrook Lookout, located in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
    WA_Heybrook-Ridge_Winter-Sunset_6931.jpg
  • Several layers of Berea sandstone are visible near the top of Brandywine Falls, a 60-foot (18-meter) waterfall located in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio. Brandywine Falls drops overs over three different types of rock: Berea sandstone at the top, Bedford shale in the middle and Cleveland shale at the bottom. The newest rock is about 320 million years old; the oldest is about 400 million. The layers were exposed and the waterfall was formed about 10,000 years ago when the last glaciers retreated from the area.
    OH_Cuyahoga-Valley-NP_Brandywine-Fal...jpg
  • Several Perseid meteors, including two especially bright ones, streak across the sky over Mount Shuksan in the North Cascades of Washington state. The Perseids are an annual meteor shower that occurs in August when Earth passes through the debris of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. The meteors are comet debris burning up in the Earth's atmosphere.
    Shuksan_Perseid-Meteor_0898.jpg
  • A fiery sunset colors the sky above several slash pine trees (Pinus elliotti) in the Pinelands of the Florida Everglades. Pine trees cannot survive if submerged for extended periods, and therefore grow only at the highest elevations in the Everglades – only a few feet higher than the lowest points. Slash pine trees are specially adapted to survive fires, however, which destroy invasive species.
    Everglades_Pinelands_Sunset_3415.jpg
  • Balanced Rock (left), a prominent feature of Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, is turned red by the golden light of sunrise. The balanced rock is a cap rock that is 55 feet (17 meters) tall and makes up nearly half the overall height of the formation. The formation is made up of several layers of sandstone, which erode at different rates; the layer between the cap rock and the pedestal erodes at a much faster rate than the others.
    ArchesNP_BalancedRock_F02_2576-08.jpg
  • Balanced Rock, a prominent feature of Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, is turned red by the golden light of sunrise. The balanced rock is a cap rock that is 55 feet (17 meters) tall and makes up nearly half the overall height of the formation. The formation is made up of several layers of sandstone, which erode at different rates; the layer between the cap rock and the pedestal erodes at a much faster rate than the others.
    ArchesNP_BalancedRock_F02_2576-06.jpg
  • Atlantic Ocean waves crash through an arch on the Dyrhólaey peninsula near Vík, Iceland. Dyrhólaey means "the hill island with the door-hole" and there are several arches in the peninsula, including one that is spectacularly large. The peninsula's basalt cliffs are as much as 120 meters (394 feet) tall.
    Iceland_Dyrholaey_Waves_Arch_2218.jpg
  • Large icicles form on a steep wall near Snoqualmie Falls, Snoqualmie, Washington after several days of subfreezing temperatures. During periods of extreme cold, mist from the waterfall freezes to the canyon walls. The Snoqualmie River is visible flowing across the bottom of the image.
    Icicles_SnoqualmieFalls_5661.jpg
  • Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) feed or fight for food along the Nooksack River in Whatcom County, Washington. Several hundred bald eagles winter along the Nooksack and Skagit rivers in the North Cascades of Washington to feast on spawned out salmon.
    BaldEagles_NooksackRiver_Many_Guardi...jpg
  • Baring Creek flows through a very narrow gorge, called Sunrift Gorge, in Glacier National Park, Montana. The gorge has very smooth, straight sides because it eroded along vertical fractures in the rock known as joints. Sunrift Gorge began to form after large Pleistocene glaciers began to retreat from that area and with a maximum cut down rate of 0.003 inch per year, this gorge is the result of several millions of years of erosion.
    Glacier_SunriftGorge_0812.jpg
  • A snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) is perched on driftwood at dusk at 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 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.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_Perched_Dusk_38...jpg
  • A snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) flies against blue skies at 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.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_InFlight_2043.jpg
  • The fronds of several lady ferns (Athyrium filix-femina) begin to uncurl in late spring on Bainbridge Island, Washington.
    LadyFerns_Uncurling_Bloedel_2540.jpg
  • Vibrant fall color is visible from behind South Silver Falls, Oregon. The hillsides in the area of Silver Falls State Park were formed by a series of lava flows, which erode at different rates. Several of the middle layers are weaker than the top and bottom layers and have since eroded away, forming this cave behind the waterfall.
    SilverFallsBehindAutumn.jpg
  • Several arches have been worn into a narrow slot canyon known as Peek-a-Boo Gulch, located in the Grand Staircase Escalante in Southern Utah.
    PeekABoo-Arches.jpg
  • The Pacific Ocean reaches several hundred feet inland at Cooks Chasm, a narrow inlet near Yachats, Oregon.
    OR_CooksChasm_6578.jpg
  • The last light of day illuminates Snæfellsjökull, a 1,446 meter (4,744 foot) stratovolcano located 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.
    Iceland_SnaefellPano_9643-5.jpg
  • The Colorado River and several smaller rivers empty into the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez, in northern Baja California, Mexico. This area is called the Colorado River Delta.
    ColoradoRiverDelta_9977.jpg
  • Several mountains that make up the Canadian Rockies are reflected in Herbert Lake. The lake, surrounded by summer wildflowers, is located in Banff National Park, Alberta.
    BanffHerbertLakeWildflowers.jpg
  • A blanket of fog covers Baker Lake, located in the North Cascades of Washington state. Several peaks that are part of North Cascades National Park are visible on the horizon, including Bacon Peak at right.
    BakerLake_Fog_0541.jpg
  • A Lewis's moon snail (Neverita lewisii) digs into the sand to hide during an exceptionally low tide on Puget Sound off Carkeek Park, Seattle, Washington. The Lewis's moon snail was previously assigned to the several different genera: Polinices lewisii, Lunatia lewisii, and Euspira lewisii. It was moved to the genus Neverita in 2012 based on molecular data and shell morphology. It is found in the eastern Pacific at depths of up to 590 feet (180 meters) from British Columbia, Canada to Baja California, Mexico.
    Snail-Lewis-Moon_Digging_Carkeek_339...jpg
  • A Lewis's moon snail (Neverita lewisii) tries to blend in with large beach rocks during an exceptionally low tide on Puget Sound off Constellation Park, Seattle, Washington. The Lewis's moon snail was previously assigned to the several different genera: Polinices lewisii, Lunatia lewisii, and Euspira lewisii. It was moved to the genus Neverita in 2012 based on molecular data and shell morphology. It is found in the eastern Pacific at depths of up to 590 feet (180 meters) from British Columbia, Canada to Baja California, Mexico.
    Snail-Lewis-Moon_Alki_5270.jpg
  • Several members of a pride of African lions (Panthera leo) gather to drink water from a small pool in the Maasai Mara National Refuge in Kenya.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Lions_Drinking_770...jpg
  • Several members of a pride of African lions (Panthera leo) gather to drink water from a small pool in the Maasai Mara National Refuge in Kenya.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Lions_Drinking_625...jpg
  • Several members of a pride of African lions (Panthera leo) gather to drink water from a small pool in the Maasai Mara National Refuge in Kenya.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Lions_Drinking_619...jpg
  • Through thick fog, several snags are reflected onto the nearly still water of Wiley Slough, a river that flows through the Skagit Wildlife Area near Conway, Washington.
    WA_Wiley-Slough_Snags_Fog_1260.jpg
  • Rain water collects in several potholes in the hard, sandstone desert landscape at Tuweep in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Tuckup Point is visible in the background. This image was captured at night; the landscape was lit by the full moon.
    AZ_Tuweep_Tuckup_Potholes_Night_4757.jpg
  • Snow-dusted fall color lines a ridge overlooking several mountains in the Tatoosh Range in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Unicorn Peak, with an elevation of 6,971 feet (2,125 meters), is the highest peak in the Tatoosh Range and is visible on the right. West Unicorn Peak, with an elevation of 6,840 feet (2,080 meters), is the second-highest peak in the range and is in the center of the image, partially hidden behind Foss Peak, which is 6,522 feet (1,988 meters) tall. The Tatoosh Range is a sub-range of the Cascade Range.
    RainierNP_Tatoosh-Range_Fall-Color_5...jpg
  • A fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) poses on an oak tree branch in Potholes State Park in Grant County, Washington. The fox squirrel is the largest tree squirrel native to North America, though its original range consisted of the eastern half of the continent. It was introduced to several western states, including Washington, as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia.
    Squirrel-Fox_Potholes-SP_8786.jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of several gulls flying over the water of Potholes Canal on their way to fish in Soda Lake in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state.
    WA_Columbia-NWR_Gulls_Flying-Motion_...jpg
  • Several peaks in the northern portion of the Olympic Mountain Range stand stall over the blue water of Puget Sound, part of the Salish Sea, at dusk in this view from Golden Gardens Park in Seattle, Washington.
    Olympic-Mountains_Puget-Sound_Dusk_G...jpg
  • A red-breasted nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) catches an insect at the entrance to its nest in Ravenna Park, Seattle, Washington. Red-breasted nuthatches line the entrance to their nest with sticky pitch, which may be intended to trap insects and serve as an obstacle for predators. The nuthatches avoid the pitch by flying straight through the hole. Red-breasted nuthatches, which feed mainly on insects and spiders during the summer nesting months, found several insects trapped in the pitch surrounding the hole to its nest.
    Nuthatch_Red-Breasted_Insect_Nest_27...jpg
  • Several dozen double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) roost in a tree along the Sammamish River in Kenmore, Washington, as others fly in to join at dusk.
    Cormorants_Double-Crested_Tree_Kenmo...jpg
  • A male elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) tosses sand into the air while resting next to several female seals on the beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth, mate and molt. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts, called proboscis, that male seals develop. The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seals_Piedras-Blancas_Group...jpg
  • Several western brackenferns (Pteridium aquilinum) grow from a crack in a steep rock face in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness near Lake Dorothy, Washington.
    WA-Alpine-Lakes_Ferns_Rock-Face_8054.jpg
  • Several erosion patterns are visible on the steep exposed hillside of Rucker Hill in Everett, Washington, near where Pigeon Creek empties into Puget Sound. At the top of the frame, a blackberry branch swings back and forth like a pendulum, carving a semicircle into the hillside.
    WA_Rucker-Hill_Erosion_7166.jpg
  • Several American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) take off against a fiery sky just before sunrise at their roost site in Bothell, Washington.
    Crows_Flying_Fiery-Sky_Bothell_2728.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
  • Several rocks are trapped in the roots of a dead tree that was submerged in Rattlesnake Lake near North Bend, Washington, for 100 years. The lake level dropped after most of the water was lost in a prolonged drought.
    Rattlesnake-Lake_Stump-Rocks-Roots_8...jpg
  • Several American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) fly by hundreds of other crows that are perched in trees in the fog along North Creek in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 10,000 crows roost each night in the area.
    Crows_Foggy-Forest_North-Creek_3078.jpg
  • A sailboat and two Washington State Ferries cross Puget Sound between Edmonds and Kingston, Washington. Several peaks in the Olympic Mountain Range are visible in the background, including the Brothers, at left.
    Puget-Sound_Sailboat_Ferries_0017.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
  • After several days of below-freezing temperatures, ice on a small pond in Snohomish County, Washington, shows a variety of textures.
    IcePatterns_Pond_Lynnwood_0108.jpg
  • Several birch trees frame the view of the fall color that covers the hillsides surrounding Union Falls Pond in the Adirondacks of New York. Gilpin Hill, Bear Mountain, and Cranberry Mountain are visible in this image.
    Adirondacks_UnionFallsPond_Autumn_11...jpg
  • A fiery sunset colors the sky above several slash pine trees (Pinus elliotti) in the Pinelands of the Florida Everglades. Pine trees cannot survive if submerged for extended periods, and therefore grow only at the highest elevations in the Everglades – only a few feet higher than the lowest points. Slash pine trees are specially adapted to survive fires, however, which destroy invasive species.
    Everglades_Pinelands_Sunset_3410.jpg
  • A fiery sunset colors the sky above several slash pine trees (Pinus elliotti) in the Pinelands of the Florida Everglades. Pine trees cannot survive if submerged for extended periods, and therefore grow only at the highest elevations in the Everglades – only a few feet higher than the lowest points. Slash pine trees are specially adapted to survive fires, however, which destroy invasive species.
    Everglades_Pinelands_Sunset_3426.jpg
  • Canyon Creek flows across the Indian Beach in Ecola State Park on the Oregon coast. Several sea stacks are visible in the Pacific Ocean including Submarine Rock (left) and Sea Lion Rock Arch (right).
    OR_Ecola_IndianBeach_Sunrise_0895.jpg
  • Large icicles form on a steep wall near Snoqualmie Falls, Snoqualmie, Washington after several days of subfreezing temperatures. During periods of extreme cold, mist from the waterfall freezes to the canyon walls.
    Icicles_SnoqualmieFalls_5541.jpg
  • Several mountains in the Canadian Rockies reflect in the turquoise-colored Moraine Lake, located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, at sunrise. This area is known as the Valley of the Ten Peaks, named for the ten tall mountains at the lake's edge. Moraine Lake has a unique aqua color that results from the silt deposited by glaciers.
    Banff_MoraineLake_Sunrise_8278.jpg
  • Several great blue herons (Ardea herodias) hunt for fish in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Dozens of herons congregate in the area near Big Beef Creek early each summer to feast on midshipman fish.
    Herons_GreatBlue_ThreeHunting_Seabec...jpg
  • Golden Larch trees (Pseudolarix amabilis) at the peak of their fall color frame Blue Lake and several peaks near Washington Pass in the North Cascades of Washington state. Golden Larches, while not considered true larches, are known for shedding their needles each fall. The needles grow back each spring and transition from deep green to blue green over the course of the summer. In late September or early October, the needles turn golden and drop, just like the leaves on deciduous trees. Of the mountains in the cluster at left, Liberty Bell Mountain is the leftmost peak; the Early Winters Spires are the tight cluster of three peaks at the center of the mountains shown.
    NorthCascades_BlueLake_GoldenLarches...jpg
  • Several Western Gulls (Larus occidentalis) dive for fish in the Pacific Ocean off Chapman Point near Cannon Beach, Oregon. Western Gulls are rarely seen away from the ocean and are found along the west coast of North America from Washington to Baja California. The mostly white birds are adults; the brown birds are juveniles.
    Gulls_Western_DivingIntoOcean_Chapma...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 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.
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  • Several ring-billed and herring gulls fly over Dry Falls in Grant County, Washington, which at one time was believed to be the largest waterfall that ever existed. Geologists believe that during the last ice age, ice dams resulted in giant glacial lakes in eastern Washington, Idaho and Montana. When those dams failed, as they did dozens of times, glacial lakes Columbia and Missoula rapidly drained, creating a cataclysmic flood. During the floods, what is now Dry Falls was a spectacular waterfall, 400 feet high (121 meters), 3.5 miles wide (5.63 kilometers). Water may have raced over its massive cliffs at 65 miles an hour (105 km/hour), a flow that's estimated to be ten times as powerful as all the world's current rivers combined. The cliffs shown here represent a small fraction of the ice age waterfall. Dry Falls Lake is pictured in the foreground; Green Lake is visible in the background.
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  • A snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) flies from the top of a tree at 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.
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  • A long camera exposure captures the movement of several small waves at twilight off Damon Point at Ocean Shores, Washington.
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  • A snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) rests in tall grass at 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. One leading theory is that the snowy owl population grew so fast last summer that they have to spread out more than usual to find food this winter. 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.
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  • A snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) rests on driftwood at 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. One leading theory is that the snowy owl population grew so fast last summer that they have to spread out more than usual to find food this winter. 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.
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  • A young snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) is perched on driftwood at Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington. The Olympic Mountains are visible in the background. 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 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.
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  • Two snowy owls (Nyctea scandiaca) rest on a log at Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington; one appears to yawn while the other stretches one of its wings. 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.
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  • A young snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) is perched on driftwood at Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington. The Olympic Mountains are visible in the background. 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.
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  • A northern river otter (Lontra canadensis) swims in Scriber Lake in Lynnwood, Washington. Northern river otters can dive to more than 50 feet and swim underwater for several minutes. The aquatic weasel was once common on rivers, lakes and coastal wetlands over much of North America, but is much less common now because of habitat loss.
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  • 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.
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  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) sits on a branch over its nest. Nearly eight weeks old, this eaglet repeatedly climbed to this branch and then jumped down and glided into the nest, several feet below. A little over one week later, this eaglet made its first flight.
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  • South Silver Falls, one of several scenic waterfalls in Silver Falls State Park, Oregon, is surrounded by colorful maple leaves in early fall. South Silver Falls is 177 feet (54 metres) tall.
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  • The Painted Hills in John Day National Monument, Oregon are comprised of several layers of ash and pumice deposits from the Cascades and area volcanoes. The deposits were laid down approximately 33 million years ago. The red comes from rusty iron minerals; golden layers are rich with oxidized magnesium and iron, metamorphic claystone; the black comes from manganese.
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