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  • Storm clouds advance over the marsh of the Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia. The refuge is at the southern tip of the Delmarva Peninsula, a narrow peninsula bordered by Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
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  • A mottled anemone (Urticina crassicornis) feeds on a shore crab (Hemigrapsus) during an exceptionally low tide at Des Moines Beach Park, Des Moines, Washington.
    Anemone_Mottled_EatingCrab_DesMoines...jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash over the sea palms (Postelsia palmaeformis) growing on the rocky shore at Cape Perpetua, Oregon. The sea palm spends most of its life exposed to air and is one of the few algae that survives and remains erect out of water. It is found along the western coast of North America on rocky shores that are pounded constantly by waves.
    SeaPalms_CapePerpetua_2892.jpg
  • Numerous common eiders (Somateria mollissima) nest on the shore at Þorpar, Iceland, located next to a large fjord in the northwestern part of the country. Common eiders are a large sea duck that nest at the edge of the sea. Nests are lined with feathers plucked from the female eider's breast.
    Iceland_EidersNesting_Þorpar_2983.jpg
  • Numerous common eiders (Somateria mollissima) nest on the shore of Bitrufjörður, a large fjord in northwestern Iceland. Common eiders are a large sea duck that nest at the edge of the sea. Nests are lined with feathers plucked from the female eider's breast.
    Iceland_EidersNesting_Bitrufjordur_2...jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash up against the rocky shoreline on a beach in Sayulita, Mexico.
    Sayulita_RockyShore_0049.jpg
  • Crashing Atlantic Ocean waves pound the Cape Canaveral National Seashore in Florida. The waves are blurred by an exposure of nearly one second. The beach is made up of eroded sea shells, giving it its distictive redish-gold color.
    CapeCanaveralWaves.jpg
  • Ice covers rocks and branches along Lake Michigan on a cold afternoon near Beverly Shores in the Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana.
    Indiana-Dunes_Frozen-Shoreline_6856.jpg
  • Ochre sea stars (Pisaster ochraceus), mussels, and anemones are exposed at low tide at Bandon Beach in Bandon, Oregon.
    OR_Bandon-Beach_Receding-Tide_0956.jpg
  • Ochre sea stars (Pisaster ochraceus), mussels, and anemones are exposed at low tide at Bandon Beach in Bandon, Oregon.
    OR_Bandon-Beach_Receding-Tide_2053.jpg
  • Ochre sea stars (Pisaster ochraceus), mussels, and anemones are exposed at low tide at Bandon Beach in Bandon, Oregon.
    OR_Bandon-Beach_Receding-Tide_0945.jpg
  • A large sea stack is partially reflected in the sand at Ecola State Park, near Cannon Beach, Oregon.
    SeastackReflectionEcola1.jpg
  • A whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) hunts for food in the rocks along McNeill Bay, located on Vancouver Island, Canada. While it has a long bill, it tends to feed more by picking and less by probing as other birds in its family do.
    Whimbrel_McNeillBay_7417.jpg
  • A double exposure helps emphasize the detail of a large sea stack at Silver Point, located on the Oregon coast south of Cannon Beach. A large sea stack known as the Jockey Cap is visible near the left edge of the frame.
    OR_SilverPoint_SeaStacks_DoubleExpos...jpg
  • A long exposure blurs the action of Puget Sound waves as they crash around the beach rocks at Mukilteo, Washington at sunset.
    MukilteoBeach_Rocks_Waves_LongExposu...jpg
  • South Beach, located in San Juan Island National Historical Park, is bathed in a soft golden light as sunset approaches on San Juan Island in Washington state.
    San-Juan-Island_South-Beach_Evening_...jpg
  • High cirrus clouds high over a beach near Sayulita, Mexico, are turned red and orange after sunset.
    Sayulita_BeachTwilight_1018.jpg
  • A young family walks on the beach near Haystack Rock, Oregon, in thick fog. Haystack Rock, remnants of an ancient lava flow, is one of the world's largest monoliths.
    HaystackFogFamily.jpg
  • Face Rock, located on the Oregon coast at Bandon, appears to gaze at the full moon. According to Native American legend, the face belongs to the beautiful Indian princess Ewanua. While several tribes gathered nearby to celebrate, she wandered to the sea inhabited by Seatka, the evil spirit of the ocean. He turned her to stone whlie she stared at the moon.
    FaceRockMoonSunrise.jpg
  • Several gulls rest on a sandbar off Chapman Beach near Cannon Beach, Oregon, as the sun prepares to set over the Pacific Ocean.
    OR_Chapman-Beach_Sunset_Gulls_4361.jpg
  • This aerial view shows the colorful shoreline of Baffin Island as it meets the Northwestern Passages in Nunavut, Canada. Baffin Island, part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, is the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest in the world, with an area of 507,451 km² (195,928 sq miles).
    Canada_BaffinIsland_Shoreline_Aerial...jpg
  • Thick patches of seaweed, a type of algae, line South Creek near the point where it empties into Puget Sound in Seahurst Park, Burien, Washington.
    Seahurst-Park_South-Creek_7049.jpg
  • Puget Sound and the rocky beach at Mukilteo catch the last light of day as the sun sets behind Whidbey Island, Washington. A long exposure blurs the movement of the waves on Puget Sound.
    MukilteoBeach_WideView_Twilight_1188.jpg
  • An especially fiery sunset reddens the water of Puget Sound as it crashes up against a large piece of driftwood on the Edmonds, Washington waterfront. A 30-second camera exposure blurs the movement over the water.
    Driftwood_RedSunset_Edmonds_3518.jpg
  • The sun may be going down, but this surfer is headed out to ride the waves near Santa Cruz, California. Another surfer is visible behind his left shoulder.
    SurferSilhouette.jpg
  • Dozens of narrow canyons meet the Pacific Ocean along the Na Pali coast of Kauai, Hawaii.
    NaPaliAerial1.jpg
  • The setting sun colors the sky above Haystack Rock, a prominent sea stack located off the coast of Cape Kiwanda near Pacific City, Oregon.
    HaystackRockKiwandaSunset.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves created an arch in the sandstone cliffs of Cape Kiwanda, near Pacific City, Oregon. The crashing waves are blurred by a 15-second exposure.
    CapeKiwandaArch.jpg
  • Seven gulls rest on a sandbar off Chapman Beach near Cannon Beach, Oregon, as the sun prepares to set over the Pacific Ocean.
    OR_Chapman-Beach_Sunset_Gulls_4286.jpg
  • At high tide, Pacific Ocean waves crash into the rocks of the Marin Headlands in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area near San Francisco, California. Spray from the crashing waves is turned golden by the light of the setting sun.
    Marin-Headlands_Rodeo-Cove_Waves_541...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 fiery sunrise colors the sky red over Venice Beach, Venice, California.
    CA_Venice-Beach_Fiery-Sunrise_7260.jpg
  • The golden light of sunset colors the rocks at the south edge of Lake Ontario near Niagara On The Lake, Ontario, Canada. Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes, and with a surface area of 7,340 square miles (18,960 km²), it ranks as the 14th largest lake in the world. In the Wyandot (Huron) language, ontarío means "Lake of Shining Waters."
    LakeOntario_NiagaraOnTheLake_9439.jpg
  • Several large sea stacks off Silver Point on the Oregon coast near Cannon Beach are surrounded by Pacific Ocean waves at twilight. The large sea stack on the left side of the image is known as the Jockey Cap.
    OR_SilverPoint_SeaStacks_4755.jpg
  • Storm clouds, including cumulus congestus, form over Castle Rock in this view from Hug Point on the northern Oregon coast. Within an hour, these storm clouds produced heavy rain.
    OR_CastleRock_StormCloud_1248.jpg
  • The setting sun colors approaching winter storm clouds over the Point Reyes National Seashore in northern California.
    CA_PointReyes_StormySunset_9694.jpg
  • An ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) feeds on a mussel exposed at low tide at Bandon, Oregon. Sea stars, also called starfish, feed by forcing shells open, inserting their stomachs into the shells and then slowly digesting and sucking the food out.
    StarfishFeedingBandon.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves shoot 50 feet into the air through a tiny hole in a lava shelf off on the Kauai coast known as the Spouting Horn blowhole. It sounds like a whale breathing, but Hawaiian legend says the sound is actually the "lizard woman" moaning. She would attack anyone who got too close. One day she chased a fisherman into a lava tube. He escaped; she's still stuck.
    SpoutingHorn.jpg
  • The sun begins to set over the Pacific Ocean as waves crash up against the rocks on the beach near Sayulita, Mexico.
    Sayulita_BeachSunset_0612.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash into Devils Churn, a narrow inlet located on the Oregon coast south of Yachats. Devils Churn is located in the Siuslaw National Forest and is the result of thousands of years of erosion on the basalt shoreline.
    OR_DevilsChurn_6089.jpg
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  • A rust-colored beach rock stands out from the others on Crescent Beach near Cannon Beach, Oregon.
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  • The full moon overs over the sea stacks at Bandon By The Sea on the southern Oregon Coast. The area's most famous sea stack, Face Rock, is visible on the horizon at the right side of the image. According to Indian legend, Face Rock is a tribe member who was turned to stone by an evil spirit who lives in the Pacific Ocean.
    BandonMoonDawn.jpg
  • Atlantic Ocean waves crash into a narrow break in the rugged, granite shoreline of Acadia National Park, Maine. The ocean's waves are blurred by an extended exposure. Thunder Hole earns its name from stormy periods when waves slam into the tiny cove making a thunder-like sound.
    ThunderHoleAcadiaMaine.jpg
  • Three bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) rest on the beach of Protection Island in Jefferson County, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island mainly covered with grass and low brush. The island, which also has high sandy bluffs, serves as a nesting ground for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area. Bald eagles prey on those seabirds and their young.
    BaldEagles_Beach_ProtectionIsland_81...jpg
  • Four adult bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) rest on the beach along the Squamish River near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. Hundreds of bald eagles winter in the Squamish River Valley to feed on spawned salmon.
    BaldEagles_FourOnBeach_Brackendale_4...jpg
  • This aerial view shows the colorful shoreline of Baffin Island as it meets the Northwestern Passages in Nunavut, Canada. Baffin Island, part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, is the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest in the world, with an area of 507,451 km² (195,928 sq miles).
    Canada_BaffinIsland_Shoreline_Aerial...jpg
  • The bright, golden glint of the setting sun stretches across Puget Sound to the rocky beach at Mukilteo, Washington.
    MukilteoBeach_Rocks_Glint_1169.jpg
  • The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean in this view from a rocky beach near Sayulita, Mexico.
    Sayulita_BeachSunburst_0653.jpg
  • Dozens of narrow canyons meet the Pacific Ocean along the Na Pali coast of Kaua`i, Hawai`i.
    NaPali_Coast_8233.jpg
  • Bright molten lava flows into the Pacific Ocean at twilight at Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. The hot lava vaporizes the crashing waves, which reflect the lava's glow. The lava arrived at the ocean through an underground lava tube connected to the Pu'u O'o vent.
    LavaPacificOcean.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
  • 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.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_FlyingFromTreeT...jpg
  • A long camera exposure captures the movement of several small waves at twilight off Damon Point at Ocean Shores, Washington.
    WA_DamonPoint_TwilightWaves_5669.jpg
  • Large Pacific Ocean waves crash into the shoreline of Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington at sunrise. Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain in the state, is visible in the background.
    WA_DamonPoint_Waves_Rainier_8919.jpg
  • 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.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_TallGrass_2630.jpg
  • Birdwatchers observe and photograph a snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) 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. One was reported as far south as Hawaii. During the 2011-2012 interruption, 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_Birdwatchers_00...jpg
  • Large Pacific Ocean waves crash into the shoreline of Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington at sunrise. Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain in the state, is visible in the background.
    WA_DamonPoint_Waves_Rainier_8867.jpg
  • 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.
    SnowyOwls_OceanShores_TwoOnLog_9999.jpg
  • Two snowy owls (Nyctea scandiaca) rest on a log at Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington. Owls typically rest during the day and hunt at night. Used to the open tundra, however, snowy owls rest on the ground, rather than on high perches. 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.
    SnowyOwls_OceanShores_TwoOnLog_9839.jpg
  • A snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) watches the sun set over the Pacific Ocean from its perch on Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington. The Olympic Mountains are visible in the background. Snowy owls, like other owls, hunt at night and rest during the day 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_Olympics_Log_10...jpg
  • A young snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) looks for a place to land on Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington. Snowy owls, which spend the summer in the northern circumpolar region north of 60 degrees latitude, have a typical winter range that includes Alaska, Canada and northern Eurasia. Every several years, for reasons still unexplained, the snowy owls migrate much farther south in an event known as an irruption. During one irruption, a snowy owl was found as far south as the Caribbean. During the 2011-2012 irruption, Ocean Shores on the Washington coast was the winter home for an especially large number of snowy owls. Snowy owls tend to prefer coastal and plains areas, which most resemble the open tundra that serves as their typical home. The owl shown here is a young bird; snowy owls become almost entirely white as they age, though females retain some of the darker coloration.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_Flying_9190.jpg
  • A young snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) flies past another on Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington. Snowy owls, which spend the summer in the northern circumpolar region north of 60 degrees latitude, have a typical winter range that includes Alaska, Canada and northern Eurasia. Every several years, for reasons still unexplained, the snowy owls migrate much farther south in an event known as an irruption. During one irruption, a snowy owl was found as far south as the Caribbean. During the 2011-2012 irruption, Ocean Shores on the Washington coast was the winter home for an especially large number of snowy owls. Snowy owls tend to prefer coastal and plains areas, which most resemble the open tundra that serves as their typical home. Both owls shown here are young birds; snowy owls become almost entirely white as they age, though females retain some of the darker coloration.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_Flying_9186.jpg
  • A young snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) flies over an open area on Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington. Snowy owls, which spend the summer in the northern circumpolar region north of 60 degrees latitude, have a typical winter range that includes Alaska, Canada and northern Eurasia. Every several years, for reasons still unexplained, the snowy owls migrate much farther south in an event known as an irruption. During one irruption, a snowy owl was found as far south as the Caribbean. During the 2011-2012 irruption, Ocean Shores on the Washington coast was the winter home for an especially large number of snowy owls. Snowy owls tend to prefer coastal and plains areas, which most resemble the open tundra that serves as their typical home. The owl shown here is a young bird; snowy owls become almost entirely white as they age, though females retain some of the darker coloration.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_Flying_9180.jpg
  • A snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) rests in an old stump 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. One was reported as far south as Hawaii. 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. Snowy owls, like other owls, hunt at night and rest during the day to conserve energy.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_Resting_Stump_3...jpg
  • A snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) is perched in a bare tree at Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington at dusk. 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_Perched_Dusk_16...jpg
  • A long camera exposure captures the movement of several small Pacific Ocean waves at twilight off Damon Point at Ocean Shores, Washington.
    WA_DamonPoint_TwilightWaves_5661.jpg
  • A snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) stretches while resting in an old stump 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. Snowy owls tend to prefer coastal and plains areas, which most resemble the open tundra that serves as their typical home.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_Stretching_Stum...jpg
  • A snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) watches the sun set over the Pacific Ocean from its perch on Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington. Snowy owls, like other owls, hunt at night and rest during the day 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_Sunset_1346.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) 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.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_Driftwood_1945.jpg
  • 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.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_Olympics_2731.jpg
  • 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.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_Olympics_0254.jpg
  • A snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) is perched on a bare winter tree Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington, with the Olympic mountains 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.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_Olympics_0351.jpg
  • A snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) flies toward the Olympic Mountains from Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington. Snowy owls, which spend the summer in the northern circumpolar region north of 60 degrees latitude, have a typical winter range that includes Alaska, Canada and northern Eurasia. Every several years, for reasons still unexplained, the snowy owls migrate much farther south in an event known as an irruption. During one irruption, a snowy owl was found as far south as the Caribbean. During the 2011-2012 irruption, Ocean Shores on the Washington coast was the winter home for an especially large number of snowy owls. Snowy owls tend to prefer coastal and plains areas, which most resemble the open tundra that serves as their typical home.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_Olympics_Flying...jpg
  • A northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) flips sand onto her back 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 and mate, and researchers believe flipping sand onto their backs may help regulate their body temperatures while on shore. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts 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-Seal_Piedras-Blancas_Sand_F...jpg
  • A northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) flips sand onto her back 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 and mate, and researchers believe flipping sand onto their backs may help regulate their body temperatures while on shore. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts 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-Seal_Piedras-Blancas_Sand_F...jpg
  • A rainbow starts to rise from the Atlantic Ocean not far from Reynisdrangar sea stacks just off Reynisfjara beach near Vík í Mýrdal, Iceland. There are a number of Iceland legends about the basalt sea stacks. In the most common legend, two trolls were turned to stone as they were caught dragging a three-masted ship to shore at daybreak.
    Iceland_Vik_Troll-Rocks_Rainbow_2252.jpg
  • A male northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) rests in the surf on the beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California, as a gull stands nearby. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth and mate. Male elephant seals, known as bulls, are exceptionally large, weighing up to 5,500 pounds (2,500 kilograms). The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seal_Piedras-Blancas_4971.jpg
  • Icicles grow from the branches of a tree near Lake View in Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana. The ice formed on a 20-degree day when Lake Michigan waves splashed water onto the shore.
    Indiana-Dunes_Frozen-Tree_Lake-View_...jpg
  • A western gull (Larus occidentalis), displaying its non-breeding plumage, rests on the rocky shore of Puget Sound, Washington. Most adult gulls have red spots at the tips of their bills; newborn chicks peck at that spot to get the adult to regurgitate food for it to eat.
    WesternGull_7006.jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of Pacific Ocean waves crashing against the rocky shore at Point Piedras Blancas in San Simeon, California.
    CA_Piedras-Blancas_Golden-Sunrise_56...jpg
  • Icicles grow from the branches of a tree near Lake View in Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana. The ice formed on a 20-degree day when Lake Michigan waves splashed water onto the shore.
    Indiana-Dunes_Frozen-Tree_Lake-View_...jpg
  • Icicles grow from the branches of a tree near Lake View in Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana. The ice formed on a 20-degree day when Lake Michigan waves splashed water onto the shore.
    Indiana-Dunes_Frozen-Tree_Lake-View_...jpg
  • Two adult bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) fight on the shore of Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area early each summer to feed on migrating midshipman fish that get trapped in oyster beds during low tides. Bald eagles, however, primarily get food by stealing it from other eagles or birds.
    BaldEagles_Fighting_HoodCanal_5963.jpg
  • Two young mallard ducklings (Anas platyrhynchos) rest on the shore of Foster Island in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Mallard_TwoDucklings_Arboretum_8234.jpg
  • Several gulls line the shore of Puget Sound at Mukilteo, Washington, as the sun sets behind the Olympic Mountains.
    Mukilteo_GullsPugetSoundSunset.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
  • Rockweed (Fucus distichus) hangs from a sheer, barnacle-encrusted rock along the shore of Fidalgo Island in Washington Park, Anacortes, Washington. Rockweed is a brown alga seaweed that grows profusely in the upper and middle intertidal zones. Its branches are tipped by swollen bladders, called receptacles, which allow it to reproduce.
    Rockweed_Hanging_Sunset-Beach_Anacor...jpg
  • Two elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) prepare to mate 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_Matin...jpg
  • Two elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) prepare to mate 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_Matin...jpg
  • Two young mallard ducklings (Anas platyrhynchos) rest on the shore of Foster Island in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Mallard_TwoDucklings_Arboretum_8236.jpg
  • The midday sun lights up the southern shore of Lake Billy Chinook, located near the foot of Mount Jefferson, Oregon's second-tallest mountain at 10497 feet.
    MtJeffersonLkBillyChinookAerial.jpg
  • Several Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) attempt to sun themselves on the rocky shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca off Vancouver Island, but they are constantly interrupted by crashing waves.
    VancouverIsland_HarborSeals_5017.jpg
  • Three female northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), also known as cows, rest together 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 and mate. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts 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_Three...jpg
  • A male northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) rests in the twilight surf 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 and mate. Male elephant seals, known as bulls, are exceptionally large, weighing up to 5,500 pounds (2,500 kilograms). The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seal_Piedras-Blancas_Twilig...jpg
  • Icicles grow from the branches of a tree near Lake View in Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana. The ice formed on a 20-degree day when Lake Michigan waves splashed water onto the shore.
    Indiana-Dunes_Frozen-Tree_Lake-View_...jpg
  • Hundreds of elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) fill 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_Full-...jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) rests along a small creek that leads into the Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area in the early summer to feed on migrating midshipman fish that get trapped in oyster beds during low tide.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_Creek_HoodCanal_4...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
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