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  • Petroglyphs of abstract and geometric designs are found on the rock of the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site in New Mexico. The Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, which is under federal protection, contains more than 21,000 glyphs created by the Jornada Mogollon people who lived in the area between 900 and 1400 AD. It is one of the largest petroglyph sites in the American Southwest. The Jornada Mogollon people created the petroglyphs by using stone tools to remove the dark patina on the exterior of the rock.
    NM_Three-Rivers-Petroglyphs_1338.jpg
  • The Three Sisters, a cluster of three volcanic peaks in central Oregon, are bathed in alpenglow as the full moon sets into the Belt of Venus just before sunrise in this aerial view. The three peaks are the third-, fourth- and fifth-highest peaks in Oregon. Of the three, the South Sister, visible on the left, is the tallest with an elevation of 10,385 feet (3,157 meters) and is also known as Charity. The Middle Sister, also known as Hope, is the shortest with an elevation of 10,047 feet (3,062 meters). The North Sister, also known as Faith, is slightly taller at 10,085 feet (3,074 meters). The Three Sisters are unusual in that the volcanic peaks are in a dense cluster; volcanoes in the Cascade Range are typically spaced out with 40 to 60 miles (60 to 100 kilometers) of distance between them. Of the three peaks, only the South Sister is likely to become active again. The last eruption was 50 B.C. The Three Sisters are part of the Three Sisters Wilderness, Oregon's second-largest wilderness area.
    Three-Sisters_Full-Moon_Aerial_8811.jpg
  • A petroglyph featuring a geometric design of a fish is found on the rock of the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site in New Mexico. The Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, which is under federal protection, contains more than 21,000 glyphs created by the Jornada Mogollon people who lived in the area between 900 and 1400 AD. It is one of the largest petroglyph sites in the American Southwest. The Jornada Mogollon people created the petroglyphs by using stone tools to remove the dark patina on the exterior of the rock.
    NM_Three-Rivers-Petroglyphs_Fish_134...jpg
  • Three American bison (Bison bison) graze in deep snow near Fountain Flat in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Bison are well equiped for harsh winter conditions. They grow a winter coat of wooly underfur, which has coarse hairs that protect them from the elements. The humps on their backs also contain muscles supported by long vertebrae that help swing their heads to move vast amounts of snow.
    Bison_Snow_Three-Grazing_Yellowstone...jpg
  • Three burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) look in different directions as the sun rises from their perch on a rock pile in Grant County, Washington.
    Owls-Burrowing_Three_Rocks_Sunrise_E...jpg
  • Three spear thistle plants (Cirsium vulgare), also known as bull thistle, begin to bloom in an open field near the Snohomish River in Snohomish, Washington. The spear thistle is native through most of Europe, Western Asia and northwestern Africa and is the national flower of Scotland. It has been introduced to most other continents and is considered an invasive weed in several U.S. states and Australia.
    Thistle-Spear-Three_Snohomish_5825.jpg
  • Three icicles hang against a blue sky where a few cirrus clouds are present.
    Icicles_Three_1115.jpg
  • Three sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) are rendered in silhouette as they fly over the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico at sunset.
    SandhillCranes_Silhouette_Three_8534.jpg
  • The Three Graces reach high into the sky in the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Three Graces are just one of many dramatic sandstone features of the park. According to geologists, the sedimentary rock was tilted by the forces that built nearby Pikes Peak and other mountains.
    CO_GardenGods_ThreeGraces_1255.jpg
  • Three Fingers Mountain, located in the Central Range of Washington state, is partially obscured by a snow storm in this sunset image taken near Darrington. Three Fingers Mountain has an elevation of 6854 feet (2089 meters).
    WA_ThreeFingers_StormySunset_7378.jpg
  • Lush vegetation frames this view of Three Bears Falls, also known as Upper Waikani Falls, in Maui, Hawai`i. The triple waterfall, which drops 70 feet (21 meters) is found in Wailua Stream along the Hana Highway.
    Maui_ThreeBearsFalls_2655.jpg
  • Three trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) rest and preen on a pond in the National Elk Refuge, Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
    Swans_Trumpeter_Wyoming_ThreeOnPond_...jpg
  • Whitehorse and Three Fingers mountains tower over a wetland on Spencer Island, Everett, Washington. The mountains, capped in winter snow, are prominent peaks in the Cascade mountain range. The peaks are lit by alpenglow, a natural lighting phenomenon that causes mountains to glow after sunset. The Earth's shadow is visible as the dark blue band just above the mountains. The bright red band is known as the Belt of Venus.
    WhitehorseThreeFingersAlpenglow.jpg
  • Three bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) - two adults and one juvenile - rest in a snow-covered tree in the Squamish River Valley near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. Hundreds of bald eagles winter in the river valley to feast on spawning salmon.
    BaldEagles_ThreePerched_Winter_Brack...jpg
  • Three American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) rest in a bare winter tree as fog rolls in over North Creek in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 10,000 crows roost each night in the area.
    Crows_Foggy-Perch_North-Creek_2415.jpg
  • Three trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) rest and preen on a pond in the National Elk Refuge, Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
    Swans_Trumpeter_Wyoming_ThreeOnPond_...jpg
  • Three American bison (Bison bison) graze in a grassy field in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The bison are also commonly known as American buffalo. Bison can grow up to 6.6 feet (2 meters) tall, 10 feet (3 meters) long, and weigh between 900 and 2,200 pounds (400 to 1,000 kg).
    Bison_ThreeGrazing_2938.jpg
  • Three Canada geese (Branta canadensis) fly over the Squamish River during a snow storm near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada.
    CanadaGeese_FlyingInSnowStorm_Bracke...jpg
  • Three bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), one adult and two juveniles, share a bare tree over the Cheakamus River near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. Brackendale is home to one of the largest wintering populations of bald eagles in North America.
    BaldEagles_ThreeInTree_Brackendale_4...jpg
  • Three Canada geese (Branta canadensis) swim in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington.
    CanadaGeese_Swimming_HoodCanal_5999.jpg
  • Three vibrant shafts of light appear in a narrow passage in Antelope Canyon, a slot canyon carved by violent flash floods in Page, Arizona. The beams form only when the sun is nearly overhead, lighting up the blowing sand that fills the canyon, which is dozens of feet deep. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    AntelopeCanyonBeams.jpg
  • Four giant sequoia trees known as the Bachelor and the Three Graces stand in the Mariposa Grove of Yosemite National Park, California. Sequoias can grow very close together because they share root systems.
    Sequoias_BachelorThreeGraces_Yosemit...jpg
  • Three double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) fly together over the Snohomish River in Kenmore, Washington. Most types of cormorants are found only along the coast; the double-crested cormorant is typically the only one found very far inland.
    Cormorants_DoubleCrested_ThreeFlying...jpg
  • Three green iguanas (Iguana iguana) sun themselves in a tree near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Green iguanas have special cells in their eyes called "double cone cells" that allow them to see ultraviolet wavelenghts of light, helping them to position themselves to receive enough UVA and UVB from sunlight.
    GreenIguanas_1828.jpg
  • Three double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) roost together over the Snohomish River in Kenmore, Washington. Most types of cormorants are found only along the coast; the double-crested cormorant is typically the only one found very far inland.
    Cormorants_DoubleCrested_ThreeRoosti...jpg
  • Three sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) lift off from a marsh in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
    SandhillCranes_LiftingOff_1596.jpg
  • A three-year-old bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) rests along the Squamish River in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. Bald eagles do not get their identifying white heads until they are four or five years old. The youngest bald eagles have dark heads. A faint eye stripe appears when they are two. That eye stripe is more pronounced in a three-year-old eagle.
    BaldEagle_Age3_Brackendale_4419.jpg
  • Three shafts of sunlight illuminate Skylight Cave in the Deschutes National Forest in Oregon. Skylight Cave is a lava tube and light enters through three skylights. Two of the skylights are hornito skylights, formed where lava was ejected through the crust of a flow some distance from the source of the magma.
    Skylight-Cave_Three-Beams_2771.jpg
  • Three shafts of sunlight illuminate Skylight Cave in the Deschutes National Forest in Oregon. Skylight Cave is a lava tube and light enters through three skylights. Two of the skylights are hornito skylights, formed where lava was ejected through the crust of a flow some distance from the source of the magma.
    Skylight-Cave_Three-Beams_2761.jpg
  • Three shafts of sunlight illuminate Skylight Cave in the Deschutes National Forest in Oregon. Skylight Cave is a lava tube and light enters through three skylights. Two of the skylights are hornito skylights, formed where lava was ejected through the crust of a flow some distance from the source of the magma.
    Skylight-Cave_Three-Beams_2749.jpg
  • Three shafts of sunlight illuminate Skylight Cave in the Deschutes National Forest in Oregon. Skylight Cave is a lava tube and light enters through three skylights. Two of the skylights are hornito skylights, formed where lava was ejected through the crust of a flow some distance from the source of the magma.
    Skylight-Cave_Three-Beams_2740.jpg
  • Three adult bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) rest on logs that have washed up along the Nooksack River near Deming, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles winter in the area to feast on spawned-out salmon.
    Bald-Eagles_Log_Three_Nooksack-River...jpg
  • Eagle Peak, a ‎7,783-foot (2,372-meter) peak that is the highest of the Three Brothers, rises above storm clouds in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Eagle-Peak_Stormy_9386.jpg
  • Three brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in their nonbreeding plumage hunt along the rugged Pacific Coast near La Push in Olympic National Park, Washington.
    Pelicans-Brown_OlympicNP_First-Beach...jpg
  • Three brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in their nonbreeding plumage hunt for fish in the water of the Pacific Ocean against a backdrop of rugged sea stacks in this view from First Beach in Olympic National Park near La Push, Washington.
    Pelicans-Brown_OlympicNP_First-Beach...jpg
  • Three arms begin to sprout on a saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona. Saguaro are native to the Sonoran Desert and are known for their "arms," which take ages to grow. The saguaro can take 10 years to reach its first inch of height and another 60 years to produce its first flowers. By 95-100 years, saguaros can be 15-16 feet tall and may finally produce their first arm, though some of the cacti never generate one.
    Saguaro-NP_Saguaro_Arms-Starting_080...jpg
  • South Sister is reflected on the water of Sparks Lake on a foggy summer morning in Deschutes County, Oregon. South Sister, at 10,363 feet (3,159 meters) tall, is the tallest and youngest volcano in Oregon's Three Sisters group, last erupting about 2,000 years ago. Yellow spear-leaf arnica (Arnica longifolia) flowers bloom on a small island in Sparks Lake.
    OR_Sparks-Lake_South-Sister_Fog_3774.jpg
  • Thick haze fills the valley between Lake Cavanaugh and the mountains of the North Cascades in this aerial view over Skagit County, Washington. Among the prominent peaks visible are Whitehorse Mountain (center left) and Three Fingers Mountain (center right).
    NorthCascades_LakeCavanaugh_Aerial_4...jpg
  • Three bison (Bison bison) graze in a snow-covered field in the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. They have heavy winter coats, which allow them to graze year-round. To find grass in the winter, they sweep their heads from side to side to clear snow.
    Bison_Grazing_Winter_Lamar-Valley_Ye...jpg
  • Eagle Peak, a ‎7,783-foot (2,372-meter) peak that is the highest of the Three Brothers, rises above storm clouds in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Eagle-Peak_Stormy_9380.jpg
  • Very heavy spring storms create two temporary waterfalls to join the year-round Rose Valley Falls, pictured at left, in the Los Padres National Forest near Ojai, California. Rose Valley Falls drops 300 feet (91 meters).
    CA_RoseValley_ThreeWaterfalls_7930.jpg
  • Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina) grows on the bark of a pair of  California incense-cedar trees (Librocedrus decurrens) in the Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California.
    Cedar-Incense_Wolf-Lichen_Three-Tree...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
  • Two coyotes (Canis latrans) show their teeth to establish dominance before attempting to mate with a female, shown watching in the snow in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Coyotes_Fighting_Mate_Yellowstone_47...jpg
  • Two American bison (Bison bison) fight as another bison watches in the Fountain Flat area of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Bison_Yellowstone_Fighting_Fountain-...jpg
  • Frost coats several fallen leaves and the ground cover near Spada Lake in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Autumn-Leaves_Frost_Spada-Lake_6804.jpg
  • Steam fog seems to erupt from a small pool on an island within Sparks Lake in the Deschutes National Forest near Bend, Oregon. The island is covered with yellow spear-leaf arnica (Arnica longifolia) flowers in mid-summer. Broken Top Mountain rises in the back left of the image. Broken Top, which stands 9,177 feet (2,797 meters) tall, is a stratovolcano that last erupted about 100,000 years ago and has since been eroded by glaciers.
    OR_Sparks-Lake_Broken-Top_Wildflower...jpg
  • A golden autumn leaf floats in a narrow channel near Foster Island in the Washinton Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Arboretum_FloatingLeaf_4863.jpg
  • Golden autumn leaves float in a narrow channel near Foster Island in the Washinton Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Arboretum_FloatingLeaves_4998.jpg
  • American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) have largely replaced leaves on three winter trees near North Creek in Bothell, Washington. American crows spend most of the day in small groups of between 5 and 15 birds. As the sun sets, however, thousands of crows gather in staging areas before traveling to their roost in the city, which is home to more than 10,000 crows.
    Crows_Three-Trees_Sunset_North-Creek...jpg
  • Three bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) are perched in the same tree during a snow storm along the Nooksack River in the North Cascades of Washington state. Hundreds of bald eagles winter along the river to feast on spawned-out salmon.
    Bald-Eagles_Three_Perched_Snow_Nooks...jpg
  • The Three Graces reach high into the sky in the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Three Graces are just one of many dramatic sandstone features of the park. According to geologists, the sedimentary rock was tilted by the forces that built nearby Pikes Peak and other mountains.
    CO_GardenGods_ThreeGraces_2320.jpg
  • Three great blue herons (Ardea herodias) hunt for fish in the Edmonds Marsh, Edmonds, Washington.
    Herons-Great-Blue_Edmonds-Marsh_6572.jpg
  • Three snowy owls (Bubo scandiacus formerly Nyctea scandiaca) rest on an old stump along Boundary Bay in southern British Columbia, Canada. The bay, located along border of the United States and Canada, is well south of the typical snowy owl range. Once or twice a decade, owls migrate farther south in an event known as an irruption. Irruptions happen when the snowy owl population is too large for the available food supply on the Arctic tundra.
    SnowyOwls_BoundaryBay_ThreeOnStump_6...jpg
  • Three Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) rest at the top of the Látrabjarg bird cliff in Iceland, up to 440 meters (1444 feet) above the Atlantic Ocean. Látrabjarg is Europe's largest bird cliff.
    Puffins_Latrabjarg_ThreeOnCliff_2441.jpg
  • Three bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), two adults and a juvenile, fight over fish on the banks of the Cheakamus River near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. The juvenile, at left, scavenged the spawned out fish first, but the two adults moved in quickly for their chance to feed.
    BaldEagles_ThreeFighting_Brackendale...jpg
  • Three tundra swans (Cygnus columbianus) swim and feed on grass in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Ridgefield, Washington. Hundreds of swans spend part of the winter there.
    ridgefield-tundra-swans-4493.jpg
  • Three sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) prepare to land after sunset on a pond at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
    SandhillCranes_LandingSunsetSilhouet...jpg
  • The track of an Allosaurus is left pressed into the sandstone near Potash, Utah. Scientists believe the dinosaur had an average length of nearly 30 feet. At the time dinosaurs roamed Utah, the area was marshy. Over time the mud that held their footprints turned to sandstone.
    DinosaurTrackAllosaurus.jpg
  • A human hand provides a sense of scale for an allosaurus dinosaur track near Potash, Utah. Scientists believe the dinosaur had an average length of nearly 30 feet. The area was marshy when dinosaurs roamed Utah, and the muddy footprint eventually turned to sandstone. ...There are a number of dinosaur tracks found throughout Utah. The area was swampy when dinosaurs live there. They left footprints in the mud, which later turned into sandstone.
    DinosaurTrackHand.jpg
  • A murder of American crows flies over a forested area of Bothell, Washington, as a crescent moon and the planets Mars, Saturn and Jupiter are visible in the sky. Mars is visible to the upper-right of the moon. Saturn and Jupiter appear among the crows on the right side of the image. Bothell is home to a large crow roost, used by as many as 16,000 crows during the winter months. The conjunction of the moon, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter was visible on April 16, 2020.
    Crows_Moon_Three-Planets_Bothell_371...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
  • Three male wood ducks (Aix sponsa), also known as drakes, rest together along a pond in King County, Washington.
    Duck-Wood_Three-Males_Sammamish_5452.jpg
  • Three saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) cacti are rendered in silhouette at twilight in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona. Saguaros can live to be 150 years old, though they do not develop their first arms until they are 75-100.
    Saguaro-NP_Saguaros_Three_Twilight_2...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
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) arrives at her nest to feed her chicks in Yesler Swamp, part of the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington. The Anna's hummingbird typically raises two or three sets of young, or broods, per year. Each brood usually consists of two chicks.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Feeding_Yesle...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds one of her babies as the other begs for food in her nest in the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington. Her chicks are just days old and do not yet open their eyes. The Anna's hummingbird typically raises two or three sets of young, or broods, per year. Each brood usually consists of two chicks.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Feeding_Union...jpg
  • Three bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) ducks swim on the water of the Sammamish River as steam fog rises from it on a cold winter morning in Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington. Steam fog, also known as sea smoke and frost smoke, is created when very cold air drifts across relatively warm water.
    Buffleheads_Steam-Fog_Sammamish-Rive...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds one of her babies as the other begs for food in her nest in the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington. Her chicks are just days old and do not yet open their eyes. The Anna's hummingbird typically raises two or three sets of young, or broods, per year. Each brood usually consists of two chicks.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Feeding_Union...jpg
  • A cottonwood tree stands at the base of Mount Moroni, which is partially shrouded by storm clouds in Zion National Park, Utah. Mount Moroni is one of three dramatic peaks, which together are known as the Three Patriarchs.
    Zion_MountMoroni_Cottonwood_Stormy_5...jpg
  • Flames surround a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) cone in King County, Washington. Douglas fir cones are unique in that they have three-pronged brachts that extend from between the scales. According to Native American legends, those brachts represent mice that used the cone for protection during forest fires; the mice dove headfirst into the cones and the three prongs represent their hing legs and tail.
    Fir_Douglas_Cone_Fire_2174.jpg
  • Brachts emerge from the scales of a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) cone in Snohomish County, Washington. Douglas fir cones are unique in that they have three-pronged brachts that extend from between the scales. According to Native American legends, those brachts represent mice that used the cone for protection during forest fires; the mice dove headfirst into the cones and the three prongs represent their hing legs and tail.
    Douglas-Fir_Brachts_Macro_Lynnwood_5...jpg
  • Flames surround a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) cone in King County, Washington. Douglas fir cones are unique in that they have three-pronged brachts that extend from between the scales. According to Native American legends, those brachts represent mice that used the cone for protection during forest fires; the mice dove headfirst into the cones and the three prongs represent their hing legs and tail.
    Fir_Douglas_Cone_Fire_2129.jpg
  • Flames surround a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) cone in King County, Washington. Douglas fir cones are unique in that they have three-pronged brachts that extend from between the scales. According to Native American legends, those brachts represent mice that used the cone for protection during forest fires; the mice dove headfirst into the cones and the three prongs represent their hing legs and tail.
    Fir_Douglas_Cone_Fire_1581.jpg
  • Flames surround a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) cone in King County, Washington. Douglas fir cones are unique in that they have three-pronged brachts that extend from between the scales. According to Native American legends, those brachts represent mice that used the cone for protection during forest fires; the mice dove headfirst into the cones and the three prongs represent their hing legs and tail.
    Fir_Douglas_Cone_Fire_2329.jpg
  • Flames surround a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) cone in King County, Washington. Douglas fir cones are unique in that they have three-pronged brachts that extend from between the scales. According to Native American legends, those brachts represent mice that used the cone for protection during forest fires; the mice dove headfirst into the cones and the three prongs represent their hing legs and tail.
    Fir_Douglas_Cone_Fire_1726.jpg
  • Flames surround a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) cone in King County, Washington. Douglas fir cones are unique in that they have three-pronged brachts that extend from between the scales. According to Native American legends, those brachts represent mice that used the cone for protection during forest fires; the mice dove headfirst into the cones and the three prongs represent their hing legs and tail.
    Fir_Douglas_Cone_Fire_2040.jpg
  • With a three-quarters moon as a backdrop, a bald eagle fledgling (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) calls out from the top of a Douglas fir tree. At the time of this image, this juvenile bald eagle was approximately three months old.
    BaldEagle_Fledgling_Moon_9358.jpg
  • Brachts emerge from the scales of a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) cone in Snohomish County, Washington. Douglas fir cones are unique in that they have three-pronged brachts that extend from between the scales. According to Native American legends, those brachts represent mice that used the cone for protection during forest fires; the mice dove headfirst into the cones and the three prongs represent their hing legs and tail.
    Douglas-Fir_Brachts_Macro_Lynnwood_3...jpg
  • Flames surround a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) cone in King County, Washington. Douglas fir cones are unique in that they have three-pronged brachts that extend from between the scales. According to Native American legends, those brachts represent mice that used the cone for protection during forest fires; the mice dove headfirst into the cones and the three prongs represent their hing legs and tail.
    Fir_Douglas_Cone_Fire_2248.jpg
  • Two North American river otters (Lontra canadensis) rest while another stands watch on ice covering most of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Otters-River_Yellowstone-River_Froze...jpg
  • Three young burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) wait at the entrance to their burrow in Grant County, Washington, as their parents hunt for food.
    Owls-Burrowing_Burrow_Juveniles_Ephr...jpg
  • Three stray dogs, called satos, sit on El Gallito beach on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques. Throughout Puerto Rico, an estimated 200,000 abandoned or abused dogs roam the beaches and streets.
    Vieques_Stray-Dogs_El-Gallito_0474.jpg
  • Crepuscular Rays, also known as god beams, form over the Atlantic Ocean and a large sea arch called Manneporte in the late afternoon in Étretat, France. Manneporte is the largest of the three natural sea arches that have formed in the white chalk cliffs, known as the Falaise d'Étretat, which are as tall as 90 meters (300 feet).
    Etretat_Manneporte_Crepuscular-Rays_...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) sits on its nest in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington. The Anna's hummingbird typically raises two or three sets of young, or broods, per year. For each brood, she usually lays two eggs, which need to be incubated for 16 days. The young birds will be with her in the nest for another two weeks.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Union-Bay_393...jpg
  • Three young osprey (Pandion haliaetus) jockey for position as one of their parents delivers part of a fish to their nest in Everett, Washington. Osprey feed almost exclusively on fish.
    Osprey_Nest_Food-Delivery_Everett_47...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeds one of her babies as the other begs for food in her nest in the Yesler Swamp in Seattle, Washington. The Anna's hummingbird typically raises two or three sets of young, or broods, per year. Each brood usually consists of two chicks.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Feedgin_Yesle...jpg
  • An extreme macro view, approximately three times life size, gives an abstracted treatment to the internal structure of a blooming bluebell.
    Bluebell_Abstract-Macro_8171.jpg
  • An extreme macro view, approximately three times life size, gives an abstracted treatment a cluster of bluebell flowers.
    Bluebell_Abstract-Macro_8109.jpg
  • The late afternoon sun brings out the golden color of the High Peaks in Pinnacles National Park, California. The High Peaks, some of which are nearly 2,500 feet (750 meters) tall, are partial remnants of the ancient Pinnacles volcano, shifted 190 miles north of its original location due to movement of the San Andreas Fault. Three turkey vultures are visible soaring in the sky above the saddle between two of the peaks.
    Pinnacles-NP_High-Peaks_5713.jpg
  • Three mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) swim across the Sammamish River as it reflects the autumn colors in Bothell, Washington.
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  • 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.
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  • Mount Rainier towers over the Puyallup River, which three great blue herons are crossing, in this view from Puyallup, Washington, just before sunset. Mount Rainier, with an elevation of 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), is the tallest mountain in Washington and the highest volcano in the Cascade Range. The Puyallup River is about 45 miles (72 kilometers) long, beginning on the west slope of Mount Rainier and emptying into Commencement Bay, which is part of Puget Sound.
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  • Three prominent Washington state volcanoes are visible over the Cascade foothills in this aerial view taken from over North Bend, Washington. In the center, Mount Rainier, with an elevation of 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), is the tallest mountain in Washington and the highest volcano in the Cascade Range. At left, Mount Adams, at 12276 ft. (3742 m), is the second-tallest mountain in the state. At right is Mount St. Helens, a 8,365 feet (2,550 m) volcano that lost nearly 15 percent of its height in a 1980 eruption. The body of water in the lower-right is the Howard A. Hanson reservoir, used for flood control and to provide drinking water to Tacoma.
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  • A tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) swims on Discovery Bay near Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County, Washington. Tufted puffins, also known as crested puffins, are the largest of the three types of puffins, with a wingspan of up to 25 inches (63.5 cm). They are found in the North Pacific, including southeastern Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, Kamchatka, the Kuril Islands and the Sea of Okhotsk.
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  • A tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) swims on Discovery Bay near Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County, Washington. Tufted puffins, also known as crested puffins, are the largest of the three types of puffins, with a wingspan of up to 25 inches (63.5 cm). They are found in the North Pacific, including southeastern Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, Kamchatka, the Kuril Islands and the Sea of Okhotsk.
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  • A tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) swims on Discovery Bay near Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County, Washington. Tufted puffins, also known as crested puffins, are the largest of the three types of puffins, with a wingspan of up to 25 inches (63.5 cm). They are found in the North Pacific, including southeastern Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, Kamchatka, the Kuril Islands and the Sea of Okhotsk.
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  • The Icelandic mountain Thrihnukagigur last erupted more than 4,000 years ago. Shown here is the inside of the volcano's magma chamber, the space inside the mountain which housed molten rock from deep inside the earth. Thrihnukagigur means Three Peaks Crater.
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  • The Icelandic mountain Thrihnukagigur last erupted more than 4,000 years ago. Shown here is the inside of the volcano's magma chamber, the space inside the mountain which housed molten rock from deep inside the earth. Thrihnukagigur means Three Peaks Crater. The cone leading to one of the peaks is shown near the top center.
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  • Three coconut palm trees (Cocos nucifera) are rendered in silhouette against a golden sunrise on Kaua`i, Hawai`i.
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