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  • A pair of yucca plants grow on a large dunes in White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. The white sand dunes are comprised of gypsum crystals, which is rarely found as sand because it is water-soluble. But the Tularosa Basin is surrounded by mountains and there is no direct outlet to the sea for any rain that falls there. Any water eventually drains through the ground leaving the gypsum behind in a crystalline form called selenite. White Sands National Monument is the largest gypsum dune field in the world.
    NM_WhiteSands_YuccaAndDunes_1295.jpg
  • The white sand dunes of White Sand Dunes National Monument, New Mexico, appear blue and purple after sunset, reflecting the twilight sky. The white sand dunes are comprised of gypsum crystals, which is rarely found as sand because it is water-soluble. But the Tularosa Basin is surrounded by mountains and there is no direct outlet to the sea for any rain that falls there. Any water eventually drains through the ground leaving the gypsum behind in a crystalline form called selenite. White Sands National Monument is the largest gypsum dune field in the world.
    NM_WhiteSands_Fiery-Sunset_1036.jpg
  • Towering icicles cling to a steep, rock wall next to Clear Creek Falls near White Pass in Washington state. Some of the icicles in this image are 30-40 feet (10-12 meters) long.
    Clear-Creek-Falls_Icicles_2011.jpg
  • Several white blossoms of a rhododenron bloom together in late spring in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Rhododendron_Blossoms_White_7771.jpg
  • A pair of white doves fly over Heritage Park in Kirkland, Washington.
    Doves_White_HeritagePark_0358.jpg
  • A pair of yucca plants grow on a large dunes in White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. The white sand dunes are comprised of gypsum crystals, which is rarely found as sand because it is water-soluble. But the Tularosa Basin is surrounded by mountains and there is no direct outlet to the sea for any rain that falls there. Any water eventually drains through the ground leaving the gypsum behind in a crystalline form called selenite. White Sands National Monument is the largest gypsum dune field in the world.
    NM_WhiteSands_YuccaAndDunes_1299.jpg
  • The dunes in White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, make up the largest gypsum dune field in the world. The white sand dunes are comprised of gypsum crystals, which is rarely found as sand because it is water-soluble. But the Tularosa Basin is surrounded by mountains and there is no direct outlet to the sea for any rain that falls there. Any water eventually drains through the ground leaving the gypsum behind in a crystalline form called selenite.
    NM_WhiteSands_DuneField_1280.jpg
  • A yucca plant grows on one of the white dunes in White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. The white sand dunes are comprised of gypsum crystals, which is rarely found as sand because it is water-soluble. But the Tularosa Basin is surrounded by mountains and there is no direct outlet to the sea for any rain that falls there. Any water eventually drains through the ground leaving the gypsum behind in a crystalline form called selenite. White Sands National Monument is the largest gypsum dune field in the world.
    NM_WhiteSands_YuccaAndDunes_1266.jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of an American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flying over the Potholes Canal on its way to hunt in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Grant County, Washington.
    WA_Columbia-NWR_Pelican_Flying-Motio...jpg
  • Water droplets are forced into the air as the Little White Salmon River crashes into rocks in Skamania County, Washington, near the Columbia River Gorge. A fast shutter speed captures the droplets suspended in air against the sunlit turquoise-colored backdrop of the silt-filled river.
    WA_LittleWhiteSalmonRiver_Splash_729...jpg
  • A soaptree yucca (Yucca elata) casts a long shadow over a dune in the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. Shifting sand has partially buried this yucca. The plant's stem can grow as much as one foot per year to help it keep its leaves above the sand.
    NM_WhiteSands_YuccaShadow_1291.jpg
  • Water droplets are forced into the air as the Little White Salmon River crashes into rocks in Skamania County, Washington, near the Columbia River Gorge. A fast shutter speed captures the droplets suspended in air against the sunlit turquoise-colored backdrop of the silt-filled river.
    WA_LittleWhiteSalmonRiver_Splash_740...jpg
  • Clouds pass over a mountain called LeChee Rock in the Navajo Nation near Page, Arizona. From a particular angle, the mountain resembles a man on his back sleeping, prompting some to call the mountain The Sleeping Indian. This was originally a color image that has been converted to black and white.
    AZ_LeChee-Rock_Sunset_BW_6320.jpg
  • The late afternoon sun shines through Manneporte, a large sea arch 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_Afternoon-Sun_BW_...jpg
  • A layer of early morning fog hovers over the partially frozen Clear Lake, located west of White Pass, Washington.
    ClearLake_WhitePass_Winter.jpg
  • Clear Creek Falls plunges more than 300 feet down a rocky face near White Pass, Washington. This image of the falls surrounded by giant icicles was captured on a winter morning when it was just 19 degrees Fahrenheit.
    ClearCreekFalls_Winter.jpg
  • A white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) takes off from its nest in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. The white-backed vulture is found in open savanna and plains and nests in tall trees. As it is highly suspectible to poisoning, the bird populations are plunging rapidly, making it critically endangered. This is an aerial image captured from a hot air balloon.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Vulture-White-Back...jpg
  • A white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) is perched at the top of a flowering big-leaved lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus) at sunrise in Van Lierop Park, Puyallup, Washington.
    Sparrow-White-Crowned_Lupine_Puyallu...jpg
  • An arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), displaying its white winter coat, looks out from behind a rock on the mossy hillside above Fossárvik in southeastern Iceland. The arctic fox is also known as the white fox, polar fox, or snow fox, though it displays its pure white form only in the winter months. Arctic foxes, found throughout the Arctic tundra, are small with a body length of less than 3 feet (85 cm). To survive in such a harsh environment, they have very deep fur and a rounded body shape, which minimizes the portion of their body that is exposed to the elements.
    Fox_Arctic_WinterCoat_MossyHillside_...jpg
  • A section of Husum Falls, located in Klickitat County, Washington, cascades over rocks in the White Salmon River. The full waterfall is approximately 12 feet (3.5 meters) tall and 75 feet (23 meters) across. The White Salmon River is a tributary of the Columbia River, flowing 44 miles (71 kilometers) from the slopes of Mount Adams to the Columbia River gorge. Parts of the White Salmon River have been designated Wild and Scenic.
    WA_HusumFalls_1338.jpg
  • The Little White Salmon River plunges in several dramatic tiers at Spirit Falls in Skamania County, Washington. Both tiers are popular with adventurous kayakers. The top tier plunges 35 feet (10 meters). The Little White Salmon River is a tributary of the Columbia River.
    WA_SpiritFalls_BothTiers_SkamaniaCou...jpg
  • The Little White Salmon River drops about 35 feet (10 meters) at Spirit Falls, located in Skamania County, Washington. The waterfall and the cascades below it are especially popular with kayakers. The Little White Salmon River is a tributary of the Columbia River.
    WA_SpiritFalls_Framed_SkamaniaCounty...jpg
  • A Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus), also known as a mejiro, twists to feed on flowers on the island of Maui, Hawai`i. The Japanese white-eye was introduced to Hawai`i from Japan in 1927 and rapdily spread to all the Hawaiian islands.
    WhiteEye_Japanese_Maui_7619.jpg
  • The sea arch Porte d'Aval and the sea stack L'Aiguille (the Needle) stand in the Atlantic Ocean next to the cliffs of Étretat in Normandy, France. Porte d'Aval is most-widely known 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). L'Aiguille, or the Needle, rises 70 meters (230 feet) above the sea.
    Etretat_Porte-d'Aval_L'Aiguille_9577.jpg
  • A kayaker prepares to go over the lower tier of Spirit Falls, located in Skamania County, Washington, moments after going over the 35-foot (10-meter) upper tier. The waterfall and the rapids below it are especially popular with kayakers. The Little White Salmon River is a tributary of the Columbia River.
    WA_SpiritFalls_Kayaker_7416.jpg
  • An arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) that has transitioned mostly to its white winter coat looks for food on the hillside above Fossárvik in southeastern Iceland. Arctic foxes, found throughout the Arctic tundra, are small with a body length of less than 3 feet (85 cm). To survive in such a harsh environment, they have very deep fur and a rounded body shape, which minimizes the portion of their body that is exposed to the elements.
    Fox_Arctic_WinterCoat_Iceland_3628.jpg
  • A cluster of fragrant water lily pads float on Lake Washington off Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. The fragrant water lily is a perennial aquatic plant, typically found in freshwater lakes and ponds and slow-moving streams where the water has a depth of between 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters).
    Water-Lilies_Arboretum_6352-BW.jpg
  • Several rugged islands including Little James Island (foreground) and James Island (background) are framed by large logs on Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington.
    OlympicNP_Rialto-Beach_Driftwood_815...jpg
  • Three white-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi) feed at the edge of a pond in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Oregon. Ibises forage in groups by walking slowly with their heads down, probing the mud with their long, curved bills.
    Ibis_WhiteFaced_Malheur_5334.jpg
  • Red, white and light violet tulips bloom together in a tight cluster at Roozengaarde, one of the largest tulip gardens in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. It is part of 300 acres of tulip fields near the city of Mount Vernon. A million people attend the annual tulip festival there.
    Tulips_RedWhiteViolet_Roozengaarde_7...jpg
  • Winter storm clouds build around Mount Constitution, located in the Olympic mountain range in Washington state. This black and white image was captured from Richmond Beach in Shoreline, Washington.
    MountConstitution_StormClouds_BlackA...jpg
  • An in-camera triple exposure fills the frame with the bright white and yellow flowers of a blooming Madame Masson rhododendron in spring.
    Rhododendron_Blossoms_Triple-Exposur...jpg
  • Several different types of spring blossoms — including cherry and flowering currant — are turned into a red, pink and white impressionistic scene on a windy day.
    Blossoms_Impressionistic_Lynnwood_21...jpg
  • The white and multi-colored Elkheart Cliffs stand out against dark storm clouds over Mt. Carmel Junction, Utah.
    UT_ElkheartCliffs_StormClouds_0290.jpg
  • A long exposure captures the movement of white rhododendron Chionoides blossoms blowing in the breeze in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Rhododendron_WhiteBlossoms_Abstract_...jpg
  • Golden leaves at the peak of their fall color frame the bright white trunks of several Quaking Aspens (Populus tremuloides) in the Wenatchee National Forest of Washington state.
    Aspens_Quaking_Golden_FramedTrunks_0...jpg
  • Vibrant fall colors reflect on the Swift River, which flows through the White Mountains in New Hampshire..
    NH_SwiftRiver_FallColor_1445.jpg
  • White and lavender blossoms blend together from several trees in later winter in Lynnwood, Washington.
    Lynnwood_Spring-Blossoms_2678.jpg
  • Fish swim through and around a colony of Fiordland Black Coral (Antipathella fiordensis) in Milford Sound on the South Island of New Zealand. Of the black corals, Fiordland Black Coral is unusual because it's found in the shallowest waters. Most black corals are deep sea species, but Fiordland Black Coral is found at depths of just 10 to 50 meters (32 to 164 feet). Black coral actually appears white when its alive, and unlike other corals does not need warm, shallow water. Milford Sound is host to 7 million coral colonies, which have been developing for 200 million years. The Fiordland Black Coral is visible without diving to visitors of the Marine Discovery Centre in Milford Sound, which extends 10 meters under water.
    NZ_Fiordland_Black-Coral_Underwater_...jpg
  • The sandstone that forms the upper walls of the Valley of Fire Narrows was deposited in colorful layers. The Narrows are located along the White Dome trail in the Nevada state park.
    Valley-Of-Fire_Sandstone-Layers_9335.jpg
  • White and lavender blossoms blend together from several trees in later winter in Lynnwood, Washington.
    Lynnwood_Spring-Blossoms_8289.jpg
  • At dusk, English Channel waves crash through a natural sea arch known as Porte d'Aval at the Falaise d'Étretat cliffs in Normandy, France. The white chalk cliffs are as tall as 90 meters (300 feet).
    Etretat_Porte-d'Aval_Dusk_9599.jpg
  • A flock of white ibis fly over several mangrove trees growing in the water along the Anhinga Trail in Everglades National Park, Florida. Mangroves are native to the Florida coast and are able to remove salt from water, either blocking it in their roots or secreting excess salt through their leaves.
    MangroveSunriseAnhingaTrail.jpg
  • A mammoth lenticular cloud nearly dwarfs Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain in Washington and the highest volcano in the Cascade Range. Lenticular clouds form when moist air is forced up and over mountains or other large obstructions. The moist air condenses and becomes a visible cloud as it rises. While lenticular clouds can hover directly over mountain peaks, they can form some distance away from the summit when the winds are strong.
    Rainier_Lenticular_BW_5711.jpg
  • The sea arch Porte d'Aval and the sea stack L'Aiguille (the Needle) stand in the Atlantic Ocean next to the cliffs of Étretat in Normandy, France. Porte d'Aval is most-widely known 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). L'Aiguille, or the Needle, rises 70 meters (230 feet) above the sea.
    Etretat_Porte-d'Aval_L'Aiguille_9581.jpg
  • A white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, feeds on leaves in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
    Deer-Whitetail_Feeding_Shenandoah_38...jpg
  • A white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, feeds on leaves in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
    Deer-Whitetail_Feeding_Shenandoah_38...jpg
  • A large flock of snow geese (Chen caerulescens) take flight over a backdrop of the snow-capped Whitehorse Mountain rising over a fog bank in the North Cascades of Washington state. Tens of thousands of snow geese winter each year in Washington's Skagit Valley.
    Snow-Geese_Whitehorse-Mountain_Skagi...jpg
  • A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) flies low over a snow-covered field in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Hunting_Winter_Bow-E...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
  • A piebald Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) stands in a field in Pierce County, Washington. Piebaldism is caused by a genetic mutation that affects less than 2 percent of deer. Piebaldism differs from albinism in that piebald animals have cells that can produce pigment, but those cells don't. Piebald deer have a relatively low survival rate because they also often suffer from other deformities, particularly leg and spine issues.
    Deer_Black-Tailed_Piebald_8565.jpg
  • Sea lettuce in a variety of colors grows in a tide pool on Des Moines Beach, Des Moines, Washington.
    SeaLettuce_DesMoines_F0244.jpg
  • An American crow flies over evergreen trees blanketed in snow on a cold winter morning in Bothell, Washington.
    Crow_Flying_Winter_Forest_Bothell_52...jpg
  • Upper Tahquamenon Falls, framed by winter ice, drops 48 feet (14 meters) in Tahquamenon Falls State Park in the upper peninsula of Michigan. The upper falls are more than 200 feet (60 meters) across and portions of the waterfall freeze in winter. The water of the Tahquamenon River appears brown or red because of tannic acid that results from the organic material generated by the cedar, hemlock and spruce forests along the river.
    MI_Tahquamenon-Falls_Frozen_0931.jpg
  • Mist at the top of Snoqualmie Falls near Snoqualmie, Washington is turned golden by the rising sun, while the wall below is encased in thick winter ice. At Snoqualmie Falls, the Snoqualmie River drops 268 feet (82 meters).
    SnoqualmieFalls_Frozen_5534.jpg
  • A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) dives as it tries to locate food in a snow-covered field in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Hunting_Winter_Bow-E...jpg
  • A small herd of bison (Bison bison) stand on a snow-covered ridge in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Their tracks are faintly visible in the snow on the slope leading up to them.
    Bison_Small-Herd_Snow_Lamar-Valley_Y...jpg
  • Bare winter trees are visible through heavy snowfall near Gros Ventre in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
    Grand-Teton-NP_Bare-Trees_Snowstorm_...jpg
  • A few inches of snow rest on the branches of an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Elm_Snow_Branches_Lynnwood_8119.jpg
  • The reddish last light of day colors ridges on both sides of the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The Lamar River, still mostly covered by winter snow, is visible as a thin strip near the bottom of the image.
    Yellowstone_Lamar-Valley_Winter-Suns...jpg
  • Grasses emerge from the sparkling late winter snow in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Yellowstone_Late-Winter-Snow_Grasses...jpg
  • Light snow falls among Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) trees in a forested area of Snohomish County, Washington.
    Forest_Snow-Fall_Lynnwood_8337.jpg
  • The tops of some golden grasses poke through deep snow covering rolling hills in Ashton, Idaho.
    ID_Ashton_Rolling-Hills_Winter_3364.jpg
  • A handful of evergreen trees stand out against a backdrop of bare winter trees on a hillside overlooking Gos Ventre in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
    Grand-Teton-NP_Winter-Hillside_1975.jpg
  • An American bison (Bison bison) walks 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_Yellowstone_4420.jpg
  • An American bison (Bison bison) forces its way through deep snow near Fountain Flat in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Bison are well equipped for harsh winter conditions. They grow a winter coat of woolly 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_Yellowstone_4275.jpg
  • A coyote (Canis latrans) pounces in deep snow for a mouse near the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The coyote has a highly developed sense of smell and is able to find food by smelling it below the snow.
    Coyote_Hunting_Snow_Yellowstone_5093.jpg
  • A coyote (Canis latrans) walks on an ice-covered road as bison graze in the distance in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Coyote_Bison_Snow_Yellowstone_8036.jpg
  • A Plains bison (Bison bison) stands in a heavy snow storm next to a canyon wall over the Gibbon River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. American bison are sometimes mistakenly referred to as buffalo; they are only distantly related to true buffalo.
    Bison_Yellowstone_Snow-Storm_4089.jpg
  • A piebald Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) grooms itself in a field in Pierce County, Washington. Piebaldism is caused by a genetic mutation that affects less than 2 percent of deer. Piebaldism differs from albinism in that piebald animals have cells that can produce pigment, but those cells don't. Piebald deer have a relatively low survival rate because they also often suffer from other deformities, particularly leg and spine issues.
    Deer_Black-Tailed_Piebald_Grooming_8...jpg
  • Golden fall color lines the snow-covered banks of Blackrock Creek after the first autumn snowfall in Teton County, Wyoming. Grouse Mountain, a 6,884-foot (2,098-meter) peaks is visible through the storm clouds on the horizon.
    WY_Blackrock-Creek_Autumn-Snow_2699.jpg
  • Ice lines the sides of Yosemite Falls on a cold winter morning in Yosemite National Park, California. At 2,425 feet (739 meters), Yosemite Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America and the fifth-highest in the world.
    Yosemite_Yosemite-Falls_Ice_9535.jpg
  • Snow falls in a forest in the North Cascades of Washington state near the town of Welcome.
    Snow-Flakes_Forest_Welcome_6358.jpg
  • Trees on the summit ridge of Lost Cabin Mountain vanish into the fog in Olympic National Park, Washington.
    OlympicNP_Lost-Cabin-Mountain_Fog_49...jpg
  • Ice formations and caves are visible on the surface of Lake Michigan in late winter in this view from Tahquamenon Bay, Michigan. As the great lakes begin to freeze, winds often blow the ice into piles, creating unique ice sculptures.
    LakeSuperior_IceFormations_Tahquamen...jpg
  • Upper Tahquamenon Falls, located in Tahquamenon Falls State Park in the upper peninsula of Michigan, flows through the thawing winter ice. The water of the Tahquamenon River appears brown or red because of tannic acid that results from the organic material generated by the cedar, hemlock and spruce forests along the river.
    MI_Tahquamenon-Falls_Frozen_1140.jpg
  • A large tree and leaning snag stand tall above the second-growth forest on Jackman Ridge, which is obscured by fog, in the North Cascades of Washington state.
    NorthCascades_JackmanRidge_TreesInFo...jpg
  • Four bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) rest near the top of a snag along the Skagit River in the North Cascades of Washington state. Hundreds of bald eagles visit the area every winter to feast on the carcasses of spawning salmon.
    BaldEagles_SkagitRiver_SnagInFog_948...jpg
  • Feathers of ice cover a window that looks out sunlit forest in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Ice_Window_9982.jpg
  • A female Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) rests on a branch in a snow-covered tree after a winter storm in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird_Annas_SnowyBranch_6697.jpg
  • 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
  • Elowah Falls flows past trees encased in ice from the spray of the waterfall after a week of subfreezing temperatures. At Elowah Falls, located on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, McChord Creek drops 213 feet (65 meters).
    OR_ElowahFalls_Winter_5118.jpg
  • The blades of a licorice fern (Polypodium glycyrrhiza), located near Elowah Falls on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, are covered in ice after a week of subfreezing temperatures.
    OR_LicoriceFern_Ice_Elowah_5098.jpg
  • The large Sarqardliup Sermia glacier is visible in the foreground flowing from the Greenland icecap in this aerial view from the western Greenland coast.
    Greenland_SarqardliupSermia_Aerial_8...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) sits on a snow-covered branch near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada.
    BaldEagle_Snow_Brackendale_1727.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
  • Three Canada geese (Branta canadensis) fly over the Squamish River during a snow storm near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada.
    CanadaGeese_FlyingInSnowStorm_Bracke...jpg
  • Fresh snow covers Mount Garibaldi, a 2678 meter (8786 foot) mountain located near Squamish, British Columbia, Canada.
    BC_MountGaribaldi_Winter_3607.jpg
  • Steam rising from the geothermal features in the Norris Geyser Basin turns to ice as it touches trees on a frigid day in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Temperatures on this day approached 0 degrees Fahrenheit (-20 degrees Celsius).
    Yellowstone_Norris-Geyser-Basin_Ice_...jpg
  • An American bison (Bison bison) runs in the snow near Junction Butte in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Bison are well equipped for harsh winter conditions. They grow a winter coat of woolly 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_Yellowstone_5292.jpg
  • A narrow strip of the Lamar River is visible between the ice and snow that covers the Lamar Valley in winter in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Yellowstone_Lamar-River_Ice_8260.jpg
  • A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) hunts for food in a vast, snow-covered landscape along the Lamar River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Fox-Red_Yellowstone_Lamar-Valley_Vas...jpg
  • Heavy snow falls, partially obscuring the view of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) trees in a forested area of Snohomish County, Washington.
    Forest_Snow-Fall_Lynnwood_8467.jpg
  • A cluster of trees stands atop snow-covered rolling hills in Ashton, Idaho.
    ID_Ashton_Rolling-Hills_Winter_3288.jpg
  • A large snag grows along Gibbon Falls, an 84-foot (26-meter) waterfall on the Gibbon River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Yellowstone_Gibbon-Falls_Snag_Winter...jpg
  • Tangled Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, curves through a patch of dead lodgepole pine trees that have a silica crust at their base, resembling bobby socks. The trees are in the Black Sand Basin of Yellowstone, a geothermal area. When the hot spring runoff shifted, the trees absorbed the silica-rich water.
    Yellowstone_Tangled-Creek_Bobby-Sock...jpg
  • An American bison (Bison bison) stands among trees as snow falls along the Firehole River 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_Trees_Yellowstone_6536.jpg
  • Snow covers the banks along the Gibbon River where it makes a dramatic bend near the Gibbon Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Yellowstone_Gibbon-River_Curve_Winte...jpg
  • An American bison (Bison bison) forces its way through 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_Yellowstone_4275sq.jpg
  • A piebald Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) grooms itself in a field in Pierce County, Washington. Piebaldism is caused by a genetic mutation that affects less than 2 percent of deer. Piebaldism differs from albinism in that piebald animals have cells that can produce pigment, but those cells don't. Piebald deer have a relatively low survival rate because they also often suffer from other deformities, particularly leg and spine issues.
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