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  • The wing of a 737-400 jetliner frames Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain in Washington state, which rises over a solid bank of clouds.
    Rainier_Jetliner_Wing_Aerial_6882.jpg
  • The wing of a Boeing 737 frames Mount Rainier and Mount Adams, the two tallest mountains in Washington state, which rise above a thick blanket of cumulus clouds.
    Rainier_Jetliner_Wing_Aerial_1160.jpg
  • A young Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) watches its sibling exercise its wings at the edge of their nest in Yesler Swamp, part of the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Flapping_Yesl...jpg
  • A pair of trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) stretch their wings on a pond in the National Elk Refuge, Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
    Swans_Trumpeter_Wyoming_StretchingWi...jpg
  • A young Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) exercises its wings as its sibling remains in their nest in the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Flapping_Unio...jpg
  • A young Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) fledgling stretches its wings after landing on a perch in thick brush several feet from the nest it was raised in in Yesler Swamp, part of the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Fledgling_Yesler-S...jpg
  • A young Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) exercises its wings as its sibling remains in their nest in Yesler Swamp, part of the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Flapping_Yesl...jpg
  • A bald ealge (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) stretches out its wings while perched over the Skagit River in the North Cascades of Washington state. Hundreds of bald eagles winter along the river to feast on spawned salmon.
    BaldEagle_WingsOutstretched_SkagitRi...jpg
  • A black American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos), wings outstretched, flies against a gray sky over Edmonds, Washington.
    Crow_Flight_Edmonds_1175.jpg
  • The outstretched wings of a Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight mimics the shape of the mountains south of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
    Pelican_Brown_PuertoVallarta_Mountai...jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) holds its wings out to its side, sunning itself after one of its early flights.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_WingsOutstretched...jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) tests its wings from the nest while another eaglet looks on. The eaglets are five to six weeks old in this image and will not fly for another three weeks.
    BaldEagle_Chicks_TestingWings_3284.jpg
  • A double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) shakes its head dry after fishing in Puget Sound near Edmonds, Washington.
    Cormorant-Double-Crested_Shaking-Hea...jpg
  • A pine siskin (Spinus pinus) takes off from an alder tree in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. The pine siskin is a finch that is very nomadic, potentially wintering in different areas each year. It is found in open coniferous or mixed forests and feeds on buds and seeds of alders, birches, pines, hemlocks and other trees.
    Siskin_Pine_TakingOff_Arboretum_4691.jpg
  • A zebra longtail butterfly (Heliconius charitonius) rests on a flower near the Cape Canaveral National Seashore in Florida. The zebra longtail butterfly was named Florida's official state butterfly.
    ZebraLongtailButterfly.jpg
  • What appears to be a four-winged bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is one eagle attacking another from behind at the edge of Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. While bald eagles are highly skilled at catching fish, when they congregate, they tend to steal food from other eagles.
    BaldEagle_FourWings_Seabeck_4886.jpg
  • A double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) flies over the Snohomish River near Kenmore, Washington. Double-crested cormorants have a typical wingspan of 52 inches (132 centimeters) and are one of only two types of cormorants that are commonly found on or near fresh water.
    Cormorant_DoubleCrested_flying_5666.jpg
  • A Glaucous-Winged Gull flies during a snow storm a forested area along the Nooksack River near Welcome, Washington.
    Gull_Flying_Snow_Nooksack_6404.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) soars over Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington, in search of food. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area early each summer to feast on migrating midshipman fish that get trapped in oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagle_Soaring_HoodCanal_6763.jpg
  • A mallard duck (Anas Platyrhynchos) drake lands on Scriber Lake in Lynnwood, Washington on a foggy winter morning.
    Mallard_Landing_ScriberLake_0319.jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) gets ready for its first flight by testing its wings and hopping from branch to branch about 20 feet from its nest in a tall Douglas Fir tree in Kirkland, Washington. At the time of this image, the young eagle was about 10 weeks old.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_Branching_6433.jpg
  • A pigeon guillemot (Cepphus columba) stretches its wings while resting on the water of Puget Sound near Edmonds, Washington. The piegon guillemot is found on coastal waters of the North Pacific and dives to feed on small fish and marine intervertebrates that it finds near the sea floor.
    Guillemot-Pigeon_Wings_Puget-Sound_E...jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) takes a break from drilling sap wells in an elm tree to stretch its wings.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Stretching_Ly...jpg
  • A double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) stretches its wings after fishing in Puget Sound near Edmonds, Washington.
    Cormorant-Double-Crested_Stretching-...jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) rests with its wings somewhat outstretched to dry them after feeding on spawned out chum salmon in the Nooksack River near Deming, Washington.
    Bald-Eagle_Perched_Nooksack_5349.jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) exercises its wings by tightly grabbing a branch with its talons and flapping its wings. The fledgling's motion is blurred by a long exposure. At the time of this image, the young eagle was about two and a half months old and had been flying for a little over a week.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_FlappingWings_Mot...jpg
  • A double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) flaps its wings to dry off after fishing in the water of Puget Sound near Edmonds, Washington.
    Cormorant-Double-Crested_Flapping-Wi...jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) rests with its wings somewhat outstretched to dry them after feeding on spawned out chum salmon in the Nooksack River near Deming, Washington.
    Bald-Eagle_Perched_Nooksack_5387.jpg
  • A bald eagle chick (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) that is just over one month old tests its wings while sitting on the nest. It spent several more weeks flapping its wings on the nest, standing at the edge of the nest, and climbing onto branches before it made its first flight.
    BaldEagle_Chick_TestingWings_1561.jpg
  • An anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) dries its wings near a large pond in the Florida Everglades. The anhinga's feathers do not have protective oils for waterproofing like other birds. That lack of oil allows the anhinga to dive deep for fish, however, it must dry its wings after entering the water in order to fly well..
    Anhinga_DryingWings_3144.jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies by closely, revealing the detail under its powerful wings as it hunts for salmon in the Nooksack River in Welcome, Washington. Bald eagles have a wingspan that averages 7 feet (220 centimeters).
    Bald-Eagle_Flying_Close-Up_Nooksack_...jpg
  • Four yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes), also known as Hoiho, dry their wings after emerging from the Pacific Ocean at Jack's Bay in the Catlins at the southern tip of the South Island of New Zealand. Yellow-eyed penguins are endangered and are one of the most rare penguins in the world with a total population of only about 4,000. About 90 percent of the yellow-eyed penguin's diet consists of fish. During the breeding season, many of the penguins spend the entire day hunting in the ocean. They enter the Pacific Ocean at dawn and return at dusk, venturing as far as 25 kilometers (16 miles) offshore and diving to depts of up to 120 meters (394 feet).
    NZ_Penguins_YellowEyed_JacksBay_8290.jpg
  • A bald eagle chick (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), estimated to be about 10 days old, flaps one of its wings in its nest in Heritage Park, Kirkland, Washington. Eaglets are hatched with a coat of light-colored natal down, which has little insulating ability. After 10 days, the natal down begins to be replaced by thermal down. That transition is beginning to take place with this chick. Its wings and chest are covered with thermal down; its head and back are still covered with natal down. The change is typically complete by age 15 days, when the eaglets are able to regulate their body temperature on their own.
    BaldEagle_Chick_NatalDown_9544.jpg
  • A Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) flies in search of food over Port Gardner in Everett, Washington. The Caspian tern is the world's largest tern with a wingspan of as much as 57 inches (145 centimeters).
    Tern-Caspian_Flight_Everett_1453.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
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) prepares to land on a gravel bar along the Nooksack River in Welcome, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles winter in the area to feast on spawned-out salmon.
    Bald-Eagle_Landing_Gravel-Bar_Nooksa...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) takes off the branch of a maple tree. Hummingbirds can fly up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h). When flying, their heart rate can reach 1,250 beats per minute, five times as fast as their heart rate at rest.
    Hummingbird_Annas_TakingOff_7014.jpg
  • A young Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna), approximately three weeks old, makes a short flight after fledging from its nest in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Fledging_Union-Bay...jpg
  • A young Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna), approximately three weeks old, prepares to land after making a short flight from its nest in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Fledging_Union-Bay...jpg
  • A ruby-crowned kinglet (Corthylio calendula) takes off from a branch adorned with golden autumn leaves in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Kinglet-Ruby-Crowned_Fall-Color_3952.jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of a ring-billed gull as it flies over the water of the Potholes Canal at sunrise on its way to fish in Soda Lake in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state.
    WA_Columbia-NWR_Gull_Flying-Motion_0...jpg
  • A great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) leaps from its perch to hunt in the Blue Mountains of Washington state. The great grey owl, also spelled great gray owl, is the world's largest owl by length.
    Owl-Great-Grey_Taking-Flight_Blue-Mo...jpg
  • A pigeon guillemot (Cepphus columba) feeds while resting on the water of Puget Sound near Edmonds, Washington. The piegon guillemot is found on coastal waters of the North Pacific and dives to feed on small fish and marine intervertebrates that it finds near the sea floor.
    Guillemot-Pigeon_Feeding_Puget-Sound...jpg
  • A pigeon guillemot (Cepphus columba) feeds while resting on the water of Puget Sound near Edmonds, Washington. The piegon guillemot is found on coastal waters of the North Pacific and dives to feed on small fish and marine intervertebrates that it finds near the sea floor.
    Guillemot-Pigeon_Feeding_Puget-Sound...jpg
  • The motion of a glaucous-winged gull (Larus glaucescens) in flight is captured in this long exposure over Puget Sound in Edmonds, Washington. The gull had just caught a small fish in the sound.
    Gull-Glaucous-Winged_Flight_Long-Exp...jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies low over a gravel bar along the Nooksack River in Welcome, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles winter in the area to feast on spawned-out salmon.
    Bald-Eagle_Flying_Nooksack-River_041...jpg
  • A hybrid gull splashes down next to another on the water of Port Gardner in Everett, Washington.
    Gull_Landing_Everett_1377.jpg
  • A hybrid gull prepares to land on the water of Port Gardner in Everett, Washington.
    Gull_Landing_Everett_1371.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) takes advantage of low tide to fish in shallow waters in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area in early summer to feast on migrating fish that are trapped during low tides.
    Bald-Eagle_Hood-Canal_Catching-Fish_...jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) soars against the solid blue sky over Drayton Harbor near Blaine, Washington.
    Bald-Eagle_Soaring_Blaine_3414.jpg
  • A red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) chases an American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) over the Edmonds Marsh in Edmonds, Washington.
    Crow_Blackbird-Chasing_Edmonds-Marsh...jpg
  • A red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), surrounded by flowering grasses, rests on a stump in the Edmonds Marsh in Edmonds, Washington.
    Blackbird_Stump_Edmonds-Marsh_0913.jpg
  • A glaucous-winged gull (Larus glaucescens) displaying its breeding plumage feeds on a midshipman fish that it caught in the Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington.
    Gull_MidshipmanFish_HoodCanal_3443.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) claims a hunting spot on the oyster beds in Hood Canal, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area near the town of Seabeck early each summer to feed on migrating midshipman fish when get caught in the oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagles_LandingOnOysterBed_HoodCa...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) soars over the Squamish River in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada with bare winter trees in the background.
    BaldEagle_Soaring_Brackendale_4536.jpg
  • A red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) rests on cattails in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington.
    Blackbird_RedWinged_Cattails_Columbi...jpg
  • A red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) rests on cattails at the edge of the Sage Lakes in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington.
    Blackbird_RedWinged_Cattails_Columbi...jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) comes in for a landing. At the time of this image, the young eagle was a little over three months old and had been flying for about one month.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_Landing_1210.jpg
  • A male red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) sings from its perch near Swan Lake in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
    RedWingedBlackbird_Victoria_7443.jpg
  • A red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) rests in the cattails in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state.
    blackbird_ridgefield_cattails_4665.jpg
  • A red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), surrounded by flowering grasses, rests on a stump in the Edmonds Marsh in Edmonds, Washington.
    Blackbird_Stump_Edmonds-Marsh_0704.jpg
  • A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) looks for prey as it flies over a 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_Flight_Clouds_Bow-Ed...jpg
  • A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) looks for prey as it flies over a 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_Flight_Bow-Edison_07...jpg
  • A double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), rendered in silhouette, flies over a patch of sunglint on Puget Sound near Edmonds, Washington.
    Cormorant-Double-Crested_Flight_Silh...jpg
  • A ruby-crowned kinglet (Regulus calendula) leaps from the fork of elm tree trunk to catch an insect in Snohomish County, Washington. Ruby-crowned kinglets are very active when they are foraging, frequently hopping to catch small insects and spiders.
    Kinglet-Ruby-Crowned_Leaping_Lynnwoo...jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies low over a channel of the Nooksack River in Welcome, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles winter in the area to feast on spawned-out salmon.
    Bald-Eagle_Flying_Nooksack-River_064...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) appears to fly over a hillside in Everett, Washington. Great blue herons have a special adaptation to their sixth cervical vertebra that lets them retract their neck for flight, but also to rapidly extend their necks with great force to capture prey.
    Heron_Great-Blue_Flying_Everett_3578.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies over Hood Canal on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state in search of food. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate along the water near Seabeck in the early summer to feast on migrating midshipman fish that get trapped in oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagle_Flying_HoodCanal_3552.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) lands on the nest in Puyallup, Washington, where its mate is watching over their young. Both the male and the female bald eagle take turns on the nest.
    BaldEagles_ParentsTakingTurnsOnNest_...jpg
  • A Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) flies in search of food over Port Gardner in Everett, Washington. The Caspian tern is the world's largest tern with a wingspan of as much as 57 inches (145 centimeters).
    Tern-Caspian_Flight_Everett_0293.jpg
  • A ruby-crowned kinglet (Corthylio calendula) takes off from a branch adorned with golden autumn leaves in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Kinglet-Ruby-Crowned_Fall-Color_Lynn...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies over and is reflected on the water of Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington.
    Bald-Eagle_Hood-Canal_Reflection_797...jpg
  • A female ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) flies low over a pond in Magnuson Park, Seattle, Washington. The ring-necked duck is a strong and fast flier, able to spring up directly from the water, unlike most diving ducks, which have to take a running start.
    Duck_Ring-Necked_Flying_Magnuson-Par...jpg
  • A Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) flies past Willow trees on Smith Island in Everett, Washington.
    Waxwing-Cedar_Flying_Everett_3726.jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) takes off from a branch in the Brackendale Eagles Provincial Park in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada.
    BaldEagle_TakingOff_Brackendale_5359.jpg
  • A red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) sings from its perch in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state.
    Blackbird_Ridgefield_Singing_5710.jpg
  • A young Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna), approximately three weeks old, lands on a branch shortly after fledging from its nest in the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Fledging_Union-Bay...jpg
  • A pigeon guillemot (Cepphus columba) feeds while resting on the water of Puget Sound near Edmonds, Washington. The piegon guillemot is found on coastal waters of the North Pacific and dives to feed on small fish and marine intervertebrates that it finds near the sea floor.
    Guillemot-Pigeon_Feeding_Puget-Sound...jpg
  • A flock of green-winged teal (Anas crecca) lift off from the muddy bank of the Stillaguamish River near Stanwood, Washington.
    Teal_Flock_Stillaguamish-River_Eide-...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies in a head-on view against a forest backdrop from along the Nooksack River in Welcome, Washington.
    Bald-Eagle_Flying_Head-On_Nooksack_9...jpg
  • An American coot (Fulica americana) stretches a leg and a wing in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Coot-American_Stretching_Arboretum_5...jpg
  • A killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) sits on her nest on the rocks in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. Killdeer, like other plovers, nest on the ground, such as this nest, built on a gravel bar along Mud Lake. When threatened, the killdeer tries to distract predators away from the nest, often by pretending it has a broken wing.
    KIlldeer_Nesting_Malheur_5573.jpg
  • A killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) sits on her nest on the rocks in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. Killdeer, like other plovers, nest on the ground, such as this nest, built on a gravel bar along Mud Lake. When threatened, the killdeer tries to distract predators away from the nest, often by pretending it has a broken wing.
    KIlldeer_Nesting_Malheur_5630.jpg
  • Shiprock, a prominent peak located northwestern New Mexico, is turned golden at sunrise. The peak rises 1,583 ft (482 m) above the surrounding landscape and has a total elevation of 7,177 ft (2,188 m). The peak is located on Navajo tribal land and is sacred to them. The Navajo name for the peak is Tsé Bit'a'í, which means "rock with wings." Tribal legend says a great bird brought the Navajo people from the North to the present-day Four Corners area.
    NM_Shiprock_Sunrise_1589.jpg
  • A murder of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) flies over Snohomish County, Washington, on the way to the birds' night roosting spot with some of their wings catching the golden light of sunset.
    Crows_American_Murder-In-Flight_5491.jpg
  • A Double-Crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) rests on a broken branch in North Creek in Bothell, Washington. A cormorant's feathers are not water repellant, so they typically dive into the water only to feed. They spend most of their time on perches, drying their wings.
    Cormorant_DoubleCrested_NorthCreek_8...jpg
  • Two young Pied-Billed Grebes (Podilymbus podiceps) hide under their mother's wings in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. Young grebes travel on their mother's backs until they are able to swim on their own.
    Grebe_PiedBilled_MotherChicks_7983.jpg
  • A turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) soars over the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area near San Simeon, California. Turkey vultures, also known as turkey buzzards, are the most widespread of the New World vultures, found from southern Canada to the southern tip of South America. Turkey vultures are scavengers, using their keen sense of smell to detect the first signs of decay. They typically fly by using thermals to move through the air, flapping their wings infrequently.
    Turkey-Vulture_Soaring_Piedras-Blanc...jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) dries out its wings while perched at the top of a tree along the Skagit River in the North Cascades of Washington state.
    BaldEagle_Skagit_DryingWings_Juvenil...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
  • A pair of brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) share a Pacific Ocean beach with dozens of gulls in Cannon Beach, Oregon. The pelicans are displaying their breeding plumage. The gulls are predominantly glaucous winged/western gull hybrids, which are especially common on the Washington and northern Oregon coast.
    Pelicans_Gulls_CannonBeach_6332.jpg
  • Two juvenile bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), approximately seven weeks old, sit together on their nest in Heritage Park, Kirkland, Washington. At this stage of development, both birds would regularly take turns testing their wings and sitting on the edge of the next, but it was another two weeks before they took their first flights.
    BaldEagle_Eaglets_Nest_Together_3567.jpg
  • A bald eagle chick (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) that is just over one month old looks over the edge of the nest. The juvenile eagle spent several more weeks flapping its wings inside the nest before it took its first flight.
    BaldEagle_Chick_NestEdge_1584.jpg
  • Pink clouds fill the sky above Shiprock, a prominent peak in northwestern New Mexico. Shiprock is located on Navajo land and is sacred to the tribal people. They call it the "Rock with Wings," for they believe a bird guided them from the North to settle in the present-day Four Corners area of the United States. Early European settlers thought it looked more like a sailing schooner and named it Shiprock.
    NM_Shiprock_Sunset_1566.jpg
  • Shiprock, a prominent peak located northwestern New Mexico, is framed by cirrus clouds at sunrise. The peak rises 1,583 ft (482 m) above the surrounding landscape and has a total elevation of 7,177 ft (2,188 m). The peak is located on Navajo tribal land and is sacred to them. The Navajo name for the peak is Tsé Bit'a'í, which means "rock with wings." Tribal legend says a great bird brought the Navajo people from the North to the present-day Four Corners area.
    NM_Shiprock_Cirrus_V_1499.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) fledgling prepares for its first flight by sitting at the end of its nest. Earlier, the eaglet tested its wings. Some of its down is visible, stuck in the branch behind its head.
    BaldEagle_Fledgling_3886.jpg
  • A crane fly, with dew drops still on its face and wings, clings to wall barley as the sun rises in Carrizo Plain National Monument in California. The Carrizo Plain National Monument protects the largest remaining native grasslands in California.
    CA_Carrizo-Plain_Crane-Fly_Barley_14...jpg
  • A gadwall (Anas strepera) uses its wings to splash water so it can bathe on one of the Promontory Ponds in Magnuson Park, Seattle, Washington.
    Gadwall_Bathing_Magnuson-Park_2387.jpg
  • A spotted shag, also known as Parekareka (Phalacrocorax punctatus), dries its wings as the last light of day illuminates the Seaward Kaikoura Mountain Range. The range includes Mount Fyffe at 1602 meters (5256 ft) and Manakau at 2609 meters (8560 ft).
    NZ_KaikouraRange_Shag_4614.jpg
  • Shiprock, a prominent peak located northwestern New Mexico, is framed by cirrus clouds at sunrise. The peak rises 1,583 ft (482 m) above the surrounding landscape and has a total elevation of 7,177 ft (2,188 m). The peak is located on Navajo tribal land and is sacred to them. The Navajo name for the peak is Tsé Bit'a'í, which means "rock with wings." Tribal legend says a great bird brought the Navajo people from the North to the present-day Four Corners area.
    NM_Shiprock_CirrusSunrise_1513.jpg
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