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  • Thousands of red-footed boobies (Sula sula rubripes) roost on the cliffs of the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge in Kauai, Hawaii. The refuge is popular with many different types of marine birds, though the red-footed boobies are one of the few that use it year-round. They nest in trees and shrubs and incubate their eggs with their large webbed feet.
    red-footed-boobies-many.jpg
  • A large group of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), including many young pups, rest on the beach of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge near Port Townsend, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_HarborSeals_5422.jpg
  • A murder of crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) flies over autumn trees as the birds approach their roost in Bothell, Washington. As many as 15,000 crows use the roost each night during the fall and winter months.
    Crows_Fall-Color_Bothell_9175.jpg
  • A large group of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), including many young pups, rest on the beach of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge near Port Townsend, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_HarborSeals_5316.jpg
  • A large group of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), including many young pups, rest on the beach of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge near Port Townsend, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_HarborSeals_5437.jpg
  • Hundreds of Vaux's swifts (Chaetura vauxi) circle then dive into the chimney at the Wagner Center in Monroe, Washington, during their fall migration. Vaux's swifts do not have back talons, so they cannot stand or perch. They roost by clinging to rough surfaces, mainly old-growth trees, but also old chimneys and smoke stacks that do not have smooth interior liners. As many as 26,000 Vaux's swifts have perched in the Monroe chimney at a time.
    Swifts_Vauxs_Chimney_Monroe_Motion_9...jpg
  • A large group of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), including many young pups, rest on the beach of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge near Port Townsend, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_HarborSeals_5262.jpg
  • Hundreds of Vaux's swifts (Chaetura vauxi) circle then dive into the chimney at the Wagner Center in Monroe, Washington, during their fall migration. Vaux's swifts do not have back talons, so they cannot stand or perch. They roost by clinging to rough surfaces, mainly old-growth trees, but also old chimneys and smoke stacks that do not have smooth interior liners. As many as 26,000 Vaux's swifts have perched in the Monroe chimney at a time.
    Swifts_Vauxs_Chimney_Monroe_Motion_9...jpg
  • An exceptionally large murder of crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) flies over autumn trees as the birds approach their roost in Bothell, Washington. As many as 15,000 crows use the roost each night during the fall and winter months.
    Crows_Fall-Color_Twilight_Bothell_48...jpg
  • A group of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), including many young pups, rest on the beach of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge near Port Townsend, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_HarborSeals_8223.jpg
  • A grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) hunts for food in a meadow located in the Many Glacier section of Glazier National Park, Montana. Grizzly bears will eat both vegetation and animals. This one was feasting on blueberries growing in the meadow.
    GrizzlyBearMeadow.jpg
  • A murder of crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) flies over autumn trees as the birds approach their roost in Bothell, Washington. As many as 15,000 crows use the roost each night during the fall and winter months.
    Crows_Fall-Color_Bothell_9110.jpg
  • A murder of crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) flies over autumn trees as the birds approach their roost in Bothell, Washington. As many as 15,000 crows use the roost each night during the fall and winter months.
    Crows_Fall-Color_Bothell_7453.jpg
  • A large group of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), including many young pups, rest on the beach of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge near Port Townsend, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_HarborSeals_5369.jpg
  • A large group of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), including many young pups, rest on the beach of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge near Port Townsend, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_HarborSeals_5399.jpg
  • A large group of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), including many young pups, rest on the beach of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge near Port Townsend, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_HarborSeals_5606.jpg
  • A large group of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), including many young pups, rest on the beach of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge near Port Townsend, Washington as hundreds of gulls fly in the background. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_HarborSeals_5552.jpg
  • A murder of crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) flies over autumn trees as the birds approach their roost in Bothell, Washington. As many as 15,000 crows use the roost each night during the fall and winter months.
    Crows_Fall-Color_Bothell_4763.jpg
  • Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) feed or fight for food along the Nooksack River in Whatcom County, Washington. Several hundred bald eagles winter along the Nooksack and Skagit rivers in the North Cascades of Washington to feast on spawned out salmon.
    BaldEagles_NooksackRiver_Many_Guardi...jpg
  • Hundreds of yuccas known as Our Lord's Candle (Yucca whipplei) bloom at Yucca Point in Kings Canyon National Park, California. The yuccas can grow to be six feet (2 meters) tall. Its blooming season runs from April through June.
    Yucca_OurLordsCandle_Many_KingsCanyo...jpg
  • Thousands of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock known as a murder fill the twilight sky over North Creek in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 10,000 crows roost in the area each night.
    Crows_Murder_Sky-Full_Cumulus_North-...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
  • Six bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) feed or fight for fish along the Nooksack River in Whatcom County, Washington. Several hundred bald eagles winter along the Nooksack and Skagit rivers in the North Cascades of Washington to feast on spawned out salmon.
    BaldEagles_NooksackRiver_Six_Fightin...jpg
  • A large flock of least sandpipers (Calidris minutilla) flies over the Skagit Bay near La Conner, Washington. The least sandpiper is the world's smallest sandpiper and is typically found on vegetation in mudflats.
    Sandpipers_Least_LargeFlockFlying_70...jpg
  • Thousands of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) approach their nightly roosting location in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 16,000 crows use the roost each night in the fall and winter months. A long camera exposure captures the motion of the crows as they approach the roost.
    Crows_Murder_Sky-Full_Motion_Bothell...jpg
  • Thousands of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) approach their nightly roosting location in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 15,000 crows use the roost each night in the fall and winter months. A long camera exposure captures the motion of the crows as they approach the roost.
    Crows_Approaching-Roost_Long-Exposur...jpg
  • Several American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) fly by hundreds of other crows that are perched in trees in the fog along North Creek in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 10,000 crows roost each night in the area.
    Crows_Foggy-Forest_North-Creek_3078.jpg
  • Thousands of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock known as a murder fill the twlight sky over North Creek in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 10,000 crows roost in the area each night.
    Crows_Murder_In-Flight_North-Creek_0...jpg
  • Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) and glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) share the beach of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge near Port Townsend, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_SealsAndGulls_52...jpg
  • A long camera exposure captures the motion of a large flock of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) turning as they fly over a field in Skagit County, Washington. The camera was panned with the birds flying to the right; birds that had made a U-turn and were flying left were blurred. Starlings typically fly in very large groups, often visible from large distances, to protect themselves against hawks and other predators..
    Starlings_LargeFlock_TurningMotion_6...jpg
  • Thousands of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock, known as a murder, fill the sky over Bothell, Washington, at dusk. An estimated 16,000 crows roost in a small area there each night.
    Crows_Murder_Sky-Full_Motion_Bothell...jpg
  • Thousands of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) approach their nightly roosting location in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 16,000 crows use the roost each night in the fall and winter months. A long camera exposure captures the motion of the crows as they approach the roost.
    Crows_Approaching-Roost_Long-Exposur...jpg
  • Hundreds of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock known as a murder fly over the Sammamish River in Bothell, Washington, on their way to their night roosting grounds. More than 10,000 crows roost together each night in the winter months.
    Crows_Murder_Between-Trees_Bothell_9...jpg
  • Hundreds of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) take off at moonrise from their temporary perch along the Sammamish River in Bothell, Washington. They spend the day in small groups of up to a dozen, but gather in large groups near sunset. At night, they all fly to one large roost that is home to more than 10,000 crows.
    Crows_Flying-At-Moonrise_Bothell_951...jpg
  • A flock of mallard ducks in flight appear in silhouette against the colorful red and pink clouds over Puget Sound at sunset near Edmonds, Washington.
    Mallard_Flock_Flying_Silhouette_Edmo...jpg
  • A long exposure captures the movement of a school of koi (Cyprinus carpio), a domesticated type of common carp, in a koi pond in Makena, Maui, Hawai`i.
    Koi_SwimmingAbstract_Makena_6617.jpg
  • A large school of koi (Cyprinus carpio), a domesticated type of common carp, wait to be fed in a pond in Makena, Maui, Hawai`i.
    Koi_ManyBegging_Makena_6634.jpg
  • Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) feed or fight for food along the Nooksack River in Whatcom County, Washington. Several hundred bald eagles winter along the Nooksack and Skagit rivers in the North Cascades of Washington to feast on spawned out salmon.
    BaldEagles_NooksackRiver_FeedingActi...jpg
  • A very large flock of shorebirds, mainly Dunlin (Calidris alpina) displaying breeding plumage, fly at high tide over the Bowerman Basin, located in the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. More than 30,000 shorebirds pass through the refuge each spring on their way to breeding grounds in the far North.
    Shorebirds_Dunlin_HugeFlock_Bowerman...jpg
  • A large flock of shorebirds, including Dunlin and Western Sandpipers, fly over the Bowerman Basin mud flats, located in the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. A long exposure shows the motion of the birds. More than 30,000 shorebirds pass through the refuge each spring on their way to breeding grounds in the far North.
    Shorebirds_LargeFlock_Motion_Bowerma...jpg
  • A variety of colorful tulips, red, yellow and purple, bloom at Roozengaarde near Mount Vernon, Washington. Each year, a million visitors check out 300 acres of cultivated tulips at a variety of growers in the Skagit Valley area.
    Tulips_RedYellowPurple_Roozengaarde_...jpg
  • A large flock of Canada geese (Branta canadensis) float on the Snohomish River near Kenmore, Washington.
    CanadaGeese_SnohomishRiver_FloatingF...jpg
  • Thousands of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) approach their nightly roosting location in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 16,000 crows use the roost each night in the fall and winter months. A long camera exposure captures the motion of the crows as they approach the roost.
    Crows_Approaching-Roost_Long-Exposur...jpg
  • Thousands of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) approach their nightly roosting location in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 15,000 crows use the roost each night in the fall and winter months. A long camera exposure captures the motion of the crows as they approach the roost.
    Crows_Approaching-Roost_Long-Exposur...jpg
  • Thousands of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) approach their nightly roosting location in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 15,000 crows use the roost each night in the fall and winter months. A long camera exposure captures the motion of the crows as they approach the roost.
    Crows_Approaching-Roost_Long-Exposur...jpg
  • Thousands of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) approach their nightly roosting location in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 15,000 crows use the roost each night in the fall and winter months. A long camera exposure captures the motion of the crows as they approach the roost.
    Crows_Approaching-Roost_Long-Exposur...jpg
  • Seven bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) perch together on some wood debris along the Nooksack River near Deming, Washington, as another bald eagle flies by.
    Bald-Eagles_Nooksack_Perched-Log-Jam...jpg
  • Thousands of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock known as a murder fill the twlight sky over North Creek in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 10,000 crows roost in the area each night.
    Crows_Murder_In-Flight_North-Creek_2...jpg
  • A flock of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), known as a murder, fly across the twilight sky on their way to roosting grounds in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 10,000 crows roost in a small area of the city each night.
    Crows_Murder_In-Flight_North-Creek_2...jpg
  • Three American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) perched in a bare winter tree watch as a large flock of crows, known as a murder, fly past at dusk on their way to roosting grounds. An estimated 10,000 crows roost each night in the area.
    Crows_Murder_Perched-Fly-By_North-Cr...jpg
  • Dozens of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) fly to join thousands of others that are roosting in trees along North Creek in Bothell, Washington.
    Crows_Murder_Roosting_North-Creek_02...jpg
  • Dozens of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) fly to join thousands of others that are roosting in trees along North Creek in Bothell, Washington.
    Crows_Murder_Roosting_North-Creek_02...jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of a large flock of snow geese (Chen caerulescens) taking off from a field at sunset in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. Snow geese, which breed in the northern reaches of Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Sibera, winter throughout the United States and into Mexico. Tens of thousands of snow geese winter in the Skagit Valley to feed in farmers' fields.
    SnowGeese_Flock_Skagit_MotionBlur_64...jpg
  • A large flock of Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens) mimics the shape of Mount Baker in Washington state. Tens of thousands of snow geese winter in the Skagit River delta each year, feeding on remnants of crops in farmers' fields. Mount Baker is a 10,778 foot (3,285 meter) volcano in Whatcom County, the third-tallest mountain in Washington state.
    SnowGeese_MountBaker_2977.jpg
  • The sun shines through a cluster of Giant Sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) known as The House in Sequoia National Park, California. Giant Sequoias are the world's largest trees in terms of total volume, with the largest trees reaching 311 feet (95 meters) in height and more than 56 feet (17 meters) in diameter. The oldest Giant Sequoias are more than 3,000 years old. Sequoias are unique in that they can grow close together, sharing root systems, to get the water they need.
    Sequoias_TheHouse_Sunburst_SequoiaNP...jpg
  • A large flock of Dunlin (Calidris alpina), displaying breeding plumage, fly at high tide over the Bowerman Basin, located in the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. A long exposure shows the motion of the birds. More than 30,000 shorebirds pass through the refuge each spring on their way to breeding grounds in the far North..
    Shorebirds_Dunlin_FlyingMotion_Bower...jpg
  • Thousands of shorebirds, mainly Dunlin (Calidris alpina) displaying breeding plumage, feed at high tide in the Bowerman Basin, located in the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. More than 30,000 shorebirds pass through the refuge each spring on their way to breeding grounds in the far North.
    Shorebirds_Dunlin_Bowerman_Golden_88...jpg
  • Dozens of common guillemots (Uria aalge) crowd together to nest on the Látrabjarg bird cliff in western Iceland. Látrabjarg is Europe's largest bird cliff: 14 km (8.7 miles) long and standing up to 440 meters (1444 feet) above the Atlantic Ocean. Common guillemots, also known as common murres or thin-billed murres, are members of the auk family. They breed in very dense colonies, laying a single egg on a bare rocky ledge.
    Guillemots_Nesting_Latrabjarg_2505.jpg
  • A long camera exposure captures the motion of a large flock of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) as they fly over a field in Skagit County, Washington. Starlings typically fly in very large groups, often visible from large distances, to protect themselves against hawks and other predators.
    Starlings_LargeFlock_Impressionistic...jpg
  • A large flock of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) flies over a field in Mount Vernon, Washington. When a predator is near, starlings fly together in a tight group. Such flocks are often visible for great distances.
    Starlings_LargeFlock_Flying_6586.jpg
  • A flock of double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) are rendered in silhouette as they fly against a colorful winter sunset. Most cormorants are found along the coast; the double-crested cormorant is typically the only one found very far inland.
    Cormorants_DoubleCrested_Flock_Sunse...jpg
  • A moose (Alces alces) feeds on plant life in Fishercap Lake in Glacier National Park, Montana.
    moose-FishercapLake-0436.jpg
  • A flock of western sandpipers (Calidris mauri) flies low over the water of Port Gardner near Everett, Washington. They breed on the tundra in Alaska and eastern Siberia and winter along the coasts of North America and the Caribbean. The western sandpiper has one of the largest populations of any shorebird species with numbers in the millions.
    Sandpipers-Western_Flock_Flight_Ever...jpg
  • Hundreds of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock known as a murder fill the cloudy sky at sunset over Bothell, Washington. An estimated 16,000 crows roost in the area each night.
    Crows_Murder_Flight_Cloudy_1341.jpg
  • Thousands of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock, known as a murder, fill the sky over Bothell, Washington, at dusk. An estimated 16,000 crows roost in a small area there each night.
    Crows_Murder_Sky-Full_Motion_Bothell...jpg
  • Hundreds of Vaux's swifts (Chaetura vauxi) gather at dusk before roosting in the chimney at the Wagner Center in Monroe, Washington, during their fall migration. Vaux's swifts do not have back talons, so they cannot stand or perch. They roost by clinging to rough surfaces, mainly old-growth trees, but also old chimneys and smoke stacks that do not have smooth interior liners.
    Swifts_Vauxs_Flock_Monroe_3224.jpg
  • Hundreds of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock known as a murder fill the cloudy sky over Bothell, Washington. An estimated 10,000 crows roost in the area each night.
    Crows_Murder_Flight_Cloudy_6464.jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) flying to their nightly roost in Bothell, Washington. During the winter months, up to 15,000 crows use the roost each night.
    Crows_Murder_Flight_Long-Exposure_Bo...jpg
  • Several hundred American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) try to fly against 50-mile-per-hour winds to their roost during a strong storm in Bothell, Washington.
    Crows_Murder_Storm-Cloud_Bothell_700...jpg
  • Dozens of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) take off from bare winter trees as the sun sets in Bothell, Washington.
    Crows_Golden-Trees_Bothell_9020.jpg
  • More than a dozen bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) rest on logs or in trees along the Nooksack River near Deming, Washington.
    Bald-Eagles_Nooksack-River_5005.jpg
  • About a dozen bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) rest on logs or in trees along the Nooksack River near Deming, Washington.
    Bald-Eagles_Nooksack-River_5003.jpg
  • An American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) flies to join hundreds of other crows that are roosting in trees along North Creek in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 10,000 crows roost each night in a small area of the city.
    Crows_One-Flying_One-Tree_North-Cree...jpg
  • American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) circle over trees where hundreds of others have already landed along North Creek in Bothell, Washington. At least 10,000 crows roost each night in a small area of the city. This is a staging area where crows gather at sunset before moving as a large flock, or murder, to their roost.
    Crows_Circling-Roost_North-Creek_450...jpg
  • A murder of thousands of crows takes flight at the first light of day from their roost in Bothell, Washington. The full moon is beginning to set behind a forested ridge.
    Crows_Murder-In-Flight_Moon_Bothell_...jpg
  • A murder of thousands of crows takes flight at the first light of day from their roost in Bothell, Washington. The full moon is beginning to set behind a forested ridge.
    Crows_Murder-In-Flight_Moon_Bothell_...jpg
  • A colony of caspian terns (Hydroprogne caspia, formerly Sterna caspia) nest on Rat Island located at the northern end of Puget Sound in Washington state.
    Terns_Caspian_NestingColony_RatIslan...jpg
  • A colony of caspian terns (Hydroprogne caspia, formerly Sterna caspia) nest on Rat Island located at the northern end of Puget Sound in Washington state.
    Terns_Caspian_NestingColony_RatIslan...jpg
  • Several coconut palm trees (Cocos nucifera) reach into the sky over the Pacific Ocean on the western coast of the Hawaiian island of Maui.
    Maui_PalmTrees_Wailea_F0145.jpg
  • A long exposure captures the movement of a school of koi (Cyprinus carpio), a domesticated type of common carp, in a koi pond in Makena, Maui, Hawai`i.
    Koi_SwimmingAbstract_Makena_6582.jpg
  • A very large flock of snow geese (Chen caerulescens) fly over the Skagit Valley of Washington state with Mount Shuksan in the background. Tens of thousands of snow geese winter in the Skagit Valley, feeding in farmers' fields. They breed during the summer months on the upper reaches of Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Siberia. Mount Shuksan is a 9,131 foot (2,783 meter) mountain in the North Cascades.
    SnowGeese_Flock_Shuksan_Skagit_6176.jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of a large flock of snow geese (Chen caerulescens) taking off from a field at sunset in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. Snow geese, which breed in the northern reaches of Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Sibera, winter throughout the United States and into Mexico. Tens of thousands of snow geese winter in the Skagit Valley to feed in farmers' fields.
    SnowGeese_Flock_Skagit_MotionBlur_63...jpg
  • A very large flock of snow geese (Chen caerulescens) fly over the Skagit Valley of Washington state with Mount Baker in the background. Tens of thousands of snow geese winter in the Skagit Valley, feeding in farmers' fields. They breed during the summer months on the upper reaches of Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Siberia. Mount Baker, which has an elevation of 10,781 feet (3,286 meters), has the second-most thermally active crater of any volcano in the Cascade Range.
    SnowGeese_Flock_Baker_Skagit_6215.jpg
  • Six bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) feast on fish along the Nooksack River in Whatcom County, Washington. Several hundred bald eagles winter along the Nooksack and Skagit rivers in the North Cascades of Washington to feast on spawned out salmon.
    BaldEagles_NooksackRiver_SixFeeding_...jpg
  • A cluster of Giant Sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) known as The House grow together in Sequoia National Park, California. Giant Sequoias are the world's largest trees in terms of total volume, with the largest trees reaching 311 feet (95 meters) in height and more than 56 feet (17 meters) in diameter. The oldest Giant Sequoias are more than 3,000 years old. Sequoias are unique in that they can grow close together, sharing root systems, to get the water they need.
    Sequoias_TheHouse_SequoiaNP_8857.jpg
  • A large flock of shorebirds, mainly Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri), fly in tight formation over the Bowerman Basin in the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. More than 30,000 shorebirds stop in the refuge each spring to feed during their migration to breeding grounds in the far North.
    Shorebirds_Sandpipers_Bowerman_Refle...jpg
  • A murder of crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) fills the evening sky near Kenmore, Washington. A large flock of crows is known as a murder, a name that came about because a group of crows will sometimes work together to kill a dying crow. Crows are found throughout the world with the exception of South America, New Zealand and Antarctica.
    Crows_Murder_InFlight_5876.jpg
  • Thousands of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock, known as a murder, fill the sky over Bothell, Washington, at dusk. An estimated 16,000 crows roost in a small area there each night.
    Crows_Murder_Sky-Full_Motion_Bothell...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.
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  • Thousands of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) approach their nightly roosting location in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 15,000 crows use the roost each night in the fall and winter months. A long camera exposure captures the motion of the crows as they approach the roost.
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  • Numerous Sierra Nevada mountains and ridges are visible through a hazy, golden sunset above Kings Canyon in California. Among the peaks are Converse Mountain (foreground), Rogers Ridge (foreground center), 8167-foot (2489-meter) Patterson Mountain (background right), and 6697-foot (2041-meter) Dinkey Mountain (background left).
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  • A very large flock of snow geese (Chen caerulescens) fills the sky above the Skagit Valley in Washington state. Tens of thousands of snow geese spend the winter there.
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  • Several seabirds fly over the Atlantic Ocean as the last light of day illuminates Snæfellsjökull, a glacier-covered stratovolcano in western Iceland. Located on the Snæfellsnes peninsula, Snæfellsjökull is 1,446 meters (4,744 feet) tall. Stratovolcanoes, also known as composite volcanoes, are typically cone-shaped and made up of many layers from many volcanic eruptions. Snæfellsjökull is approximately 700,000 years old and is estimated to have last erupted in 200 A.D. Snæfellsjökull is an Icelandic word meaning "snowy mountain glacier."
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  • Thousands of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) roost together in the wetlands of Bothell, Washington. As many as 15,000 crows use the roost each night during the winter months.
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  • American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) come in to land on a roost in Bothell, Washington, that is home to as many as 15,000 crows each night during the winter months.
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  • 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.
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  • The Milky Way stretches across the sky over the Mormon Basin in Malheur County, Oregon. The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our solar system and is comprised of as many as 400 billion stars and 100 billion planets. It's name comes from the appearance of a band of stars that from Earth are so close together that they can not be distinguished as individual stars with the naked eye.
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  • A common myna (Acridotheres tristis) rests on the frond of a coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) tree on the island of Maui, Hawai`i. The common myna, sometimes referred to as the Indian Myna or spelled mynah, is native to Asia, but is rapidly spreading its territory. Its native range spans southern Asia from Iran to Singapore, but the bird has since been introduced in many other parts of the world, including Australia, Hawaii, Canada, and islands in the Indian Ocean. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) declared the myna one of the world's most invasive species.
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  • The scenic Haipua'ena Falls is reflected into a small pond at its base. Haipua'ena Falls is one of many waterfalls located along the Road to Hana in Maui, Hawaii.
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  • Many of the skyscrapers in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina, are visible at night over the colorful, lighted water feature called Childhood Muse in Romare Bearden Park.
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