List of Images :: Phillip Colla Natural History Photography |
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20605
Photo of Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge. :: Image #14355
Photo of Blue whale, mother and calf. :: Image #02304
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #02114
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal. :: Image #02113
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, breach. :: Image #00205
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, cow/calf. :: Image #00140
Photo of The Second Wave at sunset. The Second Wave, a curiously-shaped sandstone swirl, takes on rich warm tones and dramatic shadowed textures at sunset. Set in the North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah, the Second Wave is characterized by striations revealing layers of sedimentary deposits, a visible historical record depicting eons of submarine geology. :: Image #20606
Photo of Breaking wave, early morning surf. :: Image #19404
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #17679
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Males engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establishe dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19693
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20012
Photo of Mule deer in tall grass, fall, autumn. :: Image #19577
Photo of A great white shark opens it mouth just before it attacks its prey with a crippling, powerful bite. After the prey has been disabled, the shark will often wait for it to weaken from blood loss before resuming the attack. If the shark looses a tooth in the course of the bite, a replacement just behind it will move forward to take its place. :: Image #19452
Photo of Portrait of a young brown bear, pausing while grazing in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. :: Image #19135
Photo of Full grown, mature male coastal brown bear boar (grizzly bear) in sedge grass meadows. :: Image #19134
Photo of Hiker in North Window, sunset, western face. North Window is a natural sandstone arch 90 feet wide and 48 feet high. :: Image #18159
Photo of Mesa Arch, Utah. An exuberant hiker greets the dawning sun from atop Mesa Arch. :: Image #18036
Photo of A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. :: Image #17039
Photo of Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. :: Image #17031
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #15122
Photo of Broken Hill with the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. :: Image #14758
Photo of San Diego city skyline at dusk, viewed from Harbor Island, the Star of India at right. :: Image #14533
Photo of Paradise Falls tumble over rocks in Paradise Creek. :: Image #13867
Photo of Narada Falls. :: Image #13843
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in Upper Tipsoo Lake. :: Image #13834
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring (left) and Excelsior Geyser (right). Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. :: Image #13571
Photo of A rainbow appears in the mist of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from Lookout Point on the North side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. When conditions are perfect in midsummer, a midmorning rainbow briefly appears in the falls. :: Image #13319
Photo of Bull elk spar to establish harems of females, Gibbon Meadow. :: Image #13151
Photo of Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring, with a rainbow appearing in the spray of the falls, viewed from the Mist Trail. :: Image #12634
Photo of Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. :: Image #12450
Photo of Cholla cactus, brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. :: Image #10975
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #07666
Photo of Old Faithful geyser at peak eruption. :: Image #07179
Photo of Horsetail Falls backlit by the setting sun as it cascades down the face of El Capitan, February, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #07048
Photo of Blue whale, Baja California. :: Image #03027
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #02696
Photo of Kelp forest canopy. :: Image #02411
Photo of Whale shark. :: Image #01520
Photo of Blue shark underneath drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #01006
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Mikako Kotani. :: Image #00647
Photo of Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. :: Image #00627
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Mexico's Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and use it as a staging area before journeying farther into the Pacific ocean. :: Image #19465
Photo of Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. :: Image #17547
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #16246
Photo of Galapagos shark. :: Image #16240
Photo of Sand Dunes, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. :: Image #15577
Photo of 2006 Mavericks surf contest champion Grant Twiggy Baker of South Africa. Final round, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. :: Image #15299
Photo of Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside. :: Image #14628
Photo of Mount Rainier is reflected in the calm waters of Reflection Lake, early morning. :: Image #13852
Photo of Full moon rises over Seattle city skyline at dusk, Space Needle at right. :: Image #13661
Photo of The Teton Range is reflected in the glassy waters of the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing. :: Image #12984
Photo of Venus comb murex. Scientists speculate that the distinctively long and narrow spines are a protection against fish and other mollusks and prevent the mollusk from sinking into the soft, sandy mud where it is commonly found. :: Image #12970
Photo of Yosemite Falls at peak flow in late spring, viewed from Cooks Meadow. :: Image #12631
Photo of Tiger shark. :: Image #10648
Photo of Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. :: Image #10237
Photo of Lembert Dome and late afternoon clouds rise above Tuolumne Meadows in the High Sierra, catching the fading light of sunset. :: Image #09938
Photo of Glory of the Sea cone shell, brown form. The Glory of the Sea cone shell, once one of the rarest and most sought after of all seashells, remains the most famous and one of the most desireable shells for modern collectors. :: Image #08732
Photo of Clouds and sunlight. :: Image #04819
Photo of Humpback whale breaching. :: Image #03854
Photo of Ocean sunfish recruiting fish near drift kelp to clean parasites, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #03267
Photo of Humpback whale (male) singing. :: Image #02796
Photo of California sea lions. :: Image #02158
Photo of Galapagos sea lion pup, Punta Espinosa. :: Image #01611
Photo of Garibaldi and diver. :: Image #01113
Photo of Diver in kelp forest. :: Image #01107
Photo of Brown booby. :: Image #00914
Photo of White (or fairy) tern. :: Image #00871
Photo of Atlantic spotted dolphin and Olympic champion swimmer Matt Biondi. :: Image #00018
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19553
Photo of Sunrise light on Turret Arch viewed through North Window, winter. :: Image #18119
Photo of A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #17993
Photo of Bristlecone pine displays its characteristic gnarled, twisted form as it rises above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. :: Image #17475
Photo of Bigeye trevally jacks, motion blur, schooling. :: Image #16347
Photo of Hawaiian spinner dolphin, resting herd swimming along reef. :: Image #00108
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20607
Photo of Breaking wave, early morning surf. :: Image #19406
Photo of Breaking wave, early morning surf. :: Image #19405
Photo of Don Gaunder, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17855
Photo of Carson Smith, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17828
Photo of The Teton Range is reflected in the glassy waters of the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing. :: Image #12982
Photo of Caribbean reef shark, ampullae of Lorenzini visible on snout. :: Image #10550
Photo of Blue shark, open ocean. :: Image #02286
Photo of Scalloped hammerhead shark. :: Image #03192
Photo of Sunset wave. :: Image #19395
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #17680
Photo of Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge. :: Image #14354
Photo of Brian Washburn, the Wedge. :: Image #16986
Photo of Brian Antonopoulos, The Wedge, overcast day. :: Image #16914
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #15371
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #07723
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20608
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20257
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #20051
Photo of Snow geese gather in massive flocks over water, taking off and landing in synchrony. :: Image #19991
Photo of Snow geese landing on water. :: Image #19990
Photo of Elk, bull elk, adult male elk with large set of antlers. By September, this bull elk's antlers have reaches their full size and the velvet has fallen off. This bull elk has sparred with other bulls for access to herds of females in estrous and ready to mate. :: Image #19721
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Males engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establishe dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19698
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Males engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establishe dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19697
Photo of A male moose, bull moose, on snow covered field, near Cooke City. :: Image #19680
Photo of Grizzly bear, autumn, fall, brown grasses. :: Image #19614
Photo of A great white shark swims toward the photographer. Perhaps the shark is considering him as possible prey? The photographer, a "shark diver" is safely situated in a sturdy metal cage. The best location in the world to "shark dive" to view great white sharks is Mexico's Guadalupe Island. :: Image #19457
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Mexico's Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and use it as a staging area before journeying farther into the Pacific ocean. :: Image #19454
Photo of Latourelle Falls, in Guy W. Talbot State Park, drops 249 feet through a lush forest near the Columbia River. :: Image #19347
Photo of Ponytail Falls, where Horsetail Creeks drops 100 feet over an overhang below which hikers can walk. :: Image #19337
Photo of Triple Falls, in the upper part of Oneonta Gorge, fall 130 feet through a lush, beautiful temperate rainforest. :: Image #19326
Photo of Wahkeena Falls drops 249 feet in several sections through a lush green temperate rainforest. :: Image #19324
Photo of Horsetail Falls drops 176 feet just a few yards off the Columbia Gorge Scenic Highway. :: Image #19318
Photo of Multnomah Falls. Plummeting 620 feet from its origins on Larch Mountain, Multnomah Falls is the second highest year-round waterfall in the United States. Nearly two million visitors a year come to see this ancient waterfall making it Oregon’s number one public destination. :: Image #19313
Photo of Young brown bear grazes in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. :: Image #19244
Photo of Coastal brown bear in sedge grass meadow. :: Image #19223
Photo of Coastal brown bear cub, one and a half years old, near Johnson River. This cub will remain with its mother for about another six months, and will be on its own next year. :: Image #19199
Photo of Juvenile female coastal brown bear walks on beach. :: Image #19164
Photo of Coastal brown bear on sand flats at low tide. :: Image #19163
Photo of A brown bear mother (sow) stands in tall sedge grass to look for other approaching bears that may be a threat to her cubs. :: Image #19162
Photo of Full grown, mature male coastal brown bear boar (grizzly bear) in sedge grass meadows. :: Image #19161
Photo of Lazy brown bear naps on a log. :: Image #19160
Photo of Coastal brown bear cub, one and a half years old, near Johnson River. This cub will remain with its mother for about another six months, and will be on its own next year. :: Image #19159
Photo of A brown bear mother (sow) stands in tall sedge grass to look for other approaching bears that may be a threat to her cubs. :: Image #19158
Photo of Portrait of a young brown bear, pausing while grazing in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. :: Image #19157
Photo of Young brown bear grazes in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. :: Image #19156
Photo of Coastal brown bear in meadow. The tall sedge grasses in this coastal meadow are a food source for brown bears, who may eat 30 lbs of it each day during summer while waiting for their preferred food, salmon, to arrive in the nearby rivers. :: Image #19155
Photo of Brown bear female sow in sedge meadow, with her three spring cubs hidden by the deep grass next to her. These cubs were born earlier in the spring and will remain with their mother for almost two years, relying on her completely for their survival. :: Image #19154
Photo of A brown bear mother (sow) stands in tall sedge grass to look for other approaching bears that may be a threat to her cubs. :: Image #19153
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19152
Photo of Full grown, mature male coastal brown bear boar (grizzly bear) in sedge grass meadows. :: Image #19151
Photo of Brown bear cubs. These cubs are one and a half years old and have yet to leave their mother. They will be on their own and have to fend for themselves next summer. :: Image #19150
Photo of Mature male coastal brown bear boar waits on the tide flats at the mouth of Silver Salmon Creek for salmon to arrive. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19149
Photo of Brown bears fighting or sparring. These are likely young but sexually mature males that are simply mock fighting for practice. :: Image #19148
Photo of Young brown bear grazes in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. :: Image #19147
Photo of Coastal brown bear walks in Silver Salmon Creek. :: Image #19146
Photo of Coastal brown bear (grizzly bear) walks sedge grass meadow near Silver Salmon Creek. :: Image #19145
Photo of Coastal brown bear walking on sand beach. :: Image #19144
Photo of Young brown bear stands in tall sedge grass to get a better view of other approaching bears. :: Image #19143
Photo of Coastal brown bear on sand flats at low tide. :: Image #19142
Photo of Juvenile female brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19141
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19140
Photo of A brown bear mother (sow) stands in tall sedge grass to look for other approaching bears that may be a threat to her cubs. :: Image #19139
Photo of Coastal brown bear in meadow. The tall sedge grasses in this coastal meadow are a food source for brown bears, who may eat 30 lbs of it each day during summer while waiting for their preferred food, salmon, to arrive in the nearby rivers. :: Image #19138
Photo of Juvenile female coastal brown bear (grizzly bear) grazes on sedge grass. :: Image #19137
Photo of Brown bear walks on tide flats. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19136
Photo of Self portrait at sunrise, panorama of Crater Lake. Crater Lake is the six-mile wide lake inside the collapsed caldera of volcanic Mount Mazama. Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and the seventh-deepest in the world. Its maximum recorded depth is 1996 feet (608m). It lies at an altitude of 6178 feet (1880m). :: Image #19130
Photo of Panorama of the Teton Range reflected in the still waters of Schwabacher Landing, a sidewater of the Snake River. :: Image #19129
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18749
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18748
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18747
Photo of Black bear cub in a tree. Mother bears will often send their cubs up into the safety of a tree if larger bears (who might seek to injure the cubs) are nearby. Black bears have sharp claws and, in spite of their size, are expert tree climbers. :: Image #18746
Photo of Black bear in a tree. Black bears are expert tree climbers and will ascend trees if they sense danger or the approach of larger bears, to seek a place to rest, or to get a view of their surroundings. :: Image #18745
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18744
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18743
Photo of Black bear portrait. American black bears range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. They prefer forested and meadow environments. This bear still has its thick, full winter coat, which will be shed soon with the approach of summer. :: Image #18742
Photo of Black bear walking in a grassy meadow. Black bears can live 25 years or more, and range in color from deepest black to chocolate and cinnamon brown. Adult males typically weigh up to 600 pounds. Adult females weight up to 400 pounds and reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. Adults stand about 3' tall at the shoulder. :: Image #18741
Photo of Western gulls, courtship behaviour. :: Image #18397
Photo of Western gull, early morning pink sky. :: Image #18394
Photo of Turret Arch through North Window, winter, sunrise. :: Image #18120
Photo of Delicate Arch, dusted with snow, at sunset, with the snow-covered La Sal mountains in the distance. Delicate Arch stands 45 feet high, with a span of 33 feet, atop of bowl of slickrock sandstone. :: Image #18104
Photo of A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. :: Image #18009
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17854
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17785
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17784
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17782
Photo of Tony Gatti, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17781
Photo of Tony Gatti, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17780
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17779
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17778
Photo of Tony Gatti, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17777
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17724
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17723
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17721
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17720
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17719
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17718
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17717
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. :: Image #17407
Photo of Brown bear waits for salmon at Brooks Falls. Blurring of the water is caused by a long shutter speed. Brooks River. :: Image #17047
Photo of Two mature brown bears fight to establish hierarchy and fishing rights. :: Image #17036
Photo of Tube, the Wedge. :: Image #17007
Photo of Bodyboarder, the Wedge. :: Image #16999
Photo of Backlit wave, the Wedge. :: Image #16992
Photo of Bodysurfing the Wedge. :: Image #16990
Photo of Backlit wave, the Wedge. :: Image #16988
Photo of Tanner Ferrell, The Wedge, overcast day. :: Image #16915
Photo of Hammerhead sharks, schooling. :: Image #16271
Photo of Bridalveil Falls with a rainbow forming in its spray, dropping 620 into Yosemite Valley, displaying peak water flow in spring months from deep snowpack and warm weather melt. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16160
Photo of Yosemite Falls rises above the Merced River, viewed from the Swinging Bridge. The 2425 falls is the tallest in North America. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16143
Photo of Yosemite Falls is reflected in a springtime pool in flooded Cooks Meadow, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16135
Photo of Yosemite Falls (upper, middle and lower sections) at peak flow, spring, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16134
Photo of Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. :: Image #16114
Photo of Yosemite Falls by moonlight, reflected in a springtime pool in Cooks Meadow. A lunar rainbow (moonbow) can be seen above the lower section of Yosemite Falls. Star trails appear in the night sky. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16093
Photo of Upper Yosemite Falls near peak flow in spring. Yosemite Falls, at 2425 feet tall (730m) is the tallest waterfall in North America and fifth tallest in the world. Yosemite Valley. :: Image #16066
Photo of Coyote, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15879
Photo of Mountain lion, Sierra Nevada foothills, Mariposa, California. :: Image #15791
Photo of Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts. :: Image #15784
Photo of Bull elephant seal exits the water to retake his position on the beach. He shows considerable scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15458
Photo of Mount Rainier rises above Reflection Lake, afternoon. :: Image #13851
Photo of Christine Falls. :: Image #13823
Photo of Sol Duc Falls. Sol Duc Falls is one of the largest and most beautiful waterfalls in Olympic National Park, seen here from a bridge that crosses the canyon just below the falls. Surrounding the falls is an old-growth forest of hemlocks and douglas firs, some of which are three hundred years in age. :: Image #13747
Photo of A rainbow appears in the spray of Riverside Geyser as it erupts over the Firehole River. Riverside is a very predictable geyser. Its eruptions last 30 minutes, reach heights of 75 feet and are usually spaced about 6 hours apart. Upper Geyser Basin. :: Image #13367
Photo of Fly fishing below Gibbon Falls. This flyfisherman hiked up the Gibbon River to reach the foot of Gibbon Falls. :: Image #13269
Photo of The bisons massive head is its most characteristic feature. Its forehead bulges because of its convex-shaped frontal bone. Its shoulder hump, dwindling bowlike to the haunches, is supported by unusually long spinal vertebrae. Over powerful neck and shoulder muscles grows a great shaggy coat of curly brown fur, and over the head, like an immense hood, grows a shock of black hair. Its forequarters are higher and much heavier than its haunches. A mature bull stands about 6 1/2 feet (2 meters) at the shoulder and weighs more than 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms). The bisons horns are short and black. In the male they are thick at the base and taper abruptly to sharp points as they curve outward and upward; the females horns are more slender. :: Image #13120
Photo of Adult female moose in deep meadow grass near Christian Creek. :: Image #13039
Photo of Mount Moran rises above the Snake River at Oxbow Bend. :: Image #13027
Photo of Mount Moran rises above the Snake River at Oxbow Bend. :: Image #13026
Photo of Bridalveil Falls. :: Image #12646
Photo of A great white shark underwater. A large great white shark cruises the clear oceanic waters of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #10110
Photo of Half Dome at sunset. :: Image #07754
Photo of A great white shark swims just below the rippled ocean surface of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. :: Image #07721
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #07668
Photo of San Diego downtown skyline, viewed from Point Loma. :: Image #06482
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. :: Image #06304
Photo of California sea lions, socializing/resting, Webster Point rookery, Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. :: Image #06284
Photo of Pacific manta ray with remora and Clarion angelfish. :: Image #06238
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, escort in competitive group makes fast close pass. :: Image #06057
Photo of El Capitan and Merced River, Yosemite Valley. :: Image #05413
Photo of Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. :: Image #03562
Photo of Northern elephant seal. :: Image #03505
Photo of Blue whale fluking up before a dive, Baja California (Mexico). :: Image #03332
Photo of Ocean sunfish and freediving photographer, open ocean. :: Image #03325
Photo of Pacific harbor seal swims in the protected waters of Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #03018
Photo of California sea lion, Coronado Islands. :: Image #02923
Photo of Mangrove snapper schooling. :: Image #02688
Photo of Three Sisters Springs. :: Image #02673
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #02654
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #02653
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #02629
Photo of West Indian manatee. :: Image #02628
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal pup. :: Image #02441
Photo of Guadalupe fur seal mother and pup. :: Image #02440
Photo of Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. :: Image #02435
Photo of Garibaldi, southern California. :: Image #02416
Photo of Blue shark searching drift kelp for food, open ocean. :: Image #02288
Photo of Galapagos sea lion playing with puffer fish. :: Image #02252
Photo of California sea lion and diver. :: Image #02251
Photo of Blue whale, blow. :: Image #02217
Photo of Blue whale. :: Image #02169
Photo of Blue whale, shadow of airplane gives scale. :: Image #02168
Photo of California sea lions, Coronado Islands. :: Image #02160
Photo of California sea lions. :: Image #02159
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, peduncle throw. :: Image #02153
Photo of California sea lions, Coronado Islands. :: Image #02151
Photo of California sea lions, Seal Cove. :: Image #02031
Photo of Gray whale, neonate calf. :: Image #01135
Photo of Blue shark underneath drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #01081
Photo of Blue shark and offshore drift kelp. :: Image #01078
Photo of Polyp of a strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). :: Image #01039
Photo of North Pacific Yellowtail brushing against blue shark. :: Image #01000
Photo of Northern fur seal. :: Image #00966
Photo of A Pacific harbor seal hauls out on a rock. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #00940
Photo of Aggregating anemone. :: Image #00314
Photo of Pacific white sided dolphin carrying drift kelp. :: Image #00043
Photo of The Wedge. :: Image #16886
Photo of Northern elephant seal, San Benito Islands. :: Image #00942
Photo of Juvenile double-crested cormorants sparring with beaks. :: Image #19932
Photo of Brown pelican with wings spread during flight. The large wings of an adult brown pelican can reach over 7 feet from end to end. :: Image #19926
Photo of California brown pelican spreads its wings wide as it slows before landing on seacliffs. :: Image #18228
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. Adult winter breeding plumage. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. Adult winter breeding plumage showing brown hindneck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20073
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight in the surf for access for mating females that are in estrous. Such fighting among elephant seals can take place on the beach or in the water. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20369
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #20293
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20258
Photo of Brown pelican, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck colors of breeding adults. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #20075
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19535
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19534
Photo of Tube, the Wedge. :: Image #16996
Photo of Galapagos penguin, underwater, swimming. Bartolome Island. :: Image #16234
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20232
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20231
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, spreading its wings wide to slow before landing on cliffs overlooking the ocean. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20230
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, spreading its wings wide to slow before landing on cliffs overlooking the ocean. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20229
Photo of Brown pelican closeup showing characteristic winter mating plumage, including yellow head, dark brown nape of neck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20154
Photo of Brown pelican head throw, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20148
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20083
Photo of Brown pelican, winter adult breeding plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #20074
Photo of Western gull, flying. :: Image #20061
Photo of Western gull, flying. :: Image #20060
Photo of Brown pelican slows to land, bringing its large wings together to brake. :: Image #20052
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. :: Image #19946
Photo of Bull elk in sage brush with large rack of antlers during the fall rut (mating season). This bull elk has sparred with other bulls to establish his harem of females with which he hopes to mate. :: Image #19718
Photo of Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Males engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establishe dominance over other males and attract females. :: Image #19700
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19532
Photo of Dorsal fin of a great white shark breaks the surface as the shark swims just below. :: Image #19490
Photo of Sunset wave. :: Image #19396
Photo of Cardiff, morning surf. :: Image #17884
Photo of Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. :: Image #17783
Photo of Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. :: Image #17394
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult male on nest, with throat pouch inflated, a courtship display to attract females. :: Image #16725
Photo of Brock Little, final round, Mavericks surf contest (third place), February 7, 2006. :: Image #15300
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #15124
Photo of Brown pelican. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with brown neck, yellow and white head and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #15123
Photo of Surf, wave, winter, morning, Ponto, South Carlsbad. :: Image #14980
Photo of Breaking wave. The Wedge. :: Image #14370
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and tuna. :: Image #07739
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale. :: Image #06006
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #04879
Photo of Blue shark, Baja California. :: Image #04851
Photo of Pacific bottlenose dolphin. :: Image #04564
Photo of Blue shark, open ocean. :: Image #02290
Photo of Blue shark showing ampullae of Lorenzini, eye and small portion of nictitating membrane. :: Image #01076
Photo of North Pacific humpback whale, peduncle throw. :: Image #00443
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20080
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20018
Photo of Brown pelican spreads its enormous wings to slow before landing on seaside cliffs. Brown pelicans appear awkward but in fact are superb and efficient fliers, ranging far over the ocean in search of fish to dive upon. They typically nest on offshore islands and inaccessible ocean cliffs. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #20017
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20016
Photo of Pacific harbor seal on wet sandy beach. :: Image #20214
Photo of Brown pelican head throw, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20204
Photo of Brown pelican raising its bill in a head throw to stretch is throat. Winter plumage, non-mating coloration. :: Image #20155
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20079
Photo of A California brown pelican performs a head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20037
Photo of Brown pelican preening. After wiping its long beak on the uropygial gland near the base of its tail, the pelican spreads the preen oil on feathers about its body, helping to keep them water resistant, an important protection for a bird that spends much of its life diving in the ocean for prey. :: Image #20034
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20013
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #15394
Photo of Brown pelican head throw, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20205
Photo of Brown pelican head throw, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20188
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, winter mating plumage with distinctive dark brown nape and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20160
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, winter mating plumage with distinctive dark brown nape and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20158
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, resting on sandstone cliffs beside the sea, winter mating plumage with distinctive dark brown nape and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20157
Photo of Brown pelican spreads its huge wings to slow before landing on seaside cliffs. :: Image #20156
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, blurred due to long exposure before sunrise. :: Image #20119
Photo of Brown pelican, non-breeding winter plumage. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #20078
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing brown hindneck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20077
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. Long exposure shows motion as a blur. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with dark brown hindneck and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20055
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #20053
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20050
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20045
Photo of A California brown pelican performs a head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20035
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #20028
Photo of Brown pelican spreads its enormous wings to slow before landing on seaside cliffs. Brown pelicans appear awkward but in fact are superb and efficient fliers, ranging far over the ocean in search of fish to dive upon. They typically nest on offshore islands and inaccessible ocean cliffs. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #20014
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19468
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #18044
Photo of Magnificent frigatebird, adult female on nest. :: Image #16726
Photo of Double-crested cormorants in flight at sunrise, long exposure produces a blurred motion. :: Image #15280
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #15172
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #15166
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #15137
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #15125
Photo of A great white shark underwater. A large great white shark cruises the clear oceanic waters of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). :: Image #10114
Photo of Brown pelican gulping krill, Islas Coronados. :: Image #03171
Photo of Blue shark underneath offshore drift kelp, open ocean. :: Image #01153
Photo of Blue shark and offshore drift kelp. :: Image #01082
Photo of Blue shark and offshore drift kelp. :: Image #01077
Photo of A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. :: Image #20388
Photo of Sea lion portrait, hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #20207
Photo of Brown pelican head throw, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20194
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20076
Photo of Brown pelican drying its feathers in the morning sun. Adult winter non-breeding plumage showing white hindneck and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20056
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #20032
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Mexico's Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and use it as a staging area before journeying farther into the Pacific ocean. :: Image #19453
Photo of Surfer nearly collides with stray board, #3 of a 6 frame sequence, Newport Beach. :: Image #16835
Photo of Kirk Blackman, Newport Beach. :: Image #16830
Photo of Nazca booby in flight. :: Image #16681
Photo of Marine iguana, underwater, forages for green algae that grows on the lava reef. :: Image #16227
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. Long exposure shows motion as a blur. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with dark brown hindneck and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #15136
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. Long exposure shows motion as a blur. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage with dark brown hindneck and bright red gular throat pouch. :: Image #15134
Photo of Kirk Blackman, September swell Newport Beach, California. :: Image #14392
Photo of Kirk Blackman, September swell Newport Beach, California. :: Image #14389
Photo of Become one with the beach. Ooomph, guy is driven into the sand. Shorebreak, ouch. The Wedge. :: Image #14204
Photo of Lip throws out, boogie board guy about to take off. The Wedge. :: Image #14189
Photo of Pacific harbor seal swims in the protected waters of Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #03017
Photo of Pacific harbor seal swims in the protected waters of Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach. :: Image #03016
Photo of Galapagos land iguana. :: Image #02991
Photo of The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. :: Image #20609
Photo of Pacific harbor seal stretches on a sandy beach. :: Image #20445
Photo of Pacific harbor seal. :: Image #20444
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20371
Photo of Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight in the surf for access for mating females that are in estrous. Such fighting among elephant seals can take place on the beach or in the water. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. :: Image #20370
Photo of Western gull in flight. :: Image #20327
Photo of California brown pelican spreads its wings wide as it slows before landing on seacliffs. :: Image #20302
Photo of California brown pelican spreads its wings wide as it slows before landing on seacliffs. :: Image #20298
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #20297
Photo of A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Note adult winter breeding plumage in display, with brown neck, red gular throat pouch and yellow and white head. :: Image #20295
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #20294
Photo of California brown pelican spreads its wings wide as it slows before landing on seacliffs. :: Image #20280
Photo of California brown pelican spreads its wings wide as it slows before landing on seacliffs. :: Image #20279
Photo of California brown pelican spreads its wings wide as it slows before landing on seacliffs. :: Image #20278
Photo of California brown pelican spreads its wings wide as it slows before landing on seacliffs. :: Image #20269
Photo of California brown pelican spreads its wings wide as it slows before landing on seacliffs. :: Image #20268
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape, yellow head feathers and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20267
Photo of Brown pelican head throw. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20259
Photo of La Jolla Cliffs overlook the ocean with thousands of cormorants, pelicans and gulls resting and preening on the sandstone cliffs. :: Image #20256
Photo of La Jolla Cliffs overlook the ocean with thousands of cormorants, pelicans and gulls resting and preening on the sandstone cliffs. Sunrise with pink skies. :: Image #20254
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, spreading its wings wide to slow before landing on cliffs overlooking the ocean. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20233
Photo of Brown pelican head throw, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20202
Photo of Western gull, flying. :: Image #20201
Photo of Brown pelicans sparring with beaks, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. :: Image #20195
Photo of Brown pelican spreads its huge wings to slow before landing on seaside cliffs. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be 7' wide. :: Image #20189
Photo of Brown pelican spreads its huge wings to slow before landing on seaside cliffs. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be 7' wide. :: Image #20187
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, winter mating plumage with distinctive dark brown nape and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20168
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, winter mating plumage with distinctive dark brown nape and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20165
Photo of Brown pelican spreads its huge wings to slow before landing on seaside cliffs. :: Image #20164
Photo of Brown pelican portrait, resting on sandstone cliffs beside the sea, winter mating plumage with distinctive dark brown nape and red gular throat pouch. :: Image #20163
Photo of Double-crested cormorant. :: Image #20159
Photo of Brown pelicans sparring with beaks, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. :: Image #20146
Photo of California sea lion hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #20129
Photo of Brown pelican in flight, blurred due to long exposure before sunrise. :: Image #20120
Photo of Brown pelican, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck colors of breeding adults. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #20082
Photo of Brown pelican, winter plumage, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck colors of breeding adults. This large seabird has a wingspan over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status, due largely to predation in the early 1900s and to decades of poor reproduction caused by DDT poisoning. :: Image #20081
Photo of Western gull, juvenile 3rd winter plumage. :: Image #20063
Photo of Western gull, flying. :: Image #20062
Photo of Brown pelican head throw, showing bright red gular pouch and dark brown hindneck plumage of breeding adults. During a bill throw, the pelican arches its neck back, lifting its large bill upward and stretching its throat pouch. :: Image #20054
Photo of Juvenile California brown pelican in flight. Note its drab brown colors, it is not mature enough to assume the more colorful plumage of adults. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20046
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20023
Photo of California brown pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean with its huge wings outstretched. The wingspan of the brown pelican can be over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. :: Image #20022
Photo of Brown pelican in flight. The wingspan of the brown pelican is over 7 feet wide. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #20021
Photo of Brown pelican spreads its enormous wings to slow before landing on seaside cliffs. Brown pelicans appear awkward but in fact are superb and efficient fliers, ranging far over the ocean in search of fish to dive upon. They typically nest on offshore islands and inaccessible ocean cliffs. The California race of the brown pelican holds endangered species status. In winter months, breeding adults assume a dramatic plumage. :: Image #20019
Photo of California sea lion hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #19974
Photo of Brown pelican with wings spread during flight. The large wings of an adult brown pelican can reach over 7 feet from end to end. :: Image #19944
Photo of Brown pelican with wings spread during flight. The large wings of an adult brown pelican can reach over 7 feet from end to end. :: Image #19940
Photo of Brown pelican with wings spread during flight. The large wings of an adult brown pelican can reach over 7 feet from end to end. :: Image #19935
Photo of California sea lion hauled out on rocks beside the ocean. :: Image #19934
Photo of Diver amidst kelp forest. :: Image #19925
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #19924
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #19923
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #19922
Photo of Kelp fronds backlit by the sun. :: Image #19921
Photo of Kelp fronds, showing pneumatocysts (gas bladders). :: Image #19920
Photo of Kelp forest. :: Image #19919
Photo of Diver amidst kelp forest. :: Image #19918
Photo of San Elijo lagoon at high tide, looking from the south shore north west. :: Image #19834
Photo of Bull elk in sage brush with large rack of antlers during the fall rut (mating season). This bull elk has sparred with other bulls to establish his harem of females with which he hopes to mate. :: Image #19702
Photo of A male moose, bull moose, on snow covered field, near Cooke City. :: Image #19682
Photo of A male moose, bull moose, on snow covered field, near Cooke City. :: Image #19681
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #19666
Photo of A coyote hunts for voles in tall grass, autumn. :: Image #19651
Photo of Coyote in snow covered field along the Madison River. :: Image #19635
Photo of Coyote. :: Image #19634
Photo of The Pronghorn antelope is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #19627
Photo of The Pronghorn antelope is the fastest North American land animal, capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. The pronghorns speed is its main defense against predators. :: Image #19626
Photo of Grizzly bear in snow. :: Image #19616
Photo of Grizzly bear, autumn, fall, brown grasses. :: Image #19613
Photo of Bison grazes amid grass fields along the Madison River. :: Image #19602
Photo of Bison wades across the Madison River, autumn. :: Image #19601
Photo of Bison. :: Image #19600
Photo of Bison. :: Image #19599
Photo of Bison. :: Image #19598
Photo of Grand Prismatic Spring steams in cold winter air. :: Image #19593
Photo of Mule deer in tall grass, fall, autumn. :: Image #19580
Photo of Canada geese on the Yellowstone River. :: Image #19569
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19543
Photo of Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. :: Image #19533
Photo of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, morning surf, breaking wave. :: Image #19502
Photo of Dorsal fin of a great white shark breaks the surface as the shark swims just below. :: Image #19493
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19481
Photo of A great white shark swims toward the photographer. Perhaps the shark is considering him as possible prey? The photographer, a "shark diver" is safely situated in a sturdy metal cage. The best location in the world to "shark dive" to view great white sharks is Mexico's Guadalupe Island. :: Image #19480
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Mexico's Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and use it as a staging area before journeying farther into the Pacific ocean. :: Image #19479
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Mexico's Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and use it as a staging area before journeying farther into the Pacific ocean. :: Image #19478
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Mexico's Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and use it as a staging area before journeying farther into the Pacific ocean. :: Image #19477
Photo of A great white shark swims toward the photographer. Perhaps the shark is considering him as possible prey? The photographer, a "shark diver" is safely situated in a sturdy metal cage. The best location in the world to "shark dive" to view great white sharks is Mexico's Guadalupe Island. :: Image #19476
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Mexico's Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and use it as a staging area before journeying farther into the Pacific ocean. :: Image #19475
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19474
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Mexico's Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and use it as a staging area before journeying farther into the Pacific ocean. :: Image #19473
Photo of A great white shark swims toward the photographer. Perhaps the shark is considering him as possible prey? The photographer, a "shark diver" is safely situated in a sturdy metal cage. The best location in the world to "shark dive" to view great white sharks is Mexico's Guadalupe Island. :: Image #19472
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19471
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Mexico's Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and use it as a staging area before journeying farther into the Pacific ocean. :: Image #19470
Photo of A great white shark swims toward the photographer. Perhaps the shark is considering him as possible prey? The photographer, a "shark diver" is safely situated in a sturdy metal cage. The best location in the world to "shark dive" to view great white sharks is Mexico's Guadalupe Island. :: Image #19469
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19467
Photo of A great white shark swims away, showing its powerful caudal fin (tail), short anal fins on its underside, tall dorsal fin on top and sweeping winglike pectoral fins. :: Image #19466
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19464
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19463
Photo of A great white shark swims through the clear waters of Isla Guadalupe, far offshore of the Pacific Coast of Mexico's Baja California. Guadalupe Island is host to a concentration of large great white sharks, which visit the island to feed on pinnipeds and use it as a staging area before journeying farther into the Pacific ocean. :: Image #19462
Photo of A great white shark swims toward the photographer. Perhaps the shark is considering him as possible prey? The photographer, a "shark diver" is safely situated in a sturdy metal cage. The best location in the world to "shark dive" to view great white sharks is Mexico's Guadalupe Island. :: Image #19461
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19460
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19459
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19458
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19456
Photo of A great white shark is countershaded, with a dark gray dorsal color and light gray to white underside, making it more difficult for the shark's prey to see it as approaches from above or below in the water column. The particular undulations of the countershading line along its side, where gray meets white, is unique to each shark and helps researchers to identify individual sharks in capture-recapture studies. Guadalupe Island is host to a relatively large population of great white sharks who, through a history of video and photographs showing their countershading lines, are the subject of an ongoing study of shark behaviour, migration and population size. :: Image #19455
Photo of Sea lion head profile, showing small external ear, prominant forehead typical of adult males, whiskers. This sea lion is hauled out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin. This bachelor colony of adult males takes up residence for several weeks in late summer on public docks in Astoria after having fed upon migrating salmon in the Columbia River. The sea lions can damage or even sink docks and some critics feel that they cost the city money in the form of lost dock fees. :: Image #19420
Photo of A bull sea lion shows a brand burned into its hide by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, to monitor it from season to season as it travels between California, Oregon and Washington. Some California sea lions, such as this one C-704, prey upon migrating salmon that gather in the downstream waters and fish ladders of Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River. The "C" in its brand denotes Columbia River. These sea lions also form bachelor colonies that haul out on public docks in Astoria's East Mooring Basin and elsewhere, where they can damage or even sink docks. :: Image #19419
Photo of Cascades below Latourelle Falls, in Guy W. Talbot State Park, drops 249 feet through a lush forest near the Columbia River. :: Image #19349
Photo of Ponytail Falls, where Horsetail Creeks drops 100 feet over an overhang below which hikers can walk. :: Image #19338
Photo of Bridal Veil Falls, a 140 foot fall in the Columbia River Gorge, is not to be confused with the more famous Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite National Park. :: Image #19330
Photo of Young brown bear grazes in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. :: Image #19264
Photo of Young brown bear grazes in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. :: Image #19263
Photo of Meadow, spruce trees and mountains. :: Image #19262
Photo of Brown bear female adult yawning. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19261
Photo of Brown bear (grizzly bear). :: Image #19260
Photo of Female mother brown bear sow and spring cub in tall sedge grass. :: Image #19259
Photo of A brown bear mother (sow) stands in tall sedge grass to look for other approaching bears that may be a threat to her cubs. :: Image #19258
Photo of Juvenile female brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19257
Photo of Juvenile female brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19256
Photo of Juvenile female brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19255
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19254
Photo of Coastal brown bear in meadow. The tall sedge grasses in this coastal meadow are a food source for brown bears, who may eat 30 lbs of it each day during summer while waiting for their preferred food, salmon, to arrive in the nearby rivers. :: Image #19253
Photo of Mature male coastal brown bear boar waits on the tide flats at the mouth of Silver Salmon Creek for salmon to arrive. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19252
Photo of Lazy brown bear naps on a log. :: Image #19251
Photo of Brown bears fighting or sparring. These are likely young but sexually mature males that are simply mock fighting for practice. :: Image #19250
Photo of A brown bear mother (sow) stands in tall sedge grass to look for other approaching bears that may be a threat to her cubs. :: Image #19249
Photo of Brown bear cubs, one and a half years old. :: Image #19248
Photo of Coastal brown bear cub, one and a half years old, near Johnson River. This cub will remain with its mother for about another six months, and will be on its own next year. :: Image #19247
Photo of Juvenile female brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19246
Photo of Portrait of a young brown bear, pausing while grazing in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. :: Image #19245
Photo of Young coastal brown bear in sedge grass meadow. :: Image #19243
Photo of Coastal brown bear walks in Silver Salmon Creek. :: Image #19242
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19241
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for salmon returning from the ocean to Silver Salmon Creek. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19240
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for salmon returning from the ocean to Silver Salmon Creek. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19239
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for salmon returning from the ocean to Silver Salmon Creek. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19238
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for salmon returning from the ocean to Silver Salmon Creek. Grizzly bear. :: Image #19237
Photo of Brown bear sow (female) and her cub, born earlier this year in spring. The cub is completely dependent on her for survival. She will nurture it for almost two years. :: Image #19236
Photo of Coastal brown bear in meadow. The tall sedge grasses in this coastal meadow are a food source for brown bears, who may eat 30 lbs of it each day during summer while waiting for their preferred food, salmon, to arrive in the nearby rivers. :: Image #19235
Photo of Coastal brown bear in sedge grass meadow. :: Image #19234
Photo of Brown bear female mother sow is on alert for the approach of other bears which may pose a threat to her three small spring cubs. :: Image #19233
Photo of Brown bear female mother sow is on alert for the approach of other bears which may pose a threat to her three small spring cubs. :: Image #19232
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams on mud flats at extreme low tide. :: Image #19231
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams on mud flats at extreme low tide. :: Image #19230
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams on mud flats at extreme low tide. :: Image #19229
Photo of Female brown bear sow mother watches over her tiny spring cub in deep sedge grass. :: Image #19228
Photo of Coastal brown bear cubs playing in tall sedge grass. :: Image #19227
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams on mud flats at extreme low tide. :: Image #19226
Photo of Coastal brown bear in sedge grass meadow. :: Image #19225
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams on mud flats at extreme low tide. :: Image #19224
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams on mud flats at extreme low tide. :: Image #19222
Photo of Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams on mud flats at extreme low tide. :: Image #19221
Photo of Brown bear grazing on sedge grass. It may eat up to 30 lbs of sedge grass each day during summer, while waiting for its preferred prey of spawning salmon to arrive. :: Image #