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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. Light Photo. Image ID: 15122 Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA	Breaking wave, early morning surf. Light Picture. Image ID: 19404 Session: Ponto, South Carlsbad, California, September 3, 2007 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California, USA	Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. Stock Photography of Light. Image ID: 00627 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA

Horsetail Falls backlit by the setting sun as it cascades down the face of El Capitan, February, Yosemite Valley. Photograph of Light. Image ID: 07048 Location: Horsetail Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA	Bald eagle makes a splash while in flight as it takes a fish out of the water. Light Photos. Image ID: 22584 Species: Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis Location: Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, USA	Clouds light up with blazing colors at sunset. Light Image. Image ID: 04819 Location: La Jolla, California, USA

A white tern, or fairy tern, alights on a branch at Rose Atoll in American Samoa. Professional stock photos of Light. Image ID: 00871 Species: Fairy tern, Gygis alba Location: Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, American Samoa, USA	Lembert Dome and late afternoon clouds rise above Tuolumne Meadows in the High Sierra, catching the fading light of sunset. Pictures of Light. Image ID: 09938 Location: Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California, USA	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. Light Photo. Image ID: 10237 Species: Surfgrass, Phyllospadix Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA

Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. Light Picture. Image ID: 27396 Location: San Diego, California, USA	A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. Stock Photography of Light. Image ID: 17993 Location: Navajo Tribal Lands, Page, Arizona, USA	Sunrise light on Turret Arch viewed through North Window, winter. Photograph of Light. Image ID: 18119 Location: North Window, Arches National Park, Utah, USA

Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, soaring. Light Photos. Image ID: 22581 Species: Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis Location: Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska, USA	Bald eagle in flight, wing spread, aloft, soaring. Light Image. Image ID: 22585 Species: Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis Location: Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska, USA	Bald eagle in flight, Kachemak Bay and the Kenai Mountains in the background. Professional stock photos of Light. Image ID: 22586 Species: Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis Location: Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska, USA

Bald eagle in flight, spreads its wings wide to slow before landing on a wooden perch. Pictures of Light. Image ID: 22587 Species: Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis Location: Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska, USA	Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This crane is one of over 5000 present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. Light Photo. Image ID: 21797 Species: Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA	The Virgin River flows by autumn cottonwood trees, part of the Virgin River Narrows. This is a fantastic hike in fall with the comfortable temperatures, beautiful fall colors and light crowds. Light Picture. Image ID: 26096 Location: Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah, USA

A green wave breaking, with sunset light filtering through. Stock Photography of Light. Image ID: 19395 Session: Ponto, South Carlsbad, California, September 2, 2007 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California, USA	Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge. Photograph of Light. Image ID: 14354 Session: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, September 25, 2005 Location: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, USA	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. Light Photos. Image ID: 22142 Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA

Scripps Pier, predawn abstract study of pier pilings and moving water. Light Image. Image ID: 26340 Location: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA	A large, powerful wave breaks with offshore winds at the Wedge in Newport Beach. Professional stock photos of Light. Image ID: 18706 Session: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, April 12, 2007 Location: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, USA	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. Pictures of Light. Image ID: 15371 Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA

Nazca booby in flight. Light Photo. Image ID: 16681 Species: Nazca booby, Sula granti Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador	Sandhilll cranes in golden sunset light, silhouette, standing in pond. Light Picture. Image ID: 21798 Species: Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA	New Point Loma Lighthouse, situated on the tip of Point Loma Peninsula, marks the entrance to San Diego Bay. The lighthouse rises 70' and was built in 1891 to replace the "old" Point Loma Lighthouse which was often shrouded in fog. Stock Photography of Light. Image ID: 22295 Location: San Diego, California, USA

Two bald eagles in flight, wings spread, soaring, aloft. Photograph of Light. Image ID: 22590 Species: Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis Location: Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska, USA	Bald eagle in flight, snow covered beach and Kachemak Bay in background. Light Photos. Image ID: 22592 Species: Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis Location: Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska, USA	Bald eagle in flight spreads its wings and raises its talons as it prepares to grasp a fish out of the water. Light Image. Image ID: 22593 Species: Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis Location: Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, USA