This Week's Most Frequently Viewed Images

The General Sherman Sequoia tree is the largest (most massive) living thing on earth, standing over 275 feet tall with a 36 diameter and 102 circumference at its base. Its volume is over 53,000 cubic feet. It is estimated to be 2300 to 2700 years old.
Species: Giant sequoia tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum
Location: Giant Forest, Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, California
Image ID: 09872  

Pacific manta ray with remora.
Species: Giant manta ray, Manta birostris, Remora
Location: San Benedicto Island (Islas Revillagigedos), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 06234  

Juvenile blue shark in the open ocean.
Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 01919  

Saint Peter's Basilica interior, Vatican City.
Location: Vatican City, Rome, Italy
Image ID: 35552  

Reindeer on South Georgia Island. Reindeer (known as caribou when wild) were introduced to South Georgia Island by Norway in the early 20th Century. There are now two distinct herds which are permanently separated by glaciers.
Species: Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus
Location: Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Island
Image ID: 24592  

California sea lion injured by fishing line.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 27425  

The British Columbia Parliament Buildings are located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and serve as the seat of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The main block of the Parliament Buildings combines Baroque details with Romanesque Revival rustication.
Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 21048  

Sea Turtle, underwater, black and white.
Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16383  

Sarcophyton leather coral, sea fan and crinoid on coral reef, Fiji.
Species: Crinoid feather star, Sarcophyton soft coral, Crinoidea, Sarcophyton
Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31475  

Two mature brown bears fight to establish hierarchy and fishing rights.
Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos
Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska
Image ID: 17036  

Rabbitbrush.
Species: Rabbitbrush, Chrysothamnus
Location: White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 17608  

Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish.
Species: Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish, Chaetodon ulietensis
Image ID: 11815  

Tiger shark.
Species: Tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier
Location: Bahamas
Image ID: 31916  

Macaroni penguin, on the rocky shoreline of Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island. One of the crested penguin species, the macaroni penguin bears a distinctive yellow crest on its head. They grow to be about 12 lb and 28" high. Macaroni penguins eat primarily krill and other crustaceans, small fishes and cephalopods.
Species: Macaroni penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus
Location: Hercules Bay, South Georgia Island
Image ID: 24393  

Visitors watch Clepsydra Geyser erupts almost continuously, reaching heights of feet. Its name is Greek for water clock, since at one time it erupted very regularly with a three minute interval. Lower Geyser Basin.
Location: Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13535  

Dive boat Rocio del Mar anchored at Isla Angel de la Guarda at Sunset, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Guardian Angel island is part of the Midriff Islands in Mexico's Sea of Cortez.
Location: Isla Angel de la Guarda, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 40366  

Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: San Clemente, California
Image ID: 29013  

Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: San Clemente, California
Image ID: 29015  

Remains of the old historic "Coast Highway 101", undermined as the bluff upon which it was built eroded away, now broken into pieces of concrete and asphalt blocks and fallen down the sea cliffs, lying on the beach.
Location: Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 22192  

Southern Pacific rattlesnake. The southern Pacific rattlesnake is common in southern California from the coast through the desert foothills to elevations of 10,000 feet. It reaches 4-5 feet (1.5m) in length.
Species: Southern pacific rattlesnake, Crotalus viridis helleri
Image ID: 12591  

Pacific manta ray with remora, San Benedicto Island, Revilligigedos.
Species: Giant manta ray, Manta birostris, Remora
Image ID: 06242  

A view of an underwater forest of giant kelp. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 25400  

Galapagos fur seal.
Species: Galapagos fur seal, Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Location: James Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 10073  

Galapagos fur seal.
Species: Galapagos fur seal, Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Location: James Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 10072  

Sevenstriped cardinalfish.
Species: Sevenstriped cardinalfish, Apogon novemfasciatus
Image ID: 09363  

Clepsydra Geyser erupts almost continuously, reaching heights of feet. Its name is Greek for water clock, since at one time it erupted very regularly with a three minute interval. Lower Geyser Basin.
Location: Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13533  

Blue whale underwater closeup photo. This picture of a blue whale, the largest animal ever to inhabit earth, shows it swimming through the open ocean, a rare underwater view. Since this blue whale was approximately 80-90' long and just a few feet from the camera, an extremely wide lens was used to photograph the entire enormous whale.
Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
Location: California
Image ID: 27299  

Clepsydra Geyser erupts almost continuously, reaching heights of feet. Its name is Greek for water clock, since at one time it erupted very regularly with a three minute interval. Lower Geyser Basin.
Location: Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 13534  

Mobius Arch and stars at night, Alabama Hills, California.
Location: Alabama Hills Recreational Area, California
Image ID: 27672  

A great white shark lunges to chomp a piece of bait hanging amid 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.
Species: Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 07680