This Week's Most Frequently Viewed Images

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Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico, Manta birostris, Socorro Island (Islas Revillagigedos)
Giant Manta Ray at Socorro Island, Revillagigedos, Mexico.
Species: Giant manta ray, Manta birostris
Location: Socorro Island (Islas Revillagigedos), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33297  
Tiger shark with closed nictating membrane, Galeocerdo cuvier
Tiger shark with closed nictating membrane.
Species: Tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier
Location: Bahamas
Image ID: 31910  
Southern giant petrel in flight, Macronectes giganteus, Peninsula Valdes, Argentina. This large seabird has a wingspan up to 80" from wing-tip to wing-tip. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA, Macronectes giganteus, Puerto Piramides
Southern giant petrel in flight, Macronectes giganteus, Peninsula Valdes, Argentina. This large seabird has a wingspan up to 80" from wing-tip to wing-tip. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: Southern giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41206  
Steel pompano, Trachinotus stilbe, Isla Enderby
Steel pompano.
Species: Steel pompano, Trachinotus stilbe
Location: Isla Enderby, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 01831  
Seen at the American Museum of Natural History, New York City
Seen at the American Museum of Natural History.
Location: American Museum of Natural History, New York City
Image ID: 11253  
Blue and gold snapper, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, Lutjanus viridis
Blue and gold snapper, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Species: Blue and gold snapper, Lutjanus viridis
Location: Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 27500  
Seventeen Palms Oasis, Borrego Badlands, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Seventeen Palms Oasis, Borrego Badlands.
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 05541  
Emperor angelfish, juvenile coloration, Pomacanthus imperator
Emperor angelfish, juvenile coloration.
Species: Emperor angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator
Image ID: 13743  
Young hikers are dwarfed by the trunk of an enormous Sequoia tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Giant Forest, Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, California
Young hikers are dwarfed by the trunk of an enormous Sequoia tree.
Species: Giant sequoia tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum
Location: Giant Forest, Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, California
Image ID: 09879  
Eyestripe surgeonfish, Acanthurus dussumieri
Eyestripe surgeonfish.
Species: Eyestripe surgeonfish, Acanthurus dussumieri
Image ID: 08717  
Half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower rises above Las Vegas Boulevard, the Strip, in front of the Paris Hotel
Half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower rises above Las Vegas Boulevard, the Strip, in front of the Paris Hotel.
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Image ID: 20558  
Stars and the Milky Way over ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, some exceeding 4000 years in age, Pinus longaeva, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest
Stars and the Milky Way over ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, some exceeding 4000 years in age.
Species: Bristlecone pine, Pinus longaeva
Location: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 29407  
Ocean sunfish and videographer, open ocean, Mola mola, San Diego, California
Ocean sunfish and videographer, open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 02058  
Tunnel view with El Capitan and Bridalveil Falls, in spring, Yosemite National Park
Tunnel view with El Capitan and Bridalveil Falls, in spring, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36373  
Manhattan Beach Pier at sunset
Manhattan Beach Pier at sunset.
Location: Manhattan Beach, California
Image ID: 29144  
Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico, Carcharhinus falciformis, Socorro Island (Islas Revillagigedos)
Silky Shark at San Benedicto Islands, Revillagigedos, Mexico.
Species: Silky shark, Carcharhinus falciformis
Location: Socorro Island (Islas Revillagigedos), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33331  
Blue whales, adult and juvenile (likely mother and calf), swimming together side by side underwater in the open ocean, Balaenoptera musculus, San Diego, California
Blue whales, adult and juvenile (likely mother and calf), swimming together side by side underwater in the open ocean.
Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 34568  
San Diego downtown city skyline and waterfront, sunrise, dawn, viewed from Coronado Island
San Diego downtown city skyline and waterfront, sunrise, dawn, viewed from Coronado Island.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 27090  
Isla Afuera eastern cliffs, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Isla Afuera eastern cliffs.
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 02390  
Ocean sunfish recruiting fish near drift kelp to clean parasites, open ocean, Baja California, Mola mola
Ocean sunfish recruiting fish near drift kelp to clean parasites, open ocean, Baja California.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Image ID: 03267  
Dorsal and Caudal fins of the Ocean Sunfish Mola mola, as it Swims in the Open Ocean, near San Diego. The caudal fin is not a true tail but is a tail-like structure called a clavus that serves as a rudder. The dorsal (top) and anal (bottom) fins are used for propulsion, Mola mola
Dorsal and Caudal fins of the Ocean Sunfish Mola mola, as it Swims in the Open Ocean, near San Diego. The caudal fin is not a true tail but is a tail-like structure called a clavus that serves as a rudder. The dorsal (top) and anal (bottom) fins are used for propulsion.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 39407  
Saint Peter's Basilica interior, Vatican City, Rome, Italy
Saint Peter's Basilica interior, Vatican City.
Location: Vatican City, Rome, Italy
Image ID: 35551  
Hickman Bridge, Capitol Reef National Park. A natural bridge formed by water eroding it from below, Hickman Bridge is one of the most spectacular and easily accessible natural bridges in the United States
Hickman Bridge, Capitol Reef National Park. A natural bridge formed by water eroding it from below, Hickman Bridge is one of the most spectacular and easily accessible natural bridges in the United States.
Location: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Image ID: 37016  
Aerial Photo of Avalon and Catalina Island
Aerial Photo of Avalon and Catalina Island.
Location: Avalon, California
Image ID: 38088  
Wandering albatross in flight, over the open sea.  The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip.  It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop.  The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years.  They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear, Diomedea exulans
Wandering albatross in flight, over the open sea. The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the wingspan between, up to 12' from wingtip to wingtip. It can soar on the open ocean for hours at a time, riding the updrafts from individual swells, with a glide ratio of 22 units of distance for every unit of drop. The wandering albatross can live up to 23 years. They hunt at night on the open ocean for cephalopods, small fish, and crustaceans. The survival of the species is at risk due to mortality from long-line fishing gear.
Species: Wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans
Location: Southern Ocean
Image ID: 24071  
Twin-spotted rattlesnake, native to southern Arizona, is a small rattlesnake occupying talus slopes at high elevations and preying on lizards, Crotalus pricei
Twin-spotted rattlesnake, native to southern Arizona, is a small rattlesnake occupying talus slopes at high elevations and preying on lizards.
Species: Two-spotted rattlesnake, Crotalus pricei
Image ID: 12817  
Yosemite Falls reflected in Flooded Sentinel Meadow, when the Merced River floods Yosemite Valley following a winter of historic snowfall in the Sierra Nevada, Yosemite National Park, May 2023
Yosemite Falls reflected in Flooded Sentinel Meadow, when the Merced River floods Yosemite Valley following a winter of historic snowfall in the Sierra Nevada, Yosemite National Park, May 2023.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 39380  
Juvenile bald eagle, second year coloration plumage, closeup of head and shoulders, looking directly at camera, snowflakes visible on feathers.    Immature coloration showing white speckling on feathers, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis, Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska
Juvenile bald eagle, second year coloration plumage, closeup of head and shoulders, looking directly at camera, snowflakes visible on feathers. Immature coloration showing white speckling on feathers.
Species: Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis
Location: Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska
Image ID: 22589  
Mount Rainier rises above fields of wildflowers in Paradise Meadows, summer, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Mount Rainier rises above fields of wildflowers in Paradise Meadows, summer.
Location: Paradise Meadows, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Image ID: 13903  
Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California
Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve.
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California
Image ID: 22435  
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