This Week's Most Frequently Viewed Images

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Humpback whales surface together during coordinated bubble-net feeding in Southeast Alaska. The whales use bubbles, sound, and movement to corral fish before capturing them in their open mouths, Megaptera novaeangliae, Sitka Sound
Humpback whales surface together during coordinated bubble-net feeding in Southeast Alaska. The whales use bubbles, sound, and movement to corral fish before capturing them in their open mouths.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Sitka Sound, Alaska
Image ID: 41593  
Humpback whale breaching, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
Humpback whale breaching.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 03855  
West Indian manatees at Three Sisters Springs, Florida, Trichechus manatus, Crystal River
West Indian manatees at Three Sisters Springs, Florida.
Species: West indian manatee, Trichechus manatus
Location: Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida
Image ID: 02623  
Newborn Baby Common Dolphin Leaping. This tiny newborn dolphin is so young embryonic folds are still visible on its sides, Delphinus delphis, San Diego, California
Newborn Baby Common Dolphin Leaping. This tiny newborn dolphin is so young embryonic folds are still visible on its sides.
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 40606  
The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called the Nike of Samothrace, is a 2nd century BC marble sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike (Victory). The Nike of Samothrace, discovered in 1863, is estimated to have been created around 190 BC, Musee du Louvre, Paris, France
The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called the Nike of Samothrace, is a 2nd century BC marble sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike (Victory). The Nike of Samothrace, discovered in 1863, is estimated to have been created around 190 BC.
Location: Musee du Louvre, Paris, France
Image ID: 28102  
Humpback whales surface together during coordinated bubble-net feeding in Southeast Alaska. The whales use bubbles, sound, and movement to corral fish before capturing them in their open mouths, Megaptera novaeangliae, Sitka Sound
Humpback whales surface together during coordinated bubble-net feeding in Southeast Alaska. The whales use bubbles, sound, and movement to corral fish before capturing them in their open mouths.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Sitka Sound, Alaska
Image ID: 41622  
Panorama dimensions: 5504 x 8673
Hikers climb the Mist Trail (at right) through Little Yosemite Valley, approaching Vernal Falls. Spring, Yosemite National Park, California
Hikers climb the Mist Trail (at right) through Little Yosemite Valley, approaching Vernal Falls. Spring.
Location: Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 09200  
Ponytail Falls, where Horsetail Creeks drops 100 feet over an overhang below which hikers can walk, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon
Ponytail Falls, where Horsetail Creeks drops 100 feet over an overhang below which hikers can walk.
Location: Ponytail Falls, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon
Image ID: 19335  
Peregrine Falcon portrait, fledgeling, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, Falco peregrinus, Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, Califoria
Peregrine Falcon portrait, fledgeling, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve.
Species: Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, Califoria
Image ID: 41749  
Tube, Cylinders, the Wedge, The Wedge, Newport Beach, California
Tube, Cylinders, the Wedge.
Location: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California
Image ID: 16996  
Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from San Francisco, with the Marin Headlands visible in the distance
Golden Gate Bridge, viewed from San Francisco, with the Marin Headlands visible in the distance.
Location: San Francisco, California
Image ID: 09059  
Bridalveil Falls plummets 620 feet (200m). Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California
Bridalveil Falls plummets 620 feet (200m). Yosemite Valley.
Location: Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 16077  
Peregrine Falcon in flight, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, Falco peregrinus, Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, Califoria
Peregrine Falcon in flight, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve.
Species: Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, Califoria
Image ID: 41753  
Spanish ribbed newt, Pleurodeles waltl
Spanish ribbed newt.
Species: Spanish ribbed newt, Pleurodeles waltl
Image ID: 13978  
Sunrise reflections in Tioga Lake. This spectacular location is just a short walk from the Tioga Pass road. Near Tuolumne Meadows and Yosemite National Park
Sunrise reflections in Tioga Lake. This spectacular location is just a short walk from the Tioga Pass road. Near Tuolumne Meadows and Yosemite National Park.
Location: Tioga Lake, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 09951  
Juvenile kelp bass (calico bass) hiding amidst kelp fronds, Paralabrax clathratus, San Clemente Island
Juvenile kelp bass (calico bass) hiding amidst kelp fronds.
Species: Kelp bass, Calico Bass, Paralabrax clathratus
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 00369  
Glacial erratics atop Olmsted Point. Erratics are huge boulders left behind by the passing of glaciers which carved the granite surroundings into their present-day form, Yosemite National Park, California
Glacial erratics atop Olmsted Point. Erratics are huge boulders left behind by the passing of glaciers which carved the granite surroundings into their present-day form.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 09966  
Hawaiian spinner dolphin, resting herd swimming along reef, Stenella longirostris, Lanai
Hawaiian spinner dolphin, resting herd swimming along reef.
Species: Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin, Stenella longirostris
Location: Lanai, Hawaii
Image ID: 00108  
Northern kelp crab crawls amidst kelp blades and stipes, midway in the water column (below the surface, above the ocean bottom) in a giant kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, Pugettia producta, San Nicholas Island
Northern kelp crab crawls amidst kelp blades and stipes, midway in the water column (below the surface, above the ocean bottom) in a giant kelp forest.
Species: Northern Kelp Crab, Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Pugettia producta
Location: San Nicholas Island, California
Image ID: 10220  
Humpback whales surface together during coordinated bubble-net feeding in Southeast Alaska. The whales use bubbles, sound, and movement to corral fish before capturing them in their open mouths, Megaptera novaeangliae, Sitka Sound
Humpback whales surface together during coordinated bubble-net feeding in Southeast Alaska. The whales use bubbles, sound, and movement to corral fish before capturing them in their open mouths.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Sitka Sound, Alaska
Image ID: 41591  
Fledgeling Peregrine Falcons in flight, juveniles, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, Falco peregrinus, Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, Califoria
Fledgeling Peregrine Falcons in flight, juveniles, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve.
Species: Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, Califoria
Image ID: 41744  
A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water, Lobodon carcinophagus, Cierva Cove
A crabeater seal, hauled out on pack ice to rest. Crabeater seals reach 2m and 200kg in size, with females being slightly larger than males. Crabeaters are the most abundant species of seal in the world, with as many as 75 million individuals. Despite its name, 80% the crabeater seal's diet consists of Antarctic krill. They have specially adapted teeth to strain the small krill from the water.
Species: Crabeater seal, Lobodon carcinophagus
Location: Cierva Cove, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25582  
Devil Island, Antarctica Peninsula
Devil Island, Antarctica Peninsula.
Location: Devil Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 26373  
Spanish ribbed newt, Pleurodeles waltl
Spanish ribbed newt.
Species: Spanish ribbed newt, Pleurodeles waltl
Image ID: 13977  
Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres professional baseball team, overlooking downtown San Diego at dusk
Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres professional baseball team, overlooking downtown San Diego at dusk.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 27048  
Panorama dimensions: 3084 x 3144
A curious Adelie penguin, standing at the edge of an iceberg, looks over the photographer, Pygoscelis adeliae, Paulet Island
A curious Adelie penguin, standing at the edge of an iceberg, looks over the photographer.
Species: Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
Location: Paulet Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25015  
Humpback whales surface together during coordinated bubble-net feeding in Southeast Alaska. The whales use bubbles, sound, and movement to corral fish before capturing them in their open mouths, Megaptera novaeangliae, Sitka Sound
Humpback whales surface together during coordinated bubble-net feeding in Southeast Alaska. The whales use bubbles, sound, and movement to corral fish before capturing them in their open mouths.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Sitka Sound, Alaska
Image ID: 41640  
Devil's Postpile, a spectacular example of columnar basalt. Once molten and under great pressure underground, the lava that makes up Devil's Postpile cooled evenly and slowly, contracting and fracturing into polygonal-sided columns. The age of the formation is estimated between 100 and 700 thousand years old. Sometime after the basalt columns formed, a glacier passed over the formation, cutting and polishing the tops of the columns. The columns have from three to seven sides, varying because of differences in how quickly portions of the lava cooled, Devils Postpile National Monument, California
Devil's Postpile, a spectacular example of columnar basalt. Once molten and under great pressure underground, the lava that makes up Devil's Postpile cooled evenly and slowly, contracting and fracturing into polygonal-sided columns. The age of the formation is estimated between 100 and 700 thousand years old. Sometime after the basalt columns formed, a glacier passed over the formation, cutting and polishing the tops of the columns. The columns have from three to seven sides, varying because of differences in how quickly portions of the lava cooled.
Location: Devils Postpile National Monument, California
Image ID: 23266  
Jacks schooling, Caranx sexfasciatus, Cocos Island
Jacks schooling.
Species: Bigeye jack, Caranx sexfasciatus
Location: Cocos Island, Costa Rica
Image ID: 05272  
Humpback whales surface together during coordinated bubble-net feeding in Southeast Alaska. The whales use bubbles, sound, and movement to corral fish before capturing them in their open mouths, Megaptera novaeangliae, Sitka Sound
Humpback whales surface together during coordinated bubble-net feeding in Southeast Alaska. The whales use bubbles, sound, and movement to corral fish before capturing them in their open mouths.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Sitka Sound, Alaska
Image ID: 41648  
Panorama dimensions: 5760 x 8640
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