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The leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques) is found on the southern and western coasts of Australia.  Its extravagent appendages serve only for camoflage, since it has a nearly-invisible dorsal fin that propels it slowly through the water. The leafy sea dragon is the marine emblem of South Australia, Phycodurus eques, Rapid Bay Jetty
The leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques) is found on the southern and western coasts of Australia. Its extravagent appendages serve only for camoflage, since it has a nearly-invisible dorsal fin that propels it slowly through the water. The leafy sea dragon is the marine emblem of South Australia.
Species: Leafy seadragon, Phycodurus eques
Location: Rapid Bay Jetty, South Australia
Image ID: 39134  
Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible, Megaptera novaeangliae, San Diego, California
Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 27955  
Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf
Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf.
Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 17784  
Dawn patrol morning surf, hollow wave, Cardiff by the Sea, California
Dawn patrol morning surf, hollow wave.
Location: Cardiff by the Sea, California
Image ID: 20797  
The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world
The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world.
Location: Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah
Image ID: 28578  
The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world
The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world.
Location: Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah
Image ID: 28579  
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  
Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible, Megaptera novaeangliae, San Diego, California
Humpback whale breaching, pectoral fin and rostrom visible.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 27958  
Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf
Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf.
Image ID: 19534  
Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf
Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf.
Image ID: 19535  
Tube, Cylinders, the Wedge, The Wedge, Newport Beach, California
Tube, Cylinders, the Wedge.
Location: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California
Image ID: 16996  
Oak Alley at Boone Hall Plantation, a shaded tunnel of huge old southern live oak trees, Charleston, South Carolina. Plantation owners planted long palisades of Southern Live Oaks to provide a shaded, cool allee (from the French) on which they could stroll, entertain and find diversion from the intense heat of the South, Quercus virginiana
Oak Alley at Boone Hall Plantation, a shaded tunnel of huge old southern live oak trees, Charleston, South Carolina. Plantation owners planted long palisades of Southern Live Oaks to provide a shaded, cool allee (from the French) on which they could stroll, entertain and find diversion from the intense heat of the South.
Species: Southern live oak, Quercus virginiana
Location: Boone Hall Plantation, Charleston, South Carolina
Image ID: 37394  
Belt of Venus and Earth Shadow at Dawn. The Belt of Venus is actually alpenglow visible near the horizon during twilight, above the antisolar point. Like alpenglow, the backscatter of reddened sunlight also creates the Belt of Venus. Unlike alpenglow, the sunlight scattered by fine particulates that cause the rosy arch of the Belt shines high in the atmosphere and lasts for a while after sunset or before sunrise, La Jolla, California
Belt of Venus and Earth Shadow at Dawn. The Belt of Venus is actually alpenglow visible near the horizon during twilight, above the antisolar point. Like alpenglow, the backscatter of reddened sunlight also creates the Belt of Venus. Unlike alpenglow, the sunlight scattered by fine particulates that cause the rosy arch of the Belt shines high in the atmosphere and lasts for a while after sunset or before sunrise.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 37476  
Milky Way over Sandstone Fins. Sandstone fins stand on edge.  Vertical fractures separate standing plates of sandstone that are eroded into freestanding fins, that may one day further erode into arches, Arches National Park, Utah
Milky Way over Sandstone Fins. Sandstone fins stand on edge. Vertical fractures separate standing plates of sandstone that are eroded into freestanding fins, that may one day further erode into arches.
Location: Arches National Park, Utah
Image ID: 29254  
Sinularia flexibilis finger leather soft coral, Fiji, Sinularis flexibilis, Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island
Sinularia flexibilis finger leather soft coral, Fiji.
Species: Sinularia soft coral, Sinularis flexibilis
Location: Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31403  
Sinularia flexibilis finger leather soft coral, Fiji, Sinularis flexibilis, Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island
Sinularia flexibilis finger leather soft coral, Fiji.
Species: Sinularia soft coral, Sinularis flexibilis
Location: Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31420  
Steller sea lion nibbles my fin, curiousity and playfulness, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada, Eumetopias jubatus
Steller sea lion nibbles my fin, curiousity and playfulness, Norris Rocks, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Species: Steller sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus
Location: Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 32722  
A California Sea Lion Bodysurfing on a Big Wave at La Jolla Cove, Zalophus californianus
A California Sea Lion Bodysurfing on a Big Wave at La Jolla Cove.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40051  
A California Sea Lion Bodysurfing on a Big Wave at Boomer Beach in La Jolla, Zalophus californianus
A California Sea Lion Bodysurfing on a Big Wave at Boomer Beach in La Jolla.
Species: California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40052  
California sea lions surfing in a wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego, Zalophus californianus
California sea lions surfing in a wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego.
Species: California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40088  
California sea lion surfing in a wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego, Zalophus californianus
California sea lion surfing in a wave at La Jolla Cove, San Diego.
Species: California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40232  
California sea lions body surfing on large waves, shorebreak, La Jolla, Zalophus californianus
California sea lions body surfing on large waves, shorebreak, La Jolla.
Species: California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 37530  
California sea lion body surfing on large waves, shorebreak, La Jolla, Zalophus californianus
California sea lion body surfing on large waves, shorebreak, La Jolla.
Species: California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 37531  
California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla, Zalophus californianus
California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla.
Species: California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 37662  
Bodysurfing Sea Lion. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is surfing extreme shorebreak at Boomer Beach, Point La Jolla. The original bodysurfer, Zalophus californianus
Bodysurfing Sea Lion. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is surfing extreme shorebreak at Boomer Beach, Point La Jolla. The original bodysurfer.
Species: California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 37742  
California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla, Zalophus californianus
California sea lion bodysurfing in La Jolla.
Species: California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 37821  
Two California sea lions bodysurfing in tandem in La Jolla, Zalophus californianus
Two California sea lions bodysurfing in tandem in La Jolla.
Species: California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 37828  
La Jolla Cove Big Surf, Saturday January 14 2023
La Jolla Cove Big Surf, Saturday January 14 2023.
Location: La Jolla Cove, California
Image ID: 38897  
La Jolla Cove Big Surf, Saturday January 14 2023
La Jolla Cove Big Surf, Saturday January 14 2023.
Location: La Jolla Cove, California
Image ID: 38898  
California sea lion bodysurfing Boomer Beach  in La Jolla, Zalophus californianus
California sea lion bodysurfing Boomer Beach in La Jolla.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 38944  
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