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Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge. USA Photo. Image ID: 14355 Session: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, September 25, 2005 Location: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, USA	The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. USA Picture. Image ID: 20605 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA	North Pacific humpback whale, cow/calf. Stock Photography of USA. Image ID: 00140 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA

North Pacific humpback whale, breach. Photograph of USA. Image ID: 00205 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA	Half Dome and storm clouds at sunset, viewed from Sentinel Bridge. USA Photos. Image ID: 22744 Location: Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California, USA	The Second Wave at sunset. The Second Wave, a curiously-shaped sandstone swirl, takes on rich warm tones and dramatic shadowed textures at sunset. Set in the North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah, the Second Wave is characterized by striations revealing layers of sedimentary deposits, a visible historical record depicting eons of submarine geology. USA Image. Image ID: 20606 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA

Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. Professional stock photos of USA. Image ID: 17679 Session: Ponto, South Carlsbad, California, October 20, 2006 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California, USA	Breaking wave, early morning surf. Pictures of USA. Image ID: 19404 Session: Ponto, South Carlsbad, California, September 3, 2007 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, 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. USA Photo. Image ID: 15122 Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA

Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. USA Picture. Image ID: 19693 Species: Elk, Cervus canadensis Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA	Bald eagle, closeup of head and shoulders showing distinctive white head feathers, yellow beak and brown body and wings. Stock Photography of USA. Image ID: 22582 Species: Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis Location: Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska, USA	Cholla cactus, brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. Photograph of USA. Image ID: 10975 Species: Opuntia, Encelia farinosa, Fouquieria splendens Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA

Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. USA Photos. Image ID: 12450 Location: Temple of Sinawava, Zion National Park, Utah, USA	Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring, with a rainbow appearing in the spray of the falls, viewed from the Mist Trail. USA Image. Image ID: 12634 Location: Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA	Bull elk spar to establish harems of females, Gibbon Meadow. Professional stock photos of USA. Image ID: 13151 Species: Elk, Cervus canadensis Location: Gibbon Meadows, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

A rainbow appears in the mist of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from Lookout Point on the North side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. When conditions are perfect in midsummer, a midmorning rainbow briefly appears in the falls. Pictures of USA. Image ID: 13319 Location: Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA	Grand Prismatic Spring (left) and Excelsior Geyser (right). Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. USA Photo. Image ID: 13571 Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA	Mount Rainier is reflected in Upper Tipsoo Lake. USA Picture. Image ID: 13834 Location: Tipsoo Lakes, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA

Narada Falls cascades down a cliff, with the flow blurred by a time exposure. Narada Falls is a 188 foot (57m) waterfall in Mount Rainier National Park. Stock Photography of USA. Image ID: 13843 Location: Narada Falls, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA	Paradise Falls tumble over rocks in Paradise Creek. Photograph of USA. Image ID: 13867 Location: Paradise Creek, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA	Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. USA Photos. Image ID: 17031 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA

A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. USA Image. Image ID: 17039 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA	Mesa Arch, Utah. An exuberant hiker greets the dawning sun from atop Mesa Arch. Professional stock photos of USA. Image ID: 18036 Location: Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA	Hiker in North Window, sunset, western face. North Window is a natural sandstone arch 90 feet wide and 48 feet high. Pictures of USA. Image ID: 18159 Location: North Window, Arches National Park, Utah, USA

Full grown, mature male coastal brown bear boar (grizzly bear) in sedge grass meadows. USA Photo. Image ID: 19134 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA	Mule deer in tall grass, fall, autumn. USA Picture. Image ID: 19577 Species: Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA	Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts. Stock Photography of USA. Image ID: 00627 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA

A kelp forest, with sunbeams passing through kelp fronds. Giant kelp, the fastest plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a terrestrial forest. Photograph of USA. Image ID: 02411 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA	A Florida manatee, or West Indian Manatee, swims slowly through the clear waters of Crystal River. USA Photos. Image ID: 02696 Species: West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus Location: Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, USA	Horsetail Falls backlit by the setting sun as it cascades down the face of El Capitan, February, Yosemite Valley. USA Image. Image ID: 07048 Location: Horsetail Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA