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California sea lions underwater, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 31205  

Mount Rainier sunset, viewed from Ricksecker Point.
Location: Ricksecker Point, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Image ID: 28722  

Stars and the Milky Way rise above 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, reaching 4000 years in age.
Species: Bristlecone pine, Pinus longaeva
Location: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 27772  

A northern elephant seal hovers underwater over a rocky bottom along the coastline of Guadalupe Island.
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 03505  

Christine Falls.
Location: Christine Falls, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Image ID: 28717  

The OVRO 40 meter Telescope, part of the Owens Valley Radio Observatory located near Big Pine, California, USA. The telescope is used to conduct interferometric observations along with the other telescopes in the observatory, as a Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) station and as a single dish instrument. Its main focus today is on the monitoring of blazars.
Location: Big Pine, California
Image ID: 28796  
Panorama dimensions: 7153 x 11978

California Sea Lion pup playing on top of its resting mother, La Jolla, California.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 36580  

Dendronotus iris swimming nudibranch, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island.
Species: Dendronotus iris
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 35275  

Spanish shawl nudibranch.
Species: Spanish Shawl Nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 34196  

Middle Coronado Island, viewed from the south.
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 21322  

A wave, breaking with powerful energy, at the Wedge in Newport Beach.
Location: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California
Image ID: 16988  

Pyrosome drifting through a kelp forest, Catalina Island. Pyrosomes are free-floating colonial tunicates that usually live in the upper layers of the open ocean in warm seas. Pyrosomes are cylindrical or cone-shaped colonies made up of hundreds to thousands of individuals, known as zooids.
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 37166  

California Sea Lions Underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 36480  

California Brown Pelican head throw, stretching its throat to keep it flexible and healthy. Note the winter breeding plumage, olive and red throat, yellow head.
Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 30327  

Waves rush in at sunset, Carlsbad beach sunset and ocean waves, seascape, dusk, summer.
Location: Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 27971  

Brilliantlly colorful coral reef, with swarms of anthias fishes and soft corals, Fiji.
Species: Anthias, Dendronephthya soft coral, Dendronephthya, Pseudanthias
Location: Bligh Waters, Fiji
Image ID: 34795  

Vibrant displays of color among dendronephthya soft corals on South Pacific reef, reaching out into strong ocean currents to capture passing planktonic food, Fiji.
Species: Dendronephthya soft coral, Dendronephthya
Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Image ID: 34882  

Beautiful tableau of cold water invetebrate life on a Vancouver Island reef, Browning Pass.
Species: Giant plumose anemone, Metridium farcimen
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 35302  

Louvre, Paris.
Location: Musee du Louvre, Paris, France
Image ID: 35604  

Yosemite Falls framed by Pine Trees, Cook's Meadow, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36360  

California Brown Pelican In Flight, La Jolla California.
Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Image ID: 36622  

California sea lions underwater, Coronados Islands, Baja California, Mexico.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 34581  

Tiny fish, unidentified, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island.
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 35315  

Oceanside Pier at Dawn.
Location: Oceanside, California
Image ID: 28876  

Sea fan gorgonian and dendronephthya soft coral on coral reef. Both the sea fan gorgonian and the dendronephthya are type of alcyonacea soft corals that filter plankton from passing ocean currents.
Species: Dendronephthya soft coral, Gorgonian, Dendronephthya, Gorgonacea
Location: Fiji
Image ID: 31444  

Sponges on Caribbean coral reef, Grand Cayman Island.
Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Image ID: 32173  

California pelican in flight, soaring over the ocean. The wingspan of this large ocean-going seabird can reach 7' from wing tip to wing tip.
Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 23652  

Portrait of California brown pelican, with the characteristic winter breeding plumage shown: red throat, yellow head and dark brown hindneck.
Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 23654  

False Kiva at Sunset, Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
Location: False Kiva, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Image ID: 28017  

Zebra, Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Species: Zebra, Equus quagga
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29595