Blue whale and San Onofre Nuclear Power generating station, raising fluke prior to diving for food, fluking up, lifting its tail as it swims in the open ocean foraging for food.
Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
Location: Dana Point, California
Image ID: 27337
Panorama of Crater Lake from Watchman Lookout Station, panoramic picture. The Watchman Lookout Station No. 168 is one of two fire lookout towers in Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon. For many years, National Park Service personnel used the lookout to watch for wildfires during the summer months. It is also a popular hiking destination because it offers an excellent view of Crater Lake and the surrounding area.
Location: Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
Image ID: 28633
Panorama dimensions: 4885 x 11229
Belt of Venus over Grand Canyon at sunrise, viewed from Hopi Point on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park. The Belt of Venus, or anti-twilight arch, is the shadow of the earth cast upon the atmosphere just above the horizon, and occurs a few minutes before sunrise or after sunset.
Location: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Image ID: 37765
Panorama dimensions: 5409 x 10272
Panoramic photo of San Diego embarcadero, showing the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina (center), Roy's Restaurant (center) and Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel (left) viewed from the San Diego Embarcadero Marine Park.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 26568
Panorama dimensions: 4706 x 9454
The Grand Tetons, reflected in the glassy waters of the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing, on a beautiful summer morning.
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 26923
Panorama dimensions: 5318 x 6689
Male elephant seals (bulls) rear up on their foreflippers and fight for territory and harems of females. Bull elephant seals will haul out and fight from December through March, nearly fasting the entire time as they maintain their territory and harem. They bite and tear at each other on the neck and shoulders, drawing blood and creating scars on the tough hides. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California.
Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris
Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California
Image ID: 35144
Teton Range from Schwabacher Landing, afternoon, Grand Teton National Park.
Image ID: 32300
Panorama dimensions: 6167 x 13691
Milky Way over John Moulton Barn, Grand Teton National Park.
Image ID: 32301
Teton Range from Schwabacher Landing, Grand Teton National Park.
Image ID: 32307
Teton Range from Schwabacher Landing, Grand Teton National Park.
Image ID: 32312
T.A. Moulton Barn and Teton Range at dusk, Grand Teton National Park.
Image ID: 32314
Mount Moran at sunrise from Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton National Park.
Image ID: 32317
Panorama dimensions: 4556 x 12787
Mount Moran and Teton Range at sunrise from Willow Flats, Grand Teton National Park.
Image ID: 32318
Panorama dimensions: 4484 x 16888
San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina, and Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel (left) viewed from the San Diego Embarcadero Marine Park, sunrise.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 28819