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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  

Courting pair of southern right whales underwater, Eubalaena australis. While the posture in this photo isn't quite mating, it is a courting behavior that often precedes mating. The male is below, upside down and trying to access the female belly-to-belly. However, the female does not want to mate, so she has positioned herself upside down at the surface so that the males in the courting group cannot reach her genital slit.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 38345  

Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are typically oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by.
Species: Red gorgonian, Giant kelp, Brown gorgonian, Leptogorgia chilensis, Lophogorgia chilensis, Macrocystis pyrifera, Muricea fruticosa
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 38502  

Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are typically oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by.
Species: Red gorgonian, Giant kelp, Leptogorgia chilensis, Lophogorgia chilensis, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 38503  

Red gorgonian Leptogorgia chilensis, purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, and yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthus giveni, at Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island.
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 39539  

Inquisitive Calf South Pacific Humpback Whale Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Moorea, French Polynesia, France
Image ID: 40643  

Inquisitive Calf South Pacific Humpback Whale Underwater, Moorea, French Polynesia.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Moorea, French Polynesia, France
Image ID: 40650  

Inquisitive young California sea lion underwater inspects my glove by gently mouthing it. This is a pup-of-the-year born in June and only about five months old. Sea lions are tactile creatures and learn about objects and their surroundings by biting on them. Coronado Islands near San Diego, Baja California, Mexico.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 40767  

Juvenile blue-green chromis schooling in ocean current over hard corals, Fijii.
Species: Blue-green chromis, Chromis viridis
Location: Makogai Island, Lomaiviti Archipelago, Fiji
Image ID: 31398  

White plumose anemones Metridium senile with purple sponge and barnacle, Vancouver Island.
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 34341  

Metridium tentacle detail, Vancouver Island, Canada.
Species: Plumose anemone, Metridium senile
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 35312  

Long-tailed meadowlark, Leistes loyca, Patagonia.
Species: Long Tailed Meadowlark, Leistes loyca
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 38410  

Desert Lily Blooming in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. While the Desert Lily is typically an uncommon or rare flower, in Spring 2024 it was present in enormous numbers. 2024 was the Year of the Desert Lily.
Species: Desert Lily, Hesperocallis undulata
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 40293  

Garibaldi and red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by.
Species: Garibaldi, Red gorgonian, Hypsypops rubicundus, Leptogorgia chilensischilensis, Lophogorgia chilensis
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 30870  

USS Kittiwake wreck, sunk off Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman Island to form an underwater marine park and dive attraction.
Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Image ID: 32141  

USS Kittiwake wreck, sunk off Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman Island to form an underwater marine park and dive attraction.
Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Image ID: 32145  

SCUBA divers on the wreck of the USS Kittiwake, sunk off Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman Island to form an underwater marine park and dive attraction.
Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Image ID: 32146  

SCUBA divers on the wreck of the USS Kittiwake, sunk off Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman Island to form an underwater marine park and dive attraction.
Location: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Image ID: 32148  

Plumose Anemone, Metridium senile, Hornby Island, British Columbia.
Species: Plumose anemone, Metridium senile
Location: Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 32816  

Plumose Anemone, Metridium senile, Hornby Island, British Columbia.
Species: Plumose anemone, Metridium senile
Location: Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 32817  

Plumose Anemone, Metridium senile, Hornby Island, British Columbia.
Species: Plumose anemone, Metridium senile
Location: Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 32818  

Underwater ROV Preparing to Dive at Clipperton Island.
Location: Clipperton Island, France
Image ID: 32964  

Adult male humpback whale bubble streaming underwater. The male escort humpback whale seen here is emitting a curtain of bubbles as it swims behind a mother and calf. The bubble curtain may be meant as warning or visual obstruction to other nearby male whales interested in the mother.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 05928  

Copulating Southern Right Whales, aerial photo. The female is in the middle. The male at bottom is copulating with her, while the second male at top is trying to do so as well. By permission of the Government of Argentina, Chubut, permit # 51 / 2025-SsCyA.
Species: Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis
Location: Puerto Piramides, Chubut, Argentina
Image ID: 41212  

Ruppells Long-Tailed Starling, Lamprotornis purpuroptera, Masai Mara.
Species: Ruppell's Long-Tailed Starling, Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Image ID: 39622  

Two Adult Male Lions Fight to Establish Territory, Greater Masai Mara, Kenya. Both of these large males emerged from the battle with wounds, and it was not clear who prevailed.
Species: African lion, Panthera leo
Location: Mara North Conservancy, Kenya
Image ID: 39701  
Panorama dimensions: 5760 x 8640

Young Red Shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus in La Jolla.
Species: Red-Shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 39829  

Rufous Hummingbird Brilliant Gorget Display While Perched, Coast Walk, La Jolla.
Species: Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40260