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Rising sun creates the photographers shadow on a sandstone wall, Valley of Fire State Park
Rising sun creates the photographers shadow on a sandstone wall.
Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
Image ID: 26474  
Golden Damselfish, Fiji, Amblyglyphidodon aureus
Golden Damselfish, Fiji.
Species: Golden damselfish, Amblyglyphidodon aureus
Location: Fiji
Image ID: 34809  
Upper Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona, Navajo Tribal Lands
Upper Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona.
Location: Navajo Tribal Lands, Page, Arizona
Image ID: 35931  
Canyon X, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona. Slot canyons are formed when water and wind erode a cut through a (usually sandstone) mesa, producing a very narrow passage that may be as slim as a few feet and a hundred feet or more in height
Canyon X, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona. Slot canyons are formed when water and wind erode a cut through a (usually sandstone) mesa, producing a very narrow passage that may be as slim as a few feet and a hundred feet or more in height.
Location: Page, Arizona
Image ID: 36009  
Owl Canyon, a beautiful slot canyon that is part of the larger Antelope Canyon system. Page, Arizona, Navajo Tribal Lands
Owl Canyon, a beautiful slot canyon that is part of the larger Antelope Canyon system. Page, Arizona.
Location: Navajo Tribal Lands, Page, Arizona
Image ID: 36030  
La Jolla Shores Coastline and Scripps Pier, Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines Golf Course and State Reserve, aerial photo, sunset. The Gold Coast of La Jolla basks in the warm waning light of a winter afternoon
La Jolla Shores Coastline and Scripps Pier, Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines Golf Course and State Reserve, aerial photo, sunset. The Gold Coast of La Jolla basks in the warm waning light of a winter afternoon.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 36669  
California Golden gorgonian polyps. The golden gorgonian is a colonial organism composed of thousands of tiny polyps. Each polyp secretes calcium which accumulates to form the structure of the colony. The fan-shaped gorgonian is oriented perpendicular to prevailing ocean currents to better enable to filter-feeding polyps to capture passing plankton and detritus passing by, San Diego
California Golden gorgonian polyps. The golden gorgonian is a colonial organism composed of thousands of tiny polyps. Each polyp secretes calcium which accumulates to form the structure of the colony. The fan-shaped gorgonian is oriented perpendicular to prevailing ocean currents to better enable to filter-feeding polyps to capture passing plankton and detritus passing by.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 37204  
Golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, amid kelp forest, Catalina Island, Muricea californica
Golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, amid kelp forest, Catalina Island.
Species: California golden gorgonian, Muricea californica
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 37256  
Chestnut cowrie with mantle withdrawn, in front of golden gorgonian, Cypraea spadicea, San Diego, California
Chestnut cowrie with mantle withdrawn, in front of golden gorgonian.
Species: Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 37289  
Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona, Navajo Tribal Lands
Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona.
Location: Navajo Tribal Lands, Page, Arizona
Image ID: 37771  
Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona, Navajo Tribal Lands
Lower Antelope Canyon, a deep, narrow and spectacular slot canyon lying on Navajo Tribal lands near Page, Arizona.
Location: Navajo Tribal Lands, Page, Arizona
Image ID: 37774  
Garibaldi and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, Muricea californica, Macrocystis pyrifera
Garibaldi and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by.
Species: California golden gorgonian, Giant kelp, Muricea californica, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 38501  
Garibaldi and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, Muricea californica, Macrocystis pyrifera
Garibaldi and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by.
Species: California golden gorgonian, Giant kelp, Muricea californica, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 38504  
Garibaldi and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, Muricea californica, Macrocystis pyrifera
Garibaldi and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by.
Species: California golden gorgonian, Giant kelp, Muricea californica, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 38509  
Garibaldi and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by, Muricea californica, Macrocystis pyrifera, Hypsypops rubicundus
Garibaldi and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by.
Species: California golden gorgonian, Giant kelp, Garibaldi, Muricea californica, Macrocystis pyrifera, Hypsypops rubicundus
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 38510  
A beautiful golden-brown female California Sea Lion at the Coronado Islands, posing on a carpet of purple marine algae, Baja California, Mexico, Zalophus californianus, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado)
A beautiful golden-brown female California Sea Lion at the Coronado Islands, posing on a carpet of purple marine algae, Baja California, Mexico.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 38566  
Desert Sand Verbena near Henderson Canyon Road During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Desert Sand Verbena near Henderson Canyon Road During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023.
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 39033  
Desert Sunflower in the Coyote Canyon Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Desert Sunflower in the Coyote Canyon Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023.
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 39034  
Dune Evening Primrose in the Coyote Canyon Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Dune Evening Primrose in the Coyote Canyon Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023.
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 39035  
Dune Evening Primrose in the Coyote Canyon Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Dune Evening Primrose in the Coyote Canyon Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023.
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 39036  
Desert Sunflower in the Coyote Canyon Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Desert Sunflower in the Coyote Canyon Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023.
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 39037  
Mixed Wildflowers in the Coyote Canyon Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Mixed Wildflowers in the Coyote Canyon Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023.
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 39038  
Desert Sand Verbena During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Desert Sand Verbena During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023.
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 39039  
Desert Sand Verbena in the Coyote Canyon Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Desert Sand Verbena in the Coyote Canyon Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023.
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 39040  
Desert Sand Verbena in the Coyote Canyon Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Desert Sand Verbena in the Coyote Canyon Wash During Unusual Winter Bloom in January, fall monsoon rains led to a very unusual winter bloom in December and January in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in 2022/2023.
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 39041  
Stars over Corona Arch at Night, Moab, Utah
Stars over Corona Arch at Night, Moab, Utah.
Location: Corona Arch, Moab, Utah
Image ID: 29241  
Stars and Iridium Flare over Double Arch, Arches National Park
Stars and Iridium Flare over Double Arch, Arches National Park.
Location: Double Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
Image ID: 29250  
False Kiva at Sunset, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
False Kiva at Sunset, Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
Location: Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Image ID: 29252  
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  
Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Abronia villosa, Borrego Springs, California
Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Species: Sand verbena, Abronia villosa
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 30495  
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