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California poppies cover the hills in a brilliant springtime bloom.
Image ID: 20491
Species: California poppy, California Poppy, Eschscholzia californica, Eschscholtzia californica
Location: Elsinore, California, USA | Rockhopper penguins, on rocky coastline of New Island in the Falklands. True to their name, rockhopper penguins scramble over the rocky intertidal zone and up steep hillsides to reach their nesting colonies which may be hundreds of feet above the ocean, often jumping up and over rocks larger than themselves. Rockhopper penguins reach 23" and 7.5lb in size, and can live 20-30 years. They feed primarily on feed on krill, squid, octopus, lantern fish, molluscs, plankton, cuttlefish, and crustaceans.
Image ID: 23742
Species: Rockhopper penguin, Western rockhopper penguin, Eudyptes chrysocome, Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome
Location: New Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | Chocolate lily growing among grasses on oak-covered hillsides. The chocolate lily is a herbaceous perennial monocot that is increasingly difficult to find in the wild due to habitat loss. The flower is a striking brown color akin to the color of chocolate.
Image ID: 24366
Species: Chocolate lily, Fritillaria biflora
Location: Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, Murrieta, California, USA |
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Gentoo penguins, permanent nesting colony in grassy hills about a mile inland from the ocean, near Stromness Bay, South Georgia Island.
Image ID: 24586
Species: Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua
Location: Stromness Harbour, South Georgia Island | Mobius Arch at sunrise, framing snow dusted Lone Pine Peak and the Sierra Nevada Range in the background. Also known as Galen's Arch, Mobius Arch is found in the Alabama Hills Recreational Area near Lone Pine.
Image ID: 27622
Location: Alabama Hills Recreational Area, California, USA | Gentoo penguin, vocalizing, atop of hill of tall tussock grass.
Image ID: 23983
Species: Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua
Location: Carcass Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom |
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Chocolate lily growing among grasses on oak-covered hillsides. The chocolate lily is a herbaceous perennial monocot that is increasingly difficult to find in the wild due to habitat loss. The flower is a striking brown color akin to the color of chocolate.
Image ID: 24369
Species: Chocolate lily, Fritillaria biflora
Location: Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, Murrieta, California, USA | California poppies, hillside of brilliant orange color, Lancaster, CA.
Image ID: 25224
Species: California poppy, California Poppy, Eschscholzia californica, Eschscholtzia californica
Location: Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve SNR, Lancaster, USA | California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange, just months after the area was devastated by wildfires.
Image ID: 20492
Species: California poppy, California Poppy, Eschscholzia californica, Eschscholtzia californica
Location: Del Dios, San Diego, California, USA |
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California poppies cover the hillsides in bright orange, just months after the area was devastated by wildfires.
Image ID: 20499
Species: California poppy, California Poppy, Eschscholzia californica, Eschscholtzia californica
Location: Del Dios, San Diego, California, USA | Mobius Arch with the Milky Way galaxy appearing in the night sky above.
Image ID: 21737
Location: Alabama Hills Recreational Area, California, USA | Mobius Arch in golden early morning light. The natural stone arch is found in the scenic Alabama Hlls near Lone Pine, California.
Image ID: 21738
Location: Alabama Hills Recreational Area, California, USA |
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Chocolate lily growing among grasses on oak-covered hillsides. The chocolate lily is a herbaceous perennial monocot that is increasingly difficult to find in the wild due to habitat loss. The flower is a striking brown color akin to the color of chocolate.
Image ID: 24367
Species: Chocolate lily, Fritillaria biflora
Location: Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, Murrieta, California, USA | Mobius Arch at sunrise, framing snow dusted Lone Pine Peak and the Sierra Nevada Range in the background. Also known as Galen's Arch, Mobius Arch is found in the Alabama Hills Recreational Area near Lone Pine.
Image ID: 27646
Location: Alabama Hills Recreational Area, California, USA | Torrey Pines Cliffs and Pacific Ocean, Razor Point view to La Jolla, San Diego, California.
Image ID: 28495
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA |
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Torrey Pines Cliffs and Pacific Ocean, Razor Point view to La Jolla, San Diego, California.
Image ID: 28496
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA | Ancient Roman ruins on the Palatine Hill, Rome.
Image ID: 35579
Location: Palatine Hill, Rome, Italy | Ancient Roman ruins on the Palatine Hill, Rome.
Image ID: 35580
Location: Palatine Hill, Rome, Italy |
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Altare della Patria, Altar of the Fatherland, Capitoline Hill, Rome.
Image ID: 35596
Location: Rome, Italy | Statue on the Capitoline Hill, Campidoglio, Rome.
Image ID: 35599
Location: Rome, Italy | Stars at Night over Broken Hill, Torrey Pines State Reserve.
Image ID: 29413
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA |
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Stars at Night over Broken Hill, Torrey Pines State Reserve.
Image ID: 29414
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA | Stars at Night over Broken Hill, Torrey Pines State Reserve.
Image ID: 29415
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA | Clearing storm clouds over Broken Hill, overlooking La Jolla and the Pacific Ocean, Torrey Pines State Reserve.
Image ID: 29417
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA |
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Broken Hill just before dawn, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise.
Image ID: 30452
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA | Broken Hill and view to La Jolla, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise.
Image ID: 30453
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA | Broken Hill and view to La Jolla, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise.
Image ID: 30455
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA |
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Rockhopper penguins, on rocky coastline of New Island in the Falklands. True to their name, rockhopper penguins scramble over the rocky intertidal zone and up steep hillsides to reach their nesting colonies which may be hundreds of feet above the ocean, often jumping up and over rocks larger than themselves. Rockhopper penguins reach 23" and 7.5lb in size, and can live 20-30 years. They feed primarily on feed on krill, squid, octopus, lantern fish, molluscs, plankton, cuttlefish, and crustaceans.
Image ID: 23747
Species: Rockhopper penguin, Western rockhopper penguin, Eudyptes chrysocome, Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome
Location: New Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom |
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