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| A rainbow appears in the spray of Riverside Geyser as it erupts over the Firehole River. Riverside is a very predictable geyser. Its eruptions last 30 minutes, reach heights of 75 feet and are usually spaced about 6 hours apart. Upper Geyser Basin. Image ID: 13367 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Nevada Falls marks where the Merced River plummets almost 600 through a joint in the Little Yosemite Valley, shooting out from a sheer granite cliff and then down to a boulder pile far below. Image ID: 16114 Location: Nevada Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Yosemite Falls rises above the Merced River, viewed from the Swinging Bridge. The 2425 falls is the tallest in North America. Yosemite Valley. Image ID: 16143 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA |
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| Two mature brown bears fight to establish hierarchy and fishing rights. Image ID: 17036 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA | Brown bear waits for salmon at Brooks Falls. Blurring of the water is caused by a long shutter speed. Brooks River. Image ID: 17047 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA | Coastal brown bear in meadow. The tall sedge grasses in this coastal meadow are a food source for brown bears, who may eat 30 lbs of it each day during summer while waiting for their preferred food, salmon, to arrive in the nearby rivers. Image ID: 19138 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA |
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| Panorama of the Teton Range reflected in the still waters of Schwabacher Landing, a sidewater of the Snake River. Image ID: 19129 Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA Pano dimensions: 3104 x 27272 | ||
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| Young brown bear grazes in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. Image ID: 19147 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA | Coastal brown bear in meadow. The tall sedge grasses in this coastal meadow are a food source for brown bears, who may eat 30 lbs of it each day during summer while waiting for their preferred food, salmon, to arrive in the nearby rivers. Image ID: 19155 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA | Young brown bear grazes in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. Image ID: 19156 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA |
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| Portrait of a young brown bear, pausing while grazing in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. Image ID: 19157 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA | Coastal brown bear cub, one and a half years old, near Johnson River. This cub will remain with its mother for about another six months, and will be on its own next year. Image ID: 19159 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Johnson River, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA | Coastal brown bear cub, one and a half years old, near Johnson River. This cub will remain with its mother for about another six months, and will be on its own next year. Image ID: 19199 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Johnson River, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA |
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| Young brown bear grazes in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. Image ID: 19244 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA | Horsetail Falls drops 176 feet just a few yards off the Columbia Gorge Scenic Highway. Image ID: 19318 Location: Horsetail Falls, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon, USA | Wahkeena Falls drops 249 feet in several sections through a lush green temperate rainforest. Image ID: 19324 Location: Wahkeena Falls, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon, USA |
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| Multnomah Falls. Plummeting 620 feet from its origins on Larch Mountain, Multnomah Falls is the second highest year-round waterfall in the United States. Nearly two million visitors a year come to see this ancient waterfall making it Oregon's number one public destination. Image ID: 19313 Location: Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon, USA Pano dimensions: 12453 x 4705 | ||
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| Triple Falls, in the upper part of Oneonta Gorge, fall 130 feet through a lush, beautiful temperate rainforest. Image ID: 19326 Location: Triple Falls, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon, USA | Ponytail Falls, where Horsetail Creeks drops 100 feet over an overhang below which hikers can walk. Image ID: 19337 Location: Ponytail Falls, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon, USA | Latourelle Falls, in Guy W. Talbot State Park, drops 249 feet through a lush forest near the Columbia River. Image ID: 19347 Location: Latourelle Falls, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon, USA |
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| Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. Image ID: 19697 Species: Elk, Cervus canadensis Location: Madison River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | A male sockeye salmon, showing injuries sustained as it migrated hundreds of miles from the ocean up the Fraser River, swims upstream in the Adams River to reach the place where it will fertilize eggs laid by a female in the rocks. It will die so after spawning. Image ID: 26147 Species: Sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka Location: Adams River, Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada | Adams River sockeye salmon. A female sockeye salmon swims upstream in the Adams River to spawn, having traveled hundreds of miles upstream from the ocean. Image ID: 26157 Species: Sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka Location: Adams River, Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada |
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| The Virgin River flows by autumn cottonwood trees, part of the Virgin River Narrows. This is a fantastic hike in fall with the comfortable temperatures, beautiful fall colors and light crowds. Image ID: 26098 Location: Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah, USA | Two Florida manatees, or West Indian Manatees, swim together in the clear waters of Crystal River. Florida manatees are endangered. Image ID: 02628 Species: West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus Location: Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, USA | Two Florida manatees, or West Indian Manatees, swim together in the clear waters of Crystal River. Florida manatees are endangered. Image ID: 02629 Species: West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus Location: Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, USA |
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| A Florida manatee, or West Indian Manatee, hovers in the clear waters of Crystal River. Image ID: 02653 Species: West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus Location: Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, USA | A Florida manatee, or West Indian Manatee, hovers in the clear waters of Crystal River. Image ID: 02654 Species: West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus Location: Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, USA | Three Sisters Springs depicted in an underwater landscape with sand, clear water and trees. Image ID: 02673 Location: Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, USA |
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| Mangrove snapper schooling in the clear waters of Crystal River, with trees in the background. Image ID: 02688 Species: Mangrove snapper, Lutjanus griseus Location: Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, USA | ||
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