Natural History Photography

Ancient Bristlecone Pine Tree at night, stars and the Milky Way galaxy visible in the evening sky, near Patriarch Grove, Pinus longaeva, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest

Ancient Bristlecone Pine Tree at night, stars and the Milky Way galaxy visible in the evening sky, near Patriarch Grove.
Species: Ancient bristlecone pine, Pinus longaeva
Location: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 28782
Panorama dimensions: 5237 x 8556

Dawn over the Skyline Rim, Factory Bench and Lower Blue Hills, Utah. The Henry Mountains are in the distance.
Location: Utah
Image ID: 38025

Makena Beach State Park aerial photo, Maui, Hawaii. Big Beach on the right, Little Beach on the left, Haleakala rising in the distance on the right, West Maui Mountains in the distance on the left.
Location: Makena, Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 38214
Panorama dimensions: 5567 x 12626

Broken Hill in soft pre-dawn light, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Torrey Pines State Reserve. La Jolla and Mount Soledad in the distance, San Diego, California

Broken Hill in soft pre-dawn light, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Torrey Pines State Reserve. La Jolla and Mount Soledad in the distance.
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California
Image ID: 36564

One of the male lions of the River Pride, Mara Triangle, Kenya, Panthera leo, Mara North Conservancy

One of the male lions of the River Pride, Mara Triangle, Kenya.
Species: African lion, Panthera leo
Location: Mara North Conservancy, Kenya
Image ID: 39704
Panorama dimensions: 5760 x 8640

Portrait of Two Sibling Lions of the River Pride, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya, Panthera leo

Portrait of Two Sibling Lions of the River Pride, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya.
Species: African lion, Panthera leo
Location: Mara North Conservancy, Kenya
Image ID: 39729
Panorama dimensions: 5400 x 8640

Pelican yoga, Utthita Tadasana, extended mountain pose with backbend. A California brown pelican preening, rubbing the back of its head and neck on the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Adult winter breeding plumage showing brown hindneck and red gular throat pouch.
Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 38710

San Diego and Tijuana City Skyline, panoramic photo, viewed from Mount Soledad.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 36657
Panorama dimensions: 5513 x 19828

El Capitan reflection mirrored in the Merced River, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36351

Lupine bloom in burned area after a forest fire, near Wawona, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36366

Cathedral Peak and Upper Cathedral Lake at Sunset, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36419
Panorama dimensions: 7800 x 13628

Mount Conness (12,589') over Lower Conness Lake, Hoover Wilderness, Conness Lakes Basin

Mount Conness (12,589') over Lower Conness Lake, Hoover Wilderness.
Location: Conness Lakes Basin, Hoover Wilderness, California
Image ID: 36424

San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, Shelter Island Yacht Club in the foreground, San Diego Bay, Mount San Miguel (right) and Lyons Peak (left) in distance.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 36748

Huge mixed schools of fish on Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, California. A veritable fish storm of epic proportions centered on Farnsworth Banks was experienced by divers for a few weeks in 2021.
Species: Halfmoon perch, Medialuna californiensis
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 37244

Red gorgonian Leptogorgia chilensis, purple hydrocoral Stylaster californicus, and yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthus giveni, at Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island.
Species: Red gorgonian, Hydrocoral, Givens Zoanthid, Leptogorgia chilensis, Lophogorgia chilensis, Allopora californica, Stylaster californicus, Epizoanthus giveni
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 37251

The rare yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthus giveni, in large aggregations on the Yellow Wall at Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island, Epizoanthus giveni

The rare yellow zoanthid anemone Epizoanthus giveni, in large aggregations on the Yellow Wall at Farnsworth Banks, Catalina Island.
Species: Givens Zoanthid, Epizoanthus giveni
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 37270

Carlsbad Coast Highway Sunset, from Terramar and North Ponto to Oceanside and Camp Pendleton. The smoke stack that marked the old Encina Power Plant was removed in 2021. Oceanside Pier is seen beautifully lit in the distance. Rising in the distance is San Onofre Mountain (1722') topped by a tall signal tower, one of the southern peaks in the Santa Ana Mountains.
Location: Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 37479

Munds Mountain cliffs at sunset, Sedona, Arizona.
Location: Sedona, Arizona
Image ID: 38555

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: 39540

Red whip coral, Ellisella ceratophyta, Mount Mutiny, Bligh Waters, Fiji, Ellisella ceratophyta, Gorgonacea, Vatu I Ra Passage

Red whip coral, Ellisella ceratophyta, Mount Mutiny, Bligh Waters, Fiji.
Species: Gorgonian, Whip coral, Ellisella ceratophyta, Gorgonacea
Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Image ID: 31332

Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California.
Location: Mineral King, Sequoia National Park, California
Image ID: 32298

Craig, the Famous Old Male Tusker Elephant with the World's Largest Tusks, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Loxodonta africana

Craig, the Famous Old Male Tusker Elephant with the World's Largest Tusks, Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 39555

Craig the Famous Old Male Tusker Elephant with the World's Largest Tusks, Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 39557

African Elephants, Large Herd Gathers at Sunset, Amboseli National Park, Loxodonta africana

African Elephants, Large Herd Gathers at Sunset, Amboseli National Park.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 39585

African Elephants, Large Herd Gathers at Sunset, Amboseli National Park.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 39586

Solitary African Elephant at Sunset, Amboseli National Park, Loxodonta africana

Solitary African Elephant at Sunset, Amboseli National Park.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 39598

Ballooning over the Maasai Mara National Reserve and Mara River, Kenya.
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Image ID: 39615

Ballooning in the Masai Mara, Kenya, Maasai Mara National Reserve

Ballooning in the Masai Mara, Kenya.
Location: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Image ID: 39625

African elephant herd crossing dry lake bed, Amboseli National Park, Loxodonta africana

African elephant herd crossing dry lake bed, Amboseli National Park.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 39560

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