Natural History Photography

San Diego harbor skyline, late afternoon, storm clouds and mountains, Lyons Peak in the distance.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 15672

Bald eagle in flight, Kachemak Bay and the Kenai Mountains in the background, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis, Homer, Alaska

Bald eagle in flight, Kachemak Bay and the Kenai Mountains in the background.
Species: Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis
Location: Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska
Image ID: 22617

Panorama of Vogelsang basin, surrounding Vogelsang Lake in Yosemite's High Sierra, viewed from near Vogelsang Pass (10685'). Left is Vogelsang Peak (11516'), Choo-choo Ridge is in the distant middle, and the western flank of Fletcher Peak is to the right.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 23217
Panorama dimensions: 2945 x 13845

Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age.
Species: Bristlecone pine, Pinus longaeva
Location: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 27775

Milky Way over the Watchman, Zion National Park. The Milky Way galaxy rises in the night sky above the the Watchman.
Location: Zion National Park, Utah
Image ID: 28589

Ancient Bristlecone Pine tree, White Mountain Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Pinus longaeva, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest

Ancient Bristlecone Pine tree, White Mountain Wilderness, Inyo National Forest.
Species: Bristlecone pine, Pinus longaeva
Location: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 29314

Aerial Panorama of La Jolla, University City, showing (from left) UCSD, University City, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla Shores, Point La Jolla, Mount Soledad, in the background some of the mountains to the east of San Diego. The highest peak in the center of the panoram is Cuyamaca Peak (6512') while the rocky peak directly in front of it is El Cajon Mountain (3675').
Image ID: 29098
Panorama dimensions: 3881 x 20864

A hiker admires an ancient bristlecone pine tree, on the Methuselah Walk in the Schulman Grove in the White Mountains at an elevation of 9500 above sea level. The oldest bristlecone pines in the world are found in the Schulman Grove, some of them over 4700 years old. Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest.
Species: Bristlecone pine, Pinus longaeva
Location: White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 23232

Eureka dune grass, and rare and federally endangered species of grass endemic to the Eureka Valley and Eureka Sand Dunes. The Last Chance mountains, lit by sunset, as visible in the distance. Swallenia alexandrae, a perennial grass, grows only in the southern portion of Eureka Valley Sand Dunes, in Inyo County, California.
Species: Eureka dunegrass, Eureka valley dune grass, Swallenia alexandrae
Location: Eureka Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 25358

Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon, Populus tremuloides, Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains

Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon.
Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 17497

Sunset over the Racetrack Playa. The Cottonwood Mountains rise above the flat, dry, ancient lake bed, Death Valley National Park, California

Sunset over the Racetrack Playa. The Cottonwood Mountains rise above the flat, dry, ancient lake bed.
Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 25265

Mammoth Peak over Tuolumne Meadows, Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 28514

Moon and Milky Way over Palomar Mountain State Park.
Location: Palomar Mountain State Park, California
Image ID: 28748
Panorama dimensions: 4486 x 14422

Ancient bristlecone pine trees in Patriarch Grove, display characteristic gnarled, twisted form as it rises above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest.
Species: Ancient bristlecone pine, Pinus longaeva
Location: White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 28523

Agaltha Peak, also know as El Capitan Peak, rises to over 1500' in height near Kayenta, Arizona and Monument Valley. Agathla Peak is an eroded volcanic plug consisting of volcanic breccia cut by dikes of an unusual igneous rock called minette.
Location: Kayenta, Arizona
Image ID: 28553

Mount Rainier, southern exposure viewed from High Skyline Trail near Paradise Meadows, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Mount Rainier, southern exposure viewed from High Skyline Trail near Paradise Meadows.
Location: Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Image ID: 28709

Paradise Meadows, wildflowers and Mount Rainier, summer, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Paradise Meadows, wildflowers and Mount Rainier, summer.
Location: Paradise Meadows, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Image ID: 28711

Moon and Stars over Pauma Valley, viewed from Palomar Mountain State Park.
Location: Palomar Mountain State Park, California
Image ID: 28751
Panorama dimensions: 6487 x 14971

Mount Conness and North Peak over middle Conness Lake, Hoover Wilderness, Conness Lakes Basin

Mount Conness and North Peak over middle Conness Lake, Hoover Wilderness.
Location: Conness Lakes Basin, Hoover Wilderness, California
Image ID: 36426
Panorama dimensions: 7023 x 15489

African elephants below Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Loxodonta africana

African elephants below Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29603

Bald eagle, sidelit, wings partially raised as its balances on wooden perch, Kachemak Bay, clouds and Kenai Mountains in background, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis, Homer, Alaska

Bald eagle, sidelit, wings partially raised as its balances on wooden perch, Kachemak Bay, clouds and Kenai Mountains in background.
Species: Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis
Location: Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska
Image ID: 22622

Waihee Canyon from Waihee Ridge, Maui, Hawaii, Panoramic Photo.
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Image ID: 34523
Panorama dimensions: 6065 x 17363

Storm over Lake Sabrina, eastern Sierra Nevada, Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California

Storm over Lake Sabrina, eastern Sierra Nevada.
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 35832

Aspen grove, Dunderberg Meadows, eastern Sierra Nevada, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California

Aspen grove, Dunderberg Meadows, eastern Sierra Nevada.
Location: Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 35833

Aspen grove, Dunderberg Meadows, eastern Sierra Nevada.
Location: Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 35834

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