Natural History Photography

Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world.
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California
Image ID: 22311

Ancient bristlecone pine tree, roots spread wide and exposed over dolomite-rich soil, rising above the arid slopes of the Schulman Grove in the White Mountains at an elevation of 9500 above sea level, along the Methuselah Walk. 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: 23234

Galapagos sea lion on volcanic rocks, sunset, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki, Isla Lobos

Galapagos sea lion on volcanic rocks, sunset.
Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki
Location: Isla Lobos, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16504

Panorama of Lake Tahoe, viewed from above Incline Village. Sitting between the Carson Range to the east and the Sierra Nevada to the west, Lake Tahoe was formed about 2 to 3 million years ago and is now the second deepest lake in the United States, and tenth deepest in the world, at 1645 ft (501m) deep. It lies at an altitude of 6225 feet (1897m) above sea level. This view is from the north end of Lake Tahoe looking south.
Location: Lake Tahoe, Incline Village, Nevada
Image ID: 19128
Panorama dimensions: 3116 x 20490

Bull elk in sage brush with large rack of antlers during the fall rut (mating season). This bull elk has sparred with other bulls to establish his harem of females with which he hopes to mate.
Species: Elk, Cervus canadensis
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Image ID: 19702

Galapagos fur seal, Darwin Island, Arctocephalus galapagoensis

Galapagos fur seal, Darwin Island.
Species: Galapagos fur seal, Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Location: Darwin Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 16314

Whale shark, Rhincodon typus, Darwin Island

Whale shark.
Species: Whale shark, Rhincodon typus
Location: Darwin Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 01503

Whale shark.
Species: Whale shark, Rhincodon typus
Location: Darwin Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 01513

Galapagos sea lion playing with puffer fish, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki, Cousins

Galapagos sea lion playing with puffer fish.
Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki
Location: Cousins, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 02253

Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki, Sombrero Chino

Galapagos sea lion.
Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki
Location: Sombrero Chino, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 02256

Galapagos sea lion, hind flipper detail, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki, Sombrero Chino

Galapagos sea lion, hind flipper detail.
Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki
Location: Sombrero Chino, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 02257

Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki, Mosquera Island

Galapagos sea lion.
Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki
Location: Mosquera Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 02258

Galapagos sea lion.
Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki
Location: Mosquera Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 02261

Galapagos sea lion.
Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki
Location: Mosquera Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 02262

Galapagos sea lion pup nursing, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki, Sombrero Chino

Galapagos sea lion pup nursing.
Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki
Location: Sombrero Chino, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 02427

Galapagos sea lion, hind flipper and nails, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki, Jervis Island

Galapagos sea lion, hind flipper and nails.
Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki
Location: Jervis Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 03234

Galapagos sea lion, whiskers and external ear, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki, Jervis Island

Galapagos sea lion, whiskers and external ear.
Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki
Location: Jervis Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 03235

Schooling blue and gold snapper and Mexican goatfish, Lutjanus viridis, Mulloidichthys dentatus, Cocos Island

Schooling blue and gold snapper and Mexican goatfish.
Species: Blue and gold snapper, Lutjanus viridis, Mulloidichthys dentatus
Location: Cocos Island, Costa Rica
Image ID: 03277

Galapagos fur seal, Arctocephalus galapagoensis, James Island

Galapagos fur seal.
Species: Galapagos fur seal, Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Location: James Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 10069

Galapagos sea lions, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki, Mosquera Island

Galapagos sea lions.
Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki
Location: Mosquera Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 10075

Galapagos sea lion, whiskers, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki

Galapagos sea lion, whiskers.
Species: Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki
Location: Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 10091

Mobula ray with remora, Mobula, Cocos Island

Mobula ray with remora.
Species: Mobula ray, Mobula
Location: Cocos Island, Costa Rica
Image ID: 02003

Coral hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus, Wolf Island

Coral hawkfish.
Species: Coral hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 02432

Stone scorpionfish, Scorpaena mystes, Wolf Island

Stone scorpionfish.
Species: Pacific spotted scorpionfish, Scorpaena mystes
Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 02568

Courting gray whales, Laguna San Ignacio, Eschrichtius robustus, San Ignacio Lagoon

Courting gray whales, Laguna San Ignacio.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 03393

Circling jacks, Caranx sexfasciatus, Cocos Island

Circling jacks.
Species: Bigeye jack, Caranx sexfasciatus
Location: Cocos Island, Costa Rica
Image ID: 06124

Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa, Amblyrhynchus cristatus, Fernandina Island

Marine iguana, Punta Espinosa.
Species: Marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Location: Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 01719

Blue-footed booby, courtship display, Sula nebouxii, North Seymour Island

Blue-footed booby, courtship display.
Species: Blue-footed booby, Sula nebouxii
Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 01791

Galapagos penguin at sunset, Spheniscus mendiculus, Bartolome Island

Galapagos penguin at sunset.
Species: Galapagos penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus
Location: Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 02267

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