An illuminated haven for a clown fish, the tendrils of this anemone contain toxic nematocysts, keeping predators away.
Photograph was taken in San Francisco, California, USA.
Not very far beneath the ocean's surface, you can find such a diversity of life that virtually all other biomes pale in comparison. This bright orange anemone peeks out from behind a rock, and dares you to look deeper.
Photograph was taken in Monterey, California, USA. Is it possible to high five something with no hands and radial symmetry? Well, you can try anyway. At the Monterey Bay Aquarium, a child stretches up the glass in an effort to reach a Chrysaora fuscescens, or Pacific Sea Nettle, swimming serenely above.
Photograph was taken in Monterey, California, USA. High up on the cliffs at Julia Pfeiffer-Burns State Park, a serene little cove can be seen. McWay Falls plummets 80 feet (24.38m) from McWay Creek onto the beach (yes, that's the tiny little waterfall you see on the left - to give you a sense of scale).
Photograph was taken in Big Sur, California, USA.
Every once in a while, conditions align and you'll find ice on the Oregon coast. This photograph was taken during such an occasion. The light glinting off the ice gives the sand a surreal quality.
Photograph was taken in Astoria, Oregon, USA. What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, In full glory reflected now shines in the stream: 'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
Francis Scott Key's epic 1914 words inspire patriotism. The silhouette of this tattered flag flies in the brisk wind as the sun sets into the Pacific Ocean. Photograph was taken in San Francisco, California, USA. This was a surprisingly calm immature bald eagle perched atop the welcome sign at the Seward Municipal Boat Harbor. No extraordinary zooming measures were taken to achieve this photograph; the camera was about 20 feet from the bird.
Photograph was taken in Seward, Alaska, USA. |
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