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Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.
Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.
A forest on an old seaside lava flow vegetated almost entirely by just two plant species: Pandanus trees with an understory of Beach naupaka.
A forest on an old seaside lava flow vegetated almost entirely by just two plant species: Pandanus trees with an understory of Beach naupaka.
Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.
Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.
Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.
Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.
Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.
Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.
Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.
Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.
A hiking trail along seaside lava cliffs. Trail winds through an unusual Pandanus forest shared with an understory of Beach naupaka.
A hiking trail along seaside lava cliffs. Trail winds through an unusual Pandanus forest shared with an understory of Beach naupaka.
This hiking trail, Pandanus trees, an understory of Beach naupaka, and crashing waves characterize the windy cliff-tops along this jagged coast of solidified lava in Hawaii.
This hiking trail, Pandanus trees, an understory of Beach naupaka, and crashing waves characterize the windy cliff-tops along this jagged coast of solidified lava in Hawaii.
Eastern bluebird in bird bath.
Eastern bluebird flapping its wings in a bird bath.
Eastern bluebird flapping its wings in a bird bath.
Colpophyllia natans in shallow water.
Two long-spined sea urchins surrounded by rocks in shallow water.
Two long-spined sea urchins surrounded by rocks in shallow water.
Long-spined sea urchins surrounded by rocks in shallow water.
Long-spined sea urchins surrounded by rocks in shallow water.
Oreaster reticulatus in shallow water.
Oreaster reticulatus in shallow water.
Condylactis gigantea fluourescing on rocks. The anemones are in a tank illuminated by ultraviolet (black) light. The anemones absorb the invisible ultraviolet light and reflect it back as visible bright green light.
Condylactis gigantea fluourescing on rocks. The anemones are in a tank illuminated by ultraviolet (black) light. The anemones absorb the invisible ultraviolet light and reflect it back as visible bright green light.
Close-up of Colpophyllia natans in shallow water.
Close-up of Colpophyllia natans in shallow water.
An adult sumatran tiger stands with a sumatran tiger cub.
An adult sumatran tiger stands with a sumatran tiger cub.
The dried siliceous skeleton of the deep sea glass sponge, Euplectella.
The dried siliceous skeleton of the deep sea glass sponge, Euplectella.
The dried siliceous skeleton of the deep sea glass sponge, Euplectella.
The dried siliceous skeleton of the deep sea glass sponge, Euplectella.
Osprey nesting on a structure at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Osprey nesting on a structure at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Wintering habitat for the sagebrush sparrow (Artemisiospiza nevadensis), Mesquite Lakes, Nevada.
Wintering habitat for the sagebrush sparrow (Artemisiospiza nevadensis), Mesquite Lakes, Nevada.