Shingleback Skink

A shingleback skink (Tiliqua rugosa) rests in the shade in the desert of western Queensland, Australia

Petrified Forest

Petrified Forest National Park, AZ

Joshua Tree

Yucca brevifolia Joshua Tree National Park, CA

Northern Elephant Seals

Mirounga angustirostris, juvenile males in combat San Simeon, CA

Harbor Seal

Phoca vitulina King Range National Conservation Area, Shelter Cove, CA

Sanderling

Calidris alba, with black oystercatchers (Haematopus bachmani) in background Crescent City, CA

High Peaks Trail

Pinnacles National Park, CA

Ensatina

Ensatina eschscholtzii Tryon Creek State Natural Area, Portland, OR

Hall of Mosses

Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park, WA

Pacific Trillium

Trillium ovatum Tryon Creek State Natural Area, Portland, OR

American Bison

Bison bison Antelope Island State Park, UT

Canyonlands

Canyonlands National Park, UT

Dalir

Field near Búðardalur Iceland

Abiqua Falls

Scotts Mills, OR

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica Látrabjarg, Iceland

Eclipse Sequence

Total Solar Eclipse 2017: Sequence of eclipsing solar disc from first through second contacts, with visible sunspots Turner, OR

Lava Flow and Milky Way

Active surface flow from Puʻu ʻOʻo vent on Kilauea Kalapana, HI

Pinyon Jay

Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Canyon de Chelly National Monumen, Chinle, AZ

Pacific Ground Boa

A Pacific Ground Boa (Candoia carinata) rests on a lawn on Kadavu, Fiji.

Glaucous-Winged Gulls

Larus glaucescens Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park, Parksville, BC

Common Mergansers

Mergus merganser, females Moorecroft Regional Park, Nanoose Bay, BC

Little Blue Heron

A juvenile Little Blue Heron perches on a branch at Brazos Bend State Park, TX

Spoonbills

A pair of Roseate Spoonbills (Ajaja ajaja) in full breeding plumage at Brazos Bend State Park, Texas