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A Piping Plover rests in the sand at the end of the day on Okaloosa Island, FL. The Piping Plover is a beach cleaner, eating up insects and small crustaceans. These birds are deemed near threatened, but their population is increasing. The dunes of these areas are protected and if you see these birds on the beach, please give them some room.

Helton Creek Falls, Lower Fall, Fall Color

Helton Creek Falls, Upper Fall, Fall Color

Fall Color from the Frogtown Creek Bridge

Upper DeSoto Falls, Fall Color

Fall Color Abstract, DeSoto Falls Recreation Area

Vogel Overlook, Bear Hair Gap Trail, Fall Color

Vogel Overlook Patch, Bear Hair Gap Trail, Fall Color

Vogel State Park, Bear Hair Gap Trail, Fall Color

Lake Trahlyta Fall Color Reflection, Shore Grass

Tallulah Gorge Rim Trail, L'Eau d'Or Falls, Overlook 2, Fall Color

Anna Ruby Falls, Bridge View, Fall Color

Bridge Over East Fork Coosa Creek, Fall Color

Hubbard Glacier, Falling Ice

Hubbard Glacier, Looming Mountain, Low Clouds

Hubbard Glacier Landscape

Hubbard Glacier, Looming Mountain, Low Clouds, Haenke Island

Hubbard Glacier, Face On

Hubbard Glacier, Falling Ice, Mount Seattle

Western Sandpiper, Okaloosa Island

Bonaparte's Gull, Okaloosa Island, Water Blur

Bonaparte's Gull, Okaloosa Island

Kite Boarder, Okaloosa Island Pier

Sunset on Lake Lorraine

Sunset on Lake Lorraine Abstract

Sunset on Lake Lorraine Windy Abstract

Sunset on Destin Harbor Boardwalk, Destin Bridge

Snowy Egret Above the Turtles, Veterans Park Rookery

Brown Anole Lizard, Climbing the Stalk

Gulf Fritillary Feeding

Great Blue Heron Amongst the Pines

Great Blue Heron, Scratching an Itch, Veterans Park Rookery

Great Blue Heron, Posing, Veterans Park Rookery

Great Blue Heron, Watching for Fish, Veterans Park Rookery

Juvenile Great Blue Heron, Veterans Park Rookery

Great Blue Heron, Veterans Park Rookery, Sleeping

Turtle on a Log, Veterans Park Rookery

Great Blue Heron, Veterans Park Rookery, Watching the Pond

Piping Plover, Feeling the Groove, Okaloosa Island

Piping Plover, Ignoring the Gulf, Okaloosa Island

Piping Plover, Ignoring the Shell, Okaloosa Island

Piping Plover, Who Are You, Okaloosa Island

Piping Plover, Resting by a Shell, Okaloosa Island

Piping Plover, Watching the Wave, Okaloosa Island

Piping Plover, On the Hunt, Okaloosa Island

Piping Plover, You Looking At Me, Okaloosa Island

Piping Plover, Scratching the Itch, Okaloosa Island

Piping Plover, Standing Tall, Okaloosa Island

Piping Plover, Almost Bedding, Okaloosa Island

Brown Pelican Skimming the Waves, Okaloosa Island

Brown Pelican Sailing, Okaloosa Island

Piping Plover Pair, Okaloosa Island

Piping Plover Bedding, Okaloosa Island

Piping Plover, Nearly Asleep, Okaloosa Island

Piping Plover Resting, Okaloosa Island

Piping Plover Chilling, Okaloosa Island

Brown Pelican at Lake Lorraine at Sunset

Brown Pelican Staring at Lake Lorraine at Sunset

Horned Grebe Staring Me Down

Brown Pelican Soaring, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge

Brown Pelicans Soaring Over Apalachee Bay

Belted Kingfisher, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Watchful

Great Blue Heron, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Sleeping

Great Blue Heron, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Amongst the Grass

Great Blue Heron, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Looking

Great Blue Heron, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, An Island Alone

Great Blue Heron Scowling, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Amongst the Grass

Great Egret in Puddin Head Lake

Great Egret in Puddin Head Lake Amongst the Grasses

Eastern Gray Squirrel in Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park

Dragonfly, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Curved Grass

Dragonfly, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Staring

Northern Mockingbird, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Hot

Great Egret, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, In The Reeds

Little Blue Heron, Wakulla River, Fishing

Big Four Mountain, Big Four Mountain Trail, Setting Sun

Big Four Mountain Approach

Artist Point Snowshoe Route, Table Mountain, Lone Snowshoer, Bleach Bypass Cool

Artist Point Snowshoe Route, Across the Misty Valley

Song Sparrow, Brody Pond Nature Preserve

Ring-necked Duck, Amongst the Branches

Ring-necked Duck, Like Water Off the Back

Hooded Mergansers, Winter Day

Fall Color On the Rocks Along Eagle Falls

Fall Color Along Eagle Falls

Fall Color on Eagle Falls Trail

Wilmans Peaks East, South Fork Sauk River

Seventysix Creek, Monte Cristo

American Coot, Amongst the Branches

Mallard, Lonely

White-crowned Sparrow, Brody Pond Nature Preserve

North Fork Nooksack River

North Fork Nooksack River, Birch Tree

Soft Waves at Sunset

Soft Waves, Blue and Green

Bison Resting at Black Dragon's Caldron

Sunset over Alum Lake, Yellowstone

Sunset over Alum Lake, Clouds on Fire, Yellowstone

Sunset over Hayden Valley, Yellowstone

Ground Squirrel, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone

Firehole Lake after Sunset

Steady Geyser and Black Warrior Lake after Sunset

Sunset over Black Warrior Lake Trail, Sun Almost Set

Sunset over Black Warrior Lake Boardwalk, AI Bison

Sunset over Black Warrior Lake Boardwalk

Sunset over Black Warrior Lake, Deep Steam, Blue Sky

Sunset over Steady Geyser and Black Warrior Lake, Deep Steam, Blue Sky

Sunset over Steady Geyser and Black Warrior Lake, Deep Steam

Sunset over Black Warrior Lake Trail

Sunset over Black Warrior Lake Trail, Sunlit Steam

White Dome Geyser Spray at Sunset

White Dome Geyser Sunset, Active

Firehole Spring Runoff

Firehole Spring, Sunset

Mallard, Resting

Green-winged Teal, Cruising the Reeds

Killdeer, Hiding in Plain Sight

Seal Rock Sunset Nearly Gone

Seal Rock Sunset, Beach Glow

Seal Rock Sunset, Ocean Blue

Seal Rock Sunset, Barnacle Rock

Seal Rock Sunset, Misty Waters

Seal Rock Sunset, Glorious Day

Seal Rock Sunset, Seagulls Roosting

Seal Rock Sunset, Seagulls Abound

Seal Rock Sunset, Three Seagulls

Seal Rock Sunset, Seagulls Chillin

Seal Rock Sunset, Birds Flying High

Seal Rock Sunset, Crashing Waves, Sand Curves

Seal Rock Sunset, Passing Seagull

Seal Rock Sunset, Waves and Seagulls

Seal Rock Sunset, Crashing Waves

Seal Rock Sunset Peaking Through

Sun Rays Over Seal Rock

Sun Rays Over Seal Rock, Three Little Birds

Summer on the Beach in Bayshore

Dark-eyed Junco, Puffy

Black-capped Chickadee, Spring Branch

American Robin Amongst the Branches

Hooded Merganser, Wet Head

Hooded Mergansers, Together

Red-winged Blackbird on Cattail, Wetlands

Great Blue Heron, Spearing Dinner

Great Blue Heron, Hunting

Black-capped Chickadee, Singing

Red-winged Blackbird, Stump in Water

Great Blue Heron, Stately Gaze

Great Blue Heron, Finish Line

Great Blue Heron, Wading in the Wetlands

American Robin, Enjoying the Moss

Glaucous-winged Gull, Enjoying the Sun

Northern Flicker, Wistful

Great Blue Heron, Are You Looking at Me

Great Blue Heron, Walking Tall

Great Blue Heron, Deep Wade

Great Blue Heron, Just a Snack

Bufflehead below the Netted Iris

Mallard, Discovery Park Pond

Ring-necked Ducks Pair, Lowlands Farm

Ring-necked Ducks Pair, Look Both Ways, Lowlands Farm

Red-Winged Blackbird Singing, Lowlands Farm

Red-Winged Blackbird, Lowlands Farm

Red-winged Blackbird Perched, Lowlands Farm

Red-winged Blackbird Singing, Lowlands Farm

Red-winged Blackbird on Cattail, Lowlands Farm

Hummingbird, Between the Feeds

Red Tail Hawk, Lowell Riverfront Trail

Red Tail Hawk, Cold Shoulder, Lowell Riverfront Trail

Snohomish River, Tall Trees, Lowell Riverfront Trail

Olney Creek Cascade

Haze on Big Four Through the Sunlit Forest

Hall Peak Winter

Big Four Mountain, Sun Rays

Haze on Big Four Through the Forest #3

Haze on Big Four Through the Forest #2

Haze on Big Four Through the Forest

Long Mountain, Mountain Loop Highway

Winter Storm View, Rain Wall, Camano Island State Park

Winter Storm View, Camano Island State Park

Al Borlin Park Sunset, Moonrise

Al Borlin Park Sunset, Moonrise, Clouds

Al Borlin Park, Tropica Park, Mount Stickney

Al Borlin Park, Tropica Park, Mount Stickney, Blue

Leavenworth Fall from Enchantment Park, Wedge Mountain, Wenatchee River

Leavenworth Fall from Enchantment Park, Wedge Mountain

Leavenworth Fall from Enchantment Park, Wedge Mountain, Fishermen

Leavenworth Fall from Enchantment Park, Wedge Mountain, Hazy Sky

Leavenworth Fall from Enchantment Park

Tumwater Canyon, Splash of Yellow

Whitehorse Trail Bridge, Leaves on Path, Toward River

Whitehorse Trail Bridge, Leaves on Path

Whitehorse Trail, Leaves on Path

Money Creek, Birch Island, Leaves on Rocks

Money Creek, Birch Island, Moss Rock

Money Creek, Birch Island

South Fork Skykomish River at Money Creek Campground, Fall Color

Tumwater Canyon, Fall Color, Wenatchee River

Tumwater Canyon Slope, Hill of Yellow

Tumwater Canyon Slope, Swiftwater, Fall Color Starting

Tumwater Canyon, Red, Yellow, Green

Tumwater Canyon, Swiftwater, Fall Color Starting

Tumwater Canyon, Fall Color Ridge

Coal Creek, Mossy Rock

Fall Color on Coal Lake, Green Water, Rocky Shore

Fall Color on Coal Lake, Green Water

Sunset Together Again

Sunset Together

Sunset over Port Gardner

Sunset over Port Gardner, Three Pylons

Pylons Along the Sunset, Distant Shore

Pylons Along the Sunset

Lightly Sunset, Pylons Across

Lightly Sunset, Pylons

Lightly Sunset, Pylons Reflection

Lightly Sunset, Pylons Reflection, Large Sky

Burning Red, Picnic Point

Where There is Smoke, Picnic Point, Past Sunset

Where There is Smoke, Picnic Point

Sunset Smoke, Picnic Point

Sunrise on Mount Baker

Snoqualmie Falls at Sunset #2

Snoqualmie Falls at Sunset

Snoqualmie Falls at Sunset, Warm

Flowering Bush Abstract

Lavender Abstract

Gulf of Mexico Sunset, Red to Yellow

Gulf of Mexico Sunset

Okaloosa Island Pier Sunset, Almost Gone

Okaloosa Island Pier Sunset, Surfer On a Wave

Okaloosa Island Pier Sunset, Surfers

Okaloosa Island Sunset, Clouds, Moon

Okaloosa Island Sunset, Waves, Moon

Okaloosa Island Sunset, Sky, Waves, Moon

Okaloosa Island Sunset, Sand, Waves, Moon

Okaloosa Island Sunset, Wave Mist

Okaloosa Island Sunset, Pier, Beach

Okaloosa Island Sunset, Pier

Okaloosa Island Sunset with Sea Oats

Okaloosa Island Sunset, Dark After the Light

Okaloosa Island, Blue Sunset

Okaloosa Island Sunset, At the Edge

Wakulla River, Cypress and Spanish Moss

Flower Crab Spider Upside Down on a Black-eyed Susan

Flower Crab Spider Crouching on a Black-eyed Susan

Flower Crab Spider Waiting on a Black-eyed Susan

Flower Crab Spider on a White Daisy

Sunrise on Big Four Mountain, Creek

Sunrise on Big Four Mountain

Sunrise on Del Campo Peak

Sunset from Mukilteo Lighthouse Park, Whidbey Island

Mount Rainier at Myrtle Falls

Shell Station Reflection, Friday Harbor, San Juan Island

Lime Kiln Lighthouse

South Fork Sauk River, Mossy Rocks

South Fork Sauk River, Rocky Shore

South Fork Sauk River, Aspen

South Fork Sauk River, Summer Flow

Myrtle Lake, Spring Green

Forest along NF-4020

Douglas Fir, Moss, Cloudy Day

Washington Park Loop, Tree Over Water

Rock Farm View at Sunset, NW

Rock Farm View at Sunset

East Fork Miller River

Skykomish River Train Trestle, Big Eddy Public Water Access

South Fork Sauk River, Sunburst

South Fork Sauk River, Sheep Mountain Shoulder

Lake Valhalla, Lichtenberg Mountain, Long Lake

Lake Valhalla, Lichtenberg Mountain Base, Rocks in Water

Lake Valhalla, Lichtenberg Mountain

Lake Valhalla, Hill of Color

Lake Valhalla, Ridge View

Snowy Tree Grove, Big Four Mountain, Setting Sun

Large Snowy Tree, Big Four Mountain, Setting Sun

Big Four Mountain, Setting Sun, Snow Covered Grove

Snowy Trees, Big Four Mountain

South Fork Stillaguamish River, Snowy Boulders

Coal Creek, Snowy Trees, Winter

South Fork Stillaguamish River, Overhanging Branches

South Fork Stillaguamish River, End of the Road, Black and White

South Fork Stillaguamish River, End of the Road

Colonial Creek Campground, Diablo Lake, Pyramid Peak

North Fork Stillaguamish River, Hazel Hole, Rocky River, Fall Color

North Fork Stillaguamish River, Hazel Hole, Fall Color

North Fork Stillaguamish River, Oso Loop Road, Rising Sun

North Fork Stillaguamish River, Oso Loop Road, Fall

North Fork Stillaguamish River, Oso Loop Road, Bank Brush

North Fork Stillaguamish River, Oso Loop Road

Sunset on Banks Lake, Jones Bay Campground, Panorama

Sunset on Banks Lake, Jones Bay Campground

Start of Sunset on Banks Lake, Jones Bay Campground

Rays of Sun from Steamboat Rock

Sunset Grassland, Steamboat Rock

Banks Lake, Grand Coulee, Steamboat Rock View

Steamboat Rock, Clouds on Fire

Castle Rock During Setting Sun

Devils Punchbowl, Castle Rock, Banks Lake

Devils Punchbowl, Castle Rock, Banks Lake, Cool Water

New Mexico Century Plant, Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden

Red Mountain, Freak Snowstorm

Grand Canyon South, Coming Storm

Beams of Light, Big Four

South Fork Stillaguamish River, Long Mountain, Mountain Loop Highway

Coal Creek, Outhouse, Winter

Coal Creek, Winter

South Fork Stillaguamish River, Long Mountain, Cold Trees, Warm Sky

South Fork Stillaguamish River, Winter Blanket

South Fork Stillaguamish River, Winter

Snow Trees Along the South Fork Stillaguamish River

South Fork Stillaguamish River, Slope, Winter

South Fork Stillaguamish River, Snow, Mist

South Fork Stillaguamish River, Into the Mist

South Fork Stillaguamish River, Bare Trees

Deadman's Cove, Rocky Shore

Deadman's Cove, Beach View

Deadman's Cove, Lone Island

Deadman's Cove, Green Water

Deadman's Cove Beach

Stevens Pass with Passing Clouds

Stevens Pass with Clouds

Icicle Creek Boulders

Tiger Over Waterfall, Point Defiance Zoo

Stand of Birch by Sauk River

Josie at the Sauk River Bridge

Sauk River Bridge

South Fork Stillaguamish River, Long Mountain

South Fork Stillaguamish River, Long Mountain, Cold Trees

Maple Pass, Angry Clouds

Leaving Orcas Island Ferry Terminal

Kelp Flows in Water, Orcas Island Ferry Terminal

Kelp in Water, Orcas Island Ferry Terminal

White Fawn, Moran State Park, Orcas Island

Mount Rainier, Myrtle Falls, Cloudy Day

Mount Rainier, Reflection Lakes, Deep Forest, Cloudy Day

Mount Rainier, Reflection Lakes, Flowers, Cloudy Day

Mount Rainier, Reflection Lakes, Cloudy Day

Mount Rainier, Reflection Lakes, Cloudy Day, Meadow

Goat Lake Frozen, Long Log

Goat Lake, Elliott Creek Waterfall

Goat Lake, Elliott Creek Waterfall, Wide

Goat Lake, Elliott Creek Waterfall, Lower Elliott

Mount Shuksan, Snow Blowing, Artist Point Snowshoe Route, Bleach Bypass Cool

Mount Shuksan, Snow Blowing, Artist Point Snowshoe Route

Mount Shuksan, Artist Point Snowshoe Route, Bleach Bypass Cool

Mount Shuksan, Artist Point Snowshoe Route

Twentytwo Creek, Flowing Into South Fork Stillaguamish River

Twentytwo Creek, Green Rocks, Flowing Into South Fork Stillaguamish River

Twentytwo Creek, Flowing

Coal Lake, Snow Storm

South Fork Stillaguamish River, Bank of Trees

Big Four Mountain Waterfall

Exploring the Ice Cave

Big Four, Cave Misting

Big Four, Above the Caves

Big Four, Above the Caves, Stormy Clouds

Setting Sun, Cape Lookout State Park

Sea Stacks at Oceanside, Sun Down

Sea Stacks at Oceanside, Setting Sun, Wispy Clouds, Golden Sand

Sea Stacks at Oceanside, Setting Sun

Sea Stacks at Oceanside, Setting Sun, Wet Sand

Sea Stacks at Oceanside, Setting Sun, Wispy Clouds

Oceanside Sea Stacks at Sunset

Sea Stacks at Oceanside, Setting Sun, Golden Hour

Sea Stacks at Oceanside, Maxwell Point, Setting Sun

Sea Stacks at Oceanside, Birds Soaring, Setting Sun

Lake 22, Mount Pilchuck Spires

Lake 22, Mount Pilchuck Base

Menacing Clouds, Mukilteo Beach

Sunset Over Pearrygin Lake, Rolling Clouds, Shade Tree

Sunset Over Pearrygin Lake, Rolling Clouds, Swimming Hole

Sunset Over Pearrygin Lake, Rolling Clouds

Sunset Over Pearrygin Lake, Almost There

Sunset Over Pearrygin Lake, Golden Rays

Sunset Over Pearrygin Lake, End of Day

Sunset Over Pearrygin Lake, Edge of Road

Stars Above the Winthrop Hills, Glowing

Sunrise, Grove, Methow Valley

Sunrise, Grove, Hills, Methow Valley

Sunset Over Pearrygin Lake, Blue

Sunset Over Pearrygin Lake, Moon

Stars Above the Winthrop Hills

Starry Night, Icicle Ridge, Sleeping Lady

Starry Night, Icicle Ridge Trees, Sleeping Lady

Wallace Falls, Middle Falls Isolated

Wallace Falls, Middle Falls

Swimming Hole Below Eagle Falls

Goat Lake Frozen, Snow Beach

Goat Lake Frozen

Mountain Through the Trees, Goat Lake Trail

Mount Index, Lake Serene

Wall of Trees Along Mount Pilchuck

Trees in Fog Along Mount Pilchuck

Trees and Fern Along Mount Pilchuck

South Fork Stillaguamish River, Mountain Passage

South Fork Stillaguamish River, Very Cold

Mt Larrabee, Artist Point Snowshoe Route, Clouds

Mt Larrabee, Artist Point Snowshoe Route

Mount Baker, Snow Trees

Mount Baker, Snow Hill

Mount Baker, Snow Field, Black and White

Mount Baker, Snow Field

Mount Shuksan, Snow Trees, Black and White

Mount Shuksan, Snow Trees

Table Mountain Valley, Black and White

Sauk Mountain, Large Boulder

Sauk Mountain, First Snow

Sauk Mountain, Boulders

Sauk Mountain, Wide View

Balloon Over Snohomish River

Mount Pilchuck Hike, Cloudy

Sunset at Birch Bay

Devils Punchbowl and Castle Rock

Devils Punchbowl and Castle Rock, Shore View

Devils Punchbowl, Castle Rock, Coulee Boulevard

Devils Punchbowl and Castle Rock, Sunset

Sunset on the Grand Coulee, Banks Lake

Devils Punchbowl, Castle Rock, Steamboat Rock

Leavenworth Valley at Sunrise

Cashmere Mountain from Snow Lakes Trail

Cascade River, Helen Buttes South, Bacon Peak

Cascade River, Stand of Trees, Lookout Mountain

Helen Buttes South, Cascade River

Woodland Garden, Washington Park Arboretum

Bald Eagle Peak from Tonga Ridge Road #2

Bald Eagle Peak from Tonga Ridge Road

Tonga Ridge East Trail

Orondo Canyon, Broad View

Orondo Canyon Mountain

Orcas Island Ferry Landing, San Juan Islands

Stillaguamish River, Long Mountain

Stillaguamish River, Long Mountain, Frozen Trees

Birch Tree, Spindly Limbs

Birch Tree, Brown Leaves

Mount Dickerman, Western Point

Glacier Peak from Mount Dickerman

Methow Valley, Pearrygin Lake, Mcclure Mountain

Methow Valley, Bryan Butte, Raven Ridge, Hoodoo Peak, Spirit Mountain

Methow Valley, Pearrygin Lake, Distant Peaks

Methow Valley Panorama

Methow Valley Panorama, Lupine, Pearrygin Lake

Mount Shuksan, Snowshoe on Austin Pass

Mount Baker, Table Mountain, Lenticular Cloud

Mount Baker Snowshoe, Lenticular Cloud

Mount Rainier, Flower Meadow

Barclay Lake Trail

Sunset Clouds, Ocean Ripples, Cape Lookout

Sunset Clouds, Cape Lookout

Oceanside, Oregon, Sea Stack in Morning Light, Wall

Oceanside, Oregon, Sea Stack in Morning Light

Oceanside, Oregon, Sea Stacks, Sunrise

Oceanside, Oregon, Sea Stacks, Sand, Sunrise

Seal at Cape Lookout

Seal at Cape Lookout, Resting

Boulder River Waterfall, Side View

Fence in the Grass

Twin Sisters Range Approach

Twin Sisters Range Approach #2

Twin Sisters, North Side, Glacier Peak

North Twin Shoulder, Twin Sisters Range

North Twin Bowl, Twin Sisters Range

Twin Sisters Range, Ridge of Peaks

Sunset from Cama Beach, Olympic Mountains

Cama Beach, Broad View

Cama Beach, Looking South

Cama Beach, Looking North

View From Cape Lookout, Flower Blanket

Boulder River Waterfall, Flowing Water

Boulder River Waterfall, Big Boulder

Broad-Leaved Stonecrop, Sedum spathulifolium, covering a Rock on Goose Rock at Deception Pass

Patch of Broad-Leaved Stonecrop, Sedum spathulifolium, on a Rock on Goose Rock at Deception Pass

Sprigs of Broad-Leaved Stonecrop, Sedum spathulifolium, on a Rock on Goose Rock at Deception Pass

Broad-Leaved Stonecrop, Sedum spathulifolium, on a Rock on Goose Rock at Deception Pass

Two Cedars in the Woods, Blue Sky, Arboretum

Two Cedars in the Woods, Arboretum

Cedars in the Woods, Arboretum

Cedar in the Woods

Bare Trees, Grey Sky

Wolford Mountain Reservoir, Colorado, Surrounding Hills

Wolford Mountain Reservoir, Colorado, Hills Beyond

Wolford Mountain Reservoir, Colorado

Lost in the Snow

Lost in the Aspens

Aspens Bunched in the Snow

Aspens Looming in the Snow

Aspens in the Snow

Three Aspens in the Snow

Four Aspens in the Snow

Sperry Peak, Tall Trees

Sperry Peak, Valley Below

Sperry Peak View

Sperry Peak, Tall Trees, Cloudy Sky

Sperry Peak, Tall Trees, Valley Below

Sperry Peak, Fresh Snow, Dark

Sperry Peak, Fresh Snow, Black and White

Sperry Peak, Fresh Snow

Sperry Peak Panorama

Sperry Peak, Big Sky

Sperry Peak, Storm Clearing

Red Branches, Blue Sky

Yellow Leaves, Splash of Blue Sky

Yellow Trees Painting Blue Sky

Brown Leaves, Blue Sky, Yellow Leaves

Blue Sky, Yellow Leaves

Three Birch Branches

Warm Birch Branches

Birch Branch Impression

Birch Branches, Green Grass, Blue Sky

Tall Birch Leaning, Green Grass

Tall Birch, Green Grass

Green Trees, Brown Trees, Blue Sky

Tree Tops and Sky

Berry Bush Wave

Evergreen Waterfall

Woven Fall Trees

Fall Trees and Blue Sky

Blanket of Fall Trees

Trees and Blue Sky

Carpet of Trees

Red Branch Textured

Red Branch Wall

Evergreen Cascade

Reeds from Evergreen

Moon at Sunset Over Lake Easton

Moon Over Lake Easton

Spider on Berry Bush

North Head Lighthouse, Cape Disappointment State Park, Setting Sun

North Head Lighthouse, Cape Disappointment State Park, Long Clouds #2

North Head Lighthouse, Cape Disappointment State Park, Long Clouds #1

North Head Lighthouse, Cape Disappointment State Park, Cloud Reflection

North Head Lighthouse, Cape Disappointment State Park, Wide Cloud Reflection

North Head Lighthouse, Cape Disappointment State Park, Wide Cloud Reflection, Bumpy Sand

North Head Lighthouse, Cape Disappointment State Park, Sunset

North Head Lighthouse Lit, Cape Disappointment State Park, Sunset

North Head Lighthouse, Cape Disappointment State Park, Clouds at Sunset, Blue Sky

North Head Lighthouse, Cape Disappointment State Park, Sunset, Blue Sky, Full View

North Head Lighthouse, Cape Disappointment State Park, Sunset, Blue Sky

Flower Crab Spider, Hiding

Flower Crab Spider, Partial Hiding

Flower Crab Spider, Spooked

Flower Crab Spider, Guarding the Web

Steamboat Rock Silhouette at Sunset #2

Ladybird Beetle Hunting on Lupine

Ladybird Beetle Hiding on Lupine Flower

Ladybird Beetle in the Grass

Tulip Field Trio

Rows of Purple Tulips

Field of Pink Tulips

Sunset, Poipu Beach Park

Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Rain Coming

Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Waves Breaking

Kilauea Lighthouse and Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge

Cascade River, Bacon Peak

Cascade River, Bacon Peak, Many Rocks

Grand Coulee Reflection on Banks Lake

Mount Shuksan at Highwood Lake, Looming Large

Mount Shuksan at Highwood Lake, Patch of Lupine

Mount Shuksan at Highwood Lake, Grassy Shore

Mount Shuksan at Highwood Lake

Mount Shuksan at Picture Lake #6

Mount Shuksan, Picture Lake, Tuft of Grass

Mount Shuksan, Picture Lake, Green Meadow

Mount Shuksan at Picture Lake #5

Sun Has Set, Cape Lookout

Sunset Over Dune Grass, Cape Lookout

Sunrise on Sea Stacks, Dark Cliff, Oceanside, Oregon

Sunrise on Sea Stacks, Reflected #2, Oceanside, Oregon

Sunrise on Sea Stacks, Reflected, Oceanside, Oregon

Sunrise on Sea Stacks, Oceanside, Oregon

Sunrise on Sea Stacks, Panoramic, Oceanside, Oregon

Sea Stacks in Fog, Oceanside, Oregon

Sunrise on Sea Stacks, People Walking Dog, Oceanside, Oregon

Sunset on Sea Stacks, Cape Lookout State Park

A View From My Bathroom Window

Kayaks Under Canoe Pass Bridge #2

Kayaks Under Canoe Pass Bridge #1

Sunset from Deception Pass #2

Sunset from Deception Pass, Small Islands

Sunset from Deception Pass #1

Stevens Pass, Orton

Stevens Pass, Cloudy Day, Orton

Creek in Moss Forest

Moss Forest, Orton

Mount Shuksan and White Salmon Lodge

Above Lake Serene

Mount Index at Lake Serene

Steamboat Rock Silhouette at Sunset

Steamboat Rock, Brush, Castle Rock

Fall from Copper Lake

Sunset from Mauna Kea #5

Sunset from Mauna Kea, Clouds Below

Mauna Lani Sunset #2

Mauna Lani Sunset, Couple

Fall Color on Coal Lake, Logs in Water

Fall Color on Coal Lake #7

Fall Color on Coal Lake #6

Fall Color on Coal Lake #5

Whistler Mountain #6, Black and White

Whistler Mountain #2, Black and White

Turtle at Pu'uhonua o Honaunau

Makaiwa Bay Sunset with Venus

Mauna Lani Sunset, Colors Abound

Mauna Lani Sunset #1

Kohala Mountain Road #2

Long Mountain, Winter Clouds

South Fork Stillaguamish River, Dark Clouds

Sandpiper Leaving

Sandpiper Feeding

Bob Hatchet Swamp, Trees, Orton

Bob Hatchet Swamp, Trees

Bob Hatchet Swamp, Long Trees, Orton

Bob Hatchet Swamp, Long Trees

Bob Hatchet Swamp

Edge of Bob Hatchet Swamp

Olympic Sunset #2

Olympic Sunset #3

Aquarium Reflection #3

Aquarium Reflection #2

Aquarium Reflection #1

Clouds Over West Seattle #2

Mount Shuksan at Picture Lake #4

Fall Color on Tonga Ridge #2

Balloon Over Snohomish River #2

Balloon Over Snohomish River #1

Sunset with Clouds at 'Anaeho'omalu Beach

Tree Trunk in Snow

Fall Color on Lake Elizabeth #3

John Pierce Waterfall at Diablo Lake

Sand at Canon Beach

Sunset on Haystack #1

Sunset from the Kingston Ferry

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Author: Randal R. Ketchem

Photo ID: d20230307172856

Description: A Piping Plover rests in the sand at the end of the day on Okaloosa Island, FL. The Piping Plover is a beach cleaner, eating up insects and small crustaceans. These birds are deemed near threatened, but their population is increasing. The dunes of these areas are protected and if you see these birds on the beach, please give them some room.

Created on: Tuesday 7 March 2023

Posted on: Friday 10 March 2023

Tags: beach, bird, coast, color, FL, Florida, Okaloosa Island, Piping Plover, sand, wildlife

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