Pelican sitting atop a perch on a railing near the ocean in California

Handrails on the coast of southern California are equipped with perches for birds, like this one, to sit while they watch for fish. The pelican stands on the perch looking out to sea

Two elk on green, rocky slope near Rocky Mountain National Park

Two elk walk along a steep slope of green grass and many rocks. Both elk have large antlers covered in velvet. The closer of the two is licking his lips.

Coming Down for a Drink

A bison in Yellowstone National Park walks to the Yellowstone River to get a drink. Behind him is a field of golden yellow grass.

Cinnamon Bear

A young brown colored (cinnamon) black bear looks for food among the tall yellow grasses in Yellowstone National Park

Coyote chasing grasshopper in field of golden yellow grasses

A young coyote hunting for lunch in a golden field of tall grasses. The coyote is running after a grasshopper that jumped away.

Stalking Coyote

A young coyote stares into the camera as he walks toward it through tall, dead grasses, hunting for food in Yellowstone National Park.

Young Coyote Searching

A young coyote stares out of frame, looking for food. The pup stands among tall, dead grasses in front of a line of evergreen trees in a meadow in Yellowstone National Park

Young gopher snake between grass blades on red sand

A young gopher snake slithers through long blades of green grass in the red sands of the Southern Utah desert.

Head shot of brown wild horse with black hair

Wild mustang in the desert of Southern Utah, close-up headshot with his ears up.

Bald Eagle in front of American Flag looking to camera

Close up of bald eagle staring into the camera in fornt of the red and white stripes of the American Flag

Headshot of Bald Eagle in front of America Flag

The symbol of America, a bald eagle, sits in front of the country's flag of red, white and blue.

Red fox with vole walking through field of sage and wildflowers

A red fox brings recent rodent kill back to his den. He walks toward the camera through a field of sage and purple and yellow flowers.

Twin Pronghorns against stormy skies

Two pronghorn fawns stand on top of a hill waiting for their mother to catch up. They stand in sunlight, but just behind them is a dark stormcloud that will bring rain in a short time.

Ewe and Kid lit up against dark shadow

Momma goat (ewe) standing on a ridge, looking backward toward her lamb. They stand on the ridge in the sun while the rest of the frame is in shadow.

Black bear running through field of green grass and yellow wildflowers

A young black bear runs through a field of green grass with many yellow and purple wildflowers

Young great horned owl with ground squirrel

This juvenile Great Horned Owl hunted down a ground squirrel and brought it back up to a tree to enjoy a meal.

Grizzly Bear in Sage Brush

A large Grizzly walks through a field of sage and purple and yellow flowers in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Newborn Fawn on rocky river shore

A newborn fawn wobbles its way to the water of teh South Fork of the Chehalis River to grab a drink, then head back into the trees.

Beaver in river in Washington

Beaver on log in Cowlitz River, Washington

Marmot sitting on a rock with narrow depth of field

The green background of grass and brush behind the Yellow-Bellied Marmot is blurred in a shallow depth of field. The marmot sits atop a lichen-spotted rock above treeline in the alpine of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest of Washigton

Seagull flying in front of distant lighthouse at sunset

Sunset over lighthouse on top of rocky island with seagull flying through bright orage sky in sihlouette

Rocky Mountain Bighorn in fron of red rock in Colorado

A mature bighorn sheep with a full curl in his horns stands proudly in front of a red rock cliff in central Colorado.

Fluke of large humpback whale as it goes into a dive

As this humpback whale prepares for a deep feeding dive, the fluke rises above the surface, dripping water momentarily.

Albatross flying low over the sea in Iceland.

A large albatross flying low over the ocean waves off the coast of northen Iceland

Two Albatross flying low, one drags his wing through the crest of an ocean wave

Two albatross in Iceland flying low over the ocean. The one in front splashes the water as his wing tip cuts through the crest of a wave.

Black bear cub chewing on trash plastic bottle

Tragic scene of what happens when litter is found by wildlife. This baby bear cub found a plastic bottle that someone left outside and is chewing on it, curious about the unnatural object. Could be used to raise awareness about problems with littering and trash

Black bear cub among granite boulders

Young bear cub wandering through large, white granite boulders looking for its mother.

Twin black bear cubs in field of wildflowers

Two bear cubs in field of white and pink wildflowers. One cub standing on his hind legs lookingaround, the other walking away from the camera in the tall grass.

Three sea lions sunning themselves on a rock

Three Stellar Sea Lions lay out on a rock above the high tide, marked by numerous barnacles below them on the rock. The sea lions found a very small section of sunlight to lay on an otherwise shady side of a small island off the coast or Seward, Alaska.

Humpback whale cow and calf, mother and child

Mother (cow) and baby (calf) Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) swim through the waters off the shore of Seward, Alaska with a small island in the background and large, glacier covered mountains behind that.

Small pod of orcas off the coast of Seward, Alaska

A small family of three Killer Whales (Orcas) playing in the waters off the coast near Seward, Alaska.

Tufted Puffin with fish in its beak

This Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) aka Crested Puffin, just surfaced with a fresh catch in its beak. The small birds are great swimmers and dive for fish, but have a difficult time flying, especially taking off from the water. Puffins will spend most of their lives at sea, and only come to shore to nest and give birth.

Bighorn sheep ram lying on grass against grey background

Male bighorn sheep laying in the grass and brush against grey neutral background

Bighorn Sheep Ram side view against grey background

Side view of male bighorn sheep ram against a grey neutral sky.

Large bighorn ram with full curl horns chewing grass with mouth open.

Large Bighorn sheep ram with full curl eating grass with mouth open chewing food. Near the border of Canada and Montana

Male bighorn sheep ram chewing with jaw sideways grinding his food.

Male bighorn sheep munching on grass. His jaw sideways as he chews his food in southern Canada near Montana.

Wild Bighorn Ram against grey neutral background

Close up of head and horns of a wild big horned sheep in Southern Canada. Background is a neutral grey fog over a lake.

Large ram bighorn sheep mountain goat laying in the grass with mouth open on gray background.

Large ram bighorn sheep mountain goat laying in the grass with mouth open on gray background. Canadian Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep

Bighorn sheep ewe making a funny face looking at the camera in southern Canada near Montana

Bighorn Sheep mountain goat ewe making a funny face looking into camera in Southern Canada near Montana.

Bear walking on glacier ice in Alaska

A young black bear wanders across the blue ice of a glacier in remote Chugach Mountains in Alaska.

Large black bear walking across white ice of the Matanuska Glacier in Alaska.

A black bear walking across the ice of the Matanuska Glacier in south-central Alaska. Trekking among dangerous crevasses and seracs on white and blue ice.

Blackbear lost along the broken ice of the Matanuska Glacier in Alaska

Black bear wandering among crevassed and broken ice of the Matanuska Glacier in the Chugach Mountains of Alaska.

Large male brown bear dripping wet in river

Large boar grizzly bear is dripping wet after swimming through a river under Brooks falls and searching for fish underwater.

Grizzly bear cub standing on hind legs near river

Young brown bear cub standing on its hind legs looking over tall green grass near the side of the Brooks River in Katmai National Park.

Large male grizzly walking near river and waterfall

Boar brown bear walks down to the river next to a small waterfall, part of Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, Alaska. The bear is coming down to catch fish during the salmon run in early July.

Three bear cubs in a tree

Three baby brown bear cubs have climbed this tree to escape a large male bear below, and are waiting for their mother to return to them.

Small brown bear cub lying next to its mother

This runt of a litter of three bear cubs is very small and stands little chance to survive in the wild. He lies very close to his mother while she watches a nearby male bear, a major threat to the three cubs.

Large grizzly bear eating fish in river

Large male brown bear catching salmon during the mating run in early July. Many bears come to the falls during the salmon run to eat their fill of easy to catch fish.