This striking wildflower, Langsdorf's lousewort, was photographed on the Aleutian Island of Shemya, one of the group known as Near Islands.
Willets (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) in a territorial dispute.  Horseshoe crabs had deposited eggs on this section of beach and the willets seemed to be defending feeding rather than nesting territories.
An adult Heerman's gull (Larus heermanii) in basic plumage strolling in dawn light.
A red knot (Calidris canutus) on a Georgia beach during its northward migration.
A tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) perched on a small pine tree top near its nest.
Pine woods rose pink
Early morning scene of an egret, stork and heron rookery on the Georgia Coastal Plain.
Old field habitat in a mountain cove, Appalachia.
A coastal wetland along the South Carolina coast.
Pine woods rose pink
Pine woods rose pink
Pine woods rose pink
See photo in original gallery.