Great BlueA Great blue heron glides over its freshwater habitat in the Southwest USA. The giant bird has an unmistakable outline whether in flight or standing in a motionless stance waiting for prey to appear at its feet.

A bull elk and several cows forage in a meadow of the San Juan Mountains

Historically it was founded by mining prospectors

Tonto Natural Bridge is one of the largest naturally formed travertine bridges on earth and is a beautiful testimony to time and patience

Meteorological conditions range from bone-chilling fog on the north coast to bone-dry aridity in the southeast deserts

along with human intrigue

Two people enjoying a refreshing waterfall in Mondulkiri Province in western Cambodia

Balboa Park

Although autumn frosts have taken their toll on tender vegetation

The foreground is enlivened by a brilliant guanaco bush

Looking Glass Falls in the Pisgah National Forest of North Carolina is a 60 foot (18 meter) drop for water of the Davidson River

dubbed as The Senator was considered  one of the ten oldest trees on earth until it was destroyed by fire attributed to human misconduct

Fishhook barrel cactus is so called because of the long curved spines