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Image: Unnamed Tributary Glacier of Serpentine Glacier
Unnamed Tributary Glacier of Serpentine Glacier
Unnamed Tributary Glacier of Serpentine Glacier
Unnamed Tributary Glacier of Serpentine Glacier

Unnamed tributary glacier of Serpentine Glacier, Harriman Fiord, western Prince William Sound, AK.

Unnamed tributary glacier of Serpentine Glacier, Harriman Fiord, western Prince William Sound, AK.

Image: Beach Erosion
Beach Erosion
Beach Erosion
Beach Erosion

Large, cliff-like beach escarpment produced by waves from a tropical storm. Note also the prominent animal burrow.

Large, cliff-like beach escarpment produced by waves from a tropical storm. Note also the prominent animal burrow.

Image: Beach Erosion
Beach Erosion
Beach Erosion
Beach Erosion

Large, cliff-like beach escarpment produced by waves from a tropical storm. Note also the prominent animal burrow.

Large, cliff-like beach escarpment produced by waves from a tropical storm. Note also the prominent animal burrow.

Image: Beach with Double Rainbow
Beach with Double Rainbow
Beach with Double Rainbow
Beach with Double Rainbow

Sunlight and a late afternoon shower produced this double rainbow above a Florida beach.

Sunlight and a late afternoon shower produced this double rainbow above a Florida beach.

Image: Bucolic Country Lane in Florida
Bucolic Country Lane in Florida
Bucolic Country Lane in Florida
Bucolic Country Lane in Florida

This bucolic country lane in east central Florida is lined with cabbage palms and oaks, a scene that is made increasingly rare with ongoing pressures of urbanization.

This bucolic country lane in east central Florida is lined with cabbage palms and oaks, a scene that is made increasingly rare with ongoing pressures of urbanization.

Image: Cataract Glacier
Cataract Glacier
Cataract Glacier
Cataract Glacier

Cataract Glacier, Harriman Fiord, western Prince William Sound, AK.

Cataract Glacier, Harriman Fiord, western Prince William Sound, AK.

Image: Cataract Glacier
Cataract Glacier
Cataract Glacier
Cataract Glacier

Cataract Glacier, Harriman Fiord, western Prince William Sound, AK.

Cataract Glacier, Harriman Fiord, western Prince William Sound, AK.

Image: Eroded Beach with Double Rainbow
Eroded Beach with Double Rainbow
Eroded Beach with Double Rainbow
Eroded Beach with Double Rainbow

Sunlight and a late afternoon shower produced this double rainbow above a Florida beach. Note the eroded beach escarpment from a recent tropical storm.

Sunlight and a late afternoon shower produced this double rainbow above a Florida beach. Note the eroded beach escarpment from a recent tropical storm.

Image: Eroded Beach with Double Rainbow
Eroded Beach with Double Rainbow
Eroded Beach with Double Rainbow
Eroded Beach with Double Rainbow

Sunlight and a late afternoon shower produced this double rainbow above a Florida beach. Note the eroded beach escarpment from a recent tropical storm.

Sunlight and a late afternoon shower produced this double rainbow above a Florida beach. Note the eroded beach escarpment from a recent tropical storm.

Image: Eroded Beach with Double Rainbow
Eroded Beach with Double Rainbow
Eroded Beach with Double Rainbow
Eroded Beach with Double Rainbow

Sunlight and a late afternoon shower produced this double rainbow above a Florida beach. Note the eroded beach escarpment from a recent tropical storm.

Sunlight and a late afternoon shower produced this double rainbow above a Florida beach. Note the eroded beach escarpment from a recent tropical storm.

Image: Large Burrow in Beach Escarpment
Large Burrow in Beach Escarpment
Large Burrow in Beach Escarpment
Large Burrow in Beach Escarpment

Cliff-like erosion escarpment on a Florida beach. A large burrow into the face of the escarpment is visible.

Cliff-like erosion escarpment on a Florida beach. A large burrow into the face of the escarpment is visible.

Image: Low Tide Beach at Dawn
Low Tide Beach at Dawn
Low Tide Beach at Dawn
Low Tide Beach at Dawn

Florida beach at low tide. Note the sandbar and sculpted sands in the intertidal zone.

Florida beach at low tide. Note the sandbar and sculpted sands in the intertidal zone.

Image: Low Tide Beach at Dawn
Low Tide Beach at Dawn
Low Tide Beach at Dawn
Low Tide Beach at Dawn

Florida beach at low tide. Note the sandbar and sculpted sands in the intertidal zone.

Florida beach at low tide. Note the sandbar and sculpted sands in the intertidal zone.

Measuring streamflow in Fish Creek with large Cladophora growth
Measuring streamflow in Fish Creek with large Cladophora growth
Measuring streamflow in Fish Creek with large Cladophora growth
Measuring streamflow in Fish Creek with large Cladophora growth

Measuring streamflow in Fish Creek with large Cladophora growth

Image: Ocean and Double Rainbow 1
Ocean and Double Rainbow 1
Ocean and Double Rainbow 1
Ocean and Double Rainbow 1

Sunlight and an offshore shower produced this double rainbow off Florida's east coast.

Sunlight and an offshore shower produced this double rainbow off Florida's east coast.

Image: Ocean and Double Rainbow 1
Ocean and Double Rainbow 1
Ocean and Double Rainbow 1
Ocean and Double Rainbow 1

Sunlight and an offshore shower produced this double rainbow off Florida's east coast.

Sunlight and an offshore shower produced this double rainbow off Florida's east coast.

Image: Ocean and Double Rainbow 2
Ocean and Double Rainbow 2
Ocean and Double Rainbow 2
Ocean and Double Rainbow 2

Sunlight and an offshore shower produced this double rainbow off Florida's east coast.

Sunlight and an offshore shower produced this double rainbow off Florida's east coast.

Image: Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 1
Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 1
Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 1
Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 1

Five brown pelicans during one of their early morning flights along the Atlantic coast of Florida.

Five brown pelicans during one of their early morning flights along the Atlantic coast of Florida.

Image: Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 1
Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 1
Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 1
Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 1

Five brown pelicans during one of their early morning flights along the Atlantic coast of Florida.

Five brown pelicans during one of their early morning flights along the Atlantic coast of Florida.

Image: Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 2
Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 2
Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 2
Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 2

Five brown pelicans during one of their early morning flights along the Atlantic coast of Florida.

Five brown pelicans during one of their early morning flights along the Atlantic coast of Florida.

Image: Sandbars Left by Receding Tide
Sandbars Left by Receding Tide
Sandbars Left by Receding Tide
Sandbars Left by Receding Tide

Typical sandbars andsculpted sands left behind by a receding tide.

Typical sandbars andsculpted sands left behind by a receding tide.