Typical sandbars and sculpted sands left behind by a receding tide.
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Sandbars Left by Receding Tide
Typical sandbars and sculpted sands left behind by a 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.
Sandbars Left by Receding Tide
Typical sandbars and sculpted sands left behind by a receding tide.
Typical sandbars and sculpted sands left behind by a receding tide.
Sea Turtle Nest and Soil Erosion
Sea turtle nest on a barrier island in Florida. Note the eroded cliff-like escarpment produced by several days of heavy surf during Tropical Storm Fay.
Sea turtle nest on a barrier island in Florida. Note the eroded cliff-like escarpment produced by several days of heavy surf during Tropical Storm Fay.
Sea Turtle Nest Marked for Research
Teams of turtle researchers survey Florida beaches to record each morning's new nests. On this beach, one out of eight nests is marked for further study as shown here.
Teams of turtle researchers survey Florida beaches to record each morning's new nests. On this beach, one out of eight nests is marked for further study as shown here.
Sea Turtle Nest Marked for Research
Teams of turtle researchers survey Florida beaches to record each morning's new nests. On this beach, one out of eight nests is marked for further study as shown here.
Teams of turtle researchers survey Florida beaches to record each morning's new nests. On this beach, one out of eight nests is marked for further study as shown here.
Sea Turtle Tracks at Nesting Site
A morning photo depicts evidence of a sea turtle nesting the previous night (from the sea, left; return to sea, right). The protective stakes mark a nest from an earlier week as part of a county research program that marks and records every eighth nest.
A morning photo depicts evidence of a sea turtle nesting the previous night (from the sea, left; return to sea, right). The protective stakes mark a nest from an earlier week as part of a county research program that marks and records every eighth nest.
Surprise Glacier
Surprise Glacier, Harriman Fiord, western Prince William Sound, AK.
Surprise Glacier, Harriman Fiord, western Prince William Sound, AK.
Surprise Glacier
Surprise Glacier, Harriman Fiord, western Prince William Sound, AK.
Surprise Glacier, Harriman Fiord, western Prince William Sound, AK.
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.
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.
Barry Glacier
Barry Glacier, Barry Arm, western Prince William Sound.
Barry Glacier, Barry Arm, western Prince William Sound.
Barry Glacier
Barry Glacier, Barry Arm, western Prince William Sound.
Barry Glacier, Barry Arm, western Prince William Sound.
Barry Glacier
Barry Glacier, Barry Arm, western Prince William Sound.
Barry Glacier, Barry Arm, western Prince William Sound.
Barry Glacier
Barry Glacier, Barry Arm, western Prince William Sound.
Barry Glacier, Barry Arm, western Prince William Sound.
Barry Glacier and Cascade Glacier
Barry Glacier (right) and Cascade Glacier (left) in Barry Arm, western Prince William Sound.
Barry Glacier (right) and Cascade Glacier (left) in Barry Arm, western Prince William Sound.
Barry Glacier and Cascade Glacier
Barry Glacier (right) and Cascade Glacier (left) in Barry Arm, western Prince William Sound.
Barry Glacier (right) and Cascade Glacier (left) in Barry Arm, western Prince William Sound.
Beach Erosion
Cliff-like beach escarpment produced by waves from a tropical storm. A sea turtle nest, Seaoats, and dune vegetation are also visible.
Cliff-like beach escarpment produced by waves from a tropical storm. A sea turtle nest, Seaoats, and dune vegetation are also visible.
Brewing Offshore Storm at Dawn
This photograph, taken soon after dawn from a sandy Florida beach, depicts Seaoats, a turtle nest, and the dark skies of a brewing offshore storm.
This photograph, taken soon after dawn from a sandy Florida beach, depicts Seaoats, a turtle nest, and the dark skies of a brewing offshore storm.
Brewing Offshore Storm at Dawn
This photograph, taken soon after dawn from a sandy Florida beach, depicts Seaoats, a turtle nest, and the dark skies of a brewing offshore storm.
This photograph, taken soon after dawn from a sandy Florida beach, depicts Seaoats, a turtle nest, and the dark skies of a brewing offshore storm.
Brewing Offshore Storm at Dawn
This photograph, taken shortly after dawn, depicts a sandy Florida beach with Seaoats and the dark skies of a brewing offshore storm.
This photograph, taken shortly after dawn, depicts a sandy Florida beach with Seaoats and the dark skies of a brewing offshore storm.