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  • Although this pencil cholla was still months away from flowering, I photographed this one in Joshua Tree National Park to show the amazing detail and unual pattern on the stems just as the early morning sun washed across the desert..
    Pencil Cholla
  • Early morning just as the desert sun blasts the Mojave Desert in bright light, these Mojave mound cacti clearly show the distict reddish-pink spines they are known for. This is one of the toughest of all desert cacti, and unlike most species that bloom right after the spring rains, this one waits until the hottest part of summer to blossom. No wonder it is thrives in the hottest locations in the country.
    Mojave Mound Cactus
  • A pair of yellow-bellied sliders sun themselves on a sunny winter day on the Chattahoochee River in Southeastern Alabama.
    Yellow-bellied Sliders
  • A close-up of a western coralroot orchid in natural sunlight deep in a forest as the sun is setting below the foliage above. Because this was on the edge of a cliff in Northern Oregon, light lit the forest floor for only a few minutes.
    Western Coralroot (Corallorhiza mert..ana)
  • Mount Spry and East Temple are two of the landmark rock formations of Zion National Park in southwestern Utah. On this warm late spring afternoon, the snow is gone and the sun is shining on a spectacularly clear day.
    Mount Spry and East Temple
  • View from the ground in the middle of a native stand of desert fan palms in the Coachella Valley of Southern California. These towering trees are the only palms native to the western United States, and are also the largest native palm in the contiguous United States. Virtually unchanged for millennia, these living fossils provide shade from the unrelenting sun for many of the desert inhabitants, as well as the promise of nearby water.
    Coachella Valley Oasis
  • Close up of the purple sage, a desert member of the mint family that grows in full sun with little moisture.
    Purple Sage
  • A great blue heron in winter plumage perches over a pond in Washington's Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. I photographed this same heron several times this day, and with the changing light, this image came out beautifully backlit when the sun started coming through the clouds.
    Great Blue Heron
  • A small herd of female elk (cows) gracefully sleep or graze in the late autumn afternoon sun in Central Oregon, while less than a mile away - a herd of bulls compete for dominance of this harem, of which there will be only one winner.
    The Harem
  • The setting sun deep in the Florida Everglades.
    Sunset over the Pay-Hay-Okee
  • Young alligator warming up in the fall sun by a pond in Jefferson County. This one was about four feet in length.
    American Alligator
  • Young alligator warming up in the fall sun by a pond in North Florida. This one was about four feet in length.
    American Alligator
  • An alligator with its head framed in shimmering light from the sun above.
    American Alligator
  • Mother and baby alligator basking in the morning sun. Photographed in the Fakahatchee Strand in Collier County, Florida.
    Mother Alligator and Baby
  • 180 degree view of early morning on the Suwannee River in North Florida on October 6, 2008. What a first sight as the sun came up that morning!!!
    Suwannee River
  • The sun is sinking behind the Great Smoky Mountains in Eastern Tennessee... an incredibly place to visit!
    Great Smoky Mountains
  • A juvenile cottonmouth warming up in the morning sun on a dirt road near the Corkscrew Swamp in Naples, Florida.
    A Flick of the Tongue
  • A juvenile cottonmouth warming up in the morning sun on a dirt road near the Corkscrew Swamp in Naples, Florida.
    Juvenile Cottonmouth
  • A young roseate spoonbill in the late afternoon Florida sun on Sanibel Island.
    Roseate Spoonbill
  • Purple sage is a sun-loving member of the mint family that is found in very dry areas of the extreme Southwestern United States. If you run your hands through the leaves, your hands will pick up a wonderfully minty scent. These were photographed<br />
 below a cave-hollowed cliff on Southern Nevada.
    Purple Sage
  • Grilled Scallops with Sun-Dried Tomatos, Basil and Beurre Blanc with Garlic Whipped Potatoes.
    Sicilian Scallops
  • This charasmatic little lizard was found sunning on an old plank in Suwannee County, Florida. These lizards are shockingly fast!
    Eastern Fence Lizard
  • This young alligator is probably close to its first birthday judging by the size and yellow banding on the tail and body. At this stage, it is no longer hunted by storks, herons, and raccoons and before long they will in turn become the prey. This clearly well-fed youngster was found sunning in the Fakahatchee Strand in Collier County, Fl.
    Alligator Yearling
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