Animals (Natl. Geo.) Page 12

Heron, James P. Blair

Two Chincoteague ponies stand close together on the beach, James P. Blair

Two common egrets wade in the shallows, James P. Blair

The setting sun silhouettes two birds, James P. Blair

An ochre sea star lies on black sand, James P. Blair

A great or common egret, James P. Blair

A yellow-headed blackbird sits on a reed, James P. Blair

Frog on a lily pad, James P. Blair

White pelicans, James P. Blair

Vocalizing black skimmer birds, James P. Blair

A great or common egret, James P. Blair

A great or common egret, James P. Blair

A great or common egret, James P. Blair

Blue-footed booby in a rookery, James P. Blair

American avocets reflected in a pool of water, James P. Blair

A spotted dolphin swims under the surface of the water, Brian J. Skerry

A school of false killer whales, Brian J. Skerry

A northern lobster peeks out from its hiding spot, Brian J. Skerry

A close-up of a smooth sun star, Brian J. Skerry

A tail-end view of a whale shark, Brian J. Skerry

A whale shark searches for its next meal, Brian J. Skerry

An underwater shot of Florida manatees, Brian J. Skerry

An underwater shot of a pair of Florida manatees, Brian J. Skerry

A Florida manatee is silhouetted against the sky, Brian J. Skerry

Ripples reflect off the back of a sperm whale, Brian J. Skerry

A sperm whale mother swims with her calf, Brian J. Skerry

Close-up of a beluga whale, Brian J. Skerry

Close-up of a beluga whale, Brian J. Skerry

Close-up of an Atlantic wolffish, Brian J. Skerry

A silhouette of a grey reef shark, Brian J. Skerry

A smooth sun star and sea anemones in the Gulf of Maine, Brian J. Skerry

A gray seal in the Gulf of Maine, Brian J. Skerry

A manta ray with remoras, Brian J. Skerry

Great white shark, Brian J. Skerry

A gray seal glides toward the camera, Brian J. Skerry

Common dolphins, Brian J. Skerry

A group of spotted dolphins swim near the oceans surface, Brian J. Skerry

A group of spotted dolphins swim near the oceans surface, Brian J. Skerry

A group of spotted dolphins swim near the oceans surface, Brian J. Skerry

Sunlight makes beautifuly patterned reflections on a pair of spotted dolphins, Brian J. Skerry

A school of spotted dolphins swim near the oceans surface, Brian J. Skerry

A dolphin fish swims near the surface of the ocean, Brian J. Skerry

A view of the underside of a Caribbean reef shark, Brian J. Skerry

A team of of divers photograph a Caribbean reef shark, Brian J. Skerry

Caribbean reef sharks in a feeding frenzy, Brian J. Skerry

A diver swims between a coral reef and a Caribbean reef shark, Brian J. Skerry

Sun rays illuminate the path of a great white shark, Brian J. Skerry

Blue sharks swim near the waters surface, Brian J. Skerry

A blue shark off the coast of Rhode Island, Brian J. Skerry

A blue shark bites the hand of a diver wearing a chain mail suit, Brian J. Skerry

A beluga whale, Brian J. Skerry

The tail of a humpback whale slides into the water, Brian J. Skerry

A whale shark, Brian J. Skerry

A portrait of a Florida manatee, Brian J. Skerry