Tim Fitzharris / Sandstone formations in Kaiparowits Plateau with desert vegetation, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah

Tim Fitzharris / Virgin Mountains from Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada

Tim Fitzharris / Providence Mountains with desert vegetation, Kelso Dunes, Mojave National Preserve, California

Tim Fitzharris / Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia), cinder cones, and other desert vegetation, Mojave National Preserve, California

Tim Fitzharris / Cinder cones at Mojave National Preserve, California

Tom Vezo / Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) singing in Pokeberry bush, Long Island, New York