Chase Dekker / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) kit, Washington

Nate Chappell/ BIA / Belding's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beldingi) young playing, Oregon

Michael Durham / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) at night, Washingon

Michael Durham / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) with pollen baskets, Oregon

Matthias Breiter / Creek flowing into lake in temperate rainforest, Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, Washington

Matthias Breiter / Waterfall and creek in temperate rainforest, Merriman Falls, Olympic National Park, Washington

Matthias Breiter / Kestner Creek, Quinault Rainforest, Olympic National Forest, Washington

Matthias Breiter / Kestner Creek, Quinault Rainforest, Olympic National Forest, Washington

Matthias Breiter / Kestner Creek, Quinault Rainforest, Olympic National Forest, Washington

Sean Crane / Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) feeding on Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) flowers, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Kevin Schafer / Oil refinery with Mount Baker behind, seen from Fidalgo Bay, Anacortes, Washington

Kevin Schafer / Oil refinery at sunrise spewing gas effluence out of smoke stacks, Anacortes, Washington

Tim Fitzharris / Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington

Michael Durham / Red-legged Frog (Rana aurora) near Circle Creek along coast, Oregon

Michael Durham / Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus) flying at night, Washington

Michael Durham / Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus) flying at night, Washington

Tim Fitzharris / Paradise Meadow and Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Giant Green Sea Anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) group, Goose Barnacles (Lepas anserifera) group and Ochre Sea Stars (Pisaster ochraceus) at low tide, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) at Cape Alava, Olympic National Park, Washington

Michael Durham / Bald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata) flying, western Oregon

Michael Durham / Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) eggs at ten weeks after spawning, Washington

Michael Durham / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) uncovers a young Elk (Cervus elephus nelsoni) calf that it killed and covered with debris earlier, Wallowa County, Oregon * tags and tracking collar on cat were digitally...

Michael Durham / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker collecting nectar from Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) flowers, note the pollen baskets on the legs, northwest Oregon

Michael Durham / Bumblebee (Bombus morrisoni) queen, flying toward Sweet Pea flowers in the Deschutes National Forest, Oregon

Michael Durham / Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) illustrating wing movement during flight, Rogue River National Forest, Oregon, digital composite

Michael Durham / Western Long-eared Myotis (Myotis evotis) about to drink from a man-made guzzler, high-desert transition zone in the Deschutes National Forest, Oregon

Michael Durham / California Darner (Rhionaeschna californica) dragonfly, photographed with a high-speed camera, coastal mountains, Oregon

Michael Durham / Yuma Myotis (Myotis yumanensis) bat, female pursuing a moth on the wing, Oregon

Michael Durham / Yuma Myotis (Myotis yumanensis) bat, male capturing a forest moth, Oregon

Michael Durham / Western Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hesperus) bat flying over desert scrub, near Pine Creek in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Clarno Unit, Oregon, this is the smallest bat found north of Me...

Michael Durham / Western Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hesperus) bat chases a moth over desert scrub, near Pine Creek in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Clarno Unit, Oregon

Michael Durham / Eight-spotted Skimmer (Libellula forensis) dragonfly male flying, photographed with a high-speed camera system in the coastal mountains of Oregon, near Florence

Michael Durham / Two-striped Grasshopper (Melanoplus bivittatus) adult female jumping, Deschutes National Forest, Oregon

Michael Durham / Bumblebee (Bombus huntii) flying toward the camera after collecting nectar from a Rhododendron flower, northeast Oregon

Michael Durham / Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) flock flying over the Oregon coast

Michael Durham / Pacific Chorus Frog (Pseudacris regilla) jumping into pond, Oregon

Michael Durham / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) flying hovering over pink flowers, Sauvie Island, Oregon

Michael Durham / Douglas Fir Glow-worm (Pterotus obscuripennis) displaying bioluminescence at night, Tillamook State Forest, Oregon

Michael Durham / Pronghorn Antelope (Antilocapra americana) female, left, and male on grassland, Oregon

Tim Fitzharris / Incoming waves at Bandon Beach, Oregon

Michael Durham / Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) jumping as an evasive behavior, Forest Park, Oregon

Michael Durham / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) flying, Sauvie Island, Oregon

Gerry Ellis / De Brazza's Monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus) portrait, captive animal, Woodland Park Zoo, Washington

Gerry Ellis / Nurse log stage five temperate rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington

Gerry Ellis / Solomon Island Leaf Frog (Ceratobatrachus guentheri), Woodland Park Zoo, Washington

Gerry Ellis / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) uses fishing tool to catch insects, Washington Park Zoo, Washington

Gerry Ellis / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) teaching, young male to use fishing tool, Washington Park Zoo

Gerry Ellis / Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) on moss covered branch in temperate rainforest, Pacific Northwest, North America

Thomas Mangelsen / Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis) in old growth forest, southwest Oregon

Tim Fitzharris / Paradise River cascade, Mt Rainier National Park, Washington

Tim Fitzharris / Paradise River surrounded by spring flowers, Mt Rainier National Park, Washington

Gerry Ellis / Jaguar (Panthera onca) portrait of young Jaguar, Woodland Park Zoo, Washington

Gerry Ellis / Jaguar (Panthera onca) fur, close-up of patterned detail, Washington Park Zoo, Portland, Oregon

Tim Fitzharris / Paradise River, Mt Rainier National Park, Washington

Tim Fitzharris / Mt Rainier and wildflowers at Reflection lake, Mt Rainier National Park, Washington

Gerry Ellis / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) uses fishing tool, Washington Park Zoo

Gerry Ellis / Temperate rainforest clear cutting with logging road, Olympic National Forest, Washington

Gerry Ellis / Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa) portrait, Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon

Gerry Ellis / Temperate rainforest with moss covered trees and ferns, Queets River Valley, Olympic National Park, Washington

Gerry Ellis / Still Creek in spring, temperate rainforest, Mt Hood National Forest, Oregon

Gerry Ellis / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) uses fishing tool to feed on insects, Washington Park Zoo

Gerry Ellis / Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) group, Washington Park Zoo, Portland, Oregon, endemic to Madagascar

Gerry Ellis / Falls on north fork Sauk River, Mt Baker, Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington

Tim Fitzharris / Multnomah Falls cascading through temperate rainforest, Columbia River Gorge near Portland, Oregon

Gerry Ellis / African Lion (Panthera leo) male, portrait, Washington Park Zoo, Portland, Oregon

Gerry Ellis / African Lion (Panthera leo) male, Washington Park Zoo, Portland, Oregon

Gerry Ellis / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) teaching young male to use fishing tool, Washington Park Zoo

Tim Fitzharris / Redhead Duck (Aythya americana) male, Moses Lake, Washington

Tim Fitzharris / Mount Rainier and Reflection Lake, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Jaymi Heimbuch / Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) mushrooms, Oregon

Jaymi Heimbuch / Bleeding Tooth Fungus (Hydnellum peckii) mushroom, Oregon

Jaymi Heimbuch / Leaf Barnacle (Pollicipes polymerus) group, California Mussels (Mytilus californianus), and White Acorn Barnacles (Balanus glandula), Lincoln City, Oregon

Jaymi Heimbuch / Bleeding Tooth Fungus (Hydnellum peckii) mushroom, Oregon

Jaymi Heimbuch / California Mussel (Mytilus californianus) group, Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, Newport, Oregon

Jaymi Heimbuch / Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile), Oregon

Jaymi Heimbuch / Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile), Oregon

Jaymi Heimbuch / Leaf Barnacle (Pollicipes polymerus) group at sunset, Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, Newport, Oregon

Jaymi Heimbuch / Western Skunk Cabbage (Lysichiton americanus) in temperate rainforest, Oregon

Jaymi Heimbuch / Pacific Trillium (Trillium ovatum) flower, Big Creek Park, Newport, Oregon

Jaymi Heimbuch / Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) biologists using drone to locate nests, Newport, Oregon

Jaymi Heimbuch / Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) biologists using drone to locate nests, Newport, Oregon

Jaymi Heimbuch / Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) biologists using drone to locate nests, Newport, Oregon

Jaymi Heimbuch / American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus), Oregon

Chase Dekker / Wildflowers and mountains, Tatoosh Range, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Chase Dekker / Paintbrush (Castilleja sp) flowers at sunrise, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Chase Dekker / Mountain reflected in lake with flowers, Reflection Lake, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Chase Dekker / Orca (Orcinus orca) breaching near sailboat, San Juan Islands, Washington

Chase Dekker / River and moss-covered boulders, Elowah Falls, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

Chase Dekker / Alpine creek at sunset, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Chase Dekker / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) kits, Washington

Chase Dekker / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) kits playing, Washington

Chase Dekker / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) female carrying European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) head, Washington

Chase Dekker / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) kit, Washington

Chase Dekker / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) kits, Washington

Chase Dekker / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) kit running, Washington

Chase Dekker / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) mother greeting kit, Washington