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A heartwarming scene of a family of elephants quenching their thirst at a watering hole in the wild. Their dusty coats glisten in the sunlight, reflecting their long journey and the resilience of nature’s gentle giants. A powerful reminder of the beauty and importance of wildlife conservation.
The Valley Lake is about a few hundred metre east of the Blue Lake in the Crater Lakes area within the Kanawinka Geopark at Mount Gambier, South Australia. Here speed boats are drawing circles on the mirror like, turquoise green lake surface.
The colour of the lake water does not manifest the pronounced seasonal colour changes as the famous Blue Lake, probably it does not share the the same underground water system.
The "bridge" joining the arch crumbled on 15/1/1990. Now only the arch is standing to brave the waves and tides and winds and harsh Australian sun.
Alternate title : Someone is watching.
This image is included in a gallery "Birds" curated by Grisu.
The Scarborough Bluffs, also known as The Bluffs, are an escarpment in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Forming much of the eastern portion of Toronto's waterfront, it is located along the shoreline of Lake Ontario. At its highest point, the escarpment rises 90 metres (300 ft) above the coastline and spans a length of 15 kilometres (9.3 miles). It was first named in 1793.
The Bluffs have been described as a "geological wonder" and a unique feature in North America. It is believed to have resulted from the accumulation of sedimentary deposits over 12,000 years ago. (Sourced from Wikipedia)
This was taken on a windy, overcast morning. Exposure time was hard to be precise. Erosion has created cathedral spire formations (first group from the right), exposing evidence of five different glacial periods.
This is another "re-mix" from 2009. These little guys are very fast and hard to capture in flight --- a very tight crop here shows the concentration when they have their eyes on the targets when feeding.
Creteil is a suburb South East of Paris. Lac de Creteil is a beautiful lake near Creteil Prefecture.
This dragonfly has just given up struggling in a dying pond. A small fish is "pulling" its front leg ... Such is life ... ephemeral ... despite a golden colouration from the Spring sun and muddy water.
This is another re-mix from an image back in 2009.
This image is included in 2 galleries 1) "Photo Gallery" curated by Ryan Miller and 2) "Photo Gallery" by Ryan Walker.
The "Apostle" nearest to the camera would crumble on 3/7/2005.
The Twelve Apostles is a collection of limestone stacks off the shore of Port Campbell National Park. Their proximity to one another has made the site a popular tourist attraction. Currently there are eight apostles left but the name remains significant and spectacular especially in the Australian tourism industry. The apostles were formed by erosion: the harsh and extreme weather conditions from the South Ocean gradually eroded the soft limestone to form caves in the cliffs, which then became arches, which in turn collapsed; leaving rock stacks up to 45metres high. The site was known as the Sow and Piglets until 1922 (Muttonbird Island, near Loch Ard Gorge, was the Sow, and the smaller rock stacks were the Piglets); after which it was renamed to The Apostles for tourism purposes. The formation eventually became known as the Twelve Apostles.
On a fine day with mild sunshine and gentle breezes, sea gulls may circle around those stacks and even come close to greet you. On another cold, miserable day, strong gusts and showers may howl and test your determination whether to quit or stay on to witness the grandeur of Nature at work.
A quote from www.guilinchina.net : Reed Flute Cave known as "the Palace of Natural Arts ” is located in the northwest of Guilin City , 5 kilometers away from the center of the city. It is a cave on the southern shoulder of the Guangming Hill (Bright Hill) and is one of the most extraordinary scenic spots in Guilin .
According to a legend, Reed Flute Cave got its name because people believed that the reed by the cave's mouth could be made into flutes. The length of the Reed Flute Cave is 240 meters and offers a majestic fairyland of karst caves with landscape and rural scenery. It is a magic fairyland of stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone curtains, birds, plants and animals in fantastic shapes and colors, all glistening in colorful lights. Some of them were given names such as Pines in the Snow, Mushroom Hill, Dragon Pagoda, Sky-Scraping Twin, Virgin Forests , Red Curtain, etc. These remarkable scenes in the cave can evoke breathless admiration from domestic and foreign visitors. The cave is highly praised as the ' Huge Art Palace of the Nature'. Tourists began to visit here in the Tang Dynasty. There are 77 stone inscriptions covering many years of history.
蘆笛岩位於廣西桂林市西北郊的蘆笛公園內的光明山上，因為其洞口長有可以做蘆笛的蘆笛草得名（一說是因為該草被吹響的聲音似笛聲）。
These terraced paddy rice fields are high up on slopes of Longji, they have just turned golden yellow and are awaiting harvest. They belong to the tribe Ping'an Zhuang.
From Mývatn area in North Iceland, in sunset.
I have only changed the contrast and brightness a little bit.
Saw this lovely, photographer-friendly female peacock at SkyHigh Café, Mount Dandenong, while sipping coffee lattee.
This image is in 2 galleries: 1) Birds (air495) curated by Ahmad Ragab and 2) Stunning Bird Shots curated by anandamoy.
id to be confirmed. There are 102 species of rockfish in the world, 36 of which are found in British Columbia, Canada.
This image is included in a gallery "La lune...et sa magie..." curated by Impatience_1.
Planet Mars is in the top left corner. The moon is just starting to reappear.
This little bird is feeding off small insects flying just above the grass.
This image is included in a gallery "to amuse the students 5" curated by Fairy Duff.
This male Asian Amberwing is about to land on a reed at Shan Pui River, Nam Sang Wai Road, Yuen Long, Hong Kong.
Taken in Hong Kong. Mount Tai Mo (Tai Mo Shan) is famous for its fog and mist. This was taken when it was not too foggy and misty.