Stir up the sea and you get a better look at what lies near of beneath the surface. This sea had its share of what appears to be red drift algae. While non-toxic its not something you will find in pristine waters. Oh, my poor ocean.

Lichen covers a flower budding twig. It does no harm. Lichen are a symbiotic combination of fungus and algae/cyanobacteria.

45 layer focus stack. Processed in HeliconFocus and Affinity Photo.

A visit to a birding hotspot didn't yield much results. The rains are still impacting the activity. But luckily, we sighted several of these red avadavats carrying grass blades into small bushes where they nest. The birds are in their prime this season and the color is deep rich - impossible to miss amidst the browns and greens of the grasslands.

Several males were busy carrying nesting materials or pulling them out from the lakeside weeds. But this one spent a while preening itself and giving me lots of opportunities for shots. Infact, this is my most shot bird this season already since overall birding activity is quite poor here.

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Nature photography.

COLORFUL, YET TOXIC STEW FORMED BY ALGAE BLOOMS.

ALBERTA, CANADA

In coastal waters with rocks and algae, some small fish were searching for food.

Groningen, The Netherlands

Les dunes de la Platja del Serradal

Grau de Castelló (Spain).

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Myakka River State Park, Sarasota, FL - 20160814_175641

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Algae bloom in one of the flooded fields at Elkhorn Slough, just north of Monterey, California.

From my Primordial Soup collection.

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I was lying on a rickety, wooden jetty, in a remote place, looking down into the sea, and watching the marine algae swaying around.

A layer of blue-green algae on the surface of Limehouse Basin, Tower Hamlets, London.

Elkhorn Slough, near Monterey, California.

This is a photo of beach rocks and algae at Clam Harbour Beach.

.... on cobblestone on a reservoir overflow, oxygenating

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......... falling on oxygenating filamentous green algae in very shallow water on cobblestones ....

St Charles creek has nearly dried up, leaving a green layer of algae on exposed mud. The vast open space is the marsh in Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Idaho.

Green algae thrives in the summer conditions on this woodland pool.

Last summer in the woods.

London, UK, June 2023

Brookside, Wheaton, MD

Lambertville NJ

Bobolink Trail, Boulder.

Unfortunately, I have no explanation for the sign! They might be referring to the river, but that's just a guess.

Happy Gorgeous Green Thursday!

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