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.

Laguna Colorada - Bolivia. The clolours in the water and mountains in the Eduardo Avaroas National Park are mainly caused by different minerals and algae in the water.

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COLORFUL, YET TOXIC STEW FORMED BY ALGAE BLOOMS.

ALBERTA, CANADA

Groningen, The Netherlands

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

Les dunes de la Platja del Serradal

Grau de Castelló (Spain).

Myakka River State Park, Sarasota, FL - 20160814_175641

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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.

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Elkhorn Slough, near Monterey, California.

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

M.ZUIKO ED 60MM F2.8 MACRO, edited in Photoscape X Pro

London, UK, June 2023

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

Last summer in the woods.

Brookside, Wheaton, MD

Indian pond heron (Ardeola grayii) fishing in the section of the lake that severely affected by red tide.

Red tide or Harmful algal blooms, occur when colonies of algae—simple plants that live in the sea and freshwater—grow out of control while producing toxic or harmful effects on people, fish, shellfish, marine mammals, and birds.

Ranthambore National Park. Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. India

Lambertville NJ

Bobolink Trail, Boulder.

Tree lichens and algae on a hardwood in Richland Park. Been so warm lately I'm dusting off the macro lens getting ready for spring!

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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At Point Reyes National Seashore. Although it contains green chlorophyll, red pigments dominate and act as a sunscreen. Algae such as these need no soil.

Algae

Taken in Ed Allen's Campground, Lanexa, Virginia

Steps at Alexandra Palace

green algae on beach rocks

Green algae makes landscape like on distant planet