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Lenticular Cloud at Antisana a Stratovolcano in the Andes of Ecuador.
Lenticular clouds (Altocumulus lenticularis) are stationary lens-shaped clouds that form in the troposphere, normally in perpendicular alignment to the wind direction. Because of their shape, they have been offered as an explanation for some Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) sightings.
Source: Wikipedia
"We lived in Arizona
And the skies always had little fluffy clouds
And they were long and clear"
- The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds
To the northeast, a very clear rainbow, with almost a cartoonish looking cloud behind it, and then looking to the northwest, a scary looking cloud is closing in on the neighborhood, and the rainbow. Pictures taken from Melbourne, Florida during the early evening of July 20, 2015.
... over Strawberry Peak, New Mexico.
Because much of New Mexico is a mile high, or higher in the many mountains regions around the state, it sometimes feels like you're underwater here and the clouds are crashing over you like waves at the ocean.
I only had a few seconds to catch this before the light changed...
(Also called a "pilot's bow" or "the glory of the pilot.")
More on the Glory in the Wikipedia entry and Astronomy Picture of the Day.
The sky caught my attention as the fluffy clouds reached over the oak tree tops.
I had been watching a kestrel and failed to catch it on camera as it flew from post to post over its hunting ground.
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