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The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres. The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms. This reef structure is composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps. It supports a wide diversity of life and was selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981. The Great Barrier Reef has long been known to and used by the Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and is an important part of local groups' cultures and spirituality. The reef is a very popular destination for tourists, especially in the Whitsunday Islands and Cairns regions. Tourism is an important economic activity for the region, generating over A$3 billion per year. 22972
Fascinating northern lights in southern Iceland
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This fascinating Green Iguana was found inside the butterfly farm, of all places. We got quite the show as she made her way along the top lattice, eating leaves, and then climbing down to walk along the foot path. (See pics below)
I was told that her and the male are usually found lounging around in the same spot most of the day and rarely come down to the ground.
I don't recall ever seeing these flowers with the white petals before! They go through so many stages that it's difficult to keep track. They are fascinating flowers.
Better on black & fullscreen : )
Another shot of the trumpeter swans in the evening light. I'm not sure exactly what the one in the middle is doing-- it's a fascinating pose. Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Fascinating Iceland -
in the South - Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
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Faszinierendes Island - Gletscherlagune Jökulsárlón
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The fascinating & beautiful ruins of Glastonbury Abbey, UK, provided me with a glimpse of the city beyond through one of its remaining windows. One can only imagine how glorious this abbey must have been before it was destroyed!
Fascinating waves created by an insect on the water.
Finstorp lake, Kågeröd, Sweden.
In Explore October 20, 2015
Always fascinating to watch these beautiful birds of prey hunting (Western Marsh Harrier; Bruine Kiekendief)
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Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.
Colour re-edit of a shot from April 2018. Wishing you all a fantastic long weekend of photography - stay safe and keep the shutters clicking!
Taken at Cave of the Mounds in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin USA
A fascinating tour. The caves stay a comfortable 50 degrees all year. An amazing place for tourists to visit.
18-May-2023
One of the most fascinating aspects of meteorology is its interaction with landforms and geography in general.
A given flow, a given front, a given Low (pression) do not live on their own, but in the interaction they have with the earth's surface, loading themselves with moisture as they cross oceans, seas and large lakes and releasing it when they encounter barriers such as mountain ranges.
The mountain ranges create thermal contrasts and accumulate clouds on the windward slopes (stau), greatly increasing the rainfall on these slopes and limiting it (possible Foehn) on the leeward ones.
The higher and longer the chain, the more these phenomena are exacerbated.
Meteorology, in the interaction of tropospheric dynamics with the earth's surface, generates microclimates, i.e. particular and recurring meteorological trends over small areas which are markedly different (in rain-thermal terms) from the trend that should occur within the climatic belt to which the small area belongs and which differs from the others, even contiguous ones, according to the variations brought about by the orographic variables.
Meteorology is much, much more than the (complex and fascinating) weather forecasts, which "today" are computerized by powerful calculators which, starting from data taken in real time from weather stations all over the planet, issue a series of short and medium term projections on how the meteorological situation will evolve subsequently.
If you walk down the Royal Mile and you'll see open doorways near the castle end of the street. In Edinburgh terms, these are known as "closes"; basically, very old, narrow, steep streets once replete with open sewers. Now home to bars, restaurants, and museums, they offer a true taste of historic Edinburgh. Advocate's Close is a particularly interesting one; positioned up high, it affords views of the Scott Monument and a good portion of Edinburgh. Halfway down, The Devil's Advocate is a moodily lit bar that serves up excellent cocktails in a historic setting.
Like most of the closes, Advocate's Close, which is thought to date back to the 1500s, is spooky and fascinating, and it's like stepping back in time. Most of these skinny streets have been widened or built over; the closes that remain are a precious fragment of local history. There are many more closes...as World's End Close, Fleshmarket Close etc
Penguins are fascinating, funny and entertaining, Birdland is home to England’s only collection of King Penguins.
The other type of penguin here is the Humboldt - which we saw in the Galagos, whilst snorkelling. One came streaming past us while I was having trouble with my mask, as usual, in cloud of bubbles. It was only when we got back to the boat that we learned it was being chased by an enormous shark....missed the best bit yet again...
A Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) was framed moments before her flight. It might not be the perfect perching for her for a great frame but the Bokeh backdrop and the colours of the bird made a delightful composition. Sheer beautiful combination was the pose of the colourful bird and the prime lens Bokeh on the green! Pics was taken from Purbasthali, West Bengal, India.
I had cloudy and foggy weather all day, so I didn’t get the photos of this mountain lake that I had hoped for, but at least I didn’t get a sunburn either. Lai da Palpuogna was voted the most beautiful spot in Switzerland in 2007, although I thought it’s rather photogenic but not really beautiful. Maybe I‘m just biased though as I don’t like the fact that there’s a road and a parking lot close by, and it’s pretty clear that it’s often crowded here. However this morning I had the lake with all its fascinating shades of green to myself 😊👍
Lai da Palpuogna, Grisons, Switzerland
Cape Horn Sunrise looking out over the Columbia River..... Taken about a year and a half ago......I am just now getting around to working some of the panos I have taken in the past!.....
Camera: Nikon D300
Exposure: 0.077 sec (1/13)
Aperture: f/14.0
Focal Length: 60 mm
ISO Speed: 100
3 shots stitched
The Quiraing, a fascinating landscape on the Trotternish peninsula on Skye. Trotternish is probably the second most popular visitor location on Skye after the Cuillin Hills the next most visited part of Skye with stunning scenery at the Quirang making it popular with walkers and photographers.
We got up at 5.30am to travel to the Quiraing to get this shot. It was'nt the best of sunrises but since it had rained each day previously we were lucky. You certainly needed local knowledge to find this location and the best shooting point.
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A female Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) was framed from very close gliding in search of prey with a majestic posture in natural ambience. I had to be present at its play ground in the very early morning and had to wait long for her. Eventually it rewarded me with some quality action shots. Pics was taken from Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.
There are some fascinating boulders on the shore of Porth Nanven. On my last visit there were numerous beautiful rounded boulders where the little stream enters the sea. This year they have been covered by sand and I had to look for different opportunities. Not that this was a problem as there are plenty of others to catch the eye and with the Brison Islands just of shore the place is a photographers dream.
I was extremely lucky on this visit as the weather was so poor on my way here I nearly didn't bother. I thought it would be a few wet, drizzly LE shots at best. But as I scrambled over the boulders to the shore the weather started to improve and left me all alone here with conditions I certainly didn't expect to find. I came away with some decent images like this one. I suppose it's a case of the old adage, "you have to be out there to catch moments like this", and I nearly didn't!
Storks are fascinating to me because they don’t reside in the Ozarks. When I saw this pair on a museum in Turkey, I almost got in trouble with the tour guide because I stopped to take pictures! “European white storks use their long, pointed bill to spear prey. They are monogamous, meaning breeding pairs mate for life. These birds return to the same nest every year, with the male arriving a few days before the female to repair and enlarge the structure.”
The September pancratium is a fascinating plant at every stage of its life. The tight buds look fascinating. A new flower will develop in a day.
The Comma is a fascinating butterfly. The scalloped edges and cryptic colouring of the wings conceal hibernating adults amongst dead leaves, while the larvae, flecked with brown and white markings, bear close resemblance to bird droppings.
The species has a flexible life cycle, which allows it to capitalize on favourable weather conditions. However, the most remarkable feature of the Comma has been its severe decline in the twentieth century and subsequent comeback. It has spread northwards through England and is now widespread in south-east and central Scotland and its range is expanding.
Size and Family
Family: Nymphalids
Size: Medium
Wing Span Range (male to female): 55-60mm
Caterpillar Foodplants
The most widely used foodplant is Common Nettle (Urtica dioica). Other species used include Hop (Humulus lupulus), elms (Ulmus spp.), currants (Ribes spp.), and Willows (Salix spp).
I found these tiny egg shells (empty, hatched) on a fence post at Dunlop Millennium Woodland Nature Park today. From the top to the bottom of the columns of eggs is only about 5-6mm, so each egg is tiny. I find these structures fascinating; they are really intricate, and I didn't see the iridescence inside the shells until I viewed the photo on my PC. I'm not sure what would have hatched out of them, but I'm guessing shieldbugs or moth caterpillars---I will Google and update if I can....
...too slow, thanks to Rockwolf for the probable ID of gorse shieldbug eggs :D