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This photo was captured from Dead Horse Point State Park adjacent to the Islands in the Sky section of the Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah and looks out over the national park. The canyons, mesas and butts were formed by the erosion of the colorful Colorado Plateau by the Colorado and Green Rivers. The park covers more than 300,000 acres and seems much less crowded (at least during the summer when it is hot) than other national parks. Seen in the photo is the Colorado River which flows through Canyonlands on its journey to Lake Powell and then the Grand Canyon.

Nikon D800

Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 at 24 mm

Various shutter speeds at f/8 ISO 100

Five photos merged in Photomatix

July 25, 2016

Small Chile Pepper plant. by Veronica George

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Eggscavated Today! by Sue Kelly

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I had decided to do this for the Smile on Saturday group and then realised it's not minimalism! But I do think you need this one to go with the other lol! Hope it makes you smile! ;0)

#Chile as seen by #ArturoNahum by Arturo Nahum

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Lava flow and volcano

The Llaima Volcano is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Chile. It is situated 82 km northeast of Temuco and 663 km southeast of Santiago, within the borders of Conguillío National Park (Wikipedia)

Common Chaffinch at Fairburn Ings by I'mDKB

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The common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), usually known simply as the chaffinch, is a common and widespread small passerine bird in the finch family. The male is brightly coloured with a blue-grey cap and rust-red underparts. The female is much duller in colouring, but both sexes have two contrasting white wing bars and white sides to the tail. The male bird has a strong voice and sings from exposed perches to attract a mate.

The chaffinch breeds in much of Europe, across Asia to Siberia and in northwest Africa. The female builds a nest with a deep cup in the fork of a tree. The clutch is typically four or five eggs, which hatch in about 13 days. The chicks fledge in around 14 days, but are fed by both adults for several weeks after leaving the nest. Outside the breeding season, chaffinches form flocks in open countryside and forage for seeds on the ground. During the breeding season, they forage on trees for invertebrates, especially caterpillars, and feed these to their young. They are partial migrants; birds breeding in warmer regions are sedentary, while those breeding in the colder northern areas of their range winter further south.

The eggs and nestlings of the chaffinch are taken by a variety of mammalian and avian predators. Its large numbers and huge range mean that chaffinches are classed as of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/fairburn...

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Plumbing Comes to the Manor by Larry Darnell

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Near Study Butte, Texas by AMR-T

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green field by Peter Fey

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Subiendo by ADELA VILLORIA

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new greens by alphajoerg