Thursday, March 22, 2012
Orphan baby owls find new home
Hatched in an incubator, orphaned burrowing owls Linford and Christie currently reside in the home of Jimmy Robinson, a wildlife park keeper at Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire, England.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Friday, March 9, 2012
Rare giraffes make comeback
In this Aug. 2, 2009 photo, a group of giraffes from Africa's most endangered giraffe subspecies walk through scrub brush near Koure, Niger. By all accounts, they should be extinct. Instead, their numbers have quadrupled to 200 since 1996, an unlikely boon experts credit to the concurrence of an impoverished government keen for revenue that has enacted laws to protected them, a conservation program that encourages people to support them, and a rare harmony with humans who have accepted their presence. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
In this Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009 photo, a pair of giraffes from Africa's most endangered giraffe subspecies nuzzle as they stand in the bush near Koure, Niger. By all accounts, they should be extinct. Instead, their numbers have quadrupled to 200 since 1996, an unlikely boon experts credit to the concurrence of an impoverished government keen for revenue that has enacted laws to protected them, a conservation program that encourages people to support them, and a rare harmony with humans who have accepted their presence. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
A giraffe pauses while crossing a road outside Niger's capital Niamey July 4, 2005. Giraffes are rare in West Africa, with Niger claiming to be home to the only giraffe population in the region. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly
French Alps
A musher and his dogs compete on a track near the Mont-Cenis Path during the ninth stage of La Grande Odyssee sled dogs race January 17, 2012. The race crosses the Alps in France covering over 1000 km (621 miles) over 11 days. Picture taken with a long exposure ayndc a fisheye lens. See more dog sledding in Flickr. (Photo: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse)
Lizard Rescue
In this amazing moment, a lizard springs into action to grab his cohort by the arm and save him from falling off their perch. (Photo: Alexey Tymoshenko / Caters News)
Two Lions
Lions of Vladislav Goncharov perform during the awards ceremony for the 36th Monte Carlo International Circus Festival in Monaco January 24, 2012. Picture taken January 24, 2012. See more circus performers in Flickr. (REUTERS/Valery Hache/Pool)
Sandstone Wave
Photographer Simon Byrne was one of the lucky few given the secret location of a stunning sandstone formation called The Wave. Simon needed a special permit before he was given "rough guidelines" to find the phenomenon in a remote area of Arizona. Located somewhere in the 112,500 acre Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, the Wave is near the Arizona and Utah border on the slopes of the Coyote Buttes. (Simon Byrne/Rex USA)
See more photos from U.S. landmarks on Flickr
See more photos from U.S. landmarks on Flickr
Baby Giraffe
A Rothschild giraffe takes care of its eleven-day-old female offspring named Apolena at Prague's zoo, February 20, 2012. REUTERS/Petr Josek
Elephant in Cloud of Birds
In this flock and awe moment, a jumbo cloud of starling-sized birds scare off a herd of elephants from the Satao Camp watering hole in East Tsavo, Kenya. (Antero Topp/Caters News)
Baby Leopard Twins
Seven weeks old Java male leopard Arjuna, left, and female leopard Sri Kandi, are pictured during their official presentation at the Tierpark Zoo in Berlin, Germany, Monday, March 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Wildebeest escapes Crocadile
A wildebeest's death-defying leap to freedom over the open mouth of a hungry 1,100lb crocodile while crossing the Mara River in Kenya. (Eli Weiss/Caters News)
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Teachers
The average teacher reads.
The good teacher explains.
The excellent teacher demonstrates.
The great teacher inspires!
The good teacher explains.
The excellent teacher demonstrates.
The great teacher inspires!
Friday, December 2, 2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Windmill in Holland
Stunning shot of a beautiful country by Adam Salwanowicz. Colours, clouds and windmills what more could you want!
Lucifer Hummingbird
This undated photo courtesy of City of Sierra Vista shows a Lucifer Hummingbird in Sierra Vista, Ariz. From the sandhill crane to the red-faced warbler, rock stars of the birding world have spawned a tourism industry in Arizona that draws bird-watchers from around the world. (AP Photo/ City of Sierra Vista)
Red-faced Warbler
This undated photo courtesy of Tucson Audubon Society/Jim and Deva Burns shows a red-faced warbler. From the sandhill crane to the red-faced warbler, rock stars of the birding world have spawned a tourism industry in Arizona that draws bird-watchers from around the world. (AP Photo/Tucson Audubon Society, Jim and Deva Burns)
Indian roofed turtle
An Indian roofed turtle stands in the hand of a Thai custom official during a news conference at custom office in Bangkok,Thailand, Thursday, June 2, 2011. Thai customs authorities say 431 turtles and other rare reptiles were stuffed into four suitcases and smuggled into the Bangkok airport.
Bear cub playing with Dog
REFILE - ADDING SPECIES OF BEAR Brown bear (Ursus arctos) cub Medo plays with the Logar family dog in Podvrh village, central Slovenia June 1, 2011. The Slovenian Logar family has adopted the three-and-half-month-old bear cub that strolled into their yard about 30 days ago. Although the family would like to prepare a fenced enclosure for it, veterinary authorities would prefer to move it into a shelter for wild animals. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic (SLOVENIA - Tags: ODDLY IMAGES OF THE DAY ANIMALS)
Tornado
This is the terrifying moment a cloud threatened to develop into a full blown TORNADO over a row of family homes. Brave snapper Pat Kavanagh took this shot of an explosive black storm from the roof of his house in Taber, Canada last month. Expecting the sunny weather to take a turn for the worse he watched intently as the billows started spinning into a furious funnel. This pic was created by stitching together multiple photographs in a vertical panorama. (Photo: PAT KAVANAGH / CATERS NEWS)
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
The World at Night Images
http://twanight.org/
The northern lights (aurora borealis) appear in the sky above suburbs of Yellowknife in northern Canada. At the far edge is the band of the Milky Way and the constellation Cygnus. A few minutes later, the shape of aurora is totally changed. Kwon, O Chul - AstroKorea.com/kwon572
The World At Night, or TWAN, recently announced the winners of their 2011 International Photo Contest. A full collection of photos can be viewed at http://twanight.org. This photograph by Stephane Vetter won first place in the Beauty of the Night Sky category; it displays the northern lights and the Milky Way above the arctic landscape of Iceland. (Photo: Stephane Vetter/www.nuitsacrees.fr/TWAN)
First prize in the Against The Lights category went to photographer Thomas Kurat for his photo “Alps at Night”. It shows the starry sky above a misty Alpine valley and village lights in Austria. The Against The Lights category highlights photos that show people how bad the problem of light pollution has become. (Photo: Thomas Kurat/www.tkfotos.at/TWAN)
'Isfahan Milky Way' by Mehdi Momenzadeh won second price in the Against the Lights category. The photo shows the arc of the Milky Way rising above central Iran, and fades away in the northeast because of light pollution in the historic city of Isfahan. (Photo: Mehdi Momenzadeh/www.photographyblog.ir/TWAN)
“Galactic View from Planet Earth” by Alex Cherney from Australia is the second prize winner in the Beauty of the Night Sky category. The central bulge of the Milky Way, the brightest band of the galaxy, is captured in a starry night sky of Australia. (Photo: Alex Cherney/www.terrastro.com/TWAN)
'Lisbon Sky Lights' by Miguel Claro won third prize in the Against the Lights category. Stars and the crescent Moon trail toward the western horizon above the 25 April Bridge in Lisbon, Portugal. There are also many trails by airplanes to or from the Lisbon airport , including the bright light crossing the moontrail. (Photo: Miguel Claro/http://miguelclaro.com/TWAN)
Photographer Luc Perrot won third prize in the Beauty of the Night Sky category with this photo. The band of the Milky Way arcs above Piton de la Fournaise, a very active volcano on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. (Photo: Luc Perrot/www.lucperrot.com/TWAN)
'The Great Wall at Night' by Xiaohua won 4th prize in the Beauty of the Night Sky category. The constellations Scorpio and Sagittarius stand above the Wu Saint Gate in the Great Wall of China. (Photo: Xiaohua/mr_wxh@hotmail.com/TWAN)...
The northern lights (aurora borealis) appear in the sky above suburbs of Yellowknife in northern Canada. At the far edge is the band of the Milky Way and the constellation Cygnus. A few minutes later, the shape of aurora is totally changed. Kwon, O Chul - AstroKorea.com/kwon572
The World At Night, or TWAN, recently announced the winners of their 2011 International Photo Contest. A full collection of photos can be viewed at http://twanight.org. This photograph by Stephane Vetter won first place in the Beauty of the Night Sky category; it displays the northern lights and the Milky Way above the arctic landscape of Iceland. (Photo: Stephane Vetter/www.nuitsacrees.fr/TWAN)
First prize in the Against The Lights category went to photographer Thomas Kurat for his photo “Alps at Night”. It shows the starry sky above a misty Alpine valley and village lights in Austria. The Against The Lights category highlights photos that show people how bad the problem of light pollution has become. (Photo: Thomas Kurat/www.tkfotos.at/TWAN)
'Isfahan Milky Way' by Mehdi Momenzadeh won second price in the Against the Lights category. The photo shows the arc of the Milky Way rising above central Iran, and fades away in the northeast because of light pollution in the historic city of Isfahan. (Photo: Mehdi Momenzadeh/www.photographyblog.ir/TWAN)
“Galactic View from Planet Earth” by Alex Cherney from Australia is the second prize winner in the Beauty of the Night Sky category. The central bulge of the Milky Way, the brightest band of the galaxy, is captured in a starry night sky of Australia. (Photo: Alex Cherney/www.terrastro.com/TWAN)
'Lisbon Sky Lights' by Miguel Claro won third prize in the Against the Lights category. Stars and the crescent Moon trail toward the western horizon above the 25 April Bridge in Lisbon, Portugal. There are also many trails by airplanes to or from the Lisbon airport , including the bright light crossing the moontrail. (Photo: Miguel Claro/http://miguelclaro.com/TWAN)
Photographer Luc Perrot won third prize in the Beauty of the Night Sky category with this photo. The band of the Milky Way arcs above Piton de la Fournaise, a very active volcano on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. (Photo: Luc Perrot/www.lucperrot.com/TWAN)
'The Great Wall at Night' by Xiaohua won 4th prize in the Beauty of the Night Sky category. The constellations Scorpio and Sagittarius stand above the Wu Saint Gate in the Great Wall of China. (Photo: Xiaohua/mr_wxh@hotmail.com/TWAN)...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Monday, January 31, 2011
A gnarled tree in a park lit by the beams of passing cars. Adam Thurtell/Gizmodo
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Halo forms around Mount Rainier
A halo forms around Mount Rainier as a thin layer of clouds and blowing snow on the mountain are backlit as seen from Seattle, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010.While much of the west battled nasty winter weather, western Washington is expected to have mostly clear skies and moderate temperatures for the next several days.
(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Friday, December 17, 2010
Niagra Falls
The day Niagara Falls ran dry
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Niagara Falls Photos
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http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/day-Niagara-Falls-ran-dry/ss/events/us/121610dryniagara
Niagara Falls Photos
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Monday, September 6, 2010
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Sumatran Orangutan holds her newborn baby
Rochale, a 41-year old Sumatran Orangutan holds her newborn baby at the Ramat Gan Safari park near Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Colorful lorikeet peers out of its' birdhouse
A colorful lorikeet peers out of its' birdhouse at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
American bald eagle casts wary eye
An American bald eagle casts a wary eye towards the camera at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
Flamingos stand in basin of zoological garden
Flamingos stand in a basin of the zoological garden in Dresden, Germany, Wednesday, July 21, 2010.(AP Photo/dapd/Matthias Rietschel)
Peruvian Paso horses
Peruvian Paso horses are seen at Montalban stud in Lurin, Lima Province July 25, 2010. Though Spaniards and other Europeans brought horses to the Americas,Peruvians say their national horse, the Caballo de Paso Peruano, or Peruvian Walking Horse, is unique and developed over five centuries. The horses are not bred for speed or rustling cattle, but for comfort -- with a soft gait that keeps the rider from jostling up and down on long rides. Picture taken July 25, 2010. To match Reuters Life! PERU-HORSES/ REUTERS/Mariana Bazo
Butterfly sits on flower
A butterfly sits on a flower during a hot summer day in Silver Spring, Maryland.
(AFP/Jewel Samad)
Two-month old snow leopard Kailash
Two-month old snow leopard Kailash stands next to her mother Dschamilja in their enclosure at Zurich zoo July 21, 2010. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Fresh feathers: pelican cleans its feathers
Fresh feathers : A pelican cleans its feathers at the zoo in Heidelberg, southwestern Germany.(AFP/Daniel Roland)
One of two baby panthers, Pati and Jaya
One of the two baby panthers, Pati and Jaya, is seen in the Jardin des Plantes menagerie in Paris in this undated picture released by the Museum Nationald'Histoire Naturelle July 21, 2010. A pair of clouded leopard cubs, Neofelis nebulosa, were born two months ago in Paris, the Museum said on Wednesday. REUTERS/F-G Grandin
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