Crystal River – The most beautiful river on earth « OpenFreak.Com Cano Cristales - Crystal River. River of five colors, as the locals call it, originates in the south of the mountain chain Macarena, Colombia, and flows eastward to its confluence with the Guayabero river. In the Cano Cristales found five colors: yellow, blue, green, black and red. All of them are waste product of many algae and, depending on time of year, color saturation, or weakened or strengthened. Share on Tumblr
Birds Birds Cornell Lab of Ornithology All About Birds Search in: Share on facebookShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareShare on twitterMore Sharing Services Features Welcome to All About Birds Your online guide to birds and bird watching Or Browse by Taxonomy, Name, or Shape Featured This Week Learn a great tip for finding birds on cold days, and read our movie review of A Birder's Guide to Everything. Question of the Week Q. Your guide to birds and bird watching Information on 590 species in our online bird guide Latest updates: Expanded info on Field Sparrow, Little Blue Heron, Horned Lark, and Pied-billed Grebe. ID tips, sound, and video for 201 species (and counting). Building Skills section and free Inside Birding videos for new bird watchers Looking for a bird you don't know? More about how to use the site Sponsored Ad I'm not interested. About Us Citizen Science Lifelong Learning Publications Explore More Connect Support Our Cause
British Nature Awards 2011 Photograph courtesy Richard Shucksmith, BWPA A brilliantly colored jellyfish illuminates the depths near the tiny Scottish island of Sula Sgeir in the winning picture from the 2011 British Wildlife Photography Awards , announced this week. Photographer Richard Shucksmith's "truly beautiful shot of a jellyfish ... perfectly captures its iridescent colours and magical qualities," Greg Armfield, photography and film manager for WWF, said in a statement. The nonprofit is a sponsor of this year's competition, along with a mix of other nonprofits, companies, and government organizations. "All the more remarkable that it exists in U.K. waters. The annual awards, created in 2009, recognize talented amateur and professional photographers while highlighting the wealth and diversity of British nature. A panel of professional photography experts selected winning pictures in ten categories based on technical skill, diversity, originality, and creativity of composition.
10 Strangest Trees on Earth Matthew Fox once said – “If you look closely at a tree you’ll notice its knobs and dead branches, just like our bodies. What we learn is that beauty and imperfection go together wonderfully.” El Arbol de La Sabina Source Trees are important components of the natural landscape and a wonderful living organism which gives shelter, food, warmth and protection to all living things. Source Axel Erlandson’s passion for sculpting trees, also known as arborsculpture, led him to open a horticulture attraction in 1947 near Santa Cruz, California named The Circus Tree and people flocked in from all over the country to view his strange and striking creations which are nothing short of breathtaking! Source Source It’s the largest cashew tree in the world and more like a root and bush than a tree covering a span of 8,500 square meters alone! source The Tree of Life in Bahrain is one of the mysteries of world which is bound to be in the list of most unusual trees aroung the globe! Source Source Source Source
World's 6 Most Beautiful Lakes World’s Beautiful Lakes: Five-Flower Lake, China The pristine water of Wuhua Hai, or Five-Flower Lake, is the pride of Jiuzhaigon National Park in China. The shallow lake glistens different shades of turquoise and its floor is littered with fallen ancient tree trunks. Plitvice Lakes, Croatia In any given day, the Plitvice Lakes in Croatia can emit hues ranging from green and grey to blue and azure. Japanese Garden in Portland Random photo Submit your photo Stumble Thru nature photography Tags: park tree Download japanese garden in portland by unknown 125 451 views Rating: +17 Most Beautiful Forests in The World thick grove of poplar trees, oregon the great mell fell of northern england amazing nakameguro canal, japan Place your ad here Loading... About OneBigPhoto is your daily dose of high quality photos. 2732 photos uploaded Important stuff Top rated Top galleries Submit photo Privacy policy Wallpaper Contact us Connect with us Search Some rights reserved. ©2013 OneBigPhoto.com
Poland Lanscapes (Erik Witsoe) “ I am a Seattle WA native recently transplanted to Poland. I am trained in the fine arts and have spent many years developing my craft. A few years ago I began to work with photography and have discovered it to be something that I truly love! “ ~ Erik Witsoe For more creative photography of Erik Witsoe, be sure to drop by his flickr photostream right here. Amazing Jellyfish Lake Jellyfish Lake is a marine lake located on Eil Malk island in Palau. Eil Malk is part of the Rock Islands, a group of small, rocky, mostly uninhabited islands in Palau’s Southern Lagoon, between Koror and Peleliu. It is notable for the millions of golden jellyfish which migrate horizontally across the lake daily. photo source Jellyfish Lake is connected to the ocean through fissures and tunnels in the limestone of ancient Miocene reef. photo source Two species of scyphozoan jellyfish live in Jellyfish Lake, moon jellyfish and the golden jellyfish. photo source The golden jellyfish are most closely related to the spotted jellyfish that inhabit the nearby lagoons. photo source The moon jellyfish were identified as Aurelia aurita by Hamner. photo source photo source photo source photo source
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