A 600mm telephoto shot by Russell Savory.
Category Archives: Nature
Of this extraordinary image, CIT Jet Propulsion Laboratory sez:
As it soared past Saturn’s large moon Titan recently, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft caught a glimpse of bright sunlight reflecting off hydrocarbon seas.Also in the image: an arrow-shaped complex of bright methane clouds hovers near Titan’s north pole. The clouds could be actively refilling the lakes with rainfall. A “bathtub ring,” or bright margin, around Kraken Mare — the sea containing the reflected sunglint — indicates that the sea was larger at some point, but evaporation has decreased its size.
Staged but nonetheless awesome shots of squirrels taken by British photographer Max Ellis whose M.O. is to leave treats secreted in objects with which the squirrels must interact to retrieve. In this case, a suspended jack o’ lantern.
A dramatic timelapse of severe weather events filmed last month in Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska and Colorado by photographer Nicolaus Wegner.
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Grass under a microscope is so happy. (Via @Microscopepics) pic.twitter.com/h21OP8ZIy0
— SciencePorn (@SciencePorn) October 23, 2014
(H/T: Nelly Bergman)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGVap5ogDgs
Earlier this week, hikers in the Derbyshire Peak District recorded a rare phenomenon caused by high winds at the River Kinder Downfall – a powerful updraft reversing the cascade of the 30m tall waterfall.
A mesmerising short by underwater photographer Dustin Adamson, filmed during a recent visit to Papua New Guinea featuring the colourful sub aqua shenanigans of the Nudibranch sea slug, to wit:
Nudibranchs are generally small, a bit like a traditional slug. But these slugs are much more interesting that the ones we find in the garden. The different shapes, colors, and sizes make each species of nudibranchs unique. Hopefully with this video that is up close and personal with the nudi’s, you gain the appreciation for their beauty.
Bearable
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This morning.
Allan Dixon tweetz:
The country roads of South West Cork. Zero traffic, pure beauty and happy cows.
Nest Is Best
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Above: the design stylings of the Baya Weaver (1,2); Caddisfly; Compass Termite, Red Ovenbird, Sociable Weaver; swallow; wasp; Australian Weaver ant and the Frank Gehry of ’em all, the Vogelkop Bowerbird (10,11,12).