860-292388 - Landscape of Svalbard in Norway, also known as Spitsbergen. This territory stretches from latitude 75 to 80 degrees to the pack ice a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole. Melting ice, premature global warming. Exploration boat in Madeleine Bay. Young explorer on deck.
860-291436 - Researcher catching Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia Tzacatl) in a net set up for pollination study, rainforest at "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291434 - Researcher setting up a net to capture hummingbirds as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291435 - Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) in a net set up by a researcher as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291432 - Bat caught in a net as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291424 - Net for catching bats as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
860-291423 - Installation of a sign on a hiking trail indicating the presence of nets to capture bats as part of a pollination study, rainforest of the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Ricardo
860-291406 - 27-year-old researcher in front of the Pracaxi legume (Pentaclethra macroloba) at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
1350-41 - One of the 27 antennas of the Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope complex in New Mexico (with others in the distance at lower right) illuminated by moonlight, on December 13, 2013, peak night for the Geminid meteor shower. A single exposure of 30 seconds with the Rokinon 14mm lens at f/2.8 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800. Orion is rising a lower centre. The Moon is the bright object at upper right. The Pleiades and Hyades are above centre.
860-287358 - Polar Bear( Ursus maritimus ),near the water edge along a barrier island outside Kaktovik, Every fall, polar bears (Ursus maritimus) gather near Kaktovik on the northern edge of ANWR, Barter Island, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
860-287273 - Walker walking on wooden boardwalk leading to the sea on which a sailboat sails on the horizon, on a pebble beach in Cayeux-sur-Mer, Picardy, France.
860-287272 - Walker sitting on a bench and looking at the sea on which a sailboat sails on the horizon, on a pebble beach in Cayeux-sur-Mer, Picardy, France.
832-382150 - A female pilgrim at the banks of the river Ganges is praying, offering personal belongings to the holy water, Gangotri, Uttarakhand, India, Asia
832-379724 - Dawn, Stuttgart TV Tower, architect Fritz Leonhardt, communication and observation tower, SWR, landmark, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe
832-380321 - Flock of sheep on pasture with beech tree, Shadow, Aerial View, Swabian Jura, Ennabeuren, Heroldstatt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe
832-380358 - Electric fence of Rhino Sanctuary on red dirt road, tamarind (Tamarindus indica) with weaver birds (Ploceidae) nests in back, Tsavo West National Park, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya, Africa