1311-918 - A petrified tree log that has shattered over time. Located on a mesa near Hamilili Point on the south end of Petrified Forest National Park Arizona.
1350-6678 - Strawberry Poison Frog (Dendrobates pumilio), adult, Bastimentos National Park, Bocas del Toro, Panama. The strawberry poison frog or strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio or Dendrobates pumilio) is a species of small amphibian poison dart frog found in Central America. It is common throughout its range, which extends from eastern central Nicaragua through Costa Rica and northwestern Panama. The species is often found in humid lowlands and premontane forest, but large populations are also found in disturbed areas such as plantations. The strawberry poison frog is perhaps most famous for its widespread variation in coloration, comprising approximately 15���30 color morphs, most of which are presumed to be true-breeding. O. pumilio, while not the most poisonous of the dendrobatids, is the most toxic member of its genus. The species is most diverse in Panama with varieties in vivid shades of all red, orange, blue, yellow or green, green and yellow, white with red, orange or black and spotted varieties. The most colorful mix is found in Isla Bastimentos Marine National Park though not all in one place. Colors vary by location. A beach on the north side of the island is named after the species. Two of Southern Explorations' Panama tours visit red frog habitat. Both the eight-day Panama Adventure trip and eleven-day Panama Highlights trip spend time in Isla Bastimentos Marine National Park and the former also goes to Red Frog Beach.
The red frog is not as poisonous as some of its cousins and is not a threat to humans. It subsists on a diet of ants that dine on poisonous plants, providing the red frog its protective skin toxin. Males attract females with a loud quick chirp. To hear the distinctive sound before you depart on your Panama tours, go to the University of Michigan Museum's biodiversity website (www.animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu.) After birth, the tadpoles climb aboard the mother who deposits them in different protected areas where she retu
1116-49147 - Dall Sheep rams (Ovis dalli) grazing on grass in the high country in Denali National Park and Preserve in Interior Alaska in autumn. Rams often travel in groups during this pre-rut time of year, Alaska, United States of America
832-387101 - Orange lighthouse of Oendverdarnes stands at cliff coast, rocky coast of lava rock, long time exposure, Oendveroarnes, Snaefellsjoekull National Park, Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Snaefellsnes, Vesturland, Iceland, Europe
1116-48836 - Colourful layers of minerals are exposed at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. No grass grows on the Painted Hills Unit, Mitchell, Oregon, United States of America
1116-46183 - A Group Of Hikers Viewing A Interpretive Sign Along A Meadow Trail With Mountain Range In The Distance And Blue Sky And Clouds, Banff, Alberta, Canada
832-381890 - Bathers, Les Calanques d'en Vau, Calanques National Park or Parc National des Calanques, Cassis, Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Southern France, France, Europe
832-381297 - Bathers, Les Calanques d'en Vau, Calanques National Park or Parc National des Calanques, Cassis, Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Southern France, France, Europe
832-380562 - Groynes, wooden stages and pier with diving gondola, long time exposure, Zingst, Fischland-Darß-Zingst, Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe
794-4331 - Time lapse of the Statue of Iwo Jima U.S. Marine Corps Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC, United States of America, North America
832-345164 - Wooden targets used by the Belgian army, former NS-Ordensburg Vogelsang (National Socialist estate), Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
832-345143 - Grounds of the former NS-Ordensburg Vogelsang (National Socialist estate), Van Dooren barracks, Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
832-291052 - Trekkers carrying packs on the Khumbu Glacier with Mt. Nuptse (7861 m), Khumbu Himal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal
764-4162 - Just-born blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) standing for the first time, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
832-259976 - German flags, citizens of Berlin celebrating the reunion of East and West Germany in front of the Brandenburger Tor at night, DDR, October 3rd 1990, Berlin, Germany, Europe
832-249584 - Irrigation water viaduct lit up with the national flag motif to celebrate the acceptance of the "Rhaetische Bahn Railway in Albula/Bernina" as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Filisur, Graubuenden, Switzerland, Europe
832-249060 - Trekking group at Chola Khola Valley near Dzonglha in front of Mount Ama Dablam, 6856m, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Himal, Nepal, Asia
832-233475 - Former death strip at the Grenzmuseum Schifflersgrund border museum at the former inner-German border, Sickenberg, Thuringia, Germany, Europe
832-233477 - Observation tower of the GDR at the Grenzmuseum Schifflersgrund border museum at the former inner-German border, Sickenberg, Thuringia, Germany, Europe
832-209662 - KdF, Kraft durch Freude, literally Strength through Joy, Prora holiday resort, North Mecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe
832-211906 - Hikers on the Root Glacier in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park pass a moulin, where meltwater descends into the glacier, Kennicott, Alaska, USA
832-200675 - Night shot of the Staatstheater state theater, Opera House, also called Grosses Haus, reflection in the Eckensee lake, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe