1243-535 - Upmarket Camps Bay in Cape Town, South Africa draws crowds to its namesake beach, known for its fine white sand, natural rock swimming pool and views of the Twelve Apostles mountains
1243-534 - Upmarket Camps Bay in Cape Town, South Africa draws crowds to its namesake beach, known for its fine white sand, natural rock swimming pool and views of the Twelve Apostles mountains
1243-468 - Aerial drone panoramic view at sunset of Sao Martinho do Porto bay, shaped like a scallop with calm waters and fine white sand, Oeste, Portugal, Europe
1243-467 - View of green huts at Sao Martinho do Porto beach, a wide white-sand beach, backed by dunes in a secluded bay popular with families, Oeste, Portugal, Europe
1243-465 - Aerial drone panoramic view of Sao Martinho do Porto bay, shaped like a scallop with calm waters and fine white sand, Oeste, Portugal, Europe
1112-7428 - Adult Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens), breaching in Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary, California, United States of America, North America
1350-6608 - Mexican aztec dress gods at Grand Palladium White Sand Resort and Spa in Riviera Maya, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Mexico.
Aztec clothing was generally loose fitting and did not completely cover the body. When the Spanish arrived in Mexico, the people were surprised to see them in their full armour, with only their faces exposed.
Aztec clothes were generally made of cotton (which was imported) or ayate fiber, made from the Maguey Cactus (also called the Century Plant or American Aloe). Women would weave the fibers into clothing, a task girls were taught as young teenagers. Because of their vast trading network, the Aztecs were able to make use of a beautiful array of dyes, creating the brilliant
1350-6609 - Kayakking in front of the beach of Grand Palladium White Sand Resort and Spa in Riviera Maya, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Mexico
1350-6606 - A Mexican staff member holds a tucan at Grand Palladium White Sand Resort and Spa in Riviera Maya, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Mexico
1350-6595 - Mexican aztec dress gods at Grand Palladium White Sand Resort and Spa in Riviera Maya, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Mexico.
Aztec clothing was generally loose fitting and did not completely cover the body. When the Spanish arrived in Mexico, the people were surprised to see them in their full armour, with only their faces exposed.
Aztec clothes were generally made of cotton (which was imported) or ayate fiber, made from the Maguey Cactus (also called the Century Plant or American Aloe). Women would weave the fibers into clothing, a task girls were taught as young teenagers. Because of their vast trading network, the Aztecs were able to make use of a beautiful array of dyes, creating the brilliant
860-291320 - White-spotted octopus or grass octopus (Callistoctopus macropus) on a night dive. Puolo Bay, Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean
746-91090 - King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the island of South Georgia, the rookery in St. Andrews Bay. Courtship behaviour. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia
746-91086 - King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the island of South Georgia, the rookery on Salisbury Plain in the Bay of Isles. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia
746-91083 - King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the island of South Georgia, the rookery on Salisbury Plain in the Bay of Isles. Adults coming ashore. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia
746-91084 - King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the island of South Georgia, the rookery on Salisbury Plain in the Bay of Isles. Adults coming ashore. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia
746-91087 - King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the island of South Georgia, the rookery in St. Andrews Bay. Feeding behaviour. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia
746-91085 - King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the island of South Georgia, the rookery on Salisbury Plain in the Bay of Isles. Adults coming ashore. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia
746-91088 - King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the island of South Georgia, the rookery in St. Andrews Bay. Feeding behaviour. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia
746-91089 - King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the island of South Georgia, the rookery in St. Andrews Bay. Feeding behaviour. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia
832-394486 - Turquoise waters and whites sand on the world class Shoal Bay East beach, Anguilla, Caribbean, British Oversea territory, United Kingdom, Europe
1116-52130 - Friends sitting in the sun resting outside of a camper van as group of travelers stop in Slano for an afternoon at the beach; Slano, Dubrovnik-Neretva County (Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija), Croatia
1116-50987 - White Godrevy Lighthouse on rock formation in blue water with blue sky and rocky shoreline, Godrevy Island in St. Ives Bay; Cornwall County, England
1116-52129 - Friends standing next to camper van making lunch as they stop at Slano to enjoy a day at the beach; Slano, Dubrovnik-Neretva County (Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija), Croatia
1350-286 - Polar Bear (Ursa maritimus) in fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) on an island off the sub-arctic coast of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Bears come to spend the summer loafing on the island and looking for a careless seal or dead whale to wash up. Global warming has shortened their winter so they are increasingly looking for food in the summer.
1350-265 - Polar Bear (Ursa maritimus) in fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) on an island off the sub-arctic coast of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
1350-280 - Polar Bear (Ursa maritimus) in fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) on an island off the sub-arctic coast of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Bears come to spend the summer loafing on the island and looking for a careless seal or dead whale to wash up. Global warming has shortened their winter so they are increasingly looking for food in the summer.
1350-256 - Polar Bear (Ursa maritimus) in fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) on an island off the sub-arctic coast of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Bears come to spend the summer loafing on the island and looking for a careless seal or dead whale to wash up. Global warming has shortened their winter so they are increasingly looking for food in the summer.
1350-244 - Polar Bear (Ursa maritimus) in fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) on an island off the sub-arctic coast of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Bears come to spend the summer loafing on the island and looking for a careless seal or dead whale to wash up. Global warming has shortened their winter so they are increasingly looking for food in the summer.
1350-200 - Polar Bear (ursus maritimus) with relaxed yawn in Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) on sub-arctic flower covered island at Hubbart Point, Hudson Bay, near Churchill, Manitoba, Northern Canada..
1350-320 - Polar Bear (Ursa maritimus) in fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) on an island off the sub-arctic coast of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
1350-191 - Mother Polar Bear (ursus maritimus) with cubs COY near snow den at Wapusk National Park, Hudson Bay, Churchill area, Manitoba, Northern Canada
1350-199 - Polar Bear (ursus maritimus) relaxing in Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) on sub-arctic flower covered island at Hubbart Point, Hudson Bay, near Churchill, Manitoba, Northern Canada..
1350-192 - Mother Polar Bear (ursus maritimus) with cubs COY near snow den at Wapusk National Park, Hudson Bay, Churchill area, Manitoba, Northern Canada
1350-193 - Mother Polar Bear (ursus maritimus) with cubs COY near snow den at Wapusk National Park, Hudson Bay, Churchill area, Manitoba, Northern Canada
1350-201 - Mother Polar Bear (ursus maritimus) with cubs dripping on ice in sub-arctic Wager Bay near Hudson Bay, Churchill area, Manitoba, Northern Canada
1350-318 - Polar Bear (Ursa maritimus) on sea ice off the sub-arctic coast of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Bears come to the coast of Hudson Bay in Fall waiting for the ice to freeze, and looking for a careless seal or dead whale to wash up. Global warming has shortened their winter so they are increasingly anxious as they wait for winter. While they wait, they engage in frequent wrestling matches to determine a mating hierarchy for the breeding season in March and April, and regularly check on the ice to see if it will carry them out to sea.
1350-202 - Mother Polar Bear (ursus maritimus) with cub shaking off water halo on rocky cliff in sub-arctic Wager Bay near Hudson Bay, Churchill area, Manitoba, Northern Canada
1350-194 - Mother Polar Bear (ursus maritimus) with cubs COY near snow den at Wapusk National Park, Hudson Bay, Churchill area, Manitoba, Northern Canada
1350-319 - Polar Bear (Ursa maritimus) in fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) on an island off the sub-arctic coast of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
1350-189 - Mother Polar Bear (ursus maritimus) with cubs COY near snow den at Wapusk National Park, Hudson Bay, Churchill area, Manitoba, Northern Canada
1350-187 - Mother Polar Bear (ursus maritimus) with cubs COY near snow den at Wapusk National Park, Hudson Bay, Churchill area, Manitoba, Northern Canada
1116-49725 - A blurred image of a woman standing in the surf, looking out at the sunset on the two mile long, three hundred feet wide, Papohaku Beach on the west shore of Molokai. This is the longest white-sand beach in the Hawaiian Islands, Molokai, Hawaii, United States of America