Nature
Backyard Bliss
Creatures can be found almost everywhere, even in the deserts on our planet. I live in north central Arizona, between the heat of Phoenix and wintery Flagstaff. We do not get much snow, unlike my home state of Minnesota, but as you see in the picture above, it happens now and again.
By Julie Lacksonen3 years ago in Earth
The Cows came home.
As I left work, I decided it was a good idea to wind down by taking a good long walk. Stressed as usual, walking seems to always be my destressing, go to move. As I walked down the sidewalk I looked up into the sky which was quite peaceful and quite pretty. As I walked I was thinking about my life, my future, what was my next step in life, the things we tend to typically worry about. There’s a peace I always have that seems to let me know everything is going to be alright.
By Ellie Houck3 years ago in Earth
The Matriarch. Created with: Untamed Photographer.
View print sizes for The Matriarch by Arati Kumar-Rao: Story Behind the Photograph: The Matriarch On the vast salt plains of Kenya’s Amboseli National Park, a matriarch, with her herd of elephants, is about to enter the swamps. This vast land, called “Empusel” for salty, dusty place in the language of the Maasais, Maa, sprawls at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro on the border of Kenya and Tanzania and is traditionally grazing grounds for the herds of Maasai cattle. They have, for centuries, shared this landscape with massive herds of elephants, prides of lions, cheetahs, leopards, and other wild animals.
By Arati Kumar-Rao3 years ago in Earth
Milkyway Over Mangroves. Top Story - April 2021. Created with: Untamed Photographer.
View print sizes for Milkyway Over Mangroves by Arati Kumar-Rao: Story Behind the Photograph: Milkyway Over Mangroves Night falls like a black hood over the largest mangrove forest in the world, the Sundarbans. Straddling the border between Bangladesh and India, this beautiful forest (which is likely where it gets its name from — Sundar, meaning beautiful, ban, meaning forest) is home to the Royal Bengal Tiger, saltwater crocodiles, all manner of snakes, crustaceans, river sharks, and a few million crab-catchers, fishers, and honey hunters.
By Arati Kumar-Rao3 years ago in Earth
Majestic Manta. Top Story - April 2021. Created with: Untamed Photographer.
View print sizes for Majestic Manta by Brian Moghari: Story Behind the Photograph: Majestic Manta I’ve spent hundreds of hours filming and photographing in our oceans, and every once in a while something truly unexpected happens. In 2019, I was filming whale sharks near Isla Mujeres Mexico for National Geographic’s first ever live VR shark experience. In this particular area, hundreds of millions of eggs from the fish known as the Little Tunny are released into the food chain, attracting whale sharks throughout the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. This spawning alone is responsible for the world’s largest whale shark aggregation which was scientifically discovered only a decade before in 2009.
By Brian Moghari3 years ago in Earth
Thin Blue Line. Created with: Untamed Photographer.
View print sizes for Thin Blue Line by Brian Moghari: Story Behind the Photograph: Thin Blue Line The ocean covers around 70 percent of our planet’s surface and holds over 96 percent of the Earth’s water. It is our planet’s largest ecosystem driving our weather, regulating temperature, and ultimately supporting all living organisms, but we know very little about this underwater world. More than eighty percent of this vast environment has yet to be explored by man. When I look out to the ocean and see where mountains, forests and mangroves collide with this expansive body of water it is easy to think there’s nothing more but water beyond this intersection; but beneath the surface begins a whole new world full of life just out of sight.
By Brian Moghari3 years ago in Earth
Isle of the Wolf. Top Story - April 2021. Created with: Untamed Photographer.
View print sizes for Isle of the Wolf by April Bencze: Story Behind the Photograph: Isle of the Wolf I met a wolf who held oceans of peace inside of them. This doesn’t mean their teeth aren’t capable of tearing flesh. It means we creatures who live on this earth cannot be measured by such scales as good and evil. These binaries cannot begin to house the complexities and paradoxes that exist within each one of us.
By April Bencze3 years ago in Earth
The Lone Sockeye. Created with: Untamed Photographer.
View print sizes for The Lone Sockeye by April Bencze: Story Behind the Photograph: The Lone Sockeye “Salmon shield us from fear of death by showing us how to give of ourselves for things greater than ourselves.” - David James Duncan, My Story As Told By Water
By April Bencze3 years ago in Earth
Why Should You Hire Commercial Landscape Contractors?
Commercial landscaping is a challenging job and requires a particular set of skills. There are a wide variety of services involved in commercial landscaping. To ensure excellent aesthetics and perfection, it is advised that you hire commercial landscape contractors. They will help you plan, design, and implement all the activities and reduce costs related to the projects. Commercial landscape contractors are also experts at ensuring sustainable construction. You should hire professional landscape contractors to create a captivating working environment. They know what needs to be done, so your workplace looks its best. Let's look at the benefits of hiring a landscape contractor.
By David Parkinson3 years ago in Earth