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Having such a small body and graciously long wings, the Tiger Longwing doesn't flap quickly like most butterflies. Instead, it creates a very elegant slow-flutter to navigate through the rain-forest foliage in Brazil. It's motion is very different from what i'm accustomed to in the northern hemisphere, and i found it quite mesmerizing.
Tiger Longwing
It looked like this giant balanced rock was a hand pointing straight up into the sky. I could have wrote something real philosophical, especially since this was located in the "Garden of the Gods" but as I was standing near its base, I just hoped it wasn't time for this magnificent piece to settle.
This Way Up
cluster of Dendrobium orchids in China rain-forest
Oriental Orchids
I'm precariously hanging over a sheer cliff to capture a straight-down perspective of the ocean waters below. With my assistant faithfully grasping my belt and a small nearby tree, i was able to get the camera gear over the edge enough to watch for the best mixture of rock and swirling waves.
Turmoil
overlapping leaves on a young Sycamore Tree
Sycamore Leaves
Looks like these two are watching each others' back preparing for a mission.
Meerkat 2
sunset over the many islands in northwestern Washington
Bay Colours
two female bears resting on a sandbar in the middle of a lake (Aleutian Islands).
Bear Lake
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