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Pelican, Namibia

Photograph by Romulo Rejon, My Shot

In Walvis Bay, Namibia, a pelican would never fail in catching a fish … when thrown from a boat.

Green Anemone, Vancouver Island

Photograph by Jens Troeger, My Shot

Diving Browning Passage at the northern end of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, is one of the most spectacular experiences in the Pacific Northwest. The sheer diversity and abundance of life is astonishing. At the end of one dive, ascending into rough and choppy surface conditions, I took this lucky shot of a green anemone as a wave washed over it.

Ornate Day Gecko, Mauritius

Photograph by Mark W. Moffett, 

An ornate day gecko laps nectar from tree blossoms on Mauritius. Rare pollinators, bug-eating lizards may substitute on islands where neither pollinators nor predators are plentiful—filling a niche held by others on the mainland. Phelsuma ornata on Gastonia mauritiana, Mauritius

Whooper Swan Family

Born down-colored and open-eyed, the young benefit from the vigilant surveillance of both parents. They join their parents for fall migration and stay with them their first winter.

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