LOL, I was a patient in a teaching hospital and THIS brings back memories

Translucent feathers of a bird in flight against the sun peaking among the gathering clouds. What a stunning capture

Another favourite photo of Alaskan nature photographer Amy Bragg. This gorgeous young fox gleams with health and vitality while she enjoys a drink of fresh cold water from melted snow

Frost flowers are one of the most delicate and intricate-looking natural ice formations. They are not actually any kind of vegetation, rather they are formed from an array of crystalline frost spikes that appear when warm water vapour emerges from thin surfaces of ice and hits cold air.

To form, frost flowers usually need calm, relatively windless conditions and a temperature difference of 15 degrees Celsius between the atmosphere and the ice surface

Dahlia flower grower is delighted to find small green frogs using the dahlia petals as their own little hotel rooms ;)

Dogsledding under the northern lights.

In Dr. Douglas Gurr's words, "This breathtaking and poignant image allows us to see the beauty and fragility of our planet. His thought-provoking image is a stark reminder of the integral bond between an animal and its habitat and serves as a visual representation of the detrimental impacts of climate warming and habitat loss."

This photo is heartbreakingly beautiful. No wonder the ‘Ice Bed’ by Nima Sarikhani won the 'Wildlife Photographer of the Year ' Award.

I tried to imagine myself a long time ago, in the lands where these stories were first told, during the long winter nights perhaps, under the glow of the northern lights.

~Neil Gaiman~

yup, that's my corner of the world :)

Spring in the mountains. " Only" about 4 more months to go

Those special days when you get to pat a friendly , but overly playful fish :)

Baby otters. /sigh/. Don't you just want to hug them and kiss their chubby cheeks?

A bald eagle in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, is proving just how far moms will go to keep their babies safe. Even being buried up to her head in the snow won’t stop this eagle mom, known as Bella, from keeping her eggs warm. Bella and her mate, Smitty, have returned to their nest 100 feet up in a large sycamore tree near the Potomac River every year since 2011 to raise their chicks.

The Blood Falls

One of the most incredible natural phenomena on the planet is found in the Dry Valleys of McMurdo in Antarctica. It was discovered by Australian geologist Thomas Griffith Taylor and it has now intrigued scientists for a century.

Red liquid gushes out from inside of the mass of ice until it flows into Lake Bonney. The water should freeze, but it does not, although the temperature in the place can reach -60 degrees Celsia. The content of the lake that feeds the falls is three time saltier than seawater and is extremely rich in iron. The blood effect occurs when the lake's salty, iron-rich water seeps through fissures and falls into Lake Bonney. When this liquid comes in contact with the air and becomes oxidized, it turns red.

The area is accessible only by a boat, or a helicopter.

Snow was falling, so much like stars filling the dark trees that one could easily imagine its reason for being was nothing more than prettiness.

~Mary Oliver~

Underwater shot of Kingfisher in action. Photo by nature photographer Jaap La Brijn

aww, I love that weird kitty