Restaurant at Hofatsblick station, Oberstdorf, Swabia, Bavarian Alps, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Derelict cottage in Glen Clunie, Scotland

The Kern Valley Wildlife Refuge in California's Central Valley was created as important resting and feeding grounds for wildfowl migrating along the pacific flyway. After four years of unprecedented drought, the water shortages in California are critical. The reserve has received only 40% of its usual warer, with the result that most of the lake beds are dried up and dessicated, leaving the birds few places to go. This is the only area of lake with any water left.

Historic school house of Silvies, Ponderosa Ranch, Oregon, USA

Mountain panorama from the Koblat-Höhenweg on the Nebelhorn, behind left the Hochvogel, 2592m, in the centre the Schneck, 2268m, and on the right the Höfats, 2258m, Allgäu Alps, Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany

Spitzkoppe (1728 m) - on the left - and Pondok Mountain majestically rise above the surrounding desert plains. At dawn. Aerial view. Drone shot. Damaraland, Namibia

Mountain panorama from Zeigersattel to Seealpsee, on the left Höfats 2259m, in the centre the Allgäu main ridge with Trettachspitze 2595m, Mädelegabel 2645m, Bockkarkopf 2609m and Hochfrottspitze 2649m, Allgäu Alps, Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany

Aerial view, panorama of the Markelfinger Winkel in western Lake Constance, on the right the Mettnau peninsula, on the left the shore of Lake Constance near Markelfingen at low tide with the island of Reichenau on the horizon, district of Constance, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

Cairns on the hiking trail, Glacier du Tour, glacier and mountain peaks, high alpine landscape, left Aiguille du Chardonnet, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

Green Acacia tree Vachellia tortilisstands in front of the Etosha salt pan in the desert. On the salt pan many animals are crossing from the left to the right. Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Ostrich (Struthio camelus) . Female on the left and male on the ridge of a grass-grown sand dune. Behing them a chick. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

A beautiful alley with blooming pink and white cherry trees in spring in the morning sun with a sunstar, a bench on the left side, Rhine-Neckar-region, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Field cross at Rappensee, left behind Kleiner Rappenkopf, 2276m, Allgäu Alps, Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) baby crossing a red dune lifts up its left front leg. Kalahari, South Africa Kalahari, South Africa, Africa

Footprints in the sand, Kniepsand beach, Amrum Island, Nordfriesland, North Frisia, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Plaza Mayor with the Museo Romantico on the left and the Iglesia de la Santisima Trinidad on the right, far left the bell tower of the Museo de la Lucha Contra Bandidos, Trinidad, Cuba, Central America

View from Canyon Overlook into Zion Canyon in winter with snow, at sunrise, back left Bridge Mountain, Zion National Park, Utah, USA, North America

Carp pond, carp pond, fish farming, nature reserve bird sanctuary, pond area near Mohrhof, villages from left Mohrhof, middle Biengarten, right Poppenwind, Aischgrund, Middle Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Lush, freshly mowed golf green, flag and cup with plenty of room for text on the left side

Franconian rock landscape with hiking trail, on the left rock tower Himmelsstaeuberer, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

The Tasman Sea (left) meets the Pacific Ocean (right), Cape Reinga, Te Rerenga Wairua, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania

Common octopus Octopus vulgaris), mating, male on left inserts mating arm into mantle cavity on female's siphon transfers sperm-filled capsule, Red Sea, Aqaba, Kingdom of Jordan

Rainbow in front of waterfall, people on the left, stone desert in the background, Dettifoss, Joekulsa a Fjoellum, Iceland, Europe

Left-hand traffic sign on the road of death, Camino de la Muerte, La Paz Department, Bolivia, South America

African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer), juvenile, on branch, looking left, Moremi Game Reserve East, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Elephant bull (Loxodenta africana) rubs his head on a tree trunk, leans to the left. Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Tiger (Panthera tigris), portrait side view of his face head. animal looks to the left. Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Lioness attacks a second lioness from left to right jumping. (Panthera) leo. Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Drone shot, view of the Aenok marshland with river Kamajakka, birch forests, autumn, intense colours, Vallespiken mountain on the left, Sarek mountains in the background, Kvikkjokk, Jokkmokk, Norrbottens laen, Lapland, Northern Sweden, Sweden, Europe

Stralsund, with the island of Rügen on the left in the background, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, aerial photo from a small aircraft, 27.04.2025 Stralsund, with the island of Rügen in the background, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, aerial photo from a small aircraft, April 27, 2025 ++ Minimum fee 50, - euro ++

Aerial view, from left Marienplatz, Rosenturm, town wall, Catholic parish of St. Johannes, St. Johannes church 14th century, right below Annakapelle, behind it Catholic parish centre St. Johannes, far right town moat, above back Rosenberg fortress, upper town, old town, Kronach, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

SUP board on the Neckar near Neckarsteinach. The Schwalbennest castle ruins at the top left, the Hinterburg ruins in the centre. Neckarsteinach, Odenwald, Rhine-Neckar district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Bright church with white domes, surrounded by green trees and red roofs, viewpoint on the left, view of the Holy Monastery of Timi Prodromos, Byzantine fortress, nunnery, Koroni, Pylos-Nestor, Messinia, Peloponnese, Greece, Europe

Left-hand traffic sign on the road of death, Camino de la Muerte, La Paz Department, Bolivia, South America

Trail Ruta de los Volcanes, Volcano Teneguia left, San Antonio volcano center, Monumento Natural de los Volcanes de Teneguía, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain

Spitzkoppe (1728 m) - on the left - and Pondok Mountain majestically rise above the surrounding desert plains. At dawn. Aerial view. Drone shot. Damaraland, Namibia

Pottenstein Castle with castle museum, hilltop castle, Spornburg, geotope, left B470, Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest nature park Park, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Canal Grande at night, left Renaissance palace Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti, back church Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy, Europe

Pleissenspitze peak (left) and Mt. Brunnstein (right), Karwendel Range, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

The outflowing Lake Constance, called Lake Rhine, on the left the Hoeri peninsula with the German municipality of Oehningen, on the right the Swiss municipality of Eschenz and Mammern, Canton Thurgau, Switzerland, Europe

Saulo Toron, Tomas Morales and Alonso Quesada, Agaete, Las Palmas Province, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, sculpture by local poets, from left, Europe

Historic school house of Silvies, Ponderosa Ranch, Oregon, USA

Lonely highway trough Goshute Valley, Nevada, USA

Tiger (Panthera tigris), portrait side view of his face head. animal looks to the left. Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Grand Canal, left Church Chiesa di San Geremia, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Gilded buddha head, curls ritually twisted from left to right, Luang Prabang, Laos, Asia

Autumn atmosphere at a lake framed by birch trees, autumn, intense colours, reflections, in the background mountains Tuolpagorni on the right, mountain Singitjakka on the left, in the middle valley Singivagge, Nikkaluokta, Kiruna, Gaellivare, Norrbottens laen, Lapland, Northern Sweden, Sweden, Europe

Great tit (Parus major) standing on stone, reflecting in water, looking to the left, surrounded by other stones, Overijssel, Netherlands

United States Virgin Islands, St. John, Pair of flip flops left on empty beach, United States Virgin Islands, St. John