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Scientist free diving to make a photo identification of an individual manta ray (Manta birostris), Yum Balam Marine Protected Area, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

The Southern Patagonian Icesheet, one of the world's largest ice-caps, along the western edge of the Chalten Massif, Patagonia, Argentina

Tilted layers showing bedding planes in strata of sedimentary rock in coastal cliff at Odeceixe, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Desert plants inside the Princess of Wales conservatory Royal Botanic Gardens, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kew, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Large heliostat EuroDish solar energy scientific research centre, Tabernas, Almeria, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Grape vines growing in black volcanic soil in protected enclosed pits, La Geria, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Close-up of a honeybee pollinating a white flower on a green spiky plant, with a blurred natural background, United Kingdom, Europe

The Houston Museum of Natural Science, Hermann Park, Houston, Texas, United States of America, North America

Captive Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) at the Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Wild Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) at Urbina Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Iceberg detail in and around the Antarctic Peninsula during the austral summer months, Southern Ocean, Antarctica, Polar Regions

A small pod of Type B killer whales (Orcinus nanus) just outside Duse Bay in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Pregnant female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) giving birth on the beach in Stromness Bay, South Georgia Island

Petrified sand dunes, White Canyon State Park, Red Cliffs Desert Reserve near St. George, Utah, United States of America

Petrified sand dunes, White Canyon State Park, Red Cliffs Desert Reserve near St. George, Utah, United States of America

Ephemeral Spring on Red Wall of Roaring Springs Canyon, North Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon North Rim, UNESCO, Arizona, United States of America

The interior of the Supai Tunnel along the North Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon North Rim, UNESCO, Arizona, United States of America

A canyon that drains into Dead Wash, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States of America

Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) breeding colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falkland Islands

Twin Erratic boulders high above Nant Ffrancon valley, Snowdonia National Park (Eryri), North Wales, United Kingdom

Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding in Southeast Alaska, United States of America

Adult brown bears (Ursus arctos) courtship behaviour, Brooks River, Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, United States of America

A rare sighting of an adult blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) sub-surface feeding in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Continental drift between North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, Thingvellir National Park, UNESCO, in winter, Western Region, Iceland

Continental drift between North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, Thingvellir National Park, UNESCO, in winter, Western Region, Iceland

Continental drift between North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, Thingvellir National Park, UNESCO, in winter, Western Region, Iceland

Continental drift between North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, Thingvellir National Park, UNESCO, in winter, Western Region, Iceland

People and continental drift of North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, Thingvellir National Park in winter, UNESCO, Western Region, Iceland

People and continental drift of North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, Thingvellir National Park in winter, UNESCO, Western Region, Iceland

Continental drift between North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, Thingvellir National Park, UNESCO, in winter, Western Region, Iceland

Dry waterfall cliffs, Johnson Canyon between Bainbridge Steel and Stone Dams near Ash Fork, Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, United States of America

Dry waterfall cliffs, Johnson Canyon between Bainbridge Steel and Stone Dams near Ash Fork, Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, United States of America

An argonaut (Genus Argonauta), a group of pelagic octopuses. Baja California, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) chick at breeding colony on Prion Island, Bay of Isles, South Georgia

Boulder pile in a valley leading to Dead Wash, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States of America

Adult rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

Glacial iceberg detail from ice calved off the Sawyer Glacier in Tracy Arm, Southeast Alaska, United States of America

Glacial iceberg detail from ice calved off the LeConte Glacier near Petersberg, Southeast Alaska, United States of America

Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding in Southeast Alaska, United States of America

A mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus), and cub of the year feeding on a fin whale carcass in Holmabukta in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Skull of an adult female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), on display at the Natural History Museum in Stanley, Falkland Islands, South America

The Little Teepees on the north side of Haystack Mesa in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Green chameleon camouflaged among lush foliage, displaying natural wildlife and adaptation at Kew Gardens, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rana El Zein, Deputy Director at AFALULA, and White saxaul (Haloxylon persicum), Sharaan Nature Reserve, AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Remarkable sandstone rock carved by erosion in the Ashar Valley, AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Killer whale pod (Orcinus orca), beside tourists in inflatables off Punta Colorada, Isla San Jose, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Palace of the Arts, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain, Europe

Giant bison skeleton in the Museum of Natural History and Science, Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, North America

Allosaurus Fragilis in the Museum of Natural History and Science, Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, North America

Crab preying on dead portuguese man-of-war, Physalia physalis, Praia do Forte, Bahia, Brazil (South Atlantic)

The partial eclipse of the Sun, October 23, 2014, as seen from Jasper, Alberta, shot under clear skies through a mylar filter, on the front of a 66mm f/6 apo refractor using the Canon 60Da for 1/8000 (!) sec exposure at ISO 100. The colours are natural, with the mylar filter providing a neutral 'white light' image. The big sunspot on the Sun that day is just disappearing behind the Moon's limb. The mylar filter gave a white Sun, its natural colour, but I have tinted the Sun's disk yellow for a more pleasing view that is not just white Sun/black sky.

The partial eclipse of the Sun, October 23, 2014, as seen from Jasper, Alberta, in this case shot through thin cloud but that makes for a more interesting photo than one in a clear sky. This is still shot through a mylar filter, on the front of a 66mm f/6 apo refractor using the Canon 60Da for 1/25 sec exposure at ISO 100. The colours are natural, with the mylar filter providing a neutral 'white light' image. With the Sun dimmed a lot by cloud, the longer exposure allowed picking up light and colours in the surrounding clouds.

Person with a safety suit lying down in a flowers carpet in a forest area. Ayegui, Navarre, Spain, Europe

Cygnus or the Northern Cross is setting amid the pine trees at Athabasca Falls in Jasper National Park, on a late October night. Cepheus is above and the bright star Vega is low and just above the trees. Deneb is at centre, as is the dark nebula Lynds 3, the Funnel Cloud Nebula. Light cloud adds the natural star glows but also discolours the sky near the horizon.