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Sunset behind Towanroath Engine House, part of Wheal Coates Tin Mine, UNESCO World Heritage Site, on the Cornish coast near St. Agnes, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Two scuba divers in the Garden of Eden cavern part of the cenote system on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.

Scuba diver in the Garden of Eden cavern part of the cenote system on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.

Gorse covered cliffs along Cornish coastline near Land's End at the westernmost part of the British Isles, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Towanroath Engine House, part of Wheal Coates Tin Mine, UNESCO World Heritage Site, on the Cornish coast near St. Agnes, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Towanroath Shaft Pumping Engine House, part of the Wheal Coates mine near St. Agnes Head, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Old fishermen's cottages line narrow lanes in The Digey, the oldest part of the fishing harbour at St. Ives, in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Marshes and reeds at Westhay Moor Nature Reserve, part of the Avalon Marshes, in the Somerset Levels, near Glastonbury, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The tiny 18th-century Stavropoleos Church is one of the most beautiful religious monuments in the capital of Romania. Tucked away between taller buildings in Bucharest´s Old Town, the monument was originally part of Stavropoleos Monastery

The male frigate with red throat pouch, which it inflates as part of its courtship behaviour, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Part of the Seven Sisters waterfall, Geiranger Fjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, More og Romsdal, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Batad rice terraces, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Banaue, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Moki Rock along the Moki Dugway, part of Highway 261, which rises up from Valley of the Gods and Cedar Mesa, Utah, United States of America, North America

Cyclists on roadway through Wrynose Pass in the Dudden Valley part of the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK

Thrift (Armeria maritima), Rock sea lavender (Limonium binervosum) and Coastal ragwort (Senecio leucanthemifolius) flowering on karst limestone sea cliffs at Pria, near Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain.

Aftermath of a major forest fire within Corsica's National Park (Parc Naturel Regional de Corse), a year on, with large area of forest and maquis scrub destroyed and first flush of regrowth by grasses and flowers, near Aullene, Corsica, France.

Parasite fly or Tachinid fly (Cylindromyia bicolor) feeding on Wild angelica (Angelica sylvestris) umbel flowers, Corsica, France. MORE INFO: Parasite fly or Tachinid fly family Tachinidae, plant family Apiaceae.

Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) sun basking on grass stem in limestone meadow, Wiltshire, UK. MORE INFO: Butterfly family Lycaenidae.

A view of Gn%lodden in Hornsund (Horn Sound) on the southwestern side of Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway.

Guest from the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer photographing mountain avens (Dryas octopetala) on open tundra in Svalbard, Norway

Macro images from the Galapagos Islands Archipeligo, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean. Shown here is a bee pollenating a flower.

Captive Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) being fed at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Macro shot, spider lily (Hymenocallis littoralis), Khao Sok National Park. Surat Thani, Thailand, South-East Asia, Asia

03/04/2009. Landscape view from the road in the area of Praia on Sao Tiago Island, Cape Verde. Native woman standing on hill side in mid day. . Praia, suburb of Praia, Sao Tiago Island. Cape Verde

Macro shot, spider lily (Hymenocallis littoralis), Khao Sok National Park. Surat Thani, Thailand, South-East Asia, Asia

About butterflies and wind. Nature, Moldova, insect, summer, Green, macro, butterflies, wind, butterfly, flower

Guest from the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer photographing mountain avens (Dryas octopetala) on open tundra in Svalbard, Norway

02/04/2009. Senegal, Dakar, Island of Goree, the beach, Unesco World Heritage, The island of Goree was a traditional slaving and trading port, by the colonial powers of Europe, It is a small town of historic houses, with a fort and a protected harbour for trading, Town, local streets, reidential buildings. Dakar, Goree Islnad , Cape Verde Peninsula. Senegal

Macro images from the Galapagos Islands Archipeligo, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean. Shown here is a bee pollenating a flower.

As the caterpillars grow, they leave their silk protection and continue feeding until they are large and mature enough to seek somewhere safe to change into chrysalis.. Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK

Bees awaiting the warmth and dryness of the sun on flowers in Fox Cove, Chichagof Island, Southeast Alaska, USA.

Botanic Gardens, Bourganvilia, 03/04/2009. São Jorge government sponsored research centre. Praia, Sao Tiago Island. Cape Verde

Intruiging and whimsical shapes and patterns in the giant Opuntia cactus (Opuntia echios) of the Galapagos Island Group. MORE INFO: This cacti is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.

Southern skimmer dragonfly (Orthetrum brunneum) male perched on a plant stem with sparkling stream in the background, Krka National park, Croatia.

Intruiging and whimsical shapes and patterns in the giant Opuntia cactus (Opuntia echios) of the Galapagos Island Group. This cacti is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.

Spain, España, Canary Islands, Canarias, Tenerife, La Orotava, Jardines del Marquesado de la Quinta Roja. Santa Cruz, La Orotava (world heritage site), Tenerife Island. Canary Islands

Intruiging and whimsical shapes and patterns in the giant Opuntia cactus (Opuntia echios) of the Galapagos Island Group. MORE INFO: This cacti is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.

Epiphytic bromeliad at the Botanical Gardens of, Sapporo (Hokkaido), Japan, Asia. MORE INFO: These Epiphytes grow above ground, usualy from another host tree.

Macro shot, flower bud and ants, Khao Sok National Park. Surat Thani, Thailand, South-East Asia, Asia

Botanic Gardens, Bourganvilia, 03/04/2009. São Jorge government sponsored research centre. Praia, Sao Tiago Island. Cape Verde

Part of the plant that removes water from the geothermal steam, before it is fed into the steam turbines at Krafla geothermal power station, Iceland, Polar Regions

High voltage power cables exiting the underground plant towards pylons outside, Fljotsdalur hydro power station, part of Karahnjukar a massive new contorversial hydro electricity project in North East Iceland, Polar Regions

San Esteban spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura conspicuosa), an endemic iguana found only on Isla San Esteban in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico

Macro shot, flower bud and ants, Khao Sok National Park. Surat Thani, Thailand, South-East Asia, Asia

Violet carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea) female feeding from blue flowers, Lesbos/ Lesvos, Greece. MORE INFO: Carpenter bee family Xylocopidae.

Intruiging and whimsical shapes and patterns in the giant Opuntia cactus (Opuntia echios) of the Galapagos Island Group. MORE INFO: This cacti is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.

08/04/2009. Santa Cruz, Tenerife Island, Spain. Botanical Gardens, dlowers. Santa Cruz, Tenerife Island. Canary Islands

As the caterpillars grow, they leave their silk protection and continue feeding until they are large and mature enough to seek somewhere safe to change into chrysalis.. Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK

Output from the turbines, the main high voltage electric cables from the underground plant to pylons outside, Fljotsdalur hydro power station, part of Karahnjukar a massive new contorversial hydro electricity project in North East Iceland, Polar Regions

Intruiging and whimsical shapes and patterns in the giant Opuntia cactus (Opuntia echios) of the Galapagos Island Group. MORE INFO: This cacti is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.