Houses on the River Onyar and Saint Mary Cathedral, Girona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

View over Daugava River towards the Cathedral of Saint Mary or Dome Cathedral, Riga, Latvia

View over Daugava River towards the Cathedral of Saint Mary or Dome Cathedral, Riga, Latvia

Doge's Palace, St Mark's Square, behind Santa Maria della Salute at sunset, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

The statue of the Virgin Mary is a sight in Riedenburg

Portal of the Virgin Mary, Saint-Etienne Cathedral or St. Stephen's Cathedral, Metz, Moselle, France, Europe

Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Evening atmosphere on the Grand Canal, Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti, Basilica di S. Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy, Europe

Riu Onyar river, church of Sant Feliu and Saint Mary's Cathedral, Girona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Riu Onyar river, colorful houses, Saint Mary's Cathedral, Girona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Upper trave river, Luebeck, Schleswig Holstein, Germany

Submerged alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) is only visible with his armored back poking above placid waters as he hunts on the muddy bottom of the Okefenokee Swamp. The reptiles skin has embedded bony plates called osteoderms or scutes. Alligator populations are considered to have recovered from overharvesting pressures through supplemental farming practices and protections placed on wild animals. However, the species is still federally listed as threatened because it looks like the American crocodile, which is endangered, Georgia, United States of America

Young alligator hatchling (Alligator mississippiensis) suns on a sunken log in the Okefenokee Swamp. Mothers aggressively guard the nests when until the juveniles begin hunting on their own. American alligators were once threatened from hunting but with protections have recovered although hatchlings are vulnerable to predators, Georgia, United States of America

St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, River Shannon, County Limerick, Ireland

Cityscape Of Florence And Basilica Of Saint Mary Of The Flower Under A Cloudy Sky, Florence, Tuscany, Italy