Adult black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) in flight in the Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Sugar cane harvest, Ramadi village, west bank of the Nile south of Edfu, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis glacialis) taking flight in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Group of at least eight killer whales (Orcinus orca) surfacing off the coast of the island of Surtsey, southern Iceland

Adult black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in flight near Alexander Island in Franz Josef Land, Russia, Eurasia

Caspian Terns (Hydroprogne caspia) at breeding colony on Ile des Oiseaux in the Parc National du Delta du Saloum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Striped Dolphin skimming along the surface. Azores, North Atlantic

Short finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorynchus). A pilot whale pushing a bow wave ahead of itself as it travels at speed. Gulf of California.

Shelves with magazines in a shop, lettering "Das Lesen und Blaettern bitten wir zu unterlassen", German for "Please refrain from reading or skimming through the magazines"

Man skimming salt, Salines de Guerande, Guerande, Departement Loire-Atlantique, France, Europe

Navelli, Abruzzo, Italy, skimming of saffron

A Man Throws Beach Rocks Into The Ocean At Sunset At Popoyo Beach, Nicaragua

A young woman leaps in the air on a skimboard off Sandy Beach, Oahu; Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America

A young woman leaps in the air on a skimboard off Sandy Beach, Oahu; Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America

A young woman riding a wave on a skimboard off Sandy Beach, Oahu; Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America

A young woman skimboarding on a wave off Sandy Beach, Oahu; Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America

A young woman skimboarding on a wave off Sandy Beach, Oahu; Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America

A young woman skimboarding on a wave off Sandy Beach, Oahu; Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America

A young woman skimboarding on a wave off Sandy Beach, Oahu; Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America

A young woman skimboarding on a wave off Sandy Beach, Oahu; Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America

Hawaii, Pacific Spotted Dolphin skimming the surface, B1886