Detail of traditional rainbow silk dress, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

Arabic cushions and pot, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Stall selling fruit and flower garlands for temple offerings, Little India, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Prayer flags on the Peak of Victory, Leh, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

View of the Indus valley from Hemis gompa (monastery), Hemis, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Buddhist prayer flags, McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh state, India, Asia

Buddha eyes painted on a door in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Brooding clouds over the vivid red dunes of NamibRand, Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa

Vivid colours of Imperial Throne Hall (Geunjeongjeon) interior, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Looking across Embleton Bay at sunrise towards the silhouetted ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle in the distance and the vivid colours in the sky reflecting in the sea and wet sand, Embleton, near Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Traditional Kirghiz embroidery, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

Visitors, steam and vivid colours, Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Arabic cushions, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Buddhist prayer flags, McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh state, India, Asia

Looking across Embleton Bay at sunrise towards the silhouetted ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle in the distance and the vivid colours in the sky reflecting in the sea and wet sand, Embleton, near Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Arabic cushions, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Buddhist monk passing prayer wheels, McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh state, India, Asia

Vivid sunrise at Piedra Parada, Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina, South America

Tenryu-ji temple garden, large stone lantern amongst leafy trees with vivid blue hydrangeas in summer, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Indian steephead parrotfish (Scarus strongycephalus), beak open feeding, Queensland, Australia, Pacific

Sunrise, Alexandra, Central Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Rainbow, Agostini Fjord, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile, South America

Red umbrella close up, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Vivid hues of the glamorous harbour of Monaco (Port Hercules) with many yachts and reflections, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Cote d'Azur, Mediterranean, Europe

Vivid sunset over super yachts, glamorous harbour of Monaco (Port Hercules), from the sea, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Cote d'Azur, Mediterranean, Europe

Detail of colourfully painted houses in medieval citadel town, Sighisoara, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Transylvania, Romania, Europe

Piata Cetatii, detail of houses in the central square, lined with 16th century burgher houses in the medieval citadel, Sighisoara, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Transylvania, Romania, Europe

Piata Cetatii, central square in the medieval citadel, surrounded by cobbled streets lined with 16th century burgher houses, Sighisoara, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Transylvania, Romania, Europe

Prayer flags on the Peak of Victory, Leh, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Autumn colours reflected in the moat of the Forbidden City Palace Museum, Beijing, China, Asia

Yellow autumn coloured leaves against a red wall in Ritan Park, Beijing, China, Asia

Colourful indigenous-style textiles on sale in the provincial capital, Riobamba, Chimborazo Province, Central Highlands, Ecuador, South America

A wild adult male bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae), displaying vivid coloration near Playa Larga, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Monk's clothes on line, Tikse (Tiksay) gompa (monastery), Tikse (Tiksay), Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Opuntia (Prickly Pear) cacti on South Plaza island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Monk's clothes on line, Tikse (Tiksay) gompa (monastery), Tikse (Tiksay), Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Cobbled streets lined with colourfully painted 16th century burgher houses in the medieval citadel, Sighisoara, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Transylvania, Romania, Europe

Vivid dawn twilight looking along the beach at the picturesque seaside town of Sidmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Vivid dawn cloud formation and wet sand, Sandy Bay, Orcombe Point, Exmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Vivid dawn twilight at the picturesque seaside town of Sidmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Vivid dawn twilight looking along the beach at the picturesque seaside town of Sidmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Colourful flowers and church in the Pastaza River valley, near the town of Banos, Ambato Province, Central Highlands, Ecuador, South America

Cobbled streets lined with 16th century burgher houses in the medieval citadel, Sighisoara, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Transylvania, Romania, Europe

Sunset, Wentworth Hills, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

Rape seed crop field near Stow-On-The-Wold, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Rape seed crop field in Wyck Rissington and St Peter's Church in Little Rissington, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

Rape seed crop field, Stow-On-The-Wold, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Rape seed crop field in Wyck Rissington and St Peter's Church, Little Rissington, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

Rape seed crop field in Wyck Rissington and St Peter's Church, Little Rissington, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England

Rape seed crop field, Wyck Rissington, England, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Rape seed crop in a field, England

Painted umbrellas, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Toco toucan (ramphastos toco) close,up of head and beak, captive, brazil

Red,breasted toucan (ramphastos dicolorus) close,up view, captive, brazil.

Toco toucan (ramphastos toco) close,up showing head and beak, captive, brazil.

Toco toucan (ramphastos toco) close,up of head showing colours and blue eyering, captive, brazil.

Toco toucan (ramphastos toco) close,up of head showing colours and blue eyering, captive, brazil.

Red,breasted toucan (ramphastos dicolorus) close,up showing head and beak, captive, brazil.

Toco toucan (ramphastos toco) close,up of head showing blue eyering, captive, brazil.

Toco toucan (ramphastos toco) iguacu, brazil

Colours, nepa

Common poppy, Papaver rhoeas, Forfar, Angus, Scotland

Stoplight Parrotfish (Sparisoma viride) detail of eye and vivid turquoise body colour, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

Star fish (Leptasterias muelleri) Small starfish, very similar to common starfish, but more vivid colours, Isle of Man, UK.

Tulips in Holehird Gardens, Windermere, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Yellow lily flowers

Strawberry Poison Frog (Dendrobates pumilio), adult, Bastimentos National Park, Bocas del Toro, Panama. The strawberry poison frog or strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio or Dendrobates pumilio) is a species of small amphibian poison dart frog found in Central America. It is common throughout its range, which extends from eastern central Nicaragua through Costa Rica and northwestern Panama. The species is often found in humid lowlands and premontane forest, but large populations are also found in disturbed areas such as plantations. The strawberry poison frog is perhaps most famous for its widespread variation in coloration, comprising approximately 15���30 color morphs, most of which are presumed to be true-breeding. O. pumilio, while not the most poisonous of the dendrobatids, is the most toxic member of its genus. The species is most diverse in Panama with varieties in vivid shades of all red, orange, blue, yellow or green, green and yellow, white with red, orange or black and spotted varieties. The most colorful mix is found in Isla Bastimentos Marine National Park though not all in one place. Colors vary by location. A beach on the north side of the island is named after the species. Two of Southern Explorations' Panama tours visit red frog habitat. Both the eight-day Panama Adventure trip and eleven-day Panama Highlights trip spend time in Isla Bastimentos Marine National Park and the former also goes to Red Frog Beach. The red frog is not as poisonous as some of its cousins and is not a threat to humans. It subsists on a diet of ants that dine on poisonous plants, providing the red frog its protective skin toxin. Males attract females with a loud quick chirp. To hear the distinctive sound before you depart on your Panama tours, go to the University of Michigan Museum's biodiversity website (www.animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu.) After birth, the tadpoles climb aboard the mother who deposits them in different protected areas where she retu

Painting of boats in a floating market, Yangon, (Rangoon), Myanmar, (Burma)

Colourful bags for sale, Shakhrisabz, Uzbekistan

Colourful lanterns for sale in a shop, Hoi An, Quang Nam province, Vietnam

Colourful umbrellas for sale at a paper making workshop, Heho, near Taunggyi, Myanmar, (Burma)

Face of guardian mythical demon figure, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

Decorative wall, Tilla Kari Madrasah, also known as Tillya Kari Madrasah, Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Colourful bundles of incense sticks for sale, Thuy Xuan Hat village, near Hue, Vietnam

Colourful religious statue at a Hindu Shrine, Tamil Nadu, India

Nudibranch, Jorunna funebris, feeding on blue sponge, Haliclona sp., Monkey beach, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

False clown anemone fish, Amphiprion ocellaris, Dauin, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines.

Funy swahili woman portrait in the strees of the city town of Lamu in Kenya

Nudibranch, Chromodoris magnifica, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Embroidery depicting a peacock, Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

Polycerid nudibranch, Nembrotha cristata, external gill detail, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines..

Pleurobranch sidegill slug, Berthella martensi, mantle detail, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Colourful painted steps, Karakoy region, Istanbul, Turkey

Dorid nudibranch, Glossodoris averni, La Laguna, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Colourful dome of Chiesa Di San Paolo, Saint Paul,??s Church, Olbia, Sardinia, Italy

A Trinacria, ancient symbol of Sicily, Erice, Sicily, Italy

A colourful Buddha statue at Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, (Rangoon), Myanmar, (Burma)

Nudibranch, Atlantis house reef, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Colourful religious statue depicting man sitting on wall at a Hindu Shrine, Tamil Nadu, India

Clark's anemonefish, Amphiprion clarkii, unusual color variant, male, Dauin, Negros, Philippines..

Melons for sale in an outdoor market, Shabboz, Beruniy District, near Urgench, Uzbekistan

A rainbow over a sandstone monolith with stormy skies over Arches National Park, Moab, Utah.

Sunrise over the La Sal Mountains and Buck Canyon in the Island in the Sky District, Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Viewed from the Buck Canyon Overlook.

Funy girl in the narrow strees of the city town of Lamu in Kenya

Colourful dressed women necropolis Shah-i-Zinda Samarkand Uzbekistan

Young women dancing in arches of Madrasah Tilla-kari Registan Samarkand Uzbekistan

Colourful dressed women necropolis Shah-i-Zinda Samarkand Uzbekistan

Streets and colored houses, View from the city street where all buildings are painted only in blue, the neighborhoods painted in vivid blue colors Cali, Colombia, South America

Streets and colored houses, View from the city street where all buildings are painted only in blue, the neighborhoods painted in vivid blue colors Cali, Colombia, South America

Streets and colored houses, View from the city street where all buildings are painted only in blue, the neighborhoods painted in vivid blue colors Cali, Colombia, South America