Ipanema Beach at sunset, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi), at new haul out on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Corong Corong Beach at sunset, El Nido, Bacuit Bay, Palawan, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Moeraki Boulders at sunrise, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

A traditional wooden dhow with an orange sail in the Indian Ocean, Paje, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

View of lifeguard watchtower at Playa de Palma and S'Arenal, S'Arenal, Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Sunset at Brighton beach, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A deserted beach in Tayrona National Park under a golden sunset, Magdalena, Colombia, South America

View of Atlantis Hotel and Al Marina from Corniche Beach, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Sunset from Baker Beach overlooking Pacific Ocean at dusk, South Bay, San Francisco, California, United States of America, North America

Headstones at a United States Military Cemetery at Utah Beach in Normandy, France. Flowers have been left beside one of the crosses dedicated to a US serviceman.

King penguin chicks and bird watching tourists on Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island, Antarctica

Headstones at a United States Military Cemetery at Utah Beach in Normandy, France. Flowers have been left beside one of the crosses.

Fishermen and women repairing fishing nets at Tam Duong beach, Vung Tau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Headstones at a United States Military Cemetery at Utah Beach in Normandy, France. Flowers have been left beside one of the crosses.

Grand Canal on Balboa Island, Newport Beach, Orange County, California, United States of America, North America

Bay Island in Balboa, Newport Beach, Orange County, California, United States of America, North America

Lifeguard tower, Doheny State Beach, Dana Point, Orange County, California, United States of America, North America

THAILAND Pattaya. Beach resort famous for night life and sex tourism. Street food stalls. selling fresh orange juice. Photo by Sean Sprague

Wildflowers above Porth Joke on Pentire Point, near Newquay, Cornwall, UK.

A Chinstrap Penguin, Pygoscelis antarctica, at Hannah Point on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctic. Behind the penguin is lots of greenery, plants that are expanding as the Antarctic Peninsular warms as a result of climate change,

King Penguins on Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, with passengers from an expedition cruise.

Members of an expedition cruise to Antarctica in a Zodiak off Madder Cliffs on the Antarctic Peninsular. The Antarctic Peninsular is one of the most rapidly warming areas on the planet.

A female Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Southern Ocean, with a zodiak full of passengers from an expedition cruise.

A Gentoo Penguin on Prion Island, South Georgia.

Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, United States of America, North America

King Penguins at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, with passengers from an expedition cruise.

Looking towards Hollywell Beach near Newquay, Cornwall, UK.

King Penguins in the world's second largest King Penguin colony on Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Southern Ocean.

Plastic debris washed ashore at Ardtreck Bay on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Lichen covered rocks looking towards Porth Joke on Pentire Point, near Newquay, Cornwall, UK.

Newport Beach pier, Orange County, southern California, California, United States of America, North America

Crystal Cove State Park, Orange County, California, United States of America, North America

Downtown Balboa, Newport Beach, Orange County, California, United States of America, North America

A rocky cove near Sivota, Greece.

King Penguins at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, with passengers from an expedition cruise.

Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, United States of America, North America

Sunset from Porthmeor beach in St Ives, Cornwall, UK.

Laguna Beach boardwalk, Orange County, California, United States of America, North America

Victoria Beach, Laguna, Orange County, California, United States of America, North America

Newport Beach pier, Orange County, southern California, California, United States of America, North America

Lichen covered rocks on Gurnards Head near Zennor, Cornwall, UK.

Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, United States of America, North America

Lichen covered rocks on Gurnards Head near Zennor, Cornwall, UK.

Lichen covered rocks on Gurnards Head near Zennor, Cornwall, UK.

Lido Channel, Newport Beach, Orange County, California, United States of America, North America

Plastic debris washed ashore at Ardtreck Bay on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Plastic debris washed ashore at Ardtreck Bay on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Plastic debris washed ashore at Ardtreck Bay on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Victoria Beach, Laguna, Orange County, California, United States of America, North America

Ferris wheel, Balboa Fun Zone, Newport Beach, Orange County, California, United States of America, North America

Lido Channel, Newport Beach, Orange County, California, United States of America, North America

Laguna Beach boardwalk, Orange County, California, United States of America, North America

Couple cycling on beach at sunset

mudflats waders assembling on mud after high tide. montrose basin angus scotland

Silhouette of surfer on beach at sunset, Devon, UK

Female scalefin anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis), Monkey beach, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Female scalefin anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis, Monkey beach, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Arab workers working on a reclamation scheme to build another exclusive hotel resort on what was formerly seabed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Cornish coastline below St. Levan near Lands End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sanderling (Calidris alba) running from incoming waves early in the morning silhouetted against the orange early light. Soroby, Argyll, Scotland, UK

Sunbeams through storm clouds over sailboat

Ocean view patio at sunset, Laguna Beach, California, USA

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

Young girl dances on the beach at sunset

Young woman with straw hat on the beach at sunset

Sunset at Ala Moana Beach, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA

Beautiful sunset at Migjorn beach, Formentera

Japanese woman holding a veil in the wind by the beach

Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Guam

Beautiful view of Mount Fuji

Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Maldives

Guam

Maldives

Okinawa, Japan

Guam

Sunset over a beach in Hawaii

Guam

Palawan Island

Palawan Island

Mont Saint-Michel, France

Guam

Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

Sunset over a sea, Gulf of Mexico, Venice Beach, Venice, Florida, USA

Sunrise at the beach, Cirali, lycian coast, Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, Asia

Pearl, South Beach, Miami, Florida Keys, Florida, USA

Partygirl in the BED restaurant, South Beach, Miami, Florida, USA, America

Dancer at Mango's Tropical Cafe, Ocean Drive, South Beach, Miami, Florida, USA, America

Guests at Pearl, South Beach, Miami, Florida, USA

Sunrise on the promenade with a view of the beach bar on the north shore of Lake Starnberg, Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany.

Europe, Portugal, Algarve, Cordoama Beach, Atlantic Coast,

Europe, Portugal, Algarve, sunset, Atlantic, surfer looking at the sea

Stone sculpture by the sea at sunset

A couple enjoying the sunset, Wellfleet Harbor, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA

Woman walks on the beach in sunset, Portugal, beach, vacation

Female surfer goes with surfboard on the beach in sunset, surfing, Portugal, sunset