Greater Black-Backed Gull by San Francisco bay, California, United States of America

Greater Black-Backed Gull by San Francisco bay, California, United States of America

Old travellers rest stop, Damascus, Syria, Middle East

Wallaby sits on the rocks at Simpson's Gap, West Madonnell Mountain Range, Australia

Horse riders taking a rest at Seljalandsfoss on the south coast of Iceland

Man sleeping beneath trees, Aquitaine, France, Europe

Starling by San Francisco bay, California, United States of America

Wallaby sits on the rocks at Simpson's Gap, West Madonnell Mountain Range, Australia

French dog on guard at cafe in historic town of St Jean de Cole, France

Holidaymakers on lilos in pool looking across bay, Oia, Santorini (Thira), Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Holidaymakers on lilos in pool looking across bay, Oia, Santorini (Thira), Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Holidaymakers on lilos in pool looking across bay, Oia, Santorini (Thira), Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Nepal. Ritual, sonam/boom. Lobsangs cremation. Humla. traveler reached of journey! In freedom of infinite he is free from sorrow, fetters that bound thrown away, burning fever of life is no more,oesays dharmapada. Lobsang having spent whole life preparing moment of death, finds liberation on february 14, 1986. Extensive ritual follows cremation-traditionally a forty nine period, sonam lama rattles damaru. A small ritual drum to have origin in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bone dreid human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. Boom lama blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers. On makeshift altar rest chhome, votive lamps filled with butter, cups of water, grains, tormas, holy food made of barley meal decorated with medallions of butter offered to gods. Alone, boom lama continues prayers of deceased

Mont Blanc from the Aiguille Du Midi above Chamonix, France, with climbers on the Cosmiques Arete.

Mont Blanc from the Aiguille Du Midi above Chamonix, France, with climbers on the Cosmiques Arete, climbing the ladder to access the cable car station.

Moose. Alces alces. Bull standing in tundra, in autumn. Denali n.p, alaska, usa

Lobster moth ( stauropus fagi) fully grown larva at rest on blackthorn leaf, oxfordshire, uk

Common darter dragonfly (sympetrum striolatum) male at rest on rock, oxfordshire, uk

Climbers on the arete leading up from the Vallee Blanche to the Aiguille Du Midi above Chamonix, France.

Mont Blanc from the Aiguille Du Midi above Chamonix, France, with climbers on the Cosmiques Arete, climbing the ladder to access the cable car station.

Trabant car breaks through wall in mural Test the Rest by Birgit Kinder, Berlin Wall, East Side Gallery, Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Holidaymakers on lilos in pool and view across bay, Oia, Santorini (Thira), Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

A massive bull, beach master Southern Elephant Seal; Mirounga leonina, at Jason Harbour, South Georgia, Antarctica, with tourists from an expedtion cruise ship.

Climbers on a pinnalce on the Aiguille du Midi above Chamonix, France.

Large bull Southern Elephant Seal; Mirounga leonina, fighting at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Antarctica, in a King Penguin colony.

Walrus. Odobenus rosmarus. Male/bull in summer. Round island, walrus island state game sanctuary, alaska, usa

Mont Blanc from the Aiguille Du Midi above Chamonix, France, with climbers on the Cosmiques Arete.

Black hairstreak butterfly (satyrium pruni) adult at rest on blackthorn leaf, uk

Climbers on a pinnalce on the Aiguille du Midi above Chamonix, France.

Southern Elephant Seals; Mirounga leonina, at Hannah Point, on livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands off the Antarctica Peninsular.

Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, a large shorebird roosting on a pole at Captiva Island, Florida, USA

Atlantic Puffin, Fratercula arctica, on the Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, with one with a beak full of Sand Eels.

Climbers on the arete leading up from the Vallee Blanche to the Aiguille Du Midi above Chamonix, France.

A Wandering Albatross; Diomedea exulans, the bird with the largest wing span on the planet, at around 11 feet 6 inches, nesting on Prion Island, South Georgia, Southern Ocean.

A Wandering Albatross; Diomedea exulans, the bird with the largest wing span on the planet, at around 11 feet 6 inches, nesting on Prion Island, South Georgia, Southern Ocean.

A holly tree growing in a split rock, the only tree in the area, as the rest have been grazed out by sheep, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Southern Elephant Seal; Mirounga leonina, in Grytviken South Georgia, Antarctica, with an old whaling ship behind.

Lobster moth (stauropus fagi) full grown larva at rest, oxfordshire, uk

A massive bull, beach master Southern Elephant Seal; Mirounga leonina, at Jason Harbour, South Georgia, Antarctica.

Southern Elephant Seal; Mirounga leonina, on Prion Island, South Georgia, Antarctica.

A Light Mantled Albatross, or Light Mantled Sooty Albatross, Phoebetria palpebrata, on South Georgia, on nesting cliffs at Grytviken.

Climbers on the arete leading up from the Vallee Blanche to the Aiguille Du Midi above Chamonix, France.

A Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hauled out on an iceberg in the Drygalski Fjord, Antarctic Peninsular.

A juvenile Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) on the coast in Northumberland, UK

Crabeater Seal, Lobodon carcinophaga on an iceberg in Paradise Bay, Antarctica.

Crabeater Seal, Lobodon carcinophaga on an iceberg in Paradise Bay, Antarctica.

Southern Elephant Seal; Mirounga leonina, on Prion Island, South Georgia, Antarctica, yawning,

Common Seals, Phoca vitulina, on the Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, with the Longstone lighthouse that Grace Darling performed her famous rescue from.

Longhorn beetle (agapanthia cardui) at rest on flower head, bulgaria

A Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hauled out on an iceberg in the Drygalski Fjord, Antarctic Peninsular,

Black hairstreak butterfly (satyrium pruni) adult at rest on twig, uk

Spanish moon moth (graellsia isabellae) adult male at rest on scotts pine, captive bred

A Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hauled out on floe ice in the Gerlache Strait,Antarctica

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

A Light Mantled Albatross, or Light Mantled Sooty Albatross, Phoebetria palpebrata, on South Georgia, on nesting cliffs at Grytviken.

A holly tree growing in a split rock, the only tree in the area, as the rest have been grazed out by sheep, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A Southern Giant Petrel, Macronectes giganteus, on the beach at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Southern Ocean.

Walrus, odobenus rosmarus. Males/ bulls lying on top of each other; summer; long white tusks

Walrus, odobenus rosmarus. Males/ bulls lying on top of each other; summer; long white tusks

Lac Blanc on the Aiguille rouge above Chamonix, France.

A Brown Skua, Stercorarius antarcticus on the beach at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Southern Ocean.

A Light Mantled Albatross, or Light Mantled Sooty Albatross, Phoebetria palpebrata, on South Georgia, on nesting cliffs at Grytviken.

Rock agama (agama agama) male in breeding colour, at rest on rock, masai mara, kenya

Crabeater Seal, Lobodon carcinophaga on an iceberg in Paradise Bay, Antarctica.

Broad-bodied chaser dragonfly (libellula depressa) male at rest on reed stem, oxfordshire, uk

Dalmatian pelican (pelecanus crispus) at rest on water, in breeding plumage, lake kerkini, greece

Southern Elephant Seal; Mirounga leonina, on Prion Island, South Georgia, Antarctica.

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

Rock agama (agama agama) male in breeding colour, at rest on tree trunk, masai mara, kenya

Common darter dragonfly (sympetrum striolatum) male at rest on rock, oxfordshire, uk

Southern Elephant Seal; Mirounga leonina, on Prion Island, South Georgia, Antarctica.

Longhorn beetle (agapanthia cardui) at rest on flower head, bulgaria

Southern Elephant Seal; Mirounga leonina, on Prion Island, South Georgia, Antarctica.

Crabeater Seal, Lobodon carcinophaga on an iceberg in Drygalski Fjord, Antarctica.

Common Seals, Phoca vitulina, on the Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK.

Blue-tailed damselfly (ischnura elegans) female at rest, oxfordshire, uk

Rock agama (agama agama) male in breeding colour, at rest on rock, masai mara, kenya

Long-tailed blue butterfly (lampides boeticus) adult at rest on grass stem, captive bred, europe

A Southern Giant Petrel, Macronectes giganteus, on the beach at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Southern Ocean.

A Light Mantled Albatross, or Light Mantled Sooty Albatross, Phoebetria palpebrata, on South Georgia, on nesting cliffs at Grytviken, calling to its mate.

Broad-bodied chaser dragonfly (libellula depressa) male at rest on reed stem, oxfordshire, uk

Crabeater Seal, Lobodon carcinophaga on an iceberg in Paradise Bay, Antarctica.

Crabeater Seal, Lobodon carcinophaga on an iceberg in Paradise Bay, Antarctica.

Common Seals, Phoca vitulina, on the Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, with a sailing boat behind.

Broad-bodied chaser dragonfly (libellula depressa) male at rest on twig, oxfordshire, uk

Lobster moth (stauropus fagi) adult at rest on tree trunk, showing camouflage, oxfordshire, uk

Common darter dragonfly (sympetrum striolatum) male at rest on rock, oxfordshire, uk

Common pinktoe tarantula spider (avicularia avicularia) at rest on metal pipe, at night, trinidad

Azure damselfly (coenagrion puella) male at rest on vegetation, kent, uk

Spain, Andaloucia, Costa-Del-Sol, Marbella, Rest Of The Moorish Alcazar (Castle) Ramparts

Broad-bodied chaser dragonfly (libellula depressa) male at rest on reed stem, oxfordshire, uk

Kenya pendekezu letu boarding school for former street girls, thika

Walrus, odobenus rosmarus. Males/ bulls lying on top of each other; summer; long white tusks

Broad-bodied chaser dragonfly (libellula depressa) male at rest on twig, oxfordshire, uk

PORTUGAL, ALGARVE, SILVES. Ponta Romana, Roman Bridge, The foundations are Roman, the rest of the structure is Medieval

Spain, Andaloucia, Costadelsol, Marbella, Rest Of The Moorish Alcazar (Castle) Ramparts

A female lion having a rest in the Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda, East Africa, Africa

Black hairstreak butterfly (satyrium pruni) adult at rest on twig, uk

California sealions (Zalophus californianus) large dominant bull growling at the rest of the rookery, Monterey, California, United States of America, North America

A pousse-pousse driver has a rest on a street in Antsirabe, Madagascar, Africa