Seat of PowerA leopard elevated in an African thorn tree has a look of confident authority as it scans its domain.

The bright blue-green eye ring of the male Anhinga is a sign of it being in breeding season

The Great Wall of China disappears into early darkness brought on by weather and atmospheric conditions

A real Sonoran desert oasis complete with palm trees and a spring

all the while

to elevated plain

Geographically

but it would be a dangerous fall for the chick if it lost its balance before it learns to fly

but today is a tourist town know for its apple orchards and apple treats

There seems to be a lesson here

In the middle of a long dry spell a depleted lioness seeks new heights in the refreshment of a Tanzanian forest

Clouds reveal various shades of possibility as they hover above the Great Salt Desert of the Central Iranian plateau

Monsoon storm activity enlivens all the senses while quenching the thirst of the Verde River Valley