I love those owls...

http://www.birdsofthebay.com/p566008957/

http://blog.birdsofthebay.com/

didIsayIlovetheowlslox

Here is a link to The Giants Causeway, a natural rock formation, formed 60 million years ago!, and proposed as the eight wonder of the world, to be named by Lisbon in 2010?

http://www.lookaroundireland.com/scenicinteractive/giantscauseway.htm

Some Tasmanian bugs :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz-FYhiQFY4
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I hope this vid complies with the strong rules of this thread ;)
Had these two links before in an other thread; I think, they belong in here :

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/habitats/
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dLc-me/zoo/index.html
buglox

10,000 Birds

"There are approximately 10,000 bird species on this beautiful planet. Here at 10,000 Birds we expect to not only see but eventually photograph or write about every single one! (I know, we have ambitions bigger than Saturn, but it does no harm to dream…)"

"Anyway, your hosts are developing a serious interest in photography. We’ve consequently begun to amass a rather large collection of photos, and rather than squirrel them away on our hard-drives we’ve decided that you may like to see them instead."

Stunning photography! Tristan Campbell is an extraordinary and modest photographer who's categories include landscapes, seascapes, skies, trees, sunsets, sunrises and more. You won't be disappointed!

Absolutely Nothing Photography

Big Cats, a slideshow collection featuring photos taken by users of the Webshots community.

take a warm blanket,check full screen and get enchanted - don't forget to replay :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icugqEEOgkg

This is a Swedish page, but the pictures are self-explanatory :

http://pellinge.net/johan/fjarilar/start.html

A Fantastic Flickr set with macro shots of Spider and Insect Eyes

Hidden beauties:

http://www.nikonsmallworld.com/moreinfo.php?grouping=year&year=2007&imagepos=13

Plants have an important part in our lives, from the clothes on our back to the food that we eat. Plant Cultures invites you to discover more about South Asian plants and the stories they have inspired.

Plant Cultures - Exploring Plants & People

(Note: Wasn't sure whether too post this here or somewhere else. I guess this is as good a place as any.)

National Geographic - Toxic nudibranchs—soft, seagoing slugs—produce a brilliant defense

Nudibranchs crawl through life as slick and naked as a newborn. Snail kin whose ancestors shrugged off the shell millions of years ago, they are just skin, muscle, and organs sliding on trails of slime across ocean floors and coral heads the world over.

Found from sandy shallows and reefs to the murky seabed nearly a mile down, nudibranchs thrive in waters both warm and cold and even around billowing deep-sea vents. Members of the gastropod class, and more broadly the mollusks, the mostly finger-size morsels live fully exposed, their gills forming tufts on their backs. (Nudibranch means "naked gill," a feature that separates them from other sea slugs.) Although they can release their muscular foothold to tumble in a current—a few can even swim freely—they are rarely in a hurry. (more in the Feature Article...

Photo Gallery

Sea Star Time-lapse
Hole-in-the-Wall - Mora Beach
Olympic Peninsula, Washington

This is one day of shots, not edited. The first scene is tiny barnacles on a rock with little black snails.

See a Starfish Move

"When you take a moonlit stroll on the beach, how often do you think about the tiny grains of sand creeping in between your toes? From above, sand seems like a bunch of tiny brown rocks, perhaps peppered with occasional shells or cigarette butts. But sand has a far more fascinating story to tell." Each Grain of Sand a Tiny Work of Art

this is beautiful:
fields of phlox in japan

Hitsujiyama park in Chichibu, Japan

2008 Cherry Blossom Timelapse

This timelapse was created by Dave Allen, BBG's Web Manager, from over 3,000 digital photos, one taken every 3 minutes from April 18 to April 26, 2008, of Brooklyn Botanic Garden's famed Cherry Walk.

Curious Expeditions presents Living Lights: A Glowing Compendium

"Curious Expeditions has endeavored to present our readers with a short list of the most luminescent animals, plants, and locations around the world. We hope it transfixes and astounds you as much as it does us."

No creamy that's a drop honey-water.
I wanted to feed the bumble-bees to get a good shot, but the ants were faster.
The bumble-bees preferred the natural stuff :

http://www.picattic.com/files/qldrfjxyc6g559icgz5g.jpg

graylox
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The pic is only a FastStone copy-shot 40%jpg.

GRAYLOX....Is that milk in the spoon?

D. L. Stupski Photography - Vivid, colorful, almost 3-dimensional nature photographs. A must see!

"I photograph the world I see every day...at work, at home and wherever I may be. This brings me great joy and helps me feel connected to the world we live in.

There is a problem with the Ocean View Video Production site that I posted above. Here is a link to some of David White's Ocean View Videos on Vimeo. They really are amazing! You've got to see them in full screen view.

Okay, here is a rerun :

http://www.picattic.com/files/i430p060m9qid748gxx1.jpg

graylox- you should submit your photo of the trained ants to the biopix site.

Time-lapse clips of plants and flowers:

Twining motion of vines

Morning Glory Time-lapse flower

FLOWERS IN GROWTH (TIME LAPSE) OSHO

Time lapse radish seeds sprouting, top and roots growing

Time Lapse Flower - Compilation

Tulips Time Lapse

flower grow

Nature in Motion - A timelapse compilation.

Time Lapse Opening of a Dandelion Clock

Ok, this one's a fungus.: Mushroom time lapse Amanita Muscaria

Perhaps this is a rerun:

http://www.biopix.com/Default.asp

OceanView video productions has some amazing and beautiful HD videos of the ocean.

"Our purpose at OceanView video productions is to capture and preserve images of the mystery, the peace, the harmony, the solace and the beauty of the sea so that all may learn to appreciate this most wondrous of creations."

Flying Snakes? Here they are :

http://www.seedmagazine.com/photography/

And here you can see fishies - sometimes

http://www.oresundsfonden.m.se/sida/webcam.htm

Beware ! In Germany the stork brings the little children to earth,...

http://www.storchennest.de/en/index_live-video.html

Spring Break! NAKED CHICKS 2003!

You'll think you're at Mardi Gras! NAKED CHICKS 2005!