Images Dated 23rd April 2022

Desert Light

South America, Argentina, San Juan, San Augustin de Valle Fertil, Pillar Rocks, Parque Ischigualasto

© Christian Heeb

Argentina, Arid, Desert, Hoodoo, Landscape, Parque Ischigualasto, Pillar Rocks, Rocks, San Augustin De Valle Fertil, San Juan, Scenic, South America, Valle De Luna

Daigo-ji, a Shingon Buddhist Temple.

Daigo-ji, a Shingon Buddhist Temple. Originally constructed in 874 CE, there have been several reconstructions over the centuries due to fires and war devastation. It is a World Heritage Site. Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan

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Blossom, Buddhism, Day, Exterior, Famous Place, Heian, Heritage, Historic, Japan, Japanese, Kyoto Temple, Pink Blossom, Religion, Religious Architecture, Roof, Roof Tiles, Spring, Temple, World Heritage Site

Atlantic stingray (Hypanus sabinus)

Atlantic stingray (Hypanus sabinus) trio at the seabed. The species is unusual in being able to tolerate wide degrees of salinity so they can live in fresh, brackish or sea water. Stingray City, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

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Animal, Animals, Benthic, Bottom, Bottom Dwelling, Brackish, Bycatch, Cartilaginous, Chondrichthyes, Clear Water, Dasyatidae, Dasyatis, Dasyatis sabina, Euryhaline, Fauna, Female Larger, Freshwater, Long Tail, Marine, Painful Sting, Rajiformes, Ray, Rays, Rear View, Reef Associated, Sea Life, Seawater, Sexual Dimorphism, Sexually Dimorphic, Spines, Stinging, Stingray, Stingrays, Subtropical, Swimming, Underwater, Venomous, Viviparous, Whiptail, White Sand, Wildlife