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Waterway and morning reflections from two trees and seagrass in water, Skidaway Island State Park, Savannah, Georgia, USA

Skidaway Island State Park is a state park near Savannah, Georgia. The park borders Skidaway narrows, a part of Georgias intracoastal waterway. Trails wind through maritime forest and past salt marsh, leading to a boardwalk and observation tower. Visitors can watch for deer, fiddler crabs, raccoon, egrets and other wildlife. Inside the parks interpretive center, birders will find binoculars, reference books and a window where they can look for migrating species such as Painted Buntings

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Swayambhunath temple in Kathmandu

Swayambhunath temple in Kathmandu.Swayambhunath is an ancient religious complex atop a hill in the Kathmandu Valley, west of Kathmandu city. It is also known as the Monkey Temple as there are holy monkeys living in the north-west parts of the temple.For the Buddhist Newars in whose mythological history and origin myth as well as day-to-day religious practice, Swayambhunath occupies a central position, it is probably the most sacred among Buddhist pilgrimage sites. For Tibetans and followers of Tibetan Buddhism, it is second only to Boudhanath.The Swayambhunath complex consists of a stupa, a variety of shrines and temples, some dating back to the Licchavi period. A Tibetan monastery, museum and library are more recent additions. The stupa has Buddha's eyes and eyebrows painted on. Between them, the number one (in Devanagari script) is painted in the fashion of a nose. There are also shops, restaurants and hostels. The site has two access points: a long stairway with 365 steps, leading directly to the main platform of the temple, which is from the top of the hill to the east; and a car road around the hill from the south leading to the southwest entrance.Much of Swayambhunath's iconography comes from the Vajrayana tradition of Newar Buddhism. However, the complex is also an important site for Buddhists of many schools, and is also revered by Hindus

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USA, Texas, Hidalgo County. Male painted bunting in thorny tree

USA, Texas, Hidalgo County. Male painted bunting in thorny tree. Credit as: Cathy & Gordon Illg / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

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