The intricate detail of a golden yellow Persian carpet. Territoriality (animal)

The intricate detail of a golden yellow Persian carpet. Territoriality (animal)The intricate detail of a golden yellow Persian carpet. Isfahan, Isfahan Province, Islamic Republic of Iran.

clear tropical seas

A stairwell at the rear of an old building in downtown Washington

Sunset shines on sand dunes in the desert

The wrinkled leathery hide and eye of an endangered Asian Elephant

The ice-covered summit of an island rises from the sea in Antarctica

Buffelsfontein Visitor's Center

Twilight over the flooded Coongie Lakes

Black Kites soar on thermals in a clear blue sky beneath the moon

A Yellow-billed Stork defecating on a grass island in a wetland

A herd of Asian elephants marches along a path to the river

The sun dips below the distant horizon over a vast field of red sand dunes

A Buddhist monk strolls past a white-washed wall in his robes on the way to prayers