2012-10-15

National Geographic





an elephant at the Satao Camp water hole



 A jumbo-sized cloud of tiny birds called red-billed queleas surrounds an elephant at the Satao Camp water hole in East Tsavo, Kenya. Photographer Antero Topp said: "There are big trees close to waterhole where the birds landed and at that time we suddenly heard a strong crack. A huge branch had been broken by the weight of these tiny birds despite them only weighing about 10 grams each. All the birds took off and you could hear an unbelievable whoosh...

Big Headed Caterpillar

Big Headed Caterpillar of Phyllodes imperialis 

Owl in flight

Owl in flight !!




Taken with Phantom High Speed Camera (V711)

meet LFF

Meet LFF




That's a Malayan flying fox, one of several types of fruit bats. They've got super adorable faces, and are completely harmless to humans! Nummy fruit, on the other hand, doesn't stand a chance! 

Kingfisher

Kingfisher





The sparrow-sized bird eats only fish, but is excellent at catching them
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Amazing Tornado

An Amazing Tornado


 An Amazing Tornado Near Parker, Colorado, U.S.A.

fish-eating anemone

"fish-eating anemone" 


trapped in a tide pool. (And yes, they actually eat fish.) The colours in this shot may have been intensified - slightly - but other than that, this is what they look like. 
Sea anemones are a group of water-dwelling, predatory animals of the order Actiniaria; they are named after the anemone, a terrestrial flower. Sea anemones are classified in the phylum Cnidaria, class Anthozoa, subclass Zoantharia. Anthozoa often have large polyps that allow for digestion of larger prey and also lack a medusa stage. As cnidarians, sea anemones are related to corals, jellyfish, tube-dwelling anemones, and Hydra.