09年4月2日

Tube Anemone, Bali

This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature

This large tube anemone, photographed in Tulamben, Bali, stood high off the black-sand bottom, allowing me to shoot its spectacular tentacles from below and capture its graceful movement. The flashlight highlighted the anemone’s dazzling luminance, while the setting sun added a sense of atmosphere.

This photo and caption were submitted to the 2008 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper of images from more than 105,000 submissions.

Photograph by Tara Noble Singh

09年4月3日

Coconut Island Fish, Hawaii

Photograph by Gwen Goodmanlowe

This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature

This photo was taken in the lagoon at Coconut Island, Hawaii. I worked there for seven years and Kaneohe is one of my favorite places. Because the little island is preserved, the reefs are still intact—paradise.

This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot. Create and share albums, puzzles, and games with your photos in our My Shot community.

09年4月4日

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan

This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature

A 30-second exposure was used to capture a small waterfall spilling into Lake Superior at the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

This photo and caption were submitted to the 2008 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper of images from more than 105,000 submissions.

09年4月5日

Polar Bear and Cubs, Svalbard, Norway

This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature

In a far north without ice, a mother bear could be stranded a long way from good hunting, struggling to feed herself and her cubs. This snow-free scene near Kapp Fanshawe (Cape Fanshawe) offers a glimpse of what may be the Arctic's rockier future.

See more photographs from the April 2009 feature story "Svalbard."

09年4月6日

Swans in Flight, Washington

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This lucky picture of swans was taken while out taking photos of other wildlife on Leque Island in Stanwood, Washington.

This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot. Have a great shot? Send it to us for possible publication in National Geographic magazine.

Photograph by Mike McElroy

09年4月7日

Alfalfa Field Irrigation, Oregon

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A quarter-mile-long (0.4-kilometer-long) wheel line spritzes an Oregon alfalfa field. Many farmers in the upper reaches of the Klamath Basin are replacing such wheel-line irrigation with more modern methods, and improving the water efficiency of their operations.

09年4月8日

Havasu Creek Waterfall, Arizona

This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature

Nestled 3,000 feet [900 meters] deep into Havasu Canyon lies the land of the Havasupai. The native Indians are named for the area, the people of the Blue Green. The area is known around the world for its blue waters and spectacular waterfalls. Havasu Creek, a year-round stream with incredible aquamarine water, flows by the village and descends another 1,400 feet [425 meters], passing over five waterfalls. Navajo Falls is the most secluded and is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot. Create and share albums, puzzles, and games with your photos in our My Shot community.

Photograph by Suzanne Mathia

09年4月9日

Gray Reef Shark, Kingman Reef

This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature

Gray reef sharks and red snappers hover above a patch of table coral, waiting for prey fish to emerge. "They go after everything that moves," observed Enric Sala, a marine ecologist on Spain's National Council for Scientific Research and a National Geographic fellow. Because of their abundance and the resulting competition for food, the sharks and snappers at Kingman Reef, Sala said, "are always on the verge of hunger." Kingman Reef is part of a chain of Pacific atolls and islands (called the Line Islands) that straddles the Equator south of Hawaii.

See more photographs from the July 2008 feature story "Kingman Reef."

09年4月10日

Butterfly and Trees, Madidi National Park, Bolivia

This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature

The locals say palm trees here grow legs and walk to find more sunlight. Standing on stilts, Madidi’s “walking” trees, at right, appear to move as their shadyside roots wither. The palms may need strong root structures to quickly reach optimum height.

This photograph was taken on assignment for "Madidi: Will Bolivia Drown Its New National Park?" in the March 2000 National Geographic.

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Lightning at Huntington Beach, Ohio

Tube Anemone, Bali

Coconut Island Fish, Hawaii

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan

Polar Bear and Cubs, Svalbard, Norway

Swans in Flight, Washington

Alfalfa Field Irrigation, Oregon

Havasu Creek Waterfall, Arizona

Gray Reef Shark, Kingman Reef

Butterfly and Trees, Madidi National Park, Bolivia