MissouriMineral rich Round Spring, preserved in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways.

Winter flow is more likely  blue and summer is often brown

The bright blue-green eye ring of the male Anhinga is a sign of it being in breeding season

Tonto Natural Bridge is one of the largest naturally formed travertine bridges on earth and is a beautiful testimony to time and patience

Vosternorlands Lan

and I am pleased to relate that I have never been spit at

Scouting these sites led to the decision as to where he would patiently await the much trumpeted cosmic event

even Colorado

These four and the final step amount to 365 stairs and represent the annual cycle of days

The giant bird has an unmistakable outline whether in flight or standing in a motionless stance waiting for prey to appear at its feet

An American native hummingbird displays a splendid tail dress as it performs an air dance near a favored nectar source

•  Impervious to moisture and can be wiped with a damp cloth if needed

This heavenly sight includes mammatus characteristics in a fast changing cumulus cloud formation which appeared over the Cuyamaca Mountains in California