Nature Gallery

Paraguay-Nature-Water Lily-Victoria

People take a boat to see giant water lilies (Victoria amazonica) - known as Yakare Yrupe in Guarani - which appear every three to four years in great numbers and size (more than a metre and a half in diameter), in the Paraguay River in Piquete Cue just north of Asuncion, on January 8, 2018. - Water lilies are seen every year but not in such quantities and size and locals treat them as a national treasure. (Photo by Norberto DUARTE / AFP)

Us-Tourism-Nature-Dragonfly-Flowers

A dragonfly lands atop an unopened Lotus flower beside an opened one as Lotus flowers near full bloom at Echo Park lake amid an ongoing southern California heatwave in Los Angeles, California, on June 26, 2017.Lotus flowers at Echo Park lake were believed to have been imported in the 1920's from China, possibly by Aimee McPherson, founder of the Angelus temple near the park, and have returned following a two-year rehabiliatation project where the lake was drained and restored, with lotus beds replaced. / AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN

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The unusual protruding rock formations of Canal Rocks at Yallingup in the world-renowned surfing area of the south-west corner of Western Australia are shown in this photo taken on May 11, 2011. The legendary coastline with its amazing surf breaks, spans an area between Cape Naturaliste and Cape Leeuwin and is also famous for its premium wine growing, pristine white sandy beaches and spectacular forest scenery. AFP PHOTO / Greg WOOD / AFP PHOTO / GREG WOOD

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