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Bee-eater couple mid-air. Bee-eaters are arriving to Europe after a long journey from South Africa in May. The adult couple always arrives together and start to dig their nest into a vertical bank.

European Bee-eater carries a mid-air-caught butterfly to its nest. Bee-eaters feed mostly on stinged insects (bees, bumblebees, hornets), but able to catch any flying insects between 5-50mm length in bodysize. Story caption: European Bee-eater…

Moonlight illuminates the cacti of Isla Incahuasi after summer rains have flooded the Salar de Uyuni to a depth of 7 inches. The island is famous for its forest of 'cactus corales temperatura', an endemic specie that favors volcanic soil overlain…

A blue sky at sunrise colors the reflections in Sol de Manana, a fumarole field located at 16,000 ft.) along the crest of the Andes near the Chilean border. This is a popular stop for tourists who come at sunrise (aprox 10 cars of 6 passengers each)…

'Arbol de Piedra' (the stone tree) is a stop for virtually every car passing through the Siloli Desert to Laguna Colorada. It is an extraordinary example of the combined effects of wind and chemical erosion in one of the driest parts of the Andes,…

'Nieves penitentes' or penitente ice at approx. 19,000 ft on east side of Volcan Pomerape. This unusual ice form is found primarily in the high-altitude deserts of the Andes and Himalaya. It gets its name from the spiky form resembling hands held…

Polygonal cracks and bubble-like ridges of edible salt cover the surface of the Salar de Uyuni near Islas Asallachi. The Salar is the largest salt flat in the world, covering some 10,500 sq. km. and containing over 10 billion tons of salt. It was…

Eastern margin of Salar de Uyuni, which was flooded from heavy rains in March. At el. 12,122 ft., the salar is the largest salt flat in the world, covering some 10,500 sq. km. and containing over 10 billion tons of salt. It was formed by…

Colony of james' flamingos take flight from the shallow waters of Bolivia's 14,300 ft. Laguna Colorada, which is colored brick orange due to natural hot springs which provide nutrients for red algae to bloom. The birds feed on diatoms less than 1mm…

Paja brava grass growing in circular patterns near Laguna Chuluncani.