Category: Nature
Cool things from nature.
Would You Feel Safe Living Here?
This an elevation map depicting the city of New Orleans. Just another attempt at man trying to defy nature.
Fact or Fiction?: Birds (and Other Critters) Abandon Their Young at the Slightest Human Touch
According to Scientific American, Inc., this is a myth. Birds do not abandon their young as a consequence of smelling a human scent. But they will abandon their offspring and nest in response to disturbance. So, you can probably safely pick-up a baby bird that has fallen from it’s nest, but you probably shouldn’t be messing around with the nest itself.
(Source: Scientific American, Inc.)
Aurora Borealis
Here’s a picture of the Northern Lights from space:
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Bitterroot Fire
This awesome picture was taken in Bitterroot National Forest in Montana on August 6, 2000. The photographer, John McColgan, is a fire behavior analyst from Fairbanks, Alaska. He took the picture with a digital camera. Because he was working at the time he took the picture he cannot profit from it; however, we feel the picture is a once-in-a-lifetime shot and should be shared.
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