Beautiful Nature pics

[Bill Ryan]

A looping bolt of lightning that struck near Hager City, Wisconsin on 31 May 2019. This has never been seen before or since, and the photo is unique.

[Eva2]

'A curious jumping spider sporting a water droplet on its head, beautifully reflecting the flower behind it. 🌸🕷️
📸 Photo by David Alejandro Narváez'

[Bill Ryan]

A jaguar swimming with her cub in the Pantanal, Brazil, the world's largest tropical wetland.

[Eva2]

A curious and interesting plant - nature has some amazing creations:

"The Miracle of the Namib Desert'

https://youtube.com/shorts/ZG0uI9Rwy...fF0ibPriEeTNgg

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZG0uI9Rwyis

[onawah]

Beauty Of Planet Earth
Incredible capture of a bright green meteor ☄️
📍: Mettupalayam in South India
📸Credit: Taken by molecular ecologist and photographer Prasenjeet Yadav.

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=...44713927014537

[Eva2]

'The Haleakalā silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum), found only on the high slopes of Maui’s Haleakalā volcano is a rare alpine plant that blooms just once in its lifetime. For decades, it waits in silence, its shimmering silver leaves gathering sunlight in the thin mountain air. Then, without warning and only once in its life, it blooms.
According to National Park Service, this event typically occurs after 20 to 50 years though some may flower as early as 7 years depending on environmental conditions. This final act of beauty lasts only about seven days. And then, having poured every ounce of stored energy into reproduction, the plant dies. It’s a symbol of endurance, timing, and the profound rewards of waiting. In a world driven by urgency, it stands as a quiet reminder: some of nature’s most magnificent displays require a lifetime to unfold.'

[rgray222]

[rgray222]

This video was titled Plasma Lightning, I belive it to be real but there is no way to actually know for sure.

[rgray222]

The Aurora in real time

[Paul D.]

It took Italian astrophotographer Marcella Julia Pace 10 years to capture these 48 colors of the Moon.


Her brilliant website.

https://greenflash.photo/portfolio/

[Bill Ryan]

[rgray222]

A globular ray, also known as ball lightning, is a rare and mysterious atmospheric phenomenon characterized by a luminous, spherical ball of light that typically appears during thunderstorms. These light spheres can vary significantly in size, ranging from a few centimetres to several meters in diameter, and exhibit a range of colors, including bright white, yellow, red, blue, and even green. Unlike conventional lightning, which follows a linear path between clouds or between a cloud and the ground, globular rays move erratically and often slowly through the air, sometimes near the ground, and can last for several seconds before vanishing, sometimes with a small explosion.

[Paul D.]

Here's a couple of my favourites from this year's Bird Photographer of The Year.
Captured birdsong...brilliant !




'Voice of the Ash Forest' by Maxime Legare-Vezina




'Feasting at Sunset' by Franco Banfi

The rest of the winners - https://www.birdpoty.com/2025-winners