Wingspread at Governor's Island - New York City
One of the main tenets of Thoreau’s philosophies in Walden is to get closer to nature—to appreciate it and see the miracle in every little bit of it. This I can’t agree with more. I feel like everyone can benefit from a little more meditation in nature. This helps us see we are a part of a greater whole and that there is something more powerful than ourselves. An old Welsh definition of genius states:
“An eye that can see nature, a heart that can feel nature and a resolution that dares to follow nature.”
This gallery showcases some of the miracle in nature with wildlife and animals and beautiful natural scenes. Note: while they all fall within the nature category, not all of them are in the wild. Some are animals at zoos or aquariums.
Apache Trail – Arizona
Maokang Lizard
Running Wildebeest – South Africa safari
Wingspread at Governor’s Island – New York City
Rose-ringed parakeets – Chand Baori Step Well, Abhaneri, India
Jellyfish – Monterey Bay Aquarium
Giraffes on the Horizon – South Africa safari
Cool and Refreshing – Utah
Indian gazelle – Ranthambore National Park, India
Cuckoo! – Dallas World Aquarium, Texas
Untouched – Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
Savannah Bayou
Leopard – Ranthambore National Park, India
The Throne Tree – Dallas Arboretum, Texas
I can fly! – Central Park Zoo, New York City
Ranthambore National Park, India
Jellies – Monterey Bay Aquarium
Quakies – Utah
Lori – Australia
Maokang Taiwan
Lions at Sunrise – South Africa safari
Wild Peacocks – Ranthambore National Park, India
Serval – South Africa safari
Watch your step! – Horned Lizard at Lee’s Ferry, AZ
Howler at the Dallas World Aquarium
I look good in stripes – Fort Worth Zoo, Texas
Coyote at Antelope Island – Great Salt Lake, Utah
Black face langurs – Ranthambore National Park, India
Anemone – Monterey, California
Sophie – Monterey, California
Blue Eyes in the Hong Kong Park Aviary
Black as a Raven – Grand Canyon, Arizona
Lounging – Sea Lions at Pier 39 in San Francisco
Woolaroc Bison – Oklahoma
Light as a Feather – Carmel, California
What are you looking at? – Central Park Zoo, New York City
On the Prowl – South Africa safari
Swedish countryside
Spotted deer – Ranthambore National Park, India
The Mother Ganges at Varanasi
The Mitts – Monument Valley Tribal Park
Lost Footing – South Africa safari
The Misty Path – Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
Ruby – Los Angeles California Temple
Hilton Head Sunset
Lotus – Anhui University, Hefei, China
Long-tailed Widowbird – South Africa safari
“Can’t get me here!”
Bull – South Africa safari
Sunset Flock – Seaside, California
Danish Sheep – Denmark
Marble Eye – Fort Worth Zoo, Texas
Black face langurs – Ranthambore National Park, India
Sedona – Arizona
Coastal Taiwan
Seagulls on Roosevelt Island – New York City
Soaring – Monterey Bay, California
The Mitts – Monument Valley Tribal Park
McDowell Mountains – Scottsdale, Arizona
Owl – South Africa safari
White and Yellow – Utah
Sardines – Monterey Bay Aquarium
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