Images Dated 1st January 2007

Aerial view of Milford Sound, New Zealands South Island

Milford Sound - Piopiotahi is a fiord in the south west of New Zealands South Island, within Fiordland National Park, Piopiotahi (Milford Sound) Marine Reserve, and the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site. It has been judged the worlds top travel destination in an international survey (the 2008 Travelers Choice Destinations Awards by TripAdvisor) and is acclaimed as New Zealands most famous tourist destination. Rudyard Kipling had previously called it the eighth Wonder of the World

© Jaynes Gallery/Danita Delimont

SE-437 Black-browed Albatross - Parent with hungry 1-2 week old chick in nest

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Black-browed Albatross - Parent with hungry 1-2 week old chick in nest
New Island, Falkland Islands
Thalassarche melanophris
Suzi Eszterhas
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© Suzi Eszterhas / ardea.com

Adult And Young, Albatross, Albatrosses, At Nest, Atlantic Ocean, Babies, Baby, Beak Open, Begging, Bird, Black Browed, Calling, Chick, Chicks, Communication, Falkland, Falklands, Island, Islands, Mother, Mother And Young, Mothers, Mouth Open, Nest, Nests, Sea Birds, Wild Life, Young

Shell - closeup of underside of marine Murex shell which were important as a source of the purple dye used by the Phoenicians and the Romans

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Shell - closeup of underside of marine Murex shell which were important as a source of the purple dye used by the Phoenicians and the Romans.
Murex spp
Mark Boulton
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© Mark Boulton/ardea.com

Fish, Fishes, Marine, Mollusc, Molluscs, Shell, Shells, Single, Studio, Wild Life