"Coming home to a place he'd never been before"

This line from a John Denver song seems appropriate for a post on pictures from nature that illustrate the transcendental beauty of the natural world. Enjoy!



Wenkchemna Peaks Reflected in Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Adam Jones



Colorful Way
Philippe Sainte-Laudy



Female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Feeding on Flower
Adam Jones


A Loon Chick Rides Piggy-Back on its Parent
Michael S. Quinton




A Channel Billed Toucan, Ramphastos Vitellinus, Eating Fruit
George Grall




Mountain Lion and an Eight-Week-Old Kitten





Swift River with Aspen and Maple Trees in the White Mountains, New Hampshire
Darrell Gulin




Beach and Palm Trees, Oahu, HI
Bill Romerhaus




Dawn Over Mountains and Lago Pehoe in Torres Del Paine National Park
Beth Wald




A Male Magellanic Woodpecker, Torres Del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile
Marco Simoni




Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus Mocinno), Costa Rica
Gregory Basco


Tropical Underwater-Ocean




Sand Verbena and Dune Primrose Wildflowers at Sunset, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
Christopher ...




Barn Owl
Andy Harmer




California, Sequoia National Park, General Sherman Tree, USA
Michele Falzone




Cannon Beach and Haystack Rock, Crescent Beach, Ecola State Park, Oregon, USA
Jamie & Judy...




Iguazu Waterfalls and Rainbow
Joseph Sohm