Amazing Nature Photos - National Geographic

Amazing Nature Photos - Stellar images from National Geographic

Taken at Alpine Lakes Wilderness area of Washington at the semi-frozen Cup Lake.
Photograph Courtesy Cynthia Bruner /National Geographic

Fall corn. Photograph courtesy Marian Talbert/National Geographic

Fighting vultures. Photograph courtesy Andres Lopez/National Geographic

“When I was visiting my parents in Utah this summer, I saw this garter snake on the backyard walkway, left warm from the afternoon sun. Its odd configuration led me to believe it was stuck in the crack since my brother had just recently finished putting sealant on the bricks. After taking a few photos of the hapless animal, I prepared to prod it gently to see if it truly was stuck. As I got to within two feet of it, it swiftly left its warm crack and slithered away. Not stuck—relief.” (Photograph Courtesy Alexandria Dixon /National Geographic)

“This shot was taken during our family tour of Iceland. The waterfall is called Seljalandsfoss. During this trip we used a motor home, so we camped about 500 meters from the [beautiful] waterfall. Before our dinner at 10 p.m., I took this image with the sunset colors.” (Photograph Courtesy Amnon Eichelberg / National Geographic)

“With the onset of spring, male western grey kangaroos fight to establish their place in the mob.”
(Photograph Courtesy Robert McLean / National Geographic)

This picture was taken at Mt. Washington, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It was 3:30 p.m., December 2011. I had a great day skiing and was on my last run. I stayed on top for as long as I could (before the patrollers do their sweep) so I could take some pictures. It was a magical time as I watched the sun slowly dip down below the clouds. This was one of many pictures I took that afternoon. I thought of how many people in the Comox Valley were missing this wonderful scene. I love skiing, boarding and shooting.” (Photograph Courtesy Amy Nygren /National Geographic)

“This is one of several waterfalls in Pagsanjan Laguna, Philippines. This place can be reached by shooting the rapids with the local boatmen and their dugout canoes. The rainy season makes the river swell and will make the current even more powerful and navigating the river even more treacherous.”
(Photograph Courtesy Remedy Medina /National Geographic)

Stamna, Greece. Photograph courtesy Constantin Chajinicolaou/National Geographic