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Earth Day photos reflecting our world's beauty Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com April 22, 2009 100 photos to remind us of the beauty of the world we share
Here are around 120 photos I've taken at sites around the world, most of which were snapped in the past five years. The animals pictured are in their natural settings — no zoo or aquarium specimen are included. I've done my best to name most of the creatures pictured, although I haven't been able to identify many of the insects. These 120 shots represent but a small subset of the planet's beautiful and important biomes and ecosystems, but I hope they serve as a reminder of what we need to protect for future generations. For previous year's posts about Earth Day, see Is Earth Day a waste of time? (2006) by me and No longer a fan of Earth Day (2008) by Jeremy Hance.  Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus) captured during a bird banding survey in Las Cruces, Costa Rica. The pygmy-tyrant was released after banding.  Sunset in Roatan, Honduras  Sand dunes in Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Utah  Red and green arrow poison frog (Dendrobates granuliferus) near Hacienda Baru in Costa Rica  Bird of paradise, Peru  Cactus in Deer Creek, Honduras  Sifaka lemur, Madagascar  Limestone tsingy, Madagascar  Pantanal sunset, Brazil  Monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor), Peru  Sunrise over Maui  Anole (lizard) seen from the underside of a leaf in Las Cruces, Costa Rica  Monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor), Peru  Black, orange, and light blue butterfly, Colombia  Transparent moth in Las Cruces, Costa Rica  Red sand beach in Maui  Creek flowing out of Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave in Belize  Leaf-tailed gecko, Madagascar  Clear-winged Cithaerias pireta butterfly feeding on dung, Peru  Big Sur, Big Sur  Forest on the Pipiwai trail in Maui  Leaf in Kanyanchu rainforest, Uganda  Tad Fane, Laos  Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) feeding on a flower in Costa Rica  Cheetah, Kenya  Tad Lo waterfall, Laos  Meandering river in the lowlands of Gabon, Gabon  Baobabs, Madagascar  Multicolored leafhopper insect, Costa Rica  Young lowland gorilla, Gabon  Colorado River, Grand Canyon  Headshot of the colorful blue-headed tree agama, Uganda  Southern Tree Hyrax with baby, Kenya  Masked frog (Smilisca phaeota), Costa Rica  Young orangutan at Sepilok  Corteza Amarilla (Tabebuia ochracea), Costa Rica  Warthog running, Uganda  Mendenhall glacier, Alaska  White-footed lepilemur, Madagascar  Red-Eyed Tree Frog in Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica  Forest elephant heading toward the jungle in Loango National Park, Gabon  Parson's chameleon, Madagascar  Young orangutan feeding while hanging from tree, Indonesia  Leaf-hopper insect in Suriname  Parson's chameleon, Madagascar  Sunset seen from Brian's Head, Utah  Mendenhall glacier, Alaska  Scarlet macaw, Peru  Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) in Borneo  Uganda kob "kissing", Uganda  Butterfly in Costa Rica  Spiny forest vegetation at sunset, Madagascar  Red-Eyed Tree Frog in Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica  Mendenhall glacier, Alaska  Bird of paradise, Colombia  Comb crested forest lizard (Gonocephalus liogaster) in Malaysian Borneo  Palm trees at sunset in Maui  Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex), Uganda  Silverback gorilla, Gabon  Grey crowned cranes "kissing", Uganda  Gladiator tree frog, Costa Rica  Rainstorm approaching across the Mara savanna, Kenya Page 2
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