Cool Green Science: The Conservation Blog of The Nature Conservancy » Nature Photo of the Week http://blog.nature.org A blog on conservation, from migratory birds to coral reefs, from rainforests to climate change to personal green technology. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:34:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Nature Photo of the Week: Purple Explosion http://blog.nature.org/2012/02/nature-photo-of-the-week-purple-explosion/ http://blog.nature.org/2012/02/nature-photo-of-the-week-purple-explosion/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:58:44 +0000 Madeline Breen http://blog.nature.org/?p=30575 Nature Photo of the Week: Purple Explosion

Such amazing colors! Flickr user taylormcdowell captured this cheerful flower on camera and shared it through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr group. Thanks!

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A chilly day set the stage for this stunning shot, taken in Yellowstone National Park. Flickr user mditmer1 writes, “it was a cold winter day with a high of only 10 degrees above.” Brr! Thanks for sharing this photo through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr group!

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Just a stunning image of light cascading into a canyon. Thanks to Flickr user Mac Danzig Photography for sharing this photo through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr group!

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Amazing detail, crisp edges, sharp color — this photograph of dewdrops on a leaf is the equivalent of a photo homerun. Thanks to Flickr user ChristopherBarron for sharing this photo through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr group!

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Flickr user Bri Condon writes, “I am constantly amazed at what I see when I slow down and actually look.” This sunlit ice sculpture caught our attention immediately — and then we learned that it was photographed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day last year. “A tribute to MLK Jr?” the photographer wonders. We think so. Thanks for sharing this photo through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr group!

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What a spectacular view! Flickr user Steve S Meyer photographed the impressive Viti crater in Iceland and shared the photo through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr group. Thanks for this gorgeous shot!

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Now that’s quite a wake-up call. Flickr user Sweendo says he unzipped his tent in the morning and this mother and kid mountain goat were staring back at him. Thanks for sharing this photo through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr group!

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Birds can be tricky to photograph, but Flickr user Techuser makes it look easy with this breathtaking photo of a Magpie Tanager (Cissopis leveriana). Thanks for sharing this photo through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr group!

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This sweet photo from Alaska definitely evoked some “awwws” in our office. Flickr user Lejun4 did a wonderful job of capturing the love and pride that this mother harbor seal has for her pup. Thanks to Lejun40 for sharing this photo through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr group!

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Photographer Edmund Stump writes, “As the Andes are to South America and the Himalayas are to Asia, so are the Transantarctic Mountains to Antarctica.” This glorious — and desolate — photograph of the Transantarctic Mountains caught our eye and was an easy pick for Nature Photo of the Week. Thanks to Flickr user Edmund Stump for taking us to the end of the Earth with this photo and for sharing it through The Nature Conservancy’s Flickr group!

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