Brandywine River, Delaware
The Brandywine River powered American industry in the 19th century. Walker's textile mill joins many others that dot the riverbanks. Upstream, the DuPont Company made gunpowder; other mills produced everything from paper to snuff.
Cape Blossom, Russia
A barrier beach of marine rubble stretches toward desolate Cape Blossom, at the southwestern tip of Wrangel Island. The Siberian mainland lies 88 miles to the south.
Dovekies, Svalbard
Small auks called dovekies dive for copepods and nest on rocky shores in Svalbard, Norway's Arctic archipelago. The birds deposit guano and carcasses on land, fertilizing a mossy garden that provides ideal lurking ground for arctic foxes and other hunters.
Sparring Foxes, Alaska
Fox kits spar along the Ugashik River in the Alaska Peninsula. This area, in the southeastern part of the 49th state, is home to waterways, volcanoes, and a variety of wildlife.
Abruzzo, Italy
Wildflowers in the morning sun in the mountains of Abruzzo, Italy
Canada Geese, Netherlands
Canada geese in a fen on a misty day in the Netherlands
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