California’s super bloom is a visual spectacle. From the deserts of Anza-Borrego to the vast Carrizo Plain National Monument, abundant seasonal rains produce a carpet of color across a large portion of the state.

Super blooms, or a number of wildflowers exceeding normal spring blooms, typically occur in desert landscapes when excess rain is followed by cold weather, which locks moisture into the ground.

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NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite captured the spectacular view on April 14th, 2020
The poppy super bloom is a prized shot to many landscape photographers











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Every photographer’s dream is to get the opportunity to capture a unique photo, something the world has never seen before. Nature is ever-changing, complex, vibrant, and rich, so it is certainly challenging for a wildlife photographer to leave everyone open-mouthed.


Yet, in November 2016, biologist Vanessa : managed to film probably the largest swarm of sea turtles to date, while flying her drone over the Costa Rican coastline.

The drone was used in a study that investigated olive ridley sea turtles and their reproduction.


The footage reveals thousands of them while swimming across a region just off Ostional National Wildlife Refuge.

There is about one turtle for every square meter, and as the drone ascends, new turtles are rising from below the surface.

Bézy said:

“I immediately knew there was something special going on. To this day I’m still blown away by the video. They look like bumper cars out there.”

Ostional was established in 1983 as a protected area specifically for the turtles, but as they are considered a vulnerable species, this might be the last time we see swarms this dense.

Roldán Valverde, scientific director of the Sea Turtle Conservancy in Florida, said:

“This is the only time I’ve seen a video capturing this phenomenon in the water. Most of the photography documenting this occurs on the beach.”

Bézy studies them and her goal is to raise awareness about the importance of protecting the species and hopes her footage will help it to remain robust. Even though these sea turtles are widespread, they have very few nesting sites globally.

Bézy worries about the rising tourism industry around the beaches where they nest, as regulations proposed to protect the area seem to not be enough.

Also, olive ridley sea turtle hatchlings have a very low survival rate into adulthood, so if we additionally threaten the population, it might crash fast.

She hopes that her investigation will find out the reason and the way such a great number of turtles gather there, especially in the period between August and October. This might be due to factors such as sand type, beach orientation, and sea currents.

These findings might provide an answer that can maximize the chances for survival for the species.

Olive ridley sea turtles are among the six sea turtle species that the International Union for Conservation of Nature listed as threatened, so mass aggregations of this kind are a critical part of their life cycle.

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Socotra is a small island that’s an offshore territory of Yemen. The isolated environment holds much unique flora and fauna and in fact, 30% of its plant life doesn’t grow anywhere else.

This has earned it the nickname “the most alien-looking place on Earth.” Also, Socotra is a UNESCO-certified World Natural Heritage Site and boasts three geographical terrains: coastal plains; a limestone plateau with caves; and the Haghier Mountains.



















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Lavender fields are stunning when they are in full bloom, beautiful purple landscapes with a distinctive scent. Every year these stunning purple fields need to be harvest and if think that’s a shame..

Check out these photographs that show the mesmerizing beauty of harvesting lavender. Lavender is harvested for products like soap, fragrant sachets or essential oils. And it depends on the product when the farmers harvest the lavender.








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