The trees and grass are completely covered in a thick layer of frost, conveying an uncanny sense of stillness in each shot. These beautiful images are captured in the series “Frost” by German photographer Patrick Hübschmann. Based in Baden-Baden, Germany, he has a real talent for capturing nature in the fog and frost.
Fly through Ecuador’s Cloud Forest on a Sky Bike!
The Mashpi Lodge in Ecuador is a hideaway in the clouds. You can take a human-powered, two-seat bike across the cloud forest and see the canopy of the rainforest up close. Dangling from a 656-foot cable stretched between two points in the forest, the Sky Bike goes as high as 196 feet or 60 meters […]
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Cinder Cone Treehouse
“The Cinder Cone Treehouse has a Skate Bowl, a Hot Tub and an Incredible View! Foster Huntington, a photographer and blogger is behind this treehouse located at Skamania, Washington, USA. There are two treehouses, each having about 220 sq. feet or around 20 sq. meters of space and perched in two Douglas Fir trees. Both […]
The Cherry Blossom Express!
The Jinhae Gunhangje Cherry Blossom Festival is South Korea’s largest cherry blossom festival. It takes place from April 1st to 10th each year and attracts over a million tourists from around the world. According to Discovering Korea, an estimated 340,000 cherry trees bloom each spring in the coastline town of Jinhae. The festival began in […]
Brown-winged Kingfisher
“The Brown-winged Kingfisher is a resident of the #Sundarbans and inhabits tropical and subtropical mangrove forests. Its a large coastal kingfisher with a large red bill whose prey include crab and fish. It detects its prey from perches in the mangroves; catches crabs by flying down low to land on the mud and rapidly seizes […]
What is a Bodhighara or Tree Shrine?
“What is a Bodhighara or Tree Shrine? Bodhighara is a shrine enclosing a bodhi tree. It consists of two platforms, with the tree on the upper platform. Buddhists regard the sal or ashoka tree as being sacred as Queen Mahamaya supposedly gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama or Buddha under this tree. This tree sheltered her […]
The Blue Trees Project raises awareness on deforestation!
Australian artist Konstantin Dimopoulos uses environmentally safe pigments to paint the trunks and limbs of trees in urban areas. Through his art installation, he is raising awareness of the nearly 32 million acres of forests lost each year around the world. He says, “The Blue Trees is a social art action. Through color I am […]
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Asian Water Monitor
“Asian water monitor is the world’s second-heaviest lizard! It can grow to 3 meters or 10 feet long and blend in perfectly with the exposed roots of the #Sundarbans’ mangroves. It is an excellent swimmer and has also been seen swimming far out at sea. It can remain underwater for up to half an hour. […]
Amazon Rainforest
1% of Tree species in Amazon store 50% of the region’s carbon! The Amazon rainforest is home to an estimated 16,000 tree species and researchers found that just 182 species dominate the carbon storage process. It is vital to the Earth’s carbon cycle, storing more of the element than any other terrestrial ecosystem. The […]
African Custard Apple
African custard apple’s fruit smells like pineapple and taste like apricot! It is a traditional food plant in Africa and can grow to around 8 meters or 26 feet in height. Its edible fruit is green when young and yellow when ripen. In traditional medicine, the bark is used to treat sores and leaves […]