Coming straight at you. 🦉

#Owls #Birds #Wildlife #Nature

Inside the eye of a Category 5 hurricane.

A U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter flies through Hurricane Melissa aboard a WC-130J, collecting atmospheric data from inside the storm.

Footage: 403rd Wing / U.S. Air Force

#HurricaneHunters #Weather #Science

A tufted titmouse perched among autumn berries.

#TuftedTitmouse #Birds #Wildlife #Nature

Almost perfectly still in mid air.

Hummingbirds can hover with remarkable precision, beating their wings so rapidly that they become little more than a blur.

#Hummingbird #Birds #Wildlife #Nature #Photography

A humpback whale launching almost completely out of the water.

#HumpbackWhale #Whale #Ocean #MarineLife #Nature

Straight out of Alice in Wonderland… almost. 🐇

Those enormous ears, that perfectly serious expression, and the wildflowers make this hare look as though it has wandered in from another world.

#Wildlife #Nature #Hare

Gliding through clear blue water. 🐢

A sea turtle cruising above the ocean floor, moving with that effortless rhythm they seem to have underwater.

#SeaTurtle #Ocean #MarineLife #Underwater #Nature

A kingfisher bursting out of the water after a dive.

The colours on these birds are extraordinary, especially when you catch one in motion like this.

#Kingfisher #Birds #Wildlife #Nature

Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria.

Commissioned by King Ludwig II in the 19th century, the castle sits above the Bavarian landscape near the village of Hohenschwangau.

#Neuschwanstein #Bavaria #Germany #Architecture #History

A red squirrel pauses for a snack among the trees. 🐿️

Those distinctive ear tufts and rich reddish coat are characteristic of the Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris).

#Nature #Wildlife #RedSquirrel #Photography

Brown breasted nun finch.

A small seed eating finch with a chestnut breast, dark head and pale bill, photographed against a beautifully soft green background.

#Birds #Nature #Wildlife #Photography

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan ATLAS cutting through the twilight sky. October 2024.

One of the most striking comets seen from Earth in recent years.

#Comet #Astronomy #Space