My eye caught a dark form lying on the river bottom. It took me a few moments to comprehend what I had stumbled upon. Lying peacefully in the shallow waters of the river, only a few meters from shore, was a full-grown cougar. The contrast between the serenity of the scene I was witnessing and what must have played out here in the cougar’s final moments made me shiver. It was the first shiver of many, as I stripped down and waded out into the icy water to get this shot. x
My younger brother. (via diningwiththeasquiths)

I have seen alligators and turtles together in ponds before, but never like this! I was at Bluebill Pond in Harris Neck NWR when I saw what I thought was an alligator sunning itself on a stump. As I got closer I realized that it was actually perched on the back of a turtle! I wish I had been there to witness how this surprising esprit de corps had came to pass!
(© Mary Ellen Urbanski/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest) #
This picture was taken at the majestic Iguazu Falls, Misiones, Argentina. The flight of this flock of swifts across the huge waterfalls portrays the sense of freedom and wildness that belongs to this fantastic world wonder.
(© Francesco Filippo Pellegrini/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest) #
Saving the world, one wrinkled dress shirt at a time (x).
HE’S WEARING ANOTHER IRON MAN SHIRT.
(Fonte: iwantcupcakes)