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Indian peacock, Yala National Park

Indian peacock in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka

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Though native to South Asia, and especially India, the peafowl has been introduced all over the Western Hemisphere, Australia, and even in South Africa and Madagascar. The male, known as a peacock, has become a symbol of exotic beauty and its feathers have been used in fashion design for centuries.

Peacocks figure into various Eastern mythologies, with prominent roles in Hindu lore. A peacock, for example, is the steed of Kartikeya, the Hindu god of war. And, as if to demonstrate how far the peacock is distributed throughout the world, Viking warriors were sometimes buried with peacock feathers, and medieval knights of Europe sometimes wore peacock plumes on their armor.

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Torcross, South Devon, England

Torcross, South Devon, England

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Torcross, on the Devon coast of southwest England, is just about the dictionary definition of an English seaside town. This fishing village on the English Channel has a freshwater lake called Slapton Ley on the west side and a nice stretch of beach called Slapton Sands facing the channel to the east.

Recent storms, especially the Valentine’s Day storm of 2014, have given Torcross and nearby villages a real beating. But Torcross soldiers on, with summer holiday visitors enjoying Slapton Sands and perhaps stopping in one of the local pubs for authentic fish and chips and a pint. Who’s ready to make the trek?

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Ronda in Málaga Province, Spain

Ronda in Málaga Province, Spain

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Ancient civilizations used this mountain perch in the south of Spain as a strategic location for fortified settlements, with Romans, Moors, and Visigoths each contributing to the modern-day city we now call Ronda.

Puente Nuevo is the bridge we see on the right side of this picture. It’s one of three bridges that straddle El Tajo canyon, the gap that separates Ronda’s two halves. At the base of El Tajo runs the Guadalevín River, supplying Ronda with water and, these days, another breathtaking scene to delight visitors to the city.

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Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavik, Iceland

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Like the wild variations of the landscape elsewhere in the country, Reykjavik is a city of contrasts. The population isn’t much more than 100,000, but the city has the feel of a bigger urban setting and is well known for its nightlife. Check any good travel guide and you’ll see that many music venues and bars in Reykjavik don’t fill up until midnight on weekends and then rage on into the early morning hours. But it’s not just a party town – museums, natural wonders, unique landmarks, and many stunning works of modern architecture all draw a steady stream of visitors to the world’s northernmost national capital.

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Macarelleta Beach, Menorca, Spain

Macarelleta Beach, Menorca, Spain

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This tranquil scene captures the serenity that can be found on the Spanish island of Menorca (aka Minorca), at least compared to the 24-hour party scene that some other islands in this archipelago are known for. For decades, tourists have flocked to the Balearic Islands of Majorca and Ibiza for their world-famous nightlife. Meanwhile, visitors report that on the more family-friendly Menorca (from the Latin for “small island,” distinguishing it from Majorca’s “large island”), the beaches are less crowded and generally more geared toward a relaxing vacation than a hedonistic weekend.

At Macarelleta Beach, not only can we see the jewel-blue waters of the Mediterranean, but also some of the many caves along Menorca’s coast. Some of the caves extend into the surrounding waters, giving scuba divers something to explore beyond the seabed.

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Elephant Trunk Hill, China

Elephant Trunk Hill, Guilin, China

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At the confluence of the Taohua and Lijiang Rivers outside Guilin, China, stands the stone arch known as Elephant Trunk Hill. The name comes from the cliff’s resemblance to an elephant with its trunk lowered into the water for a drink. At night, when the moon is positioned just so, visitors can see the moon right through the hole under the arch, hence its name: Water-Moon Cave.

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Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

Crown Point at Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

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On this day in 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition arrived near this spot. Believing they had finally reached the Pacific, William Clark wrote in his journal “Ocian [sic] in View! O the joy." But this is the Columbia River Gorge and estuary, and it would be another 17 days before they made camp at the Pacific coast.

If you retrace the famous expedition’s steps along the Columbia, make sure to spend some time in the Crown Point Scenic Corridor, an Oregon state park, seen here on the right side of the photo. The park offers stunning views of the mighty Columbia, which marks the state border with Washington. And the Vista House (perched atop a bluff) offers a bit of shelter if the weather’s not cooperating. Built in 1917, the observatory came more than a century too late for the weary Lewis and Clark team.

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Village of Cemoro Lawang, East Java, Indonesia

Village of Cemoro Lawang near Mount Bromo, East Java, Indonesia

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If you lived in Cemoro Lawang, the village on the edge of that cliff, the dramatic fog isn’t the only amazing view you’d see each morning. The hamlet looks across the crater and sand sea of Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park in Indonesia. Many visitors use Cemoro Lawang as a last stop before venturing into the park to climb Mount Bromo, one of the active volcanoes in the area.

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Orange Ladybugs

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Coccinellidae are known Ladybugs.
It is generally considered useful insects.
Ladybugs are can be yellow, orange, or scarlet with small black spots on their wing covers, with black legs and heads.

Happy Strawberry

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Strawberry was grown first in France during the late 18th century.
It contains approximately 33 kilo calories (100 g), vitamin C, manganese and other vitamins.
Strawberries are the only fruit that wear their seeds on the outside of the fruit body.
Le Musée de la Fraise (The Strawberry Museum) is located in Belgium.
This fruit is cultivated worldwide

Danyang County, South Korea

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Danyang County is located in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is also called Danyang-gun. This area is 83.7% mountainous and 11.2% cultivable. The area is 781.1 km². Total Population (2002) 37,320. Density of population 51/km2 (130/sq mi). Dialect is Chungcheong.

Frauenchiemsee Island, Germany

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Frauenchiemsee Island is the second largest of the three islands in Chiemsee, Germany. It is alse called Fraueninsel. The area is 15.5-hectare (38-acre) large.The Frauenchiemsee island is accessible by ship year round, usually from Gstadt, Prien, and Seebruck. There are also several boats that can take passengers from Frauenchiemsee to Herreninsel and back.