Images Dated 2003 July

Parakeet auklets (Aethia psittacula)

Parakeet auklets (Aethia psittacula), group on water. Talan Island, Magadan Oblast, Far East Russia, Russian Federation

Alaska, Alcidae, Animal, Animals, Auk, Aves, Bird, Birds, Boreal, Burrower, Charadriiformes, Colonial, Colonial Breeder, Cyclorrhynchus, Cyclorrhynchus Psittacula, Deep Diver, Fauna, Kamchatka, Medium Group Of Animals, Offshore Islands, Orange Bill, Seabird, Short Bill, Spafaryev Islands, Swimming, Wildlife

Hamersley Gorge: intrusive layer of fine-grained limestone

Hamersley Gorge: intrusive layer of fine-grained limestone near the base of the massive sequence of ironstone forming the Ranges, seeming to show a major extinction of primordial life nearly 2.5 billion years ago, caused by oxygen discharged by photosynthetic bacteria during the previous billion years. This deepwater limestone is formed of bacterial debris that gradually filtered down from the surface during that mass extinction. Karijini National Park, Pilbara region, Western Australia

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Gnawa musician in traditional dress playing a gimbri, stringed instrument. Gnawa music mixes African, Arabic and Berber songs and rhythms, Gnaoua World Music Festival, Essaouira, Morocco

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Arabic And Berber Songs And Rhythms Gnaoua World Music Festival, Essaouira, Gnawa Music Mixes African, Gnawa Musician In Traditional Dress Playing A Gimbri, Stringed I, Stringed Instrument