Pontederia crassipes (common water hyacinth)

Botanical Garden, Karlsruhe / Germany

Pontederia crassipes (formerly Eichhornia crassipes), commonly known as common water hyacinth is an aquatic plant native to South America, naturalized throughout the world, and often invasive outside its native range. It is the sole species of the subgenus Oshunae within the genus

THREE PELICANS

Pelicans have a network of air sacs under their skin situated across the ventral surface including the throat, breast, and undersides of the wings, as well as having air sacs in their bones. The air sacs are connected to the airways of the respiratory system, and the pelican can keep its air sacs inflated by closing its glottis, but

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FLYING TO THE SKY

Gulls or seagulls, are seabirds of the family Laridae in the suborder Lari. An older name for gulls is mews. Gulls are resourceful, inquisitive, and intelligent, the larger species in particular, demonstrating complex methods of communication and a highly developed social structure. For example, many gull colonies display mobbing behavior,

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READY TO FLY

Gulls, or colloquially seagulls, are seabirds of the family Laridae in the suborder Lari. They are most closely related to the terns and skimmers and only distantly related to auks, and even more distantly to waders. Gulls have been observed preying on live whales, landing on the whale as it surfaces to peck out pieces of flesh.

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Surface Blur

Surf

Beach Volleyball

Shot taken at Huntington Beach, California, USA of beach volleyball.

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Kitesurf

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above the surface

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Surfers

Windsurf-Alacati

Windsurf-Alacati

Windsurf-Alacati

Windsurf-Alacati

Krabbenkutter Nordsee

Krabbenfang mit einem Kutter an der deutschen Nordseeküste

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Surf

Windsurf-Alacati

above the surface

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above the surface

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Sky Swing

Sun, Fun, Waves & Wind
KİTE SURFİNG

Windsurf-Alacati

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early evening sun light

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kite surfing

Windsurf-Alacati

Kitesurf

Beach Volleyball

Shot taken at Huntington Beach, California, USA of beach volleyball.

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kite surfing

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