Everyone knows that nature is very cool, but it's easy to lose sight of that fact when we spend our waking hours indoors.
If you haven't been able to get out and about lately, fear not. You may not be able to get outside and appreciate the real thing, but at least you can peruse our curated tour of some of the best that nature has to offer.
Swans can be aggressive, mean birds in pretty much any situation involving humans. But when viewed in their element, they're incredibly graceful.
When the sun is low in the sky, whether it's dawn or dusk, it has a way of turning the entire landscape into a painting. The pink glow here almost doesn't seem real.
This would have been a glorious photo even without the buck's little bird buddy. As it is, it's one of the best pics I've ever seen.
This image proves that even when we think we've tamed nature, all it takes is one stray seed for things to get outside of the lines we've defined.
I love photos like this. The juxtaposition of the two halves of the sun-kissed wall, along with the sea and the sky, create something truly special.
Judging by how much the branches are leaning, that looks like heavy, wet snow. Judging by the shape of the snow, it may not be snow at all, but marshmallows.
Most of us have probably had the experience of something deep in the cupboard unexpectedly sprouting, but usually it happens to, like, potatoes. I've never seen it with tulips before.
There must be a logical, chlorophyll-filled explanation for this, but I can't understand how the line between the colors is so straight and centered.
This is a pic of nature in the process of reinventing itself. That tree isn't going to be standing for much longer, but that doesn't mean it'll disappear. It'll just turn into driftwood.
It's pretty common for the skies to turn pink at dusk, but the clouds here are straight-up red. I want to appreciate the unique view, but it looks almost sinister.
The trees tower over and even link above this lonely path, but they seem to be respecting the path's boundaries.
This appears to be an indoor pool of relatively recent vintage, which shows just how impressive it is that nature has found a way to so thoroughly overwhelm it.
This must be a melanistic fox, judging by its striking dark coat. I love how the amber eyes gleam out through the dark fur.
Where did this staircase lead? It doesn't matter anymore, because nature is in the process of reclaiming and swallowing it back up.
Each of the layers of terrain here look almost flat in the gloaming of dusk. I'm getting serious vaporwave vibes from this pic.
Viewed from above, these evergreens look so small and insignificant. I'm not totally sure, but it almost looks like you can make out a frosty rime on their branches.
I don't know much about Patagonia other than the fact that it's in South America and is a hotspot for finding dinosaur bones. I guess I can add "indescribably beautiful" to this list.
This is such a cool image because it focuses the eye on the very top of the rainbow. Let's hope you never doubted that the Earth is curved, but if you did, here's proof to the contrary.
I'm not sure if this bug actually has little gold flecks built into its body, or if it just had a roll around in a pollen-filled flower.
If you've ever seen a moose, you know how big they can be. Those antlers pack a punch, too, as they've totally stripped this tree.
