Tag Archives: Oceans

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Ocean Views

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I’m not feeling well – nothing serious, just a bit under the weather – so am posting a few favourite ocean photos from my archive. Some have been posted before, others not.

Pacific Ocean, Vancouver Island
Reynisfjara Sea Stacks, North Atlantic Ocean, Iceland
Haida Gwaii, Pacific Ocean, British Columbia
Tuktoyaktuk, Arctic Ocean, Northwest Territories
Hecate Strait, Pacific Ocean, British Columbia
Caribbean Sea, Dominican Republic
Hecate Strait, Pacific Ocean, British Columbia
Pacific Inside Passage, British Columbia
North Atlantic Ocean, Greenland

Have a happy Wednesday.

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Antarctic Penguins

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National Geographic has released its pictures of the year, including this amazing shot of penguins getting ready to follow one of their number into the ocean from an incredibly high ice sheet.

Photo courtesy of Bertie Gregory for National Geographic. Gregory photographed a young emperor penguin leaping off a 15 metre (50 ft) cliff in Atka Bay, Antarctica.

You can see all of National Geographic’s pictures at this link:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/graphics/pictures-of-the-year-2024

Happy Thursday.

Reblogs

Travel Quote

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France is great because she is France. Victor Hugo

Travel Quote

A beautiful picture of the French coast from Tricia at Travels Through My Lens. France is renowned for its food, wine and historical sites, but much of its scenery, especially its coastal scenery, is stunning. To see more of Tricia’s lovely photography, please click the link above.

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Ocean Thoughts

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Haida Gwaii beaches …

… are fascinating places. Eagles that hunt in the ocean …

… for crabs and other delicacies …

… large cables of kelp that look like prehistoric creatures …

… massive stumps that have been pummelled by waves and then thrown up on shore …

… the birthplace of all life on earth. The salt is in our blood.

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Beautiful North Beach, Haida Gwaii

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North Beach on Haida Gwaii is incredibly beautiful. We went for long, long walks and saw many more bald eagles than people.

A juvenile bald eagle looking for snacks at the ocean’s edge.
Beach grass.
In the distance, Tow Hill, an outcropping of volcanic rock at the shoreline.

Although it was an overcast day, the temperature was very comfortable, especially as it was around 38 C (100 F) at home!