Featured here is a lesser rhea, also known as Darwin"s rhea, with his chicks in the Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. Native to open grasslands and shrublands of South America, the lesser rhea is a large, flightless bird. Known for its impressive speed and agility on land, it can reach speeds of up to 60 kmph. It is sometimes referred to as the South American ostrich, as it closely resembles a small ostrich.
Lesser rheas, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
St. Michaels Church Tower on Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset, England
-
Veined octopus
-
Cypress trees in George L. Smith State Park, Georgia, United States
-
Dalmatian pelicans, Lake Kerkini, Greece
-
Gdańsk, Poland
-
Flysch in Zumaia, Basque Country, Spain
-
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Vancouver Island, Canada
-
Arches National Park, Utah, United States
-
Village of Oia, Santorini, Greece
-
Highway through Xitai Jinaier Lake, Qinghai Province, China
-
Chiang Mai, Thailand
-
Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
-
Rio Grande, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
-
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, Brazil
-
Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas, United States
-
Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan, India
-
Turkey tail mushroom
-
Northern hawk-owl, Canada
-
Eurasian red squirrel
-
Coral reef and beach in Raja Ampat, Indonesia
-
Wood duck hen
-
North American beaver, Denali National Park, Alaska, USA
-
Pumpkin field, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
-
Brown-throated three-toed sloth
-
Family of ashy woodswallows
-
Sunflowers
-
Skógafoss waterfall, Iceland
-
Cable car and Sugarloaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-
European goldfinches
-
Amphitheatre of El Jem, Tunisia
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

