Scotland’s Orkney Islands—or simply Orkney as the locals call the chain of islands—sit in the windswept waters of the North Sea. Sanday is one of the 20 inhabited islands of this 70-island archipelago. Tides and winds constantly batter the shore, gradually changing the coastline. Sandy beaches can extend inland or the shore can be eroded and washed away to the sea. Of course, it might take decades or longer for these changes to become noticeable. In the meantime, the sheep that graze the fields of Sanday probably don’t mind, just as long as there’s grass to nibble.
Sanday Island and the North Sea, Scotland
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National Park Service Founders Day
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World Photography Day
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The globe skimmers return
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Beavers Bend
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International Day for Biodiversity
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The Pearl of Siberia
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Dreaming of the Tyrrhenian Sea
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Does it swim in slow motion too?
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St. Paul Winter Carnival
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Short-eared owl
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A glimpse of the Blue Forest
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These laurels are hardy
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Don’t get lost in there
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Bohemian Switzerland
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