Come to Yosemite in February and you may be shoulder-to-shoulder with photographers hoping to get a shot of Horsetail Fall in the evening. When conditions are right, rays of the setting sun align with the falling water to set the cascade ablaze with light—a natural display called the ‘firefall.’ And in a bit of added mystique, Horsetail Fall itself is an ephemeral waterfall—it flows only for a short time in the winter and early spring.
A winter light show
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I m here! Take a look at me!
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A spectacle unlike any other
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Spring equinox
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National Park Week begins
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A city, a cliff, a canyon…and cheese
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How do ladybugs winter?
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Mandarin duck, Richmond Park, London, England
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Beech trees and wild anemones, Jutland, Denmark
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Balloons and camels are two ways to catch a ride here
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World Water Day
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Bird’s-eye view of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
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Just a couple of yellow-billed hornbills
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Infinity Day
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A garden of prickly delights
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Dalyan, Turkey
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A stunning sight in Mexico s wilderness
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Festivus
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A bite of ancient history
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Computer science on the page
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I am the walrus
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San Blas Islands, Panama
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Silver-studded blue butterflies
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Teacher Appreciation Day
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Bearded reedlings in Flevoland
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Green sea turtle on World Oceans Day
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High seas commerce
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A bison preserve
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Val Gardena, South Tyrol, Dolomites, Italy
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Penguin Awareness Day
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A light on National Hispanic Heritage Month