Pictures of scenery [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Pier at sunset Aerial photo of the rainforest canopy in Peru's Western Amazon Iguassu Falls Isla Gorgona Roaring creek in Belize (Belize) Cuscus being sold as meat in the Wamena market The rainforest canopy from below (Costa Rica) Herd of cattle in the Amazon (Brazil) Montane forest in the Andes Javan forest Coastline of Peucang Island Danum Valley canopy walkway (Malaysia) Reddish-brown fungi in the rainforest Aerial view of spiny forest of Andohahela and sisal Riam Berasap waterfall in Gunung Palung National Park African elephant (Loxodonta africana) under the setting sun on the Chobe River Songbirds in the Luang Prabang morning market (Laos) Sand-bottom creek that formers the border of Gunung Palung Half Moon Caye (Belize) Mountains near the Kenya-Sudan border (Kenya) Oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo (Malaysia) Canyon des singes Rainforest understory Open pit Lamal mine in the Peruvian Amazon Aerial view of Manuel Antonio National Park (Costa Rica) Iguazu Falls Overhead view of a logging road in the Peruvian Amazon Aerial photograph of Broccoli rainforest Rift valley escarpment forest with yellow-fever acacia trees (Kenya) Ranomafana rainforest creek Milky turquoise waters of Tad Kwang Si (Laos) Brush fire in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania) Rainforest of Ujung Kulon as seen from the sea White flower (Indonesia) Deforested peat forest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia A stack of burning trees in a deforested landscape (Belize) Orange orchard planted on deforested land (Belize) Isla Gorgona Iguaçu Falls Bismarck Palm (Bismarckia nobilis) at sunset Red tree in Borneo The clear-flowing Bohorok river (Indonesia) Bohorok River forming the border of Taman Nasional Gunung Leuser (Indonesia) Rugged forest mountains of Borneo (Malaysia) Tsaranoro Mountain Sunbeams and clouds (Kenya) Peatlands of Borneo Fire in Madagascar Woman planting in rice paddy Red bromeliads New oil palm development in forest next to Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia) Forest on the Pipiwai trail Rain the Amazon Aircraft view of Amazon landscape scarred by open pit gold mines Aerial view of estuary, forests, and agriculture (Costa Rica) Sunset over Tarangire National Park (Tanzania) Peucang Island beach Tropical rainforest river Hawaiian sunrise near Hana Upper Amazon forest and the Andes Mt. Kenya at dawn (Kenya) Amazon cloud forest and the Andes Massive open pit gold mine in the Peru's Madre de Dios department Aerial view of coastal forest and coral reefs in Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Flooded rice fields at sunset Waterfall in Arenal Hanging Bridges Private Reserve (Costa Rica) Kapok tree towering over the forest (Costa Rica) Giant kapok ('Big Tree') in Panama's rainforest Surf crashing on the western-most part of Java Deforestation in the Arfak mountains Top of Makahiku Falls Sunset over the Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania) Wetlands in the llanos Jungle Lodge restaurant at Tangkahan (Indonesia) Surf and coastline near Puerto Escondido (Costa Rica) Industrial rubber plantation Dwarf Madagascar Palm (Pachypodium lamerei v ramosum) - local name: Vontake Borneo Rainforest Lodge at Danum Valley (Malaysia) Large Malagasy home and rice fields Deforestation in Bokeo (Laos) Grass and forest islands in the Pantanal (Brazil) Tad Fane falls (Laos) Mangroves and seagrass on Bunaken Island Rio Pini Pini flowing out of Manu National Park Brush-fire in Madagascar Man walking across a desolate savanna in Madagascar Lowland jungle in Ujung Kulon National Park scenery: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30 | Page 31 | Page 32 | Page 33 | Page 34 | Page 35 | Page 36 | Page 37 | Page 38 | Page 39 | Page 40 | Page 41 | Page 42 | Page 43 | Page 44 | Page 45 | Page 46 | Page 47 | Page 48 | Page 49 | Page 50 | Page 51 | Page 52 | Page 53 | Page 54 | Page 55 | Page 56 | Page 57 | Page 58 | Page 59 | Page 60 | Page 61 | Page 62 | Page 63 | Page 64 | Page 65 | Page 66 | Page 67 | Page 68 | Page 69 | Page 70 | Page 71 | Page 72 | Page 73 | Page 74 | Page 75 | Page 76 | Page 77 | Page 78 | Page 79 | Page 80 | Page 81 | Page 82 | Page 83 | Page 84 | Page 85 | Page 86 | Page 87 | Page 88 | Page 89 | Page 90 | Page 91 | Page 92 | Page 93 | Page 94 | Page 95 | Page 96 | Page 97 | Page 98 | Page 99 | Page 100 | Page 101 | Page 102 | Page 103 | Page 104 | Page 105 | Page 106 | Page 107 | Page 108 | Page 109 | Page 110 | Page 111 | Page 112 | Page 113 | Page 114 | Page 115 | Page 116 | Page 117 | Page 118 | Page 119 | Page 120 | Page 121 | Page 122 | Page 123 | Page 124 | Page 125 | Page 126 | Page 127 | Page 128 | Page 129 | Page 130 | Page 131 | Page 132 | Page 133 | Page 134 | Page 135 | Page 136 | Page 137 | Page 138 | Page 139 | Page 140 | Page 141 | Page 142 | Page 143 | Page 144 | Page 145 | Page 146 | Page 147 | Page 148 | Page 149 | Page 150 | Page 151 | Page 152 | Page 153 | Page 154 | Page 155 | Page 156 | Page 157 | Page 158 | Page 159 | Page 160 | Page 161 | Page 162 | Page 163 | Page 164 | Page 165 | Page 166 | Page 167 | Page 168 | Page 169 | Page 170 | Page 171 | Page 172 | Page 173 | Page 174