Sugarcane fields in the Dominican Republic.
A tree with moss in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Petrified log in Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
The village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
Coffee plants grow on smaller farms near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
Spanish explorers used to carve notes into this tough leaf found in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.. Their messages were usually ominous,leading the native Taino people to label this tree as 'evil'.
Views of the mountains near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
Fall colors in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico
Fall colors in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico
Blooming cactus (species unknown) in New Mexico
Mangroves in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
Desert landscape in the Saguaro National Park, Arizona
A Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima),the second smallest hummingbird in the world,in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Flora of the Dominican Republic.
Landscape in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico
Roses and adobe house in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Cactus (unidentified species) in the Saguaro National Park, Arizona
Winter in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico
Flora of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Fall colors in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico
Impressive rainforest vines and karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Cassava field
Impressive karst formations with mangroves in front in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Impressive karst formations with mangroves in front in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
A ginger flower in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Winter in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico
A rainbow over the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Large trees along the river near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
A bromeliad in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Winter in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico
Flower (unidentified species) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia
A tree with bromeliads in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Mountain views from the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Mangroves in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
Saguaro cactus in the Saguaro National Park, Arizona
Mountain views from the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Views of the mountains near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
Flora of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Cacti in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico
Impressive karst formations with mangroves in front in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Water lilly
Rainforest and karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Landfill, Minnesota
Fruiting tree in the Dominican Republic.
A view of the unique spiny forest that borders the beach of Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Detail of petrified log in Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
Mountain views from the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Flora of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Small fern (unidentified species) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia
The Ebano Verde (green ebony) Tree in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
The Pinguicula casabitoana,complete with tiny prey,is the only carnivorous plant native to the Dominican Republic and is specifically endemic to this one particular ridge of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve.
A mangroves and land bordering Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Mountain views from the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
A tree with bromeliads in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Red roots of a tree in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Lilies in the Chobe National Park
Mountain views from the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Planting a tree for a reforestation program on the banks of the Kinabantagan River in Sabah, Malaysia
Nut shell
Mountain views from the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Tree (unidentified species) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia
Berries (plant unidentified) in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico
Tree (unidentified species) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia
A mango tree in the mountains near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Flora of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Unidentified lizard in Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic.
Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Beautiful, but invasive, floating plant on the Kinabantagan River in Sabah, Malaysia
Sunflowers in the Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge just outside of Las Vegas, New Mexico
A rainbow over the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Flora of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
View of canopy from walkway
The view of the mainland from Cayo Arena in the Dominican Republic.
Invasive floating plants on the Kinabantagan River
A tiny plant that resembles a palm tree at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Cacti (unidentified species) in the Saguaro National Park, Arizona
Winter in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico
A reforestation project near Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
Domestic flower in Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic.
Garden at Iwokrama
Elephant dung with mushrooms
A flower in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Large tree seeds
Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.