Rolf Nussbaumer / Couch's Spadefoot (Scaphiopus couchii) adult taking the opportunity to explore after rain has wetted the desert. Laredo, Webb County, South Texas, USA, April.
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Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Zodiac making its way though frazil ice in the harbour at Stromness after many hours of sleet, South Georgia, 2009.
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Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Zodiac powering through frazil ice in the harbour at Stromness after many hours of sleet. South Georgia, 2009.
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Ernie Janes / Stubble field and round straw bales after harvest, Norfolk, UK, August
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Ann & Steve Toon / Nossob riverbed flooding after heavy rain, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, January 2011
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Nature Production / Greater Pied / Crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris) shaking off droplets of water after coming out of water, Shiga, Japan, June
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Tony Heald / White-Backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) drying wings after rain. Etosha National Park, Namibia, January.
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Sharon Heald / Marsh Owl (Asio capensis), wet after rain. Etosha National Park, Namibia, January.
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Sharon Heald / White-Backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) drying wings after rain, perched on a termite mound. Etosha National Park, Namibia, January.
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Konstantin Mikhailov / Forest trees bending over with weight of ice after "ice rain" phenomenon and several snowfalls, many trees have been broken and bent up to the ground as result of increased weight of the crowns. Janua...
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Nick Upton / Flooded young winter wheat field after period of heavy rain. Wiltshire, UK, January 2011
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Nick Upton / Flooded young winter wheat field after period of heavy rain. Wiltshire, UK, January 2011
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Nick Upton / Overview of Petra village, with mist rising from mountains in the background after rain. Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, August 2010
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Konstantin Mikhailov / The forest after" ice rain" phenomenon and several snowfalls when many trees have been broken and bent up to the ground as result of increased weigt of the crowns. January 2011. Central part of Russi...
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Konstantin Mikhailov / The forest after" ice rain" phenomenon and several snowfalls when many trees have been broken and bent up yo the ground as result of increased weigt of the crowns. January 2011. Central part of Russi...
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Konstantin Mikhailov / The forest after" ice rain" phenomenon and several snowfalls when many trees have been broken and bent up to the ground as result of increased weigt of the crowns. January 2011. Central part of Russi...
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Konstantin Mikhailov / Tree branches weighed down by weight of ice, which formed after rain in December, and was then covered with snow. Many trees have broken and branches are bent to the ground by the weight. This unusua...
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Konstantin Mikhailov / Trees, mainly Birch, weighed down by weight of ice, which formed after rain in December, and was then covered with snow. Many trees have broken and branches are bent to the ground by the weight. Thi...
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Konstantin Mikhailov / Trees, mainly Birch, weighed down by weight of ice, which formed after rain in December, and was then covered with snow. Many trees have broken and branches are bent to the ground by the weight. Thi...
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Konstantin Mikhailov / Trees, mainly Birch, weighed down by weight of ice, which formed after rain in December, and was then covered with snow. Many trees have broken and branches are bent to the ground by the weight. Thi...
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Konstantin Mikhailov / Trees, mainly Birch, weighed down by weight of ice, which formed after rain in December, and was then covered with snow. Many trees have broken and branches are bent to the ground by the weight. Thi...
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Konstantin Mikhailov / Birch tree weighed down by weight of ice, which formed after rain in December, and was then covered with snow. Many trees have broken and branches are bent to the ground by the weight. This unusual p...
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Konstantin Mikhailov / Trees weighed down by weight of ice, which formed after rain in December, and was then covered with snow. Many trees have broken and branches are bent to the ground by the weight. This unusual phenom...
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Konstantin Mikhailov / Trees weighed down by weight of ice, which formed after rain in December, and was then covered with snow. Many trees have broken and branches are bent to the ground by the weight. This unusual phenom...
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Floris van Breugel / Aerial view of the colourful hills of Twenty Mule Team canyon seen after a period of heavy rain under warm afternoon sunlight, Death Valley National Park. California, USA.
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Murray Cooper / Strangler Fig (Ficus guianensis) after it has finished parasatizing host plant, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador
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Colin Monteath / Dorothy Falls after winter rain storm, near Lake Kaniere, Hokitika, New Zealand
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Edwin Giesbers / RF- Two Grey wolves (Canis lupus) head portraits with damp coats from rain shower, captive. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Arabian gazelle {Gazella gazella} at pool of water after rain in the desert, Oman
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Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Arabian gazelle {Gazella gazella} reaching up to feed on acacia, after rain in the desert, Oman
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Russell Cooper / Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) female after a rain shower, at rest on Purple Loosestrife flowers. South London, England, UK.
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Lisa Hoffner / Wild Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) clings to a branch after rainstorm in the dry tropical forest of Colombia, South America. IUCN List: Critically Endangered
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Inaki Relanzon / Bago streets view after a heavy rain during the raining season. Myanmar, Burma. August 2009
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Patricio Robles Gil / Thick billed raven (Corvus crassirostris) wet after rain, Simien Mountains NP, Ethiopia
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Nick Upton / Iberian slug (Arion vulgaris) an invasive species in northern Europe, crossing forest path after rain, near Stralsund, Mecklenberg, Germany
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Field gladiolus (Gladiolus italicus) plants in flower after rain, Limassol, Cyprus, April 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Zupanc / River Soca after heavy rain flowing through Velika korita, Triglav National Park, Slovenia, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Zupanc / River Soca after heavy rain flowing through Velika korita, Triglav National Park, Slovenia, June 2009
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Anup Shah / Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) male being groomed after heavy rain, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, November
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Anup Shah / Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) mature male sitting on rock, wet after rain, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, November
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Anup Shah / Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) bachelor group huddling together after rain, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, November
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Tim Laman / Detail of rainforest plants after rain. A twisted liana and glossy leaves of understory plants, Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, January 2008
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Tim Laman / Rainforest interior view after rain, inside the Caldera on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, January 2008.
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Andy Rouse / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) cub soaking wet after rain, Masai Mara, Kenya (non-ex)
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Tim Laman / Rainforest interior view after rain, inside the Caldera on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, January 2008.
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Chris O'Reilly / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) drying wings after rain, captive, Upland moor, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, spring
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Jouan & Rius / Wildflowers after rain in sand desert, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Flowers in desert after rain, New South Wales, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Carpet of wildflowers flowering after rain in sand desert, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Carpet of wildflowers flowering after rain in sand desert, Central Australia, Northern Teritory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Desert plant flowering after rain, Mungo National Park, New South Wales, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Desert plant flowering after rain, Mungo National Park, New South Wales, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Desert plant flowering after rain, Mungo National Park, New South Wales, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Desert plant flowering after rain, Mungo National Park, New South Wales, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Wildflowers flowering after rain in sand desert, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / Wildflower flowering after rain in sand desert, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Jouan & Rius / River in flood after rain, Rincon de la Vieja NP, Costa Rica
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Robert Valentic / Painted burrowing frog {Neobatrachus pictus} male walking across sand dune after rain, Lucindale, South Australia
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Michael & Patricia Fogden / Spitzkoppe granite outcrop in southern Damaraland with ephemeral pool after good rain, Namib Desert, Namibia
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Shattil & Rozinski / Yellow lady's slipper orchid {Cypripedium calceolus} after rain, USA
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Anup Shah / Mushrooms growing on savanna grassland after rain, Masai Mara GR, Kenya
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Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Ring ouzel {Turdus torquatus} male in grass after rain, High Tatras, Slovakia
Jouan & Rius / Sossusvlei surrouned by sand dunes with vegetation growth after heavy rain, Namib-Naukluft NP, Namib desert, Namibia
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Jouan & Rius / Vlei / Nerine lily (Nerine laticoma) flowering after rain, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kalahari desert, South Africa
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Jouan & Rius / South African Edelweiss blooming after heavy rain (Helichrysum roseo-niveum), Namib desert, Namibia
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Jouan & Rius / South African Edelweiss blooming after heavy rain (Helichrysum roseo-niveum), Namib desert, Namibia
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Jouan & Rius / Sossusvlei after heavy rain with a temporary pool of water, Namib-Naukluft NP, Namib desert, Namibia
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Jouan & Rius / A desert plant about to flower with a crab spider nearby after rain, Namib Naukluft NP, Namib desert, Namibia
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Jouan & Rius / Sossusvlei after heavy rain with temporary pool of water, Namib-Naukluft NP, Namib desert, Namibia
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Nick Turner / River Severn in spate at Over Bridge, Gloucester after torrential rain of June 2007
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Nick Turner / River Corve in spate at Ludlow, Shropshire after torrential rain of June 2007
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Niall Benvie / Harebell flowers {Campanula rotundifolia} after rain, Scotland, UK
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Andrew Parkinson / Mountain hare {Lepus timidus} sub-adult leveret after rain, Summer coat. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK.
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Andrew Parkinson / Mountain hare {Lepus timidus} sub-adult leveret feeding on grass after rain, Summer coat. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK.
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Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Bearded pig {Sus barbatus} in muddy water after rain, Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia.
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Theo Allofs / Palm grove after rain, Eungella National Park, Australia
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Kim Taylor / Natal Pyxie Frog (Pyxicephalus natalensis) active after rain, Namibia
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Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Bright rainbow (close up) spreading after late fall afternoon rain against cumulus clouds, Denali National Park, Alaska
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Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Bright rainbow (close up) spreading after late fall afternoon rain against cumulus clouds and Alaska Range, Denali National Park, Alaska
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Christian Ziegler / Misfit Leaf Frog (Agalychnis saltator) two mating in La Selva, Costa Rica, this species only mates once or twice per year, usually after a huge rain storm at the end of the dry season
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Pete Cairns / Willow catkins {salix genus} after rainfall, Montreathmont, Angus, Scotland
Elio Della Ferrera / Dusky Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus) after a rain shower, Thailand 1996
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Elio Della Ferrera / Four wet Dusky Leaf Monkeys (Trachypithecus obscurus) at the edge of forest after rain shower, Thailand 1996
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Claudio Velasquez / Rain frog after rain (Breviceps namaquensis) Groen River, Namaqualand, Namibia
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Philippe Clement / Devil's claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) and Devil's thorn (Tribulus zeyheri), prominent creepers of the Kalahari Desert that appear after the rains, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa
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Philippe Clement / Flowers emerging after the rains in the Kalahari desert, Kgalagadi Tranfrontier Park, South Africa
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Jack Dykinga / Teddy bear cholla (Opuntia bigelovii) in overgrown jagged lava flow, after rain, Biosphere Reserve of the Pinacate and Gran Desierto Altar, Mexico
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Christian Ziegler / Light-demanding pioneer species colonize a gap soon after it opens in rainforest, Panama, sequence 3 of 3. Gap created April 2000. Image take on year later, April 2001.
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Christian Ziegler / Light-demanding pioneer species colonize a gap soon after it opens in rainforest, Panama, sequence 2 of 3. Gap created April 2000. Image taken October 2000.
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Christian Ziegler / Light-demanding pioneer species colonize a gap soon after it opens in rainforest, Panama, sequence 1 of 3. Gap created April 2000. Image created June 2000.
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Michael & Patricia Fogden / Puiva Tree (Tabebuia impetiginosa) flowering shortly after rain, Costa Rica
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Michael & Patricia Fogden / Yellow Cortez (Tabebuia ochracea) flowering shortly after rain, Costa Rica
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Pete Oxford / Fony Baobab (Adansonia rubrostipa) tree being used for water storage, local people cut a hole, into the trunk and pour in water collected from puddles after rain