Mount Rainier... casting its shadow into infinity across the clouds.
This only happens during autumn and winter when the sun rises farther to the south, so that it'll be positioned behind Mt. Rainier which blocks the first rays of morning light.
The attractive bumblebee orchid or ophrys bombyliflora flowers grow in Canary Islands, Turkey and Lebanon. The large sepals, small bronze colored petals and brownish lip of this unusual flower resemble an attractive (laughing) female bee.
A 22° halo is an optical phenomenon that belongs to the family of ice crystal halos in the form of a ring with a radius of approximately 22° around the Sun or Moon. This one was spotted over Courchevel, Rhone-Alpes, France on February 8, 2018.
Some insects imitate unappetizing bird guano, some feature this look in their chrysalis. The Macrocilix maia moth not only has a bird guano print on its body, but completes the look with 2 red-eyed flies dining on it. The image is reinforced with this moth’s pungent odour.