How sweet to be a star, floating in the blue.

How sweet to be a star, floating in the blue.

Blue linckia sea stars at New Ireland in Papua New Guinea (© Jurgen Freund/Minden Pictures)

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Aug. 31, 2023Saguaro cacti, Ironwood Forest National Monument, Arizona
Aug. 31, 2024Rocks and sand in the Sahara, Algeria
Aug. 31, 2025Scotts Bluff National Monument, Gering, Nebraska, United States

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