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A crash of rhino relaxes in the sun after a wallow in the mud.

GIraffe on the savanna at sunset.

A gift of Iris's

Mirror, mirror. Two young male lion cubs drink from a pool on a warm evening in Africa.

Laughing lion in Kruger National Park, South Africa

I had an opportunity to see multiple pelicans strafe the water. I was hoping to see some fishing, but not this time.

This was taken in the very nice garden display in the Bellagio in Las Vegas. I just happened to notice this flower leaning towards the other as if leaning in for a kiss.

These frogs are rare to see, but luckily, the aquarium in Minneapolis had some!

I was caught off guard by this nest I stumbled into in the backyard. Luckily, it was high enough, and I was not a disturbance to their busy community.

Hawaiian Coot swimming gracefully above a school of Cichlids.

I watched this little hoarder scurrying back and forth between trees, and was eventually able to get him looking right at me.

I was watching a movie by the beach, but stepped away for a minute to capture this busy street.

Admiring the scenic route on US-82 in NM. It's a beautiful drive, especially during sunset.

Climbing in the Cowlitz Chimneys in Mt. Rainier National Park, WA

Road trip back to the Bay Area from Bodega Bay

A mountains in Northern Pakistan. This is a real natural light!

A man lies on a street in Varanasi. Life goes next to him, but he is not interested in anything but his own peace.

Crystal Pier At Sunset

Ready For A Drive

USS Midway Museum

A baboon perched on a winery roof in silhouette

happy Giraffe shoowing its rear end

11th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

I was watching a movie by the beach, but stepped away for a minute to capture this busy street.

I was watching a movie by the beach, but stepped away for a minute to capture this busy street.

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Christian Mendoza

Maryland Heights, Missouri, United States of America

Member since 2014

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© Christian Mendoza.
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01.2013

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Jan. 4, 2013, 3:26 p.m.

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PHOTO LOCATION Clearwater Beach, Florida, United States of America