A northern cardinal perched in a common winterberry bush in Marion County, Illinois (© Richard and Susan Day/Danita Delimont)

Alpine marmots in Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria (© Michaela Walch/Alamy)

Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City, Canada (© Romiana Lee/Shutterstock)

Feldberg Tower in the Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (© Hemis/Alamy)

Monarch butterflies at Pismo Beach, California, USA (© Mimi Ditchie/Getty Images)

Fiordland National Park in South Island, New Zealand (© WitR/Adobe Stock)

Village of Labro, Rieti Province, Italy (© Marco Ilari/Shutterstock)

Ureddplassen rest area on the Helgelandskysten Norwegian Scenic Route, Norway (© Eyesite/Alamy)

Lower Antelope Canyon near Page, Arizona (© AZCat/Getty Images)

Ancient theater of Epidaurus in Argolis province, Greece (© George Pachantouris/Getty Images)

The Milky Way over Zabriskie Point, Death Valley, California (© Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images)

Blue-footed booby, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador (© Tui De Roy/Minden Pictures)

Achaches lookout, Valley of the Moon, Chile (© Ignacio Palacios/Getty Images)

Achaches lookout, Valley of the Moon, Chile (© Ignacio Palacios/Getty Images)

Hippopotamus mother and baby, Chobe National Park, Botswana (© jacobeukman/Getty Images)

'Firefall' on Horsetail Fall, Yosemite National Park, California (© Jeff Lewis/Tandem Stills + Motion)

Allen's hummingbird perched on a red kangaroo paw plant (© GypsyPictureShow/Shutterstock)

Eben Ice Caves, Upper Peninsula, Michigan (© Dean Pennala/Shutterstock)

Humpback whales, Maui, Hawaii (© Flip Nicklin/Minden Pictures)

French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana (© f11photo/Getty Images)

Glass octopus in the Atlantic Ocean off Cabo Verde (© Solvin Zankl/Minden Pictures)

Paris, France (© somchaij/Shutterstock)

Mandarin duck, Richmond Park, London, England (© Oscar Dewhurst/Minden Pictures)

Hoodoos at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah (© Piriya Photography/Getty Images)

Suspension bridge in Tambopata National Reserve, Amazon Basin, Peru (© Pere Rubi/Getty Images)

Polar bears asleep in Canada (© David Pike/Minden Pictures)

Atrani, Amalfi Coast, Italy (© Amazing Aerial/Shutterstock)

Atrani, Amalfi Coast, Italy (© Amazing Aerial/Shutterstock)