Whooping cranes taking off during spring migration in South Dakota

A bee dives into a lotus flower at Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC

Fallen rhododendron petals line a trail through Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina

Centre Pompidou Málaga in Málaga, Spain

Ålesund, Norway

Aerial view of El Peñón de Guatapé, Guatapé, Antioquia, Colombia

Telescopes and star trails at Paranal Observatory, Atacama Desert, Chile

Amazon rainforest with morning fog near Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Shikisai no Oka flower gardens in Biei, Japan

A view across the River Shannon in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland

Grinnell Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana

The Hōkūle'a, a traditional Hawaiian voyaging canoe, departs for a 3-year voyage from Honolulu, Hawaii, on May 17, 2014