There’s no question that Mother Nature has been generous enough to give us countless gifts of everything we need to survive. Not to mention the breathtaking landscapes and adorable animals that make our hearts melt. But sometimes we can get stuck in the fast pace of our urban lifestyles and barely even notice the beauty surrounding us.
Thanks to this subreddit, however, we can still admire the jaw-dropping things happening just outside the comfort of our homes. From mammoth tusks and wild horses to devastating natural disasters; this Reddit page has more than enough captivating images for you to see.
Bored Panda collected the best awe-inspiring examples this subreddit could offer. Keep scrolling through this list and see some truly awesome photos of nature yourself!
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Squirrel Nest
Since its creation in 2016, the subreddit has reached more than 5.7M members, with few thousands browsing the sub at any given moment. As the moderators say, "We are here to appreciate the awesome majesty and incredibly cool aspects of nature." Scrolling through the sub, you can see that the community posts high-energy content paying tribute to wonderful nature.
And there's plenty of things to appreciate. Try to remember those childhood days when you went outside to play with your friends. Finding the most exciting things around you—weird-looking frogs or insanely colorful bugs—every day seemed like an adventure. Unfortunately, today, people in the U.S. seem to spend more and more time indoors.
Shizuoka, Japan
A study of almost 12,000 children and adults found that people have lost connection with nature. It poses a nationwide problem, "since overwhelming evidence shows the physical, psychological, and social well-being of humans depends on contact with nature." Yet most of the respondents said there were more important issues than concerns for nature and even though they spent relatively little time outdoors, they were satisfied with the amount.
One of the reasons for this would be that people are putting their focus on other things like time, work or money. Let's not forget the new technologies that distract and captivate. Middle- or older-aged people are concerned that younger generations are "overly reliant on electronic media, unaware of how the natural world works, and unacquainted with the simple enjoyment of being outdoors".
Majestic Cross Fox
The Moon Looks Like Saturn
Another report by Outdoor Foundation only proves these concerns. It showed that in 2018, a little less than half of the U.S. population did not participate in outdoor recreation at all. And it seems that only 17.9 percent went outside at least once a week.
What's especially worrying is the outdoor activity among youth. "Kids went on 15 percent fewer annual outings in 2018 than they did in 2012," the report states. This decline will affect their physical activity in the future because "adults that were active outside as children were twice as likely to be active when they became adults."
Endangered Andean Cat
Mushrooms Growing On Dead Leaf On Almost Perfect Alignment
The good news is that reconnecting with nature is not a difficult task. It seems that spending just a few hours a week in nature can impact your wellbeing. In this study, researchers questioned more than 19K people in the UK and examined links between the recreational time they spent in nature in the past week and self-reported health and well-being. The results showed that compared to no nature contact last week, people who go out for at least 120 minutes reported having better health or high well-being.
Owl Raised Duckling When It Mistook Egg For Its Own
Wild Reindeer Under The Northern Lights
Capybara With Friends
This pattern was consistent across all age groups, even older adults or people with long-term health issues. According to the researchers, "It did not matter how 120 minutes of contact a week was achieved." Whether it's a long walk in the park or just a short stroll around the neighborhood, the benefits are similar to how people would feel after exercising.
Lynx Mother And A Baby
Hummingbird Nest
A Little Lion Snarling At My Remote Camera
Spending a couple of hours per week to appreciate Mother Nature will not only make you healthier but also more creative. Getting constantly bombarded with massive amounts of information, feeling overwhelmed or overworked can lead to burnout. Being out in the open helps you restore your attention and have more creative and clear thoughts.
Beautiful Blue Mycean Mushroom
A Crow Doing His Part To Save The Planet
The Cosmic Sensation
Three researchers from the University of Utah showed that hikers saw an increase in performance on creativity and problem-solving by 50% only after spending four days outdoors. "Our results demonstrate that there is a cognitive advantage to be realized if we spend time immersed in a natural setting."
A Tree With Some Serious Will To Live
A Very Photogenic Leopard
"The camera opened on my phone and randomly took This pic!" #so unprepared # didn't even know
Eruption On Etna Creates A View Which Is Like A Phoenix
"We anticipate that this advantage comes from an increase in exposure to natural stimuli that are both emotionally positive and low-arousing and a corresponding decrease in exposure to attention-demanding technology, which regularly requires that we attend to sudden events, switch amongst tasks, maintain task goals, and inhibit irrelevant actions or cognitions," they said.
A Stork Couple Celebrating Their First Egg
Same Whale Found After 35 Years In The West Coast Of Mexico
I went on an Antarctic cruise, and we were asked to share all the pictures we'd taken of whale's flukes. They were given to whale scientists who used them to track individuals. I loved that cruise, it catered to the tastes of nature nerds, and instead of having bands or commedians on board to entertain the passengers, they had scientists and naturalists.
These Male & Female Cardinals
But if you're not a fan of hiking or camping, there are other ways you can boost your mental and physical well-being. National Geographic explains that there's a new trend originating from Japan called shinrin-yoku—literally, forest bath—and is a physiological and psychological experience in nature.
Mother Owl With Her Kids
Highly Successful Honeybee
A Very Colorful Mandarin Duck
"The purpose was twofold: to offer an eco-antidote to tech-boom burnout and to inspire residents to reconnect with and protect the country’s forests," they explained. And the best part is that you don't even have to be a nature lover for this exercise to work. When walking around, try to notice your surroundings and open your senses.
Barn Owl Displaying Feathers
Exotic, Beautiful, And Rare Patagonian Crater Agate Only Found In Argentina!
The Valley Of 72 Waterfalls, Switzerland
So, reconnecting with the world right outside your doorstep reduces anxiety and stress. It also has a profound impact on your mood and creativity. Let's just hope that seeing some inspiring images on this list will bring back your interest in being more active and spending some time in the sunshine.
A Beautiful Morning In Iceland
The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the sheep are coming to graze on the roof
Beautiful Seashells In A Shell
Basalt Canyon, Iceland
A Rare Desert Bloom In The Atacama Desert In Chile
"Rare" doesn't begin to describe it; that's the driest nonpolar desert in the world. And yet, "Despite modern views of Atacama Desert as fully devoid of vegetation, in pre-Columbian and Colonial times a large flatland area known as Pampa del Tamarugal was a woodland but demand for firewood associated with silver and saltpeter mining in the 18th and 19th centuries resulted in widespread deforestation.". Humans being humans.
Gorgeous Arctic Hares
Wildlife Photographer Attempting To Take Photos Of Meerkats
Raw Velvety Malachite
A Snowflake On A Crow’s Wing
Helmcken Falls Canada
Touching North America And Europe At The Same Time
It is a fault where the two plates are next to each other in the Atlantic Ocean
Rehabilitated Chimpanzee Named Wounda Showed Gratefulness To Jane And Team Upon Release Back To The Wild
A 12 Million Year Old Praying Mantis Encased In Amber
Big Bison Meets Little Magpie
Fish Eating Berries
What is clever about the fish is that it has to filter in the refraction of the berries by the water.
This Is A Blue Pit Viper
Absolute Unit Kodiak Bear
A Fox Looking Up At A Drone
Cardinal Showing Off
The Harpy Eagle
My Wife Found This Tiny Skink In Our Garden, Some Much Needed Brightness On A Grey, Smoky Day
This Caterpillar Eating A Leaf But All I Can See Is Squidward’s Interpretive Dance
The Edge Of A Rainstorm
Years ago I was cycling and I saw a wall of rain coming towards me, and there was nothing I could do to avoid it. I felt like I was watching my own execution ...
Wild Horses Enjoy The Ocean
In Case Anyone Is Wondering What Happened To The Dinosaurs, Here's A Baby Blue Hero
Amazingly Woven Nest In A Leaf. Birds Are Genius Architects
Dragon's Eye, Norway
A Rare Spherical Cloud
a cloud, pffff, it's the beginning of the invasion of the space bunnys !!!
Covid19 Lockdown Has Cleaned The Air Over Nepal, So Much So That For The First Time In Many Years, Mt. Everest Can Be Seen Again From Kathmandu Valley (200km Away)
An Absolute Unit Of A Mountain Lion
running is the worst thing you can do it triggers their prey response and they can run faster than you the best action would be to maintain eye contact appear as big as possible and back away slowly
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The Harpy Eagle
Beluga Whale Saves An iPhone From The Sea In Norway
for once he can return his pollution directly to the human polluter
Eclipse December 26
A Blue-Footed Booby Proudly Showing Off Their Very Impressive Feet
The World's Only Intact Fossil Of An Early Whale – The Basilosaurus Dating About 40 Million Years Ago – Has Been Uncovered During A Excavation At Wadi Al-Hitan In Egypt
Baby Snapping Turtles Look Just Like Little Dinosaurs
This Cotton Candy Sky During The Golden Hour At Maldives
Baby Swordfish, Crazy This Little Guy Can Grow To Be Over 1000 Lbs~!
A Group Of Parrots Nesting Inside A Palm Tree
Found The End Of A Rainbow Today
In New Zealand The Bird Of 2020 Was Chosen: It Is The World's Largest Parrot - Kakapo
Red-Eyed Crocodile Skink
A Skier Encountering A Highly Territorial Lemming On The Slopes
The Moon Rising Over A Hill In California That Is Engulfed In A Wildfire Looks Really Eerie
The Largest Animal On The Planet For World Wildlife Day
This got me thinking about that man that was accidentally caught in a whale's mouth. The whale spit him out as soon as it realized something was amiss. I wonder if it affected the whale like it would affect us if a bug flew in our mouths?
Sailfish Have Been Clocked At Speeds In Excess Of 68mph/112km, Some Experts Consider The Sailfish The Fastest Fish In The World's Oceans
Mount Fuji From My Work Desk. Almost Always Obscured By Clouds In Summer, This Was My First Sighting In Months
Ocean Ramsey And Her Team Encountered This 20 Ft Great White Shark Near The Island Of Oahu, Hawaii. It Is Believed To Be The Biggest Ever Recorded
Absolute Unit Of An Eagle
A Mummified Dinosaur In A Museum In Canada
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming
Just Some Black Bears Eating Some Apples In The Woods
Coyote And A Badger “Teaming Up”
Sea Foam Fills The Streets Of Spain After A Storm Hits The Country
Pangolin Casually F**king Up A Wall
Turtle Enjoying A Nice Morning Stretch
Natural Grasses Of Wanaka, New Zealand
The Morning Commute In L.A. Earlier Today
Wildfires are a natural occurrence and needed to keep forests healthy. North America’s forests actually used to be mainly pine trees but then we stopped the fires which killed the pine trees…anyways, it’s definitely getting worse due to global warming.
Let's pray we do more and become more responsible to keep it that way 🙏
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This is an amazing post. It shows what a beautiful world we have and we must do everything we can to keep the beauty we are seeing and do everything we can to return places and creatures to the majesty they once had. This post reminds me of the Louis Armstrong song "What a Wonderful World".
Let's pray we do more and become more responsible to keep it that way 🙏
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This is an amazing post. It shows what a beautiful world we have and we must do everything we can to keep the beauty we are seeing and do everything we can to return places and creatures to the majesty they once had. This post reminds me of the Louis Armstrong song "What a Wonderful World".