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A Nest Full of Eggs (0:10)

The camera quickly zooms in on a nest of eight, perfectly arranged duck eggs sitting in tall grass.

Snowy Branches (0:19)

The camera slowly zooms out to reveal trees covered in snow.

Thirsty Butterflies (:16)

A group of Monarch butterflies drink from wet dirt near a mountain stream.

Food For a Bee (:14)

In this close-up, a bee crawls on small yellow flowers in search of nectar.

Bee Dance (:17)

Among a swarm of bees in a hive honeycomb, a messenger bee performs its "waggle dance."

A Winter Swim (:16)

Trumpeter swans swim and dive in a mostly frozen pond covered in snow.

Geese Flight at Sunset (:30)

Canada Geese fly across a salmon-colored sunset sky.

Spawning Horseshoe Crabs (:18)

A mass of Horseshoe Crabs congregate on the shores of a beach during spawning season.

Iridescent Feathers (:20)

An extreme close-up of a duck's feathers displays its iridescent colors and textured surface.

Down Feathers (0:36)

Extreme close-ups of down feathers.

Swimming Male Mallard (0:18)

A male Mallard swims in the still water of a pond.

Hollow Duck Bone (0:23)

A magnified cross section of a duck's hollow wing bones.

Pintail Duck in Flight (0:17)

A slow motion shot of a Pintail Duck flying against a clear blue sky.

A Cowfish Up Close (0:17)

Up close, a Cowfish displays a honeycomb of polygons created by its bony plates.

Yellow Flowers on a Wild Parsnip Plant (:25)

Zooming out, the camera reveals a constellation of tiny yellow flowers on this wild parsnip plant.

Pink Clover Blossom (:14)

The camera moves in for an extreme close-up of a pink clover blossom.

Inside a Beehive (:12)

In this close-up of a beehive, several bees crawl on the surface of the hexagonal patterned honeycomb.

Felucca on the Nile River (:29)

A felucca boat sails away down Egypt's Nile River.

Red Sunrise (:19)

A fire-red sun rises above a hazy horizon.

Orange Sky (:17)

A dramatic deep orange-red sky and bright sun fill the frame before dissolving to a shot of dark orange clouds.

Nesting Skua (:36)

In closeup footage, a Skua walks towards the camera. Nestled in the rocky ground is an egg. The bird finally sits down on the egg.

Two Adelie Penguins (:41)

Two Adelie penguins waddle and run across frozen terrain. One penguin falls and pecks at the icy ground.

Aerial Footage of Gorge at Colorado River (:50)

Aerial footage captures irregular rock formations that make the gorge of the Colorado River.

Narrow Tunnels Under the Pyramids (:48)

BUILDING BIG's cameras go underground to explore the tunnels found under Egypt's Great Pyramids.

Tunnels of the Great Pyramids (:40)

A POV shot winding through dark tunnels below Egypt's Great Pyramids.

Camels in a Village (:29)

A herd of camels rest in a dirt lot.

Nile River Weeds (:25)

Calm waters of Egypt's Nile River flow behind bright orange vegetation that grows on the banks.

Vegetation Along Nile River (:26)

A slow tracking shot along Egypt's Nile River reveals palm trees peaking through lush green vegetation on the river's ba...

Still Nile River (:27)

Egypt's Nile River is perfectly still, creating an exact reflection of the sand dunes on shore.

Rainbow in Iguacu Falls (:43)

A rainbow cuts through the canyons that make the breathtaking Iguacu Falls on the Argentina-Brazil border.

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