Photo of the Day 493

Birds in Flight, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Photograph by Abbie Jebson

This shot of a gathering of herring, lesser, and greater black-backed gulls was taken on the beautiful island of Skokholm off the coast of Pembrokeshire.

—Caption by Abbie Jebson

Photo of the Day 98

Hedgerows near Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales

Photograph by Sam Abell

A wide hedgerow, growing thick with hawkweed, borders a field in south Wales, near Brecon Beacons National Park. Besides serving as a fence between properties and supporting dozens of species of flora and fauna in their densely planted rows, hedgerows knit together disparate fields into a picturesque quilt of undulating fields.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Britain's Hedgerows," September 1993, National Geographic magazine)

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High Tide Jump, Barry Island, Wales, 2001

Photograph by Vincent Musi

The boys of Barry Island, Wales, spend summer days seaside, anticipating exhilarating plunges into cold coastal waters. Bordering England for more than 150 miles (241 kilometers), Wales shares a long history with its neighbor. Despite its shared past, the country still embraces a unique culture of its own.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Wales: Finding its Voice," June 2001, National Geographic magazine)