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We’ve selected for you the best photos from the March 2016 National Geographic. You may also be interested in such photo series: National Geographic: Best of January 2016, National Geographic: Best of February 2016. Enjoy watching! National Geographic’s website: photography.nationalgeographic.com 
1 "Simply Irresistible". Photograph by Chew Yen Fook.
A New Zealand silvereye stretches toward a Puya alpestris, a dramatically colored flowering plant that is native to Chile and very attractive to nectar-sipping bird species. 
2 "Free to Fly". Photograph by Logan Swayze. When photographer and Your Shot member Logan Swayze and his wife spent two days in the Sahara in Morocco, they were inspired. “We absolutely fell in love with the simplicity of the landscape, and I wanted to capture the feeling of freedom the Sahara offers its guests,” he writes. 
3 "Gold Coast Party". Photograph by T. Zhang. Your Shot member T. Zhang snapped this photo of a bevy of people fishing on Australia’s Gold Coast in Queensland. Though the image is rendered in placid black and white, it’s “a happy fishing party,” writes Zhang. 
4 "A Quiet Spot". Photograph by Nuttawut Jaroenchai. A young monk in Myanmar's ancient city of Bagan has found a quiet spot to read. The archway behind him offers shade and neatly frames a nearby pagoda, thousands of which dot the Bagan landscape. 
5 "Rest Stop". Photograph by Gal Gross. In the golden light of morning, cranes take flight in Israel’s Hula Valley nature reserve. Millions of migrating birds, including cranes, stop in the valley as they make their way between Europe and Africa. 
6 "A Slow Draw". Photograph by Richard Barnes. Because rubber sap flows best at night, tappers in Xishuangbanna, China, use headlamps to light the trees while they work, as shown in this time exposure. The latex drips into cups from incisions in the bark. A typical tree produces a few ounces’ worth of rubber a day. 
7 "Winter Pastels". Photograph by Sonia Sokhi. A “casual stroll on the farm” afforded Your Shot member Sonia Sokhi the opportunity to make this photo of a frosty and colorful scene in Vӧlkermarkt, located in the Austrian province of Carinthia. In part because of its more than 200 lakes and captivating landscapes, Carinthia is known as the “Austrian Riviera.” 
8 "A Light Burden". Photograph by Alessandro Tramonti. A young olive baboon (Papio anubis) clings to its mother’s back in Uganda’s Kibale National Park. The park is home to 13 primate species, including these baboons, so named because of their greenish gray coat color. 
9 "Morning's Golden Glow". Photograph by Yaman Ibrahim. Two visitors wade in the Yamuna River in Agra, India. The city of Agra is best known as the location of the iconic Taj Mahal, awash in the brilliant light of morning in the background. 
10 "An Icy Peek". Photograph by Fran Llano. Your Shot member Fran Llano sought a new way to capture Kirkjufell, Iceland’s well-known stand-alone peak. “I’ve used these icicles on the frame just trying to get something different from this famous spot,” he says. The 1,519-foot (463-meter) mountain, shown here partially illuminated by the northern lights, is located on the Snaefellsnes Peninsula in western Iceland. 
11 "Friends in Fair Weather". Photograph by Yasmina B. At a seaside facility in Beirut, Lebanon, “two old-time friends,” writes photographer Yasmina B., “enjoy life by the beach.” Once called the Paris of the Middle East, Beirut’s glamorous image was shattered by a 15-year civil war that ended in 1990. Rebuilding efforts have taken place in the decades since. 
12 "Small Fry". Photograph by Eiko Jones. “Coho salmon fry peer out of their tank at an elementary school,” writes Your Shot member Eiko Jones, who submitted this photo from British Columbia, Canada. “In conjunction with the Department of Fisheries, the school raises a tankful of salmon each year”—coho salmon can grow to be up to two feet long—“and then releases them into a local stream to teach kids about watershed issues and salmon biology.” 
13 "A Brilliant Blush". Photograph by Darcy Ingram. Your Shot member Darcy Ingram made this photo of saguaro cacti in Arizona bathed in the fiery light of a desert sunset. The slow-growing plants store water in their pleats and can weigh more than six tons. A healthy saguaro can live up to 175 years, even in this seemingly unforgiving landscape. 
14 "A Mossy Eruption". Photograph by Dylan Shaw. An Iceland road trip afforded Your Shot member Dylan Shaw an opportunity to photograph one of the country’s geological wonders—a field of volcanic rock softened by a lush blanket of moss. Iceland has been shaped by glacial and volcanic activity—the island was born of a volcanic eruption—and has more than a hundred volcanoes, about a third of which are considered active. ![15 "Work Together". Photograph by Malgorzata Walkowska. “[It’s] early morning in the field,” writes photographer and Your Shot member Malgorzata Walkowska, and apparently the farmer in the background isn’t the only one who rose early to tend to his work: A hardworking spider has been busy spinning an intricate web on plants nearby.](https://i.iam.photo/thumbnails/lenta/796/lx2796.jpg)
15 "Work Together". Photograph by Malgorzata Walkowska. “[It’s] early morning in the field,” writes photographer and Your Shot member Malgorzata Walkowska, and apparently the farmer in the background isn’t the only one who rose early to tend to his work: A hardworking spider has been busy spinning an intricate web on plants nearby. 
16 "Float On". Photograph by Aleksandra Bošković. While standing on the shore in Orahovac, Montenegro, this sunrise scene appeared before photographer and Your Shot member Aleksandra Bošković: a single swan, floating through the mist on the Bay of Kotor while perfectly illuminated by the morning sun. 
17 "Standing in the Light". Photograph by Christopher Martin. In the northern reaches of China’s Yunnan Province, in the front range of the Himalaya, many of the people living in the small towns and villages are ethnic Tibetan. Here, Your Shot member Christopher Martin gets a glimpse into one of these traditional Tibetan homes, catching a moment of prayer. 
18 "When Lightning Strikes". Photograph by Mike Leske. While on a beach in Thailand’s Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, Your Shot member Mike Leske received a visual treat. 
19 "Au Naturel". Photograph by Simon Roberts. In Munich, Germany, summer attracts sunbathers, clothed and otherwise, to the grassy banks of the Schwabinger Bach. The English Garden park opened in 1792 and is one of Europe’s largest. Its meadows have been popular with nudists since the 1970s. 
20 "Wild Abandon". Photograph by Hiroki Inoue. “Early spring is in the air,” writes Hiroke Inoue, a Your Shot community member who snapped this photo of red foxes racing on a snowy hill in Biei, a town in Hokkaido, Japan. Considered resourceful animals, red foxes can be found around the world and in various habitats. They mate in winter. 
21 "In the Clear". Photograph by Mohnish Bisht. From his vantage point, Mohnish Bisht was able to capture the stunning clarity of the Umngot River in Meghalaya, a state in India. Meghalaya’s capital city, Shillong—with its temperate climate and hilly, pine-covered landscape—has earned the European nickname “Scotland of the East.” 
22 "Tiny but Mighty". Photograph by Yasar Ugurlu. A dyeing poison frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) is perched atop a coconut shell in this photo submitted by Your Shot community member Yasar Ugurlu. Its flashy coloring serves as a warning to potential predators that making a meal of this tiny toxic creature would be a mistake. 
23 "Night Watch". Photograph by Pietro Sorano. On a clear night, a lone tree stands like a sentry over a small hill in Pavullo nel Frignano, Italy. "I took this picture after seeing a reflected light on this tree, alone in the countryside," writes Pietro Sorano, who submitted the photo. "I tried to capture the moment with the stars that served as a backdrop to this magnificent scenery." 
24 "A Daytime Retreat". Photograph by Thomas P. Peschak. Aldabra giant tortoises escape searing daytime heat by taking refuge in caves within the rugged coral rock of the island of Grande Terre, Seychelles. 
25 "Harmonious Horseplay". Photograph by Mihaela Jurca. While a little dog frolics past, horses nuzzle in a snowy pasture in Bucovina, Romania. 
26 "Pearlescent Pair". Photograph by Joel Sartore. This portrait of a pair of purple glossy starlings (Lamprotornis purpureus) at the Kansas City Zoo in Missouri was taken for the Photo Ark project by photographer Joel Sartore. 
27 "Salt of the Earth". Photograph by Gerald MacFly. Salt evaporation ponds get their chromatic appearance from the microorganisms that flourish in them as the water salinity increases. Your Shot member Gerald MacFly, having seen these ponds while flying into San Francisco International Airport, admired their shapes and colors and intended to get another look. He captured this image during a chartered helicopter ride over the ponds. 
28 "A Wonderland Walkway". Photograph by Sara Delić. Your Shot member Sara Delić submitted this image of “heaven on Earth,” a view of the serene Morskie Oko, taken from a stone path running alongside it. Morskie Oko is a Polish lake located high in the Tatra Mountains. 
29 "Aglow in the City of Light". Photograph by Noemie Trusty. Your Shot community member Noemie Trusty submitted this stunning photo taken in the City of Light: the sun gleaming through the apex of the glass Louvre Pyramid, designed by architect I. M. Pei. 
30 "Where Earth Meets Sky". Photograph by Arina Andryeyeva. Mont Blanc (White Mountain) in the Alps is western Europe’s highest peak at 15,771 feet. (4,800 meters). Your Shot member Arina Andryeyeva submitted this shot, captured at 13,120 feet (4,000 meters), of Mont Blanc’s snowy ridge and peak ascending into the cloud cover. 
31 "Make and Mend". Photograph by Phạm Tỵ. In the Mekong Delta town of My Tho, Vietnam, a flowing expanse of fishing net is carefully checked for damage.
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