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A cloud that looks like a giant bird with a huge tail soaring over Virginia Beach, Virginia, US
Cumulus that Rachel thought looked like a smoking dragon, or perhaps a lake monster, spotted near North Dundas Township, Ontario, Canada
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A sunrise that was so crystal clear that Dean thought it looked like there was lava flowing in the valley, seen here over Española Valley, north of Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
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While cloud spotting at the local airport, Nancy was reminded of a feather with this particular formation over Corvallis, Oregon, US
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A soaring bird in the morning sky over Santa Rosa, California, US
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On their evening walk over the hill with Abbie, their sprocker spanie, Roger saw her cartoon image in this uncanny piece of cloud art. The image was there for no more than a minute, near Gaw Hill, Ormskirk, England.
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A view from above the clouds, and capturing a cloud formation that looks like a 'cloud boat', spotted on a flight from Vilnius to Brussels, while over Poland
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A view of what appears to Jacob to be a long neck turtle with a hat, spotted over Salir, Portugal
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An image in the sky upon which Sarah wondered if it looked like either Charles Darwin or Mephistopheles, spotted over Newmarket, Suffolk, England
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A cloud that Robyn viewed as resembling a prehistoric dinosaur creeping across the sky, spotted over Goodyear, Arizona, US
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While waiting for his flight at Hong Kong's International Airport, this framed view of a cumulus cloud seemed like a cartoonist's "thought bubble" coming out of the dormant volcano, wherein Steven wondered what it was thinking. This view was captured from inside the Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong.
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Iridescence upon clouds that take on a resemblance of a dog and a snack, spotted over Parole, Maryland, US
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A giant 'bird' cloud spotted over Marinoa City, Fukuoka City, Japan
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A cumulus cloud that resembles a mushroom, spotted over Avondale, Arizona, US
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As the cloud moved into the perfect position over the sun, Helen captured this fire breathing dragon near the North York Moors, England
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A fish chasing the vanishing sun, spotted over Tucson, Arizona, US
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