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A "giant bird" spotted over Lusk County, Dublin, Ireland
Cumulus congestus that Suzanne observed taking on the look of a poodle doodle head profile, spotted over Baltimore, Maryland, US
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A giant fish swimming in the sky, spotted over San Bernardino County, California, US
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Altocumulus that resembles a chicken, spotted over Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
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A shark about to feed on an unsuspecting Sitka spruce tree, spotted over Mid Argyll, Scotland
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Virga that look like "cloud fireworks", spotted over Willits, California, US
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An epic battle between a witch and a dragon, as seen over Malakwa, British Columbia, Canada
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A sunset that yielded a number of 'images' in the sky, as Edward sees a dog's head and bum with tail, connected by a thin backbone with a couple of ribs; a hummingbird or woodpecker; and a frog, spotted near Vermontville, New York, US
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An "owl" enjoying the view of the iridescence over Bahia Loreto National Park, Baja, Mexico
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Just prior to sunset, Archana noticed clouds that looked like a giant bird with wings spread, spotted over Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Cumulus on the horizon that Tsai views as a crouching dragon, spotted over Taiwan
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Sentinel and his Dog Cloud hovering over the concreted land masses and solitary streets created by artist Alberto Burri in 1984/1989 to honour the people of Gibellina the Sicilian town destroyed in a 1968 earthquake. Neville provided this description and submitted the photograph, taken near Gibellina, Sicily, Italy.
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This photograph is called "Algumas Ondas no Ceu", per Nicolas' title, which means "some waves in the sky," spotted over Balneario Arroio do Silva, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Undulatus that looks like stripes in the sky, spotted over Southern Vermont, US
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A "firebird" in the sky over Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
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Virga that Helen says resembles a cloud eating monster, spotted over Somerset, England
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