A birds swarm through the sky over the Lembeh Strait every dawn -- even before the sun (rising on the other side of Lembeh Island, behind the photographer) has had a chance to touch the strait and illuminate the mountains of North Sulawesi on the other side. (Early morning view from the Lembeh Resort on Lembeh Island west across the strait to Bitung and North Sulawesi, Indonesia. HDR image.)