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2013 - Best-of juillet & août 2013 (167) Images supplémentaires...
Our photographers added some great new images to our site during July and August 2013. These included amazing new primate coverage, unique images of wild Siberian tigers, dramatic gannets from Andrew Parkinson, forest elephants from Central Africa and a range of rare species from China, India and Central Asia, plus Eric Baccega's cute black-bellied hamsters!
Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) mother and cub, Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, taken on location for 'Tiger - Spy in the Jungle'
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John Downer / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) mother and cub, Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, taken on location for 'Tiger - Spy in the Jungle'
Jaguar (Panthera onca) sitting at night, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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Ben Cranke / Jaguar (Panthera onca) sitting at night, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) in profile with mouth open, Assam, India, captive.
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Sandesh Kadur / Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) in profile with mouth open, Assam, India, captive.
Asiatic wild dog / Dhole (Cuon alpinus) at a coffee plantation, Mudumalai National Park, Tamil Nadu, India. Endangered.
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Sandesh Kadur / Asiatic wild dog / Dhole (Cuon alpinus) at a coffee plantation, Mudumalai National Park, Tamil Nadu, India. Endangered.
Wild Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) male, Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Jaen, Andalucia, Spain
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Oriol Alamany / Wild Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) male, Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Jaen, Andalucia, Spain
Wild Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) male walking on rocks, Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Jaen, Andalucia, Spain
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Oriol Alamany / Wild Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) male walking on rocks, Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Jaen, Andalucia, Spain
Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) searching for food, Piaui, Cerrado, Brazil, South America
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Ben Cranke / Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) searching for food, Piaui, Cerrado, Brazil, South America
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) standing on hind legs with front paw on tree trunk, Sor-Trondelag, Norway, June
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Erlend Haarberg / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) standing on hind legs with front paw on tree trunk, Sor-Trondelag, Norway, June
Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) two fighting, probably over territory, The Netherlands, August
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David Pattyn / Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) two fighting, probably over territory, The Netherlands, August
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)running in the snow during snowfall, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy. December
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David Pattyn / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)running in the snow during snowfall, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy. December
European Otter (Lutra lutra) jumping from bank into water. Controlled conditions. UK, October.
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Andy Rouse / European Otter (Lutra lutra) jumping from bank into water. Controlled conditions. UK, October.
European Otter (Lutra lutra) portrait. Controlled conditions. UK, October.
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Andy Rouse / European Otter (Lutra lutra) portrait. Controlled conditions. UK, October.
European Otter (Lutra lutra) running. Controlled conditions. Sussex, UK, October.
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Andy Rouse,Andy Rouse / European Otter (Lutra lutra) running. Controlled conditions. Sussex, UK, October.
Alarmed by the presence of a predator, a group of meerkats (Suricata suricatta) or suricates, stand together on high ground to survey their territory on the edge of Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Bo...
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Neil Aldridge / Alarmed by the presence of a predator, a group of meerkats (Suricata suricatta) or suricates, stand together on high ground to survey their territory on the edge of Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Bo...
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) adult walking over newly formed pack ice during fall freeze up, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope, Alaska, USA
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Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) adult walking over newly formed pack ice during fall freeze up, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope, Alaska, USA
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sow and cub sliding on their backs over the pack ice, much like ice skating, 1002 coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA
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Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sow and cub sliding on their backs over the pack ice, much like ice skating, 1002 coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) underwater view swimming in a pool, Anchorage Zoo, Alaska, USA. No release available.
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Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) underwater view swimming in a pool, Anchorage Zoo, Alaska, USA. No release available.
NOT FOR WEBSITE Close-up of Brown bear (Ursus arctos) in lake, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, August
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Sergey Gorshkov / NOT FOR WEBSITE Close-up of Brown bear (Ursus arctos) in lake, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, August
Female Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) standing up in alert and looking around under the rain, Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada, June.
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Eric Baccega / Female Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) standing up in alert and looking around under the rain, Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada, June.
Male and female Grizzly bear courtship (Ursus arctos horribilis) Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada, June.
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Eric Baccega / Male and female Grizzly bear courtship (Ursus arctos horribilis) Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada, June.
Grizzly bear cubs (Ursus arctos horribilis) play fighting, Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada, June.
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Eric Baccega / Grizzly bear cubs (Ursus arctos horribilis) play fighting, Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada, June.
Grizzly bear cub (Ursus arctos horribilis) resting in the sedges, Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada, June.
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Eric Baccega / Grizzly bear cub (Ursus arctos horribilis) resting in the sedges, Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada, June.
Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) herd, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa
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Ben Cranke / Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) herd, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa
Himalayan Blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) Hemas National Park, Ladakh, India
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Ben Cranke / Himalayan Blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) Hemas National Park, Ladakh, India
Ladack Bharal (Pseudois nayaur) group of females, ~Hemis NP, at altitude of 4300m, Ladakh, India
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Eric Dragesco / Ladack Bharal (Pseudois nayaur) group of females, ~Hemis NP, at altitude of 4300m, Ladakh, India
Tibetan Wild Ass / Kiang (Equus kiang) male,~ChangThang, Tso Kar lake, at altitude of 4700m, Ladakh, India
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Eric Dragesco / Tibetan Wild Ass / Kiang (Equus kiang) male,~ChangThang, Tso Kar lake, at altitude of 4700m, Ladakh, India
Three-banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus) curled in to a defensive ball, cerrado of Piaui State, Northeastern Brazil.
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Luiz Claudio Marigo / Three-banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus) curled in to a defensive ball, cerrado of Piaui State, Northeastern Brazil.
Three-banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus) emerging from defensive ball, cerrado of Piaui State, Northeastern Brazil.
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Luiz Claudio Marigo / Three-banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus) emerging from defensive ball, cerrado of Piaui State, Northeastern Brazil.
Eastern common Cuscus (Phalanger intercastellanus) helpless baby held in human hand, ~Fergusson's Island, Papua New Guinea
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Daniel Heuclin / Eastern common Cuscus (Phalanger intercastellanus) helpless baby held in human hand, ~Fergusson's Island, Papua New Guinea
Mareeba rock-wallaby (Petrogale mareeba) mother with joey in her pouch, Queensland, Australia
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Juergen Freund / Mareeba rock-wallaby (Petrogale mareeba) mother with joey in her pouch, Queensland, Australia
Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) feeding on sap from a tree trunk. Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia
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Juergen Freund / Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) feeding on sap from a tree trunk. Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia
Common hamster standing (Cricetus cricetus) Alsace, France, captive
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Eric Baccega / Common hamster standing (Cricetus cricetus) Alsace, France, captive
Male Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi) at Lehua Ledges dive site, Lehua Rock, near Niihau, off Kauai, Hawaii
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Doug Perrine / Male Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi) at Lehua Ledges dive site, Lehua Rock, near Niihau, off Kauai, Hawaii
Orcas (Orcinus orca) pod feeding on herring, wide shot showing surrounding landscape, Iceland, January 2013
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Ben Hall / Orcas (Orcinus orca) pod feeding on herring, wide shot showing surrounding landscape, Iceland, January 2013
White naped crane (Grus vipio) Kyushu, Japan
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Ben Cranke / White naped crane (Grus vipio) Kyushu, Japan
White naped crane (Grus vipio) in flight at sunrise, Kyushu, Japan
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Ben Cranke / White naped crane (Grus vipio) in flight at sunrise, Kyushu, Japan
White naped cranes (Grus vipio) in flight, Kyushu, Japan
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Ben Cranke / White naped cranes (Grus vipio) in flight, Kyushu, Japan
Kagu (Phynochetos jubatus) standing on car bonnet with camera, New Caledonia. Endangered and endemic
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Daniel Heuclin / Kagu (Phynochetos jubatus) standing on car bonnet with camera, New Caledonia. Endangered and endemic
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) shaking water off feathers, Florida Everglades
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David Tipling / Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) shaking water off feathers, Florida Everglades
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) in flight low over water, Fetlar, Shetland, June
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David Tipling / Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) in flight low over water, Fetlar, Shetland, June
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) resting on a snow bank, Isle of Hornoya, Varanger, Norway, April. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'
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Danny Green / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) resting on a snow bank, Isle of Hornoya, Varanger, Norway, April. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing courtship display at dawn, backlit with surrounding by mist, Cheshire, UK, March
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Ben Hall / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing courtship display at dawn, backlit with surrounding by mist, Cheshire, UK, March
Regent Bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus) male, O'Reilly's, Lamington NP, Queensland, Australia
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David Tipling / Regent Bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus) male, O'Reilly's, Lamington NP, Queensland, Australia
Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) male displaying at lek. Scotland, UK, February.
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Andy Rouse / Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) male displaying at lek. Scotland, UK, February.
Blackbird (Turdus merula) male in flight during snowfall, Oisterwijk, The Netherlands. January
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David Pattyn,David Pattyn / Blackbird (Turdus merula) male in flight during snowfall, Oisterwijk, The Netherlands. January
Adult robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched on twig in late winter. Dorset, UK February
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Colin Varndell / Adult robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched on twig in late winter. Dorset, UK February
Carrion crow (Corvus corone) sitting on the frozen branches of a birch tree, Kampina nature reserve, Oisterwijk, The Netherlands. January
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David Pattyn / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) sitting on the frozen branches of a birch tree, Kampina nature reserve, Oisterwijk, The Netherlands. January
Sand Viper (Cerastes vipera) side winding across sand dunes, near Chingueti, Mauritania
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Daniel Heuclin / Sand Viper (Cerastes vipera) side winding across sand dunes, near Chingueti, Mauritania
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on jellyfish. Juvenile mackerel still hides beside the jellyfish about to lose its home.
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Juergen Freund / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on jellyfish. Juvenile mackerel still hides beside the jellyfish about to lose its home.
Valdivia Ground Frog (Eupsophus vertebralis) Oncol Park, Chile, January
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Bert Willaert / Valdivia Ground Frog (Eupsophus vertebralis) Oncol Park, Chile, January
Gaoligongshan Tree Frog (Polypedates / Rhacophorus gongshanensis) in fern (Cibotium barometz) Gaoligongshan Mountains, Yunnan, China
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Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Gaoligongshan Tree Frog (Polypedates / Rhacophorus gongshanensis) in fern (Cibotium barometz) Gaoligongshan Mountains, Yunnan, China
Red Sea anemonefish (Amphiprion bicinctus) in sea-anemone, Red Sea.
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Michael Pitts / Red Sea anemonefish (Amphiprion bicinctus) in sea-anemone, Red Sea.
Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding on fish near a fishing device called ?Bagan?, a stationary outrigger boat, with a net between outriggers and strong light at night to attract anchovies and scad....
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Juergen Freund / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding on fish near a fishing device called ?Bagan?, a stationary outrigger boat, with a net between outriggers and strong light at night to attract anchovies and scad....
Split image of Blue shark (Prionace glauca) close to the surface, Pico Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean, July
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Franco Banfi / Split image of Blue shark (Prionace glauca) close to the surface, Pico Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean, July
A vine growing on Eucalyptus bark, Tompotika Peninsula, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Sandesh Kadur / A vine growing on Eucalyptus bark, Tompotika Peninsula, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Split level of coral reef and a tropical island. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
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Juergen Freund / Split level of coral reef and a tropical island. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) in flight, Finland, Europe
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Jussi Murtosaari / Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) in flight, Finland, Europe
Blue morpho (Morpho peleides) in flight, controlled conditions, from South America
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Stephen Dalton / Blue morpho (Morpho peleides) in flight, controlled conditions, from South America
Buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris), worker flying around, controlled conditions.
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Stephen Dalton / Buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris), worker flying around, controlled conditions.
Japanese fireflies (Luciola cruciata) in flight at night, Japan endemic species, Ichikawa-Riveer, Asago Hyougo, Japan, July
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Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese fireflies (Luciola cruciata) in flight at night, Japan endemic species, Ichikawa-Riveer, Asago Hyougo, Japan, July
Japanese fireflies (Luciola cruciata) in flight at night, endemic species, Yaku-shima UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kagoshima, Japan, May
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Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese fireflies (Luciola cruciata) in flight at night, endemic species, Yaku-shima UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kagoshima, Japan, May
Alpine Snowbell (Soldanella alpina) flowering in snow, above Madoona di Campiglio, Brenta Dolomites, Italy, June
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Alpine Snowbell (Soldanella alpina) flowering in snow, above Madoona di Campiglio, Brenta Dolomites, Italy, June
Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis foemina) blue form close-up of stamens, in a garden, Orvieto, Italy, May
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis foemina) blue form close-up of stamens, in a garden, Orvieto, Italy, May
Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) growing on fallow fields near Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, June. Taken with fisheye lens
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) growing on fallow fields near Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, June. Taken with fisheye lens
Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) and cornflowers (Centaurea) in flower Piano Grande, Umbria, Italy, July
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) and cornflowers (Centaurea) in flower Piano Grande, Umbria, Italy, July
Tribal performers from the Anglimp District in Waghi Province, performing at a Sing-sing - Hagen Show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, August 2011
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David Tipling / Tribal performers from the Anglimp District in Waghi Province, performing at a Sing-sing - Hagen Show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, August 2011
Performers preparing for a Sing-sing at Paiya Show, applying face paint Western Highlands Papua New Guinea, August 2011
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David Tipling / Performers preparing for a Sing-sing at Paiya Show, applying face paint Western Highlands Papua New Guinea, August 2011
Aurora Borealis display over fjord at night, West Iceland, January 2013
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Ben Hall / Aurora Borealis display over fjord at night, West Iceland, January 2013
The comet 'PANSTARRS' in transit above the Rocky Mountains, Colorado. March 19, 2013 20:18. This is a stack of nine images, averaged and then stretched, a common practice in astrophotography, to brin...
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Charlie Summers,Charlie Summers / The comet 'PANSTARRS' in transit above the Rocky Mountains, Colorado. March 19, 2013 20:18. This is a stack of nine images, averaged and then stretched, a common practice in astrophotography, to brin...
Lightning storm over rainforest clearing 'Dzanga Bai'. Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic.
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Jabruson / Lightning storm over rainforest clearing 'Dzanga Bai'. Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic.
Mangrove forest canopy photographed at night, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
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Juergen Freund / Mangrove forest canopy photographed at night, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia