2015 - Best-of mars 2015 (142) Images supplémentaires...
March 2015 highlights include new European bird coverage from Bence Mate, Espen Bergersen and David Pattyn, rare Chinese subjects from Dong Lei, and a range of African, North American and South American wildlife and landscapes.
Oleander Hawkmoth (Daphnis nerii) resting, Southern Sicily, Italy. March.
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Robert Thompson / Oleander Hawkmoth (Daphnis nerii) resting, Southern Sicily, Italy. March.
Fern growing among Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) Foxley Wood, Norfolk, UK, April.
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David Tipling / Fern growing among Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) Foxley Wood, Norfolk, UK, April.
Red campion (Silene dioica) flowering in woodland amongst Bluebells and Greater stitchwort. Thursford Wood, North Norfolk, UK, May.
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David Tipling / Red campion (Silene dioica) flowering in woodland amongst Bluebells and Greater stitchwort. Thursford Wood, North Norfolk, UK, May.
Cup fungus (Cookeina sp) Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.
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Alex Hyde / Cup fungus (Cookeina sp) Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.
Giant Water Lily (Victoria amazonica) flower in a lagoon at Porto Jofre, off the Cuiaba River, northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, South America.
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Nick Garbutt / Giant Water Lily (Victoria amazonica) flower in a lagoon at Porto Jofre, off the Cuiaba River, northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, South America.
Cup fungi (Cookeina sp) growing on decaying log in lowland dipterocarp forest. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.
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Alex Hyde / Cup fungi (Cookeina sp) growing on decaying log in lowland dipterocarp forest. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.
Lizard orchid flowers (Himantoglossum hircinum), Ilbesheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Lizard orchid flowers (Himantoglossum hircinum), Ilbesheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
Primula (Primula serratifolia) in habitat, Kawakarpo Mountain, Meri Snow Mountain National Park, Yunnan Province, China.
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Dong Lei / Primula (Primula serratifolia) in habitat, Kawakarpo Mountain, Meri Snow Mountain National Park, Yunnan Province, China.
Quiver tree (Aloe dichotoma) Kokerboom Forest, Nieuwoudtville, Namaqualand, Northern Cape province, South Africa, September 2012.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Quiver tree (Aloe dichotoma) Kokerboom Forest, Nieuwoudtville, Namaqualand, Northern Cape province, South Africa, September 2012.
Quiver tree (Aloe dichotoma) Kokerboom Forest, Nieuwoudtville, Namaqualand, Northern Cape province, South Africa, September 2012.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Quiver tree (Aloe dichotoma) Kokerboom Forest, Nieuwoudtville, Namaqualand, Northern Cape province, South Africa, September 2012.
Mount Rainier reflected in tarn above Mystic Lake in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA, August 2014.
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Kirkendall-Spring / Mount Rainier reflected in tarn above Mystic Lake in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA, August 2014.
Purple bergenia (Bergenia purpurascens) in flower, Kawakarpo Mountain, Meri Snow Mountain National Park, Yunnan Province, China.
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Dong Lei / Purple bergenia (Bergenia purpurascens) in flower, Kawakarpo Mountain, Meri Snow Mountain National Park, Yunnan Province, China.
Blue poppy (Meconopsis lyrata) Kawakarpo Mountain, Meri Snow Mountain National Park, Yunnan Province, China.
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Dong Lei / Blue poppy (Meconopsis lyrata) Kawakarpo Mountain, Meri Snow Mountain National Park, Yunnan Province, China.
Takob-Akob Falls plunging 38 metres through the rainforest. Southern plateau edge, Maliau Basin, Sabah, Borneo, May 2011.
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Alex Hyde / Takob-Akob Falls plunging 38 metres through the rainforest. Southern plateau edge, Maliau Basin, Sabah, Borneo, May 2011.
Alpine meadow, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, July 2014.
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Alex Hyde / Alpine meadow, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, July 2014.
Lysefjorden viewed from the Preikestolen (Pulpit rock) on misty summer morning with sun rays shining down, Forsand, Rogaland, Norway.
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Erlend Haarberg / Lysefjorden viewed from the Preikestolen (Pulpit rock) on misty summer morning with sun rays shining down, Forsand, Rogaland, Norway.
Heathland landscape at sunset, Kampina Nature Reserve, Netherlands. August 2006.
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David Pattyn / Heathland landscape at sunset, Kampina Nature Reserve, Netherlands. August 2006.
Mount Fitz Roy at dawn on a snowy winter morning, Patagonia region of Argentina near El Chalten, June 2014.
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Floris van Breugel / Mount Fitz Roy at dawn on a snowy winter morning, Patagonia region of Argentina near El Chalten, June 2014.
Flawless crystalline ice, produced through millennia of glacial pressure, floating on Lago Grey, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, June 2014.
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Floris van Breugel / Flawless crystalline ice, produced through millennia of glacial pressure, floating on Lago Grey, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, June 2014.
Vegetation and mist over Kawakarpo Mountain, Meri Snow Mountain National Park, Yunnan Province, China.
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Dong Lei / Vegetation and mist over Kawakarpo Mountain, Meri Snow Mountain National Park, Yunnan Province, China.
Salto Grande waterfall with Paine Grande beyond, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, June 2014.
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Floris van Breugel / Salto Grande waterfall with Paine Grande beyond, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, June 2014.
Masked weaverbird (Ploceus velatus) nests in palm tree, Namaqualand, Northern Cape province, South Africa, September 2012.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Masked weaverbird (Ploceus velatus) nests in palm tree, Namaqualand, Northern Cape province, South Africa, September 2012.
Cable cars at Fiss, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, June 2014.
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Alex Hyde / Cable cars at Fiss, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, June 2014.
Wildflowers and hut in alpine meadow, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, July.
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Alex Hyde / Wildflowers and hut in alpine meadow, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, July.
Group of local children smiling, near Lantsang Mekong river, Kawakarpo Mountain, Meri Snow Mountain National Park, Yunnan Province, China.
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Dong Lei / Group of local children smiling, near Lantsang Mekong river, Kawakarpo Mountain, Meri Snow Mountain National Park, Yunnan Province, China.
Adult Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) with Pantaneiro Cowboy, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, South America.
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Nick Garbutt / Adult Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) with Pantaneiro Cowboy, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, South America.
Zebu Cattle (Bos primigenius indicus), Los Llanos, Colombia, South America.
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Nick Garbutt / Zebu Cattle (Bos primigenius indicus), Los Llanos, Colombia, South America.
Cat stretching forward whilst sunbathing,  Hofu, Yamaguchi, Japan.
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Aflo / Cat stretching forward whilst sunbathing, Hofu, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Blue and white Burmese-cross kitten rubbing against sooty-fawn dwarf Rex rabbit.
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Jane Burton / Blue and white Burmese-cross kitten rubbing against sooty-fawn dwarf Rex rabbit.
Stone cleats and circular dry-stone walls above the main settlement in Village Bay, Hirta. St Kilda, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. June.
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Brent Stephenson / Stone cleats and circular dry-stone walls above the main settlement in Village Bay, Hirta. St Kilda, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. June.
Aerial view of river delta and coast, South West Iceland, June 2014.
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Pal Hermansen / Aerial view of river delta and coast, South West Iceland, June 2014.
Aerial view of crater lake in snowy mountain, near Landmannalaugar, Iceland, June 2014.
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Pal Hermansen / Aerial view of crater lake in snowy mountain, near Landmannalaugar, Iceland, June 2014.
Aerial view of river delta, South West Iceland, June 2014.
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Pal Hermansen / Aerial view of river delta, South West Iceland, June 2014.
Aerial view of river delta, South West Iceland, June 2014.
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Pal Hermansen / Aerial view of river delta, South West Iceland, June 2014.
Aerial view of river and swans, South West Iceland, June 2014.
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Pal Hermansen / Aerial view of river and swans, South West Iceland, June 2014.
Aerial view of river delta, South West Iceland, June 2014. Finalist in the Art of Nature Category of the Big Picture Competition 2015.
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Pal Hermansen / Aerial view of river delta, South West Iceland, June 2014. Finalist in the Art of Nature Category of the Big Picture Competition 2015.
Light of the Creac'h Lighthouse at night. Ile d'Ouessant / Ushant, Finistere, Brittany, France, September 2011.
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Christophe Courteau / Light of the Creac'h Lighthouse at night. Ile d'Ouessant / Ushant, Finistere, Brittany, France, September 2011.
Sunset reflected on the surface of the Aegean Sea on a calm day with a speedboat, Evia Island, Greece. July 2014.
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Constantinos Petrinos / Sunset reflected on the surface of the Aegean Sea on a calm day with a speedboat, Evia Island, Greece. July 2014.
Waves lashing the Four Lighthouse during winter storm, Northern Brittany, France, December 2011. Sequence 6/12.
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Christophe Courteau / Waves lashing the Four Lighthouse during winter storm, Northern Brittany, France, December 2011. Sequence 6/12.
Storm at 'Pointe de Pern', Ile d'Ouessant / Ushant. Nividic lighthouse visible in distance. Finistere, Brittany, France, September 2011.
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Christophe Courteau / Storm at 'Pointe de Pern', Ile d'Ouessant / Ushant. Nividic lighthouse visible in distance. Finistere, Brittany, France, September 2011.
Close-up of holly leaf (Ilex aquifolium).
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Stephen Dalton / Close-up of holly leaf (Ilex aquifolium).
Close-up of a shell, UK.
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Stephen Dalton / Close-up of a shell, UK.
Close up of a Cynara sp flower, UK.
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Stephen Dalton / Close up of a Cynara sp flower, UK.
Out of focus close-up of a rose (Rosa sp), UK.
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Stephen Dalton / Out of focus close-up of a rose (Rosa sp), UK.
Close up of the inside of a foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) showing the pistil and stamen, UK.
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Stephen Dalton / Close up of the inside of a foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) showing the pistil and stamen, UK.
Close up of leaf veins showing 3D structure, UK.
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Stephen Dalton / Close up of leaf veins showing 3D structure, UK.