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2016 - Best-of janvier 2016 (88) Images supplémentaires...
Latest highlights include a great variety of images by Marie-Luce Klein and Jean-Louis Hubert - world wildlife, pets and farm animals. Other outstanding additions were Alex Mustard's latest underwater imagery, Danny Green's Nordic photography, Neil Aldridge's African wildlife, colourful Caribbean flamingos and a host of competition-winning images.
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair with crest erect during courtship dance, The Netherlands. March.
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair with crest erect during courtship dance, The Netherlands. March.
Harlequin sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides) cleaned by a pair of bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus). South Atoll, Tubbataha Atolls, Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Palawan, Philipp...
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Alex Mustard / Harlequin sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides) cleaned by a pair of bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus). South Atoll, Tubbataha Atolls, Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Palawan, Philipp...
Portrait of Bigfin squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) hovering in open water above a coral reef at night. Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Tropical West Pacific Ocean
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Alex Mustard / Portrait of Bigfin squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) hovering in open water above a coral reef at night. Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Tropical West Pacific Ocean
A split level image of Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) swimming over a sand bar. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea. Digital composite.
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Alex Mustard / A split level image of Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) swimming over a sand bar. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea. Digital composite.
Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) about to take off to roosting site, Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula Mexico, January. Best image taken in Mexico and specially commended in...
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Claudio Contreras / Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) about to take off to roosting site, Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula Mexico, January. Best image taken in Mexico and specially commended in...
Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) adults guarding chick, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula Mexico, June. Bookplate.
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Claudio Contreras / Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) adults guarding chick, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula Mexico, June. Bookplate.
Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) adult feeding chick, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula Mexico, June. Winner of the CONABIO Nature Photography Competition 2015.
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Claudio Contreras / Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) adult feeding chick, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula Mexico, June. Winner of the CONABIO Nature Photography Competition 2015.
Inuit sled dogs resting, near Ittoqortoormiit, Scoresbysund, Greenland. Second Prize in the Nature category of the Spider Black and White Photography Competition 2015.
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Pal Hermansen / Inuit sled dogs resting, near Ittoqortoormiit, Scoresbysund, Greenland. Second Prize in the Nature category of the Spider Black and White Photography Competition 2015.
Two Great egrets (Ardea alba) face to face against white sky, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards competition 2015.
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Bence Mate / Two Great egrets (Ardea alba) face to face against white sky, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards competition 2015.
Group of Great egrets (Ardea alba) reflected in still water, with Hooded crows (Corvus cornix), Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awar...
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Bence Mate / Group of Great egrets (Ardea alba) reflected in still water, with Hooded crows (Corvus cornix), Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awar...
Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) preparing to sleep, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula Mexico, July. Bookplate.
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Claudio Contreras / Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) preparing to sleep, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula Mexico, July. Bookplate.
Two Great egrets (Ardea alba) standing opposite each other with Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in between. Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary, January. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Na...
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Bence Mate / Two Great egrets (Ardea alba) standing opposite each other with Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in between. Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary, January. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Na...
Great white egret (Ardea alba) silhouetted at sunset, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary, February. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards competition 2015.
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Bence Mate / Great white egret (Ardea alba) silhouetted at sunset, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary, February. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards competition 2015.
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) flying, with Great egret (Ardea alba) in the foreground, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary. February. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Natur...
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Bence Mate / White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) flying, with Great egret (Ardea alba) in the foreground, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary. February. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Natur...
Portrait of False clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Portrait of False clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
Great egret (Ardea alba) close up of feathers, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary, December. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards competition 2015.
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Bence Mate / Great egret (Ardea alba) close up of feathers, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary, December. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards competition 2015.
Yellowbelly hamlets (Hypoplectrus aberrans) pair spawning at dusk (artifically backlit). Hamlets are hermaphroditic species. George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Yellowbelly hamlets (Hypoplectrus aberrans) pair spawning at dusk (artifically backlit). Hamlets are hermaphroditic species. George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
Leafcutter ants (Atta sp) colony harvesting a banana leaf, Costa Rica. 3rd place in the Insects and Spiders category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards competitions 2015.
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Bence Mate / Leafcutter ants (Atta sp) colony harvesting a banana leaf, Costa Rica. 3rd place in the Insects and Spiders category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards competitions 2015.
Split level image of a southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) swimming over a sand bar. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Split level image of a southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) swimming over a sand bar. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
Wild boar (Sus scrofa) at night with the milky way in the background, Gyulaj, Tolna, Hungary. August. Taken using long exposure with flash at night. Winner of the Mammals Category of the GDT Awards 20...
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Bence Mate / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) at night with the milky way in the background, Gyulaj, Tolna, Hungary. August. Taken using long exposure with flash at night. Winner of the Mammals Category of the GDT Awards 20...
Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) portrait, Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Pacific Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) portrait, Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Pacific Ocean.
Little egret (Egretta garzetta) and Grey herons (Ardea cinerea) reflected in lake at twilight, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary. June. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images...
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Bence Mate / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) and Grey herons (Ardea cinerea) reflected in lake at twilight, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary. June. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images...
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) standing in snowfall, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA, February. Winner of the NPL Best Single Image award in the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards competition 2015.
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Radomir Jakubowski / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) standing in snowfall, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA, February. Winner of the NPL Best Single Image award in the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards competition 2015.
Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) cruising along the drop off of a coral reef. Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea. NB. Turtle has two identification tags in its fron...
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Alex Mustard / Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) cruising along the drop off of a coral reef. Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea. NB. Turtle has two identification tags in its fron...
Yellow-fronted parrot (Poicephalus flavifrons) in tree, Zege peninsula, ake Tana. Endemic to Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia
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Bruno D'Amicis / Yellow-fronted parrot (Poicephalus flavifrons) in tree, Zege peninsula, ake Tana. Endemic to Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia
Black hamlet (Hypoplectrus nigricans) and Yellowbelly hamlet (Hypoplectrus aberrans) spawning at dusk. As this genus is quite recently evolved hybridization is still possible. Hamlets are one of the...
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Alex Mustard / Black hamlet (Hypoplectrus nigricans) and Yellowbelly hamlet (Hypoplectrus aberrans) spawning at dusk. As this genus is quite recently evolved hybridization is still possible. Hamlets are one of the...
Tisisat Falls / Blue Nile Falls along the Blue Nile, south of Bahir Dar, Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia. December 2013.
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Bruno D'Amicis / Tisisat Falls / Blue Nile Falls along the Blue Nile, south of Bahir Dar, Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia. December 2013.
Yellow tube sponges (Aplysina fistularis) growing on a Caribbean coral reef. Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Yellow tube sponges (Aplysina fistularis) growing on a Caribbean coral reef. Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
Tisisat Falls / Blue Nile Falls along the Blue Nile, south of Bahir Dar, Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia. December 2013.
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Bruno D'Amicis / Tisisat Falls / Blue Nile Falls along the Blue Nile, south of Bahir Dar, Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia. December 2013.
Large whip goby (Bryaninops amplus) with a parasitic copepod (with two trailing egg ribbons) perched on Red whip coral. Whale Rock. Fiabacet Islands, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram S...
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Alex Mustard / Large whip goby (Bryaninops amplus) with a parasitic copepod (with two trailing egg ribbons) perched on Red whip coral. Whale Rock. Fiabacet Islands, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram S...
Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) on a reef wall with a rope sponge. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) on a reef wall with a rope sponge. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
Strawberry anemone (Utricina lofotensis) grows beneath Bull kelp forest (Nereocystis luetkeana). Browning Pass, Port Hardy, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Canada. North East Pacific Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Strawberry anemone (Utricina lofotensis) grows beneath Bull kelp forest (Nereocystis luetkeana). Browning Pass, Port Hardy, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Canada. North East Pacific Ocean.
Tasseled wobbegong shark (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon) yawning. Citrus Ridge, Yanggefo Island, Gam Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
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Alex Mustard / Tasseled wobbegong shark (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon) yawning. Citrus Ridge, Yanggefo Island, Gam Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
Backlit detail of branching fire coral (Millepora alcicornis) showing the hair like polyps, filled with stinging nematocysts. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Backlit detail of branching fire coral (Millepora alcicornis) showing the hair like polyps, filled with stinging nematocysts. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
Nudibranch (Nembrotha cristata) climbing on a Tunicate (Polycarpa aurata) at night. This species of seaslug feeds on seasquirts. A tiny cyclopoid copepod swimming past. Yillet Yecil, Yillet Islands, M...
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Alex Mustard / Nudibranch (Nembrotha cristata) climbing on a Tunicate (Polycarpa aurata) at night. This species of seaslug feeds on seasquirts. A tiny cyclopoid copepod swimming past. Yillet Yecil, Yillet Islands, M...
Diver swimming over the stern gun turret of the 330ft long Russian frigate 356, the "MV Keith Tibbetts". The ship was built in 1984 and sunk in 1996. Buccaneer Reef, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands. Carib...
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Alex Mustard / Diver swimming over the stern gun turret of the 330ft long Russian frigate 356, the "MV Keith Tibbetts". The ship was built in 1984 and sunk in 1996. Buccaneer Reef, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands. Carib...
Portrait of a Severn's pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus severnsi) at Mioskon Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Dampier Strait. Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Severn's pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus severnsi) at Mioskon Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Dampier Strait. Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming at night. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming at night. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) amongst gorgonians, on a shallow coral reef. Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) amongst gorgonians, on a shallow coral reef. Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
Bigfin squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) hovering in mid water at night. Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Bigfin squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) hovering in mid water at night. Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
Three Galapagos green turtles (Chelonia mydas agassizii) feeding on seaweed growing on lava rocks in sunny shallow water. Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. East Pacific Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Three Galapagos green turtles (Chelonia mydas agassizii) feeding on seaweed growing on lava rocks in sunny shallow water. Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. East Pacific Ocean.
White spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) feeding by digging in the sand and seagrass for invertebrates. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Caribbean Sea.
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Alex Mustard / White spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) feeding by digging in the sand and seagrass for invertebrates. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Caribbean Sea.
Reef octopus (Octopus cyanea) portrait near wreck. Gubal Island, Egypt. Red Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Reef octopus (Octopus cyanea) portrait near wreck. Gubal Island, Egypt. Red Sea.
Scissortail sergeants (Abudefduf sexfasciatus) swimming over hard corals (Acropora sp.) on shallow reef at sunset, split level view. Gubal Island, Egypt. Red Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Scissortail sergeants (Abudefduf sexfasciatus) swimming over hard corals (Acropora sp.) on shallow reef at sunset, split level view. Gubal Island, Egypt. Red Sea.
Group of predators hunting together, in an example of 'Nuclear foraging'. The Moray eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) flushes out prey, and is followed by a Napolean wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) and a Bluef...
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Alex Mustard / Group of predators hunting together, in an example of 'Nuclear foraging'. The Moray eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) flushes out prey, and is followed by a Napolean wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) and a Bluef...
Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) swimming over a sand bar in the early morning. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) swimming over a sand bar in the early morning. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
Saddleback anemonefish (Amphiprion polymnus) in anemone home, Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Saddleback anemonefish (Amphiprion polymnus) in anemone home, Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) watched by a diver on a coral reef. San Salvador island, Bahamas. Bahamas Sea, Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) watched by a diver on a coral reef. San Salvador island, Bahamas. Bahamas Sea, Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.
Common ghostgoby (Pleurosicya mossambica) with another fish in its mouth on soft coral (Dendronephthya sp.). Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. Java Sea
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Alex Mustard / Common ghostgoby (Pleurosicya mossambica) with another fish in its mouth on soft coral (Dendronephthya sp.). Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. Java Sea
Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) young caught in a fishtrap. North Sound, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) young caught in a fishtrap. North Sound, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
Portrait of Common seal (Phoca vitulina) at the surface, Brancaster Beach, North Norfolk, England, Great Britain, December.
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Alex Mustard / Portrait of Common seal (Phoca vitulina) at the surface, Brancaster Beach, North Norfolk, England, Great Britain, December.
Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) male swimming in open water above a coral reef. Tank Rock, Fiabacet, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram Sea, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) male swimming in open water above a coral reef. Tank Rock, Fiabacet, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram Sea, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
Spaghetti garden eels (Gorgasia maculata) stretching up out of their burrows on a rubble slope, with Mysiid shrimp swimming around their bodies near the seabed. Dumaguete, Dauin, Negros, Philippines....
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Alex Mustard / Spaghetti garden eels (Gorgasia maculata) stretching up out of their burrows on a rubble slope, with Mysiid shrimp swimming around their bodies near the seabed. Dumaguete, Dauin, Negros, Philippines....
Diver exploring the wreck of HMS Scylla, which is colonized by Dead man's fingers (Alcyonium digitatum). Whitsands Bay, Cornwall, England. UK, July.
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Alex Mustard / Diver exploring the wreck of HMS Scylla, which is colonized by Dead man's fingers (Alcyonium digitatum). Whitsands Bay, Cornwall, England. UK, July.
Flamingo tongue cowrie (Cyphoma gibbosum) feeding on Sea rod soft corals.This species of cowrie absorbs toxic chemicals from the corals into body to become poisonous itself. East End, Grand Cayman, Ca...
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Alex Mustard / Flamingo tongue cowrie (Cyphoma gibbosum) feeding on Sea rod soft corals.This species of cowrie absorbs toxic chemicals from the corals into body to become poisonous itself. East End, Grand Cayman, Ca...
Red eye medusa (Polyorchis penicillatus) with hitchhiking amphipods (Hyperia medusarum). Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. North East Pacific Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Red eye medusa (Polyorchis penicillatus) with hitchhiking amphipods (Hyperia medusarum). Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. North East Pacific Ocean.
Hairy pipehorse (Acentronura dendritica) female swimming over the seabed with her prehensile tail in the air. Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Hairy pipehorse (Acentronura dendritica) female swimming over the seabed with her prehensile tail in the air. Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.
Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) young playing in shallow water. Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. East Pacific Ocean
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Alex Mustard / Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) young playing in shallow water. Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. East Pacific Ocean
Nudibranch (Flabellina lineata) in aquarium, taken in the field in Gulen, Norway. North East Atlantic Ocean. Collected for scientific research.
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Alex Mustard / Nudibranch (Flabellina lineata) in aquarium, taken in the field in Gulen, Norway. North East Atlantic Ocean. Collected for scientific research.
Portrait of Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) on a beach. San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Tropical East Pacific Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Portrait of Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) on a beach. San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Tropical East Pacific Ocean.
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) scratching in the snow, Churchill, Cananda, November
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Danny Green / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) scratching in the snow, Churchill, Cananda, November
Black-throated diver (Gavia arctica) on near waters edge, Finland, June.
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Danny Green / Black-throated diver (Gavia arctica) on near waters edge, Finland, June.
Black-throated diver (Gavia arctica) displaying, Finland, June.
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Danny Green / Black-throated diver (Gavia arctica) displaying, Finland, June.
Black-throated diver (Gavia arctica), Finland, June.
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Danny Green / Black-throated diver (Gavia arctica), Finland, June.
White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight, Norway, August
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Danny Green / White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight, Norway, August
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cub playing with branch,Churchill, Canada, November
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Danny Green / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cub playing with branch,Churchill, Canada, November
Common cranes (Grus grus) displaying, Hula Valley, Northern Israel, January
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Danny Green / Common cranes (Grus grus) displaying, Hula Valley, Northern Israel, January
White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight at sunset, Norway, August
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Danny Green / White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight at sunset, Norway, August
Close up of succulent plant (Peperomia columella) cultivated plant form Peru. Focus-stacked image.
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Chris Mattison / Close up of succulent plant (Peperomia columella) cultivated plant form Peru. Focus-stacked image.
Stigma and anthers of Cactus flower (Notocactus crassigibbus). Cultivated plant. Focus-stacked image.
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Chris Mattison / Stigma and anthers of Cactus flower (Notocactus crassigibbus). Cultivated plant. Focus-stacked image.
Barn owl (Tyto alba) flying in old chapel at night, taken with infra red remote camera trap, Mayenne, Pays de Loire, France, November.
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Eric Medard / Barn owl (Tyto alba) flying in old chapel at night, taken with infra red remote camera trap, Mayenne, Pays de Loire, France, November.
Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) female, taken at night using infra-red, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France.
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Eric Medard / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) female, taken at night using infra-red, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France.
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Bence Mate / DUPLICATE
Great egrets (Ardea alba) and Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) squabbling over fish, with some in flight. Blurred motion photograph, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary. February.
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Bence Mate / Great egrets (Ardea alba) and Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) squabbling over fish, with some in flight. Blurred motion photograph, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary. February.
Southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) displays while calling in winter, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
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Neil Aldridge / Southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) displays while calling in winter, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius) male at nest entrance, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana.
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Neil Aldridge / Lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius) male at nest entrance, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana.
Lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius) male at nest entrance, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana.
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Neil Aldridge / Lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius) male at nest entrance, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana.
Lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius) male at nest entrance, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana.
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Neil Aldridge / Lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius) male at nest entrance, Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Botswana.
Male African golden weaver (Ploceus subaureus) tending to its nest in reedbeds, Simangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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Neil Aldridge / Male African golden weaver (Ploceus subaureus) tending to its nest in reedbeds, Simangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix) in tree, Kariega Game Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
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Neil Aldridge / Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix) in tree, Kariega Game Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Cape pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) foraging at night. South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
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Luke Massey / Cape pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) foraging at night. South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
Goliath heron (Ardea goliath) standing in the waters, Lake Panic, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
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Neil Aldridge / Goliath heron (Ardea goliath) standing in the waters, Lake Panic, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Red-billed oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) adult and young on the back of Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) through grassland in summer Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa.
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Neil Aldridge / Red-billed oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) adult and young on the back of Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) through grassland in summer Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa.
Martial eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) flying, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
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Neil Aldridge / Martial eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) flying, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Cape sugarbird (Promerops cafer) feeding on a Pincushion protea (Leucospermum sp) in the Cape Floral Kingdom, Cape Town, South Africa. Endemic to the fynbos region of South Africa.
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Neil Aldridge / Cape sugarbird (Promerops cafer) feeding on a Pincushion protea (Leucospermum sp) in the Cape Floral Kingdom, Cape Town, South Africa. Endemic to the fynbos region of South Africa.
Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) fishing at sunset, Zibadianja Lagoon, Selinda Reserve, Northern Botswana.
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Neil Aldridge / Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) fishing at sunset, Zibadianja Lagoon, Selinda Reserve, Northern Botswana.
Sunspider / Solifuge (Rhagodeca impavida) Oman. Meetyourneighbours.net project
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