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'Eyecatchers' are show-stopping and surprising standalone images from the natural world, accompanied by the photographers’ stories from behind the lens. This gallery is a great place to look for those special one-off images, suitable for double-page spreads or simply for inspiration and ideas.

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Snow geese (Anser caerulescens) flock taking off with a setting moon over the Chupadera Mountains in the background. Snow geese and sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) yet to leave remain on the ice cov...
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Jack Dykinga / Snow geese (Anser caerulescens) flock taking off with a setting moon over the Chupadera Mountains in the background. Snow geese and sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) yet to leave remain on the ice cov...
Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) female with camera and transmitter. Caleta Valdes, Valdes Peninsula, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina.
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Gabriel Rojo / Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) female with camera and transmitter. Caleta Valdes, Valdes Peninsula, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina.
Great white egret (Ardea alba) splashing, Hungary, January.
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Markus Varesvuo / Great white egret (Ardea alba) splashing, Hungary, January.
Chlorophyte or green alga (Volvox aureus) in pond water. UK. The larger spheres are approximately 0.5mm in diameter. Digital composite image.
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Alex Hyde / Chlorophyte or green alga (Volvox aureus) in pond water. UK. The larger spheres are approximately 0.5mm in diameter. Digital composite image.
Aggregation of Golden jellyfish (Mastigias sp.) above a fallen tree, Jellyfish Lake, Eil Malk island, Rock Islands, Palau. Tropical north Pacific Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Aggregation of Golden jellyfish (Mastigias sp.) above a fallen tree, Jellyfish Lake, Eil Malk island, Rock Islands, Palau. Tropical north Pacific Ocean.
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.
Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) in sand dunes, Namibia. Finalist in the Mammals Category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY) Competition 2015.
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Sergey Gorshkov / Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) in sand dunes, Namibia. Finalist in the Mammals Category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY) Competition 2015.
Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) cubs looking curiously, Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park, Norway, July.
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Erlend Haarberg / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) cubs looking curiously, Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park, Norway, July.
Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) cleaning its nose on Common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flowerhead after release, Moulton, Northampton, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) cleaning its nose on Common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flowerhead after release, Moulton, Northampton, UK, June.
Man feeding Hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta) at night in Harar City, this has been a tradition for several centuries, and has now become a show for tourists. Ethiopia, November 2014
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Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Man feeding Hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta) at night in Harar City, this has been a tradition for several centuries, and has now become a show for tourists. Ethiopia, November 2014
Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) male displaying and chasing person on road. Southern Norway. May.
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Andy Trowbridge / Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) male displaying and chasing person on road. Southern Norway. May.
Blue shark (Prionace glauca) with nose above surface and mouth open, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, New Zealand, June.
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Richard Robinson / Blue shark (Prionace glauca) with nose above surface and mouth open, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, New Zealand, June.