Yuri Shibnev / Golden eagle nest with adult and chick {Aquila chrysaetos} Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia.

Yuri Shibnev / White backed woodpecker {Dendrocopos leucotos} at nest hole, South Primorskiy, Ussuriland, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Thick billed warbler eggs {Acrocepthalus aedon} and one parasitic Cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) egg, Far East Russia.

Yuri Shibnev / Blue and white flycatcher eggs in nest {Ficedula cyanomelana} Ussuriland, Primorskiy Krai, Far East Russia.

Yuri Shibnev / Long tailed rose finch {Uragus sibiricus} at nest with chicks, Ussuriland, Far East Russia.

Yuri Shibnev / Grey backed thrush {Turdus hortulorum} feeding chicks at nest, Far East Russia.

Yuri Shibnev / Footprints of Red fox {Vulpes vulpes} and shadows of trees in snow. Far East Russia.

Yuri Shibnev / Japanese robin at nest with chicks {Erithacus akahige} Far east Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Brown dipper in nest {Cinclus pallasii} Ussuriland, South Primorsky, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Brown dipper at water {Cinclus pallasii} Ussuriland, South Primorsky, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Siberian rubythroat at nest on ground {Erithacus calliope} Ussiuriland, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Udege hunter shooting in woodland, Primorskiy, Siberia, Russia (Ussuriland).

Yuri Shibnev / Japanese bush warbler at nest {Cettia / Horeites diphone} Ussuriland, Russia.

Yuri Shibnev / Udege couple in national dress, Primorskiy, Siberia, Russia (Ussuriland).

Gerry Ellis / Four cascades of the Ys River Falls surrounded by tropical rainforest, Jamaica

Yuri Shibnev / Pheasant's eye flower buds in snow {Adonis amurensis} Ussuriland, Russia South Primorsky

Yuri Shibnev / Pheasant's eye in flower, Ussuriland, Russia South Primorsky

Yuri Shibnev / Yellow legged button quail male at nest with eggs, Far East Russia, Ussuriland, South Primorsky Region

Yuri Shibnev / Yellow legged button quail (Turnix tanki) at nest, male tends eggs. Ussuriland, South Primorsky Region, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Siberian spruce grouse male {Falcipennis falcipennis} on ground Far East Russia Ussuriland South Primorsky Region

Yuri Shibnev / Siberian spruce grouse (Falcipennis falcipennis), male. Ussuriland, South Primorsky Region, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Alder leaves and fruit, Ussuriland, Primorsky region, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Ural owl (Strix uralensis). Ussuriland, Primorskiy region, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) adult and chick at nest. Primorskiy, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Indian scops owl (Otus bakkamoena) Russia Ussuriland, South Primorskiy

Yuri Shibnev / Indian scops owl (Otus bakkamoena) with prey. Ussuriland, South Primorskiy, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Indian scops owl with prey. Russia, Ussuriland, South Primorskiy

Yuri Shibnev / Indian scops owl. Russia, Ussuriland, South Primorskiy

Yuri Shibnev / Collared scops owl (Otus bakkamoena lempiji) with vole. Ussuriland, Primorskiy, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Collared scops owl (Otus bakkamoena lempiji) in tree hole. Ussuriland, Primorskiy, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Autumn showing (Acer pseudosieboldianum). Ussuriland, Primorskiy region, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Golden eagle nest with adult and chick Far East Russia, Primorskiy Region.

Yuri Shibnev / White's thrush at nest {Zoothera dauma} Ussuriland, Primorskiy, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Anemone {Anemone amurensis} flowering in tree trunk. Ussuriland, Russia Primorsky region

Yuri Shibnev / Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) near den. Ussuriland, South Primorsky Region, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Rhododendron (Rhododendron mucronulatum) in flower. Ussuriland, South Primorsky Region, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Fritillaries (Fritillaria ussuriensis) and (Hylomecon vernalis). Ussuriland, South Primorskiy, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) in forest understorey. Ussuriland, South Primorsky Region, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) in forest understorey. Ussuriland, South Primorsky Region, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / (Hylomecon vernalis) flowers in forest understorey, also fritillaries (Fritillaria ussuriensis). Ussuriland, South Primorskiy Region, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Japanese gull {Larus crassirostris} Ussuriland, Russia South Primorsky region

Yuri Shibnev / Pale legged willow warbler {Phylloscopus tenellipes} feeds Oriental cuckoo chick {Cuculus saturatus}. Russia, south Primorsky region, Ussuriland

Yuri Shibnev / Forest in winter. Ussuriland, Primorskiy region, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Morning fog over forest. Ussuriland, Primorskiy region, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) with young. Ussuriland, Primorskiy region, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) at melting edge of Khanka Lake, Ussuriland, Primorskiy region, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Early spring landscape with conifers. Primorsky, Far East Russia (Ussuriland).

Yuri Shibnev / Nesting ground of Hooded crane {Grus monacha} Sikhote-Alin range, Primorsky, Russia. May (Ussuriland).

Yuri Shibnev / Forest fire, Kedrovapad NR, Ussuriland, Primorsky, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Morning mist over winter woodland, Ussuriland, Primorsky, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Pool in autumn woodlands Ussuriland, Primorsky, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Mouse {Apodemus peninsulae} Ussuriland, Far East Russia Primorsky

Yuri Shibnev / Siberian chipmunk (Eutamias sibiricus) feeding. Ussuriland, South Primorskiy, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Siberian chipmunk feeding, Ussuriland, South Primorskiy, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Siberian chipmunk (Eutamias sibiricus). Ussuriland, South Primorskiy, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans). Ussuriland, South Primorskiy, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / White backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos) at nest hole Russia Ussuriland, South Primorskiy Region. Clearing wood chippings from nest entrance

Yuri Shibnev / Autumn colours in Ussuriland Primorsky region, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Snow falling over forest of South Primorskiy Region of Ussuriland, Far East Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Ussuri forest in winter. Ussuriland, Primorsk, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Ussuri forest in winter. Ussuriland, Primorsk, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) at den. Kedrovapad NR, Ussuriland, South Primoskiy Region, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Brown flycatcher female (Muscicapa latirostris) on nest. Ussuriland, Primorskiy, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Blue and white flycatcher (Ficedula cyanomelana) male at nest. Ussuriland, Primorskiy, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Eastern turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis) at nest. Ussuriland, Primorskiy, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Wild Siberian tiger footprints (pug marks) next to river Siberia, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Wild Amur leopard pair at den site (Panthera pardus orientalis) Far East Russia, Ussuriland, South Primorskiy Region.

Yuri Shibnev / Wild Amur leopard climbing tree (Panthera pardus orientalis) Far East Russia,

Yuri Shibnev / Wild Amur leopard with kill near den (Panthera pardus orientalis) Far East Russia, Ussuriland, South Primorskiy Region

Yuri Shibnev / Tracks of Amur leopard in snow (Panthera pardus orientalis) Far East Russia, Ussuriland, South Primoskiy Region.

Yuri Shibnev / Icicles on river. Ussuriland, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Ussuri forest in winter. Ussuriland, Primorsk, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Alder leaves and fruit (Alnus hirsuta). Ussuriland Primorsky region, Russia

Yuri Shibnev / Pale legged willow warbler feeds oriental cuckoo chick. {Phylloscopus tenellipes} Russia South Primorsky region, Ussuriland {Cuculus saturatus}

Yuri Shibnev / Autumn river landscape, Primorsky, Far East Russia (Ussuriland).

Yuri Shibnev / Mandarin duck pair, Kedrovaya Pad Reserve, eastern Russia (Aix galericulata)

Yuri Shibnev / Golden eagle nest with adult and chick {Aquila chrysaetos} Far East Russia, Primorsky.