Phil Savoie / European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) flying at dawn. When backlit the tiny transparent barbs that make up the feather act like a prism revealing vivid colours in the early light. Monmouthshire, Wales...
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Christophe Courteau / Namib sand gecko (Pachydactylus rangei), Dorob National Park, Namibia.
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Christophe Courteau / Namib sand gecko (Pachydactylus rangei), Dorob National Park, Namibia.
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Georgette Douwma / RF - Spotted hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aprinus) perched on Gold mouth sea squirt (Polycarpa aurata). West Papua, Indonesia. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Alex Hyde / Heathland pool, Surrey, UK. October. The multicoloured film results from chemoautotrophic bacteria that oxidise iron and manganese ions in the water, with the colours being caused by thin film interfe...
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Dong Lei / Buddhist prayer flags surrounding colourful building, Serxu, Shiqu county, Sichuan Province, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China.
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Denis-Huot / Lilac breasted roller (Coracias caudatus), Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, October.
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David Noton / Weaver making silk cloth, Luang Prabang, Laos, March 2009.
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David Noton / Colourful canoes moored on the Nam Song River at Vang Vieng, Laos, March 2009.
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Alex Mustard / Pair of Sponge porcelain crabs (Aliaporcellana sp.) shelter in groove of large Barrel sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) Seraya, Bali, Indonesia. Java Sea.
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Richard Du Toit / Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio porphyrio) Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province, South Africa, April.
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Andy Rouse / Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) male on lake, UK, April.
