Tui De Roy / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) basking on volcanic rocks. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June.
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Tui De Roy / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) basking near the sea, with Sally lightfoot crab (Graspus graspus). Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June.
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Tui De Roy / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) basking on volcanic rocks. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, December.
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Tui De Roy / Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) basking on coastal volcanic rocks, matching the rock colours. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June.
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Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) basking on sand beach. Endangered. Espanola Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, June.
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Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) basking on sand. Endangered. Espanola Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, June.
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Tui De Roy / Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) basking on volcanic rock. Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, June.
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Tui De Roy / Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) basking on rocks. Santiago Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, June.
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Will Watson / Mexican fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia) basking on dried grass stems, Lalo Loor Reserve, Manabi Province, Ecuador.
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Will Watson / Azure cracker (Hamadryas arione ariensis) butterfly basking on tree branch, Lalo Loor Reserve, Manabi Province, Ecuador
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George Sanker / American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) resting on log, Hillsborough River, Florida, USA
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Charlie Summers / Lesser kestrel (Falco Naumanni) landing in a tree full of Kestrels warming up in morning sun, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, February
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Martin Dohrn / Wood ants (Formica rufa) basking to absorb heat from the sun and being filmed using 'Frankencam' specialised apparatus for filming insects
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Martin Dohrn / Wood ant (Formica rufa) basking to absorb heat from the sun which is brought back to the nest when they return, Europe
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Mark Payne-Gill / Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) basking on rocks, Isles of Scilly, September
Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) feeding at the surface on plankton, Cairns of Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) feeding at the surface in a thick soup of copepod zooplankton (Calanus finmarchicus), Cairns of Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) filter feeding in plankton rich waters around the Island of Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, June.
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) filter feeding in plankton rich waters around the Island of Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, June.
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) feeding at the surface on plankton, Cairns of Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June.
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Dorsal fin of a Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) at the surface, Cairns of Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. UK, June.
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Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) feeding, Cornwall, England, UK, June
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Jim Brandenburg / Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) group sunning on log, Minnesota
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Paul Williams / Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare) basking in sun, Pantanal, Pocone, Brazil
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Paul Williams / Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare) basking on submerged trunk in river, Pantanal, Pocone, Brazil
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Paul Williams / Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) sunning itself on branch, Pantanal, Matogrossense National Park, Brazil
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Paul Williams / Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare) profile, Pantanal, Pocone, Brazil
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Paul Williams / Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare) at water's edge, Pantanal, Pocone, Brazil
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Paul Williams / Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare) at the end of the wet season large numbers of Caiman are attracted to drying pools to feed on the trapped fish, Pantanal, Pocone, Brazil, August
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Paul Williams / Giant otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) resting on tree branch, Pantanal, Pocone, Brazil
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Paul Williams / Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare) group basking on river bank, Pantanal, Pocone, Brazil
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Kerstin Hinze / Nile Crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) basking at water side. St. Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, October.
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Eric Baccega / Red-eared slider / turtle basking on submerged branch (Trachemys scripta elegans) captive, Alsace, France
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Eric Baccega / Red-eared slider / turtle basking on submerged branch (Trachemys scripta elegans) captive, Alsace, France
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Eric Baccega / Red-eared slider / turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans) basking on submerged branch one with mouth open, captive, Alsace, France
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Eric Baccega / Red-eared slider / turtle basking on submerged branch (Trachemys scripta elegans) Captive, Alsace, France
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Alex Hyde / Purple Emperor Butterfly (Apatura iris) male on English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf basking with wings open. Captive, UK
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Colin Varndell / Juvenile Common / Viviparous lizard (Lacerta vivipara) basking, Dorset, UK, April
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Kim Taylor / Spiny green lizard (Sceloporus malachiticus) basking on rock, Costa Rica
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Kim Taylor / Red-washed satyr butterfly (Pierella helvina) basking in a shaft of sunlight on the forest floor, Costa Rica
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Danny Green / Slow Worm (Anguis fragilis) basking on rusty metal. Leicestershire, UK, March.
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Danny Green / Slow Worm (Anguis fragilis) basking on rusty metal. Leicestershire, UK, March.
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Rob Jordan / 2020VISION / Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) basking on Farne Islands, Northumberland, June.
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Konrad Wothe / Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) basking on coastal rocks, Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) closing its mouth to swallow a mouthful of plankton, Island of Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, North Atlantic Ocean, June
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) feeding on plankton (visible as white dots) concentrated at the surface off the Island of Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, North Atlantic Ocean, June
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Mark Payne-Gill / Welsh variety of Silver Studied Blue (Plebeius argus caernensis) male basking on rock. Great Ormes Head, North Wales, June.
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Roland Seitre / Central / Inland Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps) basking. Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
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Tony Phelps / Rhombic / Spotted skaapsteker (Psammophylax rhombeatus) babies basking together, pre-moult, DeHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, February
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MYN / Paul Marcellini / Three striped mud turtle (Kinosternon baurii) Hendry County, Florida, USA, May. meetyourneighbours.net project
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Daniel Heuclin / South american river / Arrau turtle (Podocnemis expansa) basking on rock by side of river, River Yapacani, Bolivian Amazona.
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Spiny softshell (Apalone spinifera) adult basking on the river bank, Dinero, Lake Corpus Christi, South Texas, USA.
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Red-eared slider / turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) two adults basking in sun on a log, Dinero, Lake Corpus Christi, South Texas, USA.
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Konrad Wothe / European pond / swamp turtle (Emys orbicularis) basking in sun, Europe
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Konrad Wothe / Peninsula Cooter (Pseudemys floridana peninsularis) captive
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Daniel Heuclin / Chihuahuan spotted whiptail lizard (Aspidocelis exsanguis) basking on rock, Chiricahua mountains, Arizona, USA, June.
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Daniel Heuclin / Western Whiptail Lizard (Aspidocelis tigris tigris) male basking on rock, Panamint mountains, California, USA, May, Controlled conditions.
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Daniel Heuclin / Western Whiptail Lizard (Aspidocelis tigris tigris) male basking on rock, Panamint mountains, California, USA, May, Controlled conditions.
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Daniel Heuclin / Sonoran Spotted Whiptail lizard (Aspidocelis sonorae) basking on rock, Catalina state park, Arizona, USA, June
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Daniel Heuclin / Chihuahuan spotted whiptail lizard (Aspidocelis exsanguis) basking on rock, Chiricahua mountains, Arizona, USA, June.
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Dave Watts / Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) basking in sun, Queensland, Australia
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Dave Watts / Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) basking in sun, Queensland, Australia
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Sandesh Kadur / Little Green Bee-eaters (Merops orientalis) basking in the sun on red earth, Western Ghats, Southern India
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Viviparous or Common Lizard (Lacerta vivipara) basking on wood, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Viviparous or Common Lizard (Lacerta vivipara) basking on wood, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Common or Viviparous lizard (Lacerta vivipara) basking on fence post, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, July
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Dan Burton / Basking shark feeding off the Cornish coastline. Cornwall, UK.
Konrad Wothe / Caspian Terrapin (Mauremys caspica) basking, Turkey
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Konrad Wothe / Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) basking, North America
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Gerrit Vyn / Hoary marmot (Marmota caligata) basking in an alpine meadow in late autumn, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
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Gerrit Vyn / Red eared pond sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) basking on submerged log, Cameron Parrish, Louisiana, USA. December
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Colin Varndell / Adult female Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) basking on clay. Dorset, UK, April.
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Laurie Campbell / Male Adder (Vipera berus) basking on rock with tongue flicking, Northumberland National Park, England, May
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Laurie Campbell / Male Adder (Vipera berus) basking on rock, Northumberland National Park, England, May
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Laurie Campbell / Male Adder (Vipera berus) basking on rock, Northumberland National Park, England, May
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Tony Phelps / Two male Cape cobras (Naja nivea) basking in sun, deHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, November
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Laurie Campbell / Common / Viviparous lizard (Lacerta vivipara) basking on mossy outcrop, Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve, Wester Ross, Scotland, June
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Nick Upton / Beach fly (Calliopum sp.) basking on a leaf, Wiltshire garden, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Hoverfly (Eristalis tenax), a honey bee mimic, basking in sun on Ivy leaf (Hedera helix) in garden, with house in background, Wiltshire, England, UK, April . Property released.
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Flesh fly (Sarcophaga sp.) basking in the sun on a garden hedge leaf, Wiltshire, England, UK, April . Property released.
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Flesh fly (Sarcophaga sp.) basking in sun on a garden hedge leaf, Wiltshire, England, UK, April . Property released.
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Six male Autumn House flies (Musca autumnalis) basking in the sun on Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) leaf in a garden, waiting for females to fly past, with Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella se...
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Flesh fly (Sarcophaga sp.) basking in the sun on a garden hedge leaf, Wiltshire, England, UK, April . Property released.
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Chien Lee / Common Butterfly Lizard (Leiolepis belliana) juveniles at nest hole, Uthai Thani, Thailand
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Chien Lee / Common Butterfly Lizard (Leiolepis belliana) basking, Uthai Thani, Thailand
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Steve Gettle / Green Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus malachiticus) basking, Costa Rica
