Nick Upton / Yellow meadow ant (Lasius flavus) nest mounds on grazed chalk grassland slope, near Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales. July.
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Nick Upton / European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) perched on coastal rocks, Gower Peninsula, Wales, UK, June.
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Chris Mattison / Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) resting on Sea rocket (Cakile maritima) on beach, Whiteford Bay, Gower Peninsula, Wales, UK. September.
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Nick Upton / Female Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) resting on a rocky shore at low tide, The Gower Peninsula, Wales, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Sand tailed digger wasp (Cerceris arenaria) entering its burrow in cliff edge sand bank with a Weevil (Curculionidae sp.) it has paralysed to act as food for its larvae, The Gower, Wales, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Ornate tailed digger wasp (Cerceris rybyensis) about to enter its burrow in cliff edge sand bank, The Gower, Wales, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Ornate tailed digger wasp (Cerceris rybyensis) emerging from burrow of Sand tailed digger wasp (Cerceris arenaria), seeking to take over in cliff edge sand bank, The Gower, Wales, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Ornate tailed digger wasp (Cerceris rybyensis) sunning on cliff edge sand bank, The Gower, Wales, UK. July.
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Nick Upton / Timelapse of a Common Starfish (Asterias rubens) on the move in a rock pool over Mussel shells, low on the shore, The Gower, Wales, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Male Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) resting on a rocky shore at low tide, it looks towards camera before raising its flipper, The Gower, Wales, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Close up shot of Male Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) resting on a rocky shore at low tide, The Gower, Wales, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Female Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) resting as she floats in the sea, The Gower, Wales, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Female Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) sleeping as she floats in shallow waters, The Gower, Wales, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) adult feeding on a Spiny spider crab (Maja squinado) it has just caught on a very low spring tide, The Gower, Wales, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) female hauling out onto a sheltered rocky shore at low tide, The Gower, Wales, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) female stretching while resting on a rocky shore at low tide, The Gower, Wales, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Acorn barnacles (Balanus perforatus) filter feeding underwater in a rock pool, Rhossili, Gower Peninsula, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Acorn barnacles (Balanus perforatus) filter feeding underwater in a rock pool, Rhossili, Gower Peninsula, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Timelapse of a Cushion star (Asterina gibbosa) moving in a rock pool, with a Common limpet (Patella vulgata) reacting nearby, Gower Peninsula, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Timelapse of a Cushion star (Asterina gibbosa) moving in a rock pool, with a Common limpet (Patella vulgata) reacting nearby, Gower Peninsula, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Juvenile Edible crab (Cancer pagurus) among Common mussels (Mytilus edulis) in a rock pool with a Rock goby (Gobius paganellus) in the background, Gower Peninsula, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Broad-clawed porcelain crab (Porcellana platycheles) camouflaged in a rock pool, moves away, Gower Peninsula, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Rock gobies (Gobius paganellus) and a juvenile Shore crab (Carcinus maenas) scavenging amongst Common Mussel shells (Mytilus edulis) in a rock pool, Gower Peninsula, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Shanny (Lipophrys pholis) hiding in a crevice in a rock pool, Gower Peninsula, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Shanny (Lipophrys pholis) camouflaged in a rock pool, swims away, Gower Peninsula, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Close-up of a Shore crab (Carcinus maenas) in a rock pool, moving mouth parts, Gower Peninsula, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Snakelocks sea anemone (Anemonia sulcata) in a rock pool, showing foraging tentacles waving, Gower Peninsula, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Snakelocks sea anemone (Anemonia sulcata) in a rock pool, showing foraging tentacles waving, Gower Peninsula, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, August.
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Steve Nicholls / Yellow whitlow grass (Draba aizoides) growing at Pennard Castle, South Wales, UK. March. In Britain, only occurs on the cliffs around the Gower Peninsula.
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Steve Nicholls / Yellow whitlow grass (Draba aizoides) growing at Pennard Castle, South Wales, UK. March. In Britain into only occurs on the cliffs around the Gower Peninsula.
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Andy Sands / Black oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) feeding on flower of Lesser celandine (Ficaria verna), Gower, Wales, UK, February
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Andy Sands / Black oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) male on grass stem in sand dunes, Gower, Wales, UK, February. Focus stacked image
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Andy Sands / Black oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) female viewed from the top, Gower, Wales, UK, February
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Andy Sands / Black oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) female viewed from the side, Gower, Wales, UK, February
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Andy Sands / Black oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) feeding on flower of Lesser cellandine (Ficaria verna), Gower, Wales, UK, February
