Neil Aldridge / Angolan reed frog (Hyperolius parallelus) resting on a reed stem in the heart of the Okavango Delta, northern Botswana.
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Staffan Widstrand / Aquatic warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola) Nemunas River Delta, Lithuania. May. Vulnerable species species.
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Ross Hoddinott / Common darter dragonflies (Sympetrum striolatum) two females resting on reed, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. August.
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Theo Bosboom,Theo Bosboom / Green frog (Rana esculente) hiding in reeds Hondeven fen, east Holland, August
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Blue-tailed damselfly {Ischnura elegans} half visible behind reed stem, Cornwall, UK. June
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Azure damselfly (Coenagrion puella) flat against reed stem, only eyes visible, Westhay SWT reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, June
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Steve Knell / Barn swallow {Hirundo rustica} perched on reed stem. England, UK
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Oscar Dewhurst / Many-coloured rush tyrant (Tachuris rubrigastra) perched on reed stem at the water's edge. Lake Titicaca, Puno, Peru. September. Cropped
Paul Hobson / Reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) perched on stem in morning light. Sheffield, England, UK. May.
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Remi Masson / Portrait of an European beaver (Castor fiber) underwater with reed stem. River Rhone, Alps, France, June.
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Ross Hoddinott / Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx spendens) on reed stem, backlit in morning light and rainfall, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, UK. June.
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Stefan Christmann (video) / Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) crossing a tidal crack in freshly formed sea ice. Timelapse created from stacked stills.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) group sliding over ice, tobogganing, returning to form breeding colony, Atka Bay, Antarctica, April.
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Stefan Christmann / Pan across Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) returning over sea ice to form breeding colony, icebergs in background, Atka Bay, Antarctica, April.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) group sliding over ice, returning to form breeding colony, Atka Bay, Antarctica, April.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) group sliding over ice, returning to form breeding colony, Atka Bay, Antarctica, April.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) group, some birds are sliding over the ice on their fronts, while others stand in a small group, an iceberg in background, Atka Bay, Antarctica, April.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) group standing in a line on sea ice with iceberg in background. Atka Bay, Antarctica, April.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) group moving across sea ice, some birds are sliding over the ice on their fronts, while others stand in a small group preening, Atka Bay, Antarctica, April.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) jumping out of the water, joining a group of individuals which is standing nearby, Atka Bay, Antarctica, April.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) standing together as a newly formed colony with ice shelf in the background, Atka Bay, Antarctica, April.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) egg abandoned on the ground, snow drifting past it, Atka Bay, Antarctica, June.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) egg abandoned on the ground covered in snow, Atka Bay, Antarctica, June.
