Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Greenbottle blue tarantula (Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens) - see original image number 01482830 EMBARGOED FOR NAT GEO UNTIL the end of 2015
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Martin Willis / Red-collared Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubritorquis) feeding on flower nectar, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
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Martin Willis / Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) pair preening during courtship, Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia
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Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Sea Anemone (Corynactis australis) group, Bicheno, Tasmania, Australia
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Marie Read / Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) male fluttering wings while perched on cherry (Prunus sp.) branch in spring, New York, USA, April.
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Marie Read / Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) male perched in pear (Pyrus sp.) blossom, eastern redbud in background, New York, USA. May.
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Jeff Foott / Cottonwood (Populus sp) trees in autumn, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
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Jeff Foott / Mixed coniferous and deciduous forest after snowfall in autumn, Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
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Jeff Foott / Fremont Cottonwood (Populus fremontii) trees in autumn, Bentonite Hills, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
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Chase Dekker / Moose (Alces alces shirasi) bull flehming in autumn, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Chase Dekker / Moose (Alces alces shirasi) bull flehming in autumn, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming