Nick Upton / Forest caterpillar hunter (Calosoma sycophanta) feeding on a Gypsy moth caterpillar (Lymantria dispar) it has killed in a Holm oak tree, Bacu Goloritze ravine, Baunei, Sardinia, Italy, May.
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Nick Upton / Sand-loving / Square-headed wasp (Tachysphex costae) feeding on Sea holly flowers (Eryngium maritimum) on a beach, Sardinia, Italy, June.
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David Pattyn / Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) adult males fighting in alpine landscape, Valsavarenche, Gran Paradiso National Park, Aosta Valley, Italy, May
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David Pattyn / Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex) in its landscape, Valsavarenche, Gran Paradiso national park, Aosta Valley, Italy, May
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David Pattyn / Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) struggling in deep snow on a steep slope, Valsavarenche, Gran Paradiso National Park, Aosta Valley, Italy, January
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David Pattyn / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in deep snow emerging from den, Valsavarenche valley, Gran Paradiso national Park, Aosta Valley, Alps, Italy, December
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David Pattyn / Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) carrying grass and other nesting material across snow to its nest while another one is on the lookout, Gran Paradiso National Park, Aosta Valley, Italy, April
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David Pattyn / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in flight in front of a vertical rocky mountain side, Gran Paradiso National Park, Aosta Valley, Italy, May