John Chan / Two American avocets (Recurvirostra americana) in a tidal basin, one becomes alert to an aerial threat, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California, USA, December.
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Ismaele Tortella / Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) swimming with snow on its back, calling, Norway
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Ismaele Tortella / Two Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) in snow, one in the background eating fish while the other is alert, Norway.
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Ismaele Tortella / Two Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) in snow, one rolling around and itching while the other eats a fish in the background, Norway.
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Ismaele Tortella / Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) standing in snow, calling and responding to another otter nearby, Norway.
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Ismaele Tortella / Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) rolling until its face is covered with snow, while it calls and responds to another otter nearby, Norway.
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Ismaele Tortella / Adult Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) and pup eating crabs on seaweed cover rocks, pup finishes and joins the her as she finishes eating, they both then enter the water and swim away, Norway.
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Ismaele Tortella / Adult Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) and pup clambering out of water on to rocks to eat freshly caught crabs, Norway.
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Ismaele Tortella / Adult Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) defecating on shoreline to mark territory before walking away with her pup following close behind, Norway.
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Ismaele Tortella / Adult Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) rolling in seaweed and grooming pup before resting, Norway.
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Ashley Cooper / Waves moving outside a cabin window on an expedition cruise ship crossing the Drake Passage between Antarctica and South America.
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Ashley Cooper / Looking out of a cabin window on an expedition cruise ship onto the Lemaire channel between Booth Island and the Kiev Peninsular, Antarctica.
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Ashley Cooper / Flood defences holding back the River Severn floodwaters along street in Bewdley. The river overtopped the barriers after Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis, the wettest February recorded in the UK. Worcest...
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Ashley Cooper / Ironbridge, the world's first cast iron bridge. The River Severn in flood conditions following Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis, the wettest February recorded in the UK. Shropshire, England, UK, February...
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Ashley Cooper / Streets partially submerged underwater due to the River Severn breaking its banks after Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis which caused the wettest February recorded in the UK, 2020.
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Michel Poinsignon / Blackbird (Turdus merula) male at water's edge in rain, Lorraine, France, December
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Ashley Cooper / Environment Agency flood defences alongside flooded the River Severn. The river overtopped the barriers after Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis, the wettest February recorded in the UK. Bewdley, Worcesters...
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Ashley Cooper / Houses flooded by the River Severn after Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis, the wettest February recorded in the UK. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK, February 2020.
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Ashley Cooper / Houses flooded by the River Severn after Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis, the wettest February recorded in the UK. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK, February 2020.
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Ashley Cooper / Ironbridge, the world's first cast iron bridge. The River Severn in flood conditions following Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis, the wettest February recorded in the UK. Shropshire, England, UK. February...
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Ashley Cooper / Zooming out showing farmland flooded by the River Severn after Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis, the wettest February recorded in the UK. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK, February 2020.
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Ashley Cooper / Looking out of a cabin window on an expedition cruise ship onto the Lemaire channel between Booth Island and the Kiev Peninsular, Antarctica.
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Ashley Cooper / Looking out of a cabin window on an expedition cruise ship onto sea ice in the Lemaire channel between Booth Island and the Kiev Peninsular, Antarctica.
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Ashley Cooper / Lemaire channel, between Booth Island and the Kiev Peninsular, Antarctica.
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Ashley Cooper / The Lemaire channel, between Booth Island and the Kiev Peninsular, Antarctica.
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Ashley Cooper / Flooding caused by the River Severn after Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis, which lead to the wettest February recorded in the UK, 2020.
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Ashley Cooper / Environment Agency worker checking the River Severn flood levels and flood defences. After Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis lead to the wettest February recorded in the UK. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England...
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Ashley Cooper / Street signs and railings partially submerged underwater due to flooding caused by the River Severn, after Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis resulted in the wettest February recorded in the UK. Bewdley, Wo...
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Ashley Cooper / Bus station flooded by the River Severn after Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis lead to the wettest February recorded in the UK. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK, February 2020.
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Ashley Cooper / Outdoor tables in Wateredge Hotel beer garden partially submerged underwater due to flooding after Storm Ciara at Lake Windermere, Ambleside, Lake District, UK, 2020.
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Ashley Cooper / Benches partially submerged underwater due to floods caused by Storm Ciara at Lake Windermere, Ambleside, Lake District, UK, 2020.
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Ashley Cooper / Passing through the Lemaire Channel on an ice-strengthened expedition ship between Booth Island and the Kiev Peninsular, Antarctica.
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Ashley Cooper / Tracking shot of Antarctic scenery surrounding the Lemaire channel, between Booth Island and the Kiev Peninsular from Peterman Island.
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Ashley Cooper / Parked cars partially submerged underwater due to flooding caused by Storm Ciara at Rothay Bridge in Ambleside, Lake District, UK, February, 2020.
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Ashley Cooper / Car partially submerged underwater due to flooding caused by Storm Ciara, Rothay Bridge, Ambleside, Lake District, UK, February, 2020.
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Ashley Cooper / Panning shot of cars and an AA breakdown vehicle at a stand-still next to flood caused by Storm Ciara at Rothay Bridge in Ambleside, Lake District, UK, February, 2020.
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Ashley Cooper / A park information board partially submerged underwater due to the River Brathay completely over flowing following a June record amount of rain falling in 24 hours, Ambleside, Lake District, UK.
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Ashley Cooper / A path submerged underwater due to the River Brathay flooding following a June record amount of rain falling in 24 hours, Ambleside, Lake District, UK.
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Ashley Cooper / The River Brathay completely over flowing following a June record amount of rain falling in 24 hours, Ambleside, Lake District, UK.
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Ashley Cooper / The River Brathay causing flooding following a June record amount of rain falling in 24 hours, Ambleside, Lake District, UK.
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Ashley Cooper / The River Brathay having burst its banks and flooding a path following a June record amount of rain falling in 24 hours, Ambleside, Lake District, UK.
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Ashley Cooper / Meltwater from retreating glacier flowing over rock into lake, below Torres del Paine towers. Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. January 2020.
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Ashley Cooper / Panning shot showing people gathered near meltwater from retreating glacier flowing over rock into lake, below Torres del Paine towers. Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, January, 2020.
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Ashley Cooper / Panning shot of meltwater from retreating glacier flowing over rock into lake, below Torres del Paine towers. Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. January 2020.
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Tui De Roy / Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) Caldera floor, Volcan La Cumbre, Fernandina Island, Galapagos.
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Tui De Roy / Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) and volcanic landscape, Caldera floor, Volcan La Cumbre, Fernandina Island, Galapagos .
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Tui De Roy / Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) and volcanic landscape, Caldera floor, Volcan La Cumbre, Fernandina Island, Galapagos .
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Tui De Roy / Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) and volcanic landscape, Caldera floor, Volcan La Cumbre, Fernandina Island, Galapagos .
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Tui De Roy / Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) and volcanic landscape, Caldera floor, Volcan La Cumbre, Fernandina Island, Galapagos .
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Nick Upton / Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) clump flowering in a flooded water meadow, Gloucestershire, UK, September.
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Nick Upton / Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) with yellow flowers and Wild carrot (Daucus carota) with white flowers growing on chalk cliff top grassland, Old Harry's Rocks, Studland, Dorset, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) with yellow flowers and Wild carrot (Daucus carota) with white flowers growing on chalk cliff top grassland, Old Harry's Rocks, Studland, Dorset, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) with yellow flowers and Wild carrot (Daucus carota) with white flowers growing on chalk cliff top grassland, Studland, Dorset, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) with yellow flowers and Wild carrot (Daucus carota) with white flowers growing on chalk cliff top grassland, Studland, Dorset, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Small teasel (Dipsacus pilosus) flowers and seedheads of this scarce plant in the UK, with a barge, a cyclist and walkers in the background, Kennet and Avon Canal, Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire, UK, August...
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Nick Upton / Small teasel (Dipsacus pilosus) flowers and seedheads of this scarce plant in the UK by the Kennet and Avon Canal, Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Small teasel (Dipsacus pilosus) flowers and seedheads of this scarce plant in the UK, with a barge, a cyclist and walkers in the background, Kennet and Avon Canal, Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire, UK, August...
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Franco Banfi / Stall with chilli peppers, garlic, limoncello, lemons and citrons, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy.
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Franco Banfi / Torre di Montalto. Punta Campanella Marine Protected Area, Costa Amalfitana, Italy. July.
Franco Banfi / Scuba diver and Red sea stars (Hacelia attenuata) and Mediterranean red sea star (Echinaster sepositus) Punta Campanella Marine Protected Area, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean.
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Franco Banfi / Blenny (Parablennius zvonimiri) Vervece Rock, Punta Campanella Marine Protected area, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean.
Franco Banfi / Alicia sea anemones (Alicia mirabilis) Massa Lubrense, Puolo Bay, Punta Campanella Marine Protected Area, Costa Amalfitan, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean.
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Franco Banfi / Mediterranean jelly or fried egg jellyfish (Cotylorhiza tubercolata) Massa Lubrense, Punta Campanella Marine Protected Area, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean.
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Franco Banfi / Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) showing excellent camouflage, Puolo Bay, Punta Campanella Marine Protected Area, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean.
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Franco Banfi / Greater weever (Trachinus draco) Massa Lubrense, Puolo Bay, Punta Campanella Marine Protected Area, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean.
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Franco Banfi / Striped red mullet (Mullus surmuletus) Puolo Bay, Punta Campanella Marine Protected Area, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean.
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Franco Banfi / Sea star (Astropecten aranciacus) Puolo Bay, Punta Campanella Marine Protected Area, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean.
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Franco Banfi / Shoal of Mediterranean fairy basslet (Anthias anthias) Banco di Santa Croce, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean.
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Franco Banfi / Catshark egg cases (Scyliorhinus sp.) on Red gorgonian (Paramuricea clavata) Banco di Santa Croce, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean.
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Franco Banfi / Sea pen (Pennatula phosphorea) Puolo Bay, Punta Campanella Marine Protected Area, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean.