Nuno Sa / Long snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) in captive breeding laboratory at University of Algarve, Portugal. June 2010. Overall winner of the Underwater Photographer of the Year competition 2015.
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Robin Chittenden / Sooty shearwater (Ardenna / Puffinus grisea) on sea surface, Algarve, Portugal, October
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Robin Chittenden / Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) leaping, Algarve, Portugal, October
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Cliff, Monte Clerigo Beach, Algarve, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Torre Aspa coast, Algarve, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009
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Robin Chittenden / Violet dropwing dragonfly (Trithemis annulata) Algarve, Portugal.
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Robin Chittenden / Great shearwater (Puffinus gravis) Algarve, Portugal.
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Mike Read / Lake at Quinta do Lago golf course part of the Ria Formosa Nature Reserve, Algarve, Portugal, February 2017
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Mike Read / Saltmarsh and road on part of the Ria de Alvor Nature Reserve, Algarve, Portugal, February 2017.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Sea stacks and natural arches at Praia da Marinha, Algarve, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean, January 2017.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Sea arches on Praia da Marinha beach, Algarve, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean, January.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Coastal rock formations at Praia da Marinha, Algarve, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean, January.
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Mike Read / Andalusian Dutchman's pipe (Aristolochia baetica) Quinta do Lago part of Ria Formosa Nature Reserve, Algarve, Portugal, February.
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Mike Read / Paperwhite narcissus (Narcissus papyraceus) Bocca do Rio Algarve Portugal, February.
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Mike Read / Paperwhite narcissus (Narcissus papyraceus) Bocca do Rio Algarve Portugal, February.
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Mike Read / Milkvetch (Astragalus lusitanicus) flowers, Cap St Vincent Algarve Portugal, February.
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Mike Read / Little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) female standing on stem of Bulrush (Typha latifoli) Quinta do Lago, Ria Formosa Nature Reserve, Algarve, Portugal, February.
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Mike Read / Common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) perched on stem of Bulrush (Typha latifolia) beside the lake at Quinta do Lago, Ria Formosa Nature Reserve, Algarve, Portugal, February.
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Mike Read / Gadwall (Anas strepera) male resting on vegetation in lake, Quinta do Lago, Ria Formosa Nature Reserve, Algarve, Portugal, February.
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Mike Read / Common pochard (Aythya ferina) female on mat of vegetation with European pond terrapin (Emys obicularis) in the lake at Quinta do Lago, part of the Ria Formosa Nature Reserve, Algarve, Portugal, Febru...
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Mike Read / Purple swamp-hen (Porphyrio porphyrio) feeding on mat of vegetation, Quinta do Lago, Ria Formosa Nature Reserve, Algarve Portugal, February.
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Mike Read / Sardinian warbler (Sylvia melanocephala) perched in Glasswort (Salicornia europaea) Ria Formosa Nature Reserve, Algarve, Portugal, February.
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Chris Mattison / Thick-necked stone grasshopper (Ocnerodes prosternalis) nymph, camouflaged, Algarve, Portugal.
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Chris Mattison / Natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) in temporary pool, Costa Vicentina National Park, Algarve, Portugal
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Chris Mattison / Natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) in temporary pool, Costa Vicentina National Park, Algarve, Portugal
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Chris Mattison / Western spadefoot toad (Pelobates cultripes) in temporary pool, Costa Vicentina National Park, Algarve, Portugal
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Chris Mattison / Natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) close up of skin showing poison glands and vertebral stripe. Costa Vicentina National Park, Algarve, Portugal
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Chris Mattison / Darkling beetle (Akis ilonka) Algarve, Portugal.
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Chris Mattison / Darkling beetle (Akis ilonka) Algarve, Portugal.
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Chris Mattison / Lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) Algarve, Portugal
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Chris Mattison / Golden lichen (Caloplaca aurantia) Atlantic coast, Algarve, Portugal
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Chris Mattison / Lichen (Ramalina sp) growing on a pine cone. Atlantic coast, Algarve, Portugal
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Chris Mattison / Two-leaved gennaria (Gennaria diphylla) Algarve, Portugal.
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Chris Mattison / Wolf spider (Lycosidae) female guarding eggs. Algarve, Portugal
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Chris Mattison / Mirror orchid (Ophrys speculum) Algarve, Portugal, March
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Chris Mattison / Mirror orchid (Ophrys speculum) Algarve, Portugal, March
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Chris Mattison / Natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) close up of skin showing poison glands and vertebral stripe. Costa Vicentina National Park, Algarve, Portugal
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Chris Mattison / Friar's cowl (Arisarum vulgare) Algarve, Portugal
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Chris Mattison / Darkling beetle (Akis ilonka) Algarve, Portugal.
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Chris Mattison / Ground beetle (Carabus melancholicus) Rogil, Algarve, Portugal
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Chris Mattison / Restored traditional windmill, Rogil, Algarve, Portugal, March 2017.
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Chris Mattison / Ground beetle (Carabus melancholicus) Rogil, Algarve, Portugal.
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Chris Mattison / Shieldbug (Coreus marginatus), Algarve, Portugal. Family Coreidae
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Chris Mattison / Sawfly orchid (Ophrys tenthredinifera) Vila do Bispo, Algarve, Portugal
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Chris Mattison / Leaf snail (Gittenbergeria turriplana) Algarve, Portugal.
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Chris Mattison / RF - Head portrait of Western Spadefoot Toad (Pelobates cultripes) in the Algarve, Portugal. November. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Chris Mattison / West Iberian painted frog (Discoglossus galganoi) Serra do Monchique, Algarve, Portugal
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Chris Mattison / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) Algarve, Portugal
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Chris Mattison / Mediterranean common toad (Bufo bufo spinosus) male, Algarve, Portugal
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Chris Mattison / Western spadefoot toad (Pelobates cultripes) Algarve, Portugal
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Chris Mattison / Natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) almost camouflaged on ground, Algarve, Portugal
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Chris Mattison / Chocolate tube slime mould (Stemonitis axifera) growing on felled pine trunk, Algarve, Portugal. This species has a seemingly global distribution. Focus-stacked image.
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Nick Upton / Rock samphire / Sea fennel (Crithmum maritimum) flowering on a cliff edge, Ponta de Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, July 2013.
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Nick Upton / Fisherman angling in the Atlantic sea from high cliffs at Ponta de Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, July 2013.
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Nick Upton / Saltmarsh and estuarine harbour at high tide with moored sailing yachts, Alvor, near Portimao, Algarve, Portugal, July 2013.
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Nick Upton / Century plant (Agave americana) flowers, Algarve, Portugal, July 2013.
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Nick Upton / Century plant (Agave americana) flowering above Praia da Marinha beach, near Carvoeiro, Algarve, Portugal, July 2013.
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Nick Upton / Sea daffodil / Sea Lily (Pancratium maritimum) flowering among limestone rocks on coastal headland, Ponta de Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, July 2013.
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Nick Upton / Pale stonecrop (Sedum sediforme) flowering on coastal dunes, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Curry plant (Helichrysum italicum picardii) clump flowering on sand dunes, Southeastern Alentejo and Costa Vicentina National Park, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013
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Nick Upton / Clustered carline thistle (Carlina corymbosa) flowering, Monchique mountains, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Mediterranean saltwort (Salsola vermiculata) growing on a cliff edge, Ponta de Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, July 2013.
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Nick Upton / Portuguese Crowberry (Corema album) bushes with edible white drupes growing on sand dunes, Southeastern Alentejo and Costa Vicentina National Park, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Portuguese Crowberry (Corema album) with edible white drupes growing on sand dunes, Southeastern Alentejo and Costa Vicentina National Park, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Pale stonecrop (Sedum sediforme) flowering on coastal dunes, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Apple of Sodom / Devil's apple / Devil's tomato (Solanum linnaeanum / sodomaeum) an invasive South African species with many toxic yellow fruits, roadside scrubland, Algarve, Portugal, July 2013.
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Nick Upton / Apple of Sodom / Devil's apple / Devil's tomato (Solanum linnaeanum / sodomaeum) an invasive South African species with many toxic yellow fruits, roadside scrubland, Algarve, Portugal, July 2013.
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Nick Upton / Saltmarsh and estuarine harbour at high tide with moored sailing yachts, Alvor, near Portimao, Algarve, Portugal, July 2013.
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Nick Upton / Century plant (Agave americana) flowering spike, Algarve, Portugal, July 2013.
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Nick Upton / Tree Aeonium / Tree houseleek (Aeonium arboreum atropurpureum), an introdcued species from the Canaries growing on a coastal headland, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Sea daffodil / Sea Lily (Pancratium maritimum) flowering among limestone rocks on coastal headland, Ponta de Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, July 2013.
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Nick Upton / Portuguese Crowberry (Corema album) with edible white drupes growing on sand dunes, Southeastern Alentejo and Costa Vicentina National Park, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Portuguese Crowberry (Corema album) bushes with edible white drupes growing on sand dunes overlooking Praia do Bordeira beach and River Bordeira, Southeastern Alentejo and Costa Vicentina National Par...
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Nick Upton / Weathered sandstone rocks with natural archways carved by the sea at Ponta da Piedade, Lagos, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Pale stonecrop (Sedum sediforme) flowering on coastal dunes, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Cork oak bark freshly removed from Cork oak trees (Quercus suber) and stacked to dry out, Monchique, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Cork oak bark freshly removed from Cork oak trees (Quercus suber) and stacked to dry out, Monchique, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Cork oak bark freshly removed from Cork oak trees (Quercus suber), Monchique, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Cork oak bark freshly removed from Cork oak trees (Quercus suber) and stacked to dry out, Monchique, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Blue morning glory (Ipomoea indica) flowers, an Asian species invasive in Portugal, Monchique mountains, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Blue morning glory (Ipomoea indica) flowers, an Asian species invasive in Portugal, Monchique mountains, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Blue morning glory (Ipomoea indica) flowers, an Asian species invasive in Portugal, Monchique mountains, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Curry plant (Helichrysum italicum picardii) clump flowering on sand dunes overlooking Praia do Bordeira beach, Southeastern Alentejo and Costa Vicentina National Park, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013
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Nick Upton / Landscape of Praia do Bordeira beach and River Bordeira, Southeastern Alentejo and Costa Vicentina National Park, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Cork oak (Quercus suber) with its bark recently harvested, Monchique mountains, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Landscape of Praia do Bordeira beach with Curry plant (Helichrysum italicum picardii) clumps flowering in the foreground, Southeastern Alentejo and Costa Vicentina National Park, Algarve, Portugal, Au...
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Nick Upton / Weathered sandstone rocks with natural archways carved by the sea at Ponta da Piedade, Lagos, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis), calling as it stands on cliff edge next to its full-grown chick, Praia da Marinha, Algarve, Portugal, July 2013.
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Nick Upton / Tiger beetle (Calomera littoralis) foraging on sandy beach at low tide, Alvor, Algarve, Portugal, July.
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Nick Upton / Satellite fly (Craticulina sp.), a kleptoparasite of sand wasps, feeding on Rock samphire flowers (Crithmum maritimum) on a sandy beach close to several host nests, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Satellite fly (Craticulina sp.), a kleptoparasite of sand wasps, feeding on Rock samphire flowers (Crithmum maritimum) on a sandy beach close to several host nests, Algarve, Portugal, Portugal.
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Nick Upton / Ruby-tailed wasp / Cuckoo wasp / Jewel wasp (Hedychridium sp.) feeding on Rock samphire flowers (Crithmum maritimum) on a sandy beach, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Ruby-tailed wasp / Cuckoo wasp / Jewel wasp (Hedychrum sp.) feeding on Rock samphire flowers (Crithmum maritimum) on a sandy beach, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Ruby-tailed wasp / Cuckoo wasp / Jewel wasp (Hedychrum sp.) feeding on Rock samphire flowers (Crithmum maritimum) on a sandy beach, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Hoverfly (Chrysotoxum intermedium) feeding on Rock samphire flowers (Crithmum maritimum) on a sandy beach close to several host nests, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
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Nick Upton / Hairy flower wasp (Colpa sexmaculata) female sunning on bare earth, Algarve, Portugal, August 2013.
