'Eyecatchers' are show-stopping and surprising standalone images from the natural world. This gallery is a great place to look for those special one-off images, suitable for double-page spreads or simply for inspiration and ideas.
Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dramatic 'Undulatus asperatus' cloud formation as a storm builds at dawn over Qaanaaq, Inglefield Bay. Northwest Greenland, September 2008. This cloud formation was first proposed as a new type of clo...
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Pete Oxford / Aerial view of the Essequibo River, Iwodrama Reserve, Guyana, December 2009
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Lake Natron, Rift Valley, Tanzania, Africa, August 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancar / Veliki Prstavci waterfalls close to Gradinsko lake at dawn, Upper Lakes, Plitvice Lakes NP, Croatia, October 2008 WWE BOOK. WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION PRESS IMAGE. WINNER - Wild Places category of Wildlif...
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Mark Carwardine / Aerial view of whale watching boat and Blue whale, Sea of Cortez, Mexico
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Sue Daly / Large group of Sunflower sea stars (Asterias / Pycnopodia helianthoides) covering rock, pacific coast, Canada, August
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Luiz Claudio Marigo / Jaguar (Panthera onca palustris) dragging a Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) onto the bank of the Piquiri River. The Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, October.
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Jenny E. Ross / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) sub-adult male on cliff searching for eggs in Brunnich's Guillemot nests, as gulls look on from above. This unusual behaviour happens when when lack of sea-ice prevents t...
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Nick Garbutt / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) displaying at hovering Antarctic Tern (Sterna vittata) Beach front, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, South Atlantic. January
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Ben Hall / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stags fighting at dusk during rutting season, Cheshire, UK October
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Ben Hall / Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) performing their elaborate courtship ritual at dawn, Cheshire, UK November
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Fergus Gill / Two male Yellowhammers (Emberiza Citrinella) fighting over a sheaf of oats in winter. Perthshire, Scotland, February
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Gary K. Smith / Large group of Common garden snails (Helix aspersa) hibernating on Sycamore tree, Norfolk UK December
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Juergen Freund / RF- Gorgonian fan coral with Featherstars / crinoids attached, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) attacking an Arctic Fox (Vulpes / Alopex lagopus) protecting its nest site, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. Highly commended, MAMMALS, GDT 2011 competition
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Suzi Eszterhas / Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) sleeping on ice, Petermann Island, Antarctic Peninsula
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Alex Hyde / Tree frog (Platypelis grandis) juvenile camouflaged against moss. Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.
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Juergen Freund / Feather star (Crinoidea) underside. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
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Nature Production / Ants (Monomorium intrudens) gathering in circle around water droplet to drink, Japan
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Juergen Freund / Giant manta ray (Manta birostris) at a cleaning station with diver looking up at it. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010
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Hermann Brehm / Young Tigress (Panthera tigris), 22 month, being frightened by a dead leaf. Banghavgarh National Park, India, April.
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Juergen Freund / Chocolate chip starfish / Horned sea star (Protoreastor nodosus) collected in their thousands for export as decorative objects and souvenirs, coloured with dyes. Indonesia, July 2008
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Laurent Geslin / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) swarm in flight near buildings, Paris, France
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Lesniew / Male Red footed falcon (Falco vespertinus) hunting over burning steppe fields, Bagerova Steppe, Kerch Peninsula, Crimea, Ukraine, July 2009 WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Möllers / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag calling during rut, Klampenborg Dyrehaven, Denmark, September 2008. WWE BOOK. WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.PRESS IMAGE.
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Liodden / Ringed seal (Pusa hispida) close-up of face, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, March 2009 WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION. WWE BOOK
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Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Juvenile Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) flying in front of a Union Jack flag on top of the Houses of Parliament, London, England, UK, July. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you k...
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Máté / Horse hair parachute mushrooms (Marasmius androsacaceus) Belarus, June 2009. WWE BOOK. WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.
Wild Wonders of Europe / O Haarberg / Arctic fox (Vulpes / Alopex lagopus) in a wild flower meadow, dark summer phase, Hornstrandir, Iceland, July 2008
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Wild Wonders of Europe / E Haarb / Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) in alpine landscape in snow, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy, November 2008. Exclusive Japanese calendar rights for 2014
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Juergen Freund / Carrier / Sea urchin crab (Dorippe frascone) carrying a fire urchin as a deterrent to predators. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Kim Taylor / Rainbow trout, deformed fry - siamese twins - caused by egg damage {Salmo gairdneri}
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Warwick Sloss / Justin Anderson with Polar bear {Ursus maritimus} looking in through window of filming vehicle, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Filming for BBC 'Nature's Great Events', 2007
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Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) portrait in sea-ice landscape. Wide angle / fish-eye shot. Svalbard, Norway, September.
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Cane Toad / Marine Toad / Giant Toad (Bufo marinus) adult jumping in Dogweed (Dyssodia pentachaeta) field. Laredo, Webb County, South Texas, USA, April.
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B&S Draker / Familiar Bluet Damselflies (Enallagma civile) males perched along a stem. Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA, April.
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Bence Mate / Confrontation between a great egret (Ardea alba) and grey heron (Ardea cinerea), Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary.
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Graham Eaton / Leatherback Turtle Hatchling (Dermochelys coriacea) crossing a beach towards the sea, seen from above. Cayenne, French Guiana, July.
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox), adult in striking pose in wildflower field. Laredo, Webb County, South Texas, USA, April.
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Pete Oxford / Snake charmer's Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) and African puff-adder (Bitis arietans arietans)~Djemaa el-Fna (the square), Marrakech, Morocco, June 2009
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Edwin Giesbers / Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) close up portrait, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Black and yellow Mud Dauber (Sceliphron caementarium) female collecting mud for her nest. Comal County, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA, July.
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Doug Perrine / Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) being cleaned of algae by Yellow tangs / surgeonfish (Zebrasoma flavescens), Puako, Kona, Hawaii, USA, June, Endangered species
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Adult Robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched in frosty tree in winter, Scotland, UK, December 2010
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Roy Mangersnes / Black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) on an old building including one landing, Finnmark, Norway, April
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Ann & Steve Toon / Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) looking through window at female with chick nesting on Tyne Bridge, Newcastle, UK, June.
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) jumping, holding a nut in its mouth, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, March. Did you know? Red squirrels weigh half as much as grey squirrels.
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Orsolya Haarberg / Thin layer of ice viewed through a polarizing filter,~Helgeland, Nordland, Norway.
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Nuno Sa / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) accompanied by Pilot Fish (Naucrates ductor) and Remora. The biggest fish in the world has only started to visit the Azores in the past three years due to water temperatu...
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Michael D. Kern / Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) striped red, blue and brown, walking along branch, captive, from Madagascar
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Jack Dykinga / Scalding hot water continuously spouting behind layers of mineral deposits, Fly Geyser, Black Rock Desert, Great Basin Desert, Nevada, USA
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Nick Garbutt / Juvenile African elephant (Loxodonta africana) wanders through a tourist safari lodge, Mfuwe Lodge, South Luangwa NP, Zambia, October
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George Sanker / Moose (Alces alces) jumping a fence, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA, October
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Andy Rouse / European hares (Lepus europaeus) boxing, UK
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Andy Sands / Digger Wasp (Cerceris rybyensis) Mating pair with third male attempting to displace his rival, West sussex, England, UK, July
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Edwin Giesbers / Male Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) displaying, captive
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Claudio Contreras / Submarine statues at the MUSA Cancun Underwater Museum, a conservation project to promote the growth of coral. Isla Mujeres, Cancun National Park, Caribbean Sea, Mexico.
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Roland Seitre / Hermit / Northern bald ibis (Geroniticus eremita) breeding project of the Jerez de la Frontera Zoo, Cadiz, Spain. Keeper with juvenile birds on open land, keepers wear ibis helmets to limit human impr...
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Daniel Heuclin / Traditional bush hunter with a calao / hornbill head decoration, preparing bow and arrow for hunt, Northern Cameroon, West Africa
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Galapagos Ghost Crab (Ocypode gaudichaudii) fighting on the beach. Galapagos
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Edwin Giesbers / Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) head sticking out from behind wing, captive
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Andy Rouse / Agile wallabies (Macropus agilis) sparring and fighting, Bamarru Plains, Northern Territories, Australia
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Two Goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis) squabbling over Common teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) seeds in winter, Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, February. 2020VISION Exhibition.
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Andy Rouse / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) male 'Monty' diving with claws outstretched. Dyfi Estuary, Wales, August. Sequence 2 of 2. It is the first time ospreys have bred at this location for 400 years.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Saltmarsh from the air, Abbotts Hall Farm, Essex
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) in arctic ice floe landscape. Nordaustlandet, Svalbard.
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Juergen Freund / Tiny reef crab on soft coral, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.