2011 - May Highlights (103) More files...
May was a strong month for new material: dramatic Icelandic landscapes and volcanos, Andalucian coverage featuring the endangered Iberian lynx and imperial eagle, and more great wildlife and environmental coverage from Africa, Asia, South America and the polar regions.
Wild Iberian / Spanish lynx (Lynx pardinus) walking through yellow flowers in Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain, March 2010
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Wild Iberian / Spanish lynx (Lynx pardinus) walking through yellow flowers in Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain, March 2010
Close-up of the talons of a Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti). Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain,  Captive
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Close-up of the talons of a Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti). Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain, Captive
Dying Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) on the dark bottom of a deep gorge, Saefellsnes peninsula, Iceland, September 2010
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Orsolya Haarberg / Dying Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) on the dark bottom of a deep gorge, Saefellsnes peninsula, Iceland, September 2010
Male Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada). Simien Mountains, Ethiopia, Feb 2010
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Male Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada). Simien Mountains, Ethiopia, Feb 2010
An orbital presentation of the eclipse of the moon as seen from Aurora, Colorado, USA, on the evening of December 20, 2010 and the early morning of December 21, 2010. Composite
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Charlie Summers / An orbital presentation of the eclipse of the moon as seen from Aurora, Colorado, USA, on the evening of December 20, 2010 and the early morning of December 21, 2010. Composite
Thin layer of ice viewed through a polarizing filter,~Helgeland, Nordland, Norway.
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Orsolya Haarberg / Thin layer of ice viewed through a polarizing filter,~Helgeland, Nordland, Norway.
Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) head portrait, Galapagos, Critically endangered
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Tim Laman / Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) head portrait, Galapagos, Critically endangered
Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) in flight, soaring, Galapagos, Critically endangered
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Tim Laman / Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) in flight, soaring, Galapagos, Critically endangered
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) calling and displaying with wings and tail outspread, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife refuge, Oklahoma, USA, May
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Marie Read / Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) calling and displaying with wings and tail outspread, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife refuge, Oklahoma, USA, May
Mute swan (Cygnus olor) portrait, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK, September
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Mark Carwardine / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) portrait, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK, September
James' flamingos (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) on a laguna in the remote region of high desert, altiplano and volcanoes near Tapaquilcha, Bolivia, December 2009
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David Noton / James' flamingos (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) on a laguna in the remote region of high desert, altiplano and volcanoes near Tapaquilcha, Bolivia, December 2009
Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) in flight. Simien Mountains, Ethiopia, Feb 2010
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) in flight. Simien Mountains, Ethiopia, Feb 2010