2012 - August & September 2012 Highlights (156) Images supplémentaires...
We've got 2 months of great new images to share with you. Here are some of the highlights:



• Graphic and moody landscapes from Jack Dykinga and David Noton

• Camargue horses and flamingos from Konrad Wothe

• All manner of rarities including Irrawaddy dolphins from Roland Seitre

• Rare Chinese wildlife from Shibai Xiao

• British wildlife from Danny Green and Fergus Gill

• Cute marmots from Edwin Giesbers and crafty raccoons from Bertie Gregory
Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) sub-adult male wading through water taking care to keep his balance as he is unable to swim. Camp Bulu, Lamandau Nature Reserve, Central Kalimantan, Borneo,...
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Fiona Rogers / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) sub-adult male wading through water taking care to keep his balance as he is unable to swim. Camp Bulu, Lamandau Nature Reserve, Central Kalimantan, Borneo,...
Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) male baby 'Thor' aged 8-9 months swinging from a liana. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabili...
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Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) male baby 'Thor' aged 8-9 months swinging from a liana. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabili...
Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female baby 'Petra', age 12 months. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabilitated and released (...
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Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female baby 'Petra', age 12 months. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabilitated and released (...
Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) male baby 'Thor', age 8-9 months playing with a leaf. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabilita...
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Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) male baby 'Thor', age 8-9 months playing with a leaf. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabilita...
Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female 'Tutut' resting her head on her hand. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabilitated and r...
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Fiona Rogers / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) female 'Tutut' resting her head on her hand. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabilitated and r...
Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), adults perched on branch in winter feeding on apple. Lorraine France.  3rd Prize in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013.
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Michel Poinsignon / Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), adults perched on branch in winter feeding on apple. Lorraine France. 3rd Prize in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013.
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) alighting at pool to collect mud for nest building. Inverness-shire, Scotland, June .Did you know? Due to the distances that Swallows travel, it was traditional for sail...
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) alighting at pool to collect mud for nest building. Inverness-shire, Scotland, June .Did you know? Due to the distances that Swallows travel, it was traditional for sail...
Robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched on rosehip branch during snowfall. UK, December.
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Ernie Janes / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched on rosehip branch during snowfall. UK, December.
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) male perched in tree holding fish, Hertfordshire, England, UK, March.
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Andy Sands / Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) male perched in tree holding fish, Hertfordshire, England, UK, March.
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) male perched in tree with mud on beak, Hertfordshire, England, UK, March.
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Andy Sands / Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) male perched in tree with mud on beak, Hertfordshire, England, UK, March.
Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) adult male with chicks, World Heritage National Park rainforest of the Wet Tropics, north Queensland, Australia
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Dave Watts / Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) adult male with chicks, World Heritage National Park rainforest of the Wet Tropics, north Queensland, Australia
Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis) male tail feathers hanging out of the nest, Costa Rica
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Konrad Wothe / Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis) male tail feathers hanging out of the nest, Costa Rica
Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) male perched on the bonnet of a truck displaying to his reflection in the windscreen, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) male perched on the bonnet of a truck displaying to his reflection in the windscreen, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.
Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) perched on a fence post, Worlaby Carr, Lincolnshire, England, UK, December
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Danny Green / 2020VISION / Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) perched on a fence post, Worlaby Carr, Lincolnshire, England, UK, December
Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) in flight, hunting, Worlaby Carr, Lincolnshire, England, UK, December
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Danny Green / 2020VISION / Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) in flight, hunting, Worlaby Carr, Lincolnshire, England, UK, December
Three Red Kites (Milvus milvus) chasing each other in flight. Wales, UK. November.
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Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Three Red Kites (Milvus milvus) chasing each other in flight. Wales, UK. November.
American coots (Fulica americana) taking off from  pond with reflections of cattails, Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, USA
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Jack Dykinga / American coots (Fulica americana) taking off from pond with reflections of cattails, Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, USA
Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) in flight at dawn, Camargue, France
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Dave Watts / Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) in flight at dawn, Camargue, France
Greater flamingoes (Phoenicopterus ruber) at sunrise, Camargue, France, April
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Konrad Wothe / Greater flamingoes (Phoenicopterus ruber) at sunrise, Camargue, France, April
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) in flight, Caerlaverock WWT, Scotland, Solway, UK, January.
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Danny Green / 2020VISION / Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) in flight, Caerlaverock WWT, Scotland, Solway, UK, January.
Mute swan (Cygnus olor) two adults on water in courtship display, Lorraine, France, January.
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Michel Poinsignon / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) two adults on water in courtship display, Lorraine, France, January.
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) resting, Shapwick NNR, Avalon Marshes, Somerset Levels, UK, February
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Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) resting, Shapwick NNR, Avalon Marshes, Somerset Levels, UK, February
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) with cygnets, Shapwick NNR, Avalon Marshes, Somerset Levels, UK, February
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Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) with cygnets, Shapwick NNR, Avalon Marshes, Somerset Levels, UK, February
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) in flight at twilight using slow shutter speed to accentuate blur and motion in low-key light, Inner Farne, Farne Islands, Northumberland, July.
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Rob Jordan / 2020VISION / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) in flight at twilight using slow shutter speed to accentuate blur and motion in low-key light, Inner Farne, Farne Islands, Northumberland, July.
Eider (Somateria mollissima) male in flight in evening light, Aberdeenshire , Scotland, UK
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Eider (Somateria mollissima) male in flight in evening light, Aberdeenshire , Scotland, UK
Flock of Dunlin (Calidris alpina) in flight at sunset over the Wash estuary, Snettisham RSPB reserve, Norfolk, England, UK, March. Did you know? While migrating, dunlins travel in massive groups of up...
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Flock of Dunlin (Calidris alpina) in flight at sunset over the Wash estuary, Snettisham RSPB reserve, Norfolk, England, UK, March. Did you know? While migrating, dunlins travel in massive groups of up...
Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) silhouetted against dusk light. Kerry, Scotland, UK.
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Danny Green / 2020VISION / Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) silhouetted against dusk light. Kerry, Scotland, UK.
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula artica) adult on breeding cliffs. Hermaness NNR, Shetland, UK, June. Did you know? After the breeding season puffins lose their bright beaks and the colourful markings arou...
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula artica) adult on breeding cliffs. Hermaness NNR, Shetland, UK, June. Did you know? After the breeding season puffins lose their bright beaks and the colourful markings arou...
Whiskered auklet (Aethia pygmaea), Iony Island / Jonas' Island, Sea of Okhotsk, Far East Russia, July
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Vladimir Medvedev / Whiskered auklet (Aethia pygmaea), Iony Island / Jonas' Island, Sea of Okhotsk, Far East Russia, July
Whiskered auklets (Aethia pygmaea), Iony Island / Jonas' Island, Sea of Okhotsk, Far East Russia, July
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Vladimir Medvedev / Whiskered auklets (Aethia pygmaea), Iony Island / Jonas' Island, Sea of Okhotsk, Far East Russia, July
Wild horses / Mustangs, two stallions play fighting,  Pryor Mountains, Montana, USA, July 2010
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Carol Walker / Wild horses / Mustangs, two stallions play fighting, Pryor Mountains, Montana, USA, July 2010
Horses on ranch, two greys with mountains in background, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA
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Carol Walker / Horses on ranch, two greys with mountains in background, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA
Two white horses of the Camargue, head to head at water, Camargue, Southern France
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Carol Walker / Two white horses of the Camargue, head to head at water, Camargue, Southern France
White horse of the Camargue, foal with its brown baby coat, Camargue, Southern France
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Carol Walker / White horse of the Camargue, foal with its brown baby coat, Camargue, Southern France
Camargue horses (Equus caballus) running in water at beach, Camargue, France, April
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Konrad Wothe / Camargue horses (Equus caballus) running in water at beach, Camargue, France, April
Friesian horse, black stallion running in field, Livingston, Montana, USA
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Carol Walker / Friesian horse, black stallion running in field, Livingston, Montana, USA
Ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus) young hides amongst the branches of a black coral bush (Antipathes sp) Sangeang Island, Sumbawa, Indonesia, Flores Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus) young hides amongst the branches of a black coral bush (Antipathes sp) Sangeang Island, Sumbawa, Indonesia, Flores Sea.
Brown trout (Salmo trutta) swimming through sun beams in a freshwater lake, Capernwray Quarry, Lancashire, UK, July
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Brown trout (Salmo trutta) swimming through sun beams in a freshwater lake, Capernwray Quarry, Lancashire, UK, July
Green Seaturtle (Chelonia mydas) in profile above sandy shallow sea bed. Endangered, Cancun National Park, Caribbean Sea, Mexico.
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Claudio Contreras / Green Seaturtle (Chelonia mydas) in profile above sandy shallow sea bed. Endangered, Cancun National Park, Caribbean Sea, Mexico.
Australian freshwater / Johnstone's crocodile (Crocodylus johnsoni) with fish in mouth, a scrap from a fisherman, Lake Kununurra, Western Australia, July
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Steven David Miller / Australian freshwater / Johnstone's crocodile (Crocodylus johnsoni) with fish in mouth, a scrap from a fisherman, Lake Kununurra, Western Australia, July
Solenosmilia sp and eunicid polychaete and bamboo coral. Collected from coral sea mount near Dragon vent field on SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean.
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David Shale / Solenosmilia sp and eunicid polychaete and bamboo coral. Collected from coral sea mount near Dragon vent field on SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean.
Wing-armed squid (Stenoteuthis pteropus) - deep sea specimen from South Atlantic
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Solvin Zankl / Wing-armed squid (Stenoteuthis pteropus) - deep sea specimen from South Atlantic
Detail of Plumose anemone (Metridium senile) in its retracted state at slack water when it is not feeding. Plymouth Sound, Devon, England, UK, English Channel, July
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Detail of Plumose anemone (Metridium senile) in its retracted state at slack water when it is not feeding. Plymouth Sound, Devon, England, UK, English Channel, July
Plumose anemones (Metridium senile) feeding on Moon jellyfish (Aurilia aurita), which they have captured. Loch Long, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? Loch Long was previously used as...
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Plumose anemones (Metridium senile) feeding on Moon jellyfish (Aurilia aurita), which they have captured. Loch Long, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? Loch Long was previously used as...
Common sea urchins (Echinus esculentus) beneath a stand of kelp, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, North East Atlantic Ocean, April
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Common sea urchins (Echinus esculentus) beneath a stand of kelp, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, North East Atlantic Ocean, April
Buff-tailed bumble bee (Bombus terrestris) on field poppy (Papaver rhoeas) showing fully laden pollen sacs, RSPB Hope Farm, Cambridgeshire, UK, May
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Buff-tailed bumble bee (Bombus terrestris) on field poppy (Papaver rhoeas) showing fully laden pollen sacs, RSPB Hope Farm, Cambridgeshire, UK, May
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) worker bee flying to Cowslip (Primula veris) flowers. UK, April.
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Stephen Dalton / Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) worker bee flying to Cowslip (Primula veris) flowers. UK, April.
Twisted and emerging limbs of Saguaro cacti (Carnegiea gigantea) Sonoran Desert near Tucson, Arizona, USA
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Jack Dykinga / Twisted and emerging limbs of Saguaro cacti (Carnegiea gigantea) Sonoran Desert near Tucson, Arizona, USA
Hectia, a tropical bromeliad, stress coloured with blades grown in interlocking patterns, in the state of Yucatan, Mexico
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Jack Dykinga / Hectia, a tropical bromeliad, stress coloured with blades grown in interlocking patterns, in the state of Yucatan, Mexico
Yellow form of Mountain Pansy (Viola lutea) growing amongst purple form. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, May.
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Alex Hyde / Yellow form of Mountain Pansy (Viola lutea) growing amongst purple form. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, May.
Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) foliage in spring,  Dorset, UK, May
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Colin Varndell / Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) foliage in spring, Dorset, UK, May
Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium caeruleum) flowering. Lathkill Dale NNR, Peak District National Park, UK, June.
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Alex Hyde / Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium caeruleum) flowering. Lathkill Dale NNR, Peak District National Park, UK, June.
Flower of locally endemic Rafflesia (Rafflesia tengku-adlinii) flower diameter 22cm blooming on forest floor within lowland Dipterocarp rainforest, Maliau Basin, Sabah's 'Lost World', Borneo
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Nick Garbutt / Flower of locally endemic Rafflesia (Rafflesia tengku-adlinii) flower diameter 22cm blooming on forest floor within lowland Dipterocarp rainforest, Maliau Basin, Sabah's 'Lost World', Borneo
Oxeye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) low angle shot,  Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, UK, June 2011.
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Ross Hoddinott / Oxeye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) low angle shot, Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, UK, June 2011.
Herb rich conservation margin around farmland with Ox-eye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) at RSPB's Hope Farm, Cambridgeshire, UK, May 2011
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Herb rich conservation margin around farmland with Ox-eye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) at RSPB's Hope Farm, Cambridgeshire, UK, May 2011
Lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) close up of flowers, Broxwater, North Cornwall, UK, March.
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Ross Hoddinott / Lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) close up of flowers, Broxwater, North Cornwall, UK, March.
Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) caught in fishing nets on the island of Chiloe, Chile
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Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) caught in fishing nets on the island of Chiloe, Chile
Mountain gorilla silverback, male  called Munyinya,  (Gorilla beringei) with tourist taking photo, part of Hirwa Group, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
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Christophe Courteau / Mountain gorilla silverback, male called Munyinya, (Gorilla beringei) with tourist taking photo, part of Hirwa Group, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
RF- Children enjoying dipping in rockpools at low tide in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, UK, July. Did you know? You are never more than 16 miles from the sea in Cornwall. (This image may be licensed ei...
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / RF- Children enjoying dipping in rockpools at low tide in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, UK, July. Did you know? You are never more than 16 miles from the sea in Cornwall. (This image may be licensed ei...
Children enjoying dipping in rockpools at low tide in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, UK, July, all model released
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Children enjoying dipping in rockpools at low tide in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, UK, July, all model released