2012 - Best-of février 2012 (127) Images supplémentaires...
February 2012 was another busy month of adding great new images to our site: dramatic sharks from Nuno Sa, Chinese cormorant fishing from Florian Mollers, great new British and European wildlife including Alex Mustard's eye-catching underwater material from the 2020VISION project, and an inspiring first submission of creative wildlife images from new contributor Ole Jorgen Liodden.
Needle Bug / Water Stick Insect (Ranatra linearis) portrait. Europe, August.
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Jan Hamrsky / Needle Bug / Water Stick Insect (Ranatra linearis) portrait. Europe, August.
Water Strider / Pond Skater (Gerris lacustris) portrait. Europe, August.
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Jan Hamrsky / Water Strider / Pond Skater (Gerris lacustris) portrait. Europe, August.
Spread-winged Damselfly (Lestidae) nymph portrait. Europe, July.
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Jan Hamrsky / Spread-winged Damselfly (Lestidae) nymph portrait. Europe, July.
Fat / Edible dormouse (Glis glis) Lower Saxony, Germany, captive
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Kerstin Hinze / Fat / Edible dormouse (Glis glis) Lower Saxony, Germany, captive
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) sleeping on leaves. Bentley Wood, Wiltshire, May.
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David Kjaer / Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) sleeping on leaves. Bentley Wood, Wiltshire, May.
European Mink (Mustela lutreola) female on a forest road. Critically endangered. Saarland, Germany, August.
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Florian Möllers / European Mink (Mustela lutreola) female on a forest road. Critically endangered. Saarland, Germany, August.
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) sitting with nose in the air, Vosges, France, July
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Fabrice Cahez / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) sitting with nose in the air, Vosges, France, July
Iceland Pony (Equus caballus) portrait. Faroe Islands, July.
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Brent Stephenson / Iceland Pony (Equus caballus) portrait. Faroe Islands, July.
Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) at sunset, Vosges, France, August
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Fabrice Cahez / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) at sunset, Vosges, France, August
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) perched in tree. Buckinghamshire, UK, June.
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David Kjaer / Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) perched in tree. Buckinghamshire, UK, June.
Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) adult female in flight, approaching nest with food for chicks, moorland habitat, Glen Tanar Estate, Grampian, Scotland, UK, June
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) adult female in flight, approaching nest with food for chicks, moorland habitat, Glen Tanar Estate, Grampian, Scotland, UK, June
Common Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio machaon) resting on Viper's Bugloss / Blueweed (Echium vulgare) in alpine meadow. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July.
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Alex Hyde / Common Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio machaon) resting on Viper's Bugloss / Blueweed (Echium vulgare) in alpine meadow. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July.
RF- Orange Tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) female resting on Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis). North Devon, UK. April. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Ross Hoddinott / RF- Orange Tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) female resting on Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis). North Devon, UK. April. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa) backlit flowers and foliage. Halsdon Wood, near Dolton, Devon, UK, March.
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Ross Hoddinott / Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa) backlit flowers and foliage. Halsdon Wood, near Dolton, Devon, UK, March.
Cowslips (Primula veris) backlit in evening light, Durlston Country Park, near Swanage, Dorset, UK, April.
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Ross Hoddinott / Cowslips (Primula veris) backlit in evening light, Durlston Country Park, near Swanage, Dorset, UK, April.
Corn Marigold (Glebionis segetum), Corn flowers and Corn Chamomile in Meadow, Norfolk, UK, July
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Ernie Janes / Corn Marigold (Glebionis segetum), Corn flowers and Corn Chamomile in Meadow, Norfolk, UK, July
Traditionally managed wildflower meadow with Ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Hardington Moor NNR, Somerset, UK, May 2011, fish-eye lens. Did you know? Ox-eye daisies used in Medieval times to tre...
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Traditionally managed wildflower meadow with Ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Hardington Moor NNR, Somerset, UK, May 2011, fish-eye lens. Did you know? Ox-eye daisies used in Medieval times to tre...
Fisheye view of carpet of Bluebells (Endymion nonscriptus) in Beech (Fagus sylvatica) woodland, Micheldever Woods, Hampshire, England, UK, April. 2020VISION Book Plate.Did you know? Bluebells were use...
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Fisheye view of carpet of Bluebells (Endymion nonscriptus) in Beech (Fagus sylvatica) woodland, Micheldever Woods, Hampshire, England, UK, April. 2020VISION Book Plate.Did you know? Bluebells were use...
Carpet of Bluebells (Endymion nonscriptus) in Beech (Fagus sylvatica) woodland, Micheldever Woods, Hampshire, England, UK, April
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Carpet of Bluebells (Endymion nonscriptus) in Beech (Fagus sylvatica) woodland, Micheldever Woods, Hampshire, England, UK, April
Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) in heavy rain. Dorset, UK, May 2011.
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Colin Varndell / Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) in heavy rain. Dorset, UK, May 2011.
Oak (Quercus sp) forest at dawn, Vosges, France, January
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Fabrice Cahez / Oak (Quercus sp) forest at dawn, Vosges, France, January
Bait diggers on The Wash at lowtide, Norfolk, UK, August
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Ernie Janes / Bait diggers on The Wash at lowtide, Norfolk, UK, August
Dawn mist and rolling chalk downland viewed from Wilmington Hill, Wilmington, South Downs National Park, East Sussex, England, UK, July 2011
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Dawn mist and rolling chalk downland viewed from Wilmington Hill, Wilmington, South Downs National Park, East Sussex, England, UK, July 2011
Turnstones (Arenaria interpres) perched on sea wall with pier in background, Norfolk, UK, March
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Ernie Janes / Turnstones (Arenaria interpres) perched on sea wall with pier in background, Norfolk, UK, March
Corfe Castle in early morning mist. Dorset, UK, April 2011.
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Ross Hoddinott / Corfe Castle in early morning mist. Dorset, UK, April 2011.
White Anemone (Anemone nemorosa) with orange background. Norway, April.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / White Anemone (Anemone nemorosa) with orange background. Norway, April.
Silhouette at sunrise of Wheat ears (Triticum aestivum) ready for harvest, Norfolk, UK
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Ernie Janes / Silhouette at sunrise of Wheat ears (Triticum aestivum) ready for harvest, Norfolk, UK
Godrevy Lighthouse in evening light. Gwithian, West Cornwall, UK, January 2011.
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Ross Hoddinott / Godrevy Lighthouse in evening light. Gwithian, West Cornwall, UK, January 2011.
Wind turbines in morning mist. Near Bradworthy, Devon, UK, March 2011.
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Ross Hoddinott / Wind turbines in morning mist. Near Bradworthy, Devon, UK, March 2011.
Thunderstorm and bushfire at night. Kalahari, Botswana, November.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Thunderstorm and bushfire at night. Kalahari, Botswana, November.
Topi (Damaliscus korrigum / lunatus) silhouetted at sunset. Masai Mara, Kenya, September.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Topi (Damaliscus korrigum / lunatus) silhouetted at sunset. Masai Mara, Kenya, September.