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2013 - June 2013 Highlights (169) Images supplémentaires...
We've added some great images to the site over the last two months. There's lots to explore, including:

• Marine life from new contributor Franco Banfi

• African wildlife from the Denis-Huots who have joined us recently

• Asian wildlife including wild Bengal tigers and rare Chinese species

• New high-speed insect photography from Stephen Dalton

• Bookplates from Danny Green's new book The Long Journey North

• Dramatic new bird pictures from Varesvuo, Trowbridge and Zacek



Do contact us if you'd like more information on any of this new material, or if there are current projects we can help with.
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) on barbed wire, against white background (field studio). Scotland, January.
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Niall Benvie,Niall Benvie / Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) on barbed wire, against white background (field studio). Scotland, January.
Ravens (Corvus corax) in flight against dusk sky. Tartumaa county, Estonia, April.
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Sven Zacek / Ravens (Corvus corax) in flight against dusk sky. Tartumaa county, Estonia, April.
Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in snow, Titchwell, Norfolk, January. Image digitally manipulated to add more snow.
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Ernie Janes / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in snow, Titchwell, Norfolk, January. Image digitally manipulated to add more snow.
Badger (Meles meles) preening itself at dusk. Dorset, UK November
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Colin Varndell / Badger (Meles meles) preening itself at dusk. Dorset, UK November
European Brown Bear (Ursus arctos arctos), a large male taking a rest in a cloud of mosquitoes. Kajaani, Finland. June.
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Andy Trowbridge / European Brown Bear (Ursus arctos arctos), a large male taking a rest in a cloud of mosquitoes. Kajaani, Finland. June.
Female Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) perched on pine tree branch. Southern Estonia, May.
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Sven Zacek / Female Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) perched on pine tree branch. Southern Estonia, May.
Male Little bustard (Tetrax tetrax) displaying, Catalonia, Spain, May.
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Inaki Relanzon,Inaki Relanzon / Male Little bustard (Tetrax tetrax) displaying, Catalonia, Spain, May.
Puffin (Fratercula arctica) stretching wings, late evening light. Shetland Islands, Scotland, July.
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Andy Trowbridge / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) stretching wings, late evening light. Shetland Islands, Scotland, July.
Great Grey owl (Strix nebulosa) taking off from the ground in snow, Finland, April. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'
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Danny Green / Great Grey owl (Strix nebulosa) taking off from the ground in snow, Finland, April. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'
Great Grey owl (Strix nebulosa) taking off from the ground, Finland, April. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'
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Danny Green / Great Grey owl (Strix nebulosa) taking off from the ground, Finland, April. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'
White-tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight, with fish prey. Flatanger, Norway, May.
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Andy Trowbridge / White-tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight, with fish prey. Flatanger, Norway, May.
Common / Eurasian crane (Grus grus) displaying. Lake Hornborga, Sweden, April.
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Andy Trowbridge / Common / Eurasian crane (Grus grus) displaying. Lake Hornborga, Sweden, April.
Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) taking flight for roasting site, at sunset, silhouetted. Lake Hornborga, Sweden, April.
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Andy Trowbridge / Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) taking flight for roasting site, at sunset, silhouetted. Lake Hornborga, Sweden, April.
Willow Grouse (Lagopus lagopus) male perched on snow, Finland, March. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'
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Danny Green / Willow Grouse (Lagopus lagopus) male perched on snow, Finland, March. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'
Kea (Nestor notabilis) portrait. The yellow at the top of the beak indicates that this is a jurvnile bird. Arthur's Pass National Park, South Island, New Zealand, December.
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Andy Trowbridge / Kea (Nestor notabilis) portrait. The yellow at the top of the beak indicates that this is a jurvnile bird. Arthur's Pass National Park, South Island, New Zealand, December.
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) in flight, Utsjoki, Finland, July
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Markus Varesvuo / Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) in flight, Utsjoki, Finland, July
Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) male feeding on berries with traffic light behind, Oulu, Finland, December
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Markus Varesvuo / Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) male feeding on berries with traffic light behind, Oulu, Finland, December
Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) in flight, Kuusamo, Finland, Januaryary
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Markus Varesvuo / Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) in flight, Kuusamo, Finland, Januaryary
Short eared owl (Asio flammeus) flying over Breton marsh, West France, October
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Loic Poidevin / Short eared owl (Asio flammeus) flying over Breton marsh, West France, October
Common Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) with cone on top of snow covered tree, Kuusamo, Finland, February
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Markus Varesvuo / Common Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) with cone on top of snow covered tree, Kuusamo, Finland, February
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in flight, snowing, Utajarvi, Finland, February
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Markus Varesvuo / Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in flight, snowing, Utajarvi, Finland, February
Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) swimming under ice and exhaling air, Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia. Captive
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Franco Banfi / Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) swimming under ice and exhaling air, Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia. Captive
Scuba diver behind Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) swimming under ice, Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia March 2010 Captive
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Franco Banfi / Scuba diver behind Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) swimming under ice, Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia March 2010 Captive
Abstract ice formations seen from underwater, Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia, March 2010
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Franco Banfi / Abstract ice formations seen from underwater, Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia, March 2010
Sequence of a breaching Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) Golfo Nuevo, Peninsula Valdes, UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina, Atlantic Ocean. Digital composite.Oc...
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Franco Banfi / Sequence of a breaching Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) Golfo Nuevo, Peninsula Valdes, UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina, Atlantic Ocean. Digital composite.Oc...
Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) with calluses covered in parasitic crustaceans named cyamids or whale lice (Cyamus ovalis). Golfo Nuevo, Peninsula Valdes, UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site...
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Franco Banfi / Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) with calluses covered in parasitic crustaceans named cyamids or whale lice (Cyamus ovalis). Golfo Nuevo, Peninsula Valdes, UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site...
Tail of Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) Golfo Nuevo, Peninsula Valdes, UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina, Atlantic Ocean, October
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Franco Banfi / Tail of Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) Golfo Nuevo, Peninsula Valdes, UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina, Atlantic Ocean, October
Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) playing in the waves of an oil tanker, Port Aransas, Texas, USA
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Denis-Huot / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) playing in the waves of an oil tanker, Port Aransas, Texas, USA
Shoal of Sleek unicornfish (Naso hexacanthus) Maldives, Indian Ocean
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Franco Banfi / Shoal of Sleek unicornfish (Naso hexacanthus) Maldives, Indian Ocean
Whitetail stingrays (Himantura granulata) Maldives, Indian Ocean
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Franco Banfi / Whitetail stingrays (Himantura granulata) Maldives, Indian Ocean
Red / Blotcheye soldierfish (Myripristis murdjan) and sea whips coral, Junceella at Fotteyo caves, Maldives, Indian Ocean
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Franco Banfi / Red / Blotcheye soldierfish (Myripristis murdjan) and sea whips coral, Junceella at Fotteyo caves, Maldives, Indian Ocean
Split image of Blue shark (Prionace glauca) close to the surface, Pico Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean, July
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Franco Banfi / Split image of Blue shark (Prionace glauca) close to the surface, Pico Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean, July
Great Blue shark (Prionace glauca) profile portrait viewed from slightly above, Pico Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
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Franco Banfi / Great Blue shark (Prionace glauca) profile portrait viewed from slightly above, Pico Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
Great Blue shark (Prionace glauca) viewed from above, Pico Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
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Franco Banfi / Great Blue shark (Prionace glauca) viewed from above, Pico Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
Free diver with Blue shark (Prionace glauca) Pico Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean, July. No release available.
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Franco Banfi / Free diver with Blue shark (Prionace glauca) Pico Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean, July. No release available.
Blue shark (Prionace glauca) Pico Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean, July
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Franco Banfi / Blue shark (Prionace glauca) Pico Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean, July
Great Blue shark (Prionace glauca) viewed from just below the surface, Pico Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
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Franco Banfi / Great Blue shark (Prionace glauca) viewed from just below the surface, Pico Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
Harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) male on a large boulder in the fast flowing and turbulent waters of the Laxa River, Iceland, May. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'
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Danny Green / Harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) male on a large boulder in the fast flowing and turbulent waters of the Laxa River, Iceland, May. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'
Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola). Zvanets fen mire, Belarus, Europe. Vulnerable Species.
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Bert Willaert / Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola). Zvanets fen mire, Belarus, Europe. Vulnerable Species.
Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) in flight, over Atlantic Ocean, Madeira Portugal August
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Markus Varesvuo / Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) in flight, over Atlantic Ocean, Madeira Portugal August
Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) in flight in front of building, Madeira Portugal August
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Markus Varesvuo / Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) in flight in front of building, Madeira Portugal August
European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) on snow covered birch tree branch, Vosges, France, January
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Fabrice Cahez / European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) on snow covered birch tree branch, Vosges, France, January
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in flight rear view, Kuusamo, Finland, February
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Markus Varesvuo / Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in flight rear view, Kuusamo, Finland, February
Wilson's Storm Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) feeding whilst 'walking on water' Atlantic ocean, Madeira Portugal, August
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Markus Varesvuo / Wilson's Storm Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) feeding whilst 'walking on water' Atlantic ocean, Madeira Portugal, August
Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri) male swimming, Varangerfjord, Norway, April, Vulnerable species. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'
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Danny Green / Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri) male swimming, Varangerfjord, Norway, April, Vulnerable species. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'
Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) detail of the eyes and mouth, United Kingdom, September
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Michael Pitts / Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) detail of the eyes and mouth, United Kingdom, September
Mosquito flying over a human hand
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Stephen Dalton / Mosquito flying over a human hand
Early bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) in flight, controlled conditions.
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Stephen Dalton / Early bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) in flight, controlled conditions.
Wasp (Ropalidia species) which attacks tadpoles. Association Mitsinjo Reserve, Andasibe, Madagascar.~Photograph taken on location for BBC 'Wild Madagascar' Series, February 2010
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Barrie Britton / Wasp (Ropalidia species) which attacks tadpoles. Association Mitsinjo Reserve, Andasibe, Madagascar.~Photograph taken on location for BBC 'Wild Madagascar' Series, February 2010
Fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) in flight having just taken-off from strawberry, controlled conditions.
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Stephen Dalton / Fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) in flight having just taken-off from strawberry, controlled conditions.
Speckled bush cricket (Leptophytes punctatissima) leaping, Sussex, England. Controlled conditions.
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Stephen Dalton / Speckled bush cricket (Leptophytes punctatissima) leaping, Sussex, England. Controlled conditions.
Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis), Foret de Puvenelle, Lorraine Regional Natural Park, Lorraine, France, May.
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Benjamin Barthelemy / Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis), Foret de Puvenelle, Lorraine Regional Natural Park, Lorraine, France, May.
Green heliconid butterfly (Philaethria dido) in flight, controlled conditions, from South America
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Stephen Dalton / Green heliconid butterfly (Philaethria dido) in flight, controlled conditions, from South America
Glass Frog (Cochranella mache) portrait, Ecuador, Endangered species.
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Bert Willaert / Glass Frog (Cochranella mache) portrait, Ecuador, Endangered species.
Saggy skinned frog (Telmatobius culeus) adult in Lake Titicaca, Andes on the border of Peru and Bolivia
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Mark MacEwen / Saggy skinned frog (Telmatobius culeus) adult in Lake Titicaca, Andes on the border of Peru and Bolivia
Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) Kinabatangan river, Sabah, Borneo
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Loic Poidevin / Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) Kinabatangan river, Sabah, Borneo
Bloody Cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum) flower. Southern Estonia, August.
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Sven Zacek / Bloody Cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum) flower. Southern Estonia, August.
European White water lily, (Nymphaea alba) in flowers, Vallee de l'Eure, Eure-et-Loir, France, July.
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Benjamin Barthelemy,Benjamin Barthelemy / European White water lily, (Nymphaea alba) in flowers, Vallee de l'Eure, Eure-et-Loir, France, July.
Rainbow over Snaasavatnet, at dusk, Nord-Tronelag, Norway, July.
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Andy Trowbridge / Rainbow over Snaasavatnet, at dusk, Nord-Tronelag, Norway, July.
Misty sunrise over bog, Estonia. August 2011.
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Sven Zacek / Misty sunrise over bog, Estonia. August 2011.
Sunrise behind Mount Mikeno, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo, August 2010.
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Christophe Courteau / Sunrise behind Mount Mikeno, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo, August 2010.
Dawn over frozen Lake Peipsi, with sheet ice formations caused by strong wind. Eastern Estonia, December 2012.
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Sven Zacek,Sven Zacek / Dawn over frozen Lake Peipsi, with sheet ice formations caused by strong wind. Eastern Estonia, December 2012.
Baltic Sea coast at Hiiumaa island in Estonia. August 2011.
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Sven Zacek / Baltic Sea coast at Hiiumaa island in Estonia. August 2011.
Flooded farmland with hay bales on Tadham Moor, Somerset Levels, England, December 2012
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John Waters / Flooded farmland with hay bales on Tadham Moor, Somerset Levels, England, December 2012
Halliste River in evening light. Sooma National Park, Western Estonia, July 2006.
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Sven Zacek / Halliste River in evening light. Sooma National Park, Western Estonia, July 2006.
Long exposure of Godafoss waterfall, Iceland.
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Inaki Relanzon / Long exposure of Godafoss waterfall, Iceland.
Moonrise over misty bog in Estonia. June 2009.
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Sven Zacek,Sven Zacek / Moonrise over misty bog in Estonia. June 2009.
Dendritic drainage patterns eroded into sand. Isle of Coll, Scotland, October 2012.
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Niall Benvie / Dendritic drainage patterns eroded into sand. Isle of Coll, Scotland, October 2012.
Aerial view of river meandering in grey sand in the Landeyjarsandur, Iceland, September 2010.
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Erlend Haarberg,Erlend Haarberg / Aerial view of river meandering in grey sand in the Landeyjarsandur, Iceland, September 2010.
Coral clam (Pedum spondyloideum) close up, Maldives, Indian Ocean
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Franco Banfi / Coral clam (Pedum spondyloideum) close up, Maldives, Indian Ocean
Jewel Anemones (Corynactis haddoni) colonising the wreck of HMNZS Canterbury, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, February 2013
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Sue Daly,Sue Daly / Jewel Anemones (Corynactis haddoni) colonising the wreck of HMNZS Canterbury, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, February 2013
Aerial view of Hardy Reef, Great Barrier Reef, August 2011
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Juergen Freund / Aerial view of Hardy Reef, Great Barrier Reef, August 2011
Aerial view of Hardy Reef, Great Barrier Reef, August 2011
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Juergen Freund / Aerial view of Hardy Reef, Great Barrier Reef, August 2011