2016 - Best-of décembre 2016 (171) Images supplémentaires...
We've added a fascinating mix of new images to our site in the last month, including new contributors Nick Hawkins and Yashpal Rathore. African wildlife was well represented, plus dramatic landscapes from South America, bird migration, wild horses from Carol Walker, reindeer festivals and material from Ingo Arndt's grassland project.
Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) early evening in a snow storm, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan. Taken with remote camera.
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Wim van den Heever / Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) early evening in a snow storm, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan. Taken with remote camera.
North American bobcat (Lynx rufus) striding through deep snow. Madison River Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. January
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Nick Garbutt / North American bobcat (Lynx rufus) striding through deep snow. Madison River Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. January
Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) small flock coming into land on open field in snow storm, Hokkaido Japan.
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Wim van den Heever / Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) small flock coming into land on open field in snow storm, Hokkaido Japan.
Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) portrait. camera trap image, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica.
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Nick Hawkins / Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) portrait. camera trap image, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica.
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) juvenile running away, Burgundy, France.
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Cyril Ruoso / Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) juvenile running away, Burgundy, France.
Red-side garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) outside hibernation dens, Narcisse snake dens, Manitoba, Canada. The snake in the foreground is a female . She is surrounded by the smaller male...
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Huw Cordey / Red-side garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) outside hibernation dens, Narcisse snake dens, Manitoba, Canada. The snake in the foreground is a female . She is surrounded by the smaller male...
Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) low angle fisheye perspective of feeding cranes. Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. February, 2015
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Yashpal Rathore / Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) low angle fisheye perspective of feeding cranes. Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. February, 2015
Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) emerging from Bracken Cave, Texas. Over 15 million bats are thought to live in this cave, making it the greatest concentration of mammals on the planet...
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Huw Cordey / Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) emerging from Bracken Cave, Texas. Over 15 million bats are thought to live in this cave, making it the greatest concentration of mammals on the planet...
American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) split level, Everglades, USA, January.
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Ingo Arndt / American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) split level, Everglades, USA, January.
Red-eyed treefrog (Agalychnis calidryas) Costa Rica, April 2015.
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Nick Hawkins / Red-eyed treefrog (Agalychnis calidryas) Costa Rica, April 2015.
Yellow-spotted salamander eggs (Ambystoma maculatum) showing symbiosis with green algae, New Brunswick, Canada, May 2015.
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Nick Hawkins / Yellow-spotted salamander eggs (Ambystoma maculatum) showing symbiosis with green algae, New Brunswick, Canada, May 2015.
Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) flying silhouetted and framed by Jarokha  (carved windows) of a Haveli or townhouse.   Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. December.
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Yashpal Rathore / Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) flying silhouetted and framed by Jarokha (carved windows) of a Haveli or townhouse. Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. December.