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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.
Wild pinto Mustang mare and foal running in Sand Wash Basin, Colorado, USA.
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Carol Walker / Wild pinto Mustang mare and foal running in Sand Wash Basin, Colorado, USA.
Head portrait of black Merens stallion with long mane running in pasture. Northern France, Europe. February.
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Carol Walker / Head portrait of black Merens stallion with long mane running in pasture. Northern France, Europe. February.
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) male singing from ice-covered branch in early spring, Ithaca, New York, USA.
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Marie Read / Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) male singing from ice-covered branch in early spring, Ithaca, New York, USA.
European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) in flight over the sea, Oman, October
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Hanne & Jens Eriksen / European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) in flight over the sea, Oman, October
Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) adult in flight, Oman, January
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Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) adult in flight, Oman, January
Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)) coming in to land, Spain, July
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David Kjaer / Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)) coming in to land, Spain, July
Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) coming in to land, Spain, July
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David Kjaer / Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) coming in to land, Spain, July
King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) with Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) behind, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica, March.
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Nick Hawkins / King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) with Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) behind, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica, March.
Black kites (Milvus migrans) flying above man as he throws food skyward from a rooftop. Old Delhi, India. February 2016. Finalist in the Urban category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards...
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Luke Massey / Black kites (Milvus migrans) flying above man as he throws food skyward from a rooftop. Old Delhi, India. February 2016. Finalist in the Urban category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards...
Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) with American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) Viera Wetlands, Florida, USA. April.
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George Sanker / Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) with American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) Viera Wetlands, Florida, USA. April.
Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo) flying at sunrise during migration. Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. December.
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Yashpal Rathore / Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo) flying at sunrise during migration. Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. December.
Low angle view of Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) flying and feeding during winter migration. Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. December.
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Yashpal Rathore / Low angle view of Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) flying and feeding during winter migration. Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. December.
Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) gathering of large number of cranes in a chugga ghar (bird feeding enclosure) during annual migration. Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. February.
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Yashpal Rathore / Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) gathering of large number of cranes in a chugga ghar (bird feeding enclosure) during annual migration. Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. February.
Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) resting on sand dunes during winter migration, Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. March.
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Yashpal Rathore / Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) resting on sand dunes during winter migration, Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. March.
Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) low angle view with cloudy sky, Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. December.
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Yashpal Rathore / Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) low angle view with cloudy sky, Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. December.
Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) flock in flight during winter migration. Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. February 2015
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Yashpal Rathore / Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) flock in flight during winter migration. Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. February 2015
Great bustard (Otis tarda) males (P5) (Bk9) & (L12) fighting on Salisbury Plain, part of reintroduction project, UK April
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David Kjaer / Great bustard (Otis tarda) males (P5) (Bk9) & (L12) fighting on Salisbury Plain, part of reintroduction project, UK April
Bewick's swans (Cygnus columbianus) small flock in flight, Gloucestershire, UK February
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David Kjaer / Bewick's swans (Cygnus columbianus) small flock in flight, Gloucestershire, UK February
Turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) drinking at water's edge, Spain
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David Kjaer / Turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) drinking at water's edge, Spain
Two adult African jacanas (Actophilornis africanus) flying over reedbeds, Selinda Spillway, northern Botswana.
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Neil Aldridge / Two adult African jacanas (Actophilornis africanus) flying over reedbeds, Selinda Spillway, northern Botswana.
Guianan cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola rupicola) Kaieteur Falls, Kaieteur National Park, in Essequibo, Guyana, South America
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Pete Oxford / Guianan cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola rupicola) Kaieteur Falls, Kaieteur National Park, in Essequibo, Guyana, South America
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloropterus) perched and in flight over Buraco das Araras, the Sinkhole of the Macaws, Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. September.
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Nick Garbutt / Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloropterus) perched and in flight over Buraco das Araras, the Sinkhole of the Macaws, Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. September.
Malachite sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) male feeding on Aloe flower. Ndutu area, Ngorongoro Conservation Area NCA / Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
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Nick Garbutt / Malachite sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) male feeding on Aloe flower. Ndutu area, Ngorongoro Conservation Area NCA / Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
Group of Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloropterus) in flight over forest canopy. Buraco das Araras (Sinkhole of the Macaws), Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. September.
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Nick Garbutt / Group of Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloropterus) in flight over forest canopy. Buraco das Araras (Sinkhole of the Macaws), Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. September.
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) male, Lake Neusiedl, Austria , April.
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Ingo Arndt / Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) male, Lake Neusiedl, Austria , April.
Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) female perched on reed stem , Hessen, Germany, December.
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Ingo Arndt / Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) female perched on reed stem , Hessen, Germany, December.
Red-side garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) outside hibernation dens. Narcisse snake dens, Manitoba, Canada. The dens are home to over 50,000 garter snakes, making it the greatest concentr...
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Huw Cordey / Red-side garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) outside hibernation dens. Narcisse snake dens, Manitoba, Canada. The dens are home to over 50,000 garter snakes, making it the greatest concentr...
Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis), threat display, South Dakota, USA September.
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Ingo Arndt / Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis), threat display, South Dakota, USA September.
American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) hunting hatchling Olive Ridley turtles. in the shallows of Nancite Beach, Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica.
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Huw Cordey / American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) hunting hatchling Olive Ridley turtles. in the shallows of Nancite Beach, Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica.
Green sea turtle female (Chelonia mydas) returning to the sea, Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica.
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Nick Hawkins / Green sea turtle female (Chelonia mydas) returning to the sea, Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica.
American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) in water, high angle view. Everglades, USA, January.
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Ingo Arndt / American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) in water, high angle view. Everglades, USA, January.
American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) eyes shining at night, Everglades, USA, January.
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Ingo Arndt / American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) eyes shining at night, Everglades, USA, January.
Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) feeding on sea grass, NOsy Sakatia, Madagascar, Indian Ocean
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Pascal Kobeh / Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) feeding on sea grass, NOsy Sakatia, Madagascar, Indian Ocean
Red-eyed treefrog (Agalychnis calidryas) calling, vocal sac inlated, Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica.
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Nick Hawkins / Red-eyed treefrog (Agalychnis calidryas) calling, vocal sac inlated, Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica.
Edible frog (Rana esculenta) male calling at pond surface, Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium May
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Bernard Castelein / Edible frog (Rana esculenta) male calling at pond surface, Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium May
Giant manta ray (Manta birostris) with scuba diver below, El Boiler dive place, San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, Socorro Islands, Western Mexico
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Franco Banfi / Giant manta ray (Manta birostris) with scuba diver below, El Boiler dive place, San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, Socorro Islands, Western Mexico
Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) hunts for a meal in a school of Pacific chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus), beneath an oil rig. Eureka Rig, Los Angeles, California, United States of Ame...
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Alex Mustard / Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) hunts for a meal in a school of Pacific chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus), beneath an oil rig. Eureka Rig, Los Angeles, California, United States of Ame...
Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, Socorro Islands, Western Mexico
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Franco Banfi / Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, Socorro Islands, Western Mexico
Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) gather around small fishing boats in the morning as local fishermen feed them shrimp, watched by tourists, Oslob, Sulu Sea, Philippines
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Pascal Kobeh / Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) gather around small fishing boats in the morning as local fishermen feed them shrimp, watched by tourists, Oslob, Sulu Sea, Philippines
Two male Dusky groupers (Epinephelus marginatus) fighting for territory during mating season at 'baixa do meros', a small pinnacle at Formigas islets Protected area, near Santa Maria Island, Azores. F...
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Jordi Chias / Two male Dusky groupers (Epinephelus marginatus) fighting for territory during mating season at 'baixa do meros', a small pinnacle at Formigas islets Protected area, near Santa Maria Island, Azores. F...
Giant manta ray (Manta birostris) seen from below, El Boiler dive place, San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, Socorro Islands, Western Mexico
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Franco Banfi / Giant manta ray (Manta birostris) seen from below, El Boiler dive place, San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, Socorro Islands, Western Mexico
Pelagic tunicate in the open water at night, Palau, Philippine Sea
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Pascal Kobeh / Pelagic tunicate in the open water at night, Palau, Philippine Sea
Land snail / Sandhill snail (Theba pisana) mass clustered on vegetation during dry season to avoid warm temperatures at ground level, Camargue, France, July.
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Ingo Arndt / Land snail / Sandhill snail (Theba pisana) mass clustered on vegetation during dry season to avoid warm temperatures at ground level, Camargue, France, July.
Leaf mantis (Choeradodis sp.) Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica.
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Nick Hawkins / Leaf mantis (Choeradodis sp.) Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica.
Luna moths (Actias luna) New Brunswick, Canada, June.
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Nick Hawkins / Luna moths (Actias luna) New Brunswick, Canada, June.
Luna moths (Actias luna) New Brunswick, Canada, June.
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Nick Hawkins / Luna moths (Actias luna) New Brunswick, Canada, June.
Army ant (Eciton sp.) soldier, Costa Rica. February 2015.
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Nick Hawkins / Army ant (Eciton sp.) soldier, Costa Rica. February 2015.
Leaf cutter ant (Atta sp.) Guadeloupe National Park, Guadeloupe, Leeward Islands.
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James Dunbar / Leaf cutter ant (Atta sp.) Guadeloupe National Park, Guadeloupe, Leeward Islands.
Aerial view of Essequibo river, the longest in Guyana, Iwokrama, Rurununi, Guyana, South America
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Pete Oxford / Aerial view of Essequibo river, the longest in Guyana, Iwokrama, Rurununi, Guyana, South America
Cactus on the coast of Fish Island, Salar de Uyuni salt flats, Atacama Desert, Bolivia. December 2013.
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Merryn Thomas / Cactus on the coast of Fish Island, Salar de Uyuni salt flats, Atacama Desert, Bolivia. December 2013.
Four-wheel drive road trip through Salvador Dali Desert, Altiplano, Sur Lipez Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia. December 2013.
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Merryn Thomas / Four-wheel drive road trip through Salvador Dali Desert, Altiplano, Sur Lipez Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia. December 2013.
Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) gather around small fishing boats in the morning as local fishermen feed them shrimp, watched by tourists, Oslob, Sulu Sea, Philippines
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Pascal Kobeh / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) gather around small fishing boats in the morning as local fishermen feed them shrimp, watched by tourists, Oslob, Sulu Sea, Philippines
A diver on the Mariana wreck, Paros Island, Greece, Aegean Sea
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Pascal Kobeh / A diver on the Mariana wreck, Paros Island, Greece, Aegean Sea
Aerial view of Palau and associated tropical islands, Philippine Sea
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Pascal Kobeh / Aerial view of Palau and associated tropical islands, Philippine Sea
Snorkeler in front of the Arch among the rocky islands, Koror, Palau, Philippine Sea
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Pascal Kobeh / Snorkeler in front of the Arch among the rocky islands, Koror, Palau, Philippine Sea
Roca Partida above and below sea level with divers - a small rock island covered in white bird guano in the Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, Socorro Islands, Western Mexico. Composite s...
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Franco Banfi / Roca Partida above and below sea level with divers - a small rock island covered in white bird guano in the Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, Socorro Islands, Western Mexico. Composite s...
Two Lady's slipper orchids (Cypripedium calceolus) in flower in spring in woodland near Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Estonia.
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Neil Aldridge / Two Lady's slipper orchids (Cypripedium calceolus) in flower in spring in woodland near Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Estonia.
European beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Pines reflected in Schweingartensee lake.Serrahn, Muritz-National Park, World Natural Heritage site, Germany, Europe. November 2015.
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Sandra Bartocha / European beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Pines reflected in Schweingartensee lake.Serrahn, Muritz-National Park, World Natural Heritage site, Germany, Europe. November 2015.
Sun rays shining through European beech woodland (Fagus sylvatica). Serrahn, Muritz-National Park, World Natural Heritage site, Germany, Europe. November 2015.
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Sandra Bartocha / Sun rays shining through European beech woodland (Fagus sylvatica). Serrahn, Muritz-National Park, World Natural Heritage site, Germany, Europe. November 2015.
European beech tree (Fagus sylvatica). in woodland, Serrahn, Muritz-National Park, World Natural Heritage site, Germany, Europe. October 2015.
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Sandra Bartocha / European beech tree (Fagus sylvatica). in woodland, Serrahn, Muritz-National Park, World Natural Heritage site, Germany, Europe. October 2015.
Ferns growing beside Lamina waterfall, Lamina, Saja Besaya Natural Park, Cantabria, Spain, Europe. May 2015.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Ferns growing beside Lamina waterfall, Lamina, Saja Besaya Natural Park, Cantabria, Spain, Europe. May 2015.
Male fern (Dryopteris filix-mas) in Senda Fluvial del Nansa, Nansa Valley, Cantabria, Spain, Europe. May 2015.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Male fern (Dryopteris filix-mas) in Senda Fluvial del Nansa, Nansa Valley, Cantabria, Spain, Europe. May 2015.
Bottle (Battle) Mountain, a granite outcrop in South Rupununi savanna, Guyana, South America
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Pete Oxford / Bottle (Battle) Mountain, a granite outcrop in South Rupununi savanna, Guyana, South America
Swamp sawgrass (Cladium mariscus) prairie and Cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto) Island in mist, Big Cypress National Preserve, Everglades, Florida, USA, January 2015.
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Ingo Arndt / Swamp sawgrass (Cladium mariscus) prairie and Cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto) Island in mist, Big Cypress National Preserve, Everglades, Florida, USA, January 2015.
Mangove Islands, aerial shot, Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, January 2015.
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Ingo Arndt / Mangove Islands, aerial shot, Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, January 2015.
Kaieteur Falls is the world's widest single drop waterfall, located on the Potaro river in the Kaieteur National Park, in Essequibo, Guyana, South America
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Pete Oxford / Kaieteur Falls is the world's widest single drop waterfall, located on the Potaro river in the Kaieteur National Park, in Essequibo, Guyana, South America
Water filled ditch with shadow of a tree on water with Fringed waterlily (Nymphoides peltata) Star duckweed (Lemna trisulca) Netherlands. July 2015. Commended in the Underwater World Category of the G...
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Willem Kolvoort / Water filled ditch with shadow of a tree on water with Fringed waterlily (Nymphoides peltata) Star duckweed (Lemna trisulca) Netherlands. July 2015. Commended in the Underwater World Category of the G...
Aerial view of small coral island, Western Provinces, Solomon Islands.
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Huw Cordey / Aerial view of small coral island, Western Provinces, Solomon Islands.
Classic 'U' shaped glacial valley, Labrador, Canada. June 2010.
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Huw Cordey / Classic 'U' shaped glacial valley, Labrador, Canada. June 2010.
Moon beam at full moon over the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yelllowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. January 2016.
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Nick Garbutt / Moon beam at full moon over the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yelllowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. January 2016.
Abstract ice pattern, Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium, January
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Bernard Castelein / Abstract ice pattern, Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium, January
Abstract ice pattern, Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium, January
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Bernard Castelein / Abstract ice pattern, Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium, January
Young Nenets woman using a mobile phone emerging from reindeer skin tent during the reindeer herders' festival in Nadym. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia
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Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Young Nenets woman using a mobile phone emerging from reindeer skin tent during the reindeer herders' festival in Nadym. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia
Monastery on Skellig Michael, Skellig Islands World Heritage Site, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. September 2015.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Monastery on Skellig Michael, Skellig Islands World Heritage Site, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. September 2015.
Monastery terraces on Skellig Michael, Skellig Islands World Heritage Site, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. September 2015.
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Monastery terraces on Skellig Michael, Skellig Islands World Heritage Site, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. September 2015.