2017 - Highlights August 2017 (115) More files...
Highlights of the last month include worldwide wildlife by new contributor Sylvain Cordier, dramatic landscapes by David Noton, Jack Dykinga and Mark Taylor, European mammals and birds from Hermann Brehm, great red squirrel coverage from SCOTLAND: The Big Picture, rare Sumatran primates and the first UK images of humpback whale underwater.
Brown bear (Ursus arctos) seen from underwater, fishing for Sockeye salmon, Ozernaya River, Kuril Lake, South Kamchatka Sanctuary, Russia, August
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Michel Roggo / Brown bear (Ursus arctos) seen from underwater, fishing for Sockeye salmon, Ozernaya River, Kuril Lake, South Kamchatka Sanctuary, Russia, August
Brown bear (Ursus arctos) portrait in the Ozernaya River, Kuril Lake, South Kamchatka Sanctuary, Russia
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Michel Roggo / Brown bear (Ursus arctos) portrait in the Ozernaya River, Kuril Lake, South Kamchatka Sanctuary, Russia
Brown bear (Ursus arctos) portrait, whilst fishing for sockeye salmon in the Ozernaya River, Kuril Lake, South Kamchatka Sanctuary, Russia, August
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Michel Roggo / Brown bear (Ursus arctos) portrait, whilst fishing for sockeye salmon in the Ozernaya River, Kuril Lake, South Kamchatka Sanctuary, Russia, August
Desert environ with Cholla cacti (Cylindropuntia) El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve. Pinacate lava flow, near the border wall along the US-Mexican border through the Sonoran Des...
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Jack Dykinga / Desert environ with Cholla cacti (Cylindropuntia) El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve. Pinacate lava flow, near the border wall along the US-Mexican border through the Sonoran Des...
Border wall constructed of welded steel, between Arizona and Sonora, Mexico cutting through the Sonoran Desert. Pinacate and Grand Desert Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. January 2009.
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Jack Dykinga / Border wall constructed of welded steel, between Arizona and Sonora, Mexico cutting through the Sonoran Desert. Pinacate and Grand Desert Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. January 2009.
Border wall constructed of welded steel, between Arizona and Sonora, Mexico cutting through the Sonoran Desert. Pinacate and Grand Desert Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. January 2009.
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Jack Dykinga / Border wall constructed of welded steel, between Arizona and Sonora, Mexico cutting through the Sonoran Desert. Pinacate and Grand Desert Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. January 2009.
Mesquite Dunes, with sand patterned ridges against the Amargosa Mountains in afternoon light. Death Valley National Park, California, USA, January.
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Jack Dykinga / Mesquite Dunes, with sand patterned ridges against the Amargosa Mountains in afternoon light. Death Valley National Park, California, USA, January.
Clarion Island Whip Snake (Masticophis anthonyi), IUCN Critically Endangered, Clarion Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage...
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Claudio Contreras / Clarion Island Whip Snake (Masticophis anthonyi), IUCN Critically Endangered, Clarion Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage...
Clarion Lizard (Urosaurus clarionensis) displaying, IUCN Vulnerable, Clarion Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site (Soc...
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Claudio Contreras / Clarion Lizard (Urosaurus clarionensis) displaying, IUCN Vulnerable, Clarion Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site (Soc...
Land Crab (Gecarcinus planatus) in defensive display, Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site (Socorro Islands),...
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Claudio Contreras / Land Crab (Gecarcinus planatus) in defensive display, Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site (Socorro Islands),...
Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) returning to the sea, IUCN Endangered, Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site (Soc...
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Claudio Contreras / Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) returning to the sea, IUCN Endangered, Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site (Soc...
Galapagos Shark (Charcharhinus galapagensis), Roca Partida islet, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site (Socorro Islands), Paci...
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Claudio Contreras / Galapagos Shark (Charcharhinus galapagensis), Roca Partida islet, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site (Socorro Islands), Paci...