Pays photographiés - Russie (72) Images supplémentaires...
Russia is the largest country in Europe, with vast wilderness areas. Two Wild Wonders missions covered the country. Russian photographer Igor Spilenok travelled to the Kalmykian steppe to document the steppe wildlife, including the demoiselle crane and the critically endangered Russian sub-species of saiga antelope. Tom Schandy (Norway) headed for the Caucasus, location
of Europe's highest mountain, Mount Elbrus (5642 metres), to photograph the high peaks, endemic plants and dense Nordmann fir forests.
Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) tending two eggs in its nest, Cherniye Zemli (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia, Russia, May 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Shpilenok / Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) tending two eggs in its nest, Cherniye Zemli (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia, Russia, May 2009
Pygmy ground squirrel / souslik (Spermophilus pygmaeus) standing on hind legs alert, Cherniye Zemli (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia, Russia, May 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Shpilenok / Pygmy ground squirrel / souslik (Spermophilus pygmaeus) standing on hind legs alert, Cherniye Zemli (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia, Russia, May 2009
Two Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) chicks in their nest. Cherniye Zemli (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia, Russia, May 2009  Wild Wonders kids book.
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Shpilenok / Two Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) chicks in their nest. Cherniye Zemli (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia, Russia, May 2009 Wild Wonders kids book.
Newborn Saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) lying in grass, Cherniye Zemli (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia, Russia, May 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Shpilenok / Newborn Saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) lying in grass, Cherniye Zemli (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia, Russia, May 2009
Four rare yellow Bieberstein tulips (Tulipa biebersteiniana) in flower, Rostovsky Nature Reserve, Rostov Region, Russia, April 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Shpilenok / Four rare yellow Bieberstein tulips (Tulipa biebersteiniana) in flower, Rostovsky Nature Reserve, Rostov Region, Russia, April 2009
Four Dwarf irises (Iris pumila) in flower, Rostovsky Nature Reserve Rostov Region, Russia, April 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Shpilenok / Four Dwarf irises (Iris pumila) in flower, Rostovsky Nature Reserve Rostov Region, Russia, April 2009
Wild tulips (Tulipa schrenkii) in flower, one white, the rest red, Rostovsky Nature Reserve, Rostov Region, Russia, April 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Shpilenok / Wild tulips (Tulipa schrenkii) in flower, one white, the rest red, Rostovsky Nature Reserve, Rostov Region, Russia, April 2009
Close-up inside Wild tulip (Tulipa schrenkii, ) Rostovsky Nature Reserve, Rostov Region, Russia, April 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Shpilenok / Close-up inside Wild tulip (Tulipa schrenkii, ) Rostovsky Nature Reserve, Rostov Region, Russia, April 2009
Two newborn Saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) calves lying on ground, Cherniye Zemli (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia, Russia, May 2009  WWE BOOK.
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Shpilen / Two newborn Saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) calves lying on ground, Cherniye Zemli (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia, Russia, May 2009 WWE BOOK.
Saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) newborn being weighed and measured by staff of the Cherniye Zemli (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia, Russia, May 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Shpilenok / Saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) newborn being weighed and measured by staff of the Cherniye Zemli (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia, Russia, May 2009
Newborn Saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) being weighed and measured by staff of the Cherniye Zemli (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia, Russia, May 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Shpilenok / Newborn Saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) being weighed and measured by staff of the Cherniye Zemli (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia, Russia, May 2009
Newborn Saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) being held for weighing and measuring by staff of the Cherniye Zemli (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia, Russia, May 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Shpilenok / Newborn Saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) being held for weighing and measuring by staff of the Cherniye Zemli (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia, Russia, May 2009