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01143604
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} with Salmon in river, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143603
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} head profile watching Salmon in river, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143602
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} digesting after feasting on Salmon, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143601
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} chasing Salmon in river, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143600
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} standing whilst fishing for Salmon in river, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143599
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} head underwater looking for Salmon underwater, Kronotsky River, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143598
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} immered in water feeding on Salmon, Kronotsky River, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143597
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} dung, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia. During autumn the bears on the tundra feast on berries, leaving behind tell-tale traces

01143596
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} mother and cub, fattened-up and ready to hibernate, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143595
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} mother and cub on tundra, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143594
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} fishing for Salmon in Kronotskaya River at the foot of snow covered Kronotsky Volcano, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143593
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} waiting under Willow on riverbank to catch Salmon, Kronotskaya River, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143592
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} large male chases weaker rival off territory, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143591
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} 'Blackpaw' resting in snow with Igor Shpilenok's cabin in background. Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143590
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} mother and cubs, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143589
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} young male follows female during mating season, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143588
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} resting on warm ground next to thermal waters, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143587
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} walking, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143586
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} peering into Igor's cabin, Valley of the Geysers Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143585
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} viewed from Igor Shpilenok's cabin, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143584
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} eating grass after hibernation to initialise digestion, Kronotsky River, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143583
Wet Brown bear {Ursus arctos} standing to get a better view of spawning Salmon, Kronotsky River, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143582
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} leaping for Calico salmon during spawning season, Kronotsky River, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143581
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} skirting a steaming thermal field, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143580
As Igor boards the helicopter to journey home, the bears come to bid him goodbye after seven months of living side by side on Kamchatka. Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143579
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} gorged on salmon and berries, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143578
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} feeding on Salmon, Kronotsky River, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143577
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} leaping for Calico salmon during spawning season, Kronotsky River, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143576
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} mother with two cubs, Uzon Caldera, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143575
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} shaking off water, after hunting for Salmon, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143574
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} resting, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143573
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} emerging from snow den in Stone birch grove, April, South Kamchatka Sanctuary, Russia.

01143572
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} walking along salmon-spawning Shumnaya / 'Noisy' River, Kamchatka, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143571
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} mother with 2-year cubs, Kamchatka, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve.

01143570
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} standing in coastal tundra with the spiky ridge of Zubchatka Volcano, Kamchatka, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia

01143569
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} standing on rear legs, Kamchatka, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143568
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} standing with Kronotsky volcano behind, Kamchatka, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143567
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} standing whilst fishing for Salmon in Tikhaya / 'Calm' River with Kronotsky volcano, Kamchatka, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143566
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} feeding on Salmon in Tikhaya / 'Calm' River in fron of Kronotsky volcano, Kamchatka, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143565
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} eating vegetation, Kamchatka, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143564
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} footprint in mud, Kamchatka, Kronostsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143563
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} young male follows female in mating season, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143562
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} eating vegetation in a stand of Stone birch, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143561
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} walking along tourist boardwalk, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143560
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} male eating vegetation, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143559
Brown bears {Ursus arctos} mating, Uzon Caldera, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143558
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} mother roaring at hotspring after her cub burned paw walking over it, Uzon Caldera, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143557
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} mother and cub resting on thermal field in the Uzon Caldera, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143556
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} crossing stream, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143555
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} sleeping on warm ground next to thermal waters, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143554
Male Brown bear {Ursus arctos} marks trunk of Stone birch to denote territory during mating season, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143553
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} mother with cubs, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik, Russia.

01143552
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} asleep in the Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143551
Female Brown bear {Ursus arctos} crossing stream, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143550
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} mother standing with cub, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143549
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} dipping paw into hot spring before drinking, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143548
Brown bear male {Ursus arctos} Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143547
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} walking along the Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143546
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} play-fighting, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143545
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} siblings play-fighting, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143544
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia. Bear appeared at photographer's window one morning.

01143543
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} tracks in snow, Southern Kamchatka Sanctuary, Russia.

01143542
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} walking in snow, Southern Kamchatka Sanctuary, Russia.

01143541
Brown bear {Ursus arctos} with tracks in snow, Southern Kamchatka Sanctuary, Russia.

01143540
Red fox {Vulpes vulpes} walking profile, next to river, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143539
Red fox {Vulpes vulpes} head profile, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143538
Stoat {Mustela erminea} with vole prey, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143537
Stoat {Mustela erminea} portrait peering out of den, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143536
Distant Mountain hare {Lepus timidus} in snowy landscape, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia

01143535
Stoat {Mustela erminea} running, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143534
Red fox {Vulpes vulpes} portrait looking curious, on volcanic sand, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143533
Red Fox {Vulpes vulpes} head profile in long grass, Kamchatka's Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143532
Red fox {Vulpes vulpes} stretching on volcanic sand, Kamchatka's Pacific coast, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143531
Mountain hare {Lepus timidus} Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143530
Willow grouse {Lagopus lagopus} head profile, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143529
Female Willow grouse {Lagopus lagopus} profile, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143528
Male Willow grouse {Lagopus lagopus} vocalising during mating season, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143527
Female Willow grouse {Lagopus lagopus} sand bathing, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143526
Wood sandpiper {Tringa glareola} calling on mountain pine, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143525
Ranger's cabin in the caldera of the Uzon Volcano, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143524
Fishery station monitoring spawning Sockeye salmon on their way from the Okhotsk Sea into Kuril Lake, with rocky island called the 'Heart of Alaid' in background. Southern Kamchatka Sanctuary, Russia.

01143523
Ranger station next to Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia. Note - where photographer Igor Shpilenok lived for several months whilst photographing in the reserve.

01143522
Geysers erupting, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143521
Fissures and geysers erupting, Uzon Caldera. Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143520
Spring in the caldera of the Uzon Volcano, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143519
Aerial view of Kamchatka coastline with volcanic ridge, Pacific ocean, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143518
Aerial view of Kronotskaya River with volcano and red tundra in September, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143517
Hot spring ringed by thermophilic bacteria, caldera of the Uzon Volcano, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143516
Red moon rising over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Kamchatka's Kronotsky Zapovednik, Russia.

01143515
Aerial view of Karymskoye Lake with Karymsky, the most active volcano on Kamchatka, smoking in background, Russia.

01143514
Aerial view of Tikhaya River, with the volcanoes- Kikhpinich and Krashenninikov in distance, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143513
Aerial view of Dalney or 'Far' Lake, Caldera of the Uzon, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143512
Aerial view of The Zhupanov River, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143511
Aerial view of The Zhupanov River, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143510
The Pacific coastline with flowers in foreground, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143509
The Vitrazh or 'Stained Glass Window' Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143508
Geyser River, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143507
Aerial view of Shumnaya River flowing out of lake, Caldera of the Uzon Volcano, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143506
'Velikan' or 'Giant' Geyser, with colonies of thermophilic bacteria colouring foreground, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia. Tthe largest geyser on Kamchatka, periodically erupting, releasing up to 30 tons of water per minute to the height of a nine-story building.

01143505
Horizontal Geyser feeding hot water into Geyser River, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143504
Waterfall, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143503
Steaming geyser and river, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia

01143502
Velikan or 'Giant' Geyser erupting, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143501
Zhemchuzhny or 'Pearl' Geyser, Geyser River, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143500
Geyser River near Death Valley, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, kamchatka, Russia

01143499
Dalney (Far) Lake covered with ice, Uzon Caldera, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143498
Velikan Geyser letting off steam, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143497
The 'Fireplace' rock formation, Geyser River, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143496
Kuril Lake, South Kamchatka Sanctuary, Russia.

01143495
Lake filled with natural chemicals next to smoking geysers, Caldera of the Uzon Volcano. Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143494
Bear {Ursus arctos} fishing, silhouetted at sunrise, in Kronotsky River with Kronotsky Volcano, Russia.

01143493
Geysers and fumeroles steaming in the caldera of the Uzon Volcano, next to lake, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143492
River and volcano at sunset, Kronotsky Zapovednik, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143491
Crater wall around the Uzon caldera with geysers and fumeroles steaming on the crater floor, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143490
Fumeroles and hot springs emitting steam in the Caldera of the Uzon Volcano, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143489
Brown Bears {Ursus arctos} feeding on spawning salmon, Kronotsky River, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143488
Steam rising from volcanic vents, Uzon Caldera, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143487
Geyser River, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143486
The Velikan (Giant) Geyser blowing steam, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143485
Taunshitz Volcano covered in snow, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143484
Kronotsky Volcano at sunset, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143483
Kronotsky Volcano with reflection in Kronotsky Lake, Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143482
Aerial view of Kronotskaya River with Kronotsky Volcano. Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka Russia.

01143481
Wetlands with mountain in background, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143480
Flock of Gulls above Tikhaya River, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143479
Aerial view of Park Ranger stations on the Kronotskaya River with volcano in background, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143478
Aerial view of two rivers joining in valley, Kronotsky Zapovednik reserve, Russia.

01143477
Kronotsky Volcano with frozen edge of Kronotskoye Lake in foreground, Kronotsky Zapovednik reserve, Russia.

01143476
Aerial view of mountain range and river, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143475
Kronotsky Volcano with reflection in Kronotsky Lake - the largest freshwater lake on the Kamchatka peninsula, formed after the eruption of two volcanoes created a lava barrier that water could not breach. Zapovednik / Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143474
Taunshitz volcano, Kamchatka, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143473
Volcanic Ridge formation with steam from Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia

01143472
Frozen stream, Uzon Caldera, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143471
Steam rising from volcanic vents, Uzon Caldera, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143470
Taunshitz Volcano covered in snow, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143469
Thiobaccillus bacteria ring formed around hot spring, Uzon Caldera, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia

01143468
Death Valley at the foot of Kikhpinich Volcano, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia, where noxious gases are concentrated enough to kill animals.

01143467
Kuril Lake at sunset, South Kamchatka Sanctuary, Russia - the largest salmon-spawning freshwater lake in Eurasia.

01143466
Stone / Ermans birch tree {Betula ermanii} growing on slopes of the upper forest belt, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143465
Stone / Ermans birch tree {Betula ermanii} Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143464
Boardwalk path trail winding through dwarf Alder {Alnus fruticosa} stand, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143463
Series of mud pots resulting from underground volcanic activity, Caldera Uzon, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143462
Hot mud pots, Uzon Caldera, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143461
Floor of the Caldera of Uzon Volcano with small cinder cones. Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143460
Clay heated by Uzon Volcano expands in circles. Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143459
Small cone emitting steam from the depths of the caldera of the Uzon Volcano, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143458
Small cones emitting steam from the depths of the Caldera Uzon Volcano, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143457
Geyserite and Heat-loving Algae surrounding a small hot spring, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143456
Pools of water coloured by the mixing of chemicals, algae, and bacteria. Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143455
Boiling red clay mud pots with steam, caused by underground volcanic activity, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143454
Boiling red clay mud pot, caused by underground volcanic activity, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143453
Mud pot with boiling clay, Uzon Caldera, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143452
Mud pot with boiling clay, Uzon Caldera, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143451
Thiobaccillus bacteria ring formed around hot spring, Uzon Caldera, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143450
Close-up of Opaline siliceous deposit formed around hot spring, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve.

01143449
Boiling mud, hot springs of Uzon Caldera, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143448
Aerial view of The Bystraya River, Bystrinsky Nature Park, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143447
Aerial view of Maly Semiachik volcano, Kamchatka, Russia. Ccrater is filled with hot acidic water which is rimmed with ice in July.

01143446
Aerial view of Maly Semiachik volcano, Kamchatka, Russia. Note - the crater is filled with hot acidic water.

01143445
Aerial view of Karymsky volcano smoking, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143444
Aerial view of Karymsky volcano smoking, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143443
Aerial view of Avacha / Avachinsky Volcano, Nalychevo Nature Park, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143442
Kluchevskoy Volcano, the highest volcano in Eurasia, flanked by volcanos Plosky (flat) Tolbachik and Ostry (sharp) Tolbachik. Kluchevskoy Nature Reserve, Central Kamchatka. .

01143441
Okhotsk onion {Allium ochotense} leaves on bank of stream, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia. Note - a popular food all over Siberia and Kamchatka, offering the first fresh vitamins at the end of winter.

01143440
Willow {Salix sp.} in bloom, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143439
Polar willow {Salix polaris} close-up of fruit with water drops, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143438
White blossoms of Mountain heath {Cassiope lycopodioides} July, Kronotsky Zapovednik, Kamchatka, Russia

01143437
Orange / Martagon lily {Lilium martagon} Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143436
Trailing azalea {Loiseleuria procumbens} in flower, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143435
Wild onion {Allium ochotense}flower emerging, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143434
Blue heath {Phyllodoce caerulea} and Club moss {Cassiope lycopodioides} in flower, Kronotsky Zapovednik reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143433
Arctic rasberry / bramble {Rubus arcticus} flower covered with water drops, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143432
Blue heath {Phyllodoce caerulea} in flower, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143431
Keyflower orchid {Dactylorhiza aristata} in flower, with geothermal steam in background, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Kamchatka, Russia. Note - The orchid flowers earlier in the year than in other parts of the reserve because of the warmth from the Geysers.

01143430
Bracken {Pteridium aquilinum} sprouting from under soil warmed by volcanic heat, Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik reserve, Kamchatka, Russia.

01143429
Milkcap toadstools {Lactarius resimus} Russia.

01143428
Photographers from around the world photographing Bears at geyser with ranger, Vladimir Zlotnikov, in foreground, Kronotsky Zapovednik Reserve, Russia.

01143427
African elephant adults and baby group drinking {Loxodonta africana} Etosha NP, Namibia

01143426
African elephant road warning sign, Chobe NP, Botswana

01143425
Turkish / Mediterranean gecko {Hemidactylus turcicus turcicus} introduced to Florida, USA.

01143424
Goldcrest {Regulus regulus} on migration, Spurn Point, Yorkshire, UK.

01143423
Wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa). Devon, UK

01143422
Wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa) flowers, Devon, UK

01143421
Wind turbines in morning mist. Bradworthy, Devon, UK

01143420
Wheal Coates (NT) disused tin mine along coast near St Agnes, Cornwall, UK

01143419
Wheal Coates (NT) disused tin mine and heather, along coast near St Agnes, Cornwall, UK

01143418
Trees silhouetted at sunrise with early morning mist. Bradworthy, Devon, UK

01143417
Juvenile Tawny owl (Strix aluco) resting during the day. Cornwall, UK.

01143416
Lower Tamar lake. Early moring mist and reflections. North Cornwall, UK.

01143415
Juvenile Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) resting on overhead cable, Devon, UK

01143414
Stowe's Hill with late evening light, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, UK

01143413
English stonecrop (Sedum anglicum) Cornwall, UK

01143412
Southern hawker dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea) newly emerged from nymph case. Cornwall, UK.

01143411
Southern hawker dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea) close-up. Cornwall, UK.

01143410
Small pearl bordered fritllary (Clossiana selene) on Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) UK

01143409
Slow worm (Anguis fragilis) basking, Captive, UK

01143408
Silver studded blue (Plebejus argus) butterfly. Cornwall, UK.

01143407
Sheepstor village and church, and Burrator reservoir, Dartmoor, Devon, UK

01143406
Domestic Sheep {Ovis aries} in winter blizzard, nr Bradworthy, Devon, UK

01143405
Common Sea urchin shells (Echinus esculentus)Cornwall, UK

01143404
Robin (Erithacus rubecula) singing in winter. Cornwall, UK

01143403
Ragged robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi) Devon, UK.

01143402
Padstow harbour and fishing boats, Cornwall, UK

01143401
Padstow harbour, Cornwall, UK

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Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) on water with reflections, Cornwall, UK.

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Meadow thistle (Cirsium dissectum) Devon, UK.

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Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydrayas aurinia) resting on Heath orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) Devon, UK

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Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydrayas aurinia) resting on Heath orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) Devon, UK

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Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia) Devon, UK

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Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia) Devon, UK.

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Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia) Devon, UK

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Marsh fritillary butterflies (Euphydryas aurinia) on Heath orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata). Devon, UK.