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01128712
Monkey orchid flower, {Orchis simia} France

01128711
Monkey orchid flower, {Orchis simia} France

01128710
Monkey orchid flower, {Orchis simia} France

01128709
Monkey orchid flower, {Orchis simia} France

01128708
Monkey orchid flower, white morph {Orchis simia} France

01128707
Seed pods of Common milkweed {Asclepias syriaca} Belgium

01128706
Military orchid flower {Orchis militaris} France

01128705
Micheli's rampion flower {Phyteuma michellii} Gran Paradiso NP, Alps, Italy

01128704
Droppings of mustelid {Mustelidae} Belgium

01128703
Martagon lily flower {Lilium martagon} Gran Paradiso NP, Italy

01128702
Marsh samphire turning red {Salicornia europaea} Belgium

01128701
Northern marsh orchid {Dactylorhiza purpurella} Scotland, UK

01128700
Marsh marigold / Kingcup in flower {Caltha palustris} Belgium

01128699
Marsh marigold / Kingcup in flower {Caltha palustris} Belgium

01128698
Marguerite flower detail {Leucanthemum vulgare} France

01128697
Second generation Map butterfly {Araschnia levana} and Hoverflies on thistle

01128696
Maidenhair spleenwort fern {Asplenium trichomanes} + lichen {Ramalina farinacea} on stone

01128695
Long leaved helleborine flowering {Cephalanthera longifolia} France

01128694
Lesser periwinkle in flower {Vinca minor} France

01128693
Lesser celandine flowers {Ranunculus ficaria} France

01128692
Lesser butterfly orchid flowers {Platanthera bifolia} France

01128691
Close up of Lesser butterfly orchid flowers {Platanthera bifolia} France

01128690
Close up of Lesser butterfly orchid flower {Platanthera bifolia} France

01128689
Lesser butterfly orchid in flower {Platanthera bifolia} France

01128688
Lesser black backed gull feeding chicks {Larus fuscus} Belgium

01128687
Lesser black backed gull feeding chicks {Larus fuscus} Belgium

01128686
Lesser black backed gull feeding chicks {Larus fuscus} Belgium

01128685
Lesser black backed gull {Larus fuscus} Belgium

01128684
Lesser black backed gull portrait {Larus fuscus} Belgium

01128683
Lesser black backed gull chick {Larus fuscus} Belgium

01128682
Lesser black backed gull chicks {Larus fuscus} Belgium

01128681
Lemon thyme {Thymus x citriodorus} Belgium

01128680
Domestic cock with hen, Leghorn alricoos breed, Belgium

01128679
Common daisy {Bellis perennis} France

01128678
Late spider orchid flower {Ophrys fuciflora} France

01128677
Large thyme in flower {Thymus pulegioides} Belgium

01128676
Lapwing foraging on shore {Vanellus vanellus} Belgium

01128675
Lapwing in rain {Vanellus vanellus} Scotland, UK

01128674
Lady orchid flower detail {Orchis purpurea} France

01128673
Close up of Lady orchid flower {Orchis purpurea} France

01128672
Lady orchid flower {Orchis purpurea} France

01128671
Lady orchid {Orchis purpurea} France

01128670
Kiwi fruit on tree {Actinidia chinensis}

01128669
Kittiwake nesting on cliff {Rissa tridactyla} Scotland, UK

01128668
Katydid shadow viewed through leaf {Tettigoniidae} Belgium

01128667
Looking down on Jackdaw fledglings in nest {Corvus monedula} Belgium

01128666
Irish spurge flowering in meadow {Euphorbia hyberna} France

01128665
Common horsetails {Equisetum arvense} France

01128664
Common horsetail sporangiophore {Equisetum arvense} France

01128658
Wat Phra Singh, Chaing Mai, Thailand

01128657
Reclining Buddha covered in cloth, Ayuthaya, Unesco world heritage site, Thailand

01128656
Pedestrians crossing road, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

01128655
Boat moored off tropical beach, Koh Chang island, Thailand

01128654
Reclining Buddha covered in cloth, Ayuthaya, Unesco world heritage site, Thailand

01128653
Tropical beach, Koh Ra Yang, Koh Chang, Thailand

01128652
Statue of Buddha, Wat si chum, Sukhothai Historical Park, Thailand

01128651
Buddhist monks, Okunoin cemetery, Koyasan, Wakayama, Japan

01128650
Coastal landscape, Shirahama, Wakayama, Japan

01128649
Taichi shrine, Hongu, Japan

01128648
Fish market, Tsukiji, Tokyo, Japan

01128647
Naichi shrine, Wakayama, Japan

01128646
Gravestones, Nakanoi-hashi, Koyassan, Japan

01128645
Buddhist monks walk through graveyard, Nakanoi-hashi, Koyassan, Japan

01128644
Badger with broken leg in plaster {Meles meles} Somerset, UK.

01128643
Feral goat on hillside {Capra hircus} Wales, UK.

01128642
Female Mallard {Anas platyrhynchos} UK.

01128641
Puffins {Fratercula arctica} and Razorbills {Alca torda} sea survace, Wales, UK.

01128640
Common starling {Sturnus vulgaris} on fat feeder, Somerset, UK.

01128639
Red crested pochard male on water {Netta ruffina} Gloucestershire, UK.

01128638
Badger at sett entrance {Meles meles} Somerset, UK.

01128637
Puffin in burrow {Fratercula arctica} Wales, UK.

01128636
Puffin at burrow entrance {Fratercula arctica} Wales, UK.

01128635
Shire horses ploughing {Equus caballus} Somerset, UK

01128634
Naples city with Mount Vesuvius in background, Italy. 2003

01128633
Grey wolf {Canis lupus} feeding on Elk carcass, Idaho, USA. captive

01128632
Regal horned lizard female building nest {Phrynosoma solare} Arizona, USA.

01128631
Common brushtail possum baby suckling in pouch {Trichosurus vulpecula} New

01128630
Red headed weaver bird female inspecting nest built by male (top) Zimbabwe

01128629
Collared peccary {Tayassu tajacu} feeding on Prickly pear cactus, Texas, USA.

01128628
Turkey vulture, wings outstretched {Cathartes aura} Texas, USA.

01128627
Research worker field testing toxic waste, Arizona, USA.

01128626
Gila woodpecker {Melanerpes uropygialis} on Cholla cactus, Arizona, USA.

01128625
Herd of Domestic sheep grazing {Ovis aries} South Island, New Zealand.

01128624
Western diamondback rattlesnake close up {Crotalus atrox} rattle visible, Texas,

01128623
Black footed /Jackass penguin with shadow {Speniscus demersus} South Africa

01128622
Great plains toad male vocalising {Bufo cognatus} USA

01128621
Spanish ibex males fighting {Capra pyrenaica victoriae} Pyrenees, Spain

01128620
Black rat {Rattus rattus} feeding on cactus, introduced pest, Antigua, Caribbean

01128619
Magnificent frigate bird courtship, male with red pouch inflated, Antigua, Caribbean

01128618
North american pika carrying berries {Ochotona princeps} Colorado, USA.

01128617
Lefkada coastline, Greece

01128616
Gladiolus in flower, Crete, Greece

01128615
Marginated tortoises mating {Testudo marginata} Greece

01128614
Marginated tortoise {Testudo marginata} Greece

01128613
Formosan macaques {Macaca cyclopis} in Kaohsiung city, Taiwan.

01128612
Formosan macaque begging for food from tourist car {Macaca cyclopis} Taiwan.

01128611
Formosan macaque {Macaca cyclopis} Taiwan.

01128610
Formosan macaque {Macaca cyclopis} Taiwan.

01128609
Formosan macaque with young {Macaca cyclopis} Taiwan.

01128608
Children on ash plain, Mount Yasur, Tanna, Vanuatu, Melanesia

01128607
Mount Yasur volcano erupting, Tanna, Vanuatu

01128606
Coconut land crab {Birgus latro} feeding on coconut, Espirito Santo, Vanuatu

01128605
Man holding Coconut crab {Birgus latro} Espirito Santo, Vanuatu, Melanesia

01128604
Namamba tree buttress roots, Vatte conservation area, Espirito Santo, Vanuatu, Melanesia

01128603
Clothes washing in river, Matantas village, Vatte, Espirito Santo, Vanuatu,

01128602
Mount Yasur volcano erupting, Tanna, Vanuatu

01128601
Vatte conservation area, Lowland coastal forest, Santo Espirito, Vanuatu

01128600
Mile-a-minute vine encroaching on native plants, Vatte, Espirito Santo, Vanuatu

01128599
Cows drinking sea water, Espirito Santo, Vanuatu, Melanesia

01128598
Vatte conservation area, Lowland coastal forest, Santo Espirito, Vanuatu

01128597
Buttress roots of Nakatambol tree {Dracontomelon vitiense} Espirito Santo, Vanuatu, South Pacific

01128596
Local boys collecting water, Mountt Yasur erupting in background, Tanna, Vanuatu, South Pacific

01128595
Local boy collecting water, Mount Yasur erupting in background, Tanna, Vanuatu

01128594
Local boy collecting water, Mount Yasur erupting in background, Tanna, Vanuatu

01128593
Castanospermum australe bean pods for horticulture trade, Espirito Santo Vanuatu

01128592
Castanospermum australe bean pods for horticulture trade, Espirito Santo Vanuatu

01128591
Mount Yasur volcano erupting in distance, Tanna, Vanuatu

01128590
Buttress roots of Nakatambol tree {Dracontomelon vitiense} Espirito Santo, Vanuatu

01128589
Mount Yasur volcano erupting, Tanna, Vanuatu,

01128588
Tourists watch volcano eruption, Mount Yasur, Tanna, Vanuatu

01128587
Children play with Pig's head after traditional slaughter, Espirito Santo, Vanuatu

01128586
Female Eider duck {Somateria mollissima} Farne Is, UK

01128581
Children play with Pig's head after traditional slaughter, Espirito Santo, Vanuatu

01128562
Wood sage {Teucrium scorodonia} Scotland, UK.

01128560
European nuthatch {Sitta europaea} Sussex, UK.

01128559
European nuthatch {Sitta europaea} Sussex, UK.

01128558
Rock ptarmigan, male in winter plumage {Lagopus mutus} Cairngorms, Scotland.

01128557
Bird cherry tree in flower {Prunus padus} Sweden

01128556
Bird cherry tree in flower {Prunus padus} Poland

01128555
Common horsetails growing beside water {Equisetum arvense} France

01128554
Honesty in flower {Lunaria annua} Belgium

01128553
Hoary ragwort {Senecio erucifolius} France

01128552
Hoary plantain {Plantago media} France

01128551
Herring gull chick {Larus argentatus} Belgium

01128550
Herring gull with chick {Larus argentatus} Belgium

01128549
Herb paris flower berry {Paris quadrifolia} Belgium

01128548
Herb paris flower berry {Paris quadrifolia} Belgium

01128547
Herb paris flower berry {Paris quadrifolia} Belgium

01128546
Domestic hen, Labelroos breed {Gallus gallus domesticus} Belgium

01128545
Hemp agrimony {Eupatorium cannabinum} France

01128544
Hedge woundwort {Stachys sylvatica} Belgium

01128543
Hedge bindweed flower {Calystegia sepium} France

01128542
Heather flowering {Calluna vulgaris} Belgium

01128541
Hawthorn in flower {Crataegus monogyna} Belgium

01128540
European hares mating in field {Lepus europaeus} Belgium

01128539
European hares resting camouflaged in field {Lepus europaeus} Belgium

01128538
Common guillemot {Uria aalge} Fowlsheugh, Scotland, UK

01128537
Common guillemots nesting on cliff {Uria aalge} Fowlsheugh, Scotland, UK

01128536
Ground elder in flower {Aegopodium podagraria} France

01128535
Greylag goose with tag {Anser anser} Belgium

01128534
Grey plover on beach {Pluvialis squatarola} Belgium

01128533
Grey heron fishing {Ardea cinerea} Kruger NP, South Africa

01128532
Grey heron wading {Ardea cinerea} France

01128531
Grey heron wading {Ardea cinerea} France

01128530
Greenshank wading {Tringa nebularia} Belgium

01128529
Blowflies / Greenbottles feeding on dead bird {Lucilia caesar} France

01128528
Green winged orchid {Orchis morio} France

01128527
Green winged orchid {Orchis morio} France

01128526
Green winged orchid {Orchis morio} France

01128525
Greater stitchwort flower {Stellaria holostea} France

01128524
Greater stitchwort flowers {Stellaria holostea} France

01128523
Greater yellow rattle flowers {Rhinanthus angustifolia} Belgium

01128522
Greater yellowrattle in flower {Rhinanthus angustifolia} Belgium

01128521
Greater yellow rattle flowering {Rhinanthus angustifolia} Belgium

01128520
Greater yellowrattle flower {Rhinanthus angustifolia} Belgium

01128519
Greater yellow rattle in meadow {Rhinanthus angustifolia} Belgium

01128518
Greater yellowrattle flowers {Rhinanthus angustifolia} Belgium

01128517
Greater yellowrattle flowers {Rhinanthus angustifolia} Belgium

01128516
Flowering Grass rush {Butomus umbellatus} France

01128515
Flowering Grass rush {Butomus umbellatus} France

01128514
Bunch of Wild grapes on vine {Vitis sp} France

01128513
Bunch of Wild grapes on vine {Vitis sp} France

01128512
Golden scalycap fungi {Pholiota aurivella} close up Belgium

01128511
Golden scalycap {Pholiota aurivella} + Porcelain fungus {Oudemansiella mucida} Belgium

01128510
Golden scalycap {Pholiota aurivella} on rotting beech tree trunk, Belgium

01128509
Golden scalycap {Pholiota aurivella} + Porcelain fungus {Oudemansiella mucida} Belgium

01128508
Glow worm {Lampyris noctiluca} France

01128507
Globe daisy in flower {Globularia punctata} France

01128506
Glistening inkcap fungi {Coprinus micaceus} Belgium

01128505
Giant sequoia tree in park {Sequoiadendron giganteum} Belgium

01128504
Germander speedwell {Veronica chamaedrys} France

01128503
Germander speedwell {Veronica chamaedrys} France

01128502
Garlic mustard flower {Alliaria petiolata} France

01128501
Garden thyme in flower {Thymus vulgaris} France

01128500
Male Gadwall {Anas strepera} Belgium

01128499
Fragrant orchid {Gymnadenia conopsea} France

01128498
Fragrant orchids {Gymnadenia conopsea} France

01128497
Fragrant orchid {Gymnadenia conopsea} France

01128496
Fly orchid {Ophrys insectifera} France

01128495
Fly agaric fungus emerging from soil {Amanita muscaria} Belgium

01128494
Fly agaric fungus emerging from soil {Amanita muscaria} Belgium

01128493
Fleecy milkcap fungus {Lactarius vellereus} Belgium

01128490
Marsupial frog {Gastrotheca orophylox} in bromeliad, Cloud forest, Ecuador

01128489
Marsupial frog {Gastrotheca orophylox} Cloudforest, Ecuador

01128488
Marsupial frog {Gastrotheca orophylox} Cloudforest, Ecuador

01128487
Tropical leaf frog defensive posture {Phyllomedusa tarsius} Amazonia, Ecuador

01128486
Pacific burrfish {Chilomycterus reticulatus} Galapagos.

01128485
Streamer hogfish {Bodianus diplotaenia} Galapagos.

01128484
San Rafael / Coca Falls, Quijos river, Amazonia, Ecuador

01128483
Chachi tree frog {Hyla picturata} Cotacachi Cayapas reserve, Ecuador

01128482
Bone-headed tree frog {Trachycephalus jordani} Ecuador

01128481
White lined leaf frog {Phyllomedusa vaillanti} Amazonia, Ecuador

01128480
White lined leaf frog {Phyllomedusa vaillanti} Amazonia, Ecuador

01128479
White lined leaf frog {Phyllomedusa vaillanti} Amazonia, Ecuador

01128478
Tropical leaf frog in bromeliad {Phyllomedusa tarsius} Amazonia, Ecuador

01128477
Tropical leaf frog on palm leaf {Phyllomedusa tarsius} Amazonia, Ecuador

01128476
Maroon eyed leaf frogs {Agalychnis litodryas} Esmeraldas, Ecuador

01128475
Maroon eyed leaf frogs {Agalychnis litodryas} Esmeraldas, Ecuador

01128474
Maroon eyed leaf frog {Agalychnis litodryas} Esmeraldas, Ecuador

01128473
Maroon eyed leaf frogs {Agalychnis litodryas} Esmeraldas, Ecuador

01128472
Maroon eyed leaf frogs {Agalychnis litodryas} Esmeraldas, Ecuador

01128471
Maroon eyed leaf frogs {Agalychnis litodryas} Esmeraldas, Ecuador

01128470
Maroon eyed leaf frog {Agalychnis litodryas} Esmeraldas, Ecuador

01128469
Cofan indian man with head-dress of Parrot feathers, Amazonia, Ecuador 2004 Atanacio

01128468
Cofan indian man prepares headdress of Parrot feathers, Amazonia, Ecuador 22004 Atanacio

01128467
Poison arrow frog {Dendrobates sylvaticus} Choco forest, Ecuador.

01128466
Poison arrow frog {Dendrobates sylvaticus} Choco forest, Ecuado

01128465
Poison arrow frog {Dendrobates sylvaticus} Choco forest, Ecuado

01128464
Poison arrow frog calling {Dendrobates sylvaticus} Choco forest, Ecuador

01128463
Cofan indian man wearing head-dress of Parrot feathers, Amazonia, Ecuador 2004 Atanacio

01128462
Cofan indian man prepares head-dress of Parrot feathers, Amazonia, Ecuador 2004 Atanacio

01128461
Cofan indian man looks out of house, Amazonia, Ecuador 2004 Alejandro Criollo Dureno

01128460
Cofan indian lighting fire Amazonia, Ecuador 2004. Feather through nose mariana Aguinda

01128459
Cofan indian painting face with achiote, Amazonia, Ecuador, 2004 mariana Aguinda Dureno community

01128458
Two Crested toads {Bufo typhonia complex} Amazonia, Ecuador

01128457
Male Strawberry tree frog in bromeliad {Hyla pantosticta} Cloudforest, Eucador

01128456
Child watches Roccoco toad {Bufo paracnemis} Cerrado, Brazi

01128455
Candelabra cactus {Jasminocerus thouarsii} on lava, Isabela Is, Galapagos

01128454
Wall of Tears built by prisoners in early 1900's, Isabela Is, Galapagos

01128453
Sulphur fumeroles inside crater of Sierra Negra volcano Isabela Is, Galapagos

01128452
Sandstone cliffs, nesting site for Red & green macaws, Cerrado, Brazil

01128451
Sandstone cliffs, nesting site for Red & green macaws, Cerrado, Brazil

01128450
Paramo wetland habitat with {Polylepis incana} trees. El Angel reserve, Andes, Ecuador

01128449
Bayon Temple, Angkor, Cambodia

01128448
Crocodile Lake, Cat Tien NP. UNESCO World biosphere reserve, South Vietnam

01128447
Crocodile Lake, Cat Tien NP. UNESCO World biosphere reserve, South Vietnam

01128446
Crocodile Lake, Cat Tien NP. UNESCO World biosphere reserve, South Vietnam

01128445
Women and child of Red Zao minority people, Sapa, North Vietnam

01128444
Houseboat, Haloong Bay, North Vietnam

01128443
Boats in harbour, Mui ne, Southern Vietnam

01128442
Boats in harbour, Mui ne, Southern Vietnam

01128441
Flooded street, HoiAn, Central Vietnam

01128440
Woman + baby riding scooter in flooded street, HoiAn, Central Vietnam

01128439
Flooded street, HoiAn, Central Vietnam

01128438
Baby Indian elephant drinking {Elephas maximus} Kanha NP, India.

01128437
Morpho butterfly displaying on leaf {Morpho achilles} Amazonia, Ecuador

01128436
White toed tarantula {Avicularia metallica} seen through leaf, Ecuador, Amazonia

01128435
Tourist approaching White toed tarantula {Avicularia metallica} on handrail, Ecuador

01128434
Grey heron in mist {Ardea cinerea} Keoladeo NP, India

01128433
Coiled tail of Oustalet's chameleon {Furcifer oustaleti} Madagascar.

01128432
Parson's chameleon catching prey {Chamaeleo parsonii} Mantadia NP, Madagascar.

01128431
Bornean horned frog camouflaged in leaf litter {Megophrys nasuta} Sabah, Borneo

01128430
Chinese lantern fly {Fulgora sp} Kinabatangan river, Sabah, Borneo.

01128429
Madagascar spiny tailed lizard {Oplurus cuvieri} Ampijoroa forest, Madagascar.

01128428
Satanic leaf gecko {Uroplatus phantasticus} Ranomafana NP, Madagascar.

01128427
Male Parson's chameleon head {Chamaeleo parsonii} Mantadia NP, Madagascar.

01128426
Red wattled lapwings, mating posture {Vanellus indicus} Bandhavgarh NP, India.

01128425
Dead Female Bengal tiger killed on road, Kaziranga NP, Assam, India

01128424
Close up of curled tip of trunk of Indian elephant {Elephas maximus} India

01128423
Close up of chained foot of Indian elephant {Elephas maximus} India

01128422
Bornean eared frogs mating {Polypedates otilophus} Danum valley, Sabah, Borneo.

01128421
Baby Indian elephant touching mother's trunk {Elephas maximus} Kanha NP, India

01128420
Bengal tiger emerging from vegetation {Panthera t tigris} Bandhavgarh NP, India

01128419
Male Indian rhinoceros {Rhinoceros unicornis} Kaziranga NP, India Assam

01128418
Leaf tailed gecko, threat display {Uroplatus fimbriatus} Madagascar, Nosy Mangabe

01128417
Verreaux's sifaka carrying young dancing {Propithecus verreauxi} Berenty, Madagascar.

01128416
Sunrise with Baobab tree silhouettes, Madagascar

01128415
Ring tailed lemur carrying young {Lemur catta} Berenty reserve, Madagascar.

01128414
Ring tailed lemur suckling young {Lemur catta} Berenty reserve, Madagascar.

01128413
Oustalet's chameleon pursuing prey {Furcifer oustaleti} Berenty NP, Madagascar.

01128412
Male Panther chameleon, threat display {Chamaeleo pardelis} Madagascar. Marojejy NP.

01128411
Mauritius kestrel hovering {Falco punctatus} Mauritius

01128410
Wild pony {Equus caballus} Isle of Rhum, Inner Hebrides, Scotland.

01128409
Stump tailed chameleon {Brookesia superciliaris} beneath foot, Madagascar.

01128408
Wing detail of Owl butterfly {Caligo eurilochus} Mindo Cloudforest, Ecuador

01128407
Giant millipede moving {Spirostreptus sp} Masoala NP, Madagascar.

01128406
He