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21099797
Bowen Falls from Cemetery Point Milford Sound Fiordland NP South Island New Zealand

21099796
Ferruginous pygmy owl juvenile perched on cactus {Glaucidium brasilianum} Arizona USA

21099795
Ferruginous pygmy owl juvenile perched on cactus {Glaucidium brasilianum} Arizona USA

21099793
Ferruginous pygmy owl in cactus nest hole {Glaucidium brasilianum} Arizona USA

21099792
Black headed grosbeak male {Pheuticus melanocephalus} Arizona USA Chiricahua mtns

21099791
Black headed grosbeak male {Pheuticus melanocephalus} Arizona USA Chiricahua mtns

21099790
Acorn woodpecker {Melanerpes formicivorus} Arizona USA Chiricahua mtns

21099789
Grey hawk perched {Buteo nitidus} Arizona USA Patagonia

21099787
Grey hawk flying {Buteo nitidus} Arizona USA Patagonia

21099786
Western screech owl {Otus kennicotti} Tucson Arizona USA

21099784
Golden eagle chick feeds on prey in nest {Aquila chrysaetos} Chihuahua Mexico

21099782
Coopers hawk with prey {Accipiter cooperii} Arizona USA Chiricahua mtns

21099780
Coopers hawk with prey {Accipiter cooperii} Arizona USA Chiricahua mtns

21099778
Black tailed prairie dog at burrow {Cynomys ludovicianus} Chihuahua Mexico

21099775
Black tailed prairie dog grazing {Cynomys ludovicianus} Chihuahua Mexico

21099774
Black tailed prairie dog grazing {Cynomys ludovicianus} Chihuahua Mexico

21099771
Prairie falcon {Falco mexicanus} C Arizona USA at banding station Sulphur springs

21099770
Prairie falcon {Falco mexicanus} C Arizona USA at banding station Sulphur springs

21099767
Red tailed hawk juvenile flying {Buteo jamaicensis} Tucson Arizona USA

21099766
Red tailed hawk juvenile perched {Buteo jamaicensis} Tucson Arizona USA

21099765
Red tailed hawk juvenile perched {Buteo jamaicensis} Arizona USA green valley

21099764
Red tailed hawk juvenile flying {Buteo jamaicensis} Tucson Arizona USA

21099763
Harris hawk pair flying with nesting material {Parabuteo unicinctus} Arizona USA Tucson

21099762
Harris hawk pair {Parabuteo unicinctus} Tucson Arizona USA

21099760
Harris hawk pair {Parabuteo unicinctus} Tucson Arizona USA

21099759
Harris hawk landing {Parabuteo unicinctus} Tucson Arizona USA

21099758
Harris hawk taking off {Parabuteo unicinctus} Tucson Arizona USA Tucson

21099757
Harris hawk flying {Parabuteo unicinctus} Tucson Arizona USA Tucson

21099755
Harris hawk flying {Parabuteo unicinctus} Tucson Arizona USA Tucson

21099754
Harris hawk calling {Parabuteo unicinctus} Tucson Arizona USA Tucson

21099753
Harris hawk perched with one foot withdrawn {Parabuteo unicinctus} Arizona USA Tucson

21099752
Harris hawk perched {Parabuteo unicinctus} Tucson Arizona USA

21099714
Nest site dispute for Royal penguins {Eudyptes schlegeli} Macquarie Island, Tasmania,

21099712
Royal penguin pair courtship {Eudyptes schlegeli} Macquarie Island, Tasmania

21099711
Royal penguin colony {Eudyptes schlegeli} Sandy Bay Macquarie Island, Tasmania

21099699
Tracks of coupled pair of Horseshoe crabs {Limulus polyphemus} New jersey USA

21099688
Group of Lesser flamingos in flight {Phoeniconaias minor} Lake Bogoria Kenya East Africa

21099678
Indian flying foxes flying at dusk {Pteropus giganteus} Tissamanarama Sri Lanka

21099652
Pale chanting goshawk {Melierax canorus} Samburu NP Kenya

21099636
Lion jumping through river {Panthera leo} Moremi Wildlife Reserve Botswana summer

21099630
Common scurvy grass in flower {Cochlearia officinalis} Scotland UK

21099480
Rockhover wrasse juvenile {Novaculichthys taeniourus} Lembeh Sulawesi Indonesia

21099477
Parasitic snail {Leutzenia asthenosomae} on toxic Sea urchin {Asthenosoma varium}

21099436
Mandarin fish mating {Synchiropus splidus} Lembeh Sulawesi Indonesia

21099425
Commensal Coleman shrimp {Periclimenes colemani} on Toxic sea urchin. Philippines

21099424
Toxic sea urchin {Asthenosoma varium} with commensal Coleman shrimps. Batangas Philippines

21099421
Harlequin shrimps {Hymenocera elegans} feed on starfish {Linckia laevigata} Philippines

21099418
Harlequin shrimps {Hymenocera elegans} feed on starfish {Linckia laevigata} Philippines

21099417
Pfeffers flamboyant cuttlefish {Metasepia pfefferi} Lembeh strait Sulawesi Indonesia

21099416
Black rhinoceros portrait {Diceros bicornis} Masai Mara Kenya

21099415
Two White rhinoceroses {Ceratotherium simum} Lake Nakuru NP Kenya

21099411
Black melanistic Spine cheeked anemonefish living in Haddons sea anemone. Sulawesi Indonesia

21099410
Black melanistic Spine cheeked anemonefish living in Haddons sea anemone. Sulawesi Indonesia

21099409
Spine cheeked anemonefish living in Haddons sea anemone. Sulawesi Indonesia {Amphiprion

21099408
Spine cheeked anemonefish living in Bulb-tentacle sea anemone. Sulawesi Indonesia

21099407
Pink anemonefish living in Magnificent Sea Anemone Anilao Batangas Philippines

21099404
Crown of thorns starfish feed on coral {Acanthaster planci} Lembeh strait Sulawesi Indonesi

21099401
Cheetah female cubs {Acinonyx jubatus} Masai mara Kenya

21099400
Cheetah female {Acinonyx jubatus} carries Thomson gazelle kill. Masai mara Kenya

21099399
Two Cheetah cubs {Acinonyx jubatus} Masai mara Kenya

21099394
White stork {Ciconia ciconia} hunts for insects in grass during bush fire. Masai Kenya

21099392
White stork {Ciconia ciconia} hunts for insects in grass during bush fire. Masai Kenya

21099391
RF Lions {Panthera leo} rest in shade at midday Samburu NR, Keny

21099390
Lioness young male {Panthera leo} feed on Wildebeest. Masai Mara Kenya

21099387
Leopard on track in savanna {Panthera pardus} Samburu NR Kenya

21099386
Female Leopard on track in savanna {Panthera pardus} Masai Mara Kenya Zawadi daughter of

21099384
Spotted hyaena {C crocuta} Black backed jackal feed on Wildebeest. Masai mara Kenya

21099378
Reticulated giraffe portrait {Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata} Samburu NR Kenya

21099374
Ruppells griffon vulture on Wildebeest drowned in river Mara river Masai Mara Kenya {Gyps

21099373
Ruppells griffon vulture on Wildebeest drowned in river Mara river Masai Mara Kenya {Gyps

21099372
Hippopotamus defs territory as Wildebeest cross Mara river Masai mara Kenya {Hippopotamus

21099371
Wildebeest drinking at waterhole {Connochaetes taurinus} Masai Mara Kenya

21099370
Samburu dancer Samburu NR Kenya

21099369
Samburu dancer Samburu NR Kenya

21099367
Bearded scorpionfish with Dorid nudibranch climbing over it Anilao Batangas Philippines

21099362
Chromodorid nudibranch {Ceratosoma alleni} Anilao Batangas Philippines

21099357
Octopus {Octopus aegina} using tin can for cover. Anilao Batangas Philippines ocellate

21099356
Octopus {Octopus aegina} using seashell for cover. Anilao Batangas Philippines ocellate

21099271
Black capped / Rufous sibia {Heterophasia capistrata} Nepal Phulchowki Hill Kathmandu V

21099265
Common / House sparrow pair {Passer domesticus} UK

21099263
Head portrait of Parsons chameleon {Chamaeleo parsonii} Madagascar

21099228
Aeolid nudibranch {Phyllodesmium kabiranum} Anilao Batangas Philippines

21099225
Whiskered pipefish {Halicampus macrorhynchus} on coral. Lembeh strait Sulawesi Indonesia

21099221
Warty frogfish pair mating {Antennarius maculatus} larger fish is female. Anilao

21099212
Zebra spadefish (batfish) juvenile {Platax batavianus} Lembeh strait Sulawesi

21099210
Cheetah cubs {Acinonyx jubatus} Masai Mara Kenya

21099209
Cheetah resting on mound {Acinonyx jubatus} Masai Mara Game Reserve Kenya East Africa

21099208
Cheetah and cub {Acinonyx jubatus} Masai Mara Kenya

21099203
Green moray eel {Gymnothorax funebris} on ship wreck Cayman brac BWI Caribbean russian

21099201
Chevron barracuda schooling {Sphyraena putnamiae} Sipadan Malaysia

21099200
Painted frogfish pair mating {Antennarius pictus} yellow is female fish Sulawesi Indonesia

21099198
Sponge crab {Lauridromia dehaani} carries cocount shell Anilao Batangas Philippines

21099197
Blue swimming crab pair mating {Portunus pelegicus} male underneath Batangas Philippines

21099195
Warted egg cowrie {Calpurnus verrucosus} feeds on Mushroom leather coral. Philippines

21099193
Sea urchin (Coleman) shrimp pair in Fire urchin host. Anilao Batangas Philippines

21099192
Saddleback anemonefish {Amphiprion polymnus} in Haddon sea anemone. Philippines Anilao

21099190
Trumpetfish portrait {Aulostomus chinensis} Anilao Batangas Philippines

21099189
Ornate ghost pipefish {Solenostromus paradoxus} Anilao Batangas Philippines

21099188
Ornate ghost pipefish {Solenostromus paradoxus} Anilao Batangas Philippines

21099187
Spotted (common /yellow) seahorse {Hippocampus kudu} Lembeh strait Sulawesi

21099186
Thorny seahorse {Hippocampus histrix} Anilao Batangas Philippines

21099184
Pacific blue ring octopus swimming {Hapalochlaena maculosa} Sulawesi Indonesia

21099183
Pacific blue ring octopus on coral {Hapalochlaena maculosa} Lembeh strait Sulawesi

21099181
Broadclub cuttlefish portrait {Sepia latimanus} Lembeh strait Sulawesi Indonesia

21099180
Pfeffers flamboyant cuttlefish {Metasepia pfefferi} Lembeh strait Sulawesi Indonesia

21099179
Weaver bird nests in Acacia tree Masai Mara Kenya

21099178
Waterfall on road between Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara Kenya

21099175
Rothchilds giraffe feeding {G camelopardalis rothschildi} Lake Nakuru NP Kenya Acacia trees

21099173
Reticulated giraffe feeding {G camelopardalis reticulata} Samburu NR Kenya

21099168
Hippopotamuses wallow in Mara river {Hippopotamus amphibius} Masai Mara Kenya

21099167
Hippopotamuses wallow in Mara river {Hippopotamus amphibius} Masai Mara Kenya

21099161
African elephant herd resting in shade {Loxodonta africana} Samburu NR Kenya

21099160
African elephant herd grazing on shrubs {Loxodonta africana} Samburu NR Kenya

21099158
Black backed jackal at Wildebeest carcass Ruppells vultures wait their turn. Kenya

21099155
Crowned crane {Balearica regulorum} Masai Mara Kenya

21099153
Flock of Eastern white pelicans {Pelecanus onocrotalus} Lake Nakuru NP Kenya

21099152
Ruppells griffon vultures {Gyps rueppellii} on drowned Wildebeest. Masai Mara Kenya

21099151
Ruppells griffon vulture {Gyps rueppellii} feeds on drowned Wildebeest. Masai Mara Kenya

21099150
Ruppells griffon vulture {Gyps rueppellii} feeds on drowned Wildebeest. Masai Mara Kenya

21099149
Ruppells griffon vulture {Gyps rueppellii} feeds on drowned Wildebeest. Masai Mara Kenya

21099148
Ruppells griffon vulture portrait {Gyps rueppellii} Masai Mara Kenya

21099147
Ruppells griffon vulture portrait {Gyps rueppellii} Masai Mara Kenya

21099146
Spotted hyaena at den entrance {Crocuta crocuta} Masai Mara Kenya

21099144
African buffalo {Syncerus caffer} with Oxpecker Lake Nakuru NP Kenya

21099143
African buffalo {Syncerus caffer} with Oxpecker Lake Nakuru NP Kenya

21099141
Cheetah with blooded mouth from feeding {Acinonyx jubatus} Masai Mara Kenya

21099139
Lion snarling over Buffalo carcass {Panthera leo} Samburu NR Kenya

21099138
Lioness picking up cub to carry to new hiding place {Panthera leo} Masai Mara Kenya

21099135
Lion pride resting in shade {Panthera leo} Samburu NR Kenya

21099134
Lioness portrait {Panthera leo} Masai Mara Kenya

21099132
Lioness watching approaching prey {Panthera leo} Masai Mara Kenya warthog prey

21099129
Lioness portrait {Panthera leo} Masai Mara Kenya

21099128
Lion portrait {Panthera leo} Samburu NR Kenya

21099127
Leopard feeding on Oryx {Panthera pardus} Samburu NR Kenya

21099126
Leopard walking {Panthera pardus} Samburu NR Kenya

21099125
Leopard female with gazelle kill in tree {Panthera pardus} Masai Mara Kenya Zawadi

21099122
Leopard female resting in tree {Panthera pardus} Masai Mara Kenya Zawadi daughter of

21099121
Leopard female resting in tree {Panthera pardus} Masai Mara Kenya Zawadi daughter of

21099120
Female Cheetah cubs feed on gazelle kill. {Acinonyx jubatus} Masai Mara Kenya thomsons

21099119
Female Cheetah watches over cubs feeding on gazelle kill. Masai Mara Kenya thomsons

21099118
Female Cheetah watches over cubs feeding on gazelle kill. Masai Mara Kenya thomsons

21099117
Female Cheetah watches over cubs feeding on gazelle kill. Masai Mara Kenya thomsons

21099116
Female Cheetah {Acinonyx jubatus} calling cubs to gazelle kill. Masai Mara Kenya

21099111
Cheetah suckling cubs {Acinonyx jubatus} Masai Mara Kenya

21099107
Cheetah cub in long grass {Acinonyx jubatus} Masai Mara Kenya

21099106
Cheetah cub portrait {Acinonyx jubatus} Masai Mara Kenya

21099104
Cheetah female {Acinonyx jubatus} walking past Thomsons gazelle herd. Masai Mara Kenya

21099103
Close up of Bee orchid flower {Ophrys apifera} Belgium

21099101
Cheetah female standing {Acinonyx jubatus} Masai Mara Kenya

21099100
Cheetah female walking through long grass {Acinonyx jubatus} Masai Mara Kenya

21099091
Cape ground squirrels being affectionate {Xerus inauris} Kgalagadi TFP South Africa

21099089
Cape ground squirrels being affectionate {Xerus inauris} Kgalagadi TFP South Africa

21099088
Cape ground squirrel sniffing {Xerus inauris} Nossob campsite Kgalagadi TFP South Africa

21099086
Acacia tree {Acacia sp} backlit by evening light Kgalagadi TFP South Africa

21099085
Suricate (meerkat) on gaurd duty {Suricata suricatta} Kgalagadi TFP South Africa

21099084
Suricate (meerkat) on gaurd duty {Suricata suricatta} Kgalagadi TFP South Africa

21099083
Suricate (meerkat) on gaurd duty {Suricata suricatta} Kgalagadi TFP South Africa

21099079
African wild cat stalking rodents {Felis sylvestris libyca} Kgalagadi TFP S Africa

21099077
African wild cat {Felis sylvestris libyca} Kgalagadi TFP South Africa

21099076
Giant eagle owl {Bubo lacteus} Kgalagadi TFP South Africa

21099075
Springbok juvenile portrait {Antidorcas marsupialis} Kgalagadi TFP South Africa

21099074
Springbok with defective horn {Antidorcas marsupialis} Kgalagadi TFP South Africa

21099072
Black backed jackal stalking rodent prey {Canis mesomelas} Kgalagadi TFP South Africa

21099071
Black backed jackal at dusk {Canis mesomelas} Kgalagadi TFP South Africa

21099066
Leopard tortoise drinking {Stigmochelys / Geochelone pardalis} Addo Elephant NP S Africa

21099064
Cape buffalo male {Syncerus caffer caffer} Addo Elephant NP S Africa

21099060
Seal Island False Bay South Africa with colonies of Cape fur seal and Cape cormorant.

21099059
Great white shark breaching on seal decoy {Carcharodon carcharias} False Bay, South Africa

21099058
Black footed (jackass) penguin {Spheniscus demersus} Cape Town South Africa returning to nest

21099056
Yellow billed hornbill {Tockus flavirostris} Kgalagadi TFP S Africa Transfrontier

21099054
Common frog on lawn in garden {Rana temporaria} UK

21099052
European river otter yawning {Lutra lutra} C UK

21099051
European river otter in stream {Lutra lutra} C UK

21099047
Long eared owl portrait {Asio otus} Derbyshire UK

21099046
Coot males fighting {Fulica atra} Derbyshire UK

21099045
Grey heron in park {Ardea cinerea} UK

21099042
Red throated diver on water {Gavia stellata} Shetland Scotland UK

21099041
Red throated diver chicks on bank {Gavia stellata} Shetland Scotland UK

21099037
Dogs mercury {Mercurialis perennis} Derbyshire UK

21099036
Chough {Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax} Anglesea Wales UK

21099035
Chough with legs ringed {Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax} Anglesea Wales UK

21099034
Lesser butterfly orchid {Platanthera bifolia} Derbyshire UK

21099033
Bullhead adult {Cottus gobio} Yorkshire UK

21099031
European rabbit juvenile feeding on grass. UK {Oryctolagus cuniculus}

21099030
Marbled white butterfly {Melanargia galathea} Yorkshire UK

21099029
Fragrant orchid {Gymnadenia conopsea} Derbyshire UK

21099027
Green hairstreak butterfly {Callophrys rubi} Derbyshire UK Peak district NP

21099026
Northern (red necked) phalarope pair on grass {Phalaropus lobatus} Shetland Scotland UK

21099025
Northern (red necked) phalarope {Phalaropus lobatus} female Shetland Scotland UK

21099023
Red deer stag in snow {Cervus elaphus} Scotland UK

21099022
Snowy owl portrait {Nyctea scandianca} C UK

21099021
Ruddy duck male on water {Oxyura jamaicensis} UK

21099018
Kestrel nesting on cliff ledge {Falco tinnunculus} UK

21099017
Grey seal female with reflection {Halichoerus grypus} Lincolnshire UK

21099016
Blackbird male on fence {Turdus merula} UK

21099015
Chaffinch on peanut feeder {Fringilla coelebs} UK

21099014
Red throated diver turning eggs in nest {Gavia stellata} Shetland Scotland UK

21099011
Great tit feeding on fir cone {Parus major} UK

21099010
Dipper display behaviour {Cinclus cinclus} Derbyshire UK

21099006
Snipe on post {Gallinago gallinago} Shetland Scotland U

21099005
Whimbrel {Numenius phaeopus} Shetland Scotland UK

21099004
Poplar hawk moth caterpillar {Laothoe populi} on Willow leaf UK

21099003
Red campion flowers {Silene dioica} Derbyshire UK

21099002
Spring squill {Scilla verne} Shetland Scotland UK

21099001
Pyramidal orchid {Anacamptis pyramidalis} S Yorkshire UK

21098999
Woman peers over edge of volcano crater La Fournaise La Reunion Indian ocean

21098997
Tree ferns Foret de la plaine des Palmistes La Reunion Indian ocean

21098995
Pineapple crops with fruit {Ananas comosus} La Reunion Indian ocean

21098991
Tropical rainforest Belouve La Reunion Indian ocean

21098989
Machine recording earthquake tremors. La Fournaise La Reunion Indian ocean

21098975
Emerald tree boa coiled in tree {Corallus canina} Brazil

21098974
Fragmented Quartz Wester Ross Scotland UK

21098973
Grey lichen {Stereocaulon vesuvianum} on damp rocks Inverness-shire Scotland UK

21098972
Marine worm casts {Spriorbis sp} on Toothed wrack seaweed Lofoten Is Norway

21098970
Long tailed skua nest with eggs {Stercorarius longicaudus} Greenland

21098969
Asian barred owlet {Glaucidium cuculoides} Majuli Island Assam India

21098967
Blenny on coral {Blenius pentacularis} Spain

21098966
Cottonweed flowers {Otanthus maritimus} Spain

21098965
Cottonweed on sand dune {Otanthus maritimus} Spain

21098964
Sea stock in flower {Matthiola sinuata} Spain

21098962
Purple sage {Phlomis purpurea} Spain

21098961
Purple sage {Phlomis purpurea} Spain

21098960
Sarcocapnos flowering on wall {Sarcocapnos enneaphylla} Spain

21098959
Sarcocapnos flowering on wall {Sarcocapnos enneaphylla} Spain

21098958
Mallow flower {Lavatera maritima} Spain

21098956
Tikuna woman with Pygmy marmoset twins on head {Cebuella pygmaea} Brazil Alto Solimoes

21098953
Hen harrier chick in nest {Circus cyaneus} Scotland UKs most angered bird of prey 3

21098951
Hen harrier face portrait {Circus cyaneus} USA captive

21098877
White bellied hummingbird nest + eggs {Amazilia chionogaster} Machu Picchu, Peru

21098869
Atlas moth {Attacus atlas} Malaysia

21098865
African elephants at waterhole {Loxodonta africana} Hwange NP Zimbabwe

21098861
Tiny male Golden orb weaver spiders on web with female (centre) with wrapped up prey

21098831
European flamingoes feeding on lagoon {Phoenicopterus ruber roseus} Camargue France

21098658
Meadow and farmland landscape with Glastonbury tor in distance Somerset

21098648
Roe deer in mist {Capreolus capreolus} UK

21098647
Grey seal pup on dunes {Halichoerus grypus} UK

21098645
Grey seal pup on dunes {Halichoerus grypus} UK

21098644
Grey seal pups on dunes {Halichoerus grypus} UK

21098643
Grey seal pups on dunes {Halichoerus grypus} UK

21098642
Grey seal with pup on beach {Halichoerus grypus} UK

21098641
Grey seal with pup on beach {Halichoerus grypus} UK

21098640
Grey seal with pup on beach with tanker behind. UK {Halichoerus grypus}

21098639
Herring gull {Larus argentatus} feeds on Grey seal afterbirth {Halichoerus grypus} UK

21098638
Herring gull {Larus argentatus} feeds on Grey seal afterbirth {Halichoerus grypus} UK

21098637
Grey seals with pups on beach {Halichoerus grypus} UK

21098636
Grey seals with pups on beach {Halichoerus grypus} UK

21098635
Grey seals with pups on beach {Halichoerus grypus} UK

21098634
Grey seal pup {Halichoerus grypus} UK

21098633
Otter holts for {Lutra lutra} built by volunteers Oxfordshire UK

21098632
Volunteers building Otter holts for {Lutra lutra} Oxfordshire U

21098631
Volunteers building Otter holts for {Lutra lutra} Oxfordshire U

21098630
Volunteers building Otter holts for {Lutra lutra} Oxfordshire U

21098629
Fallow deer pair resting {Dama dama} C UK

21098628
Botanical survey Camargue France

21098625
Fossil butterfly Oligocen period Provence France

21098624
Ammonite fossil from Martelites sarassini zone 200000 years old Barremien period. France Dignes

21098623
Ammonite fossils in cliff Dignes Provence France

21098621
Martagon lily in flower {Lilium martagon} Ecrins Alps France

21098620
Aerial view of clouds over desert with shadows on land Somalia

21098617
Aerial view of new rural housing development Dombes France

21098616
Arboriculture aerial view Nimes France

21098615
White thread waterfalls Shira-ito-no taki Karyuzawa Japan

21098614
Silhouette rock promo