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01110131
Rook {Corvus frugilegus} Dartmoor, Devon, UK

01110130
Blue tit looking inquisitive {Parus caeruleus} Cornwall, UK

01110129
Spear thistle flower {Cirsium vulgare} Cornwall, UK

01110128
Hedge bindweed in flower {Calystegia sepium} Cornwall, UK

01110127
Rosebay willowherb flower, close up {Epilobium angustifolium} Cornwall, UK

01110126
Ribwort plantain {Plantago sp} + Cuckoo spit (froth secreted by Planthopper larvae, UK

01110125
Spotted heath orchid {Dactylorhiza maculata} Devon, U

01110124
Heather moorland, Dunkery beacon, Exmoor NP, Somerset, UK

01110123
River Teign and autumn woodland at Fingle bridge, Dartmoor, Devon

01110122
Foot bridge through woodland Golitha Falls, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, UK

01110121
Knotted wrack seaweed {Ascophyllum nodosum} Cornwall, UK

01110120
Basket makers, near Bandhavgarh NP, Central India.

01110119
Woman making basket near Bandhavgarh NP, Central India

01110118
Basket makers, near Bandhavgarh NP, Madhya Pradesh, Central India

01110117
Fair vendor selling wooden whistles musical instruments, Central India

01110116
Woman carrying brass pots full of water on head, Central India

01110115
Young child brings wood back to village from forest, Assam, North East India

01110113
Camerman Paul Johnson filming on location, UK, 2003 (d. 2004)

01110112
Camerman Paul Johnson filming on location, UK, 2003 (d. 2004)

01110103
Doug Allan, BBC Natural History Unit cameraman without wetsuit, but with beard and camera. Antarctic, 1985. Antarctica

01110102
Bark stripped from young tree by Roe deer {Capreolus capreolus} Cornwall, UK

01110101
Southern marsh orchid {Dactylorhiza praetermissa} Cornwall, UK

01110100
Gorse in flower {Ulex europaeus} Cornwall, UK

01110099
Mass of Common primrose flowers {Primula vulgaris} Cornwall, UK

01110098
Birds nest orchid, close-up {Neottia nidus-avis} Cornwall, UK

01110097
Birds nest orchid flower {Neottia nidus-avis} Cornwall, UK

01110096
Three Early purple orchid flowers {Orchis mascula} Cornwall, UK

01110095
Two Lesser celandine flowers {Ranunculus ficaria} Cornwall, UK

01110094
Three Lesser celandine flowers {Ranunculus ficaria} Cornwall, UK

01110093
Three Lesser celandine flowers {Ranunculus ficaria} Cornwall, UK

01110092
Dandelion flower {Taraxacum officinale} Cornwall, UK

01110091
Meadow sweet {Filipendula ulmaria} Broxwater, Cornwall, UK

01110090
Lundy island, Devon, UK with Sea pinks and lighthouse.

01110089
Cuckoo flower / Lady's Smock {Cardamine pratensis} Coombe valley, Cornwall, UK

01110088
Cuckoo flower / Lady's smock {Cardamine pratensis} Coombe valley, Cornwall, UK

01110086
Sea pinks (thrift) {Armeria maritima} Bedruthan Steps, Cornwall, UK

01110085
Foot bridge across stream, Golitha falls woodland, autumn, Bodmin moor, Cornwall, UK

01110084
Beech trees in autumn, Golitha falls woodland, Bodmin moor, Cornwall, UK

01110083
Tor and boulders on Bodmin moor, Cornwall, UK

01110082
Pebbles and surf on beach at dusk, Sandymouth bay, Cornwall, UK

01110081
New Zealand fur seal {Arctocephalus forsteri} South Australia

01110080
African lioness suckling cubs {Panthera leo} Masai Mara, Kenya

01110079
Zanzibar red colubus monkey {Colobus badius kirkii} Zanzibar, East Africa

01110078
Zanzibar red colobus monkey mother with young {Colobus badius kirkii} Zanzibar, Tanzania

01110077
Zanzibar red colobus monkey mother with young {Colobus badius kirkii} Zanzibar, Tanzania

01110076
Zanzibar red colubus monkey with young {Colobus badius kirkii} Zanzibar, East Africa

01110075
Zanzibar red colobus monkey standing {Colobus badius kirkii} Zanzibar, Tanzania

01110074
Leopard camouflaged in grass {Panthera pardus} Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa

01110072
Red tailed black cockatoo {Calyptorhynchus banksii} Western Australia

01110071
Afro Australian / Cape fur seal porpoising {Arctocephalllus pusillus} False Bay, South Africa

01110068
Corsham Court, Wiltshire, UK with Ginkgo / Maidenhair tree {Ginkgo biloba}

01110067
Ginkgo / Maidenhair tree {Ginkgo biloba} native of China. Wiltshire, UK

01110066
Castle above town of Velez Blanco, near Almeria, Andalucia, Spain

01110065
Encebras valley, Pinoso, Alicante, Spain

01110064
Castle above town of Velez Blanco, near Almeria, Andalucia, Spain

01110063
Horse drawn carriage, Malaga, Andalucia, Spain

01110062
Palacio Episcopal, Malaga, Andalucia, Spain

01110061
Roman amphitheatre, Malaga, Andalucia, Spain

01110060
Sabiote castle, Jaen, Andalucia, Spain

01110059
Marchenilla castle, Alcala Guadaira, Andalucia, Spain

01110058
Students entering and leaving University building Seville, Andalucia, Spain

01110057
Giralda cathedral, Seville, Andalucia, Spain

01110056
Palacio Gotico, Alcazar, Seville, Andalucia, Spain

01110055
Malaga Cathedral, Andalucia, Spain

01110054
Palacio de la Madraza, Alhambra, Granada, Andalucia, Spain

01110053
Castle above Biar village in snow, Alicante, Spain

01110052
Castle above Biar village in snow, Alicante, Spain

01110051
Tropical orchid flower

01110050
Punta Europa lighthouse, Gibraltar, Spain

01110049
Modern architecture of Ciudad Artes y Ciencias (City of Arts and Sciences) Valencia, Spain

01110048
Modern architecture of Ciudad Artes y Ciencias (City of Arts and Sciences) Valencia, Spain

01110047
Modern architecture of Ciudad Artes y Ciencias (City of Arts and Sciences) Valencia, Spain

01110046
Modern architecture of Ciudad Artes y Ciencias (City of Arts and Sciences) Valencia, Spain

01110045
View over rooftops of Valencia, Spain

01110044
Plaza del Mar, Valencia, Spain

01110043
Woman in traditional costume with flower offerings, Fallas Valencia Festival 2003, Spain

01110042
Festival of the Magdalena, procession of giants, Castillon, Spain

01110041
Interior of Castellon cathedral, Spain

01110040
Festival of the Magdalena, floats at night, Castillon, Spain

01110039
Festival of the Magdalena, floats at night, Castillon, Spain

01110038
Festival of the Magdalena, floats at night, Castillon, Spain

01110037
Festival of the Magdalena, floats at night, Castillon, Spain

01110036
Viaduct to cliff top village, Ronda, Andalucia, Spain

01110035
People eating on balconies of houses in hilltop village, Ronda, Andalucia, Spain

01110034
Cliff top village, Ronda, Andalucia, Spain

01110033
Common kingfisher perched {Alcedo atthis} Spain

01110031
Common kingfisher perched {Alcedo atthis} Spain

01110030
Common kingfisher {Alcedo atthis} Spain

01110029
Saker falcon flying {Falco cherrug} Spain

01110028
Fish farm, La Azohia, Murcia, Spain

01110027
Puerto de Mazaron, town and harbour with mountains behind, Murcia, Spain

01110026
Cape Cope, Aguilas, Murcia, Spain

01110025
Marchenilla castle, Alcala Guadaira, Andalucia, Spain

01110024
Snowy owl with handler {Nyctea scandiaca} Raptor centre, Spain

01110023
Carthusian monastary, La Cartuja, Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain

01110022
Cliff top village with valley below, Ronda, Andalucia, Spain

01110021
Cliff top village, Ronda, Andalucia, Spain

01110020
Carthusian monastary, La Cartuja, Jerez de la Frontera, Andalucia, Spain

01110019
Fortified walls, Alcazaba, Malaga, Andalucia, Spain

01110018
Bandolero museum, Rondo, Andalucia, Spain

01110017
Dome and statues of Cadiz cathedral, Spain

01110016
Malaga cathedral, Andalucia, Spain

01110015
Interior of Malaga cathedral, Andalucia, Spain

01110013
Grey squirrel {Sciurus carolinensis} Wales, UK

01110012
Great crested grebe on nest {Podiceps cristatus} Butterley res, Derbyshire, UK

01110011
Great crested grebe on nest {Podiceps cristatus} Derbyshire, UK

01110010
Great crested grebe threat posture {Podiceps cristatus} Butterley res, Derbyshire, UK

01110009
Coot collecting nest material {Fulica atra} Derbyshire, UK

01110008
Great crested grebe laying an egg {Podiceps cristatus} Derbyshire, UK

01110007
Great crested grebe laying an egg {Podiceps cristatus} Derbyshire, UK

01110006
Sparrowhawk {Accipiter nisus} with domestic dove kill Derbyshire, UK Whatstandwell

01110005
Sparrowhawk {Accipiter nisus} with domestic dove kill Derbyshire, UK Whatstandwell

01110004
Sparrowhawk {Accipiter nisus} with domestic dove kill Derbyshire, UK Whatstandwell

01110003
Sparrowhawk {Accipiter nisus} with domestic dove kill Derbyshire, UK Whatstandwell

01110002
Weasel {Mustela nivalis} with road kill pheasant Derbyshire, UK Whatstandwell

01110001
Weasel {Mustela nivalis} with road kill pheasant, Derbyshire, UK

01110000
Weasel {Mustela nivalis} with road kill pheasant, Derbyshire, UK

01109999
Water vole swimming {Arvicola terrestris} Cromford canal, Derbyshire, UK

01109998
Badger hair caught on barbed wire over sett entrance {Meles meles} Derbyshire, UK

01109997
Water vole warming itself in evening light {Arvicola terrestris} Derbyshire, UK

01109996
Water vole feeding on bramble leaf {Arvicola terrestris} Derbyshire, UK

01109995
Water vole feeding in canal {Arvicola terrestris} Cromford canal, Derbyshire, UK

01109994
Water vole feeding in canal {Arvicola terrestris} Cromford canal, Derbyshire, UK

01109993
Water vole leaving canal side burrow entrance {Arvicola terrestris} Cromford canal, UK

01109992
Water vole warming itself in evening light {Arvicola terrestris} Cromford canal, UK

01109991
Water vole foraging beside canal {Arvicola terrestris} Derbyshire, UK

01109990
Water vole defecating at latrine {Arvicola terrestris} in canal, Derbyshire, UK

01109989
Water vole entering canal {Arvicola terrestris} Derbyshire, UK

01109988
Water vole swimming in canal {Arvicola terrestris} Derbyshire, UK

01109987
Water vole swims with ivy leaf for bedding {Arvicola terrestris} Cromford canal, UK

01109986
Water vole swims under bridge through duckweed {Arvicola terrestris} Derbyshire, UK

01109984
Wallaroo (Euro) {Macropus robustus} Sturt NP, NSW, Australia New South Wales

01109983
Wallaroo (Euro) {Macropus robustus} Sturt NP, NSW, Australia New South Wales

01109980
Wallaroo (Euro) {Macropus robustus} Sturt NP, NSW, Australia New South Wales

01109978
Egyptian cobra with hood spread {Naja haje} Kenya

01109977
Nile crocodile portrait {Crocodylus niloticus} Kenya

01109976
Seven Little bee-eaters perched in a row {Merops pusillus} Kenya

01109975
Rock python {Python sebae} strangling Thomson's gazelle {Gazella tomsoni} Kenya

01109974
Close up of NE quadrant of 21-day-old waning moon. Last quarter

01109973
Close up of craters on Highland region of the Moon

01109972
Close up of Copernicus and Carpathian mountains of the Moon

01109971
Close-up of Tycho crater, Highland region of the Moon

01109970
21-day-old waning moon. Last quarter

01109969
Village on top of cliff, Ronda, Andalucia, Spain

01109968
Village on top of cliff with valley below, Ronda, Malaga, Andalucia, Spain

01109967
Marchenilla Castle, Alcala Guadaira, Andalucia, Spain

01109966
Castle, Carmona, Alcazar, near Seville, Andalucia, Spain

01109965
Carmona, Seville, Andalucia, Spain

01109964
Carmona, Seville, Andalucia, Spain

01109963
Casares, Malaga, Andalucia, Spain

01109962
Carmona, Seville, Andalucia, Spain

01109961
Hillside landscape, Caceres, Malaga, Spain

01109960
Palacio Congresos and the Plaza del Potro, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain

01109959
Palacio Congresos and the Plaza del Potro, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain

01109958
Teatro Lope de Vega, Seville, Andalucia, Spain

01109957
Cat sleeping beside traditional wall tiles, Alcazar, Seville, Spain

01109956
Traditional wall tiles, Alcazar, Seville, Spain

01109955
Interior of Palacio Gotico, Alcazar, Seville, Andalucia, Spain

01109954
Palacio Gotico, Alcazar, Seville, Andalucia, Spain

01109953
Archways in old wall, Patio Monteria, Alcazar, Seville, Andalucia, Spain

01109952
Julio Romero de Torres museum, Cordoba, Andulacia, Spain

01109951
Ornate door of mosque, Cordoba, Andulacia, Spain

01109950
Beach and town, Benalmadena, Malaga, Spain

01109949
Arched balcony, Zoco, Casco antiguo, Cordoba, Andulcia, Spai

01109948
Queen's bath, Alcazar, Seville, Andalucia, Spain

01109947
Old street, Casco antiguo, Cordoba, Andulacia, Spain

01109946
Chachi treefrog {Hyla picturata} Cotacachi-Cayapas Reserve, Ecuador

01109945
Chachi tree frog {Hyla picturata} Cotacachi-Cayapas Reserve, Ecuador

01109944
Yeni mosque, silhouette at dawn, Istanbul, Turkey

01109943
Blue mosque at night Istanbul, Turkey

01109942
Tropical orchid cultivated

01109941
Mosque at Punta Europa, Gibraltar.

01109940
Coastal landscape between Melicena and Castelldeferro, Granada, Andalucia, Spain

01109939
Watchtower, Melicena, Granada, Andalucia, Spain

01109938
Aerial view of white houses in village, Almeria, Andalucia, Spain

01109937
Baeza Cathedral, Jaen, Andalucia, Spain

01109936
Interior of Baeza Cathedral, Jaen, Andalucia, Spain

01109935
Ancient stone storage hut Almeria, Andalucia, Spain

01109934
Aerial view of Cieza, Murcia, Spain

01109933
Castle, Almeria, Andalucia, Spain

01109932
Aerial view of white houses in village, Almeria, Andalucia, Spain

01109931
Museum interior, birthplace of nobel prize winner Juan Ramon Jimenez, Heulva, Spain

01109930
Museum, birthplace of nobel prize winner Juan Ramon Jimenez, Heulva, Spain

01109929
Haystack, Spain

01109928
Spanish flag

01109927
Canon on old fortifications, Mellila, Andalucia, Spain

01109926
Hilltop village + castle + olive grove, Banos Encina, Jaen, Andalucia, Spain

01109925
Fountain in courtyard of Roman museum, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spai

01109924
Flock of sheep grazing outside fortified walls of Alcazaba, Almeria, Andalucia, Spain

01109923
Fortified walls of Alcazaba, Almeria, Andalucia, Spain

01109922
Corboba old town with bridge over river Guadalquivir, Andalucia, Spain

01109921
Espardenas, traditional rope shoes made from vegetable fibres, Spain

01109920
Lighthouse, Isla de Tabarca, Spain

01109919
Rocky shore, Escollos cala Menaches, Isla de Tabarca, Spain

01109918
San Jose tower, Isla de Tabarca, Spain

01109917
San Jose tower, Isla de Tabarca, Spain

01109916
San Jose tower with storm clouds behind, Isla de Tabarca, Spain

01109915
Crested tit flies to nest hole {Parus cristatus} Spain

01109914
Common kingfisher flies to nest burrow with prey {Alcedo atthis} Spain

01109913
Common kingfisher flies to nest burrow with fish prey {Alcedo atthis} Spain

01109912
Common kingfisher flies to nest burrow with food {Alcedo atthis} Spain

01109911
Black crowned night heron {Nycticorax nycticorax} Spain

01109910
Black crowned night heron {Nycticorax nycticorax} Spain

01109909
Puerta del Mar, Valencia, Spain

01109908
Little ringed plover {Charadrius dubius} Spain

01109907
Flowers stall, Fallas Valencia festival, Valencia, Spain

01109906
Cattle egret perched in tree {Bubulcus ibis} Spain

01109905
Sanderlings {Calidris alba} Spain

01109904
Traditional dish of Paella, Arroz, Spain

01109903
Black-headed gulls, adults + juveniles {Larus ridibundus} Spain

01109902
Cattle egret on nest in tree {Bubulcus ibis} Spain

01109901
Audouin's gull {Larus audouinii} Spain

01109900
Cattle egret on nest in tree {Bubulcus ibis} Spain

01109899
Audouin's gull feeding on fish {Larus audouinii} Spain

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Fortified walls, Alcazaba, Almeria, Andalucia, Spain

01109896
Ancient buildings of Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain

01109895
Statue of Christ overlooking Mirador, Cerro san Cristobal, Almeria, Andalucia, Spain

01109894
Statue of Christ, Mirador, Cerro san Cristobal, Almeria, Andalucia, Spain

01109893
Plaza Mayor, Baeza, Jaen, Andalucia, Spain

01109892
Street in the old town, Casco antiguo, Baeza, Jaen, Andalucia, Spain

01109891
Ruins of monastry, Madre de Dios, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalucia, Spain

01109890
Castle and hillside village, Canena, Jaen, Andalucia, Spain

01109889
Horse statue / fountain, Plaza del Potro, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain

01109888
Arco de Villalar and Puerta de Jaen, Baeza, Jaen, Andalucia, Spain

01109887
Souvenir shop, Plaza del Potro, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain

01109886
Colonaded arena, Palacio Carlos V, Alhambra, Granada, Andalucia, Spain

01109885
Colonades, Palacio Carlos V, Alhambra, Granada, Andalucia, Spain

01109884
Palacio Carlos V, Alhambra, Granada, Andalucia, Spain

01109883
Prehistoric cave paintings, Cueva de los Letreros, Almeria, Andalucia, Spain

01109882
Prehistoric cave paintings, Cueva de los Letreros, Almeria, Andalucia, Spain

01109881
Seville Cathedral rooftop, Andalucia, Spain

01109880
Houses viewed through archway, Alcazar, Seville, Andalucia, Spain

01109879
Spanish fir tree in mist {Abies pinsapo} Ronda, Malaga, Spain

01109878
Ancient stone tower, Torremuelle, Andalucia, Benalmadena, Malaga, Spain

01109877
Common cormorants flying {Phalacrocorax carbo} Spain

01109876
Common cormorants flying {Phalacrocorax carbo} Spain

01109875
Interior of Granada cathedral, Andalucia, Spain

01109874
Spotted sided zebra finch {Peophila guttata} Northern Territory, Australia

01109873
Saltwater crocodile at water surface {Crocodylus porosus} Northern Territory, Australia

01109872
Star finch {Neochimia ruficauda} Northern Territory, Australia

01109871
Cycad, new growth after fire {Cycas sp} Northern Territory, Australia

01109870
Aboriginal rock paintings, Ubirr rock, Arnhem land, Kakadu NP, Northern Territory, Australia

01109869
Aboriginal rock paintings, Ubirr rock, Arnhem land, Kakadu NP, Northern Territory Australia

01109868
Aboriginal rock paintings, Ubirr rock, Arnhem land, Kakadu NP, Northern Territory Australia

01109867
Intermediate egrets {Egretta intermedia} and Pied herons {Ardea picata} Northern Territory, Australia

01109866
Bungle bungles, Kimberley, Purnululu NP, Western Australia

01109865
Bungle bungles, Kimberley, Purnululu NP, Western Australia

01109864
Bungle bungles, Kimberley, Purnululu NP, Western Australia

01109863
Bungle bungles, Kimberley, Purnululu NP, Western Australia

01109862
Bungle bungles, Kimberley, Purnululu NP, Western Australia

01109861
Australian dusky field rat {Rattus colletti} juvenile Northern Territory, Australia

01109860
Dodder (climbing plant parasite) {Cuscuta sp} Western Australia

01109859
Australian bustards feeding on crops {Ardeotis australis} Western Australia

01109858
Yellow tinted honeyeater {Lichenostomus flavescens} Northern Territory, Australia

01109857
Long tailed finch {Peophila acuticauda} Northern Territory, Australia

01109856
Masked finch {Poephila personata} Northern Territory, Australia

01109855
Double barred finch {Poephila bichenovii} Northern Territory, Australia

01109854
Great grey bowerbird displays neck crest {Chlamydera nuchalis} Northern Territory, Australia

01109853
Great grey bowerbird displays neck crest {Chlamydera nuchalis} Northern Territory, Australia

01109852
Great grey bowerbird decorating bower to attract a mate {Chlamydera nuchalis} Northern Territory, Australia.

01109851
'Cool burn' fire, Kakadu NP, Northern Territory, Australia. canopy is unaffected

01109850
'Cool burn' fire, Kakadu NP, Northern Territory, Australia. canopy is unaffected

01109849
Galah cockatoo flock perched in tree {Eolophus roseicapilla} Western Australia

01109848
Galah cockatoo landing {Eolophus roseicapilla} Western Australia

01109847
Galah cockatoo feeding on ground {Eolophus roseicapilla} Western Australia

01109846
Hooded parrot {Psephotus chrysopterygius dissimilis} female, Northern Territory, Australia

01109845
Spinifex pigeon {Petrophassa plumifera/ Geophaps plumifera} Western Australia

01109844
Spinifex pigeon {Petrophassa plumifera / Geophaps plumifera} Western Australia

01109843
Partridge pigeons {Petrophassa smithii} Kakadu NP, Northern Territory, Australia

01109842
Partridge pigeons {Petrophassa smithii} Kakadu NP, Northern Territory, Australia

01109841
Little corella perched {Cactua sanguinea} Northern Territory, Australia

01109840
Little corella perched {Cactua sanguinea} Northern Territory, Australia

01109839
Little corella portrait perched {Cactua sanguinea} Northern Territory, Australia

01109838
Little corella at water {Cactua sanguinea} Western Australia