{"id":1677,"date":"2019-02-22T11:11:28","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T11:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/?p=1677"},"modified":"2019-02-26T10:42:59","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T10:42:59","slug":"best-of-february-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/22\/best-of-february-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of February 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>A wealth of great wildlife and landscape material has been added to our site in the last month. February highlights include fresh material from South America, Jack Dykinga&#8217;s North American landscapes and Guy Edwardes&#8217; European scenics. Plus Mexican material from Claudio Contreras, Nayan Khanolkar&#8217;s remote camera tigers and an interesting range of content from our US partner Minden Pictures (available only to UK clients).<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery gallery-1677 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01606192-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Hoh Rain Forest with moss covered Sitka spruce (Picea sitchenis) trees in morning fog. Olympic National Park, Washington, USA, June.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01606192-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01606192-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01606192-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01606192-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01606192.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01606192-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01606192-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01606192-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01606192-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01606192-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01606192-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Hoh Rain Forest with moss covered Sitka spruce (Picea sitchenis) trees in morning fog. Olympic National Park, Washington, USA, June.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01607641-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf, San Ignacio Lagoon, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California, Mexico, February\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01607641-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01607641-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01607641-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01607641-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01607641.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01607641-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01607641-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01607641-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01607641-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01607641-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01607641-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf, San Ignacio Lagoon, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California, Mexico, February\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01607663-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) abandoned egg in nest at the end of the breeding season, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, September\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01607663-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01607663-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01607663-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) abandoned egg in nest at the end of the breeding season, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, September\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608563-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), male near tree previously spray marked by female. Camera trap image. Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India. January 2018.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608563-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608563-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608563-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608563-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608563-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608563-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608563-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608563-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608563-900x598.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608563-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), male near tree previously spray marked by female. Camera trap image. Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India. January 2018.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608637-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"RF - Maiden&#039;s veil \/ Bridal veil fungus (Phallus indusiatus) with indusium fully formed, on rainforest floor. Heath River, Tambopata \/ Bahuaja-Sonene Reserves, Amazonia, Peru \/ Bolivia border.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608637-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608637-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608637-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608637-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608637.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608637-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608637-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608637-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608637-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608637-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608637-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"RF - Maiden&#039;s veil \/ Bridal veil fungus (Phallus indusiatus) with indusium fully formed, on rainforest floor. Heath River, Tambopata \/ Bahuaja-Sonene Reserves, Amazonia, Peru \/ Bolivia border.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01610300-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"View over Llangors from Mynydd Troed, Brecon Beacons, Powys, Wales, UK. June 2014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01610300-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01610300-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01610300-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01610300-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01610300.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01610300-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01610300-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01610300-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01610300-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01610300-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01610300-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"View over Llangors from Mynydd Troed, Brecon Beacons, Powys, Wales, UK. June 2014\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01602605-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in pool with mouth open. Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01602605-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01602605-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01602605-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01602605-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in pool with mouth open. Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01611787-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Great white egret (Ardea alba) group of three in winter, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01611787-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01611787-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01611787-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Great white egret (Ardea alba) group of three in winter, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608570-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub exploring woodland. Near Bath, England, UK. May.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608570-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608570-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608570-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608570-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608570-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608570-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608570-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608570-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608570-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01608570-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub exploring woodland. Near Bath, England, UK. May.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01611504-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Jaguar (Panthera onca) male watching Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) Pantanal, Brazil.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01611504-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01611504-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01611504-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Jaguar (Panthera onca) male watching Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) Pantanal, Brazil.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01611509-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Giant otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) feed on a Golden dorado (Salminus brasiliensis) Pantanal, Brazil.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01611509-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01611509-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01611509-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01611509-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01611509.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01611509-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01611509-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01611509-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01611509-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01611509-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/01611509-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) feed on a Golden dorado (Salminus brasiliensis) Pantanal, Brazil.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/00586181-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Western Screech Owl (Megascops kennicottii), North America\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/00586181-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/00586181-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/00586181-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/00586181-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Western Screech Owl (Megascops kennicottii), North America\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>The full gallery can be viewed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/-latest-highlights\/2019\/february-2019.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A wealth of great wildlife and landscape material has been added to our site in the last month. February highlights include fresh material from South America, Jack Dykinga&#8217;s North American landscapes and Guy Edwardes&#8217; European scenics. Plus Mexican material from Claudio Contreras, Nayan Khanolkar&#8217;s remote camera tigers and an interesting range of content from our&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/22\/best-of-february-2019\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"button\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-natural-inspiration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1677"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1677"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1692,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1677\/revisions\/1692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}