{"id":3082,"date":"2019-06-28T10:36:54","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T10:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/?p=3082"},"modified":"2019-07-23T13:34:12","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T13:34:12","slug":"best-of-june-2019-latest-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/28\/best-of-june-2019-latest-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of June 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>June 2019 Latest Highlights<\/h3>\n<p>Over the last month we have added some amazing images to our site. Firstly, we now have a unique collection of Emperor penguin coverage from new contributor Stefan Christmann. This includes winter colony shots and a range of fascinating behaviour. Stefan has captured some evocative Antarctic scenics. He also has behind the scenes shots from the BBC&#8217;s <em>Dynasties <\/em>series. Not to mention coverage on the Neumayer Research Station.<\/p>\n<p>Browse our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/-latest-highlights\/2019\/-june-2019.html\">June 2019 highlights gallery<\/a> and take a look at intriguing additions including intimate hedgehog lifecycle photos from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/-photographers\/j-m\/klein-hubert.html\">Klein &amp; Hubert<\/a>. In addition, there are new examples of Anup Shah&#8217;s remote camera work from the Masai Mara. He has photographed vervet monkeys, elephants and a number of other species in new and revealing ways. These images give the impression that you are living amongst the animals themselves.<\/p>\n<p>We also have lots of fresh material from two fascinating projects &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/-photographers\/s-z\/wild-wonders-of-china.html\">Wild Wonders of China<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/scotland-the-big-picture.html\">SCOTLAND: The Big Picture<\/a>. The Chinese material features rare coverage of\u00a0 Pere David&#8217;s deer in the wild. The Scottish coverage includes some spectacular seabird colonies and gorgeous landscapes.<\/p>\n<p>Some other subjects of note are the Cuban bee hummingbird (the world&#8217;s smallest bird); a snow leopard with her cubs climbing an Indian canyon wall; nesting Ural owls from Estonia; and finally, Jurgen Freund&#8217;s coverage on research into the impact of climate change on tropical rainforests in Australia.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery gallery-3082 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\/06\/01619800-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), group of three males incubating, one with begging chick. Atka Bay, Antarctica. August.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619800-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619800-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619800-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619800-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619800.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619800-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619800-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619800-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619800-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619800-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619800-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), group of three males incubating, one with begging chick. Atka Bay, Antarctica. August.\" \/><\/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\/06\/01619853-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) males huddling whilst incubating eggs,under full moon during polar night, Atka Bay, Antarctica. July.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619853-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619853-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619853-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619853-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619853.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619853-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619853-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619853-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619853-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619853-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619853-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) males huddling whilst incubating eggs,under full moon during polar night, Atka Bay, Antarctica. July.\" \/><\/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\/06\/01619196-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), two chicks aged six to eight weeks brooding on parents&#039; feet, one vocalising. Atka Bay, Antarctica. September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619196-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619196-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619196-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619196-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619196.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619196-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619196-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619196-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619196-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619196-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619196-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), two chicks aged six to eight weeks brooding on parents&#039; feet, one vocalising. Atka Bay, Antarctica. 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\/06\/01618662-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) three hoglets, age three wee weeks, following adult female. France.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618662-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618662-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618662-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) three hoglets, age three wee weeks, following adult female. France.\" \/><\/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\/06\/01618650-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) hoglets uncurling from ball, age 10 days, France.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618650-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618650-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618650-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618650-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618650.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618650-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618650-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618650-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618650-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618650-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618650-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) hoglets uncurling from ball, age 10 days, France.\" \/><\/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\/06\/01615705-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"African elephant (Loxodonta africana) near water approaching - remote camera. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01615705-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01615705-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01615705-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01615705-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01615705.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01615705-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01615705-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01615705-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01615705-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01615705-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01615705-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"African elephant (Loxodonta africana) near water approaching - remote camera. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.\" \/><\/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\/06\/01615684-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) male scratching itself - remote camera . Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01615684-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01615684-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01615684-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01615684-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01615684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01615684-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01615684-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01615684-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01615684-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01615684-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01615684-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) male scratching itself - remote camera . Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.\" \/><\/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\/06\/01617671-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Pere David&#039;s deer \/ Milu (Elaphurus davidianus) stag wading through the water of the Yangtze river, Hubei Tian&#039;ezhou Milu National Nature Reserve, Hubei, China.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01617671-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01617671-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01617671-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01617671-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01617671.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01617671-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01617671-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01617671-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01617671-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01617671-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01617671-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Pere David&#039;s deer \/ Milu (Elaphurus davidianus) stag wading through the water of the Yangtze river, Hubei Tian&#039;ezhou Milu National Nature Reserve, Hubei, China.\" \/><\/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\/06\/01611085-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) in flight, Portugal.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01611085-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01611085-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01611085-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01611085-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01611085.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01611085-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01611085-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01611085-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01611085-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01611085-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01611085-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) in flight, Portugal.\" \/><\/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\/06\/01617695-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Temminck&#039;s tragopan (Tragopan temminckii) Tangjiahe Nature Reserve, Sichuan province, China.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01617695-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01617695-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01617695-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01617695-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01617695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01617695-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01617695-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01617695-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01617695-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01617695-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01617695-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Temminck&#039;s tragopan (Tragopan temminckii) Tangjiahe Nature Reserve, Sichuan province, China.\" \/><\/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\/06\/01611210-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) hovering in front of flower, Guanahacabibes Peninsula National Park, Cuba.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01611210-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01611210-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01611210-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01611210-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01611210.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01611210-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01611210-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01611210-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01611210-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01611210-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01611210-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) hovering in front of flower, Guanahacabibes Peninsula National Park, Cuba.\" \/><\/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\/06\/01614910-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female in flight having taken off from nest, in evening light. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. May.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01614910-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01614910-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01614910-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01614910-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01614910.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01614910-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01614910-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01614910-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01614910-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01614910-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01614910-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female in flight having taken off from nest, in evening light. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. 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\/06\/01620652-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Puffins (Fratercula arctica) and Razorbills (Alca torda) with Eilean Mhuire behind, Shiant Isles, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. June, 2018.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01620652-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01620652-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01620652-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01620652-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01620652.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01620652-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01620652-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01620652-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01620652-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01620652-900x601.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01620652-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Puffins (Fratercula arctica) and Razorbills (Alca torda) with Eilean Mhuire behind, Shiant Isles, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. 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Atka Bay, Antarctica. September 2017.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619220-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619220-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619220-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619220-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619220.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619220-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619220-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619220-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619220-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619220-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619220-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), breeding colony with individuals in foreground walking to \/ from open water. Atka Bay, Antarctica. September 2017.\" \/><\/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\/06\/01618879-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Coral formations at low tide in Prony Bay in the Southern Lagoon, Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems UNESCO World Heritage Site. New Caledonia.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618879-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618879-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618879-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618879-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618879.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618879-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618879-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618879-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618879-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618879-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01618879-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Coral formations at low tide in Prony Bay in the Southern Lagoon, Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems UNESCO World Heritage Site. New Caledonia.\" \/><\/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\/06\/01619065-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Scientists studying response to wet-dry seasonal transition in rainforest trees, in basket lifted by crane. Daintree rainforest observatory, Queensland, Australia. February 2015.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619065-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619065-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619065-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619065-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619065.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619065-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619065-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619065-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619065-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619065-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619065-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Scientists studying response to wet-dry seasonal transition in rainforest trees, in basket lifted by crane. Daintree rainforest observatory, Queensland, Australia. February 2015.\" \/><\/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\/06\/01619593-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Sunset with beams of light shining through Neumayer-Station III, Alfred-Wegener-Institut research station. Atka Bay, Antarctica. January 2017.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619593-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619593-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619593-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619593-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619593.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619593-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619593-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619593-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619593-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619593-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/01619593-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Sunset with beams of light shining through Neumayer-Station III, Alfred-Wegener-Institut research station. Atka Bay, Antarctica. January 2017.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 2019 Latest Highlights Over the last month we have added some amazing images to our site. Firstly, we now have a unique collection of Emperor penguin coverage from new contributor Stefan Christmann. This includes winter colony shots and a range of fascinating behaviour. Stefan has captured some evocative Antarctic scenics. 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