Hans Christoph Kappel / White Spoonbill {Platalea leucorodia} tossing fish to swallow it, Austria

Hans Christoph Kappel / Juvenile Dadddy longleg spiderlings {Pholcus phalangioides} in web, Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Map butterfly (Araschnia levana) Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Poplar admiral butterfly in flight, Europe.

Hans Christoph Kappel / Mute swan {Cygnus olor} reflection resting on water, Europe.

Hans Christoph Kappel / Greater mouse-eared bat {Myotis myotis} in flight, Europe.

Hans Christoph Kappel / Poplar admiral butterfly larva {Limenitis populi} on leaf. Germany.

Hans Christoph Kappel / Chalkhill blue butterfly {Polyommatus coridon} resting. Germany.

Hans Christoph Kappel / Scarce fritillary butterfly {Euphydryas maturna} on bracken. Germany.

Hans Christoph Kappel / Spotted fritillary butterfly {Melitaea didyma} Germany.

Hans Christoph Kappel / Nickerl's fritillary butterfly {Mellicta aurelia} resting. Germany.

Hans Christoph Kappel / Honey bee in flight {Apis mellifera} Europe

Hans Christoph Kappel / Tau emperor moth, Germany, Europe.

Hans Christoph Kappel / Common tree frog calling, vocal sac inflated, Italy.

Hans Christoph Kappel / Small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) close-up of antennae. Germany, Europe

Hans Christoph Kappel / Black widow spider with egg ball (Latrodectus mactans) Europe

Hans Christoph Kappel / Southern hawker dragonfly head close-up, Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Poplar Admiral butterfly (Limenitis populi) in flight, Germany, captive

Hans Christoph Kappel / Hoopoe on perch displaying crest, Neusiedl Austria Europe

Hans Christoph Kappel / Damselfly pair mating. Southern France

Hans Christoph Kappel / Male Midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans) carrying eggs. Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / European (fire) salamander

Hans Christoph Kappel / Trapdoor spider opening 'door' to emerge from its den, Spain

Hans Christoph Kappel / Trapdoor spider emerging from its den; note 'door' pushed to one side, Spain.

Hans Christoph Kappel / Eastern festoon butterfly flying (Allancastria cerisyi)

Hans Christoph Kappel / Long Eared Bat flying at night, Germany.

Hans Christoph Kappel / Nathusius Pipistrelle flying, Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Lesser Horseshoe Bat roosting, Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Long Eared Bat in flight. Germany.

Hans Christoph Kappel / Puffins on Farne Islands (Fratercula arctica) Northumberland

Hans Christoph Kappel / Ant (Formica polyktena) attacking a fly

Hans Christoph Kappel / Ladybird spider male, Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes nasicornis) male. Germany, Europe

Hans Christoph Kappel / Common cockchafer (Maybug) feeding on oak leaf, Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Common cockchafer / Maybug in flight (Melontha melontha) Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Common cockchafer (Maybug) in flight, Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Common cockchafer (Maybug) in flight, Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Spanish Moon moth caterpillar.

Hans Christoph Kappel / Marsh Tit in flight, Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Puffin in flight, Farne Is (Fratercula arctica) Northumberland.

Hans Christoph Kappel / Peacock Butterfly, Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Common pipistrelle roosting (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Northern bat roosting, Germany (Eptesicus nilssoni)

Hans Christoph Kappel / Map Butterfly (Araschnia levana) eggs on leaf with larvae beginning to hatch. Life cycle sequence

Hans Christoph Kappel / Brown Hairstreak Butterfly (Thecla betulae) Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Spurge Hawk moth, Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Silver washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia) in flight. Germany, Europe

Hans Christoph Kappel / Common (Crested) Caracara (Caracara plancus). Pantanal, Brazil, South America