Markus Varesvuo / Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa) flying directly overhead, Kuhmo Finland February.
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John Cancalosi / Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus), sunbathing. Warming itself by erecting feathers to allow sun to strike directly on black skin. Arizona, USA.
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Richard Sidey / Extreme close-up of a Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), with eye looking directly at the camera as the whale turns, Antarctic Peninsula.
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Milan Radisics / Crystallised patterns in an abandoned pond used for the disposal and stacking of phosphogypsum with shallow, but highly toxic radioactive green water in Huelva, Southern Spain. Phosphogypsum is a radi...
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Milan Radisics / Service road crossing an abandoned pond used for the disposal and stacking of phosphogypsum with crystallised patterns and shallow, but highly toxic radioactive green water in Huelva, Southern Spain....
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Milan Radisics / Service road crossing an abandoned pond used for the disposal and stacking of phosphogypsum with crystallised patterns and shallow, but highly toxic radioactive green water in Huelva, Southern Spain....
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Mark Carwardine / Common / Northern minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) surfacing, Pacific coast of Baja California, Mexico, February
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Andrew Parkinson / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) adult hovering directly in front of the sun, defending nest from perceived threat, Farne Islands, UK. June
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Edwin Giesbers / Portrait of Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) looking directly at lens. The Netherlands, June.
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Visuals Unlimited / Negative stain electron micrograph of the Swine Influenza Virus. TEM X29,800
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Visuals Unlimited / Triangle / Clown Tree Frog (Hyla triangulum), Iquitos, Peru
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Andrew Parkinson / Great skua (Stercorarius skua) territorial adult flying directly toward the photographer in a display of aggression. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June. (non-ex)
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Visuals Unlimited / Young Squid.
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Markus Varesvuo / Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) in flight, from directly below, Norway, July. Magic Moments book plate.
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Eric Baccega / View of sailboat from directly above, showing deck, and floating ice. King's Bay, Spizbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, July 2000
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Sven Zacek / Herring gull (Larus argentatus) in flight, viewed from directly below. Atlantic ocean, Flatanger, Norway, Scandinavia.
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Wall barley (Hordeum murinum) and an Escher's blue butterfly (Polyommatus escheri) Stenje region, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009, dead insects and plants placed directly on scanner
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitlan / Mallow leaved bindweed (Convolvulus althaeoides) in flower with an Escher’s blue butterfly (Polyommatus escheri) Stenje region, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009, dead insects and plants pl...
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Bladder campion (Silene vulgaris) with seed heads, and an Escher’s blue butterfly (Polyommatus escheri) Stenje region, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009, dead insects and plants placed dire...
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / European feather grass (Stipa pennata) with Heath fritillary butterfly (Melitaea athalia) Stenje region, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009, dead insects and plants placed directly on scanne...
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Water bent grass (Agrostis semiverticillata) and Escher’s blue butterfly (Polyommatus escheri) Stenje region, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009, dead insects and plants placed directly on s...
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Large blue alkanet (Anchusa azurea) in flower with an Escher's blue butterfly (Polyommatus escheri) Stenje region, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009, dead insects and plants placed directl...
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / European feather grass (Stipa pennata) with Escher’s blue butterfly (Polyommatus escheri) and Silver studded blue butterfly (Plebejus argus) Stenje region, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009...
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Rose campion / catchfly (Lychnis coronaria) in flower with an Escher’s blue butterfly (Polyommatus escheri) and Silver-studded blue butterfly (Plebejus argus) Stenje region, Galicica National Park, Ma...
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Golden oat grass (Trisetum flavescens) and Silver studded blue butterfly (Plebejus argus) Stenje region, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009, dead insects and plants placed directly on scanne...
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Round headed club rush (Scirpus holoschoenus) with Heath fritillary butterfly (Melitaea athalia) and Niobe fritillary butterfly (Argynnis niobe var eris) Stenje region, Galicica National Park, Macedon...
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Italian rye grass (Lolium multiflorum) and Silver studded blue butterfly (Plebejus argus) Stenje region, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009, dead insects and plants placed directly on scanne...
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Nipplewort (Lapsana communis) in flower with Escher’s blue butterfly (Polyommatus escheri) and Silver-studded blue (Plebejus argus) Stenje region, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009, dead in...
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Milan Radisics / Aerial view of ash pond, nicknamed 'Turquoise Lake' near Konin, Poland. After coal is burned in power plants, the waste ash is mixed with water and pumped through pipelines into sludgy lagoons...
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Milan Radisics / Aerial view of ash pond near Turek, Poland. Former open pit coal mine now used to store coal ash after burning in power plants. The ash is mixed with water and pumped through a pipeline into the ash p...
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Dave Watts / Mountain velleia (Velleia montana) flower and leaf rosette. Tasmania, Australia. January.
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Dave Watts / Alpine laceflower (Trachymene humilis). Tasmania, Australia. January.
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Milan Radisics / Aerial view of ash pond on the edge of a forest, Bosnia and Herzegovina. After coal is burned in power plants, the waste ash is mixed with water and pumped through pipelines into sludgy lagoons common...
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Milan Radisics / Aerial view of ash pond on the edge of a forest, Bosnia and Herzegovina. After coal is burned in power plants, the waste ash is mixed with water and pumped through pipelines into sludgy lagoons common...
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Milan Radisics / Aerial view of solar panels on top of a coal ash pyramid in East-Central Europe. After coal is burned in power plants, the waste ash is stacked and compacted into large pyramids, which may eventually...
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Milan Radisics / Aerial view of newly created ash pond with first dose of ash, East-Central Europe. After coal is burned in power plants, the waste ash is mixed with water and pumped through pipelines into sludgy lago...
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Milan Radisics / Bulldozer maintaining wall of an ash pond, East-Central Europe. After coal is burned in power plants, the waste ash is mixed with water and pumped through pipelines into sludgy lagoons commonly known...
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Milan Radisics / Aerial view of ash pond in East-Central Europe. After coal is burned in power plants, the waste ash is mixed with water and pumped through pipelines into sludgy lagoons commonly known as ash ponds. Th...
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Milan Radisics / Aerial view of ash pond in East-Central Europe. After coal is burned in power plants, the waste ash is mixed with water and pumped through pipelines into sludgy lagoons commonly known as ash ponds. Th...
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Milan Radisics / Aerial view of newly created ash pond with first dose of ash, East-Central Europe. After coal is burned in power plants, the waste ash is mixed with water and pumped through pipelines into sludgy lago...
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Milan Radisics / Aerial view of pipeline in ashpond in Szczecin, Poland. After coal is burned in power plants, the waste ash is mixed with water and pumped through pipelines into sludgy lagoons commonly known as ash p...
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Milan Radisics / Aerial view of ash pond, called 'Turquoise Lake' near Konin, Poland. After coal is burned in power plants, the waste ash is mixed with water and pumped through pipelines into sludgy lagoons co...
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Milan Radisics / Aerial view of ash pond, nicknamed 'Turquoise Lake' near Konin, Poland. After coal is burned in power plants, the waste ash is mixed with water and pumped through pipelines into sludgy lagoons...
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Milan Radisics / Aerial view of ash pond, nicknamed 'Turquoise Lake' near Konin, Poland. After coal is burned in power plants, the waste ash is mixed with water and pumped through pipelines into sludgy lagoons...
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Milan Radisics / Aerial view of ash pond near Turek, Poland. Former open pit coal mine now used to store coal ash after burning in power plants. The ash is mixed with water and pumped through a pipeline into the ash p...
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Milan Radisics / Aerial view of ash pond near Turek, Poland. Former open pit coal mine now used to store coal ash after burning in power plants. The ash is mixed with water and pumped through a pipeline into the ash p...
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Milan Radisics / Aerial view of ash pond near Turek, Poland. Former open pit coal mine now used to store coal ash after burning in power plants. The ash is mixed with water and pumped through a pipeline into the ash p...
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Milan Radisics / Aerial view of ash pond near Turek, Poland. Former open pit coal mine now used to store coal ash after burning in power plants. The ash is mixed with water and pumped through a pipeline into the ash p...