Lewis Jefferies / Powder blue tangs (Acanthurus leucosternon) shoaling, Maldives, Indian Ocean.
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Mateusz Piesiak / Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) flock in flight a dawn, Barycz Valley Landscape Park, Poland. Emotion'Ailes Photography Competition 2021 Category Winner - Artistic.
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Mateusz Piesiak / Bramblings (Fringilla montifringilla) feeding on sunflower seeds in a field that could not be cut due to high water levels, Lower Silesia, Poland. Emotion'Ailes Photography Competition 2021, Categ...
Eduardo Blanco / Pale burrower mayfly (Ephoron virgo), swarming in the millions on street at night, appearing like snow. Mayflies recently hatched. Tudela, La Ribera de Navarra, Navarre, Spain, August.
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Klein & Hubert / Male Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) sitting in high grass in shade of acacia tree in savanna, Kenya, Africa.
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Nick Upton / White stork (Ciconia ciconia) with three chicks in nest at top of an Oak tree, gaping in hot sunshine with one exercising its wings, Knepp Estate, Sussex, UK, June.
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Marie Read / Common redpoll (Acanthis flammea) flock feeding on seeds in the snow, New York, USA, January.
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Ben Cranke / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) congregate on the beach, seeking a safe point to go into the sea, with male Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) blocking their path. St Andrew's Bay,...
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Marie Read / Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger) nesting, one adult feeds a fish to a small chick that emerges from underneath second adult, Long Island, New York USA, August.
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John Chan / Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) chicks sitting in nest, pestering parent for food before the parent feeds one of the chicks, California, USA, May.
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Doug Gimesy / Sub-Antarctic / Brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) flying away with egg stolen from a Royal penguin colony (Eudyptes schlegeli), Macquarie Island, Australian Territory. December.
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Pascal Kobeh / A school of Bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii), Red Sea, Egypt.
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Jack Dykinga / Sandhill cranes (Antigone candensis), in flight against the setting full moon at dawn. Whitwater Draw, Arizona Game and Fish Wildlife area, Arizona, USA.
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John Chan / Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) gathering at mussel bed during breeding season, one hovering tern has a mussel clamped to its foot, a common mishap caused by stepping on an open mussel, Bolsa Chica...
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Rose Summers / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) doe cleaning the face of its young before yawning, Richmond Park, London, England, UK, October.
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Erlend Haarberg / Mountain hares (Lepus timidus) fighting in snow at night, Vauldalen, Norway, April.
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John Chan / American avocets (Recurvirostra americana) foraging in a tidal basin, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California, USA, October.
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John Chan / Group of Brent geese (Branta bernicla) foraging in Eelgrass (Zostera marina) bed, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California, USA, March.
Claudio Contreras / Caribbean flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) adults and chicks in breeding colony, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, June
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Pal Hermansen / Flock of domestic geese moving together in a field, Vestfold, Norway.
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Pal Hermansen / Two adult Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) accompanying a small group of chicks walking towards camera, the chicks pause and the adults move past them, with one leaving the frame, Snow Hill Isl...
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Franco Banfi / Atlantic spotted dolphins, (Stenella frontalis), Formigas Islet dive site, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
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Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Oriental / Crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) feeding on honeycomb surrounded by bees, Chayi, Taiwan Controlled conditions
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Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Oriental / Crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) feeding on honeycomb surrounded by bees, Chayi, Taiwan. Controlled conditions
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Andy Murch / Red stingray (Hemitrygon akajei) with Banded houndshark (Triakis scyllium) group and smaller fish in background. Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. September.
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Andy Murch / Great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran) mouth wide open, feeding in shallow water, surrounded by fish. South Bimini Island, Bahamas.
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Andy Murch / Bronze whaler shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus) group feeding alongside Cape gannet (Morus capensis) during sardine run. Wild Coast, Eastern Cape, South Africa. June.
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Andy Murch / Banded houndshark (Triakis scyllium) group above sea floor. Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. October.
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Shane Gross / Dugong (Dugong dugon) male and juvenile Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) shoal swimming over Turtlegrass (Halophila stipulacea) seagrass bed. Marsa Alam, Egypt.
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David Pattyn / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) murmuration, flock gathering above trees before landing at winter roost. The Netherlands. February.
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David Pattyn / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) murmuration, flock pursued by Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) before landing at winter roost. The Netherlands. February 2020.
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David Pattyn / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) murmuration, flocks gathering above trees before landing at winter roost. The Netherlands. February 2020.
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David Pattyn / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) murmuration, flock gathering in butterfly shape before landing at winter roost. The Netherlands. February.
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David Pattyn / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) murmuration, flock gathering above trees before landing at winter roost, blurred motion. The Netherlands. February.
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David Pattyn / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) murmuration, flock gathering above trees before landing at winter roost. The Netherlands. February.
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Mark MacEwen / King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) group walking past Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) colony, mountains in background. St Andrews Bay, South Georgia. October 2017.
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Edwin Giesbers / Konik horses (Equus ferus caballus) interacting at sunset, floodplain of the river Rijn, Meinerswijk near Arnhem, the Netherlands. May
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Alex Mustard / School of Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) gather tightly together as they rest during the day, with a Clown triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum) and Midnight snappers (Macolor macularis...
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Fabrice Cahez / Common crane (Grus grus) flock feeding in field in snow, Champagne, France, February.
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David Tipling / Flock of Knot (Calidris canutus) chased by a Peregrine as they arrive to roost at high tide, Cormorants in foreground, Snettisham RSPB Reserve, The Wash, Norfolk, September.
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Pal Hermansen / Flock of birds near wind turbines in North Sea. Rickelsbuller Koog nature reserve, North Frisia, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. November 2019.
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Pal Hermansen / Fishing boat surrounded by flock of Gulls, blurred image. Troms and Finnmark, Norway. November 2014.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes fosteri) male peering out, looking over the huddle during polar night, Antarctic winter, Atka Bay, Antarctica. July. Bookplate.
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Ingo Arndt / Thermal imaging of Honey bee (Apis mellifera) brood comb. Cooler parts appear darker, warmer parts appear bright in colour. Very bright spots showing worker bees heating brood cells with the help of t...
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Ingo Arndt / Thermal imaging of Honey bee (Apis mellifera) brood comb. Cooler parts appear darker, warmer parts appear bright in colour. Very bright spots showing worker bees heating brood cells with the help of t...
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Lucas Bustamante / Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) flying during a warm morning. When the overwintering period draws to an end large numbers become active. Michoacan, Mexico, February.
