Vishal Jadhav / Exhausted Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) surrounded by House crow (Corvus splendens) group at dawn, one crow dives down to attack, Maharashtra, India, April.
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Vishal Jadhav / Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) stood surrounded by a group of House crows (Corvus splendens) trying to find weakness by snapping at its feathers, Maharashtra, India, April.
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Vishal Jadhav / Red-breasted flycatcher (Ficedula parva) male hunting flying insects from a rock, Maharashtra, India, February.
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Vishal Jadhav / Asian green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) hunting insects from perch in the grass, Maharashtra, India, July.
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Matt Roseveare / White-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus) de-shelling caddisfly larva (Trichoptera) then eating it, River Kennal, Cornwall, UK, February.
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Matt Roseveare / Parson's chameleon (Calumma parsonii) catching insect with tongue, Eastern rainforests of Madagascar, September.
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Oliver Wright / A female kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) fishing through an ice hole in winter, emerging with prey in beak. Leeds, Yorkshire, UK. January.
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Oliver Wright / A female kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) fishing / diving into an ice hole in winter. Leeds, Yorkshire, UK. January.
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Brian Bevan / Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) male dives then catches loach fish, Bedfordshire, UK, April.
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Brian Bevan / Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) male fishing from blackthorn branch, catches then eats fish, Bedfordshire, UK, April.
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Henley Spiers / Striped marlin (Kajikia audax) striking a shoal of baitfish during the largest known seasonal aggregation of Marlin, Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico, Pacific Ocean. November 2019
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Henley Spiers / Striped marlin (Kajikia audax) and California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) competing for food as they hunt down baitfish, Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico, Pacific Ocean.
Simon Littlejohn / Female American mink (Neogale vison) entering a Kingfisher (Alcedo atthias) nest and taking a chick, Stour River, Dorset, UK, July.
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Richard Hopkins / Slow motion shot of Short-eared owl (Asio flameus) taking off from the ground and flying out of frame, Gloucestershire, UK, March.
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Richard Hopkins / Slow motion shot of Short-eared owl (Asio flameus) flying over grassland searching for prey, before it dives into the grass and then flies away, Gloucestershire, UK, March.
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Nick Upton / Heath sand wasp (Ammophila pubescens) excavating a nest burrow in a bare sandy patch of heathland, flying back and forth, carrying away balls of sand between its mandibles and its raised front legs, D...
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Neil Aldridge / Slow motion shot of Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) diving for and flying off with fish, Rothiemurchus, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, July.
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Etienne Littlefair / Green ant mimic spider (Myrmarachne smaragdina), adult female hunting, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, March.
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John Chan / Calliope hummingbird (Stellula calliope) chasing insects before returning to its perch, Southern California, USA, April.
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Neil Aldridge / Slow motion shot of two Grey long eared bat (Plecotus austriacus) flying, leaving roost in barn to go hunting, Devon, UK. The Grey long eared bat is one of the UK's rarest mammals.
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Simon Littlejohn / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) standing on rivers edge in heavy rain, swallowing a small Pike (Esox lucius),River Stour, Dorset, UK, September.
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Brian Bevan / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) catching and swallowing a small perch, Cambridgeshire, UK, September.
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Markus Varesvuo / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) in flight over water, multiple reflections in sea. Iceland. June.
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Charlie Summers / Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) leaving a Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) burrow whilst hunting for prey on snow covered prairie. Colorado, USA. January.
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Charlie Summers / Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at edge of Prairie dog (Cynomys sp) burrow, hunting for prey. A reintroduction programme is underway with approximately 300 individuals of this critically endang...
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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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Bence Mate / Wild dog (Lycaon pictus) two pups playing in dust, Mkuze, South Africa. August. Highly commended in the Mammals category of the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2020.
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Neil Aldridge / A lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) flying over grassland habitat at night. Devon, UK.
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Philippe Clement / Female Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) diving and catching a Nine-spined stickleback (Pungitius pungitius) fish, stuns and eats it, Belgium, June.
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Simon Littlejohn / Two European otters (Lutra lutra) hunting in the River Stour, Dorset, England, UK, May.
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Brian Bevan / Male European cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) trying to mate with a decoy female, used as part of a scientific study, Bedfordshire, England, UK, May.
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Brian Bevan / Male European cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) trying to mate with a decoy female, used as part of a scientific study, Bedfordshire, England, UK, May.
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Danny Green / Kermode bear (Ursus americanus kermodei) standing on roots at water's edge, hunting for fish. British Columbia, Canada, September.
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Danny Green / Kermode bear (Ursus americanus kermodei) hunting for Salmon in stream. British Columbia, Canada, September.
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Bence Mate / Dying Common frogs (Rana temporaria) with their legs removed for food, left to die in their breeding pool surrounded by frogspawn. Covasna, Romania. Winner of Nature category in World Press Photo awar...
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Nick Upton / Marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) female hunting among a panicked flock of Common teal (Anas crecca) in flight over marshland, RSPB Greylake Nature Reserve, Somerset, UK, December.
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Michael Hutchinson / Female Goldenrod spider (Misumena vatia) on Annual honesty (Lunaria annua) flower, trying to catch a hoverfly, Bristol, England, UK, April.
Richard Sidey / Drone shot of four Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) bubble-net feeding, cooperatively hunting Krill (Euphausiidae), Antarctic peninsula.
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Richard Sidey / Drone shot of five Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) bubble-net feeding, cooperatively hunting Krill (Euphausiidae), Antarctic peninsula.
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Richard Sidey / Drone shot of four Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) bubble-net feeding, cooperatively hunting Krill (Euphausiidae), Antarctic peninsula.
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Richard Sidey / Drone shot of two Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) bubble-net feeding, cooperatively hunting Krill (Euphausiidae), Antarctic peninsula.
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Shane Gross / Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) hunting on a reef off Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.
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Shane Gross / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) hunting shoal of Black striped salemas (Xenocys jessiae), Rabida Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. December.
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Alex Mustard / Long exposure of a group of Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) hunt Silversides (Atherinidae) inside a coral cavern. George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.
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Klein & Hubert / Young Eagle hunter (Berkutchi) with his Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) portrait, Altai, Mongolia. Model released.
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Klein & Hubert / Young Eagle hunter (Berkutchi) with his Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) portrait, Altai, Mongolia. Model released.
