Luis Quinta / Balearic shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) dead in water due to fatigue from migration. Portugal

Luis Quinta / Beach at the north of Principe Island, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Gulf of Guinea.

Luis Quinta / Grass snake (Natrix natrix) juvenile playing dead, Alvao, Portugal, April.

Luis Quinta / Storm waves off the coast of Praia do Norte, Nazare, Portugal. January.

Luis Quinta / Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) Pico Island, Azores, Portugal. May.

Luis Quinta / Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) Pico Island, Azores, Portugal. May.

Luis Quinta / Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) near surface. Pico Island, Azores, Portugal. May.

Luis Quinta / Imperial blackfish (Schedophilus ovalis) sheltering under discarded fishing ropes drifting off Pico island, Azores, Portugal, May.

Luis Quinta / Body of deep sea squid floating near the surface, with mantle ripped up possibly by cetaceans such as Sperm whales which are present in the region, Pico Island, Azores, Portugal, May.

Luis Quinta / Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) near the surface, Santa Maria Island, Azores, September.

Luis Quinta / Great shearwater (Puffinus gravis) in flight, Fonte da Telha Beach, Portugal, October.

Luis Quinta / Great shearwater (Puffinus gravis) on ocean, near the Fonte da Telha Beach, Portugal, October.

Luis Quinta / Common genet (Genetta genetta) portrait, Arrabida Natural Park, Portugal, March.

Luis Quinta / Grass snake (Natrix natrix) swimming in river, Olo, Alvao, Portugal, June.

Luis Quinta / Looking up root system and tree trunk in Amazon forest, Rio Negro, Brazil, December 2009.

Luis Quinta / Mount Pico, volcanic mountain, Pico Island, Azores, March, 2010.

Luis Quinta / Waterfall in Laurisilva Forest, Madeira Island, April 2009.

Luis Quinta / Pico do Areeiro, Madeira Island, April 2009.

Luis Quinta / Schreiber's lizard (Lacerta schreiberi) adult male on river bank with waterfall in background, Geres National Park, Portugal, May.

Luis Quinta / Baskian viper (Vipera seoanei) Geres National Park, Portugal, September.

Luis Quinta / Mountain rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis) female with lizard prey, Pitoes das Junias, Geres National Park, Portugal, June.

Luis Quinta / Abstract image of large sea swells hitting the rocks, Portuguese southwestern coast, Portugal, March, 2010.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) pair at nest on coastal rock formation, Cabo Sardão (Cape) Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009 WWE BOOK

Luis Quinta / Two Eagle owl (Bubo bubo) chicks, Alentejo, Portugal

Luis Quinta / Eagle owl (Bubo bubo) chick, close-up of face, Alentejo, Portugal

Luis Quinta / Juvenile male Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus) coiled, Alentejo, Portugal

Luis Quinta / Juvenile male Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus) Alentejo, Portugal

Luis Quinta / Common european toad (Bufo bufo) walking in forest, Portugal

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Yellow legged gull (Larus michahellis) in flight, Almograve, Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Coastal cliffs, Cabo Sardão, Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Yellow legged gull (Larus michahellis) on rock, Cabo Sardão, Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Yellow legged gull (Larus michahellis) in flight, Cabo Sardão (Cape) Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Cliff, Monte Clerigo Beach, Algarve, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Torre Aspa coast, Algarve, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Common centaury (Centaurium erythraea) flowers, Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Common centaury (Centaurium erythraea) flowers, Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Eryngium dilatatum in flower, Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009 WWE BOOK. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Crab (Eriphia verrucosa) on rock, Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Crab (Eriphia verrucosa) in shallow water, Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Close-up of rock, Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Close-up of stone with white lines on it, Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Rock rose {Cistus sp} Almograve, Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Grasshopper profile, on rock, Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / (Malcolmia littorea) in flower on sand dune, Almograve, Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / (Malcolmia littorea) in flower on sand dunes, Almograve, Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Stinking everlasting (Helichrysum stoechas) flowering on rock ledge, Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Wild thistle (Cynara humilis) Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / View from cliffs, Cabo Sardão (Cape) Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009