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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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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Nick Upton / Close-up of a Meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) nectaring on a Greater knapweed flower (Centaurea scabiosa) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on a clump of Greater knapweed flowers (Centaurea scabiosa) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on a clump of Greater knapweed flowers (Centaurea scabiosa) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Six-spot burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae), Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) and a Dark green fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) nectaring on a clump of Greater knapweed flowers (Centaurea s...
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Nick Upton / Male Thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis), with a Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) pollinium attached to its head, nectaring on Common hogweed flowers (Heracleum sphondylium), Wiltsh...
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Nick Upton / Two Dark green fritillary butterflies (Argynnis aglaja) and a Narrow-bordered five-spot burnet moth (Zygaena lonicerae) nectaring on a Greater knapweed flower (Centaurea scabiosa) in a chalk grassland...
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Nick Upton / Juvenile Goldenrod spider (Misumena vatia) camouflaged on a Common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flowerhead, reacting to and catching a fly (Muscidae), Wiltshire, England, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Pair of White storks (Ciconia ciconia) mating on their nest, Knepp Castle Estate, Sussex, England, UK, April. This is the first recorded instance of White storks nesting in the UK for several hundreds...
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Nick Upton / Pair of White storks (Ciconia ciconia) arranging nest material on their nest, Knepp Castle Estate, Sussex, England, UK, April. This is the first recorded instance of White storks nesting in the UK for...
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Nick Upton / Pair of White storks (Ciconia ciconia) arranging nest material on their nest, Knepp Castle Estate, Sussex, England, UK, April. This is the first recorded instance of White storks nesting in the UK for...
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Nick Upton / Red mason bees (Osmia bicornis) entering and leaving nest hole drilled into a log within an insect hotel, Gloucestershire, England, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Ivy bee (Colletes hederae) mating ball, showing a mass of males clustered around a female recently emerged from her burrow, Wiltshire, England, UK, September.
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Nick Upton / Two Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cubs playing near the entrance to their den at dusk, Somerset, England, UK, May.
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Nick Upton / European eel (Anguilla anguilla) elver migrating upstream, using an eel pass on the side of a weir, Somerset Levels, England, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Male Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) grazing at dusk, River Otter, Devon, England, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Tilt shot of a dam constructed by Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) on a section of the River Otter, Devon, England, UK, June 2018.
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Nick Upton / Common swift (Apus apus) feeding chick in a nest box, filmed using infrared light, Cambridge, England, UK, August.
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Nick Upton / Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) adding a branch to its dam, Tayside, Scotland, UK, May. Filmed at night using a remote camera and infra red light.
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Nick Upton / Female Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) and five kits feeding on a Willow (Salix) sapling, River Otter, Devon, England, UK, July. Part of Devon Wildlife Trust's Devon Beaver Trial.
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Nick Upton / Two Eurasian beaver kits (Castor fiber) feeding at night, born in the wild on the River Otter as part of the River Otter Beaver Trial, Devon, England, UK, August 2015.
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Nick Upton / Male Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) at night, feeding on a branch in a pond, Devon Wildlife Trust's Devon Beaver Project, Devon, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Male Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) at night, feeding on a branch in a pond, Devon Wildlife Trust's Devon Beaver Project, Devon, UK, April.
Nick Upton / Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) at night, chewing bark and climbing along a felled tree, Devon Wildlife TrustŐs Devon Beaver Project enclosure, Devon, England, UK, March.
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Nick Upton / Timelapse of a Common starfish (Asterias rubens) moving in a rockpool, speeded up four times, Cornwall, England, UK, September.
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Nick Upton / Common starfish (Asterias rubens) moving in a rockpool, real time, Cornwall, England, UK, September.
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Nick Upton / Common prawns (Palaemon serratus) and a Rock goby (Gobius paganellus) feeding on a dead Montagu's crab (Xantho hydrophilus) in a rockpool, Cornwall, England, UK, September.
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Nick Upton / Rock goby (Gobius paganellus) stealing food from a scavenging Common prawn (Palaemon serratus) in a rockpool, Cornwall, England, UK, September.
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Nick Upton / Slow motion clip of a Meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) and a Gatekeeper butterfly (Pyronia tithonus) nectaring on Saw-wort flowers (Serratula tinctoria), with a Silver-washed fritillary (Argyn...
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Nick Upton / Close up view of a Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on a Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) flower, with another trying to court with it, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Slow motion cllip of a Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on a Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) flower, with another trying to court with it, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) struggling to swallow a large Pike (Esox lucius) it has just caught, Rutland Water, Rutland, England, UK, November.
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Nick Upton / Flock of Jackdaws (Corvus mondedula) taking off from their roost site, Gloucestershire, England, UK, December.
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Nick Upton / Close-up of a Dark green fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) nectaring on a Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flower and flying off, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) feeding on grass amongst Meadow buttercups (Ranunculus acris) near a pond in a large enclosure, Devon, England, UK, June. Captive.
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Nick Upton / Close up of a male Yellow dung fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) climbing up to the top of some sheep dung, Wiltshire, England, UK, March. Slow motion clip.
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Nick Upton / Panning shot of partially flooded pastureland with large flocks of Wigeon (Anas penelope), Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) and Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) in flight, Gloucestershire, England, UK,...
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Nick Upton / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup aged one month, rubbing its head with its flipper, yawning and settling down to rest on a sandy beach, Norfolk, England, UK, January.
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Nick Upton / Panning shot of a flock of Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) landing on partially flooded pastureland near resting Black-tailed godwits (Limosa limosa) and grazing Wigeon (Anas penelope), Gloucestershire,...
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Nick Upton / Flock of Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) in flight, with Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) flying in the background, Gloucestershire, England, UK, January.
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Nick Upton / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup resting on a sandy beach, stretching and rubbing its head with its flipper, Norfolk, England, UK, January.
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Nick Upton / Three White stork (Ciconia ciconia) chicks in nest at top of an Oak tree, preening and gaping in hot sunshine, Knepp Estate, Sussex, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / White stork (Ciconia ciconia) preening next to chicks in nest at top of an Oak tree, Knepp Estate, Sussex, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / White stork (Ciconia ciconia) chick pecking at scraps in the nest in an Oak tree after a recent feed by a parent standing next to it and preening, Knepp Estate, Sussex, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) caterpillars, newly hatched, eating eggshells as others begin spinning a silken larval web over Devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) leaves, their larval food...
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Nick Upton / Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) caterpillars, newly hatched, spinning a silken larval web over Devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) leaves, their larval food plant, in a chalk grassland mead...
