Will Watson / Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus) tadpole, mid development, captive, Herefordshire, England, August
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Bernard Castelein / Alpine newt (Triturus alpestris), Brasschaat, Belgium, September.
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John Cancalosi / Red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) red eft or terrestrial phase, New York, USA, July.
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Barry Mansell / Marbled salamander {Ambystoma opacum} W Florida, USA, North America
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Pete Oxford / Salamander {Bolitoglossa sp} on leaf, Amazon, Ecuador, South America
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Jose B. Ruiz / Head of Sharp ribbed salamander (Pleurodeles waltl) Spain Yecla, Murcia.
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George McCarthy / Cave salamander {Eurycea lucifuga} C
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Doug Wechsler / Spotted salamander eggs {Ambystoma maculatum} with symbiotic algae, Delaware, USA
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Todd Pusser / Mud salamander {Pseudotriton montanus} resting on lichen, North Carolina, USA.
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Dave Watts / European / Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) France
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Fabio Liverani / Corsican Mountain Salamander (Euproctus montanus), Corsica Island, France
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Jane Burton / European / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) larva, captive
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / European salamander (Salamandra salamandra) on moss covered rock, Male Morske Oko Reserve, Slovakia, Europe, June 2008
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Gerrit Vyn / Adult Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)migrating across a road to a breeding pond on a rainy spring night. Tompkins County, New York, USA, March.
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Inaki Relanzon / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) by a waterfall in the forest, Montseny National Park, Barcelona, Spain. October 2009
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Visuals Unlimited / Climbing or Arboreal Salamander (Aneides lugubris) California, USA.
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Visuals Unlimited / Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) larva with external gills, Eastern North America.
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S. Zankl / Portrait of male Smooth / Common Newt (Triturus vulgaris) showing orange underside, Germany
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Visuals Unlimited / Northern Red Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber), Eastern North America.
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Visuals Unlimited / A hypomelanistic Sierra Salamander (Ensatina eschscholtzii), California, USA
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Gerrit Vyn / Northwestern salamander (Ambystoma gracile) crawling across the forest floor at night. Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. October.
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Chris Mattison / European fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra gigliolii) subspecies, Monte Pecoraro, Calabria, Italy, May
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Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) eggs, Japan, September
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Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) in nest with eggs containing developing embryos, Japan, October
Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) Hino River, Tottori, Japan, September.
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John Cancalosi / Axolotl / Mexican salamander (Ambystoma mexicanum), white or leucistic form, critically endangered in the wild, captive, native to Mexico
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Will Watson / Two Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus) tadpoles, mid development, captive, Herefordshire, England, August.
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Marie Read / Common loon (Gavia immer) adult swimming with a chick resting on its back, Presque Isle County, Michigan, USA, June.
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Brian Bevan / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citronella) male singing from bramble then flies away, Bedfordshire, UK, June.
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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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Brian Bevan / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) courtship weed dance, Bedfordshire, UK, April.
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Simon Littlejohn / Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) perched outside its nest, opening its wings and beak in an aggressive display to a Common blackbird (Turdus merula) which eventually flies away, River Stour, Dorset,...
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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 / Field vole (Microtus agrestis) cleaning itself in nest before leaving, Gloucestershire, UK, April.
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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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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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John Chan / Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) nectaring on a Sweet scabious (Scabiosa atropurpurea), Orange County, California, USA, May.
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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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John Chan / Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) taking flight from a Pride of madeira (Echium candicans) after contact with a Honey bee (Apis mellifera), Southern California, USA, April.
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John Chan / Calliope hummingbird (Stellula calliope) extending its tongue after feeding, Southern California, USA, April.
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Kim Taylor / Slow motion clip of female Blackbird (Turdus merula) bathing in a stone birdbath in garden, Surrey, England, UK, May.
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Kim Taylor / Female Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) returning to her nest hole in a dead holly trunk, April.
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Pal Hermansen / Spring sea ice, large sheets of floating ice off Hornsund, South Spitsbergen National Park, Norway.
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Philippe Clement / Tracking shot through Beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest, with the sun shining through the foliage, dolly shot, Belgium, April.
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Philippe Clement / Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) collecting cotton wool for nest building before flying out of frame, Belgium, April.
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Philippe Clement / Wood anemones (Anemone nemorosa) in flower in forest, dolly shot, Belgium, April.
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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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Brian Bevan / Long tailed tit (Aegithalos caudates) nest building, Bedfordshire, England, UK, April.
Dave Bevan / Female Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) bringing moss to nest and incorporating it into nest before flying out of frame, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, May.
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Dave Bevan / Female Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) shaping nest with her body and wings, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, May.
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Dave Bevan / Male Pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) calling to establish territory and attract a mate, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, May.
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Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) swarming, Bavaria, Germany, May.
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Konrad Wothe / Pair of European nuthatches (Sitta europaea) mating, Bavaria, Germany, April.
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John Waters / Male Common European toad (Bufo bufo) approaching female at surface, Priddy, Somerset, England, UK, April.
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John Waters / Wide-angle shot of a pair of Common European toads (Bufo bufo) in amplexus, jumping into a pond, Priddy, Somerset, England, UK, April.
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John Waters / Slow motion clip of a Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) duckling chasing and catching Mayfly (Ephemeroptera) emerging from River Kennet, Hungerford, Berkshire, England, UK, June.
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John Waters / Slow motion clip of a Brown trout (Salmo trutta) breaching to predate an adult Mayfly (Ephemoptera) emerged on the surface, River Kennet, Hungerford, Berkshire, England, UK, June.
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John Waters / Slow motion clip of a Brown trout (Salmo trutta) predating an adult Mayfly (Ephemoptera) struggling to take off from water, River Kennet, Hungerford, Berkshire, England, UK, June.
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John Waters / Adult Mayflies (Ephemoptera) in flight, River Kennet, Berkshire, Hungerford, Berkshire, England, UK, June.
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Steve Downer / Timelapse of Sycamore tree (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaves developing, UK. March. Controlled conditions.
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Steve Downer / Timelapse of Primrose (Primula vulgaris) flowers opening, UK. March. Controlled conditions.
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Steve Downer / Tracking shot of Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) in flower, Millison's Wood, Solihull, West Midlands, UK May.
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Steve Downer / Timelapse of Common frog (Rana temporaria) tadpoles moving, UK, April. Captive.
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Steve Downer / Timelapse of Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) flowers opening, UK, April.
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Steve Downer / Juvenile Common frog (Rana temporaria) on back of a Common snail (Cornu aspersum), UK, June.
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Steve Downer / Juvenile Common frog (Rana temporaria) on back of a Common snail (Cornu aspersum), UK, June.
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Steve Downer / Common frog (Rana temporaria) underwater with frogspawn, UK, March. Controlled conditions
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Steve Downer / Newly hatched Common frog (Rana temporaria) tadpoles feeding on egg cases, UK, March. Controlled conditions.
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Dave Bevan / Welsh mountain sheep cleaning afterbirth from a lamb before a second lamb is born, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, March.
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Michael Hutchinson / Tracking shot of Wood anemones (Anemone nemorosa) flowering in woodland, Bristol, England, UK, April.
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Philippe Clement / Razorbill (Alca torda) looking around on sea cliff top at seabird colony in spring, Fowlsheugh RSPB Reserve, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, May
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Remi Masson / Male Common toads (Bufo bufo) fighting underwater during mating season, with a pair mating Ain, Rhone-Alps, France, March.
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Brian Bevan / Brown hare (Lepus europaeus) boxing, Bedfordshire, England, UK, March.
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Luke Massey / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglets resting, with mother nearby, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK, May.
