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Pal Hermansen / Arctic skuas (Stercorarius parasiticus) in flight, ready to attack anyone walking too close to their nest nearbyHotellneset, Svalbard archipelago. July.
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Ben Hall / Red grouse (Lagopus lagopus) coming in to land on flowering Heather (Calluna vulgaris), Yorkshire, UK. September.
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Ross Hoddinott / Common blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) roosting in morning light, Devon, UK. July.
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Tim Laman / Rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) male, carrying mouse prey back to nest, Budo-Sungai Padi National Park, Thailand.
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Markus Varesvuo / Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) in flight with wings spread, Sipoo, Finland. January.
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Hans & Judy Beste/ Lochman Agency / Squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis) female gliding at night, showing pouch, Queensland, Australia. Photo Hans & Judy Beste / Lochman Agency.
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David Fleetham / Day octopus (Octopus cyanea) ventral view portrait, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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Alex Hyde / False-coloured scanning electron micrograph produced at the University of Derby of stomata on the underside of an Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) leaf, 0.16 millimetres across in real life, Peak District Nat...
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Alex Hyde / Galls of the Silk button gall wasp (Neuroterus numismalis) on the underside of a fallen Oak (Quercus sp.) leaf. A single adult wasp will emerge from each gall, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire,...
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Alex Hyde / Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) growing on fallen European beech (Fagus sylvatica). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. November.
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Bernard Castelein / Male Giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) diving, Allahein River, The Gambia.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Yuruani glass frog (Hyalinobatrachium iaspidiense) view of underside and jumping out of frame. Captive.
