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Field full of Common Poppies {Papaver rhoeas} and White Campion {Silene alba} in flower, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

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Field full of Common Poppies {Papaver rhoeas} and White Campion {Silene alba} in flower, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

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Fields full of Common Poppies {Papaver rhoeas} and White Campion {Silene alba} in flower, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

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Common poppies in flower {Papaver rhoeas} Gloucestershire, England, UK.

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Common poppy flower {Papaver rhoeas} Gloucestershire, England, UK.

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Fields full of Common Poppies {Papaver rhoeas} with Elder {Sambucus nigra} flowering in hedgerow, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

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Field full of Common poppies in flower {Papaver rhoeas} Gloucestershire, England, UK.

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Mass of Common poppies in flower {Papaver rhoeas} Gloucestershire, England, UK.

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A cut log showing growth rings, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

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A cut log showing growth rings, Gloucestershire, England.

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Species rich unimproved limestone grassland at sunset, Selsley Common, Gloucestershire, UK.

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Fresian dairy cow {Bos taurus} grazing in field, with house in background, Gloucestershire, UK.

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Common elder tree {Sambucus nigra} in flower Gloucestershire, England.

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View looking down onto main road running through the Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, England.

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Limestone cliffs, Cheddar Gorge, Cheddar, Somerset, England.

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Climber scaling Limestone cliffs of Cheddar Gorge, Cheddar, Somerset, England.

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Vegetation growing on Limestone cliffs, Cheddar Gorge, Cheddar, Somerset, England.

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Limestone cliffs at Cheddar Gorge, Cheddar, Somerset, England.

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Limestone cliffs, Cheddar Gorge, Cheddar, Somerset, England.

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Farmland with Peat Moorland in background, Forest of Bowland, Lancashire, England.

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Allotment gardens and sheds, Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK.

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Allotment gardens and sheds, Stroud Gloucestershire.

01151073
Mourning Dove {Zenaida macroura} drinking from temporary pool, Sonoran Desert, Arizona.

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Yuma / Harris' Antelope Squirrel {Ammospermophilus harrisi} drinking at temporary pool, Arizona, USA.

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Mourning dove {Zenaida macroura} bathing, Arizona, USA.

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Bark Scorpion {Centruroides exilicauda} photographed under ultra-violet light, Arizona, USA.

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Roundtail Ground Squirrel {Citellus / spermophilus tereticaudus} juvenile eating, Arizona, USA.

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Desert Tarantula {Aphonopelma chalcodes} close-up of eyes, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA.

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Desert Tarantula {Aphonopelma chalcodes} close-up o f mouthparts, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA.

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Desert Tarantula {Aphonopelma chalcodes} Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA.

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Longhorn Cactus Beetle (Moneilema gigas) feeding on Cholla cactus, Arizona, USA

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Longhorn Cactus Beetle (Moneilema gigas) feeding on Cholla cactus, Arizona, USA

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Longhorn Cactus Beetle (Moneilema gigas) feeding on Cholla cactus, Arizona, USA

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Desert Cottontail {Sylvilagus auduboni} Sonoran desert, Arizona, USA.

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Longhorn Cactus Beetle (Moneilema gigas) feeding on Cholla cactus, Arizona, USA

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Longhorn Cactus Beetle (Moneilema gigas) feeding on Cholla cactus, Arizona, USA

01151059
Fishhook Pincushion / Tangled fishhook cactus {Mammillaria grahamii microcarpa} in flower, viewed from above, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA.

01151058
Bark Scorpion {Centruroides exilicauda} close-up of telson (stinger) Arizona, USA.

01151057
Giant Crab Spider (Olios giganteus} feeding on grasshopper, Sonoran desert, Arizona, USA

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Giant Crab Spider (Olios giganteus} feeding on grasshopper, Sonoran desert, Arizona, USA

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Close up of head of Desert Tarantula {Aphonopelma chalcodes} Sonoran desert, USA.

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Regal Horned Lizard {Phrynosoma solare} pair mating, Arizona, USA.

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Regal Horned Lizard {Phrynosoma solare} pair mating, Arizona, USA.

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Round tail ground squirrel {Citellus tereticaudus}juvenile standing on hind legs, Arizona, USA.

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Sonoran spotted whiptail lizard {Cnemidophorus sonorae} Arizona, USA.

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Desert Cottontail {Sylvilagus auduboni} with engorged ticks on face, Sonoran desert, Arizona, USA.

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Californian Condor {Gymnogyps californianus} preening feathers, with number tag, Arizona, USA.

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Rock Squirrel (Spermophilus variegatus) Arizona, USA

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Californian Condor {Gymnogyps californianus} flying, Arizona, USA.

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Californian Condor {Gymnogyps californianus} flying, Arizona, USA - First reintroduced to Arizona in 1996, now breeding in the wild, in the Grand Canyon-Vermillion cliffs-area.

01151045
Elk {Cervus elaphus canadensis} browsing, Grand Canyon NP, Arizona, USA

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Rock Squirrel (Spermophilus variegatus) feeding on serviceberry, Arizona, USA

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Rock Squirrel (Spermophilus variegatus) Feeding on serviceberry, Arizona, USA

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Rock Squirrel (Spermophilus variegatus) Feeding on serviceberry, Arizona, USA

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Common Raven {Corvus corax} ruffling feathers, Arizona, USA.

01151040
Californian Condor {Gymnogyps californianus} in flight with wing patches identifying individual, Arizona, USA - First reintroduced to Arizona in 1996, now breeding in the wild, in the Grand Canyon-Vermillion cliffs-area.

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Californian Condor {Gymnogyps californianus} in flight with Grand Canyon-Vermillion cliffs in background, Arizona, USA.

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Californian Condor {Gymnogyps californianus} in flight, Grand Canyon-Vermillion cliffs, Arizona, USA.

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California Condor {Gymnogyps californianus} in flight, Arizona, USA - reintroduced to Arizona in 1996, now breeding in the wild in the Grand Canyon-Vermillion cliffs area - Endangered species.

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Three young Roundtail Ground Squirrel {Citellus / Spermophilus tereticaudus} Arizona, USA.

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Roundtail Ground Squirrel {Citellus / Spermophilus tereticaudus} standing on hind legs at burrow entrance, Arizona, USA.

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Roundtail Ground Squirrel {Citellus / Spermophilus tereticaudus} juveniles in entrance to burrow, Arizona, USA.

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Desert Cottontail {Sylvilagus auduboni} Sonoran desert, Arizona, USA.

01151032
Spanish hogfish {Bodianus rufus} followed by a Bar jack {Caranx ruber} Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean.

01151031
Close-up of thorns on stem of Dog rose {Rosa canina} UK.

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Thorns on stem of Dog rose {Rosa canina} UK.

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Close-up of thorns on stem of Dog rose {Rosa canina} UK.

01151028
Swallow chick {Hirundo rustica} in nest under roof in barn, UK.

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Three hungy Swallow {Hirundo rustica} chicks calling from nest under roof in barn, UK.

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Three Swallow {Hirundo rustica} chicks in nest under roof in barn, UK.

01151025
Big fin reef squid {Sepioteuthis lessoniana} with egg mass, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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White lipped snail {Cepaea hortensis} UK.

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White lipped snail {Cepaea hortensis} UK.

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White lipped snail {Cepaea hortensis} UK.

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Cellar snail {Oxychilus cellarius} UK.

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Cellar snail {Oxychilus cellarius} UK.

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White lipped banded snail {Cepaea hortensis} UK. - Shell colour is variable, can be all yellow.

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Two White's seahorse {Hippocampus whitei} tails entwined, captive, Sydney Aquarium, New South Wales, Australia.

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Group of Sea cucumbers {Thelenota ananas} Banda, Moluccas, Indonesia.

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Tanzanian giant tailless whip scorpion {Damon variegatus} Amblypygid, Malawi.

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Tanzanian giant tailless whip scorpion {Damon variegatus} Amblypygid, Malawi.

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Tanzanian giant tailless whip scorpion {Damon variegatus} Amblypygid, Malawi.

01151013
Adult cock / rooster head profile with fully developed wattle and comb, UK. Hen

01151012
Sharksucker {Echeneis naucrates} catching a ride on a diver, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

01151011
Blue-spotted mask-ray / stingray {Dasyatis kuhlii} Andaman Sea, Thailand.

01151010
Black-spotted porcupinefish {Arothron hystrix} lying next to Ceranthid anemone, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Black-spotted porcupinefish {Arothron hystrix} lying next to Ceranthid anemone where shrimps have set up a cleaning station. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Pufferfish {Arothron sp.} Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Black-saddled puffer / Valentine's sharpnose pufferfish {Canthigaster valentini} with Seasquirts {Polycarpa aurata} Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Pufferfish {Arothron sp.} Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

01151005
Black-saddled puffer {Canthigaster valentini} with seasquirts {Polycarpa aurata} Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

01151004
Fine-spotted puffer / toby {Canthigaster compressa} male, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Black-spotted porcupinefish {Arothron hystrix} Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

01151002
Black-spotted porcupinefish {Arothron hystrix} Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

01151001
Blackspotted puffer {Arothron nigropunctatus} with Cleaner wrasse, Andaman Sea, Thailand.

01151000
Whitespotted puffer / Toby fish {Arothron hispidus} on sea floor, Borneo, Indonesia, Indo-Pacific. Viscera, gonads and skin are highly toxic.

01150999
Long-armed octopus / Wonderpus {Octopus sp.} Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

01150998
Long-armed octopus / Wonderpus {Octopus sp.}Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

01150997
Long-armed octopus / Mimic octopus {Octopus sp.} releasing cloud of ink before darting into hole in the sand, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

01150996
Common octopus {Octopus vulgaris} hunting on coral rubble, closely watched by Spanish hogfish {Bodianus rufus} and a Grouper, hoping to catch escaping prey. Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean.

01150995
Common octopus {Octopus vulgaris} hunting on coral rubble, closely watched by Spanish hogfish {Bodianus rufus} and a Grouper, hoping to catch escaping prey. Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

01150994
Mushroom coral {Fungia sp.} Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

01150993
Mushroom coral {Fungia sp.} Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

01150992
Mushroom coral {Fungia sp.} Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

01150991
Bluespot mullet {Valamugli seheli} Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

01150990
Moorish idol {Zanclus cornutus} swimming past coral reef wall, Bunaken, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

01150989
Giant clam {Tridacna maxima} Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

01150988
Kelp bass {Paralabrax clathratus} in Giant kelp forest {Macrocystis pyrifera} California, USA.

01150987
Blue striped grunt {Haemulon sciurus} school resting near Sea plumes {Pseudopterogorgia sp.} Bimini, Bahamas, Caribbean

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Caesar grunt {Haemulon carbonarium} with Gorgonian {Plexaurella nutans} Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

01150985
Blacktip grouper {Epinephelus fasciatus} head profile, Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

01150984
Group of Yellowfin goatfish {Mulloidichthys vanicolensis} Malaysia, Indo-Pacific.

01150983
Giant clam {Tridacna gigas} Bunaken NP, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

01150982
Cape gannet {Morus capensis} parent regurgitating to chick, Malgas Island, South Africa.

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Cape gannet {Morus capensis} courting pair with nesting material, Malgas Island, South Africa.

01150980
Cape gannet {Morus capensis} parent with chick on nest, Malgas Island, South Africa.

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Blue green chromis {Chromis viridis} spawning. Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

01150978
Chickens {Gallus gallus domesticus} in hen house, UK.

01150977
Banggai cardinalfish {Pterapogon kauderni} sheltering amongst the spines of a Long-spine urchin {Diadema setosum} Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Banggai cardinalfish {Pterapogon kauderni} sheltering amongst the spines of an Urchin, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Banggai cardinalfish {Pterapogon kauderni} seeking shelter near Anemone, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Group of Banggai cardinalfish {Pterapogon kauderni} sheltering near an Anemone, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Shoal of Banggai cardinalfish {Pterapogon kauderni} sheltering near an Anemone, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Two Banggai cardinalfish {Pterapogon kauderni} seeking shelter near an Anemone, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Banggai cardinalfish {Pterapogon kauderni} Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Banggai cardinalfish {Pterapogon kauderni} with Anemone, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Banggai cardinalfish {Pterapogon kauderni} Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Banggai cardinalfish {Pterapogon kauderni} Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

01150967
Horned bannerfish {Heniochus varius} Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

01150966
Cherry tree {Prunus sp.} in blossom, Regent's Park, London, UK.

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Cherry tree {Prunus sp.} in blossom, Regent's Park, London, UK.

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Cherry tree {Prunus sp.} in blossom, Regent's Park, London, UK.

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Cherry tree {Prunus sp.} in blossom, Regent's Park, London, UK.

01150962
Mature Blackberries on Bramble bush {Rubus fruticosus} autumn. UK.

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Regal angelfish {Pygoplites diacanthus} Bunaken NP, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

01150960
Queen angelfish {Holacanthus ciliaris} grazing on Sponge, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean.

01150959
Pink anemonefish {Amphiprion perideraion} male and female with egg patch in anemone, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

01150958
Pink anemonefish {Amphiprion perideraion} male and female with egg patch in anemone, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

01150957
Soay sheep {Ovis aries} grazing, Saint Kilda Island, Western Islands, Outer Herbrides, Scotland.

01150956
Soay sheep {Ovis aries} grazing in front of abandonned house, Saint / St Kilda Island, Western Islands, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

01150955
Archeological dig site, Saint / St Kilda Island, Western Islands, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

01150954
Stone brick walls and buildings, Hirta,Saint / St Kilda Island, Western Islands, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

01150953
People walking past abandoned stone brick houses, Hirta, Saint / St Kilda Island, Western Islands, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

01150952
Abandonned stone brick houses, Hirta, Saint / St Kilda Island. Western Islands, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

01150951
Soay sheep {Ovis aries} Saint / St Kilda Island, Western Islands, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

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Soay sheep {Ovis aries} Saint / St Kilda Island, Western Islands, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

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Stone brick buildings, Hirta, Saint / St Kilda Island. Western Islands, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

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Stone brick buildings, Hirta, Saint / St Kilda Island. Western Islands, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

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Stone brick walls, Saint / St Kilda Island. Western Islands, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

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Stone brick walls and abandoned buildings, Hirta, Saint / St Kilda Island. Western Islands, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

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Stone brick walls and abandoned buildings, Saint / St Kilda Island. Western Islands, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

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Stone brick building with abandoned village of Hirta in background, Saint / St Kilda Kilda Island, Western Islands, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

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Stone brick buildings, Hirta, Saint / St Kilda Island. Western Islands, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

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Ruins of stone brick buildings, Hirta, Saint / St Kilda Island. Western Islands, Outer Herbrides, Scotland.

01150941
Abandoned houses, Hirta, Saint / St Kilda Island. Western Islands, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

01150940
Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} male singing, West Sussex, UK.

01150939
Water Stick Insect {Ranatra linearis} about to strike at fresh water shrimp, captive, UK.

01150938
Water Scorpion {Nepa cinerea} with Hornwort, captive, UK.

01150937
Spurge Hawkmoth {Hyles euphorbiae} on Spurge with wings open, captive, UK.

01150936
Spurge Hawkmoth {Hyles euphorbiae} on Spurge with wings open, captive, UK.

01150935
Sedge Warbler {Acrocephalus schoenobaenus} perching on reed stem, Hertfordshire, UK.

01150934
Sedge Warbler {Acrocephalus schoenobaenus} with food in beak, Hertfordshire, UK.

01150933
Sedge Warbler {Acrocephalus schoenobaenus} with Damselfly in beak, Hertfordshire, UK.

01150932
Red legged partridge {Alectoris rufa} profile amongst grass, West Sussex, UK.

01150931
Common pipistrelle bat {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} Resting on tree trunk, captive, UK.

01150930
Pied Flycatcher {Ficedula hypoleuca} male profile, Wales, UK.

01150929
Marsh Fritillary {Euphydryas aurinia} (British race) basking with wings open, captive, UK.

01150928
Hawker Dragonfly {Aeshna sp.} newly emerged, Hertfordshire, UK. Note - wings milky and not fully dried adult colouration not yet developed (Teneral stage)

01150927
Hawker Dragonfly {Aeshna sp.} newly emerged, Hertfordshire, UK. Note - wings milky and not fully dried adult colouration not yet developed (Teneral stage)

01150926
Greater Spotted Woodpecker {Dendrocopus major} male coaxing young from nest hole, Hertfordshire, UK.

01150925
Greater spotted woodpecker {Dendrocopus major} female with young at nest hole, Hertforshire, UK.

01150924
Spotted crane fly {Nephrotoma appendiculata} resting on underside of leaf, Hertfordshire, England

01150923
Border collie sheepdog {Canis familiaris} watching flock of sheep, Dorset, UK

01150922
Fisherman working at a fishery on the English Channel, Hastings, UK.

01150921
Fisherman working at a fishery on the English Channel, Hastings, UK.

01150920
Atlantic mackerel {Scomber scombrus} caught in drift net, being hauled in by fisherman at a fishery on the English Channel, Hastings, UK.

01150919
Captive Jaguar {Panthera onca} resting in cage, in a private zoo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

01150918
Out of control moorland bush fires, Mount Elgon, Kenya.

01150917
Wild strawberries {Fragaria vesca} La Brenne, France.

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Wild strawberries {Fragaria vesca} La Brenne, France.

01150915
White campion {Silene latifolia} flower, La Brenne, France.

01150914
White Bryony {Bryonia cretica} flower and tendril, La Brenne, France.

01150913
White Bryony {Bryonia cretica} flower and tendril, La Brenne, France.

01150912
Wasp {Vespidae} drinking water in small pool filled with Tadpoles, Extremadura, Spain.

01150911
Two wasps {Vespidae} drinking water from small pool of water, Extremadura, Spain.

01150910
Wall hawkweed {Hieracium murorum} La Brenne, France

01150909
Viperine snake {Natrix maura} swimming in pond, Extremadura, Spain.

01150908
Viperine snake {Natrix maura} on rock at river edge, Extremadura, Spain.

01150907
Spanish terrapins / Mediterranean pond turtles (Mauremys leprosa) basking in the sun on log in lake, Extremadura, Spain

01150906
Spanish terrapins / Mediterranean pond turtles (Mauremys leprosa) basking in the sun on log in lake, Extremadura, Spain

01150905
Sika stag {Cervus nippon} with mud covered antlers, Jaegersborg Dyrehaven, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Sika stag {Cervus nippon} with mud covered antlers, Jaegersborg Dyrehaven, Copenhagen, Denmark.

01150903
Sika stag {Cervus nippon} with antlers covered in mud, Jaegersborg Dyrehaven, Denmark.

01150902
Sika stag {Cervus nippon} in grassland during autumn, Jaegersborg Dyrehaven, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Sika stag {Cervus nippon} in grass, Jaegersborg Dyrehaven, Copenhagen, Denmark.

01150900
Sika stag {Cervus nippon} portrait in forest, Jaegersborg Dyrehaven, Copenhagen, Denmark.

01150899
Male roe deer {Capreolus capreolus} in grass field next to forest, Ardennes, Belgium.

01150898
Male roe deer stag {Capreolus capreolus} grazing in field next to forest, Ardennes, Belgium.

01150897
Red Helleborine flower {Cephalanthera rubra} La Brenne, France.

01150896
Young European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) head portrait among flowers in field, Flanders, Belgium.

01150895
Young European rabbit {Oryctolagus cuniculus} head profile among flowers, Flanders, Belgium.

01150894
Young European rabbit {Oryctolagus cuniculus} head profile among flowers, Flanders, Belgium.

01150893
Tarpan Horse {Equus caballus} in grassland, La Brenne, France.

01150892
Ocellated lizard {Lacerta lepida} sunning on rock, Extremadura, Spain.

01150891
Ocellated lizard {Lacerta lepida} with ear hole 'tympanum' visible, Extremadura, Spain.

01150890
Ocellated lizards {Lacerta lepida} mating, Extremadura, Spain.

01150889
Ocellated lizards {Lacerta lepida} mating, with ear hole 'tympanum' visible, Extremadura, Spain.

01150888
Moorish gecko {Tarentola mauritanica} Extremadura, Spain.

01150887
Moorish gecko {Tarentola mauritanica} climbing ceiling, Extremadura, Spain.

01150886
Man Orchid {Aceras anthropophorum} La Brenne, France.

01150885
Lizard Orchid {Himantoglossum hircinum} in flower, La Brenne, France.

01150884
Lizard Orchid {Himantoglossum hircinum} in flower, La Brenne, France.

01150883
Lizard Orchid {Himantoglossum hircinum} in flower, La Brenne, France.

01150882
Lizard Orchid {Himantoglossum hircinum} in flower, La Brenne, France.

01150881
Violet bird's-nest orchid {Limodorum abortivum} La Brenne, France

01150880
Violet birds'-nest orchid {Limodorum abortivum} La Brenne, France

01150879
Large psammodromus / Lizard {Psammodromus algirus} sunning on rock, Extremadura, Spain.

01150878
Large psammodromus / Lizard {Psammodromus algirus} sunning on rock, Extremadura, Spain.

01150877
Dead Lapwing {Vanellus vanellus} caught in barbed wire, Flanders, Belgium.

01150876
Iberian mountain / rock lizard {Iberolacerta / Lacerta monticola} head poking out of hole, Sierra de Gredos, Spain.

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Iberian mountain / rock lizard {Iberolacerta / Lacerta monticola} basking in sun, Sierra de Gredos, Spain.

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Iberian mountain / rock lizard {Iberolacerta / Lacerta monticola} basking in sun, Sierra de Gredos, Spain.

01150873
Iberian mountain / rock lizard {Iberolacerta / Lacerta monticola} basking in sun, Sierra de Gredos, Spain

01150872
Honeysuckle blossom {Lonicera periclymenum} La Brenne, France

01150871
Detail of Greater butterfly orchid {Platanthera chlorantha} La Brenne, France

01150870
Greater butterfly orchid {Platanthera chlorantha} close-up of flower, La Brenne, France.

01150869
Froghopper {Philaenus spumarius} next to white froth 'cuckoo spit' La Brenne, France.

01150868
Thick-legged flower beetle {Oedemera nobilis} on flower, La Brenne, France.

01150867
Male Fallow deer {Dama dama} close-up of head with early stage antler growth, Germany.

01150866
Three male Fallow deer {Dama dama} showing different stages of antler growth, Germany.

01150865
Male Fallow deer {Dama dama} with velvet covered antlers, Jaegersborg Dyrehaven, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Fallow deer {Dama dama} buck looking at albino buck with grass covered horns, Jaegersborg Dyrehaven, Copenhagen, Denmark.