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Woodchat shrike {Lanius senator} perched, Musandam, Oman

01212807
White winged tern {Chlidonias leucoptera} immature with reflection in water, Sohar, Oman

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White tailed plover {Vanellus leucurus} walking through shallow water, Muscat, Oman

01212805
White rumped sandpiper {Calidris fuscicollis} winter plumage, Tierra del Fuego, Chile

01212804
White bellied sea eagle {Haliaeetus leucogaster} perched, Northern Territory, Australia

01212803
Whiskered tern {Chlidonias hybrida} perched above water, Salalah, Oman

01212802
Two banded plover {Charadrius falklandicus} Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands

01212801
Swift tern {Sterna bergii} flock on beach, Nafoon, Oman

01212800
Swift tern {Sterna bergii} four on beach, Salalah, Oman

01212799
Swift tern {Sterna bergii} adult on beach, Salalah, Oman

01212798
Steppe eagle {Aquila nipalensis} in flight with full crop, juvenile, Muscat, Oman

01212797
Spotted redshank {Tringa erythropus} in breeding plumage during migration, Muscat, Oman

01212796
Southern grey shrike {Lanius meridionalis} with beetle prey in beak, Sohar, Oman

01212795
Southern grey shrike {Lanius meridionalis} perched, Sohar, Oman

01212794
South american tern {Sterna hirundinaceae} in flight, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Island

01212793
Sooty gull {Larus hemprichii} immature, Daymaniyats, Oman

01212792
Sooty gull {Larus hemprichii} with fishing hook through bill, on beach, Khaluf, Oman

01212791
Sooty gull {Larus hemprichii} stretching, on beach, Khaluf, Oman

01212790
Slender billed gull {Larus genei} with food, Sirab, Oman

01212789
Scarlet rosefinch {Carpodacus erythrinus} singing, Cildir GšlŸ, Turkey

01212788
Black shafted / Saunders' tern {Sterna saundersi} on nest, Khawr Dirif, Oman

01212787
Black shafted / Saunders' tern {Sterna saundersi} adult on ground, Khawr Dirif, Oman

01212786
Ruppell's weaver {Ploceus galbula} male at nest, Salalah, Oman

01212785
Rufous chested dotterel {Charadrius modestus} Tierra del Fuego, Chile

01212784
Red / Grey phalarope {Phalaropus fulicarius} male with chick, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

01212783
Puna plover {Charadrius alticola} male, Salar de Atacama, Chile

01212782
Puna plover {Charadrius alticola} male, with reflection in water, Salar de Atacama, Chile

01212781
Puna plover {Charadrius alticola} female, Salar de Atacama, Chile

01212780
Masked shrike {Lanius nubicus} perched on wire, Nemrut Dagi, Turkey

01212779
Magellanic oystercatcher {Haematopus leocopodus} close-up, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands

01212778
Long billed dowitcher {Limnodromus scolopaceus} winter plumage, Sohar, Oman

01212777
Lesser kestrel {Falco naumanni} male perched, Musandam, Oman

01212776
Lesser kestrel {Falco naumanni} female hovering, Sohar, Oman

01212775
Least seedsnipe {Thinocorus rumicivorus} male, Tierrra del Fuego, Chile

01212774
Isabelline shrike / Daurian shrike {Lanius isabellinus} perched on Lantana bush, Salalah, Oman

01212773
Grey headed kingfisher {Halcyon leucocephala} on branch, backlit, Salalah, Oman

01212772
Great egret {Casmerodius albus} (right) and Western reef herons {Egretta gularis} on mud flats, Barr Al Hikman, Oman

01212771
Great black headed gull {Larus ichthyaetus} immature, Khaluf, Oman

01212770
Great black headed gull {Larus ichthyaetus} moulting into breeding plumage, Sirab, Oman

01212769
Great black headed gull {Larus ichthyaetus} two on beach, Khaluf, Oman

01212768
Glaucous gull {Larus hyperboreus} adult, Monaco Glacier, Svalbard, Norway

01212767
Glaucous gull {Larus hyperboreus} 2nd summer plumage, North Coast, Svalbard, Norway

01212766
Glaucous gull {Larus hyperboreus} in flight, Ilulissat, Greenland

01212765
Franklin's gull {Larus pipixcan} winter plumage, in flight, Paracas, Peru

01212764
Fin whale {Balaenoptera physalus} spouting in front of iceberg, near Uummannaq, Greenland

01212763
Egyptian vulture {Neophron percnopterus} in flight, close-up, Muscat, Oman

01212762
Dwarf day gecko {Pristurus rupestris} on rock, Muscat, Oman

01212761
Dolphin gull {Gabianus scoresbii} flock on land in windy weather, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands

01212760
Dolphin gull {Gabianus scoresbii} Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands

01212759
Desert hedgehog {Paraechinus aethiopicus} in hand, close-up, Muscat, Oman

01212758
Desert hedgehog {Paraechinus aethiopicus} amongst desert vegetation, Muscat, Oman

01212757
Curlew sandpiper {Calidris ferruginea} moulting, Muscat, Oman

01212756
Curlew sandpiper {Calidris ferruginea} in deep water, winter plumage, Muscat, Oman

01212755
Collared pratincole {Glareola pratincola} pair at nest with chick and egg, Sohar, Oman

01212754
Collared pratincole {Glareola pratincola} panting on nest in extremely hot weather, Sohar, Oman

01212753
Collared pratincole {Glareola pratincola} displaying, Sohar, Oman

01212752
Collared pratincole {Glareola pratincola} in flight, Sohar, Oman

01212751
Brunnich's guillemot {Uria lomvia} flock flying low over sea, Lomfjorden, Svalbard, Norway

01212750
Brunnich's guillemot {Uria lomvia} breeding colony on sea cliffs, Lomfjorden, Svalbard, Norway

01212749
Brunnich's guillemot {Uria lomvia} flock on water, Lomfjorden, Svalbard, Norway

01212748
Bridled tern {Sterna anaethetus} close-up with bill open, Masirah, Oman

01212747
Bridled tern {Sterna anaethetus} on breeding ground, Masirah, Oman

01212746
Bridled tern {Sterna anaethetus} in flight, Masirah, Oman

01212745
Blackish oystercatcher {Haematopus ater} close-up, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands

01212744
Blackish oystercatcher {Haematopus ater} on seashore, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands

01212743
Band tailed gull {Larus belcheri} in flight, Paracas, Peru

01212742
Armenian gull {Larus armenicus} calling, Van GšlŸ, Turkey

01212741
Armenian gull {Larus armenicus} in flight, Van GšlŸ, Turkey

01212740
Armenian gull {Larus armenicus} in flight, from above, Van GšlŸ, Turkey

01212739
Armenian gull {Larus armenicus} in flight, Van GšlŸ, Turkey

01212738
Arabian oryx {Oryx leucoryx} two fighting, Jiddat Al Harasis, Oman

01212737
Arabian oryx {Oryx leucoryx} mother with young calf, Jiddat Al Harasis, Oman

01212736
Arabian oryx {Oryx leucoryx} adults and young near desert vegetation, Jiddat Al Harasis, Oman

01212735
Arabian / Mountain gazelle {Gazella gazella} licking, Jaaluni, Oman

01212734
Arabian / Mountain gazelle {Gazella gazella} portrait, Jaaluni, Oman

01212733
Arabian / Mountain gazelle {Gazella gazella} scraping the soil, backlit, Jaaluni, Oman

01212732
Arabian babbler {Turdoides squamiceps} feeding on maize, Sohar, Oman

01212731
African silverbill {Lonchura cantans} three perched on twig, Tawi Atayr, Oman

01212730
Purple Haze Lavender Farm, Squim, Washington, USA

01212729
Purple Haze Lavender Farm, Squim, Washington, USA

01212728
The Painted Hills, John Dan NM, Oregon, USA

01212727
The Painted Hills, John Dan NM, Oregon, USA

01212726
The Painted Hills, John Dan NM, Oregon, USA

01212725
The Painted Hills, John Dan NM, Oregon, USA

01212724
Moon over Brown Mountain reflected in Lake of the Woods, Fremont-Minema NF, Oregon, USA

01212723
Moon over Brown Mountain reflected in Lake of the Woods, Fremont-Minema NF, Oregon, USA

01212722
Moon over Brown Mountain reflected in Lake of the Woods, Fremont-Minema NF, Oregon, USA

01212721
Mt. McLoughlin from Willow Lake, Oregon, USA

01212720
Mt. McLoughlin from Willow Lake, Oregon, USA

01212719
Yaquina Head Lighthouse, Newport, Oregon, USA

01212718
Yquina Head Lighthouse, Newport, Oregon, USA

01212717
Pepples on beach, Yaquina Head, Newport, Oregon, USA

01212716
Fishing boats in harbour, Newport, Oregon, USA

01212715
Fishing boats in harbour, Newport, Oregon, USA

01212714
Fog over the Palouse at dawn from Steptoe Butte SP, Whitman County, Washington, USA

01212713
Aerial view of Palouse farm fields from Steptoe Butte SP at sunrise, Whitman Co, Washington, USA

01212712
Aerial view of Palouse farm fields from Steptoe Butte SP at sunrise, Whitman Co, Washington, USA

01212711
Aerial view of Palouse farm fields from Steptoe Butte SP at sunrise, Whitman Co, Washington, USA

01212710
Aerial view of Palouse farm fields from Steptoe Butte SP, Whitman Co, Washington, USA

01212709
Fog over the Palouse at dawn from Steptoe Butte SP, Whitman County, Washington, USA

01212708
Lavender flowers {Lavandula sp} Washington, USA

01212707
Close up of bark of Sitka Spruce tree {Picea sitchensis} in temperate coastal rainforest, Cape Perpetua, Siuslaw NF, Oregon, USA

01212706
Sitka Spruce trees {Picea sitchensis} in temperate coastal rainforest, Cape Perpetua, Siuslaw NF, Oregon, USA

01212705
Sitka Spruce trees {Picea sitchensis} in temperate coastal rainforest, Cape Perpetua, Siuslaw NF, Oregon, USA

01212704
California Pitcher Plants {Darlingtonia californica} Oregon, USA

01212703
Close up of bark of Birch bark cherry tree {Prunus serrula} British Columbia, Canada

01212702
Close up of bark of Birch bark cherry tree {Prunus serrula} British Columbia, Canada

01212701
Close up of bark and lichen on trunk of European copper beech tree {Fagus sylvatica purpurea} British Columbia, Canada

01212700
A lavender field nr Sault, the Vaucluse, Provence, France

01212699
A lavender field nr Sault, the Vaucluse, Provence, France

01212698
A lavender field nr Sault, the Vaucluse, Provence, France

01212697
Dawn in a lavender field nr Sault, the Vaucluse, Provence, France

01212696
Sunrise in a lavender field nr Sault, the Vaucluse, Provence, France

01212695
Dawn in a lavender field nr Sault, the Vaucluse, Provence, France

01212694
Dawn in a lavender field, nr Sault, the Vaucluse, Provence, France

01212693
Mt Ventoux and the village of Venasque, the Vaucluse, Provence, France

01212692
Rows of lavender in a field near St-Saturnin-les-Apt, the Vaucluse, Provence, France

01212691
Rows of lavender in a field near St-Saturnin-les-Apt, the Vaucluse, Provence, France

01212690
Rows of lavender in a field near St-Saturnin-les-Apt, the Vaucluse, Provence, France

01212689
Rows of lavender in a field near St-Saturnin-les-Apt, the Vaucluse, Provence, France

01212688
Rows of lavender in a field near St-Saturnin-les-Apt, the Vaucluse, Provence, France

01212687
Rows of lavender in a field near St-Saturnin-les-Apt, the Vaucluse, Provence, France

01212686
Lavender {Lavendula sp} flowers, St-Saturnin-les-Apt, the Vaucluse, Provence, France

01212685
Lavender {Lavendula sp} flowers, Provence, France

01212684
Rows of lavender in a field with the village of Simiane-la-Rotonde in the background, the Vaucluse, Provence, France

01212683
Rows of lavender in a field with the village of Simiane-la-Rotonde in the background, the Vaucluse, Provence, France

01212682
An olive grove near Montefalco, Umbria, Italy

01212681
Dawn in a barley field overlooking the Valnerina near Meggiano, Umbria, Italy

01212680
A poppy, Valnerina, Umbria, Italy

01212679
A poppy, Valnerina, Umbria, Italy

01212678
Poppies in the Valnerina, Umbria, Italy

01212677
A farm track through fields in the Valnerina near Preci, Umbria, Italy

01212676
Spring flowers growing in the Valnerina with the village of Preci beyond, Umbria, Italy

01212675
Spring flowers growing in the Valnerina with the village of Preci beyond, Umbria, Italy

01212674
Early morning mist lying on the fields around Campi in the Valnerina, Monti Sibillini National Park, Umbria, Italy

01212673
Mist being burnt off by the sun in fields around Campi in the Valnerina, Monti Sibillini National Park, Umbria, Italy

01212672
A spring storm in the Valnerina near Meggiano, Umbria, Italy

01212671
Spring flowers growing in a field in the Valnerina with Preci beyond, Monti Sibillini National Park, Umbria, Italy

01212670
Spring flowers growing in a field in the Valnerina with Preci beyond, Monti Sibillini National Park, Umbria, Italy

01212669
Dawn in a poppy field in the Valnerina near Preci, Umbria, Italy

01212668
Dawn in a poppy field in the Valnerina near Preci, Umbria, Italy

01212667
A poppy field in the Valnerina near Preci with the mountains of Monti Sibillini National Park in the background, Umbria, Italy

01212666
A poppy field in the Valnerina near Preci with the mountains of Monti Sibillini National Park in the background, Umbria, Italy

01212665
Wildflowers growing on the Monti Moricone at dawn, Monti Sibillini National Park, Umbria, Italy

01212664
Spring in the Valnerina near Meggiano, Umbria, Italy

01212663
Spring in the Valnerina near Meggiano, Umbria, Italy

01212662
Mist lying on the Piano Grande at dawn with the mountains of Monti Sibillini National Park rising above, Umbria, Italy

01212661
Mist lying on the Piano Grande at dawn with the mountains of Monti Sibillini National Park rising above, Umbria, Italy

01212660
Durdle Door at dusk, Jurassic Coast (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Dorset, England, UK

01212659
Full moon rising over Merrick Butte in Monument Valley at dusk, Navajo Reservation, Arizona, USA

01212658
Aerial view of Horseshoe Bend of the Colorado River at dawn, near Page, Arizona, USA

01212657
Courthouse Butte in Coconino NF, near Sedona, Arizona, USA

01212656
Cathedral Rocks at Red Rock Crossing, Sedona, Arizona, USA

01212655
Salt formations at Badwater in Death Valley NP, California, USA

01212654
Salt formations at Badwater in Death Valley NP, California, USA

01212653
Sand Verbena {Abronia latifolia} and Desert Gold {Geraea canescens} flowering in the desert, Amboy Crater, California, USA

01212652
Sand Verbena {Abronia latifolia} and Desert Gold {Geraea canescens} flowering in the desert, Amboy Crater, California, USA

01212651
Common Zebra {Equus burchelli} foal resting, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212650
Common Zebra {Equus burchelli} mother and newborn foal (less than 3-days) Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212649
Close up of skin and stripes of Common Zebra {Equus burchelli} Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212648
Common Zebra {Equus burchelli} fighting, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212647
Four Wildebeest {Connochaetes taurinus} drinking at water hole, Maasai Mara Reserve, Kenya

01212646
Wildebeest {Connochaetes taurinus} newborn calf (1-2 days) running, Masai Mara Conservancy, Kenya

01212645
Wildebeest {Connochaetes taurinus} herd on the savanna, Masai Mara Triangle, KenyaKenya

01212644
Wildebeest {Connochaetes taurinus} stuck in mud, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212643
Wildebeest {Connochaetes taurinus} herd on the savanna, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212642
Wildebeest {Connochaetes taurinus} herd grazing on the savanna with rainbow behind, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212641
Wildebeest {Connochaetes taurinus} large herd on migration across the savanna, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212640
Wildebeest {Connochaetes taurinus} herd grazing on the savanna with rainbow behind, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212639
Carcasses of Wildebeest {Connochaetes taurinus} that drowned while trying to cross the Mara River, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212638
African warthog {Phacochoerus aethiopicus} mother and baby sniffing each other, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212637
African warthogs {Phacochoerus aethiopicus} female grazing while piglets suckle, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212636
African warthogs {Phacochoerus aethiopicus} young, kneeling, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212635
African warthogs {Phacochoerus aethiopicus} rear view of mother suckling two babies, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212634
African warthogs {Phacochoerus aethiopicus} running, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212633
Bohor reedbuck {Redunca redunca} resting beside water, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212632
African Rock Python {Python sebae} swallowing Duiker, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212631
Fishing boats on the shore of Lake Tanganyika Gombe Stream Reserve, Tanzania

01212630
Fishing boats on the shore of Lake Tanganyika, Gombe Stream Reserve, Tanzania

01212629
Ostrich {Struthio camelus} at nest with eggs, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212628
Red-tailed Monkey {Cercopithecus ascanius} in tree, Kichwa Tembo Forest, Masai Mara, Kenya

01212627
Red-tailed Monkey {Cercopithecus ascanius} in tree, Kichwa Tembo Forest, Masai Mara, Kenya

01212626
Sykes / Blue Monkey {Cercopithecus mitis} Masai Mara, Kichwa Tembo Forest, Kenya

01212625
Sykes / Blue Monkey {Cercopithecus mitis} Masai Mara, Kichwa Tembo Forest, Kenya

01212624
Sykes / Blue Monkey {Cercopithecus mitis} feeding on orange flowers, Masai Mara, Kichwa Tembo Forest, Kenya

01212623
Sykes / Blue Monkey {Cercopithecus mitis} sitting portrait, Masai Mara, Kichwa Tembo Forest, Kenya

01212622
Sykes / Blue Monkey {Cercopithecus mitis} mating pair, Masai Mara, Kichwa Tembo Forest, Kenya

01212621
Sykes / Blue Monkey {Cercopithecus mitis} young feeding on leaf, Masai Mara, Kichwa Tembo Forest, Kenya

01212620
Sykes / Blue Monkey {Cercopithecus mitis} young feeding on leaf, Masai Mara, Kichwa Tembo Forest, Kenya *Digitally removed sun spot in background

01212619
Sykes / Blue Monkey {Cercopithecus mitis} resting in tree, Masai Mara, Kichwa Tembo Forest, Kenya

01212618
Sykes / Blue Monkey {Cercopithecus mitis} female watching over young, Masai Mara, Kichwa Tembo Forest, Kenya

01212617
Sykes / Blue Monkey {Cercopithecus mitis} female with young, Masai Mara, Kichwa Tembo Forest, Kenya

01212616
Sykes / Blue Monkey (Cercopithecus mitis) adult and young, Masai Mara, Kichwa Tembo Forest, Kenya

01212615
Sykes / Blue Monkey (Cercopithecus mitis) Masai Mara, Kichwa Tembo Forest, Kenya

01212614
Egyptian Mongoose {Herpestes ichneumon} feeding on Wildebeest carcass, Masai Mara Conservancy, Kenya *Digitally removed grass in foreground

01212613
Egyptian Mongoose {Herpestes ichneumon} Masai Mara Conservancy, Kenya

01212612
Egyptian Mongoose {Herpestes ichneumon} Masai Mara Conservancy, Kenya

01212611
Mara River during the dry season, river showing record low levels after increase in deforestation upstream, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya, 2008

01212610
Grass fire on the savanna, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212609
African lion {Panthera leo} Four month cubs playing with tortoise, Masai Mara Conservancy, Kenya

01212608
African lion {Panthera leo} Four month cub playing with tortoise, Masai Mara Conservancy, Kenya

01212607
African lion {Panthera leo} four young cubs (8-weeks) at sunset, Masai Mara Conservancy, Kenya

01212606
African lion {Panthera leo} young cub (8-weeks) looking up from suckling, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212605
African lion {Panthera leo} young cub (8-weeks) suckling, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212604
African lion {Panthera leo} male portrait, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212603
African lion {Panthera leo} male standing over female on savanna, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212602
African lion {Panthera leo} carrying young dead Impala, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212601
African lion {Panthera leo} pride walking along track, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212600
African lion {Panthera leo} courting pair, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212599
African lion {Panthera leo} young cub, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212598
African lion {Panthera leo} male portrait, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212597
Leopard {Panthera pardus} adult trapped on farmland released into protected area, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212596
Side-striped Jackal {Canis adustus} trotting past Wildebeest, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212595
Side-striped Jackal {Canis adustus} Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212594
Side-striped Jackal {Canis adustus} Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212593
Impala {Aepycerus melampus} males fighting, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212592
Impala {Aepycerus melampus} pair with energetic newborn calf (only a few hours), Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212591
Impala {Aepycerus melampus} herd walking in rain storm, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212590
Impala {Aepycerus melampus} herd in rain storm, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212589
Spotted Hyena {Crocuta crocuta} carrying off internal organ from carcass, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212588
Spotted Hyena {Crocuta crocuta} feeding on gazelle carcass, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212587
Spotted Hyena {Crocuta crocuta} fighting over carcass, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212586
Spotted Hyena {Crocuta crocuta} feeding on carcass, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212585
Spotted Hyena {Crocuta crocuta} beside water, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212584
Common Hippopotamus {Hippopotamus amphibius} 2-3 week calf standing on sand bank in river, Maasai Mara Reserve, Kenya

01212583
Common Hippopotamus {Hippopotamus amphibius} mother with 1-2 day calf in river, Maasai Mara Reserve, Kenya

01212582
Common Hippopotamus {Hippopotamus amphibius} 1-2 day calf in river, Maasai Mara Reserve, Kenya

01212581
Common Hippopotamus {Hippopotamus amphibius} mother with 1-2 day calf in river, Maasai Mara Reserve, Kenya

01212580
Common Hippopotamus {Hippopotamus amphibius} with 2-3 week calf in river, Maasai Mara Reserve, Kenya

01212579
Hippopotamus {Hippopotamus amphibious} and Nile crocodile {Crocodilus niloticus} in river, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212578
Hippopotamus {Hippopotamus amphibious} and Nile crocodile {Crocodilus niloticus} in river, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212577
Coke's hartebeest {Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii} mother with calf, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212576
Coke's hartebeest {Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii} Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212575
Giraffe {Giraffa camelopardalis} mother and young calf on savanna, Masai Mara, Kenya

01212574
Thomson's Gazelle {Gazella thomsonii} mother grooming newborn calf, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212573
Thomson's Gazelle {Gazella thomsonii} mating pair, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212572
Herd of Thomson's Gazelle {Gazella thomsonii} with grass fire in background, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212571
African Elephant {Loxodonta africana} large bull covered with mud at waterhole, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212570
African Elephant {Loxodonta africana} close up of eye and skin, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212569
African Elephant {Loxodonta africana} mother and calf at sunset, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212568
African Elephant {Loxodonta africana} herd crossing savanna, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212567
African Elephant {Loxodonta africana} herd crossing savanna, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212566
African Elephant {Loxodonta africana} close up of trunk, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212565
African Elephant {Loxodonta africana} close up of skin, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212564
African Elephant {Loxodonta africana} bull mounting female, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212563
African Elephant {Loxodonta africana} herd crossing savanna, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212562
Nile Crocodile {Crocodylus niloticus} mother watches over hatchlings in Mara River, Maasai Mara Reserve, Kenya *Digitally removed grass from foreground

01212561
Nile Crocodile {Crocodylus niloticus} on top of wildebeest carcasses in Mara River, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212560
Cape Buffalo {Syncerus caffer} mother and newborn calf, 2-3 days, separated from herd, Masai Mara Conservancy, Kenya

01212559
Cape Buffalo {Syncerus caffer} newborn calf, 2-3 days, standing with head under mother's udder, Masai Mara Conservancy, Kenya

01212558
Cape Buffalo {Syncerus caffer} newborn calf, 2-3 days, suckling, Masai Mara Conservancy, Kenya

01212557
Cape Buffalo {Syncerus caffer} newborn calf, 2-3 days, Masai Mara Conservancy, Kenya

01212556
Olive Baboon {Papio anubis} baby sitting on table at tourist camp with adult behind, Gombe Stream Reserve, Tanzania

01212555
Olive Baboon {Papio anubis} baby, Gombe Stream Reserve, Tanzania

01212554
Olive Baboon {Papio anubis} baby feeding, Gombe Stream Reserve, Tanzania

01212553
Olive Baboon {Papio anubis} Male sitting, Gombe Stream Reserve, Tanzania

01212552
Olive Baboon {Papio anubis} Male yawning, Gombe Stream Reserve, Tanzania

01212551
Olive Baboon {Papio anubis} mother and infant, Gombe Stream Reserve, Tanzania *Digitally removed grass in foreground

01212550
White-backed Vulture {Gyps africanus} feeding on wildebeest carcasses in Mara River, Kenya

01212549
White-backed Vulture {Gyps africanus} on wildebeest carcasses in Mara River, Kenya

01212548
White-backed Vulture {Gyps africanus} on wildebeest carcasses in Mara River, Kenya

01212547
Ruppell's Griffon Vultures {Gyps rueppellii} feeding on wildebeest carcasses in Mara River, Kenya

01212546
Ruppell's Griffon Vultures {Gyps rueppellii} feeding on wildebeest carcasses in Mara River, Kenya

01212545
Lappet-faced Vulture {Aegypius tracheliotus} Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212544
Hooded Vulture {Necrosyrtes monachus} flying, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212543
Hooded Vulture {Necrosyrtes monachus} flying, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212542
Hooded Vulture {Necrosyrtes monachus} Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212541
Egyptian Vulture {Neophron percnopterus} Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212540
Egyptian Vulture {Neophron percnopterus} feeding on wildebeest carcass, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212539
Egyptian Vulture {Neophron percnopterus} feeding on wildebeest carcass, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212538
Saddle-billed Stork {Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis} Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212537
Marabou Stork {Leptoptilos crumeniferus} feeding on Wildebeest carcasses in Mara River, Kenya

01212536
Lilac-breasted Roller {Coracias caudate} perched, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212535
Lilac-breasted Roller {Coracias caudate} perched, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212534
Lilac-breasted Roller {Coracias caudate} perched, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212533
Giant / Verreaux's Eagle Owl {Bubo lacteus} perched, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212532
Giant / Verreaux's Eagle Owl {Bubo lacteus} perched, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212531
Bateleur Eagle {Terathopius ecaudatus} perched, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212530
East African Crowned Crane {Balearica regulorum gibbericeps} pair standing on mound, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212529
East African Crowned Crane {Balearica regulorum gibbericeps} pair standing on mound, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212528
Riverine woodland and savanna in the Mara River Area, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212527
Riverine woodland and savanna, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212526
Pair of Whooper Swans {Cygnus cygnus} while feeding, Varanger, Norway

01212525
Pair of Whooper Swans {Cygnus cygnus} feeding on newly emergent vegetation. One keeps watch while the other plunges head into water, Varanger, Norway

01212524
Windblown immature White tailed sea eagle {Haliaeetus albicilla} excitedly calling, Varanger shore, Norway

01212523
Immature White tailed sea eagle {Haliaeetus albicilla} twisting around to stare behind, Varanger shore, Norway

01212522
Adult White tailed sea eagle {Haliaeetus albicilla} in flight over sea, Varanger, Norway

01212521
Adult White tailed sea eagle {Haliaeetus albicilla} in flight over sea, Varanger, Norway

01212520
Pair of White tailed sea eagle {Haliaeetus albicilla} courting on the shoreline, Varanger, Norway

01212519
Female White tailed sea eagle {Haliaeetus albicilla} landing beside her watching mate on the shoreline, Varanger, Norway

01212518
Male White tailed sea eagle {Haliaeetus albicilla} calling to his approaching mate on the shoreline, Varanger, Norway

01212517
Male White tailed sea eagle {Haliaeetus albicilla} "trumpet calling" to its mate on the shoreline, Varanger, Norway

01212516
Male landing beside windblown female White tailed sea eagle {Haliaeetus albicilla} on shoreline, Varanger, Norway

01212515
Pair of White tailed sea eagles {Haliaeetus albicilla} together on shoreline, Varanger, Norway

01212514
Immature White tailed sea eagle {Haliaeetus albicilla} about to land on shore, Varanger, Norway

01212513
Immature White tailed sea eagle {Haliaeetus albicilla} taking off, Varanger shore, Norway

01212512
Modern Russian deep-sea trawlers moored in Batsfjord Harbour. The collapse of fish stocks has seen such new boats spending less and less time at sea. Varanger, Norway

01212511
Rusting, old Russian deep-sea trawler moored in Vadso harbour. The collapse of fishing stock has caused trawlers to be taken out of service. Vados, Varanger, Norway

01212510
Rusting, old Russian deep-sea trawler moored in Vadso harbour. The collapse of fishing stock has caused trawlers to be taken out of service. Vados, Varanger, Norway

01212509
Siberian Jay {Perisoreus infaustus} juvenile begging for food, Lapland, Finland

01212508
Male Ruff {Philomachus pugnax} strutting into display area at lek, Varanger, Norway

01212507
Male Ruff {Philomachus pugnax} displaying at lek, Varanger, Norway

01212506
Two male Ruffs {Philomachus pugnax} displaying at the lek, Varanger, Norway

01212505
Two male Ruffs {Philomachus pugnax} engaged in prostrate poses trying to attact a female / reeve at the lek, Varanger, Norway

01212504
Male Ruff {Philomachus pugnax} engaged in prostrate poses trying to attact a female / reeve at the lek, Varanger, Norway

01212503
Male Ruff {Philomachus pugnax} engaged in prostrate poses trying to attact a female / reeve at the lek, Varanger, Norway

01212502
Two male Ruffs {Philomachus pugnax} engaged in prostrate poses trying to attact a female / reeve at the lek, Varanger, Norway

01212501
Two male Ruffs {Philomachus pugnax} engaged in prostrate poses trying to attact a female / reeve at the lek, Varanger, Norway

01212500
Two male Ruffs {Philomachus pugnax} engaged in prostrate poses trying to attact a female / reeve at the lek, Varanger, Norway

01212499
Male Ruff {Philomachus pugnax} dancing and adopting prostrate posture during display at lek, Varanger, Norway

01212498
Male Ruff {Philomachus pugnax} adopting prostrate posture during display at lek, Varanger, Norway

01212497
Male Ruff {Philomachus pugnax} lowering itself into prostrate posture during display at lek, Varanger, Norway

01212496
Two male Ruffs {Philomachus pugnax} waiting for the arrival of females (Reeves) on their lekking ground before starting to display, Varanger, Norway

01212495
Male Ruff {Philomachus pugnax} adopting prostrate posture during display at lek, Varanger, Norway

01212494
Male Ruff {Philomachus pugnax} looking out for females at lek, Varanger, Norway

01212493
Male Ruff {Philomachus pugnax} exhibiting wing flapping 'advertising' display at lek, Varanger, Norway

01212492
Male Ruff {Philomachus pugnax} exhibiting wing flapping 'advertising' display at lek, Varanger, Norway

01212491
Male Ruff {Philomachus pugnax} exhibiting wing flapping 'advertising' display at lek, Varanger, Norway

01212490
Male Ruff {Philomachus pugnax} exhibiting 'dancing' display at lek, Varanger, Norway

01212489
Two male Ruffs {Philomachus pugnax} displaying at lek, Varanger, Norway

01212488
Turnstone {Arenaria interpres} walking through feeding area amongst bladderack seaweed, Varanger, Norway

01212487
Reindeer {Rangifer tarandus} fawn suckling from mother, Varanger, Norway

01212486
Nest and eggs of Red throated pipit {Anthus cervinus} amongst long grass, Varanger, Norway

01212485
Red throated pipit {Anthus cervinus} female, Varanger, Norway

01212484
Red throated pipit {Anthus cervinus} male collecting food to feed incubating female, Varanger, Norway

01212483
Red throated pipit {Anthus cervinus} male collecting food to feed incubating female, Varanger, Norway

01212482
Red throated pipit {Anthus cervinus} male searching for grubs to feed begging female behind him, Varanger, Norway

01212481
Nest and eggs of Red throated pipit {Anthus cervinus} amongst long grass, Varanger, Norway

01212480
Northern / Red-necked Phalarope {Phalaropus lobatus} feeding on margin of pool, Varanger, Norway

01212479
Red-necked / Northern Phalarope {Phalaropus lobatus} feeding on margin of pool, Varanger, Norway

01212478
Northern / Red-necked Phalarope {Phalaropus lobatus} pair feeding together on future breeding pond, Varanger, Norway

01212477
Flock of Red Knot {Calidris canutus} in breeding plumage flying over sea on spring migration, Varanger, Norway

01212476
Purple Sandpiper {Calidris maritima} feeding in tidal pool, Varanger, Norway

01212475
Purple Sandpiper {Calidris maritima} at feeding area in rotting kelp, Varanger, Norway

01212474
Typical shallow lake in summer, habitat for Ospreys, Whooper Swans and waders, Lapland, Finland

01212473
Abandoned house. Collapse of fishing and fish stocks has led to depopulation in Varanger, Norway

01212472
Neglected fishing station. The collapse of local fish stocks has caused a collapse in the fishing industry around Nordfjord, Varanger, Norway

01212471
Mountain Pansy {Viola lutea} flowering, Varanger, Norway

01212470
Common Gull {Larus canus} in flight, Varanger, Norway

01212469
Common Gull {Larus canus} flying along high tideline feeding area, Varanger, Norway

01212468
Marsh Marigold {Caltha palustris} flowering in old snow melt areas of Honoya island, Varanger, Norway

01212467
Hawk Owl {Surnia ulula} flying through breeding habitat in cleared forest. Old tree stumps left standing provide nest sites and show responsible forestry practice. Lapland, Finland

01212466
Hawk Owl {Surnia ulula} breeding habitat in cleared forest. Old tree stumps left standing provide nest sites and show responsible forestry practice. Lapland, Finland

01212465
Hawk Owl {Surnia ulula} male launching itself in flight from nest site in top of old pine stump, Lapland, Finland

01212464
Hawk Owl {Surnia ulula} female in flight, Lapland, Finland

01212463
Wet and bedraggled female Hawk Owl {Surnia ulula} in flight, Lapland, Finland

01212462
Hawk Owl {Surnia ulula} female at nest site, Lapland, Finland

01212461
Hawk Owl {Surnia ulula} male bringing vole prey (Clethrionomys rufocanus) to the nest to feed female, Finnish Lapland

01212460
Hawk Owl {Surnia ulula} adult on nest keeping a watchful eye, Lapland, Finland

01212459
Hawk Owl {Surnia ulula} female on edge of nest, sighting male approaching with food, Lapland, Finland

01212458
Hawk Owl {Surnia ulula} male at nest site, Lapland, Finland

01212457
Hawk Owl {Surnia ulula} female on edge of nest, sighting male approaching with food, Lapland, Finland

01212456
Hawk Owl {Surnia ulula} female on edge of nest, sighting male approaching with food, Lapland, Finland

01212455
Greater black-backed gull {Larus marinus} in flight attack, Honoya island, varanger, Norway

01212454
Moulting flock of Goosander {Mergus merganser} gathering on a sand spit, Varanger, Norway

01212453
Moulting flock of Goosander {Mergus merganser} gathering on a sand spit, Varanger, Norway

01212452
Immature (2nd winter plumage) Glaucous Gull {Larus hyperboreus} feeding on shoreline, Varanger shore, Norway

01212451
Shag {Phalacrocorax aristotelis} preening back feathers, Varanger, Norway

01212450
Shag {Phalacrocorax aristotelis} head portrait, Varanger, Norway

01212449
Golden Plover {Pluvialis apricaria} in breeding habitat, Varanger, Norway

01212448
Golden Plover {Pluvialis apricaria} in breeding habitat, Varanger, Norway

01212447
Dwarf Cornel {Cornus suecica} flowering in habitat, Varanger, Norway

01212446
Dunlin {Calidris alpinus} feeding in shoreline mud, Varanger, Norway

01212445
Dunlin {Calidris alpinus} singing to passing female, Varanger, Norway

01212444
Lush growth of Common Scurvy-grass {Cochlearia officinalis} as a result of bird droppings below breeding cliff, Honoya island, Varanger, Norway

01212443
Common Scurvy-grass {Cochlearia officinalis} flowering, Honoya island, Varanger, Norway

01212442
Normal (right) and bridled forms of Common guillemot {Uria aalge} on the sea, Varanger, Norway

01212441
Courting melee of Common guillemots {Uria aalge} on the sea off their breeding colony, Honoya island, Varanger, Norway

01212440
Bohemian waxwing {Bombycilla garrulus} on nest high in Scots Pine tree, Lapland, Finland

01212439
Bohemian waxwing {Bombycilla garrulus} on nest high in Scots Pine tree, Lapland, Finland

01212438
Bohemian waxwing {Bombycilla garrulus} on nest high in Scots Pine tree, Lapland, Finland

01212437
Bohemian waxwing {Bombycilla garrulus} eggs in nest high in Scots Pine tree, Lapland, Finland

01212436
Bohemian waxwing {Bombycilla garrulus} eggs in nest high in Scots Pine tree, Lapland, Finland

01212435
Bohemian waxwing {Bombycilla garrulus} on nest high in Scots Pine tree, Lapland, Finland

01212434
Bohemian waxwing {Bombycilla garrulus} on nest high in Scots Pine tree, Lapland, Finland

01212433
Bar-tailed Godwit {Limosa lapponica} female feeding on grubs in rotting kelp bank, Varanger, Norway

01212432
Bar-tailed Godwit {Limosa lapponica} female walking over kelp feeding area, Varanger, Norway

01212431
Bar-tailed Godwit {Limosa lapponica} male walking over kelp feeding area, Varanger, Norway

01212430
Atlantic puffin {Fratercula arctica} flapping and stretching its wings, Honoya island, Varanger, Norway

01212429
Arctic Tern {Sterna paradisaea} preening the tip of its wing feather, Varanger, Norway

01212428
Arctic Tern {Sterna paradisaea} greeting display, Varanger, Norway

01212427
Arctic Skua {Stercorarius parasiticus} about to take off, Varanger, Norway

01212426
Shoal of Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis), Red Sea, Egypt, July

01212425
Tufted Puffin (Fratercula / Lunda cirrhata) on water, Alaska, USA, June. Captive bird.

01212424
Tufted Puffin (Fratercula / Lunda cirrhata) cleaning wings in water, Alaska, USA, June. Captive bird.

01212423
Blue Triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus) feeding in sand, Red Sea, Egypt, July

01212422
Tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) close-up of eye, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, May 2008

01212421
Tompot Blenny (Parablennius / Blennius gattorugine) in a pipe, Lleyn, Wales, UK, May

01212420
Tompot Blenny (Parablennius / Blennius gattorugine) in a pipe, Lleyn, Wales, UK May

01212419
Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) young male courting a female, Alaska, USA, June

01212418
Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) young male courting a female, Alaska, USA, June

01212417
Short-spined scorpionfish (Myoxocephalus scorpius) Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, May

01212416
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) on coastal rocks, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, May

01212415
Scalefin / Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) Red Sea, Egypt, July

01212414
Ruddy Darter dragonfly (Sympetrum sanguineum) on leaf, Clwyd, Wales, UK, August

01212413
Ruddy Darter dragonfly (Sympetrum sanguineum) mating pair, Clwyd, Wales, UK, August

01212412
Rhinoceros Auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata) on water, Alaska, USA, June. Captive bird.

01212411
Red-necked / Northern Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) on still water, Alaska, USA, June

01212410
Red Sea Bannerfish (Heniochus intermedius) Red Sea, Egypt, June

01212409
Red Sea Bannerfish (Heniochus intermedius) Red Sea, Egypt, July

01212408
Red Kite (Milvus milvus) feeding while flying, Wales, UK, April

01212407
Red Deer Stag (Cervus elaphus) running down a hill in the rain, captive, Cheshire, UK, September

01212406
Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba) courting pair on water, Alaska, USA, June. Captive bird.

01212405
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) flying over the sea searching for food, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, May

01212404
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) about to land on the sea, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, May

01212403
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) flying over sea with fish in its beak, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, May

01212402
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) flying over sea with fish in its beak, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, May

01212401
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) flying, about to land on the sea, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, May

01212400
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) flying, Wales, UK

01212399
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) walking along top of a wall, South Stack, Wales, UK, April

01212398
Large Red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) Wales, UK, August

01212397
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) flying, about to land on the sea, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, May

01212396
King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) on the sea, Alaska, USA, June. Captive bird.

01212395
King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) on the sea, Alaska, USA, June. Captive bird.

01212394
View of a house spider (Tegenaria gigantea) from inside the drain looking upwards at a face looking down into the tub, UK, January 2008

01212393
Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata) on water, Alaska, USA, June. Captive bird.

01212392
Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata) resting on water with head under wing, Alaska, USA, June. Captive bird.

01212391
Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata) on water, Alaska, USA, June. Captive bird.

01212390
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) looking up at flock following a boat, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, July

01212389
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) in flight over the sea, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, July

01212388
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) looking down in flight, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, July

01212387
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) taking off from the sea with a fish, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, May

01212386
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) in flight in blue sky, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, May

01212385
Hairy Dragonfly (Brachytron pratense) Clwyd, Wales, UK, August

01212384
Hairy Dragonfly (Brachytron pratense) Wales, UK, August

01212383
Guillemot (Uria aalge) calling, Alaska, USA, June

01212382
Guillemot (Uria aalge) on water with a fish in its beak, Alaska, USA, June. Captive bird.

01212381
Guillemot (Uria aalge) landing, Alaska, USA, June

01212380
Great Northern Diver / Common loon (Gavia immer) male displaying, ALaska, USA, June

01212379
Great Northern Diver / Common loon (Gavia immer) on water, Alaska, USA, June

01212378
Great Northern Diver / Common loon (Gavia immer) male displaying, Alaska, USA, June

01212377
Great Northern Diver / Common loon (Gavia immer) on nest, Alaska, USA, June

01212376
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) taking off from the sea with a fish in its beak, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, May

01212375
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) taking off from the sea, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, June

01212374
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) on the sea, Cardigan Bay, Wales, June

01212373
Giant Moray eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) amongst coral, Red Sea, Egypt, July

01212372
Giant Moray eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) swimming amongst coral, Red Sea, Egypt, July

01212371
Gannet (Morus bassanus) diving into the sea, Cardigan Bay, Wales, May

01212370
Gannet (Morus bassanus) preparing to dive, UK, June 08

01212369
Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) amongst Hazel leaves, Clwyd, Wales, UK, August

01212368
Devil Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis diabolus) camouflaged against rocks, Red Sea, Egypt, July

01212367
Crescent-tail Bigeye / Goggle eye (Priacanthus hamrur) Egypt, Red Sea, July

01212366
Coot chick (Fulica atra) being fed weed on a lake, Wirral, UK, May

01212365
Coot (Fulica atra) adult with two chicks on lake, Wirral, UK, May

01212364
Common / Mew Gull (Larus canus) perched on rock, Alaska, USA, June

01212363
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) soaring in blue sky, Powys, Wales, UK, April

01212362
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) in flight, Mid Wales, UK, April

01212361
Greater / Larger Spotted Dogfish (Scyliorhinus stellaris) caught on a fishing line and being reeled in, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, May 2008

01212360
Bull Huss / Larger Spotted Dogfish (Scyliorhinus stellaris) caught on a fishing line, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, May

01212359
Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, May

01212358
Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) mother and calf at surface, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK May

01212357
Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) viewed from above, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK May

01212356
Blue-spotted Stingray (Taeniura lymma), Red Sea, Egypt, July

01212355
Blacktip Grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus) Red Sea, Egypt, July

01212354
Blacktip Grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus) Red Sea, Egypt, July

01212353
Black Sea bream (Spondyliosoma cantharus) on a fishing line, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, May, 2008

01212352
Black Bear (Ursus americanus) with a salmon in its mouth, Alaska, USA, June

01212351
North American Beaver (Castor canadensis) sitting on a log, chewing wood, Alaska, USA, June

01212350
American Beaver (Castor canadensis) in lake with twig in mouth, Alaska, USA, June

01212349
Barn Owl (Tyto alba) flying through woodland, Cheshire, UK, September

01212348
American Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) swooping catching a fish in the sea, Alaska, USA, June

01212347
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) swooping for a fish in the sea, Alaska, USA, June

01212346
Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella) on leaf, Wales, UK, August

01212345
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) hovering, Alaska, USA, June

01212344
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) in flight, Alaska, USA, June

01212343
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) taking off from water, Alaska, USA, June

01212342
Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) flying, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, May

01212341
Fifteen spined stickleback (Spinachia spinachia) Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK May

01212340
Yellow Horned poppy (Glaucium flavum) growing on coastal shingle ridge, Norfolk, UK, August,

01212339
Farmer inspecting stored wheat crop in grain store, Norfolk, UK, September

01212338
Wells Harbour, boats stranded at low tide, North Norfolk, UK, September

01212337
Wells Harbour with boats riding high at high tide, North Norfolk, UK, September

01212336
The Wash, Norfolk, beach landscape with storm clouds and bait diggers, UK, August

01212335
The Wash, Norfolk, beach landscape with storm clouds and bait diggers, UK, August

01212334
Small Tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) feeding on garden marigold flowers, UK, September

01212333
Home grown greenhouse peppers {Capsicum annuum} 'lany', freshly picked in bowl, ready for kitchen, UK

01212332
Rudbeckia {Fulgida deamii} flowers, Norfolk, UK, September,

01212331
Natural rock arch leading to Reynards Cave, Dovedale, Peak District NP, Derbyshire, UK,

01212330
Flock of Redshank {Tringa totanus} roosting with reflections in water, the Wash, Norfolk, UK

01212329
Flock of Redshank {Tringa totanus} roosting with reflections in water, the Wash, Norfolk,

01212328
Flock of Redshank {Tringa totanus} roosting with reflections in water, the Wash, Norfolk,

01212327
Flock of Redshank {Tringa totanus} roosting with reflections in water, the Wash, Norfolk, UK

01212326
Digging freshly grown carrots, 'Nanco' {Daucus carota} UK, September,

01212325
Gardeners hands holding carrots, 'Nanco' {Daucus carota} UK, September,

01212324
Mechanised potato harvesting, Norfolk, UK, September

01212323
London plane tree (platanus x hispanica) fruiting catkins, Norfolk, UK, September,

01212322
Freshly picked home grown organic Sweet Peppers and Tomatoes, in rustic trug on country kitchen table, UK

01212321
Freshly picked home grown organic Sweet Peppers and Tomatoes, in rustic basket on country kitchen table, UK

01212320
Freshly picked home grown organic Sweet Peppers and Tomatoes, in rustic basket on country kitchen table, UK

01212319
Selection of freshly picked organic Sweet and Chilli Peppers, in rustic basket on country kitchen table, UK

01212318
Selection of freshly picked organic Sweet and Chilli Peppers, in rustic basket on country kitchen table, UK

01212317
Selection of freshly picked organic Sweet and Chilli Peppers, in rustic basket on country kitchen table, UK

01212316
Common Ivy {Hedera helix} showing mass of flowering heads, Norfolk, UK, September

01212315
Monsal Dale showing viaduct, river valley and the River Wye, Peak District NP, Derbyshire, UK, September

01212314
Monsal Dale showing viaduct, river valley and the River Wye, Peak District NP, Derbyshire, UK, September

01212313
Freshly picked Red, Green and Yellow Chillies {Capsicum annum acuminatum} close up shot, UK

01212312
European Honey bee {Apis mellifera} brood chamber in hive showing larvae, Norfok, UK, September

01212311
European Honey bee {Apis mellifera} brood chamber in hive, Norfok, UK, September

01212310
Migrant Hawker dragonfly {Aeshna mixta} mature male resting on blackberries in autumn hedgerow, Norfolk, UK, September

01212309
Tractor ploughing in cereal stubble, with Black Headed Gulls {Larus ridibundus} following the plough, Norfolk, UK, September

01212308
Garden geranium {Pelagonium sp} new flowers breaking bud, UK, August

01212307
Freshly harvested home grown organic salad vegetables, washed in colander and ready for the kitchen, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, carrot, UK

01212306
Freshly harvested home grown organic salad vegetables, washed in colander and ready for the kitchen, lettuce, peppers, aubergines, tomatoes, carrot, UK

01212305
Freshly harvested home grown organic vegetables with 'organic' label, carrots, peppers, courgettes, cucumbers, aubergine, UK

01212304
Freshly harvested home grown organic vegetables with 'organic' label, carrots, peppers, courgettes, cucumbers, aubergine, tomatoes, UK

01212303
Freshly harvested home grown organic vegetables, carrots, peppers, courgettes, cucumbers, aubergine, tomatoes, UK

01212302
Freshly harvested home grown organic vegetables with 'organic' label, carrots, peppers, courgettes, cucumbers, UK

01212301
Freshly harvested home grown organic vegetables with 'organic' label, carrots, peppers, courgettes, cucumbers, UK

01212300
Fly fishing for Brown Trout and Grayling on the River Dove, Peak District NP, Derbyshire, UK, September

01212299
Fly fishing for Brown Trout and Grayling on the River Dove, Peak District NP, Derbyshire, UK, September

01212298
Pineapple flower {Eucomis sp} close up of flowers, UK, September,

01212297
Pineapple flower {Eucomis sp} close up of flowers, UK, September,

01212296
Dwarf beans, 'Pongo' harvested crop in rustic trug with plant and flowers in background, Norfolk, UK, September

01212295
Two black flat coated retrievers playing in the sea, UK

01212294
Dahlia cultivar {Dahlia sp} abstract close up of petal formation, UK

01212293
Dahlia cultivar {Dahlia sp} close up of flower, UK

01212292
Dahlia cultivar {Dahlia sp} abstract close up of petals, UK

01212291
Dahlia cultivar {Dahlia sp} abstract close up of petals, UK

01212290
Common toadflax {Linaria vulgaris} flowering spikes in grass, Norfolk, UK, September

01212289
Comma butterfly {Polygonia c-album} feeding on Common Ivy flower {Hedera helix} Norfolk, UK, September

01212288
Old man's beard / Travellers joy {Clematis vitalba} growing in hedgerow showing seed-head plumes and flowers, Norfolk, UK, September

01212287
Old man's beard / Travellers joy {Clematis vitalba} growing in hedgerow showing seed-head plumes and flowers, Norfolk, UK, September

01212286
Country Kitchen scene with chutney ingredients (Tomatoes, peppers and onions) and traditional kitchen scales, UK, September

01212285
Country Kitchen scene with chutney ingredients (Tomatoes, peppers and onions) and traditional kitchen scales, UK, September

01212284
Country Kitchen scene with home made chutney and ingredients - tomatoes and peppers, UK, September

01212283
Country Kitchen scene with home made chutney and ingredients - tomatoes and peppers, UK, September

01212282
Domestic cattle {Bos taurus} on grazing meadows, Peak District NP, Derbyshire, UK, September

01212281
Domestic cattle {Bos taurus} on grazing meadows, Peak District NP, Derbyshire, UK, September

01212280
Speckled wood butterfly {Pararge aegeria} feeding on Common Ivy flower {Hedera helix} Norfolk, UK, September

01212279
Red Admiral butterfly {Vanessa atalanta} at rest on Common Ivy flower {Hedera helix}, Norfolk, UK, September

01212278
Comma butterfly {Polygonia c-album} resting on bramble leaf, Norfolk, UK, September

01212277
Comma butterfly {Polygonia c-album} feeding on Ivy flowers {Hedera helix} Norfolk, UK, September

01212276
Blickling hall, Norfolk, National Trust property, September, UK

01212275
Home grown Beetroot, 'Baby Action' {Beta vulgaris} Norfolk, UK, September

01212274
Beekeeper applying anti varroa mite gel in brood chamber of Honey bee hive {Apis mellifora} Norfolk, UK, September

01212273
Beekeeper inspecting brood chamber of Honey bee hive {Apis mellifora} Norfolk, UK, August

01212272
Bait diggers digging for lugworms on The Wash with wind farm turbines in the background, Norfolk, UK, August,

01212271
'Spartan' apples on Apple tree {Malus domesticus} Norfolk, UK, September

01212270
'Spartan' apples on Apple tree {Malus domesticus} Norfolk, UK, September

01212269
'Norfolk Royal' apples on Apple tree {Malus domesticus} Norfolk, UK, September

01212268
'Newton Wonder' apples on Apple tree {Malus domesticus} Norfolk, UK, September

01212267
'The Nelson' apples on Apple tree {Malus domesticus} Norfolk, UK, September

01212266
'Kings Acre Pippin' apples on Apple tree {Malus domesticus} Norfolk, UK, September

01212265
Crab Apples on Crab apple tree {Malus baccata} 'Golden Hornet', UK, September

01212264
Amazonian manatee {Trichechus inunguis} Endangered, Captive, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil

01212263
Heavy tropical rain in rainforest, Rio Aripuana, Amazonia, Brazil

01212262
Children from local villages meet an Amazonian manatee calf soon to be released back into the wild, Mamiraua Reserve, Amazonia, Brazil

01212261
Children from local villages meet an Amazonian manatee calf soon to be released back into the wild, Mamiraua Reserve, Amazonia, Brazil

01212260
Children from local villages meet an Amazonian manatee calf soon to be released back into the wild, Mamiraua Reserve, Amazonia, Brazil

01212259
Mass of insects swarming around light, Tefe, Amazonia, Brazil

01212258
Mass of insects swarming around light, Tefe, Amazonia, Brazil

01212257
Amazonian manatee {Trichechus inunguis} calf being fed by hand, Endangered, Captive, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil

01212256
Amazonian manatee {Trichechus inunguis} calf playing with man, Endangered, Captive, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil

01212255
Amazonian manatee {Trichechus inunguis} calf being fed by hand, Endangered, Captive, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil

01212254
Amazonian manatee {Trichechus inunguis} feeding at surface, Endangered, Captive, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil

01212253
Amazonian manatee {Trichechus inunguis} calf, Endangered, Captive, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil

01212252
Amazonian manatee {Trichechus inunguis} calf, Endangered, Captive, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil

01212251
Amazonian manatee {Trichechus inunguis} calf, Endangered, Captive, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil

01212250
Aerial view of clear-cut rainforest, Amazonia, Brazil

01212249
Aerial view of tropical rainforest and rivers, Amazonia, Brazil

01212248
Aerial view of tropical rainforest and rivers, Amazonia, Brazil

01212247
Aerial view of clear-cut rainforest, Amazonia, Brazil

01212246
Aerial view of Arauazinho Village on the banks of the Rio Aripuana, Amazonia, Brazil

01212245
Freshly caught Dogfish {Hydrolycus sp} from the Aruazinho river, Amazonia, Brazil

01212244
Heavy tropical rain in the rainforest, Rio Aripuana, Amazonia, Brazil

01212243
Heavy tropical rain in the rainforest, Rio Aripuana, Amazonia, Brazil

01212242
Amazonian manatee {Trichechus inunguis} Endangered, Captive, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil

01212241
Manaus fish market, Amazonia, Brazil

01212240
Salted freshwater fish for sale, Pirarucu / paiche (Arapaima gigas), Manaus fish market, Amazonia, Brazil

01212239
Freshwater shrimps for sale, Manaus fish market, Amazonia, Brazil

01212238
Freshwater fish for sale at Manaus fish market, Amazonia, Brazil

01212237
Salted freshwater fish for sale, Pirarucu / paiche (Arapaima gigas), Manaus fish market, Amazonia, Brazil

01212236
Manaus fish market, Amazonia, Brazil

01212235
Spectacled caiman {Caiman crocodilus} young held in hand, mouth wide open, Rio Negro, near Manaus, Brazil, Amazonia

01212234
Australian cassowary {Casuarius casuarius} captive, Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia

01212233
The Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia Captive

01212232
The Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia Captive

01212231
The Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia Captive

01212230
Australian cassowary {Casuarius casuarius} captive, Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia

01212229
Bush stone curlew {Burhinus grallarius} on nest, captive, Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia

01212228
Bush stone curlew {Burhinus grallarius} on nest, captive, Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia

01212227
Tawny frogmouth {Podargus strigoides} captive, Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia

01212226
Tawny frogmouth {Podargus strigoides} captive, Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia

01212225
Tawny frogmouth {Podargus strigoides} captive, Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia

01212224
Tawny frogmouth {Podargus strigoides} captive, Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia

01212223
Tawny frogmouth {Podargus strigoides} mouth open, captive, Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia

01212222
Tawny frogmouth {Podargus strigoides} captive, Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia

01212221
Tawny frogmouth {Podargus strigoides} mouth open, captive, Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia

01212220
Tawny frogmouth {Podargus strigoides} mouth open, captive, Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia

01212219
Tawny frogmouth {Podargus strigoides} captive, Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia

01212218
Dwarf minke whale {Balaenoptera acutorostrata} (possible sub-species of common Minke whale) surfacing, Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

01212217
Dwarf minke whale {Balaenoptera acutorostrata} (possible sub-species of common Minke whale) surfacing, Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

01212216
Dwarf minke whale {Balaenoptera acutorostrata} (possible sub-species of common Minke whale) surfacing near to a whale watching snorkeller who is tied to rope attached to boat in strong current, Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

01212215
Dwarf minke whale {Balaenoptera acutorostrata} (possible sub-species of common Minke whale) surfacing near to a whale watching snorkeller who is tied to rope attached to boat in strong current, Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

01212214
Dwarf minke whale {Balaenoptera acutorostrata} (possible sub-species of common Minke whale) surfacing, Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

01212213
Snorkellers tied to rope attached to boat, whale watching in strong current, Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

01212212
Dwarf minke whale {Balaenoptera acutorostrata} (possible sub-species of common Minke whale) surfacing, Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

01212211
Seascape at Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

01212210
Snorkellers tied to rope attached to boat, whale watching in strong current, Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

01212209
Northern white rhinoceros {Ceratotherium simum cottoni} Garamba NP, Dem Rep Congo. 1989

01212208
Northern white rhinoceros {Ceratotherium simum cottoni} running / charging, Garamba NP, Dem Rep Congo. 1989

01212207
Northern white rhinoceros {Ceratotherium simum cottoni} Garamba NP, Dem Rep Congo. 1989

01212206
Aerial view of young Northern white rhinoceros {Ceratotherium simum cottoni} taken from anti-poaching aircraft in 1989, Garamba NP, Dem Rep Congo.

01212205
Northern white rhinoceros {Ceratotherium simum cottoni} Garamba NP, Dem Rep Congo. 1989

01212204
Aerial view of Northern white rhinoceros {Ceratotherium simum cottoni} taken from anti-poaching aircraft in 1989, Garamba NP, Dem Rep Congo.

01212203
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} adult with three-week pup begging for food, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya *Digitally removed grass in foreground

01212202
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} female calling her mate at the den, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212201
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} four eight-week pups following parent across savanna, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212200
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} three six-week pups playing with piece of dried out meat, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212199
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} two six-week pups playing, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212198
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} four six-week pups playing with piece of dung, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212197
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} adult with six-week pup begging for food, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212196
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} three six-week pups playing on termite mound, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212195
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} three six-week pups playing with piece of Thomson's gazelle hide at entrance to den, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212194
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} five four-week pups in grass, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212193
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} six-week pup sitting, looking alert, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212192
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} playful 12- week pups on top of termite mound, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212191
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} three six-week pups at entrance to den, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212190
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} three four-week pups watching something in the grass, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212189
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} carrying Thomson's gazelle fetus after pulling it out of pregnant female, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212188
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} two four-week pups playing, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212187
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} adult with freshly killed Thomson's gazelle, watched by Ruppell's vultures {Gyps ruepellii}, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212186
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} two pups playing 'tug of war' with a piece of meat, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212185
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} four-week pup rolling in submissive posture, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212184
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} adult smelling and grooming four-week pup, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212183
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} adult playing with two four-week pups, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212182
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} adult calling for mate, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212181
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} adult resting, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212180
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} three four-week pups feeding on regurgitated meat, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212179
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} with three four-week pups begging for food, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212178
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} playing with three four-week pups, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212177
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} grooming two four-week pups, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya *Digitally removed grass from foreground

01212176
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} smelling four-week pup, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya *Digitally removed grass in foreground

01212175
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} nine-week pup being faced off by a young Topi {Damaliscus lunatus} Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212174
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} three nine-week pups playing, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212173
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} pulling intestines away from Wildebeest carcass, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212172
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} male spray marking territory, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212171
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} adult male feeding on Thomson's gazelle carcass, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212170
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} facing and showing aggression towards intruder to territory, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212169
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} adult grooming eight-week pup, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212168
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} adult moving five eight-week pups to new den site, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212167
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} eight-week pup, sitting looking alert, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212166
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} with eight-week pup begging for food, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212165
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} three eight-week pups playing with scrap of Thomson's gazelle hide, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212164
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} with five seven-week pups begging for food, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212163
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} feeding on rat in grass, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212162
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} watching rat in grass, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212161
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} carrying leg of adult Wildebeest, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212160
Two adult Black-backed Jackals {Canis mesomelas} carrying freshly caught Thomson's gazelle fawn, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212159
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} adult male sitting looking alert at sunset, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212158
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} two six-week pups at sunset, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212157
Close up of fur markings on shoulder of Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212156
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} six-week pup running with father, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212155
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} feeding on carcass, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212154
Tawny eagle {Aquila rapax} chasing Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212153
Two Black-backed Jackals {Canis mesomelas} with third jackal rolling on back in submission, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212152
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} turning to snap at submissive jackal, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212151
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} sitting, alert, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212150
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} approaches a Spotted hyaena {Crocuta crocuta} feeding on carcass meat, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212149
Black-backed Jackal {Canis mesomelas} watches Spotted hyaena {Crocuta crocuta} feeding on carcass meat, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212148
Black-backed Jackals (Canis mesomelas) investigate a termite mound with Banded mongoose {Mungos mungo} watching from the other side, Masai Mara Triangle, Kenya

01212147
Hoatzin {Opisthocomus hoazin} perched, Tambopata National reserve, Condenado lake, Amazonia, Peru

01212146
Condenado lake, Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212145
Condenado lake, Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212144
Rainforest canopy walkway at 70ft above ground level, Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212143
Lianas, epiphytes and other plants in rainforest tree near canopy, Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212142
Man crossing rainforest canopy walkway at 70ft above ground level, Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212141
Looking up through rainforest canopy to termite nest in tree, Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212140
Man beside huge buttress roots of rainforest tree, Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212139
Woman walking through rainforest understorey with palm trees and aerial buttress roots, Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212138
River Tambopata, Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212137
Rainforest understorey with palm trees and aerial buttress roots, Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212136
Rainforest canopy at dawn / dusk, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212135
Capybara {Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris} Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212134
Spectacled caiman {Caiman crododilus} in River Tambopata at night, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212133
Spectacled caiman {Caiman crododilus} on banks of River Tambopata at night, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212132
Side necked terrapin / yellow spotted river turtle {Podocnemis unifilis} basking on log in Tambopata river, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212131
Tourists on boat travelling along the Tambopata river, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212130
Parrot snake {Leptophis ahaetulla} with mouth open, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212129
Parrot snake {Leptophis ahaetulla} with mouth wide open, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212128
Parrot snake {Leptophis ahaetulla} Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212127
Green vine snake {Oxybelis fulgidus} Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212126
Green vine snake {Oxybelis fulgidus} Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212125
Green vine snake {Oxybelis fulgidus} Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212124
Green vine snake {Oxybelis fulgidus} Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212123
Green vine snake {Oxybelis fulgidus} Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212122
Green vine snake {Oxybelis fulgidus} Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212121
Collared peccary {Tayassu tajacu} in rainforest understorey, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212120
Boat on the Tambopata river, Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212119
White fronted capuchin {Cebus albifrons} portrait, Monkey Island, River Maldonado, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212118
White fronted capuchin {Cebus albifrons} portrait, Monkey Island, River Maldonado, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212117
White fronted capuchin {Cebus albifrons} resting in tree, Monkey Island, River Maldonado, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212116
White fronted capuchin {Cebus albifrons} looking down from tree, Monkey Island, River Maldonado, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212115
Boat on the Tambopata river, Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212114
White fronted capuchin {Cebus albifrons} resting in tree, Monkey Island, River Maldonado, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212113
White fronted capuchin {Cebus albifrons} resting in tree, Monkey Island, River Maldonado, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212112
White fronted capuchin {Cebus albifrons} looking down from tree, Monkey Island, River Maldonado, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212111
White fronted capuchin {Cebus albifrons} resting in tree, Monkey Island, River Maldonado, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212110
Close up of wing feathers of Scarlet macaw {Ara macao} Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212109
Close up of wing feathers of Scarlet macaw {Ara macao} Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212108
Close up of wing feathers of Scarlet macaw {Ara macao} Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212107
Scarlet macaw {Ara macao} portrait, Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212106
Scarlet macaw {Ara macao} portrait, Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212105
Scarlet macaw {Ara macao} portrait, Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212104
Mealy amazon parrots {Amazona farinosa} feeding on clay lick at dawn, Collpa Colorado, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212103
Mealy amazon parrots {Amazona farinosa} feeding on clay lick at dawn, Collpa Colorado, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212102
Mealy amazon parrots {Amazona farinosa} and Blue headed parrot {Pionus menstruus} feeding on clay lick at dawn, Collpa Colorado, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212101
Blue and yellow macaws {Ara ararauna} feeding at dawn on clay lick, Collpa Colorado, Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212100
Blue and yellow macaws {Ara ararauna} feeding at dawn on clay lick, Collpa Colorado, Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212099
Leafcutter ant {Atta sp} carrying piece of leaf with another ant on the leaf cleaning it, Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212098
Leafcutter ant {Atta sp} carrying piece of leaf with another ant on the leaf cleaning it, Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212097
Highly venomous Brazilian wandering spider {Phoneutria sp} Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212096
Highly venomous Brazilian wandering spider {Phoneutria sp} Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212095
Man watching Tarantula spider {Pamphobeteus sp} Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212094
Tarantula spider {Pamphobeteus sp} Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212093
Tarantula spider {Pamphobeteus sp} Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212092
Tarantula spider {Pamphobeteus sp} Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212091
Camel spider {Solifugae} Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212090
Camel spider {Solifugae} Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212089
Arrow headed spider {Micrathena sp} Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212088
Praying mantis {Liturgusa sp} in rainforest, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212087
Praying mantis {Liturgusa sp} in rainforest, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212086
Cicada recently emerged from larval case, inflating its wings, sequence 5/5, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212085
Cicada recently emerged from larval case, inflating its wings, sequence 4/5, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212084
Cicada recently emerged from larval case, inflating its wings, sequence 3/5, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212083
Cicada recently emerged from larval case, inflating its wings, sequence 2/5, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212082
Cicada recently emerged from larval case, inflating its wings, sequence 1/5, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212081
Tropical ladybird {Coccinellidae} on leaf, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212080
Bush cricket {Typophyllum trigonum} camouflaged as leaf in rainforet, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212079
Leaf frog {Phyllomedusa bicolor} on moss covered branch in rainforest, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212078
Leaf frog {Phyllomedusa bicolor} on moss covered branch in rainforest, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212077
Leaf frog {Phyllomedusa bicolor} on moss covered branch in rainforest, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212076
Leaf frog {Phyllomedusa bicolor} on moss covered branch in rainforest, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212075
Leaf frog {Phyllomedusa bicolor} climbing tree trunk in rainforest, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212074
White lined leaf frog {Phyllomedusa vaillanti} on Heliconia flower, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212073
Tambopata river, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212072
White lined leaf frog {Phyllomedusa vaillanti} on Heliconia flower, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212071
White lined leaf frog {Phyllomedusa vaillanti} on Heliconia flower, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212070
Tree frog {Hyla sp} on rim of tropical fungus, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212069
Tiny Tree frog {Hyla sp} on rim of tropical fungus, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212068
Tree frog {Hyla sp} resting in rainforest leaf, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212067
Tree frog {Hyla sp} feeding on grasshopper, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212066
Tree frog {Hyla sp} face portrait, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212065
A butterfly that has been parasitised by a fungus, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212064
Two butterflies {Parides neophilus} mating, Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212063
Tambopata river at dusk, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212062
Close up butterfly head and abdomen, Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212061
Numata longwing butterflies {Heliconius numata} feeding on flower in rainforet, Tambopata National reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212060
Long nosed bats {Rhynchonycteris naso} roosting, Lake Condenado, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

01212059
Orthodox church in the quaint town of Lindos on the Greek island of Rhodes (RODOS), Dodecanese islands, June 2006

01212058
Creole Beach Hotel with Ilet du Gosier (Gosier Island) in background. Guadeloupe, Caribbean, May 2008.

01212057
Sheltered bay of the Creole Beach Hotel in Gosier, Guadeloupe. Caribbean, May 2008

01212056
Regatta in Guadeloupe in the bay of Gosier with the mountain range of La Basse Terre in background, Caribbean. May 2008

01212055
Regatta in Guadeloupe in the bay of Gosier with the mountain range of La Basse Terre in background. Caribbean, May 2008

01212054
Banana tree (Musaceae sp) in Guadeloupe, Caribbean. May 2008

01212053
Pierre & Vacances resort near St Anne in Guadeloupe. Caribbean, May 2008

01212052
Large tourist catamaran anchored with tiny optimist sailing boats racing by. Caribbean, Guadeloupe, May 2008.

01212051
The quaint town of Lindos on the Greek island of Rhodes (RODOS), Dodecanese islands, June 2006

01212050
Inflatable tender moored off Creole Beach Hotel with Ilet du Gosier (Gosier Island) in background, Guadeloupe. Caribbean, May 2008.

01212049
Creole Beach Hotel with Ilet du Gosier (Gosier Island) in background, Guadeloupe. Caribbean, May 2008.

01212048
Regatta boat returning from race behind the rocky Jetty of the Creole Beach Hotel in Guadeloupe, Caribbean, May 2008

01212047
Boats in a regatta with spinnakers up in Gosier, Guadeloupe, with kayak in foreground. Caribbean, May 2008

01212046
Boats in a regatta with spinnakers up in Gosier, Guadeloupe. Caribbean, May 2008

01212045
Boats in a regatta flying spinnakers in Gosier, Guadeloupe. Caribbean, May 2008

01212044
Spinnakers emerging from behind a beach at Le Gosier during regatta. Guadeloupe, Caribbean, May 2008.

01212043
People swimming off Creaole Beach in Gosier Bay. Guadeloupe, May 2008

01212042
Motor boat off Le Gosier Bay, seen from the Creole Beach Jetty with Gosier Island in background. Guadeloupe, Caribbean, May 2008.

01212041
Flag at entrance to the small Creole beach Hotel inlet with the mountain range of La Basse Terre in the background. Gosier Bay, Guadeloupe, Caribbean. May 2008

01212040
Moorings Catamaran returning to port in the evening, with the mountain range of La Basse Terre in the back ground. Guadeloupe, Caribbean, May 2008

01212039
Liverpool tug "Ashgarth" leading oil tanker "Kapitonas Stulpinos" into Birkenhead dock system, Liverpool 2008.

01212038
Liverpool tug "Ashgarth" leading oil tanker "Kapitonas Stulpinos" into Birkenhead dock system, Liverpool 2008.

01212037
Liverpool tug "Ashgarth" leading oil tanker "Kapitonas Stulpinos" into Birkenhead dock system, Liverpool 2008.

01212036
Liverpool tug "Ashgarth" leading oil tanker "Kapitonas Stulpinos" into Birkenhead dock system, with support boat in the foreground. Liverpool 2008.

01212035
Type 23 Frigate "HMS Portland" and Offshore patrol vessel "HMS Mersey" visiting Liverpool in April 2008 All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

01212034
Irish Ferries "Liverpool Viking" and "Mersey Viking" at Birkenhead terminal, Liverpool, UK 2008

01212033
Mersey ferry "Royal Daffodil" in Liverpool, 2008

01212032
Type 23 Frigate "HMS Portland" and Offshore patrol vessel "HMS Mersey" visiting Liverpool in April 2008 All non-editorial uses must be cleared individually.

01212031
Tanker "Arklow Rover" turning mid-river to enter the dock system, Liverpool 2008

01212030
Dredger "WD Severn", Liverpool 2008

01212029
Dredger "WD Severn", Liverpool 2008

01212028
Dredger "WD Severn", Liverpool 2008

01212027
The San Francisco Vallejo Yacht Race, San Francisco Bay, California

01212026
Tanker entering the San Francisco Bay, California

01212025
Windsurfer National Champioonship. In the distance Fort Point Light, the small lighthouse providing mariners guidance from under the Bridge.

01212024
The Latitude 38 press boat waves goodbye to yacht "Roxanne" at the start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race, San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01212023
Yacht competing at the start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race, San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008. Property Released.

01212022
Yachts competing at the start of Division E Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race. San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01212021
Yacht competing at the start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race, passing under the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01212020
Golden Gate Bridge with the sun setting west over the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco, California

01212019
Yachts with Spinnakers on San Francisco Bay, California

01212018
Yachts with Spinnakers on San Francisco Bay, California

01212017
Spinnaker drop as yacht rounds a mark on San Francisco Bay, California

01212016
Yacht with spinnaker on San Francisco Bay, with Golden Gate Bridge in the background. California

01212015
Yachts with Spinnakers on San Francisco Bay, California, with the Bridge in fog in the background.

01212014
Yachts with Spinnakers on San Francisco Bay, California

01212013
Yachts with spinnakers on San Francisco Bay, California, one with a logo of red lips.

01212012
Yachts with Spinnakers on San Francisco Bay, California

01212011
Windsurfers round a mark during the Windsurfer National Championship in San Francisco Bay, California. In the distance is Fort Point Light, a small lighthouse near the Bridge.

01212010
Dawn over bridge, San Francisco, California

01212009
Cargo ship in the Port of Oakland, San Francisco Bay, California

01212008
Sunrise over a silhoutted boat on the Sausalito Shoreline, San Francisco Bay, California. October 2007.

01212007
Tanker / freight boat with bridge in the background. San Francisco Bay, California

01212006
Low clouds clearing around the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, California

01212005
Aerial view of Alameda-Oakland passenger ferry, San Francisco Bay, California

01212004
San Francisco and pier, California

01212003
The Bay Bridge and San Francisco skyline, California

01212002
The Bay Bridge and San Francisco skyline, California

01212001
Bridge in fog, with San Francisco skyline in the background, California.

01212000
Tall ship "Californian" sailing beneath bridge with San Francisco skyline in the background, California

01211999
San Francisco Landmarks

01211998
Gulf of Farallones, near San Francisco

01211997
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

01211996
Looking down upon a tug steaming behind a cargo ship loaded with crates, San Francisco Bay, California.

01211995
Man helming boat, with thumbs up. Start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race, San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01211994
Crew sitting on upside gunwale of yacht competing at the start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race, about to pass under a bridge in San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01211993
Yacht competing at the start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race, about to pass under a bridge in San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01211992
Yachts at the start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race in San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01211991
Yacht "Morpheous" heads west at the start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race, passing under a bridge in San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01211990
The "Maltese Falcon", a 300 foot megayacht with 200 feet high masts arrives in San Francisco Bay, California, flanked by spectator boats.

01211989
A plate of goumet California oysters, eaten with only the shells left as a memory. Two limes stand testimony.

01211988
The "Maltese Falcon", a 300 foot megayacht with 200 feet high masts arrives in San Francisco Bay, California.

01211987
Hog Island Oysters on a plate with dips, San Francisco, California

01211986
Hog Island Oysters on a plate with lemon, San Francisco, California

01211985
Hog Island Oysters on a plate, San Francisco, California

01211984
"Boat Shack" at the end of the dock at Tomales Bay on a grey summers day.

01211983
Fishing buoys decorating a Northern California Fence

01211982
Yacht "The Copperhead" enters the San Francisco Bay, California. ^^^ The Copperhead was previously owned by Tom Perkins.

01211981
Oystercatcher (Haematopus sp) on the shores of Ica Province, Peru, South America

01211980
Loading cranes and cargo ship at a terminal in the Port of Oakland, California, USA. September 2008. Digitally modified to remove logo and lettering information.

01211979
Coastguard helicopter dumping water on a forest fire on Angel Island, San Francisco Bay, October 2008.

01211978
Coastguard helicopter dumping water on a forest fire on Angel Island, San Francisco Bay, October 2008.

01211975
Sunrise over a silhoutted boat on the Sausalito Shoreline, San Francisco Bay, California. October 2007.

01211974
Sunrise over a silhoutted boat on the Sausalito Shoreline, San Francisco Bay, California. October 2007.

01211973
Morning mist over Alcatraz, San Francisco Bay, California. April 2006.

01211972
Crew sitting on upside gunwale of two yachts competing at the start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race, as they pass under The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01211971
Classic wooden sloop "Yucca" and tall ship "Californian" sail under the Bay Bridge during the parade of tall ships, Maritime Festival on San Francisco Bay, California. Summer 2008.

01211970
Crew sitting on upside gunwale of yacht competing at the start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race, as it passes under The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01211969
Commuter ferry on its way to port in San Francisco Bay in March. The Pacific Ocean can be seen in the distance. California, USA. April 2006.

01211968
Crew sitting on upside gunwale of yacht competing at the start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race, San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01211967
Crew sitting on upside gunwale of yacht competing at the start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race, San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01211966
Aerial view of Treasure Island, an artificial island created on reclaimed land dredged from the Bay. San Francisco, California

01211965
Loaded red tanker beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, California

01211964
Bowman and crew on yacht competing at the start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race, San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01211963
Bowman and crew on yacht competing at the start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race, San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01211962
Bowman and crew on yacht competing at the start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race, San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01211961
Aerial view from San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean, with a ferry heading towards the Ferry Building, and cruise ship "Carnival" docked on the right. California, April 2006.

01211960
Yacht competing at the start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race, San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01211959
Yacht competing at the start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race, San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01211958
Yacht competing at the start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race, San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01211957
Yacht competing at the start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race, San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01211956
Yacht competing at the start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race, San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01211955
Yacht competing at the start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race, San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01211954
Yacht competing at the start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race, San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01211953
Yacht competing at the start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race, San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01211952
Yacht competing at the start of the Pacific Cup to Hawaii Race, San Francisco Bay, California. July 17, 2008.

01211951
Early morning at Point Bonita Lighthouse, San Francisco Bay, California

01211950
Old fishing buoys decorating an old fence, San Francisco, USA

01211949
Autumn fog surrounds the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, California, October 2005.

01211948
Old Shelter Island Ferry at dock, San Francisco Bay, California, USA

01211947
Downwind leg during race in the Big Boat Series, presented by Rolex, with the Saint Francisco Yacht Club pictured behind. San Francisco Bay, California. September 2008.

01211946
Aerial view of the harbour at Sausalito with vintage tugs, near San Francisco, California

01211945
Variety of boats with reflections in calm water, in Schoonmaker Marina, Sausalito yacht harbour, near San Francisco, USA

01211944
Group of Californian Sealions (Zalophus californianus) on rocks in San Francisco Bay, California, USA

01211943
Californian Sealions (Zalophus californianus) waking up on rocks in San Francisco Bay, California, USA.

01211942
Sillhouted Brandts cormorants (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) at dawn, one in flight, another perched. Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California.

01211941
Farr 40 Worlds Race Start, San Francisco Bay, California. September 4th 2009.

01211940
Aerial view of a beach with wave washing over Northern Californian dark sand, USA

01211939
Brightly coloured speed boat, decorated with flames, on San Francisco Bay, California.

01211938
Helicopter dousing the flames during a wildfire on Angel Island. San Francisco Bay, California, October 12th 2008.

01211937
Helicopter dousing the flames during a wildfire on Angel Island, with the Coast Guard assisting below. San Francisco Bay, California, October 12th 2008.

01211936
Yachts in the Saint Francisco Yacht Club marina, at the Big Boat Series, presented by Rolex. San Francisco Bay, California, September 2008.

01211935
Yacht with spinnaker, rounding the mark during the Big Boat Series, San Francisco Bay, September 2008

01211934
Dredge on barge being pushed by a tug boat, surrounded by fleet of yachts with spinnakers. San Francisco to Vallejo Race, San Francisco Bay, California. USA, May 2006.

01211933
A helicopter circling above Angel Island on fire, with the "Maltese Falcon" and a party cruiser on the harbour. San Francisco Bay, California, October 2008.

01211932
Angel Island on fire, with a party yacht lit up in the foreground. October 2008, San Franciso Bay, California.

01211931
Woman walking along a jetty in summer fog. Tomales Bay, Northern California, USA

01211930
Stars and Stripes USA Flag and tall ship masts at the Tall Ship Parade, San Francisco Bay, California, Summer 2008.

01211929
Yacht under sail in grey weather, San Francisco Bay, California

01211928
Pacific Cup Race Division F, 19th July 2008, San Francisco Bay, California. Property Released.

01211927
Pacific Cup Race Division F, 19th July 2008, San Francisco Bay, California

01211926
Red Cargo ship passing under the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, California

01211925
Aussie 18's Race Start, International Skiff Regatta, San Fancisco Bay, California, Summer 2008.

01211924
San Francisco Bay International 18ft Skiff Regatta, California, Summer 2008

01211923
San Francisco on a clear day, with a view from the Ferry Building, Port of San Francisco, to Sutro Tower and the Pacific Ocean beyond.

01211922
Fleet of yachts with spinnakers, and Bridge in the background. San Francisco to Vallejo Race, San Francisco Bay, California. USA, May 2006.

01211921
Sailing yacht in San Francisco Bay, California, USA. 2008.

01211920
Tallship in front of the Bay Bridge, San Francisco Bay, with coastguard behind. Tall Ship Parade, summer 2008.

01211919
Fleet of yachts with spinnakers, San Francisco to Vallejo Race, San Francisco Bay, California. USA, May 2006.

01211918
Yachts with spinnaker, San Francisco to Vallejo Race, San Francisco Bay, California. USA, May 2006.

01211917
Fleet of yachts with spinnakers, San Francisco to Vallejo Race, San Francisco Bay, California. USA, May 2006.

01211916
Yacht sailing under the bridge, San Francisco, on a blustery day. California, USA, September 2006

01211915
Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) on White Sand Ridge in the Bahamas, July 2008

01211914
Pink clouds before a storm in the evening over the Bahamas, July 2008.

01211913
Pink clouds before a storm in the evening over the Bahamas, July 2008.

01211912
Sunlit cloud reflection on the sea, Bahamas, July 2008

01211911
Man riding a horse (Equus caballus) on the beach at Lyford Cay, Nassau, Bahamas, July 2008, ^^^ in the private residence of cloth tycoon Peter Nygar.

01211910
Man leading a woman riding a horse (Equus caballus) on the beach at Lyford Cay, Nassau, Bahamas, July 2008, ^^^ in the private residence of cloth tycoon Peter Nygar.

01211909
Man leading a woman riding a horse (Equus caballus) on the beach at Lyford Cay, Nassau, Bahamas, July 2008, ^^^ in the private residence of cloth tycoon Peter Nygar.

01211908
Fire station in Hope Town in Abaco, Bahamas, July 2008. ^^^ Hope town is one of the oldest communities of the Bahamas dating back o the loyalist days (1600).

01211907
People sitting on the main government dock in Hope Town harbour, Abaco, Bahamas. July 2008. ^^^ Hope town is one of the oldest communities of the Bahamas dating back o the loyalist days (1600).

01211906
Hope Town harbour in Abaco, Bahamas, viewed from the top of the Candy striped lighthouse, July 2008. ^^^ The hurricane-proof harbour dates back to the loyalist period (1600).

01211905
Hope Town harbour in Abaco, Bahamas, viewed from the top of the Candy striped lighthouse, July 2008. ^^^ The hurricane-proof harbour dates back to the loyalist period (1600).

01211904
Hope Town harbour in Abaco, Bahamas, viewed from the top of the Candy striped lighthouse, July 2008. ^^^ The hurricane-proof harbour dates back to the loyalist period (1600).

01211903
Hope Town harbour in Abaco, Bahamas, viewed through an open window of the Candy striped lighthouse, July 2008. ^^^ The hurricane-proof harbour dates back to the loyalist period (1600).

01211902
Hope Town harbour in Abaco, Bahamas, with red poinciana tree (Delonix sp) in foreground. July 2008. ^^^ The hurricane-proof harbour dates back to the loyalist period (1600).

01211901
Mega yacht cruising in the Bahamas, Abaco, July 2008.

01211900
Two sport fishing boats "Hatteras" and "Boston Whaler" anchored in the sheltered creek of Double- Breasted Cay in the Abaco Cays of the Bahamas, July 2008

01211899
Flock of seagulls on the Double-Breasted Cay in the Abaco Cays of the Bahamas, July 2008

01211898
Turquoise crystal clear waters of the Little Bahama Bank, July 2008

01211897
Breaching humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Hawaii.

01211896
Breaching humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Hawaii.

01211895
Breaching humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), completely airborne, Hawaii.

01211894
Breaching humpback whale calf (Megaptera novaeangliae) off the Big Island, Hawaii.

01211893
Pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata), also known as the slender blackfish or the slender pilot whale, Hawaii.

01211892
Tubercles on the top of the head of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Hawaii. ^^^ Each protuberance contains at least one stiff hair whose purpose is not known, though they may provide the whale with a sense of "touch." Hawaii.

01211891
Photograher (MR) gets a close up of the tail of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. February 2008. Model released

01211890
Diver (MR) with yellow pygmy sweepers (Parapriacanthus ransonneti). Komodo, Indonesia. September 2008. Model released

01211889
Diver (MR) exploring the "Liberty" wreck, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. August 2008. Model released

01211888
Diver (MR) in the cockpit of a wreck of a WW II Corsair fighter plane off South-East Oahu, Hawaii. July 2007. Model released

01211887
Diver swimming behind coral growing on the prop of the wrecked "Hilma Hooker," a 236 foot long cargo vessel that sunk in 1984 off Bonaire, Caribbean. June 2008. Model released

01211886
Divers ascend past the prop on the wreck of the "Hilma Hooker", a 236ft long cargo vessel that sunk in 1984 off Bonaire in the Caribbean. June 2008.

01211885
Photographers in cage get a close pass from a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) off Guadalupe Island, Mexico. August 2007. Model released

01211884
Research divers extending a transit line to begin a species count. Data from here will help to determine the health of Hawaii's reefs. Hawaii. Model released

01211883
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) on reef, with diver in the background. Hawaii, April 2006. Model released

01211882
A couple free diving. Hawaii. June 2006. Model released

01211881
Diver looking through the window of the wreck of the YO257 off Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii. Model released

01211880
Divers on wreck of a WW II Corsair fighter plane off South-East Oahu, Hawaii. July 2007. Model released

01211879
Giant Pacific octopus (Octopus dofleini) and a diver off Keystone Jetty, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. Model released

01211878
Divers with torches silhouetted at the entrance to First Cathedral cave off the Island of Lanai, Hawaii. August 2007. Model released

01211877
Couple underwater during Sea Life Park's Underwater Sea Trek Adventure in thier big tank with a spotted eagle ray (Aetobatis narinari). Oahu, Hawaii. August 2007. Model released

01211876
Diver and schooling bluelined / blue striped snapper (Lutjanus kasmira) on the wreck of the "Sea Tiger" off Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii. Model released

01211875
Diver exploring the wreck of the Sea Tiger off Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii. August 2007. Model released

01211874
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) on the wreck of the YO257 off Waikiki, with a diver in the background. Oahu, Hawaii. August 2007. Model released

01211873
Two divers on a WW II Corsair fighter plane off South-East Oahu, Hawaii. July 2007. Model released

01211872
Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) with diver taking a photograph. Hawaii, April 2006. Model released

01211871
Divers on underwater scooters and a common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) in Palau, Micronesia, January 2005. Model released

01211870
Crinoids, sponges and coral on reef with a diver in the background. Indonesia, September 2004. Model released

01211869
Scott Blain lines up on a reef with his HD video camera in a Gates housing. Kona Coast, Hawaii. Model Released

01211868
Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi), Bahamas.

01211867
Divers in a cage photographing a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) just below the surface off Guadalupe Island, Mexico. August 2007.

01211866
Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) with mouth open, just below the surface off Guadalupe Island, Mexico.

01211865
Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) hooked with fishing line, Hawaii.

01211864
Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) off Guadalupe Island, Mexico.

01211863
Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) over reef, Guadalupe Island, Mexico, with two Guadalupe fur seals in the background. Digital composite.

01211862
Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis) surfacing, with nictitating membrane across it eye. Oahu, Hawaii.

01211861
Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) just below the surface off Guadalupe Island, Mexico.

01211860
Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis) with mouth wide open, Hawaii.

01211859
This great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) photographed just below the surface off Guadalupe Island, Mexico.

01211858
Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis) surfacing, Hawaii.

01211857
Black tip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) and grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos), Yap, Micronesia.

01211856
Grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) on reef, Yap, Micronesia.

01211855
Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis) feeding at the water surface, Hawaii.

01211854
Galapagos sharks (Carcharhinus galapagensis) at the surface, Hawaii.

01211853
Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis) feeding off the Northshore of Oahu, Hawaii.

01211852
Person pointing at a Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) dashing for bait off the back of the "Solmar V". Guadalupe Island, Mexico, August 2007.

01211851
Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis) group feeding at surface, Hawaii.

01211850
Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) off Guadalupe Island, Mexico.

01211849
Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) swimming with yellow juvenile jacks off the island of Yap, Micronesia.

01211848
Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) with a school of juvinile jacks and remora, Bahamas.

01211847
Group of grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) feeding on bait off Yap, Micronesia.

01211846
Grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) pair on reef. Yap, Micronesia.

01211845
Wounded great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) off Guadalupe Island, Mexico. The wound was inflicted by another shark and will heal surprisingly fast.

01211844
Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), portrait. Guadalupe Island, Mexico.

01211843
Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), portrait. Guadalupe Island, Mexico.

01211842
Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias), investigating a cage off Guadalupe Island, Mexico. November 2003.

01211841
Blue-face angelfish (Pomacanthus xanthometopon) on coral reef. Komodo, Indonesia.

01211840
Emperor shrimp (Periclemenes imperator) on a leopard sea cucumber (Bohadschia argus), Indonesia.

01211839
Lined sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus) with two cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus), Indonesia.

01211838
Starry night octopus (Octopus luteus) on seafloor, Komodo, Indonesia.

01211837
Sea urchin shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) pair, with the female (larger) on the left. Komodo, Indonesia.

01211836
Gammaridean amphipods (Cyproidea sp), Komodo, Indonesia.

01211835
Gammaridean amphipods (Cyproidea sp), Komodo, Indonesia.

01211834
Slate pencil sea urchins (Heterocentrotus mammillatus) in reef scene, Hawaii.

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Triton trumpet shell (Charonia tritonis) attacking a crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), Hawaii.

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Female marbled shrimp (Saron marmoratus) with tufts of bristles. A male is in the background. Hawaii.

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Guineafowl pufferfish (Arothron meleagris) puffed up in defence, Hawaii.

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Long jawed squirrelfish (Sargocentron spiniferum), Hawaii.

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Guineafowl pufferfish (Arothron meleagris), puffed up in defence, Hawaii.

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Harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera picta) feeding on a seastar, Hawaii.

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Arc-eye hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) amongst coral, Hawaii.

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Harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera picta) feeding on a seastar, Hawaii.

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Scattered pore rope sponge (Aplysina fulva) reproducing by releasing sperm and/or eggs into the water column. Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean.

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Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) on coral reef. Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean.

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Spinyhead blenny (Acanthemblemaria spinosa) in hard coral, Netherlands Antilles, Bonaire, Caribbean.

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Longlure frogfish (Antennarius multiocellatus) using it's "lure" to attract prey. Bonaire, Caribbean.

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Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) with a ribbon of baitfish snaking their way under a dock off Bonaire, Caribbean.

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Blue parrotfish (Scarus coeruleus), expelling a cloud of sand in excreta. Bonaire, Caribbean.

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Sharknose cleaner goby (Gobiosoma evelynae) sitting on the head of a spotted moray eel, (Gymnothorax moringua), Caribbean.

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Spotted cleaner shrimp (Periclimenes yucatanicus) on its host anemone, Bonaire, Caribbean.

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Bar jack (Caranx ruber) three hunting schooling baitfish off the island of Bonaire, Caribbean.

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Longlure frogfish (Antennarius multiocellatus) waving it's fleshy lure to attract prey. Bonaire, Caribbean.

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Longlure frogfish (Antennarius multiocellatus) opens it's mouth to yawn / stretch. Bonaire, Caribbean.

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Queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) on coral reef, Bonaire, Caribbean.

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Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) swimming over coral reef, Bonaire, Caribbean.

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Slate pencil sea urchins (Heterocentrotus mammillatus), pennantfish / bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes) and moorish idols (Zanclus cornutus) on reef, Hawaii.

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Two adult bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) searching a clown sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides) for parasites, Indonesia.

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Allied cowrie (Primovula roseomaculata) on alcyonarian soft coral, Mabul Island, Malaysia.

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Nudibranches (Nembrotha lineolata) mating, off the island of Mabul in Malaysia.

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Longnose hawkfish, Oxycirrhites typus, on gorgonian coral. Indonesia.

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Clark's anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) in anemone. Yap, Caroline Islands, Micronesia.