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Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) in sunrise, Gulf of Morbihan, Brittany, France
© Guy Van Langenhove / Biosphoto
© Guy Van Langenhove / Biosphoto
Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) in sunrise, Gulf of Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) in sunrise, Gulf of
© Guy Van Langenhove / Biosphoto
© Guy Van Langenhove / Biosphoto
Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) in sunrise, Gulf of Morbihan, Brittany, France Awarded image: Gold medal at the "Fédération Française de la photographie et des métiers de l'image" FFPMI 2020. Selected to represent France at the "World photographic cup". Best off at the Rambouillet festival 2021. Gold medal at the Spotnature festival 2022 (landscape category).
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Madagascar Net casting spider (Asianopis madagascariensis) in situ, Analamazaotra, Alaotra-Mangoro, Madagascar
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
Madagascar Net casting spider (Asianopis madagascariensis) in situ, Analamazaotra, Alaotra-Mangoro, Madagascar
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Common Fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris) with Checkered Beetle (Trichodes alvearius) in flight, Pays de Loire, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Common Fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris) with Checkered Beetle (Trichodes alvearius) in flight, Pays de Loire, France
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Barn owl (Tyto alba) Bird perched on a blackberrie bush, England, Winter
© Frédéric Desmette / Biosphoto
© Frédéric Desmette / Biosphoto
Barn owl (Tyto alba) Bird perched on a blackberrie bush, England, Winter
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Owlfly (Ululodes sp) on a twig, Union island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
Owlfly (Ululodes sp) on a twig, Union island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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In a moment we’ve been surrounded and dazed by the curiosity of these California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) that seemed to have found us as
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
In a moment we’ve been surrounded and dazed by the curiosity of these California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) that seemed to have found us as playmates, while they were probably enjoying our blunder. They are used at the contact with the persons, because they are steadily studied and controlled by the researchers of the University of La Paz. Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca) Swiss Alps, canton of Fribourg.
© Olivier Born / Biosphoto
© Olivier Born / Biosphoto
Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca) Swiss Alps, canton of Fribourg.
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Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) male on a branch under the snow, Alps, Vaud, Switzerland.
© Olivier Born / Biosphoto
© Olivier Born / Biosphoto
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) male on a branch under the snow, Alps, Vaud, Switzerland.
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Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) camouflaged on a branch, Alsace, France
© Olivier Gutfreund / Biosphoto
© Olivier Gutfreund / Biosphoto
Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) camouflaged on a branch, Alsace, France
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Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) pair on the water, love, Alsace, France
© Olivier Gutfreund / Biosphoto
© Olivier Gutfreund / Biosphoto
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) pair on the water, love, Alsace, France
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Pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum) on a tree in winter, Alsace, France
© Olivier Gutfreund / Biosphoto
© Olivier Gutfreund / Biosphoto
Pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum) on a tree in winter, Alsace, France
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Southern White Admiral (Limenitis reducta) on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flowers, Bocage bourbonnais, Auvergne, France
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
Southern White Admiral (Limenitis reducta) on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flowers, Bocage bourbonnais, Auvergne, France
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Munk's pygmy devil ray / Munk's mobula (Mobula munkiana) flying out of the water, Baja California, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Munk's pygmy devil ray / Munk's mobula (Mobula munkiana) flying out of the water, Baja California, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, Pacific Ocean.
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South African Oryx (Oryx gazella) walking in sand at sunset in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa
© Patrice Correia / Biosphoto
© Patrice Correia / Biosphoto
South African Oryx (Oryx gazella) walking in sand at sunset in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa
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Green vine snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) portrait on black background
© Matthijs Kuijpers / Biosphoto
© Matthijs Kuijpers / Biosphoto
Green vine snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) portrait on black background
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Marbled Newt (Triturus marmoratus) backlighting in a natural pond, Hérault, France
© Yannick Gouguenheim / Biosphoto
© Yannick Gouguenheim / Biosphoto
Marbled Newt (Triturus marmoratus) backlighting in a natural pond, Hérault, France
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Parson's Chameleon (Calumma parsonii), male on a branch, North and East Madagascar.
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
© Daniel Heuclin / Biosphoto
Parson's Chameleon (Calumma parsonii), male on a branch, North and East Madagascar.
© Ervin Horesnyík / Biosphoto
Two ravens (Corvus corax) fighting in the snow. Slovenia
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Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) with fully open mouth. Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) with fully open mouth. Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit
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Pine marten (Martes martes), in an undergrowth, on a stump, with an egg in its mouth, Ille et Vilaine, Brittany, France
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
Pine marten (Martes martes), in an undergrowth, on a stump, with an egg in its mouth, Ille et Vilaine, Brittany, France
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Brandt's cormorant feeds on small fish from the surface to sea floor, by pursuit diving using its feet for propulsion ; they have been observed
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Brandt's cormorant feeds on small fish from the surface to sea floor, by pursuit diving using its feet for propulsion ; they have been observed foraging at depths of over 36.5 m. It is a marine bird of extraordinary skills. Species : Brandt's cormorant -- Phalacrocorax penicillatus Conservation status (IUCN) : Least concern Location : Los Islotes rockeries, Espiritu Santo archipelago, Sea of Cortez, east coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. The area was declared part of a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1995
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An unbelievable large school of sardines, moving as one unit, opens while each individual tries to escape at the maw of grouper and dentex. The tiny
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
An unbelievable large school of sardines, moving as one unit, opens while each individual tries to escape at the maw of grouper and dentex. The tiny sardines found themselves in a situation which limited their chances of survival, since they were locked up between the surface and the shallow bottom, with very few possibilities to escape the predators’ mouths. The large school was so big to darken the natural light coming through the surface in the shallow water and frantically moved apart under the attacks of the groupers and dentex, to reassemble shortly after. The school of fishes continually changed shapes, similarly to the flocks of starlings in the sky. I remained hours in the shallow water, doing my best to take a representative picture, while avoiding to be part of the feast. Species : Sardines, Leopard grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea), Dentex Conservation status : Least concerned Location: Los Islotes rockeries, Espiritu Santo archipelago, Sea of Cortez, Mexico The area was declared part of a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1995
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A free diver exercises dynamic apnoea below an iced platform, in the chilly salt water of the White Sea, at minus 2 degrees Celsius. Must be
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
A free diver exercises dynamic apnoea below an iced platform, in the chilly salt water of the White Sea, at minus 2 degrees Celsius. Must be extremely prepared, brave and self-controlled to free-dive, holding the breath, in ambient without a fast and clear access to the surface. Reaching the underwater world, is an adventure itself since a thick layer of ice bars the passages every night, due to very low temperatures, and every day one must cut ice holes (called mainas by locals) into the ice platform. Salted water needs very low temperature to freeze. Below the ice platform, the upper layer is a melt of fresh and salt water, allowing a surprising amount of life to thrive. Location: White Sea, northern Russia.
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Alpine Marmot (Marmota marmota), young playing, Alpes de Haute Provence, France
© David Tatin / Biosphoto
© David Tatin / Biosphoto
Alpine Marmot (Marmota marmota), young playing, Alpes de Haute Provence, France
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Dunlin (Calidris alpina) in the tundra of Hurry fjord, Scoresbysund, Greenland
© Pierre Vernay / Biosphoto
© Pierre Vernay / Biosphoto
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) in the tundra of Hurry fjord, Scoresbysund, Greenland
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Violet-headed Hummingbird (Klais guimeti) in flight in rain, Costa Rcia
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Violet-headed Hummingbird (Klais guimeti) in flight in rain, Costa Rcia
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Eurasian Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) in flight, Ecrins National Park, Serre-Chevalier, Alps, France - Composite image
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Eurasian Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) in flight, Ecrins National Park, Serre-Chevalier, Alps, France - Composite image
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Robber fly (Heteropogon sp) displaying of a pair in spring Acceptance of the female and approach of the male for mating, in a dry meadow, Around
© André Simon / Biosphoto
© André Simon / Biosphoto
Robber fly (Heteropogon sp) displaying of a pair in spring Acceptance of the female and approach of the male for mating, in a dry meadow, Around Hyères, Var, France
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Mother cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) and her cub in the savannah. Kenya. Tanzania. Africa. National Park. Serengeti. Maasai Mara.
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
Mother cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) and her cub in the savannah. Kenya. Tanzania. Africa. National Park. Serengeti. Maasai Mara.
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana), Mayotte
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Under the Hole, the door to the mesophotic zone, under an arch in natural light at a depth of 60 metres. Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Under the Hole, the door to the mesophotic zone, under an arch in natural light at a depth of 60 metres. Mayotte
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Black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) head close up, England
© Frédéric Desmette / Biosphoto
© Frédéric Desmette / Biosphoto
Black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) head close up, England
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Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) on the background of a beautiful sunset. Kenya. Tanzania. East Africa.
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) on the background of a beautiful sunset. Kenya. Tanzania. East Africa.
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Two giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) are fighting each other in the savannah. Kenya. Tanzania. Eastern
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
Two giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) are fighting each other in the savannah. Kenya. Tanzania. Eastern Africa.
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Flock of African skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris) in flight. Uganda. East Africa.
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
Flock of African skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris) in flight. Uganda. East Africa.
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Bubble-net feeding of the Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Chatham Strait area. Alaska. USA.
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
Bubble-net feeding of the Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Chatham Strait area. Alaska. USA.
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Mobula ray is jumps out of the water. Mexico. Sea of Cortez. Cal.
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
Mobula ray is jumps out of the water. Mexico. Sea of Cortez. Cal.
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Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) eating in flight,
© Cédric Join / Biosphoto
© Cédric Join / Biosphoto
Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) eating in flight, Costa Rica
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Female chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) with a baby on mangrove trees. Republic of the Congo. Conkouati-Douli Reserve.
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
Female chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) with a baby on mangrove trees. Republic of the Congo. Conkouati-Douli Reserve.
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Two hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) are fighting with each other. Botswana. Okavango Delta.
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
Two hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) are fighting with each other. Botswana. Okavango Delta.
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Honghe Hani Rice Terraces in Yuanyang County. Yunnan Province. China.
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
Honghe Hani Rice Terraces in Yuanyang County. Yunnan Province. China.
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Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus), Panama
© Ignacio Yufera / Biosphoto
© Ignacio Yufera / Biosphoto
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus), Panama
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Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) perched on a post amongst flowers, England
© Frédéric Desmette / Biosphoto
© Frédéric Desmette / Biosphoto
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) perched on a post amongst flowers, England
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Amegilla bees (Amegilla sp), males at the "dormitory", Oukaimedem, High Atlas, Morocco.
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
Amegilla bees (Amegilla sp), males at the "dormitory", Oukaimedem, High Atlas, Morocco.
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Female mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) with a baby. Uganda. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
Female mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) with a baby. Uganda. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.
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Portrait (Pavo cristatus) of a peacock on the background of his tail. Close-up. Sri Lanka. Yala National park
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
Portrait (Pavo cristatus) of a peacock on the background of his tail. Close-up. Sri Lanka. Yala National park
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Three Bee-eaters (Merops orientalis) on a twig. Very graphic birds and clean background. Sri Lanka. Yala National Park [dump] =>
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
© Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
Three Bee-eaters (Merops orientalis) on a twig. Very graphic birds and clean background. Sri Lanka. Yala National Park [dump] =>
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Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) preening, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) preening, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
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Glacier Skaftafelljoekull, Vatnajoekull NP during winter, Icelan. Glacier Skaftafelljoekull in the Vatnajoekull NP during
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
Glacier Skaftafelljoekull, Vatnajoekull NP during winter, Icelan. Glacier Skaftafelljoekull in the Vatnajoekull NP during winter. europe, northern europe, iceland, February