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Olive tree in semi desert area near Rodalquilar, Cabo de Gata natural park, Almeria, Andalusia, Spain, Europe
Photo of a lone deer in the park looking to the side, United Kingdom, Europe
Fort Sultan Bin Saif, Nizwa, Oman, Middle East
Wood column on a deserted beach with flowers on the sand, Sardinia, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe
Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) preening feathers. UK
Lesser blackbacked gull (Larus fuscus). UK
Single car crossing Rannoch Moor on the A82 Trunk Road at dusk with Beinn a Chreachain and the Grampian Mountains behind, Rannoch Moor, Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe
Cow passing by laurel tree, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sao Vicente, Madeira, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe
A lone tree on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe
A long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis), surfacing off Gorda Banks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America
Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) in flight. UK
Young woman standing on a defensive wall of Smbataberd Fortress, on the crest of a hill between the villages of Artabuynk and Yeghegis, near Yeghegnadzor, Vayots Dzor province, Armenia, Eurasia
Lesser blackbacked gull (Larus fuscus). UK
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus). UK
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) Leighton Moss RSPB reserve, Lancashire, UK
Northern pintail (Anas acuta). UK
Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) stretching wings. UK
Wigeon (Anas penelope). UK
Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in flight. Cumbria, UK
Grey heron (Ardea cinerea). UK
Blackheaded gull (Larus ridibundus). UK
Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) feeding. UK
Jabrin Palace, 17th c. later converted to a fort, Nizwa, Oman, Middle East
Curlew (Numenius arquata). Northumberland, UK
Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) in sunset. UK
Blackheaded gull (Larus ridibundus) in flight. UK
Oystercatcher at nest (Haematopus ostralegus). UK
Lesser blackbacked gull (Larus fuscus). UK
Curlew (Numenius arquata). Northumberland, UK
Redshank (Tringa totanus) feeding. Northumberland, UK
Blackheaded gull (Larus ridibundus). UK
Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) in flight. UK
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) feeding. Northumberland, UK
Lone young elephant drinking at a water hole at dusk, Botswana, Africa
Lone Roe deer by a wheat field in Leafield, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Tourist visiting Ayers Rock in Australia holds onto the roped handrail for support
Late phase of an oblique lunge. The Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) falls back into the water while its throat is still expanded and water is pushed out under high pressure. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) exhaling a cloud of tiny water droplets into the air. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
Close up of the blowholes of a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) that lie just posterior of the distinctive ridge stretching over the rostrum. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
Amazing closeup of a lunging Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) feeding on krill. Some of these small euphausiids are still hanging on to the expanded grooves. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
She canÃt be more trusting than that. A curious Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) has turned upside down exposing her white belly, navel and genital slits to the photographer. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
A perfect oblique lunge of a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) surface feeding in the early evening. Its Grooves are expanded and water is purged out, two main characteristics of a feeding strike. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
Steering with its pectoral fins the friendly Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) turns its streamlined body towards the boat in order to dive under the hull. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada. Sequence 5/6
She canÃt be more trusting than that. A curious Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) has turned upside down exposing her white belly, navel and genital slits to the photographer. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
Just a split second before surfacing, a Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) opens its blowhole to exhale ready to inhale when the blowhole has cleared the water. Beluga whales are an endangered and protected species in the St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
Closeup of a the mouth tip of a lunging Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). To extract the engulfed fish the whale purges water through a slight opening between its lips. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
Just before surfacing a beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) exhales while its blowhole is still submerged creating large air bubbles. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
A dense net of blood vessels colour the belly of Minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) named Picasso pink during high feeding activity. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
The white flipper band of a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is visible through the greenish water. This distinctive feature is characteristic of Minke whales of the northern hemisphere and the most obvious difference to their relatives in the Antarctic. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
Tall dorsal fin of a Finback whale (Balaenoptera physalus) which is located far back along the dorsal ridge. This prominent feature is often used for identification. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
A friendly Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) has rolled onto its right side to take a better look at the excited people on the boat. Note that the left eye is open. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
Only for a few seconds the blowhole of a surfacing beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is exposed and free of water. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada Sequence 1/3.
Tiny water droplets catch the last light of the setting sun as this Finback whale (Balaenoptera physalus) exhales blasting the air compressed in its huge lungs high into the air. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) arching its back to dive just as its giant relatives do. However, these small cetaceans donÃŒt dive as deep. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada (RR)
What is more beautiful? The harmonically formed tip of the Minke whaleÃŒs (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) snout or the water bubble along its lips? St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
Oblique lunge of a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) named Crowsfoot who has performed all feeding manoeuvre types known from the St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
Like a piece of art thousands of waterdrops cover the expanded belly of a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) performing a ventral arc. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
The white tip of a Finback whaleÌs (Balaenoptera physalus) snout showing a distinctive characteristic of this species; the lower right jaw is white in colour whereas the left side is dark. Gasp», Canada
Unusual scratches and impermanent patches on the skin of a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) known as Otter who was first identified in the St. Lawrence estuary, Canada, in 1996.
Closeup of a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) showing the beautiful pattern of parallel grooves near the tip of the snout. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
The result of a strong head slap of a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Such a splash supposedly scares shoaling fish that are known to cluster when threatened. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada
Starry night octopus (Octopus luteus) foraging on coral reef at night, Malapascua, Cebu, Philippines, Visayan Sea, Southeast Asia, Asia
Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, bow riding off the coast of Palaoa Point, Lanai, HI
Photo class participant Douglas Wilcox taking images in the Galapagos Island Archipeligo, Ecuador. Model release number DW0507.
Adult bull Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) hauled out and in a wallow while molting on the beach at Fortuna Bay on South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic Ocean.
An adult spinetail mobula (Mobula japanica) cruising the surface in the calm waters off Isla del Carmen in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California, Mexico.
Male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) displaying with bright red gular pouch on nesting and breeding site on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) off Olowalu Reef on the west side of the island of Maui, Hawaii, USA.
An adult kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) in flight near the Antarctic peninsula in the southern ocean. This is the only gull regularly found in the Antarctic peninsula to a latitude of 68 degrees south.
Adult yellow-nosed albatross (Thalassarche chlororhynchos) on the wing in the oceanic waters surrounding the Tristan da Cunha Island Group in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Adult Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) inspecting a non-viable egg at Devil Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Adelie penguins are truly an ice dependant penguin species.
Adelie penguin chick (Pygoscelis adeliae) fledging its downy feathers for the adult feathers underneath on Devil Island, Antarctica.
Bottlenose Dolphin over seagrass (Tursiops truncatus). Caribbean
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus, Jersey, British Isles
Viper Moray (Enchelynassa formosa). Caribbean.
Red-ridged clinging crab (mithrax forceps). Cayman Islands.
Juvenile great frigate bird (Fregata minor) nesting and breeding site on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.
Portuguese Man 'O War (Physalia physalis) floating on the surface off the Cape Verde Island Group in the northern Atlantic Ocean.
Adult Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) surfacing in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA
Portuguese Man 'O War (Physalia physalis) floating on the surface off the Cape VErde Island Group in the northern Atlantic Ocean.
Atlantic flying fish (Cypselurus melanurus) fleeing the bow and taking flight for safety near Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean.
The endemic marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador
The endemic marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) head detail in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador
Sillouette of Green Turtle (Chelonia, mydas), Sipadan, Malaysia.
Portuguese Man 'O War (Physalia physalis) floating on the surface off the Cape VErde Island Group in the northern Atlantic Ocean.
Jellyfish (Cyanea lamarckii). UK (RR)
Young Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) leaping in the midriff region of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico. Note: other common names include Maha Mahi (Hawaiian) and Dorado (Spanish).
A Mexican fisherman holds up a Jumbo Squid (Dosidicus gigas - also called the Humbolt squid) hand caught at night off the Baja Peninsula, in Santa Rosalia, Baja, Mexico
Adult Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. This raptor species is endemic to the Galapagos Islands. Pacific Ocean.
Blue Parrotfish (Scarus coeruleus). Bahamas.
Giant Brain Coral and diver, Tobago.
Adult Pacific Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, breaching in Cross Sound, Southeast Alaska
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) cooperatively "bubble-net" feeding (extreme detail, note baleen plates in upper jaw) in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA.
Atlantic flying fish (Cypselurus melanurus) fleeing the bow and taking flight for safety near Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean.
Adult Skua (Catharacta spp) in flight off Petermann Island near the Antarctic Peninsula. Restricted Resolution - Please contact us.
Big close up of cuttlefish eye. UK (RR)
Male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) showing expanded gular pouch near nesting and breeding site on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador, Pacific Ocean.
Adult Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) falling off of an iceberg in a snowstorm at Paulet Island in the Weddell Sea. Restricted Resolution - Please contact us.
Male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) in flight showing expanded gular pouch near nesting and breeding site on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.
Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus). Tobago.