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Snipe (Gallinago gallinago). Upper Teesdale, County Durham, UK
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) with young. Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK
Gannet (Morus bassanus). Bass Rock, Scotland, UK
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) feeding young. Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK
Gannet skypointing (Morus bassanus). Bass Rock, Scotland, UK
Goldenrod crab spider (Misumenia vatia) adult female, white form, camouflaged on Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris) flowers sinking fangs into the head of a large Horse fly (Dasyrhamphis anthracinus), Corsica, France. MORE INFO: Crab spider family Thomisidae, Horse fly family Tabanidae, plant family Apiaceae.
Eye-shaped knot on American aspen trunk
Parasite fly or Tachinid fly (Cylindromyia bicolor) feeding on Wild angelica (Angelica sylvestris) umbel flowers, Corsica, France. MORE INFO: Parasite fly or Tachinid fly family Tachinidae, plant family Apiaceae.
Close-up spider detail from the Galapagos Islands archipeligo, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.
Adult male great frigate bird (Fregata minor) at nesting and breeding site on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean
Adult leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hauled out on ice floe near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean
A close-up view of purple (mountain) saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia) in Svalbard, Norway
Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean
Molting gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) feather detail in Antarctica
The very colorful Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO This large land iguana is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.
Traditional whaling knife from Faoroe Islands. This knife is the Faroese pilot whale hunt's most distinguished equipment
Curious northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony in Inian Pass near Cross Sound, southeastern Alaska
Adult sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) mother and pup in Inian Pass, Southeastern Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean
Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) surfacing near Isla Carmen in the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico
Male Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in breeding plumage (note the red gular pouch) on North Seymour Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
Adult Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) hunting fish underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador
Adult Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) surfacing in the Scotia Sea
An adult day or Cyanea octopus (Octopus cyanea) changing color and texture in the marine preserve at Honolua Bay on the northwest side of Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean
An adult day or Cyanea octopus (Octopus cyanea) changing color and texture in the marine preserve at Honolua Bay on the northwest side of Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean
Male great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in breeding plumage in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
Yellow Staghorn Sponge Axinella dissimilis
Cuckoo Wrasse Labrus mixtus (male)
Hawkweed (Hieracium sp). Sark British Channel Islands, UK
Emperor Moth female (Saturnia pavonia). Sark, British Channel Islands, UK
Soft Coral Sarcophyton sp. close up of polyps. Gili Islands, Lombok, Indonesia
Mushroom Coral Fungi sp.. Gili Islands, Lombok, Indonesia
Storksbill (Erodium cicutarium). Gouliot Headland, Sark, British Channel Islands, UK
Holly Blue. Eperquerie Common, Sark, British
Mantis Shrimp Odontodactylus scyallarus close up. Gili Islands, Lombok, Indonesia
St Peter Port Daisy or Mexican Fleabane (Erigeron karvinskianus). Sark British Channel Islands, UK
Yellow Bartsia (Parentucellia viscosa). Jersey, British Channel Islands, UK
Comma Butterfly Polygonia c-album. Jersey, British Channel Islands
Hard Coral Galaxea sp.. Gili Islands, Lombok, Indonesia
Common Toad (Bufo bufo). Jersey, British Channel Islands, UK
Robin Erithacus rubecula. Sark, British Channel Islands
Cuckoo Wrasse Labrus mixtus (male)
Spiny Starfish Marthasterias glacialis
A large stand of Arctic cotton (Eriophorum callitrix) in Denali National Park, Alsaka, USA
An adult day or Cyanea octopus (Octopus cyanea) changing color and texture in the marine preserve at Honolua Bay on the northwest side of Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean
St Peter Port Daisy or Mexican Fleabane (Erigeron karvinskianus). Sark British Channel Islands, UK
Traditional whaling knife from Faoroe Islands. This knife is the Faroese pilot whale hunt's most distinguished equipment
Adult Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) surfacing in the Scotia Sea
Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean
Male Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in breeding plumage (note the red gular pouch) on Genovesa (Tower) Island, in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
Adult Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) foraging in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA
Starfish Choriaster granulatus. Gili Islands, Lombok, Indonesia
Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean
View of trash washed up on the beach at Woodfjord on the northern side of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago of Norway.
Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) surfacing near Isla Carmen in the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico
Close up view of the skin of an adult California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) in San Ignacio Lagoon showing the barnacles and whale lice, Baja Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Adult Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) foraging in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA
An adult day or Cyanea octopus (Octopus cyanea) changing color and texture in the marine preserve at Honolua Bay on the northwest side of Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean
An adult day or Cyanea octopus (Octopus cyanea) changing color and texture in the marine preserve at Honolua Bay on the northwest side of Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean
South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) hauled out on small rocky islet just outside Ushuaia, Beagle Channel, Argentina
National Geographic Photographer Ralph Lee Hopkins with a walrus skull (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) on the tundra off Freemansundet, Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway
Tree Mallow (Lavatera arborea). Sark British Channel Islands, UK
Young female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on Deception Island, Antarctica
Flower Coral Clavularia sp. Gili Islands, Lombok, Indonesia
Adult male leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) with Lindblad Expeditions guest in Zodiac
Jersey or Looseflowered Orchid (Orchis laxiflora). Jersey, British Channel Islands, UK
A young balloonfish (Diodon holocanthus) puffed up in a state of agitation on Isla Monseratte in the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Black-Face Blenny Tripterygion delaisi (male)
Common Frog spawn (Rana temporaria). Sark, British Channel Islands, UK
Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta). Sark British Channel Islands, UK
Blonde Hedgehog (Leucistic) (Erinaceus europaeus). Alderney, British Channel Island, UK
Sea Fan Nudibranch Tritonia nilsodhneri on Eunicalla verrucosa
Striated caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) on Carcass Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean
Curious adult leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) approaches Zodiac near Booth Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean
Pink Sea Fan Eunicella verrucosa & Nudibranch Tritonia nilsodhneri
Clouded Yellow Butterflies mating (Colias croceus). Jersey, British Channel Islands, UK
Pyramidal Orchids (Anacamptis pyramidalis). Alderney, British Channel Island, UK
Blonde Hedgehog (Leucistic) (Erinaceus europaeus). Alderney, British Channel Island, UK
National Geographic photographer Flip Nicklin from the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer in Antarctica
Elephant Hide Sponge Pachymatisma johnstonia
Northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) close-up eating a small skate in Southeastern Alaska, USA
A close-up view of mountain avens (Dryas octopetala) on open tundra in Svalbard, Norway
Jewel Anemone Corynactis viridis
Male Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in breeding plumage (note the red gular pouch) on Genovesa (Tower) Island, in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
Ivy flower (Hedera helix). Sark, British Channel Islands, UK
Iceberg detail in and around the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer months, Southern Ocean
Adult Shetland pony in the Shetland Isles, Scotland
Ice held up to the sun near the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer months, Southern Ocean
Views of Austfonna, an ice cap located on Nordaustlandet in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway
California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) underwater in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico
King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colonies on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.
Grave site at the abandoned former whaling station at Port Foster inside of the caldera at Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Southern Ocean
Hermit Crab Dardanus megistos. Gili Islands, Lombok, Indonesia
Blizzard conditions cause the ocean's surface to begin to freeze in Dahlmann Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean. MORE INFO First signs of grease ice as the surface of the sea begins to freeze.
Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean
Adult leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hauled out on ice floe near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean
Young Galapagos sea lion bulls (Zalophus wollebaeki) mock-fighting in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
Adult female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on Torgesen Island just outside Palmer Station in Port Arthur, Antarctica
Adult waved albatross (Diomedea irrorata) at breeding colony on Espanola Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador
Adult Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) split view underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador
Yellow Staghorn Sponge Axinella dissimilis