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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
Barn owl, Tyto alba, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
grey seal: halichoerus grypus cow yawning eastern england, uk
Red deer, Cervus elaphus, stag, sniffing the air, Kingussie, Scotland
tawny owl (c): strix aluco watching from fork in tree dalk eith, scotland
Long eared owl, Asio otus, portrait, Lothian, Scotland, UK
cod, gadus sp, line-caught fish, arbroath, angus, scotland
Water vole, Arvicola terrestris, feeding on iris leaves, Kent, England
Passion flower, Passiflora vitifolia, flowering
European lynx, Lynx lynx, print of male on mud, Sumava National Park, Czech Republic
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Close up of a cock pheasant, Angus, Scotland
Man walking along a path in a bluebell wood, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Lamb on coastal grassland, Tiree, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
blue tit: parus caeruleus meikleour, perthshire, scotland
great tit: parus major on elk antler. jan alam pedja nr, e stonia
domesticated sheep: ovis aries black faced ram highlands, scotland
tawny owl: strix aluco brown phase female at roost montrea thmont,angus,scotland
Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) on alder bough, Angus, Scotland
european lynx, felis lynx, behind tree trunk, bohemia, europe
Faroese sheep beginning to moult, Sorvagsvatn, Vagar, Faroe Islands
house wren: troglodytes aedon mcclure, pa, usa
european hedgehog, erinaceus europaeus, crossing road, bohemia, europe
otter: lutra lutra december. on icy pond otterpark, aqualu tra, nl
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) close-up profile of adult cow, Borders, Scotland
Red fox, Vulpes vulpes, cub, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
golden eagle, aquila chrysaetos, immature mantling prey, norway
european otter
redshank: tringa totanus at roost, on bank montrose basin, angus,scot.
Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) backlit amongst snowdrops, Angus, Scotland
scots pine, pinus sylvestris, single tree, mid-summer, speyside, scotland
Starry night octopus (Octopus luteus) foraging on coral reef at night, Malapascua, Cebu, Philippines, Visayan Sea, Southeast Asia, Asia
Hermit crab (Dardanus megistos), Mili, Marshall Islands, Pacific
Red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, feeding on branch, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
Crested tit (Parus cristatus) perched on a cadaver of a dead animal, Estonia
scottish wildcat: felis silvestris young male wildlife par k, kirkcudbright
peregrine falcon, falco peregrinus, scottish race, male sitting on bank on scottish borders
Faroese sheep beginning to moult, Eysturoy, Faroe Islands
roe deer (c): capreolus capreolus amongst grass ligatne, gauja np, latvia
Old English Sheepdog, Canis familiaris, Tartumaa, Estonia
Common buzzard, Buteo buteo, captive female on post amongst foxgloves, Scotland, UK
Common buzzard, Buteo buteo, Inversnaid, Stirlingshire, Scotland
rabbit: oryctolagus cuniculus juvenile scotland
Great Grey owl, Strix nebulosa, female portrait, Angus, Scotland
Old English Sheepdog in snow, Tartu, Tartumaa, Estonia
jay: garrulus glandarius feeding at woodland bait site mont reathmont,angus,scotland
Mountain hare, Lepus timidus leveret, august, , Tomatin, Inverness, Scotland
kitten, felis catus, looking between wooden doors, bohemia, europe
european lynx, felis lynx, portrait of young, bohemia, europe
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.
Adult Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) stealing rocks for a nest near the Antarctic Peninsula.
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.
Views of Deception Island, an island in the South Shetland Islands off the Antarctic Peninsula
Young southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) with excited visitor on the beach at South Georgia in the Southern Ocean
Adult West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) resting (note propeller scars on tail) in Homosassa Springs, Florida, USA.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) off Olowalu Reef on the west side of the island of Maui, Hawaii, USA.
Adult humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching near the Five Fingers Island Group in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.
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
Kayaking with a leopard seal near Danco Island, Antarctica
Adult Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) near nesting site on South Marble Island in Glacier Bay National Park, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus, Jersey, British Isles
Rubbing the baleen plates of a curious California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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.
Solitary Hydroid (Tubularia indivisa), very clear view of single polyp head with black background, St Abbs, Scotland, UK North Sea
Divers Lisa Trotter and Robert Alexander enter the water with a large, curious, female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) near Booth Island on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Black Brittle Starfish (Ophiocomino nigra), single individual on pale coloured sand background, St Abbs, Scotland, UK North Sea
Portuguese Man 'O War (Physalia physalis) floating on the surface off the Cape Verde Island Group in the northern Atlantic Ocean.
Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin pod (Stenella longirostris) underwater in Honolua Bay off the northwest coast of Maui, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean
Orca breaching. San Juan Islands, Washington.
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Adult California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) surfacing (note the barnacles and whale lice - Cyamus scammoni - on the skin) in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja, Mexico.
Adult Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) surfacing in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA
Three generations of Mexican fisherman work to pick, sort, and clean crabs from their gill net in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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.
Bull Orca (Orcinus orca) surfacing on back (penis display) in Chatham Strait, southeast Alaska, USA.
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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