Interesting Collection (page 2)

Aerial view of mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan

Aerial view of mud volcano, Azerbaijan

Mud Volcanoes and patterns of cracks in mud, Azerbaijan

Rafflesia (Rafflesia keithii) flower aged approximately 3 days on rainforest floor. Lower slopes of Mt Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Double-crested basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) running across water surface, Santa Rita, Costa Rica

Mute swan (Cygnus olor) cygnets with head submerged while feeding underwater, with mother watching and helping, Derbyshire, England, UK. June

Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) with bloody antlers shedding velvet, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September

Kaleidoscopic image of coral reef with Red sea whips (Ellisella ceratophyta). Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Kaleidoscopic image of gorgonian coral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Kaleidoscopic image of coral reef with soft corals (Dendropnethya) shoal of Yellow back fusilliers (Caesio teres) West Papua, Indonesia

Kaleidoscopic image of corals (Dendronephthya sp) Egypt, Red Sea

Gorgonian sea fan (Melithaea sp. ) with Lyretail anthias (Pseudanthias sqamipinnis)
Gorgonian sea fan (Melithaea sp.) with Lyretail anthias (Pseudanthias sqamipinnis). Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand

Kaleidoscopic image of Bubble tip anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor). Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Kaleidoscopic image of Feather stars (Crinoidea) and Gorgonian wrapper anemone.(Nemanthus annamensis). Indonesia. Western Pacific

Kottigehar dancing frog (Micrixalus kottigeharensis) male calling and displaying to attract female by waving foot, Agumbe, Western Ghats, India

Kottigehara dancing frog (Micrixalus kottigeharensis), dancing frog name given because of foot flagging behavior between competing males. Endemic to Western Ghats. Agumbe, Karnataka, India

Hawaiian pom-pom / boxer crab (Lybia edmondsoni)with anemones (Triactis sp) that it carries around holding with the claws and using them for defense, waving in front of the possible aggressor

Brussels Lace Moth caterpillar on lichen covered oak twig, Scotland

Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) rubbing off flaking skin on the ocean bottom, east coast Baffin island, Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada, May

Barn owls looking out of a barn window Germany

Midwife Toad (Alytes obstetricans) paternal male carrying eggs, S. Yorks, UK
Midwife Toad (Alytes obstetricans) paternal male carrying eggs, S.Yorks, UK

Brinicles (brine icicles or ice stalactites) forming under the ice, growing towards the sea floor, Ross Sea, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

Wave breaking over the reef, Table coral (Acropora) Safaga, Egypt, Red Sea

Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming through sun beams. This individual was following blue whales around to feed on their faeces. Indian Ocean, off Sri Lanka

Slime mould (Stemonitopsis typhina) sporangia growing on edge of bark, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. November. Focus stacked

Slime mould (Metatrichia floriformis) line of sporangia split open and releasing spores, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. January. Focus stacked

Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) large group gathering together, rubbing together to shed skin, interacting and defecating. Indian Ocean, March

Endemic Hawaiian pom-pom crab / Boxer crab (Lybia edmondsoni) on reef, waving anemones (Triactis sp.) in its claws, North Pacific, Hawaii, USA

Aerial view of Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) hunting cooperatively by driving Amberstripe scad fish (Decapterus moruadsi) from open sea to small cove

Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) hunting cooperatively by driving Amberstripe scad fish (Decapterus moruadsi) from open sea to small cove

Aerial view of Oyambre Natural Park, San Vicente de la Barquera, Cantabrian Sea, Cantabria, Spain. February 2020

Portrait of a Emerald Damselfly (Lestes sponsa). Ledston, Yorkshire, England, UK, July. Focus stacked image

Common darter (Sympetrum striolatum) covered in morning dew Ledston, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK, August. Focus stacked image

Striped slender robberfly (Leptogaster cylindrica) clos up of head, Ledston, Yorkshire, England, UK, July. Focus stacked image

Schneiders leaf-nosed bats (Hipposideros sperosis) in half submerged old temple ruins. Hampi World UNESCO Heritage Site, Karnataka, India

Naked-rumped tomb bats (Taphazhopus theobaldi), flying out of Garbhgriha stone carved door of 6th century AD old Shiv temple. Badami, Karanataka, India

Lions Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) with Blue rockfish (Sebastes mystinus) stealing food from the jellyfishs tentacles. Hunt Rock, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. September

Helmet crab (Telmessus cheiragonus) and Hooded nudibranchs (Melibe leonina), Nigei Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. October

RF - Petrified trees and travetine cascade. Geothermal feature at Mammoth Hot Springs. Yellowstone National Park, USA. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Dead Langs short-tailed blue butterfly (Leptotes pirithous) in a river with bacterial film, Los Alcornocales Natural Park, Southern Spain, September

Supermoon rising over Stonehenge Wiltshire, the biggest Supermoon in 68 years and the closest since 1948. 13th November 2016

Aggregation of Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) engaged in social activity. Indian Ocean, March

Large aggregation of Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) engaged in social activity. Note the abundance of sloughed off skin in the water, resulting from tactile contact among the whales

Cracks in mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan

Fiordland penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) heads back up stream to its nest in the temperate rain forests on Fiordland southwest coast. North of Hst, Westland District, South Island, New Zealand

Aerial view of agricultural landscape, Montana Palentina, Castille and Leon, Spain, January 2019

Duddo Stone Circle, Northumberland, England, UK, March 2010

Kaleidoscopic image of soft coral (Dendronephthya sp.) and Lyretail anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis). Egypt, Red Sea

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