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December 2021 Highlights Collection

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Compass jellyfish (Chrysaora hysoscella) with sunburst close to the surface, Cornwall, UK

A female kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) fishing / diving into an ice hole in winter

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) feeding feather to one of its chicks

Spotted eagle rays (Aetobatus narinari) swimming, Hawaii, USA

Female Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), Huan Huan, holding her female cub, Yuandudu

Leather corals (Sarcophyton sp. ) fluoresce at night under blue light on a coral reef

Pair of reef mantas (Mobula alfredi) visiting a colourful cleaning station on a coral

Female scalefin anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) swimming in front of a school of glassfish (Apogonidae)

School of powderblue surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucosternon) feeding, Laamu Atoll, Maldives

Red deer stag (Cervus elaphus) rear view, shaking water off itself after the rain

Mute swan (Cygnus olor) swimming on sun-dappled water, Lower Silesia, Poland

European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) two perched on branch, Lower Silesia, Poland

Chocolate border collie dog playing in water, Maryland, USA

Aerial view of The Needles, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, UK. Sep 2020

Garden lupin (Lupinus polyphyllus) Terwick Church Fields, Sussex, UK. June

Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) yearling pup blowing bubbles

Three Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) on shallow pond on misty morning at sunrise

Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) running along shore of Yellowstone Lake at sunrise

Coyote (Canis latran) in sagebrush grassland, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Moose (Alces alces) two bulls sparring in willow flat grasslands

Moose (Alces alces) bull crossing mountain river at sunset, Grand Teton National Park

European robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) drake standing on frozen pond during snowstorm

Male Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) in snow, showing red crown

Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) male displaying on lek

Coyote (Canis latrans) pouncing, hunting technique in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Mexican Fiddler Crab (Leptuca crenulata) male displaying, Morua Estuary, near Rocky Point

Common redpolls (Acanthis flammea) flock in flight during snowstorm, New York, USA

Hermit crab (Dardanus calidus) Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean

Two adult Tufted titmice (Baeolophus bicolor) surrounded by snow, winter, New York, USA

Seabird cliffs, Marwick Head RSPB and Kitchener Memorial tower, Orkney, Scotland, UK

Spotted Porcupine fish (Diodon hystrix) inflated, displaying defensive behaviour

Bramble cay melomys (Melomys rubicola), a small rodent that was endemic to a small coral

Hercules club / Canary Island Spurge (Euphorbia canariensis) in montane habitat

Canary samphire (Astydamia latifolia) close up of flowers and leaves, Punta del Teno

Crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus)

Wild boar (Sus scrofa) crossing drying pond with Great white egret (Ardea alba

Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) swimming on pond, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve

Great white egret (Ardea alba) fishing in shallow pond, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve

Three Spoonbills (Platalea leucorodia) feeding in shallow pond

Great white egret (Ardea alba) diving to catch prey in shallow pond

Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) calling in shallow pond on misty morning

Mixed group of Grey heron (Ardea cinerea), Great white egret (Ardea alba

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) perched on branch at sunset, Vendee, France, July

Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) on flower petal, Vendee, France, August

Two Black swans (Cygnus atratus) on water, Noirmoutier Island, Vendee, France, July

Great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) preparing to land, in tree, Yellowstone National Park

Rocky Acadian coast at sunset, Acadia National Park, Maine, USA

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) on snow covered frozen pond, Acadia National Park, Maine, USA

Young and adult Shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) gathered on rocks in the sea

Close-up detail of the eye of a Red Irish lord fish (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus

Black stork (Ciconia nigra) and Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) Pusztaszer reserve, Hungary

Water droplets on leaf creating a natural pattern

Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male silhouetted on a fern

A female kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) fishing, flying out of an ice hole in winter

Plant encased in ice after a storm. Lake Tornetrask, North Sweden. October

Emerald damselfy (Lestes sponsa) at Ledstone pond near Leeds, UK. September

Firecrest (Regulis ignicapilla) in flight, Parainen, Uto, Finland. October

Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) and Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) fighting in snow

Willow Tit (Parus montanus) in snow, Mainua, Kajaani, Finland, March

Black-headed gull (chroicocephalus ridibundus) diving into water

Pair of Mute swans (Cygnus olor) at sunrise on misty lake. Poland, March

Golden-tailed sapphire (Chrysuronia oenone) in flight. Pilcopata, Cuzco, Peru. May

Firefly (Lamprohiza splendidula) light trails of males in forest at dusk, Bavaria

Snow covered trees in the Sotos del Alfaro Natural Reserve

Coots (Fulica Atra) fighting in early morning light. Valkenhorst nature reserve

Mute swans (Cygnus olor) in early morning light. Valkenhorst nature reserve, Valkenswaard

Mute swan (Cygnus olor) in early morning light

Texas brown tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi) in defensive posture

Fallow deer (Dama Dama) stags in velvet standing in a shady woodland spot, Knepp Estate

Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) in river habitat, with waterfalls

White stork (Ciconia ciconia) pair displaying on their nest built on the chimneys of

White stork (Ciconia ciconia) flying back to its nest in Oak (Quercus robur

Adult White stork (Ciconia ciconia) standing beside three large chicks on their nest

Male Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) perched on snow-covered dead stem of Evening

Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) clinging to the side of a snow covered tree

Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) perched on snow-covered

Male Pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) perched on branch among Crabapple (Malus sp

Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) two whales with heads touching, Dominica

Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) underwater shot of tail fluke of surfacing whale

Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) pod socialising viewed from above, Dominica

Looking down on Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) soaring above choppy sea, Orkney, Scotland

Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) in flight against sky, Orkney, Scotland, UK, May

Flower-rich grassland with Red clover (Trifolium pratense) beside Jurassic Coast path



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