Claw Collection

Buzzard (Buteo buteo) in flight, portrait, Marlborough Downs, Wiltshire, UK. December

Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) portrait. Gamboa, Soberania National Park, Panama

Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetus), Kuusamo, Finland, January

Stellers Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) with prey in beak in mid-air, Hokkaido, Japan, February

Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) chick perched on branch showing claws on wings. The claws are a vestigial feature which is lost by adulthood. Rio Yavari, Peru (non-ex)

Barn Owl (Tyto alba) hunting / hovering, Somerset, UK, trained bird
Barn Owl (Tyto alba) hunting/hovering, Somerset, UK, trained bird

Mount Lewis spiny crayfish (Euastacus fleckeri) in defensive posture with claw raised, at edge of mountain stream, Mount. Lewis, Wet Tropics World Heritage area, Queensland, Australia. Endangered

Lamington spiny crayfish (Euastacus sulcatus) blue form, in leaf litter under tree roots with claws raised, rare crayfish that commonly forages away from water on the forest floor above 300m

Long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) eating fungi, showing sharp claws on front feet. Captive, photographed under controlled conditions at the Conservation Ecology Centre, Victoria, Australia

Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) landing, Galapagos, Ecuador. Vulnerable species

Underwater view of Brown bear (Ursus arctos) paw fishing for Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) with paw outstretched. Ozernaya River, Kuril Lake, South Kamtchatka Sanctuary, Far East Russia. August

Osprey (pandion haliaetus) with fish prey, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, May. Did you know? Ospreys are found on every continent except Antarctica

Northern Goshawk(Accipiter gentilis) on a branch, Bulgaria, February

Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) silhouetted against oak tree leaf. Elbe, Germany, June

Yellow fiddler crab (Uca sp. ) portrait, Sunderban tiger reserve, West Bengal, India
Yellow fiddler crab (Uca sp.) portrait, Sunderban tiger reserve, West Bengal, India

Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) on beach, portrait, Santiago Island, Galapagos National Park, Galapagos Islands

Bullseye reef lobster (Hoplometopus holthuisi) on rocky seabed, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean

Velvet swimming crab (Necora puber) male, in defensive posture, with wreck of the Rosalie in background, Weybourne, Norfolk, England, UK, North Sea

Brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus) climbing on tree branch, Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador

Hairy yellow hermit crab (Aniculus maximus) in its home of a Triton trumpet shell (Charonia tritonis), Hawaii, Pacific Ocean

Red kite (Milvus milvus) landing on grass, Marlborough Downs, Wiltshire, UK. January

An endemic Hawaiian pom-pom crab / Boxer crab (Lybia edmondsoni) carrying a juvenile Anemone (Triactis producta) in its claws as a defense mechanism

Dungeness crab (Metacarcinus magister) standing on seabed, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Pacific Ocean

Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) swooping down calling with claws raised to threaten a Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) in the entrance to a nest box the bird wants to nest in which is already occupied

Common hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) feeding on a Flame shell (Limaria hians) in a kelp (Laminaria hyperborea) forest, Loch Carron, Highlands, Scotland, UK

A large female Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) probably heavily pregnant, resting/bottling at the surface in shallow water, head above water, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK

Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) silhouetted at sunset. The Netherlands. August

Land crab crawling on red sandstone after overnight storm. Shunan Zhuhai National Park, Sichuan Province, China

Land Crab (Gecarcinus planatus) in defensive display, Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site (Socorro Islands)

Lion (Panthera leo) male sharpening his claws on a tree at night, Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa

Stellers Eagle (Haliaeteus pelagicus) in flight over snow, Hokkaido, Japan, February

Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) close up, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Female goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) in flight, just after taking off from perch. Southern Norway, January

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