Images Dated 2020 October

Long-eared owl (Asio otus) looking down from a tree in autumn, Wijchen, The Netherlands

Long-eared owl (Asio otus) looking down from a tree in autumn, Wijchen, The Netherlands, December. Second Prize Winner, Birds in their Environment Category, Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY) 2020 Competition

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Healthy Staghorn corals (Acropora sp.) with various reef fishes

Healthy Staghorn corals (Acropora sp.) with various reef fishes, including Moon wrasses (Thalassoma lunare), and Threespot dascyllus (Dascyllus trimaculatus) and a large school of Bigeye snappers (Lutjanus lutjanus) in the background, Mu Koh Tarutao National Park, Satun Province, Thailand

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A large female Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) probably heavily pregnant

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

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