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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Black Hill / The Cats Back a narrow ridge walk in the Welsh Borders

Black Hill / The Cats Back a narrow ridge walk in the Welsh Borders. To the right is Wales and the Black Mountains of the Brecon Beacons National Park to the left the patchwork fields of Herefordshire. Wales UK, October

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Colourful Soft corals (Dendronephthya hemprichi) with reef fishes

Colourful Soft corals (Dendronephthya hemprichi) with reef fishes, including Golden damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon aureus) at Hin Daeng, an underwater pinnacle that is a popular dive site in the southern Andaman Sea of Thailand, Mu Koh Lanta National Park, Krabi Province, Thailand

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