Images Dated 2021 February

African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) swoops to catch a freshly caught fish

African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) swoops to catch a freshly caught fish, dropped by a Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) after being pressurised to do so by the eagle. Liuwa Plain National Park, Zambia

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Planehead filfish (Stephanolepis hispidus) hunting in a sea meadow (Cymodosea nodosa)

Planehead filfish (Stephanolepis hispidus) hunting in a sea meadow (Cymodosea nodosa). Tenerife, Canary Islands

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Two eggs of the threatened Hooded plover (Thinornis rubricollis) on a beach

Two eggs of the threatened Hooded plover (Thinornis rubricollis) on a beach. Skenes Creek, Victoria, Australia. Taken under the supervision of Hooded plover monitoring volunteer and ex Parks officer. November 2020

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