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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Crinoid or feather star (Antedon mediterranea) on Violescent sea whip or Red sea fan

Crinoid or feather star (Antedon mediterranea) on Violescent sea whip or Red sea fan (Paramuricea clavata) Punta Campanella Marine Protected Area, Amalfi Coast, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean

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Small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene

Small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene) roosting on Hard fern (Blechnum spicant) fiddlehead. Marsland Valley Wildlife Trusts Reserve, Cornwall, England, UK. June

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