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Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris), adult male perched on icy branch of Possum Haw Holly

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris), adult male perched on icy branch of Possum Haw Holly (Ilex decidua) with berries, Hill Country, Texas, USA. February

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Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) curious cub sits up on its hind legs, paw raised

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) curious cub sits up on its hind legs, paw raised, and tries to balance itself, along Bernard Spit in autumn, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA, October

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Transparent black ice with cracks on Lake Baikal, aerial shot

Transparent black ice with cracks on Lake Baikal, aerial shot. Photographed for The Freshwater Project extended. Near Khuzhir, Olchon Island, Irkutsk Oblast and Buryat Republic, Siberia, Russia. February 2019

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