Portrait of a Polar bear
Captured at Vienna Zoo in February 2015.
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Portrait of a Tayra
A Tayra (from the weasel family) lying on a branch of a large bush at the South Lakes Zoo in Cumbria.
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Grey squirrel on a carpet of brown leaves.
Captured during the autumn at Sefton Park in the low sunlight.
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Pair of prairie marmots
Prairie marmots seen at the South Lakes Safari Zoo during the summer of 2016.
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Lizard basking on a log in Cuba.
Captured in Cuba during August/September 2014.
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Meerkat on look-out duties
Close-up of a meerkat looking out for danger captured during the summer of 2016.
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Portrait of a Black-footed Penguin.
Close-up portrait of a lone Black-footed Penguin standing in its sandy enclosure.
These penguins, also known as the Jackass penguin or African penguin are native to the waters of Southern Africa & are now endangered.6dAnimal ThemesBanhamBlack footed PenguinBlackfooted PenguinCaptive AnimalsEnglandJason WellsNorfolkSpheniscus demersusanimalaquaticbirdbirdsblackcanoncaptivecaptivityclose upcolour imageeast angliaeosfeathersjasonwells.co.uknatureno peopleone animaloutdoorspenguinphotographyportrait format verticalwellsie82whitewww.jasonwells.co.ukzoozoology
Barbary macaque enjoying an orange
Close-up of a Barbary macaque eating a juicy orange on the forest floor in Staffordshire, England.
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Polar bears playing together
Captured at Vienna Zoo in February 2015.
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Woodland in Santon Warren, Norfolk.
Frame-filling image of the pine trees at Santon Warren, a woodland which makes up part of the larger Thetford Forest in South Norfolk.
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Kookaburra against a bright background
A Kookaburra captured in the spring of 2019 against a sea of foilage and sky in England.
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Northern gannet pair exchanging grass for their nest
Northern gannet pair exchanging grass for their nest at Bempton Cliffs in Yorkshire.
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Indian flying fox hanging upside down
Captured at Vienna Zoo in February 2015.
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Panda bear (square crop)
Captured at Vienna Zoo in February 2015.
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Sand crab emerges from its burrow on the beach
Seen at Playa Yaguanabo on the south coast of the Cienfuegos province in Cuba.
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Climbing practice for a baby Barbary macaque
A two month old baby Barbary macaque begins climbing practice on a fallen tree just a few inches above the forest floor in Staffordshire, England.
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Trumpeter Swan splashing
A Trumpeter Swan splashes water as it cleans itself on the dark water near Liverpool during the late autumn.
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Red poppy in a meadow
Captured at Ironbridge in Shropshire.
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Baby white-handed gibbon
A baby white-handed gibbon swinging a couple of feet off the ground at the South Lakes Zoo in Cumbria.
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Grey Eagle Buzzard enjoying its' meal.
Captured at the Raptor Foundation (Cambridgeshire) during July 2015.
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A Squirrel monkey in a tree
Close-up of a Squirrel monkey climbing high up on a tree at the South Lakes Zoo in Cumbria.
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Group of ring-tailed lemurs snoozing in the sun.
Panoramic image of a group of ring-railed lemurs clinging to one another to keep warm in Norfolk.
Their renowned bright orange eyes wake every now & again when they're spooked by an unusual noise.6dAnimal ThemesBanhamCaptive AnimalsEnglandJason WellsLemur cattaNorfolkPrimateUndomesticatedanimalapeblackcanoncaptivecaptivityclose upcolour imageeast angliaeosjasonwells.co.uklandscape formatlemurmany animalsmultiple animalsnatureno peopleoutdoorsphotographyring tailed lemurringtailed lemurwellsie82whitewww.jasonwells.co.ukzoozoology
Frog sitting in green artificial light in Cuba.
Captured in Cuba during August/September 2014.
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Barbary macaque siblings playing in the long grass.
Seen at the Trentham Monkey Forest in June 2015.
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Siberian tiger close-up
Captured at Vienna Zoo in February 2015.
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Northern gannet looking over the cliff edge
Northern gannet looking over the cliff edge at Bempton Cliffs in Yorkshire.
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Grey crowned crane portrait.
Stunning colours of a Grey crowned crane at South Lakes zoo.
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Young Barbary macaque with its mouth full of grapes
An infant Barbary macaque with its mouth full of grapes sits in the long grass in a forest in Staffordshire, England.
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A red-ruffed lemur chewing on some vegetation.
A red-ruffed lemur, lit from behind by the low lying spring sunlight sits on the ground & pulls a branch downward to eat new leaves on a tree branch in Norfolk.
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African Spoonbill up close.
An African Spoonbill pauses as it cleans itself by the waters edge.
It's feathers were an immaculate white colour but the bill/beak was the standout feature on this wading bird.6dAfrican SpoonbillAnimal ThemesBanhamCaptive AnimalsEnglandJason WellsNorfolkPlatalea albaSpoonbillanimalbirdbirdscanoncaptivecaptivityclose upcolour imageeast angliaeosjasonwells.co.uknatureno peopleone animaloutdoorsphotographyportrait format verticalwading birdwading birdswellsie82whitewww.jasonwells.co.ukzoozoology
Gait Barrows panorama
Multiple image panorama captured during the spring of 2019 at Gait Barrows Nature Reserve in Lancashire, an area of outstanding natural beauty.
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Inquisitive red squirrel
Captured in the Pine Forest at Formby in Merseyside.
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Portrait of a Harris Hawk
A Harris Hawk fills the frame as it sits on a perch against a sea of green bokeh during the spring of 2019 in England.
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Family of geese following one of its parents on a pond.
Captured at Knowsley Safari Park in May 2015.
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Northern gannet passing the rugged cliffs
Northern gannet passing the rugged cliffs of Bempton in Yorkshire.
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Bald Eagle glances to one side
Bald Eagle (also known as a Fish Eagle) captured close up on the ground during the summer of 2017 in East Anglia.
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Common dwarf mongoose lying on one another
Three Common dwarf mongoose using one another to sleep on as they lay in the sun during the summer of 2018 in Gloucestershire.
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Red Panda tilts its head
A Red Panda tilts its head to one side after yawning high up in a tree in East Anglia (England) during the spring of 2019.
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American Crocodile lurking in the water
An American Crocodile lurks in the Rio Tempisque, part of the Palo Verde National Park in Costa Rica.
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A Robin perched on a fence post in Norfolk.
This Robin was captured with a large telephoto lens enabling its eyes & feathers to be seen from a distance away, whilst blurring the background grass into bokeh.
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Cuban hutia in the mangroves.
Captured in Cuba during August/September 2014.
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