Nature and wildlife

Images of nature and wildlife seen around the world.

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Square crop of a Green Iguana
Close-up of a juvenile Green Iguana as it basks with its mouth open in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
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Northern gannet up close
Northern gannet up close as it flies passed Bempton Cliffs in Yorkshire.
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European Robin feeding on a fly
A European Robin perches on a rope as it feeds on a fly in Norfolk during the spring of 2019.
Erithacus rubecula European robin animal animal kingdom animal portrait beak beautiful bird bokeh breast copy space daytime eating feathers feeding fly green in the wild landscape format nature orange outdoors portrait pretty robin robin redbreast rope sky small bird wildlife wings
Black tailed prairie dog square crop
Black tailed prairie dog captured in Gloucestershire during the summer of 2018.
Cotswolds Cynomys ludovicianus England Gloucestershire Prairie dog animal kingdom animal photography animal portrait black tailed prairie dog blacktailed prairie dog mammal nature rodent wildlife zoology
Square cropped white faced capuchin portrait
Portrait of a young white faced capuchin as it pauses in the tree tops of a dry forest in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
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Ring-tailed lemur portrait
A square cropped portrait of a Ring-tailed lemur, pictured in the summer of 2017 against a backdrop of lush green grass.
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Halloween crab on the rocks
An adult Halloween crab seen in the rocks of a cliff in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
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Eastern white pelican
A single Eastern white pelican captured against a black background.
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Harris Hawk against a bright background
A colourful Harris Hawk turns it head to face the camera during the spring of 2019 in England.
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Face on with a Great Eagle Owl
Square crop of a Great Eagle Owl as it faces the camera, surrounded by its circular face. Captured in Norfolk during the spring of 2019.
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Baby Chapmans Zebra
A three day olf Chapmans Zebra seen by its mothers side in Gloucestershire during the summer of 2018.
Chapmans Zebra Cotswolds England Equus quagga chapmani Gloucestershire Mother and baby animal kingdom animal photography animal portrait baby black and white infant mammal mother nature newborn portrait format wildlife young zebra zoology
King Penguin pair
Adult pair of King Penguins captured by the waters edge in Gloucestershire during the summer of 2018.
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Adult Hamadryas baboon showing whos in charge
An adult Hamadryas baboon standing tall as it shows two infants whos in charge.
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Northern gannet in courtship
Northern gannet in courtship at Bempton Cliffs in Yorkshire.
Britain Dinosaur Coast England Morus bassanus Northern gannet United Kingdom Yorkshire affection animal avian beak beautiful bempton cliffs bird birdlife birdwatching chalk cliff coast coastline colonies courtship display english coastline eroded erosion feathers gannet love mate nature reserve nobody north plumage rock rugged sea erosion seabird seafront seashore seasonal shore spectacular uk water bird white white cliff wild animal wildlife wings
Snow Leopard on the rocks
A Snow Leopard seen up high on rocks in East Anglia (England) during the spring of 2019.
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Close-up of a humpback whale breaching
Seen from a boat in Culebra Bay off the coast of Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
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Frame of Greater flamingos
A frame full of colourful Greater flamingos captured by a lake in Norfolk during the summer of 2017.
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Common dwarf mongoose
Trio of Common dwarf mongoose stare away from the camera as they look for signs of danger.
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Common Blue Damselfly roosting
Extreme macro of a Common Blue Damselfly roosting on the seed head of wild grass in Lancashire, England.
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Mother and baby Sumatran Orangutans
A baby Sumatran Orangutan its held in the arms of its mother as they warm in the sunshine.
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Snoozing Polar bears
A pair of Polar bears snoozing on a grass bank in England, one using the other as a pillow for its head.
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Lavender in Calderstones Park
Captured on a warm summers day in Calderstones Park, Liverpool.
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Portrait of a grey seal.
Grey seal popping its head out of the water off the North Norfolk coast.

The Wash is home to both Common Seals as well as these Grey Seals & this seal was captured in a narrow channel of water off the coast of Blakeney, home to a long spit of land which the seals use to breed.
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Meerkat perched on dry wood
Meerkat perched on dry wood in North England looking into the distance.
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Howler monkey reaching out
A Howler monkey reaches out for its next mouthful of food in the treetops of a Costa Rican dry forest one afternoon.
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Common Blue butterfly in the long grass.
Seen along the walkways & sand dunes of the Sefton Coastline near Liverpool.
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Linnaeus's two-toed sloth
Close-up of a female two-toed sloth (also known as a Southern two-toed sloth or Linnaeus's two-toed sloth) climbing upside down using ropes & a large tree branch - seen in the summer of 2017.
Choloepus didactylus Linnaeus's twotoed sloth Linne's twotoed sloth animal climbing female hanging inverted mammal moving nature sloth southern twotoed sloth twotoed sloth upside down wildlife zoology
Reflection of a Bush dog
A Bush dog runs around the side of a pool of water creating a beautiful reflection.
Animal Head Bush dog Speothos venaticus animal conservation dog ears head landscape format mammal moving natural natural world nature reflection river bank running walking water waters edge wildlife
Meerkats on sentry duty
A baby meerkat joins its parents and snuggles between them as they look out for signs of danger to protect the rest of the group from a high vantage position.
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A white faced capuchin swings from a branch
This was one of some 20-30 white faced capuchins which I saw leaving the treetops & crossing a dirt track early one morning in Costa Rica - this one faced me perfectly as it was swinging.
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Portrait of a peacock at Knowsley Safari Park.
Captured at Knowsley Safari Park in May 2015.
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Looking through a damp cobweb
Close-up of a cobweb covered in dew at Brockholes woodland & wetland reserve near Preston.
6d DoF Jason Wells Lancashire Wildlife Trust bokeh brockholes canon closeup cobweb damp dew eos extreme closeup jasonwells.co.uk lancashire lines macro nature outdoors spider web wellsie82 wet wetland reserve woodland reserve www.jasonwells.co.uk
Square crop of a black iguana
A gorgeous bluey coloured black iguana basks in the beach next to our sunbed in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
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Baby Barbary macaque in the long grass
A two month old baby Barbary macaque peeking in the long grass a few meters away from its watching mother in Staffordshire, England.
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Victoria crowned pigeon
Up close with a Victoria crowned pigeon as it looks around from a high vantage point.
Goura victoria Norfolk Victoria crowned pigeon animal beautiful beauty bird close up copy space crown east anglia eye feathers landscape format nature nature photography orange outdoors pigeon portrait pretty wildlife zoology
Along the carridors of Everton Park
Colourful wildflowers seen down a corridor of Everton Park overlooking Liverpool.
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Northern gannet bring grass back to its nest
Northern gannet bring grass back to its nest captured at Bempton Cliffs in Yorkshire.
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Asian small-clawed otter chewing
Asian small-clawed otter chewing on a fish on the waters edge during the late autumn in Merseyside.
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Portrait of a howler monkey
A howler monkey pauses whilst eating in the tree tops in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
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Spider monkey gazing into the distance
A brown Spider monkey stares into the distance next to the beach in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
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Square crop of rapeseed flowers
Tightly feeling the frame with a couple of vivid yellow rapeseed flowers in Crosby near Liverpool.
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Red deer family
An infant red deer greets its mother in the winter sunlight at Tatton Park, Cheshire.
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Portrait of a Bald Eagle.
Extreme close-up of a Bald Eagle.

It's immaculate white feathers on its head stand out so well, particularly against the dark background.
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Inquisitive red squirrel on the ground.
Captured on a wet day in Formby pine woods near Liverpool.
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Pair of short-clawed otters drinking.
Duo of Oriental short-clawed otters lapping up a drink from a large pool of water in Norfolk.
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Baby Barbary macaque playing up in a tree.
Seen at the Trentham Monkey Forest in June 2015.
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Juvenile Red Kangaroo in its mothers pouch
Close-up of an infant Red Kangaroo seen in it's mothers pouch. Moments later it climbed out & began foraging in the grass before seeking the comfort of it's mother again.

This was captured in a zoology park in Norfolk, England.
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Highland cattle looking out of a shed
An inquisitive highland cattle peers it's head out of door frame on a frame near Liverpool.
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