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1200-704 - Great-grey owl (Strix nebulosa) in flight, Finland
1200-703 - Great-grey owl (Strix nebulosa) in flight, Finland
1200-702 - Great-grey owl (Strix nebulosa) in flight, Finland
1200-701 - Great-grey owl (Strix nebulosa) in flight, Finland
1200-700 - Male black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) landing on snow covered field, Finland
1200-699 - Male black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) fighting on snow covered field, Finland
1200-698 - Male black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) fighting on snow covered field, Finland
1311-1061 - Patches of snow in the shade of a hill in Dead Wash at Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States of America
1382-2130 - Summits of Alps viewed from an airplane over Europe
1389-27 - A Great Blue Heron devours a frog as he fishes in a swamp during late autumn. It is a very cold day and you can see the frost in his feathers.
1389-26 - A Great Blue Heron fishes in a swamp during late autumn. His reflection is seen in the calm water. It is a very cold day and you can see the frost in his feathers.
1382-2018 - Scuro lake in spring, Val Piora, Canton Ticino, Switzerland
1382-2004 - Frosted trees on a river bank, around Champery, Canton of Valais, Switzerland
1382-2003 - Frosted trees on a river bank, around Champery, Canton of Valais, Switzerland
1382-1951 - Crayfish served at the Floyds Cajun Seafood restaurant, Beaumont, Texas, United States of America
1365-776 - Brecon Beacons in winter, Powys, South Wales, United Kingdom
1365-775 - Looking towards Pen-y-Fan in winter, Brecon Beacons, Powys, South Wales, United Kingdom
1365-774 - Looking towards Pen-y-Fan in winter, Brecon Beacons, Powys, South Wales, United Kingdom
844-37435 - View of cold Sake on fish stall in Omicho Market, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan
860-292967 - Red deer;Cervus elaphus) stag amongst bracken, England
860-292910 - Concordia technicians and scientists, Christmas tree, Concordia in letters made of ice/snow, Igloo. Group photo of the team at Concordia during the summer. The Italians are in red and the French in blue. The ratio is about half Italians and half French; half technicians and half scientists. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292908 - The aircraft;DC-3 Basler) takes off from Concordia's snow-covered runway. Take-off of a Basler at Concordia. The runway is groomed very evenly to minimise the micro-relief on its surface and make it easier for the aircraft to take off. The aircraft are equipped with landing gear allowing them to land alternatively on a ?hard? runway or on snow: retractable skis controlled from the cockpit are fitted to the two front landing gears. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292907 - Village/town signs fixed on poles in front of the station/ Making and putting up a sign indicating the direction of one's home is a deeply rooted tradition in the stations. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292906 - Concordia staff on their knees helping a person lying on a stretcher. Helped by a snowmobile. Rescue exercise in the event of an accident involving several victims. These frequent exercises are supervised by the doctor. All the resort's winter residents are assigned a very specific role in the event of an accident, illness or fire. A redundancy system allows this system to function in the event of one or more winterers failing to respond. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292905 - Tractor parked in front of the Raid caravan. Two technicians hug each other. The Raid supplies the resort 2 or 3 times each summer. A one-way trip represents a distance of 1,200km, an altitude difference of 3,200m, and a driving time of 10 days at a rate of 12 hours per day. Each arrival of the Raid team at Concordia is a moment of joy and celebration. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292904 - A technician at the foot of the station holds a large evacuation sock into which a person is lowered. Once a month, all the staff carry out an emergency evacuation of the station using a ?sock?. The idea is to let yourself slide down a tube of fabric that slows your fall to such an extent that you can even stop yourself by spreading your arms and legs. A technician is waiting for us at the bottom to assist with the last metre of the descent. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292903 - A technician rides an electric bike on the snow, passing a container and crates on the ground. A technician uses an electric fatbike to get to the summer camp area from the station. Immediately after arriving, he removes the electric battery and deposits it in the nearest building where the temperature is positive. If he forgets the battery outside, he will have to push the bike on the way back because the intense cold will have drained the battery. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292901 - A technician goes into a raised square building on an orange metal structure. An Italian technician specialising in radio and telecommunications goes into the shelter that houses the VSAT antenna, the device that connects the station to the Internet by satellite. This is the station's only link with the outside world. Most of the buildings are elevated to prevent the formation of snowdrifts caused by wind-blown snow. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292900 - Technicians loading/unloading cargo/freight from the supply plane at Concordia. French;in blue) and Italian;in red) technicians help unload the Basler - Douglas DC3, which delivers scientific and/or technical equipment to the Concordia station several times a month during the summer. It takes a team of 6 to 20 people just 3 minutes to unload the 2 tonnes of cargo, reload the same amount of equipment into the plane and refuel the aircraft with kerosene. As soon as these operations are completed, the plane is ready to leave again. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292891 - Adult wolverine;Gulo gulo) climbing a pine tree in the boreal forest, Finland
860-292887 - Frozen ground of Dome C, and sastrugis. Sastrugis are wind-blown snow formations. The wind is not extremely strong in these high-altitude locations. Concordia Station, Antarctic
860-292888 - A few weeks after the start of the summer campaign, the winterers who have just spent 14 months at Concordia return home. They take off from Concordia station aboard the Basler;photo), bound for Mario Zucchelli or Dumont d'Urville. Most of them make a sign indicating the village or town where they live, and the distance to Concordia. Concordia Antarctic Base
860-292880 - The expeditionaries bound for Cap Prud'Homme and Dumont d'Urville, in front of the Basler that will take them there. It's worth noting that some of them are wearing the blue garment normally worn for Concordia: this is because it's warmer and contains more down, which is no luxury at the start of the summer season. A matter of habit and personal preference. The buildings of the Mario Zucchelli base can be seen in the background. Terra Nova Bay, Victoria Land, Antarctica
860-292879 - The airbus A320 landed on the pack ice of Terra Nova Bay, where the Mario Zucchelli base is located. Beneath its wheels lay 1.3m of ice and 300m of ocean. Victoria land, Antarctica
860-292878 - Team of Antarctic expeditionaries watching the landscape through the windows of the Airbus A320 carrying them from Hobart;Tasmania) to Mario Zucchelli;Italian coastal Antarctic base), as they approach the latter. These are the first summer campers. In red are those who will then take a Basler to the French coastal summer station of Cap Prud'Homme or Robert Guillard. They'll spend a few days opening it up and warming it up, before moving on to the Dumont d'Urville base;6km from Cap Prud'Homme), marking the end of wintering there. In blue: the expeditionaries bound for Concordia.
860-292839 - Common Chaffinch;Fringilla coelebs), side view of an adult male in winter plumage standing on the snow, Campania, Italy
860-292829 - Red fox;Vulpes vulpes), portrait of an adult in winter coat on the Varanger tundra, Norway
860-292828 - Red fox;Vulpes vulpes), portrait of an adult in winter coat on the Varanger tundra, Norway
860-292778 - frosted trees in the mist, entrance to the village of Heiligenstein, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
860-292777 - Village of Barr and frosted vines in mist, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
860-292776 - Village of Dambach-la-Ville and frosted vines, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
1365-750 - Cul Beag and Stac Polaidh, Assynt, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1112-11259 - A small pod of killer whales (Orcinus orca) off the coast of South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean
1112-11253 - Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with minutes-old newly hatched chick at Gold Harbor on South Georgia
1112-11252 - Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) porpoising in Cooper Bay, South Georgia
1112-11251 - Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) breeding colony at Cooper Bay, South Georgia
1112-11250 - Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) porpoising in Cooper Bay, South Georgia
1112-11249 - Adult bull southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) fighting for breeding grounds on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean
1112-11248 - Adult bull southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) fighting for breeding grounds on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean
1112-11247 - Dead southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pup being eaten by an Antarctic skua on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean
1112-11242 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pup, called weaners once their mothers stop nursing, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean
1112-11239 - Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean
1112-11237 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pup, called weaners once their mothers stop nursing, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean
1112-11234 - Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean
1112-11229 - Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean
1112-11226 - Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean
1112-11220 - Adult female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) flipping sand onto its back to cool off on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean
1112-11219 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pup, called weaners once their mothers stop nursing them, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean
1112-11216 - Penguins walk by Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pup, called a weaner, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean
1112-11213 - Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean
1112-11212 - Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean
1112-11202 - Female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) with newborn pup on the beach in Stromness Bay, South Georgia Island
1112-11201 - Female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) with newborn pup on the beach in Stromness Bay, South Georgia Island
1112-11188 - Northern giant petrels (Macronectes halli) fighting over the scavenging rights to a dead elephant seal pup at Royal Harbor, South Georgia
1112-11178 - Views of the old whaling station at Grytviken on South Georgia in the South Atlantic
1112-11173 - An adult brown skua (Catharacta antarctica) feeding on a dead elephant seal pup at St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia
809-9067 - French Alps in winter, gondola lift at famous ski station, Saint Gervais Mont-Blanc village, Saint Gervais, Haute Savoie, France, Europe
809-9066 - French Alps in winter, gondola lift at famous ski station, Saint Gervais Mont-Blanc village, Saint Gervais, Haute Savoie, France, Europe
809-9064 - French Alps in winter, famous ski station, Saint Gervais Mont-Blanc village, Saint Gervais, Haute Savoie, France, Europe
1112-11165 - King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at sunrise on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
1372-846 - Panoramic view of the snowy Sierra Nevada with Alcazaba, Mulhacen and Pico de Veleta, viewed from Guejar Sierra, Sierra Nevada, Andalusia, Spain, Europe
1372-840 - Panoramic view of the snowy Sierra Nevada with Alcazaba and Mulhacen, viewed from Guejar Sierra, Sierra Nevada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Europe
1112-11104 - Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) in snowstorm at Brown Bluff on the Antarctic Peninsula in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions
1112-11097 - Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) on ice near Devil Island in the Weddell Sea near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions
1112-11094 - Juvenile humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions
1112-11091 - Adult bull Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) hauled out on ice near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions
1112-11090 - Brash ice chokes the Lemaire Channel on the west side of the Antarctic peninsula in Antarctica, Polar Regions
1112-11081 - Iceberg detail in and around the Antarctic Peninsula during the austral summer months, Southern Ocean, Antarctica, Polar Regions
1112-11075 - Views of the Errera Channel, between the west coast of Antarctica and Ronge Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions
1112-11074 - Views of the Errera Channel, between the west coast of Antarctica and Ronge Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions
1112-11073 - Grave site at the abandoned former whaling station at Port Foster inside of the caldera at Deception Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions
1112-11070 - Views of the Chilean Antarctic refuge hut Jorge Bonnen Rivera situated on Hut Point on the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions
1112-11068 - Views of the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions
1112-11059 - Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) hauled out in Port Foster, inside the caldera at Deception Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions
1112-11057 - Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) nesting colony almost buried by snow during snow storm at Brown Bluff, Antarctica, Polar Regions
1112-11055 - Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) nesting colony almost buried by snow during snow storm at Brown Bluff, Antarctica, Polar Regions
1353-752 - Dawn over Nant Gwynant and the Moelwynion mountains, Snowdonia National Park (Eryri), North Wales, United Kingdom, Europe
1372-837 - Snowy Sierra Nevada in early winter with Pico de Veleta behind the warm colored Alhambra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Europe
1369-277 - A red rorbu in the snow at Skagsanden beach, Flakstad, Flakstadoya, Nordland, Lofoten, Norway, Europe
1112-10866 - Expedition ship Polar Star operating from Ushuaia, Argentina to the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
1112-10859 - Expedition ship Expedition operating from Ushuaia, Argentina to the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
1112-10858 - Reflections of icebergs in the calm water photographed from an expedition ship operating in Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
1112-10854 - Views of Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
1112-10844 - Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) chicks at Jougla Point, Wiencke Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
1112-10834 - Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) chicks covered with mud and guano on Cuverville Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
1112-10762 - View of snow-capped mountains in Neko Harbor in Andvord Bay, Antarctica, Polar Regions
1112-10758 - View of the nearly full moon rising over snow-covered mountains on the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions
1112-10757 - View of snow-capped mountains at sunrise in Neko Harbor in Andvord Bay, Antarctica, Polar Regions
1112-10756 - View of the nearly full moon rising over snow-covered mountains on the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions
1112-10753 - View of the nearly full moon rising over snow-covered mountains on the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions