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1061-2 - Neolithic chambered tomb on moor near Morvah Cornwall.UK. MORE INFO: built about 2500 BCE
1061-7 - Huge waves hitting prom inPenzance, Cornwall Uk MORE INFO: we seem unprepared for the coming climatic changes!
999-3 - Mel, the Killer Whale or Orca (Orcinus orca) narrowly misses out on a South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) that it was hunting, in Patagonia. Of the 18 only 7 have mastered the stranding behaviour whereby the Orca enters the shallow surf to feed on Sea Lion pups. Distinctive by his 2 metre dorsal fin, Mel is an expert hunter who feeds on Sea Lion pups before taking them back to his pod. This lucky Sea Lion however managed to escape the hunter's attentions.
999-4 - Mel, the Killer Whale or Orca (Orcinus orca) narrowly misses out on a South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) that it was hunting, in Patagonia. Of the 18 only 7 have mastered the stranding behaviour whereby the Orca enters the shallow surf to feed on Sea Lion pups. Distinctive by his 2 metre dorsal fin, Mel is an expert hunter who feeds on Sea Lion pups before taking them back to his pod. This lucky Sea Lion however managed to escape the hunter's attentions.
999-1 - Mel, the Killer Whale or Orca (Orcinus orca) narrowly misses out on a South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) that it was hunting, in Patagonia. Of the 18 only 7 have mastered the stranding behaviour whereby the Orca enters the shallow surf to feed on Sea Lion pups. Distinctive by his 2 metre dorsal fin, Mel is an expert hunter who feeds on Sea Lion pups before taking them back to his pod. This lucky Sea Lion however managed to escape the hunter's attentions.
1061-8 - Young Indian men bathing in the river flaunting the Environmental rules beside them. Next to the HQ in Mudumalai Wildlife sanctuary/National park/tiger reserve/ biosphere reserve in Tamil Nadu India. more info: conflicts arise where villages are allowed to develop inside protected areas. There is still a lot of wildlife here but a sizable settlement is appearing around the visitor centre with large scale use of the river as laundry, rubbish dump etc. If laws are not enforced they have no value.
1061-4 - Wind turbine and setting sun, Carland Cross wind Farm nr Truro,Cornwall, uk. MORE INFO 15 Vestas turbines, built 1992, one of oldest wind farms in uk
999-2 - Mel, the Killer Whale or Orca (Orcinus orca) narrowly misses out on a South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) that it was hunting, in Patagonia. Of the 18 only 7 have mastered the stranding behaviour whereby the Orca enters the shallow surf to feed on Sea Lion pups. Distinctive by his 2 metre dorsal fin, Mel is an expert hunter who feeds on Sea Lion pups before taking them back to his pod. This lucky Sea Lion however managed to escape the hunter's attentions.
1061-3 - Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)wild adult, keeping warm in a hot spring. Honshu Japan. Status:least concern but 1/10 of the pop is killed by humans evey year. more info: They spend much of the winter swimming,diving or just contemplating life in the warm water.
1061-6 - A young Indian girl opens her door to a visiting goat in a jumper and ribbon. In Agra India. In developing countries people often live cheek by jowl with other species. The back streets of Agra are teaming with cows, pigs,goats kites etc.
999-5 - Mel, the Killer Whale or Orca (Orcinus orca) narrowly misses out on a South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) that it was hunting, in Patagonia. Of the 18 only 7 have mastered the stranding behaviour whereby the Orca enters the shallow surf to feed on Sea Lion pups. Distinctive by his 2 metre dorsal fin, Mel is an expert hunter who feeds on Sea Lion pups before taking them back to his pod. This lucky Sea Lion however managed to escape the hunter's attentions.
1061-5 - 1000s of white dolls hung grotesquely on a canon ball tree for fertility, in the Janardhana swamy Hindu temple in Varkala,Kerala, India. more info: We need to question our need to reproduce more and more of us. As over population is the root of most of our problems.
1022-93 - Tube anemones (pachycerianthus delwynae), wild, day, shore diving, sand, metropolitan, Perth city, Cockburn Sound, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: attractive specie is white with purple tips on the tentacles
1022-94 - cray pot, wild, day, Western Australian rock lobster (panulirus cygnus), marine protected area, free-diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: checking pots for crayfish, catch and release if to small or females with eggs.
1022-92 - common seadragon (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) voracious hunters, camouflage looking like a piece of floating weed, unique to Australia, wild, dusk, shore diving, sand, marine park, metropolitan, Perth city, Indian Ocean, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: amongst kelp, female seadragon deposits up to 150 eggs into the spongy, soft tissue under the tail of the male seadragon. Once fertilised, eggs incubate about 8 weeks. On hatching, miniature seadragons are independent and will start eating almost immediately.
978-440 - Giant Manta at Cleaning station being cleaned by butterfly fish. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador
978-425 - Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador
978-422 - Black Manta birostris with remora. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador
978-434 - Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) near to the surface. Machalilla National Park, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador
978-438 - Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) near to the surface. Machalilla National Park, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador
978-445 - Manta Birostris swimming at surface, Pacific Ocean, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador
978-439 - Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) and Giant Manta Ray (manta birostris). Pacific Ocean, Ecuador
978-426 - Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador
978-435 - Mobula species Isla de la Plata, Ecuador, Machalilla National Park. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador
978-433 - Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador
978-417 - Giant manta ray, Isla de la Plata Ecuador. Portrait shot of Manta birostris approaching camera. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador
978-437 - Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) near to the surface. Machalilla National Park, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador
978-436 - Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) near to the surface. Machalilla National Park, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador
931-455 - Humpback whale (megaptera novaeangliae) A lobtailing humpback whale. Gulf of California.
931-456 - Humpback whale (megaptera novaeangliae) A breaching humpback whale. Gulf of California.
917-357 - Blue Whale (Balaenoptera Musculus) breaching, extremely rare unusual image. Monterey, California, Pacific Ocean. MORE INFO: This Blue Whale was engaging in courting/fighting behaviour with another Blue Whale. Both animals were moving much faster than normal, chasing each other, & breaching repeatedly.
1067-62 - Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus. This cephalopod species is highly adept at both color and texture change. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
931-440 - Short finned pilot whale (globicephala macrocephalus) A curious young pilot whale hanging beside it's mother. Canary Islands
1067-48 - Painted frogfish, Antennarius pictus. Highly variable in color, this species often grows scab-like patches on its body for camouflage. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
921-1146 - Mushrooms, Sunday morning markets. Pollenca, Tramuntana, Mallorca, Spain, Europe
931-453 - Common dolphins (delphinus delphis.Common dolphins bow riding. Gulf of California.
931-431 - Pilot whale (globicephala macrorynchus) A pilot whale about to surface to breathe. Canary Islands
1067-58 - Blue seastar, Linckia laevigata, hanging on a boulder coral, Porites sp. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
931-454 - Blue whale (balaenoptera musculus) A blue whale in front of isla Carmen. Gulf of California.
1067-46 - Ribbon eel, Rhinomuraena quaesita, male. This species is a protandrous hermaphrodite changing from male to female and found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
1067-53 - Thorny seahorse, Hippocampus hystrix. Variable in color, this species is often found in sandy, rubble bottoms clinging to sponges or bits of coral. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
921-1147 - Green Peppers. Sunday morning markets. Pollenca, Tramuntana, Mallorca, Spain, Europe
921-1151 - Fresh local oranges, Sunday morning markets. Pollenca, Tramuntana, Mallorca, Spain, Europe
917-399 - Atlantic Spotted Dolphin group (Stenella frontalis) two mature adult Females and two Juvenile animals. Azores, Atlantic Ocean
1067-51 - Unidentified frogfish species, Antennarius sp. Frogfish are ambush predators that use extremely effective camouflage. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
1067-52 - Coral polyps, Favites sp. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
1067-50 - Mushroom coral, Fungia sp., displaying fluorescence. Some corals have pigments which fluoresce under UV or blue wavelengths of light. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
1067-63 - Short-tailed pipefish, Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus, fluorescing. A pipefish is covered by algae which is fluorescing under blue light. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
1067-57 - Shortfin lionfish, Dendrochirus brachypterus. This species actively feeds at night. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
1067-49 - Solar-powered nudibranch, Phyllodesmium longicirrum. This species incorporates photosynthetic zooxanthellae in its cerata along its back. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
1067-66 - Encrusting sponge, Clathria sp, detail. This genus takes the shape of whatever it begins growing on. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
1067-65 - Coral polyps bleaching, Favia sp. Bleaching occurs when corals stress under high water temperatures and expel their symbiotic zooxanthellae. The coral will starve to death if it does not reacquire zooxanthellae. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
1067-56 - Wunderpus octopus, Wunderpus photogenicus. This rare species of octopus is sometimes found in sandy burrows on shallow slopes in the Coral Triangle. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacfic Ocean.
1067-55 - Janolus nudibranch, undescribed species. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
1067-64 - Unidentified octocoral species polyps. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
1067-59 - Soft leather coral, Sarcophyton sp., bleaching. This soft coral has lost its symbiotic algae, zooxanthellae, and turned white due to high water temperatures. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
1067-67 - Striped catfish, Plotosus lineatus. This species is often found in tight schools feeding on tiny prey in the sand and rubble. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
1067-47 - Giant frogfish, Antennarius commersoni. This large species is not only highly variable in color, matching its surroundings, but is also widespread through the Pacific and Indian oceans. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
1067-54 - Radiant sea urchins, Astropyga radiata. This species' venom-tipped spines can inflict painful wounds. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
1067-60 - Bleached soft coral, Sinularia sp. This colony has lost its symbiotic zooxanthellae and turned white due to high water temperatures. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
1067-44 - White-eyed moray eel, Siderea thyrsoidea. Often pokes its head out of holes and crevices on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
1067-61 - Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus, and diver. This species of cephalopod is highly adept at both color and texture change. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
1067-68 - Golden sweepers, Parapriacanthus ransonneti. This species is often found in thick schools in dark reef recesses. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
1067-45 - Yellow Giant frogfish, Antennarius commerson, eye and mouth. This is the largest of all frogfish and is widespread on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
931-427 - Pilot whale (globicephala macrorynchus) Three pilot whales of differing size. Canary Islands
931-433 - Spotted dolphins (stenella frontalis) Spotted dolphins in a silky sea. Canary Islands.
917-348 - Flying Fish Species (scientific name unknown) rare unusual image, in mid-air. South Atlantic Ocean.
931-429 - Pilot whale (globicephala macrorynchus) The tails of two pilot whales dappled with sunlight.Canary Islands
917-355 - Killer Whale/Orca (Orcinus orca) probably sub-adult Male surfacing. Monterey, California, Pacific Ocean.
931-432 - Pilot whale (globicephala macrorynchus) Typical close contact between two pilot whales. Canary Islands
931-450 - Humpback whale (megaptera novaeangliae) A breaching humpback whale. Gulf of California.
917-374 - Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) adult animals surfacing. Azores, Atlantic Ocean.
931-430 - Pilot whale (globicephala macrorynchus) A pilot whale resting at the surface. Canary Islands
921-1140 - Inside the 14 centuary walls of Alucudia, Raiguer, Mallorca, Spain, Europe
931-459 - Humpback whale (megaptera novaeangliae) A breaching humpback whale. Gulf of California.
931-461 - Sperm whale (physeter macrocephalus) A sperm whale tail. Gulf of California).
921-1141 - Views from the east tip of Alucudias coast towards Formentor. Alcudia, Raiguer, Mallorca, Spain, Europe
921-1149 - Local fresh fruit and veg at the Sunday morning markets. Pollenca, Tramuntana, Mallorca, Spain, Europe
917-353 - Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) adult animal breaching. Monterey, California, Pacific Ocean.
917-381 - Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) three animals breach simultaneously. Azores, Atlantic Ocean.
931-435 - Bottlenose dolphins (tursiops truncatus) Bowriding bottlenose dolphin. Canary Islands.
931-441 - Short finned pilot whale (globicephala macrocephalus)An adult and two young pilot whales. Canary Islands
921-1137 - Side streets. Pollenca, Tramuntana, Mallorca, Spain, Europe
931-439 - Short finned pilot whale (globicephala macrocephalus) A pilot whale juvenile swims past the photographer. Canary Islands
921-1143 - Boats in Port d''Alcudia ,Raiguer,Tramuntana, Mallorca, Spain, Europe
921-1142 - Views from the east tip of Alucudias coast towards Formentor. Alcudia, Raiguer, Mallorca, Spain, Europe
931-436 - Spotted dolphins (stenella frontalis) A cloud of spotted dolphins in beautiful clear oceanic water. Canary Islands.
917-352 - Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching. Monterey, California, Pacific Ocean.
921-1144 - Local fresh fruit and veg at the Sunday morning markets. Pollenca, Tramuntana, Mallorca, Spain, Europe
921-1152 - Fresh local tomatoes, Sunday morning markets. Pollenca, Tramuntana, Mallorca, Spain, Europe
931-447 - Humpback whale (megaptera novaeangliae) A lobtailing humpback whale. Gulf of California.
921-1139 - 13th century church EsglŠsia de Nostra Senyora dels ·ngels (Our Lady of the Angels). Taken from the Calary steps Pollenca, Tramuntana, Mallorca, Spain, Europe
931-460 - Bottlenose dolphin (tursiops truncatus )High flying bttlenose dolphin. Gulf of California.
931-428 - Pilot whale (globicephala macrorynchus) A pilot whale with scars on the flank. Canary Islands
931-448 - Humpback whale (megaptera novaeangliae) A breaching humpback whale. Gulf of California.
931-446 - Common dolphins (delphinus delphis.Common dolphin in a tight group with a baby. Gulf of California.
931-437 - Spotted dolphins (stenella frontalis) Close up of a spotted dolphin head and eye. Canary Islands.
931-458 - Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) A line up of cormorants. Gulf of California.
931-452 - Common dolphins (delphinus delphis. A large group of commin dolphins. Gulf of California.