Sule One evening over dinner with photographer friends we were talking about taking a trip. Some of them had al- ready been to the Shetland Islands and their stories had fascinated me so much that we decided to go back to- gether. So in June we organised the trip. It was an unfor- gettable experience. […]
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Domination Lappet Faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos) attacking one of the White Backed Vultures (Gyps africanus), there were more than 15 White Backed Vultures eating a dead animal when this Lappet Faced Vulture came, attacked them all and claimed the dead animal for himself! His size was such that everyone was afraid of him!
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Pipistrello dal Nettare I took this photo of an Orange Nectar Bat (Glossophaga soricina) in Costa Rica. For the lighting I used three fla- shes to stop the movement of the animal as it flew over the banana flower in the middle of the night to suck the nectar. It is a small bat of
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Parenting Goals With its height of 115 centimetres, the emperor pen- guin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest out of the 18 existing penguin species. It is the undisputed symbol of Antarctica, where it lives by enduring extremely cold temperatures of up to -60°C. However, climate change and the presence of man are now a threat
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Unreal Atmosphere The “Magadi” lake, which means “soda” in Swahili, owes its name to a particularly high concentration of caustic soda, na- turally produced by the transformation of sediments in contact with run-off water and the lava beneath the surface. In this salty water, millions of lesser flamingos come to feed on mi- croalgae, shrimp,
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Terns & Terns Greater crested terns (Thalasseus bergii) are one of the migra- tory birds that move from Sri Lanka to the remote islands of the Gulf of Mannar every year. What they do is an extreme journey, made difficult by the terrible heat and humidity, in pla- ces without shelter. I wanted to document
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Dopo La Tempesta In South Tyrol, there are sometimes grouse that lose their shy- ness towards humans during the courtship period. Science has not yet found an explanation for this phenomenon. Of course, these types of grouse offer photographers great creative op- portunities, otherwise impossible with this species. It was early May when a blizzard
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Big owl and Full Moon Owl and Full Moon! The combination is absolutely unique! Every year, owls migrate from northern Finland to southern Finland, where small rodents abound. The further south the food is, the further the owls migrate. I have often dreamed of taking beautiful photos of these birds of prey. I had a
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At full throttle Although the nesting of barn swallows has adapted to the hu- man-built environment, within 10 years almost half of their po- pulation has disappeared from different areas in Europe, which may stem from several factors. There is a need for a more ef- fective restriction of plant protection products and mosquito control
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