Bios Photo 10/2023

Great Egret (Ardea alba) at dawn on an arm of the Loire near Cosne-sur-Loire, Nièvre, France

Flight of Common Cranes (Grus grus) in the countryside of Cosne-sur-Loire, at dawn when the cranes join the maize fields in mid-November, Nièvre, Fran...

Common Crane (Grus grus) in flight at dawn over the Loire River, late November, Nièvre, France

Colony of Common Cranes (Grus grus), crane dormitory on the Loire River in late November, Nièvre, France

Flight of Common Cranes (Grus grus) on a beach of the Loire at dawn, Nièvre, France

Common Cranes (Grus grus) on a beach of the Loire, Nièvre, France

Common Cranes (Grus grus) on a beach of the Loire, Nièvre, France

Common Crane (Grus grus) at dawn on a bank of the Loire, Nièvre, France

Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) in flight over the Loire, mid April, Nièvre, France

Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) singing in a meadow along the Loire River near Saint-Satur, Cher, France

Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) flying from a dead tree trunk in mid April, Nièvre, France

Black-capped Warbler (Sylvia atricapilla) on a branch along the Loire, Nièvre, France

Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) on a stump by the Loire, Nièvre, France

European Serin (Serinus serinus) singing on a branch in an orchard, Nièvre, France

Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) male posing in a rapeseed field, Nièvre, France

Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in a meadow along the Loire in April, Nièvre, France

Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus), adult male taking off from a post, Campania, Italy

Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius), side view of an adult female perched on a rock, Campania, Italy

Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius), side view of an adult female perched on a rock, Campania, Italy

Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), side view of an adult standing on the ground, Campania, Italy

Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), side view of an adult standing in the water with opened wings, Campania, Italy

Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata), side view of an adult female in flight, Campania, Italy

Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata, side view of an adult male in the water, Campania, Italy

Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus), adult male in flight seen from below, Campania, Italy

Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola), side view of an adult standing in the water, Campania, Italy

Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola), side view of an adult landing in the water, Campania, Italy

Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus), front view of a 2nd cy male hovering, Campania, Italy

Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus), front view of a 2nd cy male in flight, Campania, Italy

Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus), side view of a 2nd cy male standing on the ground, Campania, Italy

Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus), side view of a 2nd cy male in flight, Campania, Italy

Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) on Pincushion (Scabiosa sp.) flower, Bouches-du-Rhone, France

Green Rose Chafer (Cetonia aurata) on Common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flower head, Loire-Atlantique, France

Male Black Snipe fly (Chrysopilus cristatus) on Yellow Iris (Iris pseudacorus) flower, Loire-Atlantique, France

Glass-winged Dronefly (Eristalis similis) on California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) flower, Gers, France

Meadow brown (Maniola jurtina), Gers, France

Lion (Panthera leo) smelling, Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Leopard (Panthera pardus) at a water hole, Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Caracal (Caracal caracal) looking at the camera, Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Portrait of a caracal (Caracal caracal), Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Caracal (Caracal caracal), Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana.

A male impala (Aepyceros melampus) with its females, Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana.

African elephant (Loxodonta africana) at sunset in Khwai river, Khwai Concession, Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Magnolia (Michelia champaca) fruit, Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia

Bumblebee Mimic Hoverfly (Merodon equestris), on leaf, Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia

Common Palmfly Butterfly (Elymnias agina) on leaf, Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia

Fighting Spider (Thiania bhamoensis) on leaf, Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia

Katydid (Tettigoniidae Family) on leaf, Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia

Randall's Snapping Shrimp (Alpheus randalli) by tail of Flagtail Shrimpgoby (Amblyeleotris yanoi) by hole, Wreck Slope dive site, Tulamben, Karangasem...

Ember Parrotfish (Scarus rubroviolaceus), Liberty Wreck dive site, Tulamben, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia

Yamasu's Nudibranch (Tenellia sp) feeding on Hydroid (Hydrozoa Class), night dive, Melasti dive site, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia