Habitats Collection (page 4)

Bobak / Steppe Marmot - a burrow complex in steppe (Marmota bobak). typical in steppes of Orenburg region - South Russia

Bobak / Steppe Marmot - adult, ready for hibernation - observe surroundings for danger and catches the morning sun near a burrow (Marmota bobak)

Bobak / Steppe Marmot - a pair of fat adults, ready for hibernation - one snacks with a shoot of a wormwood (Marmota bobak). in steppes of Orenburg region - South Russia - July

Habitat of Himalayan Marmot and Red-cheeked Souslik - steppe in late summe ( ). along the river Ural - near Kuvandyk town - Orenburg region - South Russia - end of July

Bobak / Steppe Marmot - adult and two young (Marmota bobak). in steppes of Orenburg region - South Russia - June

Russia - steppe in early summer. landscape along the river Ural - near Kuvandyk town - Orenburg region - South Russia

Bobak / Steppe Marmot - adult - whistles warning others - near a burrow in steppe - observes an intruder from a distance (Marmota bobak). steppes of Orenburg region - South Russia - June

Red-cheeked Souslik - adult near a burrow in steppe (Citellius major Pallas). in steppes of Orenburg region - South Russia - June

Red-cheeked Souslik - adult - observes surroundings while feeding on corn, lost during transportation (Citellius major Pallas)

Russia - Morning mist over river Sakmara - a tributary of river Ural - Steppe vegetation on hills by the river valley. South of Ural Mountains - Orenburg region - South Russia - June

Russia - morning mist at a sunrise on a river Sakmara ( a tributary of river Ural). South of Ural Mountains - Orenburg region - South Russia - June

A girl baths and watches a passing boat on a beach in Sabang, Palawan. (50km North from Puerto-Princesa). South China Sea, Palawan, Philippines. February

Boats with tourists enter the cave, that features a limestone karst mountain landscape with an 8.2 km. navigable underground river

Limestone formations on the exit from the cave, that features a limestone karst mountain landscape with an 8.2 km. navigable underground river

Tundra view with a small lake in foreground and pockets of snow, remaining throughout the summer in ravines.. Arctic tundra of Taimyr peninsula near Kara sea, North of Siberia, Russian Arctic

Arctic tundra - snow melts in small river valley. tundra of Taimyr peninsula, North of Siberia, Arctic Russia. Summer, July

Snow-covered tundra in winter. on Kara sea coast. Taimyr peninsula, Siberia, Russian Arctic. This landscape is a typical habitat of Siberian and Collared Lemmings

Tundra - lakes and rivers - an aerial view from a helicopter.. A smaller river has an old river-bed, on foreground. Landscape near Kara sea, Taimyr peninsula, North of Siberia, Russian Arctic, summer

Tundra - aerial view from a helicopter. Taimyr peninsula, North of Siberia, Russian Arctic, summer

Arctic tundra. landscape with a small river near Dikson, Russian Arctic. August

A small river in arctic tundra. near Dikson, Russian Arctic. Lichen-covered boulder on a foreground

Arctic tundra, a typical landscape near Dikson. Russian Arctic. A typical habitat of Siberian Lemming. August

Young Alpine Ptarmigans on guard while others in a flock feed. (Lagopus mutus). A typical species in tundra near Dikson, Russian Arctic. Summer, August

Snowy Owl - juvenile (a fledgling) - threatens a visitor by opening & clicking its beak - adults are watching from a distance. (Nyctea scandiaca). tundra near Dikson, Russian Arctic. Summer, August

Arctic tundra landscape. plain near Dikson, Russian Arctic. A typical habitat of Siberian Lemming. Summer, August

Wildebeests - On migration - Between Serengeti and Ndutu (Connochaetes taurinus). Ngorongoro Conservation Area - Tanzania - Africa

Wildebeests - On migration (Connochaetes gnou). Ndutu Ngorongoro Conservation Area - Africa

Oldoinyo Lengai from lake Natron, Tanzania, Africa

Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis). Saadani Natural Park - Tanzania - Africa

Desert Elephants - Family fInding shade (Loxodonta africana). Kaokoland - Namibia - Africa

Lava - The top of Oldoynio Lengai Volcano / The Mountain of God. Tanzania - Africa

View of Oldoynio Lengai Volcano / The Mountain of God. from Lake Natron - Tanzania - Africa

The top of Oldoynio Lengai Volcano / The Mountain of God. Tanzania - Africa

View from the top of Oldoynio Lengai Volcano / The Mountain of God. Tanzania - Africa

Msai moving with donkeys near lake Natron. Tanzania - Africa

Giraffes - Watched by tourists in Land Rover - Silhouette at sunset (Giraffa camelopardalis). Ndutu - Ngorongoro - Tanzania - Africa

Desert Elephant (Loxodonta africana). Kaokoland Namibia - Africa

Mount Kilimanjaro - Snow melting on summit. Tanzania - Africa

Small marsh at Ndutu. part of Ngorongoro conservation area - Tanzania - Africa

Wind and rain erosion of mountains of ash - lahar - formed from fallen ash of volcano Pinatubo, erupted in 1992. Mount Pinatubo in Luzon, Philippines

A lake, formed in a crater of volcano Pinatubo (the water level gradually rises over the years), erupted in 1992. The blue colour of water is due to a high salinity

A typical view over coniferous taiga-forest and North Ural Mountains. near Vsevolodo-Blagodatskoye village; Russians on a snow-walk; midwinter, December. (All the land is state owned)

Russia; midwinter, December. The view is towards Denezhkin Kamen State Nature Reserve. Taiga-forest and a view to Denezhkin Kamen mountain (1492m)

Limestone rocks along river Chusovaya - the symbol of conquest of Siberia, the only river that flows from Asia to Europe cutting through the Ural Mountains

A typical scenery in Ural Mountains, near Ekaterinburg, Russia. A meadow that used to be a large village Shanya of Russian Shismatic Ordodox Old Believers church; village abandoned in 1940s due to

Russian village at midwinter sunset. a typical scene in North Ural Mountains; outskirts of the Vsevolodo-Blagodatskoye village, surrounded by coniferous forest; Russia, december

Deciduous forest in river Sakmara valley (a tributary of river Ural) in South Ural Mountains, just before the river enters the steppes (Dryomys nitedula )

River Lalya valley, a typical Siberian river;. near Staraya Lalya settlement in Ural Mountains; summer

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