Habitats Collection (page 7)

Demoiselle Cranes - in flight over Himalayas (Anthropoides virgo). Nepal. Migration

Mount Fuji. Japan

Leathery Turtle - young heading to sea (Dermochelys coriacea)

Russia - ice floes. River Lena, Siberia, Russia

Baikal / Nerpa Seal - endemic to lake Baikal (Phoca sibirica). lake Baikal Russia. Latin formerly know as Pusa sibirica

Baikal Seal
BAIKAL SEAL (Pusa sibirica). Russia

Red-Breasted GOOSE - chicks on nest on riverbank (Branta ruficollis). Taimyr, Russian Arctic, Europe

RED-BREASTED GOOSE - and chicks on nest (Branta ruficollis). Riverbank in Taimyr, Russian Arctic

RINGED PLOVER - typical nest in a pebble beach (Charadrius hiaticula ). Taimyr, Russian Arctic

Pacific Golden PLOVER - nest with eggs (Pluvialis fulva). Tundra, Taimyr Peninsula, Russian Arctic

Collared Lemming - adult in winter fur (large winter claws are visible); feeds on buds and bark of dwarf willow sprouts on snow surfac (Dicrostonyx torquatus)

Siberian Lemming - adult on its guard while feeding on scarce vegetation (mostly on grasses) in tundra (Lemmus sibiricus ). Taimyr peninsula, Kara sea shore, Northern Siberia, Russian Arctic

Siberian Lemming - adult feeds on grasses in tundra, next to a patch of flowering wild poppies (Lemmus sibiricus ). Taimyr peninsula, Kara sea shore, Northern Siberia, Russian Arctic

Collared Lemming - adult in winter fur, looks like a furry ball from its back while feeding on buds and bark of dwarf willow it digs in snow (Dicrostonyx torquatus)

Steppe / Horsfields Tortoise - active during day in a desert (Agrionemys horsfieldii). Caspian sea shore - Turkmenistan. Testudo - April

Steppe / Horsfields Tortoise - burrows for shelter in the soil - for the night (Agrionemys horsfieldii ). Caspian sea shore - Turkmenistan. Testudo - April

Ranger with binoculars - watching for Kopet Dag Arkal sheep. slopes of Kopetdag mountains - Turkmenistan. April - spring

Steppe Tortoise - emerges from an overnight shelter under bushes (Agrionemys horsfieldii). Caspian sea shore - Turkmenistan. Horsfields Tortoise - Testudo - April

Great Egret feeds on fish in an oxbow lake in Kinabatangan river floodplain (Egretta alba). Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; June

Proboscis monkey - adult male waking up, waiting for the sunshine in early morning (Nasalis larvatus). near Kinabatangan river; Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; June

River Danum and primary rainforest on its banks. near Borneo Rainforest Lodge; Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; June

A waterfall and a small pool near river Danum, primary rainforest. Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; June

Traditional Turkmen graves - a cemetery of simple Turkmen people. in Karakum desert - near Kopetdag mountains - Turkmenistan - former CIS - Spring - April

Sand dunes of Karakum desert - sunset. Kopetdag mountains on background - Turkmenistan - former CIS - Spring - April

Ashgabad - Krasnovodsk railway - goes across the Karakum desert. along Kopetdag mountains (on the right) - Turkmenistan - former CIS - Spring - April - a cloudy day

Dry salt marsh - surrounded by sand dunes - a typical scene in Central Karakum desert. Turkmenistan - former CIS - Spring - April

Darkling Beetle - runs around a sand dune in search of grass sprouts - feeds in dusk and dawn (Sternodes caspicus Pallas). Central Karakum desert - Turkmenistan - former CIS - Spring - April

Parasitic plant Orobanchaceae sp. - Central Karacum desert - flowering in sand dunes (Orobanchaceae sp.). summer - Kopetdag mountain range on background - Turkmenistan - former CIS

Village Arba - in sand dunes of Central Karakum desert. March - Turkmenistan - former CIS

Smoking pipes of metallurgical complex in Norilsk, Russian Arctic.. Summer, August. Severely polluted town sits in the same landscape depression in arctic tundra

Driftwood - accumulating in Yenisey-river gulf. on a Kara-sea shore. It consist of wood from lost logging rafts, trees washed away up Yenisey-river and a lot of rubbish. Russian Arctic near Dikson

River Obrivistaya - very close to Kara sea shore.. landscape near Dikson, Russian Arctic: 30 m. deep canyon, everlasting snow (melts only in very warm summers). A lone sea-gull flies over a canyon

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

Rough-legged Buzzard - young at the nest threatening a visitor - very close to leaving the nest. (Buteo lagopus). nest in low rocks in tundra near Dikson, Russian Arctic. Summer, August

Rough-legged Buzzards - young at the nest - very close to leaving the nest. (Buteo lagopus). nest in low rocks in tundra near Dikson, Russian Arctic. Summer, August

Philippine Tarsier - habitat - dense secondary tropical rainforest near PTFI (Philippine Tarsier Foundation Incorporated) (Tarsius syrichta )

Lowland rainforest in a river-valley near Sandakan. Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; morning in June

Rainforest and a river near Sekong Bay, near Sandakan. Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; morning in June

Rainforest and Sekong Bay near Sandakan. Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; morning in June

Sulu Sea and rainforest on shore near Sandakan. helicopter view; Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; morning in June

Primary rainforest at dawn, a view from a helicopter. Sepilok area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; June

Mature rainforest at dawn, a view from a helicopter. Sepilok area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; June

Orang-Utans and Long-tailed / Crab-eating macaques (Macaca fascicularis) - came to feed together on feeding platform (Pongo pigmaeus). at Orang-Utan Sanctuary at Sepilok, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; June

Russia - rocks in tundra on a mountain plateau. South Tuva

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Male American Elk, Cervus canadensis, grazing in winter, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park. Wyoming, USA

Underwater scene with fish, crab, sea plants and rocks, side view

Underwater scene depicting various animal species inhabiting coral reef

Ocean diver in colourful underwater landscape, passenger boat passing by overhead

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