February 2021 Highlights Gallery

Bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo) hunting amongst fish in Turtlegrass

Bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo) hunting amongst fish in Turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) seagrass bed, view from below. Bonnetheads are the first known omnivorous shark, eating seagrass and retaining its nutrients. Florida Keys, Florida, USA

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Alismatales, American, Angiosperm, Angiospermae, Animal, Animalia, Atlantic Ocean, Bonnethead Shark, Carcharhiniformes, Cartilaginous Fish, Chondrichthyes, Coastal Waters, Florida, Florida Keys, Flowering Plant, Ground Shark, Hammerhead Sharks, Hammerheads, Hydrocharitaceae, Jawed Fish, Lilianae, Low Angle View, Magnoliopsida, Marine, Monocot, Monocotyledon, Mouth, North America, Ocean, Open Mouth, Plant, Plantae, Saltwater, Shark, Southeast Usa, Southern Usa, Spermatophyte, Spermatophytina, Sphyrna, Sphyrna Tiburo, Sphyrna Tiburo Tiburo, Sphyrna Vespertina, Sphyrnidae, Squalus Tiburo, Tape Grass, Tapegrass, Thalassia, Thalassia Testudinum, Tracheophyta, Tropical, Turtle Grass, Underside, Underwater, United States Of America, Usa, Vascular Plant, Ventral View, Vertebrate, Water, Wildlife

Neptune seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) bed, sun rays shining through water

Neptune seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) bed, sun rays shining through water. A patch of seagrass bed in the Mediterranean sea is considered to be the oldest living organism on earth. Spain. June

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Aegle Fragilis, Alga Oceanica, Alismatales, Angiosperm, Angiospermae, Calm, Caulinia Oceanica, Europe, Flowering Plant, Light Ray, Lilianae, Magnoliopsida, Marine, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean Tapeweed, Monocot, Monocotyledon, Mood, Natural Light, Neptune Grass, Plant, Plantae, Posidonia, Posidonia Oceanica, Posidoniaceae, Saltwater, Sea, Seagrass, Seagrass Bed, Southern Europe, Spain, Spermatophyte, Spermatophytina, Sunlight, Temperate, Tracheophyta, Underwater, Vascular Plant, Water

Melting ice sheet with massive waterfalls running off the Austfonna glacier

Melting ice sheet with massive waterfalls running off the Austfonna glacier, the third largest glacier in the world covering most of Nordaustlandet island, eastern Svalbard, Norway.
Winner of Truet Nordisk Natur category of Natur & Foto competition 2020

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Aerial View, Arctic, Climate Change, Competition Winner, Elevated View, Environment, Environmental Issues, Europe, Glacier, Global Warming, Greenhouse Effect, High Angle View, Ice, Ice Sheet, Ice Sheets, Marine, Nordic Countries, North Europe, Northern Europe, Norway, Photography Award, Saltwater, Scandinavia, Sea, Svalbard, Thawing, Water