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Aerial view of the Okavango Delta, Botswana, March 2009
Aerial View of the livestock fence erected across the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Separates the wild buffalo in the northern area (left) from the domestic livestock in the southern area (right) to avoid the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease in the Cattle populations, March 2009
Family of three Marine otters (Lontra felina) swimming in sea, Punta Corrientes, Peru, Endangered species
Fork-tailed storm-petrel (Oceanodroma furcata) flying low over water, Gulf of Alaska, Alaska, USA, September
Aerial view of Anavilhanas Archipelago, Flooded forest, Rio Negro, Amazonia, Brazil, July 2008
Aerial view of Taiga ponds and Spruce trees (Picea abies) in the boreal lowlands of the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge. Alaska, USA, June.
Pipitos beach, northern Corfu, Greece, June 2010.
Aerial view of tundra ponds and polygon formations in the NPRA. Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska. July.
Traditional village huts in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, March 2009
King penguin breeding colony (Aptenodytes patagonicus) Possession island, Crozet Archipelago, Sub-antarctic, Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, December 1999
Aerial view of Whale island, Morbihan gulf, Kerguelen archipelago, Sub-antarctic, Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, December 1999
Aerial view of the Kalahari Desert with shadow of the plane, Botswana, March 2009
Aerial view of volcanic crater, Saint Paul Island in Indian Ocean, Sub-antarctic, Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, December 1999
Aerial view of San Stefanos Bay, Corfu, Greece, June 2010.
River flowing through tropical cloud forest. Bosque de Protección Alto Mayo, Amazonas Department, Peru November 2009
Aerial view of the Okavango Delta showing an island of higher land and animal tracks, Botswana, March 2009
Aerial view of the Big Hole diamond mine at Kimberley, South Africa
Aerial view of the Okavango Delta showing an island of higher land and animal tracks, Botswana, March 2009
Irrigation crop circles as seen from the air east of Potchefstroom, South Africa, April 2009
Aerial view of swimmer off Pipitos beach, northern Corfu, Greece, June 2010.
Aerial view of cliffs on Possession island, Crozet archipelago, Sub-antarctic, Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, December 1999
Headland off San Stefanos Bay, Corfu, Greece, June 2010.
Aerial view of Ile Haute in Morbihan gulf, Kerguelen archipelago, Sub-antarctic, Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, December 1999
Flock of White Fronted Geese (Anser albifrons) in molt, on water, Teshekpuk Lake, Alaska, USA, July.
Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) viewed from above, in the surf, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, February
Mist and rolling countryside in the Usk Valley, Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales, UK. October 2009
Aerial view of the Okavango Delta showing islands of higher land and animal tracks, Botswana, March 2009
Crab boat "Free Spirit 2" lowering a string of crab pots off Tintagel, Cornwall, UK, April 2010.
Aerial view of Cocos-Keeling's West Island Australian Island in the Indian Ocean.
Aerial view of salt marsh in the Baratari Bay area of the Mississippi River delta. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. July 2010.
Aerial view of Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sow with cub walking on multi-layer ice (freshwater pans formed over the years where the salt is squeezed out of the ice) on the Chukchi Sea, off the National Petroleum Reserves, Alaska
Small flock of Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus).perched on a house TV aerial. Nottinghamshire, UK, January. (non-ex)
Aerial view of oiled and containment boomed salt marsh in the Baratari Bay area of the Mississippi River delta, contaminated as a result of the BP Deepwater Horizon leak. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, USA, July 2010.
Aerial view of King penguin breeding colony (Aptenodytes patagonicus) Possession island, Crozet Archipelago, Sub-antarctic, Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, December 1999
Aerial view of spring wildflower displays, Phacelia (purple) San Joaquin Blazing Star (orange) and Coreopsis (yellow) Temblor Range, Carrizo Plains National Monument in California, USA, April 2010
Aerial view of Port aux Francais, scientific station and Marion Dufresne cargo ship in Morbihan gulf. Kerguelen archipelago, Sub-antarctic, Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, December 1999
Aerial view of an oil covered island and displaced oil containment boom in Barataria Bay area of the Mississippi River delta, contaminated as a result of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,USA, July 2010.
Aerial view of an oil stained beach, contaminated by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. Grand Isle, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA, July 2010.
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) at surface, Eastern Pacific
Aerial view of oiled bird nesting colonies in Barataria Bay area of the Mississippi River delta, with oil spill containment booms attempting to prevent more oil coming ashore.
Aerial view of an oil covered island and displaced oil containment boom in the Barataria Bay area of the Mississippi River delta, contaminated as a result of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, USA, July 2010.
Lowland rainforest viewed from canopy platform, Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar, October 2009
Aerial view of Slickbar oil booms on the beach at Grand Isle, used in the clean up and containment of hazardous oil, from the BP Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. USA, July 2010.
Aerial view of an oil stained beach, contaminated by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. Grand Isle, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA, July 2010.
Aerial view of glaciated valley of Concordia, Karakoram Mountains, Himalayas, Pakistan. From Pakistani military helicopter for BBC series Planet Earth April 2005
Aerial view of the Murchison river gorge, Kalbarri National Park, Western Australia. August 2009
Aerial view of eroded plateau, Kennedy Range National Park, Western Australia. August 2009
Aerial view of Fortescue falls, casacading through Dale gorge, Karijini National Park, Pilbara, Western Australia. August 2009
Rear view of pilots and Trango towers in the Karakoram Mountains, Himalayas, Pakistan, from Pakistani military helicopter, for BBC series Planet Earth. April 2005
Aerial view of Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, August 2010
Aerial view of glaciated valley of Concordia, Karakoram Mountains, Himalayas, Pakistan. From Pakistani military helicopter for BBC series Planet Earth April 2005
Aerial view of rock formations in Hidden valley, Mirima National Park, Western Australia. July 2009
Aerial view of a glaciated valley, Concordia in the Karakoram Mountains, with helicopter in distance. Himalayas, Pakistan. From Pakistani military helicopter for BBC series Planet Earth, April 2005
Aerial view of Limestone formations in the Pinnacles desert, Nambung National Park, Western Australia. July 2009
Aerial view of K2 and glaciated valley of Concordia, Karakoram Mountains, Himalayas, Pakistan. From Pakistani military helicopter for BBC series Planet Earth April 2005
View south over the Somerset Levels from Walton Hill on a misty winter evening with snow on the ground. View includes Butleigh Moor, Somerton Moor, Street Moor, Low Ham Moor, Walton Moor, Pitney Moor, Huish Moor, Somerset, UK, December 2010
View south over the Somerset Levels from Walton Hill on a misty winter evening with snow on the ground. View includes Butleigh Moor, Somerton Moor, Street Moor, Low Ham Moor, Walton Moor, Pitney Moor, Huish Moor, Somerset, UK, December 2010
Aerial view of Lake Natron, Rift Valley, Tanzania, Africa, August 2009
Traditional white village, Zahara de la Sierra, on the Ruta de los Pueblos Blancos, Parque Natural Sierra de Grazalema, Andalucia, Spain, August 2008
Aerial view of the crater of Erta ale volcano (the smoking mountain) in the Afar desert, Northern Ethiopia, February 2009
Eruption and molten lava flowing down the sides of the Erta ale volcano (the smoking mountain) in the Afar desert, Northern Ethiopia, February 2009
Aerial view of Maasai fenced homestead, with buildings and livestock enclosures. Kenya, Africa, August 2009
Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) from above with Remoras (Echeneis naucrates). Little Bahama Bank. Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.
Aerial view of the trench of the Great Rift valley, Tanzania, Africa, August 2009
Neighbouring farmland to Denmark Farm Conservation Centre which is grazed and farmed intensively and where wildlife cannot thrive as it can at Denmark Farm. Lampeter, Wales, UK. June 2011.
Crocodilefish (Papilloculiceps longiceps) camouflaged on sandy seabed, Red Sea, Egypt
View south over the Somerset Levels from Walton Hill on a misty winter evening with snow on the ground. View includes Butleigh Moor, King's Sedge Moor, Somerton Moor, Street Moor, Low Ham Moor, Walton Moor, Compton Dundon Moor, Pitney Moor, Huish Moor and Greylake, Somerset, UK, December 2010
View south over the Somerset Levels from Walton Hill on a misty winter evening with snow on the ground. View includes Butleigh Moor, King's Sedge Moor, Somerton Moor, Street Moor, Low Ham Moor, Walton Moor, Compton Dundon Moor, Pitney Moor, Huish Moor and Greylake, Somerset, UK, December 2010
A small valley in Alsace seen from a high angle. France.
View south over the Somerset Levels from Walton Hill on a misty winter evening with snow on the ground. View includes Butleigh Moor, Somerton Moor, Street Moor, Low Ham Moor, Walton Moor, Pitney Moor, Huish Moor, Somerset, UK, December 2010. Did you know? 80,000 birds gather in the Somerset Levels every winter.
Aerial view of solidified lava from the Erta ale volcano (the smoking mountain) in the Afar desert, Northern Ethiopia, February 2009
Aerial view of a meander in the Connecticut River, farmland and woodlands, Hadley, nr Northampton, Massachusetts, USA, November 2007
Neighbouring farmland to Denmark Farm Conservation Centre which is grazed and farmed intensively and where wildlife cannot thrive as it can at Denmark Farm. Lampeter, Wales, UK. June 2011.
IMOCA open 60 "President" training ahead of the Barcelona World Race. Port la Foret, Brittany, France, November 2010.
Autumn landscape with woodland and farms viewed from the summit of Burke Mountain, East Burke, Vermont, USA, October 2008
View south over the Somerset Levels from Walton Hill on a misty winter evening with snow on the ground. View includes Butleigh Moor, Somerton Moor, Street Moor, Low Ham Moor, Walton Moor, Pitney Moor, Huish Moor, Somerset, UK, December 2010
Aerial view of savanna landscape in the dry season, Rift Valley, Tanzania, Africa, August 2009
View south over the Somerset Levels from Walton Hill on a misty winter evening with snow on the ground. View includes Butleigh Moor, Somerton Moor, Street Moor, Low Ham Moor, Walton Moor, Pitney Moor, Huish Moor, Somerset, UK, December 2010
Large Manta ray (Manta birostris) feeding on plankton in very shallow water, viewed from the surface. Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.
Aerial view of Maasai fenced homestead, with buildings and livestock enclosures. Kenya, Africa, August 2009
Aerial view of Oxbow lake formed on the Connecticut River, Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA, November 2007
Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in shallow water over a sand bank. Sandy Ridge, Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic
A pod of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) swimming over a sand bank. Sandy Ridge, Little Bahama Bank. Bahamas.
Large Manta ray (Manta birostris) feeding on plankton in very shallow water, viewed from the surface. Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.
Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in shallow water over a sand bank. Sandy Ridge, Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic
View south with willow trees over Walton Moor on the Somerset Levels from Walton Hill on a misty winter evening with snow on the ground, Somerset, UK, December 2010.
IMOCA open 60 "Mirabaud" training ahead of the Barcelona World Race. Ile d'yeu, France, November 2010.
Traditional white village, Zahara de la Sierra, on the Ruta de los Pueblos Blancos, Parque Natural Sierra de Grazalema, Andalucia, Spain, August 2008
View of river running through Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Africa, August 2009
Outline of an Angelshark (Squatina squatina) buried in the sand. Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. East Atlantic Ocean.
View south over the Somerset Levels from Walton Hill on a misty winter evening with snow on the ground
Shelduck ( Tadorna tadorna) in flight, passing the sun at dawn, Elmley RSPB Reserve, Kent, UK, March
IMOCA open 60 "President" training ahead of the Barcelona World Race. Port la Foret, Brittany, France, November 2010.
Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) flying over sea, Puffin Island, Anglesey, North Wales, UK, June
Winter sunset over the Somerset Levels from Walton Hill on a misty evening with snow on the ground.
View from Cul Mor towards Suilven, Coigach / Assynt SWT, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, UK, June 2011
Aerial view of Lake Natron, Rift Valley, Tanzania, Africa, August 2009
Aerial view of the Moore Dam and Moore Reservoir on the Connecticut River in Littleton, New Hampshire, USA, October 2007
Aerial view of hot lava in the crater of the Erta ale volcano (the smoking mountain) in the Afar desert, Northern Ethiopia, February 2009
View south over the Somerset Levels from Walton Hill on a misty winter evening with snow on the ground. View includes Butleigh Moor, Somerton Moor, Street Moor, Low Ham Moor, Walton Moor, Pitney Moor, Huish Moor, Somerset, UK, December 2010