RM2ATWH1Y–Sierra Negra giant tortoise (Chelonoidis guntheri) Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands.
RM2ATWH0T–Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) walking at night, with monsoon clouds and lightning. Kanha National Park, Central India. Dominant male (T29)
RM2ATWFNB–School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, photographed on a long exposure, Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
RM2ATWFRR–Gorner glacier with Mont Rose and Lyskamm, Swiss Alps, Valais, Switzerland. September 2018.
RM2ATWGDJ–View towards Naranjo de Bulnes (Picu Urriellu) a distinctive 2519m limestone peak, Picos de Europa mountains, viewed from Arenas de Cabrales at sunset, Asturias, Spain, August 2016.
RM2ATWG0H–Feral horse (Equus caballus) walking on a remote sandy beach, near Arta, Mallorca, Spain, August.
RM2ATWFHH–Running foliage spider / Spiny-legged sac spider (Liocranum rupicola), a nationally scarce species in the UK, hunting at night in an old stone wall, Wiltshire, UK, September.
RM2ATWGDE–Pyrenean merendera / False meadow saffron (Merendera pyrenaica / Colchicum montanum) flowering on montane pastureland, Vegas de Sotres, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, August.
RM2ATWGDC–Cornish heath (Erica vagans) clump flowering on montane pastureland, above the Lakes of Covadonga, at 1300m, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, August.
RM2ATWFHJ–Female House spider (Tegenaria sp.) at the mouth of her tubular silk retreat in an old stone wall, Somerset, UK, September.
RM2ATWGDD–Mediterranean sea holly / Pyrenean eryngo (Eryngium bourgatii) flowering on montane pastureland, Covadonga, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, August.
RM2ATWGDP–White stork (Ciconia ciconia) male landing with nest material and joining his mate on their nest in an Oak tree at sunset, Knepp estate, Sussex, UK, April 2019. This is the first recorded instance of White storks nesting in the UK for several hundreds of years.
RM2ATWG0J–Sand-loving / Square-headed wasp (Tachysphex costae) feeding on Sea holly flowers (Eryngium maritimum) on a beach, Sardinia, Italy, June.
RM2ATWGE4–White stork (Ciconia ciconia) parent standing beside its three developing chicks. In captive breeding colony raising young birds for UK White Stork reintroduction project at the Knepp Estate. Cotswold Wildlife Park, Oxfordshire, UK, May 2019. Property released.
RM2ATWGE2–White stork (Ciconia ciconia) nest at captive breeding colony raising chicks for UK White Stork reintroduction project at the Knepp Estate. Cotswold Wildlife Park, Oxfordshire, UK, May 2019.
RM2ATWGE1–Richard Wardle feeding fish to recently hatched White stork (Ciconia ciconia) chicks in nest. In captive breeding colony raising young birds for UK White Stork reintroduction project at the Knepp Estate. Cotswold Wildlife Park, Oxfordshire, UK, April 2019. Model and Property released.
RM2ATWGDX–Recently hatched White stork (Ciconia ciconia) chicks begging for food in their nest. In captive breeding colony raising young birds for UK White Stork reintroduction project at the Knepp Estate. Cotswold Wildlife Park, Oxfordshire, UK, April 2019. Property released.
RM2ATWGDN–White stork (Ciconia ciconia) pair performing an up-down display with bill clattering on their nest in an Oak tree, Knepp estate, Sussex, UK, April 2019. This is the first recorded instance of White storks nesting in the UK for several hundreds of years.
RM2ATWFHF–Common lace weaver / Lace-webbed spider (Amaurobius similis) male in its web in an old stone wall at night, Wiltshire, UK, September.
RM2ATWFHG–Leafcutter / Rose-cutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) lands at its nest in a Bamboo tube in an insect hotel near several nests she has completed and some Potter wasp (Ancistrocerus sp.) nests, Wiltshire, UK, July.
RM2ATWH4A–Captive reared juvenile White stork (Ciconia ciconia) in flight over the Knepp Estate soon after release, Sussex, UK, August 2019.
RM2ATWH48–Captive reared juvenile White stork (Ciconia ciconia) with a GPS tracker on its back in flight over the Knepp Estate soon after release, Sussex, UK, August 2019.
RM2ATWG0K–Forest caterpillar hunter (Calosoma sycophanta) feeding on a Gypsy moth caterpillar (Lymantria dispar) it has killed in a Holm oak tree, Bacu Goloritze ravine, Baunei, Sardinia, Italy, May.
RM2ATWGAH–Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urtica) in flight, with flower, Bavaria, Germany.
RM2ATWG5E–Low angle view of crane used for studying tree canopy at Daintree rainforest observatory, Queensland, Australia. February 2015
RM2ATWGJY–Route One, Southeast Iceland. December
RM2ATWGJP–Menai Strait and Telford suspension bridge. Isle of Anglesey, Wales, October 2018.
RM2ATWGW7–Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia) captive, endemic to Scotland. September
RM2ATWGW9–Little nomad bee (Nomada flavoguttata) covered in Dandelion pollen (Taraxacum offinicale) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. September
RM2ATWFNX–Aerial view of Salinas de Janubio, La Hoya, Lanzarote Island, Canary Islands. December 2018.
RM2ATWH23–Amazonian millipede with parasites. Sumaco National Park, Napo, Ecuador
RM2ATWGP1–Mountain hare footprints in snow on mountain top in Glen Coe, Lochaber, Scotland, UK.February
RM2ATWG98–Mountains of Assynt and Loch Sionasgaig in the rain, Sutherland, Scotland, UK. November.
RM2ATWG5H–Scientists studying response to wet-dry seasonal transition in rainforest trees, in basket lifted by crane. Daintree rainforest observatory, Queensland, Australia. February 2015
RM2ATWG5K–Scientists studying response to wet-dry seasonal transition in rainforest trees, in basket lifted by crane. Daintree rainforest observatory, Queensland, Australia. February 2015
RM2ATWG58–Dr. Alex Cheesman researching changes in phloem flux to environmental variables in two tropical forest canopy tree species at the Daintree Rainforest Observatory, Queensland, Australia. February 2015. Model released.
RM2ATWG5N–Scientists studying response to wet-dry seasonal transition in rainforest trees, in basket lifted by crane. Daintree rainforest observatory, Queensland, Australia. February 2015
RM2ATWGRW–Head of a North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) showing callosities, patches of roughened skin that are unique to each whale. Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada. IUCN Status: Endangered. August
RM2ATWGNH–Sunlight splintering through misty pine forest at sunset, Glencharnoch Wood, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK.November
RM2ATWGWE–Mining bee (Andrena sp.), harvesting pollen from anthers of Cherry tree (Prunus sp.) Ripon Wisconsin USA, May.
RM2ATWGNP–River Spey on winters dawn, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK.January
RM2ATWGRG–Aerial view of Carters Beach on the Southshore of Nova Scotia, Canada. August
RM2ATWG5D–Guttering to redirect water at the Daintree Drought Experiment, where rainforest plants grown under cover to see how they respond to drought. Daintree Rainforest Observatory, northern Queensland, Australia. September 2015
RM2ATWG5A–Scientist Susan Laurance leads the Daintree Drought Experiment in far north Queensland. The experiment combines the efforts of plant physiologists, ecologists, soil experts, climatologists and hydrologists to assess the varying responses of plants to drought, from their roots to their highest pinnacles in the forest. Others will study how smaller animals such as insects respond to drought. This experiment is based at the Daintree Rainforest Observatory, a research station operated by James Cook University. September 2015.
RM2ATWH6E–Killer whales (Orcinus orca) at the surface in an Arctic fjord in Spildra, northern Norway, with sea birds. Arctic Ocean
RM2ATWGRB–Women picking Tea (Camelia sinensis) leaves by hand in organic tea fields, Temi Tea Garden, Sikkim, India, October 2018.
RM2ATWGR9–Women picking Tea (Camelia sinensis) leaves by hand in organic tea fields, Temi Tea Garden, Sikkim, India, October 2018.
RM2ATWG9B–Feral sheep with Galtachan islands behind, Shiant Isles, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. June 2018
RM2ATWGPY–Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigirs) tigress, stopping due to sound from camera while patrolling, Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.
RM2ATWG9F–Stream in spate in native oak woodland in summer, Clonaig, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland, UK, July 2015.
RM2ATWH2G–Aerial view of cut tree trunks in deforested Ecuadorian Choco, Esmeraldas, Ecuador
RM2ATWGPA–Small pool on bog moorland, Tulloch Moor, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, August.
RM2ATWG7H–Plastic bottles and other rubbish, found on a beach in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
RM2ATWGPP–Avielochan at sunrise, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, August.
RM2ATWGHJ–Floating, abandoned net in the ocean, Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean.
RM2ATWFJC–Water lilies at the surface in Cenote Nicte-Ha,Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
RM2ATWG9C–Islands of Boreray and Stac Lee, St Kilda, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, summer 2015.
RM2ATWFMR–Cracked frozen lake following the first snow of winter, aerial view. Akershus, Norway. December 2018.
RM2ATWFJW–Diver exploring an iceberg in Greenland Sea. Tasiilaq, East Greenland. April 2018.
RM2ATWFJX–Diver exploring around an iceberg. Tasiilaq, East Greenland. April 2018.
RM2ATWFJM–Scuba diver exploring El Eden cenote. Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
RM2ATWH6A–Tawny nurse sharks (Nebris ferrungineus) at night. Vavuu Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean
RM2ATWGT0–Fishing ropes wrap over the blowhole of a severely entangled North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada. Fishing gear entanglement is a leading cause of death in North Atlantic right whales. IUCN Status: Endangered. July
RM2ATWGT1–Fishing ropes wrap around the head and mouth, damaging the baleen of a severely entangled North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada. Fishing gear entanglement is a leading cause of death in North Atlantic right whales. IUCN Status: Endangered. July
RM2ATWH27–Lesser Clownfrogs (Dendropsophus parviceps) with their eggs. Sumaco National Park, Napo, Ecuador