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Charles J Sharp's favourites from photographs taken in the last 13 years in 81 countries
Albania
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Belgium
Belize
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Cayman Islands
Chile
Hong Kong
Colombia
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Denmark
Dominica
Ecuador
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
France
Gambia
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Italy
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya
Laos
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Madagascar
Malta
Malaysia
Mauritius
Mexico
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nepal
New Zealand
North Macedonia
Norway
Panama
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Rwanda
Samoa
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Uganda
UAE
UK
Uruguay
Vietnam
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Mammals
Rhinoceros unicornis(Indian rhinoceros) near Narayani River, Chitwan Community Forest buffer zone, Nepal
Pteropus tonganus(Polynesian flying fox) on the island of Taveuni, Fiji
Birds
♂ Cinnyricinclus leucogaster verreauxi(Violet-backed starling) drinking in Damaraland, Namibia
♂ Mellisuga helenae(Bee Hummingbird) the world’s smallest bird, a Cuban endemic
Mellisuga minima (Vervain Hummingbird) the world’s 2nd smallest bird; in Jamaica
♀ Selasphorus flammula(Volcano hummingbird) the World’s 3rd smallest bird flower-piercing in Chiriquí Province, Panama
Riccordia bicolor(Blue-headed hummingbird)
♂ Cinnyris osea osea(Palestine sunbird) feeding in the Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan
Coracias caudatus(Lilac-breasted roller) Kruger National Park, South Africa
♀ Cinnyris jugularis flammaxillaris(Olive-backed sunbird) feeding on yellow oleander ( Cascabela thevetia) on Ko Phi Phi Le, Thailand
Corythornis cristatus thomensis(São Tomé malachite kingfisher) on São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Príncipe
♀ Megaceryle maxima(Giant Kingfisher) Breaking the tilapia’s backbone, Lake Naivasha, Kenya
♂♀ Ceryle rudis rudis (Pied kingfishers) pair in Chobe National Park, Botswana
Merops apiaster(European bee-eaters) each with a dragonfly, Hungary
Merops bullockoides(White-fronted bee-eater) on the Linyanti River, Namibia
Merops philippinus (Blue-tailed bee-eater) Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
Agapornis roseicollis(Rosy-faced lovebirds) making friends in Erongo, Namibia
Vini solitaria(Collared lory) on octopus tree ( Heptapleurum actinophyllum), Colo-I-Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji
Myiopsitta monachus(Monk parakeets) Colonia Department, Uruguay
♂ Dicaeum ignipectus(Fire-breasted flowerpecker) Phulchowki Mountain, Nepal
♂ Phoenicurus moussieri(Moussier's redstart) Toubkal, Morocco
♂ Myzomela nigriventrisSamoan myzomela (Myzomela nigriventris) Upolu, Samoa
Phoenicurus phoenicurus](Redstart - ringed) Għadira Nature Reserve, Malta
Gracupica contra (Asian pied starlings) Sali, Uttar Pradesh, India
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae(Tui) on Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
Dendrocygna autumnalis(Black-bellied Whistling Ducks) on Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Alopochen aegyptiaca(Egyptian goose and goslings) Bürgerpark, Bremen, Germany
Picathartes gymnocephalus(White-necked rockfowl) Nyamebe Bepo Forest Reserve, Ghana
Buphagus africanus (Yellow-billed oxpeckers on zebra) in Senegal
Pycnonotus jocosus(Red-whiskered bulbuls) exchanging food on Mauritius
Fratercula arctica(Puffin with lesser sand eels) on Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire
♂ Anthracoceros coronatus(Malabar pied hornbill) Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
Phoenicopterus roseus(Greater flamingos) Dohat Arad Lagoon, Muharraq, Bahrain
Ciconia ciconia(White stork) Carrying plastic for nest, Fitted with transmitter. Huelva, Spain
Ramphastos sulfuratus(Keel-billed toucan) near Flores in Guatemala
Andigena hypoglauca(Grey-breasted mountain toucan) Hacienda El Bosque, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
Aulacorhynchus haematopygus sexnotatus (Crimson-rumped toucanet) Refugio Paz de Las Aves, Ecuador
Rupornis magnirostris griseocauda(Roadside hawk) eating speckled racer in Belize
Podiceps grisegena(Red-necked grebe) breeding adult, Gronjordssoen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Phalacrocorax carbo(Great cormorants) Lapmežciems beach, Ķemeri National Park, Latvia
♂ Houbaropsis bengalensis blandini(Bengal florican) Tonlé Sap, Cambodia
Butterflies and moths
Pachliopta hector(Crimson Rose) Kumarkom, Kerala, India
Papilio machaon gorganus(Old World swallowtail) Termini, Sorrento Peninsula, Italy
Papilio crino(Common banded peacock) Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, India.
Aporia crataegi(Black-veined white) on early marsh-orchid ( Dactylorhiza incarnata), Tagamõisa Conservation Area, Saaremaa, Estonia
Mylothris rueppellii haemus(Twin dotted border) newly emerged in Johannesburg, South Africa
Charaxes jasius jasius(Two-tailed pasha) Europe’s only charaxes, Sithonia, Greece
Euphaedra themis(Crimson-spotted forester) in the Bobiri Forest, Ghana
Inachis io (European Peacock) Otmoor RSPB reserve, Oxfordshire
Danaus chrysippus(Plain tiger) on dwarf poinciana (Caesalpinia pulcherrima f. rosea) Botanic Gardens, Singapore
Melitaea didyma(Spotted fritillary) Galichica National Park, Republic of North Macedonia
Euphydryas aurinia(Marsh Fritillaries) mating in Brickes Wood, Lydlinch, Dorset
Issoria baumanni excelsior(Baumann's mountain fritillary) Slopes of Mount Bisoge, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
Polygonia c-album aberration hutchinsoniComma Fermyn Woods, Northamptonshire
♂ Coenonympha gardettaAlpine heath Wengen, Switzerland
Callicore texa(Texa eighty-eight) Cristalino Lodge, Amazon, Brazil
♂ Leptotes pirithous(Lang's Short-tailed Blue) Alvão Nature Park, Portugal
Polyommatus icarus(Common blues) mating on Yoesden Bank, Buckinghamshire
Brephidium exilis thompsoni(Grand Cayman pygmy blue) The World's smallest butterfly, endemic to Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
♀ Polyommatus icarus mariscolore(Common blue) rare ssp mariscolore from the Burren, County Clare, Ireland
Callophrys rubi (Green hairstreak) Aston Upthorpe, Oxfordshire
Dragonflies and damselflies
Other insects and spiders
Reptiles and amphibians
Caiman yacare (Yacare Caiman) in the Pantanal, Brazil
Crocodylus palustris(Mugger crocodile) in the Senanayake Samudraya, Gal Oya, Sri Lanka
Trioceros rudis (Rough Chameleon) Slopes of Mount Bisoge, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
Trachylepis striata(African striped skinks) Malolotja National Park, Eswatini
♀♂ Acanthodactylus boskianus (Bosc's fringe-toed lizards) courtship in the Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan
Calotes calotes(Green garden lizard hunting) Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka
Testudo graeca nabeulensis{Tunisian tortoise) Cap Bon, Tunisia
Natrix maura(Viperine water snake) Extremadura region, Spain
Natrix natrix{Grass snake}} Pieniny, Slovakia
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