Mckeedi

Close ups of a humpback whale of Brisbane, Australia #marinemammals #cetaceans #australias #brisbane #humpbackwhale #whales #nature #wildlife #marinemegafauna

A beachmaster southern elephant seal relaxing in-between defending the harem on Sea Lion Island in the Falklands #marinemammals #elephantseals #falklandislands #sealionisland #pinnipeds #seals #nature #wildlife #southatlantic #marinemegafauna #newlife #matingseason #spring #southerneelephantseal

Puffin landing on Inner Farne in the Farne Islands, Northumberland #birds #puffin #puffins #farneislands #seabirds #nationaltrust #bbcearth #bbcwildlife #rspb #coastalbirds #auks #wildlife #nature

Vivienne Westward

Barn owl in the North Pennines AONB #barnowl #birds #owls #nature #wildlife #animals #crepuscular #northpennines #northpenninesaonb #birdsofprey #northengland

to be fair no-one has ever done a job like he has

Cormorant facing the wind and sea #cormorant #wildlife #birds #coastalbirds #nature #sea #animals

Crested barbet in the Kruger National Park, South Africa #southafrica #krugernationalpark #nature #wildlife #birds #barbet #crestedbarbet #protectedareas #safari #africa

Hippo in the Okavango Delta, Botswana #africa #botswana #hippo #hipppotamus #mammals #okavangodelta #protectedareas #blackandwhite #nature #animals #wildlife #safari

Yes, crest up and everything

Thanks

Portrait of a shag on Inner Farne in the Farne Islands, Northumberland #birds #shag #cormorants #farneislands #seabirds #nationaltrust #bbcearth #bbcwildlife #rspb #coastalbirds #coastalbirds #wildlife #nature

Puffin landing on Inner Farne in the Farne Islands, Northumberland #birds #puffin #puffins #farneislands #seabirds #nationaltrust #bbcearth #bbcwildlife #rspb #coastalbirds #auks #wildlife #nature

Cow astonishes scientists with rare tool use The discovery suggests cows may have far greater cognitive abilities than previously assumed.

Is this the happiest cow alive...?

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Thanks Jane

A young bamboo pit viper in the Western Ghats of India

A macaroni among the rockhoppers on New Island in the Falklands

Kingfisher with prey, taken in Lincolnshire, UK

Giraffe in the Maasai Mara, Kenya #kenya #giraffe #herbivores #africa #kenya #tall #safari #predators #maassaimara #protectedareas #nature #wildlife

Razorbill on The Skerries off Anglesey, Wales #birds #irishsea #theskerries #northwales #RSPB #seabirds #anglesey #birds #razorbill #auks #nature #wildlife

Puffin landing on Inner Farne in the Farne Islands, Northumberland #birds #puffin #puffins #farneislands #seabirds #nationaltrust #bbcearth #bbcwildlife #rspb #coastalbirds #auks #wildlife #nature

Gentoo penguin and chick at Yorke Bay in the Falklands #birds #seabirds #fligtlessbirds #nature #yorkebay #wildlife #falklandislands #southatlantic #gentoopenguin #falklands

A gentoo penguin chick at Yorke Bay in the Falklands #birds #seabirds #fligtlessbirds #nature #yorkebay #wildlife #falklandislands #southatlantic #gentoopenguin #falklands

Sleeping black-browed albatross through the window of an lichen coated rock. Take at North Bluff on New Island in the Falklands #newisland #birds #seabirds #falklandislands #albatross #rspb #northbluffrookery #southatlantic #blackbrowedalbatross #natrue #wildlife

An old shot of a hyaena and vultures on giraffe kill in the Maasai Mara, Kenya #kenya #hyaena #vultures #scavengers #africa #kenya #bigfive #safari #predators #maassaimara #protectedareas #nature #wildlife

Waxwing at Sainsbury's car park in Hessle, Hull. #birds #waxwing #nature #urbannature #wildlife #colours

Puffin on Lunga off Isle of Mull, Scotland #birds

Dave Higgins (@mckeedi) Ascension Island land crab outside an outbuilding of Garden Cottage in Green Mountain National Park

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Song of the Hyaena Morrisey once sang, ‘you have never been in love until you’ve seen the stars reflect in the reservoirs.’ Here in Africa I can tell you that you’ve never heard your heartbeat till four hyaena are cackl...

Song of the Hyaena
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Relaxing southern elephant seal pup on Sea Lion Island in the Falklands #marinemammals #elephantseals #falklandislands #sealionisland #pinnipeds #seals #nature #wildlife #southatlantic #marinemegafauna #newlife #matingseason #spring #southerneelephantseal #falklands