Great natural world photos
Posted: 09 Dec 2014, 13:09
Some great pics here!Photos of flies, fish, snakes, seabirds, a decapitated butterfly and even a decaying zebra have been recognised in the British Ecological Society's annual photo competition.
More than 200 entries were received - a new record for the competition - showing scenes of the natural world spanning Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe.
The winning shot was taken in a back garden in Sweden by Alejandro Ruete, a PhD student at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. He called his photo, which shows a hoverfly perched delicately on a globe thistle, "Kiss in the backyard".
"This is a tiny example of the ecology that is going on in our backyards," Mr Ruete said.
"A whole variety of species population dynamics and interactions can be found in a not-so-well-kept garden (like mine) while fostering the presence of native pollinators."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30382316