Wildlife Photography by Erik Karits

Brown hairstreak (Thecla betulae)

Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus)

Northern Hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)

Nuns Valley (Curral das Freiras), Madeira, Portugal

Ao Nang , Thailand

Heath Fritillary (Melitaea parthenoides)

Oriental garden lizard (Calotes vesicolor)

Common brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

Ao Nang, Thailand

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Jumping Spider (Evarcha falcata)

Nettle weevil (Phyllobius pomaceus)

Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)

Northern Hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)

Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides)

Mallard or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)

Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)

Castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus)

Common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum)

Goldenrod Crab Spider (Misumena vatia)

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Eurasian Bluets (Coenagrion)

Jumping spider (Aelurillus v-insignitus)

Green crab spider (Diaea dorsata)

Dusky leaf monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus)

Western honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Southern skimmer (Orthetrum brunneum)

Tachinid fly (Phasia hemiptera)

Large skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus)

Spotted wolf spider (Pardosa amentata)

Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo)

Common Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Krabi, Thailand

Green Tiger Beetle (Cicindela campestris)

Funnel web spider

Common Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

Green rock crab (Grapsus fourmanoiri)

Cuckoo wasp (Crysis)

Castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus)

Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

German cockroach (Blattella germanica)

Corfu, Greece

Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)

Lesser marbled fritillary (Brenthis ino)

Rook (Corvus frugilegus)

Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)

Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Yellow helen , Black and white helen (Papilio nephelus)

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Titania’s Fritillary (Boloria titania)

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Purple-edged copper (Lycaena hippothoe)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Western honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Dusky leaf monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus)

European garden spider (Araneus diadematus)

Nettle weevil (Phyllobius pomaceus)

Thailand boats

Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)

Red-throated Barbet (Psilopogon mystacophanos)

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Common Mayfly (Ephemera vulgata)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Mallard or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

Castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus)

Large poplar borer (Saperda carcharias)

Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

Large poplar borer, longhorn beetle (Saperda carcharias)

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

Corfu, Greece

Green shield bug (Palomena prasina)

European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus)

False blister beetle (Crysanthia viridissima)

Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia)

Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis)

Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides)

Robberfly

Asian Water Monitor (Varanus salvator)

Hairy Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum)

Fly

Goldenrod Crab Spider (Misumena vatia)

Northern Hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)

European crested tit (Parus cristatus)

Beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo)

Emma gray`s forest lizard (Calotes emma)

Old world swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

German cockroach (Blattella germanica)

Splayed deer fly (Chrysops caecutiens)

Thailand

Cuckoo wasp

Chestnut heath (Coenonympha glycerion)

Common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata)

Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)

Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)

Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii)

Western honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides)

Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus)

Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo)

Green rock crab (Grapsus fourmanoiri)

American mink (Neogale vison)

Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Large poplar borer (Saperda carcharias)

Sicily, Italia

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

Hummingbird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellaturum)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

The European Peacock (Aglais io)

Surreal

Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus)

Common blue (Polyommatus icarus)

Honey bee (Amegilla calceifera)

Pomegranate

 Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus)

Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Western honey bee

Common blue (Polyommatus icarus)

Yellow-sided clower-sawfly (Tenthredo notha)

Red-tailed bumble bee (Bombus lapidarius)

Common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum)

Seaside lady beetle (Naemia seriata)

Long legged fly (Dolichopus ungulatus)

Hazel-leaf roller weevil (Apoderus coryli)

Eurasian bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus)

Green shield bug (Palomena prasina)

Green shield bug (Palomena prasina)

Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus)

Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus)

Hazel-leaf roller weevil (Apoderus coryli)

Alder kitten (Furcula bicuspis)

Chequered skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)

Castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus)

Ruby Tiger Moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)

False blister beetle (Crysanthia viridissima)

Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus)

Long-eared owl (Asio otus)

Southern hawker (Aeshna cyanea)

Willow tit (Poecile montanus)

Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Summer in Estonia

Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)

Himalayan striped squirrel (Tamiops mcclellandii)

Green hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)

Castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus)

Mazarine Blue (Polyommatus semiargus)

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)

Cuckoo-wasp (Chrysis angolensis)

Green Sawfly (Rhogogaster viridis)

Jumping spider

Bordered Click Beetle (Denticollis linearis)

Mazarine Blue (Polyommatus semiargus)

Green-veined White (Pieris napi)

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

Dance fly (Empis livida)

Stump-tailed macaque

German cockroach (Blattella germanica)

Jumping spider

Common copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides)

Four-spotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata)

Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia)

Wheat field

Plain tiger (Danaus chrysippus)

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)

Khao Lak, Thailand

Green crab spider (Diaea dorsata)