Wildlife Photography by Erik Karits

Common Mayfly (Ephemera vulgata)

Thailand

Band-eyed brown horse fly (Tabanus bromius)

Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii)

Mallard

European peacock (Inachis io)

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Northern Hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)

Common Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

Dusky leaf monkey

Mallard or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

Bali myna (Leucopsar rothschildi)

Long legged fly (Dolichopus ungulatus)

American Aspen Beetle (Gonioctena viminalis)

Red poplar leaf beetle (Chrysomela populi)

Striped bug (Graphosoma lineatum)

Common crab spider (Xysticus cristatus)

Common crab spider (Xysticus cristatus)

The Iris Weevil (Lixus iridis)

Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus)

Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus)

White-tailed bumble bee (Bombus lucorum)

Red poplar leaf beetle (Chrysomela populi)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus)

Beautiful demoiselle(Calopteryx)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Coal tit (Periparus ater)

Castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus)

Notch-horned Cleg Fly (Haematopota pluvialis)

Northern Hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)

Hummingbird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellaturum)

Mazarine Blue (Polyommatus semiargus)

Northern Hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)

Common blue (Polyommatus icarus)

Rhodes, Greece

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)

Wolf Spider (Acantholycosa lignaria)

Long-eared owl (Asio otus)

Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)

Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Paphos, Cyprus

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Eurasian bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus)

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis)

Goldenrod Crab Spider (Misumena vatia)

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides)

Domestic goose (Anser anser domesticus)

Common blue (Polyommatus icarus)

Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

Rhodos, Greece

American Aspen Beetle (Gonioctena viminalis)

Jumping spider

European garden spider (Araneus diadematus)

Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)

European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)

Peacock (Aglais io)

Green-veined White (Pieris napi)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Red poplar leaf beetle (Chrysomela populi)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Cuckoo wasp (Crysis)

 Lesser marbled fritillary (Brenthis ino)

Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

Scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia)

Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)

Green crab spider (Diaea dorsata)

Brilliant emerald (Somatochlora metallica)

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Willow tit (Poecile montanus)

Large copper ( Lycaena dispar)

Mallard or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)

Western honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Castor bean Tick (Ixodes ricinus)

Asian Water Monitor (Varanus salvator)

The European Peacock (Aglais io)

Corfu, Greece

Ground lackey (Malacosoma castrensis)

European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus)

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)

Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)

Zakynthos, Greece

Willow tit (Poecile montanus)

Wolf Spider (Acantholycosa lignaria)

Pellucid fly (Volucella pellucens)

Beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo)

Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides)

Funnel web spider

Common brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

Strawberry blossom weevil (Anthonomus rubi)

Fly

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Blue Moon Butterfly (Hypolimnas bolina)

Nuns Valley (Curral das Freiras), Madeira, Portugal

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Krabi, Thailand

Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)

Northern Hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)

Seven-Spotted Ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)

Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Lesser marbled fritillary (Brenthis ino)

Grooved Leaf Beetle (Donacia semicuprea)

Old world swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Northern Hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)

Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)

Shield bug and jumping spider

Latticed heath (Chiasmia clathrata)

American Aspen Beetle (Gonioctena viminalis)

Common green bottle fly (Luciliasericata)

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma)

Tiger fly (Coenosia tigrina)

Oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis)

Large skipper (​Ochlodes sylvanus)

Chestnut heath (Coenonympha glycerion)

Common copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa)

Jumping spider (Aelurillus v-insignitus)

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)

Elk, Moose ( Alces alces )

Dusky leaf monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus)

Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus)

Map

Large copper ( Lycaena dispar)

Goldenrod Crab Spider (Misumena vatia)

Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

Thailand islands

Green crab spider (Diaea dorsata)

Castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus)

Chequered skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)

Green lacewing (Chrysopa oculata)

Large poplar borer, longhorn beetle (Saperda carcharias)

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Lesser marbled fritillary (Brenthis ino)

Blackbird (Turdus merula)

Splayed deer fly (Chrysops caecutiens)

Essex skipper (​Thymelicus lineola)

Ruby Tiger Moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)

Band-eyed brown horse fly (Tabanus bromius)

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Emma gray`s forest lizard (Calotes emma)

Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Willow tit (Poecile montanus)

Oriental garden lizard (Calotes vesicolor)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Green crab spider (Diaea dorsata)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Ruby Tiger Moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)

Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii)

Aspen Leaf-rolling Weevil (Byctiscus populi)

Purple-edged Copper (Lycaena hippothoe)

Female duck in snow.

Green rock crab (Grapsus fourmanoiri)

Crete , Greece

Common crab spider (Xysticus cristatus)

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica)

White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

European robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus)

Northern Hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Stump-tailed Macaque (Macaca arctoides)

Jäneda, Estonia

Jumping spider