Wildlife Photography by Erik Karits

Dance fly (Empis livida)

Rhodos, Greece

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Mazarine blue (Cyaniris semiargus)

Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia)

Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)

Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Blue glassy tiger (Ideopsis similis)

Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

White-tailed bumble bee (Bombus lucorum)

Crab Spider

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Dock bug (Coreus marginatus)

Brown hairstreak (Thecla betulae)

Hersonissos, Crete, Greece

Fantasy

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)

 Lesser marbled fritillary (Brenthis ino)

Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)

Mallard or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

Common copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

Dusky leaf monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus)

Turbine Cylindrical weevil (Larinus turbinatus)

Mazarine Blue (Polyommatus semiargus)

Large skipper (​Ochlodes sylvanus)

Turbine Cylindrical weevil (Larinus turbinatus)

Oblong running spider (Tibellus oblongus)

Castor bean Tick (Ixodes ricinus)

Red-throated barbet (Megalaima mystacophanos)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)

Ruby Tiger Moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Banded orb-weaving spider (Argiope trifasciata)

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Cuckoo wasp (Crysis)

Cuckoo wasp (Crysis)

Cuckoo wasp (Crysis)

Large copper ( Lycaena dispar)

Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo)

Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia)

Khao lak, Thailand

Common copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

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)

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)

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)

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Large copper ( Lycaena dispar)

Goldenrod Crab Spider (Misumena vatia)