Wildlife Photography by Erik Karits

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)

Zakynthos, Greece

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

Scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

Hummingbird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellaturum)

Mallard or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

Common blue (Polyommatus icarus)

Green-veined White ( Pieris napi)

Purple-edged copper (Lycaena hippothoe)

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)

Starred agama (Laudakia stellio)

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)

Coal tit (Periparus ater)

European peacock (Inachis io)

Plain tiger (Danaus chrysippus)

European peacock (Inachis io)

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Paphos, Cyprus

Common Toad (Bufo bufo)

Seagull

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Khao lak, Thailand

Scorpionfly (Panorpa communis)

Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus)

Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis)

European peacock (Inachis io)

Wolf Spider (Acantholycosa lignaria)

Red-Brown Longhorn Beetle (Stictoleptura rubra)

Rubber Root Borer (Batocera rubus)

Orange Tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines)

Common copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)

European peacock (Inachis io

Mink

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Common Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

Castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus)

Goldenrod Crab Spider (Misumena vatia)

Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii)

Green rock crab (Grapsus fourmanoiri)

Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)

Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Hummingbird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellaturum)

Golden-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela aurulenta)

Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)

Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)

Lauxaniid fly (Tricholauxania praeusta)

Green Sawfly (Rhogogaster viridis)

Weevil

Long-jawed orb (Metellina mengei)

Large skipper (​Ochlodes sylvanus)

Starred agama (Laudakia stellio)

Ixia, Rhodes, Greece

Green Sawfly (Rhogogaster viridis)

Variegated False Darkling Beetle (Platystomos albinus)

Nettle weevil (Phyllobius pomaceus)

Common blue (Polyommatus icarus)

Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)

Western honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Large copper ( Lycaena dispar)

Asian Water Monitor (Varanus salvator)

European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia)

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)

Northern Hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)

Banded orb-weaving spider (Argiope trifasciata)

Green lacewing (Chrysopa oculata)

Chequered skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)

Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)

Ruby Tiger Moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)

Splayed deer fly (Chrysops caecutiens)

Northern Hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)

Castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus)

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)

Dassia, Corfu, Greece

Himalayan striped squirrel (Tamiops mcclellandii)

Spotted march fly (Trypetoptera punctulata)

Grass snake (Natrix natrix)

Grey-bellied squirrel (Callosciurus caniceps)

Red admiral (Vanessa atlanta)

Seven-Spotted Ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)

Krabi, Thailand

Hersonissos, Crete, Greece

Domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica)

Common copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

Scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album)

Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)

Ruby-tailed wasp

Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)

Map butterfly (Araschnia levana)

Green hairstreak (callophrys rubi)

European peacock (Inachis io)

Ground Wolf Spider (Trochosa terricola)

Melanism in the Grass snake (Natrix natrix)

Common European adder (Vipera berus)

European greenfinch (Chloris chloris)

Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)

Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)

Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)

Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)

Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)

Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)

Leaf beetle (Plagiosterna aenea)

Krabi, Thailand

Long legged fly (Dolichopus ungulatus)

Common wood pigeon, Pigeon, Bird image (Columba palumbus)

Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia)

German cockroach (Blattella germanica)

Hersonissos, Crete, Greece

Rhodos, Greece

Common Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

Mallard or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia)

Green hairstreak (callophrys rubi)

European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus)

Northern Hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)

Green Sawfly (Rhogogaster viridis)

Green crab spider (Diaea dorsata)

Kakerdaja bog

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Fantasy

European garden spider (Araneus diadematus)

Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)

Red-Brown Longhorn Beetle (Stictoleptura rubra)

Mallard or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)

Red-throated Barbet (Megalaima mystacophanos)

Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii)

Castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus)

Northern Hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)

Lingonberry, partridgeberry, mountain cranberry or cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)

Himalayan striped squirrel (Tamiops mcclellandii)

Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album)

Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album)

Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album)

Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)

Antalya, Turkey

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Spotted march fly (Trypetoptera punctulata)

Oriental garden lizard (Calotes vesicolor)

Giant wood spider (Nephila maculata)

Spotted march fly (Trypetoptera punctulata)

Eurasian elk (Alces alces)

Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album)

Common Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album)

Common Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)