Wildlife Photography by Erik Karits

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Southern Skimmer (Orthetrum brunneum)

Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Crab Spider

Mallard or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

Fantasy

Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)

Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii)

Dusky leaf monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus)

Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)

Aspen Leaf-rolling Weevil (Byctiscus populi)

Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia)

Orange gull (Cepora judith)

Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)

Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus)

Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)

Common blue (Polyommatus icarus)

Robberfly

Red admiral (Vanessa atlanta)

Violet black-legged robberfly (Dioctria atricapilla)

European greenfinch (Chloris chloris)

Striped bug (Graphosoma lineatum)

Black Carrion Beetle (Silpha atrata)

Dusky leaf monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus)

Large copper ( Lycaena dispar)

Ruddy darter (Sympetrum sanguineum)

Hummingbird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellaturum)

Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Funnel web spider

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)

Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus)

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)

Eurasian Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Chequered skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)

Common myna (Acridotheres tristis)

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Fly

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Asian Water Monitor (Varanus salvator)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Western honey bee (Apis mellifera)

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)

Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)

Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)

Dock bug (Coreus marginatus)

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)

Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album)

Honey bee (Amegilla calceifera)

Common blue (Polyommatus icarus)

Lesser marbled fritillary (Brenthis ino)

Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

Oriental garden lizard (Calotes vesicolor)

Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)

Robber Flies (Asilidae)

Banded orb-weaving spider (Argiope trifasciata)

Dassia, Corfu, Greece

Common Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Oriental garden lizard (Calotes vesicolor)

Sunset reflections

Crete , Greece

Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia)

Dusky leaf monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

European Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus)

European robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Western honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Yellow-winged darter (Sympetrum flaveolum)

Chequered skipper

Dassia beach, Corfu, Greece

Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)

Common Mayfly (Ephemera vulgata)

European peacock (Inachis io)

Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia)

Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia)

Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia)

Red-sided Tachinid (Eriothrix rufomaculatos)

Red-Brown Longhorn Beetle (Stictoleptura rubra)

Red admiral (Vanessa atlanta)

Ruddy darter (Sympetrum sanguineum)

Bohemian cuckoo bumblebee (Bombus bohemicus)

Black snipefly (Chrysopilus cristatus)

Common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata)

Figwort Sawfly (Tenthredo scrophulariae)

Western honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Wolf Spider (Acantholycosa lignaria)

Green hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)

Dead-Nettle Leaf Beetle (Crysolina fastuosa)

Wolf Spider (Acantholycosa lignaria)

Knotgrass leaf beetle (Chrysolina polita)

Tachinid flies (Tachinidae)

Garden chafer (Phyllopertha horticola)

Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena Vatia)

False heath fritillary (Melitaea diamina)

False heath fritillary (Melitaea diamina)

False heath fritillary (Melitaea diamina)

American Aspen Beetle (Gonioctena viminalis)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Buddhism

Long-jawed orb (Metellina mengei)

Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides)

Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides)

Plain tiger (Danaus chrysippus)

Asian Water Monitor (Varanus salvator)

Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia)

Western Grape Rootworm (Bromius obscurus)

Long-eared owl (Asio otus)

Western honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Common bee fly (Systoechus vulgaris)

Hairy-footed flower bee (Anthophora plumpies)

Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)

Amanda’s Blue (Polyommatus amandus)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Elk, Moose ( Alces alces )

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Green Weevil (Chlorophanus viridis)

Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

European Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus)

Common Mormon (Papilio Polytes)

Lesser marbled fritillary (Brenthis ino)

Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

Fly

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Common brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma)

Thailand boats

Wolf Spider (Acantholycosa lignaria)

Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides)

Oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis)

European peacock (Inachis io)

Asian Water Monitor (Varanus salvator)

Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata) (DUPLICATE)

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)

Mallard or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

Cuckoo wasp (Crysis)

Blackspotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)

Asian Water Monitor (Varanus salvator)

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Tiger moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)

Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)

Jumping spider

Scorpion Fly (Panorpa communis)

Broad-bodied chaser (Libellula depressa)

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Scarlet dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea)

Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album)

Red-Brown Longhorn Beetle (Stictoleptura rubra)

Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album)

Asian Water Monitor (Varanus salvator)

Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)

Long-eared owl (Asio otus)

Scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

 Lesser marbled fritillary (Brenthis ino)

Eurasian Bluets (Coenagrion)

Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena Vatia)

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Chequered skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)

The coal tit (Periparus ater)

Comma butterfly (Polygonia C-album)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Ruby Tiger Moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)

Cuckoo wasp (Crysis)

Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)