Wildlife Photography by Erik Karits

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)

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

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)

Green-veined White ( Pieris napi)

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)

European peacock (Inachis io)

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)

Eurasian elk (Alces alces)

Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Chestnut heath (Coenonympha Glycerion)

Palm borer moth (Paysandisia archon)

Common Gull (Larus canus)

Cardinal beetle

Long-eared owl (Asio otus)

Meadow brown (Maniola jurtina)

Hummingbird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellaturum)

Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)

White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus)

Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Eurasian Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)

European badger (Meles meles)

Eurasian Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

Eurasian Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

Eurasian Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

European badger (Meles meles)

Common blue (Polyommatus icarus)

Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus)

Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

Purple-edged copper (Lycaena hippothoe)

Greater blue-wing (Rhyothemis plutonia)

Blackspotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)

Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)

European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus)

Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Purple-edged copper

Hersonissos, Crete, Greece

Orange-bellied flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma)

Funchal, Madeira

Ixia, Rhodes, Greece

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata)

Common copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

Thailand longtail boats

Red admiral (Vanessa atlanta)

Eurasian elk (Alces alces)

Mallard

Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia)