Wildlife Photography by Erik Karits

Green shield bug (Palomena prasina)

Green shield bug (Palomena prasina)

Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus)

Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus)

Hazel-leaf roller weevil (Apoderus coryli)

Alder kitten (Furcula bicuspis)

Chequered skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)

Castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus)

Ruby Tiger Moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)

False blister beetle (Crysanthia viridissima)

Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus)

Long-eared owl (Asio otus)

Southern hawker (Aeshna cyanea)

Willow tit (Poecile montanus)

Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Summer in Estonia

Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)

Himalayan striped squirrel (Tamiops mcclellandii)

Castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus)

Green hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)

Castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus)

Mazarine Blue (Polyommatus semiargus)

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)

Cuckoo-wasp (Chrysis angolensis)

Green Sawfly (Rhogogaster viridis)

Jumping spider

Bordered Click Beetle (Denticollis linearis)

Mazarine Blue (Polyommatus semiargus)

Green-veined White (Pieris napi)

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

Dance fly (Empis livida)

Stump-tailed macaque

German cockroach (Blattella germanica)

Jumping spider

Common copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides)

Four-spotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata)

Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia)

Wheat field

Plain tiger (Danaus chrysippus)

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)

Khao Lak, Thailand

Green crab spider (Diaea dorsata)

European Peacock (Aglais io)

Beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo)

Brilliant emerald (Somatochlora metallica)

European paper wasp (Polistes dominula)

Blue glassy tiger (Ideopsis similis)

Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo)

Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)

Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Scarce Heath (Coenonympha hero)

Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)

Common Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

Ao Nang , Thailand

Splayed deer fly (Chrysops caecutiens)

Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)

The Large Copper (Lycaena dispar)

Purple-edged copper (Lycaena hippothoe)

Hummingbird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellaturum)

Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo)

European robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus)

Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)

Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)

Cucumber green spider (Araniella cucurbitina)

European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus)

Thailand frog

Common Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)

Northern Hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)

Castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus)

Scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

Band-eyed brown horse fly (Tabanus bromius)

Stripe-backed snailkiller (Limnia unguicornis)

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

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)

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)