Wildlife Photography by Erik Karits

Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia)

Green hairstreak (callophrys rubi)

Northern Hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)

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)

Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)

Spotted march fly (Trypetoptera punctulata)

Oriental garden lizard (Calotes vesicolor)

Giant wood spider (Nephila maculata)

Spotted march fly (Trypetoptera punctulata)

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)

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)

Blackbird (Turdus merula)

Aspen Leaf-rolling Weevil (Byctiscus populi)

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)

Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)

Purple-edged copper (Lycaena hippothoe)

Stump-tailed Macaque (Macaca arctoides)

European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)

Dock bug (Coreus marginatus)

Narrow-bordered five-spot burnet (Zygaena lonicerae)

Large copper ( Lycaena dispar)

Ancient sheep (Ovis aries)

Palaeno Sulphur (Colias palaeno)

Black-spotted longhorn beetle(Rhagium mordax)

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Southern Skimmer (Orthetrum brunneum)

Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Crab Spider

Mallard or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

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)

Orange gull (Cepora judith)

Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus)

Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)

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)