Wildlife Photography by Erik Karits

Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Ipsos, Corfu, Greece

European earwig (Forficula auricularia)

Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)

Honey bee (Amegilla calceifera)

Common Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

Assassin bug (Rhynocoris ventralis)

Northern lights (Aurora Borealis)

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

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

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

Northern fruit bug (Carpocoris fuscispinus)

German yellowjacket (Vespula germanica)

European garden spider (Araneus diadematus)

Green shield bug (Palomena prasina)

Blackspotted pliers support beetle (Rhagium mordax)

White-tailed bumble bee (Bombus lucorum)

Common Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

 Lesser marbled fritillary (Brenthis ino)

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)

Common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum)

Common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum)

Hill cuckoo-bee (Bombus rupestris)

Four-spotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata)

Four-spotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata)

Four-spotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata)

Four-spotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata)

Four-spotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata)

Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis)

European Peacock (Aglais io)

Robberfly

Robberfly

Robberfly

Bumblebee robberfly (Laphria flava)

Common awl robberfly (Neoitamus cyanurus)

Common Mayfly (Ephemera vulgata)

Common Mayfly (Ephemera vulgata)

Common Mayfly (Ephemera vulgata)

Common Mayfly (Ephemera vulgata)

House fly (Muscina levida)

Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo)

Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo)

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Castor bean Tick (Ixodes ricinus)

Southern Skimmer (Orthetrum brunneum)

Southern Skimmer (Orthetrum brunneum)

Ipsos, Corfu, Greece

Texas Click beetle (Alaus lusciosus)

Keeled Skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens)

Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

European hornet (Vespa crabro)

Long-eared owl (Asio otus)

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Purple-edged copper (Lycaena hippothoe)

Question Mark Beetle (Brachyta interrogationis)

Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Ruby-tailed Cuckoo wasp (Crysis ignita)

Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)

Lichen running spider (Philodromus margaritatus)

Lichen running spider (Philodromus margaritatus)

Cucumber green spider (Araniella cucurbitina)

Cucumber green spider (Araniella cucurbitina)

Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)

Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)

Large skipper (​Ochlodes sylvanus)

Chequered skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)

Chequered skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)

Green crab spider (Diaea dorsata)

Green crab spider (Diaea dorsata) & housefly

Green crab spider (Diaea dorsata)

European nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis)

Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)

Elk, Moose ( Alces alces )

Elk, Moose ( Alces alces )

Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus)

Mallard or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)

Mallard or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus)

Mallard or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)

Mallard or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus)

Common Gull (Larus canus)

Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus)

Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

European garden spider (Araneus diadematus)

Jumping spider

Jumping spider

Jumping spider

Jumping spider

Jumping spider

Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)

Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)

Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)

Ruby Tiger Moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)

Ruby Tiger Moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)

Dock bug (Coreus marginatus)

Dock bug (Coreus marginatus)

Common hover fly (Diplazon laetatorius)

Common hover fly (Diplazon laetatorius)

Common hover fly (Diplazon laetatorius)

Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)

Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)

Black-spotted longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax)

Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)

Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)

Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)

Red-Brown Longhorn Beetle (Stictoleptura rubra)

European earwig (Forficula auricularia)

Death angel (Amanita virosa)

Honey bee (Amegilla calceifera)

Hummingbird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellaturum)

Southern Skimmer (Orthetrum brunneum)

Goldenrod Crab Spider (Misumena vatia)

Goldenrod Crab Spider (Misumena vatia)

Goldenrod Crab Spider (Misumena vatia)

Northern Hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)

Northern Hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Honey bee (Amegilla calceifera)

Hummingbird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellaturum)

Hummingbird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellaturum)

Hummingbird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellaturum)

Honey bee (Amegilla calceifera)

Honey bee (Amegilla calceifera)

Honey bee (Amegilla calceifera)

Jumping spider

Jumping spider

Jumping spider

White-tailed bumble bee (Bombus lucorum)

Dassia, Corfu, Greece

Jumping spider

Dassia, Corfu, Greece

Painted lady (Cynthia cardui)

Specled wood (Pararge aegeria)

Hummingbird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellaturum)

Painted lady (Cynthia cardui)

Honey bee (Amegilla calceifera)

Scarlet dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea)

Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii)

Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata)

White-tailed bumble bee (Bombus lucorum)

Western honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (Arachnothera modesta)

Leaf Hopper Assassin Bug (Zelus renardii)

Band-eyed drone fly (Eristalinus taeniops)

Tiger fly (Coenosia tigrina)

Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Hummingbird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellaturum)

Anatolian Rock Lizard (Anatololacerta oertzeni)

Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)

High brown fritillary (Fabriciana adippe)

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)

Small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus)

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)

Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)

Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas)