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December 2018 - "Jaguar"

The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a wild cat species and the only extant member of the genus Panthera native to the Americas. The jaguar's present range extends from Southwestern United States and Mexico in North America, across much of Central America, and south to Paraguay and northern Argentina in South America. Though there are single cats now living within the western United States, the species has largely been extirpated from the United States since the early 20th century. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List; and its numbers are declining. Threats include loss and fragmentation of habitat. Overall, the jaguar is the largest native cat species of the New World and the third largest in the world. This spotted cat closely resembles the leopard, but is usually larger and sturdier. It ranges across a variety of forested and open terrains, but its preferred habitat is tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest, swamps and wooded regions. The jaguar enjoys swimming and is largely a solitary, opportunistic, stalk-and-ambush predator at the top of the food chain. As a keystone species it plays an important role in stabilizing ecosystems and regulating prey populations.

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November 2018 - "Fireworks"

Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night is an annual celebration on the evening of 5 November. It marks the downfall of the Gunpowder Plot of 5 November 1605, in which a number of Catholic conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament, in London, United Kingdom.

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October 2018 - "Dancer"

Another example of an image captured using a Swarovski Spotting Scope. This time a heron caught fishing 100 metres away. Click here for a full review and more images using Swarovski Spotting Scopes.

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September 2018 - "Amur Leopard"

The Amur leopard, Panthera Pardus Orientalis, is the rarest big cat in the world and yet is still a relatively unknown species of leopard outside of its homeland in Russia. Also known as the Far Eastern leopard the approximate population stands at fewer than individuals remaining in the wild.

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August 2018 - "Jenny"

One of the stunning plants to be found in the Botanical Gardens near the Opera House in Sydney.

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July 2018 - "Jenny"

This shot of a Wren was taken using a Swarovski ATS 80 HD attached to my Olympus E-System. The resolution, sharpness and lack of vignetting of this digiscope are very impressive.

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June 2018 - "Kynance Cove"

Kynance Cove lies two miles north of the Lizard in Cornwall - the most southerly point of mainland Britain and the turning point of one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.

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May 2018 - "Orchid"

An example of the many orchids that can be seen at Kew Gardens in London. Some years ago I attended a Royal Photographic Society visit to the gardens which included the opportunity to photograph specimens in the nursery. The nursery is not open to the public but a special arrangement was made for the benefit of members of the RPS. This particular image was produced using a technique known as image stacking.

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April 2018 - "Welcome to My World"

The Scissortail sergeant or Striptailed damselfish grows to a length of about 16 cm (6 in). They are coral reef dwelling fish, living at depths of up to 15 m (50 ft) in tropical reaches, often living in a group surrounding a single head of coral in the Indo-Pacific area.

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March 2018 - "Sleeping Dragon"

The native peoples of Borneo have long regarded Mount Kinabalu with awe and respect, as have the Chinese, who have been trading in the region for many hundreds of years.

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February 2018 - "Tisted Hoar"

Under clear frosty nights in winter, soft ice crystals might form on vegetation or any object that has been chilled below freezing point by radiation cooling. This deposit of ice crystals is known as hoar frost and may sometimes be so thick that it might look like snow.

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January 2018 - "Dawn Approaching"

There is a  brief interval before sunrise in Kenya’s Masai Mara when, if the conditions are just right, the sun’s rays reflect from the moisture and dust in the atmosphere to produce a spectrum of colour in the sky.

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