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Bee Orchid, Ophrys apifera

Bee Orchid, Ophrys apifera - close up of flowerhead showing hanging pollinia, Monkton Chalkpit Nature Reserve, Kent
flower shape and colour thought to mimic shape and colour of the solitary bee to attract this pollinator but mostly
self pollinating in UK, perennial, favours dry grassland, usually on chalky soils, Pollenia held above flower with packets of pollen, drop down to pollinate stigma of own flower

Beluga or white whale in the White Sea

Arctic, Russia, Russian north, north, Kareliya, White sea Beluga or white whale Delphinapterus leucas under the ice of the Arctic, Russia, Russian north, north, Kareliya, White sea, IUCN Near threatened, small toothed whale, distinctive melon, yioung are grey and become white with age, threatened by pollution and hunting Arctic, Russia, Russian north, north, Kareliya, White sea, Delphinapterus leucas, white whale, Beluga, Aquatic, Aquatisch, Cetacea, Delphinapterus, dolphin, Delphinapterus leucas, Delphinidae, sea mammals, white whale, wildlife, Sea life, underwater, Whale, White, animale, animals, dive, diving, water, Sea, cold water, Landscape, Marine, Meer, Oceanlife, Ozean, Sporttauchen, Taucherin, UW, Taucherinnen, Underwater, Unterwasserfotografie, Unterwasserfotos, Unterwasserphoto, Unterwasserphotos, biocenosises, blue deep, deep, exploration, kelp, marinelife, ocean, scuba diving, sealife snow, underwater photo, underwater photography, underwater world, underwaterphotography, winter, ice, ice sport, ice diving, ice diver, diver, scuba, scuba diver, taucher cetacean, cetacea, marine mammal, mammal, whale, marine, underwater, ocean, toothed, toothed whale, predator, diving, ice, near threatened, red list

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Wind turbine in the snow

Wind turbines at Harlock Hill windfarm, Ulverston, Cumbria, Lake District, England, United Kingdom, Europe, UK's first co-operatively owned wind farm, 5 wind world turbines, each generating 500 kw, output 2500 kw, enough to power 1100 homes. black and white, toned, monochrome

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