Guarding Collection (page 6)

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Defending nest with eggs -New York-The most common
CAN-3803 Canada Goose - Defending nest with eggs New York - USA Branta canadensis John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

An Indo-Pacific sergeant (Abudefduf vaigiensis) guarding its eggs (dark speckles on coral rock behind the fish)
AUS-651 Indo-Pacific sergeant guarding its eggs, dark speckles on the coral rock behind the fish. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea

Green tree or Weaver ants - attending larva of lycaenid Oak-blue butterfly (Arhopala sp. )
AUS-391 Green tree or Weaver ants - attending larva of lycaenid Oak-blue butterfly (Arhopala sp.). Tropical Australia Oecophylla smaragdina virescens Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please

Sugar ants - accompanying larvae of lycaenid butterfly (Ogyrus genoveva) up a tree to mistletoe, their food plant
AUS-390 Sugar ants - accompanying larvae of lycaenid butterfly (Ogyrus genoveva) up a tree to mistletoe, their food plant. Australia-wide Camponotus sp

Valentine ants - guarding pupa of Mangrove ant-blue butterfly (Acrodipsas illidgei) in exchange for sweet secretions
AUS-386 Valentine ants - guarding pupa of Mangrove ant-blue butterfly (Acrodipsas illidgei) in exchange for sweet secretions. Australia Crematogaster sp

Sugar ants - guarding larvae and pupae of the butterfly Ogyrus genoveva in exchange for sweet secretions from
AUS-387 Sugar ants - guarding larvae and pupae of the butterfly Ogyrus genoveva in exchange for sweet secretions from the larvae

Green tree or Weaver ant in attack mode: it will grip with mandibles, and spray acid from an anal nozzle
AUS-396 Green tree or Weaver ant in attack mode: it will grip with mandibles, and spray acid from an anal nozzle. Australia Oecophylla smaragdina virescens Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape

Mangrove ant-blue butterfly - that was guarded as a larva by Camponotus ants in exchange for sweet secretions
AUS-389 Mangrove ant-blue butterfly - that was guarded as a larva by Camponotus ants in exchange for sweet secretions Australia Acrodipsas illidgei Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please

Green tree or Weaver ants - milking honeydew from protege butterfly larva (Hypolycaena phorbas)
AUS-394 Green tree or Weaver ants - milking honeydew from protege butterfly larva (Hypolycaena phorbas). Tropical Australia Oecophylla smaragdina virescens Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape

Tasmanian clingfish guarding eggs inside an old razor shell
AUS-1507 Tasmanian clingfish guarding eggs inside an old razor shell. Port Hughes, South Australia Aspasmogaster tasmaniensis John Lewis / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for

Mute Swans - male bird in a slide powering through the water creating a bow of water - characteristic behaviour of mute
ROY-578 Mute Swans - male bird in a slide powering through the water creating a bow of water characteristic behaviour of mute swans when defending their territory - Cleveland - UK Cygnus olor Roy

Burrowing Owl WAT 5936 Speotyto cunicularia © M. Watson / ARDEA LONDON
WAT-5936 Burrowing OWL - at burrow entrance Speotyto cunicularia M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Burrowing Owl WAT 539 Speotyto cunicularia © M. Watson / ARDEA LONDON
WAT-5931 BURROWING OWL - STANDS IN GRASS Speotyto cunicularia M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Grizzly Bear - guarding a bull elk kill - autumn - Greater Yellowstone Area - Wyoming - USA _C3B8960
TOM-1685 Grizzly Bear - guarding a bull elk kill - autumn Greater Yellowstone Area - Wyoming - USA Ursus arctos Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Crowned Crane RMB 213 Balearica regulorum © R. M. Bloomfield / ARDEA LONDON
RMB-213 CROWNED CRANE - with eggs Balearica regulorum R M Bloomfield Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Fleischmann's Glass Frog - female with her fully developed eggs of tadpoles - San Cipriano Reserve - Cauca
MAR-713 Fleischmann's Glass Frog - female with her fully developed eggs of tadpoles San Cipriano Reserve - Cauca - Colombia Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni Thomas Marent Please note that prints

Fleischmann's Glass Frog - female with her fully developed eggs of tadpoles - San Cipriano Reserve - Cauca
MAR-712 Fleischmann's Glass Frog - female with her fully developed eggs of tadpoles San Cipriano Reserve - Cauca - Colombia Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni Thomas Marent Please note that prints

Shield Bug - guarding eggs
JLM-5571 Shield Bug / Sting bug - guarding eggs John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Blacktail Prairie Dog JLM 10353 Prairie Dog Town Devils Tower N. M. Cynomys ludovicianus © John Mason / ARDEA
JLM-10353 Blacktail PRAIRIE DOG - Prairie Dog township below tower Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming. USA Cynomys ludovicianus Devil's Tower National Monument - a volcanic neck made

Dog JD 12616 Looking out of cat flap © John Daniels / ARDEA LONDON
JD-12616 DOG - Looking out of cat flap John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Dog JD 10461 Standing up at gate © John Daniels / ARDEA LONDON
JD-10461 DOG - Standing up at gate John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Dog - close-up wrinkly head in blue car window
FRR-136 Dog - close-up wrinkly head in blue car window Frederic Rolland Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Blacktail Prarie Dog FG 3227 Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota USA Cynomys ludovicianus © Francois Gophier
FG-3227 BLACKTAIL PRAIRIE DOGS - by burrow entrance Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota USA Cynomys ludovicianus Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Spotted Leopard Africa
FG-10926 LEOPARD - close-up of head growling Africa Panthera pardus Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Bat-eared Fox CRH 898 Emerging from den entrance - Nxai Pan, Kalahari, Botswana Otocyon megalotis © Chris Harvey
CRH-898 Bat-eared FOX - emerging from den entrance Nxai Pan, Kalahari, Botswana Otocyon megalotis Chris Harvey Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Spotted Eagle Owl - with chicks at nest
CH-4396 Spotted Eagle Owl - with chicks at nest Bubo africanus Clem Haagner Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Tawny Eagle - with chick at nest South Africa
CH-3818 Tawny Eagle - with chick at nest South Africa. Aquila rapax Clem Haagner Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Spotted Eagle Owl - shading chicks
CH-3752 Spotted Eagle Owl - shading chicks Bubo africanus Clem Haagner Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Black Rhinoceros - showing head-low (combat) posture preparing to charge - Sam Knott Nature Reserve - Eastern Cape
ASW-4776 Black Rhinoceros - showing head-low (combat) posture preparing to charge Sam Knott Nature Reserve - Eastern Cape - South Africa Diceros bicornis critically endangered Alan J. S

Dingo - Mother with pups in den, Australia JPF55112
JPF-13951 Dingo - Mother with pups in den Australia Canis lupus dingo Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Magpie Goose - female on floating nest with chicks on the flood plains of Mary River after the wet Northern Territory
JPF-13940 Magpie Goose - female on floating nest with chicks on the flood plains of Mary River after the wet Northern Territory

Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) mother and three-day-old pups (12 of them) inside hollow log, Southern New South Wales
JPF-13089 Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) mother and three-day-old pups (12 of them) inside hollow log Southern New South Wales

Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) threat display, female protecting chick from the photographer
JPF-13043 Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) threat display, female protecting chick from the photographer New Caledonia, endemic to rainforests of New Caledonia Rhynochetos jubatus Jean-Paul Ferrero Please

African Elephant - mother with new born (2 hrs old) Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Africa
FL-2730 African Elephant - two adults / mother and newborn calf (2hrs.) Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Africa. Loxodonta africana Ferrero Labat Please note that prints are for personal display

Canada Goose - Mother on nest with eggs - New York - USA
CAN-3607 Canada Goose - Mother on nest with eggs New York - USA Branta canadensis John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Killdeer Plover - on nest Sonoran Desert, Arizona
CAN-1309 Killdeer Plover - on nest Sonoran Desert, Arizona Charadrius vociferus John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Suricate / Meerkat sentinel with youngster. Occurs in South West Arid Zone and adjacent Southern savanna
ASW-4730 Suricate / Meerkat sentinel with youngster. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa Suricata suricatta Alan J. S

Suricate / Meerkat sentinel with youngster digging. Occurs in South West Arid Zone and adjacent Southern savanna
ASW-4729 Suricate / Meerkat sentinel with youngster digging. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa. Suricata suricatta Alan J. S

Reed Bunting - male, warding off rival in breeding territory, Texel, Holland
USH-3586 Reed Bunting - male, warding off rival in breeding territory Texel, Holland Emberiza schoeniclus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Redshank - parent bird in flight, guarding chicks on ground, Holland, Texel
USH-3585 Redshank - parent bird in flight, guarding chicks on ground Holland, Texel Tringa totanus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Avocet - chasing off oystercatcher ( Haematopus ostralegus), Texel, Holland
USH-3407 Avocet - chasing off oystercatcher ( Haematopus ostralegus) Texel, Holland Recurvirostra avosetta Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Avocet - 5 birds chasing gulls away from nests, Texel, Holland
USH-3404 Avocet - 5 birds chasing gulls away from nests Texel, Holland Recurvirostra avosetta Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Orinoco Crocodile - Female jumping out of the water to protect nest situated on riverbank. Ilanos Venezuela
WAT-8946 Orinoco Crocodile - Female jumping out of the water to protect nest situated on riverbank Llanos, Venezuela Crocodylus intermedius M

Orinoco crocodile - mother jumps out of the water to protect nest in bank Hato El Frio. Venezuela
WAT-8392 Orinoco CROCODILE - mother jumps out of the water to protect nest in bank Hato El Frio, Venezuela Crocodylus intermedius Critically Endangered species M

Orinoco Crocodile - female lunging out of water to protect nest in bank Hato El Frio, Venezuela Crocodilus intermedius
WAT-8372 Orinoco CROCODILE - female lunging out of water to protect nest in bank Hato El Frio, Venezuela Crocodylus intermedius Critically Endangered species M

Orinoco crocodile - female jumps out of the water to protect nest in the river bank Hato El Frio, Venezuela
WAT-8370 Orinoco CROCODILE - female jumps out of the water to protect nest in the riverbank Hato El Frio, Venezuela Crocodylus intermedius Critically Endangered species M

Emperor Penguin - adult preening chick. Snow hill island - Antarctica
WAT-11333 Emperor Penguin - adult preening chick Snow Hill Island, Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Emperor Penguin - adults feeding chick. Snow hill island - Antarctica
WAT-11306 Emperor Penguin - adults feeding chick Snow Hill Island, Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

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