Week in wildlife: a lucky osprey, a miraculous hare and a political fox

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  • A newly hatched spotted sandpiper chick gets its feet wet while foraging along the bank of the Umpqua River near Elkton, Oregon, US. In this species, it’s typically the male that takes on most of the parenting duties, incubating the eggs and caring for the young. The chicks are able to walk and feed themselves within hours of hatching, though they remain under the watchful eye of their father for several weeks

    A newly hatched spotted sandpiper chick gets its feet wet while foraging along the bank of the Umpqua River near Elkton in rural southwestern Oregon, US. In this species, it’s typically the male that takes on most of the parenting duties, incubating the eggs and caring for the young. The chicks are precocial and able to walk and feed themselves within hours of hatching, though they remain under the watchful eye of their father for several weeks
  • Dolphins leap out of the water at Thornwick Bay, East Yorkshire, UK

    Dolphins jumping out of the water at Thornwick Bay, East Yorkshire, UK
  • Yellow-eyed penguins compare notes after returning to their colony on Katiki point on New Zealand’s South Island

    Yellow-eyed penguins rest after returning to their colony from the sea in Katiki Point, on the southern end of the Moeraki Peninsula in New Zealand’s South Island
  • A New Zealand fur seal basks in the sun at Katiki Ppint

    A New Zealand fur seal basks in the sun in Katiki Point
  • Bruno the baby hare is weighed, coming in at 80g – about the same as a basic computer mouse. Hailed a little miracle, Bruno was delivered from his dead mother in an emergency roadside caesarean after she was killed in a farming accident in Dumfries and Galloway

    Bruno the baby hare who has been hailed a little miracle after being delivered from its dead mother in an emergency roadside caesarean after she was killed in a farming accident. The adult female hare died after she was accidentally struck by machinery while farmer Robert Craig was carrying out silaging operations in Dumfries and Galloway
  • Flamingos preparing to take flight are reflected on Lake Tuz, which hosts thousands of flamingos every year, in Ankara, Turkey. This year, the lake has seen a decline in flamingo numbers due to drought, prompting the birds to shift their migration route to other wetlands across Turkey

    Flamingos preparing to take flight are reflected on Lake Tuz, which hosts thousands of flamingos every year, in Ankara, Turkey. This year, the lake has seen a decline in flamingo numbers due to drought, prompting the birds to shift their migration route to other wetlands across Turkey
  • A sea lion sleeps on the bow of a container ship at the Port of Los Angeles, California, US

    A sea lion sleeps on the bow of a container ship at the Port of Los Angeles, US
  • A hoverfly rests on the seed pod of a poppy flower in Dunsden, UK

    A hover-fly rests on the seed pod of a poppy flower in the humid afternoon weather, Dunsden, UK
  • Minister of cunning … a fox plots its next move in Downing Street, London, during ministerial arrivals for a cabinet meeting at Number 10.

    A fox is seen in Downing Street in London, United Kingdom, during ministerial arrivals for a cabinet meeting at Number 10.
  • One of the four lynx that were illegally released into the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, in January and rescued by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland. The three lynx that survived the ordeal have settled in to their new homes at the nearby Highland Wildlife Park, where this picture was taken. They have been named Caledonia, Cardrona and Bluebell, following a competition involving school children and charity donors

    One of three lynx which has settled in at the Highland Wildlife Park, a few miles from where they were first discovered in the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK. The trio of lynx who were illegally released into the Scottish Highlands earlier this year have been named Caledonia, Cardrona and Bluebell, following a competition involving school children and charity donors. The wild cats were rescued in freezing overnight temperatures by experts from the RZSS in January
  • A lucky puffin with a beakful of fish on Great Saltee Island off County Wexford. The island, one of Ireland’s major bird sanctuaries, is home to puffins, gannets, guillemots, razorbills, cormorants, great black-backed gulls, kittiwakes and manx shearwaters

    Great Saltee Island puffinsA lucky puffin with a beakful of fish on Great Saltee Island off County Wexford, one of Ireland’s major bird sanctuaries, home to puffins, gannets, guillemots, razorbills, cormorants, great black-backed gulls, kittiwakes and manx shearwaters
  • An alligator swims near the entrance to a temporary migrant detention centre in Ochopee, Florida, US, known as “Alligator Alcatraz” , on the day of Donald Trump’s visit

    An alligator swims in water, as preparation is underway at the entrance road of a temporary migrant detention center, informally known as “Alligator Alcatraz”, on the day of US President Donald Trump’s visit, in Ochopee, Florida, US
  • A kestrel finds food for its newly hatched chicks in Konya, Turkey

    The common kestrel, nesting among rocks, hunts for prey in its natural habitat to feed its newly hatched chicks in Ereli district of Konya, Turkey
  • A muskrat swims in Lake Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan

    A muskrat swims in the Lake Issyk Kul in Cholpon-Ata, some 250 km from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  • A weasel, rarely seen in the wild and under legal protection, peeks out from the rocks in Kars, Turkey

    A weasel, a species rarely seen in the wild and under legal protection, is spotted among rocks in the rural areas of Kars, Turkey
  • A tawny owl and a wasp meet in West Yorkshire, UK

    A tawny owl and a wasp meet in west Yorkhire, UK
  • A tussock moth rests on a leaf in a forest near Tehatta, West Bengal, India

    A nygmiini tussock moth rests on a leaf in a forest near Tehatta, West Bengal, India. Belonging to the Erebidae family, Nygmiini moth larvae are often considered pests of various woody plants
  • A gannet carrying nesting material takes flight at Bempton Cliffs in Bridlington, East Yorkshire, UK

    A gannet carrying nesting material takes flight at Bempton Cliffs in Bridlington, UK. Situated on the Yorkshire coast overlooking the North Sea, Bempton Cliffs are home to around 500,000 seabirds, including puffins, kittiwakes, gannets, and guillemots
  • A bee collects pollen from a thistle flower along the Thames Path near Reading, Berkshire, UK

    A bee collects pollen from a thistle flower along The Thames Path. Seasonal weather, Reading, Berkshire, UK
  • A sand lizard on Farnham Heath, Surrey, UK. The area, which is also home to nightjars, adders and natterjack toads, has been designated a protected area by Natural England: the 2,766-hectare Wealden Heaths national nature reserve

    A Farnham Heath sand lizard. A Surrey landscape which is home to lizards and an area known as the Devil’s Punchbowl has been designated a national nature reserve. Natural England, which advises the Government on the environment, announced the creation of the Wealden Heaths National Nature Reserve
  • Cygnets get a bird’s-eye view of the golf during the first round of the US Senior Open championship in Colorado Springs, Colorado, US

    Young cygnets geta birds eye view during the first round of the U.S. Senior Open Championship 2025 at Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs, Colorado, US
  • Two humpback whales breach off the coast of Port Stephens, north of Sydney, Australia

    Two humpback whales breach off the coast of Port Stephens, north of Sydney, Australia
  • An osprey flies with a fish clutched in its talons in Apopka, Florida, US

    An osprey flies with a fish clutched in its talons at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive in Apopka, Florida, US. Ospreys are expert hunters, known for their dramatic dives and precision catches in shallow waters
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