The best pictures of wildlife based on the result of the contest “Golden Turtle” was conducted in Moscow.  The exhibition features more than 200 works selected from the 18,000 sent to the contest. Also in the hall of the exposition of the best photos of different years of the competition “The European wildlife photographer.”

Nikolai Zinoviev Winner of the contest in the category “Animals”

Dmitry Vinogradov Winner of the contest in the nomination “The Harmony of Life”

Dmitry Utkin Winner of the contest in the nomination “The Birds”

Michael helmets Winner in the category of “Portrait”

Luigi Piccirillo Finalist in the category “Birds”

Sergei Mozgovovoy Winner in the category of “Microcosmos”

Eugene Moseykin Finalist in the category “Animals”

Bence Máté Finalist in the category “Birds”

Bence Máté Finalist in the category “Birds”

Bence Máté Finalist in the category of “Microcosmos”

Bence Máté Finalist in the category “Birds”

Sergei Kokinsky Finalist in the category of “Portrait of the animal”

Istvan Kerekesh Winner in the category of “magic plants”

Imre Hepray Finalist in the category of “Portrait of the animal”

Gennady Fedorenko Winner of the contest in the nomination “Underwater World”

Maxim Demin Winner in the category “Animals Frame of the year”

Sergei White Winner of the contest in the category “Animals.”

Basil Baranyuk Winner of the contest in the category “Animals”

Vadim Balakin Finalist in the category “Animals”

Werner Bollmann is a nature photographer.  He loves nature photography.  He is a member of the Nature Photo Blog (www.naturephotoblog.com).  And many talented and young  photographers from Estonia, Italy, Norway and Germany have joined this blog, including Werner Bollmann as the ”senior” of the team.

Author : Werner Bollmann

Check out the best photographs of animals and birds  from the National Geographic Channel for the month of February 2011.

Lizard, Zion National Park

Common Tern Chick

Snail

Buffalo, Indonesia

Horse

White-Eared Kob, Sudan

Pelican, Namibia

Scottish Highlands

Damselflies

Hares, Italy

Whooper Swan Family

Fox, Washington

Honeybee, Kauai

Green Anemone, Vancouver Island

German Shorthaired Pointer

Steller’s Sea-Eagle

Alaskan Brown Bear

Crows

Zebra, South Africa

Its now time for the best animals photos of the year 2010.  You have already seen the Best news photos, Best sports photos and Best Space photos.  Now check out the photos of animals and birds captured at the right moments by the photographers.  Here you can also find the Octopus Paul which pointed out the FIFA World Cup 2010 final winner.

Fly caught in a Venus flytrap in the Flower Show in London.

Octopus Paul just pointed out the winners of the eight matches of the FIFA World Cup, including the final.

Polar bear shake oneself in its enclosure at a zoo in Budapest

Bald eagle, Madrid.

Girl feeds kitten in Istanbul.

Sow feed piglets on agricultural fair in St. Petersburg.

The dog tries to catch a frisbee in the dog show

Magdalena Lofeyer with alpaca in a meadow in Gominge, Austria.

swan swims past the bathing elephant

Deer is resting autumn morning in Dunham Massey in Lima, England

One of the ten selected kittens fondled a 32-year-old Latif Jassim in his music store and a house in the Karada district of the Iraqi

White Swan in its cage in the Moscow Zoo.

Giraffe in a warm enclosure zoo in Rotterdam outwaits freezing weather.

Seven Rhodesian Ridgeback puppies from the litter of 17 puppies look out of their boxes in Neun, Germany.

Sheep in the snow in Helperby, England

Rescuers and volunteers came to help the horse fell through the ice in Tipp City, Ohio

Penguins go to swim near Cape Bourkes, West Antarctica

Jellyfish in the Park “Underwater World” in Nanjing.

The monkey got on the front paws on the head of a goat during a speech at a temple in honor of Chinese New Year in Beijing.

Mouse on the field during a match the English Premier League between the teams at Manchester United “and” Vest Ham United

Meet Mabel – year-old chicken that thinks it’s a dog. Mabel took care of three puppies at the farm of Edward and Russia

A small dart frogs on a leaf in Costa Rica

Peruvian surfer Domingo Pianetstsi saddles wave with his alpaca named Pisco at San Bartolo beach in Lima.

Member of the community “Zverko” keeps a bucket of frogs in Hrase, Slovenia.

Blue butterfly on the face in the Natural History Museum in London.

Two brown bears find out the relationship against the backdrop of the beautiful scenery of snow-capped mountains

Dog skateboarder named Tillman practiced in Manhattan parks.

Panda cub plays at a zoo in Shanghai.

Raccoon looks out from his home in a tree

Hummingbird near the home of Chris Kavizela in Hiyake, Washington.

Fawn, rescued the good Samaritans, in Morristown, New Jersey

Zoo keeper feeds a crocodile.

Scared homeless kitten afraid of veterinarians

Every month the gallery of National Geographic Channel contains of places, people, birds, animals and nature.  This month you can find the category of birds and animals.  Check out this beautiful birds and animals collection after the jump …

Monarch Butterflies, Mexico

Millions of monarch butterflies travel to ancestral winter roosts in Mexico’s shrinking mountain fir forests. Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic photographer.

Zebras, Botswana

In Botswana, one of the largest zebra migrations on the continent takes place each year, as some 25,000 zebra follow the rains and cross from the Okavango Delta.  Photograph by Robert B. Haas, National Geographic photographer.

White Pelicans, Mississippi

White pelicans are among the largest Mississippi Flyway migrants.  They use a unique fishing technique, cooperatively herding fish into small areas on the surface where the pickings are easy. Photograph by Annie Griffiths, National Geographic photographer.

Pacific Salmon

Six Pacific salmon species migrate back to Russia’s remote Kamchatka Peninsula to spawn, their shapes and colors changing dramatically as they move into fresh water. Photographed by Randy Olson

Pronghorn, Wyoming

Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park.  Photographed by Joe Riis

Snow Geese, New Mexico

Snow geese in New Mexico’s Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge flock along the Rio Grande.  Photographed by Ralph Lee Hopkins

Jellyfish, Palau

Each day five million jellyfish glide across the surface of Palau’s Jellyfish Lake to follow the sun.

Flamingos, Yucatán Peninsula

A shifting flock of flamingos assumes a whimsical shape in the Gulf of Mexico.  Photograph by Robert B. Haas

Samburu Elephants, Kenya

An elephant group is on the move in Samburu National Park in Kenya. Photographed by Michael Nichols, National Geographic photographer.

Mexican Free-Tailed Bats, Texas

Mexican free-tailed bats spiral out of Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve in Texas at dusk.  Every spring millions of free-tails return to this cave. Photographed by Joel Sartore, National Geographic photographer.

Great White Shark

Great white sharks photographed by David Caravias.

Rock hopper Penguins, Argentina

Rock hopper penguins such as these on Argentina’s Peninsula Valdes gather in large colonies to breed following months at sea. Photographed by Tomas Kotouc.

Bison, Kansas

Tens of millions of bison once rumbled across the Great Plains on a quest for grazing. By the late 1800s nearly all had been slaughtered. Today most of the half million remaining bison are in captivity. Photographed by Joel Sartore, National Geographic photographer.

Flamingos, Kenya

A flamingo is captured in flight at Lake Nakura National Park in Kenya photographed by Gina Pflegervu.

Cheetah, Botswana

The big cat Photographed by Beverly Joubert, National Geographic photographer.

Turtles

Turtle hatchlings make their way across a beach at night. Photographed by Jose Manzanilla.

Blue-Footed Booby, Galápagos Islands

A blue-footed booby flies over the water near the Galápagos Islands. Photographed by Wei Li Hur.

Brown Bear

The most widely distributed brown bear in the world. Photographed by Zahoor Salmi.

Anemones and Soft Corals

Vibrant anemones and soft corals are part of the ecosystem in Svalbard, Norway’s Arctic archipelago.

Praying Mantis, Virginia

A praying mantis spreads its wings. Photographed by Medford Taylor, National Geographic photographer.

Wonderful work of wildlife photography from the photographer Peter Lindel.  Wild life photography needs a perfect timing to take the photos.

Check out this months collection of best photographs from the National Geographic Channel.  This month the categories are from birds and animals. I think the best one is the Cattle Egret bird of Florida and the Mosaic Jellyfish …

Bowerbird, Australia

Tokay Gecko

Stretching Tiger, India

Black-Headed Gull, England

Lion’s Mane Jellyfish

King Penguins

Cormorant With Catch

Leopard Cub, Tanzania

Albino Alligator

Cattle Egret, Florida

Grizzly Bears

Owl

Baboon, Bronx Zoo

Red Foxes, Connecticut

Manta Ray, Maldives

Spanish Dancer Nudibranch

Elephant Seal Flipper

Elephant

Mosaic Jellyfish

Cheetahs, Kenya

Walrus, Washington State

Herd of Elephants, Tanzania

Grizzly Bear

Wood Frog

Camel, Socotra Island

Giraffe, London Zoo

Ponies, Mongolia

Whooping Cranes, Canada

Nicholas Samaras is a very talented underwater photographer.  He has discovered the hidden beauty of nature in the water.  Recently he the winner of the 2010 Raja Ampat Entrance Tag Design Contest. Nicholas’ breathtaking tag design features a stylized illustration of a manta ray.

Brain Skerry was born in Milford, Massachusetts in 1962, and grew up in Uxbridge. He graduated with a BS in media and communications, from Worcester State College. He worked selling corrugated materials for years and did underwater photography on the side.