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Basking Collection (#11)

"Basking in the Warmth: A Collection of Sun-Loving Creatures" The miniature long-haired dachshund, also known as a Teckel, finds pure bliss while sunbathing

Background imageBasking Collection: Great Tit - sunbathing in garden - Lower Saxony - Germany

Great Tit - sunbathing in garden - Lower Saxony - Germany
USH-4714 Great Tit - sunbathing in garden Lower Saxony - Germany Parus major Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBasking Collection: Spotted Dove - sunbathing - New Zealand

Spotted Dove - sunbathing - New Zealand
DH-2351 Spotted Dove - sunbathing New Zealand Streptopelia chinensis Don Hadden Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBasking Collection: FRIGATE BIRDS - sunning - Ascension Island

FRIGATE BIRDS - sunning - Ascension Island
BES-130 FRIGATEBIRDS - sunning Ascension Island Fregata aquila Bernard Stonehouse Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBasking Collection: Tree Squirrels - group basking in early morning sun on tree branch - Biyamiti

Tree Squirrels - group basking in early morning sun on tree branch - Biyamiti, Kruger National Park, South Africa
ASW-4865 Tree Squirrels - group basking in early morning sun on tree branch Biyamiti, Kruger National Park, South Africa. Paraxerus cepapi Alan J. S

Background imageBasking Collection: Front cover from The Sketch

Front cover from The Sketch
Front cover photograph showing a lady basking in the sunlight

Background imageBasking Collection: Innocence in Blue 1950S

Innocence in Blue 1950S
Pretty, innocent young woman virginally resplendent in a shaded blue gown with pleated skirt & finely ruched corsage, narrow diamante bracelet & white strappy shoes

Background imageBasking Collection: Marine Life / Fishing

Marine Life / Fishing
The manner of taking the Basking Shark in Loch-Ranza Bay in Scotland

Background imageBasking Collection: Butterfly, Peacock - resting on gravel path in garden, sun-basking, Lower Saxony, Germany

Butterfly, Peacock - resting on gravel path in garden, sun-basking, Lower Saxony, Germany
USH-4348 Butterfly, Peacock - resting on gravel path in garden, sun-basking Lower Saxony, Germany Inachis io Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBasking Collection: Common or Viviparous Lizard - 3 young reptiles basking in the sun on a log, Lower Saxony, Germany

Common or Viviparous Lizard - 3 young reptiles basking in the sun on a log, Lower Saxony, Germany
USH-3156 Common or Viviparous Lizard - 3 young reptiles basking in the sun on a log Lacerta vivipara Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBasking Collection: Common or Viviparous Lizard - adult and young reptile, basking in the sun on a log

Common or Viviparous Lizard - adult and young reptile, basking in the sun on a log, Lower Saxony Germany
USH-3157 Common or Viviparous Lizard - adult and young reptile, basking in the sun on a log Lower Saxony Germany Lacerta vivipara Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageBasking Collection: False Apollo butterfly - female settled on leaf in the sun; Taurus Mountains, south Turkey

False Apollo butterfly - female settled on leaf in the sun; Taurus Mountains, south Turkey
ROG-13617 False Apollo butterfly - female settled on leaf in the sun Taurus Mountains, south Turkey. Archon apollinus Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBasking Collection: A Cyprus dragon (Agama (= Laudakia) stellio var cypriaca ), Agama peninsula, Cyprus

A Cyprus dragon (Agama (= Laudakia) stellio var cypriaca ), Agama peninsula, Cyprus
ROG-13245 A Cyprus dragon Agama peninsula, Cyprus. Agama stellio Latin also Laudakia stellio var. cypriaca Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBasking Collection: Western Green Lizard male (Lacerta bilineata = Lacerta viridis var)

Western Green Lizard male (Lacerta bilineata = Lacerta viridis var. bilineata) basking in the sun - France
ROG-13147 Western Green Lizard - male basking in the sun France Lacerta bilineata = Lacerta viri Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBasking Collection: Large mass of Marine Iguanas - warming up in sun; endemic and specialised reptile

Large mass of Marine Iguanas - warming up in sun; endemic and specialised reptile. Fernandina Island, Galapagos
ROG-12877 Large mass of Marine Iguanas - warming up in sun; endemic and specialised reptile. Fernandina Island, Galapagos

Background imageBasking Collection: Large mass of Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) warming up in sun; endemic

Large mass of Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) warming up in sun; endemic and specialised reptile
ROG-12916 Large mass of Marine Iguanas - warming up in sun Fernandina Island, Galapagos. Amblyrhynchus cristatus endemic and specialised reptile

Background imageBasking Collection: Nile Crocodile sunning on sandbank South Luangwa National Park Zambia Africa

Nile Crocodile sunning on sandbank South Luangwa National Park Zambia Africa
MAB-706 Nile Crocodile sunning on sandbank South Luangwa National Park Zambia Africa Crocodylus niloticus Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBasking Collection: Marsh Crocodile basking under the sun, Ranthambhor National Park, India

Marsh Crocodile basking under the sun, Ranthambhor National Park, India
JR-1059 Marsh Crocodile basking under the sun Ranthambhor National Park, India Alternative spellings: Ranthambhore / Ranthambore / Ranthambor Jagdeep Rajput Please note that prints are for personal

Background imageBasking Collection: Carpet Python - Sunning on a rainforest track, Lamington National Park, southern Queensland

Carpet Python - Sunning on a rainforest track, Lamington National Park, southern Queensland, Australia JPF08898
JPF-14211 Carpet Python - Sunning on a rainforest track Lamington National Park, southern Queensland, Australia Morelia spilota Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageBasking Collection: Numbat - sunning itself

Numbat - sunning itself
JPF-12418 NUMBAT - SUNNING ITSELF Myrmecobius fasciatus Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageBasking Collection: Crabeater Seal - on ice floe - near Booth Island Antarctic Peninsula

Crabeater Seal - on ice floe - near Booth Island Antarctic Peninsula
JPF-11232 CRABEATER SEAL - On ice floe near Booth Island, Antarctic Peninsula Lobodon carcinophagus Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBasking Collection: Sand Lizard - Single adult male basking on heathland, Dorset, England, UK

Sand Lizard - Single adult male basking on heathland, Dorset, England, UK
DK-88 Sand Lizard - Single adult male basking on heathland Dorset, England, UK Lacerta agilis David Kilbey Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBasking Collection: Slow Worm - single adult basking with tongue flicking out. England, UK

Slow Worm - single adult basking with tongue flicking out. England, UK
DK-178 Slow Worm - single adult basking with tongue flicking out England, UK Anguis fragilis David Kilbey Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBasking Collection: Slow Worm - single adult basking. England, UK

Slow Worm - single adult basking. England, UK
DK-179 Slow Worm - single adult basking England, UK Anguis fragilis David Kilbey Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageBasking Collection: Merten's Water Monitor - Basking on a rock at Galvan's Gorge, Gibb River Road, Kimberley

Merten's Water Monitor - Basking on a rock at Galvan's Gorge, Gibb River Road, Kimberley, Western Australia
DH-4251 Merten's Water Monitor - Basking on a rock at Galvan's Gorge, Gibb River Road, Kimberley, Western Australia

Background imageBasking Collection: Suricate / Meerkat - young suckling Kalahari Desert, Africa

Suricate / Meerkat - young suckling Kalahari Desert, Africa
CH-5812 Suricate / Meerkat - young suckling Kalahari Desert, Africa. Suricata suricatta Clem Haagner Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBasking Collection: Suricate / Meerkat - troop sunbathing on a winter sunrise

Suricate / Meerkat - troop sunbathing on a winter sunrise
CH-4039 Suricate / Meerkat - troop sunbathing on a winter sunrise Suricata suricatta Clem Haagner Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageBasking Collection: Suricate / Meerkat - part of troup sunbathing Kalahari Africa

Suricate / Meerkat - part of troup sunbathing Kalahari Africa
CH-4040 Suricate / Meerkat - part of troup sunbathing Kalahari Africa Suricata suricatta Clem Haagner Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBasking Collection: Timber Rattlesnakes -Pennsylvania- Northeastern United States. Venomous pitvipers

Timber Rattlesnakes -Pennsylvania- Northeastern United States. Venomous pitvipers
CAN-3175 Timber Rattlesnakes Pennsylvania, United States Crotalus horridus John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageBasking Collection: Striped Skink basking. Occurs in East Africa, south to Transkei and nort-east Cape

Striped Skink basking. Occurs in East Africa, south to Transkei and nort-east Cape
ASW-4749 Striped Skink basking. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa. Mabuya striata Alan J. S. Weaving Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBasking Collection: Nile / Water Monitor / Leguaan basking beside swimming pool - occurs throughout Africa

Nile / Water Monitor / Leguaan basking beside swimming pool - occurs throughout Africa
ASW-4825 Nile / Water Monitor / Leguaan basking beside swimming pool Qolora Mouth, nr East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Varanus niloticus Alan J. S

Background imageBasking Collection: A young Common Monitor Lizard rests (sunbathing in order to raise the body-temperature)

A young Common Monitor Lizard rests (sunbathing in order to raise the body-temperature) on a tree-trunk
ANZ-1137 A young Common Monitor Lizard rests (sunbathing in order to raise the body-temperature) on a tree-trunk, fallen in a small stream in rainforest Tioman Island

Background imageBasking Collection: Rough-scaled Brown Skink basking on planks of a wooden platform at Sukau Rainforest Lodge

Rough-scaled Brown Skink basking on planks of a wooden platform at Sukau Rainforest Lodge
ANZ-1063 Rough-scaled Brown Skink basking on planks of a wooden platform at Sukau Rainforest Lodge in lowland rainforest of Kinabatangan river floodplain; Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; June

Background imageBasking Collection: Sea lions at Punta Piramide, Valdes Peninsula, Patagonia, Argentina, South America

Sea lions at Punta Piramide, Valdes Peninsula, Patagonia, Argentina, South America

Background imageBasking Collection: Fur seals, Gourdin Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Fur seals, Gourdin Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Background imageBasking Collection: Karoo girdled lizard (Cordylus polyzonus), Mountain Zebra National Park

Karoo girdled lizard (Cordylus polyzonus), Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa, Africa

Background imageBasking Collection: Southern spiny agama (Agama hispida), Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa, Africa

Southern spiny agama (Agama hispida), Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa, Africa

Background imageBasking Collection: Walrus on Torellneset Island, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Walrus on Torellneset Island, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Scandinavia, Europe

Background imageBasking Collection: Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus), looking with head and upper body raised high out sea shallows

Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus), looking with head and upper body raised high out sea shallows, Lincolnshire, UK (RR)
Michael Hutchinson / SplashdownDirect

Background imageBasking Collection: Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) basking looking to camera, Lincolnshire, UK (RR)

Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) basking looking to camera, Lincolnshire, UK (RR)
Michael Hutchinson / SplashdownDirect

Background imageBasking Collection: Grey Seal, Halichoerus grypus, basking in sunset light near sea edge. Lincolnshire, UK. (RR)

Grey Seal, Halichoerus grypus, basking in sunset light near sea edge. Lincolnshire, UK. (RR)
Michael Hutchinson / SplashdownDirect

Background imageBasking Collection: Land Mullet - adult takes a sunbath on a fallen tree trunk in lush subtropical rainforest

Land Mullet - adult takes a sunbath on a fallen tree trunk in lush subtropical rainforest - Springbrook National Park
SAS-1514 Land Mullet - adult takes a sunbath Springbrook National Park, Central Eastern Australian Rainforest World Heritage Area, Queensland

Background imageBasking Collection: Agamid Lizard - Sunning itself on rock Tsavo East December - Kenya - Africa

Agamid Lizard - Sunning itself on rock Tsavo East December - Kenya - Africa
MAB-1110 Agamid Lizard - Sunning itself on rock Tsavo East December - Kenya - Africa Agama sp Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBasking Collection: Garden Lizard - sun bathing - Asa Wright Centre - Trinidad

Garden Lizard - sun bathing - Asa Wright Centre - Trinidad
GET-1647 Garden Lizard - sunbathing Asa Wright Centre - Trinidad Ameiva ameiva Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBasking Collection: Ruppels Griffon Vulture & African White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) - sunning Maasai Mara

Ruppels Griffon Vulture & African White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) - sunning Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa
FL-2386 Ruppels Griffon Vulture & African White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) - sunning Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. Gyps ruppellii Ferrero Labat Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageBasking Collection: California Sea Lion DOC 105 Mexico Zalophus californianus © Doc White / ARDEA LONDON

California Sea Lion DOC 105 Mexico Zalophus californianus © Doc White / ARDEA LONDON
DOC-105 California Sealion Mexico. Distribution: Western USA Zalophus californianus Doc White Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way




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"Basking in the Warmth: A Collection of Sun-Loving Creatures" The miniature long-haired dachshund, also known as a Teckel, finds pure bliss while sunbathing, soaking up every ray with delight. In the vast plains of Llanos, Venezuela, three capybaras lazily bask under the golden sun, their contentment evident in their relaxed postures. Asleep on a deck chair, a Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy dreams sweetly while enjoying the gentle warmth that embraces its tiny body. At Punta Moreno on Isabela Island in Galapagos, a marine iguana gracefully rests on shore after an underwater adventure, savoring the soothing touch of sunlight. Captured off Brighton's coast on December 5th, 1812 – a majestic basking shark (Squalus maximus) glides through azure waters with elegance and tranquility. Positioned right at the front-door threshold bathed in sunshine lies a black pug; its peaceful demeanor reflects sheer happiness from this simple pleasure. Gravid females of timber rattlesnakes strategically bask to bring forth new life safely within them—a delicate balance between nature's wonders and venomous protection. Amidst rays cascading down upon them, an unlikely duo comprising a cat and horse revels in shared moments of joy under the radiant sunshine. Nestled within Kalahari Desert's embrace in Africa stands a suricate or meerkat nursemaid tenderly watching over her young ones as they soak up morning sunlight together. Shy yet vulnerable rock iguanas inhabit Hispaniola; these remarkable creatures emerge from underground sanctuaries to bask during mornings and evenings before retreating back into safety once more—living harmoniously with nature despite threats from various predators. 11 &